First Practical Combat Application

The Manifestation Sensing System's testing point wasn't far from the Wisdom Heart System's, just over a hundred meters away.

In comparison, while both were part of the Mysterious Academy, the Manifestation Sensing System was much livelier than the Wisdom Heart System.

The Wisdom Heart System only had one testing teacher.

But here at the Manifestation Sensing System, there were three testing teachers alone. One, a bald man with a very relaxed demeanor, even had the title of Associate Professor on his badge.

He was clearly the leader.

When Xu Tui arrived, there were two students being tested ahead of him.

The results for the first student had just come out.

Very quickly, the testing teacher produced an Assessment Form and signed it with a flourish.

Although the teacher didn't read it aloud, Xu Tui focused his attention slightly and could see the contents of the form.

Xu Tui hadn't even noticed it himself.

As he 'read' the contents of the Assessment Form, the bald professor, who was casually browsing his social media feed, glanced at Xu Tui inadvertently, lost in thought.

"Hmm, you've activated thirteen Gene Points. Your base grade is High E-grade. Your sensing ability is rated as 'Good'. If you have no other abilities, the comprehensive evaluation recommendation is Mid D-grade."

Xu Tui saw that this student's sensing distance was 2.26 meters, and the clarity of sensing was 'Normal' (greater than two centimeters).

The second student in front of Xu Tui began their test.

This student's results were slightly worse than the previous one, with a sensing distance of only 1.1 meters and sensing clarity described as 'Blurry'.

Their rating remained at its original level.

"Wisdom Heart System?"

Seeing Xu Tui's testing application, the testing teacher seemed slightly surprised but still guided Xu Tui to begin his test.

"Sense the situation inside this box behind me. Write down what you see, including any markers and the contents."

Xu Tui nodded.

With his eyes slightly closed and his attention highly focused, the situation inside the box immediately appeared before Xu Tui.

It was a long, narrow box, brightly lit inside. On the far left was a ruler. At the parallel positions of the ruler's markings on the right, various items were placed from largest to smallest.

There was an apple, a toy ball, a ping pong ball, and stickers with Chinese characters. At the smallest position were tiny pieces of paper with incredibly small handwritten text.

The text was even smaller and finer than the print on supermarket receipts, only about one millimeter in size. However, Xu Tui could see it very clearly.

3.24 meters!

This was the furthest distance Xu Tui could see.

Compared to when he left home, the distance had increased by 12 centimeters.

Could this mean my mental strength has increased these past few days? Xu Tui's heart stirred.

At this moment, Xu Tui felt a slight impulse.

Should he state the truth?

If he told the truth, Xu Tui might receive an 'Excellent' rating for his sensing ability.

Sensing distance of three meters, sensing clarity 'Ultra Clear'.

An 'Excellent' rating would definitely be no problem.

It might even be 'Special Excellent'.

An 'Excellent' ability rating would at least help Xu Tui's overall evaluation rise by two small grade levels.

If it was 'Special Excellent', it was possible for it to rise by three small grade levels directly.

Xu Tui did a rough comparison.

If he told the truth, Xu Tui might receive a High C-grade or Mid C-grade evaluation and treatment.

If he concealed it, he would only receive a Low C-grade evaluation and treatment.

The difference in treatment between these ratings was one to two more E-grade Energy Supplement Potions per month.

Equivalent to over ten thousand yuan more per month.

That wasn't a small amount.

It was equivalent to his father, Xu Jianguo's, salary for two months.

But what about the risks involved?

He might be selected as a special talent for specialized training, assigned to special missions, and his future career path would be directly oriented towards intelligence work.

Yes, the best application would be as a spy.

The risk of being a spy was too great.

He could disappear out of thin air at any moment.

The risks and rewards were not proportional.

The key point was, Xu Tui didn't like intelligence work.

Intelligence work has too many restrictions and rules; Xu Tui prefers more freedom.

He had just flown out of Jincheng Mansion and hadn't even started to let loose yet. Xu Tui didn't want to be locked in another cage.

At least he should have a girlfriend and go on dates in college, right?

Xu Tui made a decision in an instant—he would listen to An Xiaoxue.

"Student, don't strain yourself if you can't see clearly," the testing teacher's voice rang out.

"Hey, I say, this sensing ability thing relies on mental power, not something you can force out by holding your breath," a discordant voice suddenly sounded from behind Xu Tui.

Xu Tui opened his eyes and glanced back.

It was a young man who wasn't very tall, with a flat nose but bright eyes.

He wasn't as handsome as Xu Tui at all.

Because he wasn't as handsome as himself.

So Xu Tui wasn't too angry. After a glance, he quickly wrote down his test answers.

1.63 meters, could see an apple, a ping pong ball, and a square piece of paper. The writing on the square paper was blurry and illegible.

The testing teacher took a look and immediately reached a conclusion.

"Sensing ability evaluation: Ordinary. You have activated twenty Gene Points, and your ability evaluation is Ordinary. You cannot improve the evaluation; it can only maintain the basic evaluation without dropping.

If there are no issues, it should be a Low C-grade evaluation."

The testing teacher quickly signed and handed the Assessment Form to Xu Tui. "If there are no problems, find your Wisdom Heart System teacher for the final confirmation."

"Activated twenty Gene Points, but the ability evaluation is Ordinary? That's so useless?" The flat-nosed youth behind him was a bit impatient.

This made Xu Tui a little annoyed, and he turned to look at the flat-nosed youth.

"Student, did they not provide you with toiletries in your room at the reception center?" Xu Tui asked out of the blue.

Xu Tui asked with a smile. The flat-nosed youth was a bit confused but still asked with a bewildered look, "Yes, they did. What's wrong?"

"They provided toiletries, so why is your breath still so foul?"

"Is it that you don't have the habit of brushing your teeth?"

"Or are you naturally foul-mouthed?"

The flat-nosed youth instantly realized and became angry. "How dare you insult me? I..."

"It's just that your breath is too foul."

Xu Tui was still smiling, in a rather cheeky manner.

In front of everyone, the flat-nosed youth felt cornered. He clenched his fists, glaring at Xu Tui, looking as if he was about to make a move.

Xu Tui smiled and stepped forward slightly, pointing to his chest. "Come on, if you want to fight, go ahead. I absolutely won't fight back."

The flat-nosed youth's chest heaved violently, as if he was contemplating something.

The Manifestation Sensing System teacher's shout rang out, "New students are forbidden from private fights. Serious offenders will be expelled, and minor offenders will have their rank and treatment downgraded. Do you want to try?"

One sentence turned the flat-nosed youth's full rage into cold sweat.

He shot Xu Tui an indignant look and turned to go for his test.

Beside him, Chai Xiao, who had not spoken until now, gave Xu Tui a thumbs-up. "Brother, you're ruthless. That kid was almost tricked.

If he had fallen for it, he would have suffered a great loss!"

"It's not about being ruthless. I just came here to take the test quietly. I can't just endure trouble that comes out of nowhere, can I?"

"That's true. That kid's mouth really is too foul. If something really happened, he would deserve it!"

"I don't pick fights, but I'm not afraid of them either," Xu Tui added to himself.

This was Xu Tui's first practical application of An Xiaoxue's words about protecting himself, which he had learned on the bus.

Last night, Xu Tui had carefully read the New Student Handbook.

Understand the rules, learn to use the rules!

As the flat-nosed youth went for his test, Xu Tui and Chai Xiao were about to leave and return to the Wisdom Heart System testing point.

The bald Associate Professor from the Manifestation Sensing System, who had been very leisurely, suddenly stood up and came before Xu Tui.

"Student Xu Tui, please wait a moment."

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