Chapter 42: All of You Aren’t Enthusiastic
It had to be said that Su Xiaoyu had quite the influence in the Department of Journalism, and perhaps that influence even spanned to the whole school.
But it was only natural that this sort of ‘model child’ would have influence. There were plenty of boys who paid attention to her.
She was in the student council, her scores were good, and she also looked like the typical girl next door, appearing very gentle.
Of course, the main reason behind why she received so much attention was because she was beautiful. If she was ugly, then no matter how smart she was and what position she held in the university, none of it would matter.
The boys did not regard Qin Guan as their rival in love, but they still paid attention to him. However, it was only natural that they would be unable to help themselves from looking at him.
After all, all those who managed to join the class were the top sixty or so people among thousands of people in a National Key University. They had the capital to be arrogant.
Qin Guan felt rather uncomfortable from the gazes constantly trained on his person. He thus turned around and met them.
The boys instantly cowered. They quickly shifted their gazes away.
“What’s going on? How did he know we were looking at him?”
“What’s with this sudden sense of panic? Why do I feel like a scoundrel meeting the gaze of a pro?”
The boys did not dare to sneak peeks at Qin Guan again, and he felt that his back was in a much more comfortable state.
Du Wei had already walked to the podium, and he intended to get straight to the topic.
“Let me introduce myself. My name is Du Wei, and I am an investigator from the Parapsychology Association.
“All of you here have already completed the three trials in Medium Mode. Based on the words of your mobile AI systems, you have now become Transcended Gamers.
“You might have a lot of questions, but don’t worry, I will answer all of them.
“You can verify the truth I will tell you today with your mobile AI systems once you go back. As the functions of your mobile AI systems continue to be unlocked, you will also receive that information. Right now, we are just telling it to you beforehand.”
When Qin Guan heard this, he raised his hand and asked, “Hang on, how can you be sure that the information you will provide us will be unlocked and given to us by our mobile AI systems in the future?”
When the others heard this, they found what he said to be reasonable. The mobile AI systems were not created by the Parapsychology Association, so how did Du Wei know so much about them?
The man coughed. “Did you think that everyone’s AIs progress at the same speed? You’re too naive.
“There is a group of people who have unlocked a lot more content in their mobile AI systems, but I cannot tell you the details.”
Qin Guan understood a little about what he meant. Every single one of them had a Non Player Character (NPC) to guide them, but there were some people whose NPCs knew more than the other NPCs by birth.
As for whose mobile AI systems would know more by birth? Was there even a need to ask that question? It was definitely those of the very powerful people in the Parapsychology Association.
This meant that the mobile AI systems also acted according to the situation…
But why did something like this happen?
Could it be that they wanted to maintain the stability of the overall system, and that was why they created some higher-ranked NPCs beforehand?
Qin Guan felt shocked by his own thought. ‘Curse you and your “creating a group of higher-ranked NPCs”!’
When he thought about it carefully, his hypothesis sounded quite likely. If the Parapsychology Association and other similar organizations did not exist, the world might have descended into chaos a long time ago. If young adults that were twenty years of age suddenly obtained top-tier fighting power and all the rules that originally existed in society were completely overturned, it would be strange if no major mayhem appeared.
If the mobile AI systems wanted their overall system to be stable, they would have to add different layers. This was similar to building houses. They had to first use reinforcing bars to build the frame of the building.
The people in the Parapsychology Association had great fighting power. At the same time, they had a perfected management system. With the information provided to them by their mobile AI systems, they were led to play the role of NPCs. This way, the AIs could maintain the stability of the overall system to their greatest limit.
Qin Guan suddenly felt that there was another key function of the mobile AI systems. They were to guide a select group of people to ensure that the changes in the world would remain within their scope of control.
But why did he feel like this whole thing was becoming more and more like a game?
Du Wei nearly forgot what he had planned to talk about due to Qin Guan’s interruption. He only remembered after he drank a few mouthfuls of water, and so, he continued.
“You should already know about the existence of spirit power. Back then however, you could not see spirit power. It’s different now.
“Is there any student among you who is willing to work with me so that I can show you spirit power?” Du Wei asked, and he immediately saw Qin Guan raise his hand with a whoosh in the second row.
Qin Guan did indeed want to try. Now that he had cleared the third trial, did that mean that someone like Du Wei would no longer be able to hit him?
Du Wei coughed. “Ah, looks like all of you aren’t very enthusiastic. Alright, then I’ll perform the demonstration myself.”
Qin Guan was rendered speechless.
‘I raised my hand so high, but you didn’t see it?!’
The other students were also very puzzled. ‘What’s going on? Is the investigator’s eyesight bad? Someone already raised his hand…’
The boys who were from the same course as Su Xiaoyu were also perplexed. ‘What’s going on?’
Then, they heard a Year 2 student next to them say faintly, “He… might be traumatized.”
A student beside that person asked, “What do you mean?”
The Year 2 student swiftly explained the previous matter. “During our last lesson, he asked that guy for a demonstration and had his b*tt handed to him. He looked really depressed after that…”
The boys were instantly stunned. ‘What the heck? Something like this happened? Why weren’t we privy to this?’
But when they thought about it, it made sense. The Parapsychology Association would definitely lock down such an embarrassing piece of news.
That person had actually managed to hit someone from the Parapsychology Association? Was Su Xiaoyu’s older brother a monster?
No wonder he could sense them watching him! He was the epitome of a monster!
He was dangerous! Extremely dangerous!
The boys were immediately terrified. They did not dare to even look in Qin Guan’s direction.
Du Wei raised his hands, his palms turned outwards.
Then, he seemed to have remembered something bad, and he clenched his fists.
“Now, can any of you tell which of my hands contains spirit power? Whoever gets the right answer will get a reward.”
Du Wei grinned while he watched the crowd.
The students in the room immediately focused their attention, doing their best to identify the hand that contained spirit power.
“It’s the right hand!”
“No, it’s the left hand.”
“I think it’s the left hand too!”
“I was the first to guess!”
“I think his right hand moved a little. It should be the right hand.”
The students below the stage started a lively discussion. After all, no matter which hand they chose, they had a 50% chance of getting it right.
Qin Guan was speechless. “Are you guys sick in the head? There’s no spirit power on either of his hands…”
The few people who had made the loudest noise instantly fell silent. When they examined Du Wei’s expression, they realized that they had been duped.
Du Wei was so livid that he laughed. “If you can’t see anything, then say that you can’t see anything. Stop using your imagination to fill in the blanks.
“What about now? … Qin Guan, don’t you DARE say anything!”
Qin Guan was just about to give a spoiler when he was interrupted. He resisted the urge to give the answer so badly that he felt sick.
The people who made the loudest noise moments before did not dare to say anything this time. Initially, they had thought that whatever choice they made, they would have a 50% chance of getting the answer right, but when they thought about it now, they found that this was not the case at all…
What if Du Wei decided to use his spirit power on one of his fingers? How were they supposed to guess if that was the case?
Then, a thin and frail boy at the front row said softly, “It’s on the back of your left hand. You don’t have any on your right.”
Du Wei nodded in satisfaction. He then stopped for a moment before asking, “What about now? How many people can see the spirit power clearly?”
Qin Guan saw that the spirit power on Du Wei’s hand had visibly become stronger. It had been a faint layer of blue light previously, but now, that light was much brighter.
This time, enlightenment appeared on a number of faces.
Du Wei increased the strength of his spirit power on his hands again, and every single person in the classroom saw the spirit power.
For Qin Guan, however, Du Wei’s hands had become like two torches. The sparks flew so high into the air that they nearly reached the height of half a person.
Du Wei released the breath he had been holding. He released the spirit power and muttered, “Gosh darn it, I’m so tired. Are the people who play athletes blind or something?”
Qin Guan felt like he should mention that this might be because their SS was too low.
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