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Chapter 3: Supernatural Powers?

Chapter 3 Supernatural Powers?

As the hourglass changed, new prompts indeed appeared before Qiu Tu.

[Congratulations on successfully overcoming the recent crisis and gaining Yan Chen's initial trust.]

[However, his inherently suspicious nature means your fabricated lie does not completely convince him—after all, there are still some inconsistencies in your story.]

[So, he plans to visit Qin Shuman's residence tonight to question you in person.]

[You have five hours to prepare.]

[Do your best to weave all your lies seamlessly and prepare appropriate evidence to gain a chance at survival.]

[You don't want to know the consequences of failure.]

As the prompts ended, the original hourglass slowly transformed into a shaking little treasure chest, while another countdown hourglass appeared beside it.

Seeing the new countdown, Qiu Tu was silent for a few seconds, then slowly smiled.

He had known that Yan Chen wouldn't be so easily fooled due to his suspicious nature. This was a life-or-death game of walking on a tightrope; it wouldn’t be so easy to get through.

But five hours were much better than the previous two minutes. At least it gave him time to do other things, like carefully studying his cheat code.

With this thought, Qiu Tu focused on the treasure chest icon that had just appeared and tried clicking it.

The next second, the treasure chest opened and disappeared, replaced by a semi-transparent sea-blue stone. Meanwhile, two small prompts refreshed before Qiu Tu.

[Crisis overcome, you receive the treasure chest reward: Aurora Stone.]

"Aurora Stone: One of the essential materials for cataclysm. With other materials, it can be used to create various cataclysm potions and tools, such as 'Cataclysm Potion,' 'Talisman Skull,' 'Old Mark,' and 'Shining Octahedron.'"

Staring at the two prompts, Qiu Tu was silent for a few seconds before slowly frowning.

Cataclysm materials? Cataclysm potions? Talisman skulls? Shining octahedron?

Was this world not ordinary but one with supernatural powers? This was quite unexpected for Qiu Tu.

Thinking of this, he quickly went through his memories but found nothing related to supernatural powers. Whether from officially disclosed information from the shelters or rumors circulating in the planning areas, there had never been any mention of supernatural powers.

This world still relied on firearms for armed forces, with agriculture and industry as core sectors. Even the major shelters were said to be built on pre-cataclysm abandoned military factories, large farms, or industrial bases.

"What’s going on? Could it be that the supernatural powers in this world are not widely known?"

"Do the major shelters know about this?"

With this in mind, Qiu Tu quickly reviewed his memories. This time, he soon found some clues.

The first clue was from a colleague who had been seconded to the Municipal Council. He said that while the council was freely accepting refugees from the disaster zones, they had a strange requirement for the refugees: they had to mark areas dense with animals and plants along their escape route.

The second clue was from a merchant Qiu Tu encountered while working the black market. The merchant said that one of the three major forces in New Realm City, the military, had been secretly collecting materials from the nearby cataclysm zones, though no one knew what exactly they were collecting.

The third clue was something Yan Chen mentioned when drunk. In his memory, one day Yan Chen inexplicably received a commendation from higher-ups and held a small celebration. During the banquet, he got a bit drunk and boldly said, "The cataclysm destroyed human civilization, but it also gave humanity new opportunities."

When asked what he meant, Yan Chen just smiled and said nothing. The next day, he firmly denied ever saying such a thing.

Because these three incidents were very scattered, and because the mid-to-high-level managers sent from the shelters were all mysterious, Qiu Tu hadn’t thought much about it before.

But now, linking everything together, Qiu Tu felt something was amiss.

"Could it be that the cataclysm really brought supernatural powers into this world? And the major shelters already possess this power?"

"Is their purpose in establishing the planning areas to collect various cataclysm materials and valuable resources?"

The more he analyzed, the more Qiu Tu felt his speculation was correct.

Moreover, this clue led him to think further.

Suppose the shelters truly had methods for human evolution and gaining supernatural powers. Did that mean Commissioner Jiang of the Municipal Council, the military leader, and Yan Chen also possessed such powers?

After all, they were key figures sent to the dangerous planning areas on important missions.

With this thought, Qiu Tu suddenly felt even more pressured.

After all, no one knew the types, directions, and effects of the supernatural powers in this world, making his situation even more precarious.

After silently contemplating for a while, Qiu Tu took a deep breath and exhaled, releasing the heavy pressure.

"Forget it, overthinking is useless. Better to continue studying the cheat code."

With this thought, he stopped worrying and focused again on the upper left corner of his vision.

The earlier reward from randomly clicking the treasure chest had encouraged him.

So he continued randomly clicking the prompts and icons in the upper left corner.

After five or six clicks, a new prompt appeared before him.

[Cheat Code Name: Crisis Sense (Unfixed, Refreshable)]

[Cheat Code Type: Triggered]

[Cheat Code Effect: When encountering a major crisis, Crisis Sense will trigger and provide corresponding crisis prompts. Successfully overcoming the crisis will grant rewards corresponding to the crisis.]

[Available Refresh Times: 0]

Qiu Tu: ??!

"Surprises are everywhere!"

Qiu Tu swore he had just been randomly clicking without much hope, not wanting to miss any possibilities.

But he unexpectedly found something significant.

What was this? The "true form" of his cheat code?

After quietly analyzing the panel before him for a while, Qiu Tu roughly understood what it was.

If he guessed right, he was different from ordinary traversers.

Most traversers only had one fixed cheat code, and what they got was random. It could be useful, or it might not be.

But his cheat code could be fixed or "refreshed"!

If he liked a cheat code, he could keep it. If he didn’t, he could refresh it. This was simply the most powerful cheat code!

The only regret was that the conditions for refreshing were unknown.

"Seems like more research is needed."

With this thought, Qiu Tu continued his "click-click-click" endeavor.

But perhaps his luck had run out, as this time, no matter how much he clicked, there was no response.

"Must be the wrong conditions."

With this in mind, Qiu Tu stopped researching the cheat code.

Living again, he had a good mindset: he had already considered himself dead, and being able to traverse to this new world and live a second longer was a gain!

So, use the cheat code if available, and fight on his own if not!

No regrets, no pressure, and fully enjoy this new life!

Thinking this, Qiu Tu smiled, straightened his clothes, and left the bathroom to meet his "ally" who still slept in his bed.

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Author's Note