Developing Superpowers in Another World

Chapter 187 – Memory Reading

 

As expected, Tu Ran was right.

Zhao Yan remained silent and closed his eyes, displaying a look that said, ‘I know, but I won’t tell you.’

Tu Ran licked her back teeth and shifted her gaze from the rearview mirror to the window.

‘We’ll see who buries whom first!’

In the back, Zhao Yan’s eyelids twitched as if he had heard her thoughts, but he quickly returned to a calm state, almost as if he had fallen asleep.

The patrol car landed on the exterior parking platform of the hotel where Tu Ran was staying.

Tu Ran jumped out of the car and watched as the patrol car left.

They still needed to rush back to Luqing City.

Tu Ran used facial recognition to enter her hotel room and immediately threw herself onto the sofa.

She was exhausted, but there were still over three hours left before her shift ended. If anything happened during that time, she needed to be ready to depart immediately, so she could only lie down for a bit in her combat suit.

If a mission came up, Zero would wake her. Tu Ran didn’t fight her sleepiness and quickly fell asleep.

The sofa was soft, and she sank into it, falling asleep almost as soon as her head hit the cushion.

Luckily, there were no genetic monsters in the Pandalin District until 7 a.m.

She finally had a chance to enjoy a twelve-hour break.

The first thing Tu Ran did was get up, take off her combat suit, take a shower, change into a comfortable robe, and continue sleeping on the bed.

No matter how comfortable the sofa was, it couldn’t compare to a bed.

Tu Ran slept straight through until 2 p.m., waking up fully satisfied.

Stretching lazily, she grabbed the communicator from beside her pillow.

It was a habit formed over two lifetimes.

Today, there were a lot of messages in the communicator.

They were all from people she didn’t know.

She randomly clicked on one to check.

[Senior, I’ve been assigned to study under you. Please take care of me. [Heart][Heart]]

Assigned to study under her? What does that mean?

Tu Ran exited the message and opened the next one.

The content was similar, also asking her to take care of them.

Frowning, Tu Ran switched to the work interface and saw two notifications.

The first one read: “The workload for the first-generation pioneers is heavy, and the second-generation pioneers urgently need practical training. It is recommended that each first-generation pioneer be assigned five second-generation pioneers as assistants. This will help relieve the pressure while allowing the second-generation pioneers to accumulate initial combat experience.

Initiated by: Senior Pioneer Yao Bei.

Execution Status: Approved. [Chief Commander Xie Zhao]

Pioneer Tu Ran, your second-generation team members have arrived. Please review them.”

Tu Ran clicked the link.

It led to the profiles of five people.

Four men and one woman.

Their photos were attached, with detailed descriptions of their specialties, followed by their graduation assessment scores and rankings.

Tu Ran quickly scanned through the profiles, her attention caught by their scores.

Judging by the scores, these five people were exceptionally outstanding.

First place, fourth, fifth, sixth, and another in tenth place.

Out of more than three thousand participants in the second cohort, five of the top ten had been assigned to her.

Tu Ran’s eyelids twitched.

“Was this randomly assigned?”

If it was random, she had incredible luck.

Zero’s voice came from the communicator, “They selected you.”

So, all these top talents chose her?
What kind of magic did she have?

“Don’t they know I’m a junior pioneer?”

Could they have been blinded by her performance yesterday and overlooked the fact that she was still a junior pioneer?

Logically, in a situation where they could choose, someone like Yao Bei, a rare senior pioneer, should have been a more popular choice.

“Your profiles were also displayed to them in detail. They know you’re a junior pioneer.”

They knew, and they still chose her.

Tu Ran clicked her tongue and shook her head.

Young people, their judgment was truly lacking. What could she possibly teach them?

Nothing at all.

Well, she’d deal with this after her shift started at 7 p.m.

Tu Ran exited that interface and opened the next message.

“Dear Pioneer Tu Ran, your memory reading session is scheduled for today at 3:20 p.m. in Memory Reading Room 936 of the Administrative Building. Please arrive on time.”

It was a notice for her to undergo the memory reading process for the time she spent inside the Threshold.

But today was only the second day; earlier, Zero had predicted it would be on the third day.

Fortunately, she had planned ahead. Even with the earlier timing, she didn’t need to rush.

She glanced at the current time—2:20 p.m.

It would take her half an hour to get to the administrative building.

She still had thirty minutes to eat and get ready.

Tu Ran ordered lunch from the hotel and started changing clothes.

Once she was fully equipped, there was a ring at the hotel door.

“Ding—your lunch has arrived.”

“Bring it in,” Tu Ran said as she adjusted her collar.

The door opened automatically, and a small cart rolled in smoothly, stopping in front of the dining table.

As Tu Ran approached, the camera on the front of the cart performed facial recognition, then the food box automatically opened, and a mechanical arm placed the tray steadily on the table.

“Enjoy your meal!”

The cart slid away on its own, and the door closed automatically.

Tu Ran had ordered a glass of milk, an egg, and a sandwich.

The hotel was part of the Xie family’s chain, and the food here was all made with real ingredients. Meals were complimentary for hotel guests.

After eating her fill, Tu Ran grabbed her helmet and headed out.

She took the suspended train and arrived at the administrative building half an hour later.

The lobby of the administrative building was as bustling as ever.

The Federation had many departments, with over thirty or forty of them known by name. Each department had a designated uniform, and those with good memories could often determine someone’s department just by their attire.

At this moment, the lobby was filled with people wearing various colors and styles of uniforms, all moving briskly.

Tu Ran took the elevator and arrived on the 93rd floor.

The entire 93rd floor was dedicated to memory reading rooms.

Six memory reading devices were spread out across six rooms, each monitored by a researcher.

The hallway was quiet, with seven or eight pioneers waiting outside.

An electronic screen embedded in the wall displayed the name of the next person scheduled to enter.

After waiting for five minutes, Tu Ran’s name appeared on the screen.

“Pioneer Tu Ran, please proceed to Memory Reading Room 936 for your session.”

Tu Ran glanced at the room numbers on the two rows of doors, found 936, and saw a fellow pioneer exiting. It was Li Wenchuan.

He was a senior pioneer, and he should have completed his memory reading on the first day.

He must have come to see Xie Xu for some “adjustments” as well.

The two nodded at each other, pretending not to know one another, and passed by without further interaction.

Tu Ran entered the room, where a massive machine caught her eye.

The machine was rectangular, with data cables connected to a computer.

There was also a bed, and Xie Xu, dressed in the standard researcher’s uniform, sat at a table beside it, fiddling with the computer.

Hearing her enter, he glanced at Tu Ran. “Take off your helmet and lie down.”

Tu Ran followed his instructions and lay flat on the bed.

Xie Xu stood up from the computer, holding a strange-looking silver mask in his hand.

 

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