Surviving in a Collapsed World, Is Something Wrong?

Chapter 228: How difficult it is to awaken superpowers, and Jiang Ming shocks the audience

"Where's Xia Zhengjie...Cai Qinhao...Jiang Ming! Hasn't Qian Lianxi called him over yet?"

A teacher who looked middle-aged and had a slightly bald head couldn't help but raise his voice by an octave when calling the roll.

"coming."

A rather lazy voice sounded from nearby. The students of Class 7 of Grade 3 looked in the direction of the voice and found Jiang Ming and Qian Lianxi walking towards them.

"Why are you so late? Where have you been? Don't you know what day it is today?"

Jiang Ming looked expressionlessly at the guy in front of him who was probably their class teacher and answered.

"I was feeling a little unwell and overslept."

"You always feel unwell!"

"It seems like just this once."

"——!?"

The head teacher became furious when he heard this, and just when he was about to lose his temper, he heard the sound of a stereo.

"Now that everyone is here, the awakening of superpowers is about to begin. But before we begin, to make sure everyone is clear, I will explain it again—"

"You two should return to the team first. The awakening of superpowers cannot be delayed. We will talk about this later."

Seeing that the awakening of superpowers was about to begin, the class teacher had no choice but to ask Jiang Ming and Qian Lianxi to return to the team immediately. Both of them returned to the team in silence.

Seeing the noise on the playground gradually fade away, the principal continued.

"First of all, not everyone can awaken superpowers. It's good enough if five of you can! So what should the students who haven't awakened superpowers do? It's very simple. You have to continue to take the college entrance examination, go to university, or enter the society in advance to engage in various professions."

"I know that people with special abilities are treated very well, and everyone wants to have it, but we just don't! So we can only make this choice. Therefore, I hope you won't give up on yourself just because you haven't awakened special abilities, and cause psychological burdens that lead to failure in the college entrance examination."

"Besides, it's not easy to be a mutant! Their mortality rate is even higher than that of soldiers on the battlefield! How difficult is it to become an excellent mutant? I think you know as much as I do."

The principal paused and looked at the senior high school students in the audience.

Only students of this age group are most suitable for awakening their special powers. However, although they have a lot of enthusiasm in their bodies, they have never experienced the cruelty of the facts in person. How can a real battlefield be open to civilians who can do nothing? It is just a waste of time to increase panic.

"If you are ready, then now, Mr. He Kang, a C-level psychic, will awaken your superpowers for you!"

The principal looked at the young man next to him, behaved somewhat respectfully, and smiled kindly.

"Then...I'll leave it to you."

"Ah."

The man nodded in response, and then took out a huge crystal about three meters high from a large truck not far away. The top of the crystal was mainly white, and the bottom was mainly red.

When the ignorant students saw the man easily place the three-meter-high diamond-shaped crystal block on the podium, they immediately shouted in surprise.

Jiang Ming recognized the crystal at a glance, but Qian Lianxi, who was standing by, saw that Jiang Ming's eyes were slightly narrowed as if he was thinking, so she wanted to introduce it to him.

"This is--"

"Honkai Energy Crystal..."

Jiang Ming murmured softly, and Qian Lianxi immediately showed an unexpected look.

"What? You don't know anything."

"I am relatively familiar with this kind of thing which is very important to Honkai Energy, but can that person really be absolutely sure of success?"

"Anyway, they are responsible if something goes wrong. If they are overly eroded by Honkai energy, they might be able to get a large amount of compensation."

"They have all been eroded by excessive Honkai energy, why do we need compensation?"

Qian Lianxi said with a matter-of-fact expression.

"Of course, we should treat him immediately. There are medicines that can suppress Honkai energy. To ensure everything goes well, there must be medicines related to it stored in the truck. Of course, we don't have to worry about the medicines not working. After all, the consequences of being eroded by Honkai energy are definitely not as serious as we imagined, because——"

"Because although this Honkai energy crystal looks huge, the Honkai energy retained in the crystal is not pure. In fact, because it helped many people awaken their superpowers, it lost a lot of Honkai energy and turned white. Therefore, if it is really eroded by excessive Honkai energy, then this person is definitely lucky."

Jiang Ming suddenly took the initiative to say the main reason why "no need to worry", Qian Lianxi couldn't help but laugh.

"I didn't expect that Jiang Ming, you suddenly became so humorous. It really surprised me."

"..."

Jiang Ming fell silent. He could feel that his friend and classmate named Qian Lianxi was a little bit unusual. While he was trying to get information from her, she was also testing him. Although there was no flaw in her body, it was precisely because of this that Jiang Ming thought there was a big problem. Unfortunately, his current ability was not enough to peek into his memory.

However, it was somewhat beyond his expectation that this world actually had something like Honkai energy inhibitors, because as far as he knew, it would cost a huge price to produce this thing.

What made him even more uneasy was that he called out to the system many times in his heart, but never got a response. Could it be that the disturbance of imaginary numbers could cut off the connection between him and the system...?

The process of awakening superpowers is still going on. Unfortunately, after six classes, only two people have relatively good adaptability to Honkai energy and have awakened C-level superpowers. But according to Jiang Ming's simple speculation, even if these two people spend their entire lives, they may only become quasi-B-level superpowers at most, considering that their lives will not be in danger for the rest of their lives.

But even so, the two people who awakened their superpowers were enough to attract the hot, envious and jealous gazes of everyone in the school.

Soon, it was Jiang Ming's class' turn to awaken superpowers. Until Jiang Ming, no one had awakened superpowers.

"Next...Qian Lianxi!"

"—!!"

Qian Lianxi suddenly became excited, and there seemed to be stars twinkling in his beautiful purple eyes - he seemed to be very much looking forward to what kind of superpowers he could awaken.

"Do you think you can 100% awaken your superpowers...?"

Jiang Ming stared at Qian Lianxi who walked to the Honkai energy crystal. If the other party really doubted him and it would affect his plan or interests to find Meiyi, he would have to control her firmly after he recovered the Honkai energy to ensure that she would not hinder him in the future.

Under the guidance of the C-level psychic, Qian Lianxi placed his right hand on the huge Honkai energy crystal. Soon, the Honkai energy in the crystal turned into several red air currents that covered Qian Lianxi's body and were absorbed by his pores.

After absorbing enough Honkai energy, Qian Lianxi's body reacted immediately. Originally thought to be an ordinary awakening of superpowers, it caused He Kang, a C-level superpower user next to her, to exclaim in surprise.

"Huh!?"

He suddenly discovered that the Honkai energy in the Honkai energy crystal he had received from above was being consumed very rapidly, and large areas of red on the crystal gradually turned into white. However, Qian Lianxi seemed to have no burden at all and continued to absorb the Honkai energy.

He Kang did not feel any negative emotions due to the drastic consumption of Honkai energy crystals. Instead, he was pleasantly surprised - this meant that the Honkai energy adaptability of the child in front of him was high enough, and he had found a treasure in this school!

As for superpowers, this is not a problem at all. No matter what kind of superpower it is, it has its unique use, whether it is attack, defense, healing, movement, reconnaissance, or assistance... In short, no useless superpower has been awakened so far.

Suddenly, a bloody aura rose from Qian Lianxi's body, and a flash of blood appeared in her eyes. Others might not be able to see anything, but in Jiang Ming's eyes, Qian Lianxi's control over Honkai energy was quite strong, and she quickly suppressed the bloody aura. It took less than 0.5 seconds from the appearance of the aura to its disappearance.

At such a close distance, He Kang naturally noticed this, but he only thought that the supernatural power was awakened successfully, because Qian Lianxi's absorption of Honkai energy suddenly stopped, and the red light emitted by the Honkai energy crystal gradually dissipated.

The more Honkai energy absorbed, the more Honkai energy the channeler can circulate, and the power caused or the duration will be much greater than others. At least the first two people combined cannot compare to Qian Lianxi.

He Kang immediately congratulated him.

"Congratulations. Judging from the Honkai energy you absorbed, your Honkai adaptability is at least A-level. As for why your abilities didn't show up at the beginning, I think it requires certain specific conditions. But it doesn't matter. You will have enough resources and time to develop your abilities, but you must remember - you must devote your whole body and mind to fighting Honkai beasts and protecting your homeland. Otherwise, the country will not be able to provide you with more benefits."

"I see."

To He Kang's surprise, Qian Lianxi did not show much excitement, but this made him feel relieved. This also proved that Qian Lianxi was an extremely stable person in her heart. She could not afford any mistakes in the fight against the collapse and had to be extremely stable.

And what He Kang said just now was naturally transmitted to the entire campus through the speakers. The adaptability of Honkai energy represents a person's qualifications. A-level Honkai adaptability means that he can at least become an A-level psychic in the future. Putting aside the danger, this will undoubtedly bring a lot of benefits.

"Next...Jiang Ming!"

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