Chapter 16: The Gratitude of the Superpowered Beings Is Unpayable

"Where... is this place?"

In City Z, on the streets where neon lights flickered, a crisp female voice echoed.

A woman in classical white attire, holding a sword, suddenly appeared on the city street, looking around with full alertness.

The girl's gaze mixed curiosity about the unknown as she looked at the surrounding high-rise buildings in confusion.

The furnishings, layout, and various creations here were vastly different from his original place.

"I clearly remember taking a nap in the Misty Cloud Pavilion; when I came to my senses, I was here, and now the sky is already bright. Which sect master-level person is playing tricks on a junior with this kind of spatial teleportation method?"

The woman's crisp voice echoed on the empty street, but for a long time afterward, no one responded.

It was early morning; the woman swept her gaze across all directions, and her body almost instantly vanished from the spot without stirring even a ripple.

And at the woman's original position, the surveillance cameras of modern society had faithfully recorded all of this.

In the early morning, Fang Can let out a light yawn.

Because the time difference between the two worlds, he had just been staying up late listening to stories the previous night, and the next moment arrived in the present world at dawn; in a few hours, he would still have to carry his schoolbag to go to school.

As for whether skipping school is okay? Of course not!

The New Nation has extremely strict laws for ordinary citizens; even students skipping class counts as a crime, and without a valid reason for leave, police officers really come to your door to question what you, kid, have been doing.

And if you are that kind of vicious student who continuously skips classes, then congratulations, for the annual Carnival Day, you, kid, just wait to be on the list.

Anyway, for ordinary citizens, the New Nation really treats them like screws, allowing no deviation or transgression whatsoever.

This might also be the reason the Carnival Day could pass so quickly; after all, this is the only excitement during normal times.

This nation, built after the Great Cataclysm, possesses Japan's obsession, America's freedom, North Korea's management, France's backbone, Africa's turmoil, and India's labor laws and academic pressure... gathering the shortcomings of a hundred families; from a description standpoint, there is no error.

Fang Can heard that there seem to be other nations in this world, not just the New Nation alone.

However, due to restrictions on the internet and official documents, even textbooks are not allowed to mention specific content about other nations, so Fang Can has always been in a state of "not even knowing there was a Han Dynasty, let alone the Wei and Jin," and isn't even clear what those nations are called.

Bearing the heavy drowsiness, Fang Can had already washed and dressed neatly before changing back into the uniform of Central City High School.

Feeling the freshness on his body, Fang Can couldn't help but sigh; bathing in the other world is simply not as convenient as in the modern era, and being somewhat fastidious, he always feels he hasn't washed clean.

Lightly shouldering his schoolbag, Fang Can went out, squeezed onto the subway, and headed toward Central City High School along with those office workers.

In Class Three of Gao San, as Fang Can just walked into the classroom, he saw several classmates discussing something fiercely.

After getting closer, he understood that these people were enthusiastically discussing which city was selected as the Carnival city this year and guessing what kind of gameplay would be voted for.

"I voted for Sin Judgment; what did you all vote for?" a student with freckles on his face said cheerfully.

A somewhat chubby boy laughed: "I still prefer unrestricted combat across the whole city; three years ago I discovered that masters are among the common people."

"Fast Pursuit is also okay; I've always known the gameplay, but it has never been voted for."

As several classmates were discussing, seeing Fang Can approach, they smiled and said: "Fang Can, what did you vote for?"

"I didn't choose." Fang Can shook his head and casually deflected: "But if I had to choose, the Human Purge Plan would be quite fun."

Hearing Fang Can's answer, these people all nodded in agreement with Fang Can's taste.

Just as they were chatting casually, accompanied by the ringing of the class bell, the crowd that had just been talking and laughing immediately sobered their expressions and returned to their seats.

Not long after, a middle-aged man holding a lesson plan walked into the classroom.

The first class today is Chinese.

"The class representative, collect the homework assigned in the previous class; now everyone, open your books to page seventeen."

Following the Chinese teacher's words, everyone flipped to the designated page in unison.

"In the previous class, we reviewed the classic article from the Pre-Era, 'Zou Ji Advises the King of Qi to Accept Remonstrance,' and in this class you must listen carefully; it is the key content for the upcoming exam."

Following the Chinese teacher's words, Fang Can saw the content on page seventeen:

"The Gratitude of the Superpowered Beings Is Unpayable, Satellites Struck Down in Earth's Sub-Orbit!"

The Chinese teacher adjusted his glasses: "Now, you all read the content of these two pages together first."

Under the Chinese teacher's command, everyone including Fang Can recited the text of these two pages in unison.

【—Late at night, after handling official duties, F-Superman did not rest...

Facing the attendant's consolation, F-Superman, bearing a weary body, said: "With great power comes great responsibility; we superpowered beings, although possessing superior strength, do not mean we can be lazy."

Speaking thus, F-Superman looked up at the pitch-black night sky and sighed: "If only the entire world could be as peaceful as this night sky."

As the words fell, F-Superman bent down, picked up a pebble from the ground, and threw it into the sky, saying: "Damn enemies!"

In the next moment, the sky suddenly blazed bright; a white line slashed through the pitch-black night sky, illuminating the earth like a falling star.

Facing the attendant's confused gaze, F-Superman explained: "This is a surveillance satellite from other evil nations against us; just now, I used my super strength to shoot it down."

What a good F-Superman! What a good superpower!

The gratitude of the superpowered beings is unpayable, the superpowered beings'...】

Inside the classroom, Fang Can, following the whole class preparing for the exam, began seriously reviewing this knowledge already learned once.

And on the other side, with the outbreak of the energy tide, the New Nation had secretly entered a state of emergency alert.

In the hundreds of cities of the entire New Nation, all cities near the energy tide were strictly conducting investigations.

With the spread of the modern society's information network and the convergence of various messages, within just a few hours of investigation, the irregularities were quickly detected.

Inside the Dragon Group of the New Nation, composed entirely of superpowered beings, a middle-aged man with a scar on his face looked at the gathered data.

His right hand lightly tapped the wooden table, his gaze fixed on the video clip before him.

During this period, more than a dozen humans wearing ancient costumes, with different clothing, appearance, age, and gender, had suddenly appeared within the surveillance range at the moment the energy tide erupted.

Thinking of a certain hypothesis, the middle-aged man couldn't help twitching the corner of his mouth: "Twin worlds? Does such a thing really exist? Interesting, truly interesting."

Thinking this, the middle-aged man spoke: "Send the Dragon Group people on a trip; capture all these... humans in the video."

(End of this chapter)