Ninth class citizen

Chapter 222 It doesn’t matter if you are useless

As the only gene optimizer in the institute who could synthesize the second-order gene optimization liquid, Zhang Lai became the darling of the institute leaders. No one cared whether he was slacking off at work or watching the show lazily.

Zhang Laizhi worked diligently this week and taught the contestants everything he knew, sharing his experiences gained over the years thoroughly without keeping anything to himself.

Any child who attends classes continuously and is studious will benefit greatly and should get a satisfactory report card in today's competition.

He watched the familiar faces walk into the extraction rooms, and then realized that the smartest and most studious one was missing.

"Donte." He muttered to himself, and after a quick search, he saw him on the split screen that popped up.

"Pharmaceutical synthesis laboratory?" Zhang Lai was slightly surprised, but when he thought about the questions about pharmaceutical synthesis that Tang Te asked him, he felt that there was nothing difficult to understand.

He must have tried it many times behind the scenes, so his understanding of some issues is so profound.

It's very similar to who I used to be. I faced challenges again and again, and even if I never succeeded, I never thought of giving up.

"Come on!" Zhang Lai couldn't help but cheer him on.

Only after that did he notice another girl who chose potion synthesis.

He had black hair and black eyes, and a cold expression, and it seemed that he didn't take the event in front of him seriously.

It was Nan Rong, the all-around player of Hilo Star Hua.

Zhang Lai would naturally pay attention to this genius who passed the second-level certification with full marks.

But she only came to the class on the first day, and immersed herself in the raw liquid extraction room, and did not ask him a single question until she left.

After that, he simply never showed up in his class again.

He is arrogant and not humble.

Zhang Lai could understand that as an all-around athlete, she would have to take other events into consideration, but she would definitely not feel very comfortable about it.

To be honest, he doesn't think there are any all-rounders in this world.

It is already difficult to be an expert in one field. To be an all-rounder? That means you are not good at anything.

It's a pity that she was born with such talent. If I also had such talent, how could I stop at the fourth level?

But potion synthesis cannot be accomplished simply by relying on talent.

It is the lessons learned bit by bit from countless failures, the scars left by struggling in the darkness with no way forward in sight, it is the pain of being looked down upon day after day and watching the faint fire gradually go out, it is the vine of hope that grows from the ashes, slowly piecing together the broken heart, and the courage to stand up again.

These experiences, which are unique to low-level genetic optimizers with limited talents, are completely unimaginable to talented players like Nan Rong, and they are absolutely impossible for him to empathize with.

Zhang Lai firmly believes that the vast universe is fair to everyone.

Just like now, he has turned bad times into good times, sitting here peacefully, watching the showdown between the hardworking genius and the purely talented players.

And he can also accurately predict the outcome of Tang Te and Nan Rong in this event. 90 minutes is too short, especially for those novices.

Each person can only try to synthesize the potion three times at most. Tang Te might succeed once, but Nan Rong would never succeed.

But if such a failure can make her realize her own shortcomings, it may not be a bad thing.

Dominic, holding a cup of tea that was a specialty of the planet Shiloh, walked leisurely in front of Madam Huayin.

"I didn't even know you were interested in this trivial liquid extraction."

Hua Yin raised her eyes and glanced at him with a half-smile: "Don't be so pretentious here. There are few people with talent in genetic optimization, and even fewer who can be trained. If you really don't like anyone, then thank God - the door is just in front, go out and take a walk, don't waste time here!"

Dominic rubbed his nose in dismay and slid over to Carley's side. As soon as the latter saw him coming, he immediately closed the virtual screen in front of him, looking as if he was facing a great enemy.

"Why are you so nervous?" Dominic said unhappily, "Alright, alright, there's nothing to watch in this kind of competition. Come with me and take a look around and meet those students from before."

"I'm busy." Kali flatly refused: "With you here, who would choose our capital Xingwu? I don't want to make a wasted trip just to serve as a foil for your Delin University."

"Hey, how can I talk to my former mentor?" Dominic sighed and looked into his eyes: "Think about it carefully, little Cali will not reject me, right?"

Melissa didn't care about the two people who suddenly got up and left.

“Look, Auntie.” She pointed at Nan Rong standing on the synthesis table with great interest: “Her hands are so steady!”

Ms. Patricia smiled and clapped her hands: "Of course I trust your vision, otherwise I wouldn't have to make such a trip in person."

Melissa hugged her arms and smiled, narrowing her eyes: "I thought that my aunt came all the way here because she missed me!"

"All of them, all of them." Ms. Patricia smiled and said, "By the way, I heard that your fiancé is coming to Mianluo Star to visit you? How is it? Are you happy?"

"That's just talk." Melissa's smile faded. "I don't know if it can be done yet. You know that the Ji family's military products are all over the federation. They are usually very busy. How can they have time to go to such a remote ninth-class planet?"

Patricia's eyes flashed with understanding. "I've met Ji Zhong. He's a very calm kid, and one of the best young people of this generation. I was worried before that you had high standards and might not be able to accept someone like him. But now from what you said, it seems that you still have some expectations for him. I'm relieved."

“Aunt!” Melissa’s face instantly turned red, and she blinked and changed the subject: “You should take a good look at Nan Rong. Hey, in such a short time, she has already entered the stage of mixing the ice mixture!”

Patricia glanced casually at the screen, and her eyes were suddenly attracted.

To be honest, there was no need for her to come down and watch a competition of this level in person. This trip to Xiluo Star was just for fun, and she came to see her niece who was undergoing training.

As for the guy named Nan Rong, it doesn’t matter even if he is useless. As long as Melissa likes him, giving him an admission spot is nothing.

However, watching him stirring the carburized diamond rod at this moment, it seemed that he was too relaxed and at ease, and the ice-water mixture under the rod was too docile and obedient, slowly solidifying along the trajectory of the "stable" pattern - this did not look like a newly-entered second-level materials expert at all, but rather like a high-level genetic optimizer who had been immersed in this field for many years.

From the time the competition officially started until now, Ms. Patricia sat up straight for the first time and watched Nan Rong's movements carefully.

"Although the stability pattern is only a basic pattern, it is a very special one among the low-level life patterns." She said slowly.