As someone in sequence 001, I also want to give up today.

In the early morning, when Li Xian opened his eyes, he felt the steady breathing of Lingdang in the next room—the little one was still asleep.

A rare moment of peace and quiet.

He slowly got up, washed up, and changed into comfortable casual clothes.

I glanced at the time; it was 7:30 in the morning.

The Cloud Peak Manor was quiet. Those S-level big shots were probably either in deep meditation or (like Mingren) had just finished playing games all night and were catching up on sleep.

This is good.

Li Xian planned to take Lingdang out for a stroll to fulfill his promise to "go to Tiananmen Square," and then slip back to Jiangcheng in the afternoon.

I still need to feed the chubby orange and the little goldfish (that potted plant) at home.

He gently pushed open the door to Li Yu's room.

Lingdang was still wrapped in the blanket, her little face flushed from sleep, her golden hair scattered messily on the pillow.

Li Yu was already awake and was working on her laptop in the living room. When she saw Li Xian, she made a "shh" gesture.

"Let her sleep a little longer; she's tired from playing last night."

Li Yu said softly.

"Brother, are you really going to Tiananmen Square today? Should I come with you?"

"No need, you go about your business. I'll take her for a walk; the capital is very safe."

Li Xian waved his hand.

He was eager to stay away from these S-class people to avoid being stared at or "studied" again.

"Okay, be careful. Remember to come back for lunch; the lunch at the resort is quite good."

Li Yu did not persist.

"By the way, Chen Zhe said he has some business to attend to at the General Administration this morning, so he might not be able to join you."

"It's okay, we're more comfortable playing by ourselves."

Around 8:30, Lingdang was successfully woken up by Li Xian's lure of "Beijing's special breakfast, which includes fermented bean curd, fried dough rings, and sugar-coated dumplings."

Washing up and changing clothes was another ordeal.

By the time the father and daughter finally got ready and left the main building of the resort, it was almost nine o'clock.

The resort arranged a car to take them down the mountain to the nearest subway station.

The driver was still the same taciturn middle-aged man, only today he was dressed in casual clothes.

"Mr. Li, do you need me to accompany you?" the driver asked.

"No need, no need, we'll just take the subway and experience life in Beijing."

Li Xian politely declined. Being followed around was always uncomfortable.

"Okay. Please be careful and contact the resort anytime if you need anything."

The driver handed me a business card with only one number on it.

Once on the subway, the bell brought a sense of novelty to the ride.

She peered out the window at the tunnel walls rushing past, and then curiously observed the various people in the carriage.

"Old Deng, there are so many people in Beijing!"

"Yeah, it's the capital city."

"Do they all have superpowers?"

"...Most of them don't have them, or they're very weak. The really capable ones are all in the Special Abilities Bureau or special departments."

"Oh...then they don't seem much different from the people in Jiangcheng."

"There's no difference to begin with."

As the subway traveled underground, Li Xian appeared to be sitting relaxed, but in reality, he was habitually engaging his senses.

It wasn't intentional; it was more like an instinctive "scanning."

Then, he "saw" it.

Beneath the capital city, like the tangled roots of a tree, lies an astonishing number of energy nodes.

Some of them are powerful and stable, and are likely monitoring or defense nodes set up by the authorities.

Some are faint but dense, like civilian supernatural facilities (such as the power and stability systems of the subway itself).

There are also some deeply hidden locations, carrying special fluctuations... that seem to be strongholds of certain special organizations.

On the ground, as the subway continues to approach the city center, the number of powerful energy sources in Li Xian's "vision" is also increasing.

A quick glance revealed that, apart from the few people in Cloud Peak Manor, there were at least five other stable and powerful S-level energy fluctuations in different parts of the capital!

Some are in deep courtyards, some are on the top floor of high-rise buildings, and some are even in seemingly ordinary residential areas, their atmosphere extremely understated.

"Including the energy doctor still at the manor, six resident S-ranks... This foundation. Tsk tsk, terrifyingly powerful."

Li Xian clicked his tongue inwardly.

As expected of the capital, the security measures here are truly terrifying.

The auras of Rank A are like stars in the night sky, numbering in the dozens, while Rank B are as numerous as hairs on a cow.

The power of all things seems to have been "activated" by this "abundant" energy environment.

A slight "buzz" resonated within his mind, carrying an almost instinctive sense of "hunger".

Just like a gourmet walks into a top-notch buffet restaurant and sees a dazzling array of delicacies, even if they are not hungry, they will feel an urge to "it would be a shame not to try it".

"Stop fooling around."

Li Xian muttered something to himself about his powers, trying to suppress his senses.

But it seems that power has its own ideas.

It's not that it's out of control, but rather... it's too efficient.

Like a top-of-the-line scanner, once turned on, it automatically records and analyzes targets within its range.

Li Xian merely glanced at those energy sources, and the Myriad Manifestations Power automatically activated, like a shark smelling blood.

【Sequence 089·Metal Resonance】—Analysis in progress…Structure analysis complete…Replication complete…Overlapping with the existing 【Electromagnetic Control】partially, undergoing fusion…【Electromagnetic Control】adds a new sub-item "Refined Metal Perception and Resonance Induction".

【Sequence 156·Water Flow Shaping】—Analysis in progress…Structure analysis complete…Replication complete…Integrated with basic water manipulation (from a B-level ability user sample encountered by chance)…Optimized into 【Fluid Control·Elementary】.

【Sequence 211·Local Acceleration】—Analysis in progress…Structure parsing complete…Replication complete…Comparison with 【Causal Substitution】(micro-temporal interference effect)…【Causal Substitution】temporal interference efficiency improved by 5%.

【Sequence 521·Weak Healing】—Analysis in progress…Structure analysis complete…Replication complete…Compared with 【Light of Healing】, the structure is too rudimentary. It will be downgraded and absorbed as a supplement to the underlying data of 【Light of Healing】 to improve the efficiency of treating minor external injuries.

……

A flood of information about various supernatural abilities, some strong and some weak, poured into Li Xian's senses.

It was then quickly categorized, its essence analyzed, its core replicated, and compared and integrated with existing capability libraries by the Wanxiang Power.

The efficiency is frighteningly high.

Many abilities were automatically processed by the powers before Li Xian could even see whose they were or where they were located.

The integration process is also extremely intelligent, based on the highest quality and optimal structure capabilities.

By incorporating secondary or similar abilities as "nutrients," they can become more complete and powerful.

For example, the multi-threaded thinking and precise telekinetic manipulation brought about by [Consciousness Segmentation] far surpass those of ordinary telekinetic systems.

The power automatically integrates all the telekinetic abilities (all with sequences outside the top 500) that are scanned.

This gave Li Xian a slight but real improvement in his ability to microscopically control his mental power and his ability to multitask.

For example, [Flame Core Control] is a top-tier fire-based ability.

The power can merge and optimize several fire and heat-based abilities that were scanned (including the [Heat Radiation] that was replicated yesterday).

This allows Li Xian to have a more comprehensive and in-depth understanding and control over the concept of "heat".

Now he can probably easily make a perfectly evenly heated fried egg, or make a glass of water boil inside while the glass itself remains cold—though it's not very useful, his control has definitely improved.

The process sounds complicated, but thanks to the abnormal efficiency of the All-Encompassing Power, it actually only took... two minutes.

The subway happened to stop at a major transfer station.

Li Xian stood there, his eyes slightly vacant, his brain still processing the massive amount of "ability update logs" fed back by his powers.

Although it was effortless, the amount of information was quite large, which left him stunned for a few seconds.

Just as he was "in a daze," Lingdang tugged at his sleeve.

"Old Deng? Old Deng!"

Li Xian didn't react; he was still "digesting" it.

Lingdang tilted her little face up, looking at her father's unfocused gaze, as if his soul had left his body, and blinked her big golden eyes.

Then, she made a reaction she hadn't shown in a long time, but which was ingrained in her DNA—

She slightly opened her mouth, revealing a glimpse of her small white teeth, took a deep breath, and then:

"ha--!"

A faint but clear stream of air, carrying a slightly milky scent, gently sprayed onto the back of Li Xian's hand.

It's not an attack; it's just a habitual action felines take when trying to get attention, express confusion, or show displeasure—hissing.

Li Xian was brought back to his senses by the warm, damp air from the back of his hand.

He looked down and saw that Lingdang's little face was puffed up and her golden pupils were slightly raised (almost unnoticeable if you didn't look closely).

With a "Why aren't you talking to me?" expression, and her mouth still slightly open from her earlier breath, she looked...

Like a kitten giving a warning before its fur stands on end.

Li Xian: "..."

I almost forgot that this girl also has this "racial talent".

"cough."

Li Xian quickly rubbed her head.

"What's wrong?"

"What are you spacing out for!"

The bell grumbled in dissatisfaction.

"We've arrived at our stop! Lots of people are getting off! Should we get off too?"

Li Xian then noticed the movement of people in the carriage and the station names being announced over the loudspeaker.

He pulled the little hand that held the bell.

"Next, we'll transfer."

As the bell was led forward, it kept asking questions.

"What were you thinking about just now? Was it delicious?"

"...I guess so."

Li Xian mumbled vaguely.

Does having the ability to "eat" count as wanting to eat?

"What should we eat for lunch? I want roast duck!"

The bell's attention was immediately diverted.

"Okay, I'll take you to eat after we see Tiananmen Square."

The father and daughter changed trains with the flow of people and headed towards the city center.