Retired for A Hundred Years: Re-Employment for the Apocalypse Bigshot!-Chapter 410 - 405: Xiao Yang, Have You Awakened a Superpower?

Chapter 410: Chapter 405: Xiao Yang, Have You Awakened a Superpower?

Lin Yuanyang took a sip of milk and entered a string of code into the system he developed.

Thousands of pages of information swiftly appeared on the Smart Brain screen.

There were texts in various languages, but these posed no difficulty for Lin Yuanyang.

The content on the screen in front of him scrolled rapidly, and Lin Yuanyang’s pupils gradually turned deep and mysterious.

Perhaps he didn’t even notice that the fluctuations in his spiritual power at the moment were already perceived by Huang Ying on the second floor.

This kid is really about to awaken.

***

The long night dragged on, seemingly even longer for those whose minds were troubled and couldn’t sleep.

At this moment, Black Bear was tossing and turning, unable to sleep.

Many of the people he sent out could no longer be contacted.

His superior even called to blame him, saying that all those people had been captured by the Security Bureau and the self-destruct protocol had to be initiated.

He suspected there was a mole around him, but after careful consideration, aside from his confidants and supervisors, no one else knew about his plans.

Wait, there was someone else...

The senior members of the right-wing forces who came over recently.

But they were on the same boat as him, it shouldn’t be possible for them to betray him, right?

Black Bear thought back to what the superior told him about the identities of the four from the right-wing, and his doubts wavered.

"Could that person be a spy? No way..." Black Bear muttered to himself for a while.

He turned over and sat up, heading outside.

"I have important information to report!"

***

As the darkness slowly revealed the gray light of dawn, Lin Yuanyang rubbed his tired temples and turned to look at the woman beside him who was still energetic.

"You should go to sleep. I’ll handle the rest." Ji Ning said, accelerating the speed on the screen, her expression focused.

Lin Yuanyang yawned and stood up shakily, walking over to the bed to sit down, his eyes showing a hint of conflict.

"Sister Ning, is my uncle really involved with the Ji Family Army?"

"Uncertain, but your mother was part of the Ji Family Army, there might be a connection between the two."

Lin Yuanyang only felt his temples throbbing more painfully.

He hadn’t expected that the family members he remembered as educators would have connections with the Ji Family Army.

Moreover, the company behind the game "Chaotic World Fire" was also related to his uncle.

Although it took several twists and turns, making it hard to trace, the investigation along the list Sister Ning provided revealed very close links to the maternal family.

This indirectly proved the connection between the maternal family and the Ji Family Army.

So, could his mother’s death be related to the maternal family...

The more he thought about it, the more his head hurt, and he leaned back, burying himself in the soft bed, emptying his mind.

Luckily, today was a break, and tomorrow he’d take a bus to a neighboring city for the competition.

...

"Oh my god - Meng Meng, is what you said true?"

When Lin Yuanyang woke up, he heard Bai Xiaotang exclaiming from the living room outside the door.

He frowned, just about to bury his head under the pillow, when he suddenly realized Ji Ning was still inside the room.

He sat up immediately and looked towards the desk, but Ji Ning was already gone.

He glanced at the clock on the wall, which showed the time as 5:42 PM.

He was astonished that he had slept for 12 hours.

All fatigue had vanished, his depleted spiritual power felt recharged as if by an external source, even clearer than the unfamiliar energy he felt before.

Could his spiritual power have broken through once again? 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

Lin Yuanyang got out of bed joyfully and walked out.

In the living room, Bai Xiaotang was on the sofa, excitedly making phone calls.

"Meng Meng, what did it feel like after you broke through?"

"Breakthrough?"

Bai Xiaotang turned around and saw him, boasting proudly while pointing at the Smart Brain screen, "Xiao Yang, Meng Meng broke through. She’s now a Fourth Rank superpower user."

"Really? Is there any special feeling?" Lin Yuanyang was surprised, quickly walking over.

On the Smart Brain screen, Yao Meng seemed a bit shy but her eyes were filled with suppressed excitement.

She had been stuck at the Third Rank for two years without feeling any sense of breakthrough, but after coming home from the competition yesterday, she slept and woke up to find her superpower level had increased.

Without any warning, she had just naturally become a Fourth Rank superpower user.

To confirm her hypothesis, she even went to school early to get tested, and indeed she broke through to the Fourth Rank.

In the past, she always digested her joy alone with these breakthroughs, but this time she suddenly wanted to share with others, so she contacted Bai Xiaotang, not expecting Lin Yuanyang to be there as well, which made her a bit embarrassed.

But she still earnestly recalled the feeling at that time, "Actually, there’s no special feeling, just slept and woke up feeling especially refreshed, and sensed the energy fluctuations in the outside world more intensely."

Lin Yuanyang’s heart skipped a beat, "And then?"

"Then I tried using my superpower, like this."

In Yao Meng’s palm, a round, solid ice chunk slowly formed.

"Now I can form an ice ball faster, and it’s more solid."

"Wow, amazing! Meng Meng, can you make shaved ice just by thinking about it?"

Yao Meng bashfully smiled, "Once summer comes, I can make it for you all."

"Great, I’m already looking forward to summer."

Lin Yuanyang thought of a certain possibility, and immediately shifted the diverged topic back.

"Yao Meng, if someone suddenly awakens a superpower during the competition, will they be required to withdraw?"

Yao Meng paused, "No, I checked the competition rules, there’s no such requirement. You’re not..."

Her eyes widened instantly, Lin Yuanyang adjusted his glasses, "Still uncertain."

"You can go to school for testing."

"Let’s not test for now."

Yao Meng was very surprised, but then thought of the strategy Anhe Middle School was using for this competition, quietly laughed.

Playing the pig to eat the tiger, she liked it!

Bai Xiaotang beside them finally understood their conversation, her jaw dropping in surprise, grabbing Lin Yuanyang’s shoulders excitedly, "Xiao Yang, have you awakened a superpower?"

Lin Yuanyang sighed helplessly, "Not sure, but almost. Let’s not talk about it outside for now."

"Ah, can we tell Sister Ning and them?"

"They probably know."

"What about Sister Xiaotong?"

"Let’s not tell her for now."

"OMG... what about my brother?"

"Don’t tell him, only the three of us know for now."

Bai Xiaotang watched as Lin Yuanyang was about to burst, obediently made a zipper motion on her lips.

"Where is Sister Ning?"

"She went out to work."

Lin Yuanyang pinched his brow, "Is there food at home? I’m starving."

"Yes, I ordered a pizza for lunch, there’s half left."

Lin Yuanyang sighed.

Whenever Sister Xiaotong was not around, the meal quality dropped sharply.

***

Meanwhile.

Ji Ning and Huang Ying, in disguise, arrived at the scrap yard they’d visited before.

Unlike the method Huang Ying used last time when taking Ji Ning there, this time Ji Ning wore a wooden pendant around her neck.

It was also engraved with the ancient character for Ji.

Huang Ying had one around her neck, too.

As soon as they arrived at the entrance, they were stopped by an imposing elderly man.

"Please, distinguished guests, come with me."

Huang Ying glanced at Ji Ning, this old man, she could be very sure, she hadn’t seen him here before.

But the energy fluctuations around him were much higher than her level.

And this time, the route they took was not to the left, but to the right.