Ninth class citizen

Chapter 392 The Gap Is So Big
One-third of the regular class students had not yet arrived, and Yu Lintang and Hayden had already stepped off the synthesis stage.

Their test results appeared on the academic affairs intranet immediately, and Nan Rong, Hei Mukan, Dean Xiong Ren, and Patricia could all see them clearly.

Yu Lin scored 8000 points with one second-order C-level gene optimizer and two second-order D-level gene optimizers; Tang Te synthesized three second-order D-level gene optimizers and scored 6000 points.

Hayden was the most impressive, as he produced a second-stage B-level gene optimizer and a second-stage C-level gene optimizer, achieving a total score of 12000 points.

For Nanrong, achieving this result was perfectly normal.

After using the Tier 3 A-grade gene optimizer, their intelligence, perception, and mental strength attributes have all approached 200. If they were a little bolder and more experienced, challenging Tier 3 wouldn't be difficult.

But others wouldn't think that way. Dean Xiong Ren's face was filled with disbelief. Being able to synthesize a second-tier gene optimizer meant that the three of them had reached the level of a fifth-tier gene optimizer in terms of potion synthesis.

There are also many fifth-tier gene optimizers who are actually not as good as them. In their lifetime, they probably will never even get a glimpse of high-level gene optimizers such as grade B or grade C.

A first-year student at level five? How come I didn't notice before? There are three such outstanding students in this year's freshmen?

Patricia thought a little more deeply than Xiong Ren. Because she had signed off on the acceptance letters for these three students, she had a clearer understanding of their original abilities.

What exactly did Nan Rong do to cause such a dramatic change in them in such a short period of time?
At this moment, she inevitably thought of the spiritual sea magic, and her gaze met that of Nan Rong, who nodded slightly.

Just as expected. Patricia's heart was filled with turmoil. In just half a month, someone could improve to this extent? Given time, would she also have a chance to advance to the eighth rank, or even higher?

Her heart was surging with emotions, while Hei Mukan, standing beside her, had a dark and unpleasant expression.

He stepped forward without ceremony and blocked Hayden and his two companions.

"Where's the potion you just synthesized? Hand it over immediately." He said coldly, "Do you know the consequences of cheating? Even a small quiz will result in punishment or expulsion—tell me the truth now, and I can help you apply for leniency."

Hayden and his two companions exchanged glances, all feeling utterly bewildered.

Yu Lin said solemnly, "The entire test was monitored by the central AI, and no one could tamper with the drug rating. For Instructor Heimu to say that is an insult to our character, and we will complain to the academy—you must apologize to us!"

"Ahem, I've received the complaint." Dean Xiong Ren squinted and walked over. "Perfect, let's get to the bottom of this in front of the Dean of Academic Affairs and me."

Hei Mukan didn't actually believe that anyone could cheat under the full monitoring of the central AI. But he was even more certain that these three people in front of him absolutely could not possibly possess the ability to synthesize second-tier advanced gene optimizers, let alone with such a high success rate!
If you purify ten portions of material into a stock solution, at least 30% to 40% will be lost, leaving only six to seven portions on the synthesis table.

Even now, I can only synthesize one or two second-order gene optimizers at most using the same materials, but I cannot guarantee that there will be a B-order one among them.

In other words, if the results just now were true, then at least their ability in potion synthesis is no less than ours—but how could that be!

So, after eliminating all the impossibilities, the only remaining possibility, no matter how impossible it may seem, is the most realistic conclusion—they must have cheated!

With Dean Xiong Ren speaking up, and Nan Rong nodding slightly at them, the three of them handed over the potions. "According to regulations, these potions should have been handed over anyway," Yu Lin said. "Please, Instructor Heimukan, carefully examine them to see if we've done anything wrong."

Hei Mukan sneered as he took all the gold crystal injections from the three men, and his gaze froze after sweeping them over.

"Second-order B-level gene optimizer. Manufacturer: Hayden Bran, Federally Certified First-order Botanist."

The entire string of text, when put together, is utterly absurd: When did a first-tier gene optimizer become able to synthesize a second-tier gene optimizer? And a B-grade one at that!

Hei Mukan's gaze finally settled on the long string of potion codes, carefully checking each value.

The regional code and the synthesizer code both match. And the synthesis time is today.

"Impossible," he muttered to himself. "It must be Nan Rong; she must have used some means to replace their medicine—"

Nan Rong's expression remained unchanged, but Hayden, standing beside her, reminded her, "Professor Heimu, the academy's synthesis lab is under full surveillance. You can access the campus network and review our synthesis process with your professor privileges."

"Ah, right, right~" Hei Mukan seemed to wake up from a dream. Just as he was about to log into the academic affairs network, the last batch of students in the regular class hurriedly arrived at the synthesis laboratory and were met with their mentor's cold and aloof face, completely different from his usual kind and approachable self.

They bowed to the crowd with cold expressions and quickly entered the synthesis platform.

But at the same time, more than ten students in the experimental class completed the synthesis of the potion. As they walked out, they ran into the students who were coming in.

"You're already finished?" The regular class students were astonished. "How could it be so fast? Did you run out of materials?"

Before he could finish speaking, some sharp-eyed people noticed the gold crystal injections that the students in the experimental class were holding.

Everyone has at least two, and some even have three.

Sang Pei was one of them. She synthesized one first-order D-level gene optimizer, plus two first-order E-level ones, and scored 1600 on the test. She felt that she had improved a lot compared to before, and was in a pretty good mood.

This is actually a common thought among the students in the experimental class, so they don't mind the rudeness of the students in the regular class.

"If I were you, I'd hurry up and go on stage," she kindly reminded him. "Didn't you see how Kuroki's expression is getting increasingly grim outside?"

The students in the lagging regular classes could no longer dwell on their own thoughts and rushed to the synthesis platform.

At that moment, everyone outside, except for Kim Kammur who was not a faculty member, saw the grades being added continuously on the academic affairs website.

The ten or so trainees who just came out, even the weakest among them, synthesized a Tier 1 F-grade gene optimizer. Their success rate was also quite high, with each trainee producing at least two doses.