Seeing Liu Miaomiao entering the genetic testing pod, Lin Xinghai heightened his attention.
After all, Lin Xinghai’s behavior was expected of a normal person. The pretty girl surely earned his attention a lot more. When he was with a group of beautiful girls, he would definitely care more about the prettiest one.
Moreover, this was someone who, technically, was still his old classmate.
The hatch was closed. Liu Miaomiao’s gaze swept over everyone in the room before finally settling on Lin Xinghai.
Locking eyes with those clear and beautiful eyes, Lin Xinghai could see in her gaze a mixture of nervousness, anxiety, hesitation, and helplessness, as if she were awaiting the judgment of fate.
“It’ll be fine.” Lin Xinghai comforted her.
Upon hearing Lin Xinghai’s comforting words, much of the hesitation in Liu Miaomiao’s eyes vanished, and she displayed a smile on her face. Then, she closed her beautiful eyes and patiently awaited the results.
The progress bar was slowly advancing, and the noise produced by the various instruments inside the genetic testing pod seemed to make people particularly uneasy.
Finally, when the progress bar reached 100%, the hatch opened and the test result appeared on the display.
Genetic Assessment: Grade A
Looking at the test result that appeared, even Lin Xinghai’s eyes couldn’t help but widen.
As for the other girls, let alone Lin Xinghai, their high-pitched exclamations instantly filled the testing room.
Seeing the expressions of everyone, Liu Miaomiao took a step forward, turned to look at the screen on the side, and instinctively covered her mouth. Her face also displayed an expression of disbelief.
“Great. Will I be able to become Enhanced soon?” After Liu Miaomiao came to her senses, she came to Lin Xinghai and asked while announcing the good news.
In response, Lin Xinghai nodded affirmatively.
In fact, Liu Miaomiao and the others didn’t understand what the Grade A genetic assessment actually meant.
Generally speaking, only one lucky person with genetic assessment Grade A would be born among 100,000 people.
Such geniuses often had the ability to quickly break through the four genetic limiters and elevate themselves to the level of the elite class.
Moreover, in addition to the fast growth, Grade A genetic assessment indicated a guaranteed chance to awaken rare abilities. More importantly, there was a certain probability of awakening unique physiques.
It was no exaggeration to say that talents in genetic assessment Grade A were sought after wherever they went.
According to the information Lin Xinghai learned from Roger, there had only been five people with genetic assessment Grade A in the Star Shield Shelter in the past 20 years.
However, these five people, without exception, all left the Star Shield Shelter after breaking through the four genetic limiters.
After all, the Star Shield Shelter was just a medium-sized shelter. There were also large and super-sized shelters. Some of those weren’t considered shelters but bases.
Some of these people left because they were attracted by the favorable conditions of large bases, while others left in response to national recruitment.
Today, there were only two people in the entire Star Shield Shelter who have reached Grade A in genetic assessment.
One of them was the president of a mercenary guild, while the other was the top-ranking figure within the military.
Now, Liu Miaomiao was the third genius in the shelter who had reached Grade A in genetic assessment.
Thinking of this, Lin Xinghai thought for a moment and then said, “Are you interested in joining the Sky Fracture Mercenary Group?”
“Ah!” Liu Miaomiao was a little stunned when she heard the news.
“Is it possible? But I’m a little scared of zombies, and if I leave, what about Wang Yao and the others…” Liu Miaomiao found herself in a dilemma for a moment.
“You don’t have to worry about us at all! We work in a government office, which is great. But for you, will it be dangerous if you become a mercenary?” Wang Yao said immediately.
“There is danger, but it’s also within manageable limits. Plus, normally, you don’t need to go on missions before becoming an Enhanced.”
“As for Wang Yao and the others, if you still want to work together, after becoming Enhanced and entering the middle district, you could also join the Sky Fracture Mercenary Group and take on some logistical support roles.”
“Of course, you don’t have to rush your decision. You can think about it for a few days, or even wait until you become Enhanced before giving me your answer.”
Deciding whether to become a mercenary was truly a personal matter, as not everyone liked the idea of living a life dancing with death.
There were no fewer than 100,000 Enhanced residing in the middle district, but less than 10% were willing to become mercenaries. This fact alone highlighted the issue quite clearly.
Next, Lin Xinghai used his wrist computer to transfer 500 points to each person’s ID card. The women each bought a vial of genetic serum before leaving the Gene Center.
The reason they did not buy five vials at once was that genetic serum was considered a valuable item in the lower district.
If they were careless and lost it, or if it was stolen, they would suffer a significant loss. Even the bottle of genetic serum they purchased was consumed on the spot.
On their way back, the five women remained silent, but this silence was different from when they had arrived. This was because they were all thinking about their future lives.
From the moment their genetic assessment was determined, the destinies of the five individuals quietly underwent a change.
…
After returning to their residence, the five girls sat around the corner of the dormitory, chatting.
Lin Xinghai was not interested in what they were talking about. What he was interested in was the wrist computer he was carrying.
Lin Xinghai returned the wrist computer to Roger before they separated from the security bureau.
What he was now carrying was the wrist computer “compensated” to him by Huai Feifu, which was also the greatest gain from his recent experience.
According to Roger, it was the Starry Sky version wrist computer, costing over 1000 points more than Roger’s wrist computer, with a total price of 6888 points.
Not only did it have more functions, but in standby mode, its appearance resembled the depth of the starry sky.
Upon a closer look, a real starry sky was displayed with many stars in it.
Moreover, if one were to take it to the surface and compare it with the night sky, one would find that the myriad of stars on it corresponded one-to-one with the actual stars in the sky, and even their trajectories were identical.
The Starry Sky version wrist computer would garner a lot of attention.
Of course, if one preferred to be inconspicuous, they could activate the camouflage coating, after which the wrist computer could almost become a part of their clothing.
Of course, Lin Xinghai liked it a lot, especially when this gadget was “free”.
After fiddling with it for half an hour and familiarizing himself with the various functions of the wrist computer, Lin Xinghai then registered a virtual account and sent a friend request to Roger.
The request was accepted in less than three seconds. Roger quickly sent a message, “We are going to buy mecha tomorrow, do you want to come and watch?”
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Author Notes:
Regarding the voting for single and multiple female protagonists, the statistical results were out.
184 people voted for single female protagonists, and 177 people supported multiple female protagonists (the data was compiled by the moderator “Sickness”)
This result, to be honest, surprised me a little. That was not a big gap in the number of supporters between the two sides.
Of course, depending on the final result, the next plot would have a single female protagonist. You can probably tell who the female protagonist is.
In addition, consider that more than 40% of readers support multiple female protagonists.
If the book exceeds 2 million words, I will consider adding a second female protagonist.
If it exceeds 3 million words, there will be a third female protagonist.
What if… Cough! There won’t be so many what-ifs. It would be impossible to write so many words in this book.