Magic Tricks? Magic? / You've Already Broken the Law!

In the following days, to ease her suspicions, Luo Xiyan took her to the Linzhuo Magic Association, to the familiar mission hall, and received a bunch of miscellaneous missions.

There weren't many people in the association at this time; most were on missions. Ling Mengxue didn't pay much attention, since she was practically a Magical Girls herself, being taken by Luo Xiyan to various parts of Linzhuo...

Like cats escaping through windows or dogs running away on leashes, it's basically doing whatever comes to mind...

These "daily tasks" are usually the domain of many Low Tier Magical Girls, and are more dangerous for those at the Trial-Level and above, but the rewards are also higher. However, since she was with someone important today, Luo Xiyan did not mention them.

Some things are better left to her to handle...

Fanghua City

A medium-sized city belonging to Jiangnan Province

At this moment, a large crowd had gathered in the plaza of a commercial building. The crowd was bustling and surging, with noisy conversations rising and falling like a flowing river. It was impossible to tell what they were talking about, but judging from their expressions, they were all very excited!

Today marks the first day of celebration for this new "commercial building"—or perhaps it could be called a technology building, encompassing both technology and research with commercial operations, and it's quite large in scale.

Colorful flags fluttered in the air, and banners hung everywhere. At the very top of the Great Xia, a golden signboard formed a magnificent and imposing inscription: [Super Awesome Tech Unlimited]

Along the red carpet that stretched for tens of meters, dozens of beautiful women in uniforms and black stockings stood in pairs, their presence enhanced by the magnificent floral decorations, instantly elevating the overall impression and class of the place.

While the crowd in the square was still celebrating, many people could no longer contain their excitement.

One of the young men, who was thin and dressed casually, was leading the shouting, and there were even quite a few media reporters among them asking questions.

"As we all know, we live in a magical age, and breakthroughs in human genetics have been included in the nation's key research projects. Does your company have research progress that's even faster than that of the National Academy of Sciences?"

"Can your company really awaken superpowers in ordinary people? Can you guarantee this with your company's reputation? Do you have any scientific research examples to prove it? Is this just a fraudulent marketing tactic?! Do you think you can escape moral and legal punishment?!"

"You lack morality and ethics, and morality can't hold you hostage, but surely we can hold you hostage too?!"

"Yes, could you please answer our questions? The inability to learn magic is a regret for me as a man... no, a mortal. I've witnessed the unparalleled martial arts of Chongming City on the news, so if you can provide evidence and truly demonstrate that you can master 'superpowers,' I'm willing to spend any amount of money!"

"That's right, after all that, I still need to provide evidence! Even in the age of magic, we don't blindly believe everything!"

The square in front of the science and technology building was already packed with nearly a thousand people. With the addition of pedestrians on Southwest Street, the number of people reached several thousand, and the scene was once intense and exciting.

Many ambitious young people are shouting this out loud, and the eyes of teenagers are equally burning with passion.

[Superpowers!]

In fact, they had long yearned for this kind of magical power after watching many movies, TV series, comics, novels and other stories. Perhaps they had unknowingly buried this thought in their hearts and let it take root and sprout.

Recalling their past selves and now seeing the opportunity come true, the excitement and joy fill everyone's hearts, and most people can relate to it.

Even so, everyone present remained calm and observed the situation rationally.

Finally, amidst the chorus of doubts, a middle-aged man in a black suit, sunglasses, and leather shoes, with a robust build, stepped onto the stage.

His large eyes shone with a simple light, yet the glint in them was deep and elusive. As he surveyed the crowd below, he exuded a chilling and oppressive aura that sent shivers down one's spine.

However, he was not the main character. A few seconds later, a refined young man wearing black-rimmed glasses slowly walked up, took the microphone, and began to give a speech.

"Ahem! Testing the microphone, testing the microphone, testing the microphone, testing the microphone, testing the microphone... Tear up the microphone?!"

"..."

"..."

"..."

"Hello everyone, welcome to the opening ceremony of [Super Awesome Tech Unlimited]! I'm your host, Bolo!"

The masses. "..."

"Uh... well, without further ado, I know you didn't come here today to listen to me, Bo, speak. I understand what you're all thinking! So now, let's first welcome our Brother Cong to give you... no, I mean, to demonstrate something!"

[Img=700,773] Chapter 106 Magic? Spell?

While the host was giving his speech, two figures, one fat and one thin, suddenly emerged from the crowd below the stage.

"Excuse me, thank you!"

"Excuse me, thank you!"

"..."

"Ping-ge, hurry up! There are so many people, who knows how long the line will be later, let's grab a good spot first!"

"You fucking find all sorts of things, and you actually believe in this stuff?" Zhao Ping cursed as he followed the fat figure through the crowd.

If Miss Luo hadn't said that the "monster" would only appear at night, he wouldn't have dared to run out of the house so recklessly.

Putting aside whether he was being targeted by the monster in that abandoned building, his parents alone were enough to annoy him. In the end, he slowly climbed down the drainpipe on the second floor and successfully "escaped".

So what if you're a senior in high school? You can't even go to an internet cafe?

Damn it!

Finally squeezing to the front of the crowd, Zhao Ping gasped for breath, exhausted like a lapdog, panting, and slowly leaned against the fat figure's back to rest.

"Zhao Lei, is this the place you said would give me superpowers? I took a bus with you to Fanghua City first thing this morning, what if I got scammed?! Wouldn't that be a waste of my life?!"

Zhao Lei chuckled. In truth, he didn't know if the thing was real or fake, but as long as there was even the slightest chance, he wouldn't let this opportunity to become a "strongman" slip through his fingers.

Moreover, this is a large, listed company, so the benefits and insurance coverage are definitely higher. That's why people bring them here to try their luck.

Seemingly remembering something, Zhao Lei slightly turned his head and asked, "Why didn't Yuwen come along? Is he not interested in superpowers? You two are always together, do you know anything about this?"

"How could Yuwen not be interested? His ex-girlfriends were all Magical Girls, so he's already done some research on superpowers and other supernatural abilities," Zhao Ping explained slowly. "However, he's been a bit down lately, and with your flowery talk about superpowers, he hasn't believed a word of it."

Zhao Lei was taken aback, his expression somewhat strange. "What about you, Brother Ping? Don't you still believe in me?"

"... Me? I was just bored being stuck at home, and the two goddesses were gone, so I agreed to sneak out with you. Just for a walk. Actually, I didn't believe you at all." Zhao Ping raised an eyebrow and said dismissively.

Zhao Lei's lips twitched slightly, but he forced a smile. "Well, Brother Ping, we'll find out later, won't we? What if this company is just using this as a smokescreen to scam people? We can watch the show, hehe..."

Zhao Ping: "..."

As the two were talking, a loud bang suddenly came from the stage.

Suddenly, the middle-aged man in a suit and sunglasses, exuding an air of composure, stepped forward. Without asking a single question, he bent down slightly, and his steel-like fist slammed down.

Boom--!!

A deafening roar, like thunderclaps exploding from the ground!

The ground trembled slightly, the red carpet stage was instantly pierced, and the specially made stage surface cracked inch by inch, with spider web-like cracks extending several meters away!

The ground trembled so violently that many people lost their footing and nearly fell. A section of the platform collapsed, creating a truly shocking scene. Many young men were stunned into their own world, as if they had just witnessed something extraordinary.

"Is this martial arts? Or a superpower?!"

Not only the crowd and pedestrians below the stage, but even Zhao Ping and Zhao Lei's eyes widened in surprise.

Although they had witnessed magic and Star Engraving swordsmanship, the feeling was completely different when this power appeared in the city and on ordinary people like them!

Everyone understood the significance of this, so much so that after just one moment of shock, everyone present erupted in cheers!

"What... what am I seeing? Is this the power that humanity can possess? I swear, this moment will be a historic highlight!"

"Holy crap, was there an earthquake just now? If that punch had hit a car, it probably would have blown it to pieces!"

"This is a miracle!" An old man who happened to be passing by and witnessed this scene immediately knelt down in worship!

But this wasn't the end of it. Seeing the expressions on the faces of the crowd, Bolo nodded with satisfaction, inwardly sneering, 'Just a bunch of ordinary people.'

"Brother Cong, step back a bit."

Upon hearing this, Yang Cong took a step back expressionlessly, remaining silent, as if he had already distanced himself from the matter and that it had nothing to do with him.

Immediately, Bolo narrowed his eyes and pulled out a yellow talisman with red patterns drawn on it from his pocket.

Just as everyone was wondering what he was going to do, Bolo smiled disdainfully, pinched the talisman between two fingers, muttered incantations, and waved it in the wind.

The yellow hemp talisman spontaneously combusted, quickly transforming into a fireball the size of a soccer ball. Bolo reached out, grabbed it, embraced the void, and hurled it. The flames flew from his palm like cannonballs, crashing onto the other side of the stage.

Rumble--!!

A large burst of flames erupted, instantly igniting and burning for a long time. The power of this fireball was no less than that of an incendiary bomb!

At that moment, apart from the sound of Mars exploding, the surroundings were deathly silent. The men, women, and children in the square were all dumbfounded, and even those who spoke were incoherent.

Just as the staff extinguished the fire, the previously quiet scene instantly spiraled out of control!

"Awesome! Anyone who tells me this is magic again, I'll kill them!"

"Don't be ridiculous, can magic tricks have such special effects? Apart from that fireball, that guy just smashed the ground with his punch, and it even made a thunderous sound! That's a celestial being!!" Several young men and women who had come to see him talked excitedly.

"Damn it, why do some people always use magic tricks as a pretext to actually do magic?!"

"Say no more, when is this 'superpower' training course starting?! Tuition is no problem, I'm the first to sign up!!"

"Any conditions? I'm going for it!"

"Me too!!"

"Hehe, so, Ping-ge, do you believe me now?"

At this moment, Zhao Lei could no longer contain his excitement. He patted Zhao Ping's shoulder forcefully, put his arm around Zhao Ping's neck, and pointed his index finger at the two people on the table.

"Look, that's a real big shot besides the Destiny Engraver! It's a superpower that belongs to us 'mortals'! Let's hurry up and sign up, we've hit the jackpot this time!"

Zhao Ping stared at the two people on the stage in astonishment. In a daze, he seemed to recall the magic he had seen in Chongming City not long ago, as well as its unparalleled martial arts.

It was as if he had returned to the day of the Martial Arts Tournament, that earth-shattering scene—a scene he would never forget for the rest of his life...

Its destructive power, like that of a god, shook half the city...

Oh right, what did Sister Xiao Xiao say that thing was called again...?

It's... High-Tier Astral Mark Sword Arts!!

[img=700,466] Chapter 107 You guys have already broken the law

At the very top of the Super Wholesale Unlimited Company, there stood a middle-aged man wearing a Zhongshan suit and a monocle.

He stood quietly in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, his hands behind his back, looking down at the crowd in the square below without a second thought, seemingly lost in thought.

Suddenly, the man in the Zhongshan suit's cell phone rang. Looking at the caller's name, he frowned slightly and answered the phone casually.

"Hello?"

"Mr. Yan? Have you arrived at the company yet? How's the situation going?"

"Don't worry, I won't go back on my word. Also, don't forget the payment I asked for. If you don't see the item by then, you'll bear the consequences!"

"Don't worry, Mr. Yan, as long as you work for us with peace of mind, 'Moon-Hanging Palace' will definitely not shortchange you."

"..."

After hanging up the phone, Yan Feng frowned slightly, but quickly relaxed.

In the end, he was just a henchman. He provided a few fire talismans, a six-month security guarantee from the wholesale company, and then left with the goods.

"If it weren't for the power of the 'Moon-Hanging Palace,' why would I, Third-Tier Peak Dao-Entering Practitioner, work for these vicious scoundrels?"

At the plaza of the Liupi Science and Technology Building, after a flurry of exclamations and excited chatter, the host finally announced the details of the upcoming event.

Due to the large number of attendees, and considering that it was impossible to guarantee that everyone could effectively participate in the company's training, Liupi Technology selected the top 500 bidders to have priority access to the training program.

After the first quarter ends, the remaining people can gradually begin to line up and prepare.

That being said, there are currently four or five thousand people in the square, and many staff members are already there maintaining order.

Given this level of hype, even before it's been widely publicized, this major breakthrough in "human genes" will likely cause a national sensation and even spread around the world in a day or two, and China officials will certainly get involved and launch an investigation.

Many of those who came were teenagers and young women in their twenties, who hadn't prepared in advance and mostly didn't have much money. Bolo, who was in charge of the event, naturally understood this, so he postponed the start date of the course by a week, and everyone left disappointed to go back and raise funds.

However, unlike their initial skepticism, their eyes now radiated excitement.