Chapter 24 Righteousness

"I still have this thing for the assistant quota." Li Xiaoyin looked surprised.

"...You haven't read the Superpower Bureau's precautions at all? Besides, you can find out about this kind of thing online."

Zhang Xiao looked helpless. He really didn't know what to say about Li Xiaoyin's "lack of attention to detail."

This quota was so precious, yet she didn't care about it at all!

Zhang Xiao had no choice but to explain it to the clueless Li Xiaoyin.

There are many types of abilities among superpowered individuals in the main world, but in a certain definition, they can actually be divided into two types of people.

One is the "natural superpowered individual" who awakens on their own, cultivates on their own, or is lucky enough to mutate successfully and generate abilities on their own.

The other is the "artificial superpowered individual" produced in large quantities by using gene potions, mechanical implants, and other methods.

Governments of various countries have gene potion industries that can strengthen ordinary people's bodies to a superhuman level. However, gene potions are strictly controlled, and the whereabouts of each one is supervised. They are not circulated to the public, but are generally digested internally, such as being used by law enforcement departments such as the military and police to strengthen super soldiers.

Ordinary people have no way to buy gene potions.

However, after each newly awakened natural superpowered individual registers, they will receive a special treatment, which is the qualification to choose one person to become their assistant.

If the chosen assistant is an ordinary person, the Superpower Bureau will open up channels for gene potions, allowing the superpowered individual to purchase one to strengthen the assistant to a superhuman level. They will also become a "superpowered individual" recognized by the Superpower Bureau and enjoy various benefits.

Generally speaking, each natural superpowered individual has only one assistant quota, but the choice of assistant is almost arbitrary.

This means that as long as the superpowered individual agrees, all ordinary people without a criminal record are eligible to be selected as their assistant.

——This is also the most likely way for ordinary people to access gene potions.

Therefore, each superpowered individual's assistant quota is a treasure that is hard to come by. Countless wealthy people wave banknotes, just to get the opportunity to become extraordinary!

This can be a benefit, allowing superpowered individuals to use it for family or friends.

Or, instead of choosing an ordinary person, they can choose a "super soldier king" from the official list of candidates who has been strengthened early and has practiced a large number of military skills to be their assistant.

Although it is not encouraged in principle for superpowered individuals to allow others to buy this quota for money and earn a sum, it is a tacitly feasible option. Anyway, there is only one quota, and it is up to the superpowered individual to dispose of it.

After listening to the explanation, Li Xiaoyin understood and blinked:

"So, you want to be my assistant, get a gene potion, and become a superpowered individual?"

Zhang Xiao nodded repeatedly: "Yes, I want to buy this quota."

Li Xiaoyin chuckled: "Hey, what's our relationship? Why are we talking about buying or selling?"

"That won't work." Zhang Xiao shook his head resolutely: "Since we are friends, we can't let you suffer..."

Becoming a superpowered individual means that you will hardly lack money in the future, but Li Xiaoyin has always been financially strapped in the past, and Zhang Xiao didn't want to take advantage of his friendship and take advantage of his friend.

In fact, Zhang Xiao also had limited money on hand and was already prepared to borrow money.

Although his family runs a company, it is a large family, and he is a marginal member of it. The family has already arranged for him to work with other marginal siblings in the future to assist the true family successor in maintaining and growing the family business.

Although he has to act according to people's faces, life is comfortable, and most siblings have accepted this arrangement.

It's just that Zhang Xiao is unwilling and still has some ambitions. Compared with a life arrangement that he can see the end of at a glance, he prefers to find his own way, but he has never found an opportunity.

Now that he has discovered the opportunity to become a superpowered individual, he is naturally tempted.

"I see..."

While Li Xiaoyin's eyes were rolling, she suddenly thought of something and hesitated.

Seeing this, Zhang Xiao thought that Li Xiaoyin was worried about the money issue and immediately stated: "The price will be at the market price. Give me some time to collect the money, I..."

Li Xiaoyin suddenly interrupted Zhang Xiao and shook her head: "It's not about money, it's just... I don't think you need this quota that much."

Zhang Xiao was stunned, not knowing what she meant.

Li Xiaoyin thought for a while and decided to speak frankly:

"We've been friends for so many years, and I don't want to fool you. To be honest... your family is quite rich. Whether you are a superpowered individual or not, your life will still be good. I think someone needs this quota more than you do."

Zhang Xiao was stunned.

At this time, Li Xiaoyin turned her head to look at Xu Lingyun and snapped her fingers: "Buddy, want to be my assistant?"

Xu Lingyun had been silently watching the two of them communicate and didn't think this matter had anything to do with him at all. At this moment, he was suddenly startled.

"Hey, Sister Yin, don't mess around. Why are you suddenly dragging me into this? I didn't say I wanted this quota!"

"Then you really don't want it?" Li Xiaoyin raised her eyebrows.

Xu Lingyun pursed his lips and suddenly fell silent.

If you ask him if he wants it, he definitely wants it, and he craves it.

Who doesn't want the opportunity to become extraordinary? As long as you become a superpowered individual, you can get rid of your current financially strapped, impoverished, and aimless situation, and life will have hope.

However, after listening to Zhang Xiao's explanation of the preciousness of the assistant quota, Xu Lingyun restrained his desire, knowing that he couldn't afford it and didn't deserve it.

Xu Lingyun also didn't want to take advantage of his friend. He couldn't open his mouth as confidently as Zhang Xiao, and just silently watched the two of them discuss, but he didn't expect that Li Xiaoyin would suddenly want to throw this quota to him.

What the hell? Isn't this just an impulsive decision? You didn't even ask me in advance!

This style of doing things is very in line with Li Xiaoyin's personality... but don't you care what Zhang Xiao thinks? He was the one who brought it up first!

After thinking about it, Xu Lingyun sighed:

"Sister Yin, I don't want to lie to anyone. Who doesn't want this quota? But this quota is too precious, I can't afford it at all, and I don't want to take advantage of you. Besides, Zhang Xiao was the one who mentioned it first. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have known about this. How can I steal his opportunity..."

Hearing this, Zhang Xiao's expression was complicated.

He wanted to buy the assistant quota from Li Xiaoyin, but in the end, it still depended on whether Li Xiaoyin was willing. It was her business how she handled it. If she didn't want to sell the quota to him, then there was no problem.

He wasn't so conceited as to think that since everyone was friends, the benefits must fall on him.

But Li Xiaoyin didn't want money, and instead generously gave the quota to another childhood friend who needed help more. This kind of action and reason made him not know what to say.

To be honest, he felt a little uncomfortable in his heart and couldn't help but feel that he was being treated differently, but thinking of Li Xiaoyin's usual personality, he knew that she didn't mean it that way. She was just simply insensitive to interpersonal relationships and had never been the kind of person who was smooth and sophisticated.

Seeing Xu Lingyun's hesitant and apprehensive appearance, Zhang Xiao felt even more complicated. He had a very good relationship with Xu Lingyun as well.

His heart was torn. On the one hand, he was unwilling to give up this opportunity, and on the other hand, he was struggling with the current situation.

After a long time, Zhang Xiao gritted his teeth, as if he had made up his mind, and said to Xu Lingyun in a deep voice:

"Xiaoyin is right, you need this quota more than I do. To put it bluntly, without this quota, I am still a rich young master, but you... sigh. Although I brought up this matter, the quota ultimately belongs to Xiaoyin. I just reminded her, which doesn't mean that this is my opportunity. She is qualified to dispose of the assistant quota in any way. You don't have to mind me."

Zhang Xiao was conflicted. He wanted the assistant quota and wanted to become a superpowered individual to start a career, but compared with Xu Lingyun's desperate situation, he felt that there was no need to insist on fighting for it.

His own troubles didn't rise to the level of survival, and there were still many choices left. It wasn't the only way out, and he felt that there was no need to snatch the opportunity to change his fate from his close friend... Moreover, Li Xiaoyin was the one who made the decision.

With Li Xiaoyin's personality, even if he brought it up in private, she probably wouldn't sell it to him unless she saw that his situation really needed it.

Reluctant as he was, Zhang Xiao still decided that as long as Xu Lingyun needed it, he wouldn't fight for it and wouldn't embarrass his friend.

"Righteous!" Li Xiaoyin patted Zhang Xiao on the shoulder.

"You're offending people too much like this. It's just me. If it were someone else, they would definitely hold a grudge against you." Zhang Xiao said helplessly.

"Oh, is that so? I'm sorry, I'm sorry. You know I don't understand these things very well... I just think that we brothers can talk about anything openly." Li Xiaoyin was a little surprised and then scratched her head embarrassedly.

"You don't need to apologize. I'm not so unreasonable as to feel that someone owes me just because I didn't get something. Besides, you're not wrong. Lingyun does need it more than I do." Zhang Xiao shook his head and sighed: "To be honest, you're much more righteous than I am."

She didn't want the opportunity to sell such a precious quota for money, but instead gave it away for free to help a down-and-out brother... Not forgetting each other in wealth and status, he felt that this was true loyalty.

Li Xiaoyin didn't dwell on it and turned to look at Xu Lingyun, saying straightforwardly: "You know me, I don't like to be polite back and forth. Anyway, that's the situation. I'm just asking if you want it or not."

"Sister Yin..."

Xu Lingyun hesitated, and finally mustered up the courage to say: "You don't like me, do you? I'll state in advance that we are familiar with each other, but I only treat you as a brother and have no worldly interest in you. I still prefer someone gentler..."

"Get lost! With your looks, I'm even less interested in you."

Li Xiaoyin scolded with a smile.

Xu Lingyun scratched his head, put away his joking expression, looked at the three of them, hesitated for a while, and then took a deep breath, saying seriously:

"Sister Yin, since we've already said this, I want this quota and I'm willing to be your assistant."

"That's right. Just say it if you want it. Why are you acting so coy? I hate that kind of fake politeness the most." Li Xiaoyin laughed and joked: "But to be my assistant, you at least have to shave your stubble. I don't want to take such a sloppy assistant around."

"No problem!" Xu Lingyun slapped his thigh and immediately stated: "Don't mention stubble, I can shave all the hair on my body if you want me to!"

"That's not necessary..."

Li Xiaoyin's mouth twitched.

Zhou Jing had been silently watching from the sidelines. Seeing that they had finished talking, he smiled and said, "Congratulations."

The three of them turned their heads and looked at Zhou Jing together, and then belatedly realized that Zhou Jing had not spoken just now.

"Why didn't you say anything just now?" Li Xiaoyin poked Zhou Jing's arm with her finger.

Zhou Jing smiled: "I don't need this quota, so it's not convenient for me to interrupt."

This assistant quota is indeed a way to become a superpowered individual and can directly exempt him from immigration, so it is also useful to him.

But since he already has the Star Realm Transcension Panel, he can become a superpowered individual as long as he carries out his plan, so Zhou Jing has no intention of doing so, and he himself has no intention of fighting for the opportunity to change the fate of his friends.

People must have their own selfish desires, but if they only have interests in their eyes and always feel that all good things should belong to them, it is easy to have no friends.

So Zhou Jing simply didn't speak and remained a quiet, handsome man.

However, having said that, these three close friends are indeed good people. Even if he is not the one who benefits this time, it does not prevent him from feeling gratified.

Hearing this, Zhang Xiao gave a thumbs up.

Xu Lingyun also nudged Zhou Jing's shoulder, his eyes filled with gratitude.

Who doesn't want the opportunity to become extraordinary? Zhou Jing said he didn't want it, is that possible?

It must be a pretense.

They both felt that Zhou Jing definitely wanted it in his heart, but for the sake of his friends, he could restrain his desire and just not speak.

In their eyes, he was just as righteous.

"As expected of Jingjing!" Li Xiaoyin grinned.

Everyone has been close friends for many years, and the relationships are the same. Zhang Xiao is quite rich, and in her opinion, there is no need to help him. Although Zhou Jing is not that rich, he at least has a family and his life is relatively stable, so she doesn't think there is much need to help him. In the end, she still feels that Xu Lingyun needs to be pulled up the most.

Her idea is very simple, there is only one quota, give it to the friend who needs it the most.

As for the fact that this assistant quota is very valuable... that's not a big deal. Even if life is tight, she always feels that money can be earned at any time.

Seeing that the three of them had misunderstood, Zhou Jing shook his head and didn't explain.

He didn't plan to talk about his current situation. It would be useless to say it. Moreover, the current situation is not suitable for him to speak.

Only direct relatives have the right to be exempted from mandatory immigration. Even if Li Xiaoyin becomes a superpowered individual, it will not directly help his current situation.

He still has to use his own plan to solve his own situation and tell these friends later, so as not to worry unnecessarily and have to explain things.

At this time, Li Xiaoyin put away her superpowered individual certificate and said heroically:

"Today is specially to bring everyone here to celebrate. Everyone knows that I have become a superpowered individual. If you have anything in the future, just come to me! Don't be polite with me!"

"Definitely, definitely." Zhou Jing nodded.

Li Xiaoyin changed the topic: "Enough about me, how have you guys been doing recently? Jingjing, how are you?"

"I've been doing well recently."

Zhou Jing shook his head and smiled, without saying much.

He turned his head to look at Zhang Xiao. Seeing that Zhang Xiao was still a little disappointed, he thought for a while and patted his arm, saying:

"Don't think too much. We haven't known Xiaoyin for just one day. She's a little stupid, but she won't have any other intentions."

"...Don't worry, you don't need to comfort me. You haven't known me for just one day either."

Zhang Xiao calmed down, put down the grudges in his heart, and also laughed.

If he only cared about interests, with his family background, he wouldn't have played with the three of them.