Chapter 150: Second-generation Insight, Su Yuanshan!

"This Ericte..."

In a meeting room at the Special Affairs Group headquarters, Chang Jinze watched the reprinted long post from Ericte on the Dream Forum, and couldn't help shaking his head, "He lost his own Golden Talent, so he fully exposed the Golden Talent."

"I can understand." Sitting opposite Chang Jinze was a man wearing half-frame glasses, looking rather refined; he pushed up his glasses, a faint smile on his face, "Putting myself in his shoes, I probably would have done the same."

"Publicizing the effect of the Soul Fusion Talent was to take revenge on Matsuzaka Shiki, who killed him; publicizing the effect of the Spirit Ascension Talent was to give players who later obtain this Talent a hot potato."

"What about Ericte's publicized Insight Talent effect?" Chang Jinze glanced at the man before him, his eyes filling with more sympathy, "You could say you've suffered an undeserved disaster."

That night, although the Special Affairs Group was fully prepared, the first round of draws ended in total failure, failing to draw Insight.

Special Affairs Group members who only obtained Blue or lower talents immediately restarted, re-entered the Dream World, and tried to reach the nearest Longmen Camp; with the help of other Special Affairs Group personnel in the camp, they conducted a second round of draws, finally obtaining it.

The bespectacled man before him was precisely that lucky member, and a longtime colleague of Chang Jinze.

Su Yuanshan, before joining the Special Affairs Group, was a well-known criminal investigator in the entire Criminal Investigation Department, nicknamed "Four-Eyed Fox."

"Not really." Su Yuanshan shook his head slightly, his expression calm, showing no anger at the exposure of his newly acquired Golden Talent that he had barely used a few times, "Ericte should have guessed the Special Affairs Group's actions after killing Kangni, and guessed that Insight is in our hands."

"Come to think of it, we are actually the reason he died at Matsuzaka Shiki's hands."

"So... it's not exactly an undeserved disaster."

"Besides, you don't need to worry." Su Yuanshan glanced at Chang Jinze, "Insight differs from other talents; even if I openly tell you its effect, you'll still be unable to defend against it."

Chang Jinze fell into thought, "It seems you're quite satisfied with this talent."

"Not bad." Su Yuanshan nodded, "There are nine Golden Talents, and a few of their specific effects remain unclear, but I think this one is the most suitable for me."

"It may not be useful right away, but it will inevitably become the key that shifts the balance of the game."

"The player named Kangni didn't fully unleash its advantage, but I won't make that mistake."

"On that point, I'm quite certain." Thinking of the previous Insight Talent owner he himself had killed, Chang Jinze nodded in agreement.

That guy was at most a bit clever, capable of doing something like blindly rushing to Ericte, showing he had no great wisdom to speak of.

And this Insight Talent belongs exclusively to the wise.

Only by stringing together every seemingly ordinary clue to exert its maximum effect can a wise person who shifts the board fully utilize this Golden Talent.

Fortunately, Su Yuanshan before him possesses that confidence and ability.

"The higher-ups intend for us to team up." Chang Jinze spoke slowly, "Soon Luo will help me find the missing rare-type resource; timing it, by the time I advance to Elite rank, I'll be able to meet you in the Dream World just right."

"Good." Su Yuanshan nodded slightly, then suddenly said, "There's a female player named Yueli beside Luo; during your operation, you had close contact with her—any discoveries?"

"Yueli?" Chang Jinze thought of the girl who always followed Luo, casually replied, "Besides being strong, there's nothing particularly special about her, right?"

Hearing that, Su Yuanshan couldn't help sighing and shaking his head.

"What's wrong?" Seeing Su Yuanshan's expression, Chang Jinze frowned, "What's special about the player named Yueli?"

Su Yuanshan didn't answer but countered, "Earlier Luo proactively came to you to frankly state his talent; later you asked him again whether his talent was Pray Life, and he also proved it, right?"

"Right." Chang Jinze couldn't help glancing at Su Yuanshan, "Do you still suspect him of being a Pray Life Talent owner? But what does that have to do with your asking about Yueli?"

"I don't think Luo is a Pray Life Talent owner." Su Yuanshan pushed up his glasses, "But in the process of stating his talent, he often unconsciously avoids mentioning Pray Life."

"That's a manifestation of being quite familiar with the effect of the Pray Life Talent."

"You mean... Yueli?" Chang Jinze's eyes widened involuntarily, his gaze toward Su Yuanshan gaining a hint of surprise.

He who had directly conversed with Qin Chuan found no clue at all, but Su Yuanshan merely looked up their chat records afterward and discovered traces.

The gap between them is this huge?

"Moreover, I think Qin Chuan also has a certain possibility of being a Golden Talent whose effect we don't know." Su Yuanshan spoke calmly, "Because when facing you, he displayed a posture of equality, meaning he didn't overly value your Holy Land."

"Normally, if one's own talent isn't Golden, they wouldn't behave that way."

"Perhaps it's because he daily interacts with Pray Life Talent owners and has grown accustomed to it?" Chang Jinze voiced his thought.

Su Yuanshan's previous inference was sound and well-founded, but he doesn't quite agree with this one.

"So I say there's a certain possibility." Su Yuanshan showed a thoughtful expression, "His talent can locate rare-type resources, but that alone isn't enough."

"If Luo can, using his talent, obtain the Hall Crystal and be the first to advance his Spirit Beast to Hall Tier, then I can be certain his talent is a Golden Talent unknown to us."

"Golden Talent..." Chang Jinze fell silent.

Although online speculation claims both Luo and Yueli possess Golden Talents, he has always felt that's impossible.

Because, according to their past trajectories, when the rankings first appeared, they were already traveling together as companions.

Both drawing Golden Talents at the same time?

How minuscule that probability is.

And now, even Su Yuanshan thinks so, he can't help but start doubting.

"When Luo gives you the rare-type resource, you can slightly leak some key information to him." Su Yuanshan glanced at the contemplative Chang Jinze.

"In Ericte's account, Matsuzaka Shiki used Teleport to lure out his third talent, then the next day, while his third talent was still on cooldown, he killed him."

"His ability to defeat Ericte hinges on Teleport."

"Matsuzaka Shiki, a famed player on the Slaughter Ranking, one day halted his killing spree and rushed straight to Ericte."

"That day Ericte publicly provoked Matsuzaka Shiki in a livestream, but that wasn't the true reason for his change."

"The true reason is that he killed a player with Teleport Talent."

"What?" Chang Jinze's pupils contracted sharply.

He knew all this information.

But knowing is knowing; trying to connect the dots is extremely difficult.

As Su Yuanshan's reasoning unfolded, a terrifying guess involuntarily arose in his mind.

Su Yuanshan spoke again.

"The true third-effect of the Soul Fusion Talent is to use the talent of the player he killed."

"So…"

"The current Matsuzaka Shiki can use the Spirit Ascension Talent effect."

(End of chapter)