Chapter 359: Chapter 359 New Ability (Seeking Subscription)
Amidst the crowd’s exclamations, countless bullets rained down, and a circle of blue light walls rose around Pei Yan, protecting him within. The bullets hit the light wall, triggering ripples, but they couldn’t penetrate it. The entire wall stood like an island in a storm, firm as a rock.
"What is this? Is it his new ability? Or our new technology?" Vice Admiral Zhang excitedly asked while holding his binoculars.
"It looks like an electromagnetic force field shield, but even we and M Country don’t have this technology!" Engineer Li incredulously pushed up his glasses.
Beside him, Yao Xuefang squinted at the light wall for a moment. Then, as if she discovered something, she grabbed the binoculars from the person next to her and carefully observed it for a while before saying, "It’s not just an electromagnetic shield, or not entirely. Look at the patterns on this shield. Don’t they resemble the Defense Array from the Daoist Plane?"
Her reminder prompted everyone to examine closely. Even Vice Admiral Zhang, who didn’t quite understand the intricacies, discerned something and muttered to himself, "Indeed, this shield has intricate designs, exactly like the Defense Array you mentioned." After he spoke, he turned to Engineer Li and asked, "Right, Xiaoli, I remember your project integrates technology from other planes into reality. How’s the development going now?"
"We’re currently at a bottleneck stage, but after seeing Pei Yan’s demonstration today, I think we’ll soon make a breakthrough!" Engineer Li rubbed his hands eagerly, looking at Pei Yan with anticipation, eager for the demonstration to end so he could study him thoroughly.
Pei Yan seemed to feel Engineer Li’s anticipation. With a big wave of his hand, the robots attacking him ceased their assault, then landed one by one to form a line. After snapping his fingers, they turned into streams of iron, rushing into Pei Yan’s body. In an instant, the center of the training ground was empty again, leaving only Pei Yan.
Walking quickly toward the podium, Gu Shenghui greeted Pei Yan with a firm pat on his shoulder, "This isn’t all of your new abilities, is it?"
"No!" Pei Yan replied promptly.
Gu Shenghui nodded with regret and led him to the side of the podium. At this moment, Engineer Li couldn’t care less about propriety, squeezing in front of Vice Admiral Zhang to ask, "Pei Yan, has your power supply ability improved? How could you sustain so many mechanical units fighting simultaneously? According to your previous energy ability, it would be impossible! Do these robots follow your commands? What’s with the firepower system? And what about that shield?"
Seeing Engineer Li’s anxious expression and rapid-fire questions, Pei Yan removed his mask and brushed his hair aside with a carefree gesture. He said, "Slow down! Let me answer one by one, starting with the energy issue. Don’t worry about it, Engineer Li. I’ve acquired new auxiliary energy, so I won’t be bothered by electrical energy problems from now on."
"Really! What kind of energy? Is it your new ability?" Engineer Li grabbed Pei Yan’s shoulders and asked excitedly.
"Uh, it’s a new ability! Oh, you also asked about the other mechanical units. It’s a power I gained at the fourth awakening, known as Legion! Compared to the previous Master of Machinery ability, I can now empower humanoid machines with technology combat abilities nearly equivalent to mine, automatically upgrading their weapon systems and converting firepower equipment. These machines have autonomous combat capabilities, but they only follow my commands." Facing Engineer Li’s question, Pei Yan skillfully shifted the topic and answered with a smile.
Everyone present could tell there was more to Pei Yan’s explanation, but no one pressed further. Vice Admiral Zhang smiled at the young man before him and said, "Legion, fitting name for your ability. This capability could cause tremendous damage to conventional armies alone, let alone with so many of your replicas. Young man, can you tell me the maximum number of these mechanical units you can deploy?"
"For the previous metal beasts, there are almost no limits now, but for these mechanical units, the maximum is 120 individuals. That’s the limit my system can handle; any more, their combat effectiveness would be greatly reduced," Pei Yan replied, shaking his shoulders.
"120 individuals, that’s quite a number! Very good, very good, very good!" Vice Admiral Zhang repeated "very good" three times with a smile but said no more.
"And your shield? Is it the so-called electromagnetic force field shield?" After Engineer Zhang was done questioning, Yao Xuefang leaned in to ask.
Upon hearing this, Pei Yan shook his head, then nodded, pondered briefly, and answered, "Sort of, but not entirely. It’s an ability expanded from devouring fragments of other planes, merging my electromagnetic force with the Defense Array inscribed on me previously. The result turned out to be significantly greater than the sum of its parts, greatly enhancing Defense Power!"
"Oh, if there’s time later, could you let us conduct a detailed study of your shield’s data?" Engineer Li urgently asked.
"No problem!"
Upon Pei Yan’s willing promise, Engineer Li looked at him expectantly and asked, "You haven’t absorbed any advanced high-end products this time. We’ve prepared next-level equipment for you; aren’t you going to try absorbing it?"
"Not for now. This time, the abilities I’ve gained are substantial. I feel I’ve reached a bottleneck period where I can’t absorb more high-tech devices yet. Let’s save it for next time! We’ll discuss when I awaken next!" Engineer Li’s suggestion stirred Pei Yan, but Suzi’s reminders in his mind and his own physical condition compelled him to decline politely.
"Alright! We’ll talk about it then!" Engineer Li sighed disappointedly.
Thus, Pei Yan’s new ability showcase ended anticlimactically. Even though all the leaders knew Pei Yan held back some of his abilities, what he displayed on-site was enough to satisfy these leaders, justifying the nation’s substantial investment of manpower, resources, and funds.
Two days later, was it because Lin Junzhao had too much fun at Lin Ruxue’s place? She didn’t appear as scheduled this time. Pei Yan, naturally, welcomed this unexpected turn of events. In the ensuing days, he began collaborative research on his abilities with Engineer Li and Yao Xuefang until Gu Shenghui and Elder Lin came looking for him again.
Seeing the solemn faces of those sitting before him, Pei Yan chuckled and tilted his head, straightforwardly saying, "You’ve come to discuss the matter of transforming the Origin Superpower User this time, right?"
Gu Shenghui, unpretentious upon hearing Pei Yan’s straightforward remark, directly responded, "Correct, enhancing the combat capabilities of Origin Superpower Users is evident to all. I believe Ye Jiumu has privately mentioned it to you before. So, tell us, what are your views on this issue!"