It was hard to say whether he was a genius or not. In the past, at least half of the awakened ones had become mutants. Therefore, having strong psychic power was not necessarily a good thing. It could even lead to death.
However, for Gao Qi's research, this little boy with strong psychic power was not to be missed.
When Gao Qi chased after him, the little boy had already hidden behind Mark and was saying something in a panic.
Mark looked at Gao Qi in surprise. Then, he said something to Gao Qi with a vigilant and determined look.
Language barriers were really troublesome. Gao Qi was now worried about it every day.
Even Anna was annoyed because she had to translate every sentence.
"He said something happened."
Gao Qi tried to make himself look as kind as possible. He stretched out his hands and said excitedly, "Don't be afraid. Don't worry. I just want to …"
What did he want to do? How could he explain it? If he lied, Gao Qi could not think of a good reason to explain why he was so interested in a child.
However, Gao Qi decided to tell the truth without much hesitation. If the people from the City Alliance could find him, there was no need to hide.
"I can make him a psychic. But without my help, he might become a mutant."
Anna translated Gao Qi's words truthfully. Once these words were spoken, everyone present was shocked. In this world, no one had ever dared to say such a thing.
Of course, there was nothing to be proud of about shocking a group of Desolate Dwellers. However, if he were to say the same thing in another setting, such as in City No. 1, then it would be hard to guarantee what would happen. Therefore, it was actually a good thing that the audience was just a group of Desolate Dwellers. Other than not being able to satisfy their vanity, there were no other shortcomings.
Mark said in disbelief, "What did you say?"
The little boy heard Anna's words. After a moment of confusion, he shouted again, "I didn't break it!"
Not being able to understand each other was really annoying.
Gao Qi was too lazy to explain. He was very busy and didn't have time to help others, so he directly asked the child, "What's your name?"
Anna translated Gao Qi's words. The child said nervously, "My name is Brady Williams …"
After hesitating for a moment, Brady couldn't help but say again, "That water pipe, I just touched it and it broke."
"The pipe isn't broken. Stop talking about that pipe. Now tell me, are you willing to be my disciple?"
When translating the word 'disciple', Anna hesitated. She couldn't find the corresponding word, so after a moment of hesitation, she used the word 'student'.
Brady looked at Mark. Mark carefully asked, "Mister, what do you mean by students?"
"It is possible for him to awaken, but he is more likely to become a mutant. However, if I teach him, he might become a psychic."
Gao Qi's patience was quickly wearing thin. He was about to lose interest. If it weren't for the fact that he was extremely short of experimental subjects, he might have turned around and left.
Mark seemed a little hesitant. He spread his hands and said, "I'm sorry, Brady's parents are dead. I have the responsibility to take care of him. I don't know if I should let him learn from you. I want to know if you will take him away from here."
Gao Qi felt like he was abducting a child. This made him feel very uncomfortable.
Brady was still too young to know what Gao Qi's invitation meant. Mark didn't do anything wrong. He was a very responsible village chief, so he wanted to know what kind of price Brady had to pay to become Gao Qi's student.
However, the problem was that when the opportunity to change one's fate came, whether one could seize the opportunity was not only a test of one's wisdom, but also one's luck. Obviously, Brady's luck wasn't that good.
Gao Qi had already made a breakthrough. For the next step, he wanted to figure out under what conditions an awakening could be triggered, or to say, to what extent one's spiritual power had to be strong enough to awaken. However, this step required a large number of samples for comparison. Brady, a child, was obviously not enough.
An insensible child wouldn't be able to give Gao Qi the feedback he needed. Moreover, there were many things to do. However, the most important thing was that Gao Qi was a very lazy person. He didn't want to waste too much time and energy on Brady.
Gao Qi waved his hand and said indifferently, "Uh, forget it. Let's pretend nothing happened. We'll talk about this later."
After saying that, Gao Qi turned around and left. Niu Lidong was a little confused. He quickly caught up with Gao Qi and whispered, "Brother Qi, what's wrong with you? Why don't you accept that child as your disciple? "
Gao Qi looked at Niu Lidong and said unhappily, "I'm very busy. I have too many things to deal with. I don't have time to dawdle with a desolate child. I need a student with a certain amount of knowledge, not a babysitter for a half-grown child. I don't want to be both a master and a father to take care of a child."
While Gao Qi was explaining to Niu Lidong, Anna shrugged at Mark and said, "You ask too many questions. That's it, it's fine."
The development of the situation was beyond everyone's expectations. Mark was naturally not in a good mood. He could only frown and say, "Brady is still too young. I have to be responsible for him."
Was Mark wrong? He was definitely not wrong. However, the difference in status between them was too big. Gao Qi did not have the patience to explain in detail to him because Gao Qi did not have any special feelings for Brady, and Brady was not a genius. Thinking about how many mutants there were in Dawnlight City every year, one would know that there were actually many people with strong spiritual power.
As for Anna, she was even less interested in explaining to Mark, so she did not say anything. She did not even show any expression. She turned around and followed Gao Qi and Niu Lidong into the house.
Mark was stunned. Brady whispered beside him, "Is everything okay?"
Mark shook his head and whispered, "Oh, I don't know if you missed something, but they, they … are too arrogant."
In fact, Gao Qi was not arrogant, he was just too lazy.
"Pack up, we're leaving."
Niu Lidong had already expected this, so he only whispered, "Where are we going?"
Gao Qi, who was coiling up the pipe, paused for a moment. He thought for a moment and said, "I need to go to a place with enough people. Most importantly, I don't want to wander on this continent where there are no language barriers. I also need someone to help me organize and summarize some work, so I'm going back to look for Professor Su."
Niu Lidong was stunned at first, then he was overjoyed and said, "Go home? Okay, let's go home! "
Anna had already entered the house. She said softly, "The only problem is, how do we go back?"
Gao Qi stopped coiling up the pipe. After thinking for a moment, he nodded and said, "There's always a way. This should be easy to solve."
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