In the Fuji Royal Gen family, only those of legitimate birth in every generation would have the proof of being a member of the upper tree Fuji Gen family. However, that was only proof of legitimate birth, not proof of identity.
Was there a difference between proof of birth and proof of identity?
Yes!
Perhaps there was no difference between the two for a normal person, but there was a huge difference for a royal family like the Gen Family.
There were a lot of people in the Gen Family who had proof of legitimate birth. In Gen Xingming's generation, there were a few cousins who had proof of legitimate birth other than himself and his siblings. But proof of identity was a different story.
The Gen Family's proof of identity wasn't something any ordinary person could get their hands on. Take Gen Xingming's generation for example. Only Gen Xingming, Gen Xingyao, and a few other blood-related brothers had the special proof of identity because their father was the current King Fuji, so they had a special proof of identity that was different from the rest of the Gen Family. For example, there was a leaf pattern on Gen Xingyao's wrist that looked like a bracelet.
Of course, if the next King Fuji wasn't chosen from one of them, then the final King Fuji would have the same proof of identity. However, the Gen Family was different from the Fire Eagle Royal Family. Most of the time, the Gen Family's heir to the throne was passed down from the previous King Fuji to his own son. Therefore, the bloodline was more concentrated.
However, what shocked Gen Xingyao the most was why Silin had a proof of identity that belonged to the Gen Family! Moreover, it definitely didn't belong to their generation. In their generation, proof of identity wasn't attached to their fingers, but to their wrists or arms!
Gen Xingyao didn't doubt the authenticity of the leaf pattern on Silin's finger at all. His attention wasn't on Silin's finger just now, but the moment the glove on Silin's hand turned to dust, a sense of familiarity and an inexplicable attraction suddenly forced Gen Xingyao's attention. That was why Gen Xingyao's original intention to cause trouble for Gen Xingming and the others vanished completely. What could possibly be more important than the Gen Family?!
However, Gen Xingyao wondered which generation the proof of identity on his finger belonged to. His father's generation seemed to have a badge attached to his chest. As for his grandfather's generation …
Gen Xingyao's pupils contracted and his heart pounded. It was just a blurry memory, and he wasn't sure, but it seemed like his grandfather's generation was one of those people.
The more Gen Xingyao thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong. The more he thought about it, the more he wanted to ask his grandfather about it. After all, they didn't know much about the matters of their grandfather's generation. However, if they were to suddenly ask about it, who knew how big of a wave the Gen Family would cause?
Just as Gen Xingyao let go of his offensive instincts and his expression flickered with a myriad of thoughts, Gen Xingming and the others grew impatient. Due to the angle, Gen Xingming and the others didn't see the leaf pattern on Silin's finger. Silin put his hand back into his pocket after the leaf pattern appeared.
Cillin had been planning to reveal the Leaf Curl Pattern to the public since the beginning. He had planned to start with Gen Xingming, but he never found a good opportunity to do so. Moreover, Gen Xingming didn't look very reliable, and there was no telling what would happen if he learned about it. Therefore, Cillin decided to reveal the information to Gen Xingyao the moment he ran into him.
As expected, Gen Xingyao was a lot calmer than Gen Xingming. He didn't make a fuss after seeing the leaf pattern on Silin's finger. Instead, he was thinking about the best way to deal with the situation and prioritize the bigger picture.
Gen Xingming was about to speak when he saw that the other side had stopped, but Gen Xingyao shot him a look. They were blood brothers after all, and some things didn't need to be said out loud. A look was enough to understand what the other was trying to convey. After receiving the hint from Gen Xingyao's eyes, Gen Xingming's plan to interrogate Silin and clarify the doubts in his heart was put on hold. He knew that Gen Xingyao must've discovered more clues. When it came to proper business, Gen Xingming himself knew that it was better to listen to his brother Gen Xingyao.
Since Gen Xingyao wasn't planning to continue, Sula, who had just decided to incapacitate Libero and Iron Head, stopped attacking as well. She tossed Iron Head away and didn't attack again.
It took a long time for Iron Head to return in a daze. Libero, who had been smashed into the ground again and again before the bone plate on his back could do much, slowly came back to his senses. He shook his head a few times to clear his mind.
"I hope you won't tell anyone about some things before I figure them out!"
Gen Xingyao's words were thick with warning, and he left quickly after that. The task of supervising Cillin had been passed to Gen Xingming.
Sula shot Silin a puzzled look, but she didn't ask. After all, even if there was a problem, it was the Fuji Royal Family's problem. She wasn't stupid enough to get involved. She flicked her finger lightly and put the Tiger Tooth Blade back into her boot. Then, she left behind a meaningful smile and left.
It took Libero and Iron Head a long time to regain their consciousness after the duo had left.
"Fuck, that woman is too strong! She's so strong alone!" Libero said while rubbing the wounds on his body after he had returned to his normal state.
Silin nodded in agreement. Of course she was strong. Using the League of Stars's standards, Sula's genotype was A-rank. It would be strange if she wasn't strong after her training. People like Gen Xingming and Bel who had good genes might not necessarily be as strong as someone with bad genes who had gone through strict training. However, they didn't need to deal with this on their own. There were plenty of powerful people protecting them, and every one of them was loyal to them. This was the privilege of nobles, and it was perfectly normal under such a system.
Silin had seen Libero and Iron Head before. Using the League of Stars's standards, Libero's genotype was A-rank, and Iron Head's genotype was slightly weaker. However, they might not necessarily lose to Sula after joining the affiliated school and undergoing training.
It was obvious that Gen Xingming wasn't treating Cillin as naturally as he used to be. In fact, he even wondered if Cillin was one of his illegitimate children who had been forced to live on the streets for a long time. Although he didn't see the leaf pattern on Silin's hands, the way Silin fought Gen Xingyao was enough to make Gen Xingming think that way.
However, Teita didn't think that much. He simply thought that Silin was very strong. The fact that he was able to fight Gen Xingyao to this extent was already amazing enough. After all, Libero and Iron Head had been beaten up badly by Sula in comparison.
Teita admired the strong a lot because the education and environment he had grown up in was different from royalty like Bel and the others. He didn't want to be protected by others all the time like a fragile object. That was why he quickly agreed to participate in the affiliated school's selection test when his father mentioned it.
Teita followed behind Silin and asked Silin about his usual training techniques. His father once said that a strong person couldn't do without strict training.
Silin selectively answered some of Teita's questions and made his answers vague. After all, he couldn't very well tell a child's older brother that his current achievements were due to his years of experience in the battlefield, could he? Wouldn't that be asking a child to kill someone? Not every child could smash a person's head off without batting an eyelid like Tang Qiuqiu.
Strangely enough, Silin and the others didn't run into any other past graduates after Gen Xingyao and Sula showed up. It should be noted that the past graduates were the ones who had given them a show of strength, and it was also the affiliated school's permission to let the past graduates teach the examinees and EF3 students a lesson. The past graduates were more than happy to do so. They could transfer the anger they usually received from their instructors to these people and let them experience the pain they had become numb to.
However, the current situation was that Silin and the others didn't run into any past graduates for a long time. They did run into a few other teams, but they only casually chatted about their encounters and brushed past each other without saying much.
A few figures gathered together at a valley that Silin and the others had just passed by.
"Are you really not going to meet that kid?" one of them asked.
"Nope. You can go if you want!" another person answered.
Another person curled his lips, "That kid is going to EF1 for sure anyway. It's not too late to meet him after he actually gets into EF1. We'll get to watch a good show then."
"Hey, you're wrong. What do you mean wait for him to get into EF1? How are you so sure that he'll get into EF1 in the end? Maybe he'll be assigned to EF2 in the end! It's Teacher Griffin who recommended him! "
Griffin was an instructor at EF2, and her words carried a lot of weight in EF2.
"Tsk, why don't you think about who gave that kid the Purgatory Thunder Snake K? It's that old fox Guan! Do you think that old fox Guan will let him go? Of course he'll be assigned to EF1! "
"Nothing is absolute!"
While the past graduates were debating about where Silin would end up, Silin himself wasn't in the mood to think about it. He didn't really care about EF1 or EF2, and the instructors he had were all the same. Right now, Silin was studying a few plants that he encountered along the way, but none of them knew anything when he asked Bel and the others.
What was the difference between monocotyledons and dicotyledons? What was the difference between gymnosperms and angiosperms? Bel and the others couldn't answer these basic questions. All they could do was shake their heads, and there was no way they could ask any deeper questions.
In the end, Silin could only ponder on his own. He couldn't count on these three good-for-nothings. Even if they told him that chrysanthemum leaves were coriander, Silin would still doubt the validity of their answers.
Since there were no past graduates to interfere, Silin's group only needed to pay attention to the traps and the attacks of other creatures in the area. However, these were all trivial matters. Silin, Libero, and Ironhead had already taken care of them. Therefore, for Teita, this test was basically a trip to catch and eat wild game. The little guy was having a lot of fun.
A few days later, Silin's group exited the area. Judging from their current condition, injuries, and time of arrival, their results weren't bad. At the very least, Bel and the others had gotten a good score in this test.
When they saw the injuries of the candidates who came out later, Silin's group was much luckier than they were. Libero and Ironhead couldn't help but sigh. They were only covered in superficial wounds, unlike the other candidates who had broken tendons and broken bones.
Perhaps some of them had been severely beaten by the past graduates and were severely dispirited, but some of them were the type to grow stronger with every setback.
That being said, no matter how serious their injuries were, it wouldn't stop them from participating in the next test, which was the final test of the fifth exam — the interview.
After the fourth test, Silin's group of five separated from Bel and the others. Before they parted ways, Gen Xingming ran over to Silin and said a few words to Silin in private. He wanted to tell Silin to keep a low profile for the time being, especially when it came to the Gen Family. He wanted to wait until his brother figured out what was going on.
Silin had no objections. If he couldn't find the answer himself, he would leave it to his brothers. Gen Xingming left a little awkwardly after receiving a nod from Silin. He was even thinking that he wouldn't see another brother the next time they met.
As for the rest of the candidates, they all thought that the last test should be the easiest since they had passed the first four tests, right? Wasn't the interview just talking to the teachers?
However, the previous graduates who had the same experience didn't think so. Although the final interview was indeed just a matter of talking, you had to be able to move your body first!
When Silin entered the interview hall, he saw a circle of teachers sitting inside the circular hall. The candidates who came for the interview were sitting at the center. Everyone's gaze was focused on him, giving him the illusion that he was a monkey being watched.
Silin didn't have stage fright. It's not like he was going to lose a piece of flesh, right?
After calmly sitting down, one of the instructors smiled amiably. He flipped through the information in his hands and asked, "Your results in the written test are not bad. Looking at your general situation, you seem to have a certain level of understanding in the field of genes."
"A little bit," Silin answered.
"Alright then, I'll ask you about genetics." The leading teacher tapped the table with his finger as if he wanted to ask something. After some thought, the teacher asked with interest, "You've met King Kong before, haven't you? That naughty chimpanzee? "
"Yes."
"Alright then. Tell me, between you and King Kong, whose Y chromosome is bigger?"
Silin: "..."
Fuck!
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