Elias Storm replied first:
“Don’t let Evan hear you say that.
Otherwise, whether your granddaughter marries him or not,
he’ll treat you as his grandmother for life.”
General Ethan Graves:
“Hahahaha!”
Elias Storm:
“If he keeps being this talented,
I wouldn’t mind recognizing him as a grandson.”
Graham Sterling:
“I’m considering sothing…
What do you think about letting him represent Dongli
in the Dice of Divinity?”
President Winston Hale:
“Are you sure?
Dongli only has one slot this ti.”
General Ethan Graves:
“Weren’t you planning to give that slot to Yue’er?
Not going to take care of your own granddaughter?”
Graham Sterling:
“The Dice of Divinity concerns the Blood Crystal.
If Evan shows greater talent than Yue’er,
I have to consider him.”
Elias Storm:
“There’s only one year left before the Dice opens.
Are you sure he can complete his third evolution by then?”
President Winston Hale:
“He should be able to.”
General Ethan Graves:
“Not a big problem.”
Graham Sterling:
“That’s not what I’m worried about.”
Elias Storm:
“You all seem very confident in him.”
Graham Sterling:
“My concern is his background.
Even though Professor Lewis trusts him…
there are still unanswered questions.”
He didn’t finish the sentence,
but everyone in the group understood.
Betting heavily on soone with an unclear origin
required courage.
The group fell silent for a mont.
Finally, President Winston Hale spoke:
“Based on our intel,
Evan is likely not Liam Zhao.
of the Muke Republic’s Zhao family.
But he is definitely connected to him.
Besides Elias Zhao,
perhaps General Yeh Muni and the Muke King
know sothing.”
Graham Sterling:
“Forget Elias Zhao and Yeh Muni.
You won’t get anything out of them.
As for the Muke King…
he’s dangerous and unpredictable.
Best not to approach him rashly.”
Elias Storm:
“Evan just happens to look like that Zhao kid.
Skills, artifacts, evolution drugs—
even costic surgery or cloning
can explain that.
None of that matters.
As long as he truly sees himself as a Dongli citizen,
why wouldn’t we bet on him?”
Graham Sterling:
“I agree.
Let’s keep observing for now.”
Graham Sterling:
“By the way, Winston—
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he won first place in the freshman assessnt, right?
So he gets a Tier‑3 S‑grade extract?
Since we’re giving it anyway,
don’t be stingy.
Pick the one that suits him best.
If not, let him choose.”
President Winston Hale:
“Fine.
Since the Chairman has spoken,
we’ll put the cost under the People of Dongli Council.
Our university budget is already tight…”
System Notification:
Graham Sterling has left the group chat.
…
🛋️ Evan — A Well‑Deserved Break
After winning first place,
Evan finally felt relieved.
He could rest for a mont.
After returning ho that morning,
he lay on the sofa like a salted fish,
scrolling through his phone.
He browsed the Dongli University forum first.
Almost every post
was about him winning the freshman assessnt.
The hottest threads were all related to him:
“Shocking! Evan crushes Master‑Class Ethan Frost!”
“This freshman is insane—he beat the examiner!”
“Evan dominates the freshman assessnt!”
The video of Evan defeating Ethan Frost
was spreading wildly across campus.
Views quickly surpassed ten thousand
and were already leaking outside the university.
As the protagonist,
Evan happily read the comnts,
enjoying the praise.
💬 Campus Forum Comnts
Dorm 506 Richest Man:
“Who said Evan failed his second evolution?
Spreading rumors over 500 tis is illegal!
Turn yourself in!”
Evan’s Leg Hair:
“I said he had the aura of a supre being!
Everyone called a bootlicker!
Well? Who’s slapping who now?”
EvanIsMyHusband:
“I was there today.
My husband was so handso.
I want to feel his power…”
Dragonfly Captain (Admin):
“Yellow card warning.
Three yellow cards = one‑month mute.”
PinkMilkHead:
“Not exaggerating—
Evan’s strength is mid‑to‑upper tier
even among the Master Class.
Anyone disagree?”
YangDingtian:
“Suddenly I understand
why Evan didn’t join the Combat Departnt.
He didn’t need to.”
…
Evan indulged in the praise
until noon,
then finally got bored
and switched to international news.
🌍 Global Turmoil — Evolution Church Scandal
The mutated human experints
conducted by the Evolution Church
had new developnts.
Following Dongli and Gu’an,
the Desert United Kingdom
and the Peninsula Nation
also expelled the Evolution Church.
Especially the Peninsula Nation—
they discovered evidence
of human experintation
during the expulsion.
Just like in Dongli,
the Evolution Church infiltrated orphanages and hospitals,
kidnapping rare‑disease patients
and sending them to secret labs
for mutation experints.
Public outrage exploded again.
The Evolution Church
was once more pushed
to the center of global criticism.
The Church blad everything
on the executed Archbishop—
easy to scapegoat a dead man.
Across six nations,
a wave of Anti‑Evolution Church sentint surged.
Yet the Rovan Federation
remained silent.
Even more puzzling—
the Muke Kingdom
also did nothing.
It was as if both nations
were tacitly allowing the Church’s cris.
Evan frowned.
What was the Muke King thinking?
Rovan was deeply tied to the Church—
their silence made sense.
But the Muke King?
What did he gain from this?
The Evolution Church’s influence in Muke
was moderate at best—
not sothing impossible to eradicate.
“The Muke King knows
the effect of the Evolution Grace skill.
Yet he pretends it doesn’t exist.”
Evan felt heavy.
He was increasingly certain
the Muke King was hiding sothing.
🔔 Ding‑dong
Just then,
the doorbell rang.
Evan opened the door
and saw President Winston Hale standing outside.
“Grandpa Hale.”
Evan smiled.
He knew the extract had arrived.
Normally,
the president wouldn’t deliver it personally.
But a Tier‑3 S‑grade extract
was worth tens of billions.
Only Winston Hale
had the authority to retrieve it
from the national treasury.
And since he was free,
he ca himself.
Winston Hale teased:
“You call Grandpa,
and call Chairman Sterling ‘Uncle’.
Doesn’t that make a generation older than him?”
Evan replied:
“They say a teacher is like a father.
You’re the teacher of many teachers at our university.
Calling you Grandpa is perfectly reasonable.”
Winston Hale laughed,
clearly pleased.
“I’m about the sa age
as Graham Sterling’s father anyway.
So you’re not wrong.
“You already know why I’m here,
don’t you?”
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