Chapter 26: The Extraordinary Ability of Automatic Upgrade
“Two hours.”
It's been quite a while, but the game is being upgraded, but her two followers don't seem to be affected?
“I don’t know what changes will happen after the upgrade.”
Anyway, there was nothing to do now, so she planned to go upstairs to find Shen Jinwen to fulfill her promise.
When Xu Zhi came knocking on the door, Shen Jinwen was worrying about the power outage.
The backup power supply has also been exhausted. From today on, we will have to live without electricity, gas or water.
After hearing the bad news, Xu Zhi felt okay. After all, she didn't need food and water like Shen Jinwen. The problem was the electricity. Since the whole city was shrouded in black fog, there was not enough light even during the day. Once it was evening, there was no way to read.
Fortunately, the game console does not need to be charged, otherwise Xu Zhi would probably not be able to laugh by now.
As usual, Shen Jinwen poured her a glass of mineral water in a paper cup. She still didn't look well. She had treated the wounds on her body herself, but she was seriously injured after all, and even walking seemed a little difficult.
"Are you okay?"
Out of humanitarian considerations, although it was just a transaction, Xu Zhi felt that the two of them now had some kind of friendship, so she still had to show some concern.
Shen Jinwen was stunned by her sudden concern, but this concern sounded dry and seemed to have no sincerity. She thought Xu Zhi might just be being polite, so she nodded: "It's okay, it's not a big problem."
She had been intentionally stockpiling supplies before, and now they are enough for her to use during her recovery period.
Because of Xu Zhi's sudden concern, the originally good atmosphere became a little awkward, but the girl, who had rarely socialized with others since childhood, did not notice this subtle atmosphere. She thought that she was a very considerate partner. After showing concern, the content of the transaction naturally came.
She first told Shen Jinwen what he wanted to know, but Xu Zhi did not say much about the part that Shen Jinwen did not ask.
For example, she said that after eating the core, one might fall into an illusion, and if this happens, remember to [stay rational]. However, Xu Zhi did not tell Shen Jinwen what the illusion would look like, only saying that illusions of different attributes would probably be different.
And based on the experience of the dog waking her up, she reminded Shen Jinwen that if she had no confidence in her willpower when eating the core, it would be best to have someone watch over her.
Where did the other people come from around Shen Jinwen? Isn't she the only one who can be called for the time being?
Xu Zhi knew this very well. If she stayed by Shen Jinwen's side, wouldn't Shen Jinwen owe her a favor again?
Although Xu Zhi had no intention of building a team, she did need some useful human companions in addition to her clan. At the moment, Shen Jinwen seemed to be a good choice.
Although Shen Jinwen's strength is a little weak, she can do some things that her family members cannot do, and the two of them have established basic trust and understanding. Based on observations over the past few days, there are only her and Shen Jinwen here, so there is no need to worry about someone suddenly appearing and taking Shen Jinwen away.
But Xu Zhi was still not reassured, so she asked tentatively, "Maybe there are real gathering places for survivors somewhere else. Do you want to go?"
Shen Jinwen didn't know what Xu Zhi was thinking. She just thought about it for a moment, then shook her head: "I said, I don't want to leave here."
That’s great. Xu Zhi has no plans to leave here at the moment.
"Then can you tell me how you acquired your supernatural powers, and what exactly are supernatural powers?"
Xu Zhi looked at her curiously. She had wanted to ask this question before, but they were not familiar with each other at that time, and asking such a question would be a bit over the line. Now they should be almost friends, right?
Shen Jinwen didn't hesitate this time, but spoke clearly: "I suddenly gained extraordinary abilities one day about a week after the city was closed."
"It was around 5 o'clock in the morning and I had just woken up from a strange dream."
When Shen Jinwen said this, his expression was thoughtful, as if he was trying hard to recall the contents of his dream.
"Now I can only vaguely remember that it seemed to snow suddenly in my dream. I don't know where, but it seemed to be on a plain. The snow was very heavy, and my head and shoulders were covered with snow. It was as if I had turned into a snowflake dancing in the sky, wandering aimlessly on the plain."
"Then I woke up and naturally knew that I had become a transcendent."
"But my ability is indeed very weak, and it's a passive ability. If it had a name, I would probably call it: Sharpness. That's what my subconscious tells me."
"The effect is probably that when I use the knife, the sharpness and toughness of the knife will be slightly improved."
Shen Jinwen was not at all secretive, and Xu Zhi also heard a lot of familiar things from her description.
"Sharp!"
It's really familiar.
Both of her followers have a passive ability called [Sharpness], but their sharp parts are their own teeth or claws, but Shen Jinwen uses knives.
It seems that the extraordinary abilities of humans and mutant animals are indeed different.
The dream that Shen Jinwen described reminded Xu Zhi of the illusions he had experienced after eating the core.
It seems this is also a common point.
She thought for a moment and then suggested to Shen Jinwen, "Your attribute is winter. The dream that awakened your extraordinary abilities is related to your attribute, and the hallucinations you experienced after eating the core may also be related to it. Of course, this is just my guess, but you can take it as a reference."
Shen Jinwen nodded, and then as if he suddenly remembered something, he added: “I have a feeling recently that my extraordinary ability may be upgraded.”
"Hmm?" Xu Zhi gestured to Shen Jinwen to continue in a puzzled tone.
"It may require some conditions, but I can feel that the extraordinary energy in my body has been increasing every moment since my extraordinary ability awakened. This kind of upgrade has happened once before."
"Now that feeling is back. Maybe in the next few days, my ability can be upgraded again."
"But this time the improvement will be slower than last time."
Xu Zhi's eyes widened slightly. Why didn't she have this feeling?
Ever since she possessed the [Prying Eyes], she could indeed feel the extraordinary energy in her body at any time, but there was absolutely no such thing as the energy increasing at any time!
What is the difference between her and Shen Jinwen?
She awakened her extraordinary abilities naturally, but I had to awaken them with difficulty after eating the core?
Or is it because of something else?
Like a gaming system?
Although Xu Zhi was puzzled, she did not have any other negative emotions. After all, the energy she gained now was much more than the energy that Shen Jinwen gained every day.
But she still had to find out where the problem lay.
(End of this chapter)
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