[The Harnden Galaxy has existed in the universe for 10 billion years. Humans were born here 20,000 years ago. In the long process of evolution, humans have evolved powerful spiritual power. Their IQ, life span, and physical fitness have all reached unprecedented new heights. With this, the humans of the Harnden Galaxy conquered space, migrated to the galaxy, and reached the peak of the Harnden Galaxy.] [But the humans of the Harnden Galaxy did not exert their spiritual power to the highest level.] [The alien beasts are coming. The Harnden Galaxy is facing an unprecedented disaster.] [With the withering of the Rose Star, the potential of mankind has finally been stimulated. People with strong natural spiritual power have emerged in large numbers, giant mechas have emerged, and the technology of selling spiritual power has matured rapidly, and spiritual power has been used to the greatest extent.] [You have come to the world of spiritual power.] [The spiritual power system world and the supernatural power system world are two worlds that will never intersect.] [But your appearance has caused the two worlds to intersect briefly. Spiritual power is not completely unrelated to you. Mental power is the driving force and catalyst for the use of superpowers. It can help you get rid of the side effects of fatigue and physical damage after using superpowers, and bring out the true strength of superpowers. ] [This inner alchemy advises you to collect enough mental power. The road ahead is long and difficult, so cherish the opportunity in front of you. ] Tu Ran clenched her chopsticks: "How should I collect it? Does buying other people's count?"

[Calculate] [Because you have this inner elixir, you have a privilege that most people don't have. When you kill strange beasts, you will also gain a corresponding amount of spiritual power.] Tu Ran: ...Why does this mode look so familiar?

"Is there an upper limit?" Tu Ran asked silently as she picked the dishes on the plate nonchalantly.

[Unlimited] Tu Ran raised her eyebrows. Doesn't this mean that she can kill as much as she wants? She likes this mode.

"You can switch modes. Can other advanced abilities be like you?"

[Of course not, this ability is not an ordinary ability. Not all abilities can evolve like this one.] "Evolve?" Tu Ran chuckled, "Do you know what you look like now?"

[What] "System. Ever heard of it?"

[I won't assign you any tasks, nor will I force you to carry them out. I will only give you suggestions at the right time. The choice is yours.] "That's true."

…

In the afternoon, there is a test of mental strength.

In this world, there are two ways to gain mental power. One is to be born with mental power. People like Tang Ying who are born with strong mental power are not uncommon in this world.

Another way is to buy other people's spiritual power to replenish your own spiritual power reserves. Some rich people or people who need spiritual power will obtain spiritual power in this way.

Although mental power has many benefits, ordinary people do not need it in daily life. This is because to maximize the use of mental power, such as prolonging life, it is necessary to change the quality of the change caused by the quantitative change. Ordinary people's mental power cannot reach that amount. Instead of keeping it with themselves where it is useless, it is better to sell it directly.

The army has a special department that collects spiritual power, and all the collected spiritual power is supplied to the frontline soldiers.

Most of the people who were able to operate mechas in the past were born with strong mental powers and did not need the mental power supply of ordinary people.

However, due to the continuous wars in recent years, those with strong mental powers have been killed one after another by strange beasts. Now, a large number of people in the army cannot reach the level of those with strong mental powers. They can only be considered average. They usually need to rely on the collected mental power to support the operation of the mecha.

The purpose of this afternoon's mental strength test is to find those with naturally strong mental strength among this batch of military reserve students. Such people will, without exception, be further trained in the future.

But nowadays, with the extreme shortage of people with strong mental powers and the mature technology of selling mental powers, mental power is no longer the only criterion for evaluating a reserve student. This is why mental power tests are not conducted on the first day of training.

There are more than a dozen mental power testing machines. When Tu Ran and Ai Meigui arrived, many people were already there. They chose a team with fewer people.

Measuring mental strength is actually a common thing for everyone. Everyone has measured their mental strength a few times since childhood, and they all know how much mental strength they have.

Today's report is just more official and accurate, and the results will be reported directly to the record files.

While Tu Ran was queuing, more than a dozen people with strong mental powers were detected in front of her.

Every time a person with strong mental power appears, the testing instrument will flash a red light and say "Congratulations to the Harnden galaxy for welcoming the number of people with strong mental power", repeating it three times so that everyone present will hear it.

It was Tu Ran's turn. Tu Ran placed her hand on the instrument and, following the instructor's instructions, closed her eyes, concentrated her attention, gathered the mental strength in her body, and then transferred it from her left hand to the instrument.

The instrument displays the value in percentage.

Those with strong mental strength can reach 100%.

Eighty percent or more of those with excellent mental strength.

Fifty to eighty percent of the psychics are intermediate. According to Tu Ran's understanding, the vast majority of military members remain in this range.

The level for those with slightly inferior psychics is 30 to 50 percent. This level is the level of most ordinary people. At this level, the advantage of psychic power is not shown, and ordinary people will choose to sell their psychic power.

The worst is 10% to 30%, which is the least talented group of people, and also the lowest recruitment limit of the army. For people with mental strength in this group, driving mecha is just a waste of money, so it is better to switch to other departments.

The test results were below ten percent, which was unheard of in the Harnden galaxy in recent years.

Some senior executives have long begun to consider readjusting the grades of testing equipment, eliminating those below 10% and further refining the other grades.

However, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the value of the instrument in front of Tu Ran remained at 2%, only increasing by one value.

The numerical panel is floating in the air, and the data on it is large and clear, the kind that can be seen by even the end of the team.

Also, because of Tu Ran's outstanding performance this morning, many people were paying attention to her mental power level, so everyone was looking at her numerical panel.

When they reached 2%, some people still didn't quite believe it and rubbed their eyes and continued watching.

Tu Ran opened one eye and saw her own value:...It is as expected.

Ai Meigui, who had been standing behind her, poked her head out and blurted out after seeing the data, "Sister Tu Ran, did we humans miss you when we were evolving?"

Tu Ran: “…” I was speechless.

The instructor didn't quite believe his eyes. He hadn't seen this kind of data in many years. He glanced at Ye Hongci who was not far away, and at Ye Hongci's signal, he re-adjusted the instrument, eliminated all possibilities that could cause data errors, and asked Tu Ran to measure it again according to the instructions.

Tu Ran really wanted to tell him that there was no need to retest, as this was her level.

But seeing Ye Hongci who was still looking at this side, Tu Ran put her hand back on it.

"Concentrate your body's strength and slowly, slowly input it into the instrument. Don't be impatient, be slow." The instructor's voice came from Tu Ran's ears.

Tu Ran followed his instructions. The final data from the instrument showed: 1%. Tu Ran's eyes widened, "? How come it's still less?"

The instructor's expression became increasingly grim.

Ye Hongci could no longer hold his composure, so he walked over to check the instrument himself, and asked Tang Ying, who had been following him, to put her hand on it.

Tang Ying's data showed that the instrument was not broken, 100%.

Ye Hongci never thought that this would be the result.

The crowd behind was also shocked. The scene of Tu Ran beating Tang Ying in the morning was still very impressive. Everyone thought that even if she was not a strong person in mental strength in the afternoon mental strength test, she would be at the excellent level. Unexpectedly, 1%! The disparity between mental strength and actual strength was too shocking.

While discussing with each other, everyone paid attention to Chief Ye's expression.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Commander Ye attaches great importance to Tu Ran and is very likely to train her as the next Tang Ying. But this situation has arisen now, which is difficult to deal with. After all, the minimum recruitment limit for the military is 30%.

Tu Ran looked at Ye Hongci, the opportunity was something that had to be fought for.

When she learned during lunch today that mental power could be used as a source of energy for supernatural powers, she decided to join the army.

Only by joining the army can she have the opportunity to kill strange beasts and gain more spiritual power. If she had to buy it with money, she would be too poor to afford it.

"Commander Ye, can't mental strength be improved later? The current 1% does not mean that I will always be 1%. I hope you will allow me to join the army. I will use my strength to prove that I will not always be 1%."

Before Ye Hongci could speak, Tang Ying behind her said, "The level of spiritual power is innate, and it is difficult to improve in the later stages. Even if it can be improved, the room for improvement is at most within 5%. One percent, five percent, six percent, there is no substantial change."

Tu Ran smiled at her and said, "Who is the reference person for this data? He can only improve that much. Does that mean I can only improve that much too?"

"This data is summarized from the experiences of many predecessors. How can you be sure that you are different from them?" Tang Ying said in a cold voice.

"Of course it's because I only have one percent. Has anyone before me been like me?" Tu Ran said it very calmly, as if this one percent value was something worth showing off.

Tang Ying was also choked by her shamelessness and was speechless for a moment. He simply turned his face away and didn't look at her.

Tu Ran shrugged indifferently and looked at Ye Hongci, "Commander Ye, you have seen my strength with your own eyes. I learned it all by myself on Desolate Star. I don't have a teacher like you to teach me systematically. I have come to this point entirely through my own exploration."

Tu Ran played the emotional card well. "I have never been exposed to spiritual power since I was a child. I only heard about it after I arrived at the main planet. Today is the first time I have tested my spiritual power."

"Although the test results are not satisfactory, I don't think this is all I can do. I hope you can give me a chance to go to the front line and kill the monsters for only three days. If my mental power level doesn't increase during these three days, I will leave on my own and won't waste the army's resources. You can also take back the 10,000 mental power you are going to reward me and count it as my resource consumption for the three-day trial."

Tu Ran spoke sincerely, and made some advances and some retreats. In three days, even the most energy-consuming mecha would not consume too much mental energy.

After Ye Hongci thought deeply, he nodded slowly. "Take the 10,000 spiritual powers. Since it is a reward from me, there is no reason to take it back. You should concentrate on training recently. When you can operate the mecha skillfully, I will send you to the front line for three days. I will support you in my personal name and will not consume the army's resources. I will test you again after three days. I hope... you can really improve."

Ye Hongci gave Tu Ran a last deep look, then turned and left the testing site.

Tu Ran saw hope and heaviness in her eyes.

This invincible leader will eventually take the risk of trying her uncertain factor. The situation at the front must be very bleak.

Tang Ying did not leave immediately with Ye Hongci. She was taller than Tu Ran, and their eyes met. She lowered her eyes and looked very imposing.

Tu Ran stood in front of her, but her aura was not inferior at all. She just had a very casual posture, and even a faint smile on her face, but for some reason she could be on par with Tang Ying.

The test was still proceeding in an orderly manner, but everyone's attention was divided between Tu Ran and Tang Ying. They glanced at the two of them out of the corner of their eyes. It was everyone's nature to watch the fun.

Tang Ying was the first to look away, leaving a sentence, "Don't let the leader down." Then he turned and left.

Tu Ran looked at her back and the smile on his lips faded.

"Let's go," she said.

Ai Meigui has completed the test and scored 72%, which is two percentage points higher than her previous test result on Hope Star. She is very satisfied.

…

It took two hours to complete the testing of all the reserve students. Thirty-one people were born with strong mental powers, 206 people with excellent mental powers, most of whom were intermediate mentalists. The students whose mental power levels were below 30% and who had not performed well before were sent away from the training ground.

The overall level of the military reserve students this time was not good, and Ye Hongci was full of worry.

The fighting situation at the front line is intense, and every minute and every second in the training ground must be seized. After the mental strength test is completed, everyone moves to the simulation room to have initial contact with the alien beasts.

This is the first time for most reserve students to see a 1:1 equal-volume stereoscopic projection of a strange beast.

In the open space in front of the sword-shaped building, a projection of a strange beast appeared out of thin air. No one cared how it was projected. Everyone was concerned about why the strange beast was so big! The sword-shaped building was known to be 271 meters high. The strange beast stood in front of the sword, and was about the same height as the sword behind it, and its width was three times the bottom of the building.

Tu Ran looked up at the strange beast, and in her mind she was comparing it with the largest alien species she had seen within the Threshold, Kang Zhu.

Compared with this strange beast, Kang Zhu is just like a younger brother.

The alien species are more like a combination of animals and humans. Although they are ugly in various ways, some prototypes can still be seen.

(End of this chapter)