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Chapter 24 The Timeline Experienced by the White Crane

With so much happening today, it's clearly impossible to train anymore.

Du Lingwei first added Jiang He's contact number and sent him several documents.

"These are the learning materials for fire control. You can take a look at them first, and send me a message if you have any questions."

"We'll meet outside the fire station tomorrow morning, and I'll train with you."

Du Lingwei put down her phone: "Then I'll head back now."

Jiang He: "This is troublesome!"

"See you tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow!"

Jiang He's heartbeat didn't return to normal until long after that head of red hair had disappeared behind the door.

He couldn't help but raise his hand, turn his phone screen back on, and open the chat app—

A new profile picture appeared in my friends list. Zooming in, I saw a red-haired girl wearing a loose shirt, rubbing her face against a chubby calico cat. The cat looked very unwilling.

This is clearly a selfie by Du Lingwei. Does she still have a cat?
Jiang He turned off his profile picture and saw the entrance to her Moments. There were a few photos there as well. He raised his hand to click on them, but then his finger stopped.

He felt like an uninvited guest who had suddenly arrived at the girl's doorstep... Would it be inappropriate to just trespass on someone's property like this?
After hesitating for a while, Jiang He didn't open his Moments. Instead, he exited his personal profile, edited and deleted in the chat window, and finally sent out two words.

Jiang He: Received.

[Du Lingwei: (Salute emoji)]

Replying instantly!
Jiang He smiled and put down his phone.

He looked up and saw the white crane.

The white crane stood less than half a meter away from him, its face scrunched up in a grimace, looking like it thought, "This person is disgusting."

Jiang He's face flushed red instantly: "Why were you peeking at me?!"

"Oh." Baihe regained his composure. "I just wanted to remind you that if you don't want to spend the night at school, you should go home."

Jiang He glanced at his phone and realized that more than an hour had passed, and it was almost five o'clock.

He was actually in a daze for that long?!

He glanced at the white crane, which seemed to be smiling but wasn't, coughed awkwardly, casually put away his phone, quickened his pace, and headed out the door.

"Let's go."

Jiang He left the lounge and went inside the school, where he could still see many figures busy in the ruins.

Especially in the direction of the elite class classroom, you can see many superhumans releasing their power, lifting huge rocks, carefully clearing the ruins, and neatly stacking well-preserved items in the supply area.

Clearly, they are recycling resources.

Wei Sheng was among these people. He was standing in the supplies area taking inventory and making records when he noticed Jiang He and waved to him.

"Jiang He!"

"Teacher Wei."

Wei Sheng put down his work and came over: "The school will be temporarily closed, and the classrooms for the top classes will need to be rebuilt. You'll have to wait until after school starts to choose your courses... I'll send you some supplementary materials later, you can take your time to look at them."

In fact, neither the information provided by Wei Sheng nor Du Lingwei was of any significance.

With Bai He around, he can provide top-notch guidance, whether it's in terms of talent or extraordinary profession.

Jiang He nodded calmly: "Okay."

"And another thing," Wei Sheng pushed up his glasses, "you saved many students in this incident, and the school plans to commend you."

"In terms of honors, the school plans to list you as an outstanding student of the year, which will at least elevate your student career by three levels and meet the ritual requirements for advancing to the [Scholar] career..."

"In terms of resources, the school is preparing to apply for a scholarship of one million yuan for you, as well as a corresponding [spiritual cultivation fund]."

“The cultivation fund can be used to exchange for some cultivation resources at the school. For example, the [Spiritual Blood Quota] you used before can be exchanged with the cultivation fund.”

"what?!"

Jiang He was speechless.

Not to mention the annual outstanding student award, the free career level and the advancement of the basic career "student" are too good to pass up.

There are even million-dollar scholarships?
It should be noted that his parents' savings amounted to less than 100,000 yuan.

One million... how many bowls of cold noodles could that buy?

Not to mention there are also spiritual funds of the same standard!
Jiang He swallowed hard, his eyes practically turning into the shape of gold coins.

Going to get rich!

He couldn't help but ask.

"Teacher Wei, when will the scholarship be awarded?"

"It will be awarded along with the annual outstanding student honor after the start of the school year..." Wei Sheng saw Jiang He's excited expression and remembered that his parents had died early and he probably didn't have much savings left.

He paused for a moment and said, "I'll apply to the principal; perhaps the scholarships can be issued earlier."

"That's fantastic, Teacher Wei!"

Jiang He was all smiles.

After he finished talking to Wei Sheng, on his way home, thinking about the million-dollar bonus he was about to receive, he couldn't help but hum softly—

Although top students also receive a monthly subsidy of 10,000 yuan, he's almost graduating, so how many months can he receive it?
A scholarship that guarantees a place in one step is still the best!
Even the white crane following beside him expressed its approval.

Although he also has ways to make money, even ways to quickly amass hundreds of millions of dollars.

However, these methods are either risky, have complicated requirements, or violate the law.

It's not as easy and clean as receiving this scholarship.

“Very good,” Bai He said. “This will make it much easier for you to break through to E-level by next Friday.”

"Otherwise, I'll have to find a way to get you some money..."

Jiang He was surprised: "Next Friday?"

Although he wanted to level up quickly, this was too fast!

Some of his classmates from the regular class awakened their talents early, around the age of ten, and have only now barely broken through to the E-level.

I only awakened this Friday, and I'm supposed to break through to E-level next Friday?

“Of course,” the white crane said.

"The [Rumor Monger] class you switched to is just an entry-level class."

"Not only do we lack the ability to draw spells, but there is also a limit to the number of spells we can store—we can store a maximum of 3 spells at the base level, and the number of spells we can store increases by 1 for every 3 levels our class level increases."

"In other words, if I disappear next Friday, you will lose your ability to use words."

"Then you can only use the spell a few times, and there is no chance to replenish it after you've used it up."

"Only by raising your energy level to E-rank and advancing to the [Word Bearer] rank can you store incantations without limit and gain the ability to 'record' incantations."

"As long as the corresponding incantation is recorded, you can draw the incantation yourself and add the number of times."

"This way you can continue to pretend to be a [Word Spirit Talent] and continue to improve your job level."

Jiang He nodded in understanding.

The power of words he is currently using is "borrowed".

To obtain it permanently, it must be "extracted" from the white crane when it disappears.

However, as a super S-class heroic spirit, the White Crane has countless specialties and skills. [Word Spirit] is its only talent, which is equivalent to the rarest SSR. The probability of drawing it directly is too low.

Instead of hoping for a random draw, it's better to work hard to increase your energy level and change your class to [Word Bearer].

However, upgrading is something that can't be rushed.

With the [Meditation Room] destroyed, the way to quickly restore mental energy is lost, so even if Jiang He wanted to work hard, he couldn't.

He walked home, buying various snacks for Baihe along the way, and also packed a serving of liangpi (cold skin noodles) downstairs.

By this time, news of the Arc Light Organization's attack had spread. Uncle Cui heard that Yi Gao had been attacked by thugs and was worried about Jiang He's safety. He was relieved to see that Jiang He was not seriously injured.

Jiang He also recalled Bai He's words—

Although Baihe lied at first, it wasn't all a lie.

He did not lie about at least the fact that the Arc Light organization attacked Zhongzhou City again on June 13, affecting and destroying the Lido community and causing the death of Uncle Cui's family.

Furthermore, the appearance of the white crane caused the Arc Light organization's attack to differ slightly from the timeline he experienced.

He was also unsure whether the Arc Light organization would launch another attack, or whether the timing of the attack would change.

Therefore, Jiang He subtly reminded Uncle Cui that Zhongzhou City was unsafe recently, and suggested that they return to their hometown for refuge during this attack.

Unfortunately, not much was achieved.

In Uncle Cui's view, the council has already issued a statement that no matter how bold the Arc Light organization becomes, it will not be able to continue to appear.

Jiang He was unable to persuade Uncle Cui and had no choice but to go home.

He placed the food on the table, then slammed it onto the sofa with a thud, sighing and looking up. "Isn't there any way to get Uncle Cui and the others to leave Zhongzhou City temporarily?"

"What's the point of leaving? Other places aren't necessarily safe either." Baihe sat on the sofa, picked up some food, and said as she ate:

"The greatest evil of the Arc Light Organization was not attacking schools or cities... but rather undermining the 'prestige' of the council."

"It takes many years to build prestige, but only one day to destroy it."

“This world is full of extraordinary people, and it is not lacking in ambitious people and villains. When they find that someone is challenging the council and disrupting the order, yet remains unscathed, evil thoughts will begin to sprout.”

“Starting tomorrow, the rate of supernatural crimes will skyrocket around the world.”

"Chaos is coming, it doesn't matter where you hide."

"If you want to protect Uncle Cui and the others, you'd better grow up quickly."

Is it chaotic?
Jiang He remained silent for a while, then got up and moved the food off the table, interrupting Bai He's meal.

He stared into the white crane's eyes and spoke earnestly.

"I need your memories, real memories."

"You don't have to tell me why you lost control and went berserk."

"But I need to know what you've been through, and I need to know what disasters the future holds!"

Stop playing games with me!

This time, Jiang He wasn't acting out of curiosity, anticipation, or empathy.

Rather, it's to prepare for the future, so they want to know about it.

His gaze shifted with his changing mood, becoming serious and resolute.

The white crane saw all of this and its heart stirred slightly.

They're growing up very fast.

He nodded slightly and said:

"Let me finish eating first?"

"To be honest, I haven't eaten for over twenty years."

When you destroyed the world, didn't you ever think of leaving a cook behind?

"...Eat."

Jiang He sat back on the sofa, watching Bai He slowly and methodically finish his meal, and then wiped his mouth.

He snapped his fingers, and the trash on the table vanished with a bang.

"Okay, let's get started."

"Let me remind you first that I will skip over some trivial details, such as small events, which are easily affected by the butterfly effect and can cause changes that will affect your judgment."

"Secondly, I will omit events that are too far removed from the present."

"I will only tell you about the important events that will happen in the next few years, and the key events that will have a significant impact on us."

"Well... I'll also tell you about my life experiences, so that you can understand me a little."

"However, I will omit some things that you cannot know for the time being."

"Don't worry, this is just an omission, I won't lie."

Jiang He nodded in agreement.

The white crane said.

"Let's take the 'Moment of Awakening' as the starting point."

"On May 18, 2029, I awakened my talent [Word Power]."

"Although this talent is not as good as your [Time Transfer], it is still a genuine S-rank talent. I was so excited that I couldn't sleep all night."

"On May 19th, I registered my talents at school and chose the [Sunburner] path."

"Afterwards, under Teacher Wei's guidance, I visited the top class and got to know several students from the top class."

These are all things Jiang He has experienced.

Due to the influence of the white crane, the two had similar experiences, with only minor differences in the details.

For example, the person who helped Baihe reprimand his classmates in class was not another version of himself, but Teacher Wei.

He also failed to break through the energy level and become an F-level superhuman.

This led to significant disagreements in subsequent developments.

"On May 20th, I came to the school to change my job to a Fire Controller. I was attacked by the Arc Light Organization, but I managed to hide in a corner under Teacher Wei's protection."

"After the incident, the school was destroyed, and Du Lingwei was seriously injured and on the verge of death, so she was unable to guide me in cultivation; Chi Zhilei, who originally said she would help me temper the fire seed, was also unable to leave because her father was seriously injured and on the verge of death, and she had to take care of him."

"I study at home by myself."

This is the true "S-class genius," who, having only awakened his powers for a day, is only slightly stronger than an ordinary person.

Forget about being able to play a role; when faced with a terrorist attack, they can only cower in a corner, trembling with fear.

Furthermore, because of Du Lingwei's serious injury, the "fire station training" incident was completely skipped.

Jiang He never expected that Lao Bai, who would eventually become a Super S-level, would have such a miserable start.

In addition...

Jiang He asked in astonishment, "Chi Zhilei's father is seriously injured and on the verge of death?"

“Hmm, you don’t know yet,” Bai He said. “Chi Zhilei’s father is Chi Zhenshan, the mayor of Zhongzhou City. He was severely injured by several superhumans from the Arc Light Organization and is currently undergoing emergency treatment.”

"As a result of this injury, his energy level will drop to the entry level of A-rank, and his strength will be greatly reduced."

"And he will be held accountable by the council for this incident and will lose his position as mayor of Nakaju City."

"The next mayor of Zhongzhou will be Professor Zhong...tsk."

Jiang He suddenly realized why Chi Zhilei had suddenly disappeared after the attack and hadn't followed him home today; it turned out her father had gotten into trouble.

Thinking about Chi Zhilei's actions today and the kindness she showed him, he took out his phone, hesitated for a moment, and then sent her a message.

[Jiang He: Get well soon.]

Chi Zhilei did not reply, perhaps because she was not looking at her phone.

Jiang He put down his phone: "And then?"

"For the next few days, I stayed home to study and try to practice my supernatural abilities to improve my Fire Control professional level."

"It's just that due to the lack of fire, the level of fire controllers is difficult to improve, and their strength is also growing slowly."

This was both the white crane's initial experience and a "premonition" of what would happen next.

Therefore, the white crane's account is more detailed.

"During the few days I've been studying here, Zhongzhou City has gradually fallen into chaos—"

"The Arc Light Organization's attack caused heavy casualties in Zhongzhou City, creating widespread panic and greatly increasing the pressure on the municipal government. This environment is a breeding ground for evil."

"For several days in a row, one incident after another, both big and small, occurred."

"Some superhumans took advantage of this chaotic period to seek revenge, kill, plunder, and unleash malice..."

"A large number of people are missing, and it is unknown whether they died in the attack or after the attack."

"Because it is difficult to count, there is no difference."

Jiang He frowned deeply.

This is the white crane's prediction for Zhongzhou City in the next few days.

The cracks in order led to the proliferation of chaos and darkness.

This is the extraordinary rampage.

Bai He continued.

"Until May 24, a second major violent incident broke out in Zhongzhou City."

"The Arc Light Organization, which should have disappeared, has reappeared in Zhongzhou City."

Jiang He was stunned: "It's only been a few days, and the Arc Light Organization is launching another attack? Haven't they already achieved their goal?"

The white crane raised the corners of its mouth, its smile icy.

"That's what makes Supermania so interesting."

"Once the Pandora's box is opened, it's not so easy to close it."

Jiang He realized what was happening and his face turned ugly.

"It's a copycat!?"

(End of this chapter)