Absolute Choice 1
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At the same time, the metallic wall's text was suddenly cleared, leaving two gigantic rows of text.
[Rank 1: Zhong Yue'er, Mind Expanse: D-, Psy-genes: F]
[Rank 2: Yang Yang, Mind Expanse: A+, Psy-genes: None]
The little loli was already out of the metal box as she carried on bouncing back to her seat. As she passed Yang Yang by, she made a face at him and said in a childish manner, "Hmph, I'm stronger than you."
Yang Yang remained silent as his shoulders trembled.
The blond youth's mocking laughter resounded at this moment. "Do you get it now? This is the difference between a lofty Psyker and an inferior Psionite. Regardless of how expansive your mind is, even the lowest Psy-gene is enough to reverse everything. No matter how expansive your mind is, in front of a Psyker, it is all trash."
At this moment, the elder announced, "Next, [Creation]'s rookie, Kevin."
The blond youth wiped the smile from his face and walked towards the platform with his chest up high. As he walked past Shi Xiaobai, he sneered and said, "This Young Lord will tell you what it means that people are born unequal."
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Chapter11 This King takes back everything he just said
The blond youth, Kevin spoke with a demeanor bloated with arrogance. When he walked into the evaluation box, he did not look nervous like Yang Yang, nor did he look as playful as Zhong Yue'er. To put it more accurately, he looked like a performer, as if the upcoming evaluation was just a performance used to flaunt himself.
Soon, Kevin's first result came out—"Mind Expanse: B Class."
It was higher than Zhong Yue'er’s, but lower than Yang Yang’s. It was likely an average result, as the expressions of the three older people did not seem change much. Their eyes were still staring intently on the metallic wall. By then, Shi Xiaobai already understood that the second result was key.
Under everyone's attention, the number on the metallic wall rapidly changed, before the second line of text—the most important one—was revealed: "Psy-genes: C Class."
"C.. C Class?" At the instant the results came out, the elder stared with widened eyes. He spoke with a trembling voice, while the middle-aged man and woman beside him looked exhilarated and began exchanging whispers.
The expression of Fang Qingshan, who was sitting on the right side of the room, changed slightly as the red-dressed Mu Hongli chuckled. She gave Riko a provocative glance which was ignored; however, Riko's expression turned more serious.
After taking in the expressions of all these people, even if he did not know the true meaning behind C Class Psy-genes, Shi Xiaobai could tell that Kevin had succeeded in his game of ostentation.
"Kevin is a true genius." A deep voice spoke out as Shi Xiaobai turned his head to look over. He realized Yang Yang was behind him without him even knowing it.
Shi Xiaobai did not respond. Very clearly, Kevin was currently ranked first amongst the three people who had undergone the test. He did not know this world’s definition of a genius, so even though he did not think highly of it, he did not express his views.
"Psionites and Psykers are like ordinary people and geniuses. A Psyker who reaches C-Class is already a genius amongst geniuses. Even organizations bigger and stronger than [Gaia] would nurture C-Class Psykers as valuable talent. Kevin would definitely be considered one of the most important rookies in this [Gaia] batch."
Despite saying words that flattered others, Yang Yang's child-like face had a matureness that did not seem to match his age. Following that, he said something that would even make adults ponder deeply.
"As for me, I'm just...an ordinary person with a more expansive mind. There will always be a most despairing distance between geniuses and ordinary people."
Shi Xiaobai could clearly tell how indignant he was through the childlike boy's eyes, yet he had to hear him say words that sounded like he had completely yielded. This angered Shi Xiaobai greatly as he said coldly, "In This King's eyes, everyone is an ordinary person. A so-called genius is just an ordinary person who works harder."
Yang Yang looked up, as if he was moved by his words. However, his eyes seemed to put up a wall of self-mockery as a self-defensive mechanism. "You are wrong. An ordinary person, no matter how hard-working, would never become a genius. That's because a genius is innate."
"That's right. People are born unequal."
Kevin was already standing in front of them, revealing a victorious smile. "Geniuses are destined from birth to surpass ordinary people. Be it this tiny evaluation, the resources the organization uses for nurturing, or the various kinds of competitions in the future, a genius will forever run ahead of ordinary people."
"You are an ordinary person amongst ordinary people who are even inferior to Psionites. As for me, I am a super genius that possesses C Class Psy-genes. You are destined to be forever left behind by me!"
Kevin turned around to walk away after speaking. The thing he loved to do most was to mock weaklings and then heartlessly rob the the weak of the right to lament.
Shi Xiaobai saw Kevin, who had his back facing them, nearly covering his ears to indicate that he did not want to hear any retorts from them. Shi Xiaobai felt very, very depressed.
"Eh, after all this nonsense, This King still doesn't know what a Psyker is!"
Shi Xiaobai sighed and suddenly heard the elder announce his name. Immediately, he stood up, feeling slightly disturbed. He gave Yang Yang a nod and then waved his hand at the distant Riko, as though he was about to enter an arena.
"It seems like This King can no longer remain silent."
With this thought in mind, Shi Xiaobai came in front of the metal box. The elder gestured to Shi Xiaobai to quickly enter, but after a moment of hesitation, Shi Xiaobai suddenly said, "Wait a moment. This King has something to say."
The elder's expression froze. Clearly, he was quite surprised with the self-salutation "This King".
By then, Shi Xiaobai had already turned around to walk to the middle of the platform, attracting everyone's attention. He raised his left hand, pointing to the seats on the left and said loudly, "Blondy Narcissist and Pleasant Goat, listen to what This King has to say!"
Kevin, who had been pointed at, took a few seconds before he realized that "Blondy Narcissist" referred to himself. Immediately, he was not pleased with this. Yang Yang was stunned for a moment before his expression turned extremely strange.
"This King does not know what this ‘Psyker’ thing is all about, nor do I know why Pleasant Goat is so dejected, even more do I not know if Blondy Narcissist meant to say all that nonsense as a lullaby."
Shi Xiaobai looked up to survey the people around him and had a solemn expression. It looked like he was delivering a stately lecture.
"However, This King knows that your theory about geniuses and ordinary people is flawed. It is tendentious, and something thought of using a goblin's brain!"
"A so-called genius is just an ordinary person with charms, a hardworking ordinary person, an entranced ordinary person and an ordinary person who forgets himself! In the end, they are still ordinary people!"
"This King wants to tell you that this world has no fated genius. There will be no everlasting genius, nor is there a genius that isn't hardworking! Geniuses do not last a moment, nor are they born. Neither do they receive this title just with the word 'Psyker'!"
"If all of you insist on refusing to realize your errors in this theory of geniuses and ordinary people! Then fine, This King shall tell you another fact—This world actually does not have any geniuses!"
"Do not be dejected just because you are not a genius. Even more so, do not thinking highly of yourself because of being a so-called genius. This is because this world does not have any geniuses, only the strong!"
"A hardworking ordinary person can become one of the strong, while a lackadaisical genius will never be fated to be one of the strong!"
"Do you understand? This wo
rld doesn't have any geniuses! Only the strong!"
Shi Xiaobai turned more impassioned towards the end, nearly delivering his speech with an angry bellow. After saying that, he immediately entered the metallic box. With a slam, he closed the metallic door heavily, while the room echoed with his final words and the sound of the slammed door.
Yang Yang clenched his fists tightly as he lowered his head and pondered over Shi Xiaobai's words that kept echoing in his head.
Kevin had an extremely ugly expression on his face, but it was mostly anger and scorn.
The three older people on the high platform had the calmest reactions. They even shook their heads. They had seen many geniuses, so they knew the difference between a genius and an ordinary person..
Sitting on the right, Fang Qingshan did not have much of an expression, but his eyes narrowed with a facetious look in them.
A relieved look appeared on Zhao Xiong's good-natured face before he quickly thought of something. His expression turned serious as a result.
Mu Hongli looked at Riko and sniggered. "This idiot who keeps calling himself 'This King' is the rookie you found? He sure has the courage, but unfortunately he's a tad foolish."
Riko was cursing the pigheaded Shi Xiaobai in her mind, but she laughed coldly. "Sometimes, foolish people can have dumb luck. I happen to like Shi Xiaobai's forthrightness, and not like that Blondy Narcissist you found. It’s as if the world revolves around him. Doesn't he know that however strong you are, there is always someone stronger? A C Class Psyker? Tch~"
Mu Hongli's expression changed slightly, but she did not retort. She too did not like Kevin's megalomania.
The two of them continued on in a war of words before turning their gazes towards the metallic wall, where the numbers were still changing. No matter how much they argued, the evaluation's result was most crucial.
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After entering the metallic box, numerous beams of light shone on Shi Xiaobai, as they constantly scanned his body.
"To dare make an attempt at analyzing This King's body. What a naive machine."
Shi Xiaobai mocked the metallic wall for a moment before recalling the impassioned speech he said outside and immediately felt a bit excited.
"These foolish mortals must have been convinced by This King's words. How dare mere mortals address themselves as geniuses in front of This King? It's completely asking for an insult."
After dazing in the enclosed space for a moment, Shi Xiaobai could not help but think of several questions, and suddenly felt anxious.
"Eh, what if the natural endowments possessed by This King’s mortal body in this world is completely trash..?"
He hurriedly shook his head, abandoning the amusing thought. "What a joke. How can This King be impeded by a mere evaluation test like this?"
Although he had this thought in mind, Shi Xiaobai still stuck his ear to the metallic wall, in an attempt to hear the commotions outside. Logically speaking, if his natural endowments were any good, that old grandpa would definitely have made a big fuss over it.
However, Shi Xiaobai was disappointed. There was not a single commotion, much less a big fuss.
After a while, the light beams that constantly scanned his body disappeared. The metallic box fell into darkness and the evaluation test was over.
Shi Xiaobai took a deep breath and suddenly felt a bit nervous. It felt just like back in the day, whenever he handed his examination manuscripts to his teacher, he would always pray incessantly that he could score more than ten points that one time.
Shi Xiaobai opened the metallic door and slowly walked out of the metallic box. His mind and body observed everything outside the box, as he felt a repressive atmosphere. He realized that the room had completely fallen into silence.
Turning around, he saw the elder focusing his gaze on him. His gaze appeared like he had seen a ghost, and his body was trembling like a patient who could collapse at any time.
With a gulp, Shi Xiaobai slowly looked up at the two rows of text on the metallic wall. The results of his evaluation immediately entered his eyes.
"Mind Expanse: S Class."
"Psy-genes: S Class."
After a cursory glance, Shi Xiaobai immediately waved his hand and shouted loudly, "Everyone! This King takes back everything he just said. This world does have geniuses!"
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Chapter12 So we were overthinking the situation!
When the text on the metallic wall fixated on the words "Mind Expanse: S Class, Psy-genes: S Class", everyone turned dumbfounded.
Kevin was dumbfounded. He recalled Shi Xiaobai acting ignorant, implying that he didn’t know what a Psyker was, followed by how he looked dazed after his cocky act. He finally recalled Shi Xiaobai's depressed expression after he left quickly, having mocked him in underhanded fashion. At this moment, as he looked at the two rows of text, he felt a pain in his face. It was very painful, extremely painful. Fuck, is it that fun acting the pig to devour the tiger?
Yang Yang was dumbfounded. He was still relishing in the Kool-aid Shi Xiaobai brewed for him. It was a bowl of chicken soup for the soul named, "No Geniuses, Only the Strong". But he suddenly realized that the person who brewed the bowl of chicken soup was a genius several times more of a genius than Kevin. He immediately felt a bitter taste linger in his mouth. Damn it, this bowl of chicken soup is poisoned!
The three older people on the platform were dumbfounded. As senior members of [Gaia] with a rather lengthy resume, they had witnessed numerous Rookie Evaluation Tests. However, this was the first time they encountered a double S Class result. If not for their absolute confidence in the evaluation machine's accuracy, they would probably scramble to check if there had been any chances of fraud.
Riko was also dumbfounded. Although she had learned early on from One-Pun that Shi Xiaobai was a Psyker, she did it with an attitude of treating him as a Hail Mary effort, so she had never expected Shi Xiaobai's natural endowment to be so terrifying. Shi Xiaobai was probably the rookie with the highest natural endowment ever since the establishment of [Gaia]. Riko was laughing herself silly, thinking how lucky she was to have come by this treasure.
After everyone was dumbfounded, they involuntarily thought of the final words Shi Xiaobai said before entering the evaluation box.
Shi Xiaobai said that geniuses were ordinary people who worked hard, but they were after all ordinary people.
Shi Xiaobai said that an ordinary hard-working person could become one of the strong, and a lackadaisical genius would never be fated to be one of the strong.
Shi Xiaobai said that this world did not have any geniuses, only the strong.
When Shi Xiaobai said those impassioned words, they were more or less moved, but most of them scoffed at it. However, as they gave his words careful thought, they were suddenly enlightened. Shi Xiaobai said those words not for them, but as a warning for himself!
Shi Xiaobai was telling himself that although he was a genius amongst geniuses, he did not believe he was stronger than others. If he did not work hard, he would never become one of the strong. This world did not have geniuses. Shi Xiaobai felt disdain for becoming a genius. He wanted to be one of the strong, and for that, he would work harder than anyone!
Was there anything more persuasive than a remark from a genius with two S Class evaluations?
Nearly everyone felt admiration for him. They imagined themselves in his shoes. If I were to have dual S talents like Shi Xiaobai, will I be able to remain so modest and maintain the purest of intentions, so as to strive to become stronger?
The answer was no, they could not do it. A person with dual S talents probably numbered less than a handful in China. Any organization would treat that person as a hot potato, but also a precious gem. If they were Shi Xiaobai, even if they could maintain a false sense of modesty, they would definitely not be able to say those sincere words.
Shi Xiaobai was not only a genius, he
was, in fact, even more likely to be a genius that was more hard-working than any of them!
This understanding made everyone's mood turn heavy. An inexplicable emotion began to brew in their hearts. They closed their mouths without prior arrangements, as they stared at the thirteen-year-old youth that had just walked out the metallic box.
The youth wasn't very tall or short, nor was he fat or thin. He had delicate facial features, with eyes bright like the stars, and was dressed in clean clothes. He was not considered suave, nor did he look extremely handsome. He was the type of person who would be filtered out by one's brain when placed in a crowd.
But such a youth was clearly more of a genius than anyone else, yet he was the one who spurned geniuses more than anyone. Clearly, he did not need to work as hard as anyone, but was more motivated than anyone to work hard.
What sort of soul was hidden beneath Shi Xiaobai's plain exterior?
Everyone was lost in thought when they suddenly heard Shi Xiaobai's hard-hitting voice.
"Everyone! This King takes back everything he just said. This world does have geniuses!"
Everyone was stunned, thinking that they had misheard him, but it was quickly followed by Shi Xiaobai's second sentence.
"This King is a genius. Hahahaha~! Tremble and be filled with despair. Mortals, the true genius is here!"
Shi Xiaobai's unbridled laughter echoed in the spacious room, assaulting their every nerve.
Holy shit, so we were overthinking the situation!
Shi Xiaobai is a complete idiot!
Such a foolish idiot is a dual S class genius?
In that case, aren’t we worse than an idiot?
What the fuck, this world sure isn't fair!
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"Why do these ordinary people look like they want to devour This King?"
Shi Xiaobai suddenly found something amiss with the atmosphere. Instinctively, he quickly walked towards the seats on the left from the platform. He noticed how everyone's gazes were following him, giving him the creeps.