Ninth class citizen

Chapter 44 More than a Talent

There really isn't anything to be mined in the environment of the Double Ring Desert Star, so let's quickly find another place for Nan Rong!

I think teacher Melissa wouldn't mind this in order to see the students' true level, right?

Several instructors in the college inadvertently winked at the teacher who was controlling the simulated environment.

He had already received the hard order sent by President Xin through the wrist terminal and was trying to make adjustments, but was suddenly surprised to find that the system operation was locked by a higher authority.

This was a situation that should never have happened. The operating teacher pressed his temple and shook his head at Xin Kejian.

The latter immediately understood what was going on, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and his eyes turned to the big screen again.

The enlarged image showed Nan Rong's movements clearly.

Most of her arms were submerged in the sand, and were trembling slightly at a certain frequency. Perhaps she was too bored and had to use this method to entertain herself while waiting for the test to be over?
Melissa's eyes were fixed on Nan Rong's arm, looking at him intently and fascinatedly.

Vice President Lin once again cast an inquiring look at Dean Xin, who simply shook his head because he didn't know what else he could do.

At this moment, the peaceful scene in the picture suddenly changed.

Nan Rong leaped upward at an unimaginable speed, and the yellow sand on the ground slowly changed color.

Countless palm-sized beetles emerged from under the sand, covering the sand within a radius of more than ten meters in silver-white.

In the monitoring room, everyone's eyes widened in surprise, and the sound of people gasping for air was heard continuously.

"Hiss! Isn't that a second-level alien beast, the Frostcrawler?"

"Oh my god, how come there are so many of these in the simulated plant picking class!"

"The core of the frost crawler is indeed a rare material, but once this thing appears, it comes in a whole nest. It's a nightmare to encounter it!"

Some instructors also rushed to the operating teacher and said, "There must be something wrong with the system. Please control it quickly. It will be bad if it affects the students!"

"Yes." The other instructors also came to their senses: "Although it is a simulation system, it is also directly connected to the mental power. If the death is too tragic, it may cause depression at the very least, and it may even cause mental power to run wild at the worst. You have to solve it as soon as possible!"

The operating teacher moved his fingers very quickly and input a series of instructions on the virtual screen in front of him, but in the end they were of no use at all.

"The system is down." He stood up dejectedly. "I can't help her. Sorry."

No one paid attention to the teacher's apology, because everyone's attention was attracted by Nan Rong in the picture.

At this moment she had landed lightly on the ground, stepping on the hard shell of the frost crawler on the ground.

The characteristic of this second-level monster is that it will rush forward, surround its prey, and eat it all up, leaving nothing behind even the skeleton.

Some soft-hearted instructors have already turned their heads away, unable to bear to see the miserable state of their students that followed.

But the actual scene took everyone by surprise.

Those frost crawlers were still crawling, but after Nan Rong landed, they all stopped and stood still.

"It seems that although there is a problem with the system, it is not serious." Xin Kejian's heart was relieved. Now he was not in the mood to think about saving face in front of Melissa. As long as his students could complete the test and leave the simulation cabin, nothing else mattered.

"It's okay." The other instructors also breathed a sigh of relief: "As long as the person is fine, it's just a small test. It doesn't matter if there is no score."

As soon as he finished speaking, the credits in the upper right corner of the screen suddenly increased.

The monitoring hall does not have voice, and the system prompts are converted to text and appear in
"Successfully identify collectible materials, increase assessment credits by 2 points."

"Collection score: 100, evaluation: perfect. Increase assessment credits by 3 points."

"Collection score: 100, evaluation: perfect. Increase assessment credits by 3 points."

The text on the screen scrolled upwards line by line, soon covering most of the screen.

The monitoring hall fell silent in an instant, and everyone focused on Nan Rong's actions.

She squatted on the ground, picked up a frost crawler with her left hand, and used the standard material knife provided by the simulation system with her right hand to gently pick along an almost invisible crack on the insect's back. The carapace trembled and opened most of it, revealing a pink round dorsal core covered with a gelatinous film.

With a slight flick of the knife tip, the round core popped out lightly and fell into the storage box on the ground.

This storage box is adapted to the environment by the simulation system, and specific spaces have been reserved for the most common frost crawlers on the double-ringed desert star.

The inside of the space is filled with a thick, cheese-like liquid. The pink dorsal core is mixed with other green, milky yellow, light blue, and lavender dorsal cores, floating in the white liquid, which looks extremely pleasing to the eye.

"Collection score: 100, evaluation: perfect. Increase assessment credits by 3 points."

"Are those frost crawlers still alive?" asked a mentor.

Xin Kejian glanced at Melissa. A smile was on her lips and her lake green eyes were sparkling. She stared at Nan Rong's movements without blinking, looking very pleased.

"It must have been when the system went wrong and got stuck. That happened to be a good thing for Nan Rong," said another instructor.

"It's not a bargain." Xin Kejian shook his head. "What we tested was picking, so the danger was an accident. Nan Rong was able to accurately identify the frost crawler, which he should have learned in the second grade, and was able to perfectly extract its dorsal core. It's not easy."

To be honest, there are many kinds of available materials in the starry sea, including plants, minerals, exotic animals, and star beasts, which are difficult to count. However, human energy is limited. Even the greatest genetic optimizer cannot try them one by one, even in a simulated environment.

However, few people are willing to challenge frost-crawler-like alien creatures that live in groups in high temperature environments, whether in reality or in the simulation cabin. As a result, the instructors in the simulation cabin actually have no experience in collecting materials themselves.

So, if it were them now, it would be unlikely that they would get a perfect evaluation.

"There are three key points to extracting the core of a frost crawler." Melissa suddenly spoke up. "First, the core can only be extracted from a living insect. It is useless if it is already dead. Second, the position and technique of cutting the carapace cannot be wrong. Third, the outer membrane of the core is very soft and thin, so you must be gentle when removing it to avoid breaking it."

"That's why, even though the Frostcrawler is a Tier 2 Exotic Beast, the difficulty of obtaining its materials is notoriously high, almost as high as that of Tier 4 and Tier 5 Exotic Beasts."

Vice Principal Lin interjected at the right time: "So according to Professor Melissa, this student is still a promising talent?"

"More than just a promising talent?" Melissa shook her head, as if she wanted to say something else, but swallowed it back.

(End of this chapter)