Chapter 1 When Dreams Shatter
"I regret to inform you that, according to our company's 'Interim Management Regulations for the World of Extraordinary People,' you will likely no longer be able to participate in competitions!"

"Moreover, in world-class competitions, the participation of extraordinary individuals is strictly prohibited. Every year, some people try to take advantage of the situation, but most of the testing machines are made in my country, and the quality of Chinese-made products has always been very good."

"So, the result... you know!"

In the office of Nadutong Express Company, Xu Si lit a cigarette and, amidst the swirling smoke, entered the information of the young man in front of him into the computer.

The boy sat dejectedly on the sofa, utterly dejected, muttering to himself, "Why, why? I was so close to becoming a world champion... just one step away!"

His name is Han Yun, an orphan, sixteen years old, a member of the provincial track and field team. He has no bad habits and trains very hard, just like his age, looking forward to tomorrow's sunrise.

In the past few days, his performance has improved dramatically, especially in the 100-meter race where he has left everyone else in the dust.

He first ran under eleven seconds, then ten and a half seconds, and finally broke the ten-second barrier. His coach even predicted that he would break the world record and become the pride of China.

But no one expected it.

Yesterday's high achiever on the track is now sitting dejectedly in his office, inhaling the secondhand smoke he always avoided, completely unmoved.

This morning, someone claiming to be an employee of NaDuTong came to his door. After some tests, he was led directly here, ruthlessly shattering his championship dream.

He naturally knew about the Na Du Tong courier company, and he often shopped online. Who would have thought that it was actually a department related to the Extraordinary People?

"Hey, snap out of it!"

"Is your ability self-awakened, or did you cultivate it through techniques?"

Xu Si glanced at the boy, expressing understanding and sympathy, but his hands, which were entering data, did not stop.

Han Yun was completely disoriented, as if he hadn't heard Xu Si's question at all. After Xu Si repeated it several times, he finally said blankly, "I...I don't know either!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Si frowned.

He immediately got up and pressed against Han Yun's body, especially at certain major meridians, where Han Yun felt a surge of heat.

"what are you doing?"

Han Yun appeared somewhat flustered.

Xu Si shook his head: "There are no signs of cultivation. It seems to be an innate ability."

Then, Xu Si leaned against the table, a cigarette still dangling from his mouth, looking like a scoundrel. He looked down at him with an air of oppressive force and asked, "You're running faster and faster now, aren't you?"

"Yes Yes!"

Han Yun was somewhat hesitant, after all, he was only sixteen years old, a high school student, and usually very honest and unassuming, having never experienced anything like this before.

Are there any other outward signs?

"For example, it can control the wind, enhance the body, and so on," Xu Si asked.

Han Yun thought for a moment and said, "I don't know either."

Xu Si couldn't help but facepalm. He knew nothing about the matter and was a typical case of a naturally gifted person who had unexpectedly awakened after encountering certain stimuli.

In fact, such extraordinary individuals only make up a small fraction of the community.

Primordial Qi, or simply Qi.

Its characteristics are that it can reproduce on its own or be created by external forces, which is the difference between life and non-life.

In addition to inheriting flesh and blood from the previous generation, living organisms also inherit some abstract energy. This energy allows the inheritor to grow, think, and transform from a walking corpse into a creature with self-awareness and a soul.

And it is precisely with the loss of this energy that even if the successor constantly replenishes it with other forms of energy, it still cannot stop aging and death.

Qi sustains all human activities. When Qi is depleted, a person dies.

Therefore, everyone has the opportunity to become an Outcast, but not everyone can open the door to becoming one.

Some people can't obtain Qi even if they try their whole lives, while others can manipulate the flow of Qi simply by imitating others' meditation.

Ninety-nine point ninety-nine percent of people are destined to be ordinary, mediocre people in this world, while only a very few will be favored by fate.

Talent is a deep chasm that separates the extraordinary from the ordinary!
Those who climb the mountain and look down at those below seem to live in two different worlds.

An outlier is like an anomaly in a crowd, standing out from the crowd.

In ancient times, those who displayed extraordinary abilities might have been revered as "immortals"; but in modern times, for the sake of social prosperity and stability, the circle of extraordinary individuals is strictly controlled by the authorities.

This forces the extraordinary individuals to both shield themselves from outsiders and integrate into the mundane world.

Most people with supernatural abilities are either trained from a young age with a master or their innate abilities are already apparent in childhood.

And sometimes, there are always one or two lucky individuals who, by chance, glimpse the primordial Qi and enter the world of extraordinary people.

There are actually many such examples.

Under certain extreme conditions, people can unleash unparalleled potential, which is actually the result of the circulation of innate Qi within the body.

Han Yun, on the other hand, clearly belongs to the first type.

One... lucky one!

Whether this luck is good or bad for him is unknown.

Next, under Xu Si's arrangement, Han Yun had his physical data tested in various aspects, including strength, defense, speed, and nerve reaction ability.

Xu Si also obtained Han Yun's data sheet.

Overall, aside from speed and neural reaction ability, there's nothing particularly outstanding.

Like a newly awakened superhuman, his physical strength and other aspects are within the range of a normal person, only a little stronger than an ordinary person.

Even its relatively good speed is within a reasonable range.

After all, the world record is 9.58 seconds for the 100 meters, and Han Yun is still a little short of it. However, as his body grows, he will surpass it sooner or later.

Finally, this is what is written in Han Yun's file.

[Innate ability, suspected to be increased speed, low level of danger. Considering his personality and social relationships, it can be lifted after one week of observation.]

Then, a red stamp was placed on the file form.

This also completely crushed Han Yun's dream.

"Okay, you can go!"

Just as the boy stood up dejectedly, Xu Si paused for a moment at Han Yun's orphan status in his file and said, "You'll definitely be leaving the track and field team soon. Do you have any plans?"

Han Yun shook his head, then hesitated and said, "Maybe, I can go back to school, but my grades have never been very good, and there's the tuition..."

"So, are you interested in coming here as a deliveryman? The income is so-so, but at least you won't starve."

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