Chapter 78: Chapter 77: Elevating Authority

Su Qiangwei stuffed a handful of salted cashews into her mouth, chewed a couple of times, then swallowed them down.

The process of eating doesn’t need too much attention.

Which girl doesn’t like to snack a bit?

Su Qiangwei just ate a little bit more.

She isn’t worried about gaining weight!

Whenever she feels a little overweight, she just exercises her superpower.

Fly a couple of laps in the sky, and the excess fat will burn off at a speed visible to the naked eye.

At this moment, Su Qiangwei’s attention was focused on the wooden box on the table.

“Tsk.”

“The world is truly amazing…”

The girl marveled.

A month ago, Su Qiangwei was still working hard for her high school exams.

A month later today, she was mingling with extraterrestrial beings, superpowers, and lost souls.

If she hadn’t experienced it herself, she wouldn’t believe it.

Her cognition and worldviews were overturned!

Thinking of this, Su Qiangwei poked Ma Ran on her left: “I guess there’s a sword inside this.”

“Just now, that Lin Qiubai, said he came from the Seven-Spiral Sword Sect, and could be called ’Sword Master’…”

“I think…”

“Sword Master should be the strongest in swordplay in a sect, and probably enjoys the power of a ’Sect Leader’ too?”

The girl pouted: “It has a martial world flavor to it, but…”

“Seeing that guy live without a physical body, it’s most likely he’s from the Immortal Dao World.”

“Do you want to make a guess too?”

Ma Ran glanced at her emotionlessly, his eyes fell on the wooden box: “Last time you secretly went to Henan, you already acquired Senior Sister Zhao Qingcong’s [Peeping] ability from the Yingchuan Academy, didn’t you?”

[Peeping], a superpower under development, can see through enclosed spaces internally, at the cost of weakened vision.

Su Qiangwei’s eyes wandered, not responding.

This guy really is an emotionless show-off machine…

Not giving any chance for the female hero to perform.

Muttering for a while, Su Qiangwei’s attention refocused on the wooden sword box.

In China, Taoists often use peach wood to make magical artifacts, said to ward off evil spirits and disasters.

Besides that, plants related to spirit body legends include poplar, locust tree, mulberry tree, and others.

Looking closely, one would find that the wooden sword box’s colors vary, apparently using different materials.

One must admit, the academy’s efficiency is really high!

Being watched with eager eyes by President Huang, Wan Haihao unbuttoned two buttons at his shirt collar, muffled: “Didn’t I say on the road earlier?”

“When Lin Qiubai just arrived, the first thing he said was ’Earthling, hello.’

“I was just about to report his presence, but then I was restrained.”

“So…”

“That sentence wasn’t really a friendly greeting.”

“Most likely it was a sentence Lin Qiubai forced himself to remember in the process of learning Earth Language, pieced together as a template.”

Speaking of this, Wan Haihao sighed and added: “Don’t know how long he’s been hiding on me.”

“But at least one thing is certain…”

“Lin Qiubai’s learning ability is much stronger than mine.”

“Moreover, he might have used my electronic devices, searched a vast amount of intelligence through the internet, becoming very knowledgeable about Earth.”

“I suggest being open and honest, and have a good talk with him.”

“He’s very smart.”

“Don’t try to deceive him.”

The time Wan Haihao spent interacting with Lin Qiubai wasn’t actually long, he spoke whatever came to his mind: “He’s a very proud person.”

Upon hearing this, everyone present nodded unanimously.

They had heard from Wan Haihao before that Lin Qiubai turned himself into this — just a sliver of residual soul, without even a body — purely to pursue the elusive “Perfect Sword,” using his body as fuel to slash a spatial wormhole.

Perfect?

In the vast cosmos, there’s no truly perfect thing or life form.

This concept’s existence is like the “All-Powerful God,” false and against the most basic logic.

However, though thinking it, no one present dared to blurt it out.

Just as Wan Haihao was planning to say more, a light suddenly shone in his right palm!

The light gradually gathered before everyone’s eyes, transforming into a long figure of a classical handsome man with purple hair and blood-red eyes.

If it’s not Lin Qiubai, then who?

This time, he made a striking entrance, suddenly speaking: “China is a remarkable nation indeed.”

“I have held sway over the Seven-Spiral Sword Sect for over ninety years, establishing seven halls for Heritage, Archive, Punishment, Warfare, Personnel, Logistics, and Supervision, protecting the Human Race’s prosperity to four hundred million.”

“I once thought the ’system’ of the Seven-Spiral Sword Sect had reached near perfection.”

“Now it seems, I only realize my own limited perspective.”

“China and the Seven-Spiral Sword Sect are quite similar in many aspects, yet its responsiveness to sudden crises is far stronger.”

“Zhiyuan, Baiyue, Grass Hut, Qinglian, Fulan, Ying River, Xinglu…”

“Each Academic Society has its unique characteristics, supporting each other and engaging in healthy competition.”

“This was beyond my expectation.”

Lin Qiubai’s words sounded like he was praising China’s efforts, yet unknowingly, he elevated his own negotiating position.

Looking at his expression of ’Rejoice! You can converse with me on equal terms,’ it was clear.

Under the governance of the Seven-Spiral Sword Sect with a population of four hundred million…

If true, then the various President’s high-profile reception of Lin Qiubai would certainly be held in the highest esteem.

Recently, the frequency of extraterrestrial beings descending on Earth was too high!

Global peacekeepers are a bit frayed and exhausted.

Extraterrestrials like Lin Qiubai, who can communicate and show no clear malicious intent, are practically like angels.

Moreover…

Lin Qiubai’s words also revealed quite a bit of intelligence.

This man, with the face of a youth, claimed to have ruled the Seven-Spiral Sword Sect for over ninety years…

President Huang and several presidents in the video conference group now wore somewhat uneasy expressions.

The authenticity of Lin Qiubai’s information is hard to verify.

The most concerning part is…

This guy knows about the existence of Xinglu Academy!

Located in Fuzhou City, Xinglu Academy only officially established this afternoon, hasn’t even gathered its first batch of students.

Where did this person get this information?

Mind Reading Technique?

Or other means?

After a bit of psychological maneuvering, Lin Qiubai unhurriedly walked to the wooden sword box, pointing slightly forward with one hand.

A fierce wind howled!

The sword box burst open with a “bang,” turning into a sky full of fibers and small wood chips.

A cold, gleaming Chinese long sword appeared before everyone.

The handle was made of pear wood, and the body of the sword inscribed with flying dragon and seven-star patterns.

Beside it lay a simply designed, yet grand and antique deep blue sword sheath.

Lin Qiubai slightly curved his fingers: “Come.”

The long sword that had been quietly lying on the table, like a faithful dog meeting its master, joyfully leaped into his hand.

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