In this cyberpunk era, why are you still playing the traditional villain?

While waiting for the medicine to take effect, the two chatted about various random things.

The story mainly revolves around the topic of dual superpowers, with some minor details—such as the fact that complications will also occur twice, and that currently, the growth of abilities is calculated separately, etc.

"By the way, if someone doesn't have superpowers, is it possible to directly obtain the power they want through this method?"

Xu Shi suddenly remembered Jiang Chengcheng's matter and asked her a question.

"You seem to have mentioned this to me before?"

Xie Qingyan took off his gloves, blinked, and replied, "I've also done some experiments in this area. It's feasible, but the success rate isn't as high as with 'Ascended Individuals'... My suggestion is to inject a stabilizer first; that might improve the situation significantly."

"Row."

Xu Shi nodded slightly, knowing that there was no problem and that he would just tell Jiang Chengcheng later.

"And what about you? Do you need stabilizers?"

Xie Qingyan countered, "Anyway, I've already had the injection, but I haven't seen any of the abilities I wanted... I can only wait and see."

"Whether you want it or not, even if it's 90% or 91%, it's a world of difference."

Xu Shi smiled and sighed.

However, his situation is different from that of the dog woman; he already possessed the ability he desired.

Shenhe's "United We Stand"

Cleaning up my C drive feels so much better; my 7-year-old computer has been given a second life...

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 201 Shen He, Shen He again!

Choosing which superpower to implant is the most difficult question for those who meet the criteria.

Isn't Xie Qingyan right in front of us the best example? She has the most options given her qualifications, but she still hasn't made a decision. In the end, she just took a step back and will slowly screen them later.

However, this was not a problem for Xu Shi, as he only had one choice from beginning to end.

"United we stand"

Because this is the ability that suits him best—although "Evil Entropy Increase" is perfect as long as it is closed-loop, firstly, it can only mobilize the negative emotions of others, and secondly, it is often slow to take effect. If the seed is not allowed to take root and sprout, it is difficult to achieve the effect of Shen He instantly giving a large group of people a boost of energy.

Furthermore, the path to defying "natural law" is fraught with difficulties and monsters. What if you encounter someone who has no negative emotions? Even if such people are rare, they do exist.

In short, there will be absolutely no problem if the two are combined. I admit that you are very strong, but if I were to use the evil one and take refuge in the other, how would you deal with it?

"So you're sure you want Shen He's abilities?"

Xie Qingyan was not surprised by this. Although she was somewhat of an outsider to the previous riots, she still knew something about Shen He, especially how he had used "divine intervention" to incite a large-scale riot throughout the city.

Even her own curly-haired silly girl, Ye Shanshan, was affected, which shows that her ability is definitely not weak... She knows Xu Shi's abilities very well, and one plus one is definitely greater than two.

"Doesn't this also align with what you said before?"

Xu Shi smiled and said, "It's similar to my own type of ability, so it's a boost for me."

"This reinforcement doesn't seem to be what I expected?"

The woman moved a little closer to him. "I always felt that for 'Ascended' individuals like you and me, a combat-oriented ability might be more suitable."

Her statement is not wrong. In terms of profession, both of them are actually support types, and their own combat power is relatively mediocre. The real gap is here.

Let's take Xie Qingyan as an example again. The ability to seal is certainly cool, but what happens after the seal is applied? If someone strong and powerful throws a couple of punches with their physical abilities, you still can't beat them. That's the logic.

"You're right, but..."

Xu Shi remained noncommittal, then pulled out a portable version of "Yujing" and said, "I have this."

As he spoke, the bullet was already chambered, and the dark muzzle of the gun was pointed gleamingly at his fiancée.

This is the benefit of mechanical pathways to enhance abilities. In addition to increasing power, unique weapons can also contain other strange and unusual things. Although they cannot achieve perfect human-machine integration, they enrich the diversity.

That's one point. Secondly, they're not without protection; they have so many capable bodyguards... So Xu Shi prefers to master one skill rather than try to do both.

Although the upgrades between superpowers are separate, he was certain that with two such similar abilities, the wealthy would help the less wealthy, making leveling up easier.

"So, I worried for nothing?"

The woman wasn't worried he'd shoot, but she thought he was being incredibly childish. Reluctantly, she moved the gun aside. "Anyway, once you've made up your mind... This thing's nice, get me one too sometime?"

She hadn't studied specialized weapons much, but she was somewhat interested in them.

"Of course, but that depends on Chairman Xie's sincerity."

Xu Shi was still smiling, but at the same time he gently waved "Yujing".

Invisible radio waves spread, and a halo-like version of "entropy of evil thoughts" was released.

But this had no effect on Xie Qingyan. Noticing the other party's little tricks, she merely frowned before intercepting them and even locking Xu Shi's abilities in the process.

"How old are you? Is this funny?"

Xie Qingyan's helpless expression turned into a wry smile.

"Just for a bit."

Xu Shi laughed happily. He hadn't really expected to succeed in the sneak attack; he was more interested in showing off the effects of his special weapon.

"boring."

The woman rolled her eyes at him, but then she thought about it and found it quite amusing.

In a sense, wouldn't this be considered flirting?

Anyway, that's how it is between them. Neither of them can really do anything to the other in terms of ability. Like I just said, you see, you've locked down his abilities now, but you might not be able to win in a one-on-one fight.

Just like that jerk said, he'd play around with it whenever he felt like it.

But before she could shake her head, she heard Xu Shi say leisurely, "I'll talk to Chengcheng about the martial arts training later. If you really need it, go to her place for a check-up first."

"However, since you haven't chosen your second ability yet, if you're not in a hurry, you can wait and get a more suitable one later. Doing it right away will save you a lot of trouble."

"Oh?"

Hearing him say that, Xie Qingyan's first reaction was surprise, "You're not going to make any excuses, like saying I'm not sincere or anything?"

And could his words be interpreted as concern? It seems so...

"You've shown enough sincerity, my dear fiancée."

Xu Shi lay lazily in the chair and said, "Didn't you just remind me of a lot of things? Since we're cooperating sincerely, there's no need to be so wary of each other."

"It's really rare to hear such words from you."

Xie Qingyan looked at him and said, "Okay, you said it, so you can't go back on your word."

"How can that be possible?"

Xu Shi put away "Yujing". "Besides, we still need to ask you to help extract Shen He's superpower... If you want the horse to run, you have to give it grass."

"Go to hell, you're the horse."

The woman spat, but was secretly delighted.

It's quite obvious that there are signs of a slight warming up in the relationship between the two, because the two things Xu Shi mentioned are actually unrelated. It's not that he necessarily wants to give her a special weapon before he will work hard for her.

"...Aren't you worried that I'll do something else with Shen He's body?"

Even so, she couldn't help but confirm it.

"Since you've said that, then I'm sure you won't."

Xu Shi looked completely at ease, showing no signs of having any concerns about it.

In fact, his mindset has changed a lot imperceptibly. In the period when his memories first awakened, he had very little trust in the people around him and always thought that he must use his abilities to keep them firmly under control.

But things are different now; could this be considered a kind of confidence?

Of course, another reason is that there aren't many people who can adapt to "United We Stand," and there aren't many people in this city who meet the requirements for A-level mental abilities...

The truth is that there are very few A-level "upgraded individuals". The reason I see a lot of them is because I am in the top circle of the pyramid. If I were to go down a bit, not to mention that a lot of people are wandering in C-level or B-level, I even have a little black rabbit by my side who is stuck in B-level and can't get up.

"You guessed right."

With his words, Xie Qingyan was truly at ease and unconsciously smiled. "Then you should rest well. I'll go and talk to your manager Jiang."

"Okay, then I won't see you off."

Xu Shigang was too tired to move after getting the medicine, so he just waved to her.

"Tch, we don't need all that formalities, do we?"

Xie Qingyan didn't mind. Before leaving, she added, "By the way, after the stabilizer injection, in order to maintain the best effect, remember to keep regular hours, eat a balanced diet, and exercise more... I'll send you some information to your email later. If you need it, I can help you with meal planning."

"And most importantly... remember, abstinence."

Xu Shi: ?

"You didn't mention this precaution!"

He suddenly perked up, jumped off the chair, and wanted to find that bitch and get to the bottom of things.

Whether I say it or not won't change anything.

Xie Qingyan didn't care about him at all. Humming a little tune, she swayed away.

……

Gan.

We need to give Jill a long vacation.

Xu Shi sighed helplessly.

Fortunately, he's not the type who can't live without sex; if he were to abstain from sex, some people would probably suffer even more than he does.

He could tell whether improving his skills was more important than seeking momentary pleasure.

So, for the next month or so, "Snake Ring" and even the entire Night City of Sin saw a different Chairman Xu.

He did everything himself, went to bed early and got up early, ate a light diet, and stopped being idle.

Even Su Lin, who was inseparable from him, felt terrified. Yes, terrified. Was this still the young master she knew? What kind of bewitching drug did you take?