I will eventually become a god through sheer hard work.

"It seems that this newly appointed councilor Pei trusts Xue Jing quite a bit...it even feels like he's trying to curry favor with him."

"Do we now think we can just borrow, use, and break the helicopters from the Qingcheng government at will, as long as we bring up Xue Jing as one of our White Ravens..."

The mandrill rubbed its chin.

“A few months ago, he was an unknown nobody.”

Xu Ren spoke calmly.

"Now, he has become someone that city councilors, or even the city's leader, can curry favor with."

The mandrill sighed, "Qingcheng has become his base of operations. He could probably issue some new policies that aren't too outrageous if he wanted to... But I doubt he would even care about that power. For someone like him, the only thing he can pursue is the power of his own personality."

As he spoke, he scratched his head and said, "Damn, this guy is only seventeen."

Xu Ren gazed in the direction of the unfinished building area, listening to the continuous roars from the battlefield, and said leisurely:

"Seventeen years old is not the key point... There are people his age who are just as good as him, or even better than him... But the key point is that he has only been an ordinary person for a few months."

"I really can't wait to see what kind of person Xue Jing will become in the future?"

……

By the time everything was finished, it was already past six o'clock in the evening, and it was getting dark.

Xue Jing cleaned up the battlefield, eliminating all the mutated steel bars. He then found Bai Ya and the others, explained the whole incident, and was then taken by Shan Xiao and the others to a victory celebration banquet.

During the meal, Xu Ren said that he had basically solved this incident by himself, and had made a great contribution. The Sixth Agency should give him a good reward.

Xue Jing casually mentioned that he was very interested in 'divine factors'...

Since he learned that 'divine factor' is the divinity referred to in the skill panel, he no longer needed to focus on collecting divine relics.

Within the Sixth Agency, the commander-in-chief of Zhige is a martial artist who broke through the limits three times in a row using the Ultimate Limit-Breaking Technique, so he should be able to produce 'divine factors'.

Xu Ren, naturally understanding the implied meaning, indicated that although this thing was a rare commodity, even rarer than divine relics, he would mention it to his superiors.

After the celebration banquet, Xue Jing received a call from Pei Xiaoen, who thanked him profusely for protecting Qingcheng once again.

Pei Xiaoen wanted to transfer money directly to Xue Jing's account to express her gratitude, but Xue Jing refused.

He is not short of money at the moment, and he still has deep doubts about this parasitic candle that has crossed over from another world.

This thing was most likely aimed at him. Its appearance in Qingcheng only means that Qingcheng was caught in the crossfire, not that he saved Qingcheng.

Of course, he couldn't say this to Pei Xiao'en. As a result, Pei Xiao'en thought that Xue Jing was considering the government's finances and did things without asking for anything in return. He was somewhat moved and promised to try to find more divine relics for Xue Jing.

In the evening, Xue Jing did not go home, but went to the Qingcheng University Library.

He has many questions that he needs to ask the great Young A-Dream for answers.

……

Recommending this promising new work on Go!

Book title: I really didn't want to play Go!

Synopsis: Go master Yu Shao transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a high school freshman. In this second life, he only wants to enjoy this unrestrained and flamboyant youth and not let it slip through his fingers again.

But... why did I pick up the chess pieces again?!

Although playing Go in this world, which hasn't yet been rigorously tested by AI, can unintentionally suppress an entire era, there is indeed a tiny bit of satisfaction in it.

…………

A group of professional Go players: "Go can be played like this?"

Yu Shao nodded: "That's how you play Go!"

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Chapter 308: The Sisters' Declaration, Wu Youqing's Suspected Jealousy, The Paradox of Omniscience (4K)

The seventh floor of Qingda Library.

The attic, which should have been a quiet place where only a young girl lived alone, was now visited by an unexpected guest.

Wu Youqing closed the hardcover book titled "The Paradox of Omniscience" in her hand and looked at the elegant figure who had somehow become seated opposite her.

Her expression remained unchanged, as if she had expected the other party's arrival. She gently placed the book on the wooden table, stood up, walked to the hidden cabinet, and took out a tea set.

“Is black tea the only option?”

With her back to Otogi Kagura, Wu Youqing asked softly in a calm tone.

A smile played on Otogi Kagura's excessively beautiful face. She leaned forward, rested her hand on the table, propped her chin on her hand, and asked curiously:

"I think I saw a bottle of Coke?"

Wu Youqing paused, her tone unchanged: "That was prepared for someone else."

"Eh...is that so?" Otogi Kagura's smile deepened.

"May I ask who this is prepared for, Lord Alliance Leader?"

Wu Youqing placed the tea set on the table and, while proceeding with the tea-making process, spoke casually:

"I don't remember ever being an alliance leader."

Otogi Kagura's smooth, jade-like hand gently stroked the book on the table as she spoke:

“The chosen ones of the ‘Tree of Mercury’ will weep if they hear you say this… You are their only hope for salvation.”

Wu Youqing pushed the brewed black tea towards Otogi Kagura, then picked up her own teacup, took a small sip, and sighed:

"...If all hope is placed on a single individual, then that individual is destined to remain unredeemed."

Otogi Kagura nodded in agreement: "That's true."

She picked up her teacup, took a sip, and her delicate eyebrows twitched slightly:

"Hey, this tea..."

It tastes weird.

Could it be some kind of "young sunshine tea"?

Unaware that this woman with such a peculiar sense of humor was having the same strange feeling that Xue Jing had when he first tasted tea, Wu Youqing said:

"What do you need me for? Tell me now."

Otogi Kagura... or rather, Otogi Suzuka.

This was the first time Wu Youqing had met this woman; all her knowledge of her came from Xue Jing's descriptions, and...

"I have received orders to invite you to join us 'troublemakers'."

Otogi Kagura spoke softly.

Wu Youqing did not speak.

Otogi Kagura continued, "That gentleman said that if you join, he has a way to solve your problem."

Wu Youqing's expression remained completely unchanged; she simply asked:

"Did that person know what exactly is inside me?"

Otogi Kagura tilted her head: "One of the three oldest pillars of antiquity... the Crimson Mist, isn't it?"

Wu Youqing nodded and said, "I see. I refuse. Please leave."

Otogi Kagura was slightly taken aback, then smiled and said, "That gentleman actually made a mistake... That's quite rare. Apart from the one time that was rumored decades ago, this is the first time I've seen it."

Wu Youqing shook her head: "He didn't make a mistake, he just lacked information."

“Sending you here is not really hoping you will succeed, but simply a test.”

"Now, he has obtained the information he wanted from this test."

Otogi Kagura ran her fingers through her long hair in frustration: "It's so confusing how you important people communicate. It's so troublesome."

"...Well, now that the official business is done, let's discuss some interesting personal matters~"

"Young Haru-sama (様: sama, a respectful term), how far have you and Xue-kun progressed?"

Otogi Kagura asked with a face full of curiosity.

Wu Youqing paused slightly in the hand holding the teacup.

First base? Second base? Third base? Or... home plate?

Otogi Kagura stood up, her hands supporting her on the table, leaning forward to get closer to Wu Youqing, her beautiful face filled with inexplicable excitement.

"I don't understand what you're saying." Wu Youqing turned her head away.

"Hey~ it's very simple. First base is holding hands, second base is kissing, third base is stroking, and home plate is doing whatever you can." Otogi Kagura explained enthusiastically, holding up four fingers from one to four as she spoke.

Wu Youqing covered her forehead and sighed, "It's not that I don't understand this... sometimes I really can't understand the thoughts of you people my age."

"The Far East is also a conservative country that originated from the Confucian cultural sphere. Can't you be a little more reserved?"

"So, where exactly are we now?" Otogi Kagura slammed her hand on the table, closing in even closer.

"How could I possibly tell you?" Wu Youqing said irritably.

I don't understand what's wrong with this person. Asking such a deep and private question on our first meeting.

Otogi Kagura looked enlightened: "Oh~ since it's something that can't be said, then it definitely doesn't mean we didn't do anything."

Wu Youqing: "..."

"First base...it seems there's more than that."

Wu Youqing said calmly, "If there's nothing else, then hurry up and leave."

Otogi Kagura sat back in her chair, resting her chin on her hands on the table, and said leisurely:

"I really envy you, Young Master... Your aloof and fearless attitude means you don't have to do anything for that person to come to you on their own."

"It doesn't matter. Although I can't win the argument, I don't intend to argue with you about it."

Wu Youqing frowned slightly: "What exactly do you want to do?"

Otogi Kagura smiled and said, "As expected, good things are very difficult to obtain, which makes it more interesting... I've made up my mind."

"Young Haru-sama, I want to be your sister."