I am the Clone of a Death Row Inmate-Chapter 119: Divine Dice

Gu Chengguang quickly replied, "You’d better not let that kid Su Ze hear you say that. Otherwise, whether your granddaughter marries him or not, he’s going to see you as his grandma for sure."

Li Fayi: "Hahaha!"

Ning Yushen: "If he keeps up this level of genius, it’s no loss for me to take on a grandson."

Gu Chengguang: "I’m considering something... What do you all think about having him represent Dongli in the ’Divine Dice’?"

Zhou Wenshan: "Are you sure? Dongli only has one spot this time!"

Li Fayi: "Weren’t you planning on saving that spot for Yue’er? You’re not going to look out for your own granddaughter?"

Gu Chengguang: "The Divine Dice is about Bloodline Crystals. If Su Ze shows even greater talent than Yue’er, I obviously have to consider him."

Ning Yushen: "The Divine Dice opens in just one year. Are you sure he can complete his third evolution by then?"

Zhou Wenshan: "He should be able to."

Li Fayi: "It shouldn’t be a problem."

Gu Chengguang: "That’s not what I’m worried about."

Ning Yushen: "You all seem to have a lot of confidence in him."

Gu Chengguang: "My concern right now is that there are still issues with his identity and background. Even though Mr. Liou trusts him, still..."

He didn’t finish his sentence, but everyone in the group chat understood what he meant.

It takes guts to bet so heavily on someone with an unknown background!

The group chat fell silent for a moment.

Finally, Zhou Wenshan sent a message: "According to the information we have, Su Ze probably isn’t the Zhao Family’s Zhao Lingxiao from the Mu Country, but he’s definitely connected to him. Besides Zhao Yuanyi, perhaps Ye Muni and the Mu King also know some of the inside details."

Gu Chengguang: "Forget about Zhao Yuanyi and Ye Muni. Don’t expect to get anything out of them. As for the Mu King... the man is very dangerous and unpredictable. It’s best not to make contact rashly."

Ning Yushen: "Su Ze just looks like that Zhao what’s-his-name. Plenty of skills, artifacts, evolution potions, and even plastic surgery or cloning can accomplish that. None of that is the key issue. As long as he truly considers himself one of Dongli’s own, what’s there to be afraid of? Why not bet on him?"

Gu Chengguang: "That’s what I was thinking, too. Let’s just observe him for a while longer."

Gu Chengguang: "Oh, right, Mr. Zhou. He took first place in the Dongli University freshman assessment, so he gets a vial of Tier-3 S-rank extract, right? Since you’re giving it to him anyway, don’t be stingy. Pick the one that’s most suitable for him. If all else fails, just let him choose it himself."

Zhou Wenshan: "Fine. Since Mr. Gu himself has spoken, we’ll just put this vial of extract on the Li Min Association’s tab. Dongli University’s budget is a bit tight..."

System Notification: Gu Chengguang has left the group chat.

...

After taking first place in the freshman assessment, Su Ze could finally put the matter to rest and relax for a bit.

After returning that morning with his first-place victory, he lazed around on the sofa like a dead fish, just playing on his phone.

He first browsed the Dongli University internal forums and found that nearly every discussion was about him winning the freshman assessment.

The hottest few threads were all about him.

"SHOCKING! Su Ze DEMOLISHES Master Class’s Yu Feng in Freshman Assessment!"

"This Freshman is Too Arrogant, Attacked a Proctor During the Assessment"

"Su Ze Dominates the Freshman Assessment to Take First Place!"

"..."

The video of Su Ze defeating Yu Feng went viral within Dongli University. The view count on the internal forums quickly surpassed ten thousand and was already starting to spread beyond the campus.

As the man of the hour, Su Ze scrolled with great relish through the replies from his fellow Dongli University students, basking in their praise.

Dorm506_Tycoon: A couple of days ago, who was it that said Su Ze failed his second evolution? Spreading rumors that get reposted over 500 times is illegal! Go turn yourselves in!

SuZesLegHair: Haha, I said back then that Su Ze had the makings of a champion, and a ton of people called me a simp. How about it now? Feels bad to be proven so wrong, huh?

MyHusbandIsSuZe: I was there today! Hubby is so hot, I want to feel his power so bad...

Dragonfly Captain (Admin): User above, that’s one yellow card warning. Collect three yellow cards and you’re muted for a month!

Rose-Tinted_Fan: Not trying to hype him up or hate, but Su Ze’s current strength would rank in the upper-middle tier even in the Master Class. No objections to me saying that, right?

Yang Dingtian: I’m suddenly starting to understand why Su Ze didn’t join our Combat Department. There’s just no need.

...

Su Ze wallowed in the "rainbow farts"—the over-the-top praise—on the forums until noon. Finally growing tired of it, he logged off and switched to reading international news.

The case he was following most closely—the Evolution Divine Teachings conducting experiments on mutated humans—had a new development.

First, following the Dongli Kingdom and the Ancient An Country, the Great Desert United Kingdom and the Peninsula Country also announced one after another that they were expelling the Evolution Divine Teachings from their borders.

This was especially true for the Peninsula Country, which, in the process of the expulsion, discovered evidence that the Evolution Divine Teachings had been conducting human experiments there as well.

Much like in the Dongli Kingdom, the Evolution Divine Teachings had infiltrated orphanages and hospitals, kidnapping and imprisoning large numbers of people with rare diseases. After brainwashing them, they were sent to secret laboratories for mutation experiments.

Public opinion was once again in an uproar, and the Evolution Divine Teachings was thrust back into the eye of the storm.

The Evolution Divine Teachings, in turn, once again pushed all the blame onto the Archbishop who had already been executed. A dead man couldn’t exactly refute their claims, after all.

A wave of "anti-Evolution Divine Teachings" sentiment swept across the internet of the Six Nations. Faced with this torrent of public opinion, the Luofan Country continued to turn a blind eye. What was even more baffling was that the Mu Country also took no action.

It seemed they, like the Luofan Country, were tacitly condoning the crimes of the Evolution Divine Teachings.

After reading the news, Su Ze found it difficult to understand. ’What is the Mu King thinking?’

’The Luofan Country is already deeply entangled with the Evolution Divine Teachings, so it’s somewhat reasonable for them to tolerate it. But the Mu King? What’s in it for him?’

’The Evolution Divine Teachings’ influence in the Mu Country is only so-so. Although it’s more established than in the Dongli Kingdom, it’s hardly a malignant tumor that can’t be excised.’

’The Mu King knows about the effects of the Evolution Divine Grace Skill, yet he still turns a blind eye, acting as if the skill doesn’t even exist.’

A sense of heaviness settled in Su Ze’s heart. He was becoming more and more certain that something was wrong with the Mu King.

Just then, the sudden ringing of the doorbell interrupted Su Ze’s train of thought.

Su Ze went to open the door and saw Zhou Wenshan standing outside.

"Mr. Zhou." A smile spread across Su Ze’s face. He knew the delivery—the extract—had arrived.

Normally, this wasn’t something Zhou Wenshan would handle personally. However, the prize Su Ze had won was a vial of Tier-3 S-rank extract worth billions.

Only he had the authority to requisition such a rare and expensive resource from the Dongli National Treasury. Since he happened to be free, he decided to make the trip himself.

Zhou Wenshan teased, "You call me Grandpa, and you call Mr. Gu ’Uncle.’ Doesn’t that make me a full generation older than him?"

Su Ze replied, "They say a great teacher is like a father. You’ve taught many of the teachers at our university, so there’s nothing wrong with me calling you Grandpa."

Zhou Wenshan chuckled, clearly pleased. "Well, I am about the same age as Gu Chengguang’s father, so you’re not wrong. In any case, you’ve probably already guessed why I’m here, haven’t you?"