"What's with all those expressions?"
The moment Su Qiangwei spoke, she shattered the heavy atmosphere at the scene.
"The world is huge. There must be some superpower that can extend your life!"
She stared unblinkingly at the lock of white hair above Ma Ran's forehead. "I'll help you find it!"
With Myriad Transformations in hand, I'll rule the world!
Wasn't Limited Precognition just consuming one's lifespan?
Su Qiangwei planned to apply tomorrow and make a trip to Yingchuan Academy.
Maybe after copying Cellular Longevity, she would be able to help Ma Ran resolve this hidden danger.
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Ma Ran brushed aside the lock of white hair that had fallen over his forehead.
He raised his head and looked at Su Qiangwei. His eyes were clear as he said firmly, "I believe you."
Although Su Qiangwei usually acted like an unreliable goofball, her promises carried considerable weight in Ma Ran's heart.
Huang Weiguo, who was nearby, also came back to his senses and began pondering Ma Ran's prophecy.
"Jinshui Town, two days from now."
"Many innocent people will die because of the 'alien incident.'"
This was supposed to be peacetime!
The number Ma Ran had mentioned absolutely could not be covered up. It would be a major incident!
What should they do then?
Announce to the public that aliens truly existed?
What a joke!
Even if they directly made the Black Rock Martial Way system public, they still could not reveal this information!
After all, the two known alien forces were not "friends of the universe." They were all malicious invaders, conquerors, and destroyers!
Looking at Huang Weiguo's expression, Ma Ran knew that his identity as a prophet had temporarily been established.
When it came to matters like this, people had always preferred to believe that something existed rather than risk believing it did not.
Not to mention...
The imminent crisis he had mentioned was indeed the truth!
Before his rebirth, this alien civilization's invasion had barely been covered up as the "Jinshui Chemical Plant Explosion."
It was all thanks to Yingchuan Academy sending out a superpowered individual afterward who could erase short-term painful memories. Otherwise, this matter truly would have been impossible to handle.
As far as Ma Ran remembered, the aftermath had been handled quite well.
But the compatriots who had died could not come back to life.
With the nation's foundations, as long as they received the news in advance and made full preparations, the number of casualties should be reduced to a very low level.
This was also one of the few disasters that could be resolved through conventional forces and firearms alone.
Six hundred and fifty-three.
Compared with Earth's current total population, it sounded like nothing more than an insignificant number.
Ma Ran knew better than anyone...
In the final years before his rebirth, the populations of any ten shelters combined would not have been enough to make up that number!
When civilizations collided, high-end combat power was important, but the middle and lower tiers of the population could not be overlooked either.
Any arrogant, self-important notion could bring disastrous consequences!
Saving the world had to begin with every little thing.
Advantages were accumulated bit by bit as well. They would not appear out of thin air.
As long as there were people he could save, Ma Ran would find a way to save as many as possible.
"I'll go back and organize the 'Black Rock Guidance Technique' first."
Ma Ran glanced at the time and promised Director Huang, "I'll send it to you before eight tonight."
As he left the medical building, he vaguely heard the familiar voices often heard on the news broadcast coming from Director Huang's phone.
The participants in an online conference hall were passionately discussing the contents of Ma Ran's prophecy.
Ma Ran walked toward the dormitory without looking back.
Regarding the alien invasion team that would descend on Jinshui Town two days later, he had done everything he needed to do.
The rest would be left to Director Huang.
The next morning.
6:35 a.m.
After a quick wash, Ma Ran put his toothbrush into the cup and casually tapped the washbasin.
He now thoroughly understood the medal ability of the Fragment Prophet.
When it said "fragment," it truly meant fragmented.
Want to use this ability to see coherent scenes that followed a logical progression?
No such thing!
What he could see through the Fragment Prophet did not depend on Ma Ran's subjective will.
The future scenes he could predict were extremely random.
They might be a scene of someone brushing their teeth and washing their face, or a fragment of some degenerate gambler staring at the television and waiting for the lottery numbers to be announced.
"Before the Fragment Prophet advances to a higher level, its practical use is limited."
"But..."
"I need it to exist for my own sake!"
It was impossible for Ma Ran to do nothing every day and wait for it to randomly predict useful information.
But it could provide an entirely new perspective.
When observing the same matter from different angles, what one saw and the thoughts one formed could be completely different.
As a Reborn One, Ma Ran could use his foreknowledge to change many things, but that did not mean he was an omniscient and omnipotent being.
As Ma Ran's plans progressed, the butterfly effect would grow increasingly severe, and the unknown factors would multiply.
The Fragment Prophet's ability could help Ma Ran fill in the gaps when such situations arose.
At the same time...
Ma Ran could also use his precognitive ability to lay the groundwork for future developments.
"In this chaotic world, life drifts on. That is your judgment of the living. Your contemptuous smile says everything about your bearing..."
His phone suddenly rang.
With a swipe of one finger, a familiar voice reached his ear.
"Son, are you awake?"
It was Ma Ran's mother.
Delight mingled with a trace of worry and concern.
"I'm awake."
Ma Ran answered honestly, "I was just about to go eat breakfast."
"Eat on time and develop good habits... Hey, don't grab it! I'm talking to my son!"
A burst of commotion came from the other end of the phone.
After a moment, Ma Ran's father took over the phone.
"Your mother never gets to the point!"
"A sum of money suddenly appeared in your mother's and my bank accounts. It's about three million in total, and the transfer description says 'research funding.'"
"Son, you couldn't have embezzled the funding Caolu Academy gave you, could you?"
"We have to conduct ourselves with integrity, we have to... Hey, what are you grabbing it for? I haven't finished speaking!"
The corner of Ma Ran's mouth twitched slightly. He said in a low voice, "The staff must have made a mistake. That three million isn't research funding. It's part of the reward I received for producing results in my recent research."
"For the next fifty years, twenty-three thousand yuan will be deposited into your bank accounts on the fifteenth of every month."
The money Ma Ran's parents had received was part of the reward for the Black Rock Guidance Technique.
After he finished speaking, two muffled cheers came from the other end of the phone.
"Keep it for yourself. Don't give it to us."
Ma Ran's father seemed determined to display the attitude that "my son has excellent genes, so it's only natural for him to be awesome." He tried hard to appear calm, but his light tone was filled with an infectious happiness.
"Son, keep the money and eat more good food. Find yourself a girlfriend. Your father and I are waiting to hold our grandson."
Ma Ran's mother was much more straightforward. She said whatever came to mind, without the slightest pretense. Her concern was genuine and perfectly clear.
Ma Ran, however, listened with a face full of question marks.
He was not even eighteen yet, was he?
Who had told him in his previous life that he was not allowed to date even after entering university?
Actually, when he thought about it carefully, his parents' change made perfect sense.
After his rebirth, he had performed far too outstandingly, making his parents feel that their son could already stand on his own, perhaps?
"You've misunderstood. The three million and the fixed monthly project dividends from now on don't need to go through me."
The corners of Ma Ran's lips lifted. "You don't need to send me living expenses either. There's nowhere to spend money here."
"Even if I go out for research and fieldwork, Caolu Academy will fully reimburse my food, clothing, accommodation, and transportation."
That was still too modest.
Judging from how much the heads of the various academies valued Ma Ran now...
The moment Ma Ran started playing a pay-to-win game, large sums of money would be deposited into his WeChat Wallet and Alipay accounts.
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