996 Reward 2 (1/2)
Other peak-level Two Hearted Disciples like them among the Big Three Sects had already started to find themselves teachers in advance. They were already booked as disciples for some of the Inherited Level Three Hearted teachers in the inner circle.
There were constant conflicts within the sect, and for a peak-level elite disciple like March who was sure to reach the Three Hearted level, he would naturally already have decided who he wanted as his teacher. And that teacher was a powerful Energy Machinist in the Scarlet Snow Sect, who was known as the Giant Region General.
These millennia-old monsters from the past generation were all extremely powerful and secretive, and that naturally included the three Great Elders. The Three Great Elders were all at the Non-falling Level on the surface, but naturally, a true sect would not show off exactly how deep their powers ran. So for old Energy Machinists like the Giant Region General, nobody knew exactly how strong they were. One thing was for sure, they were definitely at the Inherited Level or higher.
”I have finished choosing.” By then, Wade had completed his choice, and his body instantly changed into a flash of light that shot into the sky, as he vanished from the spot.
Only then did March and Nora back down from their conflict, and turn back to their selection wheels.
Just then, Garen was looking at the wheel before him unblinkingly. The moment he saw the wheel, a voice appeared in his heart, telling him that his results were the worst, so he could only choose from a variety of the lowest-grade gene transplants and other items.
He was fully aware that he had used trickery to win, the right way was probably to beat the black people constantly. The longer he lasted, and the more black people appeared, the higher his score would be. Instead, he had defeated the black person with a trick from the very start.
After he saw the scoring rubric, he knew that he would not have many choices.
He looked at the wheel in front of him.
The large jade-white wheel was almost as tall as he was, and it was divided evenly into ten portions. There was a different symbol carved into each one.
Out of the ten, only the one at the very top had a gene transplant.
'Red Eagle Gene: it can reach a maximum of five levels, a low-grade gene, the maximum boost would be to increase one's speed by two levels. Stackable with secret method techniques.'
Garen was not very tempted by this gene transplant, he knew this thing was something you could only have transplanted once in a lifetime, so it must not be taken lightly. Although most average-income Energy Machinist could not afford the transplant, those who could afford it were certainly all prodigies and rich heirs. If he ever entered those circles later, he would be at a severe disadvantage with such a low-grade gene. Not only would he not be as strong as others, this boosting effect would even be instinctually suppressed should he ever encounter a higher-level eagle-type gene.
That was why he did not make that choice even though he knew that gene transplants were extremely rare.
He moved his gaze away and looked at the other items. The others were all some powerful single-use items, or information about rare techniques, there was even the production method of a powerful Energy Machine Imprint. Of course, techniques were just that, they were useless without the materials, and it went without saying that these were ridiculously difficult.
”Kid, you better think it through.” Suddenly there was a voice by Garen's ear, it was the invigilator.
Garen looked at the invigilator, and saw that he was indeed looking this way, his gaze friendly.
The voice continued to speak by his ear.
”Even if the gene transplant is the lowest-grade one, it would still have an enormous effect on your body, by giving your body a one-time overall increase. Putting aside the high-grade ones, even if the low-grade ones mean that one day you might encounter a better one that would suppress you, you have to consider, what kind of people would be able to get gene transplants? You have to know, even for March and the others, their choices are not all that different from yours. They all got the lowest-grade genes.”
”They got the lowest grade?” Garen was slightly moved, he thought the others would get much better ones, but to think they all got the same lowest-grade gene transplants.
”The gene transplant is a strengthening transplant without any side-effects, it can instantaneously increase the qualities of an Energy Machinist's body, and at the same time, it can give the Energy Machinist a decent natural ability. You would have a huge advantage over Energy Machinists who had never had a gene transplant. At first, you shouldn't have had this opportunity, this is a special reward to you for being able to defy expectations and pass the second stage at this age. Don't miss it,” the invigilator continued to explain to Garen.
Garen looked at the other items and objects carefully, these included a very tempting mega-combination of gene modification liquids, some precious information regarding a low-level secret method, the production process for a high-level Energy Machine Imprint, as well as some rare materials that could modify and upgrade the biochemical pool and the experimental platform. These were all rare items that he could not even hope for, but he believed that the invigilator would not harm him without any valid reason, since they did not have any sort of conflict of interest.
”I choose…” He reached out his hand, and still pointed at the Red Eagle Gene at the very top in the end.
The instant his finger touched it, Garen's vision blurred, and he suddenly felt weak, as though a large electric current was flowing into his body through his fingers. The current was not strong, but it brought an incomparable sense of numbness and dizziness.
His consciousness sank suddenly, and he instantly fainted.
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Whoosh!
Outside the Spirit Mothership, March, Nora, and Wade had split into three groups, and were floating in the air on their flying platforms, facing off against each other.
”You win this round, but next time, hmph!” Nora hmphed coldly, and led the remaining few people away. Of the people he had brought, there were only a few left, so he would surely be punished when he went back, and he hated March for that. They were well and truly enemies now.
Wade had always remained impassive, and no one knew what he had chosen. Seeing as Nora had left, he also nodded at March politely, and led his complete team from the Nine Owl Sect away as well.
Now, only Wade and the rest were left waiting beside the Mothership.