Chapter 10: Strange Food
The physical fitness test took almost a full morning, and after the results were announced, it was already noon.
Although after the results came out, a few families were happy and some were sad, but when the staff told everyone to prepare for the meal, everyone still seemed very positive.
The test in the morning consumed a lot of physical strength, maybe not everyone was tired, but properly, everyone was hungry, because according to the regulations, they didn't eat breakfast this morning.
The dining hall is specially prepared by the institute and is large enough to accommodate more than 120 applicants at the same time.
More than 100 lunches tailored to each applicant, neatly numbered on the long table, look spectacular.
According to the staff, this is not an ordinary lunch, but a special food prepared for everyone to fully reach their potential in the afternoon genetic test, and the food will be adjusted according to the physical condition of each applicant.
In this morning's half-day, the most intuitive feeling that the Institute of Genomics brought to Song Yixue was efficiency and meticulousness.
From the bus early in the morning, to the change to a sightseeing bus, entering the research institute, then the physical fitness test, and then the meal, everything was arranged in an orderly manner, every research institute personnel he saw were conscientiously abiding by their job responsibilities, and all the processes were standardized and fast, except for the researcher who seemed to have deliberately run out to train Brother Chun, he didn't see any idle personnel, and during the test, no one outside the entire football field came to watch.
This phenomenon did not make Song Yixue admire the system of the institute, but made him a little disgusted, because it easily reminded him of his previous views on the black butler group, mechanical and numb, to put it more simply, it is not popular, all of them are like set procedures, things that have nothing to do with the process, do not do anything, if it has nothing to do with the process, do not say a word.
If it weren't for the strong human touch felt in the researcher who deliberately ran out to reprimand Liu Yuchun, Song Yixue even thought that they were not normal people.
Song Yixue looked around and found that most of the people were very happy, and even many people took out their mobile phones to take pictures of the food they had never seen in front of them, attached various selfies, and then uploaded them to social software.
"Why are you always so pessimistic, why can't you be like them?" Song Yixue had a bitter smile on the corner of his mouth, this confusion had been going on for a long time.
"Yixue, your food seems to be different from ours?" Ke Jiajia looked at Song Yixue's plate suspiciously.
Song Yixue carefully glanced at the food of the people around him, and then looked at his plate, it was really different, there was a red stuff like ketchup on his plate, and no one else had it.
In line with the principle of carefully sailing the ship for ten thousand years, Song Yixue called the staff and asked if he had made a mistake.
The staff took out a meal table, and after carefully comparing it, they said that there was no problem, all the food was tailor-made, and this is the one on the 66th, and there would be no mistake.
Song Yixue was still a little uneasy, and asked the staff what this red thing was.
The staff was not impatient, and said solemnly: "All your food is configured by the researchers, there is no dish name, the red food number you said is 06-21, as for the formula, it belongs to the research search secret, in addition, the main function of these foods is for your genetic test this afternoon, which can better stimulate your genetic potential, and it is recommended that you eat them all." ”
After the staff left, Song Yixue dipped a spoon in a little "tomato sauce" and put it in his mouth.
The taste is a little weird, but it can't be described, it's not unpalatable, and of course it's not delicious.
Song Yixue tasted a little more other food, and the taste was similar, without the taste of ordinary vegetable and fruit food, nor was it meat, he guessed that it was probably some extracted synthetics.
The other people around were not as scruples as Song Yixue, except for Xie Kaiyang, who left after two planings because he couldn't rest assured, everyone else was enjoying this alternative lunch.
"If you come, you will be safe. ”
Song Yixue comforted himself, and then began to gulp food, he was really hungry at the moment.
A plate of strange food went down to the stomach, and he didn't feel anything unusual, if there was anything special, it was that his physical strength seemed to recover faster, and after a while, Song Yixue felt that his strength had almost recovered.
Xie Kaiyang went and returned, his face was very bad, and after explaining a few words to Jiang Ziwen, he left in a hurry, Song Yixue looked at his appearance, guessing that He Ping'an's situation was not ideal.
After lunch, there is an hour's break.
The elites of the Foreign Affairs Office sat around chatting and were very relaxed, after all, they all scored very well in the physical fitness test, including Cao Bao, the Foreign Affairs Office took the top five, and the top 30, the vast majority of them were also Foreign Affairs Department personnel.
The atmosphere on the administrative office is relatively much duller, and the administrative staff who felt that they were higher than other parts in the past were embarrassed in today's physical fitness test, except for Brother Chun, there was not a single administrative staff in the top 30.
As for Song Yixue's internal affairs office, the situation is similar to that of the administrative office, and the only thing that can get the results is Ke Jiajia, a girl, which makes those old and young masters feel embarrassed, Song Yixue is okay, because in his concept, he and Ke Jiajia are one, Ke Jiajia has achieved good results, and he is naturally honored.
At the end of the rest time, Xie Kaiyang came back, but he didn't bring back He Ping'an, who was supposed to take the genetic test together, and the people in the Foreign Affairs Office leaned up to inquire about the situation, Song Yixue was also a little worried about He Ping'an, after all, the child left a deep impression on people.
"Yixue, you said that kid would be fine, right?" Ke Jiajia's voice sounded next to her, and she seemed to be more eager than those in the Foreign Affairs Department.
"How do I know this, you want to know that you want to ask Xie Kaiyang. Song Yixue pointed to the crowd in front of him.
Ke Jiajia shook her head and said seriously: "I don't like Xie Kaiyang's person. ”
Song Yixue was stunned for a moment, and then asked, "What's the matter?" Did he provoke you, or did he bully you?"
Ke Jiajia said in a low voice: "I feel that he is a little hostile to you, this morning when you were testing, I found that he was observing you several times, looking at his expression, thinking that it was definitely not a good thing." ”
Hearing that this was the result, Song Yixue breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Xie Kaiyang is that dead face, he is like that at all times, it is not as serious as you said, I had a little friction with him a few days ago, and it is estimated that he is still not at ease with me now......"
Song Yixue told Ke Jiajia about the park last time.
Ke Jiajia was still not very relieved, and reminded Song Yixue: "This person is too dangerous, and he doesn't follow the rules, you still have to pay more attention in the future, if you can't solve the misunderstanding with him, then stay away from him." ”
Song Yixue nodded yes again and again, indicating that he must pay attention.
But in fact, in his heart, he didn't care too much about it, through this period of contact, he found that although Xie Kaiyang looked unruly, he was actually a very principled person, when he didn't follow the rules, it was when the rules were contrary to his principles, the last time the park stopped him, and today he was the same when he collided with Tang Deputy Bureau.
As for how dangerous Xie Kaiyang is, he has really understood it in the unit square this morning, and that punch is still apprehensive until now, but after thinking about it carefully, he found that although Xie Kaiyang's punch was powerful and heavy, it was almost a fatal punch for him, but it did not have any killing intent, that is, that punch would not have hit him.
The staff of the institute have a strict control of time.
As soon as the bell rang at two o'clock, a team of researchers in white coats came to the cafeteria, led by Xiao Zhibao, who ran out in the morning to admonish Brother Chun.
Under the leadership of Xiao Zhibao, everyone came to the third floor of the research institute.
It was a completely sealed space, and an alloy gate stood in front of everyone, blocking the way.
Xiao Zhibao continuously verified the password, fingerprint, voice, iris, and four instructions in front of the door.
The heavy alloy door slowly opened, and the scene behind the door that had made Song Yixue think about it was also shown in front of everyone.
The scene in the room was not as terrifying as Song Yixue imagined, there were no infiltrating biochemical monsters, and there were no live experiments on demons.
All the applicants couldn't help but exclaim after stepping into the room, the difference between the scene in this room and the outside is too great, everything is full of a sense of technology, giving people a feeling of being in the future world, especially after the primitive physical fitness test, and then entering here, the huge sense of contrast, people can't adapt to it for a while.
Some scenes that can only be seen in science fiction movies really appear in front of everyone's eyes, virtual monitors, three-dimensional genetic construction images, and mysterious balls of light floating in front of everyone...... And so on and so on, a series of dazzling.
The most striking thing is the row of square instruments placed side by side, which looks a bit like the space rescue capsule that appeared in a cosmic science fiction movie, more than two meters high and half a meter wide, standing upright against the wall, and the outside is a transparent hatch, and the space inside is just enough to fit a person.
"Isn't this the legendary cryophory? people lying in it are in a dormant state, which can freeze the passage of life, let some important people enter it, and then release it when needed......"
The applicants were just like Grandma Liu when she first entered the Grand View Garden of Rongguo Mansion, looking at everything novel, and some people looked at this instrument and thought of the plot in a famous science fiction novel.
"I don't think so, this thing is a bit like the future game console described in those online novels, in which people can enter the virtual world, I guess it is used by the black butlers to train in a simulated environment, just like in "The Matrix", there have been rumors on the Internet all the time, is this technology mature?"
Others have put forward a different conjecture.
"No, I think ......"
“…………”
A group of people whispered around the instrument, whimsical ideas, and brainstorming.
Song Yixue looked at this thing, and the first word that popped up in his mind was "coffin".
A curious person tried to reach out and touch the device, but the researchers stopped him in time.
Xiao Zhibao stood on a workbench, took off the megaphone on his body, and smiled at everyone: "Everyone be quiet, stand in line according to the number, the full name of the instrument in front of you is called the 'third-generation genetic modification system', so that the latest research results of our institute, your next genetic testing, and the subsequent genetic modification will be completed through this instrument, by the way, the core keyword of the third-generation system is' If any of you do not have satisfactory test results, don't have any mental burden, just do a free physical examination, most of the diseases that have been found so far, the third generation of genetic modification system can be checked, to put the hospital aside, which can cost a lot of money. ”
Xiao Zhibao had a good sense of this batch of applicants, and he was in a happy mood, and even made a harmless joke with everyone.
Song Yixue's sense of Xiao Zhibao is even better, because this is the only person he has seen in the institute who is rich in "popularity".
There are more than 30 "third-generation genetic modification systems" in the laboratory, and 125 applicants are divided into four groups according to their numbers and are tested in turn.
Song Yixue's number is No. 66 and was assigned to the second team, Ke Jiajia's No. 68 is in the third team, and the first wave of people is still the seed of the Foreign Affairs Department headed by Xie Kaiyang, plus Liu Yuchun's wave of administrative staff.
According to Xiao Zhibao's explanation, the test process will last between half an hour and fifty minutes, and in order to ensure absolute fairness and transparency, everyone can watch it live.
The first wave of people had already entered the vertical cabin under the guidance of the researchers, Song Yixue originally thought that he could see the situation inside through the transparent hatch cover outside, but when the hatch cover was lowered, he realized that he couldn't see anything, and a layer of blue fluorescence lit up on the hatch cover, blocking all scenes.
Xiao Zhibao looked at the workbench in front of him intently, and it seemed that the tester situation should be displayed on it.
While waiting, the researcher did not restrict the applicant's movements, and was allowed to move around the large laboratory at will, but was not allowed to touch the equipment marked in red.
Most people stared at the GM system for about ten minutes and found that they couldn't see anything moving at all, and then they lost interest and started wandering around the lab.
Song Yixue also walked around with Ke Jiajia at will, there are many instruments in the laboratory, all of which are things that have never been seen before, full of science and technology, but most of them have red logos and cannot be approached.
Song Yixue unconsciously wandered to the console where Xiao Zhibao was, there was a cordon here, and applicants were not allowed to enter, although he wanted to see the situation displayed on the console, but he was forced to roll his eyes outside.
Suddenly, Song Yixue's eyes froze, and his gaze was fixed on a long box on the right side of the console.
The box, about one and a half meters long and two palms wide, stands upright on the ground and is made entirely of wood, which looks very antique and is particularly eye-catching in this sci-fi-style laboratory.
Ke Jiajia noticed Song Yixue's strange appearance, followed his eyes, and looked at him, his expression was also a little surprised, and he said suspiciously: "This box...... I seem to have seen ...... somewhere."
"This is the sword box that the Nine Elders carry with him. Song Yixue's tone was very sure, he had seen this thing at the "Chengjing Conference", when the nine elders were angry, the box was suspended, he remembered it very deeply, and then he saw it again in the "Hui Hui Dulai" Shu restaurant outside the unit, so he was very sure.
Ke Jiajia nodded, as if she remembered something, and then she had doubts again, "Why is the sword box that the Nine Elders never leave here?"
Song Yixue said angrily: "How could I, a mortal, know about their immortal affairs." ”
"Wow ......"
A sound of air pressure sounded, bringing everyone's eyes together, and someone finished the test and came out of the vertical cabin.
The first to come out was an older civilian in the administrative department, and when he came out, he found that he was the first to complete the test, and he was still a little excited, but after hearing the test results announced by the researcher, his face immediately fell, like an eggplant beaten by frost.
"Zhou Tong, No. 31, gene hidden potential 4, gene acceptance potential 3, physical fitness test score 14 points, comprehensive result D - not up to standard. ”
The researcher handed a transcript to Zhou Tong's hand and said lightly: "In addition, your blood sugar is a little high, pay more attention to your diet in the future." ”
Zhou Tong took the report card in disappointment and didn't say anything.
"Lao Zhou, I want to open some, the expert didn't just say it just now, just take it as a free comprehensive physical examination, this wave is not a loss, don't you find out the problem when you look at it, you usually let you drink less Coke, you still don't believe it......" A few people in the administrative office who have a good relationship with Zhou Tong hurriedly came up to comfort.
One after another, regardless of the hatch opening, after everyone came out, the researchers would announce the results as soon as possible.
The more than 10 administrative staff who came out first were all substandard, which made everyone a little depressed.
Another hatch opened, and this time it was Lou Fan who came out.
"Lou Fan, No. 04, 8 points for gene hidden potential, 6 points for gene acceptance potential, 26 points for physical fitness test score, and the comprehensive result is grade A - up to standard. ”
Lou Fan smiled and waved to everyone with a somewhat underwhelming expression.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, no matter how Lou Fan was beaten, at least this result showed that it was not impossible to meet the standard, and the previous dozen or so grades were really exhausting everyone's self-confidence.
In almost forty-five minutes, everyone came out, Pei Liang, Gao Chengjun, Cao Bao, Jiang Ziwen and others have all reached the standard, their physical performance is very good, and their genetic potential only needs to meet the minimum standards to qualify, Pei Liang and Gao Chengjun's comprehensive results are B-level, Jiang Ziwen's results are once again unexpected, he and Lou Fan have reached A-level in comprehensive results, and Cao Bao and Liu Yuchun are stable B+ grades.
Xie Kaiyang was the last to come out, and there was no accident in the result, he directly pressed Lou Fan and Jiang Ziwen, and won the first place with a comprehensive A+ result.