Then, Ayano Iida spoke about the school youth novel celebration event held by Dengeki Bunko Publishing Department and Shinazugawa Bunko.
"What is Yuriko Uemura's position at the publishing house?" Jiang Jing asked directly, looking at the woman opposite him.
Jiang Jing keenly sensed that the target of these activities was Long and Hu, but he didn't believe that they were after him, so it was only Uemura Yuriko.
Ayano Iida looked at the boy opposite her with surprise, then smiled and said, "Uemura-senpai comes from the Uemura family, a prominent family in Ashikaga Ward. The family controls the Hyakukyo Group, which is among the top 30 conglomerates in Japan. Dengeki Bunko is a subsidiary of the Hyakukyo Group."
"Last year I heard rumors that the chairman of the Hyakukyō Foundation was not in good health. The current chairman of the publishing house, Hiroshi Uemura, is a distant cousin of Uemura-senpai." Ayano Iida casually mentioned a few unrelated pieces of information.
"I understand," Jiang Jing nodded.
It was just a simple family feud that he happened to stumble upon. However, it seems that Ayano Iida's identity as an editor must be quite extraordinary, otherwise she wouldn't know all this.
But why did Ayano Iida tell him all this? Did she think he could do something, or was she just saying it casually?
First update is here!
Chapter 39 Like a God, Like a Demon
For the next few days until Friday, Jiang Jing was just as 'busy' as he said, and didn't go to the Mysterious Research Department's activity room, as if he had forgotten that he had ever joined the club.
Sometimes when I run into Rias and the others on my way to school in the morning, we chat casually like ordinary friends, and then we go about our own business.
His daily life was similar to that of an ordinary person. In the morning, he would wake up Mashiro, who often slept in his bed. After a chaotic mess by the somewhat dazed Shiina Mashiro, he would get ready to go to school.
Then, after arriving at school, he basically slept while lying on his desk during class, secretly expending his mental energy to drive the power of light to cleanse and analyze the Crimson Dragon Emperor's gauntlets.
After nearly a week of cleansing, the incredibly pure power of light had penetrated into the artifact and begun to touch the residual will of its former hosts.
Jiang Jing anticipates that once he mobilizes the power of light to thoroughly cleanse the artifact and touches the soul of the Crimson Dragon Emperor sealed by the contract rules, he can begin to analyze its inherent laws and abilities.
Kryptonians devour stellar light waves and energy, and the millions of condensed and stored energies within their bodies are beyond Jiang Jing's expectations, their purity almost comparable to the power of the elemental source.
However, because of this, mobilizing the energy stored deep within the cells is extremely energy-consuming, and Jiang Jing, who was already uninterested in anything, became even more reluctant to move.
Sitting in front of him, Aoyama Nanami seemed to be affected by what happened that day. Every time she saw him sleeping on the table, she would subconsciously frown and then quickly lower her head nervously.
Meanwhile, Xiaochun chose to ignore Jiang Jing's daily sleeping in class, because Jiang Jing had achieved a stunning full score on the opening exam, which shocked the entire class.
After that day, many people looked at him as if he were a monster, and then kept their distance, not daring to approach him.
The afternoon sun shone brightly, painting the sea of clouds thousands of meters above the ground in a golden hue, like a magnificent, undulating ocean. The scene was breathtaking and awe-inspiring.
Wearing a high school uniform and with his hands in his pockets, Jiang Jing floated in mid-air above the sea of clouds. His eyes, which were completely open, were shimmering with golden light as he observed the world with terrifying vision that could see the smallest atoms.
Meanwhile, because of the high-altitude sea of clouds, Jiang Jing no longer restrained his body's attraction to the star's energy.
Instantly, sunlight from tens of thousands of meters around him converged on Jiang Jing's body. The intense stellar energy formed rings of golden light around him, making him appear like a god or a demon as he stood above the sea of clouds.
At this moment, Jiang Jing's face lacked its usual laziness, replaced by an expressionless coldness, like a supreme deity standing outside the world, his gaze filled with indifference.
This was the first time he had ever observed things and life by looking directly at atomic-level microstructures with his eyes. It was completely different from his previous perspective of using his divine soul power to observe the universe and comprehend the laws of nature.
Countless rays of various colors, invisible to the naked eye and imperceptible to spiritual power and soul power, shot from the vast universe, while the vibrational light waves emitted by the magnificent magnetic field of the stars on the earth rippled outwards in circles.
The entire world was enveloped in a dazzling array of rays, magnetic field waves, electromagnetic waves, and signal rays.
Aside from these, the buildings on the ground, the plants, and the people inside also appeared in his eyes as abstract maps composed of atomic material structures, and even the space itself appeared as a transparent, sandy, and hollow materialized image.
At this moment, Jiang Jing suddenly understood why Superman in his golden age had said that the world was as fragile as paper in his eyes, and would break with the slightest force, so he could only sleep in the stars in order not to harm other living beings.
Similarly, for him, whose strength has now more than doubled, whose physical strength exceeds that of alloys, and whose sensory perception is hundreds or thousands of times greater than that of ordinary people, making him no different from an ordinary Kryptonian, a slight push on the wall of a building would cause it to collapse.
Without restraining his power and aura, the terrifying physical nature of him would cause the earth to tremble with every step he took, and anyone he even slightly brushed against would be crushed into bloody pulp.
However, the rapid evolution of the Kryptonian bloodline and the significant increase in strength surprised Jiang Jing, but then he thought it was normal.
Because there are two types of Kryptonians: Kryptonians and Superman, and the bloodline gene law information chain he wove comes from the essence blood of Golden Superman.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, after school, Jiang Jing and Shiina Mashiro had just returned to Sakura Dormitory when they heard a tinkling sound inside before they even opened the door.
"Haha... No classes tomorrow, Saturday. Let's go whale fishing, junior Mashiro!" Misaki Kamiigusa, wearing a baseball cap, t-shirt, and shorts, ran down from upstairs.
It rushed towards the two of them with a pair of surging waves, looking at them excitedly.
"Then on Sunday we went to look for UFOs. I heard that someone saw an unidentified flying object in the forest of Akiyama last week. An unidentified flying object!"
"Senior, aren't you writing a new project proposal?" Jiang Jing asked curiously, looking at the energetic Misaki Kamiigusa.
"Whale fishing, Sorata." Shiina Mashiro tilted her head, looking calmly at Jiang Jing. Jiang Jing, who could already read her eyes, understood that she wanted to go.
Misaki Kamiigusa made an Ultraman ray gesture, pointed it at Jiang Jing and made a popping sound, and laughed: "The plan was written last night and Ren handed it in, so I can be free for a few more days."
"Really? Congratulations, senior. But don't block the way." As he spoke, Jiang Jing casually placed his hand on Misaki Ueiso's shoulder and gently put it aside.
"Wow, junior, when did you become so strong? I want more, come on, junior, I want more..."
"My senior, could you please stop making such ambiguous sounds and saying such things? If Mashiro hadn't been there to witness it, people would have thought I was doing something to you." Jiang Jing looked at Misaki, who seemed to have discovered a new continent, with a bit of helplessness.
Just now, when Jiang Jing lifted her up with one hand like a chick, Misaki Ueiso was not unhappy at all; on the contrary, she wanted to experience it a few more times.
"Sora, this is fun! I want some too!"
"Stop messing around, you guys. It's finally a holiday, you shouldn't be lying on the floor or resting in the hallway doing nothing, right?" Jiang Jing said irritably.
"Junior, what you're talking about is salted fish."
"I'm going to draw during the holiday, but I still need four more drawings."
"I thought this scene looked a bit like a father frantically trying to take care of his naughty daughter." Just then, the handsome Mitaka Jin walked in from outside the yard at a leisurely pace, carrying some things in his hands, looking at the scene with some amusement.
"Senior Ren, you've come at the right time! Hurry up and take your alien away." Jiang Jing hurriedly called out to San Ying Ren.
"Ha... Jin, you're back. How's the project proposal coming along?" Seeing Jin return, Misaki Kamiigusa, who was getting down to business, finally let go of Eijiro.
“OK.” Smoothing his glasses, Mitaka Jin said confidently, “After all, it’s Misaki’s work, so it was approved very quickly after it was submitted.”
"That's right, haha... It's decided, we'll have a celebration party tonight." Misaki Kamiigusa said with her hands on her hips, laughing heartily.
"Excuse me, is Kanda-senpai here?" A handsome man with short, blond hair and a dashing demeanor called out in a gentle voice from outside the courtyard.
"You are..." Looking at Kiba Yuto at the gate, Mitaka Jin, who was standing outside the entrance hall and had not yet gone in, was also stunned.
Jin Mitaka, who has always been very confident in his own temperament and appearance, actually felt ashamed when he saw Yuto Kiba.
"Oh, it's the lumberyard. What's up?" Jiang Jing asked, somewhat surprised, as he arrived at the door.
"Hello, I am Yuto Kiba from Class 1, Grade 1." Yuto Kiba bowed slightly to Jin Mitaka and the others very politely, and then looked at Jiang Jing.
"Kanda-senpai, I've come to deliver something to you."
On the handsome man's face, there was no trace of the dissatisfaction or resentment he felt a few days ago when Jiang Jing punched him and seriously injured him. His eyes were respectful and gentle, and his personality was so good that it was impossible for anyone to dislike him.
P.S.: Second update complete! Two chapters, 5000 words each, today! Remember to vote and support me! ^-^
Chapter 40 One punch is invincible, but I'm not bald.
"Delivering something? Oh."
Jiang Jing's eyes flickered slightly as he recalled what Rias had told him the day before yesterday morning: to register him for a legal superhuman identity.
Under the watchful eyes of Shiina Mashiro and the other two, Jiang Jing led Kiba Yuto to his room, then closed the door, leaving the three who wanted to follow him outside.
Upon entering the room, Kiba Yuto took out a palm-sized magic circle scroll, looked at him with an inquiring gaze, and slapped it on the ground after Jiang Jing nodded.
hum! !
The magic circle unique to the Department of Mysterious Research on the scroll emitted a faint purple light, then formed a soundproof barrier that enveloped the room, preventing outsiders from hearing their conversation.
"Kanda-senpai, this is the identification document that the department head applied for for you at the Astronomical Survey Association. This phone contains detailed information about the Astronomical Survey Association and things we need to be careful about when we're around ordinary people."
"At the same time, this phone has been modified with magical inscriptions and must be activated by mental energy binding. We don't have to worry about others intruding and probing our secrets, and it's also convenient for our club to communicate normally."
"This modified phone was specially made by the minister to prevent us from being unable to contact him when we encounter danger, because we are in a barrier or a dangerous area without a model number."
Kiba Yuto took out an identity card with a black back, engraved with mysterious cloud patterns, and a high-end smartphone with a matte white finish and sleek lines, and handed it to Jiang Jing.
"The Celestial Monitoring Association?" Jiang Jing's eyes flickered slightly. Without refusing, he reached out and took the ID card and the phone.
The so-called Celestial Surveillance Association was established by Emperor Wu of Xia, the strongest man in the human world. It covers the whole world and is divided into five major regions. It is an administrative organization to deal with and supervise all extraordinary beings in the world.
Due to time constraints, Rias only briefly mentioned it that day without going into details. After receiving the phone, Jiang Jing followed Kiba Yuuto's instructions and used his mental power to bind the phone.
Ding-dong! The black phone screen lit up, and a sexy succubus holding a trident jumped out. The phone system began initialization and loading.
"Leaving aside modifications and all that, this phone isn't cheap, is it?" Jiang Jing tossed the reset phone aside and asked Kiba Yuto.
“This phone is a custom-designed version of the latest model from Trident Mobile, the company owned by the minister. It’s worth around 100,000 yen on the market. With the enchanting materials included, not counting labor costs, it’ll be around 5 million yen,” Yuto Kiba explained.
Because the Japanese emperor was very pragmatic and submitted voluntarily, although Japan was changed to an autonomous prefecture, most of its systems remained unchanged.
For example, if the currency is still the Japanese yen, one Xia coin is equal to about fifteen Japanese yen, which means this phone is worth more than 300,000 Xia coins.
"Five million yen." Jiang Jing blinked, then looked down at himself, scanned his room, and suddenly realized that the most valuable thing he had right now was his cell phone.
"Wait a minute, how come Rias has a mobile phone manufacturing company?" Jiang Jing noticed at this moment, as he didn't remember Rias having any company in the original work.
However, the course of world history took a turn three hundred years ago, so he wasn't too surprised that things were different.
Yuto Kiba: "Oh, this company was given to the minister by the Duke after he came to the human world from the underworld. The Duke was worried that the minister would not have enough money, so he separated it from the Jimon Group. It's just a small company with a market value of 15 billion yen."
"The Gimon Group, the company of the Duke of the Underworld Demons?"
"Yes, the Human Gene Group was founded more than a hundred years ago and has now expanded into many industries. It ranks fifty-first in the Fortune Global 500 and has a market value of more than 500 billion Japanese yen." Kiba Yuto patiently introduced it to Jiang Jing.
Jiang Jing narrowed his eyes and suddenly asked, "Are there many companies and groups like these that are backed by powerful forces such as the Underworld and the Celestial Realm?"
"Senior Kanda is indeed amazing. That's right. Many of the world's top 500 companies are owned by various powerful forces. For example, the 30th-ranked Holy Song Group belongs to the Celestial Realm, the 41st-ranked Puzhao Group belongs to the Pure Land, and the 8th-ranked Xianpin Group is managed by the Eastern Heavenly Court."
"After all, how can a company group built by ordinary people in just a few decades compare to those companies run by long-lived species that can live for hundreds or thousands of years? If they were established in the early stages of the industrial age two hundred years ago, they would have outlived them, not to mention the product advantages aided by various magic and immortal arts."
"Under the management of various forces, these groups have gradually formed a dominant monopoly in many profitable industries. Fortunately, out of consideration for the powerful figures, they have not gone too far, but have merely used them as footholds in the human world for convenience."
"Moreover, there are many amazing geniuses among humans who have created multinational corporations from scratch in just a few years or a decade, accounting for half of the total."
"It seems this world is more interesting than I imagined." Sitting on the ground, Jiang Jing laughed, resting his chin on his hand.
"Of course, Kanda-senpai, you will stand at the pinnacle of the extraordinary world sooner or later." Kiba Yuuto looked at Jiang Jing with a hint of admiration in his eyes.
After being severely injured by Jiang Jing's unparalleled punch that day, Kiba Yuuto deeply respected and admired Jiang Jing, who had no arrogance as a powerful awakened being and was usually very easygoing in his speech and actions.
"Peak of the Transcendent Realm! I have no interest in this." Jiang Jing waved his hand dismissively. At this moment, his phone had finished initializing and started up, drawing his attention to it.
"As expected of Kanda-senpai." Kiba Yuto nodded, looking at Jiang Jing with admiration.
Following Kiba Yuto's instructions, Jiang Jing opened an app on his phone that resembled a coiled five-clawed golden dragon, accessed the website of the Astronomical Monitoring Association, and then registered and activated it by entering his ID card number.
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