Super Gene Ⅱ: Evolution

The Di Man Tribe, Catherine held her watch and looked at it over and over, but still no message arrived.

"What's up with this guy, why hasn't he replied yet?" Catherine tossed her watch aside and sat bored on the sofa, killing time by watching universal news projected in the air.

"Is it time for the race ranking war again?" Catherine glanced through several news stories, all discussing the race ranking war.

After watching for a while, Catherine felt somewhat bored, "What's there to look forward to, anyway? The top twenty won't change much, just a few ranks fluctuating at most. The first place of the Supreme Clan should be unshakable."

"Well, that's not necessarily true," a voice came from behind Catherine.

"How many times have I told you, can't you knock before entering?" Catherine said, a bit helplessly.

A Di Man girl with black eyes came to Catherine's side, plopped down on the sofa next to her, wrapped an arm around Catherine's and coyly stuck out her tongue, "Sorry, sister, Tia forgot again."

"I really can't deal with you," Catherine rubbed Tia's head and asked with a smile, "What did you mean by 'not necessarily' just now?"

"I heard from father, this time's race ranking war might see big changes. The first place of the Supreme Clan might not be secure," Tia said.

"What kind of big changes?" Catherine was surprised, unsure what could threaten the Supreme Clan's first place.

"Father mentioned that the Phoenix Clan intends to challenge the first place in this race ranking," said Tia. Explore more at empire

"The Phoenix Clan? What makes them think they can?" Catherine frowned slightly, doubting that the Phoenix Clan had the strength to challenge the first place.

Tia pondered and then spoke, "That's just what I heard from father, something about a Phoenix Clan member named Feng Liu returning."

"Feng Liu... Feng 6... That's not possible… Feng 6 is still alive…" Catherine was taken aback, but soon she laughed, "If Feng 6 really is still alive, then the race ranking this time will be interesting. It remains to be seen whether the Supreme Clan can keep its first place."

"Sister, are you going to participate in the war?" Tia asked, blinking her eyes.

"I wasn't planning on participating, but since Feng 6 has returned, maybe I'll join the fun," Catherine said with an intriguing look in her eyes.

"That's great, I want to fight too," Tia said excitedly.

"You, just stay put and don't go anywhere," Catherine's words left Tia brimming with disappointment.

Three months quickly passed, and when Lin Shen returned from Celestial Star, the Contrarian's Life Base had reached the Ninth Turn, while the Inheritance Fan remained at the Seventh Turn.

Even so, Lin Shen's Attributes had already surpassed those of Tenth Turn Ascenders, especially his Strength Attribute, which far exceeded his counterparts.

The first thing Lin Shen did when he got back to Sky Pinnacle Star was to visit the Celestial Master Institute.

"Dean, you're finally back," An Sai greeted Lin Shen with a beaming smile upon his return.

Other staff like the vice deans, ministers, and directors looked at Lin Shen with a different gaze, surprisingly enthusiastic, each hailing him as 'Dean' in a very cordial manner, a stark contrast to their previous behavior.

"Did we get our water and electricity back?" Lin Shen, seeing an old director watering the flowers in the courtyard, asked with a sense of wonder.

Although Tian Zhixia drove away the debt collectors last time, they had cut off all utilities like water, electricity, and gas until payment was made.

Lin Shen wondered how the services could have resumed without him paying.

"Dean, aren't you aware of what you did yourself?" An Sai said with a laugh.

"What did I do?" Lin Shen asked, puzzled.

"You don't say, and how would I dare?" An Sai said with a smile, "Anyway, you are now the favorite in front of the Heavenly Emperor, so those little guys will definitely not dare to come asking for money anymore."

"That's good," Lin Shen nodded.

"Dean, shouldn't we pay some of the pension we owe, and also the wages that have been due for so long, maybe issue a bit of it first?" An Sai added.

"Do we have money?" Lin Shen asked An Sai, puzzled.

"No money?" An Sai looked at Lin Shen and retorted.

"I don't have money, does the Institute's account have money?" Lin Shen shook his head.

"The Institute has no money..." An Sai looked at Lin Shen and stopped short.

Lin Shen knew what she meant and said with a bitter smile, "Whatever needs to be paid has been paid."

"Didn't get even a little share?" An Sai asked with full of confusion.

"Anyway, I haven't seen any," Lin Shen replied, spreading his hands.

"Maybe it's because you were facing the wall and reflecting on Celestial Star before, and the share hasn't been distributed yet. Let's wait a bit longer," An Sai sighed.

While speaking, An Sai opened the door, and the old geezers who had been eavesdropping outside suddenly scattered.

When they heard there was no money, these old geezers, who were more realistic than anyone, instantly changed their expressions. They stopped calling him Dean and their smiles vanished.

They had thought that Lin Shen would bring back some money this time, but who would have imagined that not even a single hair of it had come.

"Work your ass off, suffer all that hardship, offend so many people, and in the end, not even touch a dime, isn't that foolish?" said one of the old men playing cards, after Lin Shen left, with a snort.

"Exactly, young people are still too young, thinking that pleasing the Heavenly Emperor means having good days ahead, little do they know the Heavenly Emperor won't even throw him a bone," another old man added.

"This can't go on, the kid is young, it's okay for him to suffer a little, but we're old bones, we can't always be digging into our own pockets for spending money, can we?" Vice Dean An rhythmically tapped on the card table with his fingers.

"What can we do about it? Our Dean is too young, doesn't know the perks of having money, doesn't even know how to be corrupt, just a greenhorn," the security director said.

"He may be a greenhorn, but we're not. Since he's capable of making money, we'll just have to teach him how to get the money into his own pocket. If he has money, then our Celestial Master Institute has money, and if the Institute has money, then so do we," the logistics minister said.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

"You're right. I think our Dean is a straightforward young man, easier to... talk to..." Vice Dean Qiao said as he pushed down his cards, "Ha ha... self-drawn pure suit... I won... pay up... pay up..."

"Damn it, so unlucky, how many rounds has it been, haven't won a single hand, almost lost my coffin money," Vice Dean An muttered under his breath.

"Don't worry, our Dean has some ability. After we teach him a couple of tricks, won't the money just come flowing in? This little money's nothing," Vice Dean Qiao said with a laugh.

"Then tell me, how do we teach him?" Vice Dean An asked while shuffling the cards.

"Easy, teach him what we are good at. Security Director, teach him some tricks for getting money from people, which will come in handy when going out to collect debts. Logistics minister, your skill in accounting, if you don't teach it to someone, you'll take it to the grave. Old An, you need to use those connections of yours, can't let our Dean be at a disadvantage out there, he's got to help us make a buck," Vice Dean Qiao said while picking up the cards.

"Fuck, after all this talk, it's none of your business, is it?" Vice Dean An cursed.

"All I'm good at is whoring, surely you're not suggesting I take him whoring, are you?" Vice Dean Qiao laughed.

"Playing coy though the narcissus bloom not, you've got to teach him your ways with women. Otherwise, Tian Xun will take all the advantages, and if he gets nothing, how will we skim off the top?" Vice Dean An scoffed.

"That stuff, if he wants to learn sure, I can teach him, just worried he might refuse," Vice Dean Qiao chuckled.