25: Coincidence on the same road, heading to the abyss

"Next, please fill out this form."

Aisha placed the two forms in front of Jiang Yuan and Lin Qingyan.

The two of them didn't say anything and picked up their pens to start filling them out.

After Lin Qingyan finished writing, she glanced at Jiang Yuan's form.

As expected.

Just like her, he was also a candidate for the College Entrance Examination.

Class 3 of No. 1 High School, isn't that an ordinary class?

When did an ordinary class produce a guy like this?

Aisha brought over two cups of tea, placed them in front of the two, and said gently, "There's no need to rush, take your time filling them out."

"Have you eaten yet? Would you like to eat here?"

Aisha was not stingy with her goodwill.

Given the Aptitude demonstrated by the two of them, becoming top powerhouses was only a matter of time.

There is a saying in the God-Forsaken Era: the best investment is to hug a Genius's thighs.

Especially before they rise.

"There's no need." Jiang Yuan said as he handed over the form, "Is this okay?"

"So your father is a person in the military, but I remember there doesn't seem to be any Commander surnamed Jiang in South River City." Aisha thought for a moment and said.

"My dad isn't a Commander, he's just a sentinel responsible for standing guard."

Aisha was momentarily stunned.

A sentinel?

Could an ordinary family with a sentinel background afford to buy tonic medicine and cultivation methods? Just how were they able to cultivate such a Genius?

Lin Qingyan was also observing Jiang Yuan out of the corner of her eye, and the more she looked, the more surprised she became.

His breathing rhythm was too perfect, and his aura was restrained and calm. Without careful observation, one couldn't feel the fluctuations of his Qi and blood at all. Even the four Prodigies in Class S couldn't reach this level.

Jiang Yuan looked at Lin Qingyan, and their gazes intersected once more.

"You've been looking at me since earlier, is there something wrong?"

A flash of unnaturalness crossed Lin Qingyan's face. She averted her gaze, adjusted the brim of her hat, and said faintly, "It's nothing. I'm just a bit curious about how an assassin managed to deal over forty thousand damage. As far as I know, there should only be four people with an S-rank talent in the martial arts high schools..."

"Student Jiang."

Aisha looked at the form and couldn't help saying, "Did you write your talent wrong? It says E-Rank Talent on here..."

"I didn't write it wrong. What I awakened was an E-Rank Talent." Jiang Yuan admitted openly.

Aisha was dumbfounded.

Lin Qingyan was also obviously stunned for a moment.

E... E-Rank Talent?

Even with her knowledge and experience, she felt it was somewhat incomprehensible at this moment.

An assassin job transfer with an E-Rank Talent, yet dealing forty thousand damage...

What kind of international joke are you making?!

Seeing that Jiang Yuan didn't seem to be joking, Aisha couldn't help sighing in her heart.

"What a pity."

You must know that if a transferred Martial Artist has an average class, it's fine, but if their talent is no good, then they are destined never to become a powerhouse.

As for top powerhouses, both talent and class need to be top-tier!

"The procedures have been completed, and the one-hundred-thousand-yuan subsidy will be transferred to your cards later."

...

When Jiang Yuan and Lin Qingyan walked out of the Martial Artist Association.

The rain in the sky had already stopped.

Steel high-rises stood in rows on both sides of the street. The giant light screens of the buildings broadcasted advertisements for new varieties of potions and household smart appliances. Flying vehicles darted back and forth high in the air, and neon lights reflected on the puddles on the ground, filled with dreamy colors.

Not far away, there were roadside barbecue taverns, where some office workers drank, chatted, and bragged.

Taking a deep breath of the fresh air after the rain and looking at the scene before her, Lin Qingyan felt a rare sense of nostalgia.

Such a scene had never been seen again after the College Entrance Examination in her past life...

Thinking of that disaster that would sweep across millions of people not long from now.

Lin Qingyan lowered her head, and the exquisitely beautiful face beneath the brim of her hat was shrouded in a trace of gloom.

She knew what would happen, but with her current strength, she simply couldn't stop it.

Speaking out wouldn't work either. If that changed the trajectory of fate, Lin Qingyan herself couldn't predict what kind of impact it would cause.

For the future of all humanity, all she could do was become stronger as quickly as possible.

Noticing the change in the atmosphere around her, Jiang Yuan couldn't help taking another look at her.

Lin Qingyan put on the hood of her hooded jacket, tucked her hands into her jacket pockets, and walked alone and clear-headed down the street after the rain.

Walking ten meters away.

She turned her head to glance at Jiang Yuan behind her and said coldly, "Why are you following me?"

Jiang Yuan was speechless: "Who's following you? I'm going to the Level 1 Abyss in the south of the city."

Lin Qingyan was startled: "You are too?"

"..."

Both of them fell silent, not expecting it to be such a coincidence.

They had both been thinking about going down to the abyss to kill monsters and make money after registering as a Martial Artist.

Without speaking further, the two walked one after the other to the terminal station and waited for the transport together.

While waiting for the vehicle, Lin Qingyan spoke up: "Do you plan to go down to the abyss alone just like this, without weapons and without any preparation?"

"Mn."

Lin Qingyan sneered: "I'll tell you in advance, the abyss is not as simple as you think. Don't overestimate yourself. Even a Level 1 Abyss has the potential to claim the lives of Tier-3 Martial Artists."

Jiang Yuan was speechless: "You talk as if you're very experienced. What about you? Aren't you also doing this for the first time, and aren't you also without any preparation whatsoever?"

"I am different from you. Forget it, anyway, I'm just reminding you. If you want to court death, suit yourself." Lin Qingyan finished coldly and said no more.

Jiang Yuan only felt it was baffling.

Soon the air rail arrived at the station.

The two boarded the car, sat facing each other in their seats, each keeping silent.

Jiang Yuan was considering comprehending a meditation technique.

The meditation technique taught to him by Xu Yihan was called the Morning Glow Meditation Technique. It required observing the morning glow every morning to refine one's mental state. Although it wasn't too profound, it also made Jiang Yuan understand what visualization was.

...

Meanwhile, on Jiang Yuan and Lin Qingyan's way to the Level 1 Abyss.

Inside the Martial Artist Association.

Aisha placed Jiang Yuan's and Lin Qingyan's profiles in front of Branch President Chu Xiong.

"Branch President, these are the profiles of two high school students who passed the Level 1 Martial Artist registration today. They are applying for the Genius Fund."

"Oh? Aside from those two from the Qin family and the Xia family, are there still high school students who can become Martial Artists before the College Entrance Examination? Let me see." Chu Xiong said with interest, picking up the forms to check.

"Lin Qingyan, is that the illegitimate daughter of the White River Group? Awakening an A-rank talent, a healer. Tsk tsk, everyone seems to have underestimated her."

"Jiang Yuan, ordinary assassin, E-Rank Talent, combat power value of forty thousand?!! Did you make a mistake?" Chu Xiong raised his head and asked Aisha in surprise.

"It was tested twice, guaranteed to be correct." Aisha smiled bitterly.

"Is that so..." Chu Xiong looked deeply at the materials in his hand, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Transfer the subsidy to them, and additionally add a portion of Genetic Spiritual Fluid."

Although Aisha was somewhat surprised, she still nodded: "Yes, I understand."