[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-you-stole-my-s-rank-talent-afraid-now-that-i-ve-":3,"chapter-you-stole-my-s-rank-talent-afraid-now-that-i-ve--you-stole-my-s-rank-talent-afraid-now-that-i-ve--chapter-78":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","You Stole My S-Rank Talent? Afraid Now That I’ve Become a War God?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},479827,728,"Chapter 78 : Chapter 78","you-stole-my-s-rank-talent-afraid-now-that-i-ve--chapter-78",78,"\u003Cp>Chapter 78: What the Hell Do You Think You Are?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mu laughed inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed this Zhang Kang really was nothing but a useless wastrel with an A-Grade talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he was at the peak of the Third Grade Realm, his actual strength might not even surpass Zhang Zhiwei’s when the latter had first entered the Third Grade Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then again, Zhang Zhiwei and Lu Chenfeng had already joined the Abyss-Suppressing Army Reserve Force for four or five days by now, had they not?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With their monstrous rate of improvement, plus an endless supply of Spiritual Energy Concentrate, they were probably already in the middle stage of the Third Grade Realm by now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Li Mu was still thinking, Wang Yinhuan’s device suddenly gave off a faint buzzing vibration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mu immediately became alert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yinhuan used a small trowel to scrape away the surface layer and picked up a fragment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There are fragments. It should be somewhere nearby.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Living Crystals absorb huge amounts of energy and exist in a semi-living state.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A lot of monsters are especially fond of eating this kind of thing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It can trigger their evolution and mutation, so wherever there are a lot of fresh crystal ore deposits,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“there is a high chance there will be monsters.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yinhuan continued walking forward as she murmured to herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was hard to tell whether she was explaining things to Li Mu or simply talking to herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any case, she was extremely absorbed in her work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them searched for a full twenty minutes before Zhang Kang and Jiang Linlin entered this area from another direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Linlin had also entered work mode, taking out her instrument and conducting measurements everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither side encountered any monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Occasionally, a few small creatures appeared, but they were dealt with casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This working state continued for about thirty minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Jiang Linlin reported with a frown, “Command Center, we have already been surveying this area for half an hour.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’ve only found a lot of inactive crystal fragments.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There are no signs of any Living Crystal ore underground either!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged man and woman in the Command Room both nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems this place may indeed once have had a crystal vein.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s just that it has already been completely mined out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female researcher immediately gave an order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In that case, move closer toward the mountain and inspect three more exposed points.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If there’s still nothing, then we can wrap things up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes!” Jiang Linlin replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exposed points were simply areas where crystal fragments appeared in relatively high concentrations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a vein really existed, then the chance of finding it underground near such places would naturally be the greatest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These people had absolutely no intention of asking Liao Feng and the others for their opinion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nor were they paying much attention to Wang Yinhuan’s side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any case, that side had not found anything either, so in the end they would still have to listen to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Wang Yinhuan took out a small notebook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would explore for a while, then stop and write or sketch in it for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mu found an opportunity to lean over and take a glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked as though Wang Yinhuan was drawing some kind of mineral vein distribution map.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liao Feng, who had been observing both screens from an objective perspective the entire time, could already tell what was happening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mu and Wang Yinhuan had already searched an enormous area spanning at least several thousand meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yinhuan was sketching as she walked, and those two large dogs kept bringing back various things to provide her with information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Jiang Linlin, although she looked busy enough, the route she walked had no obvious pattern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just one winding, crooked line, and many areas had not been explored at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was hard to tell whether that was because she was lazy or because she was incompetent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another full half hour passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Linlin reported again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Command Center, I’ve already surveyed the three exposed points.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There are indeed traces of a former vein here, but I have definitely not detected any existing ore vein!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was quite angry herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged man and woman from the research institute also looked extremely displeased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Pearl Military District had plainly reported false intelligence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who knew which idiot had reported that Living Crystals had been discovered nearby?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had originally thought they were about to pocket a contribution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, the trip had been for nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Prepare to return!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged female researcher issued the order irritably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she looked toward Liao Feng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Wang Longcheng asked, “Wang Yinhuan, have the two of you found anything over there?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yinhuan had been fully immersed in her work just now and had not made any reports back. On the contrary, the more she searched, the more excited she became.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she heard her father speak, she immediately came back to herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes brightened as she looked toward the mountainside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Commander! I think there may be a Mother Crystal here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What!?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Longcheng was immediately startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liao Feng beside him also turned to look over in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged man and woman frowned deeply at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is your basis for saying that?” Wang Longcheng knew full well that this was no joking matter, so he hurriedly asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yinhuan said, “I just finished examining all the crystal fragments found within this range.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These fragments are distributed in a fan-shaped pattern, and the farther out they are, the earlier they lost their activity.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That means the crystal vein here once underwent a self-collapse in a regular pattern, from far to near.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female researcher immediately strode over and said coldly, “That is complete nonsense!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How are you determining when those crystal fragments lost their activity?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By color!” Wang Yinhuan said decisively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Although the difference in color is extremely slight, once the search range becomes large enough and the number of samples becomes great enough,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“it becomes very easy to distinguish!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female researcher was instantly at a loss for words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That part was true enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Linlin had searched along a line, while Wang Yinhuan had searched across an area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In terms of thoroughness, Wang Yinhuan had indeed done a better job.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the two began speaking just now, Liao Feng had already switched on shared communications, so Jiang Linlin could hear Wang Yinhuan’s conclusion as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She immediately said with great displeasure, “As a professional surveyor from the research institute, I do not agree!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You say the vein underwent self-collapse. Then what was the cause?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason Jiang Linlin had been able to come on this mission was not because she was the very best in her field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only because she was considered relatively outstanding among those at Yellow Rank Third Grade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even so, she had still come from a professional research institute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was the one who already said there was no ore vein here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now you, just some student, actually dare question my conclusion?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yinhuan immediately replied, “Only a Mother Crystal possesses the awareness to collapse itself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The crystals that collapse from it will rapidly release energy aura and attract monsters.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Mother Crystal’s purpose is to devour monsters.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It keeps collapsing crystals, just like scattering food on the ground to lure birds.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Step by step, it draws its prey into its trap.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And that place is right there!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke, Wang Yinhuan pointed toward the mountainside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“According to the distribution map I drew, that is the central point from which the vein extends outward.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Jiang Linlin heard that Wang Yinhuan had even drawn a map, she immediately felt that her authority had been gravely challenged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am the one from the research institute!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell are you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And you think you are qualified to draw a map?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was simply outrageous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She immediately sneered, “How absurd!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Forget a Mother Crystal. If there were even the slightest remnant of a broken ore vein, I would already have detected it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Command Center, I don’t want to keep listening to this amateur babble nonsense anymore!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I request to return!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Permission to return to the city granted. The mission is over, Commanding Officer Liao. Give the order!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female researcher also coldly chimed in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liao Feng glanced at Wang Longcheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Longcheng gave him a look in return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Liao Feng said, “Zhang Kang, Jiang Linlin team, return to the city.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Li Mu, Wang Yinhuan team, continue surveying!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Liao Feng said that, the middle-aged male and female researchers both erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Commanding Officer Liao, what do you mean by this!?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I said the mission was over. Did you not hear me??”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liao Feng suddenly sprang to his feet and stared at her coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His aura exploded outward with a thunderous force, making even the surrounding space buzz and tremble!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure from a Martial Artist above the Profound Rank was terrifying to the extreme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bones of those two Sixth and Seventh Grade Martial Artists immediately began to ache sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve given you too much face, haven’t I?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The mission is over. I’ve already ordered your people to return!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As for our military district’s people, they will continue carrying out the survey mission themselves.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And you still dare point fingers here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What the hell do you think you are?!”\u003C\u002Fp>",1573,"2026-05-30T10:59:06.731Z","2026-06-01T04:31:04.028Z",1,"novelbin.me","209da322ae6acb29b2d26e9cc8954610987d1c21807c210d76f4bd8b5fbe5f85","you-stole-my-s-rank-talent-afraid-now-that-i-ve--chapter-79","you-stole-my-s-rank-talent-afraid-now-that-i-ve--chapter-77",99,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fyou-stole-my-s-rank-talent-afraid-now-that-i-ve--cover.jpg"]