Chapter 89: Go to the Urban Circle?

“That’s fine.”

Zhao Jia yi looked at Lin Qing in confusion and asked, “Haven’t you been going lately?”

“No.” Lin Qing shook his head slightly.

He had previously felt that the mental meditation class was too strange—just tapping sounds could clear the mind and purify the spirit, and it was tied to psychic awakening. He didn’t want to get too involved, so he stopped going.

But now he knew that in five years, the Patrol, Gongan Bureau, and military would likely be completely disbanded, and he might not even be allowed to live as a human—only like livestock.

So he had to seize every opportunity.

“No problem. Same time as before.”

Zhao Jia yi said, “If you want to go, you can go every day.”

“Doesn’t your father go?” Lin Qing asked.

Though he didn’t know Zhao Jia yi’s situation, or whether her father was a psychic awakener, such an opportunity should be rare.

“I’m not really sure.”

Zhao Jia yi whispered, “Actually, I don’t know much about my father either. He taught me psychic cultivation himself. He’s probably quite strong… but he often calls himself half a useless person and says he doesn’t need to cultivate.”

“You don’t know him either?” Lin Qing couldn’t help glancing at her.

Since birth until now, over these dozen years, my father never talked to me about anything—just sat with me every day, watching the stars and comforting me. Zhao Jiayi frowned, tilting her head. “It’s only in these past few months of interacting with society that he’s taught me many lessons about life.”

Taught life lessons only after entering society?

Lin Qing couldn’t help pausing and asked, “Why?”

“Because where I lived before… uh… I had no contact with anyone.”

Zhao Jia yi hesitated, then said, “My father thought knowing wouldn’t help me—he said it was better not to know anything at all, so I wouldn’t suffer.”

Lin Qing understood.

Desire is the root of suffering; ignorance is happiness.

In some ways, that’s true.

“You live next door—didn’t your father ask about you?” Lin Qing asked curiously.

“He already knew.” Zhao Jia yi said, “I’ve told him about you many times. He supports me being friends with you.”

“Alright.” Lin Qing nodded slightly. “You’ve got to work hard here too.”

“I am working hard!” Zhao Jia yi couldn’t help saying. “I’ve already mastered the Qiqi version of the practice. My psychic power is much stronger now—it spreads over a radius of one kilometer in the air, and can penetrate ground materials over a hundred meters deep.”

Lin Qing made an “oh” sound and asked, “Have you bought the MY-series high-energy sustained-release fluid?”

“Not yet.” Zhao Jia yi shook her head. “I’m still saving up.”

“Don’t save. I’ll pay for you.” Lin Qing shook his head slightly.

He had over ten million in savings now, plus Patrol Chief Xu Kequan’s authority. The MY-series high-energy sustained-release fluid cost only 159,999 yuan per set.

Just 160,000 yuan.

“Really?” Zhao Jia yi’s eyes lit up. “Then I only need a few sets.”

“A few sets enough?” Lin Qing glanced at her. “I’m not short on money. Don’t try to save for me.”

After he used the Reverse Entropy user to prepay the Qiqi version of the practice, he’d used several sets of high-energy sustained-release fluid to complete it. This girl actually thought she’d only need a few sets?

“Enough.”

Zhao Jia yi said confidently, “The Chaoyang practice just doesn’t suit me. Before gene awakening, this is all I can do.”

“Doesn’t suit you?” Lin Qing couldn’t help glancing at her. “The Chaoyang practice suits over 99.77% of the global population. The odds are less than one in a thousand—how did you end up in that fraction?”

“What can I do?” Zhao Jia yi muttered softly. “I’m still growing. Once I’m an adult, it should get better.”

“You’re already nineteen—still not an adult?” Lin Qing chuckled.

“My father says I’m only an adult at twenty.” Zhao Jia yi blinked her blue eyes.

“Are you Swiss? New Zealander?” Lin Qing looked her over.

Zhao Jia yi clearly looked mixed-race.

As far as he remembered, Switzerland and New Zealand set adulthood at twenty.

“No…” Zhao Jia yi sighed, propping her cheeks with both hands. “My father told me not to say. Otherwise I’d have told you everything.”

“Then don’t.”

Lin Qing gave her a silent look and shook his head. “Secrets are secrets because they’re private. If you tell me, what if your father gets angry?”

“Oh… my father said the same thing.” Zhao Jia yi nodded.

“I’ll be going to Patrol Headquarters soon. What about you?” Lin Qing looked at her.

This girl had said she had a genetic disorder that prevented her from getting close to others—but she could get close to him because he met certain conditions.

Though he didn’t know if it was true, after spending time with her, he realized she was genuinely simple, naive, and unworldly.

“Huh?” Zhao Jia yi blinked, whispering, “Can I go with you?”

“Seems possible.” Lin Qing glanced at her. “I’ll ask for you later.”

He did need Zhao Jia yi’s help as a psychic awakener.

Psychic scanning was simply too convenient.

“Then that’s settled.”

Zhao Jia yi brightened again, her eyes smiling shut.

Lin Qing shook his head slightly. “I’m starting cultivation now. You play by yourself.”

“Oh, okay~”

…

The next day.

The morning sun streamed through the window ledge, bathing the spacious meditation chamber in warm light. The soothing scent of sandalwood mingled with the rays, deepening the quiet atmosphere.

Lin Qing wore a loose white robe and a dark wooden mask covering most of his face, leaving only his eyes and the area below his nose exposed. Like the other students, he sat quietly cross-legged on soft cushions, eyes closed, listening.

The rhythmic tapping of fingertips on the table—sometimes heavy, sometimes light, sometimes fast, sometimes slow—seemed to hold a certain magic, making his mind increasingly clear, as if purifying his spirit and cleansing his soul.

In this state, Lin Qing didn’t just treat it as a chance to relax like the others—he began attempting to enter the Divine Transformation series technique, “Body.”

All Divine Transformation series techniques were linked to spiritual will.

This clear-minded state made technique entry much easier.

Not long after.

Following his mental imagery, Lin Qing felt the mysterious energy within him subtly shift. He felt a surge of joy.

At this moment, he had successfully entered the Divine Transformation series technique, “Body.”

“Success.”

Lin Qing silently exhaled. “It really is useful.”

He knew clearly.

The reason he entered so quickly was twofold: first, he had already mastered the instinct-level technique “Intent”—“Intent” was the foundation of the Divine Transformation series, and his gene alignment had improved, granting bonuses to techniques in the same series. Second, this mental meditation state had helped immensely.

“I’ll prepay the ‘Body’ technique when I get back.”

Lin Qing thought to himself: “First, get all the Divine Transformation techniques to instinct level. Then, when I have time, learn the Five Elements techniques too…”

The original “Zizai Body” technique still needed time to enter—he wasn’t sure how long. He couldn’t waste this time; learning other techniques was always beneficial.

Who knew when they might come in handy?

“That’s enough for today.”

After the tapping ended, the middle-aged man smiled slightly, bowed to the students, and turned to leave.

At that moment, a female student spoke up: “Teacher, please wait a moment.”

She wore a mask, so her face was hidden, but her voice suggested she was young.

The middle-aged man turned to look.

“Lately I’ve been suffering from insomnia and depression, my spirit is weak. You’ve helped me so much—could we talk privately?” the female student pleaded earnestly.

The middle-aged man smiled. “You should’ve been told the rules before coming.”

Lin Qing had heard the rules of this mental meditation class.

—Don’t ask, only listen. Do not spread anything without permission.

——Do not ask, only listen; do not disseminate without permission.

!

The female student blurted out, “I have a few friends with similar problems, but they don’t believe it. Could you help them privately? They’re not short on money—they’ll pay double.”

“No need.” The middle-aged man shook his head gently. “If your friends want to come, they can register.”

“Then… alright.” The female student sat back down.

The middle-aged man said nothing more and left.

Lin Qing pondered.

The tuition for this mental meditation class was high—it was clearly profitable. But why refuse private lessons to earn even more?

The tuition for this meditation class is high, clearly meant to make money, yet why refuse private lessons that could bring even more profit?

If this middle-aged man were a psychic awakener, he shouldn’t need this money—and wouldn’t private lessons increase the risk of exposure?

“Maybe he’s not a psychic awakener…” Lin Qing thought to himself.

“Maybe he’s not a telekinetic awakened individual…” Lin Qing mused to himself.

Back at the branch office, Lin Qing went straight to the captain’s private rest room.

After returning to the precinct, Lin Qing went directly to the captain’s private lounge.

Order.

Lin Qing immediately activated his intent: “Advance: Combat Art ‘Body’.”

A flood of unfamiliar information surged into his mind.

Memories surfaced of his countless grueling practice sessions with Combat Art ‘Body,’ from awkwardness to perfection.

His body began subtly changing.

Moments later.

“Huh…”

Lin Qing slowly exhaled, opening his eyes.

Combat Art ‘Body’ had reached the instinctive level.

According to the Anti-Entropy User’s data, he needed to perfectly practice Combat Art ‘Body’ thirty-eight times to repay the debt.

“Turns out it’s pretty simple.”

Lin Qing muttered to himself, “Looks like I’ll soon be able to bring all the Divine Transformation series arts to the instinctive level. Too bad there’s only one chance to unlock top-class merit early—otherwise I could’ve learned the original ‘Divine Transformation.’”

Combat Art ‘Body’ taps into deeper physical potential through mental will, unleashing greater strength while granting ‘combat instinct.’

Combat instinct can be understood as enhanced combat technique and judgment.

It also directly boosts combat power—on top of his Free Body foundation, it raises all physical attributes by roughly forty to fifty percent.

This is the greatest combat power increase offered by the Divine Transformation series.

The subsequent arts—‘Eye,’ ‘Ear,’ ‘Nose,’ ‘Tongue’—are primarily supportive.

But what he lacked were precisely these special abilities beyond combat power; the Divine Transformation series filled that gap perfectly.

“Another improvement, though not huge, still decent.” Lin Qing nodded inwardly.

Even though he hadn’t undergone gene optimization, perhaps practicing more combat arts could slightly compensate?

“Next time, I’ll ask in the Combat Art Vault—if the Divine Transformation series has talent requirements, can I still learn the original ‘Divine Transformation’…” Lin Qing pondered.

He immediately dropped the thought and pulled out his phone to purchase AT-series high-energy sustained-release fluid and gene optimization serum.

Fortunately, this major operation granted not only first-class merit but also one second-class merit as an operation reward, plus the unused second-class merit from last time—he still had three second-class merits unused.

Equivalent to three six-percent-discount vouchers with a three-million ceiling each.

“I’ll buy a portion first.”

Lin Qing mused inwardly, “I need to figure out how to make money…”

He immediately placed an order for three sets of AT-series high-energy sustained-release fluid, one gene optimization serum—just to test it—and one set of MY-series high-energy sustained-release fluid for Zhao Jiayi.

After accounting for internal inspection benefits, the total came to nearly 6.06 million.

Perfectly used two second-class merits—two six-percent-discount vouchers capped at three million each.

Final payment: only 3.66 million.

“Second-class merit can’t be transferred anyway. Useless to me—perfect for discounts.”

Lin Qing nodded inwardly.

First-class merit allows unrestricted access to all combat arts available in the branch’s Combat Art Vault, with no limit on usage.

…

The next day, the AT-series high-energy sustained-release fluid and gene optimization serum arrived.

After experimenting for several days, Lin Qing understood roughly how effective one gene optimization serum was.

Judging from the progress completion changes, the gene optimization serum increased the efficiency of practicing the original Sunrise Training Method by over double; based on maintenance frequency, he’d need about fifteen serum doses to maintain peak efficiency for full completion.

That meant nine sets of AT-series high-energy sustained-release fluid and fourteen sets of gene optimization serum.

Even at Inspector Xu Kequan’s internal benefit price, it totaled over 37.5 million!

Even with a dozen second-class merits at 60% off, it’d still cost tens of millions.

Not to mention, a dozen second-class merits was absurd.

Earning tens of millions was easier.

“Drug-fueled cultivation? Only the rich can afford it…” Lin Qing sighed helplessly.

But fortunately, he was now an Inspector—making money wasn’t hard.

…

April 1st: the municipal bureau’s results for this season’s performance evaluations and position changes were released.

Lin Qing had planned to decline the municipal bureau’s appointment as Team Captain and offer it to his cousin Chen Yanan, but she refused on the spot.

“Sis, why refuse?”

After receiving the appointment from the Director’s office and returning to the Captain’s office together, Lin Qing couldn’t help but turn to Chen Yanan.

“I’m transferring to the Inspection Headquarters before July—this Team Captain position wouldn’t help me anyway.” Lin Qing shook his head slightly.

“It wouldn’t help me either.”

Chen Yanan shook her head slightly, glancing at Zhao Jiayi beside her—she didn’t avoid her, speaking softly: “I’ve decided to accept Dawn Group’s terms. I’ll be moving to the Urban Circle soon and will resign from my Inspection post.”

“To the Urban Circle?” Lin Qing blinked in surprise. “What did Dawn Group offer?”

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