Chapter 172 - 124: Xia Shuran’s Top-tier Talent

Chapter 172: Chapter 124: Xia Shuran’s Top-tier Talent

Oblivious to Jiang Wanqiao’s odd reaction, Gu Qing continued, "So, according to you, if one person’s body contains 10% Extraordinary Origin, and another’s contains 5%, does that mean the first person levels up twice as fast as the second?"

Jiang Wanqiao smiled. "That’s right. It’s exactly as you think."

Hearing this confirmation, Gu Qing couldn’t help but feel a surge of excitement.

As far as he was concerned, the faster his junior leveled up, the better.

Otherwise, if her power fell too far behind, it would be difficult for her to fight by his side in the future.

’And if we can’t fight side-by-side, I’ll lose a prime tag for farming Attributes.’

That was a scenario he was keen to avoid.

He also suspected that as his junior’s power continued to grow, the tag floating above her head would likely upgrade as well.

’I’m waiting for a [Martial God] tag to appear.’

"I’m heading to the testing center to watch Shuran’s Physical Strength test. Want to come with?"

Gu Qing asked Jiang Wanqiao.

Jiang Wanqiao laughed. "I’d love to, but I’m on duty. I can’t just abandon my post. My supervisor would kill me if they found out."

"Ah, I see. Can’t be helped, then."

Getting up from the sofa, Gu Qing looked at Jiang Wanqiao, who was still seated. "Well, I’ll go watch by myself, then. Talk to you next time."

Jiang Wanqiao: "Okay, talk to you next time. Bye."

...

「The Testing Center.」

Gu Qing leisurely walked up the stairs to the second-floor hallway.

Just as he arrived, he spotted a familiar figure a short distance away to his left.

It was none other than the head of the Field Operations Department, Steward Tian.

In other words, his direct superior.

All the Extraordinary Awakened in the Field Operations Department reported directly to Steward Tian.

Although Gu Qing wasn’t an Extraordinary Awakened, his standing within the Field Operations Department was equivalent to one.

After all, he had been assigned to an Awakened Squad.

Therefore, he also reported directly to Steward Tian.

"Boss."

Gu Qing ambled over to Steward Tian’s side and greeted him.

Steward Tian was looking down from on high, his gaze fixed on Xia Shuran below. He spoke flatly:

"Gu Qing, this Extraordinary Awakened you recommended to the Night Court is quite impressive. Her talent is considerable—a rare genius."

"You have a discerning eye, Boss. My junior is indeed exceptionally talented. She only just Awakened last week, and her Biological Level has already evolved to Tier Four."

Gu Qing shamelessly laid on the flattery.

The flattery left Steward Tian speechless.

Normally, a university student who hadn’t graduated yet would be like a hothouse flower, utterly lacking in worldly wisdom.

This was especially true for those with higher academic credentials.

Of course, this wasn’t to say that students with impressive degrees had no emotional intelligence.

Rather, in most cases, these top students simply had no need to curry favor with anyone, and they disdained the very thought of it.

If anything, it was usually the other way around—other people had to tread carefully around them.

To put it simply, they tended to have a bit of scholarly pride.

They generally wouldn’t stoop to undignified acts like bootlicking or flattering their superiors.

Well, at least, that was true before they were brutally humbled by the real world.

But for some reason,

Gu Qing, who was both brilliant and handsome, could dish out flattery at the drop of a hat.

His personality was completely at odds with the "handsome top student" archetype.

It was deeply incongruous.

As these thoughts ran through his mind, Steward Tian couldn’t help but turn to look at Gu Qing. "Your Extraordinary Awakened junior is a rare genius... and you, you’re a rare ’talent’ indeed."

"I haven’t met a young man who gets it as you do in many years."

"I can say with one hundred percent certainty that even if you never awaken a Superpower, you’ll still do exceptionally well for yourself in the Night Court."

"..."

Gu Qing replied humbly, "You praise me too much, Boss. I’m just a university student who has yet to be humbled by the real world, with eyes so clear they’re practically foolish. I’ll still need to rely on your guidance to grow in the future."

Steward Tian just smiled without a word.

The fact that Gu Qing could even say something like that proved he didn’t need any guidance from him.

This handsome university student could already graduate summa cum laude in the school of worldly wisdom; he had nothing left to learn.

He was a social powerhouse, max-leveled from the moment he appeared.

While the two were chatting, the Physical Strength test began below.

Xia Shuran was the only Extraordinary Awakened in this group of test subjects, so the staff had deliberately scheduled her for last, saving the main event for the finale.

Once the test began, Gu Qing and Steward Tian fell silent, both intently watching the participants’ Physical Strength assessments below.

There weren’t many people taking the test today.

Only six people: five Extraordinary Contactors and one Extraordinary Awakened.

As a result, the Physical Strength test was over quickly.

Gu Qing watched every test carefully and was somewhat surprised to find that his junior’s performance was among the very best.

Out of everyone tested, the person with the best Physical Strength was a Tier Five Extraordinary Contactor.

The next best was his Tier Four junior.

As for the other four, their performances were far poorer.

Their Physical Strength was only at Tier Three or Tier Two.

Pathetically weak.

They couldn’t compare to the first two at all.

After the Physical Strength test concluded, a staff member led the six participants out of the testing center, walking toward the forest outside the building for a comprehensive evaluation.

Steward Tian said to Gu Qing, "Let’s go. Come to my office. We can watch the comprehensive evaluation together and see how your junior performs in a combat situation via the monitors."

With that, he turned and headed for the Field Operations Department building.