Part 2
Yun Yingzhi was still young and couldn’t recognize all characters, but he could clearly distinguish between S, A, B, C, D, and E.
He looked at the projected rank and counted on his small fingers. He was originally C-rank, and now he tested as D-rank…
D-rank…
The children in the public area immediately looked at Yun Yingzhi with gazes full of heartache.
After a moment of being stunned, Yun Yingzhi’s mental state completely collapsed. Tears pitter-pattered down as he let out a “Waaah!” and burst into tears.
Alvin immediately stepped forward, picked up the child, and tried to coax him.
Yun Yingzhi sobbed and said, “Mama, QAQ Mama really wasn’t wrong. Zhizhi is just a waste. Uwaaaah, Zhizhi is a waste, waaaaah…”
“No, Zhizhi baby, you aren’t a waste! You will definitely be our Empire’s most beautiful bride in the future, an absolute 3S-rank most beautiful bride! Don’t cry, you’re super amazing!” one of the children comforted him.
“Yeah! You couldn’t possibly be a waste.”
Yun Yingzhi didn’t want to be some 3S-rank bride at all. He just wanted to be a child who wouldn’t embarrass his father and mother. He cried until he was breathless.
Alvin comforted him, “Zhizhi baby, something must have gone wrong. Trust Teacher. Think about your powerful destructive force. If you only had D-rank Mental Power, you wouldn’t be able to cause such strong damage at all. You have to know, your brother is already going to sell himself for you…” He realized he had said something wrong and instinctively shut his mouth.
Yun Yingzhi immediately got the point, and his crying paused.
Alvin froze, somewhat surprised that Yun Yingzhi had suddenly stopped crying. However, he let out a sigh of relief.
Unexpectedly, in the next moment, Yun Yingzhi’s crying grew even louder. “Waaah, sniff, Zhizhi… Zhizhi is not only a waste, Zhizhi is clearly a waste with a special talent for destruction! I’m a waste who needs his brother to sell himself to raise him, uwaaaaah…”
The child could no longer hear any words of persuasion.
A large group of children looked at Yun Yingzhi with eyes full of pity. One child shouted loudly, “Zhizhi baby, trust me! You are so beautiful, it doesn’t matter even if you’re a waste! I will work very hard to earn money to support you!”
A group of “face-con” children chimed in.
Alvin’s lip twitched. He took Yun Yingzhi, who was completely unable to control his emotions, and left the public testing area.
Some children who had fallen in love at first sight tried to follow, but they were stopped by their parents.
The staff member watched with a gaze full of heartache as the tiny body curled up in Alvin’s arms, sobbing uncontrollably.
He thought that after such an event, Alvin would take the child and leave. However, to his surprise, Alvin said, “Please prepare a private testing room for me.”
The staff member was stunned for a moment but immediately led Alvin to a private testing room.
Yun Yingzhi was still crying, his small body shaking—he looked truly pitiful.
At Alvin’s request, the staff member left the room.
Once the door was closed, Alvin patted Yun Yingzhi’s back and said, “Zhizhi baby, you tested as C-rank before, and this time you tested as D-rank…”
Hearing this, Yun Yingzhi’s crying, which had briefly subsided, grew louder again.
They say you shouldn’t hit someone in the face or poke them where it hurts, but Alvin specifically picked the spot Yun Yingzhi least wanted to face and stabbed him several times.
Alvin continued, “But, in Teacher’s eyes, our Zhizhi’s Mental Power level is very high. That’s why you can tirelessly destroy so many Source Weapon materials every day.”
Yun Yingzhi’s crying peaked again. He hadn’t listened to the first half, but he had heard the second half. The meaning was: he was a waste and a money-sink, forcing his brother to sell himself.
“Zhizhi baby, there are some 3S-rank Mental Power users, or even 4S-rank ones, whose Mental Power release is very unstable. That’s why machines have a hard time detecting their true level unless they consciously release it. So, Zhizhi baby, you are very likely a 3S-rank Mental Power user, or you might even have reached 4S-rank.”
Yun Yingzhi let out a hiccup while crying. His large eyes, filled with tears, looked at Alvin in a daze.
Alvin took out a handkerchief and gently wiped Yun Yingzhi’s nose and tears. “Zhizhi baby, this time, do you want to re-test your Mental Power talent by consciously releasing it?”
Yun Yingzhi blinked his watery eyes, somewhat understanding Alvin’s meaning. He choked out a reply, “Zhizhi wants to test again!”
Alvin set Yun Yingzhi down.
Yun Yingzhi trotted with his short legs toward the Mental Power tester.
However, he didn’t know how to turn the machine on.
He looked back, his chest still heaving and tears still falling, but that didn’t stop him from looking at Alvin with anticipation.
Alvin stepped forward, touched Yun Yingzhi’s soft hair, and turned on the machine.
Yun Yingzhi entered the machine.
Alvin said, “Zhizhi baby, recall how you released your Mental Power when you were destroying those materials. Try to release it in that way.”
Hearing this, Yun Yingzhi wiped his tears and gave it a try.
Almost in the next moment, Alvin saw the values on the Mental Power tester rise at an incredible speed, eventually reaching S-rank.
When the mechanical voice announced “S-rank,” the entire child was stunned.
He ran out of the machine and pointed a small finger at himself, then at the tester. His large, watery eyes were still holding two pools of tears, but with the previous D-rank result, he was very satisfied. He felt S-rank was an incredibly high level.
Happy little flowers bloomed around Yun Yingzhi. He broke into a smile through his tears and, unable to control himself, began to hum a cheerful tune.
Alvin’s brow furrowed imperceptibly. In his view, it was impossible for Yun Yingzhi to be merely S-rank.
When Alvin snapped back to reality, he found that Yun Yingzhi was already covering his small mouth with both hands, giggling as he sang.
He thought, this really is a child who is easily satisfied.
Alvin crouched down and touched Yun Yingzhi’s hair, asking, “Is our little crybaby satisfied with just S-rank Mental Power?”
Yun Yingzhi’s small face turned red. He stomped his feet playfully and said, “Zhizhi is… is not a crybaby.” Happy flowers that were almost physical continued to bloom around him. “But… but Zhizhi isn’t a waste! Zhizhi has S-rank Mental Power, heehee.”
Alvin pinched Yun Yingzhi’s cheek. “Our Zhizhi is certainly not a waste. Our Zhizhi is a genius.”
Yun Yingzhi was even happier hearing this. He couldn’t resist and lunged into Alvin’s embrace, pressing his cheek against Alvin’s.
Alvin said, “Zhizhi, shall we continue testing?”
Yun Yingzhi wrinkled his face and said hesitantly, “What if Zhizhi tests as D-rank again?”
Alvin: “Zhizhi baby, in Mental Power testing, we always take the highest result measured within the same period as the standard. So, Zhizhi doesn’t need to be afraid.”
With Alvin’s repeated assurance, Yun Yingzhi plucked up his courage and continued testing.
In his second test, Yun Yingzhi measured A-rank Mental Power.
In the third test, he measured 2S-rank.
Yun Yingzhi was shocked. He looked at Alvin with a completely stunned expression, pointing at himself as if he couldn’t believe he was so impressive and powerful.
Alvin couldn’t help but laugh and nodded.
Then, Alvin saw the child, out of sheer joy, actually start spinning in circles and dancing on the spot.
This really was an adorable child.
From then on, Alvin didn’t even need to ask; Yun Yingzhi had already turned the testing into a game.
Young Yun Yingzhi was very short. Even on tiptoes, he couldn’t reach the machine’s switch. Every time, he needed Alvin’s help to turn it on so he could test again.
Yun Yingzhi didn’t want to keep troubling Alvin. Under Alvin’s shocked gaze, he transformed directly from human form into a palm-sized little white rabbit.
This was the first time Alvin had seen Yun Yingzhi’s Second Form.
He had known for a long time that Yun Yingzhi had awakened his Second Form, but he never knew what it was. The child never mentioned it. From minor details, Alvin had noticed that the child was very resistant to his own Second Form.
The way Yun Yingzhi’s Second Form walked was a bit different from other little white rabbits.
Other rabbits moved by hopping, but Yun Yingzhi’s Second Form walked like a human, using a front-and-back foot movement.
The soft, cute little rabbit backed up, its large eyes like black gems staring straight at the machine.
Then, Alvin saw Yun Yingzhi retreat, build up power, and perform a precise leap, landing accurately on the machine to turn on the switch.
He hopped down, smoothly transformed back into human form, rushed into the machine, and began the test.
The machine gave a prompt: the test result was 2S-rank.
Happy flowers bloomed around Yun Yingzhi. He happily spun in two more circles, turned back into a little rabbit, and made another precise leap.
Yun Yingzhi tirelessly repeated the tests. By about the sixth attempt, his face was flushed from the exercise, looking both beautiful and cute—like a doll in a window that had been kissed by God.
During the seventh test, the machine gave a prompt.
[Congratulations, you have tested as 3S-rank Mental Power.]
Little Yun Yingzhi was stunned. He stood on the spot and looked at Alvin, pointing at the machine and then at himself.
Alvin had already had a premonition that Yun Yingzhi likely possessed 3S-rank Mental Power, but seeing the definitive result, he was still quite excited.
Among all talents, 3S-rank Mental Power is undoubtedly rarer than 3S-rank Physique, Ability, or Second Form.
Up until now, even in the entire Los Empire, there are no more than a hundred 3S-rank Mental Power users. Every one of them possesses an innate talent for Source Weapon manufacturing.
For Level 10 weapons or higher, the minimum entry requirement is 3S-rank Mental Power.
With a crimson face, Yun Yingzhi looked at Alvin, hopping excitedly several times. “Teacher Alvin, Zhizhi has 3S-rank Mental Power!”
Alvin nodded and said, “Yes! Our Zhizhi has 3S-rank Mental Power!”
Yun Yingzhi happily spun and danced—it looked very much like a children’s version of a hot rock-and-roll dance. The child was surrounded by flowers of happiness.
Alvin felt that current Yun Yingzhi was simply adorable. He quietly recorded this scene.
He thought, as expected, children are more cute when they are lively and cheerful.
After expressing his joy through dance, Yun Yingzhi rushed to Alvin, pressed their faces together, transformed back into his little rabbit form, made a precise leap, and began testing over and over again.
In the subsequent tests, the results were generally 2S, S, or A-rank.
Clearly, even now, Yun Yingzhi was unable to release his Mental Power consistently.
After about half an hour of testing, Alvin said to Yun Yingzhi, “Yingzhi, it’s time to go.”
Yun Yingzhi looked at the machine longingly and nodded obediently.
He couldn’t wait to tell his family the results. He wanted to tell them he wasn’t a waste!
After one last test, Yun Yingzhi lunged into Alvin’s arms, and the two left the room together.
What they didn’t know was that just after they left, the machine—which had lagged due to high-frequency testing—finally displayed the final result.
[Congratulations, you have tested as 4S-rank Mental Power.]
Translator’s Note:
- “Pride.JPG”: This is a fun nod to internet meme culture. In Chinese online slang, people often add “.JPG” to the end of a sentence to describe a fixed expression or a “frozen” moment of emotion, as if they are posting a picture of it.
- “White Moonlight” (白月光): An idiom referring to someone who is a beautiful, unattainable ideal or a first love that remains perfect in one’s memory. In the story, it refers to how the characters see Yun Yingzhi’s beauty.
- “Face-con” (顏狗): Slang for someone who is obsessed with looks or falls in love based solely on appearance. This describes the children and students who are enchanted by Zhizhi.
- A little note from me: Poor Zhizhi! He was so happy with 3S, he didn’t even see the 4S! Talk about a hidden powerhouse. And those kids at the testing center? Talk about “face-cons” from a young age! He’s truly the school flower material even as a toddler.
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