Mecha Piloting +8!

"Sigh." Yang Bo looked around the barren garden and was speechless. The garden mainly contained poisonous plants and poisonous insects, but not a single animal.

In other words, his hope of gaining an ability through the assessment had fallen through.

His assessment score was 98 points. The deduction was for improperly handling a Poisonous Spider. The spider was the size of a pigeon egg, and Yang Bo had slapped it to death in one hit.

Yang Bo had not done it on purpose. The Spider had suddenly leaped out, and he had reacted instinctively. According to protocol, he should have backed away to maintain a safe distance, then dealt with it using tools. He was supposed to avoid direct contact with poisonous animals and plants as much as possible, even while wearing a Protective Suit.

"Forget it. I'll go to work tomorrow." Yang Bo felt deeply frustrated after finishing the assessment.

When Yang Bo's assessment results came out, Liu Zhijie's eyes widened as he looked at Yang Bo's ranking.

"98 points? Could Yang Bo's Gene Evolution be in the direction of intelligence?" Liu Zhijie knew how difficult the assessment was. Ordinary people found it hard to remember every poisonous plant and animal, which was why he had specifically said that sixty points was a passing grade.

However, Liu Zhijie could not be certain. Determining the direction of someone's Gene Evolution required extremely complex testing, with even the most basic tests needing a blood sample.

Even now, no one knew how many directions Gene Evolution could take. First, everyone's physique was different, so their Gene Evolution directions differed as well. Second, there was secrecy. Gene Evolvers kept their personal abilities confidential, because once others knew their Gene Evolution abilities, they could devise all kinds of countermeasures.

The next morning, Yang Bo woke after a good night's sleep feeling especially refreshed. Every night, he used Light Energy Control to exhaust his mental energy, which made his sleep particularly satisfying. He always slept through the night and woke up naturally.

After getting ready and arriving at the bus stop, Yang Bo considered asking his boss some questions once he reached the company. He wondered whether his boss would answer them.

Yang Bo did not notice a young man in sunglasses and a hooded sweatshirt. Beneath those sunglasses, the young man's gaze was icy, and his eyes burned with rage whenever he looked at Yang Bo.

In this world, many people went out wearing sunglasses and hoodies with their hoods up. Most of them were residents, and over time, these residents had developed stay-at-home personalities with virtually no social circles.

The bus arrived, and Yang Bo lined up to board. Unnoticed, the sunglasses-wearing young man moved closer and brushed the back of his hand against Yang Bo's.

Suddenly, the young man shuddered violently. His mind became a complete mess, and he did not know who he was or where he was. He looked around with confusion in his eyes. Someone behind him shoved him, and he stumbled into the bus.

Yang Bo inexplicably felt a jolt, as though static electricity had shocked him. He looked around suspiciously.

After getting off the bus and entering the company, Yang Bo was summoned to Liu Zhijie's office. Liu Zhijie asked, "Not bad results. How do you feel?"

"I feel like there's something wrong with me. When I killed those animals, I didn't feel any guilt," Yang Bo said after hesitating.

"That's human nature. You can look up history. The number of people who died in wars far exceeded those who died from other causes, such as disasters and epidemics."

"Humans are also higher animals, standing at the top of the food chain. Look at the Ferocious Beasts among animals. What do they rely on to maintain their position at the top of the food chain? Killing and hunting. You don't need to dwell on it. Missions are optional. If it makes you uncomfortable, choose jobs without animals," Liu Zhijie said.

Yang Bo nodded. "Okay, boss."

"Go pick up a mission. You're currently at the lowest E-Rank, so you can only accept E-Rank missions," Liu Zhijie added.

Yang Bo nodded, then went to pick up a mission. To his surprise, there were quite a few listings, at least a dozen. However, some vanished midway through his search, presumably taken by others.

"Clean out a basement." Yang Bo accepted an E-Rank Mission worth 1,500 Credit Points to clear miscellaneous items out of a basement.

After bringing the equipment required for the mission, Yang Bo got into a vehicle. The client had sent it to pick him up.

Liu Zhijie had said before that most clients were celebrities and politicians. They did not want certain things exposed. Like the garden he had cleaned last time—there had been dozens of endangered protected plants there. If that were revealed, those celebrities would be in serious trouble.

Meanwhile, more than a hundred kilometers away from Yang Bo, a young man in sunglasses and a hooded sweatshirt got off a bus in confusion. He did not know who he was, where he was, or what he was doing. Fragments occasionally flashed through his mind.

Ring! The word ring appeared in the young man's mind. He looked at the ring on his hand, took it off, and examined it as he walked.

Suddenly, the young man convulsed and collapsed. The ring flew away as well. A speeding bus behind him knocked him to the ground. Although the bus had an intelligent system, the young man's actions were too unusual, and the system failed to issue a warning in time.

After the bus stopped, its doors immediately opened, and a voice sounded inside. "Passengers, please evacuate immediately. Please evacuate immediately."

Within ten seconds, two black-and-white Drone Police hovered in the air, carrying laser systems.

Twenty-five seconds later, two Anti-Gravity hovercars arrived—one ambulance and one police vehicle.

At that moment, Yang Bo, who was still in the vehicle, was completely dumbfounded.

Because a message had suddenly appeared: Mecha Piloting +8! "What the hell?"

Yang Bo was dumbfounded all over again. He silently called up his skills and found that he truly had this skill.

"What the fuck..." Yang Bo was confused. What was going on? He had not killed anyone.

Then Yang Bo thought carefully. From waking up in the morning to going to work, he had not noticed anything unusual.

After thinking it over again, he finally remembered the static shock he had felt on the bus.

"Was someone trying to ambush me?" Yang Bo carefully examined the back of his hand and found a tiny red dot, like a needle mark.

While Yang Bo was still suspicious, the young man involved in the traffic accident was being examined.

The two police officers frowned. "A C-Rank Citizen. We don't have the authority for this. It's not something we can handle. Report it."

The young man was sent into the ambulance, but the doctors discovered that he was no longer breathing. Resuscitation procedures still had to be performed, but since they did not know the victim's identity, they could only use the most basic methods. Some people were allergic to certain medications, while some Gene Evolvers could not come into contact with certain drugs.

As Yang Bo got out of the vehicle and prepared to work, he roughly pieced together what had happened. "The dead target gave me 8 points. He should count as a C-Rank Gene Enhancer. A C-Rank Gene Enhancer riding a bus—was he specifically targeting me?"

"That person poked me with something, and my Electrical Energy Control discharged. Did that destroy his Biochip?"

"The static shock I felt was actually electrical energy released from my body?"

"I'll check the news when I get back. The death of a C-Rank Citizen is no small matter." After getting ready, Yang Bo entered the basement, muttered to himself, and prepared to start work.