Kryptonians: Man of Steel

Chapter 1377 America's Methods

This made it difficult for Alice Nakiri to accept for a moment, and her heart was filled with shock and anger.

"I'm not talking nonsense, this is the truth!"

Nakiri Erina was not afraid of Nakiri Alice's anger. Instead, she took a step forward, her firm steps like a warrior on the battlefield.

She held her head high and spoke aggressively.

"In that case, let's speak with strength!"

Alice Nakiri gritted her teeth and thought to herself, since Erina Nakiri is so stubborn, let her face the reality in the face of strength.

She stared at Erina Nakiri sternly and spoke slowly.

"Come on, Spirit Halberd!"

She announced louder and louder.

Today, the Totsuki Saryo Culinary School is no longer what it used to be. It has transformed into the "Totsuki Reigen Exorcism Institute". The "food war" duel that once centered on culinary skills has naturally evolved into the "spiritual war" duel that currently focuses on spiritual power.

In this new arena, psychic power will become the key factor in determining victory or defeat.

Alice Nakiri secretly speculated in her heart that her cousin knew nothing about psychic powers, but now she suddenly possessed psychic powers, so there must be some unknown secret behind this.

She was certain that her cousin might have come into contact with other supernatural powers, otherwise it would be impossible for her to become a practitioner in such a short time.

Thinking of this, a trace of vigilance and displeasure flashed in her eyes. In her opinion, this supernatural force that suddenly emerged was completely different from the power system represented by Luther, whom they had always followed. It was obvious that they were not of the same kind.

And now, his cousin has stood on the other side and has become their potential opponent.

"Hmph, the person who came here is not a good person."

Nakiri Alice snorted in her heart. At this moment, her dissatisfaction with Nakiri Erina became stronger.

But deep down in her heart, she still had faith in Luther.

She stubbornly believed that Erina Nakiri definitely did not have psychic powers originally, and perhaps an unknown supernatural force had used some insidious and cunning means to deceive her cousin into gaining psychic powers, and then she really believed that it was their Nakiri family and Luther who deceived her.

Thinking of this, Nakiri Alice secretly clenched her fists and secretly made up her mind that she must make Nakiri Erina wake up and face the reality in this "Spiritual Spear" duel.

"No problem, but it will take time."

Erina Nakiri did not refuse, or rather, this was what she wanted, to use her own strength to break into the Totsuki Espada Council and take back what belonged to her!

Alice Nakiri accepted the challenge with a sneer. In her eyes, even if Erina was given time to prepare, there was no way the other party would surpass her.

The earth-shaking changes at Totsuki Academy were like a huge rock thrown into a deep pond, and the ripples it created quickly spread to every corner of the world.

When the news spread that more than 90% of students with no psychic talent were eliminated, the whole society was shocked.

This academy, which once only opened its doors to culinary geniuses, now invites all of society to join its ranks, welcoming practitioners with psychic talents with a new attitude. However, this transformation is not without a price - in exchange for allowing the academy to expand enrollment, the Totsuki Ten Blades Council had to add two "cabinet advisors" seats.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see the enormous value and potential contained in this unprecedented first academy of supernatural powers.

But the mysterious supernatural being Luther behind Alice Nakiri has become an invisible barrier that intimidates all parties and makes many forces fear him.

Pentagon strategic meetings were postponed several times because of him.

In this situation, the Cabinet has almost no possibility of directly intervening if it wants to influence or even control Totsuki Academy, and can only hope to carefully infiltrate its influence through the Totsuki Espada Council.

However, the psychic training method, as the core secret of Totsuki Academy, has always been firmly in the hands of Alice Nakiri and the Nakiri family.

With Luther as their backer, they acted more forcefully, completely disdainful of the cabinet's demands, or even openly ignored them.

America, who also coveted the method of cultivating psychic powers, discussed the proposal of cooperating with Totsuki Academy over and over again for eighteen rounds at a top-secret meeting of the State Department's Foreign Affairs Committee.

The political delegation they sent brought with them a letter of intent for cooperation worth tens of millions of dollars and an academic exchange agreement signed in secret. Even so, ten formal negotiations and twenty-seven secret contacts all ended in a ruthless rejection.

The holographic projection flashed with a cold blue light, and eighteen cooperation proposals regarding Totsuki Academy filled the circular conference table.

The defense minister tapped the table anxiously, his nails scratching the bulletproof glass. "Eighteen rounds of discussion! Our proposals ranged from opening military bases to sharing space technology. Why didn't they even look at them?"

"What is the reason for Totsuki Academy's refusal to share psychic training methods?"

"They should at least give us a plausible excuse!"

The Secretary of State pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses, his pupils behind the lenses reflecting the secret files on the projection: "The other party claims that this is a secret technique that has been passed down for thousands of years in the island nation, and those who are not bloodline members are not allowed to peek at it."

In desperation, America had to resort to shady means.

They secretly contacted students who had obtained the method of practicing psychic powers, and on the one hand, bribed them with large sums of money and promised them favorable material conditions; on the other hand, they threatened the safety of their families, used intimidation and inducement, and tried every means to obtain the secrets of practicing psychic powers.

Even though they knew that this approach would offend future extraordinary people and make enemies for themselves, they had no choice under the reality of the survival of the fittest.

The terrifying strength displayed by Luther constantly reminds countries around the world: in this competition of supernatural powers, once they fall behind, the only fate that awaits them is elimination.

As the president cryptically noted in his State of the Union address: “In this age of gods and monsters, to retreat is to become prey.”

How could America be willing to miss this train to the peak of power? The Pentagon's war simulation showed that if psychic technology could not be mastered within three years, the country's strategic position would be downgraded by three levels.

The entire conference room fell silent because of the video of Luther destroying the U.S. military base with a bolt of lightning.

"See? This is the threat we face! Ten years later, the military hegemony we are so proud of will be nothing more than a building block in the hands of a child in the eyes of these psychics!"

The Secretary of Defense slammed the table and roared at the Joint Chiefs of Staff: "We must master psychic powers, otherwise in ten years, our aircraft carriers will be like toys in their eyes!"

Of course, Nakiri Alice also asked Luther for his opinion. When Nakiri Alice held the cabinet advisor's proposal and nervously asked Luther for his opinion, this mysterious being was pinching the map of the island country with his fingertips, with a playful smile on his face: "Let them join. How boring would this drama be without the farce of the jumping clowns?"

(End of this chapter)