How Did the Reborn Empress Become My Bootlicker? - Chapter 14:

Chapter 14: Excitement and Pity? What the Hell? The Clover Group!?

Huh?

Excitement Points? And Pity Points?

What the hell is this?

Su Yuan was completely confused.

And the values were so high?

According to the system’s explanation, the amount of Emotion Points generated depended on two factors—the strength of the person experiencing the emotion, and the intensity of the emotional fluctuation.

The principal and the other school leaders were strong, right?

Yes, they were all 3rd tier powerhouses.

When his SSS-grade Talent and performance had shocked them, they had only provided ten or twenty points each.

But now he was seeing 500 points right off the bat. Could it be…

Su Yuan looked up and unintentionally made eye contact with Shangguan Ru.

When he saw the undisguised desire and intense excitement in her beautiful eyes, Su Yuan instantly understood—those [Excitement +200!] points came from the Director herself.

Then what about the other [Pity +300!] points? Were they from…

Su Yuan glanced out of the corner of his eye at the silver-haired loli sitting cross-legged on the sofa.

She had provided even more Emotion Points than Shangguan Ru.

That left only two possibilities.

First: her strength was even more terrifying than Shangguan Ru’s.

Second: her strength was about the same as Shangguan Ru’s, but her emotional fluctuations were way more intense.

But—

This silver-haired loli looked only twelve or thirteen!

Unless she was the fabled once-in-ten-thousand-years “legal loli,” there was no way. Without reaching eighteen, her genes wouldn’t even be complete—she couldn’t possibly cultivate yet.

And the probability of encountering a “legal loli” was so low it might as well be zero. Su Yuan didn’t even bother considering it.

So…

It must be the second case, right?

Her emotional reaction was just so overwhelming that the system’s counter exploded!

And that… was not good news.

Su Yuan took a deep breath and subtly put some distance between himself and Shangguan Ru.

What kind of terrifying beast was hiding beneath the surface of this beautiful and elegant Director that her sister would pity someone just for catching her attention?

But Shangguan Ru didn’t notice Su Yuan’s small movement at all.

She was currently in an ultra-excited state, gripping Su Yuan’s shoulders tightly and shaking him as she asked, “Student, you really have an SSS-grade physical enhancement Talent?”

Su Yuan hesitated, “Uh… actually…”

Unfortunately—

His hesitation was interpreted by Shangguan Ru as shyness and modesty.

“Finally… I finally waited long enough for an SSS-grade physical enhancement Talent to appear!”

“This time, it’ll work for sure!”

“I’m going to prove to those old fossils that ‘Qi’ really exists!”

A brilliant smile lit up Shangguan Ru’s face.

She released Su Yuan, turned, walked to her desk, opened a drawer, and pulled out a business card, which she handed to him.

The card read:

[Clover Group · Chairwoman · Shangguan Ru]

Su Yuan: …

He looked up and carefully examined Shangguan Ru from top to bottom, left to right.

But no matter how hard he looked, he just couldn’t associate her with… the Chairwoman of the Clover Group.

Hold on.

This card—are you sure it wasn’t printed as a joke?

Clover Group.

One of the top equipment manufacturers in the Great Xia Empire.

The military’s only officially designated partner, providing cutting-edge weaponry and gear.

It was also the first choice for many top powerhouses when customizing personal combat equipment.

Compared to such a colossus, the title of Director of Lan City’s Education Bureau wasn’t even worth mentioning.

And besides…

Shangguan Ru didn’t look that old. At most, she looked only a few years older than him. How could someone so young possibly be the chairwoman of a giant like the Clover Group?

If you asked a hundred people, one hundred and twenty wouldn’t believe it.

Apparently reading his confusion, Shangguan Ru decided to use the simplest, most direct method to prove her identity.

She took out her phone, casually opened a bank account, and showed Su Yuan her balance.

“Count the digits.”

Su Yuan blinked, “1… 2… 3… 4… 5…”

Halfway through, he stopped.

Because the number of zeros was… a bit much. So much that it exceeded his imagination.

“Well? Do you believe me now?”

Shangguan Ru put her phone away with a smile.

The method might seem crude and flashy, but it was fast, effective, and impactful.

And since she was someone who pursued efficiency and disliked beating around the bush, this kind of “new money” behavior was just her style.

“Yeah… I believe it now.” Su Yuan nodded.

Before Shangguan Ru could speak, he took the initiative to ask, “Director, is there something you need my help with?”

Su Yuan had his reasons for guessing.

As Chairwoman of the Clover Group, she could be enjoying a luxurious life in the Capital, not coming to a small city like Lan City to work as an Education Bureau Director.

It couldn’t just be for fun, right?

So—

There had to be a special reason!

As for what that reason was…

Su Yuan didn’t know.

But he was sure it had something to do with his physical enhancement Talent.

Otherwise, why would she drop the act the moment his SSS-grade physical enhancement Talent was revealed and slap a string of numbers right in his face?

Shangguan Ru nodded approvingly and snapped her fingers, “Bingo! You got it right!”

“I revealed my identity because I want to invite you, as Chairwoman of the Clover Group, to participate in my ‘Physical Enhancement Special Training.’”

“How should I put it… this is a private experiment.”

“Physical Enhancement Special Training?” Su Yuan looked suspicious.

“That’s right.” Shangguan Ru nodded.

“Over the past two years of research, I’ve developed a theory and created a new power system. I plan to replicate it.”

“But the conditions for replication are quite harsh. I need someone with an SSS-grade physical enhancement Talent to increase the chances of success.”

“As long as you agree to participate, no matter the outcome, from now on, all your equipment and resource needs will be covered by me.”

“I’ll even go as far as—”

“If one day, you reach the 9th tier and earn the Supreme title, I’ll personally gift you a set of Supreme-tier equipment.”

“And if you’re worried, we can sign a contract. I can even bring in a trusted guarantor… like a general from the military?”

Su Yuan: …

Sis.

This conversation’s getting a little too high-level for me.

A Supreme-tier equipment set?

A general from the military as your guarantor?

Hold on.

I might be a broken-limit chosen one, but I’m still a newbie. Do I really need this much firepower thrown at me right away?

Feeling both impressed and overwhelmed, Su Yuan thought for a moment and asked, “Director, you just said ‘replicate.’”

“So that means this so-called new power system… really exists? And someone’s already used it before?”

Shangguan Ru nodded.

She raised her right hand, and a white, misty energy wrapped around it.

Seeing this, Xu Anyan’s pupils contracted slightly.

Battle Qi.

That was definitely Battle Qi.

A high-level force entirely separate from the Source Energy system.

In a battle between equally ranked opponents, the one with Battle Qi could utterly dominate.

That was the true overbearing nature of Battle Qi, and why countless prodigies across the universe pursued it.

Even though Shangguan Ru’s version was only the most basic—Single Pattern Battle Qi—it was already amazing.

Because this was still Blue Star. It hadn’t even integrated with the starry sky yet.

“What is that?” Su Yuan didn’t recognize Battle Qi.

He just instinctively felt that this power was different from Source Energy.

“This is the new power system I discovered. I call it ‘Qi.’”

Shangguan Ru’s tone and gaze carried unmistakable pride.

Her eyes swept over Su Yuan, and her lips curved slightly.

“Come on, try attacking me.”

Su Yuan nodded.

He knew very well that Shangguan Ru’s strength was far above his. There was no need to worry about hurting her—he couldn’t.

So—

He used his full power.

He activated the Source Energy within him, along with the explosive force of his Ancient God Bloodline, and threw a punch forward with all his might!

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