Super Island Tycoon

Chapter 1362: Chapter 1361: Single-Attribute Superpower User

"Don’t overthink it, little brother. The base isn’t here. I’m just here to buy some condoms. Otherwise, what if you need them later and don’t have any, huh." The woman chuckled.

Jiang Cheng stopped in his tracks at her words. Seeing this, the woman burst into laughter.

Jiang Cheng realized he’d fallen for the woman’s trick, and a few black lines seemed to flash across his forehead. "What a seductress," Jiang Cheng mused faintly in his heart.

He entered the store. The place wasn’t very large, and the woman headed straight for the restroom. Jiang Cheng followed closely, entering the bathroom, but nothing seemed out of the ordinary. The woman removed her sunglasses, placed her hand at the bottom of the dryer, then looked at the mirror. Just then, an electronic voice sounded, "Verification passed." Immediately, the wardrobe behind them opened from the middle, revealing a passage.

"Go on in, I’ve got something to do." The woman said as she turned and left. "What a strange woman," Jiang Cheng thought.

Entering the passage, the wardrobe automatically closed behind him. Soon, someone came out to escort Jiang Cheng inside. After several twists and turns, they arrived at a large door. This door was twice as tall as Jiang Cheng, and he could tell at a glance it was made of the hardest metal currently known on Earth. In other words, it might take two nuclear weapons, which had terrified countries a century ago, to break through this door. The man stood before the door, and a scanner extended to scan him from head to toe. Afterward, the door slowly opened, and the man escorted Jiang Cheng inside before discreetly leaving, not having spoken a word the entire time.

If there were an ordinary person here right now, they’d be shocked by the sight before their eyes.

At the end of the passage was a laboratory-like place. But instead of scientists in lab coats, there were groups of stern-faced people in suits, permeating the whole chamber with seriousness and efficiency.

All sorts of mysterious-looking instruments were constantly at work, with various data being calculated by different instruments and then sent off to their respective places. The entire lab was filled with the sounds of working equipment and people moving about, with little unnecessary noise, showcasing an orderly scene.

"So, how is it?" While Jiang Cheng was observing the place, a middle-aged man’s voice sounded behind him. Startled, Jiang Cheng turned to see a balding middle-aged man.

The man’s baldness wasn’t his most distinctive feature; his large belly was. His beer belly was enough to make most middle-aged men feel inferior, giving off the impression of a nouveau riche.

"Uh, sir, who are you?" Jiang Cheng asked, thinking the man also looked like a nouveau riche.

"Sir? Did you call me sir? Call me big brother! ...No, call me Captain!" The man was immediately flustered upon hearing Jiang Cheng call him sir. Wasn’t this insulting? Did he look that old?

"Uh... Captain?" Jiang Cheng was a bit puzzled; why was there suddenly another captain?

"I’m the head of the Special Operations Section of Wu City’s Safety Team. Everyone usually calls me Captain." The balding middle-aged man said.

"Uh, sounds impressive." "Of course!" The balding middle-aged man boasted. "Then why do you look like a nouveau riche?"

"You’re the nouveau riche! Your whole family is nouveau riche! I have a special reason for looking like this! I’m only thirty this year, okay?" The balding middle-aged man said.

Hearing this, Jiang Cheng nearly spat out a mouthful of old blood.

This guy looks fifty, and even then people might say that’s young! And you’re telling me you’re thirty? Do I look that gullible?

"Sir, you must be joking, right? Thirty? I’m only eighteen!" Jiang Cheng said bluntly, feeling the so-called captain was not very reliable. As for this place, although the instruments looked advanced at first glance, in Jiang Cheng’s eyes, they still seemed primitive. This era’s technology level was much lower than he had imagined.

"Alright, you’ll believe it later. Do you know why you were called here this time?" The officer asked.

"Yes, to see if you have any technology that can help me. But it seems like you don’t," Jiang Cheng replied bluntly, showing no mercy to the officer.

The officer didn’t get angry, laughed, and said, "Haha, of course, these things are nothing to someone with your knowledge! The main reason you were called here this time is one thing. Have you ever heard of the Superpower Cultivation Base?" When mentioning the Superpower Cultivation Base, the officer’s expression turned noticeably serious.

"Superpower Cultivation Base? I’ve never heard of it." Jiang Cheng thought carefully and indeed, he had never heard of this term before.

"Superpower Cultivation Base, as the name implies, is used for cultivating superpowers," the officer explained calmly.

"Superpowers?!" Jiang Cheng was a bit surprised. Are there really superpowers in this world?

Evidently seeing the doubt in Jiang Cheng’s eyes, the officer gestured for him to follow and began explaining,

"In the vast world, nothing is too bizarre. Superpowers, of course, exist. A century ago, quite a few superpower users appeared in our region. These users each had different abilities. After a century of development, the world of superpower users has gradually become more standardized, with a complete classification system." The officer paused here as they arrived at another door. Following various verifications, the officer and Jiang Cheng entered.

Here was another laboratory, but this one contained a large container, and inside the container were people! Jiang Cheng was shocked by what he saw. Were they conducting genetic experiments here?

The officer ignored Jiang Cheng’s shocked expression and continued, "Currently, superpower users in the world are roughly divided into three categories: Elemental Superpower Users, Beast Superpower Users, and Body Superpower Users. These three types of users are further divided into innate and acquired superpower users. Innate superpower users are those who awaken their abilities naturally, often born with them, and they awaken to their powers at a certain age. Acquired superpower users, on the other hand, gain abilities through genetic drugs, though the success rate is low, their abilities tend to be stronger than those of innate superpower users."

"Elemental Superpower Users, as the name suggests, can utilize various elements as their own powers. Most are single-type superpower users, though there are exceptions of multi-type users, but they are usually weaker and rarely reach high levels of strength."

"Beast Superpower Users have powers related to various beasts, even transforming into beasts to fight. They often possess strong combat abilities. Whereas Body Superpower Users rely on a part of their body for their powers, such as X-ray vision. The reason this officer has such a large belly is that he himself is a superpower user, and his superpower is his belly! That’s quite an odd one indeed."