"Being a celebrity must be exhausting, right? I heard you have to shoot different films every day," Lu Zhiwei said curiously.
"That won't do! Xiaofei needs to practice," Lu Hong said seriously. Unconsciously, he had started referring to Beifei as Xiaofei, as in his mind, Xiang Beifei was still a martial artist and should primarily focus on his training.
Chen Xiuqin walked in from outside and laughed, "I can't tell you how many calls I've received these past few days from talent agencies. They know I'm acquainted with Xiaofei and have been asking about his willingness to sign up for various commercial activities, offering big money."
"What did you say?" Kong Daming asked.
"Of course, I said I would consider it," Chen Xiuqin laughed. "How could I decide something like that on my own? I still need to ask Xiaofei's opinion." She didn't agree outright, but she didn't flatly refuse either, leaving some room for Xiang Beifei to choose.
Xiang Beifei pondered for a moment, then said, "I do need to practice, and I don't have time for filming commercials. However, when I have time, I could start a column specifically to teach everyone how to kill desolate beasts, so they won't panic when they encounter such situations."
He needed to use this identity to properly guide everyone.
Lu Hong's eyes brightened, and he nodded, "Right, many civilians because they live in inland cities, have a very superficial concept of desolate beasts, and most lack a sense of crisis. Your idea is good."
Formidable desolate beasts are common for martial artists, but not so for civilians. As a martial artist, it is only natural for Xiang Beifei to engage in such promotional activities.
"That's excellent, I'll help you with the publicity. As a celebrity, you need to specialize in one area, and as a martial artist, you should do it the martial artist's way."
Chen Xiuqin was also half in the entertainment industry, having dealt with many celebrities, she knew exactly how to handle marketing. Being Xiang Beifei's number one fan, she was more than happy to help him.
So it was settled. Xiang Beifei didn't need to do much; when the next semester started, he would simply shoot a few videos while on a mission in the outer wilds. It was quite a simple task.
"Does she really think she can use my fame however she wants?"
The last person who tried to exploit Xiang Beifei's fame for profit had already been dealt with by him.
This time, trying to make decisions without consulting him, deliberately pushing him into the limelight, was clearly intentional.
The alliance's purpose in exposing such a genius was quite apparent.
The main reason lay in the fact that Xiang Beifei was trained by Elder Luo!
Elder Luo's relationship with the alliance was not good; the alliance even feared him because they could not suppress such an SR-level Awakener who did not follow their commands, worrying that Elder Luo might build his own forces at Liangzhou University.
The emergence of a genius like Xiang Beifei posed an even greater threat to them!
That's why they targeted Xiang Beifei!
Once a normal person is exposed, it's hard for them to keep a low profile anymore; wherever they go, they attract attention.
By exposing Xiang Beifei , they forced him to stand with the alliance, making him watched by the entire Jiuzhou, thereby limiting his ability to covertly oppose the alliance. His every move was under the alliance's scrutiny.
Whatever arrangement the alliance made afterward, Xiang Beifei would have to comply.
From the alliance's perspective, Xiang Beifei would become a chess piece to control Elder Luo, to isolate him in a special way, monitor him, and weaken his influence.
But does Mu Yiqing really believe I will obediently comply and act according to her ideas?
"Being the standard for an N-level Awakener means that the initiative is now in my hands."
Is his name the way out of the withered forest?
Xiang Beifei felt very unreal.
His long-missing father, who he had never met, had named him at a time when he must have been just an infant. How was he so sure he would encounter Youmeng?
Had his father just casually decided on his son's name?
Could he have taken naming a bit more seriously!
This SSR-level System Awakener possessed the ability to establish rules. Anyone or anything around her that complied with the rules would increase her system value, and acting according to the established rules could also increase her system value.
In short, as long as there were rules in a place, she could become stronger.
Those who did not follow the rules had nowhere to hide in her presence.
Xiang Beifei was looking at Mu Yiqing's system log, which listed a plethora of incidents involving her handling of rules, one of which read:
[You have drafted the "Jiuzhou Policy on SR Talent Recruitment Planning," approved by the Alliance Planning Minister Zhu Yiji, issued as a regulation, with currently 2546 people adhering to this rule, your rule value +2546]
The Planning Department of the Jiuzhou Alliance was responsible for crafting and amending various systems to manage every aspect of the alliance, planning the development of Jiuzhou.
Simply put, as a UR-level Zhu Yiji was there to set the rules.
Xiang Beifei had just learned of Zhu Yiji's position in the alliance.
Those who set the rules, leading by breaking them, even pulling their own grandson out of prison—it was truly astounding.
That said, Mu Yiqing also belonged to Zhu Yiji.
It was yet unknown whether she was involved in the matter where Zhu Xinjue, who was supposed to be sentenced to death, was disguised, reborn, and escaped from prison.
Xiang Beifei soon came across a system log from September:
[You revised the regulations on SR Awakeners' bail application, this rule currently applies to only one person, your rule value +1]
"It seems pretty much certain," he muttered.
Xiang Beifei's brow furrowed slightly.
Her system, whenever she amended the rules, would add as much to her rule value as the number of people it affected.
For example, last time she participated in revising a student recruitment system in Jiuzhou, which directly affected five million college entrance examination students in Jiuzhou, her system value spiked by 5 million!
Logically, with this system, Mu Yiqing should adhere to various rules.
However, Xiang Beifei quickly thought again.
Rules are merely set by humans. Since they are set by humans, they can naturally be amended by humans as well.
The amended rules are still rules and still fit the criteria of her system.
Thus, the higher she stood in the alliance, the easier it would be to hold all the rules in her own hands, and her "Word Spirit Rule System" supposedly operating by rules to become stronger, actually equated to acting as she pleased.
Otherwise, why say an SSR-level system is so powerful?
"Our two schools supported each other in the withered forest and jointly avoided danger," Xiang Beifei said, then turning to Ren Jianghai, added, "We also encountered a student from your Qingzhou University on our way, you can just ask him."
"Yes, we nearly were caught