Ninth class citizen

Chapter 348 Stroking the Tiger's Whiskers

Jelly Dumpling had already imprinted the information of everyone at the welcome party into Nan Rong's brain, and she figured out the relationship between Tiffany and Yuan Tianli.

Childhood sweethearts, childhood sweethearts?
After they replaced the chip, they turned their backs on us.

Nan Rong felt sorry for Miss Tiffany.

But Tian Li isn't the type to dwell on these things. Such deliberate actions are hard for her not to overthink.

“That’s no excuse for her to offend you.” Tian Li glanced at her. “And right now, someone does need to step forward first. As for why, you can figure it out yourself.”

Nan Rong's brain was working at high speed, extracting relevant content from the experiences and discussions of other students he had seen in the library and putting it into practice.

"To make an example of someone and establish my authority?" she asked.

"Not too stupid," Tian Li nodded.

"The Holmes family ranks second among the nine great families, and your aunt is one of them. They won't do anything to you today, but they certainly won't let me off the hook," Nan Rong said.
"So once we deal with this wave, no one should dare to mess with me again. Many things will then fall into place naturally, and we'll achieve twice the result with half the effort."

"Not bad." Tian Li rarely praised her, then casually tossed out a sentence: "In that case, I'll leave this matter to you to handle."

The next morning, Nan Rong boarded the spaceship bound for Sleipnir.

This planet is named after Master Sleipnir, the first ninth-order evolution leader in the cosmos, and the Federal Gene Optimization Academy is located on it.

After watching the live stream, Ms. Patricia contacted Nan Rong to inquire about her future plans, claiming that the doors of the Federal Gene Optimization Academy would always be open to her.

Nan Rong did not agree to go back to school directly.

"During this period in the Chaotic Starfield, although there were many twists and turns, after integrating the completely different purification and synthesis system here, I feel that my understanding of gene optimization has been improved."

This statement is partly true and partly false. The skill improvement is certainly real, but it's not due to the haphazardly cobbled-together, half-baked genetic optimization level in the Chaotic Starfield. Rather, it's due to a deeper understanding of cosmic energy and the "Basic Secret Texts" he saw in the library.

There was also the hardworking Jelly Dumpling. Its abilities rose along with Nan Rong's strength. During the return journey on the warship, it had already copied all the information on gene optimization in the history of human development, including but not limited to formulas, secrets, etc., whether they belonged to the Federation's collection or were privately owned by aristocratic families, and written them all into Nan Rong's mind.

The high-dimensional body she reshaped in the core of the universe is vastly different from the previous one, with an astonishingly large brain capacity. Even if all the data from the entire lower-dimensional plane were imprinted into it, it would only occupy a space the size of a pinhead.

So after integrating and applying her knowledge, she has a completely new understanding of the discipline of gene optimization and is eager to find a well-equipped place to conduct experiments.

Ms. Patricia has promised her that once she arrives at the Gene Optimization Institute, she will arrange a separate Gene Optimizer certification exam for her.

This is not unprecedented.

Every one or two years, the Capital Star Circle organizes an additional special test, in addition to the regular federal certification exam, which is limited to a small number of recommended candidates.

The difficulty of the supplementary test is only about one-tenth of that of the unified test. Even so, the pass rate of those recommended candidates is less than 30%.

Such additional tests also exist in other federal certification exams. The purpose is simple: to allow mediocre children from aristocratic families to obtain lower-level certification qualifications, ensuring their smooth promotion to citizenship and thus escaping the fate of being assigned to a ninth-class planet.

This practice is already an established norm within the Federation's upper echelons, and all the major and minor families in the capital constellation benefit from it; no one would be so tactless as to raise any objections. Ms. Patricia has the privilege of determining the time and place for this year's additional test.

So after Nan Rong set off, many people received the relevant notice and rushed to Sleipnir. The originally relatively empty shipping lane suddenly became lively.

Nan Rong was traveling in the C101 high-energy warp speed spaceship. On its silver-blue streamlined hull, a complex ancient Chinese character for "heaven" was prominently painted, signifying that this was a spaceship belonging exclusively to the Tian family.

With this mark, the spaceship can travel freely throughout the Federation and enjoy various privileges such as priority access to ports, priority resupply, and dedicated shipping lanes.

Sleipnir is located directly east of the capital star circle, separated from Glory Star by only one large star field. At the speed of the C101 high-energy warp drive, it would only take two jumps to reach it.

After the first warp jump, there was a one-hour rest period. The imperial servants who accompanied the ship brought Nan Rong a sumptuous meal.

These are all Nan Rong's favorite foods, especially the Blue Snow Crab sashimi from the Ice Mist Star Twilight Sea, which is sweet and delicious, making it irresistible.

Under the watchful eyes of several waiters, she slowly ate half a plate of crab sashimi before sighing, putting down her cutlery, and looking up at the waiters.

They all wore polite smiles and bowed slightly at just the right moment, avoiding direct eye contact with her. They appeared respectful yet not obsequious, displaying the demeanor of servants from a prominent family.

She watched quietly for a while, then suddenly smiled.

"What should I do?" she said softly. "This Trisian Sea Dragon venom, which comes from the Twilight Sea and is said to be fatal with just half a gram, doesn't seem to have any effect on me."

Even the most potent toxins from lower dimensions cannot harm this higher-dimensional body.

It is colorless and odorless, and does not diminish the taste of the crab sashimi, but it still affected Nan Rong's dining mood.

Before she could finish speaking, the waiters' expressions all changed.

"Attack her together! Kill her with all your might!" someone shouted fiercely.

"Sigh." Nan Rong frowned slightly and gently shook her finger, and those people were frozen in place in various poses, unable to move.

The sound of orderly footsteps rang out, and a squad of heavily armed soldiers rushed in.

The leading officer was an acquaintance—Colonel Yuan Hong, the commander of the Second Division of the Central Army.

The Central Army has always been the direct line of the imperial family, and Colonel Yuan's attitude towards Nan Rong is completely different from before.

He didn't look at the few frozen servants, but immediately gave Nan Rong a very standard military salute, then stood at attention with his hands at his sides, waiting for her instructions.

"Take him away," Nan Rong said calmly. "Although there's not much to interrogate, the procedures still need to be followed."

"Yes, sir!" Colonel Yuan responded, waving his hand lightly. The soldiers rushed forward like wolves, providing them with a one-stop service, including dismantling weapons, removing poison sacs, and putting on energy-blocking rings, before dragging the person out.

Half an hour later, the spaceship began its jump and entered warp space.