A Scientific Urban Detective

“Is an ability level test really necessary?” Hyouka questioned. “Isn't Numeral's ability information already registered in the library? The information in the library must be accurate.”

“But that's ultimately outdated information, and it's hard to guarantee that changes won't occur between two ability level tests…” Aiho Yomikawa suddenly sighed. “Okay, to be honest—the information I've gathered privately—is that Numeral-kun's demonstrated strength in previous battles has far exceeded the level 3 telekinetic ability user's standard. Therefore, some people suspect that your ability level has reached level 4 or even higher, so this ability level test is specifically being conducted to verify it.”

“No wonder.” Hyouka nodded, deeply agreeing. “I also think Numeral's telekinetic ability is too amazing, as if it's omnipotent.”

“Telekinesis is originally the most versatile 'all-purpose ability',” Lin Wu Ming said. “However, I don't think my ability level has reached level 4 yet—compared to Hyouka's ability, I'm still far behind in all aspects.”

After all, he knew his own situation best. Why was his "telekinesis" so strong? Of course, it was because of the added "bullet time"! Of course, it's best to keep such things secret if possible.

“In any case, there's no problem with a test.” Aiho Yomikawa said. “Don't worry, there's nothing wrong with the test itself, people are concerned about the test results.”

“Since you've said so, of course I have no problem.” Lin Wu Ming shrugged.

The ability level test was scheduled for the afternoon, which is why Aiho Yomikawa rushed back to take Lin Wu Ming to the test site.

Hyouka, who was also curious about Lin Wu Ming's superpower, followed along to observe.

Aiho Yomikawa drove straight to the Security Force headquarters, which had the best facilities, the most complete equipment, and the most professional personnel—the security guards themselves were part-time teachers, more than half of whom had considerable professional academic backgrounds.

To ensure the accuracy of the test, the whole process was sudden and swift, like a surprise inspection, giving Lin Wu Ming no extra preparation time.

“Okay, Wu Ming-kun, let's start directly!”

After being taken to the test field, a security guard teacher immediately said to Lin Wu Ming: “Please use your telekinetic ability to throw these sandbags in front of you to the designated locations. The specific requirements are written on the sandbags.”

Lin Wu Ming came to a sandbag and saw the words “100 meters directly in front” written on it.

The sandbag weighed about fifty kilograms, and he had to throw it one hundred meters…

“Is it this difficult from the start?” Lin Wu Ming clicked his tongue.

Lin Wu Ming had a good grasp of his telekinetic ability. The upper limit of the mass of objects he could move was about 500 kilograms, and the distance for precise manipulation was about 100 meters.

In other words, this test touched the limit of "operating distance" from the very beginning.

Seeing the surrounding security guard teachers all looking serious and earnest, Lin Wu Ming didn't waste any more words, using his telekinetic ability to grab the sandbag and place it at the 100-meter mark.

Then came the second sandbag. The mass remained the same, but the required moving distance increased by twenty meters.

Lin Wu Ming used all his strength but could only maintain his telekinesis at the limit of 109 meters. As for the last eleven meters, he had to throw the sandbag out, barely meeting the specified requirements.

The security guard teachers next to him exchanged glances, then said: “Wu Ming-kun, skip sandbags number three to ten and go directly to sandbag number eleven.”

Sandbag number eleven, the required moving distance returned to one hundred meters, but the mass of the sandbag clearly increased.

Looking further back, starting from number twelve, the sandbags became larger and larger, and without thinking, he knew that the mass was gradually increasing…

“Five hundred and fifty kilograms.” The security guard teacher recorded the data.

Then there were some more incomprehensible test items—these were the parts that really required professional equipment and professional personnel. Lin Wu Ming couldn't understand them, he just followed the security guard teacher's instructions and performed the actions.

But for the Security Force, the truly important part of the test had already ended—the "sandbag throwing" session on the athletic field.

Simple and crude, but direct and effective. Lin Wu Ming's telekinetic power output, the limits of his range—this most crucial information was clear at a glance, presented in the most direct form.

For most situations, a test to this extent was more or less sufficient. As for the subsequent professional sessions, they only had value for academic research.

“It can be confirmed that Wu Ming-kun's superpower is indeed only at level 3.” Everyone present was an experienced teacher, and they were already intimately familiar with the data for telekinesis, the most common superpower.

Captain Haiya pinched his chin: “The test data and equipment won't lie. Wu Ming-kun has indeed done his best. There's no possibility of him hiding his strength.”

“Wu Ming wouldn't do such a thing!” Aiho Yomikawa retorted.

“But there's no way to explain his extraordinary performance in battle.” Captain Haiya said. “Indeed, he's very skilled in the application of telekinesis, and his activation speed isn't slow either, but that's still within normal standards… No, it can be compared to a level 4 telekinetic ability user, but the maximum mass he can move is far from reaching the upper limit of level 3. Taking everything into consideration, there's no problem in judging him as level 3.”

Combining the ability test data of hundreds of thousands of "telekinetic ability users" in Academy City, the limit data of a level 3 "telekinetic ability user" can be summarized—

Moving mass: 2325 kilograms; telekinetic manipulation range: 112 meters; number of objects manipulated simultaneously: 59; reaction speed: 0.2 seconds.

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And Lin Wu Ming's test results were—550 kilograms, 109 meters, 36 objects, 0.01 seconds.

It can only be said that he's a level 3 “telekinetic ability user” with some outstanding parameters, but overall, he's mediocre.

Faced with this result, the Security Force was confused, even somewhat disappointed—this was different from the result they had expected.

However, the entire testing process was carried out under their noses, and it was the most standard "telekinetic ability user" test program, so it was impossible for there to be any mistakes.

“Confirmed, he's just a level 3 strong ability user.”

All test items were completed, and the results remained unchanged.

The security guard teachers present could only accept reality.

“Speaking of which, are there any other level 3 'telekinetic ability users' as powerful as Lin Wu Ming-kun?”

“Probably not,” another security guard teacher replied. “Not just 'telekinetic ability users', I'm afraid it would be difficult to find anyone more… battle-ready than Wu Ming-kun among all level 3 strong ability users.”

Considering that Lin Wu Ming himself and Aiho Yomikawa were both present, the security guard teachers carefully chose their words.