Chapter 43 p2
When Ren Yi woke up, he felt as if his whole body was soaking in a warm current. A stream of heat flowed through him, gradually gathering in his lower abdomen. But his eyelids were heavy, and he couldn’t open them.
He rested for a while longer and found that he could actually control the power surging through his body. He tried to disperse the power that was constantly rushing to his lower abdomen throughout his body. Soon, he felt his mind become much clearer. He tried to open his eyes again and slowly succeeded.
“He’s awake!”
“Senior Colonel Ren is awake! Anran, come quickly!”
“Captain, you’re finally awake!”
The moment he woke up, he was greeted by a famous meme. You’re awake.jpg
The entire production team was crowded into his room. Even Professor Gong and Dr. Xu were there. Even Jiang Tianyang, who was supposed to be at the Academy of Sciences for examination, was by his side.
Wait, Jiang Tianyang and the two professors?
Xia Anran also squeezed in and examined Ren Yi’s condition. Seeing his rosy complexion had returned to normal, she finally felt relieved. “He should be through the worst of it, right?” She took out her phone and asked the system.
[Pretty much. Good luck!]
She sighed in relief. “Alright, alright. Brother Yi is fine now.”
“What happened to me? Why are Professor Gong and Dr. Xu here too?” Ren Yi asked, rubbing his temples, a rare look of confusion on his face.
Yu Xue said, “Senior Colonel, you’ve been asleep for three days. You’re finally awake.”
Jiang Tianyang also rushed forward, just short of hugging him and crying. “Captain, you’re finally awake! I was so scared when I heard from Professor Gong at the academy.”
“Three days?” Ren Yi was surprised. He moved his hands and feet and felt his body was light and strong, not at all like someone who had been unconscious for three days. He pushed Jiang Tianyang’s fluffy head away. “Alright, that’s enough.”
Jiang Tianyang was fake-crying, with snot and tears.
Ren Yi: “…” I really can’t stand him.
Professor Gong and Professor Xu looked at him as if he were a national treasure, the smiles on their faces impossible to hide. “Senior Colonel Ren, how do you feel now? Do you feel any different from before?” Professor Xu asked, holding a pen and paper and pushing up her glasses, an expression of serious academic inquiry on her face.
Ren Yi: “?” What happened while I was asleep?
Xia Anran stepped forward, cleared her throat, and announced the great news. “Brother Yi, you were unconscious for the past few days because you were awakening your psychic power.”
Ren Yi: “?!” He shot up, choking on his breath. “Cough, what did you say?”
“You really don’t feel anything?” Xia Anran tilted her head. “That shouldn’t be right.”
Jiang Tianyang and Wu Sicheng stood together, their eyes shining as they stared at him, full of anticipation. Professor Gong and Professor Xu also nodded on the side. How could he not feel anything about something as mysterious as psychic power?
Ren Yi stood up and clenched his fists. He could still faintly feel the power from when he was unconscious. “There’s a force inside my body, but I don’t know how to describe it to you.”
Professor Gong and Professor Xu were discussing whether to have him return to the capital for a comprehensive examination.
Three days ago, Xia Anran had immediately told them about Ren Yi’s situation, which had sent the entire capital into an uproar. As it happened, Jiang Tianyang was nearby when Professor Xu received the news. He was supposed to be having his final check-up and would have been able to leave the academy if everything was fine. But upon hearing the news, he had insisted on coming along. Helpless, Professor Gong and Professor Xu had brought him along and rushed to Yanshan Village overnight. Just now, Professor Gong had also sent a message back to the capital, informing them of the good news that Ren Yi was awake.
[Have him go out into the yard. Try to concentrate that force in his hand.]
The phone vibrated. Xia Anran held it up for the two professors to see. Professor Gong was overjoyed. “Quick, quick! Senior Colonel Ren, let’s go to the yard.”
Ren Yi also saw the words on her phone and thought, What on earth did I miss while I was unconscious? How can Little Xia’s phone talk on its own? There were too many questions, but everyone was so excited and crowded around him. He could only go to the yard, surrounded by them.
There was a round, cement-built planter in the yard. A large apricot tree used to grow in it, but later her parents had felt it made the yard feel crowded and messy, so they had transplanted it to the mountain, leaving only the planter.
Following the system’s instructions, Ren Yi tried to gather the surging power in his body into his hand.
[Have him try to shoot it out, like a Kamehameha!]
“…” That’s a rather vivid image.
Bang!
The planter, built of cement and bricks, instantly exploded with a loud bang.
Xia Anran’s eyes widened. She thought to herself, Thank goodness Uncle Li and Auntie Li next door are up on the mountain working. Otherwise, this noise would have scared the old couple half to death.
“Supernatural power…” Ji Minghui murmured.
It was just like a scene from a movie without special effects. There were no lightning bolts or energy waves. They only saw Ren Yi extend his hand towards the planter, and then it exploded right before their eyes, turning into dust.
“Captain, that’s amazing! My god…” Jiang Tianyang ran forward excitedly. “How did you do that? What does psychic power feel like?”
Professor Gong and Professor Xu also came forward to ask.
[You uncultured swines! His psychic power right now is so weak, it doesn’t even reach the threshold of a powerful user!]
[But for the primitive people on Earth, it’s not bad.]
The system was wagging its tail on the side, but Xia Anran ignored it. Ever since it had fully awakened, it had become a complete chatterbox. And it insisted on vibrating the phone every time it said something. Muting the phone was useless; it had to make its presence known. Xia Anran now incomparably missed the days when it was just a silent corpse. A quiet system was also a good thing.
When Ren Yi was unconscious, Xia Anran had also tried to contact Ye Yuxing. After all, the people of the interstellar era would definitely know more about psychic power than them. At first, he hadn’t replied. It wasn’t until that evening, after Professor Gong and the others had arrived, that a message had come back. He had told her about the situation and precautions during a psychic awakening. When they compared what he had said with Ren Yi’s situation, it was almost exactly the same. Ye Yuxing had also told her that psychic power was graded from C to 3S, and that a small number of people also had additional attributes, the most common being healing. But according to him, the level of psychic power had to be tested with a specific instrument. For now, they really didn’t know what level Ren Yi’s psychic power was.
Ren Yi was pulled left and right with questions. Finally, after the two professors had recorded a large amount of information, they were satisfied. Professor Gong even took out his phone and said, “Senior Colonel Ren, do it again! I’ll film it for the Chiefs to see!”
Ren Yi: “…” Why do I feel like a monkey jumping through a hoop at the circus?
Forced to perform, he couldn’t resist Professor Gong’s eager anticipation and did it again. Professor Gong got the firsthand video and was grinning from ear to ear.
“Alright, since there’s nothing wrong with the Senior Colonel, let’s hurry back to the capital.”
“Don’t I need to go back to the capital?” Ren Yi asked. He had already prepared to go back with them. As the first psychic in the Hua nation, the professors at the Academy of Sciences were probably already itching to study him.
Professor Gong smiled and shook his head. “The Chief’s meaning is to have you stay with Little Xia for now. We’re completely clueless about this psychic power stuff. If anything unexpected happens, it’s safer to be with her.”
Although that was the case, the leaders in the capital were also very concerned about him. The moment Professor Gong’s video was sent, the top leader immediately forwarded it to their private group chat. This group had been created after Xia Anran had appeared, because there was explosive news every few days, to facilitate communication among the leaders.
Marshal Yue was the first to reply, overjoyed. “So this is psychic power? Amazing!”
“Good, good. Now that we have Ren Yi, we have a bit more confidence.”
“Whoa, it’s like watching a movie.”
“When Ren Yi comes back, I have to go see it with my own eyes!”
“Count me in. I’ve lived this long and I’ve never seen such a scene.”
The top leader and the second-in-command were together. They also chuckled. The top leader took off his glasses. “We can rest a little easier about Ren Yi’s situation now.”
He then tapped another document on the table. “Chengyue, what do you think of Florence’s proposal?”
Although Florence’s visit to the Hua nation for treatment was a secret, private trip, the movements of a leader of his level could not be completely kept secret, at least among the high command of various countries. Many countries already knew that the head of state of country F, with a body that wouldn’t have lasted a few more months, had gone to the Hua nation and had come back alive and kicking, looking like he could go on for another thirty years. Although the specific details were unknown, in just a few days, people had already begun to probe into the matter.
At the United Nations General Assembly yesterday, the representative of Country A had even publicly expressed his concern for Florence’s health and had also brought up the Hua nation’s representative, hinting at what had happened during those two days in the Hua nation.
This morning, a message had come from Florence, requesting that the Hua nation consider allowing a national treasure-level scientist from country F to use the body repair instrument for treatment. This old scientist was a leading figure in global physics, especially in the field of atomic bomb research. He could be said to be a pillar of modern physics. In recent years, he had grown old and was seriously ill, which had worried the high command of country F to death. No one wanted to see such a national treasure fall. So, the moment he returned to country F, Florence had impatiently sent this request to the Hua nation.
Just before Professor Gong’s message had arrived, the top leader had been discussing this matter with the second-in-command.
The second-in-command took a sip of tea and, after a moment of deliberation, said, “Actually, from the moment we let Florence come to the Hua nation, this secret was destined not to be kept.”
“Yes. Everyone knows about Florence’s physical condition, so we didn’t plan to hide it either.”
The second-in-command smiled. “In that case, we’ll agree?”
“We can agree, but we also have to make Florence bleed a little. What will he offer in exchange for the health of his great scientist?”