GAMMT - Chapter 56

Chapter 56: Blue Blood

After Fu Chuan finished the call.

Xie Hezhou stretched out his long legs and said with a faint smile, "You've been hiding your talents, haven't you, brother Keli."

Fu Chuan lowered her eyes and replied casually, "And what have you revealed?"

Xie Hezhou laughed. "At least I didn't cause such a sensation."

Fu Chuan looked up, sizing him up and down. "It seems your scores aren't that great. Consistent inside and out."

Bad looks and bad scores?

Consistent inside and out.

How could someone's words be so venomous?

But Xie Hezhou couldn't very well say his scores were good, so he just snorted coldly.

"His comprehensive score was 35th in Jingyang," Xie Qingyan said from the side with a gentle smile.

Fu Chuan was looking out the window and replied offhandedly, "Wow, so amazing. That's great."

It wasn't just perfunctory; it was dripping with sarcasm.

Xie Hezhou's fingers twitched. He suppressed the urge to slap him and said curtly, "You flatter me. I can't compare to your unexpected 233rd place, and even less to Eldest Brother's 18th in Jingyang."

Fu Chuan was a little surprised. She glanced at Xie Qingyan. "Then the gap between you two is quite large. Eldest Brother is truly worthy of being the eldest legitimate grandson. So, so great."

She was openly sowing discord between the two without any attempt to hide it, and her praise was lazy and insincere.

It was clear that if someone made her uncomfortable, she would make them even more uncomfortable.

The airship fell silent for a moment.

The Xie Clan's attitude was a world of difference from before. From the moment she stepped off the airship and entered the main gate, Fu Chuan understood what it meant to be pragmatic. But this kind of pragmatism was also very real in the real world.

She remembered when she was young, her parents were just low-level civil servants who had recently started their careers. Although their family conditions were quite good compared to ordinary people, their income was modest. Coupled with the fact that her grandparents also lived frugally, they weren't well-off financially. To some of the more successful relatives in her extended family, they were still quite poor. When their branch of the family returned to their ancestral home for ancestral worship, they were seated at a corner table and subjected to no shortage of cold remarks.

What's the use of being a scholarly family? You're still just dirt-poor scholars.

Later, as times changed, the elders in her family began to get promoted. Her parents also moved up, and the younger generation who could study did well. She herself earned a lot of money. When they returned to their hometown again, the treatment they received was completely different.

But with that came all sorts of requests for help, for favors, for inside information, for bailing people out of trouble. It became an endless annoyance for the family. Her father even once referred to these relatives as vipers.

"Chuan Chuan, you must remember, all benefits are two-way. With every gain, there is a loss."

Wealth dazzles the eyes, and power makes one bow.

Therefore, the sudden warmth from Xie An and his faction of the Xie Clan felt to Fu Chuan more like a viper closing in before it strikes.

Fu Chuan feigned compliance. Then Xie An arrived, bringing the family's physician, ostensibly to check on her physical condition.

Beep… The instrument displayed some data. Xie An glanced at it, his eyes deepening slightly. "You're already at the 11th level, and your attributes are barely keeping up with the average student. But your foundation is weak. The third stage of the exam will likely be difficult. I was thinking, perhaps you could go out with the family's experts for a training session tonight, then come back for five hours in the Gene Pool?"

His tone was gentle and loving, much like a father's hopeful expectation for his son.

However, he would probably never understand that a truly loving father would first think about how his son's calf and abdomen had just been pierced, how he had lost a lot of blood, and how he should use the remaining time to recuperate and heal, not spend it on training.

A case in point: when she injured her leg during the college entrance exams in her past life, her parents' first reaction was that she could give up the exam to recover, but she absolutely could not be left with a lingering injury.

Fu Chuan said, "I don't think so, Dad. I feel the Gene Pool is more important. Maybe I can awaken our family's Gene Talent. I have a premonition that I will surely become the hope of the family."

Would Xie An still see this illegitimate son as a difficult, brainless fop?

No, he wouldn't. He knew this was Xie Keli being perfunctory with him.

"I'm very happy that you have such ambition. Rest well, then. You'll go to the Gene Pool tonight."

After Xie An left, Fu Chuan sat in a chair in her room, reached out to rub her sore calf, and closed her eyes to rest.

Was she resting?

In fact, she was contemplating three things.

1. The Education Ministry's arrangement for the High School Entrance Exam, including the purpose of that goose.

2. Why did Xie An detest and fear Xie Keli so much?

3. The primary Arcane Truth knowledge body.

"The goose was beyond the expected scope, so it must have been aimed at the top candidates. But it wouldn't be a mindless attack; there must be certain rules… So, we must have triggered some condition at that time, causing it to appear before us. And judging by the traces left inside the cave, there were none outside, which means the trigger condition was unique to that mountain."

"There were five bonus spaces within the mountain alone. This shouldn't be a coincidence."

"Could it be that once we triggered a certain number of spaces, it would appear and attack us?"

If that were the case, then it was a condition set by the Education Ministry itself, not a conspiracy, and there was nothing more to say about it.

But Fu Chuan was an extremely cautious person. She had noticed something earlier.

"Such a poor person, his points went up, yet he still had medicine left over."

"Either he's much stronger than I thought, or he has a helper, or… he figured out how to bypass the meditation device's shielding rules long before I did."

If he was much stronger, then the speed and reaction he showed during the final attack by the big goose were an act. If he had a helper, who was it? His sister, of course. The two of them always acted together, but at that moment, they were separated.

There could only be one reason for them to be separated: Lin Hangjing was already inside a bonus space at that time.

"Inside the mountain, five spaces. I entered one first, and Lin Hangjing also entered one. According to the people outside, Mo Ruijing's group entered one as well. That's three. Two are left. When the ten of us were there, there was one nearby, which leaves only the last one, probably to the south."

Fu Chuan pondered. If she were the planner at the Education Ministry, how many spaces would she set as the trigger condition for the big goose to appear and attack them?

She believed it was most likely four. Because only when the first four had all been triggered, and it was time for the last one, would a large number of them likely gather together, and they would only gather at that final space.

This would create the perfect condition for the big goose to corner them there.

"And that goose's clone ability was basically designed to gang up on us. To ensure we would all gather at the last bonus space, the setting must have been that the first four spaces had been used and the people inside had come out… In that case, Lin Hangjing must have come out too. At that point, no one had time to fully comprehend the contents inside; we all just temporarily memorized them, like me. Lin Hangjing would be about the same. The two siblings are inseparable, so she definitely knew the location of the last space, but she wasn't there."

Why wasn't she there?

Either she was certain her brother would be fine, so she didn't go and instead went to handle something more important.

Or she was there, but just didn't show herself.

Regardless of the possibility, those two siblings were not to be underestimated. Fu Chuan strongly suspected they had known about the big goose's existence all along, having learned of the rule from somewhere.

There was more than one clever person in this world. Those who grasped the rules in advance would naturally aim for the greatest benefit.

And where was the greatest benefit?

At that moment, as evening fell, the sunset over the education center was beautiful, but the two Ministers were in no mood to appreciate it. After dismissing everyone from the technical center, they turned on the large screen and watched the exam recording.

Interestingly, what the people outside the waiting area saw in the final minutes was a white haze, but here, it had been technically restored. The haze was gone, revealing the true situation at the time.

The big goose swooped down, and everyone was pecked a second time, but they also successfully retreated… except for one person.

After being pecked the second time, this person didn't retreat but instead dodged, erupting with extraordinary speed. He instantly broke free from the goose's control and ran directly toward the bonus space.

The big goose chased after him, continuing to peck.

The third time.

He was hit, but it was his calf. As blood spurted out like an arrow, he dove headfirst into the fifth bonus space.

The big goose was extremely agitated, pecking furiously at the bonus space's device!

The countdown was ticking, and the device was being damaged…

But he had undoubtedly gotten in, the sole survivor among the ten.

Zhang Ruo smiled. "It's not easy for kids these days. Taking an exam, they have to hide so much… I'd say this kid's agility is at least thirty thousand. If, as the files mention, he's only been in contact with Arcane for less than a month, then that's quite remarkable."

The Minister stroked his chin in agreement but added, "But he isn't the biggest winner."

They both turned to look at another screen.

On the screen, Lin Hangjing was indeed in the state Fu Chuan had predicted—she wasn't at the scene; she had gone to handle something more important.

Since the four bonus spaces had been triggered, the big goose had left to peck at people, leaving its nest unguarded.

Lin Hangjing arrived.

She easily retrieved an egg from the comfortable pile of sweetgrass where the big goose had been resting.

Then she left.

A pet egg, a Blue Tier pet egg of the same species as the big goose. This was the greatest prize.

It was also the biggest benefit of the second stage of the exam.

"Those two siblings are truly extraordinary. To ensure the goose was lured away and to keep the others occupied and monitored, the brother didn't hesitate to go there himself."

"Sufficiently calm."

The Minister also greatly admired the siblings, but then he looked at the bonus device that was still being pecked and was about to be destroyed. He said softly, "But they probably don't know that this fifth space also has a setting… If someone can rush into this final space under the goose's attack, the contents within will surely be worthy of such a risk."

"What I'm not sure about, however, is whether that young man who carries underwear and little pills with him has enough aptitude to memorize the knowledge body inside. If his aptitude is insufficient, he'll probably forget everything within three seconds."

"After all, that's not the same as the previous knowledge bodies."

"They're really generous. It's actually a Blue Tier Arcane Truth knowledge body. Although it's still a primary Arcane Truth, it's the highest level of primary Arcane Truth. This means that as long as I comprehend it, even if I create the simplest Arcane skill, its effect will be Blue Tier at a minimum."

Fu Chuan had been a bit stunned when she first entered, because there was only one knowledge body in this space—a shimmering, golden body of light, profound and mysterious, yet appearing extremely sharp and powerful.

But it was strange; it was constantly changing its trajectory and continuously exploding.

A sense of starlight exploding.

After her initial shock, Fu Chuan began to record it.

It was somewhat difficult; she struggled to memorize it.

Until the device was destroyed… just before that terrifying big goose broke in, she chose to exit.

And now, her mind held the basic Arcane Truth knowledge bodies from three spaces.

First space: Primary Mimicry Arcane Truth already mastered, plus a red primary attack Arcane Truth and a primary defense Arcane Truth.

Second space: Primary Insight Arcane Truth and Primary Invisibility Arcane Truth.

Third space: Primary Attack Arcane Truth (Blue Tier, Light Explosion).

"For all I know, those two siblings have already gotten the biggest prize, while I still have to comprehend this thing, and I might even fail. I'm really not the kind of protagonist who can dominate the whole scene right from the start."

Fu Chuan mocked herself slightly as she tried to recall and organize them. When the time was about right, she set off for the Gene Pool.

This time, she didn't need her two brothers to accompany her. She was familiar with the way. As soon as she entered, she found the old man had prepared a cup of coffee for her.

"Second Young Master, please."

As Di Renjie said: From arrogance to deference, the thought is laughable.

But Fu Chuan didn't laugh, nor did she show any other reaction. She hurriedly took the coffee and went to the bathing room.

Once inside, she glanced around and confirmed there were no cameras or other surveillance devices. Only then did she look down at the coffee and summon her little locust. The locust crawled to the edge of the cup, sniffed it, then backed away, shaking its head in disgust.

Fu Chuan sneered inwardly: Something that even a locust—a creature said to leave no blade of grass in its wake—refuses to eat must be poisonous.

But it probably wasn't a poison that would kill her instantly. It was likely a slow-acting one, or something that would affect her aptitude.

In any case…

Fu Chuan began to shower. During her shower, the coffee flowed down the drain with the water.

She watched coldly as the coffee mixed with the shower water and disappeared. Then she went to the Gene Pool, sending a message on her communicator along the way.

Her bathrobe was loose, but her skin still radiated warmth.

On the communicator, Fu Chuan said, "Send me the account number."

Ah Qi: "?"

Groundhog: "? Mine or hers?"

Little Groundhog was still very sensitive when it came to money.

Fu Chuan said directly, "Ah Qi's. You're dumb, you don't know how to shop."

Groundhog was unhappy. What did she mean? How did he not know how to shop?

Ah Qi, however, realized that what she wanted her to buy was probably no ordinary thing.

Ah Qi: "Buy what? A shop?"

Fu Chuan: "Land."

Ah Qi: "???"

Land was a concept that required at least a billion in capital to even get involved with.

Ah Qi didn't reveal her thoughts and directly sent her card number.

Then, with a beep, 5.5 billion arrived in her account.

Ah Qi was a bit shocked. She didn't come from an extremely wealthy family. With so much money suddenly in her account, she subconsciously glanced at her mother, who was reading a book not far away, then silently turned back to her dinner while chatting with Groundhog and the others.

Fu Chuan: "Buy land in the southern suburbs. It doesn't need to be large, but the location must be in these blocks… You can think of a reason yourself, but it's best if it's related to agriculture. Understand?"

Land transactions were very sensitive. The government was quite strict in reviewing purchase qualifications. Commercial companies and economic entities were severely restricted from buying, for fear they would speculate on land prices. If a private individual wanted to buy, their qualifications and purpose would be reviewed.

But now, due to the food crisis, the government was strongly supporting public agriculture, and the policies were relatively lenient.

Of course, Ah Qi understood. The government didn't want food supplies to be controlled by capitalists. They preferred that the common people be self-sufficient in this area, and even hoped that the city's food production could become abundant enough to withstand the next natural disaster.

After all, if the common people had food, but not an excessive amount, they wouldn't manipulate grain prices, nor would they be easily swayed by capitalists to panic-buy high-priced grain.

"I understand," Ah Qi replied, while privately messaging Groundhog. "Do you have any brothers?"

Groundhog: "?"

Ah Qi: "I mean, groundhogs like you who can burrow and dig without being noticed. Trustworthy ones."

Groundhog grumbled, "I told you, I'm not a groundhog… What's up, you digging up a grave?"

Ah Qi: "…"

Sensing Ah Qi's displeasure, Groundhog quickly added, "How many do you need? As long as they can burrow and dig, right?"

Fu Chuan didn't know about their negotiations. After arriving at the Gene Pool, she went in.

She released the little locust and entered a state of comprehending the knowledge body herself.

The five-hour countdown began.

"I wonder if five hours in the Gene Pool can wash out the talent of this body's original owner."

Fu Chuan actually didn't have much confidence, because a Blue Tier Gene Talent wasn't that easy to awaken.

Maybe it needed a little stimulation?

As Fu Chuan pondered, she couldn't help but take something out.

It was something she kept in an ordinary wooden box. What was inside? A soul fragment.

The soul fragment of that "portable grandpa who saves the novel's male lead whenever he's in danger."

Before, she didn't have the resources to do anything with it, but now…

"I originally planned to keep it to make a little soul puppet doll later, or to use it in alchemy to add a weapon spirit, but it seems I can't hold onto it anymore. I'll have to use it crudely."

Just as something to stimulate her genes.

After careful consideration, Fu Chuan decided to use it, because she had to secure a spot on the selection list for the Big Four Academies in the third stage of the exam.

And then, she would ambush Qin Minfeng!

Fu Chuan held the soul fragment, then clasped it in her palm and began to invade it through meditation.

Suddenly, she entered another world.

A powerful soul impact swept over her…

The Gene Pool rippled slightly as Fu Chuan's body struggled and trembled. Soon, the Gene Threads in the pool began to enter her body at an accelerated rate.

The speed was much, much faster.

At the same time, her body also expelled a lot of bloody impurities.

One hour, two hours, three hours…

After four hours, inside the Gene Pool, the slender body suddenly began to struggle violently. Water splashed everywhere as she gripped the edge of the pool, her slender, pale fingers digging in tightly. Blood seeped from under her nails, and a faint halo emanated from within the bones beneath her flesh and skin, ravaging her entire body inch by inch.

"How can it… hurt so much."

She couldn't help but cover her eyes, because the pain was most intense there. Her vision was a chaotic blur, unable to see anything clearly. But in the end… she felt the infusion of blue blood…

Azure threads of blood seeped into her pupils.

Crack. The bones in her fingers made a sound as they fractured from the pain. Finally, as if fainting, Fu Chuan sank weakly into the pool… and at last, it was calm.

But after a moment, a hand emerged again, supple and moist, warm yet coolly pale. Long, dark hair, wet and clinging to her body, traced the curve of her waist. The person in the pool leaned against the edge, catching her breath and touching her eyes.

The little locust beside her woke up almost in sync, emitting a strong blue light. It tilted its plump abdomen and flew before her on translucent, jade-like wings.

"Sister, your eyes have turned blue."

Fu Chuan saw the world, and it seemed like a different world. She could even see the energy circulation curves inside the body of a Blue Tier pet.

She was somewhat bewildered, but her experience quickly allowed her to understand. She said slowly, "A Blue Tier Pupil Talent. Insight, disguise, and invisibility, all in one. Is this telling me to become a thief?"

The original Fu Chuan's family could be considered a scholarly one. How did a descendant awaken such a talent?

But it was quite powerful.

"The lineage probably mutated. With the talent of a first-generation Blue Blood gene, if she had grown up, the original Fu Chuan could have become the founder of a Blue Blood family… I've heard that pupil or mental-type Blue Tier Gene Talents are even rarer than ordinary ones, which indicates extremely high personal aptitude."

"There is indeed a theory in Arcane Throne that when the development of the brain or body reaches a certain level, it will spontaneously trigger a genetic transformation. Given the original Fu Chuan's family background, with generations of scholars and intelligent people, the talent probably accumulated in her generation. The sudden disaster she faced also subjected her to immense mental pressure from a young age… which finally led to a mutation, resulting in a Blue Tier talent. It's a pity she didn't live to become a high-level Arcanist, transform her blood, and become a Blue Blood Arcanist."

The so-called nobles were those whose founders had basically reached the 70th level, enabling them to replace their blood, truly merging their talent and body into one, creating a new physique. Changing one's blood meant changing one's life.

Green blood, blue blood—both signified power and nobility.

The title of noble was not earned for nothing.

The current Fu Chuan was not yet a Blue Blood Arcanist. It could only be said that her genes contained a Blue Tier talent. If she could live to cultivate to the 70th level and pass the blood-changing threshold, then she would be formidable.

Looking at this talent now, although it wasn't a direct combat-type talent, its effects were truly astonishing.

She could now clearly see the various streams of energy floating in the Gene Pool, down to the minute particles of medicinal herbs and minerals. She could even adjust the magnification at will.

"The micro-control within insight… truly terrifying."

So this was a Blue Tier Gene Talent.

As Fu Chuan was marveling at this, she suddenly narrowed her eyes and looked to her left. Her gaze had already passed through the wall and extended further… seeing something unusual outside.

A fluctuation of elements.

In the dead of night, the Xie estate was vast. With its clear pools, secluded pavilions, and moonlit towers, the Gene Pool was located in the family's core. But there was no family in this world that was absolutely impenetrable.

Especially a Green Blood family.

There were actually not many houses near the Xie estate. Because the Xie Clan was domineering, ordinary families were unwilling to be their neighbors. And the Teng and Lan Clan weren't foolish enough to live next to their enemies, so the vicinity was sparsely populated.

At ten o'clock at night, the distant city center was still bustling with activity. The nearby park was brightly lit with lanterns and crowded with pedestrians, but inside the Xie estate, it was exceptionally quiet.

And what about outside the Xie estate?

At the foot of the outer wall, separated by a river and a lush green belt, the opposite side of the small river was a lively park and commercial street, brightly lit. But the wall on this side was protected by a formidable array.

The class divide was so stark.

But at this moment, in the division between light and darkness, several dark figures flickered out from the shadows at the base of the wall.

"Ready?"

"Go!"

A total of seven people were about to use Arcane to pass through the wall and carry out an assassination. But just then… Snap! A flash of light suddenly erupted from the opposite river. The Light Arcane instantly dispelled their Invisibility Arcane, revealing them.

"Who's sneaking around! Seize them!"

Seeing the group of officials on the opposite bank, the seven were horrified and immediately tried to flee, but the other side had already made their move.

The tourists on the bustling commercial street panicked, while the two groups were already engaged in a fierce battle over the river, Arcane spells flying everywhere.

They were all skilled fighters of over the 30th level, and some even summoned pets to augment their attacks…

With such a fierce and loud battle happening by the wall, the people of the Xie Clan were naturally drawn over in droves, leaving the internal defenses relatively empty.

At this time, a man in black at the foot of the wall on the other side narrowed his eyes, hid himself back in the darkness, and activated his Arcane to bypass the array. He then merged halfway into the wall… After he came out of the wall and entered the interior of the Xie estate, just as he separated from the wall, suddenly!

His scalp went numb. He whipped his head around.

In mid-air, a dark curtain appeared. Wings emitting a faint halo were suspended in the air, beating slowly, and the person standing high above looked down at him.

"In the dead of night, it's rather impolite for you to come through the wall, Your Excellency."

"So now, are you coming out, or am I coming in?"

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