"Don't worry, your superpower is controllable." Shi Yin patted Guan Nianshan on the shoulder: "But I have some bad news for you: you've been weakened."
Guan Nianshan: "Huh?"
Was he stronger in his past life?
"In terms of ability level, it has indeed become stronger, but not everyone can accept this kind of ability." Teacher Shiyin came online and began to popularize knowledge to the people present: "The more conceptual the ability, the slower the improvement, and it is closely related to one's own talent. Therefore, there is also a category of conceptual abilities: pseudo-concepts."
"Like Lin Beiyue, her superpower is weapon imagination, which sounds impressive, but it is actually only within the human realm. Because weapons are defined by humans, one can only imagine weapons if one understands those weapons. Therefore, she can never escape the existing human understanding."
"So, if this superpower were given to Mr. Helmod, wouldn't it be incredibly powerful?" one of the experimenters asked, raising his hand.
“That’s right, that’s the difference between geniuses. However, Helmod’s current ability is enough to create any weapon he wants, so Lin Beiyue’s weapon imagination is actually a lower-level alternative to his,” Shi Yin said.
"Oh, oh~" Everyone seemed to understand but not quite.
“Ishtar and Tyr are not concept-based abilities, but they are the strongest in their respective fields. Concept doesn’t necessarily make someone a god.” Shi Yin continued, “They also have time and space-based abilities, but they consume too much of the body and are difficult to control. Even if they develop for several lifetimes, it is difficult to make them effective.”
"Moreover, true conceptual superpowers are very easy to kill because people have no concept of their own thoughts. The consequence of changing the rules with a human body is that the person himself will become the rules." Shi Yin said, "That is, become nourishment for the rules."
"So generally speaking, most of these conceptual superpowers are disposable."
Everyone: "...Oh."
There are so many different interpretations...
Guan Nianshan: "Oh...ah?"
Wait, disposable items!
Guan Nianshan trembled. He was now thinking about what the chances were of him going back to buy medicine and poisoning himself to make himself mute.
“That’s right. The bloodshed you just mentioned is a very broad concept. It can be big or small. Before the host clearly states their needs, superpowers will be classified according to the minimum power.” Shi Yin squeezed Guan Nianshan’s fingers.
At this moment, the wound that had just been bleeding has stopped and is showing signs of healing; it is clear that it was just a superficial injury.
Shi Yin: "And we require that the use of superpowers cannot exceed 3 at present."
Guan Nianshan: "..."
So his superpower is completely non-aggressive, right? He said he just wanted to gain a superpower so he wouldn't get infected by zombies, and that adding a safety lock was just a joke.
Who wouldn't want a powerful superpower?!
"So what was my special ability in my past life?" Guan Nianshan asked in a low voice.
"Lightning." Shi Yin answered truthfully, "At your peak, you single-handedly defended an entire city."
Guan Nianshan: "..."
Why is everyone else so powerful, but he's the only one who got an epic nerf?
"Actually, from the current perspective, Lin Beiyue has also been weakened. However, although her strength is weakened now, her future growth potential is much higher than her previous ability, so it's even," Shi Yin said. "You're in trouble now."
Although Guan Nianshan's current superpower does have high growth potential, the premise of this growth is that he can live that long, until his superpower has fully developed.
Even in fantasy novels, the ability to control time or use words of power is reserved for extremely powerful old people who have cultivated for hundreds of years.
Guan Nianshan just wanted to know where exactly he went wrong.
"Alright, I admit I was too hasty in this matter. After all, the previous few events were all done well ahead of schedule. It seems that these things of yours are not suitable for cashing out." Shi Yin patted Guan Nianshan's shoulder reassuringly: "Don't worry, I won't do this in my next life."
Guan Nianshan: "..."
Thank you, but I wasn't comforted at all!
What does it mean to say you won't do it again in your next life? Does it mean you're just letting him wait to die in this life?
"At least you won't get infected by zombies, right?" Freya said with a grin. "Look on the bright side, maybe you're a genius."
Guan Nianshan: "..."
He wasn't infected by zombies, but he just barely passed. He was just saying it casually; he didn't really only want to pass!
“At least you’re quite skilled and not afraid of being bitten by zombies, so you can go on missions in the future,” Shi Yin comforted her. “This way you’ll have more freedom, and we won’t have to monitor you all the time.”
Guan Nianshan: "Huh? Are you watching me all the time?"
"If anything happens to you, I'll kill you right away." Shi Yin nodded seriously.
Guan Nianshan: "..."
Thank you, but I'm even more scared now.
Did he think he had put in so much effort, but in reality, he was always at risk of being killed?
"Alright, alright, everything's fine here now, right?" Freya broke the silence. "Anyway, Guan Nianshan can go back by himself, so why don't we go see Xiao Changning now?"
Shi Yin had no objections; her original purpose for coming out was Changning.
So, with Guan Nianshan looking pitiful and utterly hopeless, the two girls turned around without hesitation, not even giving him a second glance, and walked side by side toward the door.
Seriously? He just went through so much pain, isn't he considered injured? Not even a word of comfort?
Guan Nianshan sighed heavily, but the lab technician next to him took out some purified water that had been prepared in advance and gave it to him to rinse his mouth.
Guan Nianshan didn't think much of it and casually took a sip, only to find that what he vomited was all blood. It wasn't until now that he realized his mouth and teeth were throbbing with pain. When he turned around, the lab technician was cleaning up the cotton he had bitten.
The soft cotton had been bitten into solid form, and the clearly visible teeth marks were soaked with blood. Only then did Guan Nianshan realize that his whole body was being strangled and was in excruciating pain.
I wasn't paying attention to this just now, so I didn't really notice it, but now I just feel a stinging pain all over my body that's getting worse and worse.
"Lie down, don't move around. The first 24 hours after waking up are the peak period for death." As soon as the experimenter saw him trying to get down, he pressed Guan Nianshan back into the chair with both hands.
Immediately, two lab technicians brought over a stretcher and carefully lifted Guan Nianshan onto it as if he were a wounded soldier. Guan Nianshan was so careful that he began to doubt himself.
"Is it really that exaggerated?" Startled, Guan Nianshan didn't dare to move.
"Of course, generally speaking, there are two possible failures when awakening superpowers: one is to die from the excruciating pain, and the other is to go insane and be killed after failing to awaken the power," the experimenter explained as he carried Guan Nianshan.
"The first 24 hours after awakening are the peak period for death. After experiencing extreme pain, suddenly relaxing and experiencing too much ups and downs can easily lead to sudden death. In short, you can die while you are sleeping."
As the researchers were explaining, the person on the stretcher fell silent. The two looked down and saw that Guan Nianshan on the stretcher had lost consciousness.
Experimenter: "..."
"Charge! Charge! Get the equipment! This man is dying!"
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