Chapter 17 Yin-Altered Ape (1/2)

Above the podium, a projector descended, gradually showing some images.

”Eh? It's starting so soon?” Some people barely had time to react. To think that it began so soon.

The visuals showed blue-green waves, rippling across a calm ocean surface that stretched out to as far as the eye could see. A gentle wind blew across and suddenly picked up a huge wave.

A creature with a snow-white back broke out of the ocean's surface for a brief moment, then vanished again.

The scene then followed the creature underwater. The figure of an enormous body could be roughly seen swimming around in the water.

The figure noticed the camera and began to circle the camera in curiosity.

While circling the camera, the appearance of this marine creature became clear. It looked somewhat like a dolphin. Because there was nothing in the water that could be used as a reference for its size, one could only guess how big it was. But from a glance, it looked to be easily ten to twenty meters long.

It made a frequent qiu~qiu~ sounds before finally poking its entire head towards the camera. It had a long, sharp bill, making this movement similar to a thrust from a long staff. With a pala sound, the screen went black…

The invigilator coughed and spoke. ”Alright, that was the first video. All of you have fifteen minutes to think and write down your answers. Please write down all the characteristics and features of the monster that you have observed from the video.”

The examinees below all had a dumbfounded look on their faces. What was this? Where did this monster come from? It had to be a new species right? What could we possibly observe from this little footage?!

For Gao Peng however, a whole different image was appearing before his eyes…

[Monster Name]: Windstorm Dolphin

[Monster's Likes]: 1. Enjoys soothing, light music 2. Likes sunbathing 3. Likes eating various types of squid and exploded shrimp

[Monster Weakness] 1. Fears dark-type attacks 1. Hates jarring soundwaves. Can cause serious disturbances to the monster.

The contents were different from normal conditions. It seemed that the information provided was affected by his subjective consciousness.

Gao Peng found no reason to feel bad about his advantage. After all, this was his very own ability and he naturally felt no guilt when writing down his answers. It may have seemed like a cheat, but since he was not actually relying on any outside help, he saw no reason to feel bad.

Following that, another four short clips were shown, all containing new species that no one there had seen before. These were all new species recently discovered by scientific research teams.

These examination questions seemed tough, but in fact, with a deep understanding of the habits and characteristics of monsters, it was entirely possible to deduce some of the characteristics from the behaviors of similar monsters.

For instance, ape-like monsters would all share certain characteristics. Even in different types of spiders, there would be similarities in their behaviors.

The written test that lasted an hour and a half was quickly over and the exam scripts were collected.

Marking all the scripts took up quite a bit of time. In half an hour, all 500 scripts were read and marked.

”Now, I shall announce the names of those who have successfully made it to the second round,” the invigilator said, looking down at the list of names. ”Chen Xueqin, Zhang Senlin… Gao Peng.”

The full list of names were announced in no time at all. The fat guy sitting on Gao Peng's right, who was clamoring about how the exam was too tough and how he would surely not pass, heaved a sigh of relief. ”Whew, somehow managed to pass,” he turned to Gao Peng on his left and said. ”Lil' bro, this test was really too difficult. I passed this first round by luck. Who knows, maybe I might get eliminated straightaway in the second round.”

”Mm,” nodded Gao Peng, ”It was lucky that I managed to pass too.”

”Huh?” the fatty was dumbfounded. This kid is pretty lucky, he thought to comfort himself as he bitterly withdrew all the words of comfort he intended to say.

While getting up and following the invigilator to the venue for the second round of examination, Gao Peng noticed that Mrs. Li had also passed the first round. Well, she was, after all, someone who had taken the test thrice. She must be an experienced veteran by now, Gao Peng figured after some thought.

Little did he know that Mrs. Li was even more shocked on the inside. This boy was the classmate of her daughter and only looked like he just come of age. The fact that someone like him could pass the first round as well, really made adults like her break out in a cold sweat.

Following the invigilator into the compound, they suddenly reached a bright and spacious area. Above them were rows of metal scaffolding like a large metal skeleton and below them crude, muddy ground. There were also various types of plants being grown around the four corners of the examination hall.