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Chapter 155 - 54: Number One Patron

Jiang Siqi stared blankly at the screen for a good five minutes before coming to her senses as if waking from a dream.

Her first reaction was to head to the bathroom, bury her head in the basin, and splash herself vigorously. The December tap water was bone-chillingly cold, and she shivered several times, yet the memories related to her abilities still didn’t vanish.

She lifted her head and looked at her dripping reflection in the mirror, feeling an urge to let out a scream.

It wasn’t a wail, but rather extreme excitement and joy!

Hold on, hold on... it might not be real yet. Jiang Siqi told herself, maybe just having more things in her head isn’t an ability by itself, like illusions or something.

Everything has to be verified first.

Two minutes later, the paper figures were already dancing on her computer desk.

Watching the glowing and fiery stickers move back and forth under her control, a sense of indescribable satisfaction rose in Jiang Siqi’s heart.

This was the effect of the "God Summoning Technique." Not only the paper... she could control any relatively light object with her "thoughts," like making a ballpoint pen stand or having a tissue crawl like a worm. She couldn’t make objects fly unless they themselves were paper airplanes; nor could she make her phone crawl towards her, as its hard outer shell couldn’t transform like a tissue.

In short... this new ability didn’t move objects through external force but injected a soul into them, enabling them to move from the inside out. Fully utilizing the inherent properties of the objects could unleash the full potential of the God Summoning Technique.

Indeed, how could the other party be a fraud?

Jiang Siqi thought, just having a name for the ability proved it wasn’t a figment of her imagination.

Originally, it was by chance that she discovered she could spontaneously summon flames, initially just a lighter-sized flame, but after repeatedly mulling over it, she not only developed tricks like fire sparks and flame spit, but also figured out how to condense the flame into a ball and use it for projectile attacks.

If it wasn’t for the need for a convenient name for streaming, she wouldn’t have bothered naming her abilities—because there was no such concept in her mind.

However, these two abilities naturally possessed names.

It indicated that they had already been developed by others.

After testing the "God Summoning Technique," she was puzzled by the "Bone-Eroding Heart-Burning Curse." According to her memories, this ability can cause pain without leaving any actual wounds; it was truly a nasty way to make someone suffer. If someone mocked her in front of her now, she would certainly not hesitate to use the curse on them to show them who they shouldn’t mess with!

The problem was, online she got insulted viciously, but once she stepped out the door, who knew her? Jiang City has over ten million residents, and she was just one of them. Even if someone looked at her while walking down the street, it was because she looked decent; expecting to run into an internet troll in person was evidently overthinking it.

After pondering for a moment, Jiang Siqi suddenly had an idea.

She went to the bedroom and stood in front of the long mirror on the wardrobe.

Isn’t it just about picking a target?

She thought picking herself would also work, right?

With this thought, Jiang Siqi took a deep breath, stared at herself in the mirror, imitating the actions of the man on stage, first spreading her fingers, then clenching them into a fist!

Bone-Eroding Heart-Burning! She shouted inwardly.

In an instant, unimaginable pain blossomed from her chest as if someone had stabbed her fiercely, and her limbs instantly lost strength. She opened her mouth to scream, but no sound came out, as she collapsed to the ground convulsing and then lost consciousness.

When she awoke again, she found it was two hours later.

Her clothes were drenched in sweat, making her shiver with cold.

This ability was too terrifying! Jiang Siqi quickly changed clothes, feeling scared in hindsight. If it weren’t for the house having underfloor heating, lying there could have taken half her life! Despite hearing before that intense pain could lead to shock or even death, experiencing it firsthand made her realize it wasn’t a joke.

Encountering someone with a weak heart could indeed result in death!

Fortunately, she didn’t catch someone ridiculing her and use this trick.

Along with the relief, Jiang Siqi couldn’t help but laugh. Was she not already strong? Compared to her Flame Magic, which required a long time to muster, the "Bone-Eroding Heart-Burning Curse" was silent and unavoidable—completely on a different level!

If she were placed on the stage a few days ago, facing the vicious Lu Lixin, she might have a fighting chance.

This contract was truly fantastic!

Speaking of the contract, what exactly is the "World Ability Center"? Does it have a connection with the Dimensional Limit Mechanism?

For now, it appears to be quite low-key; once the contract was signed, both the documents and text messages disappeared, indicating it doesn’t want many people to know of its existence.

No problem, I will surely keep your secret!

Anyway, the other party’s requirements are easy to fulfill; she just has to record her work content. Facing such a generous principal, what else could she possibly pick at? She’s willing to do it 24/7!

...

The recruitment event quickly arrived on the weekend.

Even the slightly cold winter weather couldn’t dampen people’s enthusiasm and curiosity. That day, the square in front of the talent market was crowded with masses, at least twenty to thirty thousand. But most of them weren’t Ability Users but were regular folks there for the show.

After all, it was the first time the Dimensional Limit Mechanism publicly recruited worldwide, missing out would not seem fit for the common folk title.

Everyone wanted to see what the brave warriors who might protect Jiang City in the future would be like.

And it wasn’t only the citizens of Jiang City; the scene also saw many foreign tourists.

After all, it was the first time the Dimensional Limit Mechanism recruited publicly worldwide, and those overseas individuals who wanted to join but couldn’t find a way directly flew over upon seeing the domestic news online, resulting in an applicant crowd with diverse hair and skin colors. They didn’t necessarily expect to stay here, since the recruitment event wasn’t limited to locals; securing a spot and then getting transferred overseas was a viable route.

To accommodate the overwhelming number of applicants, the Dimensional Limit Mechanism set up several reception tables in the square, capable of reviewing three to four people at once, and had cameras nearby to let the observing crowd directly see the preliminary screening steps on the large screens.

Jiang Siqi arrived here early in the morning, as usual, she turned on the chest-mounted action camera and began live-streaming today’s recruitment event.

The livestream soon saw viewers tune in.

"Why didn’t you go live yesterday? Slacking off?"

"Maybe crying under the covers all day. Didn’t you see how she looked when the stream ended the day before?"

"Good morning, keep it up today."

"Are you doing this for me? Came to the talent market?"

As the viewer count rapidly rose, the chat instantly became lively.

No doubt, with the current traffic in her streaming channel, she was indeed a legitimate minor internet celebrity.

At that moment, an ID popup gave her heart a jolt: the World Ability Center has entered the livestream. It didn’t have any noticeable titles above its name, and the name was in the color of an ordinary visitor, but Jiang Siqi knew clearly that it was her biggest benefactor.

At that moment, a joyful smile spread across her face, "Good morning."

Chen Xuan, lying back on the shop’s sofa watching the stream, immediately spotted the barrage of responses from many fans, raising his eyebrows, "Seems like she has quite a bit of support."

Beside him, Lin Qing, munching on chips, let out a sarcastic chuckle.

"What? Did I get something wrong?"

"Not really, I’m just laughing at these fans," she mocked, "They think the streamer is greeting them, but the smile is really only for one person."

"Who?"

"Who else but you, of course." Lin Qing rolled her eyes at him.

Chen Xuan was taken aback, "Me?"

"Didn’t you sense it?" She sighed, "Initially, I doubted if your plan would work, but now it seems your eye for picking people is quite good. For Si Tian, right now, you’re her top supporter."