Free Web NovelChapter 266: Chapter 266: The School Erupts
The air froze for several seconds.
Ai Li and Lin Xiyue froze mid-motion. When they snapped out of it, they screamed in unison.
"SSS! SSS! Not F, E, D, C, B, A, not S—SSS Level!"
Ai Li clutched her chest, fell back onto the sofa, then shot back up, shouting at the top of her lungs:
"Oh my god! You’re the only living female who’s reached this level! Even His Majesty the Emperor is only SS Level!"
"Holy shit! The whole school’s gonna explode! No, no, no, the entire interstellar community is gonna explode!"
Lin Xiyue covered her ears. "The interstellar community isn’t exploding, but you are!"
Despite her words, her face was flushed with excitement. She reached out and hugged Jiang Qingli, congratulating her repeatedly.
As Jiang Qingli hugged her back, she heard the system’s announcement:
[Ding~]
[Detected an increase in the Child of Fortune’s power. HE value has risen.]
[Current world HE value: 53%]
After the new era began, the highest Superpower Level was S Level. Later, when a certain female’s ability proved stronger than S Level, the Association added SS Level.
In the thousand-year history of the Empire, the number of females who could reach SSS Level could be counted on one hand.
Ai Li started fantasizing about a wonderful future. "Healing System users are highly sought after in both politics and the military. They become ministers, Admirals, all sorts of things... Hey! Why don’t you become the Association’s president? The current one is getting old anyway! When you’re president, please match me with a super handsome mission partner!"
Jiang Qingli held back a laugh. "That last sentence was the real point, wasn’t it? I’m going to tell Scar Brother!"
"I was wrong! Don’t tell him!" Ai Li pounced on her.
The two of them collapsed on the sofa in a fit of laughter.
Once they had laughed their fill, Lin Xiyue suddenly said, "How about we celebrate? I can take you guys to see something fun tonight."
"What kind of fun?" Ai Li asked.
"A friend of mine is opening a bar. It’s the grand opening today, and they’ve invited the male lead and second male lead from that TV show you were watching to perform."
Ai Li was all for it, and Jiang Qingli had no objections either.
They chatted for a while before quieting down to review their studies.
suddenly spoke up: [Baby Xiao Li?]
Jiang Qingli was taking a sip of water and nearly choked on the nickname. ’...Why are you being so cheesy all of a sudden?’
[Can’t I?] 030 sounded aggrieved. [They all call you baby, I want to, too!]
Jiang Qingli wasn’t too bothered by the nickname. ’Fine. What did you need? Did Bai Yiyi’s system make a move?’
[No,] 030 said. [Remember how I told you about an item that could help you awaken your second Superpower?]
[Now that your first Superpower is mature and stable, your second Superpower is showing signs of emerging. It’s time to get ready!]
told Jiang Qingli to open her bag. A cotton candy appeared inside out of thin air. The item was made to look like her favorite matcha flavor.
After eating it, Jiang Qingli waited quietly for a moment but noticed no change in herself.
explained: [This is a catalytic item. The effect varies depending on the situation, but it won’t be long.]
Jiang Qingli nodded.
’Right now, the most important thing is to get high scores on all my final exams and make Mom proud. Everything else can wait until the holidays!’
She just never expected that news of her promotion to SSS Level would spread faster than a virus.
She had barely started reading when her terminal began vibrating like crazy. Her chat interface exploded, with red notification dots constantly refreshing. It was all classmates and friends congratulating her. Even people like the dean, the department head, and the Healing Association president sent long messages of greeting.
Her friend requests were flooded with news media outlets wanting an exclusive interview. Tabloids had somehow gotten her number, and her terminal was vibrating nonstop. Jiang Qingli had to block all unknown numbers to get some peace and quiet.
Meanwhile, the campus forums absolutely exploded. Threads discussing Jiang Qingli popped up one after another, taking over most of the page.
...
The student council was in the middle of its weekly senior staff meeting when they heard the news about Jiang Qingli’s new level.
Someone mentioned it, and the expression on everyone’s face changed.
Someone shot to their feet. "SSS Level? For real? Has the Healing Association gone crazy, creating such a high level?"
"Didn’t she just complete the Que Feiling mission? Even if Que Feiling’s contamination was off the charts, it shouldn’t be enough to jump from S Level to SSS..."
"Damn it! The Melt Star Association already looks down on everyone. Now they’re going to be even more arrogant!"
"If you ask me, we never should have let Bai Yiyi switch the vice-president position with her—"
The moment the words were out, the person realized what they’d said and stared nervously at Xie Guanqi’s face on the screen.
Xie Guanqi’s expression was cold and dark. She shot a displeased glance at the tactless speaker.
The speaker quickly shut their mouth and explained in a low voice, "Sorry, President, I..."
"Don’t bother coming to the student council next week." Xie Guanqi lifted her hand, tapped the screen, and kicked the person out of the video conference.
She swept her gaze over the various screen windows, her eyes landing on the face of a black-haired, green-eyed young man. She let out a cold laugh.
Yuan Shiyao, however, remained as composed as ever. "President, where are you right now? There are several reports here that require your signature."
"The hospital."
After saying that, Xie Guanqi cut the video feed and pushed open the door in front of her.
CREAK—
As the door opened, the person hunched over the bed, rummaging through the patient’s belongings, froze instantly. They stared back at her in terror.
"Long time no see, Yiyi." Xie Guanqi raised an eyebrow at her. "You ran off so quickly last time, I didn’t even get a chance to say hello. Here to see Chi Yun?"
Bai Yiyi’s entire body went rigid as she watched her warily.
Xie Guanqi walked in with a smile. "I never would have thought, Yiyi, that you were so loyal and devoted. If Chi Yun knew you came to see him even while you were being framed by Jiang Qingli, he’d surely be moved to tears. You two were always the closest..."
She sighed. "Just look at you. You’ve gotten so haggard, and your skin is so much darker."
Bai Yiyi gave a dry laugh.
’That bitch Xie Guanqi,’ Bai Yiyi thought. ’When we worked together, she was always complaining that I couldn’t do this or that, and her attitude was atrocious.’
The last time she came to the hospital, she had run into Xie Guanqi and had to keep her distance. Over the past few days, she’d taken out a loan of points from her system and finally bought some items, managing to look about sixty percent like her old self.
’Who knew I’d run into Xie Guanqi again!’
’What on earth does she want?’
Just as Bai Yiyi was about to speak, she heard footsteps approaching from outside.
She instinctively turned to run, but Xie Guanqi had already stepped out. Sticking half her head out the door, she asked irritably, "What is it? Didn’t I say I wanted to be alone with Chi Yun for a while?"
The nurse reported in a low voice, "I’m sorry, Miss Xie, we didn’t mean to disturb you. Earlier, Master Chi Yun showed an emotional response to a sound from the television, so Ms. Chi asked us to play it for him more often during this time..."
The words had barely left her mouth when the television in the room behind her turned on, broadcasting the sounds of a gossip channel.
Hearing this, the nurses felt they were intruding and hurriedly left.
Xie Guanqi turned back, her gaze sweeping over the quick-moving Bai Yiyi. She raised an eyebrow.
’Yiyi is so frantic, so scared of the nurses. It doesn’t look like she’s here for a visit. It’s more like she has an ulterior motive.’
"Yiyi." Xie Guanqi smiled at her. "It’s been a long time. Why don’t we have a proper chat?"
