Pretending to be a genius starts with the civilization advancement assessment.

Chapter 180 Target, Rule Domain

In a large settlement on the central plains, a child playing by chance looked up and pointed at the strange, moving black shadow in the sky, asking curiously, "Mommy, what's that? A black shooting star?"

His mother looked up, her face instantly turning deathly pale. The water jug ​​in her hand crashed to the ground. She grabbed her child tightly in her arms, trembling all over, unable to utter a single word.

In a survivor camp built around a stadium on the West Coast, the crowd in the square was drawn to the dark trail that pierced the clear sky. After a brief silence, a huge panic and commotion erupted.

"Is it a new monster?!"

"My God! What is that?!"

"Is it coming towards us? Run!"

Governor Norton and all the high-ranking officials looked rather pale.

They were well aware that this went far beyond "eliminating threats"; it was a naked declaration of power directed at the entire nation.

It is telling every living person on this land who holds the absolute power of life and death.

As for the chicken used as a warning to others, the fifteen large nests, along with the leader-level abyssal beasts entrenched within them, and the land within a radius of more than ten kilometers around them, were all completely erased from reality by the dark light cone at the same moment, turning into fifteen terrifying giant pits.

Lin Yi didn't pay attention to the outcome, as if the result was already predetermined the moment he made his move.

He simply raised his hand expressionlessly, and gently gestured towards the void.

The next moment, under the gaze of countless eyes, fifteen long rivers of crystal, led by the golden-patterned blue crystal, seemed to be summoned by an irresistible force, breaking through the air from fifteen distant directions.

They tore through the air, emitting a sharp shriek, and converged in the air to form a dazzling river of crystal light.

This river of light, like a ribbon made of star fragments, stretched across the sky and finally landed precisely in the open hatch of the Starburst Fighter in mid-air, flowing into its internal storage compartment.

The whole process took less than a minute.

The scene was dead silent.

After a few moments of silence, Governor Norton forced a smile and said to Lin Yi, "Principal Lin, this 'gift'...we..."

He wanted to say "gratitude" and "shock," but found that any words seemed so pale and ridiculous at this moment.

Finally, he sighed and said calmly, "America, I will remember your strength."

"Strength is for defeating enemies."

For the first time, Lin Yi's gaze truly fell on Norton's face, his eyes calm and unwavering. "I hope this relatively clean environment will allow the students at the Dongfeng branch to focus more on their studies. Knowledge is the true gift that Dongfeng brings."

Governor Norton trembled almost imperceptibly. "You're right. Please rest assured, America will do everything in her power to support Principal Zhou Yuxuan and all the work of the Dongfeng Branch School."

Lin Yi nodded, ignoring these powerful figures and leaving the scene entirely to Zhou Yuxuan, who remained calm and composed beside him.

He then strode towards the group of Dongfeng students who had finally recovered slightly from the great shock.

Facing these students with complex expressions, Lin Yi's suffocating aura subsided, and the omnipotent sphere on his shoulder also withdrew its destructive black lightning, returning to a calm silver-gray, floating quietly like an ordinary decoration.

He seemed to transform in an instant from a god who judged life and death back into a teacher who imparted knowledge and taught skills.

"Andrei, come on, lead the way to a place and see what confusions you Stardust-level beings are facing." Lin Yi directly called on them.

Andrei was jolted awake, pulled back to reality from his previous daze.

He quickly replied, "Principal, yes, yes, please come with me." The Q&A session lasted for about an hour.

His explanations remained insightful and to the point, his words simple yet profound.

However, upon hearing the principal's calm narration, Andrei and the others felt completely different.

Behind those seemingly ordinary words lies the absolute power that had just made a national leader bow his head.

Reverence is like a brand, deeply etched into their souls.

They listened more attentively than ever before, as if trying to chew and swallow every single word.

An hour later, Lin Yi decisively ended the instruction without any hesitation.

The Starburst fighter silently appeared beside him, and the hatch opened.

He didn't say a word of farewell, nor did he even glance at Governor Norton and the others again, before boarding the plane.

The hatch closed, the dark blue fighter jet shuddered slightly, and then, defying the laws of physics, it took off vertically, activated stealth mode, and disappeared into the azure sky as if it had never existed.

On his way back to Dongfeng Military Academy, Lin Yi closed his eyes and concentrated, holding a crystal in his hand, silently contemplating as he restored his source energy.

The framework of the Blue Star Community has been established, and overseas branch schools, like seeds, have been sown in various countries that still have the strength to resist.

A long-term influence mechanism that combines merit-based incentives, cultural promotion, and military support has begun to slowly begin to turn.

The system has been established. The next step is to rely on time and the system's own strength to assimilate and integrate the system, gradually solidifying the foundation of Blue Star civilization in the "assessment".

"With the external framework largely in place and the minor details settled, it's time to fully refocus on ourselves."

Now, nearly five months have passed since the assessment began, and his understanding of the rules is 31.1%.

This progress is considered quite good in a rudimentary civilization, but compared to the true geniuses in the vast starry sea, it is not impressive.

Since obtaining the Purple Mist Space, Lin Yi has set his sights on the true geniuses who have shone brightly in the Pan-Spirit Alliance's genius battles.

Therefore, in his view, 31.1% progress is far from enough.

Lin Yi pondered silently.

"The next Genius Battle will begin soon, and among the top 1000, all of them possess domains. Among them, the strongest have multiple rule domains. According to the rules, it is more difficult to comprehend the rules as you go further. Mastering the first domain is the simplest and is also the threshold for becoming a 'genius'."

"In that case, try to force your rule comprehension to 100% before the civilization advancement assessment ends, and master the first level of rule domain. Although I didn't specifically look at the scoring rules at the time, I imagine that mastering the domain during the assessment period should result in a much higher score."

After all, a domain is a symbol of understanding the rules of a star field.

The star-domain level represents another fundamental leap in life forms, a starting point where individual will is deeply integrated with the underlying rules of the universe, enabling local "representation."

Therefore, in the endless sea of ​​stars, only those at the Star Domain level can be considered truly powerful.

By then, with him already halfway to the Star Domain level, Blue Star will truly have the qualifications to initially establish itself in the boundless star sea, fraught with danger and filled with powerful figures.

Rather than merely a "newborn" administrative star that has just emerged from its cradle and needs to rely entirely on the protection of the Starbound Forces dispatched by the Purple Gold Union.

(End of this chapter)