She was dressed as elegantly as a little princess, you have to understand, this was ’the Giant Mosquito Family’. Even though it seemed like some of the Giant Mosquitoes were playing ’house’, the higher-ups of Earth couldn’t possibly not take it seriously!
"Giggle giggle! Uncle, throw me high, Uncle, throw me high!"
Qiqi’s excited little face was flushed red, it seemed her impression of Jia Yan, was entirely based on this Uncle who would play the ’throw me high’ game with her. Moreover, after only half a year, her fluency had improved, sounding almost like a five or six-year-old girl.
In reality, she was just over three years old.
"Okay, throw me high!" Even though Jia Yan was in a bad mood, seeing such an adorable little niece was bound to cheer him up.
Without a second thought, he used his Brainwave Power to gently toss Qiqi into the air.
"Giggle, giggle, giggle!" The little girl laughed joyfully, her cute, clear laughter echoing across the hill, making those who heard it smile in reflex.
The gloom that had lingered in Jia Yan’s heart also completely vanished at this moment. Regardless of his feelings, he saw his family for what they were and nothing could change that.
"Uncle, look at Qiqi!"
Just as Jia Yan was about to put Qiqi down to prevent her from getting over-excited, he heard Qiqi suddenly shout.
Jia Yan was surprised, he suddenly found a very small, weak Brainwave Power that was barely perceptible starting to emanate within his own Brainwave Power.
Upon Jia Yan’s inspection, Qiqi’s Brainwave Power was quietly magnified, then it clumsily began to support her body.
However, the moment Jia Yan’s Brainwave Power relaxed, Qiqi suddenly lost control of her supportive Brainwave Power and let out a startled cry as she fell from the sky.
But with Jia Yan there, she couldn’t possibly get hurt, swiftly, his Brainwave Power, lifted her up again.
"Qiqi, tell Uncle, where did you learn to control your Brainwave Power?"
"Big Uncle taught me, really big."
Qiqi mumbled, her mouth still clumsy as it should be in a toddler, she couldn’t explain clearly.
"It was Mr. Carey who taught her," someone responded from behind immediately.
Jia Yan looked over, it turns it was the young man wearing glasses, who the others in Jia’s family referred to as ’Xiao Yao’, his own brother-in-law.
For this guy, Jia Yan didn’t have a pleasant look on his face, and it now remained the same.
He didn’t respond, just nodded his head: "So it was him that had been secretly doing these things behind my back. At least he had some sense."
Seeing that Big Mosquito wasn’t willing to talk to him, the spectacled man felt snubbed. He helplessly looked back at the giggling Jia Lin behind him and shrugged his shoulders.
"Qiqi, you mustn’t play the ’throw me high’ game without Uncle in future. It’s very dangerous, understand?" Jia Yan reminded Qiqi.
He was still somewhat surprised by Qiqi’s rate of progress. If her control skills became a bit more refined, she would actually manage to make her body fly up. Although she herself wasn’t heavy yet, her ability was already approaching Earth Level strength. Bear in mind, she had only been learning about Brainwave Power for less than a year!
Even though her rate of progress fell far short of the impressive speed of the Big Mosquito in the past, such progress among alien Brainwave Power users was commendable, especially for such a young child!
Could it be that Qiqi has the potential to be promoted to a Sky-level Strong one in the future!?
With this thought, Jia Yan was almost amazed. The people of Earth were a race that had not yet undergone gene modulation. The sudden appearance of a potential Brainwave type Sky-level Strong one was almost impossible. Even among the aliens, it would require several generations of gene tuning to achieve this.
"Could it be due to my influence before? But that’s impossible! When that happened, little Lin hadn’t conceived Qiqi. If someone was to be affected, it should have been Little Sister Jia Lin first. Yet, Little Lin hasn’t shown any talent in Brainwave Power up to this point."
After much deliberation, Jia Yan found nothing unusual and could only attribute it all to a small probability event. After all, strong Brainwave Power was a good thing, not bad.
After personally teaching Qiqi some things, and realizing that the apple-cheeked, blushing face of Jia Qi, which resembled Little Sister Jia Lin’s, seemed to have real talent, Jia Yan started to feel pleasantly surprised.
"It seems her talent really is quite exceptional. It’s a pity that we’re short-staffed. Once the Earth City Fleet arrives, I’ll definitely arrange a specialized Brainwave Power teacher to teach her!"
Thanks to Jia Qi, Jia Yan’s mood improved a bit.
There were some things, no matter how he thought about them, he couldn’t change anything at the moment. So Jia Yan really had no choice. Instead of suffering needlessly, it’s better to cope with it more openly.
He’d already deeply involved himself in affairs on Earth. If he didn’t want to continue, wouldn’t all his previous hard work have been for nothing?
After thinking it through and having a long conversation with his family, he finally felt somewhat at ease.
One night couldn’t change much, so Jia Yan didn’t know whether he truly understood the situation. But his mood had improved, and he returned to Shanghai City once again.
Compared to the tranquility of Return City, Shanghai City was clouded by the anticipation of war. Each worker, each warrior who had come here, all had stern expressions. Some were worried about the coming cosmic war, while others were filled with anticipation.
However, regardless of their feelings, all of them were infected by an unprecedented atmosphere of war. They were all chomping at the bit, eager to start fighting with those ’Auster people’ whom they’d yet to see!