Zhu Ji

Biodata

Power Progression

Zhu Ji reveals his awakening and advancement retrospectively; neither is dated in the supplied chapters 593.

Background

By the time he meets Shi Wen, Zhu Ji has worked in anomaly management for more than a century. Despite that experience, he has never encountered growth as rapid as Shi Wen’s. He is also an old friend of Yan Kexing, whose recommendation initially brings Shi Wen to his attention 33 322.

Personality

Zhu Ji is sociable, expressive, and easily swept up in excitement over promising research. Shi Wen’s rising test scores repeatedly leave him shouting, questioning the equipment, or rushing out to verify the results personally. He also enjoys teasing his friends and sharing Bureau gossip, sometimes enthusiastically enough that Yan Kexing has to correct him 73 105 173 383.

His enthusiasm has a practical side. He helps secure funding, negotiates institutional cooperation, and recognizes what Shi Wen actually needs: usable ranch funds rather than a house renovation, and additional land rather than money alone. Yan Kexing describes him as skilled at dealing with people, despite his usually casual manner 107 323.

Zhu Ji strongly values Shi Wen’s potential to help other Ability users, occasionally pushing harder than Shi Wen or Yan Kexing welcomes. Nevertheless, he explicitly recognizes the importance of Shi Wen’s willingness and avoids coercive measures. His talkativeness also has firm boundaries: Shi Wen eventually observes that Zhu Ji can reliably keep information confidential 107 193 592.

Food is a recurring weakness. He frequently arranges to stay for meals, openly envies the ranch’s lifestyle, and readily helps with chores or food preparation while visiting 192 285 430 553.

Abilities & Skills

Moon Rabbit Transformation

• True form: A rabbit associated with the Moon Rabbit bloodline, alternatively named the Taiyin Rabbit. Zhu Ji explains that the name does not imply a substantial connection to the moon 593.
• Full transformation: Available to him after becoming a God-Level Abilities User 593.
• Concealed clothing: Can hide clothes in his fur while transformed; he offers to teach Shi Wen the technique 601.
• Energy cost: Using his beast form consumes considerable energy, leaving him starving after a relatively short run 601.

Physical Capability

• Zhu Ji is explicitly described as much stronger than an ordinary Ability user, making him a dependable person to leave supervising others in the mountains 502.
• He catches both tiger cubs by their scruffs when they try to ambush him, then repeatedly handles their playful attacks without difficulty 108.
• He moves freely in a heavy beekeeping suit while helping investigate hornet nests 501.

Anomaly Assessment and Research

• Conducts and interprets Ability-user tests, including repeat examinations with more accurate equipment 106 415.
• Explains beast bloodlines, Variant Ingredients, energy requirements, and the difference between transforming an existing body part and growing a new one 107 193 527.
• Organizes researchers to examine the ranch’s animals and track their development 259 571.
• Recognizes the pasture’s unusually dense chive blossoms as a visible manifestation of a Qilin’s regional influence 532.
• Questions Zhengzheng’s apparent illness and identifies inconsistencies suggesting the panda has been overacting 397 398.

Administration and Negotiation

• Helps Ability users obtain subsidies and institutional support, including exceptional classification and funding applications for Shi Wen 34 73 174.
• Connects the ranch with agricultural specialists, livestock suppliers, processing facilities, and Bureau purchasing arrangements 175 291 463 473 532.
• Protects sensitive information and helps turn away people seeking access to Shi Wen and his unusual products 322 463 592 602.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Relationships

• Shi Wen — Begins as a promising Ability user under Zhu Ji’s jurisdiction and becomes a close friend. Zhu Ji is among the ranch’s earliest members, frequently helps with work, and is trusted to look after the property during absences 107 322 323 430 485.
• Yan Kexing — Old friend, usually addressed as “Old Yan.” Their exchanges combine teasing with serious cooperation, particularly over Shi Wen’s welfare. Yan Kexing challenges Zhu Ji when his hopes for Variant Ingredients risk placing excessive responsibility on Shi Wen 33 107 193.
• Duan Kuo — Assistant and regular companion on testing visits. Duan Kuo supplies equipment, handles practical arrangements, and sometimes provides the tact or judgment Zhu Ji overlooks 33 107 173.
• Cong Zai and the ranch animals — Familiar companions whom Zhu Ji feeds, plays with, supervises, and tests. Their relationship is not always obedient: the animals refuse to join his snow-play team, and a later argument with An Wa leads to the phone-message prank 386 553 570.
• Dang Changming — Cooperates with Zhu Ji in shielding Shi Wen from unwanted attention after his full Qilin transformation 602.

Notable Quotes

“Of course. People come first.” 74

“I want another great asset, not another enemy. I wouldn't do anything reckless, so don't worry.” 107

“My true form is a rabbit. I was originally human, but I awakened the Moon Rabbit bloodline.” 593