Lin Yiran activated her superpower and slowly moved the scalpel toward her. However, because her superpower had just recovered and she was still very weak, she felt a stinging sensation when using it. This sensation made her feel like she was being pricked by needles all over her body, and she felt willing but unable to do so.

After finally managing to move the blade to within her reach, Lin Yiran keenly heard the sound of a large group of people approaching the room.

Before she could cut the ring around her waist, Lin Yiran immediately lay flat and put all the handcuffs and leg irons back on, but with the buckles facing downwards so she could remove them quickly.

Someone came in. When the hatch was opened, a group of people wearing white coats walked in. The leader was an elderly man with gray hair and a weathered face. The moment he came in, his eyes were glued to Lin Yiran.

Lin Yiran closed her eyes at just the right moment.

The middle-aged man in the tie, who was leading the group, gestured to the elderly man in front of him and introduced him: "This is the one who claims to have superpowers."

"Why don't you come and take a look?"

The lab staff following behind them poked their heads out from behind the two of them, looked at the data on the monitor, and found something was wrong. Lin Yiran shouldn't be awake, but they were of low status and didn't say anything more.

This experiment was a collaborative effort between Professor Zhou and Professor Shen.

Professor Zhou is here.

Was that Professor Shen who just came in to have his blood drawn? Maybe he gave this 'superhuman' a recovery potion to prevent affecting the blood test results.

Did they forget about the anesthesia later?

That's probably how it is; none of them said a word. They were all intently watching the person in front of them.

The old man slowly stepped forward. Perhaps because of his young age, he walked very slowly. Lin Yiran had noticed this earlier; there was someone in the crowd who walked very slowly and without rhythm.

This is probably the old man.

And he had a strange smell about him? Like a rotten smell mixed with perfume, in short, it was very unpleasant.

The closer the old man got, the stronger the smell became, so strong it was unbelievable. Even with her eyes closed, Lin Yiran felt her stomach churning.

And the old man, for some unknown reason, tremblingly reached out a hand to touch Lin Yiran's face, as if he were treating a priceless treasure!

Just as his shrunken hand was about to touch Lin Yiran's face, the man in the tie standing behind her spoke up: "Professor Yan, this is an experimental subject, and there are certain dangers involved. You'd better not touch her."

Upon hearing this, the old man shakily withdrew his hand and turned to look at Professor Zhou, who had spoken.

"Professor Zhou, you know what I want. Can you give it to me?" The old man's voice was aged and dull, as if it were squeezed out of his throat, or like the first words of a long-worn machine, so deep that it made people tremble.

Everyone present felt somewhat uncomfortable upon hearing this.

Professor Zhou smiled slightly: "Of course I know what you want, but some things can't be rushed. And even if you get the crystal core from her, so what? It's not an inexhaustible resource. What we need is to figure out how she maintains her special ability, not to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. That would be counterproductive. What do you think?"

Professor Yan made two "hoarse" sounds, which were even more terrifying, giving everyone goosebumps.

“Either is fine, either is fine,” he said.

"But I don't think you can figure it out. We've studied this for so long and still haven't reached a conclusion. You guys... it's unlikely."

Professor Zhou smiled and said, "It's alright. We couldn't figure it out before because we didn't have high-tech talent. But it's different now. Professor Shen is someone we've trained since he was a child. His scientific research and experimental abilities are the best ever. With him here, we have no worries about not being able to figure it out. You have to trust us."

Professor Yan: "Alright, then let's stick to the original timeframe. I'll only give you one month. If you can't figure it out after one month, I'll take matters into my own hands."

After speaking, he slowly started walking outside, and the lab staff beside him made way for him.

The main problem is that the smell is so awful that they don't want to touch it.

Lin Yiran's heart sank suddenly.

You want her crystal core? Crystal core?

Why would that person want her crystal core? As far as Lin Yiran knew, the crystal core was of no use to them interstellar people, and she hadn't misheard; the other party wanted the crystal core on her body.

That's what carries her supernatural abilities.

Unlike the cores of interstellar mutated plants and animals, the crystal core only contains superpowers and has only one function: to provide superpowers to superpowered individuals.

But the other party wanted her crystal core.

Could this be interpreted as the other party being a person with superpowers?

There are other superhumans in this interstellar society? This was something Lin Yiran hadn't expected.

After the group left, Lin Yiran asked the system, "Can you check if there are any people with special abilities in the history of the Federation?"

I need the most accurate answer!

The system found a book somewhere and started reading it with great enthusiasm.

It actually discovered the trick.

It says: "There were two people with special abilities in the history of the Federation, but they were not described in detail. They were mentioned only briefly and vaguely. It is said that in the year 278 of Starfall, a group of mercenaries entered the Forest of Hope and found a little girl. The little girl was very magical. She swung on a swing with the mutated vines. She seemed to be completely immune to the attacks of the mutated plants. Moreover, she could manipulate the mutated plants to attack humans. Later, she was taken away by the Federation military personnel. After that... her whereabouts are unknown, and there is no further description."

"And this one, in Starfall 116, the Federal Genetics Bureau discovered a girl who could never die, and in a very short time, her injured flesh would regenerate extremely quickly, making her impossible to kill. Later, humans developed a medical pod, which has similar functions to that girl. It is said that the initial concept of the medical pod was inspired by this girl's ability. However, no one can confirm that this girl really existed."

The "Gone" system closed its book.

Lin Yiran thought about it and felt something was off; there seemed to be some things she had overlooked. So she asked again, "How many regime changes occurred during the interstellar era? Is there any explanation?"

System: "Oh, by the way, there are two regimes in interstellar space: first the Empire, then the Federation. Are you asking if the Empire has such an extraordinary person?"

Lin Yiran nodded: "Yes."

Then urge the system to continue flipping through the book.