"..."
Gu Qing continued asking, "These Supernatural Items... what exactly does that refer to?"
Lin Tianyang answered, "Supernatural Items fall into two broad categories: living and nonliving."
"Living ones are supernatural individuals that possess life."
"For example, monsters and Awakened."
"Their defining trait is that, as long as they don't die, they can continuously generate Supernatural Power."
"..."
"Nonliving ones are objects imbued with Supernatural Power."
"For example, the divine weapons, magical treasures, and tools you see in movies and TV shows."
"Their defining trait is that they're merely containers. They can't generate Supernatural Power, only store it. Once it's used up, it's gone."
"..."
As he spoke, Lin Tianyang couldn't help remarking:
"Awakened are extremely rare."
"The vast majority of people are just like us, gaining a sliver of weak power through a chance encounter with Supernatural Items."
"Take me, for instance. I've been in contact with Supernatural Items for almost ten years, and my body can only just withstand bullets from ordinary handguns."
"As for those three Human Traitors in the room, they've probably only been in contact with Supernatural Items for a few months."
"They can only mutate their bodies slightly and gain a certain degree of attribute enhancement. Fundamentally, they're still within the range of ordinary humans. They generally can't withstand handgun bullets, and blades can kill them too."
"By contrast, once Awakened fully awaken and become Supernatural Items themselves, they often need only half as much time to gain the same enhancements as Paranormal Contacts. Some can even possess special Supernatural Abilities."
"..."
After finishing, Lin Tianyang asked with some curiosity:
"By the way, when did you first notice that your body was different from other people's?"
"Almost ten years ago too, I suppose."
Gu Qing thought for a moment and gave a number the