Star Hunter.

Chapter 102 Grade A Gene

Inside his body, the chip-driven "experiments" were conducted time and time again, and Xilin endured increasingly severe pain each time. However, Xilin was happy because he knew this was not a bad thing. This was the most important opportunity he had encountered in the year or so since he was injected with the chip!

It's unclear how long this pain lasted, but suddenly a feeling of clarity washed over him, bringing an instant sense of relief. At the same time, the original dark red color on Xilin's body gradually faded until it disappeared, and Xilin appeared to have returned to normal.

After stretching his arms, Xilin felt great, very good. Even without being in a solidified state, he believed his current body was strong enough to withstand even stronger attacks.

He was well aware of his current state. Although the chip in his body had been activated to some extent this time, it was still in an incomplete state. However, Xilin was content. This opportunity allowed Xilin's genetic level to evolve once again after more than a year.

Grade A genes!

Yes, the A-level gene that many people dream of! For Xilin, the shadow hunter who used to live in that impoverished town on that underdeveloped planet, it was indeed a distant existence. However, after meeting Hou Lei and being used as a test subject to be injected with a chip, his gene level jumped to B-level, and now he has evolved to A-level.

However, Xilin remained relatively clear-headed, realizing that this situation was only temporary. Whether the existence of the chip would ultimately be a blessing or a curse, Xilin himself could not say for sure.

With a sigh of relief, Xilin glanced at the gray cat sitting there with its front paws propped up, looking dazed, and knew that the cat had drifted off again.

"Snoring!"

The gray cat, who was in a daze, suddenly heard a loud shout with sonic interference. It arched its back, puffed up its fur, and jumped high into the air.

Xilin suppressed a laugh; this guy was genuinely frightened.

After landing, the gray cat grunted and breathed heavily a few times, then tossed its head and jumped onto the stone wall, venting its anger by biting the energy ore, perfectly displaying its emotions—I'm not happy!

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It probably realized that it was embarrassed by being startled by a meow while it was spacing out, so now the gray cat is throwing a tantrum again.

"Alright, hulu, don't be angry anymore. Let's go find the vice-captain and the others," Xilin said.

The gray cat ignored it and continued to gnaw on the black and red mine wall.

"Snoring?"

The gray cat flicked its ears, but continued to ignore them.

Xilin sighed. Even though she was a cyborg, she couldn't escape the fact that she was a cat. Cats are all a little willful and do things their own way. She clearly heard it but pretended not to know, which was incredibly awkward, and she even held a grudge.

Xilin walked over and pulled the gray cat off the mine wall, then jumped out of the cave with it in his arms. Although the gray cat had been acting like it didn't want to talk to Xilin, pointing its tail at him, it only made a token struggle to express its dissatisfaction when Xilin twisted it out of the cave like a child. However, it wasn't stupid; now was definitely not the time for it to recklessly devour the energy ore. Since Xilin had given it a way out, the gray cat "gave face" by stepping down. Of course, this "gave face" was only what the gray cat thought it was doing.

When Xilin and Gray Cat met Diaz, Diaz was discussing mining matters with several team members and technicians. A tree had been cut in half and left there untouched.

When Xilin arrived, Diaz and the others had just made their decision. They would start by digging a mine shaft on the outskirts where the trees were still relatively sparse, and then extend it from the ground to the ore-bearing area, all the way to the central area that Gray Cat had mentioned, before starting large-scale mining. Otherwise, it would be a huge waste to go through so much trouble only to get "poor quality" ore.

Furthermore, Diaz was worried that cutting down the trees in the forest would expose the mineral deposits in the area. After all, they weren't the only Vanguard Sixth Squadron that had entered the Z-Sector. If another squadron happened to find the planet before they reported to the Vanguard main squadron and easily spotted the mineral deposits, then the Sixth Squadron would be unjustly killed.

After Diaz contacted Shorten, Shorten agreed with the method because the energy ore was too special and they should try to keep it well hidden.

Xilin spoke with Diaz alone and explained to Diaz that the gray cat could eat energy ore. Otherwise, how could he explain such a big hole to the team?

Moreover, Xilin had considered this matter and believed that Diaz had already learned about Gray Cat's situation from Kari, knowing that Gray Cat was a cyborg life form. Since he knew this, intelligent people like Diaz and Shorten would naturally understand the value represented by cyborg life forms, which could be a great help. Now is the time for the Sixth Fleet to focus on development; otherwise, they wouldn't be in such a hurry to recruit talent.

However, Xilin's own secret couldn't be exposed, so he could only ask Gray Cat to take the blame. Of course, Xilin had discussed it with Gray Cat, and Gray Cat neither agreed nor objected to being the scapegoat; he just remained silent because he was still being difficult. Xilin knew that this guy had actually agreed, so he patted Gray Cat's head and said, "They will ask you to search for the other types of mineral deposits later."

The gray cat's ears perked up; it could easily understand that the hidden meaning in Xilin's words was... "We can eat it again after we find it!"

Diaz's team was very excited about mining. The whole team was lifted up from their previous depression, so everyone treated the gray cat very well. They knew that this cat was no ordinary cat. Thanks to this cat, their team was the first of the six teams to discover the mineral deposit and start mining.

"Vice-captain, the captain wants to see you!" A team member came over from the aircraft on a glider and handed the communicator to Diaz.

The closer you get to the mine, the stronger the signal interference becomes. Therefore, communication equipment is unreliable in this area. To communicate, you have to fly into the air, far above the ground. Unlike the forest where the signal was intermittent, here, there's absolutely no signal around on the ground.

Diaz took the communicator, deployed the glider, and flew into the air. He landed shortly after, smiling at Xilin, and said, "You and Huru go to the other teams' location. Their reconnaissance isn't going well. A flying vehicle will come to pick you up later. Any problems?"

"No!" Before Xilin could answer, the gray cat eagerly agreed, looking like it couldn't wait.

Diaz leaned close to the gray cat's ear and whispered, "Be discreet when you eat, take turns, and if anything happens, call Captain Shorten."

The gray cat's two round eyes shone brightly, and it said in an air of "Of course I know!", "Of course!"

Five minutes later, an aircraft flew over, and Xilin and Gray Cat took off on the glider.

After the aircraft flew away, Beaver said suspiciously, "That guy Sirin is acting a bit strange. He seems... different from before."

"Of course," Diaz laughed heartily. "That guy has already evolved to A-level genes."

Xilin didn't deliberately hide it; there's a micro-resonance between Grade A genes, a resonance that doesn't exist in gene levels below Grade A. As long as one doesn't deliberately conceal their abilities, someone sensitive to this micro-resonance would be able to detect it.

"Great news! Our team is about to shine. That guy was already as good as Kari when he had B-level genes, and now he's A-level, wow. Vice-captain, I think Xilin is our team's lucky charm," Kari said.

Diaz tilted his head back: "Of course, look who discovered this star."