Awakening, Resonator

In the livestream, upon hearing Su Bai's words, Hexi's eyes immediately lit up.

Those eyes were filled with intense curiosity, a touch of regret,

and the surprise and appreciation that quietly surfaced after hearing Qilin's response.

She was deeply interested in this evolutionary path that sounded completely different from Super Gene.

What a pity. Such a rare device was actually going to be given away... She probably wouldn't have the chance to study it herself.

But when Qilin's voice came through, Hexi was taken aback once again.

This little girl had actually managed to resist such temptation and turn it down of her own accord?

Then, genuine appreciation slowly rippled through her eyes.

Keisha's thoughts were largely the same as Hexi's.

Faced with Qilin's refusal, Su Bai shook his head:

"No need. Xiao Xue said not to worry. Keisha has a Diary, and the Demon Queen has Keisha to deal with her."

Keisha?

Hearing this unfamiliar name, Qilin couldn't help feeling curious:

"This Keisha... is she very powerful?"

"Xiao Xue said that to Keisha, dealing with Morgana is like an older sister beating up her younger sister. It's nothing difficult."

Hearing this, Qilin couldn't help being shocked.

After all, anyone who could earn the title of Demon Queen was clearly no pushover, no matter how one looked at it.

Someone capable of beating Morgana senseless had to be incredibly powerful.

Keisha, who was watching the livestream, couldn't help twitching the corner of her mouth.

—And yet, she really couldn't refute it.

At the same time, she became even more certain that this transmigrator and the system behind him understood them... far more deeply than she had imagined.

Beside her, Hexi had already burst out laughing:

"Hahahahaha... What a line—'an older sister beating up her younger sister. It's nothing difficult!'"

Seeing Su Bai's determined attitude, Qilin no longer refused.

Su Bai took out a strangely shaped device and held it out to her.

"What should I do?" Qilin looked at him.

Su Bai tilted his ear and listened, clearly receiving instructions from Xiao Xue. He then repeated them:

"The Resonance Activation Device can activate the frequencies within the human body, awaken the user's Resonance Power, and turn them into a Resonator. As for how to operate it..."

"Just place your hand on it."

Qilin nodded to show that she understood.

Qilin nodded, took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and slowly pressed her hand against the surface of the device.

The next moment—

Without warning, a fierce wind suddenly whipped up, sending both Qilin and Su Bai's hair flying.

The three people in the livestream stared intently at the screen without blinking.

Hexi in particular looked almost overflowing with fervor.

Immediately afterward, a short vertical mark appeared in the center of Qilin's forehead, while the ends of her hanging hair began to take on a featherlike sheen and shape, like Yangyang's.

Qilin opened her eyes, the surprise in them not yet gone.

She looked at Su Bai, her voice brimming with barely restrained excitement and tinged with disbelief:

"I... I think I can hear the 'voice' of the wind."

As if she felt that description wasn't precise enough, she hurriedly added:

"No, not the sound of the wind... It's the 'information' carried by the wind. And... I think I can even use the wind's power..."

As Qilin's voice faded, the air currents in the otherworldly space seemed to echo her perception and began slowly circling. Wisps of wind coiled around her fingertips like tamed threads, or perhaps gleaming traces of light dancing with joy.

She raised her hand and tentatively pushed forward—

A gentle yet distinct current surged ahead, stirring the hair above Su Bai's forehead in the distance.

"It really works..." Qilin murmured, the light in her eyes growing brighter.

Inside the livestream, Hexi had practically held her breath as she watched the entire process.

She leaned forward slightly, her fingertips tapping unconsciously against the armrest—a habitual motion whenever she was absorbed in thought.

"Resonator... frequency activation... information of the wind..."

She repeated the words softly, and the light in her eyes grew increasingly intense.

"It's not Super Gene, nor is it driven by dark energy..."

Keisha's gaze was equally calm and focused.

She looked at the mark between Qilin's brows and the featherlike glow at the ends of her hair before suddenly speaking:

"And becoming a Resonator seems to cause some obvious physical changes as well."

Hexi looked at the Sound Mark on Qilin's forehead and the changes in her hair tips, then nodded.

"Indeed... I just don't know whether this is an isolated case or..."

"Also, wind... Judging by this, there should be elements like fire, water, and lightning as well?"

"I'm not sure. But I think we'll find out soon enough," Keisha said meaningfully.

Hexi nodded noncommittally.

"That's true. If they want to attract our attention, they naturally have to throw out some 'good stuff.'"

Qilin temporarily suppressed her excitement and looked at Su Bai.

"So... I've awakened a superpower that lets me control the wind?"

She appeared to be asking Su Bai, but in truth, it was more like she was asking the Xiao Xue System beside him.

Su Bai turned his gaze toward the glowing orb floating nearby.

Xiao Xue let out a soft, humanlike sigh.

Originally, she only needed to stay in the System Space. Aside from beginner guidance and quest rewards, she could drink cola, play video games, binge-watch shows, and scroll through videos—

Who could have expected that now she even had to explain an item from start to finish?

...But there was nothing she could do about it.

Who told her to make an operational mistake and cause such a mess?

She only hoped that after Su Bai recovered, he wouldn't file a complaint, considering how hard she had worked.

And so, the scene that appeared was rather like something out of "The Little Grim Reaper Elementary School Student"—

The sleeping... no, "awakened" Su Bai repeated the reasoning of "Little Detective Xiao Xue" word for word:

"You have successfully awakened and become a 'Resonator.'"

"'Resonator'?" Qilin's eyes were filled with confusion.

It was the first time she had ever heard this term.

The people in the livestream also silently memorized the term.

Resonator...

"A Resonator is a human capable of sensing and manipulating the 'frequencies' of all things. They release Resonance Power through the 'Sound Marks' on their bodies and are individuals who wield the power of 'Resonance.'"

"Su Bai" explained.

Qilin curiously touched her forehead. Right after awakening, she had sensed that something there was different—or rather, the "wind" had told her quite a lot.

"Does 'Sound Mark' refer to this thing on my forehead?"

The people in the livestream also turned their attention to the strange black mark on Qilin's forehead.

Su Bai looked toward Xiao Xue.

Xiao Xue gave him an affirmative answer.

Su Bai understood, then looked at Qilin and nodded.

After receiving confirmation, Qilin fell into thought. So, to release her abilities, she needed this special "organ" on her forehead called a Sound Mark?

In other words, only those with Sound Marks could become Resonators.

Xiao Xue continued relaying the explanation through Su Bai's mouth.

"A Resonator's Resonance Source is generally divided into six types: light, dark, wind, fire, ice, and lightning."

"Qilin, you awakened the 'Pneumatic' attribute, whose Resonance Source is wind."

"As for developing your abilities, I think the 'wind' will tell you the answer."

After a pause, Su Bai's voice continued:

"If you have any other questions, you can wait until this idiot has recovered a little before asking."