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Three question marks slowly floated above Lu Yuan's head.
Seriously, girl?
Why were you so good at guessing? Didn't you know that seers got knifed?
And the guy across from him—
He'd gone straight for it. What a little glutton!
"Hey, do you know the student who awakened an S-minus-rank supernatural ability?"
The girl had gotten serious too. She looked toward Lu Yuan, her eyes filled with anticipation.
"I don't. But..."
Lu Yuan shook his head slightly, then smiled calmly.
"But what?"
All three of them focused their attention on Lu Yuan.
"The student I know awakened an S-class ice element supernatural ability, not an S-minus-rank one!"
As he spoke, a crystalline Ice Shuttle appeared on his fingertip.
At the same time, he let a little of his aura spill out.
Though he released only a little, it was still enough to reveal the strength of his ability.
Of course, he kept its range limited to the few people around him.
The moment they felt Lu Yuan's ability, their gazes sharpened.
They instantly felt as if they'd fallen into an ice cellar. The immense pressure left them struggling to breathe!
Seeing this, Lu Yuan withdrew his ability.
The two girls looked delighted. They hadn't expected the handsome guy sitting beside them to have awakened a powerful S-class ability!
It was just like a scene from a novel playing out in real life...
Their luck was simply too good!
"..."
Wang Zheng's face flushed red. He'd never imagined that he could show off on a whim and end up doing it right in front of the very person he'd been talking about...
Before any of them could say much more, the high-speed train's announcement came on!
"We will soon arrive at Shencheng Station. Passengers getting off, please gather your luggage and wait by the doors at either end of the carriage."
They were already about to arrive. It had happened so quickly.
What a shame. Such a shame.
The two girls looked disappointed, especially the one who kept glancing at Lu Yuan.
Wang Zheng, on the other hand, breathed a sigh of relief.
After what had happened, he'd felt on edge and thoroughly uncomfortable. It had been so awkward.
Now that it was over, he felt as though he'd been set free.
In fact, after Lu Yuan revealed his S-class ability, a full 0 people paid attention to him.
The high-speed train pulled slowly into Shencheng Station, and a large crowd of passengers got off.
Lu Yuan was one of them.
As the automatic doors opened, a distinctive atmosphere washed over him—the unmistakable air of a big city!
The station's soaring ceiling was magnificent, its massive steel columns crisscrossing overhead as sunlight spilled evenly through the glass curtain walls...
In the distance, buildings towered into the clouds like steel beasts, making for a powerful sight!
As he walked outside, all sorts of things appeared on the elevated display screens.
"Huìrén Brand Kidney-Tonic Tablets! After overwork, do you suffer from aching backs and legs, low spirits, and feel as if your body's been drained? Could your kidneys be overtaxed? ... 'I want a steady, happy life. If he's well, then I'm well too!'"
"Fall in love with the rainbow, eat up the rainbow!"
"Speed across the land—Dayun Motors!"
"Gaobu step-by-step ignition engine: Wherever you can't do your homework, burn your way through it!"
Most of the ads were ones you could see on television.
There were also some luxury brands, though Lu Yuan didn't know much about them.
As an aside, the train across from them even had ads for Tomato Novels!
The girl who kept glancing at Lu Yuan couldn't help shaking her head, her beautiful eyes full of reluctance.
She knew that since he'd just awakened an S-class ability and was getting off at Shencheng Station, he had to be a Special Recruit at Shencheng Supernatural University.
She, on the other hand, was just an ordinary supernatural university student from Shencheng City.
Their universities weren't even in the same place!
From then on, their paths would never cross again...
Meanwhile.
Earlier, Ling Weiwei had messaged Lu Yuan on Q-Chat, saying she'd personally meet him when he arrived in Shencheng City and take him to the university!
But plans never kept pace with change!
Something important had come up at the last minute, so she'd had no choice but to post a task at the school's Mission Center.
As soon as the task went up, a senior student snapped it up!
Before they parted, Ling Weiwei had apologized to Lu Yuan as well.
Lu Yuan understood.
It was perfectly normal for something important to come up at the last minute.
Besides, she'd arranged for another senior student to meet him. She'd already done more than enough.
"Look! Someone up ahead is holding a flag. A student from Shencheng Supernatural University is here to meet someone!"
"Come to think of it, today is the day the Special Recruits start school."
"I'm so jealous! At a top supernatural university like that, everyone must be at least Tier Three by the time they graduate after four years!"
"..."
The bystanders' chatter rang out, and their eyes were full of envy.
"Just as expected of Shencheng Supernatural University. So many people are talking about it."
Hearing the bystanders, Lu Yuan mused to himself.
As soon as he left the station, Lu Yuan could clearly see—
A mild-looking young man was holding up a flag bearing the six large characters "Shencheng Supernatural University."
The flag fluttered in the breeze.
It looked like this young man was the senior student who had come to meet him.
Lu Yuan pulled his luggage along and hurried toward the senior student.
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