Lin Yuanyang's hair stood on end due to that statement, and he suddenly felt a bit flustered, nearly losing his composure.
He immediately adjusted his glasses and steadied himself, saying, "Are you talking about this?"
Ji Ning smiled amusedly, curling her lips.
Still young, not good at hiding one's feelings.
"This is a temperature sensor, forgot to turn it off. Your senses are quite strong, reaching A-level in physique, right?" Lin Yuanyang feigned calmness as he extended his finger to show Ji Ning.
On the inside of his finger was a thin transparent film, which was undetectable unless one looked closely.
Beside them, Bai Xiaotang saw the transparent film, and her expression instantly became strange, but she held back from speaking.
Why is Xiao Yang using a DNA collector?
This is way too out of line.
Sister Ning probably doesn't know its true purpose, does she?
She thought she was disguising well, but everyone in the room noticed her odd reaction.
Lin Yuanyang, ashamed, wished he could disappear immediately.
Such a brainless fool...
Annoyed to the point of not having enough dinner, he left immediately, not staying a second longer.
Spending too much time with a naive sweetheart can reduce one's intelligence.
"Xiao Yang… wait for me." Bai Xiaotang immediately put down her bowl and chopsticks and chased after him.
Xiao Yang is young and doesn't understand the ways of the world, so as his sister, she has the responsibility to teach him.
After Bai Xiaotang chased out, only Ji Ning, who kept eating, and Ye Tong, looking helpless, remained at the table.
"Tangtang is quite naive, and Xiao Yang is just worried about her."
"Did Lin Yuanyang tell you about the Bai Family's situation?"
Ye Tong, a bit surprised, nodded slightly. "People from big families are surely also afraid of getting involved in trouble, understandable."
After speaking, she intentionally waited for Ji Ning's reply, wondering what to say next. However, there was no response from the girl opposite for a long time. When she looked up, she saw Ji Ning eating voraciously as if she were starving, her mouth too busy to speak.
Just taking a moment to respond to her was really quite an effort.
There was a moment of silence in the dining room.
After watching Ji Ning eat for a while, Ye Tong couldn't help but speak again, "Anning, do you eat this much every meal? How did you sustain yourself before? I'm not saying you're a big eater, but I'm curious about how you used to live. You don't seem like you're really homeless. Did something happen at home suddenly, so you ended up like this?"
Ji Ning swallowed the food in her mouth, glanced at her, "Speak human language."
Ye Tong was at a loss for words, feeling as if her embarrassment had been seen through.
The girl opposite started eating again, but that sharp look just now made it so she couldn't dare to lie.
After a moment of silence, she decided to honestly express her true thoughts: "Have you considered going out to work to support yourself in the future?"
Ji Ning's hand paused for a moment.
After expressing her true thoughts, Ye Tong seemed to gain a bit of courage and continued, "Even though Tangtang's family is wealthy and has said they would support our living expenses, we can't just comfortably accept her support without any qualms. As my idol says, there are no free lunches; food gained without working for it will eventually become poison. However much you eat will have to be returned, even at the cost of your life. I'm not saying Tangtang's support is with a hidden purpose, but we can't be parasites, forever relying on others' charity to survive. We should learn from my idol, strive for progress, and create our own future with our own hands..."
By the time she said this, Ye Tong's fair cheeks had reddened quite a bit from excitement, her fists clenched, her eyes wide open, almost saying to Ji Ning that she couldn't just be a freeloading parasite here, she needed to work hard and improve!
Ji Ning took a sip of soup, set down her bowl, and asked with a smile, "Can the money you earn support your living here?"
Ye Tong's face turned even redder, her previous confidence instantly pierced, her raised head slowly drooping, and after a long silence, she mumbled softly, "I... I... will work hard to repay Tangtang..."
Ji Ning looked at her for a moment, then pressed her lips, "What jobs are available?"
Ye Tong, having heard this, quickly looked up, her beautiful almond-shaped eyes slightly red.
She looked even more pitiful than Bai Xiaotang.
This...
Ji Ning rubbed her nose, coughing lightly: "I haven't been around for a long time, not sure about the outside world..."
"I knew Anning wasn't someone who freeloads."
"Call me Sister."
"Mm, Sister Ning."
Ji Ning saw that because of such a small matter, she appeared on the verge of tears.
Suddenly, her hands felt a bit itchy, "I'm also someone who earns a living with skills."
"Mm-mm… um… Sister Ning, have you done any work before?"
"..."
Ye Tong swept away the previous pitiful look, once again wearing her usual smile.
As if the person who almost cried selling misery earlier wasn't her.
This was quite sudden.
Ji Ning lowered her head, continuing to eat, not wanting to engage with her.
"We can find a job based on what you're good at. At the start, don't aim to earn a lot; if you do well, you'll naturally earn more. Sister Ning, what are you good at?"
Ji Ning chewed on her rice, thinking hard, hesitated, and said, "Mm… does seizing territories count?"
"..."
After a brief silence.
Ye Tong regained her voice, weakly responding, "Sister Ning, you sure you're not joking?"
Ji Ning pressed her lips, "Mm, I've never earned money, used to sustain myself through… self-sufficiency."
Seeing Ye Tong on the verge of tears from fright, Ji Ning rephrased it.
During chaotic times, society had no law and order, only survival of the fittest, the strong as kings, the bigger fist was the boss,
seizing territory meant seizing resources and expanding influence.
If she didn't seize territory, how could she sustain her underlings? How could she survive to establish the Anhe Base?
But she would never speak of these things.
In peaceful times, delicate flowers had no need to know.
...
"Sister Ning, what's your physical fitness evaluation?" Ye Tong changed her approach to continue asking.
Ji Ning shook her head, "What's that?"
Ye Tong looked incredulous, "You don't know that?"
Ji Ning thought for a moment, tentatively asking, "Superpower Level?"
"Oh my god, do you have superpowers?" Ye Tong's eyes lit up with excitement, but Ji Ning decisively shook her head, "No."
Ye Tong's face fell instantly, looking at Ji Ning with some disappointment, finally sighing and starting from the beginning to educate her.
"Since the global war affected human spirit and body, entering the new century's peaceful era, scientists began to study human physical changes.
They discovered that improvements in one's spiritual power and physique have numerous benefits.
The better the spiritual power, the higher the focus, the greater the brain's development, with intelligence far exceeding that of ordinary people.
And the better the physique, the better the body's development, with some local body organs getting strengthened, not just manifesting in physical strength, but also in the five senses, speed, strength, and even resistance to radiation and viruses in the air, being higher compared to those with a weaker physique.
Moreover, when these abilities reach a certain level, there's a chance of naturally awakening a superpower, transforming from an ordinary person into a superpower user everyone envies and looks up to.
All who become superpower users will gain the highest organization's International Alliance's utmost importance, achieving a leap from a mere carp jumping through the dragon gate, crossing existing class barriers, entering the high society as highly sought-after key talents among the major powers within the International Alliance."
Upon hearing this, Ji Ning couldn't help but ask, "Are there very few superpower users now?"