My Future Refreshes Weekly

Chapter 13: The Era of Rampaging Transcendents

On his way home, Jiang He’s mind was somewhat scattered, but his body felt incomparably light.

Without the suppression of the weighted training clothes, he felt as if he was about to take off from where he stood, as though with just a light jump, he could leap several stories high.

This was not an illusion. From morning until now, his physical strength had soared from 0.8 to 20.5.

The changes in his body were far more apparent than the growth in his spirit.

Jiang He very much wanted to find a secluded, deserted place to properly experience this newfound strength—like climbing up his apartment building with bare hands and returning home from the balcony…

But he forcibly suppressed that impulse.

Not because he didn’t want to, but because…

“Jiang He, what hobbies do you have?”

“As a top student, you can freely choose your courses. Which ones do you plan to sign up for?”

“Jiang He, Teacher Zhong plans to help you transfer tomorrow to Fire Controller… actually, I’ve also transferred to that profession!”

“Jiang He…”

Chi Zhilei walked beside him, chattering on endlessly.

Though she had a sweet appearance, exuded a pleasant scent that calmed the heart, and her voice was very pleasant to hear—

Jiang He only felt that she was rather noisy.

Indeed, because of his awakening, he had been isolated and excluded by classmates, never having friends. There were even times deep in the night when, being alone, he had cried in sadness.

But such experiences had in turn made him somewhat introverted and withdrawn.

Moreover, if this had been before his awakening, encountering such an enthusiastic and proactive girl like Chi Zhilei, he might have really developed some fondness.

But now that he had awakened and become an S-rank talent-holder, even Teacher Wei, who normally never cracked a smile, had greeted him with a beaming face.

At a time like this, when he encountered someone like Chi Zhilei, he did not feel much affection.

He even felt a trace of resentful rejection—

When I was at rock bottom, where were all these people?

This was nothing more than currying favor.

Thinking this, Jiang He stopped walking.

“Chi, why are you being so enthusiastic?”

Chi Zhilei was momentarily stunned, then her smile remained unchanged: “Because you’re a genius who awakened an S-rank talent!”

“……”

The words Jiang He had prepared were all stuck in his throat. For a moment, he was speechless.

That was way too blunt. Wasn’t she afraid of angering him?

But…

Her honesty instead lessened his resentment.

Jiang He didn’t have the heart to tell her to leave. He continued walking forward, tacitly accepting Chi Zhilei’s company.

Very soon, the two arrived at Uncle Cui’s Cold Noodle Shop.

It was past three in the afternoon, and there were not many customers inside. Uncle Cui sat alone under the air conditioner, looking at his phone.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, he looked up, slightly stunned.

“Xiao He? Why aren’t you in class?”

Jiang He smiled: “School ended a little early today… Uncle, I haven’t eaten lunch yet, I’m starving. Give me an extra-large bowl of cold noodles!”

“Hello Uncle, I’m Chi Zhilei, Jiang He’s classmate.” Chi Zhilei smiled and said: “I’ll have a bowl of cold noodles too.”

“Want chili and garlic sauce?” Uncle Cui asked as he stood up.

Chi Zhilei: “No garlic.”

“Got it!”

Uncle Cui put his phone on the table and went to the kitchen to cook.

From the phone’s speaker came a voice: “…Regarding the incident of exotic beasts escaping from Xinyun Breeding Farm, Xinyun Company stated that the matter was due to the negligence of temporary workers. The personnel involved have been sent to the security bureau for legal punishment…”

After his physical strength increased, Jiang He’s senses sharpened, his ears keen and eyes clear. He distinctly heard the sound from the phone.

A thought struck him, as though he had noticed a key detail.

Based on his experience browsing online novels in his free time—

Could it be…

“White Crane, this beast escape at Xinyun Breeding Farm, could it be the work of the Arc Light Organization?”

“…The Arc Light Organization is a transcendent terrorist group. Why would they waste time attacking a pig farm? This is just an ordinary incident.” White Crane sat on the neighboring table, resting his chin on his hand out of boredom.

“Hurry up and eat, then go home. Don’t forget to pack one for me, I’m still waiting.”

“Oh.”

Jiang He pulled his thoughts back and sat down obediently.

Soon, Uncle Cui brought out two bowls of cold noodles.

Jiang He hadn’t had lunch, and after so much training, he had sweated buckets, relying only on his Word-Spirit ability to sustain himself.

Now, ravenously hungry, he picked up his chopsticks and devoured the cold noodles like a storm, even drinking up the soup, and let out a satisfied burp.

Looking up, he hadn’t expected Chi Zhilei to not care about her image at all, but instead, like him, lifted the bowl and gulped down all the soup. She licked her lips: “Delicious!”

Perhaps she was deliberately trying to match him, but such an attitude made it hard to dislike her.

Seeing her lips covered with chili oil, Jiang He’s mind stirred.

He recalled what White Crane had said in Wei Sheng’s office that morning.

“You will soon meet ‘her’.”

Could it be…

This classmate named Chi Zhilei was his future wife?

Jiang He couldn’t help but turn to look at White Crane, but White Crane was staring fixedly at the empty bowls on their table, almost drooling, without paying the slightest attention to Chi Zhilei.

His obsession with food outweighed any attention toward Chi Zhilei.

So, was his guess wrong?

No, not necessarily. White Crane might not want to talk about it with him, deliberately hiding the truth.

That would mean it was right?

No, no…

Jiang He’s mind was already somewhat unfocused, and after this round of overthinking, he nearly short-circuited himself.

In the end, he simply gave up on thinking and had Uncle Cui make another extra-large bowl of cold noodles to pack for takeaway.

When leaving, he paused for a moment and said to Uncle Cui.

“Uncle, thank you for the birthday gift yesterday. I awakened a pretty good talent.”

When Uncle Cui first saw Jiang He come home early, he had thought things hadn’t gone well at school, and that he had skipped class, so he was a little worried, but didn’t dare to ask.

Now, hearing Jiang He’s words, he finally felt relieved and said cheerfully: “Congratulations!”

As they left the cold noodle shop, Chi Zhilei also smiled and bid farewell: “See you tomorrow, Jiang He!”

Jiang He: “…See you tomorrow.”

…

At home.

White Crane, after eating his fill, glanced sideways.

Jiang He was sitting on the sofa, not playing on his phone, just sitting there grinning, who knew what he was thinking.

He shook his head with a laugh. Decades ago, he himself had been so easy to fool.

“It’s still too early to be happy.” White Crane cleared his throat, pulling Jiang He back to his senses, and said.

“Talent awakening, energy level increase… these are just the beginning.”

“Your goal should be to become, in the shortest time possible, an S-rank, even a super S-rank transcendent! Only then can you deal with the Arc Light Organization, as well as all kinds of future 【Transcendent Rampages】—”

“I understand.”

Jiang He snapped out of it and nodded.

Tomorrow, and the subsequent Arc Light Organization attacks, were indeed imminent dangers, but they were not the essence of the threat.

The root of all the events White Crane described—whether it was the death of Uncle Cui’s family or the death of his future wife—was actually 【Transcendent Rampage】.

When an individual possessed power surpassing the collective, once they strayed onto the wrong path, they would naturally cause all sorts of disasters.

In the future White Crane described, it was not only the Arc Light Organization, but also all kinds of transcendent criminals who rampaged through society, triggering chain reactions.

Slaughter, hatred, revenge, rampage… an endless cycle, without end.

Just as the end of war was nuclear annihilation, once battle began, it would not end.

In the end, the rampage of top-level transcendent beings destroyed order and civilization, and everything he had known. It was nothing more than the final outcome of those chain reactions.

Therefore, simply saving Uncle Cui’s family, or identifying the transcendent who would one day destroy the world and killing him in advance, held no meaning.

In such a social environment, a new “World Destroyer” would inevitably arise.

To prevent such a situation, White Crane had given only one answer—

Jiang He must grow stronger, become the world’s sole super S-rank powerhouse, the stabilizing pillar capable of suppressing everything, and thus naturally avoid the final outcome.

“Very good.” White Crane slightly nodded and spoke.

“You’ve improved in strength, but you haven’t experienced true combat.”

“In this era of transcendent criminals, battles can happen anytime and anywhere. Combat instincts are extremely important.”

“Tomorrow’s Arc Light Organization attack—you should treat it as actual combat training, to personally experience the life-and-death struggle of transcendents.”

“However, since it’s your first battle, I’ll first tell you the detailed information of the attackers tomorrow, so that you’re prepared.”

Jiang He: “Alright!”