Ashen God
Chapter 550 - 549: Born Human, She is Very Sorry (Happy National Day)

Chapter 550: Chapter 549: Born Human, She is Very Sorry (Happy National Day)

Judging from the options available, if he had taken that path, he should have officially started his job today. And to think he wasn’t even interested in directly starting without the formalities, let alone the examination and interview mentioned by that Awakener from the department on stage.

"Right, how could a Lucky Awakened possibly lack resources?" Zhao Yalan felt she had asked a meaningless question.

"What about you? Do you want to join the department? With your ability, once you join, you’d probably be prioritized for training. Just getting some publicity resources, you could quickly climb the ranks." Zhang Yanhang had always thought she was the perfect candidate for the department, ever since he learned about Zhao Yalan’s abilities.

"Me? I don’t know..."

Zhao Yalan shook her head. Naturally, she couldn’t make an immediate decision on such a major matter. It’s easy to jump aboard but hard to get off, and besides, she didn’t think her ability was truly that extraordinary. There were many with far stronger talents than hers; joining the department didn’t guarantee any special training.

"Well, take your time to think about it. Let me know once you’ve decided. I know some people in the department. If you want to join, I could probably manage to get you an internal referral."

While Zhou Muxi had just joined the department himself and may not really have such authority, Zhang Yanhang had multitudes of options to choose from. Just joining the department was a trivial matter that he could accomplish with any choice at his disposal.

"You know people in the department and still attend open classes like this?" Zhao Yalan looked at Zhang Yanhang with surprise.

"Is there a conflict?"

Although the class was indeed of little value to Zhang Yanhang, to him it mattered little where he attended classes. After all, it was all about the fusion of Thermo-baric Bombs; he was simply too lazy to skip it and go back to the original classroom, let alone return to the dormitory.

"Fine, maybe there’s no conflict. By the way, what have you been fiddling with since earlier? It looks like a bomb?" Zhao Yalan’s attention shifted from the Awakener at the lectern to the object in Zhang Yanhang’s hands.

"This? I’m just fusing a Thermo-baric Bomb here." Zhang Yanhang continued chatting with Zhao Yalan, but his hands were busy the whole time. After all, he couldn’t afford to waste time.

"Thermo-baric Bomb? What’s that? Sounds somewhat familiar..." Zhao Yalan thought she had heard the name somewhere before but couldn’t recall where.

"It’s an upgraded version of a Cloud Bomb, with liquid fuel replaced by a solid-state one, typically used in Ground Penetrating Bomb warheads. Most effective for annihilation in enclosed spaces, but the impact wave is potent enough to be effective in open fields too." Zhang Yanhang briefly explained the Thermo-baric Bomb.

"Is it really okay to fuse something so dangerous in a college classroom?" Learning that the thing on the table was indeed the legendary Thermo-baric Bomb, Zhao Yalan involuntarily shifted her seat back a bit and looked at Zhang Yanhang as if he were insane.

"No worries, I’m very familiar with the process of fusing Thermo-baric Bombs; they’ve never exploded before."

Zhang Yanhang had full confidence in his Alchemy skills and indeed, Thermo-baric Bombs weren’t something to worry about. Unless they were subjected to severe impact, they were definitely safe.

"What if, though? What if it does explode?" Even though Zhang Yanhang was a Lucky Awakened, Zhao Yalan couldn’t help but feel fearful.

"Though I’d like to say there’s no ’what if’, if it really did explode, there’s actually not much to worry about. At most, it would just obliterate the Southern City District and maybe affect part of North City District; it’s quite difficult to blow up the whole urban area of all three districts."

Zhang Yanhang estimated that only after creating a Thermo-baric Bomb +7 could he potentially obliterate the entire urban area of Qin Island City at once, but it was completely out of reach for now.

"Hey, hey, hey, isn’t that super dangerous? That’s not just a Thermo-baric Bomb, it’s practically a nuclear bomb! Blowing up the entire Southern City District is terrifying, isn’t it?"

Initially thinking Zhang Yanhang was just a regular kind of crazy, Zhao Yalan realized that this was far from the case. He was literally a terrorist.

Of course, while Zhao Yalan couldn’t suppress the urge to run, she eventually calmed herself down, partly because she had faith in Zhang Yanhang’s Luck System ability, and most likely because she knew that her own speed was nothing compared to the spread of an explosion, so she resigned herself to fate.

"Although Thermo-baric Bombs are indeed referred to as Sub-nuclear weapons, they’re still a bit different from nuclear ones. And how is blowing up the Southern City District terrifying? A powerful Fourth Tier Awakened can wipe out a County-Level entity with one punch; my Thermobaric Bomb when broken down, is essentially only at a County-Level strength.

So, instead of worrying about a Thermo-baric Bomb bursting, you might as well worry about a Fourth Tier Awakened having a psychotic break. Honestly, that’s much more likely than a Thermo-baric Bomb exploding."

While Zhang Yanhang had never witnessed a Fourth Tier Awakened’s full-force attack, he believed the group leader wouldn’t mislead him on something so unnecessary.

"You have County-Level destruction power at Second Tier, while I, also at Second Tier, can’t even reach Village-Level. It seems you’re right, the difference between people can sometimes be greater than that between people and dogs."

Zhao Yalan initially thought she shouldn’t have inserted herself into the comparison but now realized—apologizing for being human.

"If I gave you a Thermo-baric Bomb, you could do it too; you just need the Strength to throw it four kilometers away."

As Zhang Yanhang spoke, he took out two new Thermo-baric Bombs from his Waist Bag and began the Fusion process. The bomb he was fusing while talking to Zhao Yalan was finally completed.

"What if... I can’t throw it four kilome—" Zhao Yalan was curious about the Usage Requirements, but then it struck her mid-sentence that if she threw it too close, she’d surely be killed in the blast along with the Monsters, opting for mutual destruction.

Zhang Yanhang knew what Zhao Yalan wanted to ask, but he didn’t answer her question. After asking that last question, Zhao Yalan fell into silence, seemingly losing interest in continuing the conversation. So, Zhang Yanhang did not initiate further conversation either.

After all, he had already clarified the most important part—the nature of Zhao Yalan’s Talent Ability. Continuing the dialogue wouldn’t have provided any more useful information.

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