Pasture

"But... he really has superpowers," the envoy said weakly.

"I have superpowers too. Want to see?" Commander Cao Yang said irritably.

"Really?" The envoy's eyes widened, looking expectant.

Commander Cao Yang was so exasperated he laughed. He slapped his sidearm onto the table and pointed at it. "Take this to a primitive civilization and say you're one too.

"I'd rather believe the Angel Civilization has made some breakthrough in genetic technology. Even if being able to manipulate energy is unbelievable, it's still just some kind of technology. Do you understand?"

This was how technological barriers sometimes worked. The gap between zero and one was far greater than the gap between one and a hundred.

Rationally speaking, he would rather believe that the Angel Civilization was deceiving them, or had simply fooled even themselves into believing it.

"From now on, everyone needs to keep a clear head. Don't be deceived by the Angel Civilization. They're merely a new civilization with some unique technology. Our goal is to learn this genetic technology, not be taken in by their nonsense."

Everyone present had received an elite education and was highly experienced. Under normal circumstances, none of them would be so easily fooled.

The Angel Civilization was simply too deceptive.

The envoy suddenly understood. He had merely been misled by all kinds of rhetoric, and now that someone had awakened him, reason immediately regained the upper hand.

"I understand, Commander. I was wrong." Looking ashamed, he picked up his satchel and prepared to leave.

"What are you doing?" Cao Yang stopped him.

"I'm going to destroy these mind-befuddling things."

"Put them down. Let me teach you something else: before something is proven false, we must assume that what they say is true." Cao Yang turned and ordered his adjutant, "Find a group of less