r18novel Chapter 17 The Prophet Goddess
Chapter 17 The Prophet Goddess
Ding-dong, ding-dong
"We've arrived at Sanpu Road Station..."
Just like the first time he regressed, Qi Te, like a drowning person, suddenly took a deep breath and his consciousness returned.
He immediately took out his phone; it was 18:35, and he was still 40 minutes away from Qingjiang Road Station.
According to the original timeline, the subway train on Line 3 heading towards Xishanhu would have derailed within one to two minutes of leaving Qingjiang Road Station. Therefore, the subway derailment itself posed no threat to him.
By choosing to get off at the stop before Qingjiang Road, you can perfectly avoid the experience of almost being squeezed into a meat pie by the crowds in the subway station.
But what about Zheng Xinjian?
Qi Te closed his eyes and carefully reviewed the entire process, quickly confirming his guess—Zheng Xinjian's condition was very abnormal.
This guy does have a bad temper and is a total brute, but he's not brain-dead.
The world entered the era of superpowers a century ago, but further development still depends on technological advancements.
While various abilities do bring convenience and assistance to those with special abilities in daily life and can provide some advantages when seeking employment, education, qualifications, connections, and work and social skills remain the foundation for a person's ability to establish themselves in society.
Only a very small number of exceptionally talented individuals who awaken to C-rank status immediately, or chosen ones with unique abilities and extremely high potential in a certain field, are sought after by various universities for special admission or are exceptionally recruited by relevant federal departments.
Therefore, even if you are not a Muggle, you still have to study and take the global college entrance examination.
Haida is the third-ranked university in Long County. The admission score for the School of Biology is not low, and most of the students who can get in are those with good academic performance in high school.
Although Zheng Xinjian was at the bottom of the class, the fact that he was able to get into Ocean University is enough to prove that he is not mentally challenged.
However, like most ordinary people, his potential was limited, and he had already exhausted his energy in high school.
Life sciences requires a high level of focus and patience, which caused him to fall behind in his first semester after enrollment. He made repeated mistakes in experiments and was severely scolded by Professor Liu.
Liu Baichuan is indeed a good teacher and professor, and is one of the best in the entire Federation in his professional field, but his problem lies in his mouth.
When Lao Liu started scolding people, his words were extremely harsh and offensive. Zheng Xinjian was often the one being scolded, while Qi Te was always recognized, and Lao Liu even handed over the laboratory directly to him to manage.
Cao Yingchong would often make sarcastic remarks about this, but the class monitor was, after all, second in the entire grade. As the second-in-command, it was only natural for him to be a little sarcastic towards the top student.
The reason Zheng Xinjian kept causing trouble for Qi Te, and even beat him up twice on some pretext, was not only out of jealousy, but also because Qi Te was a Muggle.
However, it was just a minor friction between the two, and it was by no means a fight to the death.
Furthermore, the power Zheng Xinjian unleashed at that time clearly exceeded his usual level.
Thinking of this, Qi Te immediately searched online for reasons why superhumans' abilities suddenly surged.
The most common explanation is that it's due to breaking through bottlenecks and leveling up. Some netizens believe it's due to the effects of the drug, and some bloggers even claim that the Federation has long developed special injections to promote the improvement of superpowers, speculating that the raw materials are extracted from the bodies of superpowered individuals.
In short, there is almost no reliable information that can be used for reference.
Qi Te frowned, hesitated for two seconds, put on his Bluetooth headset, and was about to call Cao Yingchong when a pop-up link on the search interface caught his attention.
The prophetic goddess Jiang Luo, a guest on the [Science Hot] live broadcast, spoke for the first time about her precognitive abilities.
Qi Te couldn't pinpoint the exact time of the explosion, only remembering that the emergency traffic report about the Meiling Tunnel accident was around 19:00 PM.
With 25 minutes left before the broadcast, Qi Te originally planned to call Cao Yingchong and ask him to contact the flying commander.
Although doing so would inevitably expose themselves, it was really hard to ignore the exploded vehicles and innocent victims in the tunnel.
In the past five minutes, besides thinking about how to deal with Zheng Xinjian, this ticking time bomb, Qi Te was also struggling with himself.
Reason told him that this would bring him unnecessary trouble, but his conscience prevented him from doing nothing.
Qi Te clicked on the link as if possessed.
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Science Fever is an online program that popularizes science and technology, including inventions and space exploration, and has hundreds of millions of fans across the internet.
At this moment, the two hosts were chatting enthusiastically in the live broadcast room, analyzing whether the Federation's existing technology could accurately intercept the giant meteorite and resolve this crisis, based on the prophecy that it was about to arrive.
Jiang Luo himself was not in the live broadcast room, but participated through a voice connection.
Qi opened Jiang Luo's ID, followed him, and sent him a private message.
The prophetic goddess has countless fans, and you can imagine how many people send her messages every day. Qi Te didn't have high hopes; she was just trying it out because it was free.
After waiting for a minute, just as Qi Te thought it was hopeless and was about to leave the live stream, a private message popped up in the background.
The content consists of only one image, which is a QR code.
After clicking, Feixun will automatically add the friend.
It was approved in almost a second.
Qi Te was deeply surprised, because it was clearly a message from Jiang Luo himself.
Her profile picture is just a cartoon fried egg, which is quite inconsistent with her usual aloof image.
The prophetic goddess Jiang Luo has never appeared online, nor has she revealed her true identity. Netizens and fans only know that she is a woman; her age, appearance, and identity are all unknown, making her extremely mysterious.
This is also why the [Science Hot] live stream currently has tens of millions of viewers. Although it's just a live connection and you can't see the person in person, just hearing the goddess's voice is enough to attract viewers.
"Are you in Haicheng?"
When Jiang Luo sent him a message, Qi Te was stunned for a second before he came to his senses and immediately typed, "Yes, I'm in Haicheng. Can you help spread the word?"
Before the message was even sent, he heard a cold, mechanical female voice suddenly ring out in the live stream, devoid of any emotion.
"I saw a burning man running through the Meiling Tunnel in Haicheng."
"I also saw the fire figure suddenly explode, affecting vehicles and pedestrians..."
The two anchors were clearly startled by the prophetic goddess's sudden prediction. One of them, realizing what was happening, quickly shouted, "Quick, connect to the Haicheng Investigation Bureau!"
Qi Te was shocked. He had only mentioned in the private message that there would be an explosion in the Meiling Tunnel in Haicheng and asked for help. He hadn't mentioned the fireman or the running.
He only gave one result, and through this result, the other party locked onto the Meiling Tunnel and foresaw the entire course of the upcoming events.
So, Jiang Luo's precognitive abilities require triggering conditions?!
The other party triggered their precognitive ability after seeing my private message, which is why they waited a minute to reply.
The other party allowed him to add them as a friend on Feixun because the information he provided was true and accurate.
If that's the case, could the Line 3 subway also learn more details through Jiang Luo's precognitive abilities?
Qi Te quickly deleted the text he had already typed, made simple edits to the original timeline of the subway derailment incident, and clicked send.
This time, the wait was longer.
Qi Te stared intently at his phone screen. Nearly two minutes later, the obviously altered female voice, whose age was difficult to discern, rang out again in his earphones.
"The ground at Qingjiang Road Station in Haicheng suddenly collapsed."
"Many people were running; some were trampled, pushed down the stairs, or crushed by stones..."
The two anchors were so shocked that their jaws almost dropped. They immediately called the director to contact the Haicheng subway department and the rescue team.
Just as Qi Te was about to type, he received a message from Jiang Luo.
"I have already dealt with that private message. Please do not disclose any information on online platforms in the future."
"If you need anything, just call me. This is my number: 8897xxxxxxxx"
Qi Te was stunned. He was prepared for the possibility of being exposed, since he had never met Jiang Luosu and she had no reason to keep his secret.
All Feixun live streaming rooms are registered under real names. Although there are billions of users worldwide and countless private messages in the background, each of the nine major counties in the Federation has an independent server. As long as Jiang Luo hands over his private messages to the relevant departments, he will soon be targeted.
By then, it won't just be the Investigation Bureau and the Supernatural Abilities Management Bureau that come looking for him; even some secretive departments will probably come after him.
However, the other party not only said they would keep it a secret for him, but also helped him deal with any worries, and even offered their phone number.
"Thanks"
Qi Te really wanted to ask the other person why they were helping him, but there were more important things to do right now.
After a brief thank you, Qi Te asked the crucial question.
"Was it a deliberate act or an accident?"
"I saw a figure from behind, very blurry, and couldn't determine gender, age, or body type. It seemed to be wearing a blue top and a hat..."
Clearly, Jiang Luo's precognitive abilities do allow her to "see" certain details.
Unfortunately, it's very limited.
Jiang Luo: "That person's appearance in my premonition must be related to the event."
Qite: "Is that person in the subway car?"
Jiang Luo: "I can't see a very clear picture. I can only judge from the blurry, moving patches of color that the person is in a very crowded environment."
"What are you going to do?"
Qi Te frowned slightly, pondered for two seconds, and then replied, "Of course, it's about finding them."