Good! Very Impressive!
--Su Zhuangzhuang's face turned red.
Regardless, the term "Electric Dick" was far too insulting, especially being called that in front of the other five superhumans, which made him feel a chilling sense of shame.
He shouted, "My name isn't 'Electric Dick'! My name is Su Qingmo!"
After he uttered the words "Electric Dick", Kang De burst out laughing.
Caught up in the laughter, the other five superhumans also tried to suppress their laughter, and even the People's Liberation Army soldiers couldn't help themselves, because this wasn't a military base, and Kang De wasn't wearing a uniform; after all, they were only human.
Everyone chuckled, some openly, some secretly, their faces flushed.
Su Zhuangzhuang roared in fury, "I am a staff member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences! I am a special talent hired by the state! You can't treat me like this! We also have dignity and personality!"
Li Xiaojie and Song Xuejun both suppressed their smiles, and their expressions became serious.
--During the long air journey, the three of them made contact.
Having worked in the national system for several years, they were all extraordinary individuals with great research potential. They were usually fawned over and enjoyed special privileges. After their initial restraint dissipated, they quickly became arrogant and complacent.
So what if I'm a scientist? So what if I've been a top student since childhood? So what if I come from a wealthy family? So what if I'm an official? Don't they all still have to be all smiles and polite to ask me to do things for them? I'm better off than all of you even if I do nothing!
So impressive, so powerful, and suddenly he's dragged out of his home or bar, stuffed into a sack, shoved into a truck, boarded a plane to Africa, and treated like a prisoner, yelled at and lectured...
How could these "chosen ones" possibly bear such a huge drop in status?
During the long voyage, they evaded the sight of the People's Liberation Army and exchanged a few words in secret.
They also formed a defensive alliance.
The goal was to intimidate Kang De, preventing him from acting arbitrarily, and to contact the government to express their stance. While it was acceptable to soften their tone and admit mistakes, they also needed to make it clear to the government that they were angry and dissatisfied, which could affect subsequent research. Furthermore, they needed to emphasize that Kang De's attitude was extremely domineering, making them uneasy and potentially causing them harm...
And so on.
In short, we must break free from this inexplicable prisoner's situation and unite to form a united front, since there is strength in numbers.
To this end, Li Xiaojie also tried to communicate with the People's People's Liberation Army soldiers, expressing her love and care for the soldiers and her criticism of Kang De, and making some kind of insinuation.
The three of them looked at them like they were idiots.
Since the soldiers were no longer reliable, the three extraordinary individuals had no choice but to agree to advance and retreat together.
After Electric Dick protested to Kang De, Li Xiaojie and Song Xuejun were both taken aback. They exchanged a glance and decided to let Electric Dick take the lead first.
--Let's see how Kang De responds first, observe his attitude, and then respond accordingly.
Their eyes met, and the two held their breath, awaiting Kang De's response.
And Kang De...
He suppressed a laugh and said, "You're Electric Dick! In Zhuerban, if the strongest superpowered person calls you Electric Dick, you'll just say... Pfft, hahaha, sorry, I couldn't help it..."
Su Zhuangzhuang was trembling with anger. He roared, "Don't treat me like this!"
Kang De's smile faded.
"So how do you want me to treat you?"
He stepped forward.
In an instant, the six superhumans felt their hair stand on end, and a biological instinct of fear surfaced in their hearts. This was not the Diaoyutai —back then, there were many ordinary people present, and their ability to withstand the test had to be taken into account. But now, there were only superhumans here!
The bloody battles on the battlefield, the chilling killing intent that kills without hesitation, the dragon's Dragon Might shared through the Dragon Oath, and the extremely high willpower gained after facing the Sound of Doomsday, the Heavenly Star Palace, and the Dragon of Space and Time —even if only a small part of these abilities are unleashed, they are beyond the resistance of these extraordinary individuals whose abilities are still in their very primitive stages!
In an instant, the three extraordinary individuals, who had grown up in a greenhouse, changed their expressions drastically, their minds went blank, and the three extraordinary individuals from the military were also sweating and trembling. They stared in disbelief at Kang De in front of them—he was called "the most powerful superhuman in the world" by Senior Colonel Tian. Although these three proud soldiers did not express it at the time, they had some doubts and resentment in their hearts.
And now they finally know why.
It turns out there really are extraordinary beings of such power that simply standing in front of them is enough to render them incapable of moving or exerting any strength.
From that vibrant, flamboyant, and rampant spiritual field, they sensed...
The sheer amount of blood and terror was overwhelming.
How many people did he actually kill?
In the deathly silence, Kang De approached Su Zhuangzhuang, grabbed the superhuman by the neck, and lifted him up. "Did you expect me to treat you like this? You arrogant ant, lowly scum, weak reptile, who gave you permission to look me in the eye? Now kneel down and lick the soles of my shoes. If you don't lick them well, I'll crush your bones inch by inch and make you howl for a month before you die."
An unprecedented fear filled his heart. Su Zhuangzhuang looked at Kang De with difficulty, his body trembling and his teeth chattering. He saw utter coldness, ruthlessness and cruelty in the other man's eyes. His eyes were indifferent, as if they were looking down on him from the clouds, as if they were looking at a reptile.
"Just kidding."
--The murderous aura that filled the sky dissipated completely.
Kang De loosened his grip, and Su Zhuangzhuang fell to the ground with a thud, writhing like a maggot.
"Listen up, you Electric Dick sleeps around, you vile frog, you woman-luring scum, what are you asking of me? Treatment? Dignity? Do you deserve it?"
Kang De coldly replied, "Listen carefully, this isn't China, this is Zhuerban. My word is law. I can chop off your Dior and shove it up your ass, I can find five hundred black men to fuck you, and I can even throw you to black women in the slums to let them drain you dry."
"You better not expect me to treat you with the same tolerance and preferential treatment the country gives you, because in my eyes you're nothing more than a fart. To me, you're nothing but a pile of morally depraved dog shit, a human-sized Electric Dick, you heartless and insane rapist..."
Su Zhuangzhuang struggled in agony, seemingly understanding the source of Kang De's hostility towards him. He cried out in his defense, "No, I didn't! I only do this in nightclubs! Those women are just looking for thrills! I'm not a rapist, I really am not!"
No, you are.
Kang De crouched down, grabbed his hair, and held up one finger.
"I'll only say this once, so listen carefully."
"Personally, I don't like women who go to nightclubs and indulge themselves. I personally dislike women who are very casual about sex and go to nightclubs for one-night stands. But I just don't like them, and I have the freedom to dislike them. I judge them as not good girls according to my moral standards. I wouldn't choose such a partner, and I wouldn't make friends with such people unless something unexpected happens. I would advise my friends not to accept such blind dates. I sincerely wish that such women would find a man as open-minded as themselves, instead of harming men and women who live serious lives."
"But I just don't like her. I won't interfere with her or call her a prostitute to her face. I'll only despise her in my heart, and that won't have any impact on her."
"In my moral compass, I consider women who go to nightclubs and casually sleep with men to be sluts. I genuinely despise women who casually spread their legs to foreign men; I think they're even worse than prostitutes. But that's just my opinion, and I'm free to think that way."
But you need to understand one thing.
Kang De looked at Su Zhuangzhuang and said calmly, "Even if they're worse than chickens, even if they'd eat the worst black dick, even if she's an incurable slut, even if I despise them, I don't think I can just sleep with them. I won't curse her, hit her, or hurt her. I won't stab her in the street, drag her into a dark corner and have sex with her, or deliberately approach her in a bar and drug her with some strange drug—it's not because I'm afraid of legal punishment, it's just because I can't, because I'm a human being, and humans can't intentionally hurt others, nor should they."
"This kind of thinking is called morality."
"This is the morality of ordinary people, a moral standard that every ordinary person should follow: do not intentionally harm others."
"Got it? A superhuman who Electric Dick to manipulate women?"
Kang De grabbed the other man's head and slammed it against the smooth, hot ground of Zhuerban Airport: "This isn't just for him, it's for you too, you extraordinary beings. I hope you will continue to remember the morality you followed when you were mortals. What mortals cannot do, you must not do either."
"These are the rules I'm going to set for you."
Silence fell, broken only by Su Zhuangzhuang's terrified sobs as his hair was grabbed.
"Oh, by the way, since we've already said so much, let me just cut off your hopes. Fear needs to be powerful."
Kang De released his grip and patted Su Zhuangzhuang's head. "To prevent you from harboring unrealistic fantasies about the country's mercy, I can tell you the consequences of repeating the offense—hiding in the country won't help. I won't take extrajudicial action against you domestically, but I will cripple your supernatural powers and reduce you to a mortal."
"Think about it, without superpowers, what are you? Do you think the country will continue to tolerate you, or will it lock you up in jail and settle accounts with you for all these years? Even if the country wants to let you off the hook, considering your hard work in cooperating with the research over the years—what do you think will happen if I say I want to pursue this to the end at this time?"
Su Zhuangzhuang's body stiffened.
In an instant, sweat soaked his back and slid down his forehead.
Even though he had been threatened and humiliated by Kang De, he still had a final belief to sustain him.
He is valuable to the country, and the country will not stand idly by while Kang De does as he pleases.
It's a bit funny, but even Song Xuejun had this thought—these extraordinary individuals, who enjoy preferential treatment and benefits from the state yet remain unsatisfied and even picky and reckless, ultimately think of their own country first when faced with a greater threat of violence.
But now, he's afraid.
If his supernatural powers are truly destroyed, then he...
Losing everything, falling into the dust, even facing imprisonment, returning to the mire...
Su Zhuangzhuang's face was finally filled with the most utter fear.
Kang De stood up and looked at Li Xiaojie.
"As I expected, you all colluded. Next up is you, you brain-dead, deadbeat bitch. Now I have some good news for you: all the money you've spent on extravagant spending over the years—buying luxury goods, boosting your idols' charts and data, booking out entire venues for fan support, all the loans you took out, all the show-off behavior—whether legal or illegal, and all the interest and late fees..."
He smiled and said, "My company has already paid it off for you."
"In other words, the tens of millions you've spent over the past few years have been transferred to AWSL Company, the Africa Scepter Weapons League —which I founded."
Kang De paused here, blinking, and continued, "It needs to be emphasized that this debt is transferred to the head office, not the China branch. AWSL is an Africa company, meaning it operates under Comora law. What does this mean? It means that I decide the interest rate, no matter how high."
He stepped forward and smiled, "It's time to pay back the money, Auntie. If I wanted, this debt could balloon to the point where you couldn't pay it back even if you sold your property for fifty years within a year. I could send a lawyer's letter to the country, and your real estate, luxury goods, and the like would all be seized and auctioned off. All those debt collection companies would pop up overnight. Besides, I've checked, you're a big fan of your idols, right? Weibo influencer."
Kang De shook his phone; it showed Li Xiaojie's Weibo homepage. "You're so famous, with such a 'rich and beautiful' persona, you have fans groveling before you every day, and your fans interact with you. You're so famous, yet overnight your persona collapses, scandals are everywhere, you're ridiculed by everyone, even your address is being doxxed, and people are sending you fruit baskets every day... It's terrifying to think about."
"And you, having lost your supernatural powers, are burdened with tens of millions in debt, listed as a defaulter, and can't even afford to go to a five-star hotel to sell yourself... Tsk tsk, how miserable."
Li Xiaojie was so frightened that she cried.
"Don't be so afraid. After all, I'm your kind older brother. I'm a very reasonable person. We're all China. Even if you've made a mistake, I'll give you two options: one is to face my punishment abroad, and the other is to be sent back to China for trial."
"Like Electric Dick, he can be cooked for a living by hundreds of black men here, or he can go back to China and go to jail. See how humanitarian I am?"
"And you? You can go back to China to pay off your debts, or you can stay in Africa. Don't you like being a warlord's concubine? I'll sell you to Africa warlord for some money, and you can be a concubine there in peace."
He reached out and patted the other person's cheek. "Or, be obedient."
Leaving behind a trembling Li Xiaojie, Kang De looked at Song Xuejun: "As for you, Public Intellectual, traitor, purebred idiot who refuses to swim across the Pacific Ocean, you..."
Song Xuejun stood at attention and shouted, "I completely obey all arrangements made by the organization!"
"..."
"..."
Kang De was startled for a moment, then laughed.
"Okay."
He said, "If you understand the situation, then congratulations, you have gained a preliminary understanding of me. In the coming period, I require you to unconditionally obey all my arrangements. Of course, you can also disobey. I value human rights and free services. You are free to do whatever you want. Of course, I am also free to do whatever I want."
"Okay, from now on, everyone is only allowed to use code names."
"Your three code names are..."
"Electric Dick, Public Intellectual, Sow."
The three men were furious but dared not speak out.
"Oh, by the way, if you perform well, your codename can be upgraded."
These words brought a glimmer of hope to their eyes.
Kang De gestured with his hand, and a new name appeared on the ground.
"Electric Cock, Male Spider, Female Spider."
--What the hell is the difference?
Kang De ignored the three of them and turned to the People's Liberation Army soldiers. "Hey, what nicknames or code names do you have in the army? Why don't you just give yourselves one?"
Lu Zhengxuan stood at attention and said, "Report! Code name: Bulwark!"
Chai Ming then shouted, "Report! Code name: Rust!"
Finally, it was Wei Shuang. The female warrior's voice was strong and clear. "Report! Codename— Blood Owl!"
"Great! That's really classy!"
Kang De nodded in satisfaction. "Next, you will first undergo military-style management and training. The China military camp stationed in Zhuerban will send vehicles to pick you up. You will stay here for a while to rest and adjust. Three days later, I will personally and kindly instruct you!"
--The next step is to take these people's ability records and related information back to the other world, and have the Parrot create a suitable training plan for them.
Just as he was about to speak, his expression suddenly changed.
"Stay put and wait for the vehicle!"
After saying that, he casually turned and left with his hands behind his back, and the portal opened.
Only after Kang De's figure had completely disappeared did the three civilian superhumans finally breathe a sigh of relief.
They were both sweating profusely, looking at each other, unable to utter a single word.
Song Xuejun, however, possessed the strongest mental fortitude. He did not show much fear, but instead looked thoughtfully around the airport—before his gaze settled on a certain spot.
There was a convoy there.
The Stars and Stripes are flying.
In H City, China, An Youyi's voice rang out on the phone. "Time to board. We need to switch to airplane mode once we're on board. This airline doesn't have in-flight Wi-Fi, so I'm done chatting!"
Xiaoman was already lying in bed, smiling slightly, "Okay, I'll wait for you to land."
An Youyi blew her a kiss.
She dragged her suitcase among a group of foreigners, her tall and graceful figure attracting attention. She found her seat, and the male passenger next to her gentlemanly helped her put away her luggage. An Youyi smiled and thanked him, letting out a long sigh of relief.
The cabin was noisy, but An Youyi didn't feel uncomfortable. On the contrary, she felt relaxed because as she boarded the plane and was about to leave the city, the faint unease that had been lingering in her heart since that night seemed to have vanished...
Just then, a slightly plump, older flight attendant approached, lowered her voice, and smiled politely, "Miss An? We are pleased to inform you that there are first-class seats available on our flight. Our company is offering you, as our valued guest, a complimentary upgrade. Would you be interested?"
An Youyi asked in surprise, "Didn't it not exist when I booked the tickets?"
The flight attendant smiled warmly, "You know, there are always all sorts of wonderful coincidences."
An Youyi hesitated for a moment. "It's a one-hour flight, and my luggage is already..."
"That's no problem, I'll help you take it off." The flight attendant playfully showed off her biceps, and her friendly attitude finally convinced An Youyi to take advantage of the situation.
She thanked the flight attendant and nodded to the gentleman who helped her with her luggage. He waved back, and she was led to her first-class seat by the flight attendant.
The man next to him put down his newspaper.
With a well-trimmed beard, a high-bridged nose, a bespoke high-end suit, deep eyes, and a pure eye color, he nodded politely to An Youyi, his smile captivating, and he was stunningly handsome.
"Hello, beautiful lady."
"Hello, handsome sir."
The two exchanged a smile. An Youyi lay back in her seat, which was much more comfortable than economy class, glanced at the handsome Western man's profile, and a genuine smile appeared on her face.
Sure enough, things started to improve after we left Paris.
Another world.
Kang De returned after receiving the signal.
It was already afternoon there. When Tina saw him, she first gave him a hug, and then said, "It's the Arcane Council... They suddenly showed an unfriendly and forceful attitude."
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PS1: Update... I forced myself to stay up last night, sleeping from around 6 PM until just before 1 AM, and then I couldn't fall back asleep. I lay in bed until 5 AM, exhausted beyond belief, and then, despite being sleepy and having a foggy brain, I typed this. It was absolutely amazing...
PS2: Let me try sleeping a little longer...