Ninth class citizen

Chapter 360 There are mountains beyond the mountains
At this point, Hei Mukan smiled again: "Facts speak louder than words. As long as Ms. Nan can prove in practice that the improved process is truly effective, then all doubts will naturally disappear."

"What if we can't do that?" Deng Hailun asked softly.

"Then we can only ask Minister Xia to thoroughly investigate, according to his authority, whether there were any leaks or omissions of questions before and after this certification assessment, and whether high-level hackers were used." Hei Mukan shrugged, not bothering to see Chairman Greg's somber face:

"Of course, I'm not saying that Your Excellency the Chairman would engage in favoritism or corruption, but because Ms. Nan's status is special, she is fully capable of hiring top-level hackers to do this kind of thing."

Sharp nodded and solemnly replied, "It's my duty, I will do my best."

Although the Federal Association of Gene Optimizers is an official organization, its members are all legitimate scientists, not pure bureaucrats or politicians, so there is not a clear boundary between superiors and subordinates.

Chairman Greg was not a strong-willed person, and Vice Chairman Patricia believed in Nan Rong's abilities, so the matter was settled in just a few words.

After that, everyone's attention turned back to the virtual screen.

In the fifth-level practical exam, the extraction of the original solution is no longer included; the focus of the assessment has shifted to reagent synthesis.

However, the test questions are not unique; instead, a choice is given.

You have three chances to synthesize any second-tier potion.

As for the stock solution needed to synthesize the reagent, you can prepare it in advance or use the stock solution provided at the examination venue.

However, the purity of the original solution provided in the examination room was exactly at the critical point of 50%, no higher.

There are no purity restrictions for self-prepared stock solutions, but they must be purified by the examinee themselves.

Just as each potion produced by a synthesis station has its information registered with a unique number, the same applies to the stock solution. If an discrepancy is found between the creator's and the actual product during the exam, it will be considered cheating.

This was specified in the exam syllabus, so Nan Rong prepared in advance.

Instead of using the unrecorded original solution she had purified in the Chaotic Starfield, she borrowed the purification room of the Federal Gene Optimization Academy and purified a new batch.

For Nan Rong, the second-tier potion was no longer a challenge.

She naturally chose the second-order gene optimizer. By the time everyone started paying attention to her, the preliminary preparations were already complete. Sensors were placed on her forehead, and the formal synthesis began.

Numerous mental energy grids appeared out of thin air, precisely separating different groups of refined molecules.

The onlookers stared wide-eyed.

"My God, how many mental energy grids are there? My eyes are blurry!"

"All the grids are exactly the same size and shape! How strong must her mental power be?"

"Wait, why didn't we find any other refined molecules floating outside? Could it be that the number of grid cells is exactly the same as the number of refined molecules? How is that possible?"

"Really? Is this something a human could do?"

"Good heavens, just synthesizing a second-order optimizer has caused such a huge commotion!"

"Why are those refined molecules different from the ones we usually see? They're larger, and the edges are fuller and clearer."

"This is not a good thing. Individual, highly refined molecules are very difficult to fuse. I think the pre-polymerization process wasn't done well. Hiss!"

The chatter in the room paused for a moment, then suddenly erupted into a frenzy. "My God! Am I seeing things? How come all the refined molecules are starting to fuse at the same time, and it looks incredibly smooth!" Deng Hailun rubbed her eyes frantically.

“You’re not mistaken.” Jose forced down his words, barely containing his shock. “There are no more refined molecules in sight; only active molecules remain.”

"I've lived long enough to see something incredible!"

"This has completely overturned my understanding of potion synthesis!"

"What level of optimizer is it if the molecular activation rate reaches 100% without even undergoing ion oscillation?"

"Wait a minute, is the grade of the potion the important thing? Even if Master Potter were resurrected, he wouldn't achieve such a high molecular activation rate, would he? And it's a one-time process?"

"This kind of mind control is simply terrifying!"

But there are dissenting voices as well.

For example, Hei Mukan crossed his arms and frowned slightly: "These mental energy grids are just pretty to look at, but the lines are too thin. They are good to look at but useless. They can't withstand a wave of ion oscillations."

This view is shared by some: "That's right. Without ion oscillation, a drug cannot achieve a qualitative leap. Even if the active molecules are highly active, the quality and efficacy cannot be guaranteed."

As if they had overheard the conversation between the two, at almost the same time, visible ripples appeared on the screen.

Of course, those weren't real ripples, but rather ion oscillations visible under a source energy microscope.

"See? Just as I thought." Hei Mukan shook his head, watching the thin, delicate, bright green mental energy grid lines slowly drifting in the ion oscillations, clearly about to break under the pressure.

"Ms. Nan's mind control skills must be a family trait from Campbell, right?" He turned to Patricia. "It's a pity she only seems to have grasped the basics. No matter how beautiful the framework is, it's useless if it can't withstand ionic oscillations."

Ms. Patricia ignored him. Her gaze remained fixed on the screen, and a slight smile suddenly appeared on her lips.

This puzzled Heimukan. When he turned around to look again, he found that the ion oscillation had stopped at some point.

The ion oscillations will eventually stop, that's not important. What's important is that those bright green mental energy grids, every single one of them, are completely intact.

The spiritual energy strands that make them up are still delicate. Now that they have stopped swaying, they have returned to rows and rows of neat and uniform small squares, which are very orderly.

The active molecules within the lattice shimmer with a thin, clear, milky-white glow, which is pleasing to the eye.

"One hundred percent active molecules, and it has passed the first ion oscillation." Sharp murmured, "What grade is this potion, exactly?"

No one answered him, because they all shared the same confusion.

"The second ion oscillation has begun!" someone exclaimed.

This time, no one spoke ill of anything. Even Heimukan himself was intently observing the tremor.

The intensity of the ion oscillation was twice that of the previous one, but although the mental energy grids were shaking incessantly, their resilience was unexpectedly strong, remaining as firm as ever despite the wind and waves.

When everything calmed down, the active molecules expanded again, and their surfaces faintly glowed with a golden light.

However, the next second, a sudden storm erupted before everyone's eyes.