92: Chapter 92 The Seed Project: Genius vs. Genius!

Listening to the man's words,

Li Fan's emotions surged within him.

What exactly was this mysterious seed program that attracted geniuses from all major universities?

Considering the already announced Civilization Assessment and the appearance of the Oceanic Alien Race,

he vaguely felt that the two must be connected.

To resolve this doubt, Li Fan immediately asked his first question.

"Mr. Gu Dan, what exactly is the seed program for?"

Gu Dan was not at all surprised by Li Fan's question.

"It's very simple, actually it is..."

Gu Dan was about to speak, but halfway through, he suddenly remembered something, then changed his tone and asked Li Fan a question.

"Before I answer you, you need to give me a definitive answer: do you truly wish to choose to join the seed program?"

"Once you join this program, although you will receive massive resources and various professional trainings, the dangers you face will also be enormous, and you might very well lose your life because of it."

Faced with Gu Dan's question,

Li Fan hesitated for only a second or two before giving his answer, "Mr. Gu Dan, I am certain about joining the seed program and I will not regret it, please rest assured."

If there was a higher platform, why would he not go and see what it was like?

As for the danger, in his view, as long as he wasn't fighting creatures he couldn't see, there wasn't too much danger.

Hearing Li Fan's answer, Gu Dan couldn't help but nod.

"Good, then I will briefly tell you about our seed program."

"You should already know about the Civilization Assessment and the Oceanic Alien Race,

and our seed program is actually designed specifically for the Civilization Assessment.

The full scope of the assessment cannot be disclosed for now, but a very crucial element involves the strength of the younger generation's bloodline. To put it more plainly, it is about the strength comparison between the younger generation of our Human side and the Alien Race side.

If our Human younger generation can completely crush those Alien Race Prodigies during the assessment, then half of our assessment will be won!

Like Zi Ming, whom you encountered in the Tianxiang Secret Realm, he belongs to one of the Alien Race's prodigies. However, he is still inexperienced and hasn't achieved much yet, so his reference value is low.

Those prodigies who have already established themselves are far more terrifying than you imagine. According to the intelligence I have, there are quite a few young prodigies who are Quasi-God Rank, or even Saint Rank.

Although the gap is huge, we are not without chances. The reason their ranks are so high is because of their high starting points; they might have been born already transcendent, and their growth potential is far less than ours..."

As Gu Dan spoke, although he said the Human side had a good chance, his expression grew increasingly solemn.

After listening to Gu Dan's words,

Li Fan, standing beside him, finally understood the situation of this seed program.

To summarize in one sentence:

Cultivate the top younger generation to confront the top generation of the Alien Race, preparing for humanity's future entry into the cosmic civilization.

It had to be said.

Regardless of the danger, this responsibility was exceptionally heavy.

After all, according to Gu Dan, if the younger generation lost, even if humanity's peak combat power was slightly stronger by one or two points than the Alien Race, they might still fail the assessment.

To be honest, such a rule was quite unpredictable.

What Li Fan found slightly absurd was that

there were even Saint Rank young prodigies among the Alien Race?

If they were already Saint Rank, how could they still be young prodigies?

At this level, most humans would be old men; even those with good talent would mostly be middle-aged.

Afterward,

Li Fan continued to ask other questions.

From Gu Dan's answers, he learned that

the training location for the seed program was not within the territory of the Great Xia Kingdom.

Once one joined the training, most of the time needed to be spent at the training base, unless led away by a mentor to a special area.

Of course, communication with the outside world was still permitted during this period, but content related to the training could not be revealed.

Furthermore, there was an opportunity to return home to visit family for two days every month.

Li Fan didn't have much reaction to this so-called training, but there was one aspect that greatly attracted him.

That was the resources!

Every student in the seed program, provided they passed the assessment given by their mentor, had the right to choose any resource they wanted related to cultivation.

For example, supplements or beast cores; as long as your body could handle it, you could have as much as you wanted!

Other students might not be able to withstand such an infusion and would need to stop to cultivate and consolidate their gains.

But Li Fan was different!

What he needed most right now was this kind of infusion!

"What about Teacher Zhu then? I still need to help him with testing."

Li Fan then asked another crucial question.

Zhu Tianzheng used the power of the Beidi to protect his parents, and Li Fan was extremely grateful for that.

If he went to the training base, he would rarely have the chance to help Zhu Tianzheng test again.

Regarding this issue, Gu Dan also provided an answer.

"Don't worry about that. Elder Zhu has the authority to enter the training base. If he wants to find you, he can come anytime; it won't delay his business."

Hearing this,

Li Fan couldn't help but nod.

That made sense.

As a long-established Quasi-God Rank existence, Zhu Tianzheng could be considered part of the Great Xia's upper echelon, so having such authority wasn't strange.

Unconsciously,

their casual talk had gone deep into the night.

After thoroughly understanding the seed program, Li Fan didn't ask any more questions. The specific details would naturally become clear once he arrived.

After doing a few sets of exercises and taking a hot shower, Li Fan fell into a deep sleep.

... ...

When the next morning arrived,

Li Fan first went to find Gu Ling next door in Azure Vault and said a proper farewell to her, then he bid farewell to Lu Qilai and the others.

Upon hearing that Li Fan had been selected for the seed program, everyone couldn't help but be happy for him.

However, thinking that Li Fan could only return once a month, they also felt a bit reluctant.

After all, during this period, Li Fan had been the soul of their group.

But as the saying goes, people strive for higher ground.

The gap between them and Li Fan would only grow larger, and separation was inevitable.

Thinking of this, everyone couldn't help but make up their minds: they must work harder and try not to fall behind.

Among those who held this thought was Gu Ling.

Even though her relationship with Li Fan was currently good, if the gap between them became too large in the future, Li Fan might very likely be attracted to a more outstanding member of the opposite sex.

But of course,

her thought was truly an overreaction.

Li Fan was not the type of person who tired of the old for the new; pure feelings and lasting companionship were far more cherished by him than so-called excellence.

... ...

In the afternoon,

Li Fan boarded a plane to the training base with Gu Dan.

On the plane,

Li Fan also saw many familiar figures.

Lin Youwei, Di Yun, Luo Chen, Yun Ming, Ye Tianxue, and Shen Xuner.

Most of them were people Li Fan had protected in the Tianxiang Secret Realm.

Upon seeing Li Fan, these people were filled with gratitude and treated him with great enthusiasm.

Li Fan was not at all surprised by the appearance of the others.

However, Shen Xuner was quite surprising to him.

It seemed Shen Xuner wasn't among the New Students, right?

She was also selected for the seed program?

"Hello, fellow student Li Fan. My name is Shen Xuner. Youwei has told me about you long ago, and I have also followed your performance in the Freshman Cup Secret Realm. Your strength truly commands my admiration. I hope we can become friends."

Shen Xuner was graceful and composed, walking directly to Li Fan's side with a smile and extending her hand.