Real Use (Chapter 144)
Ye Sheng stared in astonishment at the dazzling fireworks in the sky, never expecting that special abilities could be used like this!
At this moment, she felt like Granny Liu wandering through the Grand View Garden, finding everything new and fascinating.
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Beside her, Gu Luoyu slightly lifted her crimson eyes, casually glancing at the scene.
She wasn’t surprised by the fact that a potion-enhanced esper was using their powers to attract customers to a beef restaurant.
The potion-enhanced espers who had been taken away by the base authorities a few days ago had been released after a short training period.
Although they were supposedly assigned to suitable positions, important roles in the base were out of the question. Other positions were also already filled… Unless their abilities were exceptionally outstanding, they wouldn’t receive preferential treatment.
Most potion-enhanced espers would be sent to work in grassroots positions. Like the one in front of them, who was likely doing a side job to attract customers to the restaurant…
At this stage, the base authorities didn’t interfere and had even relaxed restrictions.
The main goal was to promote the transformation potion.
Therefore, potion-enhanced espers would soon become common, seen everywhere… Compared to psychic ability Espers, the number of those enhanced by potion would be significantly higher.
Once the base’s population generally accepted the transformation potion, the authorities would surely gather all the potion-enhanced espers and establish a specialized department to manage them centrally.
Hmph.
It seems the officials have realized that the crisis is unavoidable. Since they can’t escape it, they’ll have to face it head-on.
Other new regulations will follow soon.
However…
Even potion-enhanced espers are being treated as combat forces, and Espers are at the forefront. espers like her, who are in a “loose” state, won’t escape being temporarily conscripted when the time comes.
Tch, how annoying.
As Gu Luoyu was feeling irritated, the super-powered smartwatch on her wrist vibrated slightly.
When she discreetly lit up the screen to check the message, it was from Han Lingyue, the leader of Esper Squad 1, whom she had met by chance a few days ago.
The base’s resources were tilted toward Espers, let alone Han Lingyue, who was the leader of Esper Squad 1 and had privileges.
It wasn’t surprising that she could find Gu Luoyu’s super-powered smartwatch contact information.
And Gu Luoyu didn’t refuse the friend request. From the moment she saw Han Lingyue, she knew her identity couldn’t be hidden… because Han Lingyue’s Psychic abilities were stronger than hers, leaving her nowhere to hide.
This was normal.
After all, Han Lingyue’s age spoke for itself. An Esper who had lived for decades more was not to be underestimated.
Fortunately, Han Lingyue belonged to the neutral faction and even had a favorable impression of Gu Luoyu, so she wouldn’t report her to the base authorities. Therefore, adding her as a friend wasn’t a big deal.
Or perhaps, there might even be unexpected benefits.
[Lingyue] : Do you want to restore your identity? The base will have a major operation soon. To avoid being temporarily conscripted into other teams, joining Esper Squad 1 is the best choice. You know I’m not a harsh person.
[Lingyue]: A few years ago, because of interference from those old fools, you didn’t join Team 1. Now that you’ve reappeared, no one will stop you… Rather than wasting your life in the safe zone, why not come fight in the wilderness with us?
After adding Gu Luoyu as a friend, Han Lingyue hadn’t interacted with her until now. This was the first message she had sent.
Seeing this, Gu Luoyu pondered for a moment before replying.
[When will the base be destroyed?] : Let’s talk about it later.
After replying, Gu Luoyu turned off her watch and didn’t pay any more attention.
Although Han Lingyue had provided important information, Gu Luoyu didn’t want to join any ability team or become a pawn of the base authorities. She preferred to fight freely.
Even though she believed the base was doomed, it wasn’t the time yet. For now, Gu Luoyu just wanted to continue playing hide-and-seek.
Besides, Ye Sheng’s abilities didn’t allow her to enter dangerous areas, so they would have to wait a bit longer…
“Wow, these potion-enhanced espers are something. So practical.”
After the virtual fireworks above the beef restaurant faded, Ye Sheng finally reluctantly withdrew her gaze, muttering to herself. Then she grabbed Gu Luoyu’s arm and continued walking.
But the topic didn’t stray far from the potion-enhanced espers.
Ye Sheng tilted her head and looked at Gu Luoyu, sighing as she said, “Although the transformation potion has a high fatality rate, many ability users survive. They probably won’t all be assigned to base positions, right? Will they set up special teams like the ability squads in the future?”
“Maybe?”
Compared to Ye Sheng’s chatter, Gu Luoyu remained taciturn.
Seeing Ye Sheng pout in disapproval, as if accusing her of being perfunctory, Gu Luoyu smiled helplessly and continued, “They will definitely establish departments related to potion-enhanced espers, but forming special teams… probably not. However, the base will likely introduce new regulations soon. We’ll see then.”
As the two spoke, they encountered a few more potion-enhanced espers casually using their special abilities on the street, attracting many ordinary onlookers.
This made the potion-enhanced espers quite proud, and they redoubled their efforts to showcase their powers.
However, using special abilities consumed stamina, and they couldn’t sustain it for long. As a result, while they wanted to show off, they soon turned pale, their bodies trembling uncontrollably, so weak they wished they could just lie down and pass away.
Seeing nothing more to marvel at, the crowd quickly dispersed.
With potion-enhanced espers wandering the streets every day, people had become familiar with special abilities.
They weren’t too surprised anymore.
Seeing this, Ye Sheng was speechless. At least hold on a little longer!
No wonder potion-enhanced espers couldn’t compare to Espers, it was like heaven and earth.
Thinking of the agility points she had gained from opening the surprise gift pack, which had unlocked her evasion skill, Ye Sheng immediately puffed out her chest, her black eyes filled with arrogance. Hehe, she had become a master of dodging, her life now a bit more secure!
(^▽^)
Next, she needed to accumulate more lottery points, hoping to draw more good stuff!
As long as it made her stronger, that was enough.
Preferably some active attack skills… bombs were out of the question, as she already had plenty and could use them for a while.
However, obtaining lottery points wasn’t easy.
Unlike base points, which could be earned by completing tasks, lottery points had to be exchanged… Whether it was energy stones, weapons and equipment, or other rare flora and fauna, all could be traded for lottery points.
Like the Black Jade Lotus she had obtained last time, which not only upgraded her Psychic soothing ability but could also be exchanged for a ton of lottery points.
So…They still had to go on wilderness expeditions!
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She had thought that after completing this mission and earning 1.5 million base points, she could live comfortably in the base for a while.
But there was no time for a peaceful rest!
If she wanted to grow stronger, she had to be brave.
And diligent.
Thinking this, Ye Sheng sighed softly, then wondered how to discuss with Gu Luoyu about going on another wilderness trip soon.
‘Buzz buzz buzz’
Just as Ye Sheng was struggling with how to bring it up, the super-powered smartwatch on her wrist rang. When she lit up the screen, she immediately saw a message from Mo Lin.
[Wilderness Know-It-All] : Sister Ye, have you seen the new regulations the base released? They’re actually allowing people to form combat teams now. In the past, that was a privilege exclusive to the base authorities!!!