Chapter 19

"Because you don't want to have too much interaction with the protagonists," the "comic consciousness" asked worriedly. It was afraid that its guess was right, Su Bei really wanted to get rid of him, and planned to ignore the world after the deadlock.

According to the plot, it would take at least ten years for the world to be destroyed. In other words, as long as he could get rid of his cannon fodder status, even if he didn't save the world, Su Bei would still be able to live for ten years in vain, making steady profits.

Hearing the concerns of the "comic consciousness", Su Bei explained: "It's not that I don't want to have any intersection with the protagonists, but I don't want to be disliked by readers."

He doesn't care what readers like, but he must not be disliked by them. Su Bei himself is also a forum reader, so he is certainly aware of the habits of forum readers.

For characters I like, I'm fine with whatever they do, and I'll use a microscope to look for the underlying meaning in every move. For characters I don't feel anything for but are relevant to the plot, I'm also willing to objectively analyze them.

But for the annoying characters...

The riddle teller is clearly pretending to be profound!

The author deliberately let him take advantage of the plot to gain popularity!

It's no use forcing a powerful supernatural power to be activated!

In short, there is no need to analyze the characters you hate, just scold them!

This is completely contrary to Su Bei's purpose, so he would never let himself be disliked by readers and fall into such a situation.

"But wouldn't they have more scenes and more popularity if they joined the main cast? Why would they be disliked?" "Comic Consciousness" was very puzzled, "Jiang Tianming and the other three are rarely disliked by anyone."

After all, as the protagonist, he must have his share of spotlight shots. Plus, he is on the justice side, so even if he doesn't poke people for XP, he generally won't be disliked.

Hearing this, Su Bei chuckled and said, "Do you really think that everyone will accept you if you join the protagonist group?"

"Isn't it?"

Shaking his head, he said firmly: "How about this, let's make a bet. There will definitely be someone joining the protagonist group in this Sun Ming incident. When the incident is over, let's see the reaction of the forum to these new joiners. If there are no negative reviews, I will join the protagonist group in the next incident. If there are negative reviews, you don't have to give me suggestions in the future."

It was obvious that Su Bei was fooling people, but unfortunately "Manga Consciousness" was not a fool and immediately responded: "That's not right, you have too big an advantage. Even Jiang Tianming is disliked by some people in the forum! As long as someone dislikes the newly added character, you win. Then what are we competing for? You win!"

Su Bei was not annoyed when his little trick was exposed. He touched his nose and said, "Then let's change it. How many characters are going to join the protagonist group this time?"

"How do you know?" "Comic Consciousness" asked unexpectedly.

Su Bei did not answer the question, but said confidently: "If these two people combined are disliked by more than 10% of the people in the forum, then I win."

10% is definitely not a small number. If there are really so many people who hate them, then "comic consciousness" also feels that it really does not understand readers.

So it agreed: "Okay, but you can't start a post and set the beat yourself."

The two hit it off immediately, and Su Bei walked to the classroom easily, continuing as he walked, "Besides, there is another reason why I can't go with you to investigate the case."

"Comic Consciousness" was puzzled again: "Why is your ability to detect cases so poor? But based on what I know about your life, your father should have trained you."

Su Bei sighed: "I have seen the murderer."

Hearing this, the missing "comic consciousness" finally caught on: "So that's how it is! Then you really can't go with them!"

Although it was a glance through a mask, Su Bei finally faced the murderer directly. Once the murderer found out that Su Bei was also looking for him, he would probably kill him again.

Su Bei's murder by the murderer was an original destiny. Although it has been broken now, if the murderer rekindles his murderous intentions, the probability of his death is almost 100%.

After reaching a consensus on this matter, Su Bei asked another question: "I think I have left a little impression on the readers this time. When will my ability change?"

Su Bei turned his palm over, and an ordinary gear appeared in his palm.

Three days had passed since the first comic was broadcast, but his ability remained the same. If the cycle of change in his ability took longer than he thought, or if there were other factors involved, then he would have to re-examine his plan.

"We need to wait until the next comic update to calculate the overall data of the previous update." "Comic Consciousness" replied, "In the real world, comics are updated weekly, but in the comic world, the time is uncertain."

Su Bei thought for a moment and asked, "Are all pages in the comic strip about the same length?"

"almost."

If nothing unexpected happens, the next chapter of the comic will begin with the conclusion of the Sun Ming incident.

Although the first chapter of the comic only tells about one day, a lot of things happened on that day. Including but not limited to the opening ceremony, a series of things when entering the class, the running plot, the conversation with the school doctor in the infirmary, the conflict with Si Zhaohua and the other two, the communication with Su Bei before dinner, and the discovery of a dead body in the cafeteria...

It can be seen that the author's main point is to provide a large amount of content without any watering down.

Therefore, he speculated that the second chapter would be stuck at the resolution of the incident.

This news is neither good nor bad, but it won't be a bad thing. He originally had no intention of participating in this plot, and whether his supernatural powers changed or not would not have any major impact.

However, since we don't know when the third chapter of the comic will be released, it would be best for him to strengthen the impression of his supernatural powers in the second chapter.

In other words, he cannot completely stay out of the process of Jiang Tianming and his friends searching for the murderer. At the very least, he must explain his previous prophecy clearly after the murderer appears, so that readers can understand that his prophecy is true and effective.

With a plan in mind, Su Bei began to attend classes with peace of mind. Although he had come into contact with some people with special powers with his father before, they were only a few in number, and he did not have a deep understanding of the world of special powers.

The new psychic attends the psychic academy to learn this, so attending classes is very useful for him.

Although it may not be obvious from his appearance, Su Bei is indeed a genuine academic master, and is one of the best students in his grade.

Although the content of the study is completely different now, the learning method is always the same. With his smart mind and excellent physical strength, in the next short week, Su Bei has left a deep impression on his classmates - if it weren't for his weak supernatural power, Su Bei would never be a student in Class F. What's more, even if his supernatural power is so weak, Su Bei may be able to leave Class F with his own ability.

This is of course an impression deliberately created by Su Bei.

Before school started, he wanted to be an invisible person in the class. He didn't plan to become a superpower. He just wanted to learn some relevant common sense in this school and didn't plan to have any intersection with other people.

But after a series of events, he was forced to change his mind. If he wanted to get the attention of comic readers and change his abilities, keeping a low profile would never work.

In addition to being high-profile in front of the protagonist, it is also crucial to give other passers-by an effective impression.

This way, when something happens, his words at least have a certain degree of authority, allowing most students to choose to listen to him.

If this kind of plot could appear in a comic, it would not only help build the character's personal charm, but it could also hint at the development of new roles for superpowers.

The next class was a physical training class, and Meng Huai arrived in advance. Because of his prestige at the beginning of the school year and his strong physique, he was very intimidating as the head teacher of Class F. Seeing him standing on the podium, although it was the end of the class, the students in the class stayed in their seats obediently, looking like good children.

——Except for a certain golden retriever in the corner.

Looking at Su Bei, who was sitting unkemptly and lazily in the corner, Meng Huai made an unpleasant "tsk" sound when he remembered that he was forced to attend a meeting all morning.

"Su Bei, you will lead the team when we run later."

Leading a running team is a tough job. If you run too fast, the students who fall behind will complain. If you run too slowly, not only will you be tired, but Meng Huai will also be dissatisfied. You can say that you are neither a good person nor a good person.

Generally speaking, those with better physical strength take turns to lead the race. Directly calling out names like today is clearly aimed at them.

Su Bei, who was innocently killed, looked up at the position of the wooden iron man and saw an empty seat. It was obvious that the squad leader had gone to help Jiang Tianming and his team solve the case again.

During the time when he was seriously learning how to create his own character, the class monitor Mu Tieren and Mo Xiaotian from Class A successfully infiltrated the protagonist group and joined them in investigating the murderer.

As the monitor of Class F, Mu Tieren is a warm-hearted person, so he naturally chooses to help his classmates. Meng Huai also gives him certain authority to investigate outside his class.

Of course, the main reason for giving such authority is that early training is useless to the wooden iron man. His ability itself is physical strengthening, and ordinary running training in the early stage is just a drizzle for him.

Meanwhile, Mo Xiaotian from Class A quietly integrated into the group of protagonists. Perhaps this type of genuine, sunny and cheerful little sun is always irresistible in the comic world. In short, although he had nothing to do with this matter and had no time to come out during classes, he still participated in the main storyline.

Su Bei did not ask him about this part. Anyway, he would be able to see it when he read the comics later, so there was no need to ask. And if he did not ask, he could establish himself as a well-informed person in the future.

After running ten laps and doing a set of martial arts, it was time for free time on the playground. Su Bei and Feng Lan were just looking for a place to rest when they saw Wu Mingbai walking into the playground from a distance.

The other party had a clear goal. After seeing Su Bei and the other two, he walked straight over and said, "Su Bei, long time no see! Do you have a chance to test something for me today?"

This guy is here to get something for free. Su Bei raised his eyes lazily and said, "Why don't you find the guy next to me? He is a real fortune teller."

Hearing this, Wu Mingbai looked at Feng Lan. Although he was not in Class F, he knew that Feng Lan had the ability of [Prophecy]. They had discussed asking each other for help before, but compared to Su Bei who was only interested in watching the show, Feng Lan was obviously more difficult to approach.

Besides, things are already starting to look good, so there's no need to look for the other party.

But since Su Bei had said it, it was a good idea to test it out. Wu Mingbai rolled his eyes and asked curiously, "Really? You have the ability of [Prophecy]! Can you test it for me?"

Su Bei had asked Feng Lan about the use of his special ability in the cafeteria before. He had already used up all the specific prediction opportunities for this month, and he could only predict things randomly after consuming his mental energy. So he couldn't help.

Sure enough, Feng Lan shook his head slowly like a turtle. He knew that Wu knew what they were doing recently, so he said directly: "I can't help you figure out who the murderer is."

Wu Mingbai was not surprised to be rejected, but he deliberately showed a disappointed look: "Isn't it possible for us to pay the price?"

When he said this, he couldn't help but glance at the blond boy who was watching the show next to him. Although the two people opposite him both had prophetic abilities, they gave people completely different feelings.

Feng Lan seemed like an unfathomable master who would not easily predict the future for others. However, Su Bei looked like he could just put on sunglasses and set up a fortune-telling stall under the overpass.

Just like before, Feng Lan said frankly: "My chance to make a specific prediction this month is gone. I can only make it again next month. And even if it's next month, it won't be that easy for me to [predict]."

As soon as Wu Mingbai heard this, he immediately became interested: "Then how can I get you to help me predict the future next month?"

Su Bei also looked over. He was also very curious about this question. On the surface, the price of asking him for a prediction is enough fun, so what is the price of asking Feng Lan for a prediction?

"Very expensive." Feng Lan answered. He didn't mean to show off. He just stated a fact calmly.

"Besides that..." Having said this, he hesitated for a moment, shook his head, and stopped talking.

Obviously, in addition to bringing enough benefits to his family to make this rare [Prophecy] esper predict for him, there is another way to achieve this goal. However, what the specific method is is unknown.

Knowing that he didn't want to say it, Wu Mingbai didn't ask any more questions. He just thought about his previous answer and soon found a loophole: "If you don't explain clearly, what other methods are there? What if someone achieves it without knowing it?"

"Then I will take the initiative to make a [prophecy] for him."

Wu Mingbai nodded thoughtfully, said goodbye warmly, and turned and left without hesitation.

After he left, Su Bei held his chin and stared at Feng Lan who had taken out a book from somewhere. Feng Lan read the book calmly, as if he didn't feel Su Bei's gaze at all.

In the end, Su Bei did not speak. He himself had a lot of secrets, so how could he ask others to tell him their secrets?

After the bell rang, the two of them returned to the classroom together as if nothing had happened.

Returning to his seat, Su Bei thought about what had just happened. Feng Lan didn't want to mention the other method, which meant that he hoped others could meet this condition voluntarily.

What kind of conditions need to be spontaneous, and what kind of conditions are not good if they are deliberately done?

I still have to add one more condition that the protagonists are likely to achieve. It is obvious that in the subsequent plots of the comics, the protagonists will definitely be able to achieve this condition and get Feng Lan's help.

Is it possible to become friends with him or help him?

Don't think that Su Bei has achieved the former, he can see it clearly. Even though they often walk together, he and Feng Lan are not real friends at all, at best they are just dining companions.

As for making friends, the other party doesn't know, but Su Bei doesn't have the mind to make friends.

All his current contacts with the Academy of Superpowers, whether it's Jiang Tianming, Lan Subing, Feng Lan... or anyone else, are intentional and for the sake of profit.

People should at least have some bottom line. Those with evil intentions are not worthy of making friends.

Time flies when you are not involved in the main story. In the second week of school, Su Bei finally found the library. The School of Supernatural Powers has a library, and it is very large, with a lot of books.

His goal was clear: to find a book about destiny for himself.

Yes, it is [fate], not [prophecy].

Su Bei also learned in the superpowers class these past two days that the [fate] power and the [prophecy] power are actually related, and the scope of [fate] is greater than that of [prophecy].

Just because the range is bigger doesn't mean it's stronger. Just like [Summoning], although it is a very broad category of abilities, the strengths of summoned abilities can vary greatly because each summoned ability is different.

As for destiny-related superpowers, apart from the small category of prophecy, the rest are not only sparsely populated, but also have all kinds of strange powers.

In "The Little Thing Called Superpowers - Destiny", there are many known superpowers related to destiny, one of which is "Fall". As the name suggests, after using the superpower, it can make a person fall.

This is the fate type, which adds a "falling" fate to the target of the power. From this, we can see the unevenness of fate-type powers.

Su Bei naturally couldn't arrange such a superpower for himself. His goal was to be like Feng Lan, to use the entire category as a superpower and get the highest upper limit. Therefore, he couldn't not read books to increase his knowledge.

As an ordinary person who has lived for fifteen years, he knows very little about superpowers.

Now, since he has just become a superpower, it is easy to make up stories because his superpowers are not obvious. But when everyone's superpowers are developed, if he still learns the common sense knowledge step by step, it will be easy to reveal his true intentions.

Thinking of this, Su Bei looked at the book in his hand and let out a long breath. He had originally intended to slack off at school, but was forced to get involved in all this mess.

Blame it on the author and the damn murderer!

The author cannot do anything for now, so he can only blame the murderer.

The protagonists have been looking for the murderer during this period. They have no evidence, so they can only look for students with useful superpowers on campus and ask them to use their superpowers to create clues.

At present, their exploration progress has reached the specific scope of locking down the murderer, and the murderer must be someone in the cafeteria. In other words, the murderer's identity is concentrated among the cafeteria aunt, the chef, and the cleaning staff.

"Brother Bei, we are going to observe the staff in the cafeteria now! See you later!" Seeing that Jiang Tianming and others were packing up and about to leave, Mo Xiaotian's drooping puppy eyes sparkled. He quickly said the last sentence to Su Bei and followed them.

For an ordinary 15-year-old boy, solving cases is simply too interesting! No wonder he is so interested in it.

All the information that Su Bei had obtained before was also from him. Of course, he told the progress of their exploration not because he was a big mouth. After all, although Mo Xiaotian was naive, he was not so careless.

The reason why he told Su Bei everything was entirely at Jiang Tianming's instruction. Su Bei also knew why Jiang Tianming asked him to do this. First, he wanted to fulfill his original obligation to let Su Bei watch the show, and second, he more or less hoped to get more clues from Su Bei.

After they left, Su Bei calculated the time and estimated that they should have reached the cafeteria. Su Bei took out his mobile phone and sent a message to Jiang Tianming: "Don't forget the tips I gave you before. If you don't use them, I will be very sad."

Soon the message became read, but the other party did not reply.

At the entrance of the cafeteria, Jiang Tianming turned off his phone. Wu Mingbai looked at his movements and asked in confusion: "Who sent you the message?"

"Su Bei." Jiang Tianming shook his phone, his expression more relaxed than before, his brows also relaxed a little, "He told us not to forget to use his previous tips."

As soon as these words came out, Wu Mingbai quickly understood what they meant: "He meant that the purple-red smoke could help us find the murderer."

Lan Subing, who heard their conversation, had a deeper guess: "Maybe he has already interpreted his own prophecy and knows who the murderer is?"

——Otherwise there is no reason for him to send such a message.

Jiang Tianming nodded. He thought so too, which was why he felt a little relieved now.

There must be a murderer in the cafeteria, but they not only have the mission of finding the other party, but also face the danger of life. Because of this reason, he was very nervous. But after knowing that there is a backup, even a cautious person like Jiang Tianming can't help but relax a little.

But Jiang Tianming soon realized that his mentality was not good. He wanted to rely on others for everything, and something bad would happen sooner or later. And this kind of thinking was not conducive to their solving problems. So he gathered his mind and looked at Lan Subing: "How is the situation outside?"

Two days ago, they had successfully stolen the cell phones of Sun Ming's parents and their bodyguards. And the Lan family outside also began to take action, targeting the Sun family based on the information they had collected before.

They did not tell Mu Tieren and Mo Xiaotian about this matter. After all, the revenge plan had nothing to do with them, so there was no need to let them get involved. The school was already very dissatisfied with them because of the previous incident of the grandparents threatening students, so naturally they did not provide them with new mobile phones in time.

The grandparents obviously didn't realize the seriousness of the matter. They just thought they had lost their phones and didn't think about anything else. So although they were very dissatisfied with the school's attitude, they didn't make a big deal about it. Anyway, they only needed to stay in school for a week, and it was just a few phones, so they could just go out and get a replacement.

Everything is going as planned. Whether it can be accomplished depends on the feedback from outside.

"We have already made the plan. Dad said the chances of success are very high." Lan Subing also showed a rare smile of excitement. Before, Wu Ming was treated like that, and as a friend, she was also very angry. Now she can contribute to the other party's revenge, and it is so satisfying, so she is naturally very happy.

Wu Mingbai, who was at the center of the storm, grinned cheerfully and looked very kind, but in the eyes of those who knew him, he seemed to have a pair of devil horns: "We will give them a surprise when they leave school."

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