Ninth class citizen

Chapter 96 A Heart-Stirring Invitation

"There are indeed students who possess extraordinary abilities and are also warriors." Shui Zhongjin brought up the void screen and selected a dozen people from the densely packed student roster.

"Even in our Gene Optimization Academy, there are people who have the qualifications of a warrior." He again called out two or three students, put the names together, and compared the attributes behind them.

"But such people are basically not on the list of contestants we initially compiled." Shui Zhongjin pulled out the previous list of fifty contestants and compared the two sides.

"As you can see, those with dual professional attributes are usually not very strong in either aspect. This guy named Zhao Fan is a second-level warrior with first-level wood-type supernatural abilities. He is already the best among them. But his actual combat ability is very average, so he was eliminated in the preliminary selection of the Ancient Martial Arts Academy."

"What if we start arranging special training now?" Hayden said, "We can arrange the best instructors to create a comprehensive improvement plan for him."

"There are better instructors at Hexi Nengwu University." Shui Zhongjin interrupted him: "And Zhao Fan's total attribute value is only 234, which is much better than others, but..."

"I've seen the overall attribute rankings of all the students in school." Hayden glanced at Shui Zhongjin: "I know you've seen it too."

"Yes." Shui Zhongjin nodded generously: "Haydn, your 314 is already very high, but it is still 104 points lower than Nan Rong who is at the top of the list."

"During the last incident in the mecha hall, Nan Rong was able to challenge the mecha on her own without any damage. Even the top students in the Ancient Martial Arts Academy might not be able to do that. Moreover, her excellence in genetic optimization is obvious to all."

"The league is directly related to the school's rating." Shui Jin advised: "It is held every four years. It is not only related to the Bran family, but also to the interests of all our shareholders."

Haydn suddenly raised his head, his eyes sparkling: "Are you representing the Shui family and talking to the Bran family now?"

Shui Zhongjin was unmoved: "Haydn, I'm just talking about the matter. No one is perfect, no one can really be all-round. But Nan Rong also has research on components."

"I know this. The accident happened during an activity of the amateur component club."

"I later continued to investigate." Shui Jin said, "She is extremely talented in both components and patterns."

"Components and patterns." Haydn called up the new competition system: "They are also the parts of the decathlon."

"It's a coincidence. So if I were you, I wouldn't hesitate any longer."

"I understand." Hayden took a deep breath and sat up straight. "As for the other 15 candidates, you should study them again. Even if you take them down, you must appease them properly."

"No problem." Shui Zhongjin agreed.

The morning classes went smoothly. As the exams became more difficult, Nan Rong received a 3200-cowen credit rebate, which, combined with the income from paying for the class handouts and videos, made her wallet bulge and her face glow.

When Haydn walked towards Nan Rong, he saw Guan Ning jumped out first and stopped her.

"Nan Rong." Guan Ning moved his hand from behind his back, revealing a small royal blue velvet box.

Nan Rong was a little confused: "You are out of money, and you want to exchange this for today's handouts?"

"No, no." Guan Ning denied repeatedly: "I still want to buy the handouts, it's just..."

"That's what it is." Nan Rong was in a hurry to leave and immediately sent him a payment request.

Guan Ning paid the money woodenly, and then received a folder containing handouts and videos.

Seeing that the man had turned around and taken a step forward, he quickly handed the box to her: "This is... my gift to you."

Nan Rong took it and opened it without any hesitation, and saw a brooch inlaid with red gems. The brooch was designed in the shape of a flying beetle, with two open wings made of two and a half rubies, and the body was a light green alloy.

Nan Rong couldn't help but frown.

Light green, light green again.

Why is this color so popular now?
Did the alien monster imitate the popular colors of the time, or did its appearance pollute the entire world?
There were also those two small red gems. Nan Rong squinted his eyes and looked at them, and also found something strange.

She couldn't help but glared at Guan Ning fiercely: "Apart from not paying attention to what you learn in class, you don't care about common sense outside of class at all?"

Under Guan Ning's dull gaze, Nan Rong picked up the brooch, and with his right thumb and index finger like pliers, he pulled the two rubies from the beetle's wings with two clicks.

"Look!" She showed Guan Ning the backs of two rubies, which had a few barely perceptible black spots on them.
"These two pieces are not real rubies, but are made from the carapaces of red crystal insects. They are often used to deceive tourists from other places. When this thing comes into contact with copper for a period of time, black spots will appear. As a candidate for genetic optimization, you can't be unable to tell the difference like ordinary people, right?"

She shook her head and threw the torn apart beetle into Guan Ning's arms.

The latter's face was as red as a monkey's butt, and he didn't even bother to say hello to Haydn behind him, and trotted out.

Nan Rong looked at the person standing in front of him and suddenly remembered something: "You are waiting for me here, do you want Teacher Melissa's notes?"

She blinked and said, "I haven't had the chance to tell her before. This request is a little hard to ask. I always want to have a closer relationship with her."

"I just got the news." Haydn reached out and smoothed his messy blond hair:
"There was a tsunami in the officialdom of the entire Hexi Province. Senior officials of White resigned, and hundreds of other officials were dismissed and investigated. Even in the Star Government, one-fifth of the officials were replaced. You should have known about these things in advance, right?"

"Huh?" Nan Rong was speechless. She didn't expect that Hayden would be so well-informed. It was said that it was because of her that Lady Melissa caused this large-scale disturbance, but she knew that she was doing it for the reputation of the Campbell family and would not allow provocation.

"So what do you want to say?" Nan Rong frowned.

"I don't mean anything else. I'm just inviting you to participate in the Pan-Hiluo Inter-school League on behalf of the Student Union."

Haydn took out a golden invitation.

Nan Rong took it and opened it, looking a little surprised: "An all-round player?"

Shui Zhongjin stepped forward and explained what an all-around player is, including the reasons for choosing her.

Therefore, there are no secrets in the college, and the fact that I joined a club cannot be hidden from anyone who is interested.

She hesitated for a moment, and Haydn next to her immediately noticed:
"If the college advances, all school team members will receive 1000 credit points. In addition, the school will also give material incentives of more than 1 Cowens depending on the degree of contribution, with no upper limit."

"On top of that, as long as you make it to the top eight on Hilo Star, each member will receive 2000 credit points. The prize money will be divided equally among the team members, and the school will also give out an additional bonus of the same amount. If you can also make it to the semi-finals or even the finals, the credit points and bonus will be even more."

Nan Rong was originally thinking about finding an opportunity to join the league team.

Even if I'm not a regular team member, I can be a substitute or a handyman. I didn't expect that Haydn had already arranged everything, and there are so many benefits.

She was very tempted. The only trouble was Melissa.

(End of this chapter)