The Great Genetic Era

Xu Tui jumped onto the scales as quickly as he could.

The number on the scale changed.

It finally stopped on the number ‘128’.

“Oh, f*ck! This drop in weight…”

Xu Tui remembered very clearly that he weighed 144 pounds before he fell asleep yesterday.
He had even eaten 10 eggs for his training, then followed that up with two pancakes, three packets of instant noodles, and four dragon fruits.

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Then, a night of training…

His weight had dropped from 144 pounds to 128 pounds.

Xu Tui felt that he would become the richest man in the world if he could scale this method of losing weight up.

He could charge 100 dollars for helping someone lose one pound.

Xu Tui would become rich as long as 0.001% of the world’s overweight population came to him.

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‘Unfortunately, there’s no way I can promote this…’

Not only that, Xu Tui started to become worried about his life.

If he continued to lose weight like this, Xu Tui would become a pile of ashes after he activated two or three more genetic base points.

He walked out of his room and entered the kitchen, still feeling fearful.
He had not even touched the buns when Zhang Xiuli let out an exaggerated scream.

Zhang Xiuli didn’t speak, but her expression was enough to tell Xu Tui that his mother had seen a different person when she saw him.

Her scream turned into concern.

Xu Tui was definitely her son.

“You… Improvement, why did you become like that? How did you become skin and bones in one night? This… This… How much have you suffered?”

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Then she started calling Xu Tui’s father, “Jianguo! Xu Jianguo, where the hell are you? Your son is already dying from being too skinny.
Why are you not out here?”

Xu Tui felt awkward just listening to his mother.

“Dying from being too skinny,” Xu Tui sighed.
“Mum, can you let me have some buns first? I’m hungry!”

“Come, eat quickly.
It’s hot.
I’ll pull them in half and cool them for you.
Just focus on eating!”

…

The family was in chaos because of Xu Tui’s sudden and drastic drop in weight.

After demolishing three baskets of buns, Xu Tui no longer felt his stomach churn.
He felt much more comfortable and started to slow down the speed at which he devoured the buns.
His attention also started to dissipate.

He casually accessed his communication device and projected a small screen.
He tapped open his messaging app and was about to read the news and see what his friends were up to.

He had just accessed the app when a piece of breaking news popped up at him.

A third-year student from the Jincheng Prefecture had shown incredible prowess at a bubble tea shop and helped the special agents from the Special Intelligence Division to capture a member of the Dawn Salvation Traitor Organization alive.
He had fully displayed the wits, bravery, and charisma of a student from the Jincheng Prefecture.

The comments were full of praises for him.

There was an attached image.

Xu Tui was shouting with one hand on his hip.
The two special agents were crouching and pouncing forward.
Autumn Pants was squirming on the ground like a cooked shrimp.

“Yes, the attached image showed off my bravery and sense of justice.
I look suave even if it’s just a picture of my back,” Xu Tui commented.

Xu Tui stroked his face, which was so skinny he could almost touch his bone.
He was very satisfied.

“It would be perfect if the headline was changed from ‘intelligent, brave, and suave’ to ‘suave, intelligent, and brave’!”

Xu Tui scrolled past the article after he admired the article for a few more minutes.

It was another piece of breaking news.

“Based on a report from a helpful citizen, a teenager had entered a beef steak buffet in the city, but he was politely escorted out of the shop by the boss an hour later with a full refund.
The boss also said that they would never entertain that teenager again in the future.

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“Coincidentally, the city’s Lachongtian Hotpot City also closed early yesterday afternoon after they politely sent a teenager out of their shop.

“Based on a report from a helpful citizen, that teenager had finished his first wave of dishes alone in 15 minutes.
Normally, the first wave of dishes would be able to last someone one to two hours.

“A lawyer’s opinion: This action is, in essence, illega…”

This piece of news…

Then, Xu Tui saw the attached image.

The image depicted a tall teenager with half his face exposed.

“Oh, f*ck! Isn’t this Cheng Mo?”

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Xu Tui was shocked.

Cheng Mo was quite smart for going to eat at a buffet.

However, these owners of buffet restaurants were not friendly.

Couldn’t they just let Cheng Mo have a nice, full meal?

Xu Tui was not done with breakfast when his communication device vibrated.
It was a message from Tang Ting.

“What are you doing?”

Xu Tui smiled.
He had just finished his meal and thus video called to both Tang Ting and Cheng Mo.

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In the video feed, Cheng Mo’s face looked like it had become even rounder.

“Dating, which college did you apply to?” Xu Tui asked.

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“Huaxia Genetic Military College,” Tang Ting replied.

“Oh, wow! The Genetic Evolution College ranked second in the country.
You sure are impressive.
Isn’t the cut-off score for genetic base points there 10?”

“How did you enroll there? Did you do something at the side?” Cheng Mo shouted exaggeratedly.

“Scram!”

Tang Ting laughed.
“Do you guys have time for a meal? We can talk about this then.
Based on the regulations, we would have to head off to our respective schools from tomorrow onward.
The next three months would be a training period where we are cut off from the outside world.”

“Let’s gather this afternoon,” Xu Tui said.

“No problem.
Shall we head to a buffet?” Cheng Mo was the first to give a suggestion.

“We can’t!” Xu Tui and Tang Ting rejected the suggestion in unison.
It was clear that they had read the news.

“Alright.
You guys can choose a location…”

Cheng Mo was a little frustrated.
It seemed like he would not be able to eat his fill this afternoon.