But speaking of which—
"Does she really think she can do whatever she wants with my reputation?"
The last person who tried to use Xiang Beifei's name to make money was already taken care of by him.
This time she again thinks of making him the scapegoat without consulting him, which is clearly a deliberate attempt to push him into the limelight.
The Alliance's reason for exposing such a genius is actually very clear.
The main reason lies in the fact that Xiang Beifei is a disciple of Elder Luo!
Elder Luo and the Alliance are not on good terms; people in the Alliance even dread Elder Luo because they can't control such a System Awakener who does not heed the Alliance's commands, and they worry Elder Luo might cultivate his own influence at Liangzhou University.
And with Xiang Beifei being such a genius, it poses a even greater threat to them!
That's why they had to take action against Xiang Beifei!
A normal person once exposed, finds it hard to stay low-profile, drawing attention wherever he goes.
By exposing Xiang Beifei , they effectively force him to stand with the Alliance, making him be watched by all of Jiuzhou, thus nearly leaving him no room to oppose the Alliance in secret; his every move is under the scrutiny of the Alliance.
From then on, Xiang Beifei will have to comply with however the Alliance decides to arrange things.
In the eyes of the Alliance, Xiang Beifei will become a piece that remote-controls Elder Luo, isolating him in a special way, monitoring him, and weakening his influence.
But Mu Yiqing won't really believe she will obediently comply, doing as she imagines, will she?
"Being the paragon of an N-level Awakener means I hold the initiative."
Is his name the way to leave the Withered Forest?
Xiang Beifei feels very unreal.
His father, whom he had not met for a long time and had disappeared, had named him at a time when he was still an infant; how could he be so sure he would encounter Youmeng?
Did he just casually decide his son's name?
Can't you take naming more seriously!
This SSR-level System Awakener possesses the ability to set rules; anyone or anything that abides by the rules around her increases her system value, and she also gains system values by using the preset rules.
In short, as long as there are rules in a place, she can become stronger.
Those who do not follow the rules cannot hide in her presence.
Xiang Beifei looked at Mu Yiqing's system journal, which listed a bunch of issues she dealt with regarding the rules, including one that read:
[You have devised the "Jiuzhou policy on the selection of SR talents" plan, which has been approved by Zhu Yiji, the Chief of the Alliance's Planning Department, published as a rule, currently 2546 people are adhering to this rule, your rule value +2546]
The Planning Department of the Jiuzhou Alliance is responsible for establishing and amending the Alliance's various systems to manage every aspect of the Alliance, planning the development of Jiuzhou.
Simply put, as a UR-level, Zhu Yiji is there to set the rules.
Xiang Beifei has only now discovered Zhu Yiji's position within the Alliance.
Those who set rules, leading in breaking them too, pulling his own grandson out of prison, that really is miraculous.
So say that Mu Yiqing is also one of Zhu Yiji's people.
It remains unknown whether she was involved in the matter where Zhu Xinjue, who was meant to receive the death penalty, changed his identity and was reborn to leave the prison.
Xiang Beifei soon saw a system log from September:
[You have revised the regulations regarding SR Awakeners applying for parole, the rule currently only applies to one person, your rule value +1]
"It seems it's pretty much confirmed."
Xiang Beifei slightly furrowed his brows.
Her system, as long as it's about her own revised rules, can generally add to her rule value based on how many people it constrains.
For instance, the last time she participated in revising a regulation regarding the recruitment of students in Jiuzhou, this regulation directly affected five million college entrants in Jiuzhou, her system value instantly increased by 5 million!
Logically speaking, Mu Yiqing, having this system, should abide by various rules.
However, Xiang Beifei soon thought of another question.
Rules are originally set by people. Since they are set by people, they can naturally be modified by people.
The modified rules are still rules, still conforming to her system's judgment.
Therefore, the higher she stands in the alliance, the easier it is to hold all the rules in her own hands, and then the so-called abiding by the rules of the "Word Spirit Rule System" becomes stronger, which actually amounts to acting on a whim.
Otherwise, why would they say SSR-level systems are so powerful?
"Our two schools supported each other in the Withered Forest and joint-handedly avoided danger," Xiang Beifei said, then looking at Ren Jianghai, he added, "We also encountered a student from your Qingzhou University on the way, you can just ask him."
"Yes, we were nearly done for. It was Xiang Beifei and his group who saved me; afterward, we encountered other school teams and warned them of the danger, but they didn't trust us. Only the Yongzhou University team followed us."
Tang He detailed the events, including how they clashed with Yanzhou University, then how they came across Shi Renmei, saw the Ghost Whiskers of Remnant Visage, were chased, and rescued by a team from Liangzhou...
After listening, Ren Jianghai's eyebrows were deeply furrowed.
But with Tang He stepping forward, he could only let it go.
After all, Tang He was a student at Qingzhou University, and Xiang Beifei was justified in both emotions and reasoning
Xiang Beifei did not continue to ask aloud, but observed Tang He thoughtfully.
Tang He was a normal person, of this there was no doubt, as he had a system interface on him and the system was still pulsating rapidly. His "Po Jun Eye System" was a reconnaissance type system, and it could also rapidly identify an opponent's weaknesses, using them to defeat the opponent.
Currently, his system log seemed very normal, something that could not escape Xiang Beifei's eyes.
However, what Xiang Beifei found strange was—
This guy, for some reason, seemed to have an almost imperceptible scent of Ghost Whiskers mixed about him!
Was it because he had been attacked by the Ghost Whiskers, and hence the scent remained?
As these people appeared, the atmosphere immediately became tense.
Chen Baiwen, Yu Hongbo, Zhu Xinjue!
It was the Yanzhou University team!
They hadn't expected them to also appear here!
Zhu Xinjue caught sight of Xiang Beifei in the crowd, and his heart skipped a beat, then a resentful expression appeared in his eyes, but he quickly concealed it.
Since their cooperation with Qingzhou University had already broken off, they had no way to join forces to deal with Xiang Beifei.
Both Yu Hongbo and Chen Baiwen were slightly surprised to see Xiang Beifei. The two couldn't help but exchange looks!
Because just yesterday, they were thinking about joining forces with Qingzhou University to deal with Xiang Beifei, but then they didn't find Xiang Beifei. Instead, Hou Chengwu from Qingzhou University had been killed.
They hadn't expected to meet Xiang Beifei at this place.
"Don't panic! He probably doesn't know about yesterday's incident!"
Chen Baiwen signaled to Yu Hongbo and the others with a glance, without verbal communication, they all understood each other.
Yu Hongbo steadied his nerves and then spoke, "Xiang Beifei, I've long heard of your reputation, I am Yu Hongbo, the team leader of Yanzhou University."
Chen Baiwen also slightly nodded but didn't speak.
Xiang Beifei thoughtfully looked at the people from Yanzhou University, his gaze sweeping over them then lingering on Zhu Xinjue. After a long moment, he asked, "How come you guys are here?"
"After we entered this Withered Forest and realized something was off, we then ran up this mountain. The situation outside is pretty bad. Did you just encounter those bizarre tree people as well?" Yu Hongbo asked.
"That's right." Xiang Beifei responded calmly.
"Are you all right?" Yu Hongbo asked.
"Not too bad." Xiang Beifei looked at Tang He in the back. Tang He belonged to Qingzhou University, and their team's situation now seemed quite grim.