Sourness (second update—please vote with monthly tickets) Zong Ruoning sat in a relaxed yet refined manner, clearly displaying the etiquette ingrained in him since childhood.
Influenced by him, Xia Chujian unconsciously straightened her back and listened intently.
Zong Ruoning said, "Last night, I achieved Gene Evolution."
Xia Chujian: "!!!"
Xia Chujian knew Zong Ruoning was not a Gene Evolver and had long since passed eighteen.
Yet he said that last night, he had achieved Gene Evolution! Xia Chujian felt a wave of sourness rise from her heart and swiftly spread through every limb and bone.
Her face even scrunched up involuntarily, because she simply could not suppress that indescribable jealousy and regret...
Why? Why wasn't she the one who had suddenly achieved Gene Evolution? Xia Chujian sighed softly, adjusted her breathing, and said as cheerfully as she could, "Congratulations, Teacher Zong! That's truly rare good news!"
"If word gets back, all the Scientists in the Beichen Empire—perhaps even the entire Beichen Galaxy—will probably come to see Teacher Zong, this living miracle..."
Zong Ruoning stared at her and frowned. "...You haven't achieved Gene Evolution?"
"If I could achieve Gene Evolution, why couldn't you?"
Xia Chujian could only smile bitterly. "How would I know?"
Zong Ruoning said, "In the environment of this Unknown Star System, not only can Gene Evolvers break through their Mental Strength bottlenecks, but there is also a certain chance for ordinary people to achieve Gene Evolution."
They had told all the students this before setting out.
However, apart from Xia Chujian, all the other students in this group were Gene Evolvers.
Therefore, not many people had paid attention to this.
Zong Ruoning had actually come to this star system for another mission, but achieving Gene Evolution was an unexpected delight.
Xia Chujian took a deep breath, trying to