Yue Bay District.
When Yang Fan stepped inside his home, he couldn't wait to activate the Soul Stealing Wisp and brought up the attribute panel.
He silently chanted: "Activate the superpower 'Spiritual Language'!"
Yang Fan immediately felt a strange coldness in his mind, as if a bucket of ice water had been poured on him.
He shook his head: "Is this the feeling of awakening a superpower? It feels like water got into my brain, really strange!"
A few seconds later.
The coldness vanished.
The mark of the Soul Stealing Wisp cooled slightly.
A stream of information popped into Yang Fan's mind.
His expression became a bit subtle: "Huangmao seems to have completely misunderstood the application of the superpower."
From what happened in the market, Huangmao seemed to treat it as an "Intimidation" ability, using it to do some petty misdeeds.
Yang Fan suddenly realized: "So people with awakened superpowers don't actually know the specific effects of the superpowers and need to slowly figure them out."
When the Soul Stealing Wisp activates a superpower, this treasure not only identifies it as a low-grade mental superpower but also provides a detailed explanation of the superpower's effects.
"Spiritual Language:
"Construct a spiritual energy bridge and establish a mind link with the target.
"Once successfully constructed, the target will become your companion and be willing to serve you.
"If the target's mental level is strong or has a strong sense of resistance, the superpower will fail.
"If the practitioner's spiritual power is weaker than the target's, the practitioner will suffer a backlash; otherwise, the target will be subjected to a spirit shock.
"Suggestion:
"Small animals have lower intelligence and are suitable as targets."
The Soul Stealing Wisp even thoughtfully provides a suggestion that it can only succeed on small animals.
Of course, Huangmao targeted his peers, so he always failed.
This guy is also a superpower user, with mental levels higher than ordinary people. The target is subjected to a spirit shock, which looks like it's intimidated.
Yang Fan sincerely exclaimed: "Curiosities truly are great things; if there's a chance in the future, I must collect a few more."
He thought for a moment and set a goal: "At least five pieces!"
Yang Fan started looking at the attribute panel.
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[Attributes]
Physical Value: 6.3
Spirit Value: 7.9
[Superpower]
Spiritual Language: Activated, low-grade mental superpower, current evolution level at 1%.
[Energy]
Spiritual Source Value: 0.2
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Compared to before.
The spirit value increased by 0.5 points.
This should be a side effect of activating the mental superpower.
Yang Fan saw "evolution level 1%" and curved his lips: "This is good news; as long as the spiritual source value is sufficient, the superpower can also evolve."
As for the remaining 0.2 spiritual source value, he thought for a moment and decided to keep it for emergencies.
Moving on.
Yang Fan thought of something: "If I don't recruit a group of companions, doesn't activating the Spiritual Language superpower go to waste?"
His gaze drifted outside the window, pondering which animal to choose as a companion.
A few seconds passed.
A small black dot flew over the community, entering Yang Fan's sight.
It was a drone.
Months ago, due to frequent disasters, society had a faint undercurrent of turmoil.
In all cities across the Great Xia, drones began to be heavily deployed for patrols.
Linjiang City was no exception.
The Yue Bay District where he lived was visited by drones several times a day, sometimes even more than ten times.
Yang Fan watched the drone fly away, and a sudden answer formed in his heart: "The best companions are definitely birds!"
Birds fly fast, see far, and aren't restricted by terrain. They are naturally the best sentinels.
He made up his mind and immediately took action.
First, he took a porcelain bowl, filled it halfway with rice, and placed it on the balcony.
Although the balcony had a safety net, the gaps were large, not affecting birds flying in.
Yang Fan also pulled the curtains to avoid the birds seeing someone inside the house, not daring to come close.
The curtain left a gap for him to quietly observe the outside activity.
Ten minutes later.
It remained quiet outside the window.
Yang Fan, feeling bored, started browsing the news on his phone.
A while later.
The news app suddenly popped up with an alert.
"Breaking! The Great Xia Supreme Council will hold a press conference at 7 PM tonight..."
"Buzz!"
The phone vibrated.
A text message also arrived.
The content was the same: "… Chief Governor Gongsun Minghe will deliver the 'Letter to All Citizens of Great Xia,' please make sure to watch on time."
Yang Fan's heart skipped a beat: "Great Xia is finally taking action."
He looked at the words "letter to all citizens" and sighed: "Tonight is probably going to witness history."
Worldwide, some countries have already taken action, but they are all small countries, as their smaller size means they can adapt quickly.
On Canglan Star, the total population is 12.6 billion, with countries having populations over 500 million, including Great Xia, totaling seven.
Great Xia is the most populated among them, and also the first to take action.
At that moment.
A soft noise came from outside the window.
The noise was very faint, impossible to hear for ordinary people.
Having added several Spiritual Source Points, Yang Fan's hearing was more acute and he heard it clearly.
By the way.
He previously estimated that the average physical Value for adult men aged eighteen to forty is approximately 4.4-4.6.
His physical Value is 6.3, making his physical condition significantly stronger than the average person.
At this moment,
Yang Fan peeked through the gap in the curtains and discovered a pitch-black bird standing on the windowsill.
It was staring at the rice grains in the ceramic bowl while occasionally glancing around, appearing very cautious.
He was slightly surprised: "It's actually a crow! With so many sparrows in Linjiang City, I thought it would attract sparrows."
Yang Fan thought for a moment and understood the reason.
This is evidently related to the Red Lightning.
Crows are omnivorous birds, with carrion also part of their diet besides grains, berries, and insects.
Red Lightning caused a major blackout, leading to rotten meat in the refrigerators of residents being thrown into trash bins, which attracted the crows.
Yang Fan made a decision in his heart: "Crows seem to have pretty good intelligence, having a few crows as partners isn't bad."
He cautiously stood up, inching toward the balcony.
The effective range of the Spiritual Language Superpower is currently less than three meters, requiring him to move behind the curtain and ensure he doesn't startle the crow.
Yang Fan spent ten seconds smoothly moving behind the curtain.
Through the gap, he glanced at the crow and clapped his hands with a "snap."
The crow instantly turned its head to look over.
Human and crow's eyes met.
To successfully use Spiritual Language, there's one essential condition — visual contact between both parties.
It must be said that the saying "the eyes are the window to the soul" has some truth to it.
At this moment.
A gleam flickered in Yang Fan's eyes.
He clearly sensed an invisible link forming between himself and the crow, feeling like he touched the crow's soul.
This was a truly magical sensation.
"Caw!"
The crow called out.
Yang Fan discerned a sense of closeness in its call and immediately broke into a wide smile.
Success!
This crow became his first partner!
"Swish!"
Yang Fan swiftly drew the curtains aside.
Had it been another bird, it would have been scared away by the noise.
The crow flapped its wings in surprise but still stood its ground, curiously observing the human in front of it.
Accordingly, Yang Fan gave a name full of rustic charm: "You're as black as charcoal; from now on, you'll be called Da Hei, okay?"
Using the invisible bridge of Spiritual Language, he knew the crow completely understood his words.
"Caw!"
The crow called once more.
It had already accepted this decidedly unremarkable name.
Yang Fan then instructed, "Crows are social birds, bring the other crows over."
"Caw!"
Da Hei responded with a call.
This crow partner took flight, heading towards the east side of the community.
The effect of the crow partners was surprisingly good.
Before long.
Six crows lined up eating fruits, standing in neat order on the windowsill, demonstrating extraordinary obedience.
Their names were equally simple and straightforward, ranged from Da Hei to Liu Hei, all black.
Yang Fan issued the first command: "Jump!"
Six crows jumped in unison.
Yang Fan issued the second command: "Squat!"
The crows squatted in perfect synchronization.
Yang Fan couldn't help but show admiration: "Indeed a superpower!"
Even the best bird trainers might not achieve this through years of training with crows.
But after learning the superpower, he accomplished it effortlessly.
Yang Fan rubbed his forehead, muttering: "Feeling a bit dizzy, apparently my current spiritual level only supports six crow partners."
He pointed to the rice: "Eat!"
Six crows immediately gathered, pecking at the rice grains.
Watching this scene, Yang Fan had a sudden thought: "Having become a distinguished superpower user, should I give myself a nickname?"
He stroked his chin, smiling: "Let's call myself 'Mr. Spirit Crows'."
*
Shangjing City.
Inside a secret base.
The routine of Mermaid's lecture time had come again.
As it was about to end.
General Lou suddenly asked a question: "Miss Jana, is there a way to transfer someone's superpower to another person?"
This statement was quite tactful.
But the underlying implication was ruthless — seizing superpowers!
Mermaid scoffed: "You Great Xia people think too highly of yourselves."
She briefly explained: "According to the research of our Mei Jia Civilization, superpowers are essentially a part of the soul that has undergone mutation. Seizing someone's superpower is equivalent to forcibly merging souls.
"The only outcome of doing so is that the soul of the recipient falls into chaos, either completely breaking down or turning into an ignoramus."
General Lou pressed on: "Why cannot two different souls be merged?"
Mermaid replied: "Every soul possesses unique traits, the differences between two traits are akin to the distinction between oil and water."
General Lou's face was quite thick-skinned, nodding nonchalantly: "I understand, thank you very much for your explanation."
He knew well that Mei Jia Civilization must have conducted related research and found it impossible, or else Mermaid wouldn't be so articulate.
It was rather hypocritical of Miss Jana to mock the Great Xia people's wild ideas. Isn't this a case of the pot calling the kettle black?!
Hypocrisy!