27: Chapter 27 We're all friends! The research institute is yours!

Inside the massive glass cubicle, the young woman threw a punch.

The punching bag, tanned from Remnant Beasts hide, instantly exploded.

Along with it, the precision sensors embedded inside turned to dust with a loud crash.

Time seemed to freeze.

Everyone was watching Jiang Qin's performance.

Outside the glass room, a researcher in a white lab coat suddenly widened his eyes. He quickly spoke into the microphone in front of him:

"Continue, increase the magnitude, force a breakthrough to the Wall level."

The next moment, another punching bag appeared in front of Jiang Qin.

Jiang Qin didn't even clearly see the punching bag before smashing down another fist.

Boom!

As the muffled sound exploded, the scoreboard on the side flickered wildly, and the bright red numbers instantly surged by nearly three hundred points.

With just two punches, Jiang Qin's score had already surpassed the first place, reaching the Domain of four hundred points.

"Endurance test! Cut directly to the second phase! Release! Let it all out! Don't stop!"

As the researcher finished speaking, the metal floor panels moved, and countless punching bags rose up one after another.

But to Jiang Qin, these harmless inanimate objects made no difference, no matter how many there were.

All she had to do was swing her fists!

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

One punch after another, the punching bags were destroyed one by one. Jiang Qin's gaze remained completely steady.

Even though the score on the counter had already reached the nine hundred mark.

"Evasion test, enter the third phase, quickly!"

The next second, all the laser generators embedded in the inner walls of the glass enclosure popped out, their cold muzzles aimed squarely at the young woman in the arena.

Only then did Jiang Qin finally summon her magic staff.

The last time, when facing that skyscraper-sized enemy, Jiang Qin had already realized it.

Against enemies that were gigantic or extremely numerous, her fists couldn't be as strong as her Senior's.

But so what?

Since her Senior was so strong, she only needed to stay behind him; touching even a fraction of his power would be enough!

At this moment, Jiang Qin exhaled softly.

"Psionic Power: Bloom!"

It was only at this moment that Jiang Qin truly let her Psionic Power bloom.

Dodge?

Why should she dodge?

If she smashed them all to pieces, wouldn't that solve it?

If her Senior could do it, she had to be able to do it too.

Psionic Power was poured into the staff, blooming forth.

Everyone saw a faint, hazy phantom slowly emerge behind Jiang Qin.

That phantom was agile and attached itself to Jiang Qin.

Finally, it transformed into a magnificent, emerald-colored pair of wings, like those of a butterfly, unfurling on Jiang Qin's back.

The next moment, the Psionic Power erupted, scattering countless fragments of brilliant light. Every single one precisely struck the core of a laser emitter.

Before those batches of laser emitters could even begin to operate, they were already destroyed.

Simultaneously, the punching bags that were still appearing did not escape either.

They merely turned into piles of sand and gravel, as if the place had become a small beach.

Silence. Utter silence.

A moment later, the entire laboratory erupted in deafening cheers, the sound wave nearly lifting the roof.

The numbers on the scoreboard had long since reset to zero.

It wasn't that the test had ended, but that Jiang Qin's output intensity had already exceeded the maximum statistical threshold of the scoreboard.

No one could have imagined that someone could actually break through this impregnable trial ground.

Even less could anyone have imagined that this three-digit scoreboard would one day prove insufficient.

At this moment, a Chinese Prodigy was born.

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"Oh, Gaia!!!!!"

At Jiang Qin and Fang Xun's home, Fang Xun stared at the screen and let out a yell, jumping straight up from the sofa.

What could be more joyous than one's own little sister being incredibly powerful?

Fang Xun was so happy that he performed a Gaia Impact and subsequently crushed the sofa...

At the same time, the live stream comments went completely wild.

The dense barrage of comments almost completely obscured a quarter of the screen, leaving only chaotic colors, making it impossible to read what was being written.

"Jiang Qin is actually this strong?"

Wang Kaixin stood beside him and couldn't help but let out an exclamation of admiration.

"Ruan Ruan, did you know this already?" Zhang Tianci was also shocked.

At this moment, the two of them seemed to understand why Pei Ruanruan wanted to transfer schools.

There must be secrets about Fang Jiangqin that they didn't know.

"Mm, I knew a little, but not much. For example, I know she has a Senior who always protects her, but I'm not clear on exactly who that is."

"Didn't Director Wei say that Senior is the gatekeeper, Old Man Wang?" Wang Kaixin chimed in.

"What Old Man Wang?" Fang Xun was looking at the damage to the sofa but hadn't missed a word of their conversation.

"They mean that there's a super powerful Senior protecting Jiang Qin in secret! I heard that the golden-hooped rod that suddenly appeared in the East District recently was caused by that Senior!" Zhang Tianci quickly explained.

"Oh, I know about that." Fang Xun waved his hand dismissively.

"You know?" Pei Ruanruan was instantly shocked. You know about this?

"Yeah." Fang Xun nodded heavily. "To tell you the truth, it's me!"

As he spoke, Fang Xun proudly lifted his head.

How could he not know if he was that mysterious Senior?

It was just that little fool Jiang Qin hadn't realized it yet.

"You're really that Senior?" Pei Ruanruan was even more shocked.

"Who else but me?" Fang Xun tossed his hair.

"Is that so?" Pei Ruanruan concentrated, then shoved Fang Xun.

With that shove, Fang Xun tumbled end over end, spinning on the ground before sitting up looking completely bewildered.

"What are you doing?!"

"It seems you're not."

Pei Ruanruan looked regretful.

Fang Xun: "????"

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On the other side, inside the trial ground.

Jiang Qin felt a sense of satisfaction after her furious attack, but then she realized the problem.

Looking at the devastation, Jiang Qin was suddenly alarmed.

Oh no, this... they won't make her pay for this, will they?

Could selling her brother cover the cost?

While Jiang Qin was in a daze, Wei Heng was already striding over.

His voice arrived before he did:

"Hahahaha hahahaha hahahaha!!!"

When Wei Heng saw the stunned Jiang Qin, he quickly walked into the trial room.

"Good, good, good, very good!"

As Wei Heng spoke, he reached out to pat Jiang Qin's shoulder.

But as his hand extended, he remembered that this young girl's shoulder wasn't something a rough man like him could just pat casually.

He immediately extended his other hand and applauded vigorously.

With Wei Heng leading the way, the sound of applause immediately filled the air.

After clapping a few times, Wei Heng praised her again:

"Excellent! This is the spirit of our Dongcheng daughters! If you go to the Imperial Capital in the future, don't forget to come back and visit if you have time."

In Wei Heng's view, all children who achieved great results were destined to move up.

If they couldn't go to the Imperial Capital, they could go to a first-tier city; if not there, then to the provincial capital; and if not there, there were still other second-tier cities to choose from.

Their Dongcheng City, a fourth-tier city, would ultimately have no one staying behind.

Otherwise, Dongcheng City wouldn't only have these few small teams, constantly shifting resources around.

Even their strongest person was only him, a B-rank Ability User.

But as Jiang Qin listened to Wei Heng, she felt a bit uneasy:

"Bu... Bureau Chief... Do I have to go to the Imperial Capital?"

"Go to the Imperial Capital... Hmm?" Wei Heng blinked. What was the girl saying just now? What did he mean by 'have to'?

"What did you just say?" Wei Heng asked again.

"I mean, can I not go to the Imperial Capital?" Jiang Qin asked somewhat apprehensively.

"Then where do you want to go?"

One possibility surfaced in Wei Heng's mind.

Wei Heng felt his breathing quicken, and his heart seemed to be beating too fast.

"Can I stay in Dongcheng? I want to go to Dongcheng University. Is that possible?"

"Absolutely!!!!!!"

Wei Heng roared, startling Jiang Qin.

"Then... then... I think I broke this place. How much do I have to pay... Bureau Chief, can I pay it back with my future salary?"

"Roar!" Wei Heng roared again.

"Pay what back? We're all friends! The Research Institute is yours!!!!!!"