Ninth class citizen

Chapter 399 Five Advances to Six

"His intelligence and perception were both over 100 even without the use of gene optimizers, and he became a fifth-level gene optimizer at the age of 25. According to reliable sources, in recent years he has been able to stably synthesize gene optimizers below the third-level C grade, with a minimum success rate of 2.8 to 1."

Nan Rong remembered that she and Evelyn had once researched Lord Sibio's background. The reason was that he had been Evelyn's blind date.

However, Nan Rong entered the interdimensional rift before the result was in sight, and when she came out, everything had changed.

Although Evelyn is only at the fourth rank, her abilities are actually stronger than many fifth-rank individuals currently in the meta. However, Master Albertine's requirements are quite strict, so she can only proceed steadily and gradually climb the ranks.

Because of her high-level certification, she has now returned to Sleipnir with Master Albertini, hoping to find a chance to bring the two of them together and see if there's any destiny between them?
The second and third most popular names are both citizens of the Delin Federation, one of whom is a materials science tutor for the first-year group at the Federation's Gene Optimization Academy.

There are five popular candidates for the top six to seven spots, with a familiar face still at the top of the list.

Hei Mukan. His personal abilities were already strong, otherwise he wouldn't have been hired as a tutor in potion synthesis. But his current position as number one on the list is also inseparable from the support of the forces behind him.

These tricks were no match for the jelly dumplings. Nan Rong lost interest after a few glances.

"You place a bet on me too," she lazily ordered. "I'll bet that I can advance all the way from level five to level eight. As for the money, how about a billion Cowens?"

The person who can set up such a large-scale gambling game across the entire StarNet is certainly not an ordinary person.

While the amount of 10 billion Cowan was large, it wouldn't have alarmed the head of the Childe family. However, because the accompanying betting requirements were not in the original betting game, it was reported immediately.

"Second Young Master, do you think we should accept this?" the butler asked the person in front of him respectfully.

"Advancing directly from the fifth rank to the eighth rank?" Felix Child smiled and shook his head: "There's never been a precedent in history—this is money delivered to our door, how can we refuse it?"

"But she is, after all, His Majesty the President's fiancée," the butler whispered a reminder.

"The President's influence is certainly considerable, but ensuring her advancement to the sixth rank is already the limit," Felix sneered. "Do you think advancement to the eighth rank is such a simple matter? If it could truly be manipulated, why hasn't a single one been promoted over the years?"

"Young Master is wise," the butler bowed and said. "Then I will give the order immediately—but how should the odds be set?"

The second young master glared at him: "Of course, the higher the better, that way we can attract more fools, understand?"

The betting results were immediately relayed to Nan Rong by Jelly Dumpling.

"Nine point eight seven?" Nan Rong laughed. "That's great news."

The new betting odds were immediately pinned to the top, sparking heated discussions among countless netizens.

"Even someone who's obsessed with money wouldn't dare place a bet like that. No matter how high the odds are, it'll all be for nothing!" "But that's Ms. Nan. With His Majesty the President's support, no one would dare object to her being listed as an eighth-rank official, right?"

"In the more than 6,000 years of the Nova Era, no one has ever been able to skip three levels and advance directly to the eighth level. What do you take gene optimizers for?"

"Hey, I definitely won't bet. But think about it, if she really succeeds this time, who will still believe in the ranks of gene optimizers in the future?"

"The Gene Optimizers Association is an independent academic institution, not subject to federal control. Unless it's wartime, no one listens to the president's orders. How could they possibly do something like this just to curry favor?"

"Is everyone misunderstanding His Majesty the President? He's not the kind of person who's blinded by lust, is he?"

"He didn't even spare his own aunt and cousin; isn't that being blinded by lust?"

"What do you know! Ms. Nan is our potion synthesis instructor. Her talent and ability in gene optimization are unmatched. Although it's hard to say whether she can reach the eighth rank, she can definitely reach the seventh rank with ease. I'm writing this as proof!"

"Where did this 'cleaning up monster' come from? Let grandpa teach you a lesson. No matter how talented a gene optimizer is, no one is born with innate knowledge! Ms. Nan is only eighteen years old. Even if she is the chosen one, she still has to take it one step at a time. No one can advance to the eighth rank before the age of forty!"

"The person upstairs has hit the nail on the head: age! Of the three ninth-order evolution leaders in the Federation's history, which one advanced to the eighth order before the age of fifty?"

“I just checked, and even His Majesty Sleipnir, the Federation’s first evolution leader, only became an eighth-order gene optimization master at the age of fifty-five!”

"Aren't you all too dogmatic? You should know that the current advancement system was originally created by His Majesty Sleipnir himself. In other words, there was no smooth path to advancement before that. If he were to return to the present, he might have advanced decades earlier!"

Nan Rong didn't see these discussions. After breakfast, she went directly to the examination hall, which was the Federal Gene Optimization Academy.

To host this triennial competition, the college temporarily suspended classes for a week, and all teaching buildings and synthesis laboratories were requisitioned as examination venues.

Nevertheless, due to the large number of participants in the fifth to sixth level competitions, the academy's more than nine thousand synthesis stations were still far too few.

However, this is not a problem unique to this certification exam; the exam administration committee has extensive experience in handling such issues.

The exam is divided into two levels: a preliminary exam and a final exam. Only candidates who pass the preliminary exam will have the opportunity to go up to the synthesis stage.

The initial test used a simulation testing method, but instead of entering the simulation cabin, participants used a neck collar-style holographic access device sponsored by the Miao Empire to directly log into the virtual test network.

This test network is still connected to the central AI of the Delin Federation, and the data will also be transmitted to the central AI databases of the Mio Empire and the Kungu Empire for auxiliary review to ensure the fairness and impartiality of the results.

The preliminary test, conducted in a virtual network, also consists of two parts: a written test and a virtual practice. The written test covers a wide range of topics, and each question is challenging, requiring considerable effort to answer. It is several levels more difficult than the Level 5 certification questions.

For example, consider this question: "Changze Star is an asteroid in the southwestern corner of the Delin Federation, 50,000 light-years away from the giant star Tiral. In the year 3120 of the Nova Calendar, people first set foot on Changze Star and discovered a large number of animal remains, of which 229 types could be used as genetic optimization materials. Which of these can be used as a substitute for a third-order universal gene stabilizer? And explain the principle behind it."