Chapter 802: Chapter 802: Superpower · Transcendent Charm
Wang Linchi looked at the food dropped down from the passageway and upon closer inspection, it looked like a blob of mush, leaving him somewhat at a loss.
"What the hell is this stuff?" he muttered, sniffing it. The smell shot straight from his nostrils to the top of his head, and his entire face turned green.
"Holy crap, is this really edible?" Wang Linchi couldn’t help but complain.
"I mean, can’t they offer something with some color, aroma, and flavor instead of this mixed-up mush?"
"Even if this mush was once some kind of delicacy, mixing it up together ruins it."
Wang Linchi understood that something must have happened to lead to his captivity, something undoubtedly related to him.
And the people who’ve confined him might know quite a bit about him.
"I’m sorry, it’s not allowed by the regulations," a middle-aged man’s voice came over.
"Oh, that’s really too bad," Wang Linchi responded, not caring much about what the blob actually was, and downed it in one go.
Then he opened his mouth to ask, "When can I get out of here? I’m a law-abiding citizen after all."
The voice remained silent for a long time, seemingly caught off guard by Wang Linchi’s words.
"I’m filing a report with the higher-ups, time is needed for the necessary processes," the other party said bureaucratically.
"Can I ask why I was brought here? Even a monkey stealing peaches gets a five-hundred-year prison sentence with benefits," Wang Linchi quipped.
He was completely unaware but didn’t really mind.
"This involves classified matters, you do not have the authority to know," this time the other party’s response was much smoother, just brushing Wang Linchi off with nothing here, nothing there.
"What... you can’t be serious, I don’t even know what crime I’ve committed and you can’t tell me. Isn’t this a case of wrongful accusation?" Wang Linchi was encountering this situation for the first time.
However, he grasped a lot of critical information from it.
Being captured right upon arriving in this world suggests the other party was aware of his presence, and an unspeakable crime either meant he had amnesia, which wasn’t likely, or the other party was taking precautions.
Precautions imply the other party knew what he was about to do.
A clue lit up in his mind, and the word "Reincarnator" appeared in his thoughts.
Then, the other party doesn’t kill him, either because he holds value, or they don’t dare to.
Wang Linchi leaned towards both.
Moreover, the other party’s attitude seemed very contradictory, both wary and wanting to use him, this dual mindset indicated he had something they needed.
This could be his intrinsic value or perhaps some future value.
While he couldn’t ascertain which value it might be, he could confirm one thing; as time passed, his body was undergoing changes.
The changes weren’t due to the mush he just drank but because of his own timeline.
Earlier, he indeed took a nap, logically speaking, he shouldn’t have slept for just ten minutes, but at least an hour or so.
The reason was his spirit experienced a brief activity, the intensity wasn’t substantial, even with respective equipment, it couldn’t be effectively checked.
Yet he was able to detect it.
This activity stemmed from the release of certain genes within him, greatly enhancing his Thinking Logic ability, focus, and upon ingesting suitable nutrients, allowing him to manipulate this spiritual power.
He suspected this was a superpower, and the earlier spirit activity was the Super Ability Awakening.
Although it was just a notion, it wasn’t much different from the original body, how could the original body not provide him a Golden Finger, or he’d be trapped inside forever.
"No way, we have evidence!" the other party stated firmly, aside from not providing any explanation, everything else was alright.
"Then I need something to pass the time, or I’ll go mad being stuck in here," Wang Linchi stated his request, he surely wouldn’t go mad but needed to find some sort of variable.
"I’ll report your request, it’ll take some time for the process," the other party once again responded bureaucratically.
Hearing this, Wang Linchi felt the veins on his forehead pop; always running the process, running the process, he vowed once he was out, he’d show those people what malicious intent truly means.
"How long will it take?" Wang Linchi endured, asking once more.
"It depends on the approval process," the other party answered calmly, by now, the brushing off had become second nature to them, Wang Linchi suspected the same mode would persist going forward.
"Fine, I’ll wait for you, also I’m thirsty, want some water, better yet, a drink," Wang Linchi demanded without any courtesy.
"The moisture within the food you just consumed is enough for your daily needs, no additional moisture supplement is required," the other party was well-prepared.
This sentence made Wang Linchi’s eyes bulge, so they had it all planned out, huh? Really sticking it to him.
"Alright then, I’ll wait for the next meal," Wang Linchi quickly quieted down, not further insisting, and from the tone of the other party, he deduced there wasn’t going to be a next meal.
’Wait, why is my enhancement boosting my charm?’
Wang Linchi suddenly realized his superpower seemed somewhat off, the spiritual power aspect hadn’t gained sufficient enhancement, in contrast, it was emphasizing charm.
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"How’s the psychological profiling?" Changsun Zhong asked, psychology wasn’t his specialty, but he was self-studying now.
Thus, he invited quite a few strategic-level psychology experts for assistance in profiling.
During this period, metahumans acted as akin to peacekeeping forces, excessive combat naturally led to psychological trauma, to prevent metahumans from losing control, psychological maintenance was essential periodically.
"The individual’s psychological state is that of..." a psychological expert began talking, using a slew of terms, though Changsun Zhong wasn’t bothered, he understood.
Summing it up, the individual was just a regular civilian mindset, not dangerous.
Other psychological experts also expressed similar conclusions one after another.
However, one psychological expert proposed a theory: "If the individual is also skilled in psychological aspects, they could entirely feign and mislead us."
"It might even be possible for the individual to reverse conduct psychological suggestion, evolving into Mental Control."
In a normal worldview, it wouldn’t reach the extent of Mental Control, but here, superpowers exist, various peculiar superpowers.
"How likely do you think this is?" Changsun Zhong looked at the psychological expert who proposed the theory.
"This cannot be quantified, specifically requiring us to conduct long-term psychological profiling, potentially discovering the individual’s psychological loopholes, subsequently gaining a genuine profile result," the expert explained.
Changsun Zhong nodded slightly, this kind of explanation seemed much more reliable.
"Alright, I’ll leave this matter to you, regarding the time arrangement..." Changsun Zhong wasn’t too daring to leave psychological experts monitoring Wang Linchi for extended periods.
Over time, it might lead to being entirely controlled by the individual.
In the pre-reverse timeline of the future, the individual understood their world, evolving an X-level superpower named Soul Master, which could merge with thinking and spirit frequencies, forming an unprecedented strong quantum entangled state, commonly known as Soul.
Once humanity possessed the new entity called Soul, the brain no longer governed the body, it was the Soul, moreover, the individual held capabilities for rewriting, covering, storing souls, and so forth, starting with the disaster from Ghost Gate, slowly extending with subsequent disasters like Yellow Spring Road, Wangxiang Terrace, further terrifying disasters.
Every disaster created significant Impact on the civilization and world rules of humankind, gradually pushing metahumans towards Growth, to resist Wang Linchi.
"One hour daily, I’ll supervise, plus one hour through video monitoring concisely," Changsun Zhong lacked full confidence.
Ultimately opting for this compromise.
"This... there’s no issue with the time arrangement, but..." the group of psychological experts were somewhat embarrassed, not just sipping tea or reading newspapers, they each had individuals for psychological comforting.
Their daily work schedules were already full, taking two hours means they’ll have to work overtime when back.
"You still have an eight-hour working day, the psychological room will implement a shift system," Changsun Zhong noticed their predicament, it was simple for him, as he had a bureau chief grandfather.
With this said, naturally, they had no related problems, after all, the other party held higher power and rank than them.
