PuHaiWuDao Square.
Today marks the start of the second round of assessments, and there are significantly fewer people waiting in the area designated for examinations.
Three hundred thousand people participated in the second round of the assessment, which is simply a fraction compared to the two million people who took part in the first round.
The area of the examination area for the second round has been significantly reduced, resulting in a larger area for the spectators outside.
Unlike the first round of assessments, this time the waiting area for Yujiang University, led by Geng Qianxing and his three students, became the focal point of the entire event.
It's still exam area number 38, but this time it's quite different from when we first arrived. When Geng Qianxing and the others came over, they received the full attention of everyone in the venue.
Although Li Wanyan's score dropped to third after the first round of assessments, and Fang Chong's score dropped to seventh, they are still the most eye-catching presence on the square.
The second round of assessment evaluates the genetic potential for growth, which takes slightly longer than the first round. It is also a knockout system.
Compared to the first round, this second round is the real elimination game.
After the first round, where two million people were eliminated, there are still thirty thousand people here.
The second round has a thirty-to-one elimination rate, which means that at the end of the second round, only up to ten thousand people can participate in the third round of assessments.
This fully reflects the harshness of the enrollment assessment of the Ten Star Schools of Blue Star.
The high elimination rate in the second round is also due to the importance of genetic potential for growth, which surpasses genetic compatibility.
A high genetic compatibility score merely indicates that you can fuse a certain type of gene. As for how high the growth will be after fusing such a gene, that is unknown to anyone.
Some people have a near S-grade genetic compatibility score, but after fusing with another gene, there is no further information.
This means that after fusing with a different gene, the fusion individual can no longer continue to grow.
Such individuals can only remain at the level of genetic ability users and cannot become genetic cultivators.
The students recruited by the Ten Star Schools of Blue Star are to be trained at a great cost, so it is not possible for them to remain at only one level of ability.
Only those with high potential for growth can become genetic cultivators and even cultivate to the ninth level of genetic cultivation.
High-level genetic cultivators are the purpose behind the cultivation of geniuses by the Ten Star Schools of Blue Star.
On Earth, a ninth-level genetic cultivator is considered the pinnacle, equivalent to the apex of Wudao's qianzhen realm.
This growth ability is different from the growth of self-generated genetic capabilities created by Ding Huan.
The growth ability considered by the Ten Star Schools of Blue Star or on Earth in genetic cultivation is the ability to continuously improve one's strength after fusing with different genes.
This enhancement does not include the improvement of the fused heterogeneous gene ability, but only refers to the pure enhancement of one's own strength.
Of course, as the genetic cultivator's own strength increases, the ability of the fused heterogeneous gene will also rise slightly.
This improvement is limited, and Ding Huan directly ignored it.
Ding Huan's concept of growth is not simply the idea that one can continue to cultivate from a first-level genetic cultivator to a second-level, third-level...
This type of growth is the most basic one. If one cannot achieve this, what is the point of fusing with a heterogeneous gene?
In addition to this type of growth, Ding Huan also believes that as one's cultivation improves, the attributes and abilities of the heterogeneous genes they possess will also increase accordingly.
The so-called attribute abilities are the conversion of heterogeneous gene skills into one's own abilities after fusion, referred to as attribute abilities.
The first round of assessments consists of 20 candidates each time, and each round only lasts for a few minutes.
The second round of assessments involves ten candidates each time, and the examination time is twenty minutes each time.
The first round of assessment scores belong to the top few, so Yujiang University was among the first batches to enter the second round.
"Teacher Geng, we're in."
The three of them, Fang Chong, were among the first to be called for their examination numbers. Although they all had S-grade compatibility scores in the first round, they were still quite nervous for the second round.
Geng Qianxing waves his hand, "Go quickly, relax. Think about what level you were originally at. There's no need to be nervous."
Fang Chong mutters to himself, "Teacher Geng's words are a bit hurtful, don't they know how to comfort people?"
If a different teacher were there, if their students had obtained such good results in the first round...
During the second round of assessments, their attention would undoubtedly be focused entirely on their students.
Geng Qianxing is an exception; his focus is not on these students at all, and he seems rather distracted.
Now, in addition to worrying about Ding Huan, he is also worried about his endurance gene drug.
Over the past few days, he has been repeatedly questioned by various masters about Ding Huan's past, whereabouts, and daily actions.
As for Ding Huan's background, to be honest, he only learned about it himself.
He had never thought that Ding Huan was actually the legitimate heir of the Baiyu Group.
It is a fact that Ding Jie seized the Baiyu Group.
Who doesn't know that Ding Jie is the adopted son of Ding Bai Shan? Isn't Ding Xiaotuo the legitimate son of Ding Bai Shan?
It's not surprising that Ding Jie, as an adopted son, drove out the true heir, Ding Xiaotuo, and usurped the Baiyu Group. No one would say anything on the surface, but behind the scenes, people's comments could not be stopped.
That's why he was advised not to purchase the Sylos gene in the first place. It seems that there is indeed a problem with the Sylos gene.
Geng Qianxing couldn't calm himself down; he kept worrying about Ding Huan and himself.
Geng Qianxing regrets not listening to Ding Huan and clearing all the information about the endurance gene drug in his notebook.
Now that his notebook has been confiscated, can he still protect the endurance gene drug?
It's all right if he can't protect the endurance gene drug, but the key is whether it will turn out like what Ding Huan had previously told him, and he too would be taken away.
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At the same time, Ding Huan returned to PuHai again.
As he had predicted, there were far too many outsiders in PuHai this time. Who would care who he was? It was even less likely that anyone would investigate him.
Ding Huan did not go directly to the gene laboratory. As long as he was in PuHai, it was very easy to rent a gene laboratory.
For Ding Huan, the first thing he needs to do now is to get money.
He still has several million in his bank account, but Ding Huan is certain that if he dares to use the bank card, his whereabouts will be exposed under the eyes of the Gene Alliance in the next moment.
Ding Huan walked into a gene medicine store.
In the era of various species' genetic mutations, numerous genetically mutated plants and animals have appeared, among which there are many rare varieties.
Therefore, gene medicine stores have emerged as a result, which collect various types of mutated materials, whether it be mutated gene fierce beasts or mutated gene medicines.
After the medicine store collects these things, some gene laboratories, gene experiment enthusiasts, or universities will buy them.
Ding Huan, carrying a large bag, as soon as he entered such a medicine store, people knew that he was here to sell gene medicines.
In times of chaos, most medicine merchants come in this attire.
"What kind of medicine are you selling?" The young man who worked in the store smiled and asked.
He understood that these solitary medicine merchants are not simple people.
Ding Huan remembered the several precious medicines in his bag, especially the unopened mutant pomelo that had yet to be used.
That one segment of pomelo was worth millions.
Ding Hwan quickly realized that this was not the Longyi Continent; taking these medicines out here might not be recognized, and they might not know their value.
Thinking of this, Ding Huan said, "I have a very precious medicine. Is the boss here?"
"Boss, the customer is here to see you." The young man outside called out to the inside.
Hearing the young man's shout, a woman in her thirties walked out. She looked at Ding Huan with a smile and said, "Let's have some tea inside."
Ding Huan carrying the large bag walked into the back yard, where an old man and a woman were sitting and having tea.
The woman was very enthusiastic, welcoming Ding Huan to sit down, then she poured him a cup of tea herself. She smiled and asked, "Brother, do you have anything good to sell?"
Ding Huan took out a piece of cloth and placed it on the table. "Boss, take a look at this."
Seeing Ding Huan act so casually, including the female boss and a few others, no one paid much attention to it.
The woman unfolded the cloth and saw what was inside. She and the other two were shocked. After a while, the man finally spoke up excitedly, "This is a demon seed?"
The other two women did not speak; they all fixed their eyes on Ding Huan.
Especially the female boss, who has been in the medicine business for some years, has never seen anyone bring a gene fierce beast demon seed before.
"Are you selling this demon seed?" The female boss's voice trembled with excitement.
Even if Ding Huan offered a higher price, she would have to secure the demon seed.
Ding Huan immediately realized that he had underestimated the value of the demon seed.
It's not that he doesn't know the value of the demon seed, but he is aware that it's just a colloquial term for it on Earth. It should be called a demon core instead, and calling it a demon seed is an overstatement.
The real demon seed does exist on the Longyi Continent, but even he had only seen it from a distance at an auction, without even touching it.
As it's described as a demon seed on Earth, he simply calls it a demon seed.
Originally, he planned to sell this demon seed, but now he has changed his mind.
Not because the demon seed is too precious, but because from their reactions, he can see that the demon seed is worth at least ten million.
He cannot let them transfer money to his account, so he has to deal in cash for now.
Ten million in cash? He's afraid he won't be able to take it.
"No, I'm short of some capital recently, and I'd like to pawn this demon seed. How about I come back to retrieve it after a while?" Ding Huan said sincerely.
Mortgage?
Everyone was shocked by Ding Huan's words. If he was going to pledge something, why not go to a pawnshop?
Ding Huan smiled awkwardly, "Well, it's like this. The procedures at the pawnshop are too complicated. There are some things I'm not very comfortable revealing..."
As he said this, Ding Huan clenched his teeth and seemed to have made a decision. "I've lost a lot of money in the medicine business. Now, I still owe the bank money and they're watching me closely."
"If I pledge this stuff to a pawnshop today, the bank will seize it tomorrow."
Oh, now I see. Everyone understood Ding Huan's concerns.
At this time, there are countless people who have gone bankrupt and owe the bank money that they cannot pay back.
"How do you want to pledge it?" The woman was disappointed to hear that Ding Huan did not intend to sell the demon seed.
Ding Huan said, "You just write something for me to prove that this demon seed is in your possession here, and give me 500,000 in cash. As for the fees, do as you wish."
"If you are willing to believe me, then there is no problem," the woman said without hesitation.
Ding Huan owes money to the bank, so cash is the norm.
As for this demon seed, even if it's not hers, just having it in her shop would immediately elevate the value of her shop several notches.
(That's it for today's update, good night friends!)
