"Am I being selfish?" Lian Han asked, lying in bed.
They were traveling on a civilian starship, which, according to Old Xing, had outdated facilities and insufficient security, but was relatively safe. This safety meant that the passengers on the civilian starship were ordinary people, not of any value to be robbed or kidnapped by space pirates, hence their safety.
But who would have thought that the one who took action would be a soldier?
Yet she was the only one who survived? She survived only because of the murderer.
[No. Apart from that guy surnamed Jiang, oh, and that kid surnamed Ming, who could have known beforehand that such a huge starship would turn to dust? You're just luckier than them; you had something that guy surnamed Jiang wanted, so you're fine.]
But that's so many lives! Just vanished like that.
Lian Han looked cold and aloof, but until now, her hands were still clean, never tainted by human life. It was normal for her to be unable to accept it for a while. This would be a very important lesson in her life.
[This is the world. One moment you're happy and at peace, but who knows if the next moment won't be a matter of life and death? Isn't this precisely why you, Lian Han, are striving to become stronger?]
She wanted to become stronger, but she didn't want to take life and death lightly, and she didn't want to become an executioner.
Old Man Xing didn't give Lian Han a chance to calm down at all, saying, "[But whether you'll be in trouble next is uncertain; you've just revealed too much.]"
Lian Han pursed his lips, but showed no remorse. [Xiao Ye cannot die.]
[And what about you? You already have the "Intermediate Card Making Manual," Lian Han, your mental strength should break through too.]
Old Xing rarely called her by her full name, but when he did, it meant that things were urgent.
[I understand.] Lian Han sat up in bed. "003, I need to rest. Don't let anyone disturb me."
"Yes, Master." The AI 003 flashed with white light and took over the room.
Lian Han then took out a card, a black transparent card with intertwined black chains.
This is a banned card, a top-tier one.
However, the core of the ban is completely blank.
[I should have been unsealed long ago.]
Lian Han pricked her finger, and a drop of blood fell into the blank space in the center of the card. Several chains gradually disappeared, and a familiar energy enveloped Lian Han, causing her mental strength to rise rapidly.
Why did the card system select Lian Han? This is the reason.
There are people who are born with mental strength far exceeding that of ordinary people, often classified as A-level or even higher. But for them, this is not a blessing, but a disaster!
The infant's constitution is too fragile; a strong mental force will only hasten his death. This is a new type of incurable disease, and so far the Federation can only keep the affected children alive by injecting them with mental suppressants to completely seal their mental energy. But this also means that they will never be able to become mental power users.
Lian Han was one of them. She was injected with a mental suppressant, but when she was 8 years old, her mental power broke through the blockage and reappeared in her body for some reason.
SSS's mental strength is so great that even an adult whose physical constitution has not reached the S level would not be able to withstand it, let alone a child like her.
When the system found her, she was on the verge of death from the immense mental power. Only the sealing card, which sealed her mental power above level C, allowed Lian Han to survive.
Afterwards, from C-level to A-level, it was all due to Lian Han's improved physical condition and the enhancement of his mental power by repeatedly unlocking the cards, just like now.
Sensing her rising mental strength, Old Man Xing remained silent. After using the Marrow Cleansing Card last time, most of the energy had remained dormant within her body. This time, its activation through mental strength was enough to bring her physique to S-rank. Therefore, raising her mental strength to S-rank wouldn't cause her any major problems.
With this strength, she wouldn't be so constrained in the capital city.
However, we still need to get her to learn how to make the Spirit Gathering Card as soon as possible, as well as that "Intermediate Card Making Atlas"—although this girl forgets everything else when she gets busy, it's better than her overthinking things...
Jiang Chenxi frowned as the AI stopped him at the door. He knew that what had happened before was too much of a shock for a child, but three days had passed, and she should have recovered by now.
Eliza said she went into the room and never came out again. Did she bring enough nutritional supplements with her? Or was she trying to starve herself?
He rescued her, not so she could suffer here.
Jiang Chenxi rang the doorbell again. If no one answered, he would have to ask Judy to open the door.
Fortunately, the door opened.
The girl, wrapped in a bathrobe, was drying her hair, but her face was still covered by a mask. "Captain, is there something you need?"
Lian Han had just finished advancing and gone to take a shower when he received a notification from 003, so he had no choice but to come and open the door.
"You still have the mood to take a shower? I must have misunderstood." Jiang Chenxi breathed a sigh of relief. "Are you going to the restaurant for dinner? Mingyu and the others are here too."
"Wait a moment." Lian Han closed the door.
Ten minutes later, Lian Han came out dressed casually, her hair still wet and hanging down her back. "Let's go."
"Why aren't you wearing your old dress anymore?" Jiang Chenxi asked.
"I don't want to wear it."
Even knowing he was a soldier following orders, Lian Han's attitude towards him was still not much better. He wasted such a beautiful voice.
Still angry. Jiang Chenxi, receiving this signal, smiled, not caring at all; he was just a child.
The warship's mess hall was clearly far more upscale than that of a civilian starship, offering a wide variety of ingredients. However, perhaps because it was frequented by military personnel, there were no partitions. Therefore, Lian Han spotted Ming Yu and the others at a glance.
"You can sit there first, I'll go get the food." Lian Han nodded. Since he had offered, she certainly wouldn't refuse his kindness. Why not accept someone offering to help get the food?
"Finally out, huh?" Li Tianze said sarcastically.
Lian Han glanced at the roasted insect legs in front of him. "Yes. Otherwise, how could I have seen Young Master Li eating what my pet eats?"
"You don't want to..."
"Tianze!" Li Yixun scolded, then looked at Lian Han, "I must thank Miss Lian for leading the way this time."
If it weren't for her, they wouldn't know the exact time the starship was destroyed, nor would they know the location of the warship; either way, they would have been doomed.
Lian Han pursed his lips. "So you all knew all along?"
“We only knew that the starship would be destroyed, but we didn’t know beforehand how or by whom it would be destroyed,” Ming Yu explained.
"You're following me because I can survive?"
"yes."
Thinking of Ming Yu's precognitive card mentioned by Old Man Xing, Lian Han's lips curled into a chilling smile. See? They foresaw danger, yet only cared about their own survival. This is the life of aristocratic families.
Lian Han has decided to stay far away from these kinds of people from now on, so he won't be surprised how he died one day.
Seeing her smile, Mingyu felt a sense of unease. "We're just..."
"What are you talking about?"
"Captain Jiang."
Jiang Chenxi handed the food to Lian Han and sat down next to her. "Have you all been comfortable these past few days?"
“This place is very nice,” Li Yixun replied.
"That would be best. After all, Miss Lian saved you all, so I don't think you would be ungrateful, would you?"
“Of course not,” Ming Yu replied. “The captain seems quite concerned about Miss Lian? You two know each other before?”
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