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Chapter 302 Another Use for New Human Magic

After the small meeting ended, Xu Shuo returned to Huai'an Industrial University.

As for the purpose behind the sudden ambush they had faced, everyone had discussed it for half a day without reaching a conclusive result—they simply couldn't understand what benefit Paradise Bird had gained, especially since they had even lost a person.

Pianning suspected that the target was "Jieta," but the reasons she deduced were numerous and lacked persuasiveness.

Members of the core group of the New An Bureau all had the mark left by the director of the New An Bureau, which was almost a public fact.

Therefore, unless the opposing Psychic's power far exceeded that of the New An Bureau's director, it shouldn't be easy to break through the seal of the mark and control a person.

And if the target was "Delta," according to Yin Banqian, the pursuer's intent wasn't very strong, and they even avoided direct conflicts most of the time. It seemed more like delay tactics rather than an attempt to kill.

Of course, there was a minor possibility that the opponent was a player lacking intelligence who thought that their Psychic Ability could easily control the opposing camp.

And then they came over boldly to give it a try.

...This hypothesis sounded even more foolish.

Cheng Can spread his hands, "What if, it's purely because those madmen had nothing better to do after a full meal and saw us snatching their new member, so they simply came over for revenge?"

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent: "..."

In the end, the meeting was declared over, and at least in this conflict, they had likely ascertained the identities of two players from the opposing camp.

...

After Xu Shuo returned to his office, he opened the compressed file of information, giving special attention to that madman.

Bai Mufei awakened five years ago, during his adulthood's youth, and since he possessed Psychic Ability, he had acted arrogantly in the slums at that time.

He was soon discovered by the New Human organization, but at that time, the official authorities were also in pursuit of this man.

His other ability, "Molecular Manipulation," was triggered on the run from official forces. Subsequently, the authorities suffered heavy losses, retreated in defeat, and had to resort to the New An Bureau for help.

In the end, Bai Mufei was still recruited by Paradise Bird.

It was said that after learning about the whole event, the director of the New An Bureau was so angry that he paid a visit to the official military.

Xu Shuo, looking at the information, then went through Professor Li's Memory Palace and found that this event did indeed occur five years ago.

New Humans are an extremely rare existence among humans, and among the general New Humans, Psychic Abilities are even rarer.

Apart from the mysterious director of the New An Bureau, the New An Bureau currently only has five Psychics, with "Prophet" Aurora counted among them.

In the recorded archives, the Paradise Bird Organization initially had no Psychics, but after Bai Mufei joined, other scattered New Human organizations emerged, and the leader of the "White Rose" Organization was also a Psychic.

A mere handful.

However, Paradise Bird has been hidden very deep in recent years, and whether they have been recruiting new members in secret is uncertain.

After all, the world is vast, and perhaps in some corner, there are silently awakening Psychics.

The New An Bureau isn't omnipresent, and it was only because of their cooperation with the officials that they gained the authority to supervise all citizens, which allows them to quickly identify the identities of New Humans after their discovery.

And the person who manages this massive network is Wei Ya, codenamed "Gamma," making the New An Bureau almost entirely dependent on her.

The compressed file also came with a few videos, considerately labeled with the names of the people in them.

Xu Shuo opened the videos one by one to watch; they were all of Paradise Bird members in combat, some during instances of street explosions, some during confrontations with the New An Bureau.

But there were very few clips of Bai Mufei in combat.

Does this guy have an instinct for survival?

Of course, to be cautious, Wei Ya had compiled not only the information on Paradise Bird members but also on other New Humans she deemed noteworthy. This was intelligence everyone needed to supplement.

Cheng Can immediately began to lament in the chatroom.

Xu Shuo found it quite interesting to watch, but he suddenly remembered another problem.

Orange Cat: [Does anyone know how to create teacher lesson plans? My lesson plan is almost used up, and I don't know how to proceed with the upcoming classes, but I still need to find time to look at all this intelligence.]

Siamese Cat: [...]

Maine Coon: [...]

Angora Cat: [...]

Tortoiseshell Cat: [Never mind, I'll do it.]

In the end, Wei Ya took on the task.

As a student of Huai'an Industrial University, helping a professor there to make a lesson plan, today's students have indeed matured a lot.

Xu Shuo had successfully shaken off another task!

After reviewing most of the material, the dusk had already settled in. Professor Li only had one class each morning, leaving the rest of Xu Shuo's day leisurely.

With the arrival of night, the campus was also cloaked in a misty hue.

Perhaps it was because today's storm had gathered too intensely, Huai'an District was experiencing rain tonight. The grubby raindrops fell from the somber clouds, their rolling beads distorting the multicolored lights of the high-rises.

The rain here was acidic, carrying a hint of corrosiveness.

Although Huai'an Industrial University had a simulated sky, it did not obstruct the raindrops, which were left to patter on the walls as sleek as liquid crystal displays.

In the bewildering rain, huge video screens appeared on the walls of several tall buildings, with a senior girl's sweet face and voice reaching every corner of the university—this was the Academy Island's night news report.

Xu Shuo pulled back the blinds, his gaze somewhat dim and unclear in the reflection of the brilliant colors of the rainy night outside.

He thought about it and decided he had already expended a lot of spiritual power today, so it would be better to rest tonight.

He had obtained the stronghold location of the Paradise Bird Organization from Epsilon.

This was easy—after all, they had imprints in their minds.

Thus, by unfolding the neural network that enshrouded the entire Huai'an District, it was easy to track each person's location.

Xu Shuo closed the blinds and tidied up his things with a purpose before leaving the office.

It was raining outside, so he opened an umbrella.

In both ancient and modern times, the umbrella remains an indispensable tool for humanity, unchanged through the ages—even its design had hardly changed.

At most, it had evolved to distinguish between manually held umbrellas and automatic floating umbrellas.

Xu Shuo didn't hold the umbrella himself nor activated its floating tracking function. Instead, he used his telekinesis to control the umbrella's slow movement.

Having used teleportation too many times today, Xu Shuo was directionally challenged at the moment and could only meticulously follow the path on the map displayed by his glasses.

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Even with this distraction, he did not feel too cramped.

Suddenly, lights shone ahead, conspicuously under the neon-colored floor lamps.

"Professor Li, are you also heading back to the dorms?"

It was another professor coming out of a different office building. Xu Shuo did not recognize the face, but he responded naturally with a nod of agreement.

At the same time, he quietly activated the umbrella system with his telekinesis.

The other person showed no surprise and pointing at himself, said, "I also live in building three, so I can walk back with you on the way; I see you're having a tough time finding your way."

"Thanks."

Xu Shuo did not decline, and since the other professor was riding a step scooter, he expanded his umbrella slightly to cover both of them.

There were hardly any pedestrians on the rainy campus paths. The accompanying professor, a bit bored, started a conversation, "Speaking of which, did you see the news this afternoon?"

Xu Shuo asked in confusion, "What news? I was organizing my lesson plans and didn't pay attention."

"Ah, it's about that group of New Humans; they made trouble at Jiangpu Port, and I heard the damage was quite severe this time."

"Is that so? The authorities haven't sorted out those people yet."

"In fact, I think it's strange that it's blown up this badly. Even if they have superpowers, aren't they still human? The authorities could have completely integrated them into a new unit!"

"..."

To Xu Shuo's surprise, this professor seemed quite open-minded and not as opposed to the New Humans as other ordinary people.

Xu Shuo sized him up and then inconspicuously used another ability.

'In recent years, hasn't there been talk about moving out to other planets? If we encounter uncooperative aliens, wouldn't these Superpower Users be another force to reckon with? Tsk tsk, I'd really love to see the interstellar war when the time comes!'

'If only I had superpowers too. I'd transform right on the spot if aliens invaded Earth!'

'Just thinking about it feels awesome!'

Xu Shuo: "..."

Who would have thought this professor appeared older than him on the outside, but inside he harbored a'second childhood' still full of youthful delusions.

Such a daydreamer!

While the imaginary video played out in the other's mind, Xu Shuo withdrew his Mind Reading Technique. Such trivial thoughts weren't worth spending his spiritual power on!

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