Too Many Reincarnators? I Bring the National Team to the Field - Chapter 29

Li Xin suspected he had misheard.

Ever since he awakened his superpower, his first thought was-to drop out of school.

Later, his uncle drove him back to school. He barely lasted two days before getting confirmation of the news, immediately taking leave and coming home, ready to “save the world.”

From that moment, he felt that studying had nothing to do with him anymore.

The apocalypse was coming-who would still study?

Li Xin exploded on the spot: “Hey, Sheng An, get it straight, the apocalypse is coming! The apocalypse, the end of the world!”

Study what?

A slacker can’t stand hearing the word “study!”

Song Linwei frowned and reprimanded him: “Li Xin, watch your mouth! Don’t be disrespectful. Haven’t you been taught manners? Call her Team Leader Sheng.”

Li Xin curled his lips, clearly disagreeing.

Sheng An didn’t care about the title.

She simply looked at Li Xin and smiled slightly: “You think that after awakening your superpower, you don’t need to study anymore?”

Li Xin didn’t answer, but it was obvious that’s what he thought.

Sheng An: “Are you thinking that studying is useless?”

“Isn’t it?” Li Xin’s rebellious face showed disdain. “The stuff we learn is useless in daily life, and now the apocalypse is coming-how could it be useful? Isn’t it just a waste of time!”

Besides, with the apocalypse, what school would still exist?

Sheng An stroked her chin and nodded: “Hmm, you make a good point.”

As Li Xin’s expression grew more smug, she smiled: “But that’s for other people. When the apocalypse comes, others might not need to study for a while, but you can’t.”

“Why?!” Li Xin’s eyes widened in disbelief.

Sheng An raised her brows and spoke slowly: “Because you’re a Metal Superpower User.”

Li Xin: “???”

-So being a Metal Superpower User means you have to study?!

“The research institute has already issued your report. I’m sure you know it yourself: you can control metals, and you can also turn your body into metal elements, just like when you became a Metal Man before.”

Sheng An pushed a thick stack of examination reports toward him and continued: “But because your knowledge is limited and you lack understanding of elements, you can only use existing metals directly or transform into the most basic metal elements. This means the metals you produce can’t reach their full potential, and your combat power has a major weakness.”

“In other words, you must quickly learn and master all metal elements.” Sheng An gazed at him intently.

Li Xin was confused, a bit dazed, but seemed to understand a little…

He muttered, “I just transform directly.”

He transformed directly-what did knowledge and understanding of metal elements have to do with it?

And why did he need to master metal elements?

Hao Jingye couldn’t listen anymore and rolled his eyes:

“Let me put it this way: do you know why the metals you turn into are mainly Cu and Au, with a small amount of Fe?”

Li Xin instinctively shook his head.

“Because you only know these common elements!” Hao Jingye spread his hands.

There’s no such thing as just transforming directly.

All changes are based on understanding matter.

The elements in his body allow him to control all metals around him, but if he wants to turn his body into metal, rather than just using surrounding metals to form armor, then he needs to understand elements!

Sheng An leaned forward, meeting his gaze. “Do you really not want to study? Once you learn, you’ll be able to transform into various metal states at any time, showing different colors in different environments and metal forms.”

Li Xin’s eyes lit up.

Damn, wouldn’t that mean he could be not just Iron Man, but also a chameleon?!

Sheng An: “Besides that, you can use the properties of different metals in different battles-sometimes as soft as clay, sometimes incredibly hard. You could even fly.”

“Fly?” Li Xin was stunned.

He could even fly?

“Yes, fly. Because some metals are extremely light, with the help of magnetic fields and your teammates, you can minimize the effect of gravity and fly directly.”

Sheng An paused, then spoke softly: “Of course, you could also suddenly change your metal composition when someone targets you. If yesterday, when I attacked you with Aqua Regia, you had transformed your metal into tantalum or iridium, I wouldn’t have been able to catch you.”

Li Xin’s eyes were already shining like light bulbs.

He held his breath and asked urgently, “Really?!”

“Really.”

Li Xin leaned forward too, facing Sheng An, swallowing hard. “Are you really willing to teach me how to transform, how to fly?”
Now that’s flying!

The greatest dream of countless teenagers with chuunibyou and martial arts fantasies!

And last time, being effortlessly caught by this woman had left him with a psychological shadow.

If he changed as this woman suggested, wouldn’t he… become invincible?

Invincible!

What a beautiful word.

Li Xin’s eyes shone as if they could emit light.

Sheng An smiled, her voice full of temptation:

“Of course, although you’re only a contract worker, during the contract period, the nation will tailor a study plan for you to help you improve yourself and better use your Metal-based Superpower. You’ll also become the model for future Metal-based Superpower Users to learn from.”

Li Xin was so excited his heart was pounding.

He even thought, if this woman had told him all this earlier, maybe he’d have considered joining the country long ago!

“I’ll study, I’ll learn!” Li Xin’s voice was resolute.

Sheng An nodded in satisfaction.

Then, she took a few sheets of paper handed over by Hao Jingye and laid them out in front of Li Xin one by one.

“You need to focus on studying math, physics, and chemistry. Math is the foundation, to help you better learn the other two subjects. Physics is for utilizing your abilities, and chemistry-no need to explain-is for understanding. These are the books you’re tentatively required to study.”

Li Xin glanced over them, seeing a dense list of book titles.

Just looking at it gave him a headache.

He had to… study this much?

Li Xin was finally a bit dumbfounded.

“Oh, right, a lot of this is content you’d only encounter in university, graduate school, or even after your doctorate. But don’t worry, you’ll have a professional team of teachers who’ll cram the relevant material for you and get straight to the core.”

Sheng An laid out another sheet, covered with names. “These are professors and academic authorities in the field. From now on, they’ll all be your teachers, customizing lesson plans just for you.”

Li Xin: “…”

He was stunned again, staring blankly at the sheets of paper.

Before he could make sense of it, Sheng An placed another sheet on top, smiling slightly-

“This is your current schedule: classes in the morning, check-ups at noon, training in the afternoon, and more classes at night. Your teaching team will adjust the next day’s lessons and plans based on your daily check-up reports and training results.

“And you will become the template for future Metal-based Superpower Users.”

Li Xin: “…”

He looked at the schedule, which only covered the first three days: up at 6 a.m., sleep at midnight, and aside from meals, total rest time during the day was less than half an hour.

-Even a dog would cry at this schedule!

Sheng An: “Because we’re setting the evolution template for Metal-based Superpower Users, your time is tight and the curriculum is intensive. But don’t worry, these dozen or so experts are all seasoned professionals, very capable and skilled at teaching. They have their ways to keep you focused in class.”

Li Xin: “…”

He blinked, dazed.

One-on-many?

Multiple teachers for one student?

He wouldn’t even be able to zone out or nap in class like other students?

Sheng An: “Oh, and your grandpa and grandma will also be among your teachers. One specializes in math, the other in chemistry. Conveniently, your uncle can also double as one of your physics teachers.”

Li Xin: “…”

So, his grandparents’ job was to teach him?

Sheng An: “A dozen expert teachers just for you. Of course, if you’re not satisfied, we can even assemble a hundred-member teaching team, all focused on you alone.”

Li Xin: “…”

A hundred-member teaching team, seriously!

No way!!

Sheng An: “Your parents will also be working at the camp, able to supervise your physical and mental health and academic progress.”

Li Xin: “…”

In his mind, he already pictured the terrifying scene of his parents watching over his studies.

Sheng An: “The apocalypse is coming. You won’t be able to attend senior high, but your hardship won’t be any less than senior high. Young man, hang in there, you can do it, I believe in you.”

Hearing this, Li Xin’s vision went black and he collapsed backward.

Sheng An’s expression didn’t change: “Quick, get the doctors to resuscitate him. No need to send him to the hospital, that’s a waste of time. Classes start in half an hour.”

Li Xin: “…”

This time, Li Xin really fainted.