Various Ratings

Ten minutes later.

Xi Shenlian had already left the cafe a few minutes ago.

Ouin Chiyoka, however, was still sitting in the quiet cafe, sipping her coffee with a slightly serious expression, as if deep in thought.

Suddenly.

Amidst the music, her phone, tucked away in her pocket, began to vibrate.

After taking out her phone and checking the caller ID, she answered the call directly.

A second later, a somewhat aged and hoarse voice came from the other end.

The person on the other end got straight to the point:

"You snuck out to play and encountered a newly Awakened individual?"

Ouin Chiyoka raised an eyebrow slightly:

"...Grandfather, how did you know?"

"Various factions have been observing the newcomer for some time, conducting remote evaluations. They recently discovered that the individual unexpectedly encountered you and even held you captive, yet didn't harm you, seemingly engaging in casual conversation. This led them to contact us directly... It's also caused the other two factions to suspect we're operating outside the rules, having prematurely contacted the individual. Therefore, we need to know what he discussed with you to provide an explanation."

After hearing all this.

Ouin Chiyoka sighed softly.

To be honest.

If she were in the shoes of the other two factions, she would also be somewhat suspicious.

But she had genuinely stumbled upon Xi Shenlian by chance.

So.

She could only reluctantly recount the details of their conversation over the phone.

"...So, that guy killed a group of gangsters and then tricked you into coming out by pretending to leave?"

"Yes."

The old man on the other end of the line asked:

"How far were you from him at the time? Did you deliberately conceal your tracks? What area were you in?"

Recalling the details, Ouin Chiyoka answered in order:

"At the time, I was about seventy meters away from him and the gangsters."

"I deliberately concealed myself while observing the situation."

"I was near a bustling street, with two KTVs operating nearby."

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone.

"It seems the individual is far more exceptional than anticipated."

"Your concealment abilities, if I recall, were quite good among the younger generation..."

"Not only did he fully control his powers shortly after awakening, but his innate sensory abilities allowed him to detect you, hidden dozens of meters away, amidst the noise of the city... This is more than just an [85-point] talent..."

Hearing this.

Ouin Chiyoka, feeling like she was merely a foil for Xi Shenlian, fell silent.

She felt a sense of being a stepping stone.

She asked with a hint of unwillingness:

"...Is that guy really a newly Awakened Awakened one?"

The old man on the other end replied:

"According to our estimations, he began awakening within the last three months, as his activity patterns show significant changes during this period, especially in the last two months."

"According to the evaluators' estimates, his [Safety and Controllability Score] and [Innate Talent Score] are [65 points] and [85 points] respectively."

"The former, [Safety and Controllability Score], is based on his behavior before and after awakening. He originally had [90 points]; before awakening, he never fought and basically avoided conflict with anyone. After awakening, he didn't commit any heinous acts, at most indulging in extravagance, a hedonist, and his mental state appeared very stable, hence the high score of [90 points]."

"But then he suddenly massacred over a dozen gangsters, and deliberately left some of them alive to live a life worse than death..."

"According to the psychological profiling report, the observers found that he holds some peculiar, rather extreme views."

"This leads to occasional loss of control, but most of the time he is relatively safe and harmless as long as no one deliberately provokes him, so the evaluators ultimately gave him a passing score of [65 points]."

"As for the [85 points] for [Innate Talent Score], as the name suggests, it refers to his demonstrated talent. He completely controlled his powers in an extremely short period, and his physical appearance exhibited abnormalities, with noticeable changes in his pupils and hair color. This indicates he has awakened to a certain degree in a short time, with an awakening speed far exceeding that of most ordinary Awakened. Furthermore, according to the information we've obtained, he has displayed many non-human characteristics, such as being able to consume metal, porcelain, and glass, and digest them, as well as..."

At this point.

The old man on the other end of the phone hesitated slightly.

He looked at the documents in his hand.

He felt it would be better not to directly tell his granddaughter about those things.

Ultimately.

He decided to use a more euphemistic approach:

"The other party can also go without sleep for thirty days and nights while engaging in high-intensity exercise."

Even for someone as knowledgeable as himself, the old man on the other end of the phone couldn't help but exclaim inwardly:

What a freak of nature…

Besides that.

What puzzled him even more was a certain line in the report.

[Afterward, through extraction and testing of the various hostesses, we discovered that the composition of the other party's remains was overly complex and peculiar, containing cola, Sprite, milk, glucose… but absolutely no DNA.]

This line.

Left the old man utterly stunned:

What the hell is that???

He couldn't understand it at all!

Even.

After he took out his glasses and pondered it over and over.

He still didn't get it.

Was he a beverage factory in his past life???

However.

His excellent composure allowed him to maintain a calm tone. While pondering strange matters, he calmly and composedly said to his granddaughter:

"Chiyoka, since the other party has already refused your recruitment, you don't need to dwell on it too much. Just maintain a normal relationship. As one of the branch families, we cannot overstep. The main family will handle the rest; we don't need to get too involved…"

Facing her elder's direct words.

Ouin Chiyoka could only reply with slight unwillingness in her heart:

"I understand."

Just as Xi Shenlian had predicted.

Although Ouin Chiyoka was indeed a member of the Ouin family.

Her true status was not that high.

Or rather, she wasn't a direct descendant.

She was merely a member of one of the branch families.

As a super clan with a history spanning thousands of years and holding a dominant position in the country, the true direct descendants of the Ouin family would absolutely not be wandering around without any bodyguards…

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