10: shocking change

Everyone looked up, only to see heavy mist in the distant sky, as if air currents were surging, and against this backdrop, countless colorful lights twinkled and danced in front of them.

They moved with the wind, spreading freely, like ribbons in the sky, as if countless Fairies were dancing gracefully, or like the tides in the ocean, ebbing and flowing, rolling and boiling, wave after wave, surge after surge…

“So beautiful…”

Countless girls' eyes lit up, deeply captivated by these colorful ribbons.

They were sure they had never seen such an enchanting sky in their lives, and if they could, they hoped to see such a beautiful sight every day from now on!

Longyuan gazed intently, thinking to himself, “Isn't this the aurora?!

How can there be an aurora phenomenon in this southern coastal region?!”

Indeed, he majored in astrophysics, and this scene before him was exactly the aurora phenomenon that frequently appears in the polar regions of Earth, as he remembered it.

Generally speaking, aurora phenomena occur in high-latitude regions, a peculiar phenomenon produced when charged particles from the sun are drawn into the Earth's magnetosphere and collide with atoms in the upper atmosphere.

However, they are basically invisible in low-latitude regions because the solar particle streams at low latitudes are deflected towards high-latitude regions by the Earth's magnetic field.

But this is not absolute; sometimes, if the solar particle stream is too strong, creating a phenomenon similar to a “magnetic storm,” it can produce aurora phenomena in mid- and low-latitude regions, just as it hits the high-latitude atmosphere, though such occurrences are very rare.

“Could it be that the solar wind here is too strong, causing a magnetic storm phenomenon?” Longyuan pondered, feeling that he might not understand this other world well enough, and perhaps aurora phenomena could also occur in low-latitude regions here.

However, judging by the expressions of the people present, it seemed they also rarely saw auroras, each looking like a curious child…

As for the discussions among the people below, about how even the heavens were moved by Ye He's Awakening of an S-grade combat talent, creating these auspicious colorful ribbons in the sky to congratulate him, Longyuan would never believe such a claim!

After all, he was an atheist and a materialist; how could he believe such an idealistic notion?

“Ah!!!”

Just as everyone present was mesmerized by the aurora phenomenon, a strange cry suddenly erupted, followed by a tragic scream, pulling everyone back to reality!

Everyone was startled, quickly looking in the direction of the sound, and couldn't help but be shocked!

Because they discovered that the one screaming tragically was none other than Ye He, who had just been kneeling and embracing the sky!

He was now thrown from his original spot, lying in a pool of blood!!!

Motionless!!!

“How dare you, villain!!!” A sharp cry, and a figure rushed out, heading towards the back wall of the school!

Only then did people notice that there was another figure running swiftly in that direction, almost disappearing in the blink of an eye…

“Brother—” Ye Xuan cried out in grief, quickly running towards Ye He…

The person who had just angrily shouted and chased after the figure was a member of the Ye family who had come with Ye He and Ye Xuan this time, presumably their elder.

Lu Shijie was startled awake, not expecting such a major event to occur while he was briefly captivated by the strange phenomenon in the sky, it was simply unbelievable!

He couldn't even forgive himself for such a mistake!

He immediately flashed to Ye He's side to examine him carefully, and his heart sank—something terrible had happened!

Because Ye He's condition was very bad now; although he still had a breath left, his Qi Sea had been shattered, and restoring it would be incredibly difficult!

In Lu Shijie's understanding, such an injury was basically impossible to recover from.

If there truly was a treasure that could heal such an injury, the Ye family would likely have to pay an immensely heavy price!

Moreover, even if the Ye family was willing to pay such a high price to treat Ye He, they might not be able to find a suitable master of The Art of Medicine.

Even if they found a master of The Art of Medicine, recovering from such an injury would take an unknown amount of time, and if it took too long, Ye He would likely miss the best time for Cultivate, and his future potential might not be as high as originally anticipated…

It could be said that after this incident, Ye He was ninety-nine percent crippled!

Wait!

This incident happened within the campus of Fengyang No. 1 High School, in broad daylight.

If investigated, Fengyang No. 1 High School would be unforgivable!

And as the principal of No. 1 High School, present at the scene, allowing such a thing to happen right under his nose, such responsibility was absolutely undeniable!

Lu Shijie couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat at this thought, feeling that his official position was already precarious.

He suddenly realized there was also the special Mental Energy talent; if something else happened, he would truly have no burial place.

He quickly turned his head to look, finding Longyuan still perfectly fine and observing him, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, shouting to Yun Feiyan, “Immediately implement a full lockdown!

No one is allowed to enter or leave the school!

Send people to protect the students on stage!

Especially Longyuan!!!”

“Yes!!!” Yun Feiyan had also been stunned earlier, but upon hearing Lu Shijie's words, she reacted quickly, instructing her subordinates to lock down the school.

Even the parents waiting in the waiting area were restrained from leaving, and Longyuan, Qin Gui, Luo Ying, Ye Xuan, and others on stage were surrounded tightly, making it impossible to pass.

The students below were all awestruck by the scene, trembling and pale-faced.

Even Zhang Li, Wang Yu, Long Xiangning, and others who had Awakened good talents were frightened like startled birds, standing frozen on the spot like dumbfounded donkeys, their minds completely blank…

No one had expected Ye He to be ambushed just a few minutes after his joy.

This bloody reality also served as a reminder to each of them that this world was not as peaceful and stable as it appeared on the surface.

Not to mention the countless exotic beasts outside the city eyeing them covetously, the Great Ming Empire itself was fraught with open and secret strife, with various forces constantly entangled, and other countries also had numerous conflicts, with intensifying factional antagonism.

No one could afford to be blindly optimistic or complacent, thinking they were still living in the prosperous era of the Great Ming of old.

Just as Fengyang No. 1 High School was in chaos, the aurora in the sky seemed to become even more dazzling, the colorful ribbons dancing faster and more powerfully, and becoming more rhythmic, as if consciously gathering and dispersing, dispersing and gathering.

This made the people present feel that the phenomenon was even more bizarre!

Suddenly, everyone gasped in unison, seeing a colossal ribbon sweep across the sky, its tip grazing Fengyang No. 1 High School, and a strong electric current sensation paralyzed everyone, causing them to collectively pass out!

Lu Shijie also fainted for a short while from the electric shock, but he quickly regained consciousness.

Looking at the unconscious people filling the venue, he saw that each of them looked as if they had been struck by lightning, their hair standing on end, some even showing signs of scorched skin.

He was completely stunned, never imagining that today would truly be a day of misfortunes.

These people couldn't have all been electrocuted by the colorful ribbons, could they?

Fortunately, this electric shock was not truly fatal.

After a while, people gradually began to regain consciousness, and after understanding what had happened, everyone broke out in a cold sweat.

Looking at the sky again, they found that the dreamlike colorful light ribbons had disappeared, and couldn't help but breathe a huge sigh of relief.

Good thing, it would have been truly unjust if they had actually been electrocuted to death…

Soon after, a large number of people from the Ye family arrived, and even Geng Yun, the County Magistrate of Fengyang County, came.

The entire Fengyang No. 1 High School campus was in an uproar; everyone was to be interrogated, and not even the students were spared.

This matter had been elevated to the level of a major felony case in Fengyang County, and forces from all levels of the county were converging, vowing not to rest until the culprit was apprehended!

After Longyuan woke from his coma, he felt something was unusual with his body.

He always felt as if something had happened to him, but upon checking, he found nothing amiss.

While secretly continuing to examine himself, he observed the progress of the Ye He incident.

However, he had his own observations and discoveries about this incident, and these discoveries were thanks to his Mental Energy of 100 points.

Perhaps he did not yet know what this number meant, but if Martial Commander Xu Yanran of the Great Ming Empire knew, she would surely be astonished!

It is outstanding for an ordinary person's Mental Energy to reach 80, and very few can reach above 90 points, yet Longyuan had reached a perfect score of 100.

This far exceeded human limits; even Mind Power Masters who specialized in Cultivating Mental Energy rarely exceeded 90 points.

For example, Xu Yanran herself was a powerful Mind Power Master, but her Mental Energy value was only 88 to date, and this was the result of many years of Cultivate and the support of vast resources.

Furthermore, the data measured by the Awakening detection instrument was actually only the maximum value of that instrument; anything higher could not be measured.

Therefore, Longyuan's Mental Energy value was likely even higher than this number, a fact that Xu Yanran, of course, knew.

Longyuan meticulously recalled the scene of the incident at that time, which was still vivid in his mind and ringing in his ears.

The strange cry and Ye He's tragic scream were intertwined; others couldn't distinguish them, but he could, and to his surprise, the strange cry sounded like the Fusang Language!

That's right, Longyuan had read many books and learned many foreign languages when he was in China, so he could confidently determine that the other party was speaking the Fusang Language, meaning “I will cripple you, little Ming dog, die, die!”

Clearly, the assailant was a Fusang People.

Longyuan knew very well that if he reported this information to Lu Shijie or the investigators from the county, it would certainly help them identify the suspect and find the culprit more quickly.

However, would doing so put him in danger as well?

On one hand, the Great Ming side would definitely pay more attention to him; on the other hand, people from the Fusang People side might also notice him and perhaps even attack him.

Ye He's fate was already laid out before him in bloody detail.

As a promising talent with a special Mental Energy gift, he would probably also be targeted by that killer.

If Ye He hadn't revealed an S-grade combat talent just now, perhaps the Fusang People assassin would have been trying to assassinate him!

Thinking of this, Longyuan broke out in a cold sweat.

“People fear fame, pigs fear getting fat,” the ancients did not deceive me.

“It's over, it's over.

Today, I was detected as a promising talent with a special Mental Energy gift, and now I've become a minor celebrity.

I'm afraid many people will be targeting me.

This way, I can't even keep a low profile…”

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