Qi Yuan scrolled through a series of meaningless forum posts, and his gaze eventually landed on the title of a certain post.
[Current Ranking of S-level Superhumans' Combat Power, Purely Personal Opinion, Welcome Rational Discussion (Posting a beautiful photo of my wife Bai Li to bless the thread)]
[The OP is delusional, Bai Li is my wife!!!]
[Don't you guys have your own wives? Bai Li clung tightly to me in fright]
Qi Yuan selected "Show OP's posts only", and the posts by the original poster popped up.
[T0 level: Qi Yuan (The only one, you can check my previous posts still praising Qi Yunzheng. It wasn't until the Sakura Island Incident that I realized what true overwhelming power was. There shouldn't be any controversy about this, right...?)]
[Superpower: Illusion]
[Combat Power: ★★★★★★ (Five stars is the max, I give him six stars)]
[Battle Record: No defeats so far (Nothing more to say, the sole protagonist of the Sakura Island Incident, anyone who disagrees should go see a neurologist and ophthalmologist)]
[Nickname: Golden Eyes (Derived from the color change of his eyes when using his superpower) ps: I have a question, his eye colors seem to be inconsistent, see photos below]
[Killing Spider Monster Screenshot.JPG]
[Killing Lizard Man Screenshot.JPG]
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The original poster was an experienced tomb raider, digging up all kinds of video footage from Luoyang with impressive skill. Even information about Qi Yuan's eyes changing color due to being flashed by a flashlight at the Nanwu District orphanage was unearthed.
This question sparked a lot of replies.
[Placed side by side, the colors are indeed different, but lighting could also be a factor.]
[Not only you, I also have a question - why don't his eyes change color sometimes when using his superpower?]
[Replying to the above, two guesses. One, his eyes have a special function, but this doesn't explain the color inconsistency, so I'm more inclined to the other possibility; two, the eye color represents the degree to which his superpower is activated, which could explain the different colors.]
The last reply caught the original poster's attention, and they commented below.
[I think the second guess is very likely]
Qi Yuan himself not only didn't clarify, but even screenshotted and saved the whole thread, waiting for them to embarrassingly backtrack in the future.
Only the name and the underestimated guess were accurate here.
[T1 level (order unimportant): Qi Yunzheng, Jeanna, Red Hair Man (real name unknown, any info from brothers?), Johnson...]
[T2: Bai Li (my wife)...]
Things were not so harmonious between T1 and T2, with supporters clashing fiercely below.
Some argued that certain individuals were unworthy of being ranked with others, while others claimed their idols or favorites were stronger than the rest, even suggesting adding a T0.5 or T1.5 level.
There were also those who said Red Hair Man had no battle record and should be undetermined.
[Don't the veterans have the right to make the ranking? I nominate Wei Zhiming, former team leader of the Nine Seats, as T1 level]
[Then I nominate...]
Qi Yuan was getting into it when there was a knock on the door.
"Knock knock knock--"
He got up to open the door.
Outside stood Gao Changze, Ji Jia and Yin Qingran, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, carrying various items.
Gao Changze was holding a laptop in his arms.
"Yuan-ge, got a minute? Let me update you on the recent developments of the Reincarnation Squad."
The squad?
That crappy squad was still around?
Qi Yuan had long dismissed the squad from his mind. Whenever he went on a mission for the country, he came back loaded with wealth.
Who cared about that crappy squad anymore?
"Come on in."
He opened the door to let the three in.
After all, it was a squad registered under his name. Since he had nothing else to do at the moment, he might as well listen to them.
The three had come prepared, even bringing tea and snacks, looking as if they were settling in for a long meeting.
Qi Yuan cautiously said, "Cut to the chase, feel free to present."
He did have plenty of time to listen to their detailed plans, but there was no need.
The squad was originally established to help him better complete missions for the Association, but with the addition of the Dark Nine Seats, it had lost its purpose.
If not for Yin Qingran and the others' distrust of the official Patrol Team, needing to use his name to conceal their identities, Qi Yuan would have disbanded the squad long ago.
"Got it, Yuan-ge. I promise to only take a few minutes of your time."
Gao Changze swore solemnly.
The three quickly set up the tea, snacks and documents, and opened the laptop in front of him.
Led by Gao Changze, with comments from the other two, they briefly described the situation.
"...So in order to better investigate the masterminds behind the human experimentation on Yin Qingran and the others, you opened a Superpower Affairs Office, right?"
Qi Yuan leaned back comfortably in his chair, summarizing what they had reported.
Ji Jia and Gao Changze nodded vigorously, then stood up from the table.
They turned to him in unison, speaking simultaneously, "How did you know about Qingran-jie's situation? Did she tell you?"
"She didn't tell me."
Yin Qingran was also a bit surprised that Qi Yuan knew the details, but quickly figured out the reason.
"It wasn't the Dragon Country officials investigating, but the Qi family, right?"
Her fingers tapped on the table, her expression full of certainty.
Qi Yuan didn't know where to start criticizing - to a certain extent, she wasn't exactly wrong...
After all, he was a member of the Qi family.
But unlike the outsiders wildly speculating, this was his own doing.
He didn't even have the right to criticize.
"How I know is not important."
The issue could easily spiral out of control if elaborated, so Qi Yuan brushed it off with one sentence: "Unless you're a level ten european grandmaster, how is it any different from grasping at straws?"
While the Superpower Affairs Office could indeed come into contact with obscure matters, not everyone had Conan's knack for investigation.
In most cases, it was either handling trivial tasks or wealthy ordinary people being paranoid about someone trying to sabotage them.
Even for these trivial jobs, many would compete for them, and they could also contact the Superpower Association to take on commissions.
It was no simple feat for the Superpower Affairs Office to gain recognition.
"I know."
Yin Qingran took a sip of tea, gripping the cup tightly.
"From the perspective of an experiment subject, given the distrust of the Patrol Team and the unwillingness to completely fall into darkness, neutral and capable individuals are more likely to be sought for help."
Qi Yuan contemplated for a moment and understood her meaning.
There were too many people in the Patrol Team, a mixed bag of good and bad, making it easy for information to leak.
From an extreme point of view, those capable of establishing a base for human experimentation were not completely unaffiliated with the Patrol Team.
Therefore, those who had been harmed would not seek help from the Patrol Team.
Obtaining information from those operating in the darkness was also too dangerous - no matter how desperate Yin Qingran was, she wouldn't risk Gao Changze and Ji Jia's lives.
The Superpower Affairs Office, however, was different.
They took money to help people out of trouble, without prying too much into the employer's secrets.
For those who wanted to conceal their identities while seeking assistance, this was a good choice.
Although it was a gamble, it was their most suitable option.
"Then I have no objections."
Since the other party had given it thorough consideration, he had no reason to stop them.
ine. During your journey, you save an abandoned baby girl and become her elder brother】 【You rely on each other, becoming each other's support】 【At the end of the simulation, you shield the now-grown girl with your life, sacrificing yourself to block numerous demonic cultivators. You die, and the light in the girl's eyes fades】 …… 【Second Simulation: You are transported to a world where steam and magic coexist】 【You immerse yourself in the study of magic, obsessed with its research. One day, while out, you encounter a half-blooded demon girl wandering the streets. You take her in as your student】 【You teach the demoness what it means to be human, show her the beauty of the world, and nurture her into a miracle that surpasses even the gods】 【At the end of the simulation, you die of old age in front of the nearly immortal demoness due to your mortal lifespan】 …… One simulation after another, one encounter after another. Xu Xi suddenly felt something was off: "Wait, you said you're coming to the real world to find me?"
+【Epic Battles!】 "Your Highness, they say Linxi Temple is miraculous. Won’t you make a wish?" "A wish? It should be making wishes to me." "That may be so, but since you’re already here..." "..." "Fine. Then grant this princess a consort to play with." "He must be obedient, devoted, and utterly infatuated with my body—so much so that he’d kneel and kiss my feet." "Your Highness, that’s not a consort. That’s a dog." "Then add clever, witty, heroic, ambitious yet pragmatic..." "Hmm, that’s enough for now. I’ll add more later." After tossing out these words half in jest, Princess Anle departed the temple—only to catch a fleeting glimpse of the Bodhisattva statue smiling at her. Meanwhile, Yang An, fresh out of university, was having a very bad day. Good news: He’d transmigrated into another world with a cheat granting tenfold combat power. Bad news: He’d immediately fallen into the clutches of a certain villainess. Good news: Said villainess possessed peerless beauty and royal status. Bad news: She was absolutely monstrous!!! In the frozen wilderness, Yang An knelt beneath Qin Guo’er’s feet, drenched in sweat despite the cold. Desperately clutching her porcelain-perfect foot—the very one poised to crush his throat—he could only think: How do I survive this?! Need answers NOW!
grated, and just when he finally managed to get into an elite academy, he discovered that he actually had a system, and the way to earn rewards was extremely ridiculous. So for the sake of rewards, he had no choice but to start acting ridiculous as well. Su Cheng: "It's nothing but system quests after all." But later, what confused Su Cheng was that while he was already quite ridiculous, he never expected those serious characters to gradually become ridiculous too. And the way they looked at him became increasingly strange... (This synopsis doesn't do it justice, please read the full story)
mance] After transmigrating for eighteen years, Lin Qi lived as an utterly ordinary herbalist in the countryside. One day, he kindly brought home a sickly, beautiful girl covered in blood. They married in a flash and began their blissful, intimate life together. Right then, his long-delayed system finally activated. [Warning! Host detected in contact with the "Crimson Calamity," the world-ending witch!] Lin Qi looked at the adorable wife currently curled in his arms, who couldn't even open a jar lid and trembled at the sight of a mouse. Lin Qi: "System, are you insane? This is clearly just a weak and delicate sickly girl!" Thus, Lin Qi treated the system as a "Contrast System," where taking care of his wife made him stronger. Combing his wife's hair rewarded him with [Free Attribute Points]. Taking his wife out for sunshine rewarded him with [Forbidden Spell: Arcane Explosion]. Lin Qi: "This soft life tastes so good!" ... Yet, in the eyes of outsiders: The strongest Beastkin Assassin: "That man dissected a Beast King with a common skinning knife! That was a show of force towards the powerful!" The Holy Son of the Radiant Church: "I infiltrated his home as a tutor, but he had me babysit the children... He must have seen through my disguise!" The World-Ending Witch, Felucia: "I hid all the way in the countryside. How is it that the husband I married on a whim is stronger than I was at my peak?"
