Evolving infinitely from ground zero

Soon, the class bell rang, signaling the beginning of the Genetic Fusion class.

Genetic Fusion teacher Liu Deren, like the Mechanical Reconstruction teacher Cai Yuanfei, entered the classroom carrying a stack of test papers.

It was also the monthly exam, and he had set up a reward, with the amount being exactly the same as that set by Cai Yuanfei.

In the blink of an eye, more than an hour passed.

The Genetic Fusion class exam came to an end.

Liu Deren collected the test papers and took them back to the office, saying that he would grade them before the end of the lunch break.

As soon as he left, the classroom, like after the end of the Mechanical Reconstruction exam, instantly filled with a chorus of groans.

“Are they sick in the head, making a test that’s even harder than the Mechanical Reconstruction exam? Is this a deliberate attempt to mess with us?!”

“I give up, they put up a picture of a bird’s leg and asked us to guess what Exotic Beast it belonged to, and even to guess the specific Biological Level, how are we supposed to guess that?”

“I’ve never scored below 90 on any test from childhood till now, but this time I’m afraid I might not even score 60.”

“Huh, now I understand, this exam is just a scare tactic from the teachers, meant to clip our wings.”

Over half the students in the classroom had a breakdown.

Even the two academic elites from Nanguan City, Lu Gang and Wang Shujie, were stumped by the recent Genetic Fusion exam, feeling that at best they could only score 80 points.

On the other side of the classroom.

Shen Qinghan turned around to look at Lin Zichen, saying excitedly, “Xiao Chen, I feel like I can score at least 70 on that Genetic Fusion test paper!”

She had often read books about Exotic Beasts with Lin Zichen since she was young and had a far better understanding of Exotic Beasts than her peers.

She knew how to do many of the questions on that test paper.

Lin Zichen teased her with a smile, “Setting your sights too low. Seventy points doesn’t suit your intelligence. I think you need at least 80 to match it.”

Li Chuxin, who was nearby, heard their conversation and took it as a joke.

Scoring 70 was already an overstatement, but 80? Impossible.

Given the difficulty of that test paper, it would be quite an achievement just to score 60 and pass.

Just then.

Mechanical Reconstruction teacher Cai Yuanfei, holding a stack of freshly graded test papers, walked into the classroom with a smile on his face and announced to everyone, “Students, the Mechanical Reconstruction test scores are out!”

From the smile on his face, it seemed that the students in the class had done well, meeting his expectations.

“Teacher, hurry up and hand out the test papers, I can’t wait to know my score!”

He Yu called out from below, urging him on.

However, Cai Yuanfei did not oblige and instead sat down on the platform and said:

“I won’t have you distribute the test papers yourselves. Next, I will read out names and scores. When I call someone’s name and score, they should come up to receive their test paper. I’m going to publicly execute or praise each and every one of you.”

“Teacher, please don’t, you can publicly praise those who did well, but can you not publicly execute those who did poorly? That’s too cruel.”

A student protested from below.

Unfortunately, Cai Yuanfei did not accept the protest and continued in his own way:

“Students, the first thing you must do upon entering the Martial Arts Elite Class is to learn to face your failures, then to feel shame and, subsequently, to strive to do better.”

“The reason you were outstanding in junior high was not always because you were that exceptional, but often because those around you were not.”

“Now that you are in the Elite Class, surrounded by top students from various schools, can you continue to excel as you did in junior high?”

“At the very least, most of you cannot.”

“And this majority will experience failure at some point during the next three years of high school.”

“If you can’t even face your failures, then my suggestion is to drop out of the Elite Class and pick any ordinary class to continue being the big fish in a small pond.”

After speaking these earnest words, Cai Yuanfei picked up the first test paper and began to read, “Chu Yuxi, 48 points.”

As soon as the words fell, a girl went to receive her test paper with her head down.

Scoring less than 50 points was too embarrassing; she couldn’t even lift her head.

“Jian Zihao, 59 points.”

“Li Guang, 62 points.”

“Guo Yanling, 52 points.”

“Shen Qinghan, 61 points.”

After hearing that she passed with her score, Shen Qinghan’s face immediately lit up with a smile, and she quickly got up from her seat and walked briskly to the platform to get her test paper.

On her way back, she said happily to Lin Zichen, “Xiao Chen, I passed!”

Lin Zichen responded with a smile, “Hard work pays off, as it should.”

“Gao Fangfang, 57 points.”

“He Yu, 88 points.”

“Wow——”

When they heard the score of 88, the whole class suddenly burst into an uproar.

After so many scores were read out, not even a 70 appeared, and then suddenly an 88 popped out, the impact was simply too strong.

Under the gaze of many eyes, He Yu walked up to the stage with his head held high and his chest puffed out to receive his test paper.

“You did well, I’m very optimistic about you.”

Cai Yuanfei patted He Yu on the shoulder, affirming his score.

Seeing this scene, all the students below were green with envy.

However, that excluded Lin Zichen, Lu Gang, and Wang Shujie.

Especially Wang Shujie, who could sprint 100 meters in 7.98 seconds, even had a flicker of contempt in his eyes, not thinking much of He Yu who also came from Nanguan City.

“He Yu, you’re amazing!”

As soon as He Yu returned with his test paper, Li Chuxin immediately said with an admiring face.

He Yu felt incredibly pleased inside as he listened, but he remained modest on the surface, “It was just luck, I happened to get questions I knew.”

A girl from the next table smiled at Li Chuxin and said, “Chu Xin, although He Yu isn’t as dazzling as Lu Gang and Wang Shujie, don’t forget that he’s also a top student from Nanguan City—he must be incredible.”

Upon hearing another girl praise him, He Yu kept his expression unchanged, but inside, he was exceedingly gratified.

He Yu, in high spirits, quickly said to the three members of his group with an open face:

“Team members, once I get that third-place prize of 333 yuan, I’ll treat everyone to a good meal.”

He took for granted that he couldn’t surpass Lu Gang and Wang Shujie, and so he had resigned himself to third place.

Hearing him say that, Li Chuxin couldn’t help but retort:

“What do you mean, He Yu? How can you be so sure you’ll get that 333 yuan?”

“Zi Chen did really well on the written exams too, his arms were sore from all the competition medals he won in middle school, maybe he scored even higher than you!”

“I think Zi Chen has a great chance of taking that third-place prize too!”

Li Chuxin was also a little fan of Lin Zichen, not pleased with what He Yu just said, and felt that Lin Zichen was more likely to be the third-place student in the class.

The reason she went with third place was that she also believed Lu Gang and Wang Shujie would secure the top two ranks in class, and the others could only compete for third.

He Yu realized he had gotten a bit carried away, having accidentally misspoken, he quickly chuckled awkwardly:

“That’s right, that’s right, I accidentally forgot about Zi Chen. It’s either him or me for third place, definitely no one else.”

Although he said that, he didn’t actually believe Lin Zichen had scored higher than him. That comment was just for the sake of giving face to his team members, just paying lip service.

Just then, Cai Yuanfei on the stage announced Lu Gang and Wang Shujie’s scores.

“Lu Gang, 95 points.”

“Wang Shujie, 95 points.”

Upon hearing those scores, the class immediately exploded with incredulous exclamations and a wave of sighs filled with a sense of futility.

“Holy crap! 95 points! How did they pull that off? Are they even human?!”

“The top students from Nanguan City are just too powerful!”

“Sigh, sometimes, the gap between people is bigger than the gap between a person and a dog.”

Under everyone’s watchful eyes, Lu Gang and Wang Shujie went up to receive their test papers.

Cai Yuanfei smiled and praised the two, “Impressive, the two of you only missed the last part of the final question, and got everything else right.”

Wang Shujie said with a calm face, “Teacher, the last question required a lot of calculation. Just give me another ten minutes, and I could definitely figure out the answer.”

Lu Gang said, “Me too.”

Cai Yuanfei patted both of their shoulders, affirming with conviction, “I believe you both have the capability.”

After these two top students from Nanguan City returned to their seats with their test papers.

He picked up a test paper from the lectern, adjusted his glasses and said to everyone below: “This test was very difficult, but you might not believe it—someone in our class got a perfect score.”

As the words fell, before the people below could react, he read out a name and score calmly:

“Lin Zichen, 100 points.”

PS: Begging for monthly and recommendation tickets!