Reborn As A System Chapter 55

Translator: h.e.l.li

Editor: Kleep

The bigger the expectations, the greater the disappointment.

With such amazing results revealed in the first phase, don't even mention s.h.i.+ Qing and Qi Lu, even the people outside were all waiting hopefully.

Then, unexpectedly, the results of the second and third phase were delayed.

It was the first time that had ever happened.

No matter what level the dimension was, the results would always be announced as soon as they were identified. The more outstanding the dimension was, the less they would want to hide it. The level of one's dimension dictated a person's status in this world. It was an aura of glory, and with it came an endless amount of power and wealth. n.o.body would want to hide that at all.

s.h.i.+ Qing and Qi Lu sat in the a.s.sessment room and watched the short five second video over and over again.

Qi Lu did not say a word, but s.h.i.+ Qing's mind worked fast. Xia Nuo had a lot of knowledge within his memories, and after he had combed through practically everything, they pointed out a single fact to him.

Qi Zimo's dimension was a useless dimension!

Just like with Yan Qi's dimension that was filled with hurricanes, Qi Zimo's dimension was filled with a chaotic ma.s.s of elemental impacts. It was a dimension in which no living being could exist…

Comparing the two, the st.u.r.dy probe could still survive within Yan Qi's dimension, and could even conduct field surveys. However, Qi Zimo's dimension was far too violent. With the current technology, no machine would be able to last more than a minute within his dimension. With a s.p.a.ce of at least a hundred thousand square meters, a minute was too short to be able to survey anything practical.

That was also the root cause for the a.s.sessor's delay in appraising Qi Zimo's dimension.

Even though it appeared to be a useless dimension, there was no real data to support that fact after all. They could not just jump to conclusions.

Yet, if it couldn't be surveyed, then it could only be judged as useless…

The room was silent, but s.h.i.+ Qing stood up abruptly and looked towards the a.s.sessor, asking, “Can you postpone the a.s.sessment? We will try to find equipment that can survey his dimension!”

As soon as he said that, Qi Lu turned towards him, and then echoed s.h.i.+ Qing's words.

With Qi Lu's ident.i.ty, it was not an excessive request. The a.s.sessors could work around the rules, and what's more, they also prayed that a genius s.p.a.ce carrier could be born in their own region!

Even so, things could not be dragged on for too long. After all, there were many troublesome procedures that still had to go on such as arranging his enrollment, reporting, and registration. For those reasons, they had to give them a time limit. “Four days, if you can't find a way in four days, we will have to note down the a.s.sessment in our records.”

Four days was a tight schedule, but it was still better than nothing at all. s.h.i.+ Qing nodded in agreement.

Without further ado, the two left the room. Qi Lu held s.h.i.+ Qing back, and after some hesitation, he still decided to say, “Don't tell Xiao Mo for now.”

After all, Qi Zimo was still young, so he was afraid that he would not be able to take it when struck with such a blow.

He thought that s.h.i.+ Qing would agree with his suggestion, but he never would have thought that the youth would look back at him, and firmly refuse, “We have to tell him.”

Qi Lu was slightly stunned.

s.h.i.+ Qing continued on, “We have to tell him everything, he has the right to know. We'll work hard in these four days, and even after these four days past, we still can't give up, but we can't hide it from him. If he ends up finding out from someone else, then it would be even harder to take for Xiao Mo.”

Those words stunned Qi Lu. He suddenly realized that as a father, his understanding of his own son could not even be compared to that of this boy who had only been with his son for a short month…

He did not refute s.h.i.+ Qing's words, instead, he only left quietly.

s.h.i.+ Qing knew how hard this was for Qi Lu, but he also understood Qin Mo too well, so he could not treat him as just an ordinary child.

Qin Mo trusted him, so he could not betray that trust. Keeping it from him may appear beneficial, but the hidden drawbacks were also clearly visible.

He could not take any risks. He couldn't push Qin Mo towards an abyss with his own hands.

After taking a deep breath, s.h.i.+ Qing left behind Qi Lu.

After coming out of the room, they went to pick up Qi Zimo together.

Qi Zimo's expression was calm, and the only hint of emotion was a glimmer in his eyes. He raised his head and looked towards s.h.i.+ Qing.

s.h.i.+ Qing looked at him and said, “We have a little situation, but let's talk when we're home.”

A hint of stiffness appeared on Qi Zimo's back in an instant. s.h.i.+ Qing reached for his hand and quickly took him away.

When they returned to the Qi residence, the three of them entered Qi Lu's study.

Qi Lu sat on the sofa, and from start to end, he said nothing.

s.h.i.+ Qing was sitting next to Qi Zimo. Without any nonsense, he straightforwardly explained everything that had transpired during his a.s.sessment. During the first phase, his dimension was a.s.sessed to be a hundred square units large, and some unknown elements were found in the second phase, as well as their current situation…

Xia Nuo's voice was not very loud. It was the soft and smooth, and when he spoke, his pitch slightly turned up at the end of his words. Since they were talking about such serious things, his voice was more solemn than usual.

After everything was said, there was still no change in Qi Zimo's expression. The only response that could be detected was in his hand that clutched s.h.i.+ Qing's hand even more unnaturally tight.

After a moment, he slowly spoke, and a slight tremble could be heard in his childlike voice, “I got it.”

s.h.i.+ Qing knew that Qi Zimo was panicked in his heart. He was afraid, but his dignity made him keep his head high, and he could only face it.

A sour taste spread through his heart. s.h.i.+ Qing could only feel his chest tighten, throbbing painfully. He had hoped that Qi Zimo would be able to react like a normal child, so he could cry out his worries and vent. That would still be better than keeping everything bottled up in his heart.

He was still a child, and his shoulders were still too weak. There was no need to pile up all of these burdens on them now.

s.h.i.+ Qing could not say it though. He watched as Qi Zimo forced himself to be strong, never bending his straight figure, and he could not bring himself to say anything that could make him feel weak.

His dignity was something carved deep into his bones. Any kind of sympathy or compa.s.sion would only end up as the greatest insult to him.

The next four days were a battle against time.

Qi Lu had a lot of experience, and a very wide network of contacts after all, so he was the one responsible for running around, even outside of the Lanxin Area. He was contacting people in all the other big regions and searching the world for equipment that was powerful enough to enter Qi Zimo's dimension!

Meanwhile, s.h.i.+ Qing's task was to flip through history to find a precedent for the case. Since Qi Zimo's dimension was very large, something must have been written down if something similar had happened in the past. Perhaps it had been too long, and everyone had long forgotten about it, but if it was in the library's collection, he would definitely be able to find a hint!

s.h.i.+ Qing's ident.i.ty had also finally found a role in the search. He chose to stay in school, so he could go in and out of the school as he pleased. He asked Professor w.a.n.g Yang for help and obtained a pa.s.s for the school library. With that, he would be able to go through a large number of the resources there.

There would be no other collection of books in the world as abundant as the library in the thousand year old school!

Qi Zimo could not enter the school since his dimension results were not published, so he could not go with s.h.i.+ Qing. He could not help out at Qi Lu's side either.

However, he did not stay idle. Even though there was not a single machine that could enter his dimension, as the carrier, he was able to look at it from afar.

He could not take the risk and enter, but he could still use long-distance observation to try and understand his own dimension. That could still be helpful.

With the three working together, they started to busy themselves.

Qi Rui had been going through a miserable patch in his life.

He was charged and found guilty of intention to commit murder. Even though it was not successful, he still had to suffer due to Qi Lu handing out money to several parties under the table.

He was still the carrier of a level six dimension, so he held certain privileges. Even if he was sentenced to go to jail, he was not afraid. He could come out with just a little bit of bribery.

What drove him mad was the fact that his reputation was damaged!

With the t.i.tle of a ferocious and crazy murderer on his head, he was likely to be removed from the Qi family register.

If he left the Qi family, then he would lose his quarter of the magical stones. When that time came, he would be left with nothing!

In the preceding month, he had already exhausted his family's wealth to compete against Qi Lu. Despite that, he could not keep the public from their opinion, and he was going to be completely defeated soon.

Since Qi Ziyuan and Qi Zidan's dimensional a.s.sessments did not come out with good results, he had no time to care about those two sons of his.

The thing that made him the most unhappy was the news Qi Zidan had brought him. During the first phase of Qi Zimo's dimensional a.s.sessment, his dimension was actually measured at the gigantic size of one hundred thousand square units!

Just Qi Lu that one genius was enough, but to think that Qi Zimo would surpa.s.s even him as the successor. How could he even find a foothold in this Qi family?

The resentment welling up within him was practically enough to tear the beast out from his heart!

If Qi Lu was not there, the Qi family would have belonged to him! If Qi Zimo had not been that wicked, then he would not have fallen so low!

If he were expelled from the Qi family…No! How could he leave the Qi family? The Qi family was his! It was Qi Rui's! It could only belong to Qi Rui!

Right at that time, Qi Zihui rushed in with a face rife with surprise.

“Father! Father! Qi Zimo's dimensional a.s.sessment has been delayed!”

A glimmer formed in Qi Rui's eyes in an instant, “What did you say?”

Qi Zihui panted, “I bribed one of the a.s.sessors and got the image of his dimension, quick, look at this!”

Saying that, he showed him the short five second video.

When Qi Rui watched it, his brows knitted at first, but then they spread out.

“The probe can only film for five seconds? So Qi Zimo's dimension is actually one mess of an abandoned dimension?!”

Qi Zihui was also extremely excited, “Yes, father, it is!”

Qi Zirui's originally ashen eyes instantly lit up with a shocking light, “G.o.d has not forsaken me!”

He was originally standing at a dead-end, but now he suddenly found the way out. There would be nothing more maddening in the world.

Qi Zirui waited for his father to calm down before continuing, “Father, Qi Lu has already left last night. Even though his tracks are hidden, my guess is that he must have gone to the other big regions to find a probe they could use.”

Qi Rui calmed down and his mind started to turn again. That was definite, there was no way Qi Lu would give up so easily.

Qi Zihui frowned and said again, “That Xia boy who was with Qi Zimo earlier looked anxious, and also went back to school early in the morning. He buried himself in the library and was looking for information.”

“That Xia Nuo?”

“Yes. You know, this sounds strange, Qi Zimo had always been cold but this Xia Nuo was still expending all his efforts for him. I heard they have been staying together for a month, sleeping in the same room and eating at the same table, they were so close it's like they're one person.”

Hearing this, a bold thought formed in Qi Rui's brain.

He suddenly laughed, “The winds are changing, it seems we have a chance to turn things around.”

In case you missed my post about it, just know that, through my own actions, there are many many dead links on this site. I'm slowly fixing them. I was actually going through to update all the links to go from chapter to chapter for RAAS, and then I got distracted reading it.  I forgot how much I truly love this novel. And how hilarious I am…my jokes crack me right up. I sure am true to my sense of humour. Made me a little proud about myself.

Even if you don't click down to them, sometimes it's worth reading my footnotes at the end. Unless you don't have a dry as f.u.c.k sense of humour. (omg did she just say the f word). I promise I almost never swear. Gonna go wash my mouth with soap. Or should I wash my hands? Not really a punishment…should probably wash my hands anyways though.