“Okay, I understand. Thank you, Teacher.”
Gu Yu nodded obediently.
“So well-behaved.”
Liu Gengyan felt her heart almost melt.
This student always acted sensible and well-behaved, infinitely better than those brats who secretly called her Liu Momo.
…Liu Momo didn't know yet that this precious, well-behaved student already had over twenty lives on her hands.
“Hurry up, or the civil servants at the Association will be off work.”
“Mm.”
After hanging up, Gu Yu waved at the big yellow dog.
“Woof!”
The dog wagged its tail and came forward.
During this time, to quickly create Fu Hua - Swift Plume, the dog had been in a dormant state.
The Creation-type dog was not a perpetual motion machine; for it to move freely, it consumed 5-10 points of energy almost every day.
The benefit was that it didn't need to eat or relieve itself.
“Come on, I'll take you out to play.”
Gu Yu opened her clothing pocket and said to Lai Fu.
“Woof!”
The dog happily jumped into the pocket, standing upright, its front paws clutching the edge of the pocket, curiously looking outside.
“Don't jump out, okay?”
“Woof!”
The Association's name was simply the Association, overseeing all ability users and mages in the Alliance.
Gu Yu arrived at the Ba City Association's public service office, where many people were already conducting business.
“Hello, little sister, do you need any help?”
A staff member approached her and greeted her.
Children of this age usually came here to register as ability users.
However, it was quite rare for them to come alone instead of with their parents.
“I'm here to register my ability.”
As expected.
The staff member's smile deepened: “The registration counter is on the second floor. Please follow me.”
Following him upstairs to the second floor, Gu Yu first filled out a registration form, then was led into a secret room for an ability assessment.
“For confidentiality, all subsequent tests will be conducted by AI. You just need to follow the prompts. If anything comes up, just press the button by the door or call out loudly.”
“Okay, thank you.”
Gu Yu smiled and nodded.
Generally, she would appear distant yet polite when facing strangers.
“Hello, I am the intelligent assistant for the Huaxia Region Association. You may call me 【Fuxi】.”
Gu Yu raised her hand: “Isn't Fuxi male?”
“Fuxi”: “I am an artificial intelligence assistant and do not have a gender. The reason I use a gentle female voice is that it is more approachable.
Now, please complete the test according to my prompts.
First, please use your ability to attack the sensor in front of you. Of course, if you are unable to attack, please inform me.”
Gu Yu released the palm-sized dog, pointed at the sensor on the wall in front, and commanded: “Go, Lai Fu, I choose you!”
“Woof!”
The dog's expression became serious, and with a whoosh, it shot out and delivered a flying kick to the sensor.
It was hard to imagine how a palm-sized dog could jump over a meter high.
Even harder to imagine how a dog could perform a knight's flying kick like a human…
Gu Yu watched this scene, finding it utterly absurd.
“Detection complete. Name: Gu Yu, Ability Type: Creation-type - Clay Statue, Level: 2 (Low-level Ability User).
Dear student, your assessment is complete. Please leave the room within ten minutes and return to the front desk to collect your certificate. Thank you for your cooperation.”
Gu Yu's eyes widened: “That quick?!”
I just let the dog kick it once.
“I possess the most advanced and cutting-edge detection technology, and I have already detected your ability type and the intensity of your Source. If you have any objections, you can contact a staff member for a manual verification.”
“Fuxi” replied gently.
“What is Source?”
“Source is a concept proposed by the otherworld mage, Mr. Jonathan Wilson. It is believed that Source is the origin of all miraculous power… Of course, ordinary people also have a Source, but it is imperceptible.
However, the Source of ability users and mages is very obvious, and its intensity can be detected by machines, thereby determining the ability user's level.”
“Mages from another world… can also publish research on Blue Star?”
“Yes, even though the relationship between the two worlds is like fire and water. But it cannot be denied that the original magic came from another world, and from an academic perspective, they are pioneers and worthy of study.”
Gu Yu wanted to ask more questions but was interrupted by a staff member leading a new person for assessment.
The staff member led in a mother and son, both meticulously dressed with slicked-back hair and powdered faces.
The young man held his head high, his nostrils almost pointing to the sky, his face full of arrogance.
Awakening an ability at this age meant he was ahead of his peers, indeed giving him reason to be proud.
He followed behind his mother, idly surveying his surroundings.
Upon seeing Gu Yu, his eyes lit up, and he seemed eager to try something.
“Hurry up with the test, stop dawdling.” The young man's mother said, hands on hips, clearly annoyed: “My son is now a noble Level 5 ability user. Time is money, and wasting his time is…”
The staff member looked fed up: “A normal test is ten minutes per person, and her time isn't up yet… Little sister, I'm sorry, you must be done, right? Just go to the front desk in the main hall to register.”
Gu Yu nodded, waved at the dog chasing its tail and frolicking in the open space, and consciously stepped aside to make way.
“Fuxi” said gently: “If you have any more questions, you can log in to the Association app, enter your question, and click search. I will answer you within the scope of my authority.”
“Is that what I'm supposed to hit?” the young man suddenly asked, pointing at the dog.
“No, please attack the sensor on the wall.”
“What's the point of this fixed target? I've hit it countless times; it doesn't show my real strength at all.
Why can't we have something more challenging? For example… this!”
The young man glanced at Gu Yu, a malicious smile on his face, and made a gun gesture, pointing at Lai Fu, who was running towards Gu Yu.
“Bang!”
“Screech—”
The air cannon hit Gu Yu's outstretched palm, splattering blood.
“Ah!”
The young man's mother shrieked in fright, a subconscious scream.
The staff member was greatly alarmed and quickly stepped forward to check Gu Yu's injury.
He angrily rebuked the young man: “Why did you suddenly attack someone?!”
The young man also panicked, pointing at Gu Yu: “It's not my fault! She reached out to block it herself!”
Nonsense, if I hadn't reached out to block, you idiot would have killed my dog.
In fact, Gu Yu wanted to kick the brat even more.
But considering the public safety rule that “whoever strikes first, regardless of being right or wrong, will be in the wrong.”
Gu Yu ultimately chose to block with her own hand.
Anyway, with Bountiful Blessing, this minor injury would heal itself in a few breaths.
If the dog got hurt, repairing it would be troublesome.
“How are you? Are you okay? I'll take you to the hospital.”
“I'm fine, just a scratch.”
Gu Yu quickly bandaged her rapidly healing hand before the staff member could examine it.
The staff member saw that Gu Yu's expression was not feigned and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Perhaps the other party hadn't used their full strength, or perhaps they missed, which prevented a major disaster.
He glared at the young man, annoyed.
“Excuses are useless. It's an undeniable fact that you used your ability on a person and caused injury. You must bear the corresponding responsibility.
Becoming an ability user certainly raises your social status, but it doesn't mean you can do whatever you want and disregard the law!”
As the saying goes, having a sharp weapon makes one prone to killing. Little brats who awaken abilities at this age always have a kind of arrogance, thinking they are the best in the world, and are always itching to do something with their newly awakened powers.
This had caused many troubles, and even accidents.