Chapter 153: Chapter 145: A Tier Four Big Shot Visits

"So this is your brother? He’s pretty handsome, just a little young for my taste. Your teacher here prefers mature men."

The woman’s tone was somewhat flirtatious as she sized up Lin Qi’s features, offering her assessment.

"Handsome? Him?"

Lin Xin looked up, her gaze falling on the Prosthetic Bodies that made up Lin Qi’s arms and legs, a look of disgust on her face.

Lin Qi walked over to face Lin Xin and sat on the sofa in the clinic’s reception area. "Lin Xin," he said, "I think you should introduce us. Who is she?"

Lin Xin didn’t speak, instead looking at the woman.

The woman, perfectly composed, sat down across from Lin Qi.

"Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Baili Xueyuan. My surname is Baili, so don’t get it wrong."

"Furthermore, I’m Lin Xin’s teacher. Not a teacher in the traditional sense, like at a school here in Red Fruit City, but a teacher of Extraordinary Professionals."

"Given your status, you should know what an Extraordinary Professional is."

Baili Xueyuan got straight to the point.

As for the status she had mentioned, Lin Qi didn’t think she was referring to his Profession as a Wizard, but rather his identity as a corporate employee.

Beyond that, Lin Qi also noted her surname.

’Baili?’

That strange surname didn’t sound like it came from an ordinary Cyber City. It seemed more like something from the Eastern Alliance.

Pondering his words, Lin Qi decided to answer Baili Xueyuan from the perspective of an A-Class Pharmaceutical Researcher. "Extraordinary Professionals? Of course I know about them. They’re the most stable source of Extraordinary Materials."

Lin Qi was leading Baili Xueyuan to misjudge his identity even further.

’An A-Class Researcher in Pharmacy. A-Class at nineteen years old.’

He would use his background with Liu’s Heavy Industries to make this Extraordinary Professional of unknown Level hesitate.

As expected, Baili Xueyuan immediately processed the information from Lin Qi’s words.

"Didn’t you say your brother was an L-Class Researcher in Prosthetic Engineering?"

Baili Xueyuan asked Lin Xin in a stage whisper, making no attempt to be discreet.

Lin Xin looked confused. "Isn’t he?"

In Lin Xin’s mind, Lin Qi was a complete Prosthetic Body fanatic. He had even delved deep into Prosthetic Engineering just so he could install them, becoming an L-level Researcher in the process.

Lin Qi glanced at Lin Xin. As expected, she was the one who had leaked his "identity."

For an L-level Researcher, the existence of Extraordinary Professionals was hardly a secret.

Many L-Class Prosthetic Bodies had to be specially customized for Extraordinary Professionals like Knights and Martial Artists.

"Your information is out of date. I got a promotion a few days ago. A-Class. I also transferred departments. I’m now an A-level Researcher in Liu’s Heavy Industries’ Pharmaceutical Department, and I’m still on the fast track for key development."

He continued to deliberately flash his cover identity as an A-level Researcher, adding even more weight to it.

’This woman is most likely from the Assassin Alliance,’ he thought. ’That’s just a T1 Mercenary Corps. Perhaps this will be enough to intimidate her.’

Hearing this information, the woman’s brow did indeed furrow.

She turned to Lin Xin and said, "This is a bit troublesome. You’re no longer clean."

’Not clean? What does that mean?’ 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Lin Xin was baffled, and Lin Qi was just as confused.

’What exactly was this woman’s purpose in coming back with Lin Xin today?’

Baili Xueyuan explained to Lin Xin, "I suppose it’s my fault. If I had taken you back earlier to handle the procedures, it wouldn’t be this much trouble."

"But something came up suddenly in Greenfield City, and I had to rush over to take charge. I finally managed to deal with a couple of young punks and was just about to find time to come to Red Fruit City, but then some old lunatic of a Martial Artist showed up in Greenfield City and tied me up for a few days."

"Although, I have to say, that old lunatic was pretty intense, and not bad-looking either... Ahem, but I’m getting sidetracked."

"Now that a member of your immediate family is on the verge of entering the inner circle of a major corporation, it means your background isn’t clean anymore. The Alliance’s review process will be a huge pain."

"You need to come with me to Yu Chuan City as soon as possible. We have to get the process done while those other two old coots aren’t back yet, otherwise it’ll be even more trouble."

Baili Xueyuan’s words were so information-dense that Lin Qi’s brain nearly crashed.

’Greenfield City... take charge?’

That sounded a bit familiar.

’Back when he and King Arthur were on that mission, they were worried their Tier Three combat strength wouldn’t be enough, so they had called in the Tier Four Master Ma to hold down the fort.’

Only a Tier Four Extraordinary could use a phrase like "take charge" in a place like Greenfield City!

’And didn’t this woman just mention an old lunatic Martial Artist? Who tied her up for a few days?’

’Why does that story sound so familiar?’

If he recalled correctly, Master Ma had mentioned something in the Highest Level temporary channel chat.

’That he’d been tangled up with a Tier Four Blood Robe from the Assassin Alliance?’

’This woman is a Tier Four Extraordinary Professional?’

Lin Qi felt the pressure instantly. This was the first time he had ever come face to face with a Tier Four.

Although they didn’t seem to be hostile at the moment, Lin Qi immediately reined in his Spiritual Power and completely retracted his Spiritual Vision.

According to intel from within the Highest-Level Mercenary Corps, Blood Robe Extraordinary Professionals were masters of techniques involving Spiritual Power.

’At the terrifying Level of Tier Four,’ he thought, ’it wasn’t impossible that she could discover my Wizard’s Spiritual Power.’

But this involved Lin Xin, so Lin Qi could only ask through the pressure, "You’re going to the Eastern Alliance? Voluntarily?"

Even though Lin Xin’s expression showed no signs of being forced—in fact, she even looked a little happy—Lin Qi still had to ask her directly.

"Of course! I can’t stay in Red Fruit City my whole life, and there’s no way I’m inheriting this rundown clinic like Dad wants."

"I don’t want to rot and stink away surrounded by these Prosthetic Bodies, just to lie on a clinic bed waiting to die when I’m eighty."