Chapter 4 Enthusiastic Citizens
Lin Cai was a little confused, "Wait, nullification ability?"
Zhihe noticed Lin Cai's confusion and began to scrutinize her.
Abilities are common knowledge that even the cubs in the Otherworld know, but Lin Cai knows nothing about them.
Yan Shi said in a serious tone, "She was kidnapped by a circus when she was very young and forced to perform odd jobs. Now, because she has awakened the ability to nullify, which is affecting the circus's beastmen performance, the circus sold her to a merchant group, so she doesn't understand anything." Seeing the sympathy in the students' eyes, she suppressed a laugh and continued to make up a story, "I was just a kind-hearted bystander who was watching the circus performance. I couldn't bear to see her continue to be sold and become the slave of the next buyer, so I followed her to try to save her."
"Then we were all completely stunned."
“I see,” Zhihe nodded slightly, unsure if she believed him, and began to explain to Lin Cai, “Abilities are innate talents of some people in our race. Just like you, abilities can be communicating with nature, or reading ten lines at a glance, controlling beasts, and so on. These cannot be learned or acquired later in life.”
"The conditions for awakening abilities have always been elusive, but one thing is certain: it is impossible for two people to possess the same ability at the same time."
"If the conditions for awakening abilities are unpredictable, what about those who haven't awakened any abilities? Are they just casting spells?" Lin Cai grasped the key point. This was the Inner World, and according to her current understanding, the people there possessed abundant martial virtue. Humans who hadn't awakened their abilities couldn't just be left to be slaughtered.
"You know about curses?" Zhiheqing asked, somewhat surprised. "Of course not. Only those who comprehend the laws can write their abilities into curses, so curses are usually secrets passed down through generations of families."
"We humans can first cultivate spiritual power or magical power. Those who cultivate spiritual power belong to the Eastern school of magic, while those who cultivate magical power belong to the Western school of magic. These are two complete and independent learning systems. For example, I belong to the Eastern school of magic, specializing in water-based Taoist arts."
"When you cultivate spiritual power or magic power to a certain level, you will naturally awaken your abilities."
"I don't have any awakened abilities yet, so I don't know exactly how to control them. But there's a member of our team who has awakened abilities, and he can teach you how to control your abilities."
Zhihe Qing has a good grasp of basic knowledge. And their team is said to be among the top three in the second grade of Zhanzhou, so their composition must be quite complementary, and they don't seem like the kind of students who would be pulled in.
As Yan Shi was internally judging the situation, he suddenly realized that things were getting more interesting.
Sure enough, it was easy to imagine that the goods would be smuggled into the black market.
Lin Cai was sitting attentively next to Jian Yun, the ability user in this small team.
Jian Yun's ability is shadow manipulation.
The specific effects of an ability are a secret of the ability user, so she only briefly mentioned the name of her own ability before beginning to teach Lin Cai, "to control it very naturally."
"How can it feel natural?" Lin Cai tried hard to feel it, "I can't feel anything at all."
"Like breathing, this is a gift you were born with."
"It would be strange if she could sense it," Yan Shi thought casually. After all, she was just saying it offhand.
Who knows what Lin Cai's abilities are?
But as the protagonist of a comic book, it's impossible for him not to have one.
As Yan Shi stood there lost in thought, He Qing, who was standing next to her, suddenly spoke up, "Our grade's practical task this year is to investigate the black market. Because we want to compete for first place in practical training, we ultimately chose the Zhuri City black market and infiltrated it in the form of goods."
"Then why did you infiltrate the Sun Chasing City black market in the form of goods?"
He calmly turned his head to look at Yan Shi.
"Senior, you're being too perfunctory. Were you just trying to fool us like we're idiots?"
really.
Yan Shi somewhat admired this student. According to Zhan Zhou's tradition, outstanding graduates would go to work in the Bureau of Foreign Affairs, and since this student was among the top in the second year, it was practically a certainty that she would become her future subordinate.
But she can't exactly say, "Hello classmate, I'm your future boss, and I just came in out of curiosity."
It would instantly shatter Zhihe Qing's longing for the Bureau of Foreign Affairs.
I'd rather not.
Yan Shi lazily said, "I told you, I was just a helpful passerby." She seemed to finally spare a little attention for Zhi Heqing, "You people in Zhanzhou, you don't ask about the family background, address, and ancestors of even helpful passersby, do you?"
Zhihe was momentarily speechless. "Then I'll trouble you, senior, to continue being a helpful bystander."
He walked back to his team members, shook his head at the other students, and began to devise an escape and infiltration plan.
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They were being held in a small room, a room that seemed to have no exit except for a skylight overhead.
The room was very tall, and Zhan Zhou's students were under a forbidden spell, preventing them from using their spiritual power.
They tried to communicate with the two elves nearby, asking them to fly up and check the skylight. But the elves retreated as soon as the humans approached, perhaps because they had lost trust in all humans due to being bound.
"Then there's nothing we can do." Zhihe sighed softly. "We didn't intend to be so violent."
Another girl in the team had already knocked around the room, and finally picked a spot, "Captain, here."
He pulled out a talisman from somewhere and stuck it on the girl's finger. Then he bit his fingertip and smeared his blood on a blank spot on the talisman to fill it in.
The talisman merged into the wall the instant it was completed, first freezing at the point of disappearance, then the ice crystals spread rapidly until the entire wall was frozen.
"Click".
The wall cracked under the influence of the ice crystals, and then collapsed directly, turning into a pile of ice crystals.
"That's a very clever approach," Yan Shi thought.
However, the Golden Crows are arrogant and proud. They think that the places where the Golden Crows live are all under the scorching sun, so how could there be low temperatures?
The squad leader, Zhihe Qing, specializes in water-based Taoist magic, and ice is an advanced application of water. Their choice of the Sunrise City black market must have involved extensive research and consideration.
"Yanlan," Lin Cai walked to her side, "Shall we go too?"
Yan Shi leaned against the wall and said, "I won't make a fuss anymore, you guys go ahead."
“The students from Zhanzhou have all arrived. As a concerned citizen,” she looked up at Zhiheqing, “I’ll wait for the official rescue.”
Zhihe nodded slightly. "We reported to the academy before we came, and the teachers should have already contacted the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs."
Lanlan has her own ideas.
Lin Cai then flashed a big smile: "Then Yanlan, I'll go with them to find the tiger cubs first."
As she spoke, she quickly leaned close to Yan Shi's ear and whispered rapidly while fixing her hair, "Jian Yun can access information from other people's shadows. I just heard Jian Yun say that the most valuable items auctioned on the black market are in the north."
She winked at Yan Shi, caught up with Zhi Heqing and the others, and left.
Yan Shi: ...?
This statement has many flaws.
Lin Caizhen truly lives up to her role as the protagonist; her charisma is off the charts.
So she thinks Yan Shi deliberately infiltrated the black market to steal items? What kind of image does Lin Cai have of her?
And are they really that close?
Yan Shi was greatly shocked.
She did indeed sneak in on purpose, but Yan Shi hadn't decided what she was there for.
After everyone left, she stood up from the ground and said, "Never mind, I'll go out and find some fun."
Lin Cai was acting with Zhan Zhou's students, and her identity would definitely be thoroughly investigated after the incident. Yan Shi felt it would be a disservice to himself, who would likely be working overtime next week, if he didn't watch the drama unfold now. Thinking about Lin Cai and the series of tasks she implied, he suddenly didn't want to go to work.
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After leaving the room, Yan Shi walked around for a while before realizing how complicated the place truly was.
She managed to get herself lost after making several turns.
Yan Shi stood in a corridor that led nowhere, feeling completely lost, when suddenly she heard a huge roar coming from afar.
The sound rapidly approached along the corridor, accompanied by waves of heat and flames.
Yan Shi's pupils suddenly dilated, and she turned around and quickly lunged towards the side corner. "God said, protect me." The law responded, enveloping her in this small corner, giving her a great sense of security.
“God said, the sense of existence has disappeared,” Yan Shi quickly added.
This was the first time she had truly experienced a battle in the other world.
Those involved in the fight all seemed to be of the fire attribute. Yan Shi huddled in the corner, only able to feel scorching fireballs constantly grazing past her.
She dared not tear open the world barrier now; the elemental fluctuations at the scene were too intense. Once the barrier was opened, the repercussions of this battle would spread to the surface world.
That would be a disaster for the surface world.
Even the most heat-resistant and fire-resistant buildings couldn't withstand this attack; the roof of the building burned down in no time.
"How dare you!" A deep, steady male voice came from above, seemingly suppressing his anger.
Then came a flippant female voice, "Your Majesty, it's just that I took your Sunburst Crown, is there any need to get so angry?"
"Look, they even burned down their own house."
The male voice didn't answer, but instead cast several spells.
Yan Shi noticed that a transparent box must have been accidentally dropped and fell in front of her.
Floating in the center of the box is a crown that resembles the sun. At its top is a ring of flowing, leaping flames, and beneath the flames are radiating patterns that intertwine to form arrays imbued with the aura of laws.
Brilliant and dazzling.
Seemingly struck, the woman's voice deepened, "Today I am determined to take away the Crown of the Blazing Sun. This is not your Golden Crow's authority!"
What authority?
Yan Shi became interested, reached out and picked up the box, weighing it in his palm.
It's a pretty little gadget.
A fleet of small aircraft flew over from a distance. "Execution Division of Baiyujing Branch of the Bureau of Extraordinary Management, there has been a report that an illegal black market exists here. All personnel present are not allowed to move!"
"Shu Zhijing actually led the team herself." The woman's voice gritted her teeth. "Consider yourself lucky. Let's go!"
Many figures flew up from the ruins and quickly left the scene.
Emperor Shangming's expression was also grim. Previously, Zhuri City had refused the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs' supervision, claiming that it was free from corruption under the protection of the Golden Crow. This time, however, the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs had so clearly pointed out the existence of a black market, suggesting the evidence was likely conclusive. Not only would the black market be forced to shut down, but due to this incident of catching people red-handed, Zhuri City would no longer have any reason to refuse the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs' presence.
Shu Zhijing flew to Emperor Ming on her sword and said, "This morning, the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs received a report from Zhanzhou University that their students had been abducted by a merchant group and sold on the black market."
"According to the student location provided by Zhan Zhou, this black market is located in Zhu Ri City. Elder Di, please have Jin Wu cooperate with the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs in the search."
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