Professor Tao's Second Spring

"Sold?"

Chen Feng was quite surprised.

Really, he had only put it up there to slap Professor Tao in the face!

He only wanted to show him that Wood Bear Third Mutant Gene really existed in this world, to make Professor Tao face reality. But someone actually bought it?

He had never considered that possibility, because he had priced it absurdly high!

Extremely high!

"Are there really that many rich people in this world?"

Chen Feng muttered to himself.

For fifty thousand yuan, one could buy a Combat Gene even better than this mutant gene. There was only one reason the buyer had been so generous: they probably wanted to study the gene's composition and figure out how this so-called third Wood Bear gene had come about.

Yeah, that was very likely.

Chen Feng formed a guess.

Yet although he had already guessed what might be going on, what happened next still left him stunned. He had never imagined that someone in this world could be so shameless.

First, his post on the Academic Forum was deleted.

It was an extremely bizarre thing. The Academic Forum had powerful backing; unless a post violated the rules or infringed on something, it was rarely deleted proactively. Yet Chen Feng's completely unrelated post had been removed. If there was no shady business behind it, then something was seriously wrong.

Second, a whole crowd began discussing whether the Wood Bear Third Mutant Gene was even possible. Many of them respectfully tagged Professor Tao and explained the situation. Professor Tao replied very seriously beneath the posts: if extremely low-probability cases counted, then it was still possible.

Chen Feng gave them a quick scan and found at least ten similar posts.

What was going on?

Chen Feng had yet to fully process it.

Then, that evening...

The appearance of one piece of news truly shocked Chen Feng.

The renowned Production Master Professor Tao announced: the Wood Bear Third Mutant Gene might exist, and some success had already been achieved. Further research was underway.

The news caused a media sensation.

What was the Wood Bear Gene?

Almost everyone knew. It was the work gene with the broadest user base. Thus, even if Professor Tao had achieved nothing else, his explanations of the Wood Bear Gene alone had earned him a living for a lifetime.

And now, Professor Tao had announced the discovery of a third mutant gene?

Everyone grew excited.

Some people who had taken part in the earlier forum discussions posted questions challenging Professor Tao, but nearly all of them were deleted instantly. Every single time, they were deleted immediately. No discussion of these topics could be found on the front page at all. Besides, how many people had participated yesterday? And how many fans did Professor Tao have?

They were not even on the same level.

Thus, the doubts surrounding Professor Tao were quickly drowned beneath waves of praise.

"He actually dared to do it."

Chen Feng was dumbfounded.

Really, he had never imagined that someone's skin could be this thick. This was no longer merely seeking fame and reputation—it was openly stealing Chen Feng's achievement!

But had he never considered being exposed?

After all, he had not made that thing himself! No matter how he looked at it, this was far too risky, wasn't it? Could a dignified Advanced Producer really have such low intelligence?

At that moment.

The school laboratory.

A faint blue glow flashed. Beneath the cold experimental equipment, Professor Tao's calm face was revealed. Beside him, his young assistant carefully helped him analyze the data.

"Beep—"

"Beep—"

The gene-testing equipment flickered continuously. Inside were two Wood Bear Gene reagents.

"Analysis successful."

"Gene testing successful."

"Cross-comparing data. Abnormal data detected. Analysis complete."

"Analysis complete."

Swish!

The Light Screen flickered.

A brand-new set of data appeared.

"As expected..."

Professor Tao was overjoyed.

Was he stupid?

Of course, he wasn't stupid!

Back then, so many people had created Wood Bear Mutation Genes. He was the only one who became famous—did the others not have research guides? Yet they had all lost to him. And now, when the Third Mutant Gene appeared, after his initial panic, Professor Tao knew that his spring had arrived!

Steal it?

Get caught?

How could that be possible!

If this special mutant gene were really so easy to produce, wouldn't it have appeared long ago? The reason it was so difficult to produce was surely because the odds were extremely low.

Sure enough, he discovered it after researching it.

"Gene Reversion!"

"This is Gene Reversion, haha."

Professor Tao was overjoyed.

Within the Wood Bear Essence Blood hid a special recessive gene. It came from the bloodline gene of its ancestor, the Thunder Giant Bear! But after who knew how many years of dilution, that bloodline had become pitifully scarce. The gene fragment could only possibly emerge after a catalytic reaction.

And the odds—

One in a hundred million!

A probability so low it was outrageous.

Hmm...

What perfect odds!

No matter how one looked at it, odds like these could only result in coincidence.

Honestly, after so many years of Wood Bear Gene production, quite a few mutant genes appeared every day. By now, this mutant gene should have been discovered. And this perfect opportunity had been seized by him! Haha, if that guy had directly brought it out to question him, it would have been one thing.

But now?

He had actually sold it!

Now that the thing was in his hands and he had even produced research results, who would dare question him?

That night.

Professor Tao published a paper—"Detailed Analysis of the Wood Bear Third Mutant Gene"—causing a small-scale sensation and greatly boosting his popularity.

Information spread quickly in this era.

Professor Tao's article was quite substantial.

Both its argument for Gene Reversion and its manipulation of public opinion were handled very well. At the very least, after Chen Feng finished reading it, he understood why the mutant gene had appeared.

"Hmm..."

"Gene Reversion?"

Chen Feng understood. So that was it.

Still, even though the paper said so, the odds of uncovering a recessive gene were indeed very low. That was why so few people could make it. But when Chen Feng had the Luck Aura activated, no matter how low the odds were, as long as the gene truly existed, the Luck Aura could uncover it!

"Bzz—"

His wrist suddenly vibrated.

The Light Screen popped up, revealing a familiar smiling face. "Hey, Chen Feng."

"Hello, Mu Yuan."

Chen Feng smiled.

"You can still smile?"

Mu Yuan rolled his eyes. "That bastard Professor Tao has outright swallowed your research results. Sigh, you still underestimated just how shameless he is."

"It's just a small matter."

Chen Feng said indifferently.

Having earned one hundred thousand yuan, he did not feel that he had lost out.

"You're really this calm?"

Seeing that Chen Feng's expression remained so composed, Mu Yuan said with a bitter smile, "Even if you don't care, having someone forcibly steal your results like this is still infuriating, isn't it?"

"What's there to fear?"

Chen Feng laughed. "Some things can't be taken away."

"Oh?"

Mu Yuan was surprised. "What are you planning? If you need help, just say the word. I'm very interested in taking down trash like him."

"No need."

Chen Feng smiled. "He bought one from me. Can't I just make another?"

"Damn, you can actually make another one?"

Mu Yuan let out a howl. He had never imagined that Chen Feng's method would be so simple, crude, and straightforward! Wasn't this kind of rare mutant gene supposed to be a low-probability occurrence?

"It originally couldn't."

Chen Feng said regretfully, "Looks like Professor Tao's paper, inspired by a sudden idea, can finally be written."

Mu Yuan: "..."

A three-second moment of silence for Professor Tao.

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