Closer to Revealing My True Self-Chapter 157 - 129 Action_1

Regardless of whether the steward’s words matched his true feelings, Feng Yi hoped to learn how to move as quickly as possible.

As evolution continued, the specialized cells formed by divergent differentiation made up this unique morphology. When transforming into this new form, the muscles and skeletons combined more tightly, quickly increasing support and balance.

With further changes, Feng Yi gradually managed to stand upright steadily when transforming instead of helplessly flopping on the ground like a fish out of water.

At first, when he tried to stand up with the support of his tail, his upper body was unstable, swaying back and forth, but later Feng Yi found the trick.

Without fully adapting to controlling the new form, everytime he stood on the ground, he started with a tactical lean back, forming a horizontal U-shape with his upper body and long tail.

Then, maintaining balance, he slowly raised his upper body, looking like an inverted "?".

However, as evolution and development continued, the muscles in his tail grew stronger and more stable in support, and his upper body stood more upright.

After a week, Feng Yi could easily maintain balance and move slowly on the ground.

During this time, Feng Yi had also figured out some tricks to moving, and through instinct, he knew the best way to move for himself.

In the natural world, large pythons and serpents move nearly in straight lines. Their muscle movements ripple from the head to the tail, propelling the body forward through the contraction and relaxation of muscles, as well as the gripping ability of the scales.

This mode of movement is relatively slow, but extremely energy-efficient.

Of course, Feng Yi is different from the snakes in nature, but he has a snake-like tail that looks cumbersome, making it inconvenient to move like small snakes by writhing and winding, as that would consume more energy and might not be faster.

If he really needs to move fast, he can simply run with his two legs.

With a large tail, moving similarly to pythons and serpents is much more energy-efficient.

But Feng Yi is not a serpent; the biggest difference in form is that his upper body is still human-like. So, he needs to find a moving technique that suits him.

He has to learn how to properly and precisely control the contraction and relaxation of his muscles and how to grip the ground with his scales.

When you can’t walk, not a single scale is innocent!

You have to tame those scales!

So, when Feng Yi was practicing moving with his new form, scratching sounds on the carpet would always be heard from the second floor.

That sound, like a giant reptile moving on the ground, came with its own horror effects, continuously assaulting the eardrums and nerves, enough to make one’s hair stand on end. It wouldn’t be out of place in a horror film!

Luckily, Feng Yi was the only one on the entire second floor. frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓

And that creepy crawling noise, he didn’t find it scary at all when listening to it himself; rather, he felt a sense of achievement.

I can finally crawl!

Just think, a week ago I was a flop, and look at me now.

What a tremendous progress this is!

Feng Yi moved from the bedroom to the study, then to the walk-in closet.

Listen to that!

The regular scratching sound of the scales on the carpet, how wonderful it is!

At times like these, you really appreciate how comfortable the house is.

The carpet is a scratch-resistant type that fits snugly against the floor.

Feng Yi also understood why most areas on this floor were carpeted.

Because tile is slippery!

Be it tile or smoothly laid flooring, neither is conducive to crawling; scales can’t grip it.

It’s apparent that his granny had put a lot of thought into decorating the house. To outsiders, these carpets might not conform to mainstream tastes in terms of layout area, materials, or style, but they are most suitable for their special kind of people to live in.

One should make their living space as comfortable as possible!

The butler said that the young madam quickly learned how to crawl, and her ability might be considered genius-level. He didn’t compare himself to a genius—just to his own past efforts. Progress after hard work was good enough for him.

After mastering movement on flat ground, Feng Yi called the butler to the second floor and in front of him confidently "walked" the entire way in his new form.

Although the butler tried his best to maintain his calm and elegant demeanor, his eyes, as bright as if electrified, and his face, which reddened with emotion, betrayed how excited the old man was at that moment.

After a while, the butler’s emotions settled, and looking at Feng Yi with a kind and tender gaze, he said, "You might need to start shedding your skin soon."

Feng Yi was surprised, "So soon?"

I just learned how to crawl, and you’re telling me to start shedding skin?

The butler explained with a smile, "The younger and healthier you are, the faster your metabolism. Given your current state, the first shedding will come very soon."

"I see."

If that’s the case, some work arrangements need to be made.

During this time, although Feng Yi spent a lot of time every day practicing movement and acclimatizing to his new form upstairs, he did not stay at home from morning to night.

In this period, he accepted two jobs, investigating smuggling of snake skins and Snake Gallbladders for customs and the joint defense bureau. He also turned down two jobs that would’ve required him to stay overnight. Given his current condition, Feng Yi was not suited for nighttime activity, so he directly refused them.

Several other people had contacted him, but they hadn’t finalized any collaboration. They were still observing and waiting. Among them were individuals referred by the Bai Family.

Feng Yi wasn’t in a hurry, so he let them continue to watch and wait. After all, for the time being, he wasn’t planning to go out.

The butler had said that the shedding would come soon, and Feng Yi too had a strange premonition corresponding with what the butler said.

And before the shedding, he might spend even more time in this inconvenient form for going out.

However, setting aside work matters, there were things at home that needed to be resolved quickly.

Downstairs, there were four staff members.

They were selected with the help of the young madam, and the butler also said they were trustworthy, knowing more or less certain secrets.

Feng Yi was aware that he needed more people of his own, and some secrets couldn’t be kept from these people forever. This new form would definitely make them privy to it.

Therefore, Feng Yi spent two days pondering the pros and cons and planning, then he had the butler inform Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta to wait downstairs to meet the boss in his other form.

That day, Feng Yi, dressed in a custom-made, slightly longer frock with a stand-up collar, had his hair meticulously styled by the butler, matched with his sharp vertical pupils, embodying elegance and coldness with a fierce dominance.

Looking at himself in the mirror, Feng Yi was very satisfied with his current appearance.

Adjusting his expression, Feng Yi approached the staircase, and seeing the flights of stairs descending before him, he turned and headed toward the nearby elevator.

In his new form, he had only learned to move on flat surfaces and had not yet mastered descending stairs. He was worried about tumbling down, which would be much too embarrassing.

The elevator was another thing custom-made at his aunt’s request; it wasn’t as fragile as ordinary elevators. Feng Yi had secretly tested it a few times. It could completely bear his form, and it was very sturdy!

Downstairs, the atmosphere was oddly solemn.

Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta stood quietly waiting, their gazes fixed on the numerical changes on the elevator control panel.

As the elevator doors opened, the...

Person?

Walked?

Out.

All four held their breath.

The entire first floor fell utterly silent.