Walking on the Waves

Nanjiang Province, Provincial Education Headquarters.

Conference room.

Yuan Dongzhi, the head of the Provincial Education Headquarters, is currently watching the real-time data of the college entrance examination with education leaders from various cities in the province.

In front of them was a huge projector.

The projector displays the Compatibility Test results for candidates from various cities.

Yuan Dongzhi stared at it for a while, then his brows furrowed slightly.

This year's results look worse than last year's.

In particular, the students from Haiyuan City, where the teaching level is at the bottom, achieved absurdly poor results.

To date, less than one-tenth of the total number of test takers have Gene Fusion fit exceeding 5%, far below the average.

"Principal Han, the college entrance examination results in Haiyuan City, which you are in charge of, are excessively poor this year."

Yuan Dongzhi looked at the man in front of her and said calmly, "If it's still like this next year, you might as well give up your position as the leader of education in Haiyuan City and go to the Source Land No. 36 to realize your value."

Upon hearing that he was to be exiled to the Origin Land, the man whose name was called immediately showed fear.

"Principal Yuan, the college entrance rate for Gene Fusion in Haiyuan City next year must be at least 10%. If that's not achieved, I, Han Qianxiang go down to the Origin Land to dedicate myself!"

Under Yuan Dongzhi's watchful gaze, the man, sweating profusely, made a solemn pledge.

Yuan Dongzhi said expressionlessly, "Principal Han, 10% is too little. Let's set it at 20%. If we don't have that number next year, I'll personally send you into the Origin Land."

Upon hearing that it was 20%, the man's face turned ashen.

He slumped into the chair, as if all his strength had been drained.

How could Haiyuan City, with its such poor education level, possibly achieve this number?

Go and poach top students from other cities?

But Haiyuan City's economy is a complete mess, so where would they get the money to dig?

Yuan Dongzhi's words were tantamount to sentencing the man to death, forcing him to enter the Origin Land.

The Origin Land is teeming with Exotic Beast, making it difficult for even Advanced Being to move an inch; one wrong step and they could be caught off guard and drown.

For older Gene Fusionist like men who have lived a life of luxury in human society for many years, once they enter the Origin Land and encounter Exotic Beast rampage, they are basically doomed.

The other city education leaders were also well aware of this, and their gazes toward the man were filled with sympathy.

But no one dared to stand up for him.

As subordinates, they all knew how domineering Yuan Dongzhi was and dared not provoke him, lest they get burned.

"Principal Luo, the Qianzhen City under your jurisdiction has done very well this year. Several students have achieved Gene Fusion compatibility of 13%, and one has even achieved 14%. This is commendable. I will allocate more teaching funds to your area next year."

After causing trouble for the education leaders in Haiyuan City, Yuan Dongzhi turned to praise the education leaders in Qianzhen City, emphasizing their clear system of rewards and punishments.

Upon hearing this, the education leaders of Qianzhen City smiled broadly and said:

"Thank you for your high regard, Principal Yuan. We will certainly live up to Principal Yuan expectations next year and strive to further improve the college entrance examination results in Qianzhen City."

The education leaders from other cities were all incredibly envious.

Then, they all congratulated the teaching leaders of Qianzhen City with smiles on their faces.

"With Gene Fusion compatibility rate as high as 14%, barring any unforeseen circumstances, this will most likely be the top scorer in Nanjiang Province this year."

Qianzhen City is poised for a boom this year!

"Principal Luo, congratulations!"

"..."

The education leaders in Qianzhen City laughed and said, "Oh, not at all, it's all luck."

Just then, Lin Zichen's Gene Fusion compatibility score appeared in the area of Shanhai City examinee's scores projected on the screen.

Candidate: Lin Zichen.

Exam number: 1207322328.

School: Shanhai High School.

Gene Fusion fit: 15%.

Everyone paused for a moment when they saw the 15% figure at the bottom.

Then, they all realized what had happened, their faces filled with disbelief.

"How much? 15% Gene Fusion compatibility? Really? That's almost as high as the 16% of the geniuses in Capital City!"

"Lin Zichen? A candidate from Shanhai City? Principal Zhu, you're making a fortune in silence!"

"I never expected the Provincial Top Scholar to be from Shanhai City!"

The education leaders from various cities present were all shocked by Lin Zichen's achievements.

Even the education leaders in Shanhai City were shocked and somewhat bewildered.

He knew Lin Zichen, a student who had broken various records at Shanhai High School throughout his three years of high school.

But he never imagined that Lin Zichen's Gene Fusion rate could be so high.

15%, that's outrageous.

With this score, there's no doubt he'll be the Provincial Top Scholar!

"Principal Zhu, very good. Next year's education funding will be primarily allocated to Shanhai City."

Yuan Dongzhi looked at the teaching leaders of Shanhai City and smiled, a rare occurrence for her.

She was born in Shanhai City and also works at Shanhai University. She has a deep affection for Shanhai City and has always wanted to favor Shanhai City.

However, the academic performance of students in Shanhai City has never been outstanding, and although she wanted to show favoritism, she didn't know how.

Now that the Provincial Top Scholar is from Shanhai City, we can openly and legitimately donate more funds to our hometown.

"Thank you for your high regard, Principal Yuan Shanhai City will strive to maintain this level next year!"

The education leaders of Shanhai City were overjoyed.

In contrast, the teaching leaders in Qianzhen City looked gloomy, their hearts filled with helplessness and embarrassment at the dramatic ups and downs.

The top scorer award that was within reach has slipped away.

The preferential funding has also disappeared.

I'm numb!

Just when everyone thought that Lin Zichen would definitely be the Provincial Top Scholar.

On the projection screen, Shen Qinghan's Gene Fusion compatibility score appeared in the area showing the scores of examinees from Shanhai City.

Candidate: Shen Qinghan.

Exam number: 1207322467.

School: Shanhai High School.

Gene Fusion fitness: 21%.

The moment the figure of 21% appeared, the entire conference hall fell into a deathly silence.

After a second or two, the leaders began to murmur with doubt.

"21%? What's going on?"

"Since the inception of the college entrance examination, the highest result ever obtained in Gene Fusion Compatibility Test was 18%. How did a result of 21% suddenly appear?"

"The measurement is wrong? Is the machine malfunctioning?"

"Was that Lin Zichen test wrong or was there a machine malfunction?"

"Possibly."

The leaders were much calmer than expected.

If the figure comes to 16%, the leaders will be very shocked.

But the result was 21%, which was really outrageous. The leaders' first reaction was that there was an error in the testing process.

Yuan Dongzhi remained silent, but quietly pulled up Shen Qinghan's student file and projected it onto the big screen to slowly review the information.

After reading it carefully, I feel that Shen Qinghan is just an ordinary student, nothing special.

After reviewing the files, the other leaders became even more convinced that the measurement had been wrong. They all criticized the staff at the Shanhai City Research Base for their carelessness, saying it was unacceptable and they must be held accountable!

On the other side, Yuan Dongzhi frowned slightly, also feeling that the staff there were too careless.

However, considering the possibility of something going wrong, she got up and left the meeting room to go to the base to see what was going on.

Anyway, the base isn't far from here, we can get there quickly.

At the research base.

The four of them looked at the gene compatibility scores displayed on their phones, and their faces were all a little bewildered.

"What the heck? 21%? Is there a measurement error?"

He Yu rubbed his eyes and looked at his phone screen again, only to see that it still showed 21%, leaving him full of doubt.

Li Chuxin was speechless. "Are the staff at this base so careless? Don't they even bother to verify the results before uploading them? Are they kidding me?"

He Yu said, "The test results are all automatically recognized and uploaded by the machine, so it's not their fault. It's probably a machine malfunction."

Li Chuxin disagreed. "They can't be blamed for the machine malfunction. This is the college entrance examination; shouldn't they have checked the machine's condition beforehand?"

"It's normal for machines to malfunction. Just because the machine looks fine after inspection doesn't mean it won't malfunction." He Yu insisted on his point of view, feeling that the staff shouldn't be blamed.

The two of them continued talking, one sentence after the other.

As they talked, they started arguing, looking like sworn enemies.

"Xiao Chen, how could it be 21%? There must be a measurement error!"

Shen Qinghan looked at the results on her phone screen and also felt they were outrageous, believing there was something wrong with the test.

Lin Zichen had a guess in his mind, but seeing that there were many people around, he was in no hurry to tell Shen Qinghan.

Instead, he got up and led her out of the base to a corner where no one was around and no surveillance cameras were present.

Only then did I say to her:

I don't think the test was wrong.

"Your superpower is related to water; you're naturally an excellent swimmer and have a high affinity for water."

"Coincidentally, the reagent used to test Gene Fusion compatibility is the Cloud-Drifting Jellyfish, an aquatic Exotic Beast with strong water attributes."

At this point, Lin Zichen concluded, "I suspect that your physique is very compatible with the genes of water-attribute Exotic Beast."

Hearing him say that, Shen Qinghan belatedly realized this.

Immediately afterwards, I felt a surge of excitement.

A 21% Gene Fusion fit—that's genius among geniuses!

I'm finally good enough for Xiao Chen!

At this moment, Shen Qinghan was thinking about this all the time.

From childhood to adulthood, her status with Lin Zichen was seen as extremely unequal by others.

As a result, she suffered a lot of verbal abuse at school, which made her very upset.

If this 21% Gene Fusion compatibility data is true, then I won't have to worry about people gossiping about me anymore when I'm with Lin Zichen.

Just then, Shen Qinghan's phone rang; it was Li Chuxin making a video call to her.

As soon as she answered the phone, Li Chuxin's voice came through. "Hanhan, where did you go? The staff at the base have finally discovered that your data is abnormal, and they need you to be retested separately."

"Okay, I'll go back now."

After saying that, Shen Qinghan hung up the video call and couldn't wait to return to the base with Lin Zichen.

She wanted to get tested again as soon as possible to confirm whether her Gene Fusion compatibility was indeed as high as 21%.

Just as she returned to the base, preparing for the relevant staff to conduct the tests.

Suddenly, a colossal wave surged up on the sea outside the base.

Everyone was startled by the sound of the waves and looked up through the glass to look outside.

Then, what came into everyone's view was a woman with dragon horns on her head, rapidly approaching the base while riding on giant waves tens of meters high.

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