[Space-time Manipulation] Kaihara Qiong's ascension to the first place of Level 5 had truly surprised everyone in Gakuen City. There were people who had doubts about it, but not many. After all, most people still believed in the fairness of the Gakuen City officials. Moreover, the word 'space-time' sounded grand no matter how one looked at it, and in the eyes of ordinary people, it was not much different from manipulating vectors.
In fact, this was a word game that Fangzheng was playing with. The 'space-time' here referred to 'time' and 'space', but with Kaihara Qiong's power, she could only barely use it and could not do as she pleased like Fangzheng, which was why it was space-time 'manipulation' instead of space-time 'control'.
In terms of ability control, Kaihara Qiong was still slightly weaker than Bee-Eater Cao Qi. She could now only 'go with the flow' and manipulate space-time, but could not control it as she pleased. Therefore, relatively speaking, Kaihara Qiong's ability was not particularly powerful.
But for a Level 5, being able to manipulate time and space was already a terrifying existence.
Unlike other Level 5 abilities, Fangzheng had made great efforts to publicize Kaihara Qiong's ascension to Level 5. Not only did he promote it throughout the entire Gakuen City, he also published special editions and PVs that introduced Kaihara Qiong's background and resume in detail. At the same time, Fangzheng also pointed out the latest rules for the Gakuen City ranking — apart from the development and application of ability strength, the theoretical research of ability users would also be considered as one of the criteria for judging.
The original Level 5 ranking had changed because the previous Level 5 abilities were not good at theoretical research and learning, which was why their ranking was lowered — of course, this was just an excuse.
From a certain perspective, this was also an official announcement of the policy change for the Gakuen City. The main evaluation target was no longer the strength of ability, but the comprehensive evaluation from both ability and theoretical perspectives. At the same time, Fangzheng also announced that he would increase the investment in theoretical and basic scientific research. Moreover, starting from next year, there would be another ranking similar to LV5, specifically used to evaluate those talents who could make discoveries and innovations in scientific theories, not just limited to ability users.
The introduction of this policy was immediately welcomed by most of the students in the campus city. In fact, many people looked down on the original Level Five, thinking that they only got to this position by relying on their strong ability. Other than that, they were boorish people who didn't know anything. This was a bit like how many top students looked at sports special enrollment students. You might run fast, kick the ball, and be able to dunk, but you were not good at studying. Even if you played in the NBA, you still wouldn't understand calculus.
But now, the person in first place had convinced many people. For ability users, just seeing the code name "Spacetime Manipulation" was enough to make them kneel. As for the top students, when they saw that Haiyuan Qiong's resume was filled with papers like Annual Mathematics, Nature, Science, and so on, they could only cower in fear. Even if they weren't cowering, they had to first be qualified to submit to these top journals!
This was actually the weakness of the Gakuen City. Why did the Gakuen City block research? A large part of the reason was that their research itself could not stand the test of academic ethics. It could be said that the Gakuen City itself was a "lawless place" in the academic community. It secretly condoned and even shielded those mad scientists to carry out their inhumane research experiments. This kind of thing naturally could not be revealed to the public.
How could you write a thesis about the AIM detonation experiment conducted by Kihara Huan Sheng? In order to verify the AIM force field detonation experiment, we selected twenty children around the age of ten to conduct human body detonation experiments.
If you dared to publish it, the whole world would be turned upside down!
They had never seen anyone who dared to publish a thesis on human body experiments so blatantly.
That was why Fangzheng chose to destroy all the inhumane research institutes to avoid any trouble.
On the other hand, it was much more convenient for the students in the Gakuen City to conduct research compared to people in other places.
For people like Haihara Qiong and Misaka Mikoto, if they wanted to verify the validity of their theories, they would need to apply for a lot of equipment and supercomputing time. Depending on the situation, they might even need to mobilize high-precision equipment such as particle colliders.
But in the Gakuen City, as ability users, they only needed to use their abilities to verify their theories.
Therefore, from the perspective of theoretical verification, ability users were far more convenient and faster than ordinary people. As long as they found the right path, it was not difficult to develop the theoretical foundation and resources of the Gakuen City.
After all, ability users could not be mass-produced, but ability users could use their abilities to verify their theories for the benefit of all mankind — — Alasta was indeed illiterate. The Gakuen City was a complete waste of resources in his hands.
But forget it. Mages had never been educated to begin with. It would already be amazing if they could reach junior high school level.
Or maybe even elementary school?
Considering that mages still had to learn magic, Fangzheng did not make it difficult for them to go to the illiterate class.
At the very least, they would be able to read.
The Gakuen City's policy change and the change in the Level 5 ranking caused quite a stir within the Gakuen City. Fangzheng struck while the iron was hot and asked Haihara Qiong to be the swearing contestant for the Great Tyrant Star Festival.
It was worth mentioning that after the incident was resolved, Bee-eating Cao Qi once again altered the memories of Kuroko and the others. However …
"I didn't expect Misaka to be unable to attend the ceremony because she ate something bad. What a surprise."
"Moreover, she ate the food she ate from the roadside. She's not like Misaka at all."
"Ahahaha …"
Misaka Mikoto grinned as she listened to Chu Chun and Zuo Tianlei's conversation. However, she was cursing in her heart. Although Bee-eating Cao Qi had returned their memories, she had modified them. At that time, Misaka Mikoto discovered that Bee-eating Cao Qi had erased the memories of Kuroko and the others. She was so angry that she did not even attend Endymion's opening ceremony.
Of course, in the end, Bee-eating Cao Qi was involved in Kihara Huan Sheng's incident. Due to her lack of combat experience, she was defeated and was rescued by Fangzheng.
It was worth mentioning that the person who defeated Misaka Mikoto was none other than Dolly's good friend, Detective Xiaomi. She was released from the Juvenile Reformatory by Kihara Huan Sheng in the name of "taking revenge on the Omnibus Council" and participated in Kihara Huan Sheng's plan. Since she was in the Juvenile Reformatory, Detective Xiaomi had no idea that Gakuen City had changed. Hence, she was used by Kihara Huan Sheng and became his accomplice.
After that, Bee-eating Cao Qi found Detective Xiaomi and explained the situation to her. Together, the two of them rescued the backup of "Dolly" who was hidden in a certain research institute. As for Misaka Mikoto, she was naturally returned to Fangzheng.
In order to hide the conflict that night, Cao Qi altered the memories of Shirai Kuroko and the others. In their memories, the reason why Misaka Mikoto did not attend the ceremony was that she picked up a lollipop by the roadside and had a stomachache, so she stayed in the toilet of Tovantai for half a day …
Misaka Mikoto wanted to kill Bee-eating Cao Qi.
"Ah, Misaka Mikoto, we still have to participate in the next competition. See you later."
"Ah, okay."
Misaka Mikoto let out a sigh of relief as she watched Zutian Lei and Chu Chun leave. She then turned around and looked around. During the Tyrant Star Festival, there were many stalls selling all kinds of food.
"I haven't contacted Kaihara yet. There's still some time before the next competition."
Misaka Mikoto let out a sigh of relief and continued to walk forward.
"Speaking of which, where did Kuroko go? Chu Chun said that she went to help the Morals and Discipline Committee … Ah."
As they were talking, Misaka Mikoto saw Shirai Kuroko walking out from the other side of the alley. He then looked around cautiously.
"Hey, Kuroko!"
Misaka Mikoto greeted Kuroko with a smile when she saw him. Shirai Kuroko trembled when he heard Misaka Mikoto's voice and quickly turned around.
"Ah, big sister! Congratulations on getting first place in the three-kick competition. I watched the entire match. Big sister and Kaihara's teamwork was flawless. "
"Hahaha, it's alright … Hmm?"
When Misaka Mikoto walked up to Shirai Kuroko, she noticed that Shirai Kuroko was a little different from before. She looked radiant, and her skin was glowing. Not only that, her cheeks were slightly flushed, and she would occasionally pant when she spoke …. It made Misaka Mikoto's heart itch. But more importantly ….
"What's wrong with your dress?"
Misaka Mikoto asked curiously when she saw the faint water stain on Kuroko's dress and uniform. Kuroko blushed when she heard Misaka Mikoto's question and quickly took two steps back.
"Um … Um … I'm sorry to say this, but I accidentally got some squid sauce on my dress when I was working just now …"
"Ah, I see. That's why there's this smell."
"Mmm, yes."
While speaking, Kuroko rubbed her legs restlessly and pulled down the hem of her dress.
"That's why I'm going back to take a shower and change my clothes …"
"Ah, I'm sorry. Hurry up and change your clothes."
Misaka Mikoto did not mind. She just smiled and waved her hand. Kuroko nodded, then turned around with a blushing face and disappeared in a flash.
"Phew …"
At the same time, Fangzheng walked among the crowd and stretched his body.
As expected, it's better to exercise after a meal. But he did not expect Kuroko to be so bold as to drag him to an empty alley on a day like this … Hmm, but considering Kuroko's personality, it did not seem strange at all. But she still said, "Big sister, I'm sorry …" Mmm, this kind of play was indeed more exciting.
"So, what should we do next?"
As he spoke, Fangzheng looked at the screens around him. Amelia and the others had also participated in the competition in the morning, but they were eliminated because they were unfamiliar with the rules. But there was nothing they could do about it. After all, even though it was a race with borrowed objects, Amelia and the others were not familiar with the rules. As a result, many of them spent half a day looking for the objects, but they only came in last place …
As for the balloon competition, Ace and Firut showed off their skills and slaughtered the students on the balloons. They finally managed to turn the situation around for Zhichuan High School.
What would happen in the afternoon was still unknown.
Just as Fangzheng was taking a leisurely stroll, he suddenly heard a voice not far in front of him.
"Nice to meet you. I'm Misaka Mikoto's friend, Bee-Eater Cao Qi."
"Hmm?"
When Fangzheng heard the voice, he looked up and saw Bee-Eater Cao Qi holding Misaka Mikoto's arm with a smile on her face. She was greeting the people in front of her, and that hedgehog guy … Oh, he's so good.
Come to think of it, how dare you show off in front of Misaka Mikoto after insulting her so badly? Is your level five disco dancing on a grave?
"Who's your friend?!"
Misaka Mikoto was obviously not going to let the matter rest. She immediately shook off Bee-Eater Cao Qi. Bee-Eater Cao Qi then ran over to Jōjō Dōma and grabbed him.
"Misaka Mikoto is so scary. She's always beeping at me …"
"Ah, about that …"
Jōjō Dōma obviously did not know what to do.
"She's always beeping at me too …"
"Oh, so she's a Beili Beili from Beili Beili Star …."
"You two …"
Hearing Bee-Eater Cao Qi and Jōjō Dōma's conversation, Misaka Mikoto became even angrier. Meanwhile, Fangzheng was watching the show with a smile on his face. However, what he did not expect was that at that moment, Bee-Eater Cao Qi suddenly turned around and jogged over to Fangzheng's side. She then held onto his arm.
"Oh, isn't this Mr. Fangzheng? Did you come here just to look for me? I'm so happy about that. "
"… Hmm? What's going on? "
"Let's go. I found a delicious restaurant over there. Let's go and eat something delicious. Come on, I know Mr. Fangzheng will treat us. "
After saying that, Bee-Eater Cao Qi turned around and left the scene with Fangzheng, ignoring Misaka Mikoto who was hopping mad and Jōjō Dōma who had a confused look on his face.
"…"
Fangzheng looked at the two people behind him, then looked at Bee-Eater Cao Qi who had her head lowered. Then, he looked up at the sky.
The sky was clear and the sun was shining brightly.
It was not the season for the white album yet, right?
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