I was reborn after playing a good hand badly

As Su Mo stepped off the round taxi, the staff who were already waiting at the door immediately stepped forward and led her to the meeting room.

Jiang Qizhang and Zhao Qiguang were already waiting here.

The reception room was furnished with a semi-circle of single sofas, with steaming tea and three different kinds of pastries stacked on a small table beside it.

After exchanging greetings, the three of them took their seats.

Su Mo then looked at Zhao Qiguang. It had been a long time since she had seen this dean; the last time was ten years ago.

Dean Zhao must be in his early 70s this year, right? In recent years, he has been busy burying himself in the research and development of new energy and related technologies, but he looks to be in better shape than before.

Su Mo rarely saw any Blue Star people who were particularly old. The only one over 70 years old was Zhao Qiguang. Although Zhao Qiguang was also an Awakener, his age and physical condition before becoming an Awakener were already apparent. Could it be that he improved his physique through body tempering?

Body tempering is a relatively quick way to improve one's physical abilities for Earthlings, but many young people may not be able to withstand it. Otherwise, the Jiang family wouldn't have needed to develop an optimized version of the body tempering bath back then.

Perhaps because this is within the StarNet, they are all just virtual avatars.

While thinking to himself, Su Mo still politely said, "It's been a long time since I've seen Dean Zhao. You look even healthier."

Zhao Qiguang smiled broadly.

“Over the years, Xia Guo has made many updates in medical technology, and some of my old ailments have been effectively treated. I’m doing quite well now.” He patted the side of his leg lightly.

"Yes, the medical development in our Xia country is progressing steadily, and it will only get better and better in the future," Jiang Qizhang echoed.

Su Mo nodded. Yes, ever since he started cultivating, he had always focused on how to improve and almost neglected this aspect.

The insect plague killed many people on Earth, but the emergence of psionic energy and secret realms can increase the overall lifespan of humanity.

"What a coincidence. I just finished dealing with the poisonous insectoids in those two countries when I received the invitation from my superiors."

“I observed that the secret passages marked on the map all showed signs of poisonous gas seeping in. Normally, this process would be relatively slow, but the several insect outbreaks, coupled with the mother nest occupying the secret passages and absorbing spiritual energy, have accelerated the rate at which poisonous gas seeps into the secret realm.”

"And those ashes left behind by the poisoned Zerg, although the antidote was used, it still couldn't eradicate the toxins. I've already sent the report back to command."

Now that he had met the operation's commander-in-chief, Su Mo gave a brief progress report.

Jiang Qizhang pressed further, "Didn't you go into the secret realm to investigate?"

"I didn't go in. Isn't it said that some people from those two countries might be hiding in certain secret realms? I'm too lazy to go in and see."

Su Mo was worried that if she stayed alone, the people inside might shoot her, and then people would criticize her. She decided to leave it to the authorities to handle.

Jiang Qizhang said, "Okay, just continue doing things your own way from now on. Don't worry about what happens next."

"I will arrange for someone to spray over those two countries again later."

The association had also considered the possibility that the antidote was not strong enough. After all, it was developed several years ago based on the medical samples of survivors who had escaped from abroad, so it was not surprising that the effect was not optimal.

Then upgrade the formula and spray it again.

Zhao Qiguang then interjected, bringing the topic back to its original subject.

"Xiao Su, we want to talk to you about mental power martial arts today."

"Did you create those three martial arts techniques yourself?"

Su Mo nodded.

"I've summarized some methods for using mental energy."

Zhao Qiguang "..."

They were told that Su Mo had modified the magic of Su Zhou, but she herself said it this way. Zhao Qiguang pursed his lips, deciding not to press her for details.

He continued, "So, are you planning to sell the martial arts techniques to the public? To all the awakened beings in the Xia Kingdom?"

Su Mo leaned back slightly, resting against the not-so-soft sofa, and looked at the two of them without answering immediately.

Jiang Qizhang added, "Xiao Su, this is a very important matter."

"How to utilize mental power has always been a key research direction for the association, but so far our application of it is still quite rudimentary, mostly used for auxiliary purposes."

"But we all know that something as magical as mental power can't possibly have only this one use."

"It's truly enlightening to learn that you've been teaching mental martial arts at the academy. You've shown us a new path that we can take."

Su Mo smiled.

"President, you're too kind. The mental strength training method of the association back then was the real model."

Jiang Qizhang paused as he reached for his cup of tea before taking a sip.

Zhao Qiguang continued, "The mental strength training method did indeed guide the initial use of spiritual energy, and it is similar to the academy's Spirit Guiding Technique."

"But these two are the most basic training methods, and they are different from martial arts techniques."

Su Mo nodded slightly, which was considered as approval.

One approach guides you on how to draw spirits into your body to stimulate your spiritual core and thus generate more spiritual power. The other approach helps you release your existing spiritual power using specific methods.

In a way, it's similar to superpowers.

"Mental power martial arts is a major breakthrough in the application of mental power. If it can be promoted nationwide, it will definitely enhance the strength of the Xia Kingdom."

"Xiao Su, the association wants to cooperate with you." Seeing that Su Mo didn't ask, Jiang Qizhang had to bring it up himself.

"Promote it? But psionic weapons are developing rapidly now, and many problems have already been solved."

"Moreover, not everyone can use mental power martial arts. If this is promoted on a large scale, won't it cause dissatisfaction from some parties?"

"Then they'll start nagging me again," Su Mo said calmly, expressing his concern.

Psionic weapons are the mainstream on the battlefield now. They are easy to use and have low barriers to entry. They can be used by both awakened beings and non-awakened beings. Once they are developed, mass production can greatly reduce costs, making them a self-defense method that many people can afford.

However, the threshold for mental martial arts is relatively high. First of all, only awakened individuals can learn them, which directly excludes most of the current survivors.

Especially in recent years, the number of martial artists trained by the Body Tempering Technique has been quite large, and they can't learn this technique anymore. There will always be people who are unhappy about this.

Although Su Mo hadn't considered these issues in her mind, she was going to promote the product regardless of whether people were satisfied or not. But since the association couldn't wait to come to her first, she naturally had to listen to their thoughts.

Jiang Qizhang and the other man exchanged a glance.

Jiang Qizhang said, "You don't need to worry about these things. As long as you can authorize the association to do it, we will handle it."

Will anyone object? Jiang Qizhang couldn't guarantee that either.

But if there are people who oppose the use of mental energy martial arts, then most of them are just opposing for the sake of opposing. Would the president of the Psionic Association care about such voices?

The association will not allow a path for the application of spiritual power to be cut off by the selfishness of some individuals.