Chapter 320

Su Bei agreed with Mu Tieren's concerns. Having so many children living in the same big shop would be fine if the children were only three or four years old, but you have to know that the youngest is five or six years old, and the oldest is thirteen or fourteen years old, which is an age that absolutely needs privacy.

What's more, there are both boys and girls among these children. Even if they are blood relatives, they should know that men and women should not touch each other. Even if the children don't know, don't adults know it?

Let them live together without any privacy, regardless of gender or age. Even if they can grow up smoothly, they will not be healthy. Retracting their thoughts, the three of them looked at each other.

Li Shu's mentality is a bit unhealthy. If he really has lived in a place like this since he was a child, it seems to make sense...

"Let's go and take a look at that house." Without thinking any more, Su Bei walked into the house.

When they reached the door, the three of them showed an expression of understanding that was unexpected but reasonable. Although the house looked simple on the outside, it was even simpler inside. The whole house itself was not bad, and the space inside was extremely small.

At first glance, it should be a place similar to a registration office, with only a small table with papers and pens on it. The rest of the place is cluttered with miscellaneous items, like a somewhat confusing room.

But because I just saw so many children coming in and out, the layout here now seems even more obvious.

Qi Huang looked around and spread out one hand. She could vaguely see the air above her palm ripple. She whispered, "Go."

After he finished speaking, the air in the whole room suddenly seemed to become distorted. Su Bei could feel the temperature around them suddenly rising, but it was not to the extent that would burn them.

"What did you do?" he asked curiously.

Qi Huang released his skills while answering: "I released colorless fire. Not only water can measure latitude, but fire can too."

Although this is the case, both Su Bei and Mu Tieren know that using fire to detect space is much more difficult than using water. The latter requires controlling the flames so that they cannot destroy anything in the room, and they cannot hurt the two of them in the room. This is a great test of Qi Huang's control over his supernatural powers and his grasp of the temperature of the flames.

"Awesome." Mutieren gave a thumbs up in admiration. Although this method was a bit risky, he chose to trust his friend's ability unconditionally. "I'll wait for your good news."

Qi Huang did not disappoint. Five minutes later, the air temperature dropped. She withdrew her hand and walked straight forward: "Found it."

Coming to the open space in the middle of the room, Qi Huang stretched out his foot and tapped the brick under his feet: "The entrance to the basement is under this brick. There is no one inside, so you can go in without worry. But how do we get down?"

I have to say that this design is quite clever. Even if most people know that there is a basement in this room, they will focus on obstacles, such as tables, chairs and sundries. Generally, no one would think that there is no obstruction at all at the entrance, which is placed in the middle of the room.

"It's time for me to play a role." The wooden iron man certainly wouldn't wait for others to help him the whole time. He also stretched out a hand, and his arm suddenly showed extremely high-tech features. Within a few breaths, it was mechanically transformed into something similar to a crowbar.

But it is obviously not a crowbar, or more than a crowbar, it looks like a completely high-tech product. Just by lightly touching the gap between the tiles, a tiny stream of water gushed out from the head of the crowbar. The water flow penetrated into the gap between the tiles and soon corroded a larger gap.

With the gap, the rest of the work is easy. With a slight lift of the crowbar, the floor tile is completely pried out.

After concentrating on doing all this, Mu Tieren finally raised his head. He smiled shyly at first, then suddenly remembered something, put away his smile, pursed his lips, and raised his hand that had become a crowbar: "This is the body that the doctor modified for me. It can be transformed into a variety of tools that have recorded information."

This is the difference between him and Senior Sister Wei Yuexi's [Arms Dealer] ability. Each has its own emphasis. Su Bei summarized the information in his mind and looked at the wooden iron man who seemed a little uneasy.

Of course, Su Bei knew very well what the other party was worried about. A completely mechanized body is already very different from humans in the traditional sense. There are always many traditionalists in novels who are unwilling to accept such people, and art is often a reflection of reality.

Although this is not the first time that the Iron Man has used the ability of mechanical transformation, he has previously transformed it into weapons, which looked no different from superpowers. However, this time it was transformed into a crowbar, and a crowbar that was full of technology, so his mentality was naturally different.

Before he could say anything, Qi Huang raised his thumb like the wooden iron man: "Amazing, this ability is much more convenient than super powers, and it can be used without the permission of a super power license."

Hearing her say this, and there was no disgust in her eyes, Mu Tie Ren finally felt relieved. Then he heard Su Bei curiously ask: "I remember that your ability can now strengthen these mechanical bodies while strengthening the flesh. How do you strengthen them?"

Previously, the Iron Man rarely showed this ability in battle. The weapons he conjured were already very strong, and most of the psychics or nightmare beasts could not withstand the bullets. Most of those who could withstand it had special abilities, and the bonus effect of the weapons could not be seen at all.

Although Su Bei didn't actually mean that, this question successfully diverted the attention of the wooden iron man: "I have researched several things so far. First, the strength of my mechanical body has increased a lot, and ordinary superpowers will not damage it. Secondly, these mechanical arms have certain regeneration and self-repair capabilities, and there will be no problem of parts damage. In terms of attack strength, take the rifle as an example. The firing rate and range will be increased compared to ordinary rifles, and there is also an automatic correction function. In short, the enhancement of this superpower can be done very flexibly, based on my needs."

When it comes to professional fields, Mu Tieren talked a lot. To Su Bei's ears, the strengthening was indeed effective, but it was only limited to special cases like Mu Tieren. If it were anyone else, this ability would have gone to Class C.

His curiosity satisfied, he didn't waste any more time, and scanned the area below with his mental power. After confirming that there was indeed no one inside, he jumped in first.

The environment in the basement is a completely different world from the one above. If the one above is a registry of miscellaneous items, then the one below is a somewhat high-end, black-hearted clinic.

Yes, this is a clinic, or more precisely, an operating room. When you come down, you can see a luxurious lazy sofa, a cabinet of books next to it, and a real registration desk.

Walking inside is a closed operating room. Looking through the glass window, it looks like a regular operating room, equipped with an operating bed, searchlights, and various instruments.

"So they are here to...check the body." Qi Huang asked hesitantly, looking puzzled. If they were just checking the body, why would they have such a hidden secret room? Normally, a facility like a medical room should be placed on the ground.

The wooden iron man walked to the door of the operating room and turned the doorknob, but it wouldn't turn. This time Su Bei didn't let him work, he walked over and fiddled with the brooch pin inside for a while.

“Crack!”

The door opened.

"Where did you learn this skill from?" Qi Huang looked at Su Bei suspiciously and walked in.

Before Su Bei could say anything, there was a sudden noise outside, as if someone was coming down. The three of them were startled. Su Bei reacted very quickly and let the wooden iron man in first, then closed and locked the door, and finally used the invisibility charm.

The other two people saw his actions and remembered that they had invisibility talismans in their hands. They all entered invisible state before the person appeared.

The two who came over were a man and a woman, both with pink hair. They were wearing white coats and were probably doctors from the clinic. The woman was holding a medical record in her hand and shook her head as she said, "The quality of the last batch of babies was average. I hope this batch will be better."

"Don't worry. If this batch doesn't work, we'll try the next one. If the next batch doesn't work, we'll try the next one. Anyway, if we give birth to so many babies, we'll always have good quality." The man next to him didn't care. He took out the key from his pocket and opened the door of the operating room.

These words obviously did not win the approval of the female doctor. She sneered and glared at him: "Of course you don't worry, it's just a little shiver. Even if we women give birth easily, giving birth is very damaging to the body, okay?"

"Okay, okay, I was wrong." The man raised his hands in surrender. "You go get the data, and I'll check if there's any problem with the facility."

Although the two were old partners, the female doctor walked expertly to the computer desk next to her, turned on the computer, entered the password, extracted the data and printed it out.

The men checked the operating table and the instruments. After all, surgery is a delicate job and if something goes wrong with the props, it could be fatal.

Watching their actions and recalling what they had just said, Su Bei lowered his eyes and thought. From their conversation, it can be heard that the Li family regards children as a consumable resource, and as mentioned in the previous information, both men and women in this family are good at making children.

The girls in the Li family should have an easier time giving birth than ordinary people. Is it because of their physical constitution or their supernatural powers that they can have such an easy time giving birth to multiple babies?

Thinking of this, he took out his mobile phone and sent a message in the group.

[East, South, West: Does anyone know what the Li family patriarch's special ability is?]

No one responded, so he didn't get anxious. He put away his phone and walked quietly to the female doctor's side, looking at her computer screen. The screen showed the physical conditions of 54 children, who should be the group of children who just left here.

The data from this physical examination is very detailed. In addition to height and weight, the conditions of various organs in the body are also tested accordingly. It looks quite normal.

"The data is not bad. Some of them are in good health." The female doctor said as she highlighted the good data in red and pressed the print button. "Give this information to the owner of the house. He should be satisfied."

The male doctor patted the machine with satisfaction and said, "Everything is fine with the equipment. Once the data is printed, you can lock the door and leave."

He walked out of the operating room and sat on the luxurious sofa chair facing the operating room: "This place has a wide view. No wonder those people always like to sit here."

"If they are perverted, you are perverted too," the female doctor said sarcastically as she walked towards him with the printed materials.

This time the male doctor disagreed: "That's not abnormal, after all, it's your own stuff, you should check it yourself to avoid quality problems."

They had different opinions, but there was no need to argue. The female doctor rolled her eyes and slapped the documents into his hands: "Let's go, it's time to get off work."

After the two left, Qi Huang lifted his invisibility and uncertainly expressed his guess: "What they meant by the last sentence just now is that someone will come to see these children for physical examinations or operations? Is it the children's parents?"

In the context just now, the most reasonable guess is the child's parents. It is known that because there are so many children, the Li family does not pay much attention to the children. It is possible that they call the children "their own things", and there is nothing wrong with regularly checking the children's physical condition.

But Qi Huang always felt that something was wrong. The female doctor was obviously a supporter of the Li family system, so why did she think that the parents' behavior was abnormal? Even if the parents' attitude when they came to see their children for a physical examination could not be described as heartwarming, it could not be considered abnormal.

Of course it couldn't be that normal, if it was normal it wouldn't be a comic book plot. Working backwards from the conclusion, Su Bei quickly found a suspicious point: "If it was their parents who went to see the children, then shouldn't the physical data be given to their parents? The two people just now clearly only meant to hand over the data to the head of the family, and didn't mention their parents at all."

Speaking of the head of the family, he remembered another thing: "By the way, do you know what kind of supernatural power the head of the Li family has?"

As he spoke, he turned on his phone to see if there were any new messages in the group. Only Jiang Tianming replied, "I didn't find it before," and then there was no other message. It seems that they also encountered troubles over there, Su Bei thought clearly, but I don't know if they have found Li Shu.

Hearing his question, Qi Huang, who was most likely to have the answer, shook his head. Then, as if to save face, he explained, "It's not that I didn't check. The current head of the Li family never went to the supernatural academy. He got a supernatural license from the supernatural government. So I only know that he must have supernatural powers, but I don't know what they are."

There are several possibilities for getting a permit from the supernatural government without going to school.

The first type is those who discovered their special abilities after they became adults and have missed the time to go to school. In this case, they can go to the special abilities government to attend a training class. The training lasts for one year and they need to attend the class intermittently for one year.

Don't think that this is easier than attending an ordinary superpower school. In order to allow superpowers to quickly understand the various common sense of the superpower world within a year, become proficient in using their own superpowers, and possess basic superpower ethics... the training class uses cramming teaching and very strict exams. Once you fail the exam and fail the make-up exam, you will need to repeat the year.

Moreover, it is difficult to accumulate connections in the supernatural world by attending this kind of training class. 100% of the people here are ordinary people who originally come from ordinary families. They are completely blank slates in the supernatural world. In addition, with the busy teaching tasks, there is no time to socialize in the class.

It was for this reason that Su Bei chose to waste three years studying at the supernatural academy instead of waiting to attend training classes after graduation.

The second situation is that people who have donated a lot of money to the superpower government or have made great contributions to the superpower community have a chance to get a license after they declare themselves to be superpowers.

If nothing unexpected happens, the Li family should be the latter. For those who use this method to obtain superpower licenses, only the superpower government has their superpower data. And the superpower government cannot disclose this matter, otherwise they will lose credibility. This is probably the reason why Qi Huang could not find out the other party's superpowers.

Then it was obvious that there was something wrong with the head of the family's supernatural power. Su Bei had just wondered whether the reason why all the members of the Li family were so fertile was due to their supernatural powers or their physical constitutions. Now it seemed that it was probably due to supernatural means.

I have to say that this ability to make people have more children is quite magical. In ancient times, the emperor would probably treat this ability as a guest of honor. As for modern times... Could it be that it is specifically for those who are rich but don't want to have children?

There were too few clues to figure out for the time being. Fortunately, Su Bei didn't care about the truth, so he waved his hand and said, "We should get out. We don't know where Jiang Tianming and the others are..."

Before he could finish his words, there was a commotion outside. Even in the basement, they could vaguely hear the sounds of fighting and shouting. The wooden iron man suddenly became anxious: "Tianming must have been discovered! Let's get out quickly..."

"What are you going out for?" Su Bei said lazily, "Help them attract firepower?"

Hearing this, Mu Tieren choked at first, and then actually seriously considered the feasibility of Su Bei's plan: "It's not impossible."

This time it was Su Bei who was speechless.

Seeing that Qi Huang was also eager to try, and clearly wanted to leave this safe spot that had just been searched and go to the ground, Su Bei chose to respect the fate of others: "Then you go, I will stay at the rear for you, and if anything unexpected happens, I will report it to the teacher immediately."

"Don't make it sound so high and mighty, you boy!" Qi Huang shouted angrily, unable to bear it any longer.

However, since what Su Bei said made sense, and they really needed someone to do this, they did not force him to leave. However, they said with a hint of warning: "Then you should stay here. It would be best if you stay here after we have dealt with the Li family's affairs, rather than suddenly disappearing."

Su Bei looked innocent.

However, as soon as the others left, he started to become active. Since he had come personally to complete the branch quest this time, it would be a loss if he didn't have a highlight shot. So Su Bei couldn't really slack off, he had to do something.

Especially since Su Bei had not used the forum to improve his abilities for a long time. Previously, things happened one after another, and they always involved the main plot. He didn't have enough brain cells, so he naturally had no time to improve his abilities.

But this time it was different, the side quests were not that dangerous, and he didn't need to use his brain for the main storyline. It was a perfect stage for him to perform. He could use it to improve his abilities.

Now that the decision has been made, there are two problems to be solved.

The first is what specific content he wants to improve.

Su Bei had thought about this issue a long time ago. He certainly couldn't have joined the plot without any preparation. [Destiny Gear] is the same as before, with the same few weaknesses. The general direction is the defensive power of the supernatural power and the attack power of the gear itself.

But he has already strengthened the latter several times, and "hitting the gear" is one of the experimental results. If he continues to go in this direction, readers will probably feel visually fatigued.

And most importantly, it is obvious that the author is intentionally suppressing his ability in this aspect. Several upgrades have not enhanced his attack power too much. It is normal to think about it. He is already super in other aspects. If his attack power is also one of the best, how can other characters be played?

Then there is only defense ability. If you want to become an all-round talent, you need to enhance your defense ability. Naturally, Su Bei already has an idea about this. He sat on the sofa and tapped the armrest with his fingers: "Causality defense, fate says that I will not be hurt, this is reasonable, right?"

He had an idea, but it was extremely difficult to actually implement it. Originally, he could have used his prophetic name to stir up trouble in the forum. He only needed to open a post and direct and act it out like a microscope to make readers believe in his ability.

But now he can't do that. He won't expose the Prophet before the finale, so the Prophet can't say anything about the character of Su Bei.

The change this brings is that he must express his mental abilities as fully as possible, and it is best to acknowledge something in person, so that readers can accept his new abilities as quickly as possible.

So what should we do to achieve this goal? Find Li Shu, solve the secret of the Li family, confront the head of the family... those are the tasks of the protagonists. Since someone else has done it, Su Bei will naturally not steal the limelight from others.

And if it wasn't for his main plot, the author wouldn't necessarily give him the opportunity to show and talk about his new abilities. After all, the other party already disliked him, so how could he allow him to increase his strength? I'm afraid he would even have very few appearances.

But if Su Bei himself did something big and the author had to put him in the comics, it would be different. For the sake of the quality of the work, the author would definitely not cut corners during his plot period, and it would be more likely that the ability would appear in the comics at this time.

Su Bei closed his eyes and thought for a long time.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes, and his purple eyes were startlingly bright. If there is anything that the protagonists will ignore, it must be on the list of things that the subsequent superpower government or the "Endless Superpower Academy" will have to deal with.

And one thing that is always on this list is the punishment of the criminals.

The protagonists can only defeat the head of the family as the leader, and the others will be handed over to the supernatural government. And this incident is obviously the problem of the entire Li family. In the case that they are very rich, the final result may be like the handling of the Weixi Holy Land incident, where only the mastermind was arrested and the rest were let off lightly due to the principle of "no blame for the law".

Su Bei didn't know if this was possible, but he thought he could prepare for it. If the government wanted to let the criminals go, he would find enough evidence to force them to punish them fairly.

This seems to go against his character, but Su Bei has already thought of a reason. He was hunted down for no apparent reason, so isn't it reasonable for him to take a little revenge? He has done similar things before, and based on his understanding of comic readers, they won't delve into it.

Even if he guessed wrong, it didn't matter as the government had a proper solution. He didn't have to use this opportunity to improve his abilities, it was just a good opportunity.

After thinking of a plan, Su Bei touched the gear brooch on his chest, stood up and started to act.