Chapter 261: The Replaced Name

"Of course, emotional control requires a lot of practice on your part; I think that Ying Guang Lu would make a good practice target."

Qi Junyi splashed a bucket of cold water at the right moment, but also gave a direction.

"Controlling emotions is the first step; if you stay steady, the Balance Scale stays steady, and you can set the measure of equilibrium. Otherwise, if the Scale swings wildly as before, the first thing it will crush is likely you yourself."

His gaze swept over Qi Hengyu, then glanced at the little robot "on duty" perched on his shoulder, finally landing on Ying Duo, his tone tinged with a hint of helplessness.

"Now you get it, right? This kid possesses the 'Divine Skill' that makes countless people envious; he just hasn't learned how to use it yet........"

Qi Junyi raised his hand and, with his fingertips, carefully prodded the two small things on his shoulder.

"Enthusiastic little classmate, could you send those little gadgets back? Their barrels are small, but as long as they keep pointing at my head, I feel a bit pressured."

Ying Duo did not react, but the two little robots perched on Qi Junyi's shoulder immediately retracted their barrels; all four robots swiftly withdrew their energy guns, scurried back to Ying Duo, and then vanished into thin air.

Qi Junyi felt his shoulder lighten and silently breathed a sigh of relief.

"I've said everything I needed to say; the rest is up to you," Qi Junyi told Qi Hengyu.

This time, Ying Duo did not block him.

Qi Junyi gave Qi Hengyu one last look, turned, and briskly left the Xunlianchang.

Only Ying Duo and Qi Hengyu remained in the Xunlianchang; after a few seconds of silence, Ying Duo's golden eyes stared straight at Qi Hengyu.

Qi Hengyu felt a shiver in his heart at the gaze and asked, "What now?"

Ying Duo tilted its head and, in its characteristic flat yet pinpointed tone, said:

"I thought you were a tank."

"......."

"Turns out you're actually a support."

"......."

"Last time it was Shen Zexi, that violent mage turned healer."

"......."

"Now the tank of our team is actually a god‑level support?"

Ying Duo concluded, and a glint of thought—'the team composition needs re‑planning'—flashed in its golden pupils.

Qi Hengyu: ".......???"

God‑TM tank turned support! And when did Shen Zexi become a healer?

No, the point is how he ended up as support?!

His ability sounds pretty strong, right? He can force a 5‑vs‑5 with the strong ones!

Seeing Qi Hengyu's broken expression that read 'what nonsense are you spouting', Ying Duo felt its classification was quite reasonable.

"Area control, weakening enemy combat power, and you're also quite capable in battle."

He analyzed seriously, "Well, in future raids you can charge forward alone, we'll stay back; Shen Zexi will heal you, and I'll distribute ranged firepower evenly among all of you."

Hmm, how could that not count as another way of keeping the water level even?

Qi Hengyu: "........"

He suddenly felt that, compared to grasping his own bizarre Aberrant Arts, understanding his teammates' mindset might be the greatest challenge.

No, let Shen Zexi worry about that.

Borrowing Shen Zexi's words, he's just a brute who never thinks.

Qi Hengyu:???

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The morning light was faint, casting a thin golden rim over the Academy's ancient buildings.

The air carried a fresh scent of foliage, worlds apart from last night's chaotic bloodshed.

After finishing the morning drill with Qi Hengyu, Ying Duo and he went their separate ways in the Xunlianchang.

"Remember! Today is Teacher Su Jingchuan's class! Your first lesson!"

Qi Hengyu massaged his throbbing temples, swollen from Ying Duo's torment, and didn't forget to remind the forgetful fellow once more.

"I heard from Qi Junyi that the Air Train has issues; going on an outdoor mission will probably be inconvenient, so you still need to grab the cultural class credits!"

Ying Duo nodded in acknowledgment; even if Qi Hengyu didn't mention it, his game system's log kept popping up beside him to remind him.

However, as he turned a vine‑covered archway and stepped into a relatively quiet corridor, a figure abruptly blocked his path.

The person wore a pink‑white Lolita dress, laced and bow‑adorned, starkly out of place against the surrounding gray gloom.

Her soft pink hair remained, but she now cradled a similarly pink, slightly worn plush bear—the one Ying Duo had casually given away before.

She stood at the junction, head slightly tilted upward, her gem‑like violet eyes fixed straight on Ying Duo.

It was the 'vase' sidekick who always trailed behind Chen Mo Zhi.

Ying Duo remembered her mainly because Zhao Kexin's overly vivid pink was glaringly conspicuous in the wasteland, plus the bear she'd handled.

Come to think of it, that name does sound familiar.........

Sigh, never mind, why bother caring about her.

After all, his time in Tianmian City is limited; Ying Duo just obtained further plot development from Qi Hengyu's side, and that purple plot item might come in handy.

Given the current situation, NPC‑related storylines are fairly long, so he plans to finish Qi Hengyu's arc first; otherwise, other arcs would open many threads, and he'd end up running to the Dome without being able to do missions.

Besides, Zhao Kexin's level is really low; he's not going for a full collection.

Ying Duo's steps didn't halt, nor did his gaze shift, as if the obstruction were merely a wisp of air he could simply step around.

"Wait!" the newcomer seemed not to expect his reaction, quickly reaching out and grabbing Ying Duo's sleeve.

【System Prompt: NPC information change detected, please check promptly.】

【NPC information has changed】

【Name: Zhao Kexin (old) → Meng Kexin (new) (Lv. 19)】

【Title: Conscious Prisoner】

But we have a glossary provided for these lines: they gave specific translations for certain terms. For other terms not in that glossary, we need to translate them ourselves, using the rules. The instruction: "Reuse the EXACT English already in the glossary above. If none: 【】". That seems to refer to the glossary output after translation: we must output a list of entries, each with raw_term (EnglishName) and original_term (ChineseChars). For terms that appear in the provided glossary, we must use those exact English forms. For other terms not in the provided glossary, we need to provide their English translations (translated by meaning) as raw_term, and original_term as the Chinese.

Thus we need to produce a glossary list after all translations, containing all names that appear. Use the given exact English forms for those terms: Meng Kexin, Mitra Academy, Academy, Mutation, Mutation Value. For other terms we need to translate.

Let's identify all potential names/titles etc in lines 【61】-【81】.

Line by line:

【Title: Conscious Prisoner】

【Age: 16】

【Race: Human】

【Faction: Mitra Academy】

【Favorability: 40 (Caution)】

【Mutation Value: 13】

【Current Status: Healthy】

【Likes: Research,....... (to be unlocked)】

Meng Kexin?

Yang Yixie stared at the name on the screen, his brow furrowed.

Oh no, this is another acquaintance.

Have the coincidences he's encountered recently been too many?

Only a fool would believe this is just a coincidence.

What concerns Yang Yixie more is Meng Kexin's level, Lv. 19.

If he didn't misremember, the last time they met, her level wasn't even 10, so he directly excluded her.

Level jumped up this fast?

But he had previously asked Xirensheng; although they entered the game as players, the game didn't provide them with any system, it was purely soul transmigration role-play.

Moreover, the name "Meng Kexin" replaced the original "Zhao Kexin".

Could it be because the other party is a newly added player in the new round of screening?

Xirensheng said, in the previous round of the game there were many new players, they also considered Yang Yixie as a newly added player.

But it still seems off; the timing doesn't quite match.......