The three nodded again.
"Alright then." Chen Xiao smiled happily: "The first thing is about Mr. Lu Chengzhe's commission. Since this is the first commission I've encountered since I started this job, and it's such a meaningful deal, I think I can accept it. What do you all think?"
I checked, and no one objected—it's approved!
"Now, let's talk about the second thing." Chen Xiao's smile became a bit strange. "It's clearly written at the entrance of this coffee shop. Ladies get a free meal, but what about the others... cough cough, the three of you have been drinking coffee here for two days now, uh, Uncle Tian has been drinking tea. Except for Sister Zhurong, who doesn't need to pay, Uncle Tian and Brother Gonggong, please pay the bill."
Chen Xiao quickly pulled out a small calculator from behind his back, pressed a few buttons, and then smiled: "Two cups of premium Biluochun green tea and one cup of authentic Blue Mountain coffee, for a total of five hundred and six yuan."
Lao Tian and Gong Gong exchanged a glance, both sighed, and obediently took out their wallets.
The incompatible couple left quickly, wickedly leaving the task of mentoring the newcomers to the kind-hearted Uncle Tian.
Uncle Tian's attitude also turned serious at this moment, and he led Chen Xiao to the back storage room of the coffee shop. Chen Xiao had already been to this storage room before. It was not very large, and there was not much stored there. The only food he had was what he had bought after selling a piece of gold yesterday.
However, when Uncle Tian pushed open the freezer in the storage room, a wooden door was revealed underneath, which, when lifted, led to a secret passage downwards—Chen Xiao showed no surprise whatsoever. He had witnessed far too many strange things in the past few days, which had toughened his heart considerably.
"This is the equipment storage room." Uncle Tian's expression was serious. "Basically, you need to familiarize yourself with everything here as quickly as possible. And you must guarantee that you won't take anything out of here and let it circulate outside!"
Chen Xiao shrugged: "I'm not that bored. I also don't like being treated like a monster."
Following the steps down the passage, you soon arrive at a secret room.
To Chen Xiao's surprise, he had expected to find a place like a high-end research laboratory from a science fiction movie—but there was none.
This place is even somewhat... rudimentary.
The walls were simply painted white with latex paint, very clean—but that was all. There were no high-tech electronic security devices, and even the lights were old-fashioned chandeliers! A single, lonely bulb emitted a dim, yellowish light…
In the fifty-square-meter space, some instruments of unknown purpose were scattered haphazardly.
"You stand on it first." Uncle Tian pointed to one of the machines—it looked a bit like an electronic treadmill in a gym. It had a long base, a vertical display screen in front of it, and metal sensor areas on the handrails on both sides.
Chen Xiao stood on it as Uncle Tian asked, gripped the handrails on both sides, and relaxed his whole body.
Uncle Tian took two steps back. Just as Chen Xiao was wondering what was going on, the screen in front of him suddenly flashed and lit up.
As the screen flickered, a string of characters quickly appeared:
"Unknown object, initial analysis in progress..."
Then, Chen Xiao watched as the armrests on both sides gently opened, and he felt a slight stinging sensation on his fingers. Two sharp needles automatically pierced his fingertips from the armrests, collecting a drop of blood. The blood flowed up a thin, transparent tube.
"Hold on tight and don't let go," Uncle Tian reminded Chen Xiao.
The screen continued to display: "Blood sample analysis..."
A few seconds later, Chen Xiao saw the outline of a human body appear on the screen; it was himself. The device had automatically scanned his weight and body shape into the image.
"Basic blood sample analysis: Blood type, A. Hemoglobin level, average. White blood cell count, average..."
The screen continued to display: "Prompt: The target's blood sample contains an unknown substance. The blood sample may have been infected by a foreign substance. Insufficient data to analyze."
Uncle Tian, standing behind, chuckled: "I heard you seem to have inhaled some 'purification,' right?"
"..." Chen Xiao nodded.
"Target Competency Assessment:"
Preliminary description of ability: Combat-type ability user.
Intelligence: Unknown (data is scarce)
Strength: Grade B (beyond the limits of ordinary people)
Speed: D (Normal)
Endurance: Grade D (Normal)
Energy level: D (normal)
Combat Skills: Rank C. (Muscle scan, skeletal body scan, showing some skill training results.)
The above is real-time data analysis; overall combat index: 136.
Overall rating: C-.
Potential for enhancement: Unknown... Blood sample analysis suggests enhancement potential... Grade A!!
...
This, this is my test result?
Chen Xiao stared at the screen...
Chapter 48 of the main text: [“Smuggled” Equipment]
Uncle Tian smiled, walked over, and pointed to the screen: "This is an old-fashioned energy analyzer, a third-generation product from twenty years ago. Of course, the miniature headset you see now is the latest product, a portable one. However, this old-fashioned product can analyze blood, a function that portable detectors cannot have."
He paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "It seems that, congratulations, you have officially been recognized by this instrument and have officially crossed the standard between normal people and those with superpowers."
He pointed to the last line of text on the screen: "Overall evaluation: C-. Generally speaking, there is a recognized standard in our organization: those with an overall ability of D level or below are considered normal people, while those who exceed D level are considered to have superpowers, also known as 'superhumans'. Your abilities have been recognized by the instrument."
Superman...
This word sparked a certain imagination in Chen Xiao's mind...
“Not the Superman from the movies. The Superman we’re talking about means ‘superhuman’ or ‘transcendent’.” Uncle Tian looked at Chen Xiao with a serious expression. “Chen Xiao, based on the current measurement results, you have three special characteristics. First, your strength is very strong, B-level.”