AITAMITB Chapter 44

Yu Youmin and the two captains exchanged glances.

“This is just a matter of time,” he said. “Miss Shen can take a look at the statistical charts we’ve compiled over the years. The number of superhumans has been steadily increasing. The ratio of superhumans to ordinary people, from the initial one in ten thousand when our Night Walkers were first established, has now become one in a thousand. Sooner or later, this matter will be laid out for everyone to see.”

This was a well-known fact throughout the entire superhuman world.

Over the years, the number of superhumans has been increasing continuously. Although their numbers were still small compared to ordinary people, and many awakened superpowers were very weak—some to the extent that the individuals themselves couldn’t even detect the additional superhuman energy—based on the statistical data from various countries, the global number of superhumans was indeed increasing.

Yu Youmin understood what Shen Zhifei was worried about. He continued, “Since the establishment of the Night Walkers, we’ve been prepared for the possibility of superhumans being exposed to ordinary people. We have numerous contingency plans in place, Miss Shen, you can rest assured.”

Shen Zhifei nodded, and after discussing some other matters, she finally allowed Zhao Xiaokui to sign the contract.

From now on, in addition to her superhuman ID, Zhao Xiaokui will also have a Night Walker ID.

However, if she wanted to participate in missions, Zhao Xiaokui would have to undergo a three-month training program.

Firstly, despite her exceptional talent and enviable superhuman abilities, before gaining her powers, she was just an ordinary person.

Secondly, there were many specialized Night Walker equipment that required special training to operate.

“So, I won’t see my dear Shen Zhifei for three months?”

Zhao Xiaokui, who hadn’t even thought about this, looked at Su Mingyue with a pleading expression, hoping she would say otherwise.

Su Mingyue smiled and shook her head, dispelling her hopeful imagination. “This is necessary to become a Night Walker and to better protect yourself during future missions.”

Even on this matter, Shen Zhifei didn’t advocate for leniency; instead, she hoped the training would be strict.

She couldn’t distance Zhao Xiaokui from the supernatural world; in fact, she had also stepped into it. So, she could only hope that Zhao Xiaokui would become stronger before facing the potential dangers that might come in the future.

Since Zhao Xiaokui had decided to join the Night Walkers, the base had already started preparing her training program. As long as Zhao Xiaokui nodded, the training could begin at any time.

Su Mingyue suggested that Zhao Xiaokui could go back and rest for two days before starting the training. However, this suggestion was promptly rejected.

Early death or late death, it didn’t matter. Why wait anxiously for a late death?

She decisively stated that if possible, she was ready to start the training today.

The sooner the training finished, the sooner she could leave.

At the entrance of the base, Zhao Xiaokui, who unexpectedly found herself unable to leave once she arrived, bid farewell to Shen Zhifei.

Holding Shen Zhifei’s hand, she playfully performed, “Fei Fei, you must wait for me. Don’t marry someone else. I’ll transform myself well inside, and I’ll definitely come out to marry you.”

Clearly, it was just training, but she made it sound like she was going to prison.

Shen Zhifei: “…”

She continued, “When I’m shooting for V, I’ll come to pick you up.”

It had been agreed before that Zhao Xiaokui would continue her work in the entertainment industry. Since she wasn’t an actress and didn’t require long periods, she could participate in missions at any time. However, in return, the official side had to provide her with sufficient public support.

When this matter was brought up, even Yu Youmin couldn’t help but want to laugh. “We, Night Walkers, have indeed collaborated with some celebrities before, but having a celebrity join us is a first.”

When Shen Zhifei was driving away, Zhao Xiaokui held a tissue that she seemed to have randomly pulled out from somewhere, waving it in her hand with a distressed expression. Those who didn’t know might think that this parting meant they would never see each other again.

“Is it necessary?” The straightforward guy, Gou Rixin, couldn’t understand the girl’s delicate emotions at all. He casually commented, “Three months isn’t a long time, and in between, when you go out for advertising, you can still meet, right?”

Zhao Xiaokui gave him a resentful look. “Uncle Gou, you’re a single dog; you wouldn’t understand.”

“Uncle” Gou: “…”

What’s wrong with being a single dog? Single dogs can eat your dog food!

Gou Rixin went to Lin Bai for consolation with a bitter heart.

Lin Bai: “…”

Lin Bai didn’t even want to bother with him.

However, Zhao Xiaokui’s distress only lasted for about five minutes. After Su Mingyue invited her to tour the base, she immediately became lively.

Although the Night Walkers’ base was underground, it had a gym, a swimming pool, and a climbing wall. The indoor swimming pool, in particular, was long and deep, resembling an aquarium in a marine museum. How they achieved this underground was anyone’s guess.

“Can I go swimming here?” Zhao Xiaokui asked with sparkling eyes.

Since returning to the human world, she hadn’t been in the water properly.

Although Shen Zhifei said she would take her to the suburban property, it was too far away. If they lived there, Shen Zhifei’s daily commuting time would at least triple. Zhao Xiaokui would rather soak herself in the bathtub.

But Zhao Xiaokui didn’t want to go to the gym or the public swimming pool.

In front of so many people, it was challenging for her to enjoy the pleasure of being in the water freely.

Su Mingyue said with profound meaning, “If you have the time.”

They toured the training area of the Night Walkers, and Zhao Xiaokui was amazed by the numerous devices.

Occasionally, they would encounter members of the Night Walkers in training. Su Mingyue’s popularity within the Night Walkers was evident, as people recognized her along the way, greeting her.

Of course, some people were curious about why Zhao Xiaokui was there.

Internal information within the Night Walkers wasn’t widely circulated. Each squad had heavy responsibilities and was busy with missions, so not everyone knew that Zhao Xiaokui was also a superhuman and had joined the Night Walkers.

However, this didn’t stop the sweaty and enthusiastic Night Walkers from recognizing Zhao Xiaokui and boldly approaching her for an autograph.

At such times, Zhao Xiaokui would always say, “Of course, do you want a ‘to’ signature?”

Many people didn’t know Zhao Xiaokui, but they had almost all heard her songs. Following the crowd and conforming to the majority was one of human nature’s characteristics, and becoming a superhuman didn’t change that.

After signing for a couple of people, more individuals quickly gathered.

A middle-aged man in his forties or fifties, drenched in sweat from the treadmill, held a notebook and handed over a pink Kate cat neutral pen. “Miss Zhao, my daughter loves your songs, and her room is filled with your posters. She’s a senior in high school this year and hopes you can write a few words of blessing for her.”

“Me too.”

Finally, seeing more and more people approaching, Su Mingyue had to step in and stop them. “Go back to training, the young lady just arrived today. Don’t scare her away. There will be plenty of opportunities for autographs in the future.”

“They are all quite friendly,” Zhao Xiaokui remarked as they left.

She could feel the goodwill of these people.

Su Mingyue said, “Nightwalkers are a group of violent individuals. You’ll understand when you see more of them. Let me take you to our research area.”

The atmosphere in the research area was completely different from the training area.

One was lively, the other quiet. One was passionate and energetic, the other mature and steady.

Researchers in white coats moved through the equipment room with focused expressions. As they passed by the window, almost no one lifted their heads to look in the direction of Zhao Xiaokui and Su Mingyue.

“This is the plant research lab, this is the animal research lab, and here is the microbiology research lab…”

Su Mingyue gave Zhao Xiaokui a simple introduction as they walked. Passing through a corridor, Zhao Xiaokui noticed many stacked slabs outside and curiously asked, “What are these?”

“This is the relic research lab. By the way, you don’t know what relics are, do you?”

Su Mingyue led her to the relic research lab. “Usually, we believe that human civilization originated tens of thousands of years ago and went through three revolutions: cognitive, agricultural, and technological, to reach where we are today. However, based on excavations and discoveries of ancient relics around the world, we have evidence suggesting that there was an even older civilization before our human civilization. Unlike us, the dominant force in this civilization was not technology but superhuman abilities. We have reason to believe that they used superhuman abilities to create many miraculous items. Unfortunately, due to the vast time gap, we can find very few things, and interpreting them is also very difficult.”

As they approached, Zhao Xiaokui’s eyes fell on those slabs, and her heart started pounding.

They might not recognize what these were, but she did.

These were books.

These were books from the superhuman world.

Suppressing the surprise in her heart, Zhao Xiaokui, with a curious expression, asked, “Can I take a look at these things?”

“Sure, sure, they’re not anything important. The text on them has already been engraved.”

The professor with white hair, seeing Zhao Xiaokui’s interest, generously allowed her to take a look.

Su Mingyue said, “Professor Gu.”

Professor Gu looked at Zhao Xiaokui squatting on the ground and curiously asked, “Is she your student? Is she an adult?”

“She’s not my student; she’s a new Night Walker, Zhao Xiaokui. She’s an adult, twenty-two years old. The girl looks young, and she lost her memory before. She’s about to undergo training, and I’m taking her around.”

Professor Gu nodded, “Oh, I see.”

Zhao Xiaokui, just like she did in the mermaid world, carefully extended her mental power into the slabs. However, soon, her brow subtly furrowed without any trace of it.

These slabs were indeed books from the superhuman world, but the contents inside were either distorted and incomplete or entirely blank.

Seeing her look for a while without getting up, Professor Gu smiled and asked, “Xiao Zhao, did you discover something?”

He asked this way, not really expecting a newcomer superhuman to find any secrets in these things that even their entire research institute couldn’t decipher.

However, to his surprise, the girl he asked showed a hesitant expression on her face.

She said, “I feel like there’s something.”

The expression on Professor Gu’s face changed.

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