My dream connects to three thousand years later.

Chapter 14 Nuwa No. 17

However, Li Kang remained calm, stepped inside, turned the bathroom faucet three times to the left, and then turned on the water. No water dripped from the faucet.

The wall at the end of the toilet made a heavy scraping sound as it gradually revealed a downward stone passage.

After taking a couple of steps in the stone passage, Chu Zhu sensed something was wrong. She knocked hard on the wall and found it was metal.
As Chu Zhu pondered, she walked to the bottom, where a brilliant light shone.

This is a massive room that shimmers with a metallic sheen, reminiscent of a secret base from a science fiction novel. From the walls to the ceiling and floor, everything is constructed of silvery-white metal.

Even though there were no lights, it appeared very bright, as if the silver metal was glowing.

The room was extremely spacious, with doors around it and some instruments placed in the corners.

"Welcome to the Third Base of the Commandery in Jinghai City!" Li Kang turned around, bowed slightly, and asked with an extremely serious expression, "Azhu, how did you become a cultivator at the first level of Body Refinement?"

"I don't know! I just came to catch up with you, and then you brought me here." Chu Zhu spread his hands, looking completely innocent. His acting skills, honed through countless replays, were ridiculously good; he was the kind of actor who could easily rise to the top of the political arena if he were reborn in ancient times.

The crude brute naturally wouldn't notice anything amiss, but he didn't need to. Li Kang grabbed Chu Zhu's wrist.

"Do you think I'm joking? Do you know what the changes in your life mean? Although I don't know why the radar alarm didn't detect you until you sneaked into the police station... the root cause of your situation is an extremely terrifying contamination! It could very well lead to the deaths of countless people... huh?"

Li Kang heavily fastened a metal wristband to Chu Zhu's forearm, and at that moment, the metallic wall projected an illusory image out of thin air.

A large amount of data flows through it, eventually summarizing into two rows.

"Physical Strength: 5.8 (First Stage of Body Refinement)"

Pollution level: 0

Li Kang: "???"

At this moment, Li Kang felt as if he had seen a ghost.

"Impossible! That doesn't make sense. Is it broken?" Li Kang took off the metal wristband and fastened it to his wrist.

Physical Strength: 39.6 (Second Stage of Body Refinement)

"Pollution level: 38.9! (Extremely dangerous)"

Li Kang: "???"

"It's not broken!" Li Kang couldn't understand.

Chu Zhu sensed something was amiss and had a guess in her mind, but she maintained a blank expression on the surface. "So, can you tell me what exactly happened?"

“…Alright.” Li Kang was silent for a while, then said with a wry smile, “Others might not be able to, but as for you right now…to put it simply, you believe that there are people in this world who possess unimaginable power…Oh, you probably already do! Let’s move on to the next topic.”

"The power of our existence originates from a very ominous entity, or something else entirely, that we cannot comprehend!"

Chu Zhu nodded calmly. It's just nuclear radiation, right? That's easy to understand... As for why it's considered unlucky, if you're exposed to nuclear radiation, it would be a miracle if you could stay safe!

"We've sealed off everything about that. We don't allow ordinary people to access it, or even understand it! If any ordinary person does learn about it, they'll gather in our lobby, forming a map and radar markers. We'll find them based on the coordinates shared on the tablet and erase all memories of the supernatural from their minds! Only those with supernatural abilities are qualified to know the inside story." Chu Zhu: "..."

That's outrageous! This technology is a bit too dark... So this is the fundamental reason why he has never had any memories of supernatural powers? No matter what the reason was, if he did have them, he would be marked and then have his memories erased!
However, it seems he was only caught after entering the police station this time... Therefore, even if a superhuman is an unofficial superhuman, they will not be marked if they know the inside story of superhumans.

“However, because we came into contact with that ominous power, our bodies are tainted by pollution. This pollution is absolutely impossible to eliminate; it can only be suppressed! But why are you…” Li Kang looked Chu Zhu up and down repeatedly, his eyes revealing shock and confusion.

Chu Zhu was no stranger to this emotion... wasn't it just a collapse of one's worldview?

Therefore, countless thoughts flashed through Chu Zhu's mind, and he basically confirmed that the source of his extraordinary power was nuclear radiation. As for why he hadn't been exposed to nuclear radiation... it would be strange if he had! He had already reset everything.

The only thing I can't understand is why ordinary people without supernatural powers would also be detected? Logically, if they hadn't been exposed to nuclear radiation, they should be fine…

“However,” Chu Zhu said thoughtfully, drawing on his extensive reading of novels in the real world, “are you going to forcefully invite me to join the official organization next? And then I’ll have to play along with you…”

"What are you dreaming about?" Li Kang interrupted Chu Zhu. "No, it's not impossible for you to join us, but you have to take the civil service exam next door first! Once you pass the exam and get into the department, then I can transfer you into my department! Yes, even if you're a cultivator, it's still the same. Do you really think joining the civil service is that easy? Mr. Zhu, I know you have an unusual status in the various shantytown redevelopment areas, but the official system doesn't recognize that!"

"Do you know how high the unemployment rate is right now? Do you know how many people are vying for a single civil service position? I remember the exam three days ago, there were only three positions, and a whopping 6,700 people applied! All of them were top students. You think you can just take one position with your words? Even if you did, you wouldn't succeed! If I really agreed to your request, the city governor would kill me."

"The highest level of authority I have is to recruit you as an auxiliary police officer!"

Chu Zhu: "?"

No, although he didn't actually intend to join the official organization immediately... but since he's already a superhuman, he still has to take an exam to join!

I can't stand it any longer.

"Alright, although I don't know why! But the situation is, you haven't been contaminated... Hmm, please register in a moment, that is, tell me why you became so powerful! How did you embark on..."

"I don't know." Chu Zhu reverted to her old ways.

“…Fine.” After a brief silence, Li Kang sighed deeply, desperately pulling at his hair. “I’ll write the report! Okay, that’s all for you. Why did you come to me? You can get lost after you’ve finished speaking!”

So cold and heartless? Chu Zhu found it hilarious. He had already prepared himself to commit suicide if he couldn't escape! And now… you want to join the official team? Sigh, first you have to compete with over six thousand top students…

"Um, could I wander around here a bit more? By the way, is this also an ancient ruin?" Chu Zhu asked cautiously.

"I knew it!" Li Kang hesitated for a long time, then sighed to the heavens, "Consider it a debt I owe you!"

then……

Although Chu Zhu's expression remained unchanged, ripples appeared in his eyes, indirectly revealing that his inner emotions were not calm.

Chu Zhu clearly heard Li Kang utter a familiar phrase: "Nuwa No. 17!"

"I'm here," a gentle voice followed. And this gentle voice... was in Chinese.

(End of this chapter)