Chapter 21: The only 3S-grade healer in the entire Federation can't cure it?
The Commander of the Eighth District Army stared with furrowed brows at the arrogant departure of the Commander of the First District Army and his group. Only after their figures disappeared from sight did he withdraw his gaze and look toward the Commander of the Tenth District Army.
The Commander of the Tenth District appeared anxious, trying to rouse Lian Fei, who stood dazed and motionless.
“Lian Fei, wake up,” he said cautiously, refraining from probing her mind with his psychic powers, for he did not possess a 3S-level ability. Recklessly testing her might risk turning her into a fool.
The bewildering effects of a 3S-level psychic could only be countered by a 3S-level psychic healer.
With this in mind, the Tenth District Commander activated his neural interface.
Though he was reluctant to trouble that woman, Lian Fei was too important—not just to him, but more than his own pride.
As he sent the first greeting message to the 3S-level psychic healer he knew, Lian Fei suddenly reacted.
“Teacher, did you call me for something?” she asked.
Both commanders were stunned.
“You... you broke free?!” the Tenth District Commander exclaimed in disbelief.
Lian Fei was a 3S-level psychic?!
“Broke free?” Lian Fei frowned in confusion. “Broke free from what?”
The Eighth District Commander was also taken aback. “You were just attacked by a 3S-level psychic’s confusion assault... and you didn’t feel anything?”
“What confusion assault?” Lian Fei was completely baffled.
3S-level?
When?
Was she attacked?
She had no idea!
Seeing the shocked and puzzled expressions of the two men before her, Lian Fei suddenly felt a pang of guilt.
Her attention often drifted, causing her to ignore others and become lost in her own thoughts.
Just moments ago, as she gazed at the surrounding buildings, her mind gradually wandered.
It wasn’t until the Tenth District Commander shouted her name loudly that she snapped back to reality.
In her previous life, her teachers often scolded her for being inattentive in class.
Wu San’er had comforted her, saying it was because she was smart and quick-witted that her attention tended to stray.
Xiao Qi argued that Wu San’er was talking nonsense and that she just lacked vitamins.
The two of them had even gotten into a heated fight over why Lian Fei’s attention was so easily distracted.
Only when the landlady intervened and gave them both a good beating did the quarrel end.
Yet, to this day, Lian Fei still didn’t understand why she was so prone to zoning out.
“Hahaha, well, well,” the Tenth District Commander suddenly laughed heartily, slapping Lian Fei on the shoulder. “That old bastard Jude bragged about having a 3S-level psychic under his wing—pfft! His 3S-level psychic? Nothing special!”
Lian Fei: ...
Too many points to comment on; not sure where to start.
Jude... Jude Torres? Commander of the First District Army?
“Um, Teacher, may I ask... what just happened?” Lian Fei asked timidly.
The Commander of the Eighth District gazed at Lian Fei with burning eyes, like a dog starved for eight days and nights spotting a bone.
Well, well.
She resisted the confusion attack of a 3S-level psychic. What did that mean?
It meant she was top-tier among 3S-levels!
Truly impressive!
A genius!
How did such a formidable person grow up in that broken place called the Tenth District?
Why couldn’t she be from the Eighth District instead?
Tsk, if only he had fought harder for the Gessero star territory back then, then Lian Fei would belong to their district.
The Tenth District Commander cast a disdainful and displeased glance at the Eighth District Commander’s longing for Lian Fei.
Immediately, he squeezed in front of the Eighth District Commander, blocking him with his body.
The Eighth District Commander was pushed back several meters by the impact. After regaining his footing, he shot a glare at his rival.
The Tenth District Commander snorted coldly. “Give up. I will never let Lian Fei be yours!”
He then turned his head and smiled brightly at Lian Fei. “Lian Fei, during the operation later, don’t hold back. Show all your strength and slap their faces hard!”
The Eighth District Commander clenched his teeth. “Old Shen, is it wise to have Lian Fei reveal all her strength right away? Lian Fei, don’t listen to him. He’s confused. Hide some of your cards. The First District is strong this year.”
“Forget him! This is called courage!” the Tenth District Commander retorted. “Make them know you’re not a nobody! Make them fear you! Show them you’re the strongest!”
“Go on, go on. You think you know better? Our Eighth District nearly won the championship once, you know?” The Eighth District Commander waved dismissively. “Playing the fool to catch the tiger—that’s a tactic! Do you understand? Tactics!”
“Hah, who hasn’t nearly won the championship?”
“You, Tenth District!”
“You!”
As the two commanders bickered, Lian Fei stepped forward and stood between them.
“Alright, alright, teachers, please don’t quarrel over me anymore.”
After saying this, Lian Fei suddenly felt she had heard these words somewhere before.
The Tenth District Commander chuckled and said, “Back in military academy, your grades were no better than mine.”
The Eighth District Commander patted his belly and smiled, unbothered. “That was ages ago.”
He paused, then added, “But Old Shen, seeing you regain your vigor, I’m genuinely happy for you.”
“In my memory, Shen Suifeng should always be like this—proud and bold, relying on his skills without hiding anything.”
With that, he patted the Tenth District Commander’s shoulder.
The Tenth District Commander was momentarily taken aback.
Lian Fei looked at the Eighth District Commander, puzzled.
He said nothing further but smiled warmly and walked away.
Lian Fei, still confused, glanced at the Tenth District Commander.
His eyes were red, his face filled with nostalgia.
“Teacher?” Lian Fei called softly.
The Tenth District Commander snapped back to reality, sniffed, and forced a smile. “Just handle things as you see fit... Come on, it’s almost time for the meeting. I’ll take you there.”
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Lian Fei didn’t ask more and followed behind the Tenth District Commander.
They hadn’t gone ten meters when his neural interface suddenly beeped rapidly.
He muttered under his breath, opened the interface, but accidentally activated the speaker.
The next second, an angry female voice blared from the device:
“Shen Suifeng, still daring to contact me? I thought you wanted nothing to do with me until we died!”
Lian Fei’s pupils contracted in shock.
She looked at the Tenth District Commander but saw no embarrassment on his face. He seemed unfazed by others overhearing his call.
“Slip of the hand, sent the wrong message. Don’t mind it,” he said lightly, fumbling to turn off the speaker.
“Damn you!” the female voice sneered. “Shen Suifeng, if you want to admit your mistakes, just say so. What’s with the slip of the hand? At your age, why act stubborn like a youth?”
The Tenth District Commander ignored her and continued pressing buttons, muttering, “Strange, is my interface broken? No response... Tsk, looks like I need a new one. Wonder if it’s covered by insurance.”
“Enough, Shen Suifeng, you wouldn’t contact me for no reason. Spill it—what happened?”
Still ignoring her, the commander kept trying to turn off the speaker.
The woman on the other end grew impatient and shouted, “Speak up! Shen Suifeng!”
Lian Fei could no longer bear the tension and tentatively said, “Um... Senior, I’m sorry for speaking out of turn. Please forgive my rudeness... I’m Lian Fei. Just now, a 3S-level psychic attacked me with a confusion assault. Teacher Shen sent you a message to help dispel the effect.”
As soon as she finished, the Tenth District Commander shot her a glare.
“I didn’t send her any message!” he raised his voice.
Lian Fei quickly soothed him, “Yes, yes, it was a slip. Slip of the hand.”
He snorted.
The woman on the other end was silent for a moment before asking, “What’s your name again?”
Lian Fei replied, “Ah? I’m Lian Fei, Senior.”
Noticing the odd tone in the woman’s voice, she timidly asked, “Is there a problem, Senior?”
The woman fell silent again.
The Tenth District Commander snickered coldly, “Don’t mind her; she’s always so cryptic.”
Just as Lian Fei felt uneasy, the woman finally spoke, “Shen Suifeng, if she’s injured, don’t come to me. I can’t treat that.”
Lian Fei was stunned.
The Tenth District Commander frowned. “You’re the only 3S-level healer in the entire Federation, and there’s something you can’t treat?”
The woman fell silent again, then abruptly ended the call.
Lian Fei was completely baffled.
The commander snorted, “Playing tricks.”
He then shut off the neural interface.
Seeing Lian Fei’s dazed expression, he patted her shoulder. “Ignore her; she’s just sulking. She’s the only 3S-level healer in the Federation—there’s nothing she can’t cure.”
Lian Fei absentmindedly responded.
The Tenth District Commander, exasperated, patted the back of her head. “Enough pondering. Come with me. We’re really going to be late for the meeting now.”