CHAPTER 81: CHAPTER 42: WEALTH AND PROMOTION

Old Qian’s reminder was very accurate. If someone like He Kao had been in a normal state, he would have thought of it too. However, given his mood at the time, he didn’t react.

Regarding the regrettable incident, he didn’t want to say too much and found an excuse to explain: "If you don’t take the items out, it’s hard to ask someone as skilled as you to help check... Look at these two paperweights. Are they pure gold, or are they embedded with tungsten alloy?"

He Kao had seen similar news before, some banks had even encountered such cases, which is why he thought of this aspect.

Qian Guran picked up the paperweight, closed his eyes slightly, and weighed it: "The whole piece is pure gold, there is no internal layer."

He Kao: "You can see that without cutting it—it must be some sort of ability to see through things?"

Qian Guran smirked slightly: "Just divine sense, a technique mastered by a Tier Three Sorcerer."

He Kao: "Being able to see through such thick gold is even more potent than X-rays, isn’t it?"

Qian Guran grinned humbly: "It’s not using eyes to see, it’s a kind of extendable sensing ability... If it were placed further away, I couldn’t see through such a large piece of gold, but when holding it in hand, I can manage."

He Kao: "Can you manipulate objects, sort of like with telekinesis?"

Qian Guran: "If it’s something you’re consciously holding, I can’t control it; if it has a spirit, I can’t control it either."

He Kao: "Why?"

Qian Guran laughed: "There’s no reason why, it’s just the nature of divine sense, once you master it you’ll understand."

He Kao: "So are there other things you can control?"

Qian Guran gestured with his eyes, and He Kao turned his head to look at the table, only to see a paper floating mysteriously, one corner lifted as if someone was lightly pinching it with fingers.

He looked at Old Qian, and saw that Old Qian’s right hand was at his waist, his index finger and thumb seemingly pinching something. He exclaimed: "Are you pinching that paper from afar with your hand?"

Qian Guran released his fingers, and the paper then floated down. He replied somewhat embarrassedly: "In theory, I can make no movements at all, but using hand gestures to guide makes casting more coordinated and natural."

He Kao: "Can you manipulate larger, heavier objects?"

Qian Guran thought for a moment: "Do you have walnuts at home? Objects about that size and weight."

"Wait a moment." He Kao turned and went indoors, and actually found a pair of walnuts for Qian Guran.

Qian Guran received them: "Traditional play walnuts, quite nice, are they your grandfather’s?"

He Kao: "I picked them myself, but haven’t played with them much. A few years ago, people were planting them around here."

As they spoke, the two walnuts began to rotate and fly up, occasionally making friction and collision sounds, as if they were being held and played with by someone. Then looking at Qian Guran’s left hand, he was also making the motion of playing with walnuts.

He Kao: "If your hand doesn’t move, what would happen?"

Qian Guran smiled slightly: "It would still be the same."

He held both hands behind his back without making any movements, yet the two walnuts continued to rotate in the air, but the feeling became somewhat less coordinated, their motion trajectory becoming choppy, as if they could lose control at any moment.

Looking at Old Qian again, although he was acting calm and collected, his whole body was tense, clearly struggling... It seems this is his limit, no need to try anything heavier like a weight.

He Kao gave a thumbs up: "Godlike skill!"

Old Qian played it down, catching the two walnuts and subtly taking a few breaths, calmly saying: "Just displaying my meager skills!"

He Kao: "Old Qian, I have another question. When you use divine sense to control things, it seems like you’re reaching out a hand from afar, much like the Wizard’s Hand in novels."

Old Qian: "Wizard’s Hand my foot, this is just a standard Tier Three technique, Hand of Object Manipulation."

He Kao: "Why is it a hand? Can’t scissors, hammers, or bags work instead?"

The insightful Old Qian was patient enough to explain: "Theoretically, of course, it’s possible, if you’re a spirit octopus, maybe you’d use Eight Arms.

But we are humans, the most accustomed way is by hand, most precise and accurate when controlling. The divine sense can seamlessly integrate with existing habitual consciousness, no barrier at all, whether in cultivation or usage, making it most efficient.

What is meant by a standard technique is not that it can’t change, but it’s been explored by ancestors over generations, the easiest to grasp and the best in efficiency. For example, this Hand of Object Manipulation requires the guidance of one’s own hand gesture."

He Kao: "The Hand of Object Manipulation is so magical, why was it such trouble when you tried to steal my pendant at first?"

Qian Guran: "It’s not that easy! Not to mention the pendant has its own mystical properties, as soon as I touch it you’d notice. Earlier, although I played with the walnuts proficiently, it was because they were less than a foot away from me.

If I wanted to use this trick to steal the pendant, with several corridors and walls in between, and complete such precise operations, I’d have to be an Immortal!"

"Old Qian, you are already like an Immortal in my eyes!" After praising, He Kao asked again, "Can this ability be used to throw flying knives for sure-hit?"

Old Qian surprisingly squinted his eyes in thought for a moment, then answered: "In theory, it can indeed be played like this, but only suitable for stage performances where the target is preset without other obstructions.

In practice, it’s quite difficult, the further the distance the harder it is to control with divine sense, and objects with large inertia are also prone to loss of control... It’s more suitable for sneaky little actions when unguarded.

For example, if I wanted to use these walnuts to hit someone, it would be better to use my hand directly. Divine sense control is too weak after all, maybe only someone with the power level of Senior Lin Qingshuang could achieve the same effect as hitting with a hand."