Qin Siyang unlocked his phone and opened [God-Hunting Camp], clicking on the post where he had reported his hunt of the Doom Fate Octopus and showing it to Florence.
Below the post, people were already questioning Florence.
[Why did Florence report the post and then withdraw it?]
[Could it be that there's a problem with Florence's research? With such a big incident, can he still remain an associate professor?]
[I've long suspected that Florence, as Harrison's disciple, doesn't have much research capability. The fraud in those three top-tier papers has already been confirmed.]
Florence nodded with difficulty, "Mr. Qin, you're right."
"Right? I didn't insist on being the first or second author of this paper out of respect for Li Tianming, acknowledging the status of you and Harrison as the guiding authors and giving you a chance to explain yourselves. My goodwill, you understand, right?"
Florence sighed, "Mr. Qin, you are indeed correct."
"Then, if I ask to be the third author, do you think that's reasonable?"
Sweat was already forming on Florence's forehead.
Throughout the entire exchange, Qin Siyang remained calm and composed, calculating every move, completely unlike a seventeen-year-old.
Florence felt that Qin Siyang was even more difficult to deal with than the seasoned politicians he had encountered.
But his weakness was firmly grasped by Qin Siyang. He had to use this paper to clear his name.
There was no other choice but to compromise.
"Mr. Qin, you are right. Your request to be the third author is indeed very generous to me."
"So, we have a deal?"
Qin Siyang smiled slightly and extended his hand.
"Deal."
Their hands clasped together, sealing the agreement.
"Then shall we begin gathering information on your hunt of the Doom Fate Octopus?"
"No problem."
Qin Siyang and Florence sat at a lab bench.
Two cameras were set up at different angles to record the entire conversation.
Between them, a polygraph was placed, monitoring their dialogue at all times.
"Please state your name."
"Qin Siyang."
"What is your Sequence Ability User ID?"
"00009527."
"Did you, on the afternoon of February 4th, Blue Star Calendar 2010, successfully hunt a mid-tier god, the Doom Fate Octopus, alone outside Safe Zone 38324?"
"Yes…"
Throughout the entire process, Qin Siyang answered truthfully, and the polygraph did not detect any issues.
However, when asked how he had pinpointed the tentacle sphere containing the heart in one attempt, he did not answer, choosing to skip the question.
This was his own secret and did not affect Florence and the others' research on the Doom Fate Octopus.
Afterward, Florence had a Verifier, a Sequence Ability User, conduct a memory continuity test on Qin Siyang to ensure his memory had not been altered.
"Alright, thank you for your cooperation, Mr. Qin Siyang. The information collection on this special Doom Fate Octopus is now complete."
"Mm, you're welcome."
After the cameras were turned off, Florence said, "Mr. Qin, once this paper passes review and is successfully published, I will inform you and arrange for the graded God-Hunting Weapon to be delivered to you."
"Now, do you plan to rest for two days, or would you like me to arrange transportation for you?"
Qin Siyang thought for a moment before saying, "I want to take a look outside Safe Exit 7 and try my luck."
Florence was momentarily stunned, "Without a Insurer assisting, you still plan to hunt gods, Mr. Qin?"
"Don't worry, I know my limits. Without Li Tianming's help, it's almost impossible for me to hunt a mid-tier god alone. But hunting slightly weaker gods, like small-tier ones close to mid-tier, is still within my ability."
Florence was still a bit panicked, "Mr. Qin… could you avoid hunting gods outside the Safe Zone for now?"
"Why?"
"Because the review committee for the paper might want to find you and ask some related questions…"
"What do you mean? You're afraid I'll have an accident outside the Safe Zone?"
Florence spread his hands, not answering, but clearly agreeing.
Qin Siyang shook his head firmly, "That's impossible. You don't know how long it will take for your paper to be published—at least one or two months, even at the fastest. But I have less than four months left before the Special Recruitment Lock-in, so I must seize the time to hunt gods and increase my points."
"How many points do you currently have, Mr. Qin?"
"A little over six thousand."
Florence was startled and asked, "How many of those count toward the Special Recruitment?"
"All six thousand."
"Then why are you still hunting gods? Just wait for the university admissions officers to contact you."
Qin Siyang frowned, "With my points, I'm not even in the top hundred thousand inside the Safe Zone. I doubt I can get into a good university."
"How is that possible?", Florence hurriedly explained, "Although there are over a hundred thousand people ahead of you, most of them are university students, military personnel, and various veterans. Among those actually competing with you for Special Recruitment, there are at most one or two thousand people with higher scores. And that's a high estimate!"
Qin Siyang thought about it and shook his head, "No, one or two thousand people ahead of me is still too many."
"You… But even if you spend the next four months grinding, you might not earn many more God-Hunting Points. You might only surpass a few people. After all, you've accumulated just over six thousand points in the past few years. Wouldn't it be safer to—"
"Who said a few years? I awakened my Sequence last month."
"WHAT?"
"You awakened last month… and already have over six thousand points?"
"You haven't checked my records?"
"Sorry, I've been swamped these past two days, working non-stop. I really didn't get a chance to look at your details, Mr. Qin."
"All right."
Not just Florence—the other people in the lab were also dumbfounded.
That speed was absolutely insane.
"Mr. Qin, aren't you from State 14? That's a border region, right? I remember there aren't many gods there."
"Yeah, just that lousy place."
"Dare I ask… what's your family background, Mr. Qin?"
"No car, no house, orphaned."
"Then why was Professor Li willing to be your Insurer?"
"That's not something I can disclose. Anyway, I got to where I am mostly through my own strength—with a tiny bit of luck. Just a little."
"You're not joking?"
"All my records are uploaded. You can check for yourself."
Florence gestured for Laudenor to come over. Catching the cue, Laudenor fetched Florence's laptop.
Florence made a call, "Director Huang, it's me. I need to borrow an account to check Special Recruitment scores. Yeah, I want to see if there are any promising young candidates in advance. Okay, please send me the login details via text. Thanks."
After receiving the message, Florence tapped away on the computer, opening Qin Siyang's Special Recruitment page. The more he looked, the wider his eyes became.
"Your first god hunt was on January 27th?"
"Huh? Maybe. I don't really remember. It was sometime last month."
Florence was dumbfounded.
He had assumed Qin Siyang had been continuously hunting for the entire month.
'But the first recorded hunt was on January 27th?'
'So this isn't six thousand points in a month—this is six thousand points in a week?'
'Is Qin Siyang carrying a Sequence Ability cannon and blasting gods into oblivion?'
Others risked their lives fighting outside the Safe Zone—was he just out there wholesale farming?
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