Chapter 608: Chapter 212: Cognitive Domain, Powerful Benevolent Infection Source! (Part 2)
[Cheng Ye (Resident; Inspector)]
[Personal Strength]: C- (Dominant Mutant Ability User, Ability Tendency: Physique/Strength, due to the late activation of the ability, the strength upper limit cannot currently be determined, only judged from existing data as: A-A+ level ability)
[Stability]: E- (Extremely low stability rating due to relatives repeatedly defecting from Happiness City, trajectory data collected every three months as per regulations, last updated: 35.06.01)
[Threat Level]: A (Fixed as A-level threat due to multiple actions harming Happiness City after relatives defected, work data collected once a month as per regulations, last updated: 35.08.01)
[Anomaly Data]: None (Due to the inspector identity triggering level 3 permissions, abnormal behaviors below this level are not recorded)
[Personality Tags]: Cowardly, Ignorant, Blindly Follower, Indecisive, Lazy, Selfish, Negative (Sorted by tag strength, updated annually, last updated: 35.01.01)
[Potential Rating]: C-
[Complete Experience]:...
...
Elder Zeng’s gaze swept from the top down, and before he saw the "Complete Experience" section, he couldn’t help but frown in astonishment:
"What kind of mess is this written here?"
Compared to other inspectors’ files, this data is indeed ridiculous.
The fluctuating strength upper limit, the stability and threat level affected by relatives, these parts are barely understandable.
But when seeing "Personality Tags," it made no sense.
Would a cowardly and ignorant person take the initiative to participate in the Satellite City Assessment as an Intern Inspector?
Could a blindly following and indecisive person remain calm upon hearing about a destruction-level infection wave?
As for being lazy, selfish, and negative, if that were true, why would he risk entering Dapo Town to save lives?
Elder Zeng scanned through twenty years of experience records at a glance, then turned to Elder Qian, his tone holding some skepticism: "Did you tamper with it?"
"Probably not, he’s just a little guy." Elder Qian chuckled, "This data is outrageous, but there are plenty of things data can’t explain. Back in the day, the files of Cheng Wu and Cheng Long were even more absurd, but what does that prove?"
A person’s past can never fix a person’s future.
Especially in the ever-changing Wasteland, even ordinary people are constantly changing.
However, changes in the weak can be predicted by data, but if inspectors from Happiness City were bound by data, they wouldn’t deserve their current name and status.
"He’s a seed of the Cheng Family, what’s so little about him?" Elder Zeng clicked his tongue, his fingers tapping lightly in the air as he quietly submitted a file data verification request.
"Oh my, Old Zeng, you finally remember he’s Old Cheng’s grandson, huh?"
Elder Qian burst out laughing, "Actually, I noticed this kid by chance too, it seems Cheng Wu has a successor. He inherited many of Old Cheng’s merits, yet didn’t learn that stubbornness and narrow-mindedness. If he can successfully recover the Immortal Object fragment this time, who knows, maybe another genius level cardholder will emerge among the younger generation of Happiness City."
"Genius..."
Elder Zeng pondered, and suddenly there was a bit of regret in his tone, "It’s a pity, it seems like he’s trying to explore a new extraordinary path, just like those small Shelter Cities, breaking through existing routes."
"There are quite a few Shelter Cities choosing this method grounded in their credential, but this path has long been proven a dead end, going further will only lock their future upper limit tighter, by then they might not even step out of Happiness City."
As the words fell.
Elder Qian shook his head, his tone carried a bit of certainty: "Not necessarily. The City Lord back then was the first to take the new extraordinary route, and we all were passive learners. Now Happiness City finally has someone willing to blaze a new path again, whether it succeeds or not, it’s good for the whole Shelter City, at least there’s another possibility."
"Hopefully."
Elder Zeng sighed, his tone sinking, "It’s already been thirty-five years since the New Era, he was born too late... Alas, we do need A-level technology, but if that fragment really goes to the Firewood faction, their dual-source technology will definitely advance by leaps and bounds, Natural Shelter City’s biotechnology is also eyeing the Extraordinary Realm, they’re getting close to regaining the lost extraordinary."
"Once they cross that threshold, the S5 virus that destroys us Belief extraordinaires will eventually be released again. By then... he might not even have the chance to enter the fourth state, sealed entirely, waiting for changes to unfold."
"Who knows what the future holds?" Elder Qian shook his head helplessly, "You are just too pessimistic, always thinking about analyzing all the unoccurred risks..."
"I’m not pessimistic, it’s you being too muddleheaded, you old fool!" Elder Zeng directly interrupted, his tone carried a bit of scorn, "Tinkering with your philosophies all day long, how many years has it been since you touched technical matters? Five years? Ten years? The last time you visited the research institute for an inspection was during the New Era’s twentieth grand inspection, wasn’t it?"
"Heh... heh heh." Elder Qian, caught on his delicate spot, could only chuckle dryly, subconsciously rubbing his nose, feeling rare embarrassment.
But the next second, he straightened his posture, his eyes showing more stubbornness, "Not necessarily a bad thing, you manage the technologies, I guard the philosophies, you worry about the present, I’m preparing for the future. That Cheng Wu guy, he’s actually secretly preparing too, do you believe it? If this world can revert to a time where ordinary people are in charge, he’ll definitely come out and say that his old philosophy was never wrong."
