Closer to Revealing My True Self
Chapter 158 - 130: Smoothing Skin_1

Chapter 158: Chapter 130: Smoothing Skin_1

Jia, Yi, Bing, and Ding had all been mentally prepared, with the butler having leaked some information to them beforehand. Yet all that psychological preparation and the information they had received, paled in comparison to the shock of witnessing the sight up close! The impact was simply incomparable!

The restless molecules in the air settled down.

Even separated by several meters, it felt as though an aggressive and chilling current washed over their faces.

The light reflected from the scales carried a hint of coolness.

Like a species from legend.

Feng Yi kept his face straight, his vertical pupils shifting slightly as his gaze swept over the expressions on their faces, observing their changing emotions. Of course, he didn’t just read their outward expressions, he also picked up on the invisible emotional information molecules they emitted—those were the true reflections of their emotions.

If various colors represented different emotions, the emotional information from the four of them could be described as a riot of colors.

But there was no fear, nor any other negative emotion.

The other jumbled emotions Feng Yi couldn’t interpret. These people had too much going on inside them.

Looking at them again.

Their expressions varied, their faces briefly shifting before returning to calm.

Feng Yi: "..."

As expected of meticulously selected talents, their management of expressions was excellent! No matter how many episodes their inner drama had reached, it did not show on their faces at all.

Feng Yi watched quietly for a while until his voice, emotionless yet with a tinge of coolness, rose:

"You have one day to adapt."

After speaking, Feng Yi calmly turned and entered the elevator.

In the process of turning, his tail accidentally brushed against a flower pot stand placed nearby.

Fortunately, the flower pot stand was made of metal, strong enough to hold, wobbling before steadying itself.

Feng Yi, maintaining his serious and professional boss persona, continued with a straight face into the elevator.

It was only after the elevator door closed and the control panel showed it had ascended that the solemn atmosphere on the first floor dissipated.

The four of them no longer resembled their previously composed and steady selves, showing signs of excitement and anxiety. They were not afraid; it was more a mix of excitement and frustration.

Ding was the first to move, dashing to the flower stand that Feng Yi’s tail had touched to inspect the new dent on the sturdy metal.

Actually, upon seeing Feng Yi’s new form, Ding was somewhat eager to test himself.

What’s the fun in accompanying humans? Accompanying non-humans is much more challenging!

The meaning of life is to face endless challenges!

Yet, upon seeing the dent on the flower stand, Ding retracted his eagerness.

The meaning of life isn’t about seeking death.

"This... how am I supposed to accompany him? Should I wear armor when playing with him?" Ding worried.

Yi calmly pushed up his blue light-blocking glasses: "I am administrative staff."

Meaning: It’s none of my business if you get smacked; I just need to avoid it myself.

Next to him, Jia, after his initial astonishment, also wore a worried face:

Do I need to switch to an RV?

The cars in the garage need to be modified! Otherwise, there’s no way they can accommodate such a long creature!

"I have some new ideas about modifying the car seat." Leaving a remark, Jia hurried down to the garage on the basement floor.

Bing’s anxiety was the most apparent.

How on earth do you take care of such a creature?

After much thought, Bing sought out the butler, his face full of concern:

"I’ve never taken care of... "

The elderly butler looked at him elegantly, without speaking.

Bing paused, then chose a different word: "I’ve never served... "

The butler continued to look at him quietly.

Bing organized his thoughts and said solemnly, "For the sake of the boss’s health and nutritional balance, I think we need to have an in-depth discussion..."

Upstairs, Feng Yi took a deep breath. Exposing his abnormal form in front of others, even if they were his own people, always felt a bit awkward. However, there was a long road ahead and he needed to get used to it.

He was quite satisfied with the response of the four. Next, he had to face another important issue.

Before shedding his skin, Feng Yi did not plan to go out. And based on the information from the butler, as well as his own feelings, the closer he got to shedding, the more time his body stayed in its original form rather than the humanoid form.

He usually preferred the energy-saving humanoid form, but according to the evolutionary process, shedding was also a form of upgrading. At such times, the humanoid form was not suitable, and his body even began to resist it.

Of course, Feng Yi followed his instincts, using his original form as much as possible, that is, his current new form.

For Feng Yi, shedding was simply the discarding of cells that couldn’t keep up with the pace of evolution. They were pushed out to form a layer of "skin" on the surface of the body. So, there was nothing to be afraid of.

During his confinement at home, Feng Yi also tried moving on the tiled floor. Indeed, the sensation of moving on tiles was not as good as on carpet, and if he had practiced moving in his new form on tiles a week ago, he would have fallen more often.

Now that he had mastered the technique, he could move quite stably even on the relatively smooth tiles. Occasionally, Feng Yi would move around on the first floor in his new form, as that area had more tiles.

However, he did not dare to move too quickly, fearing that he might slip and fall.

He wasn’t afraid of the pain from falling; rather, there were employees on the first floor, and falling in front of his own employees was just too embarrassing.

Although he had given up some work and planned to stay at home waiting for the shedding of his skin, Feng Yi wasn’t idle at home all day. Most of the time, he was adapting to his new form, including crawling, accelerating, turning, how to attack and defend in urgent situations, and how to safely and stably climb stairs, among other issues that remained to be resolved.

The practice process also promoted the strengthening of his body.

Previous evolutionary mutations had taught Feng Yi that every one of his actions could affect the progression of his mutations. If he really lay around at home all day like a salted fish, he worried that he would soon actually become a salted fish.

The evolution was not yet complete, and on this path, it was like rowing against the current: if you don’t move forward, you fall back.

In his spare time, when Feng Yi looked out the window, he saw the butler scrubbing rocks again.

The old man had been particularly diligent at scrubbing rocks lately, but that was also in preparation for Feng Yi’s shedding.

In the natural world, every time a snake sheds its skin, it grows larger. But Feng Yi was different; each time he shed his skin, his size might not change, but he would become more robust.

Feng Yi himself was also very much looking forward to shedding his skin because the butler said that after the shedding, he would be able to better control the transformation between forms, go out at night without the fear of losing control and revealing himself unexpectedly.

Once Feng Yi could crawl steadily on the relatively smooth tiles and turn quickly without falling, he decided it was time to try crawling on the rocky path.

His body had already undergone some changes, and his tail felt a bit uncomfortable. It was fine when soaking in the bathtub, but not so comfortable out of the water.

On the second floor was a large bathtub. Recently, Feng Yi had extended his bathing time due to the strange feeling in his tail, but it hadn’t helped substantially.

He knew it was time for the next step.

Just as the butler said, the younger and healthier he was, with a faster metabolism, the quicker his first shedding would come.

If the progression of evolutionary development was to be considered, he was still in his juvenile stage and needed to continue developing. Not only would the first shedding come quickly, but the time between the first and second sheddings might not be too long either.

According to the information obtained from the butler, given Feng Yi’s current state, it was possible for him to shed his skin four or five times a year.

At first, Feng Yi was uncomfortable with the idea of shedding, but then he thought that shedding four or five times a year would become habitual after doing it often.

Now it was time to explore some techniques.

Feng Yi’s upper body still retained a human form and didn’t feel the need to shed skin like the tail. However, evolutionary mutation and metabolism were full-body processes, not limited to particular areas; it’s just that the upper body did not shed skin like the tail.

In the last couple of days, when his tail felt abnormal, Feng Yi had also noticed an increase in sweating and dirt on his upper body.

Throughout the week, there hadn’t been much change in the weather, so Feng Yi’s increased sweating was due to changes in his own body.

Physiologically speaking, sweating is an important pathway for the body to excrete waste; some waste products are not expelled through urination or defecation but are eliminated through sweat.

Besides its protective, sensory, and regulatory functions, the skin also plays roles in secretion and excretion.

Theoretically, Feng Yi’s upcoming changes would be another form of secretion and excretion; it was just that the upper and lower halves of the body had different ways of releasing waste.

Yet another clear, sunny day.

Outdoors, the high-hanging sun emitted blinding rays of light.

Even though it was nearing winter, the climate in Yang City still carried a restless heat.

Feng Yi felt somewhat listless. The discomfort in his tail was intensifying; even while soaking in the bath, Feng Yi brushed over his scales with a brush, but there was no substantial improvement.

The butler said it was like this before shedding. It would be fine after shedding.

Feng Yi stood before the rocky path, the butler beside him explaining the usage of the path with his usual calm tone.

Of course, if one paid attention to the butler’s expression and eyes at this moment, it would be clear that the old man was not as calm as he sounded.

His gaze on Feng Yi had a mix of anticipation and satisfaction, as if witnessing an important moment of growth for a young cub.

Feng Yi looked at the rocky path in front of him.

The rocks had been scrubbed clean by the butler, and any intruding leaves had long been cleared away.

Feng Yi opened the control panel hidden on the rockery beside him and pressed a few buttons.

On one side of the rocky path, the artificial rock wall which lined the path, and the misters located at various points, started spraying out white mist like clouds.

The mist quickly obscured the entire rocky path; the grass growing out of the rock crevices became blurry with the spread of the mist.

Above the rocky path, the shelter unfolded, its frosted glass-like barriers allowed light without revealing figures, so even if a drone were flying outside, it couldn’t capture the scene on the rocky path.

The temperature and humidity were comfortable, and the privacy protection was satisfactory.

The butler gestured for Feng Yi to go ahead.

Feng Yi kept a straight face and slowly moved onto the rocky path.

But soon, he couldn’t maintain that expression anymore.

This stone massage felt so damn comfortable!

The discomfort in his tail was alleviated under the massaging of the stones; each muscle and scale felt pleasure!

If he had known it would be like this, why bother soaking in the bath upstairs!

Coming down for a massage was so much more enjoyable!

Feng Yi had his back to the butler, and since the butler couldn’t see his face, there was no need for expression management with no one watching!

The deeper parts of the rocky path were obscured by the mist, but at the edges near the entrance and exit, the mist wasn’t as dense, so...

The butler watched the slightly raised, swaying tip of the tail and smiled affectionately.

Oh~ it seems he really likes this rocky road.