Chapter 129: Chapter 129: Qian 7 Manipulates the Reporters
"I’m just being frugal, frugal!" Qian Qi retorted, "Besides, how could I let them interview for free? They asked a bunch of nonsense questions, it’s already good I didn’t charge a mental compensation fee!"
Xiao Min had no choice but to nod, "Yeah, Sister Qian Qi is right."
"Ahem, Xiao Min, come here." Qian Qi waved at Xiao Min, then dismissed Wen Yun, "Dean, you should head back to the orphanage first. In the evening, I’ll have a friend send Xiao Min back."
"Alright, then what about your lunch..."
"I’ll have a friend bring it, the same one as last time, classmate Sikong Wang." Qian Qi said.
Xiang Wen Yun had a good impression of the child Sikong Wang, so he nodded and left at ease.
"Sister Qian Qi, did you ask me to stay because you need something?" Xiao Min lifted her little head and asked seriously.
"In a while, when I squeeze your palm, you cry." Qian Qi instructed, "If you can’t cry, just cover your eyes and wail, aiming for a loud and clear sound, understood?"
Xiao Min nodded somewhat understandingly, "Okay, I can cry really well."
Qian Qi was satisfied and held Xiao Min’s small hand, then tucked her head back into the quilt.
Ten minutes later, the first reporter rushed in carrying a camera, a box of milk, and a fruit basket.
Seeing the reporter panting heavily, Xiao Min couldn’t help but silently feel a bit sorry for him.
Who would know that the gifts he painstakingly bought would appear at a small stall outside tomorrow?
"I’ve brought them back!" The reporter placed the gifts on the ground and quickly rushed to Qian Qi’s bedside, urging, "Qian Qi, can we start the interview now?"
Qian Qi slightly poked her head out, glanced at the items on the ground, and whispered, "These only get you one question."
Reporter: ???
"But that’s a bit unreasonable, isn’t it...?" The reporter was somewhat dissatisfied, especially since other reporters were coming back as well. He immediately raised his voice, "Interviewing you can make you famous too, it’s a win-win situation, why make things difficult for each other?"
Qian Qi turned over, "Oh, forget it. No interview today, and no interviews in the future either. I just want a low-key life. I don’t even want to be famous. If I didn’t sympathize with you waiting outside for three days, I wouldn’t have let you in at all."
"What’s the matter?" The other reporters were puzzled, "What happened? Why are we not interviewing all of a sudden?"
So those gifts they bought were for nothing?
"She said those things only cover one question!" The reporter said angrily, "Otherwise, no interview!"
The reporters exchanged glances, and after a moment, one couldn’t help but chuckle, "Answering one question is good enough, how many do you want to answer?"
Answering questions takes time, doesn’t it? If they let you ask dozens of questions, wouldn’t they be here until dark?
The reporter’s face turned black, damn it, he forgot they were all peers, how could they side with him!
Qian Qi glanced at them a few times, her mouth curled into a barely visible smile under the quilt.
Then, she put on a weak and powerless expression again, waved at the reporters, "Dear brothers and sisters, please save some time, my body hasn’t recovered well, and I don’t have much energy."
Upon hearing this, the other reporters hurriedly placed their gifts beside Qian Qi and carefully chose the best question from their notebooks.
"Student Qian Qi, can you tell us what your skills and level are?"
Qian Qi slightly raised herself, leaned against the pillow on the bedhead, and shook her head wearily, "I’m not an Awakener."
The questioning reporter was stunned, "How come? Then how did you manage to kill over a dozen D-level magical beasts at that time?"
Qian Qi let out a deep sigh, her eyes distant and deep as if recalling a sad and mysterious past. After a moment of silence, she slowly refocused her gaze and spoke softly.
The reporter thought she was about to say something explosive and hurriedly moved the microphone closer.
Qian Qi faced the microphone and said faintly, "That’s the second question."
Reporter: ...
Xiao Min: Pfft.
The reporter nearly dropped the microphone in anger but ultimately held back his frustration, preparing to go downstairs to buy a few more boxes of milk, feeling both wronged and infuriated.
Seeing this, the second reporter hurriedly stepped forward to ask Qian Qi, "You said you’re not an Awakener, then how did you kill those magical beasts at that time?"
The first reporter stopped in his tracks, perked up his ears, and prepared to eavesdrop for free.
Qian Qi didn’t mind the other reporters freeloading; she didn’t know how she killed those magical beasts, but fortunately, the Light Brain had plenty of survivors recounting the situation then.
So, she elaborated at length about how she killed those magical beasts.
And she described exactly how she did it.
"At that time, I raised my fist and punched the little magical beast’s belly hard, then poked it in the eye with an iron rod, and then smashed its skull with an iron rod, and then I turned around and pierced the big magical beast’s head..."
Qian Qi spoke until she was parched, and when she got into it, she couldn’t help adding some embellishments, making the reporters’ eye muscles twitch involuntarily.
"No, I mean, what did you use to kill them? I wasn’t asking for a play-by-play of your actions!"
"I used my fist and an iron rod." Qian Qi blinked innocently.
"But, how could an ordinary fist and an iron rod possibly kill a D-level magical beast? Surely, you temporarily gained some skills, right? Or was it for some other reason?" The reporter asked urgently.
Qian Qi lowered her head without a word.
"Student Qian Qi?" The reporter urged.
Qian Qi seemed to snap out of a daze, her eyes as innocent as a fawn as she looked at the reporter, hesitating to speak.
The sharp Xiao Min reminded, "Uncle, that’s the second question."
Second reporter: ...
Damn it!!!
Seeing this, the third reporter felt he was getting the hang of the pattern and immediately stepped forward, "Student Qian Qi, you say you’re an ordinary person, then how did you unleash such powerful strength at that time?"
Qian Qi sighed, "I relied on taking potions."
The third reporter suddenly became excited, "What potion?"
Qian Qi: ...
Qian Qi looked at the next reporter.
Third Reporter: ...
Damn! I was too hasty!!!
The fourth reporter eagerly rushed up, excitedly asking, "What kind of potion?"
"It was a type of magic potion I researched in school." Qian Qi lightly coughed into her fist, saying offhandedly, "It allows a D-level Awakener to have 30 minutes of 400% berserk mode, and can also give regular people D-level strength."
As soon as Qian Qi said this, the reporters in the room were all stunned. After a slight pause, they quickly raised their cameras, capturing this shocking news. Excited and thrilled, they asked, "Student Qian Qi! Is this true?"
For this question, Qian Qi nodded freely.
This news was simply explosive. One reporter couldn’t help but ask, "Do you intend to contribute this berserk potion?"