Evolutionary Superstar

In the blink of an eye, the night quickly passed.

The following morning, Lin Haoren habitually woke up at 6:00 AM on the dot, naturally and refreshed.

Lin Haoren immediately checked his gains from last night.

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[Business Management Skill Proficiency +150]

[Business Management Skill has reached Intermediate-level mastery, Proficiency: 150/1,000. Next level: Advanced.]

[Eating Skill Proficiency +300]

[Storywriting Skill Proficiency +2100]

[Taijiquan Skill Proficiency +500]

[Language Skill (Mandarin Chinese) Proficiency +800]

[Language Skill (Mandarin Chinese) has reached Expert-level mastery, Proficiency: 10,300/100,000. Next level: Master.]

[Intelligence +1]

[Communication Skill Proficiency +400]

[Computer Science Skill Proficiency +300]

[Computer Science Skill has reached Intermediate-level mastery, Proficiency: 300/1,000. Next level: Advanced.]

[Body Management Skill Proficiency +3600]

[Appearance +1]

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Thanks to Lumi’s help, Lin Haoren had casually picked up the Business Management Skill last night while following the Company Establishment Plan.

He also finally made some progress in Computer Science after writing his novel last night. As such, he was no longer completely clueless.

However, what surprised Lin Haoren the most was that Language Skill (Mandarin Chinese) had unknowingly reached Expert-level mastery.

He had completely overlooked this skill, which had been improving through everyday interactions, whether speaking, texting, or reading.

Even his Communication Skill had made some progress.

However, it was clear that Language Skill (Mandarin Chinese) was easier to level than the Communication Skill, despite many overlapping proficiency-gaining areas.

Lin Haoren didn’t find this strange at all.

After all, the Communication Skill was more encompassing, while Language Skill (Mandarin Chinese) only covered a single language.

As such, Lin Haoren didn’t consider using the Skill Upgrade Card on it at all.

He didn’t have an urgent use for Master-Level Language Skill (Mandarin Chinese), and it was steadily gaining proficiency every day.

It was a different story if he somehow managed to acquire the Language Skill (Xeraphi).

Unfortunately, he didn’t even have a single text to study.

That said, there was no hurry.

Establishing an AI technology company with unicorn potential was only the first step. The next step would be to advance Blue Star’s communication technology.

This would allow Blue Star to establish communication with Xeraphi’s colony ship, or even their home planet.

Of course, Lin Haoren’s considerations weren’t limited to this.

With Blue Star’s 100-light-year radio bubble, Lin Haoren didn’t believe that the Xeraphis was the only alien civilization aware of Blue Star’s existence.

After all, Xeraphi was merely 4.37 light-years away.

What about the other 95.63 light-years of space around Blue Star?

With Blue Star’s current technology, humanity simply had no way of discovering life in other star systems.

Moreover, there were at least over 10,000 stars within a 100-light-year radius of Blue Star.

If even several thousand of them were planetary systems, who knows how much alien life was hiding within them?

In other words, the Xeraphi Civilization was the first threat Blue Star had to face, but it isn’t necessarily the only threat to be facing.

Lin Haoren couldn’t even begin to imagine how many alien civilizations within this 100-light-year radio bubble were advanced enough to send a colony ship.

The mere thought of it sent a chill down his spine.

Before receiving the system, he never knew there were so many aliens within the vast universe. No one knew, and no one could prepare for it.

Even if Blue Star sent out peaceful messages, no one would respond.

After all, before getting enlightened to the Superstar Path and the Cosmic Alliance, every young civilization in this undeveloped star region could treat the universe as a dark forest.

In this dark forest, everyone was a hunter trying not to be hunted. They had no choice but to hide because they didn’t know if other civilizations were peaceful or hostile, nor could they reliably determine their intentions.

Moreover, due to the vast distances, a peaceful civilization today couldn’t become immensely powerful later, and the situation could change.

Thus, no civilization would willingly expose its location to others.

This was also called the Dark Forest theory, a proposed explanation for the Fermi paradox, which questioned why humanity hasn’t discovered evidence of other intelligent life when it should be common throughout the galaxy.

Lin Haoren wasn’t sure if Blue Star’s global network had only been infiltrated by Xeraphi’s AI.

However, he hoped the Cosmic Alliance was secretly monitoring Blue Star’s development.

After all, it would be easier for Blue Star to establish early communication with the Cosmic Alliance and secure a lifeline.

In the case that he failed to fend off Xeraphi’s invasion in 10 years, he could seek protection from the Cosmic Alliance directly.

Of course, there would likely be a price to pay for the Cosmic Alliance’s protection.

However, compared to the possibility of extinction, the price for the Cosmic Alliance’s protection couldn’t be worse.

Moreover, getting exposed to the Cosmic Alliance’s influence early could steer Blue Star’s development in the right direction.

Nevertheless, these were all considerations for the future.

Lin Haoren still had time, and he definitely had not lost to the Xeraphis yet.

After getting up, Lin Haoren completed his morning routine and went to the large dining hall for breakfast.

[Eating Skill Proficiency +300]

Lin Haoren softly sighed after finishing his meal.

He had to admit that compared to the food prepared by the chefs at a 5-star hotel like Beiyang International Grand Hotel, his culinary skills were slightly inferior.

However, it was just a matter of time before he reached their culinary level.

Once his Cooking Skill reached Expert-level mastery, he would definitely be on par with or even surpass 5-star hotel chefs.

As for state banquet chefs, they were most likely all masters.

Seeing the time was close to Su Xiaoran’s waking hour, Lin Haoren sent her a morning text.

That is what couples should do, right?

Being a first-time boyfriend, Lin Haoren wasn’t exactly sure how he should act as a responsible and caring boyfriend.

However, he figured his girlfriend would be happy to receive a morning text from him.

[Morning, Sunshine. Had breakfast yet?]

[Morning, Renren~! I’ve just woken up and am still in bed. Do you want to see~? (Blushing)(Shy_face)]

’See? See what? What does she want to show me?’ Lin Haoren wondered with a baffled look.

Wait, could it be...

Gulp!

Lin Haoren’s imagination began to run wild due to Su Xiaoran’s ambiguous reply.

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