Awakening
Shi Youchen did not open his eyes immediately after regaining consciousness because his intuition told him that there was someone nearby.
"Since you're awake, please get up." As expected, the voice was close, and no emotion could be discerned. He slowly opened his eyes and adjusted to the cold, white light. The beeping of the instruments made the room even quieter.
The person nearby hadn't made any other movement besides the previous sentence, so he tilted his head and saw an unfamiliar face. The man's glasses reflected the light, and his expression was unclear. "I hope to see you in the conference room across the street in 15 minutes." With that, he walked out of the room.
Shi Youchen didn't have time to respond, but he noticed the strange honorific. He lay there for a moment, feeling his body, making sure he felt no discomfort from head to toe. After a moment, he raised his upper body and surveyed the space he was in, searching his mind for recent memories.
The direct sunlight streaming in through the window was blinding. He raised the back of his hand to cover the upper half of his face. "I passed out at my grandmother's funeral..." And now, waking up in a strange place, under the gaze of a stranger, was unusual. Relieved that his clothes hadn't been changed, he got out of bed and went straight to the bathroom, turning on the light.
The man in the mirror had fair skin and was thin, with slightly curly black hair that half covered his eyebrows and eyes. There was a light blue mole above his eyebrow on his right forehead, and his dark pupils below flashed a clear light. He had thin lips and an expressionless face.
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Shi Youchen stood outside the door, looked at the black doorplate hanging on the ceiling, took a deep breath, raised his hand and pushed open the door.
The two men and one woman in the conference room stood by the table. Their conversation stopped when the door opened. "Come in, sit down and talk," the serious man from the previous room said first.
Shi Youchen sat down somewhat awkwardly under the gaze. "Excuse me, why am I here?" He didn't like to communicate, but the current situation clearly didn't allow him to pretend nothing had happened.
"Hello, Mr. Shi Youchen. This is the 8th District Branch Base of the Global Management Association of Superpowers. I am Li Luo, the leader of Group 7 of the Management Department." The man wearing gold-rimmed glasses opened the file book and said solemnly.
Shi Youchen certainly knew what the Global Management Association of Superpowers was, but he never thought it would have anything to do with him.
Li Luo adjusted his glasses and continued, "I won't go into detail about the association's background. You woke up here because the association's Information Management Center detected abnormal energy fluctuations at the Z City Funeral Home in District 8. We dispatched Team 7 to the scene to confirm that you were the source of the energy fluctuations."
Shi Youchen's tone remained cold: "I don't have any special abilities."
"We conducted a preliminary examination of your body and came to this conclusion report. Shi Youchen is a naturally awakened superpower." Li Luo said as he turned on the display screen. On it was a test report. The name column clearly read Shi Youchen, citizen number 7445426815, and the bright red seal in the lower right corner was very eye-catching.
"Please allow us to explain something to you." Li Luo said and gave a look to the man on his left.
"Hello, I am the deputy team leader Chen Bushen. The following content is the internal information of the association and must not be disclosed to anyone in any form without permission. Please understand." Chen Bushen looked into his eyes, as if waiting for a reply.
Shi Youchen nodded, feeling a little sad. He couldn't even find anyone to confide in.
Chen Bushen: "The 'gene' virus disappeared after 61 years of the new calendar. Humans no longer have the opportunity to be infected mid-life. Most people born after that have inherited superpowers through bloodline, but superpower parents may not necessarily give birth to superpower offspring."
"However, bloodline inheritance is not the only way for people with special abilities to be born. Research has found that a very small number of people with special abilities suddenly and voluntarily awaken their special abilities during their growth in society, but the reason for this phenomenon has not been found so far. Therefore, the association has expressly prohibited it from being announced to the public to avoid causing social unrest. And you belong to this very small number." Shi Youchen could see the undisguised envy in his eyes.
"I will take you to the Information Department to log in and register later." The woman on Chen Bushen's right spoke. Shi Youchen looked over and found that she looked somewhat similar to Li Luo.
"The above is an explanation of your question, and also a notice from the association. Do you have any further questions?"
"How did the funeral go?" To the three people's surprise, Shi Youchen's face showed no joy or sadness.
"The association has already sent someone to follow up on your grandmother's funeral. Her passing was not delayed, and all arrangements are the same as you had previously agreed."
This meant that he could visit his grandmother at the originally scheduled time. Shi Youchen finally felt relieved. "No more questions. Please lead the way."
Li Luo felt that the man in his early twenties was different from his peers, even more indifferent than many of his elders. He seemed uninterested in his sudden awakening as a rare psychic, and unconcerned about his future life.
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Ministry of Information.
"Name."
“Sometimes there is dust.”
"age."
"21 years old."
"Place of origin."
"District 8, City Z."
"Marital status."
"unmarried."
“Number of family members in the direct line of three generations.”
"One person."
The staff member, who had intended to inquire about the family composition, was stunned for a moment. "Anything else?" Shi Youchen couldn't wait for the next question, so he asked.
"Oh, the other information will be automatically entered after you complete the test. The testing room is the first one on the right."
Inside the testing room. "Please enter the cabin and lie down flat." A mechanical voice rang out from no specific direction. The machine in front of Shi Youchen swung open a door. He followed the instruction, stepped inside, and lay down, closing his eyes. The door swung shut, locking with a click. A warm yellow light illuminated the cabin, enveloping Shi Youchen. If he had his eyes open, he might have seen many golden particles floating upward.
A moment later, "Energy detection is over, please leave the cabin." He walked out of the cabin door and saw a cart appearing in the open space in front of him. There was a rabbit lying on each of the three plates on it.
The first rabbit's left hind leg was severed horizontally. The second's left hind leg was cut vertically, with the leg bone severed in half. The third's limbs were intact, but there was a five-centimeter tear in its abdomen, with its internal organs faintly visible. Shi Youchen felt unwell.
"Please place your palms, starting from left to right, and hold them there for three minutes." A cold mechanical voice echoed. He suppressed his nausea and raised his hand to place it on the first rabbit's severed limb. After three minutes, the section of the limb had healed. Shi Youchen blinked hard and repeated the procedure. The incision on the second rabbit healed, but the back half of the limb remained limp. He moved towards the last rabbit.
The moment his palm touched the rabbit, it seemed to stir. After the faint light faded, the tear in its abdomen had healed, and it stared at Shi Youchen with its ruby-red eyes, a faint glint of moisture in its sockets.
"The ability direction test is over." "The test is all over, please leave."
Shi Youchen glanced at the two motionless rabbits on his left and walked out of the testing room.
Inside the Information Department's control room. "As expected, those who have naturally awakened have more precise and stable control over their energy than those who have gifted awakenings," the man standing in front of the monitor said. "Shi Youchen, a naturally awakened one, has peak energy fluctuation level 1."
There was another person sitting next to him, wearing a white coat and lowering his head. His messy hair didn't fit in with the environment. He was scribbling furiously in his notebook and sighed, "What a pity. Although he's a healer, his ability has the narrowest applicability, healing. He's really handsome, though."
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As Shi Youchen emerged from the testing room, he spotted Li Nuo waiting nearby. She held out a plain black briefcase. She handed it to someone, saying, "Mr. Shi, this is an item reserved for people with special abilities. Please examine it and use it as soon as possible." Shi Youchen hurriedly took it. "Registration is complete. I won't disturb you," Li Nuo said, bowing and leaving.
The first item in the file bag was a list of contents: the psychic bracelet, the capsule, the Global Management Association's Code of Conduct, and a personal information form. On the other side were the instructions for use. He took out the white medicine box and opened it. Inside was a red capsule with a metallic sheen. He swallowed it without hesitation and put on the bracelet.
As soon as the bracelet touched the skin, it lit up with golden light, and an electronic screen unfolded in the air above the wrist. "8463" was displayed in the upper right corner of the screen, and on the left was a column of information boxes, including "Points Ranking", "Task Hall", "Map", "Address Book", "Forum", etc. Among them, the background boxes of the points ranking, task hall and forum were gray and in an unlocked state.
Shi Youchen took out the personal information form again.
"Name: Shi Youchen
No.: 8463
Ability: Healing-Healing
Login area: Area 8
Association address: Building 7, 16th floor
Beyond these words, there were no photos, no citizenship number, no place of origin, no family connections. This piece of paper seemed to tell him—from now on, your life will have no connection to the past. He pursed his lips, the sense of helplessness and emptiness he felt when his grandmother passed away coming back to him.
After the death of his last relative, he took the initiative to cut off his connection with the world, waiting for the day when he would disappear from the world. However, only one week later, he became a person with special abilities and entered a whole new field.
Shi Youchen felt that God was playing a crazy joke on him, and he didn't want to accept this joke.