114: Xia Mulin was assessing and rating talent, but the system turned out to be a hacked version?

Xia Mulin walked into the classroom, feeling a bit puzzled.

He had to go to school before transmigrating, and he had to go to school after transmigrating. Did that mean his Transmigration was for nothing?

"For the Emperor!"

"For the Emperor!"

Many students raised their right hands slightly as a daily greeting... The courses were still those same courses; every time a Lapu Person was resurrected through genetic encoding, it meant everything about them returned to the starting point.

Everything had to be relearned from scratch. Only when one's own strength reached a certain level could they inherit their stored memories and abilities.

If one tried to force the inheritance directly, they would go 'bang' and explode on the spot.

"Class is in session!"

"For the Emperor!"

The curriculum was simple, divided into educational courses and Armed Equipment courses.

Being a qualified Lapu student was truly exhausting, as one needed to learn a mountain of things.

Whether it was the most basic Advanced Lapu mathematics or mechanical maintenance, everything had to be studied.

However, this stage was the type where everything was learned superficially first.

The next stage would be the actual choice of profession.

The academies of the Lapu People were divided into two types: the Academy and the Lapu Star River Academy.

The latter was the Advanced institution for the former.

The Academy lasted three Lapu years, while the Lapu Star River Academy lasted four Lapu years.

This was equivalent to as much as six and eight years on Blue Star.

Professions were mainly divided into three major categories: Mecha Master, Healer, and Armament Master.

The most popular was undoubtedly the Great Mecha Master, who could pilot various Armed Equipment mechas to fight across the lands for the Emperor.

Not only did it bring immense honor, but its status was also extremely high, and the benefits were far beyond what the other two professions could compare to... Xia Mulin never expected that the first crisis he would face after transmigrating was attending class.

But it was precisely these educational courses that were making life miserable for Xia Mulin.

And yet, he couldn't afford not to learn; otherwise, he would be at the bottom of the rankings as soon as the exams came.

Before transmigrating, he had spent more than half his life lying in a hospital.

As soon as he transmigrated, he was stuffed into this place without pause. Where would he get such a vast reserve of knowledge?

Sure enough, on Xia Mulin's very first day, he encountered an exam.

He easily scored a 0.5.

And this 0.5 wasn't even due to his actual knowledge; rather, the teacher saw how diligent he was, actively filling the entire paper.

The teacher felt bad for him and, out of pity, awarded him some 'ink points'.

This situation left Xia Mulin wanting to cry but having no tears.

In the subsequent Armed Equipment exam, Xia Mulin fared even worse.

He couldn't win with long-range thermal guns, and in close combat, he was pinned to the ground and beaten.

Even the female Lapu could easily crush Xia Mulin without breaking a sweat.

"I will now announce the rankings for this month's Lapu monthly exam."

"First place in Educational Courses: Gu Lengyu."

"First place in Armed Equipment Courses: Ye Luolonghua."

"Lapu who did not perform well should not lose heart. Keep working hard and strive for your exams."

"You are the future of the Empire!"

Xia Mulin noticed the teacher's gaze and shook his head.

He really didn't know this stuff.

However, he still secretly made up his mind to study hard.

From the corner of his eye, he glanced at the girl sitting in front of him. This girl was beautiful, a school-beauty level existence.

She had a pair of pointed elf ears, and her fair skin had a hint of pink.

She sat there quietly, looking very well-behaved.

Suddenly, Xia Mulin thought of the System.

Since the System could scan objects, couldn't it also scan people?

No sooner said than done.

Xia Mulin repeatedly chanted 'scan' in his mind toward the elf-like girl named Gu Lengyu.

[The detection distance meets the requirements. Scanning consumes 1 top-up point. Do you wish to continue?]

"Continue."

[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for scanning a living being for the first time. Rewarding two B-Rank Talent Cards.]

Instantly, her entire physical structure emerged in Xia Mulin's mind.

Unfortunately, it was all pixelated.

This point made Xia Mulin very unhappy.

What? Even guarding against a gentleman?

[Ding! Scanning successful. Consumed 1 replication point.]

[Energy Level: Rank 0]

[Strength: F]

[Physique: E]

[Reaction: C]

[Agility: F]

[Intelligence: B]

[Spirit: F]

[Physiological Tolerance: D]

(The ratings in this world are divided into: SSS, SS, S, A, B, C, D, E, F)

Ordinary people's ratings are generally E and F. Reaching C and D is considered being a Genius.

The energy level of these people reaching Rank 3 is considered the ceiling.

As for A and B, those are top-tier, the cornerstones of the Empire, with energy levels generally reaching Rank 4 or 5 at most.

And SSS, SS, and S—almost every one of them is a future pillar of the Empire, a powerhouse of Rank 6 or above.

Xia Mulin took a look and instantly saw the line for her Intelligence.

Not only was her appearance decent, but she actually had a B-Rank talent.

So he immediately asked the System what the prices for these talents were and how they were calculated.

[Ding! To replicate the target's attributes and talents, you need to pay the corresponding replication points. You can also pay the price difference to upgrade a talent.]

[Ding! The replication points required to exchange for an F-Rank talent is 100 points.]

[Ding! The specific value increases exponentially according to the talent Rank.]

[Ding! Specific prices are as follows: SSS - 100 billion, SS - 10 billion, S - 100 million, A - 1 million, B - 100,000, C - 10,000, D - 1,000, E - 100, F - 10.]

"So expensive?"

Xia Mulin was stunned. These numbers were truly jaw-dropping.

Even the universal currency of the world didn't have such exaggerated figures.

Actually, this wasn't Li Jinian being greedy.

Rather, it was limited by distance and various cross-world factors, and only after a series of precise and rigorous calculations was this conclusion reached.

After all, with this operation, he was only earning a mere 60% profit for his hard work.

It didn't violate his conscience at all.

"By the way, can this talent be replicated to others?"

[Yes, but it costs extra; you need to pay double the price.]

Double? Xia Mulin raised an eyebrow. This System seemed a bit black-hearted.

[Ding! Do you wish to exchange for an F-Rank talent?]

"Forget it, the talent is too low. I want to exchange for higher talents!"

However, Xia Mulin looked at his less than five hundred replication points, which felt a bit pathetic.

And he decided not to use the B-Rank Talent Cards for now; he needed to figure out his own talent shortcomings before using them.

Otherwise, what if some of his own talents were far beyond B-Rank?

Wouldn't that be a huge loss?

He was really short on replication points.

Xia Mulin couldn't help but plot in his heart: should he go rummage through the trash after class to see if there was anything valuable he could recycle?

Good! That's what I'll do!

"Ding-ling, ding-ling."

The bell for the end of class rang, and many Lapu prepared to leave the classroom.

However, the teacher called out to Xia Mulin, who was about to go pick through trash.

"Xia Mulin, come to my office for a moment."

"Other students, you are dismissed."

"For the Emperor!"

"For the Emperor!"

Xia Mulin thought, 'Oh no': "Am I going to be scolded for scoring 0.5?"

But when Xia Mulin walked into the office, the teacher had no intention of scolding him.

Instead, the teacher took out an item.

"Student Xia Mulin, this is an ecological instrument sent by your family."

Xia Mulin was stunned: "...Ah? ...My... family?"

But on second thought, this matter definitely had everything to do with that Imperial Royal Court.

The teacher took out a mechanical square box and asked Xia Mulin to tap on it.

"Identity verification successful!"

Then, with a series of mechanical clicks, the box disassembled, and a small round sphere appeared.

"This is the ecological instrument?"

But how was this so-called Lapu ecological instrument supposed to be used?

The object before him looked like a transparent glass ball; he couldn't see anything special about it.

Seeing the young man's confusion, the teacher explained.

"You just need to wear it on your face."

Wear a glass ball on his face?

Xia Mulin was a bit skeptical, but he still gave it a try.

He picked up the glass sphere and brought it close to his face, only to see the glass sphere suddenly transform into a pair of goggles.

He put the ecological instrument on his face, and in an instant, it automatically disassembled and rapidly integrated into his body.

Immediately after, a metallic voice rang out in Xia Mulin's mind.

[Initializing the ecological instrument for you.]

[Imperial ecological instrument at your service!]

Hehe, System, someone is trying to steal your job.

Xia Mulin looked closely; this was strikingly similar to a mini-System.

It could also be driven by consciousness, though it was far less Advanced than the System's replication point System.

The ecological instrument had many functions, equivalent to an implanted computer or a smartphone.

Not long after, Xia Mulin discovered something that made him go stupid on the spot.

"Student Xia Mulin?"

"Student Xia Mulin?"

"What's wrong with you?"

Xia Mulin suddenly collapsed with a thud, foaming at the mouth and fainting on the ground.

The teacher was stunned. Without time to think, he quickly hoisted the boy onto his shoulder.

"ecological instrument, activate."

[Near-Ground Jump]

Immediately, the figures of the two disappeared at high speed. When they reappeared, they were in the academy's infirmary.

"For the Emperor!"

"For the Emperor!"

A school doctor hurried forward, performed an examination, and quickly reached a conclusion.

"This student just fainted from excitement. It's nothing serious."

Extending his hand, a mechanical needle appeared in his palm and gave Xia Mulin an injection.

[Rank 1 Mind Spirit Medicine]

The medicine was injected, and a few seconds later, Xia Mulin recovered.

The first thing he did upon waking was to open the ecological instrument again, and then he fainted once more.

Why?

Simply because his personal account balance started with a nine, followed by a string of zeros that seemed to go on forever at a glance.

Xia Mulin did a rough count; it seemed to be ninety trillion.

(Balance: 90,000,000,000,000...)

He almost forgot that he was an existence comparable to the Celestial Dragons in One Piece—a Planet Governor.

This wasn't just the decency of a great noble; this was a cracked version of the System!

Suddenly, Xia Mulin made another surprising discovery.

Inside the ecological instrument, he could actually check his own talent ratings.

This was a function the System didn't have; in the System, he could only query other people's talents.

"Let me see what the ratings of this body are like."

[ecological instrument is analyzing for you.]

[Your talent ratings are as follows.]

[Energy Level: Rank 0]

[Strength: SS (Sealed, can be unlocked for free)]

[Physique: SSS (Sealed, can be unlocked for free)]

[Reaction: SS (Sealed, can be unlocked for free)]

[Agility: SS (Sealed, can be unlocked for free)]

[Intelligence: S (Sealed, can be unlocked for free)]

[Spirit: A (Sealed, can be unlocked for free)]

[Physiological Tolerance: SSS (Sealed, can be unlocked for free)]

Unlock! Unlock them all for me!!!

"Student Xia! Student Xia! Why did you faint again?"

"Doctor! Doctor! Quick, give him another shot!"

"Switch to a bigger needle! A thicker one!"