White-clad deliveryman serving wine (3)
Only a few hours have passed since the incident, and more importantly, this person unconsciously mentioned that she witnessed the whole process, so he must be inside the String Light Academy, because this is a detail that would not be specifically mentioned in a relay.
The carriage fell into an unusual silence. The voice froze for a long time before finally speaking again: "I'm not."
"Oh." Shu Ningmiao didn't say anything.
She sat in the back seat, the only light emanating from the car's dashboard. In the deep, quiet night, the person on the other end could still see the faint curve of her lips through the car's camera, a half-smile that was unsettling.
"Don't you want to know?" The person repeated the question, speaking noticeably faster.
"Anyway, you're definitely going to say it's related to Pandora."
Shu Ningmiao's eyes remained fixed on the window, the dim light obscuring the expression in them. She hadn't been seriously talking to him since the beginning: "Is there anything else?"
“Yes, that’s right, his illness was caused by Pandora.” The person on the other end took a deep breath: “You don’t care at all? Someone around you got this disease, and you might be next.”
"Then do you have a way to cure the disease?" Shu Ningmiao asked in confusion.
"That's precisely why we've been stopping Pinheid from continuing to mine Pandora!" he exclaimed, his voice rising with emotion. "They all know, everyone knows it's a disease brought by Pandora, but they don't even dare call it a disease. Those doctors are all lying; they dare not tell the truth!"
“Pingyi has polluted so many creatures, how could it possibly have no impact on the humans living on the island? Don’t you find that strange? To pretend that nothing has happened, Pinhes has even restricted immigration to Pingyi, forcing them to live there generation after generation.” The man didn’t give Shu Ningmiao a chance to speak, and continued veiled his accusations, “Pingyi’s population is plummeting every year, and you don’t find that strange, simply because you don’t live there, so you can stay out of it.”
“You said it yourself, Pingyi is Pingyi.” What he said actually made some sense. Before practicing her supernatural abilities, Shu Ningmiao hadn’t paid much attention to this small country of Pingyi.
She has so much to learn. For some of them, studying the national conditions of a small country is far less practical than understanding what kind of wine should be served in different glasses at a banquet. Wasting time and attention on trivial matters is a luxury.
“Pingyi was polluted, but Pinnie was not,” Shu Ningmiao said. She did not think that the pollution of Pingyi and Yelüqi’s illness were exactly the same thing. Yelüqi, as a former envoy, may have been to Pingyi, but such symptoms were not only manifested in Yelüqi alone.
People seeking help on "Fufang Paradise" are unlikely to have traveled to Pingyi. Visa applications require proof of substantial fixed assets, and most people seeking help on this forum do not meet the requirements.
"They're all the same; any use of Pandora will inevitably generate waste."
That person seemed to know this very well: "The pollution in Pingyi was caused by their failure to dispose of Pandora's waste. Guess why they wanted to dispose of Pandora's waste?"
"Because they can cause this disease?"
The person on the other end observed her expression through the camera. Shu Ningmiao's face and expression showed no abnormality, but he felt a vague unease. Shu Ningmiao didn't seem like someone who was easily persuaded: "You don't believe me?"
"...I'll believe whatever you say?"
"you!"
She neither completely disbelieved nor entirely believed him; before he spoke, Shu Ningmiao already had a vague guess in her mind.
The black liquid looked so familiar that even someone as clueless as You An could tell something was wrong. Naturally, she would connect it to what had happened in Pingyi.
But this is just speculation. Without evidence and facts, Shu Ningmiao does not intend to talk about it lightly, especially not to the people of Prometheus.
"Alright, are you done? Now it's my turn to talk." Shu Ningmiao placed her hands on her crossed knees: "Why did you specifically tell me these things?"
"Because we hope you will join us."
The man said frankly, “Our leader should have already invited you. I want to know if your thoughts have changed after this incident? Pinheis’s government is unjust, and supporting them will only make the world worse. We need you.”
Shu Ningmiao neither agreed nor disagreed.
“Kornunos has so many students who have joined you.” Her beautiful eyebrows furrowed slightly, as if she was puzzled. “Many people know that my ability is a strength enhancement type, not a very special ability. You went to great lengths to approach me several times, trying to get me to join you. What is your purpose? Not everyone in the academy receives this kind of treatment, does he?”
"Because you are the chosen 'prophet'."
The man spoke as if it were perfectly natural, completely unaware of the change in Shu Ningmiao's eyes in the darkness: "You are different from us; you can see the future."
It's that same old story again! Shu Ningmiao's knuckles turned slightly white as she crossed her hands in front of her. In order to get more information, she didn't press the issue now: "...What 'prophet'?"
"We know you can see the future."
The man's tone suddenly became somewhat enigmatic and ambiguous, much deeper than before: "Don't be afraid, we mean you no harm. Our leader received all the instructions from the oracle. Your special ability isn't actually an enhancement of strength, but rather 'omniscience,' isn't it?"
What?
What is "omniscience"? Her superpower is not an enhancement of strength, but it is definitely not omniscience either.
The man seemed certain that her superpower was "omniscience": "The omniscient can see the course of the world, converse with fate, know everything, and be omnipotent. You surely know what kind of disaster will occur if Pineh continues like this, so why don't you join us?"
The good news is that they don't seem to know she has the game; the bad news is that their cognitive biases about him seem to be even worse.
If she were truly omniscient, how could she only see five chapters of her own future?
"Why are you so sure I am omniscient?" Shu Ningmiao recalled for a moment, and believed that she had not shown any signs of knowing the future. She had not even tried to change the original plot.
“Pandora,” the man said honestly, “the Pandora energy in your body is several times higher than that of an ordinary person. Most superpowers cannot reach this level. We are not the only ones who doubt you.”
Weston had mentioned it, but she brushed it off, and she never heard Weston mention it again, assuming it wasn't a big deal.
These people must be mistaken, but no matter what she says now, they'll just think she's covering up something.
Shu Ningmiao was about to speak when the person interrupted her: "You can think about it again before you refuse us. It's been a long time since a 'know-it-all' has appeared in Phineas. You know what kind of treatment you'll receive if the Central Council finds out about your abilities."
"You will only be closely 'protected' and studied and exploited for your entire life. Joining us will be different. Your abilities will have a real place to be used, and you can save this planet."
“There’s another option,” Shu Ningmiao said, placing her hand on the car door. “I can choose neither.”
“We have ways to make Yeluqi fall ill, and naturally we also have ways to expose your true abilities.” The man’s tone turned serious: “You don’t want too many people to know about this, do you?”
She's crazy. She's not omniscient at all, so what's there to be afraid of? But she does have secrets, and we can't let these people talk about them.
Yelü Qi's illness was actually related to them... No wonder it came so suddenly.
Yelü Qi was usually so cautious that he would only cough when he was alone, and if he felt unwell, he would definitely avoid them beforehand. They seemed to know a lot about his illness, and probably used some means to induce it.
She said, "Then I'll just have to ask you to shut up forever."
Nobody likes threats.
With that, she exerted all her strength, her forearm muscles bulging, and flung the entire car door open. The door crashed down and flew backward with a clatter, and the sound of a motorcycle hitting the ground could be heard not far away.
The man was startled, not expecting Shu Ningmiao to turn on him so suddenly.
"Are you nearby?" Shu Ningmiao grabbed the support under the headrest of the front seat to prevent herself from falling out with the speeding car.
The man thought Shu Ningmiao had come to settle scores with him, and quickly said, "You can't find me. I'm not here. The only thing you're talking to is the car's smart system."
"There are no distance restrictions, right?"
Shu Ningmiao lowered her voice, as if talking to herself.
The process, effects, and limitations of superpowers are all included.
The terminal, lying quietly in my pocket, silently changed the ability description on the game window.
Update Status [Jealousy]: Currently stealing the ability 'Neural Connection'.
She leaned down and decisively placed her hand on the intelligent driving system in the center of the car in front.
The superpower she stole using [Jealousy] is only 75% of its original power. Mastering the new superpower will take time, and she knows nothing about electronic devices. She has no confidence in fighting this person head-on in the system.
So her goal was very clear: to catch someone off guard and give them time to react.
The superpower was absorbed into the intelligent control system, just like a drop of water was absorbed into the ocean.
A flood of information rushed into her mind. She could see the entire transportation route map of Pinne. Shu Ningmiao immersed herself in it, feeling as if she had become a cell or a stream within it, and naturally knew where to go.
She closed her eyes, calmed herself down, and tried to discern the discordant elements. She sensed a bunch of completely different data. There wasn't much time left; if she hesitated any longer, the person would realize what was happening. She followed the data and flew towards the direction from which it had been sent.
Shu Ningmiao didn't fully understand what kind of superpower "Neural Connection" was, but after Arsia's explanation and her own experience in superpower practice, she could roughly understand how to use it.
Beyond this pile of data lies another person's mind, but she cannot control him the way he controls a driver, because if a direct confrontation occurs, she is likely to be at a disadvantage.
With Prometheus's men following behind, she couldn't allow herself to be in any unfavorable situation.
This person didn't come in person; he stayed far away, probably because this kind of superpower doesn't have much combat power.
She needs to find this person in reality and then get rid of him.
First, we need to find this person.
Finding someone usually requires "marking." Physical marks are easy to wash off, but psychological marks cannot.
This was Shu Ningmiao's goal from beginning to end.
Her consciousness passed through the system, but only for a brief moment, less than a few seconds, before the car door behind her had even fully hit the ground.
Before the person on the other end could figure out their next move, they felt a loud "buzz" in their head.
His pupils constricted instantly, and a stream of bright red blood slowly flowed from his nostrils.
Shu Ningmiao's voice suddenly rang in his mind, startling him so much that his scalp tingled and his hair almost stood on end.
"Let me think." Shu Ningmiao's soft and gentle voice sent a chill down his spine, from the soles of his feet to the top of his head: "Then remember my name."
Hearing everyday words too frequently may not be effective; constantly using obscure words seems strange and makes it difficult to eliminate them one by one.
"When I heard Shu Ningmiao's name," she said, "I remember having a reaction."
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