Zhuge Heng had said it.
Fang Xin’s parents discovered a substance that could alter genes with minimal cost.
Therefore, the car accident that caused their deaths was shrouded in conspiracy.
Now, as far as Fang Xin knew, there must be a mastermind hiding behind it.
Fang Xin’s thoughts returned to Chu Xinyao’s message.
Chu Xinyao most likely saw this message from her father.
And she told Fang Xin to be extra careful, which meant the incoming situation was not good.
Fang Xin replied to Chu Xinyao, “Next time we meet, I’ll treat you to a big meal!”
“I’ll remember that! Oh, you came in first in the placement test, and my dad praised you for being excellent. Also, we agreed before that after your midterm test, there’s a holiday, and my dad wants to invite you to our house as a guest to thank you for saving me earlier!”
“No problem! I’m going to take a shower now!”
“Okay! It’s getting cold, remember to dress warmly, eat on time, and remember to chat with me when you’re free!”
After replying to the message, Fang Xin went to take a shower.
At six in the afternoon, Shi Tailang had already started preparing for hotpot in his dorm room.
All sorts of ingredients were ready.
This guy even managed to get a huge iron gourd from somewhere, filled to the brim with wine.
Fang Xin, Bai Yulin, and Shen Yu drank beer, while Zhang Yaozu and Li Bao'er drank juice.
Shi Tailang, holding the iron gourd full of white wine, took a huge gulp, making “ton-ton-ton” sounds.
Seeing everyone so surprised, Shi Tailang’s childhood friend, Zhang Yaozu, explained, “Don’t be surprised, everyone. This Fatty has a great tolerance for alcohol. It’s an old family tradition. Moreover, he has an S-rank Boxing Talent before drinking, and an SS-rank Boxing Talent after drinking.”
Seeing everyone surprised, Shi Tailang held the wine gourd and said, “Outside, I might be a big brother, but in front of you all, I’m a little brother, especially in front of Xin Ge and Sister Bao’er. Then I’m even a little brother among little brothers.”
Bai Yulin asked curiously, “Xin Ge, you’re so strong, your parents or family elders must also be very strong, right?”
Zhang Yaozu nudged Bai Yulin’s knee under the table and winked, signaling him not to speak carelessly.
Fang Xin clearly sensed this but still smiled and said, “My parents are gone. I’m an orphan.”
“I’m sorry, Xin Ge!” Bai Yulin quickly said.
Fang Xin said indifferently, “Oh, what’s there to be sorry about? Otherwise, how do you think I got so strong? As the old saying goes, if you’re not an orphan, how can you be a protagonist?”
Seeing Fang Xin like this, the others also smiled.
“Eat! Eat!” Shi Tailang continued.
The meal was harmonious, and everyone got to know each other a bit.
After dinner, Xiao Lu sent a message in the group: the class schedule had been arranged. Everyone remember to check their respective schedules, as the mentors are different due to different awakened Talents, so everyone’s courses are naturally a bit different.
Among each person’s Talents, the strongest one is called the Main Talent, and training here will lean towards the Main Talent.
In addition to Talent courses, there are also courses like combat tactics, and besides that, there are many miscellaneous courses on geography, humanities, and even secret codes for dealing with various forces.
Fang Xin took a look. His Strength Talent mentor was named Hua Cheng. Clicking on each mentor’s avatar would lead to their mentor account homepage, with evaluations from past students below.
He scrolled through Hua Cheng’s evaluations and found him to be a Strength-based expert with a Level 10 combat power. His physical body was incredibly strong, like a Buddhist Vajra, so his colleagues also called Hua Cheng “Hua Jingang.” Because he was the sixth child in his family, both the underworld and the legitimate world called him “Sixth Master Hua.”
He not only served as a mentor here but also as the leader of the Sixth Group of the Ninth Division. Past students affectionately called him “Sixth Brother Hua.” He was famously hot-tempered but also famously protective of his students and subordinates. Only he could touch his students and subordinates; if anyone dared to touch them without reason, he would be the first to rush forward and fight.
Fang Xin scrolled through and found that his several secondary professions also had courses scheduled. The intensity of the courses varied according to the Talent level.
Slightly fewer than the Strength-based courses were the Perception-based courses. The Perception-based mentor was a super beauty named Cheng Bingqing. The evaluations of Cheng Bingqing from past students were uniformly just two words: “Goddess.”
The Light Element Talent mentor column was empty. New students whose Main Talent was Light Element Talent were almost forcibly monopolized by the Church, and all Light Element experts were also in the Church.
The Mental Talent mentor was an Old Lady, wearing square-rimmed glasses. In the photo, she was also knitting a sweater. Even through the photo, Fang Xin could feel a chilling unease from being stared at by her.
The Old Lady’s real name was Sun Bijun, a Level 12 expert in Mental Talent. However, she was not originally from the Ninth Division. Her late husband was from the Ninth Division, so she was specially hired. The comments below were uniformly anonymous, calling her "Extinction Master," "inhumane," "cruel," "horrific," "nine deaths, one life," and so on.
Fang Xin looked through all the comments. Some even posted dozens of comments, totaling tens of thousands. Among these, fewer than a hundred comments praised the Old Lady, and any comment that did praise her was fiercely attacked by other anonymous users.
Just now, Fang Xin had thought that all the comments left by past seniors were good, but now it seemed that wasn't the case.
Bai Yulin held his phone, “The sky has fallen, brothers! Did any of you get scheduled for Extinction Master’s class?”
Shi Tailang had just taken a sip of wine and sprayed it out upon hearing this, laughing gleefully, “Old Bai, you’re doomed, hahahaha!”
“Me too!” Fang Xin interjected.
“You two are both doomed, hahahaha!” Shi Tailang let out a very punchable laugh. “Xin Ge, that Old Lady doesn’t care about your Talent or your ranking in the placement test. She has a bad temper towards everyone equally. Old Bai, Xin Ge, I will often remember you two and burn incense and paper for you, hahahaha!”
Bai Yulin hugged Fang Xin, “Xin Ge, we are now brothers in misfortune!”
Fang Xin patted Bai Yulin’s back, “Xiao Bai, you might have misunderstood. Mental Talent is just my secondary Talent. It’s not a big problem if I don’t go to this class! As long as I have full attendance for my Main Talent courses, it’s fine!”
Bai Yulin grinned simply, “Xin Ge, you can skip other non-Main Talent classes, and the mentors will turn a blind eye, but don’t even think about skipping Extinction Master’s class! Forget about skipping, for her class, you must arrive five minutes early. If you dare to be late, you won’t have a good time!”
“Really? Is it true?”
Bai Yulin said listlessly, “My uncle was her student. He had the same idea as you back then. He’s over forty now, and it’s been more than twenty years since he graduated. Even seeing an Old Lady knitting a sweater makes him nervous.”
Fang Xin looked at the Old Lady in the photo and, deep down, was still somewhat unconvinced, planning to see for himself if it was really that spooky.
Scrolling down the class schedule.
The Beast Taming Department mentor’s name was not listed, just a big question mark. After clicking on the question mark avatar, many comments had just been posted.
“Is anyone there? I heard this mysterious mentor is the Palace Master of the Ten Thousand Beasts Palace? Is it true or false? Is there anyone with eighteen centimeters who can tell me if it’s true?”
“Don’t listen to rumors. Would someone of the Palace Master of the Ten Thousand Beasts Palace’s status come here to be a mentor?”
“The 'knowledgeable' guy upstairs, don’t show off your IQ. I have reliable information. This mysterious mentor really is the Palace Master of the Ten Thousand Beasts Palace! A student from the Ninth Division has a very awesome Beast Taming Talent, which even the Old Palace Master of the Ten Thousand Beasts Palace took a liking to. The Palace Master of the Ten Thousand Beasts Palace came to teach to make connections!”
“Damn, it’s the Ninth Division again. Which big shot is it? Does anyone know?”
“I don’t know that, but anyway, everyone who managed to get a class with the Palace Master of the Ten Thousand Beasts Palace is benefiting from this person’s glory! The school is using this opportunity to let us freeload the Palace Master of the Ten Thousand Beasts Palace’s courses!”
“Thanks to this big shot from the Ninth Division!”
“Who in the Ninth Division ranked high in the placement test and whose Main Talent is Beast Taming Talent?”
“It seems Ku Cha’r Ge’s Main Talent is Beast Taming Talent!”
“Now that you mention it, it’s true. Someone asked Ku Cha’r Ge, and he just smiled and neither answered nor refused! But his expression probably means it’s him!”
“Holy crap! Ku Cha’r Ge has such a background?”
“Now that I think about it, it’s not surprising that he’s the Red Underpants War God!”
“But Ku Cha’r Ge was so awesome on the battlefield, why didn’t he make it into the top three in this placement test?”
“You don’t understand, do you? As the saying goes, the gun shoots the bird that sticks its head out, and the most prominent tree in the forest is always destroyed by the wind. Ku Cha’r Ge did this to start low and rise high, to hide and develop for a while, and then surprise everyone with something big.
Besides, Beast Taming Talent is a late-game power. Like Fang Xin, who is first, he has Strength Talent. Strength Talent, this Mangfu Talent, is basically an unsolvable existence in the early game! This is also the main reason he could get first place!”
“Holy crap! I just asked Ku Cha’r Ge, and his family really does have a connection with the Ten Thousand Beasts Palace! Ku Cha’r Ge let it slip during dinner that his current fierce beasts were given to him by the Ten Thousand Beasts Palace!”
“Thanks, Ku Cha’r Ge! You let us freeload courses from a terrifying existence like the Palace Master of the Ten Thousand Beasts Palace!”
“Ku Cha’r Ge is awesome!”
Fang Xin read through the post.
He couldn't help but shake his head.
This fake Ku Cha’r Ge really liked to impersonate others.