As he mulled things over, he listened to Guang Ling’s mission preview.

Capitalist also shared some intel. "A small correction to Guang Ling’s details. There are a total of six Tier Three Extraordinary members from the Round Table Conference in Greenfield City, but there are also more than ten below Tier Three. The European Administrative Region has paid a high price for the Liu Clan, or rather, for the Witch Hunt."

Guang Ling added, "Capitalist is right. However, these members below Tier Three won’t affect our operation for now. In a battle between those above Tier Three, anyone below that is no different from cannon fodder."

Lin Qi was silent.

’What does he mean, "no different from cannon fodder"?’

’Is Guang Ling not even treating me like a Tier One?’

This made Lin Qi even more certain that Guang Ling knew something about his abilities.

’When did I expose my Ability?’

’My Blood Manipulation might have been revealed on the Red and Green Train, and during the assassination of Si Ying.’

’I only used Momentum Manipulation once in the Cyber World, and as for Spiritual Power Materialization, I haven’t used it even once.’

’Could Guang Ling possibly think my Blood Manipulation alone would be helpful in a Tier Three battle?’

Lin Qi pondered this carefully.

Blood Manipulation was extremely effective against ordinary users of Prosthetic Implantation.

But when facing an Extraordinary, even Lin Qi himself wasn’t sure how effective the Ability would be.

The meeting lasted for nearly half an hour, but the latter half didn’t contain much information that interested Lin Qi.

Capitalist and Master Ma brought up the new M-level Potion that Lin Qi had sent over.

Lin Qi stated that a High Level Potion was still under research and might yield results soon.

Including King Arthur, all three showed a keen interest in Lin Qi’s new Potion.

As for Guang Ling, he remained silent, as if things like Potions were of no help to him.

Through the shadows, Lin Qi looked at Guang Ling.

’What is Guang Ling’s Profession?’

’He’s never shown any signs of it.’

But Lin Qi believed that in a Highest-Level Mercenary Corps, there would be no ordinary people, and certainly no mere Implanters.

Knights, Martial Artists, Wizards...

Even Capitalist, as he’d gathered from past conversations, was an Extraordinary Professional, just more mysterious than Lin Qi, with an unknown Profession.

Guang Ling’s Extraordinary Power...

’Could it be related to the network?’

Lin Qi had never heard of an Extraordinary with that type of Ability.

The meeting didn’t last long enough for Lin Qi to ponder it for too long.

Just as the meeting was about to hit the half-hour mark, Guang Ling spoke up. "This temporary meeting ends here. The recent frequency of our meetings has already triggered the cyber network’s detection mechanisms."

"I will contact you all again via email before the operation begins."

The members present had no objections and left the meeting room one by one.

His focus returned to reality. Lin Qi was in the bathroom, facing the mirror above the sink.

’Starting tomorrow night, I probably won’t have much time to rest.’

’Once a member of the Round Table Conference dies, the situation in Greenfield City is bound to escalate quickly.’

’The survival of Liu’s Heavy Industries has a huge impact on me. Whether for advanced studies in Prosthetic Engineering or Pharmacy, I need to rely on the company’s resources. The Liu Clan must not fall.’

He splashed his face with cool water, then dried it with a towel.

Lin Qi walked out of the bathroom and lay down on his bed.

He closed his eyes to rest and waited for the [Door] to finish its cooldown.

He had to rely on the environment of the Doomsday World to reach Tier Two as quickly as possible.

...

2:00 AM, March 8, 2089.

Lin Qi’s eyes opened on schedule. The [Door]’s cooldown was complete. He immediately chose to open it and travel to the Doomsday World.

An endless darkness swept past, yet it felt like an instant. When light reappeared before him, Lin Qi had already arrived in the Doomsday World.

The moment he arrived in the Doomsday World, Lin Qi immediately activated his Spiritual Vision.

He still didn’t sense any prying eyes. It seemed that, just like every other crossing, he hadn’t attracted the attention of any entity.

He tried to begin his Meditation.

The surrounding Spiritual Particles displayed an activity that could Transcend the norm, still at about twenty percent higher.

’Whatever. I’m already here. As long as no real danger erupts, I’ll just treat it as a bonus.’

Meditating in this environment, his efficiency was already nearing twenty times that of the Cyber World.

This was an environment that a Wizard Professional from the Cyber World couldn’t even dream of.

Closing his eyes, Lin Qi accepted the baptism of Spiritual Particles with a mix of trepidation and acceptance.

The range of his Spiritual Vision quietly expanded.

One hundred eighty meters, one hundred eighty-five, one hundred ninety...

The limit for Tier One was two hundred meters. Lin Qi was not far from the threshold of Tier Two.

While sensing the coverage area of his Spiritual Vision, Lin Qi suddenly detected an anomalous region.

The Spiritual Particles there seemed to have undergone a strange change, just like the ones around him. Their activity was amplified, though not to the same twenty percent.

The laboratory!

The Pharmacy Laboratory he had built himself.

Xia Chu was inside, in Meditation.

’There’s a change around Xia Chu, too?’

’This change in Spiritual Particles isn’t just targeting me?’

Although he hadn’t figured out the source of the change, Lin Qi quietly breathed a sigh of relief after discovering he wasn’t the only special case.

The pressure of feeling like he was being watched over by some unknown entity was too much.

Pausing his Meditation, Lin Qi walked out of the conference room and found Wang Ziru.

Wang Ziru had been dozing in a chair, but he looked up at the sound of footsteps. Seeing that it was Lin Qi, he immediately perked up.

Wang Ziru quickly asked, "Boss, what are your orders?"

"I want to see the other Extraordinaries in the camp."

Lin Qi wanted to see if the Spiritual Particles would behave abnormally when they entered Meditation.

"Of course. Please follow me."

Wang Ziru knew the camp like the back of his hand. Without needing to ask anyone, he led Lin Qi to the fifth floor and to four Extraordinaries.

Of the four Extraordinaries, three had Abilities that leaned toward partial body reinforcement, which seemed well-suited for development along the Martial Artist path from the Cyber World.

In the early stages of the Martial Artist Profession, Spiritual Power only grows passively.

It was clearly unrealistic for Lin Qi to expect to teach these three Meditation.

Fortunately, there was still one Extraordinary left who had awakened Telekinesis.

Since their Ability was inherently geared toward Spiritual Power, learning Meditation wouldn’t be difficult.

Lin Qi taught him personally. After a long time, the Extraordinary finally managed to slowly enter the state.

Judging solely by the speed at which he entered Meditation, this person’s Talent seemed far inferior to Xia Chu’s.

He activated his Spiritual Vision.

The surrounding Spiritual Particles showed a distinct change in activity. The fluctuation was very slight, not as high as Lin Qi’s twenty percent, nor as much as Xia Chu’s.

A great weight was lifted from his heart. Although he still didn’t know the source of the anomaly, at least it now seemed that this was definitely not an isolated phenomenon.