Chapter Seventeen Idle Chatter

  "Hmm, it's really a good era." He moved his neck and put the book in his hand back with some fatigue. Under the gaze of many people who seemed to see a ghost, he walked out.

  "His shadow... seems to have no head." Someone here pulled their companion, at first not many people noticed this matter, later when Jiǔ Mìng went elsewhere to find books, under the lamplight his shadow stretched out a section, then someone noticed this detail.

  Then this thing slowly spread out.

  "Nonsense, you've been watching for half a day and still can't tell what it's like?" The person next to him was very dissatisfied with his action of poking his own waist, "Maybe it's some special ability or something, anyway it has nothing to do with us, don't make a big deal out of it."

  "It is." He nodded and the two of them continued reading their books with great interest.

  This world isn't as stable as he thought, but after reading some materials, he found that the instability was beyond his imagination. The city is safe, but the situation outside the city is not so stable. Even with human troops periodically clearing out the monsters outside the city, there are always some that slip through the net or migrate to nearby areas.

  Just like weeds, cut one wave after another...

  The breeding speed of the alien beasts is not inferior to that of humans, and even surpasses... Humans become adults at the age of 16 in this world, while those alien beasts, even if they have evolved, do not have a much longer growth cycle, but rather shorter than that of humans. The adult alien beasts already possess considerable combat strength, which is something that humans need to learn from.

  No wonder it's always been a tug of war.

  "Let's go, now go and get familiar with the place, of course, you don't need to show up on your own initiative." Soon it was time for the appointment, Wang Hai still took the initiative to come over, this time he didn't walk, but drove directly.

  "Actually opened the door..." The car wasn't empty, besides Wang Hai, there was another person sitting inside. This person was a man, but his skin looked very pale, as if he hadn't seen sunlight in years. When he saw Jiǔ Mìng walk in, he seemed...awkward? It was as if some kind of expectation had been dashed.

  "Who is he?"

  "Let me introduce, my colleague Li Ruiming, a researcher." Wang Hai briefly introduced and started the car, "Your presence is quite special, so this time he followed over with a thick face."

  "Huh? So that's it, you want to send me to the experimental table?"

  "You're overthinking this, we're not some kind of lawless organization that would do something like that." Li Ruiming shook his head and pulled out a pen from his pocket. "At most, we just want to cooperate with you. Your existence... is simply bizarre. I've looked through a lot of data and haven't seen any similar examples. Even if some people have special abilities that allow them to survive for a period of time as a spiritual entity after death, it's not like what you're doing."

  "Only the spiritual body exposed to the outside world, it's easy to be dissolved by the magnetic field of the entire planet, it's just a matter of time, I guess this world is probably just your exceptional case."

  As he spoke, Li Rui Ming's pen in his hand pointed at Jiu Ming's palm and poked down. His mind stirred slightly, and the pen was blocked by Jiu Ming's skin as if it had poked into normal flesh.

  "Huh? What's going on?" Li Ruiming looked at Wang Hai in the driver's seat, "Old Wang, didn't you say that bullets could pass through his body?"

  "I can still have a fierce confrontation with him." Thinking of the scene where he was embarrassed by his numb legs, Wang Hai said to Li Ruiming in an unpleasant tone, "You ask him."

  "Just consider this a special gift of mine." Jiǔ Mìng reached out and took the pen from Lǐ Ruì Míng's hand, and in his curiosity, the pen easily passed through Jiǔ Mìng's palm.

  "Indeed, what is the upper limit of your physical immunity?" Li Rui Ming's question showed that he had done a lot of research on energy bodies like Jiu Ming, and it wasn't just a game. Who would dare say there was absolute physical immunity? Absolute magical immunity?

  Even if it's a physical attack, if the attacker can shatter planets with their fists, then what's the point of physical immunity? I reckon the shockwaves from that punch would be enough to annihilate everything in its range...

  Alright, there is no such thing as Saiyans in this world.

  "Old Li." Seeing Li Rui Ming's inquisitive look, Wang Hai slightly emphasized his tone, especially when speaking to Jiu Ming, "Don't mind him too much, researchers' brains are a bit straightforward."

  "No big deal, it's not like it's a huge secret anyway." Jiǔ Mìng waved his hand, this physical immunity is just different, and the degree of difference isn't that great. "Since he has researched it, he must have a foundation, we can say that conventional attacks won't work on me, but if you mix in some special factors, it's different, like that capture net you guys set up."

  "Oh? No wonder you got caught that night."

  "Ah, I know this one." Li Rui Ming took over the pen that had been exchanged for nine lives and, with not much secrecy from Jiu Ming, was delighted to say some related content. "That net is also a very common production method. It's just high-energy mineral crystals being wrapped in an insulating material when they're dug out. That material has a strong energy-blocking property."

  "A specialized net for capturing espers?"

  Just think about it for a moment, Jiǔ Mìng would know what this web is for.

  "After all, there are many types of psychic powers, and to capture them alive, one must use some special methods. However, that net seems to be almost useless against flesh-based systems like Old Wang's."

  Li Ruiming said with some expectation and asked Jiuming a sentence, "That is, after the student internship ends this time, can...".

  "No way!" Jiǔ Mìng shook his head decisively, jokingly saying "looking at you, it's definitely not just one person who's cooperating with you, being surrounded by a group of research maniacs? It doesn't look like a good thing no matter how you look at it.

  "Can't we take some samples... that can be exchanged!" Li Ruiming also realized that his request was a bit excessive, and hurriedly added, "How about exchanging high-energy mineral crystals? Not the ordinary goods circulating in the market."

  "Hmm, this... let's talk about it later." After some thought, Jiǔ Mìng hadn't completely agreed, not because he was afraid of being studied or researched, but rather because the mention of sampling made him a bit uncomfortable. As a soul body, how could they take samples? There wasn't even anything to sample...

  "Alright, Old Li, you've said all you needed to say. Now it's time to get down to business." Wang Hai pulled out a file bag and handed it to Jiuling in the back seat, "Take a look, there are some students who will need your special attention later on, as well as some particular matters to note... by the way, can you possess someone like a ghost in a movie?"

  "Haven't tried it, but I suppose it's possible." Being possessed by a ghost is something that, due to the special nature of his own soul body, aside from some 'functions', everything else would be almost like a normal person if he wanted it to be, so he never had the thought of trying this method.

  "Old Li... dedicate yourself to science." Wang Hai directly sold out his colleague, "Originally I wanted to set an example myself, but now the driver is me."

  "......" Li Ruiming's mouth twitched slightly, and his eyes didn't show any hesitation, but rather some anticipation. "No problem! However, when the time comes, try to maintain that 'physical' state of yours when you attempt to possess me again."

  "This? Definitely won't work." Jiǔ Mìng shook his head, "I've tried it when I was passing through walls, and when merging with something, the physical body can't do it."

  "Alright, come on!"

  Jiǔ Mìng remained silent, sitting still, and opened the file bag to pull out the documents inside. He began to read them with a carefree expression, seemingly not having heard Li Ruiming's words. "Due to some sort of psychological aversion, I feel very uncomfortable, so I won't do it."

  "Even walking through walls is no problem, it's just a matter of possessing someone, definitely can be done."

  Completely shutting down Li Ruiming's words, Jiuming carefully looked at the documents in the file bag. First of all, there were nearly two hundred students participating in this internship, and the number was really not small!

  He scanned the list carefully and found Du Fei's name among the nine, hum, this kid, although his ability was a bit wasted, but he did well in this internship, with his sensitive sense of smell, his survival rate can be said to be one of the highest.

  "Multi-campus union?"

  "Of course, in order to cultivate students' abilities, each internship is a joint effort of many colleges, allowing students to team up with students from different colleges to hone their skills. You don't have to worry about getting lost or not being able to find anyone later on. Even if it's students from other schools who can lend a helping hand, they will do so, as long as they don't overdo it. Otherwise, it wouldn't be just a matter of turning a blind eye and letting things pass, but rather an intentional act of disrupting the normal internship process, which is against the law."

  "Hey, how can this be against the law? This is about protecting students' lives!"

  Through the rearview mirror, looking at Jiǔ Mìng's young face, Wáng Hǎi slightly shook his head, still a young person after all. "Those alien beasts wanting to mature have gone through quite a bit of slaughter, humans fighting against alien beasts, if we don't use some special methods to cultivate students' abilities, do you think it's possible to let a group of greenhouse flowers serve as fresh blood? In the end, the sacrifice will be even greater."

  "This year, even the higher-ups seem to be at a loss for what to think... Sigh, in any case, try not to intervene too much, but definitely save those who can be saved."

  Her fingers lightly tapped on the documents in her hand, "If it's not discovered, then nothing will happen, right?"

  "It's up to you to come up with a clever plan." Wang Hai shrugged, "Remember, neither the students nor the security guards on duty or emergency responders can discover it, hiding aid is not easy to do."

  The profit is high, but it's just a bit careless to play with fire. As a result, both parties suffer, and the employer will not take any responsibility, while also facing punishment from the government... Although most of them are not serious, it's still embarrassing!

  Emergency rescue personnel will only act after the student sends a distress signal. Once this is done, the student will lose their internship qualification and have to repeat the year. The incident will also be recorded in their file, having a very negative impact on their future development. If possible, it's best not to use it.

  Rescuers need some time to arrive at the scene, so sometimes even if a distress signal is sent out, don't relax, everything will be in vain if you can't hold on until the rescuers arrive.