24. Singularity Factor Fitness
The head of the department had an old face full of wrinkles and a bald head that was surprisingly shiny under the light.
Looking around at the top fifty students who had been waiting for a long time, the department head said, "Some of you may already know the reason why I asked you to come here today."
The students were quiet, waiting for him to finish.
"In the past, at least in the third grade, the top students in the grade were tested."
"However, recently, the activities of exotic animals and plants have become frequent. Constant disasters have resulted in the destruction of several agricultural bases, and the death toll among those responsible for planting has skyrocketed. There is also a severe shortage of purifiers."
"The entire empire's food supply relies heavily on planters and purifiers. Therefore, to prevent famine, the military has ordered the plantation departments of all major military academies to conduct early testing for the compatibility of exotic factors."
The department head paused for a moment after he finished speaking. The students were already in an uproar and couldn't help but talk about it.
Su Liu did not go to a regular junior high or high school, and he knew nothing about military academies before, so he was a little confused.
Lan Xiang'er explained, "You should know that people with special abilities aren't born with them, right? All of them gain extraordinary powers through injections of special ability catalysts."
The same goes for purifiers; they are not born with the ability to purify strange factors.
The supernatural catalysts developed by scientists are all unique factors extracted from exotic animals and plants. Depending on the type of extract, the final results obtained will also be different.
In military academies, students from the combat, planting, and medical departments will be injected with different catalysts to gain combat, purification, and healing abilities.
After injecting the superpower catalyst, there are two results - either gaining superpowers, or becoming a monster that loses its humanity, that is, an infected body.
Therefore, before the injection, a genetic test should be performed to preliminarily determine the fusion rate with the singular factor.
The higher the fusion rate, the higher the probability of acquiring superpowers, and conversely, the higher the probability of mutation and infection.
After Lan Xianger explained to Su Liu, the department head also gave a general explanation and informed the students of the consequences.
"Even with a 60% chance of fusion with the strange factor, there's a high chance of infection and transformation into a monster. The latter's fate is either immediate purification at the early stages of infection or immediate execution by the military."
"Therefore, the school will never force anyone to inject a superpower catalyst, even if the fusion rate is as high as 80%."
"Especially for outstanding students like you. Even if you can't become Purifiers, you can still make contributions to the empire by becoming Planters."
The temptation and the consequences are already before us.
Should I become a purifier in advance and enjoy the super high welfare benefits and glory given by the empire, or give up this opportunity and just become a planter.
Lan Xiang'er said without hesitation, "From the moment I entered the school, I decided that I would not take the risk of taking the exam to become a purifier."
Su Liu lowered his eyes and thought of Zhang Yanchen and Lin Roufang.
"I want to try it."
"Liu Liu..."
Su Liu smiled at Lan Xiang'er, "Aren't we going to do a compatibility test? If the fusion rate is over 30%, I'll take a gamble. If it's too low, forget it."
Everyone has their own choices, and no one can interfere with the arrangement of fate.
Although Lan Xiang'er was worried, she would not try to persuade Su Liu.
After an hour of mental struggle, only twelve students were willing to take the test and take a gamble.
The office suddenly became much emptier. The department head looked at the pitiful number of people and didn't know whether to be relieved or regretful.
"Then, let's begin the compatibility test."
The twelve people were taken to the playground together. The military had arranged tanks and fighter planes here in advance to tightly surround an area.
The purifiers are fully armed and will comprehensively observe the condition of the injectees. Once there is a negative infection, they will immediately work together to carry out purification to save the students' lives as much as possible.
All the senior students of the combat department are also on standby here. The first task they are assigned is to kill the younger students who cannot be immediately purified after being injected with the supernatural catalyst and have been severely infected and turned into monsters.
The atmosphere at the scene was very tense. The twelve students felt like they were going to the execution ground, with cold sweats pouring down their foreheads.
The department head consoled him, "If the fusion rate falls below ten percent, you will lose the chance to become a Purifier forever. So don't be too nervous now. Such precious catalysts will not be wasted on those with low fusion rates."
The jokes did not relax the students, who were still tense.
The test started soon. Su Liu was at the end of the line and watched the people in front of him having their blood drawn one by one.
Scientific researchers wearing white coats and masks mixed freshly drawn blood with the exotic factor extract, fully blended it using an instrument, and then dripped it into their respective reinforced glass jars.
The tank contains some remnants taken from the alien plants. Their compatibility is judged based on how well they absorb the fusion fluid.
The reason why alien plants mutate negatively is because they are incompatible with the strange factor. Similarly, the fusion fluid mixed with blood can be nutrients or poison to them.
The more they reject the fusion fluid, the higher their blood factor compatibility. Conversely, the more they absorb, the lower their compatibility.
Half an hour later, the researchers reported the degree of adaptability based on the changes in the remains in the tank.
"Seven percent."
"Nineteen percent."
"Thirteen percent."
"Eleven percent."
…
When it was Su Liu's turn, the researchers took a long time to report the fusion rate.
The department head stepped forward and urged, "How is it?"
The researcher frowned and stared at the remains in the tank.
The department head was a little anxious, "What is the degree of compatibility?"
He asked as he looked down and was also stunned.
Inside the tank, the remains remained unchanged.
Neither absorption nor rejection.
"What does this mean?" The department head was dumbfounded.
The researchers had never encountered such a situation before, and it took them a long time to instinctively judge, "Compatibility: zero."
After getting the result, Su Liu's heart sank.
I don’t know whether to be happy or sad.
But no matter what, she had no chance of becoming a purifier.
Among the twelve people, one was asked to leave because his suitability was too low, two others did not dare to take the risk, and the rest were willing to be injected.
Su Liu left the playground with them, and the area was once again cordoned off.
The three people walking in front also had heavy hearts.
A boy forced a smile and said playfully, "That's good. If he really got the injection, he might die. At least we can live for two more years, barring any accidents."
As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of fierce gunfire suddenly rang out from the encirclement behind him, accompanied by a huge commotion like an earthquake, causing the ground to shake like waves and spreading in all directions.
Several people were shocked and looked back together.
Fighter planes in the sky were frantically firing at the ground, and a variety of concrete superpowers were also attacking the same place.
In the midst of this fierce exchange of fire, a terrifying sound like a dragon's roar echoed throughout the entire area, mixed with the shrill screams of humans, which was soon drowned out by the roar of fighter planes.
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