Chapter 8 New Human

Su Ming carefully recalled his hazy memories and finally recognized who the people in front of him were. The leading man was none other than Zhang Tai, known as the ‘Little Overlord.’ This guy was famously overbearing and arrogant in the academy, but he had the capital to be so.

Zhang Tai’s family was very influential in the Thirteenth District, and it was said they even had some distant relatives connected to the District Head.

Zhang Tai frowned, looking at Su Ming. He felt something was off. Normally, this fat guy would have been scared stiff and trembling upon seeing him and his group surrounding him.

But now, this guy was sitting there calmly.

However, Zhang Tai didn’t let Su Ming’s unusual behavior slide and said fiercely,

“Brat, you’ve got guts, huh? Lin Chuyu is someone you can pursue? Do you believe I won’t break your legs?”

Su Ming acted as if he hadn’t heard, propping his face with one hand, turning his head to look at Zhang Tai, and replied calmly,

“What do you think would happen if I jumped out of this window?”

At this, Zhang Tai and his group of lackeys were startled, each of them frightened and looking at Su Ming at a loss.

They had completely not expected Su Ming to answer like that.

Zhang Tai was momentarily speechless. He was extremely annoyed and about to speak when a lackey beside him quickly advised,

“Big Brother, don’t! If he really jumps, we won’t be able to explain ourselves.”

Zhang Tai, of course, understood what his lackey meant. If Su Ming really went crazy and jumped, they would truly be unable to defend themselves, and their future would be ruined.

This was like gambling their future against the other party. Although his family was influential, this fat guy’s family wasn’t bad either.

The most crucial point was that others might just be trying to scare them when they said such things, but this guy had already tried to hang himself because he didn’t want to live. There was no guarantee he wouldn’t suddenly snap and actually jump.

Even if Zhang Tai was truly arrogant, he wouldn’t dare to gamble his promising future. So, he took a deep breath and said through gritted teeth,

“You’re ruthless. Just you wait!”

Su Ming lazily looked at Zhang Tai and didn’t reply.

Zhang Tai angrily turned and left with his lackeys.

Su Ming looked at their retreating backs and sighed helplessly, thinking it was truly troublesome.

He put down the book “Modern Chronicles” he was holding and picked up “Compendium of Advanced Information Theory” to flip through.

Su Ming was cramming while also thinking about the City Exam. The difficulty of this City Exam was truly extraordinary. Since it was tied to one’s future and even life, everyone was desperately competing.

The basic score had already been pushed to an absurd level. As for the Mecha Discipline score, Su Ming felt a bit unsure about it.

Late at night, Su Ming closed the last book and looked around.

There were only a few figures left in the entire second-floor reading area. Although the library was open 24 hours, most people had gone back to rest.

Su Ming picked up his phone and checked the time. It was already two in the morning, so it was about time to head back. He stood up, picked up his books, and walked towards the stairs.

Thump-thump~

Su Ming walked down the spiral staircase. Just as he was about to reach the first floor, he saw a stunning girl, 178 cm tall, wearing a white lace dress, with a cascade of black hair softly draped over her shoulders, clear and lively eyes, a delicate and small nose, and rosy lips.

Su Ming’s heart instinctively constricted, accelerating uncontrollably. For a moment, his mind felt hazy, and he was completely stunned, murmuring to himself,

“This is Lin Chuyu? She really is beautiful.”

At this moment, Su Ming finally understood why that guy had fallen for her. However, Su Ming suddenly noticed with surprise that Lin Chuyu’s ears were long and pointed, unlike a normal person’s ears.

The next second, Su Ming instinctively realized that Lin Chuyu was a Second-Generation New Human!

So-called Second-Generation New Humans were those whose genes had been improved. Compared to normal humans, they possessed superior memory, thinking, physical fitness, and even longer lifespans.

In the interstellar era, the lifespan of normal ordinary humans had already evolved to 200-300 years, but Second-Generation New Humans could live for 300-400 years.

Most importantly, Second-Generation New Humans would possess extremely high talent in a certain area, depending on the different genetic improvements.

Of course, these were only Second-Generation New Humans. It was said there were even more powerful Third-Generation New Humans.

As for how New Humans were born, Su Ming only knew that when ordinary people had children, there was a chance for a Second-Generation New Human to be born naturally. Besides that, it seemed artificial intervention was also possible, but he wasn’t clear on the specifics of how to intervene.

In fact, most New Humans were born through active intervention with gene agents. From birth, they were superior to ordinary people.

Of course, this didn’t mean that ordinary people couldn’t strengthen themselves later in life. They could also strengthen themselves through exercise and injecting gene agents.

However, there was one point: the effect of injecting gene agents of the same level later in life was not as good as that of New Humans born with them. Therefore, New Humans were highly sought after.

At this moment, Lin Chuyu also saw Su Ming, then smiled and nodded at him, greeting him politely.

Su Ming immediately snapped back to his senses and then nodded slightly in response.

The two passed each other like acquaintances who barely knew each other.

A long time later, in the dimly lit dormitory corridor, Su Ming walked towards his room, feeling slightly tired. His stomach occasionally rumbled.

From noon until now, he had only eaten one synthetic chocolate bar, and his body was instinctively protesting.

However, Su Ming ignored it directly. His body had so much fat; going hungry for a day or two wasn’t a bad thing.

Soon, Su Ming reached his dormitory door and reached for the doorknob. Just as he was about to open the door, he suddenly stopped.

Su Ming’s eyes flickered, keenly sensing a slight unusual sound coming from behind the door.

So Su Ming raised his foot and kicked the door hard!

Bang!

As the dormitory door was kicked open, three cries of “Ouch!” rang out.

Su Ming entered the dormitory and, with a slight surprise, looked at the three yellow-haired individuals lying on the ground and asked,

“It’s so late. Why aren’t you three sleeping and hiding behind the door?”

The three yellow-haired individuals clutched their heads, stood up in pain, and said to Su Ming,

“We were just worried about you.”

Hearing their words, Su Ming looked at the three with interest and replied,

“Worried about what?”

The three yellow-haired individuals heard Su Ming’s words and immediately showed an unnatural expression.

Su Ming looked at their expressions and immediately guessed most of it. It seemed that Zhang Tai being able to accurately ambush him in the library was most likely because these three sold him out.

However, he wasn’t angry; it was an expected outcome.

The three yellow-haired individuals awkwardly asked Su Ming,

“Brother, are you okay? We heard that Zhang Tai went to ambush you?”

“So what if he ambushed me? Isn’t that normal?”

Su Ming spoke as if he were talking about the most ordinary thing, his expression completely unperturbed.

“Normal?”

The three yellow-haired individuals were all stunned.