Chapter 8: Gene Rookie Competition


    Trantor: Limostn Editor: Tennesh


    Gene Rookie Competition. Anyone under 25 years old could participate in it.


    As long as one passed the audition, one would get generous rewards. The top 20 rankers would receive even better rewards. Those in the top three would be epted as a member of the Gene Production Association.


    This was obviously an irregr recruitment process held by the Gene Production Association.


    What was the Gene Production Association?


    It was a ce all gene producers yearned for!


    And now...


    This ce was recruiting!


    Chen Feng originally thought that this was just apetition among beginners. He never expected this so-called gene rookiepetition to be apetition between the elites of the younger generations, also the most authoritativepetition!


    The top rankers of thispetition might just be the topmost gene producers of the young generation!


    Regardless of whether one was aiming for the Gene Production Association member quota or the title of strongest gene producer, this would be an intense heavyweight-levelpetition! Although there was a restriction on the participant’s age, Chen Feng was sure that, at that time, there would still be a huge volume of gene producers participating!


    Rookie?


    Sorry. You were merely cannon fodder.


    Passing the audition? The second stage of thepetition?


    The difficulty was high!


    "This..."


    Chen Feng smiled bitterly.


    Thepetition that Uncle Zhang had casually mentioned was clearly not something Chen Feng could participate in. From the age restrictions alone, one could see that this was something targeted at the public or those new graduates of universities. A gene producer that freshly graduated from high school like Chen Feng was totally not qualified to participate in this kind ofpetition.


    Even if he managed to enter by fluke, he would merely be cannon fodder.


    However, should he give up just like that?


    Chen Feng did not know why, but within his heart, a me was ignited.


    His original n was to steadily improve himself. However, Wang Yue’s appearance today had provoked him. Should he really take his time to slowly grow and get stepped on by Wang Yue?


    He could not ept it!


    What was Wang Yue’s status?


    He was not sure. However, from the person who was protecting Wang Yue, he could roughly guess how scary the power behind Wang Yue was! High school was the only stage where they couldpete fairly! The moment they graduated from high school, theirpetition would include other aspects, such as their background and everything else!


    He was not Wang Yue’s rival at all.


    Although he had previously sneered at Wang Yue, saying that he was going to use Wang Yue’s past to gain fame in the future, how could he really do that! As much as he wanted to make a name for himself, he also wanted to step on Wang Yue, to be a true expert!


    An opportunity was now presented to him.


    Gene rookiepetition?


    He only needed to enter the top three!


    As long as he joined the Gene Production Association, he would be akin to a carp leaping over the dragon’s gate[1]!


    The people of the current era ced a veryrge emphasis on universities. If that was the case, what if one were to join the Gene Production Association, which was even better than those universities? Who would still dare to look down on you?


    Furthermore, the resources avable there were even better, helping you to be stronger!


    "Top three ces?"


    Chen Feng’s eyes were burning.


    In normal conditions, a rookie such as him stood no chance at all.


    Even those gene producers with three or four years of experience had no chance. Who knew what kind of abominable genius would appear in thispetition? The gene rookiepetition was held once per year. Each year, geniuses with extremely high gene-production levels would appear without exception!


    However...


    "They are all geniuses. Why can’t I do it?"


    Chen Feng looked at the Luck Aura on his screen. His heart began stirring. "You all have good backgrounds, but I have the Luck Aura. Topete on one’s background, I’m not worse than all of you!"


    "I need to first meet the qualifications required to sign up!"


    "Next, to sprint toward the top three!"


    Chen Feng made up his mind.


    However, it was not that easy for one to reach the qualifications to sign up for thepetition.


    To prevent too many rookies from joining and creating trouble during thepetition, the gene rookiepetition’s lowest requirement was for one’s beginner production level to reach a rating of 20 stars!


    "20 stars?"


    Chen Feng frowned.


    It was not hard to reach 20 stars. A lot of gene producers with a few years of experience would be able to get 20 stars even if they were to grind it up by sheer volume while working a job at the same time! However, it was a huge problem for Chen Feng who was a total rookie. One needed to know that even a lumberbear gene form’s difficulty level was only 1 star!


    "In other words."


    "If I purely use forms like the lumberbear gene, I would need to master a total of 20 forms to reach a 20-star rating?"


    After some calctions, Chen Feng noted that this was an astonishing figure.


    However, he did not have any point of reference. Hence, he could only master the lumberbear gene form to determine how much time he required to master it.


    "I should master the lumberbear gene first."


    "Next, decide my follow-up ns based on the time I spend mastering the lumberbear gene."


    Chen Feng looked at the time.


    The closing date for signing up was in September. There were still three months left; he might be able to try sprinting toward it after all.


    Naturally, he did not tell anyone his decision. If Uncle Zhang were to find out that this total rookie was actually aiming for the top three, he would think that Chen Feng had gone crazy.


    However, at times, one needed to be crazy.


    "To first master the lumberbear gene."


    Chen Feng set his target.


    Even though he still had a few hundred thousand worth of materials, if he did not utilize his Luck Aura, he probably wouldn’t be able to produce a lot of finished goods even if he were to spend all his money.


    All this money was far from enough!


    "I need to sell this off."


    Chen Feng shook the reagent bottle in his hand.


    The gene reagents that he might be selling in the future would not be low in amount; hence, he needed to find a long term point of sale. This would involve the more advanced aspect of this world—the virtualmunity.


    The technologies in this world were more advanced. The virtual reality technology was also more polished. Almost every household had ess to the virtualmunitywork—this was simr toputers on Earth.


    This was a semi-circr instrument. Once spiritual energy was inserted, one could enter a brand new virtual world.


    Chen Feng turned it on.


    "Hum—"


    The room started to change. Chen Feng’s simple room suddenly changed into a magical virtual world. Blue skies and white clouds appeared while he was standing on arge public square.


    This was the virtualmunity—something that was the most popr product of the current era. Entertainment, shopping, training, it could satisfy everything you wished for.


    On the left side was the business district Chen Feng needed!


    Inside were a countless amounts of shops, while on the streets were crowds bustling with activity.


    "VR Taobao?"[2]


    Chen Feng was stunned.


    A translucent light screen appeared before his eyes. On the screen, he could set filters such as price, category, etc. The shops found after filtering would be indicated with a bright light in the virtualmunity. You could easily reach there by walking. Naturally, you could also casually stroll on the streets, simr to the real world!


    "So it’s like this."


    Chen Feng contemted.


    Chen Feng entered a shop. Gene reagents were disyed inside the ss disys around him. Chen Feng could even pick up the items with his hands. The vivid sensation left him eximing in admiration.


    Naturally, the price left him eximing even more.


    Despite eliminating those high-level gene-fusion reagents, F-ss gene-fusion reagents alone were already extremely expensive.


    F-ss gene reagent—Demonic Spider Gene


    Fusion requirement: 15 points of agility, 6 points of physique


    Gene ability: spider silk, able to emit spider silk with formidable toughness from your hands


    Selling price: 50,000 yuan


    Footnotes:


    1. Carp leaping over dragon’s gate - ording to Chinese mythology, the Dragon’s Gate is located at the top of a waterfall cascading from a legendary mountain. Many carp swim upstream against the river’s strong current, but few are capable or brave enough for the final leap over the waterfall. If a carp sessfully makes the jump, it is transformed into a powerful dragon. Usually expressing a person achieving sess after hard work.


    2. VR stands for virtual reality, while Taobao is a Chinese emerce market simr to Amazon and Ebay.