Developing Superpowers in Another World

Chapter 318 – Army of the Superpowers

 

Additionally, the female officer had overlooked another critical point, which Tu Ran supplemented: “Our enemies are not limited to the Federation; we also face the alien species within the Threshold.”

“Please elaborate,” the female officer said, gesturing politely before sitting down again.

Tu Ran brought the discussion back to the beginning. “At the start of today’s meeting, I mentioned two key points: technology and superpowers. Technology refers to the advancements of the Federation. It is their greatest strength and our greatest weakness.”

What Tu Ran spoke about pertained to the otherworlds. For the first time, the attendees were hearing such a systematic explanation of these worlds. To keep their thoughts organized, they jotted down the main points on paper. Thus, the only sounds in the room were Tu Ran’s voice and the faint scratching of pens on paper.

“It may be difficult for us to raise our technological level to compete with other worlds in the short term. Technological development takes time. But superpowers are different. Our best chance to surpass other worlds lies with our superpowers.”

“As far as I know, only the technological world is currently searching for inner cores. Other worlds haven’t realized their significance yet. We must act before they catch on—gathering inner cores and building an army of superpowers.”

This was also Tu Ran’s strategy for collecting superpowers. The number of alien species in the Threshold was limited; the more she took, the fewer others could have. By leveraging the information gap, competition would remain minimal.

“What is your estimate of the strength of an army of superpowers?” someone across from her asked, pen in hand, following the meeting’s flow.

Tu Ran grinned, revealing a single sharp canine tooth. “Unstoppable.”

The person writing froze mid-stroke and lifted their head to look at her.

The others in the conference room, upon hearing Tu Ran’s answer, also stopped writing in unison and turned to stare at her.

Having already placed Blue Star at the bottom of the cosmic food chain based on her descriptions of other worlds, they were stunned to hear her say the word “unstoppable.”

Was this “unstoppable” the same “unstoppable” they imagined?

The man in glasses across from her, ever meticulous, asked, “Are you exaggerating when you say ‘unstoppable’?”

Tu Ran shook her head. “No, this is my most genuine assessment.”

No one understood the power of superpowers better than she did. Tu Ran had no doubt that an army composed entirely of superpowers, coupled with professional team training, would be an invincible force capable of overcoming any obstacle.

Her proposal was formally recorded. Through subsequent discussions in multiple meetings, it was established as the top priority of the Blue Star Anti-Invasion Proposal.

At noon, the meeting adjourned temporarily for lunch. By one o’clock, all participants had returned to the conference room, and the meeting resumed. Tu Ran spent the entire afternoon providing a detailed explanation of another world—the Haenden Star System.

Thus, the Blue Star Anti-Invasion Proposal gained a second priority: forming an alliance with the Haenden Star System.

How to establish contact with the Haenden Star System, convince them to form an alliance, and implement specific steps were matters for Blue Star’s leadership to address. These were not part of Tu Ran’s responsibilities. She simply listed the challenges the Haenden Star System was currently facing and the forms of assistance they might require. The rest was out of her hands.

From the moment Tu Ran entered the Academy of Sciences, it remained in a state of intense activity for three consecutive days.

By the evening of the third day, when Tu Ran left, Blue Star had developed a basic understanding of cosmic fusion and gained comprehensive knowledge about other worlds in the universe, particularly the Federation, the Haenden Star System, and the Classics of Mountains and Seas World.

This progress was remarkably swift. The Federation had taken 20 years and sacrificed tens of thousands of lives to understand the Threshold. Thanks to Tu Ran’s presence, Blue Star had compressed this process into just three days.

Tu Ran’s initial question, “Technology or superpowers, which should we focus on?”

Now had its answer:

Superpowers as the main focus, with technology as a complement.

Gathering superpowers was inseparable from technology. Without strong capabilities, how could fragile humans control the alien species and obtain their inner cores? Simultaneously, the process of collecting superpowers would inevitably drive technological progress.

Before Tu Ran left, Guo Changming personally saw her off and handed her a brown envelope.

Tu Ran accepted it and glanced at its contents.

“This contains your new ID card. All the information matches your previous records. There’s also a bank card, which holds a small reward for your contributions to the Academy of Sciences. A phone is included, with the same number you previously used. We also considered giving you a property, but since we don’t know your preferences, we converted it into cash and deposited it into the bank card,” Guo Changming explained.

Tu Ran didn’t stand on ceremony. She took out the items and put them into her pocket, then casually tossed the envelope into a trash bin by the wall.

“No need to see me off.” She waved her hand and left on her own.

Tu Ran rented an apartment near the orphanage for one month.

After paying the rent, she had just lain down on the bed when she received a call from Xiang Sheng.

Xiang Sheng, who had been sent out of the Academy of Sciences two days earlier, should have returned to school by now.

On the phone, his voice sounded anxious. “Sister Tu Ran, check the trending topics now!”

Tu Ran hung up, exited the call interface, and opened the trending list.

A post titled “Returned from Another World” dominated the top spot.

The protagonist of the post recounted their story of unintentionally entering a cyberpunk world, surviving there for forty days, and eventually escaping back.

The reason this person entered the Federation without being captured and managed to return safely was due to the method of entry—one similar to Tu Ran’s own experience.

Transmigration.

In this world, his original body had already died—a sudden death caused by staying up late. After his parents buried him, he used the body from the other world to return.

Due to his changed appearance, his parents refused to acknowledge him as their son. However, he was able to recount every detail of their lives before his “birth,” including family secrets that only the three of them knew.

Gradually, his parents began to accept him. He himself had thought this was all just a dream, but upon discovering that someone else had experienced something similar, he decided to share his story. Earlier that day, he had stumbled upon Xiang Sheng’s post, which prompted him to write about his own experience.

The post quickly climbed to the top of the trending topics. Thanks to the groundwork laid by Xiang Sheng’s earlier post, this one faced minimal skepticism. Moreover, while Xiang Sheng’s post focused on a grand, overarching narrative, this post delved into the intricate details of the technological world, acting as a supplementary account. Its views skyrocketed.

What drew the most attention, however, was the appearance of a particular name: Tu Ran.

The name was mentioned just once, briefly, as the blogger recounted a major piece of news from the technological world. Yet this fleeting mention caught the eye of countless netizens.

The reason? The name had appeared before, in the comment section of Xiang Sheng’s post under the username “Sheng Sheng, Did You Practice Your Vest Today?”

Speculation in the comments flared up:

[That sister?]
[They’re both named Tu Ran? That’s too much of a coincidence.]
[Blogger, can you elaborate on the news you mentioned?]
[The blogger briefly mentioned ‘was wanted.’ Was Tu Ran wanted? For what? Please explain!]
[She’s your ticket to fame. Share more about her story—you’ll definitely go viral.]

The name “Tu Ran” had now become a magnet for curiosity and speculation.