Pretending to be a genius starts with the civilization advancement assessment.

Chapter 150: Exploring the bag to get something
The energy intensity of the green light spot is only 7200.

Seven thousand two, that's ninety-nine thousand nine!

The huge numerical difference felt like a boulder weighing on everyone's hearts.

Even though they had heard of Lin Yi's strength, and even though they believed that the General Staff would not make baseless accusations, the stark contrast of these cold statistics still made them uneasy.

"Can this really work?" an adjutant couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Zhang Weiguo did not answer; he simply pursed his lips and stared intently at the screen.
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Inside the small flying ball, Lin Yi estimated that the distance was about right, and the scorching, violent aura was already as obvious as a torch in his perception.

"Hover, open the hatch," he calmly gave the command.

"Command confirmed," the cold, electronic voice replied.

The small flying ball instantly went from extreme motion to extreme stillness, hovering steadily high in the city sky.

The hatch slid open, and Lin Yi stepped out, his figure already firmly standing in the void.

This time, he did not choose to launch an attack from a distance, but instead moved to a relatively close distance.

Because the distance is closer, the control is stronger.

Lin Yi thought that it was best to preserve the landmark building, Zifeng Tower, for Jinling City as much as possible. If an attack was launched from a distance, it might just be destroyed.

At this moment, the Blazing Rock Python, which was coiled on the Zifeng Tower in the distance, seemed to have also noticed the uninvited guest.

Its ferocious python head slowly rose, its dark red diamond-shaped pupils piercing through a space of more than ten kilometers, locking onto the tiny human in the air who exuded a dangerous aura.

Between the gaps in its dark purple obsidian scales, a crimson light, like lava, began to emanate faintly, and the surrounding air began to distort due to the high temperature.

Lin Yi remained expressionless, not even glancing at the giant python's defiant posture.

He slowly raised his right hand, his five fingers slightly spread.

In an instant, a dozen small steel balls emerged from his waist in succession, like a living metal tide, arranging and combining in an orderly fashion in front of him.

On the surface of each steel ball, fine golden and crimson electric snakes began to leap.

Immediately, the golden and red lightning bolts intertwined and devoured each other, eventually condensing into black lightning bolts that seemed capable of absorbing all light.

The black electric light flowed silently across the surface of each small steel ball, without emitting the slightest energy fluctuation, yet it suddenly froze the fiery obsidian python that had been restless in the distance.

An overwhelming sense of crisis, like an animal's instinct, was poured over its head like ice water, causing its lava-like pupils to suddenly shrink to the size of pinpoints.

It wanted to roar, to explode, to spew all the scorching magma within its body at the source of the threat.

But it was too late.

Lin Yi gently closed his slightly open fingers.

"laugh--!"

The small steel ball, crackling with black electricity, vanished from its spot in an instant.

They did not fly in a straight line, but rather, as if they were teleporting, they left countless tiny, distorted black trails in the air, piercing through the Blazing Rock Serpent's enormous head and entire body from all directions.

After all, with snakes, sometimes simply cutting off their heads isn't enough.

The roar that the Blazing Rock Python was about to unleash was abruptly cut off in its throat.

Its massive body trembled violently, its dark red pupils dimmed instantly, losing all their luster, and the body that was wrapped around the building lost its strength and began to slide down.

however.

"puff"

As soon as the enormous python body plummeted, it was like a punctured balloon, turning into countless extremely fine dark red energy dust particles from the inside out.

Like a silent sandstorm, it drifted away without causing any additional damage to the main structure of the Zifeng Tower below.

A single, fist-sized, azure-blue crystal with mysterious golden patterns flowing across its surface condensed and appeared where the giant python's head had originally been, and began to fall under the influence of gravity.

With a thought, Lin Yi steadily captured the golden-patterned blue crystal and placed it in his palm. He briefly sensed the information contained within the golden-patterned blue crystal, and a smile involuntarily appeared on his lips.

"Not bad, a great start. The very first crystal yielded a flying vehicle, and a decent one at that—the Starburst Fighter."

Since he could use it, Lin Yi simply crushed the crystal.

The crystal fragments first transformed into a blue light, and then, in a slight spatial distortion, they transformed into countless streamlined blue light bands. These light bands, as if they had a life of their own, rapidly wove, outlined, and condensed in front of Lin Yi.

As the light faded, a brand-new aircraft was revealed.

Its body is streamlined and spindle-shaped, with a deep dark blue shell, like a frozen night sky. It is about five meters long, which is more slender and agile than the previous small flying ball.

The aircraft's smooth hull rippled open to reveal an entrance, much like waves on water.

As soon as Lin Yi stepped inside, the entrance closed silently and quickly.

The aircraft's interior is simple yet comfortable, featuring an ergonomically designed command seat and a light screen projecting a 360-degree panoramic image of the surroundings, making all data clear and intuitive.

A clear voice rang out.

[“Starlight” is on standby. It has automatically bound and identified the current life form as the highest-authority holder. Armament, propulsion, life support, and stealth systems have completed self-checks and are in good condition. Awaiting instructions.]

"It does have low-level intelligence, which makes things much more convenient."

Lin Yi made a mental assessment, then instructed, "Briefly introduce the core data."

The electronic sound of starlight rang out.

"Okay, here's a brief introduction to the starburst parameters:"

Speed: Maximum cruising speed can reach 4000 km/h, and burst speed can reach 8000 km/h.

"Armor: Equipped with a 'high-frequency particle beam array' and a 'miniature energy missile pod,' the intelligent system assesses and can effectively intercept, drive away, or annihilate conventional units with an energy value below 30000 points."

"Concealment: It has optical camouflage and energy fluctuation shielding functions, making it difficult to detect without targeted high-intensity detection."

"Intelligent control: Built-in tactical analysis, environmental scanning, automatic evasion, combat-assisted locking and other functions."

Lin Yi nodded to himself. Although it wasn't the best one he could get from the golden-patterned blue crystal, and the speed wasn't fast, it was still pretty good.

He took out his phone and ordered, "Scan data information, confirm destination: Helu City Academy Headquarters. Maximum cruising speed."

"Command confirmation."

Then, "Starburst" trembled slightly, and several vector nozzles at its tail instantly spewed out streams of dark blue particles.

The next moment, the entire aircraft, like a blue lightning bolt tearing through the sky, instantly broke through the clouds and sped towards Crane Deer City, leaving behind only the silent city and the skyscraper that had finally escaped the demon's clutches.

Monitoring and analysis room at the Jinling settlement.

Deathly silence.

Zhang Weiguo and all the staff were frozen in place, staring dumbfounded at the holographic screen.

Just now, they saw the green dot representing Lin Yi stop fifteen kilometers away from the scarlet marker. And then... nothing happened.

There was no earth-shattering energy collision as imagined, nor a prolonged and intense confrontation.

Just two or three seconds after the green dot paused, the glaring scarlet logo on the screen vanished as if wiped away by an invisible hand.

Clean and efficient, without any warning.

In the monitoring room, only the faint hum of the instruments could be heard.

Several seconds passed before Zhang Weiguo snapped back to reality. He blinked hard to make sure the scarlet marker was truly gone. He opened his mouth, feeling his throat dry. In the end, all his emotions boiled down to a single sigh, echoing in the deathly quiet monitoring room:

"No wonder. No wonder he was invited to the highest-level meeting."

　My mental state wasn't great today; I need to work on it tonight. Mainly, I was called in by the editor for a serious reminder (it was him from the review department, so I guess I was reported…). Some topics can't be explored further, and the previous parts need minor revisions. Sigh, it's almost National Day, and I've already been forced to write something new.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)