The Great Gene Era
Chapter 34

You Have Already Been Eliminated

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"Brother, are you really that heartless? Not telling me any inside scoop?"

Soon, Chai Xiao, with his tri-colored hair, went from calling Xu Tui "Junior Xu Tui," to "Junior Xu," and now "Brother."

He was single-mindedly trying to pry for inside information.

But the problem was, Xu Tui didn't have any inside information.

No one would believe the truth if he told it.

Although Xu Tui's lying skill was close to max level, if he just made something up, it would definitely sound real.

But Xu Tui had his bottom line.

Some things could be made up casually.

But some things absolutely could not be fabricated.

Xu Tui didn't care about himself.

But when it came to An Xiaoxue's reputation, Xu Tui couldn't just make things up.

"Little brother, just name your conditions if you're willing to teach me or tell me. Whatever I, Chai Xiao, can do, I won't hesitate.

To be honest, at Huaxia Gene Evolution University, even here in Kyoto Prefecture, I, Chai Xiao, still have some influence," Chai Xiao vowed, patting his chest.

Xu Tui was getting annoyed by Chai Xiao.

He was tempted to fall out with him.

But if he did, this big mouth might spread the news everywhere, and that wouldn't be good.

Nowadays, no one wanted to hear about good deeds, but gossip spread the fastest.

"You said that," Xu Tui suddenly said.

Chai Xiao was overjoyed.

"Okay, just name your conditions."

The Masked Goddess of the mysterious academy, how many talented senior students, lecturers, and even associate professors had returned defeated.

No one expected that this kid from Jincheng Prefecture would be the one to win her over.

That's right, Chai Xiao believed that Xu Tui had won An Xiaoxue over.

The evidence was overwhelming.

"I have a small skill I've practiced since childhood, the Bean Flicking Divine Ability." Xu Tui lightly flicked his finger, and a whooshing sound tore through the air as a single soybean hit the back of a metal chair.

The soybean shattered into dust.

A very slight dent appeared on the back of the metal chair.

"If you can dodge it within this room, I'll tell you everything you want to know.

Of course, if you can't dodge it, then you have to listen to me and never mention this to anyone again, nor can you ask about it," Xu Tui said.

Hearing this, Chai Xiao chuckled.

"Brother, you probably don't know my situation. I'm from the Limitless System and currently a C-grade Gene Liberator.

Among my series of activated abilities, two are speed-related, and one is nerve reaction-related. My nerve reaction speed is only 0.01 seconds. Are you sure you want to do this?" Chai Xiao said.

Xu Tui looked at Chai Xiao with some surprise.

Not surprised that Chai Xiao was a C-grade Gene Liberator, but surprised that this seemingly gossipy and unreliable guy was actually quite upright in his dealings.

"I'm sure," Xu Tui nodded.

"No backing out!"

Xu Tui glared at Chai Xiao with disdain and extended his little finger, "Are you even a man?

Do you want to pinky promise and swear 'pinky promise, never change, 666'?"

"A man, a true man, a promise is a promise, no need!" Chai Xiao was amused.

Xu Tui continued to look at Chai Xiao with disdain.

Scoundrel!

He added that unnecessary preamble because he was afraid Xu Tui would go back on his word.

Xu Tui didn't waste any more words.

His right hand was already holding a soybean.

Seeing this, Chai Xiao quickly ran to the window, maximizing the distance between himself and Xu Tui, and leaving himself some room to dodge.

He was a sensible person, and cautious too.

"Bring it on!"

Chai Xiao stared intently at Xu Tui and said.

Whoosh!

Almost the moment Chai Xiao finished speaking, Xu Tui flicked his finger.

Chai Xiao's face broke into a confident smile as his body flashed backward like lightning.

The soybean Xu Tui flicked flew past, hitting the glass and shattering it instantly.

The sound of breaking glass bloomed at the same time as the smile on Chai Xiao's face.

Bang!

At that very moment, Chai Xiao cried out in pain, clutching his mouth.

Blood immediately trickled from between his fingers.

A soybean had struck his front tooth, causing it to bleed profusely.

"You... didn't you use your right hand? How can you flick with your left?" Chai Xiao asked, stunned.

"Did I say I would only use my right hand? I only mentioned the Bean Flicking Divine Ability, right?" Xu Tui replied, looking at Chai Xiao.

"If you want to go back on your word, I have no objections." Xu Tui shrugged at the astonished Chai Xiao.

Chai Xiao looked dejected. After a few moments of silence, he slumped and said, "Sigh, a man's word is his bond. Even if I shatter into pieces, I must keep my promise.

You win.

I will honor my promise."

After speaking, Chai Xiao added, "You're a freshman. I'll give you three months. After three months, we'll try again. I won't be so careless then."

"Alright!"

Xu Tui agreed readily.

"Oh, there's one thing I need to remind you of."

"Go on!"

"If that had been real combat, and my target had been your eye instead of your front tooth, you would be dead by now," Xu Tui said.

Chai Xiao felt as if struck by lightning, standing frozen on the spot. He felt terrible.

Half an hour later, after Xu Tui had quickly packed up and left the room, Chai Xiao finally caught up to him.

"Have you participated in real combat?"

"I've encountered it."

"I see. Thank you!" Chai Xiao said.

"No need to thank me. You can pay for the broken glass," Xu Tui said.

"I..."

Chai Xiao opened his mouth, then reluctantly nodded.

"Brother, let's go get our blood drawn for sample testing. That way, we won't waste time waiting for the tier assessments later.

Many tier assessments require the blood sample results before they can proceed."

"Our Huaxia Gene Evolution University is vast, but we also value environmental protection. Public bicycles are the fastest way around campus.

Or you can run."

Chai Xiao took Xu Tui to the blood draw location in the shortest time possible. There was already quite a queue.

"Once you've finished drawing blood, send me a message, and then come to the spot we just passed. I'll take you for the other assessments. Also, contact Cheng Mo. It would be best if he could come.

If he doesn't come, I'll have to find someone else to help with the guidance mission later."

"I'll go guide a few other classmates first."

After exchanging contact information, Chai Xiao rode the public bicycle with the speed of a motorcycle, his red, white, and gray hair flying high in the wind like a fluttering banner.

As Xu Tui joined the queue, he was about to call Cheng Mo when his phone rang.

"Blackie, how was last night? Did you have any success talking life with the nurse?" Xu Tui teased.

"There was a nurse, but no 'missy'!" Cheng Mo's voice was filled with grief and indignation. "Last night, before I could react, I was carried from the medical cart onto the hospital bed.

I could have gotten onto the hospital bed myself!"

Xu Tui automatically pictured the scene and felt like laughing.

"Nurse auntie?"

"It would have been good if it was an auntie."

"A male nurse?"

Silence from the other end of the line.

"Do you want to come for the tier assessment?" Xu Tui fulfilled his duty as a friend, trying to distract Cheng Mo from his sadness.

"Of course, I do! This assessment doesn't require much effort. Wait for me."

Xu Tui waited half an hour to draw blood, mainly because there were many people.

During this time, Xu Tui saw Chai Xiao bring two more groups of people, arranging everything for them before coming to Xu Tui, who had just finished his blood draw.

"Once you've arranged them, let's go test your specific abilities. Yours are for the Wisdom Heart system, which is simpler and has fewer people, so it should be quick," Chai Xiao said.

Xu Tui looked at Chai Xiao curiously, "We're all staying at the freshman reception center. Why didn't you call them over just now to get their blood drawn together? Why call them in batches? After they finish drawing blood, they'll have to wait in line for over an hour, right?"

"I did it on purpose," Chai Xiao shrugged.

"On purpose?"

"Yeah, if I didn't do it on purpose, how could I possibly complete the task of guiding ten juniors within a day? Not counting Cheng Mo, you guys are at three different evaluation locations and directions. The time difference while they wait in line for blood draws is perfect for me to guide you in batches to complete your grade evaluations and registration tasks," Chai Xiao said.

This was quite a clever approach.

"Is there a reward?" Xu Tui asked. Normally, if it was just volunteer work, he wouldn't be this driven.

"Mhm."

Chai Xiao nodded. "You guys can take on this task next year too. Guide and help ten freshmen complete all their enrollment matters. If the freshmen don't leave any bad reviews, you can get some merit points. Each person gets a reward of 0.1 merit points."

"Merit points? Just a little?"

Xu Tui's words made Chai Xiao exclaim dramatically, "What do you mean 'just a little'?"

"Do you know how hard it is to earn these merit points? For your seniors, at least half of them are still making their grand breakthrough from zero when it comes to merit points."

"Merit points are as hard to earn as shit is to eat," Chai Xiao said, sighing.

"Breakthrough from zero?"

"Of course!"

"The easiest way to obtain merit points is naturally through combat. But neither the danger nor our personal strength allows us to do that. We can only complete tasks like this that offer some merit points. Don't look down on this. I stared at the school's task release page for a long time before I managed to snatch this up. My eyes are sore from staring," Chai Xiao said.

"So how many merit points do you have now?" Xu Tui suddenly asked.

Hearing this, Chai Xiao looked confident. "Although I haven't participated in combat missions, I've actively completed school tasks for the past two years and strived to be an outstanding student. I've already accumulated five merit points. Once this mission is completed, I'll have six merit points."

"Only five points?"

Xu Tui suddenly remembered that when he was still in Jincheng Prefecture, he had received a reward from the Special Intelligence Agency: six merit points. This number of merit points completely crushed the second-year seniors!

His mood...

Became joyful!

Chai Xiao, who was a little smug, didn't quite understand why Xu Tui's mood had suddenly become so cheerful. But that didn't stop him from feeling self-satisfied.

"By the way, Senior Chai, what can these merit points be used for at school?" Xu Tui asked.

"They're incredibly useful."

"More important than money?"

"Comparing money to merit points? Are you insulting merit points?" Chai Xiao looked displeased.

"Let's go, we're short on time. We'll head to the Mysterious System testing location first and talk on the way," Chai Xiao said.

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