A Scientific Urban Detective

As Tetzuzuri Tessou and Ruiko Saten discussed, Lin Wuming had been acting absentminded lately, his reactions delayed, as if he were disconnected.

This was because he was focusing most of his energy on developing an "application."

At this moment, Lin Wuming's brain was like a computer running an ultra-complex program, with most of its processing power occupied, naturally slowing down its response to other less important tasks.

Therefore, even though Lin Wuming's injuries had long healed, he still chose to use a wheelchair to save the mental energy of walking and finding his way.

Moreover, the wheelchair was no longer directly driven by his Nen ability but honestly used its built-in power system and automatic navigation function.

So, along the way, Lin Wuming didn't have to spend any effort or thought, simply letting the wheelchair take him to school.

Lin Wuming was very satisfied with the high-tech wheelchair produced by Academy City, regretting that he hadn't discovered such a convenient and easy-to-use function sooner.

Coming outside, after stepping out of the Family Side apartment building for the first time in months, Lin Wuming regained his senses slightly, looked around, and then focused his attention back on running his new "program."

According to Kougami Gensei's theory, Lin Wuming had now developed his own unique "application"—a new "special move."

Currently, Lin Wuming could manipulate individuals with his Nen ability on a "tens of millions" level. The objects of his manipulation practice had also changed from cubes with 5mm sides to flour particles with diameters of less than 0.1mm.

Of course, Lin Wuming cleverly used the concept of a "swarm," indirectly controlling a vast cluster of tens of millions by controlling a relatively small number of "queen" nodes.

Anyway, from a macroscopic perspective, it was a dense mass, and it was impossible to see how he was manipulating it.

As for the problem of insufficient precision, it was to be compensated by the "software," that is, the "formula" and "program" carefully constructed by Lin Wuming.

According to the conclusion reached in his most recent exchange with Kougami Gensei, the newly written "program" was naturally unfamiliar and had to be repeatedly practiced until it became "instinct," ultimately reaching the point where complex calculations could be completed solely by the subconscious.

This was what Lin Wuming was doing at this moment—repeatedly running and refining his newly completed "application" in his mind.

After all, controlling a complex "application" at the level of tens of millions far exceeded the level that an ordinary Level 3's brain could handle.

Lin Wuming was essentially forcing a Level 4 "application" to run on Level 3 "hardware," so it was normal for him to become slightly sluggish.

However, with the support of the automatic navigation system, Lin Wuming's wheelchair traveled smoothly and arrived at Sakugawa Middle School on time.

Lin Wuming's unique appearance instantly attracted the attention of many students at the school gate—it goes without saying that, under normal circumstances, no student would come to school in a wheelchair.

Moreover, Lin Wuming was quite influential at Sakugawa Middle School, his alma mater where he hadn't even attended a single class—even though he had been in seclusion for nearly half a year, the teachers and students of Sakugawa Middle School had never forgotten him.

When Lin Wuming noticed that his appearance at the school gate had caused a traffic jam, he saw several strong teachers in sportswear and several students wearing Judgement armbands rushing out, together scolding and dispersing the crowd to maintain order at the school gate.

Today was the first day of the new school year, and in addition to the "old students" who were already in the second and third grades, there were also a large number of first-year students entering the school, unfamiliar with the new school environment, which could easily lead to unexpected situations.

If a big mess were caused by people gathering to watch Lin Wuming, it would definitely be even more troublesome.

To this end, all the Judgement members studying at Sakugawa Middle School were dispatched, together with the physical education teachers, to separate the crowd and "escort" Lin Wuming into the campus.

"Lin Wuming-senpai," after successfully entering the campus, a girl wearing a Judgement armband approached him and, after discovering that Lin Wuming's wheelchair didn't need to be pushed, changed to leading the way in front, "Your class is Class 7 of the third grade, I'll take you there."

Lin Wuming nodded after a moment of delay: "...Thank you, I appreciate it."

After thinking for a while, Lin Wuming continued to ask: "May I ask what your name is?"

"My name is Suwauchi Akiko, I'm your classmate," the girl replied with a smile.

"Eh? You're also in the third grade..." Lin Wuming looked at the girl walking beside him, "Then why do you call me senpai?"

Suwauchi Akiko pointed to the armband on her left arm: "Because Lin Wuming-senpai is a Judgement senior—I only officially joined Judgement last semester."

"I see..." Lin Wuming nodded, then remembered the scene at the school gate just now, "Speaking of which, are there a few too many Judgement members at our school?"

Usually, the number of Judgement members in each school is between one and three, and some schools simply don't have any, instead being assigned to a branch responsible for nearby schools.

Like the most representative Judgement Branch 177 in the original work, its jurisdiction includes Sakugawa Middle School, as well as two surrounding junior high schools, two elementary schools, and one high school.

The entire Branch 177 only has three permanent members, Kazari Uiharu, Kuroko Shirai, and Mikoto Misaka, plus two "ghost members" who rarely show up.

According to this ratio, the number of Judgement members who appeared at the school gate today was really a bit too many.

"Yes," Suwauchi Akiko nodded, "Including you, senpai, there are now a total of ten Judgement members at our school."

"So many?" Lin Wuming asked in surprise, this number is enough to support two or three branches.

"It's because of your influence, senpai!" Suwauchi Akiko said, "Because of you, Lin Wuming-senpai, at Sakugawa Middle School, many students have signed up to participate in the Judgement assessment—I am one of them."

"Not only that," Suwauchi Akiko continued. "Among this year's freshmen, there are also several outstanding talents who have already become Judgement members. They also admire you, senpai, so they came to Sakugawa Middle School specifically."

No wonder the school attached so much importance to Lin Wuming, not only because he himself was a Level 3 and had the title of "hero"; more importantly, it was his influence. Even though he hadn't attended a single day of school, he had already become a calling card for Sakugawa Middle School, able to attract more outstanding students to the school!

Honestly, this was something Lin Wuming hadn't expected.

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