A Scientific Urban Detective.

Chapter 319 Lin Wuming’s Plan
"Lin Wuming, did you come to me just to perform this acrobatics?" Yunchuan Qinya was also knowledgeable, so he was not moved at all by Lin Wuming's performance.

"It's really just a trick, but I can become stronger." Lin Wuming said.

Although the other party's performance was very dull, Lin Wuming believed that his "performance" just now was definitely not something so cheap.

Apart from Level 5, there are only a handful of people in the entire Academy City who can do and dare to perform the "performance" just now.

You know, "not being afraid of bullets" and "catching a flying bullet with your fingers" are two different things. Many people can do the former, but the latter is something even Kumokawa Seriya has never seen before.

Kumokawa Qinya was very clear about the difference, but then she heard Lin Wuming's loud declaration.

"what?"

She was confused. What did "can become stronger" mean? Was there any necessary connection between this and him catching bullets with his bare hands?

Even with Yunchuan Qinya's intelligence, she couldn't understand what Lin Wuming meant for a moment.

"Ranking." Lin Wuming reminded, "There seems to be a ranking among level 5s recently."

"Oh, you mean that," Kumokawa Seriya suddenly realized, "Indeed, it's been a hot topic these days..."

She suddenly stopped and showed a strange expression: "Student Lin Wuming, you, don't you want to..."

"That's right," Lin Wuming nodded seriously, "I think my name can also appear on that ranking. No, I should say, I think I can be the 'number one in the world'!"

From an observer's perspective, what Lin Wuming said was no different from bragging, and anyone could make such a statement.

No one will take it seriously.

But Kumokawa Seriya did not directly refute it or treat it as an empty promise.

Instead, she explained seriously, "What you call number one in the world is actually two different things from the number one in this ranking. You should know that Academy City's ranking of Level 5s isn't based on the combat capabilities of the espers; as you can see from the public information, it's based on the esper abilities themselves."

"In fact," Kumokawa Seriya continued, "the city prioritizes the development and potential of psychic abilities—that's why 'electromagnetic manipulation' comes before 'atomic destruction'. As for 'vector manipulation'... it just so happens that the psychic user also has the strongest combat power, right?"

"I know!" Lin Wuming said excitedly, "I think so too!"

"Huh? What do you know? What do you want to do?"

"That ranking actually has nothing to do with strength, right? That's perfect!" Lin Wuming said, "So I think there should be another ranking. This ranking has nothing to do with the prospects for superpower applications or anything like that. It's only tied to strength. Number one in the world is the strongest, simple and direct."

"Eh~" Kumokawa Qinia narrowed her eyes. She suddenly remembered the "underground arena" incident not long ago. She remembered that the selling point of that arena was to determine the strongest based solely on strength.

Moreover, the young man in front of him was the main contributor to the destruction of the "underground arena" at that time.

I still remember that there seemed to be more than one level 5 present at the scene, including the "vector operation" one.

Kumokawa Seriya continued to retrieve information from her memory.

According to the subsequent security investigation report, more than one audience member mentioned one thing - at that time in the arena, Lin Wuming and Accelerator had direct contact and had a conversation... Although it is not known what kind of grudge they have, it seems... Accelerator and Lin Wuming still have a duel waiting to go on.

Lin Wuming continued, "Maybe I can't become a level 5, but if I can defeat a level 5, then..."

Lin Wuming took out his Disciplinary Committee armband and said, "I think we can give Level 5s armbands representing their rankings. That way, as long as they take the corresponding ranking armband, it means they have obtained the corresponding ranking."

Lin Wuming's idea was to separate the levels of strength and superpowers, and to make the "rankings" concrete and visual in the form of armbands, making them contestable.

"You... do this..." Kumokawa Qinya frowned, "What's the point?"

"Didn't I say it from the beginning?" Lin Wuming said, "I want the title of 'Number One in the World', even if it's just an empty title!"

At this moment, there was no doubt that what Lin Wuming said was his true meaning. Even if Shokuhou Misaki was here, she could not say that it was a lie.

Of course, Kumokawa Seriya also came to the same conclusion, which made her even more confused. She didn't know what the boy's purpose was in suddenly coming to her.

Actually, it was very simple - Lin Wuming still couldn't forget his "martial arts dream". Even if this wasn't a martial arts world, he still wanted the title of the best in the world!

After staring at Lin Wuming's eyes for a while, Yunchuan Qinya finally confirmed that this boy was serious.

Thinking about the duel that still needed to be fought between him and Accelerator, and remembering the suggestion he had just made...

Kumokawa Seriya sighed helplessly, "Mr. Lin Wuming, do you really think you can defeat that Accelerator?"

She mocked him bluntly, "Just relying on that new bomb attack you learned?"

"You, how do you know..." Lin Wuming looked surprised, but he had expected it in his heart.

"How could you make such a big noise in the park without anyone knowing?" Kumokawa Qinya sneered.

Lin Wuming said, "Of course I know that I'm no match for Accelerator right now, but what about in the future? I said I'll become stronger, and one day, I'll seize the title of 'Number One in the World'!"

As he spoke, Lin Wuming clenched the armband in his hand. "But the prerequisite is that I need a stage where I can display my talents. I need a ranking system recognized by the top management—that is, the Unified Council."

Kumokawa Qinya shook her head and said, "You think too simply. Why should I go through such trouble..."

Lin Wuming said, "You've seen Accelerator's recent actions. He's already filled up several hospital wards by himself. My plan can resolve this dilemma... if you don't want him to continue to stir up trouble."

The concretization and visualization of rankings actually means that certain rules are introduced.

Although unwritten, there are certain rules that people generally follow by default.

——The rules of the underworld are that if you want to challenge the masters on the leaderboard, you must start from the bottom one.

Unfortunately, as a level 5 goalkeeper, Sogiita Gunba was actually quite capable. His presence could be said to have indirectly blocked the path to challenge from the bottom up.

(End of this chapter)