Jiang Yuanchi

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Jiang Yuanchi (姜苑迟)
Alias(es)	Thunderbolt King Jiang Yuanchi; Senior Jiang
Species/Race	Earthling
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Thousand Radiance Society; Stephenson; Stephenson's Six Apostles; Anonymous City
Occupation/Role	Evocation Magician; Chief Magician of Anonymous City; representative for Stephenson
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 55

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Magician / first-year Professional	55–56	Becomes Shang University's first registered Professional and publicly uses Magic-enhanced fireworks. Her Magician inheritance originated from her year in Stephenson. 55 56 76
Fourth-Order Magician — Level 16	373	Returns as Stephenson's representative and reveals that her seclusion resulted in a breakthrough to Level 16. 373
Legendary	559	Reaches the Legendary tier after spending an afternoon attempting to advance, becoming Anonymous City's key high-level combatant. 559

Background

Jiang Yuanchi took a year away from university and lived in Stephenson as a commoner. During that period, she acquired a Magician inheritance; she later explained that her return to Earth was because her visa had expired, while declining to discuss the matter further. 76

She was exceptionally accepted as a disciple of Ansu Li and listed among Stephenson's Six Apostles ahead of the strength normally expected for that position. Her contribution to Stephenson and the full circumstances of her early stay there remain undisclosed. 502

Upon the emergence of Professionals at Shang University, Jiang became the school's first registered Professional. She publicly retaliated against rumors surrounding her leave of absence with a prolonged pink firework message over the theater, inadvertently forcing the Thousand Radiance Society to relocate its training camp. 55 56 57

She later joined the Thousand Radiance Society training camp, where her academic results matched Xu Nan's and earned them special tutoring. She and Xu Nan were selected for early practical training alongside three melee Professionals. 62 70

Appearance

Jiang Yuanchi is a strikingly beautiful woman whose reserved expression and austere presentation initially make her seem intimidating. She is extremely nearsighted—around 800 degrees—and her distant gaze, poor spatial awareness, and occasional mistakes without glasses are consequences of that condition rather than deliberate coldness. 56 61

• Often wears black-and-white, deliberately non-sensual clothing, including a stern autumn trench coat. 61 67
• Uses glasses or contact lenses; she is notably more alert and sharp-eyed while wearing contacts. 373
• Has appeared in a red dress, a fiery-red Magician robe, and a custom dark-gold Magician robe. 373 396 475
• Carries a delicate staff when casting and has access to storage equipment. 75
• Possesses a Fairy Dragon familiar known as Loach. 75 385

Personality

Jiang Yuanchi is serious, direct, and generally unbothered by social expectations. Her bluntness can create awkward situations, but she does not appear deliberately cruel; she often reacts slowly to ordinary social cues and speaks plainly once she understands a situation. 56 62

She is highly private about Stephenson, her past, and matters she considers sensitive. Even with Xu Nan, whom she trusts and assists repeatedly, she avoids revealing more than she chooses to share. 76 384 502

In practical matters, Jiang is meticulous and decisive. She takes dangerous responsibilities seriously, conducts independent sweeps of Anonymous City's surroundings, and accepts the division of duties in which she manages external affairs. 396 397

Abilities & Skills

Evocation Magic

Jiang specializes in Evocation, particularly lightning Magic. Her attacks are powerful enough to eliminate large groups of monsters, incapacitate military intruders, and make her Anonymous City's foremost direct combat asset. 75 377 383

• Casts Empowered Lightning Chain, which instantly killed more than twenty Earth Fiends. 75
• Accumulates and controls large-scale lightning power before releasing it, allowing her to incapacitate targets rather than kill them outright. 377
• Her lightning Magic is especially effective against certain Ancient God-related summons. 183
• Her early combat experience was limited, and uncontrolled Lightning Chains repeatedly struck Xu Nan as friendly fire. 76 77
• Her spells can cause substantial collateral damage; she once destroyed much of an ancient city street district during an operation. 183

Magical Communication

Jiang can communicate with and appease rampaging magic items, a skill Xu Nan lacked during the Demon God Monastery expedition. 67

• Calmed hostile magic items that had overwhelmed Xu Nan. 67
• Her magical aptitude and Stephenson experience give her broad utility beyond direct combat. 76 386

Transformation Magic

Despite specializing in lightning Evocation, Jiang can use high-level transformation Magic through copied scrolls. 386

• Successfully transformed Xu Nan into a dog for approximately three hours. 386
• The spell was a one-time casting and left most of Xu Nan's abilities unavailable in canine form. 386

Arcane Utility

Jiang demonstrates advanced control over general Magician techniques and battlefield support. 373 475

• Creates multiple Soundproof Barriers with casual casting. 373
• Uses teleportation portals for rapid travel. 396 476
• Possesses enough magical awareness to detect concealed scouts at close range. 385
• Uses a storage item to carry supplies without a backpack. 75

Equipment

• Delicate staff — used while casting Empowered Lightning Chain. 75
• Storage equipment — carries supplies and, on one occasion, claimed to hold Xu Nan's belongings. 75
• Knockoff Magic Carpet — used during the Five Yang Lake incident. 98
• Glasses and contact lenses — necessary aids for her severe nearsightedness. 56 373
• Fairy Dragon familiar, Loach — assists with support Magic such as healing. 385

Relationships

• Xu Nan — Junior colleague, frequent partner, and trusted collaborator. They trained together, explored River Bend, coordinated Stephenson affairs, and later divided Anonymous City's administration between internal and external responsibilities. 75 76 373 397
• Ansu Li — Mentor and Stephenson authority; Jiang is her disciple and one of Stephenson's Six Apostles. 200 502
• Qin Lele — Fellow Earth Professional and occasional rival for Xu Nan's attention; Jiang remains suspicious of Qin Lele's connection to the Celestial God Kingdom. 373
• Zhang Yingluo — Senior student with whom Jiang has a tense prior history; their encounters are marked by open hostility. 97 98
• Xiu Yifeng — Childhood acquaintance who describes his feelings for Jiang as protective sibling-like affection; his relationship with her is visibly uncomfortable. 115
• Qi Zijun — Roommate. Jiang assists in arranging Qi Zijun's safety after Song Xiaocheng disappears. 375
• Emma — Works for Jiang and is also Ansu Li's disciple; Emma is intensely devoted to Jiang. 200
• Loach — Her Fairy Dragon familiar. 75 385
• Blazing Fire — Ship Spirit of the Cloud Ascending Ship. Jiang's difficult questioning can reduce him to near-system failure, and he appears to hold some hostility toward her. 397

Story Role / Major Arcs

Shang University and Training Camp

Jiang's public firework display announces the arrival of a new era at Shang University while punishing those who spread rumors about her. She subsequently enters the Thousand Radiance Society training camp, where she becomes one of its top students and an early practical-training participant. 55 56 62 70

Demon God Monastery and River Bend

She assists Xu Nan in the Demon God Monastery by pacifying magic items, then partners with him in River Bend. There, her Empowered Lightning Chain demonstrates extraordinary destructive power against Earth Fiends, while her poor control creates a running problem of electrocuting Xu Nan. 67 75 76

Thousand Sand Island

As a training-camp mentor, Jiang confronts the conflict between the City East and City North camps. She and Xu Nan defeat two hostile instructors, after which she adds Lightning Chains to the unconscious opponents. 122 132

Stephenson Representative and Anonymous City

Jiang returns from Stephenson as one of the Six Apostles and reveals her Level 16 breakthrough. She joins Anonymous City's leadership as Chief Magician, handles external affairs, clears monster nests, and provides the city with its primary deterrent force. 373 377 383 397

Legendary Advancement

After returning with an Alchemist team and Ansu Li's warning concerning the Curse Sorcerer's Village, Jiang rapidly advances to Legendary. Her promotion gives Anonymous City the high-level defender it urgently needs. 559

Trivia

• Jiang's nickname, Thunderbolt King, originated from Xu Nan's characterization of her repeated accidental “electrotherapy” of him. 76
• She initially sat outside the theater not to intimidate rumor spreaders, but because she could not see well enough to find her way and hoped someone would guide her. 56
• She once mistook a window for a door while entering Xu Nan's residence. 373
• She considers Xu Nan's claim of tanking in melee to be a reason he should stand in front of monsters. 75