Chapter 58 Spirit and Rating
After confirming that Sheng Chunqiu was temporarily safe, Yan Shi hung up the emergency contact.
Unlike Yu Junxun or Lu Jian, Sheng Chunqiu is the only one in the General Administration who rose to the position of director purely through his own efforts without any family background, and he is in the Executive Division, one of the three core departments.
His individual skills are exceptional.
Having already learned about the situation inside Emerald City and having an inside contact, Sheng Chunqiu should at least give Yan Shi a good outcome regarding the smuggling group from Emerald City.
Otherwise, she really should be replaced as the head of the executive department.
Although Yan Shi had to handle a lot of extra work after the Lingkong City branch was razed to the ground, and was also injured by the law, he felt very relieved in retrospect.
Emerald City is such a mess. If I could, I'd like to physically eliminate it all, just like with Spirit Sky City.
Yan Shi sat at the table, looking at his hands, and made a clenching motion in the air.
Today she wasn't wearing her "scorching sun crown," and her left wrist was bare.
Now, the hazy, scorching sun, along with Grandma's work notes, is tucked into her briefcase.
Because of the blazing sun's habitual tendency to act on her own initiative, Yan Shi decided that she would no longer carry this flammable and explosive bomb until she was able to communicate with the sun.
After all, she knew better than anyone the power of the sun falling; it was the sun's crown that was upon her, not hers.
And she longed more than anyone else to be able to grasp the power that belonged solely to herself.
"100,000 Whys Every Baby Should Know"
Because the red-crowned crane knocking on the window with a package yesterday was too embarrassing, Yan Shi stuffed the package into the cabinet below without even opening it after receiving it, and unilaterally blocked Linghe Express.
Then work came all at once, and she didn't have time to bring the package home.
I happen to have nothing to do right now, so I'll take a look at it in the office.
The book was very thick. Yan Shi turned to the introduction of Ling by following the page numbers in the table of contents.
“From the moment of birth, every living being has a fixed affinity for spirits. In the process of cultivation, whether it is learning ancient words to command spirits or meditating to store spirits in the body, the total number of spirits that can be controlled is fixed.”
"Talent determines the future."
Yan Shi: ...
She suspiciously flipped to the cover again and glanced at the title: "100,000 Whys Every Baby Should Know".
I didn't buy the wrong book, but who compiled it? Is it really appropriate to so casually write something like "talent determines the future" in a children's book?
She doesn't understand the other world.
Although the educational philosophy has some problems, the book's introduction to the spirit, as well as the learning systems of the spirit in Eastern magic and Western magic, are quite clear.
Yan Shi finally understood why Wei Ning sounded so shocked when she said she was a water-type archmage.
This is the Western magic rating system, which is divided into magic apprentice - magic trainee - magician - archmage - grand archmage.
In the entire Otherworld, there are no more than 10 Grand Magisters still active at present, each of whom is a renowned figure in the Western Human Territory.
For example, Libertas' mother, Archduke Lorenz, was a Grand Magister of Light.
Wei Ning really overestimated her.
The file that Lu Jian made for Yan Lan was more realistic, stating that she was a water-type spirit master.
According to the rating system of Eastern magic, the order is Spiritualist - Spiritual Master - Grand Spiritual Master. A water-type Spiritual Master is quite common.
Although neither of these two Yan Shi knew exactly what level of control the spirit was at.
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This book provides a rather brief introduction to the competency system.
It simply states that abilities are divided into three main categories based on their specific effects: attack, support, and defense.
However, the book completely lacks information on how to control one's abilities, how to evaluate those abilities, and so on.
Yan Shi finished reading all the chapters introducing spirits and abilities, his brow furrowing slightly: "I guess I still have to go to school to learn the specific methods of control..."
Fortunately, Zhanzhou starts school next week, so there shouldn't be any need for her to use her abilities this week.
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Sheng Chunqiu was hiding in the Mithril Merchant Guild's cargo box at this moment, with Zhuang Le and Yue Wenhe beside him.
Sheng Chunqiu was biting his coat, silently using a torn piece of shirt fabric to tightly wrap his left leg, which had been struck by an arrow.
"They've gone far away." Zhuang Le listened for a while inside the cargo box, then got up and walked to Sheng Chunqiu's side, gesturing.
Sheng Chunqiu tied the cloth up and made a final knot. "Let's go inside."
As she spoke, Sheng Chunqiu pulled out two metal plates from the inner pocket of her coat. Under her control, the golden spirits inside the metal plates became active, dividing the metal plates into small cubes, which then transformed and assembled into three small hand/crossbows.
The surface of the crossbow reflected a cold light. She handed the other two crossbows to Zhuang Le and Yue Wenhe, saying, "Use the Spirit Condensation Arrows."
Sheng Chunqiu was born in the outer world and had never been in contact with the inner world before receiving Zhan Zhou's entrance exam invitation.
Naturally, they wouldn't know about formations, weapon crafting, or swordsmanship and knife skills. These are skills that require cultivation from a young age, resource accumulation, and guidance from powerful figures.
Her only assets were her heightened sensitivity to the Golden Spirit and her ability to deduce things herself.
Heaven rewards diligence.
Sheng Chunqiu and Gui Gemu were in the same cohort, and there were countless geniuses in their year, but no one could surpass Sheng Chunqiu to take first place in their class. The reason they lost was because of Sheng Chunqiu's perfect control over the details of the Golden Spirit and his application of its abilities.
Deduction is a purely support-type ability, but when Sheng Chunqiu uses it, it seems to be naturally suited for combat. The ability is her hands and feet, an instinct ingrained in her blood.
Sheng Chunqiu placed his hand on the cargo box, closed his eyes, and sensed the message from Jin Ling. After a while, he opened his eyes and said, "Let's go."
Zhuang Le and Yue Wenhe followed closely behind her. After Sheng Chunqiu and the others had walked a short distance, Sheng Chunqiu immediately focused her attention and changed her expression: "There was someone there just now. Let's change direction."
Shortly after they left, Wen Ying emerged from behind the cargo container, her phone screen displaying a news report about the sun crash, which had been blocked by the Bureau of Foreign Affairs.
Director Yan stood in front of the Lingkong City branch of the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs, his brows furrowed and his face filled with sorrow.
Wen Ying watched for a while longer, then switched screens and dialed a number: "Wei Ning, I saw three small insects inside your merchant group."
Wei Ning on the other end of the phone: "Sheng Chunqiu? I was just looking for her. She ran away outside Emerald City. Where are you?"
Wen Ying: "I have no obligation to tell you."
“I learned something about Director Yan from Linghe the day before yesterday. Perhaps you would like to know?” Wei Ning raised an eyebrow.
Wen Ying: "They headed towards Zone E2."
“Yesterday, Director Yan bought a children’s book at Linghe Express and had it delivered to the Director’s office. However, the recipient was her sister, Yan Lan, and Director Yan wasn’t in the office,” Wei Ning said.
"Impossible." Wen Ying gripped her phone tightly. "Are you lying to me?"
Wei Ning: "I sent you the screenshots. Pictures don't lie. Wen Ying, Director Yan's relationship with her sister is probably better than we expected."
Wen Ying looked down at the order details, delivery receipt details, and chat history sent by Wei Ning, and hung up the phone expressionlessly.
The light from the phone cast an indistinct shadow on her face.
“If I remember correctly,” Wen Ying murmured to herself, “Sheng Chunqiu is a metal-type spirit master, and he was the number one in that year.”
"Let me see just how capable Yan Shi's deputy really is."
Author's Note: Wen Ying's first appearance is in Chapter 40.
This story has no romantic pairing; it focuses solely on friendship and family relationships, without any romantic subplot.
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