The Great Gene Era
Chapter 7

Xu Tui's Mysterious System Ability

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The blood sample comparison results before and after injecting the Gene Liberation Potion showed that Xu Tui had activated fourteen Gene Points.

Xu Tui, who had been feeling down, immediately became as energetic as if he had been injected with stimulants.

He strode into the Mysterious System testing hall with great vigor.

The blood sample comparison results were right there.

Fourteen Gene Points were an objective fact.

The Limitless System had already been ruled out.

Therefore, Xu Tui was a sure bet for the Mysterious System!

Compared to the Limitless System testing hall, which was fully equipped with all sorts of instruments and equipment, the Mysterious System testing hall appeared very simple.

As Xu Tui stepped into the first testing room for radiation influence within the Mysterious System testing hall, an inexplicable aura enveloped him, making him feel drowsy.

It might have been a few seconds.

Or it might have been a few minutes.

When Xu Tui regained consciousness, a test slip was already in his hand.

"After testing, student Xu Tui has not activated any radiation influence type Gene Points."

The rejection was thorough and swift.

The most famous aspect of the Mysterious System's radiation influence type was mental interference, popularly known as hypnosis!

Xu Tui shook his head and walked towards the manifestation sensing type testing room.

He went in quickly and came out even faster.

He received another rejection slip.

Next, Xu Tui entered the Mysterious System's Extraordinary type testing room.

The Extraordinary type testing room consisted of a single straight corridor lined with various strange objects on both sides.

After Xu Tui walked through the corridor as instructed, nothing happened.

Then, Xu Tui received another rejection slip.

Xu Tui started to panic again.

The Mysterious System didn't have many categories. According to the testing order, there should be one more testing room for the Wisdom Heart Category.

However, Xu Tui searched the Mysterious System testing hall but couldn't find the Wisdom Heart Category testing room anywhere.

Xu Tui was a bit confused.

"Excuse me, where is the Wisdom Heart Category testing room?" Xu Tui asked a security guard.

"The Wisdom Heart Category testing room is in Room Number Five."

"Room Number Five?"

Xu Tui's gaze swept across the row of testing rooms in the Mysterious System testing hall, still looking bewildered.

There was no Room Number Five.

"It's outside," the security guard added.

"Outside?"

"It's Room Number Five among rooms 1 to 40 where you injected the Gene Liberation Potion."

Xu Tui was stunned.

This was truly unexpected.

He was even a little surprised.

The Mysterious System had such high prestige.

Why was the Wisdom Heart Category testing room not only not given its own separate room but also shared the same room as the Gene Liberation Potion injection?

It seemed a bit illogical.

Xu Tui obediently walked out of the Mysterious System testing hall and headed towards the Wisdom Heart Category testing room.

It happened to be Room Number Five, the same room where Xu Tui had previously injected the Gene Liberation Potion.

"How was it?"

"Which category of the Mysterious System is it?"

"Is he an Extraordinary?"

His former teacher and a group of classmates surrounded Xu Tui as he came out.

Xu Tui shook his head and pointed to Room Number Five, saying he still had one test to do. His former teacher and classmates looked utterly confused.

Why were they back in the previous testing room?

Could Xu Tui possibly get another injection?

Xu Tui was also helpless.

If this Wisdom Heart Category wasn't it either.

Then Xu Tui would have to consider if the blood sample comparison sheet was wrong.

Fourteen Gene Points had been activated, and neither the known Limitless System nor the Mysterious System fit.

Xu Tui suddenly thought of an extremely terrifying possibility.

"Being sliced and studied by the Gene Research Institute!"

After all, slicing him might lead to new discoveries, right?

Xu Tui was very panicked!

He rang the doorbell, stated his purpose, and was asked to wait a moment.

A few minutes later, a student came out of Room 5. The female researcher in Room 5 directly called Xu Tui in.

It was the same female researcher.

But having been completely dismissed by her, Xu Tui was now a bit timid.

"Hello, I'm here to test if I've activated the Mysterious System's Wisdom Heart Category Gene Points," Xu Tui said.

"The previous exam slip, the blood sample comparison sheet," the female researcher said.

"The blood sample comparison sheet shows you've activated fourteen Gene Points."

"Hmm, it seems you haven't activated penetrating vision Gene Points?"

The female researcher brought this up again.

With his future in mind, Xu Tui no longer had the mood to blush. He just wanted to know if he had activated Wisdom Heart Category Gene Points.

And if he would be sliced and studied.

"Teacher, when will the test begin?" Xu Tui asked.

"So impatient?"

The female researcher, wearing a large mask, looked at Xu Tui's tense handsome face. Her slender eyebrows curved slightly; she must have been smiling.

She took out a card, scribbled a few words on it, signed it, and stamped it.

With a swish, the card accurately landed in Xu Tui's hand.

"Hmm, the fourteen Gene Points you've activated are all of the Mysterious System's Wisdom Heart Category. This is the final exam slip, and it will be entered into the system immediately," the female researcher said.

"All Wisdom Heart Category?"

Looking at the exam slip, Xu Tui was still a bit dazed.

It seemed like there wasn't any test at all, was there?

For the radiation influence test, he had at least felt a bit dizzy.

For this Wisdom Heart Category, he hadn't felt anything, and it was done.

Just like that?

"Still have questions?" the female researcher asked, tilting her head to look at Xu Tui.

Xu Tui looked at the female researcher, then at the final exam slip in his hand, feeling a bit dizzy.

"It's done just like that?"

"It seems... we haven't tested yet?"

"What kind of test do you want?"

"If I could tell, would it still be called the Mysterious System?" the female researcher said.

Xu Tui paused.

That made sense.

Otherwise, why would it be called the Mysterious System?

"Then goodbye, Teacher."

Xu Tui politely said goodbye and was about to leave.

"Wait."

Before he left, the female researcher suddenly called out to Xu Tui.

"This is my business card. If you plan to enroll in Huaxia Gene Evolution University, you can ask me about any issues regarding the Wisdom Heart Category."

"Hmm, don't bother me if there's nothing important."

"Otherwise, I'll block you."

The paper business card whooshed accurately into Xu Tui's hand.

This extra attention puzzled Xu Tui.

His family didn't seem to have any relatives or friends like her.

Could it be because of the previous X-ray vision incident?

It seemed impossible.

The female researcher once again displayed her uncanny ability to read Xu Tui's inner thoughts.

"Don't overthink it."

"I'm giving you my card mainly because our Wisdom Heart Category is a bit short on people," the female researcher shrugged.

"Besides, unless you've got a screw loose, you'll most likely come to the Wisdom Heart Category of the Mysterious System at Huaxia Gene Evolution University."

"You haven't got a screw loose, have you?"

Xu Tui shook his head blankly and glanced at the business card.

An Xiaoxue.

Professor at the Mysterious System, Huaxia Gene Evolution University.

A professor, even if not an old man, would at least be middle-aged or elderly.

Although he hadn't seen her face, the female researcher's voice and the youthful aura she exuded indicated she shouldn't be very old.

Such a young professor, and one at Huaxia's top-tier Huaxia Gene Evolution University at that.

It was truly shocking.

Xu Tui wasn't an idiot.

In this gene era, with gene enhancement, mutation, and evolution, anything was possible.

He put away the card, said thank you, and left.

As he exited Room 5, a group of classmates and their homeroom teacher, Yu Zeping, surrounded him.

Their eyes, like hungry wolves, were fixed on Xu Tui.

"How was it? Is it the Mysterious System?"

"Yeah, it's the Mysterious System, fourteen Gene Points," Xu Tui said, waving the final exam slip.

Cheng Mo, Tang Ting, and the other classmates swarmed Xu Tui, cheering.

They were overjoyed, even happier than if they themselves had gotten into the Mysterious System.

All the pressure vanished amidst their classmates' smiles and laughter.

Xu Tui also smiled.

Homeroom teacher Yu Zeping watched with a knowing smile, but behind it lay a hint of bitterness others couldn't perceive.

These children, perhaps only at this moment, could smile so purely.

Today was likely the last time in their lives they would laugh so happily, so innocently.

While everyone was celebrating, Yu Zeping took Xu Tui's final exam slip and glanced at it. His lips twitched.

It was the Wisdom Heart Category.

As an educator, Homeroom teacher Yu Zeping knew a little about the mysterious Wisdom Heart Category.

The Wisdom Heart Category seemed to focus more on research projects.

"By the way, Little Leg, what exactly is the ability of your Mysterious System?" Tang Ting suddenly asked.

In fact, Xu Tui was also pondering this question.

"As soon as you get your final exam slip, go register immediately and collect the relevant guidance manual.

All of you too.

Remember, the three months after injecting the Gene Liberation Potion are your continuous improvement period.

You absolutely cannot afford to waste these three months."

Yu Zeping had transformed into "mom mode," lecturing them.

"Starting tomorrow, until you report to the university in a few days, you must strictly follow the guidance manual you'll receive shortly and train according to your Gene Points' activation direction.

It's up to you now."

Yu Zeping's voice suddenly choked up a little, causing two female classmates to burst into tears.

"Don't cry, don't cry. You'll still see each other tomorrow when you fill out your university applications.

Hurry up, don't waste time.

From now on, you can't miss a single day of training."

Under Yu Zeping's urging, the students scattered to their respective Gene Points' registration areas to collect their materials.

The other students were lining up.

There was no line for Xu Tui's Mysterious System.

The guidance manual for the Wisdom Heart Category was very thin, extremely thin.

Aside from general overviews of the Wisdom Heart Category, there were no methods for training its abilities.

Of course, Xu Tui hadn't discovered what his Mysterious System abilities were yet.

Except for a faint taste of blood in his mouth.

Leaving the Gene Research Institute, which had served as the exam venue, Xu Tui had many unanswered questions.

And a sense of indescribable oppression.

He didn't even wait for Cheng Mo, Tang Ting, and the others, who were still in line, and went home alone.

On the way, Xu Tui pondered one question: What exactly were the abilities of the fourteen Gene Points he had activated within the Mysterious System?

He still hadn't figured anything out by the time he got home.

He glanced at the business card of Professor An Xiaoxue, resisting the urge to call her.

Of course, calling wouldn't help.

She was still presiding over the exam at the Gene Research Institute, so her personal communication devices were likely turned off.

Xu Tui returned safely.

His father, Xu Jianguo, and his mother, Zhang Xiuli, were overjoyed.

By the afternoon, some parents had already received notifications that their children's gene structures had collapsed, and the parent group chat had exploded.

The fact that Xu Tui had activated fourteen Gene Points, and they belonged to the Mysterious System, seemed less important now.

Of course, his father, Xu Jianguo, was surprised for a moment when he heard that the Gene Points Xu Tui activated belonged to the Wisdom Heart Category within the Mysterious System.

Shortly after dinner, Xu Tui returned to his room.

He tapped his personal communication device, and an electronic projector and virtual projection keyboard appeared on his desk.

Xu Tui preferred the virtual projection keyboard over voice input.

Xu Tui began using various search engines to scour the internet for information.

He searched for all sorts of data related to the Mysterious System and the Wisdom Heart Category.

Unfortunately, the internet today was incredibly powerful and convenient, but information control had also reached unprecedented levels.

Especially concerning sensitive information.

Simply put, anything Xu Tui already knew, especially regarding the Mysterious System, was available online.

However, the information Xu Tui wanted to know about the Mysterious System was nowhere to be found.

Let alone the even more obscure Wisdom Heart Category.

He searched until one in the morning before reluctantly giving up.

"It seems I'll have to contact Professor An tomorrow."

A professor from the Mysterious System at Gene Evolution University should be able to give Xu Tui some advice, right?

He washed up, took off his clothes, and got into bed.

Xu Tui habitually sat in a cross-legged position and began his evening meditation practice.

Breathing in through his nose and out through his mouth, he relaxed his entire body and quickly entered the usual ethereal state of extreme emptiness and relaxation.

But the moment he entered this meditative state, Xu Tui's eyes suddenly lit up.

Something's wrong.

Xu Tui knew very well that his eyes were still closed.

But his vision had truly brightened, and he gradually saw a silhouette.

A human figure sitting cross-legged, indistinct and blurry, with countless streams of light flowing around it.

Only the head area had fourteen faint points of light.

Where is this coming from? Xu Tui was surprised.

He opened his eyes to look.

It was gone.

As soon as he closed his eyes and entered a slight meditative state, it reappeared.

After trying for about fifteen minutes, Xu Tui suddenly realized.

What he was seeing seemed to be himself.

Just a bit... insubstantial!

Zhu San's adorable little child from the bonus chapter yesterday was a huge hit. There will be a second installment.

Hmm, Zhu San has another daughter.

Please add this to your collection and give it a recommendation!

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