Nantong University Anniversary (2)

As a socially anxious kid, Ruoshou simply couldn't handle such a large occasion as the Federal Parliament.

He had changed into the uniform of the Zerg Investigation Department of Ruoshui Military Academy, his long golden hair flowing down his shoulders. At Shi Jianxia T's request, he hid the shining golden pattern on his forehead.

But even so, it can't stop his absolutely irresistible beauty.

At this moment, he was sitting upright with a stern face, exuding a fierce aura that made him difficult to deal with. This made the participants dare not underestimate him, and no one would have thought that he was a little socially anxious person with a strong appearance but a weak heart.

Shi Jianxia saw the wolf-like and ferocious eyes of the well-dressed federal senior officials through his perspective, and he couldn't help but lean back tactically.

No wonder Rushu asked her for help.

Zhuang Mingyue stood next to Rushou and opened her intelligent computer to play a video of Rushou devouring a worm vortex. The meeting room was eerily quiet, and everyone's eyes were fixed on the blond boy with an indifferent expression in the video.

His eyes were slightly cold, the lines of his profile were tense, and a golden light flew out from his palm, like a spiraling golden flower, rushing straight towards the insect vortex in front.

The insect vortex in its active stage was continuously spitting out insects. At that time, a earthworm insect came out of it, and the blooming golden flower swallowed the insect vortex clean from top to bottom.

Only half of the earthworms came out and fell to the ground with a plop. After twisting in pain for a few times, the golden power transformed into a sharp sword pierced through the head, grabbing the insect crystals inside and absorbing them directly.

The video is completely real and there is no trace of synthesis.

The mimicry that can devour really exists!

Some people unconsciously increased their breathing, and some even accidentally knocked over the water cup beside them, making a loud clang that attracted many people to look over reflexively. However, they turned back absentmindedly and focused their eyes again on Rushou, who had no idea how much trouble he would cause in the Federation.

After the video ended, Ji Yang took in everyone's reactions and said calmly, "Now that you've watched the video, feel free to share your thoughts. My suggestion is to select a Zerg-infested area on a certain planet as a test site. Let Rushou devour the Zerg vortex within, and the Zerg Investigation Department's special operations team will be responsible for observation and recording."

Her proposal was reasonable and in line with the current situation. Some people immediately agreed with her, while others had other ideas. Soon, arguments broke out in the huge conference room.

Shi Jianxia listened to these arguments and silently observed the bigwigs of the Federation.

The seven famous marshals remained silent and were in no hurry to speak.

The general content of the argument was that the people who had to protect Ruoshu and observe the insect vortex devouring situation could not only be the Zerg Investigation Bureau Special Operations Team, but the military also had to be involved.

Everyone knows the value of Ruoshou, and also knows that the Zerg Investigation Bureau's Special Operations Group is the "henchman" of the leader Ji Yang.

Such a person who can influence whether the Zerg will continue to expand in the human universe should be won over to one's own camp. Even if he cannot be won over, he should not be allowed to become the head of state's confidant. Otherwise, no one will be able to shake Ji Yang's position in the federation in the next few decades or even hundreds of years.

As everyone knows, Ji Yang was born into a commoner family and has a bad relationship with the aristocratic families with deep roots in the Federation. The ruling power in her hands has harmed the interests of a considerable number of people. These people will never watch her continue to grow.

Amidst the arguing, Marshal Jiang Wenzhan bent his fingers and tapped the table lightly. The sound spread out, and everyone who was speaking or about to speak shut up.

As the most senior of the seven marshals, Marshal Jiang Wenzhan is over 150 years old this year, but he does not look old, and is even quite handsome.

He looked to be no more than forty years old on his home planet, and he exuded an elegant temperament. In addition, he had been in a high position for many years, so his demeanor remained dignified, which made people feel favorable towards him but dared not act rashly.

"Don't talk about those nonsense. The specific matters are jointly handled by the military and the Zerg Investigation Department."

"Now I need to know the highest level of insect vortex he can devour. What's the upper limit? Is there a time interval between devouring two insect vortexes? If there is a limit, after confirming his ability is sufficient, we will focus on cleaning the more important areas first."

His words hit the nail on the head, and he cast his gaze directly at the tense Rushou. "I hope you can answer these questions for me."

Zhuang Mingyue was about to open her mouth but had to close it, unable to help but feel worried.

Others don't know what kind of person Ruoshou is and may be fooled by his serious appearance at the moment, but she knows Ruoshou's true character and knows that he can't handle such an occasion at all.

Everyone's attention was focused on Ruoshou again. He tightened his hands on his legs slightly, clenching them into solid fists, and then slowly loosened them after a while.

He replied, "My mimicry is called Golden Divine Punishment, and its potential is S-level. There is no time limit for swallowing insect vortices below S-level. The time required to digest insect vortices of S-level and above increases or decreases depending on their strength."

"The insect vortexes swallowed by my mimicry will not reappear. Currently, there is no upper limit to the number of insect vortexes that can be swallowed."

His voice was a clear, youthful one, but it lowered slightly at this moment, adding a sense of steadiness that was not there when he spoke to Shi Jianxia. In addition, his answers were clear and logical, making it even more difficult for people to underestimate him.

【Gold Divine Punishment】is Rushou's mimicry talent, which can control and utilize the gold attribute among the five elements, and comes with an extremely strong divine punishment effect.

The S-level potential level was information that Shi Jianxia chose to reveal after further consideration.

The S-level is in an awkward stage where it is much stronger than ordinary people but not yet a peerless genius. It is not regarded as a thorn in the eyes and a thorn in the flesh by some extreme people, who want to get rid of it as soon as possible.

The time required to digest the insect vortex is the limiting condition given by Shi Jianxia to preserve his strength.

At present, apart from the suspected 3S-level insect vortex swallowed by 朏朏, the highest level is only the SS-level insect vortex swallowed by Gonggong on Baipu Star. It took about three days to digest it, which was not short but not long either.

朏朏 has been sleeping for a week and there is no sign of waking up. I don’t know if it is because the level of the insect vortex is too high or too low, making absorption more difficult.

Marshal Jiang Wenzhan and several other marshals asked some other questions, all of which were answered by Shi Jianxia through Rushou.

They didn't mean to make things difficult for him, but the questions they asked were very sharp. If Shi Jianxia hadn't prepared in advance and had a good script in mind, he might have been stumped by the questions and exposed his flaws.

It was an hour later when Rushou was allowed to leave the meeting room.

Shi Jianxia wiped the sweat from his forehead and thought that dealing with those big shots was really troublesome. He had to carefully consider every word, for fear of saying something wrong and being caught, so that all the previous concealment and preparation would be wasted.

After gulping down a whole bottle of water, she gave Ruoshou a lot of soothing words, which successfully encouraged the young man who was working outside to earn money to support the family.

That evening, Shi Jianxia received feedback from Rushu.

The Zerg Investigation Office and the military jointly protected his personal safety, each sending a super-powerful third-level extraordinary person and a group of first- and second-level extraordinary people. The lineup was as luxurious as the marshal's personal guards.

In addition, there was a large group of scientific researchers who couldn't wait to ask him questions when they saw him.

Ruoshou remembered Shi Jianxia's words, his face turned fierce, his eyes turned cold, he turned around and walked away with a very arrogant attitude.

Zhuang Mingyue could only clean up the mess for him with a headache, and began to regret not asking Shi Jianxia to send a friendly mimic over.

Shi Jianxia could certainly send a more capable mimic to carry out this mission, but she was unwilling to do so.

Zhuang Mingyue went to Canglong Star to find her with great fanfare, and took the initiative to reveal his cards, just to leave her with no way out and force her to betray Higanbana.

From her point of view, there is nothing wrong with doing so, but her plans were disrupted and it might even implicate her father, so she couldn't put herself in Zhuang Mingyue's shoes.

Rushu's personality and way of doing things soon spread to the ears of the people behind them through the "Property Guards". Some people sneered, some thought more about it, and the reactions varied.

Shi Jianxia didn't care about their attitude. The mimicry that could devour insect vortexes was the only one in hundreds of years. No one would be willing to let it die unless it was absolutely necessary.

After taking the make-up exam, Shi Jianxia received a message from Jun Xiaoyi, inviting her to dinner in the cafeteria in the evening.

After returning from Xiao Hanxing, Shi Jianxia was concentrating on the make-up exam and had not yet had dinner with Jun Xiaoyi and the others in the cafeteria, so he happily went there.

Wen Qiuqiu and Yuan Huai had already arrived. One of them lowered his head and ordered food silently, while the other was holding a drink in a daze. The atmosphere was so quiet that it didn't seem like a place where Yuan Huai was not there. Jun Xiaoyi entered the restaurant at the same time as her.

Shi Jianxia looked at the distracted Yuan Huai, waved her hand in front of him, and asked, "What are you thinking about? Didn't you do well on the midterm exam?"

Yuan Huai said "ah", shook his head and said: "No, I was thinking about some unimportant things."

Having said that, his depressed mental state did not improve.

After Yuan Huai and Shi Jianxia became familiar with each other, they were lively and happy every day, and could find topics to talk about even if there were no topics. This was the first time the three of them saw him so listless.

But he avoided Shi Jianxia's words, obviously not wanting to talk about it anymore. They were not the kind of people who would pry into other people's privacy, so they tacitly dropped the topic and turned to talk about what Shi Jianxia had been doing during the time he was on leave.

After the interstellar spacecraft lost contact, the passenger list was released, but Shi Jianxia and Gongye Jiwang, as investigators from the Zerg Investigation Office, had special identities and were not on the published list.

Therefore, even though Jun Xiaoyi and others learned about this incident through the news, they did not know that Shi Jianxia was also one of the missing passengers.

There was nothing to hide about accidentally being stranded on Xiaohan Star, so Shi Jianxia picked out some unimportant things to tell.

Even though it wasn't much, Jun Xiaoyi was still amazed by what she heard. She didn't know whether she should lament her bad luck in encountering a rare interstellar spacecraft loss of contact, or be thankful that she was lucky enough to save her life in such a terrible situation.

As he was speaking, Yuan Huai suddenly said, "Xia Xia, do you know? Something happened to the Xia family on Canglong Star. After you went to Canglong Star to take the midterm exam, Xia Shuxing never returned to school."

Many freshmen knew about the conflict between Shi Jianxia and Xia Shuxing. As a witness to their previous argument, Yuan Huai naturally knew it very well.

Jun Xiaoyi added, "The explosion and fire at the Xia family's ancestral home went viral, with many in the comment section expressing their well wishes and sympathy. The next day, however, all of their high-ranking family members in the Federation were suspended for investigation. Xia Shuxing's father was even found to be involved in Zerg smuggling."

He paused, "I think that explosion wasn't normal. There's probably something else going on. The Xia family on Canglong Star is doomed this time."

After spending time together during the midterm exam, Shi Jianxia discovered that Xia Shuxing still had some conscience. He would feel guilty when thinking about what happened that year, instead of thinking that she deserved to be bullied. Now he would not say anything to retaliate.

"This may not be a bad thing for him." Shi Jianxia said.

If you stay in a profit-oriented place like the Xia family for too long, you will either be assimilated or rebel against the family and break away from it. Xia Shuxing is proud of his family, and his bad character was already evident at the beginning of the school year. The possibility of him becoming the latter is extremely low.

The Xia family is in decline, but as long as he has perseverance and determination, he will make a comeback sooner or later with his S-level mimicry.

Yuan Huai, listening to this, whispered, "Zerg smuggling? Why smuggle Zerg? Aren't they the natural enemies of humans?"

Shi Jianxia knew something about the situation, but since the Zerg Investigation Office hadn't announced it yet, he could only vaguely say, "Maybe it's used for some illegal research."