A Scientific Urban Detective

District 2 had a strong industrial feel, with more of the taste of iron and fire compared to District 10, which was also dominated by factories.

This was because the factories here mainly focused on vehicle manufacturing and gunpowder production—essentially, it was Academy City's "armory," specializing in weapon development and mass production.

Logically, District 2 was also an ideal testing ground for various new weapons, equipment, and explosives.

Due to this violent nature and the convenience of using violent equipment, the security forces and Anti-Skill also set up professional training grounds here, making full use of the geographical advantages.

Therefore, it was not surprising that District 2 had comprehensive ability level testing facilities.

By the way, the special application to test Level 5 superpowers this time was actually a genuine "heavy weapons equipment testing ground," a unique building unit only found in District 2.

Academy City probably knew very well that only facilities of this scale could withstand the violent superpowers of a Level 5, right?

However, it was slightly disappointing that Accelerator's test was uneventful—he didn't need to create a big commotion to prove himself anymore; exerting the minimum effort to complete the test was enough.

The test results were as expected—an undeniable Level 5, and still at the top of the rankings.

Next, it was Lin Wuming's turn.

Like Accelerator, the "heavy weapons equipment testing ground" was used for testing, a super-high-spec venue. It could even be said that this venue was prepared for Lin Wuming from the beginning, and Accelerator was just using it incidentally.

This already said a lot.

Accelerator didn't leave immediately but chose to stay and watch Lin Wuming's test.

Not only him, but Misaka Mikoto, Shokuhou Misaki, and Kohachi Tomitsu had also received the news in advance and sneaked out of the School Garden early to cheer for Lin Wuming.

During the summer vacation last year, Lin Wuming had agreed with Chairman Aleister to re-measure his ability level in the new school year—by this time, he would be almost ready.

So, there was this super-high-spec treatment.

Lin Wuming was naturally not just talking; he was serious today—prepared to officially advance to Level 5!

"Teacher, I'm ready, let's start," Lin Wuming, driving his wheelchair to the center of the field, looked up at the control room, "Just quickly go through the previous steps; the focus is on the later ones."

"Okay," the staff's voice came from the loudspeaker, "Then count down ten numbers, ten, nine, eight…"

The floor in front of Lin Wuming opened, and ten sandbags of different sizes rose from below.

"Tsk, still the same old thing," Lin Wuming shook his head.

But he didn't say much; this was the standard item for the "Telekinesis" ability test, and it couldn't be omitted.

The classic test items for "Telekinesis" ended quickly, and the originally high-spirited control room fell into silence.

—Not as expected, or more bluntly, it was disappointing.

After all, everyone present had come with the purpose of witnessing a miracle—that is, the birth of the eighth Level 5 esper.

But the test results…

It couldn't be said that Lin Wuming hadn't improved at all—at least he had reached the minimum standard of Level 4 in terms of telekinetic output power.

It could be announced that Lin Wuming had successfully advanced to become a Level 4 Power User.

But compared to the expected Level 5, this result was obviously unsatisfactory.

Boom!

A loud noise rang out in the training field.

It was the commotion created by Lin Wuming.

"Continue," Misaka Mikoto in the control room also urged, "The test isn't over yet."

The awakened staff hurriedly flipped through the documents and then remembered that a large part of the test items hadn't been carried out yet.

It was no wonder; after all, the normal telekinetic test items were just those few, simple and direct, and the results were clear at a glance. So, after the standard procedure was completed, they habitually thought that the test was over.

But since they had mobilized so much to come to this "weapon-grade" dedicated testing ground, the tests obviously wouldn't be just those classic items.

Just as Lin Wuming had said at the beginning, the previous standard steps didn't matter; just quickly go through them.

The focus was on the later ones…

"Uh… the equipment is ready," the staff member widened his eyes and said somewhat uncertainly, "The next test item is, uh… the multi-purpose application skills of telekinesis?"

A completely unheard-of test item made people wonder if this was a brand-new test item specifically developed for Lin Wuming.

...

Two hours later, after repeated review and confirmation in all aspects, Lin Wuming officially advanced to become a Level 5 esper.

Except for the girls who came to cheer for him, the other staff and observers present had complicated expressions.

It wasn't that they were questioning the results of this test and the strength shown by Lin Wuming.

It was just… different from the original expectations, so people felt somewhat complicated.

As everyone knew, Lin Wuming was originally a Level 3 "Telekinesis" user, and the "Telekinesis" ability was a famous "all-rounder" superpower.

So, in people's imaginations, a Level 5 "Telekinesis" user should be of the same nature as "Railgun" and "Mental Out"—a "complete form" that integrates all types of lower-level abilities.

According to Academy City's mainstream theoretical research, a Level 5 "Telekinesis" user should be an "all-round ability" in the literal sense.

But Lin Wuming's performance now… was indeed almost "all-round" in terms of the application and development of telekinesis.

Without considering efficiency, Lin Wuming could almost imitate the ability effects of all superpowers except for the "psychological type"!

It seemed that only imagination could limit Lin Wuming.

To the point where the staff in the control room called it "a superpower like magic"!

In the following "limit reaction" test item, Lin Wuming pushed his telekinetic manipulation to the extreme, passing through the full-field coverage of super-dense attacks without injury; he even reverse-tested the system limit of the training field, forcing the test system to overload and burn!

From this, it could be concluded that, in terms of practical application, Lin Wuming's telekinesis had also reached the level of a well-deserved Level 5.

But only in the basic item of "Telekinesis"—telekinetic output power—did it remain at the minimum standard of Level 4.

It was like the only flaw in a perfect work; it didn't affect the value of the entire work, but it looked very glaring and made people feel regretful.

However, this didn't affect Lin Wuming from becoming a Level 5.

Also because of this flaw, Lin Wuming named his superpower "Incomplete Telekinesis."

Academy City's eighth Level 5 esper—"Incomplete Telekinesis," was born.