"It's Rollian!" Mekin exclaimed in surprise. "What is he doing?"
As he asked, Rollian suddenly let out a loud roar. His dark skin turned slightly reddish, and a large amount of hot sweat oozed from his trembling muscles, giving off a faint fishy smell. With this roar, Rollian recovered. His tightly tensed muscles gradually relaxed, and the bulging veins on his body disappeared. He let out a long breath, looked down at his palm, and there was a hint of surprise on his face.
Suddenly, he squatted down sharply and jumped up with all his might on the spot.
Whoosh!
He actually jumped up to a height of two meters!
Not from the top of his head, but his feet left the ground by two meters!!
The entire scene fell silent instantly.
Everyone stared at him in horror, their faces filled with disbelief. After three years of hard training in the special training ground, although everyone's physical fitness was much better than that of their peers, there was still a limit. It was simply a pipe dream to jump two meters high on the spot!
However, Rollian had actually done it!
Dudian's pupils also shrank slightly when he saw this. This was almost the limit height of athletes in the old era, and it was definitely beyond the reach of an ordinary person. Moreover, during the three years of training, although Rollian's performance was excellent, he was still far from having such extraordinary physical ability.
"Is this the blessing of the gods?" Dudian murmured to himself.
Shamu heard his words and looked at him in confusion. "What?"
At this time, the elegant woman smiled at Rollian, who was full of surprise, and said, "This is the blessing of the gods. From now on, you will have the opportunity to receive the blessing once a month. I hope you will work hard and use the power bestowed by the gods to create more wealth for humanity!"
Rollian was filled with excitement. He knelt down on one knee and said respectfully, "Rollian will swear to be loyal to the Father God until death!"
The elegant woman smiled slightly, helped him up, and looked up at the others. "Anyone who joins our Sterling Consortium will receive the blessing of the gods."
Hearing her words, the other children now understood that Rollian's sudden extraordinary power came from the blessing of the gods. For a moment, all the children became eager.
"Norie, isn't this a bit unfair?" Another tall and slender man raised his eyebrows and said. "Bringing the blessing here doesn't seem like fair competition, does it?"
The elegant woman smiled. "There's no rule saying we can't, is there?"
The man was speechless for a moment and could only snort coldly. He said loudly, "Everyone, those who join our Green Consortium will also receive the blessing of the gods. After signing the agreement, you can receive it when you return to the consortium. Don't worry."
Hearing this, many children who were interested in their consortium heaved a sigh of relief, but some children still hesitated and moved towards the Sterling Consortium represented by Norie.
"Ah!!"
At this time, another low growl sounded.
A short boy was standing in front of Norie. The veins on his body were bulging, and he looked similar to Rollian before. A moment later, the strange condition subsided. He also jumped up on the spot and reached a height of two meters.
The people around were amazed. But thinking that they would soon have such extraordinary power themselves, they were all extremely excited.
Dudian's pupils, however, shrank tightly. The shock in his heart was even stronger than before. This time, he saw clearly that the "blessing of the gods" that the woman named Norie mentioned was actually an old-fashioned syringe. Inside the syringe was a pink liquid, which looked like diluted blood. It was she who injected this liquid into the boy's arm that caused the latter's physical ability to soar!
This was no blessing of the gods at all. It was clearly like a genetic potion!
The reason Dudian was shocked was not that they called the genetic potion the "blessing of the gods", but how could a genetic potion with such remarkable effects be made with the technology of this era? You know, extracting genes was already a technology at the microscopic level. Without a microscope, electricity, or precise instruments, how could it be possible?!!
"Wait a minute. She said it was the blessing of the gods. Could it be that this is something from the Holy See of Light?" Dudian suddenly felt a chill in his heart. He had always thought that the Holy See of Light held unknown secrets, and it was very likely related to what happened three hundred years ago. Perhaps the technology of gene extraction was one of the secrets of the Holy See of Light?
"How amazing!"
"Truly worthy of being the blessing of the gods!"
"I wonder how long this power will last?"
Mekin, Zach, and Shamu were all beaming with excitement. Anyone would be unable to contain their excitement at the thought of having power beyond that of ordinary people soon.
Hearing their words, Dudian felt a bit worried. He just hoped that the side effects of this genetic potion wouldn't be too great. Having seen the "life" school of alchemy of that Rosyard, he felt that this genetic potion should also be a kind of "life" school of alchemy. However, when the same thing was in the hands of the Holy See of Light, it was legal and even considered just.
"Look, it's Bebewei!"
"She chose the Mellon Consortium!"
At this time, Zach and Shamu suddenly exclaimed and pointed at a girl in front of an elegant man. The girl was about eleven or twelve years old, with fair skin, a tall figure, and slightly bulging breasts. Although she was still in the bud stage, she could already attract the attention of many boys. What was most attractive was her appearance, with a delicate oval face that was extremely beautiful and gentle.
Mekin blushed and said, "What are you yelling about?"
Zach chuckled. "Come on, don't pretend to be shy. You've always liked her, haven't you?"
Mekin glared at him and said, "Keep your voice down. Do you want me to strangle you?"
"Tsk tsk, you're already favoring girls over friends before anything has even started." Zach looked disdainful.
Dudian smiled slightly. This Bebewei should be one of the most outstanding girls in this special training. She was also the object of Mekin's secret affection. Unexpectedly, she had chosen the Mellon Consortium. Thinking of Tob's words, he said, "Let's choose the Mellon Consortium then."
Shamu was stunned. "Really?"
"Dian is still spoiling you." Zach shook his head.
Mekin blushed and cast a grateful look at Dudian.
Dudian smiled and took the lead in going to queue up and sign up.
Soon, it was their turn.
"You're Dudian?" The elegant man seemed to know Dudian. A friendly smile appeared on his face. "I've read your file. Your grades are excellent. You ranked first in the endurance test and first in the comprehensive survival knowledge test. Your performance in several major exams was also quite remarkable. Especially in the assessment of searching for supplies a year ago, the second-place finisher found four items, which was already very good. But you found eight items by yourself, exactly twice the number of the second-place finisher."
Dudian smiled slightly. "Thank you for the compliment."
"I didn't expect you to join our consortium." The elegant man said with a smile. "Here, you are a key cultivation target. I believe it's the same in other consortiums. This is the contract for you." With that, he took out another contract from his briefcase.
Mekin, Zach, and Shamu were full of curiosity and craned their necks to look.
Dudian took a look. The general content was the same as the others, consisting of legal clauses. However, several of the benefits were much higher. First, he would receive the blessing of the gods once a month. Second, for the supplies picked up, except for the ones within the monthly task limit, for the surplus supplies after appraisal, according to their value, he would be given a 30% gold coin reward!
In addition, he also received a temporary residence permit in the commercial district!