But it was precisely because he couldn’t find them that he grew more convinced that mystery existed in this world, along with those mysterious organizations. They just couldn’t reveal themselves to the public for their own reasons.
However, as he read more novels and learned more real-world knowledge, these fantasies faded, until he finally distinguished reality from fiction.
But now things were different. With the spiritual energy revival, they had even awakened superpowers.
Regardless of whether the revival affected plants and wild animals, with humans awakening powers, some people would definitely develop other intentions. Even just to manage them, the government would establish relevant organizations.
The only question was whether these organizations would be open to the public, allowing those who met the standards to join.
“…”
The homeroom teacher was at a loss for words. Do you really have to have such a wild imagination?
You only awakened your powers yesterday, and today you’re already thinking about competing for dominance over Earth? Are you going to be thinking about the apocalypse tomorrow?
But, to be fair, what he said made a fair bit of sense.
Still, the teacher’s face darkened.
“Do you think I, your homeroom teacher, am qualified to know about things like that?”
How could he, a lowly homeroom teacher, guess the government’s intentions? Besides, if he guessed wrong, wouldn’t he lose face?
“You’ll find out about that later,” the teacher brushed off Zhang Weiyang’s question, then looked at the students with a more serious expression.
“Classmates, I know the awakening of superpowers has a big impact on all of you.”
“Maybe it signals a new era, a new opportunity. The future of China, and even the world, will change drastically because of the abilities we’ve awakened.”
“I am a teacher, but I’m not in a position to tell you what you must do.”
“I only hope you’ll remember: don’t use your abilities to break the law or do bad things. If you have no power, take care of yourself; if you have power, help the world.”
“With great power comes great responsibility. Even if you don’t want to bear the responsibility that comes with your abilities, I hope you won’t actively try to destroy this hard-won peace.”
“Of course, our abilities are still very weak right now. Talking about changing the world is just an exaggeration. What we can do is cooperate with the government and complete our ability registration.”
“I also hope that all of you will cooperate and not cause trouble for the country.”
Times are different, and so are teaching methods.
Novels, anime, and movies have a big influence on a person’s thinking.
They can amplify a person’s goodness, but they can also trigger a person’s evil side. After all, it’s hard to be a good person, but it’s very easy to be a bad one.
He wouldn’t demand that his students be good people, but he hoped they wouldn’t become bad people.
At this age, having awakened abilities, they each think highly of themselves. One wrong step could lead to irreversible consequences.
As their teacher, he didn’t want that to happen to his students.
The students understood what the teacher said, and so they responded earnestly:
“Don’t worry, Teach, we’ll definitely cooperate.”
“Yeah, yeah. Even though we talk about a new era and stuff, we also know how precious peace is.”
“With great power comes great responsibility. Maybe I can’t be completely selfless, but I can still do what I’m capable of.”
“It’s just registration. It’s not a big deal.”
“Yeah, yeah. I used to envy those who could go to the police station to register.”
“…”
As long as it didn’t involve being experimented on, the students were quite cooperative.
And they understood how precious peace was. Just look at war-torn countries to see how可怕 war can be.
They didn’t want their country to become like that.
The teacher nodded approvingly at the students’ responses.
“Alright, now please stand up if you’ve awakened an ability.”
“Follow me to the playground to register.”
“For those who haven’t awakened, don’t worry. Everyone’s physique is different, so the speed of awakening varies. And no matter how the world changes, studying is still our primary task as students.”
“You wait here in the classroom for a bit. After the math teacher finishes registration, he’ll come and give you your lesson.”
Hearing the teacher’s words, those who hadn’t awakened saw their eyes light up. They had thought they didn’t have the potential to awaken at all, but it turned out it was just due to their physique.
Good, good.
As for the teacher’s comment about “studying being the primary task,” that was completely ignored by their ability-obsessed minds.
“So it’s because of my physique. That scared me. I thought I was a side character.”
“The ones who awakened are the side characters. Didn’t you see how many there are? People like us who haven’t awakened yet, we’re the extras.”
“Nonsense. The ones who awaken in the first round are the extras. The protagonist always appears at the end. Haven’t you heard of the ‘useless underdog’ trope?”
“That’s true.”
Knowing that they could still awaken, their previously lost and even hopeless moods instantly calmed. One by one, smiles returned to their faces.
They could even comfort themselves with the protagonist-versus-side-character theory.
“That’s easy to say, but I’m still so jealous of those who’ve already awakened.”
“Yeah, at least their abilities are real. Ours are just imaginary.”
“Hehehe, I hope my ability is strong. I’m not asking for much. Just something space-related. Time would be fine too.”
“Space? Time? I think you’re dreaming.”
“I’m not as greedy as you. I just want something like Luffy’s Gum-Gum Fruit ability. Something that can be long or short, thick or thin.”
“Eww, that’s disgusting.”
Everyone immediately backed away from him. So young and already making dirty jokes. Do you even have a driver’s license?
“What’s so fun about rubber? Invisibility is the way to go, understand? A sunny, handsome guy like me should have an ability like that.”
“Eww, shameless!”
“I want an ability like the Slip-Slip Fruit or the Love-Love Fruit.”
“But aren’t you a guy?”
“What’s wrong with being a guy? What does gender have to do with it? This is about looks!”
The person said righteously. Quite a few people around him nodded thoughtfully.
Makes sense.
Looks are the most important thing these days. And the Slip-Slip Fruit and the Love-Love Fruit are also very powerful abilities.
Hmm… maybe it’s not such a bad idea.
Bai Xuan and the others rolled their eyes when they heard that. These people sure had wild imaginations.
By now, quite a few people were on the playground. It wasn’t just Bai Xuan’s class; there were many from other classes too. At the front, they could see teachers demonstrating and registering abilities.
One teacher had even grown a fluffy fox tail, which caught their attention for a moment.
Okay, maybe just a moment longer.
I promise!
