Ye Mo's finger was still hovering above the confirm button, the blue light on the left side of the console flashing intermittently like a heartbeat. He didn't press it.
The events of that night were too coincidental. The chip signal left by the intruder had almost the same frequency as this notification. But he remembered something Tony had said—true traps never repeat themselves.
He pulled up the data fragments from last night, dragged them to the analysis interface, and overlaid the current blue light band for comparison. The two lines looked like twins, but upon closer inspection, there was a phase difference, as if the same person was speaking in a different tone. They weren't from the same device, but they came from the same source.
"Homologous yet heterogeneous..." he murmured, "Either their people have switched channels, or... there's another entity using the same technology."
He didn't want to gamble. The system wouldn't warn him of danger; it would only collect fragments and store abilities, leaving the rest to him to decide.
He closed his eyes and first activated the Mental Barrier Emma Frost had taught him, sealing the entrance to his consciousness layer by layer. Then he activated his ability to Wall Phasing Perception, letting his consciousness extend forward like a probe. This was not a direct connection, but a tentative contact, so that he could immediately retract if there was a problem.
A light tap with your finger.
[High-frequency Mental Resonance signal detected. Establish connection?]
[yes.]
The system notification sounded, very softly, known only to him.
"Connection successful. Parsing in progress -- extraction complete."
A surge of heat rushed into his head; it wasn't pain, but a feeling of fullness, like releasing a breath that had been held to its limit. Sweat beaded on his forehead as he braced himself against the edge of the control panel, waiting for the sensation to subside.
The empty slot on the fourteenth layer of the Gene Spiral Tower is now lit up.
[ Quantum Sensing Fragments] have been included.
He took a breath and smiled. "It was definitely the right decision to come."
This ability isn't as straightforward as Self-Healing or Force Field Shield; it doesn't have a name or description, and the system doesn't provide any information. He has to try it himself.
He turned off external communications, activated the brain's internal log recording function, and replayed the neural feedback curve at the moment of connection. A stream of data appeared on the screen, densely packed, all of which were microscopic information fluctuations.
He stared at it for three minutes and figured out what it meant.
This ability isn't for hitting people or for self-defense. It's for "hearing" things that shouldn't be heard—the direction of particle movement, the trend of energy accumulation, and even the sounds of electron transitions within Vibranium become clear.
Just like he used to rely on his eyes to see the surveillance footage, now he can directly sense the flow of current on the circuit board behind the camera.
He decided to take a test.
He closed his eyes and combined [ Quantum Sensing ] with his existing [ Telepathy ]. The two abilities merged in his mind, like two rivers colliding.
At first, it was a bit chaotic; the overwhelming amount of information made his temples throb. He steadied his breathing, slowly adjusted the output ratio, reduced the scanning range of Telepathy, and retained only the basic pathways, allowing Quantum Sensing the primary probe.
Three minutes later, he opened his eyes.
"The drone is well hidden in the third ventilation shaft on the east side of the training area."
As soon as the words were spoken, a red dot popped up at that location on the virtual sandbox. A stealth drone was hovering there, undetectable by radar and undetectable by thermal imaging, but the movement trajectories of the air particles around it were captured by Quantum Sensing.
Silent system update: [Perception-related capability collaboration efficiency +12%]
"It's done." He sat up straight. " Penetrative Perception, the first version has landed."
This technique could save his life in the future. Whether the enemy is invisible or lying in ambush, as long as they are still active in the physical world, they will disturb the particles. And now he can "hear" this disturbance.
He wanted to dig deeper.
Next goal: [ Regenerative Phasing ].
This is currently his most difficult combo to master, pieced together using Wade's Self-Healing ability and Shadowcat's Wall Phasing fragments. The principle is to forcibly reorganize cells using Healing Factor, maintaining life activity while passing through solids. However, the process is energy-intensive and has a long cooldown time; his left hand was almost ruined after the last test.
What if we add Quantum Sensing?
He raised his left hand, focused his attention, and initiated the Regenerative Phasing preparation program. At the same time, he activated Quantum Sensing to lock onto the molecular interstic distribution map in the air in front of his arm.
Found it.
Those seemingly tight walls actually have countless tiny cracks appearing and disappearing every second. Before, he could bang on the door blindfolded; now he can see which bricks are loose.
He has the ability to drive progress.
The left hand began to fade, seeping into the table like mist. This time it went much more smoothly than before, with less resistance and a more precise path.
Just as it was about to pass through completely, its forearm suddenly got stuck, the tissue structure became temporarily blurred, and the flesh and blood became semi-transparent, unable to maintain its solid form.
He immediately stopped.
The Force Field Shield automatically activated, stabilizing the body's frequency and preventing further dissociation. Ten seconds later, the left hand returned to normal.
"It's still too fast." He wiped his face. "The guidance accuracy is good, but the synchronization rate isn't. Just a tiny bit off, and we messed things up."
He noted down the parameters, labeled them "High-Risk Experiment-001," and saved them in his personal log.
We can't force it. This level of integration needs to be refined gradually, trying a little at a time, finding the critical point before moving forward.
He changed direction and switched to low-risk testing.
Combine [ Quantum Sensing ] and [ Danger Sense ].
This is a life-saving technique. In the past, Danger Sense relied on instinct; now, with the addition of Quantum Sensing, it's like seeing the formation process of a threat in advance.
He loaded a pre-set ambush scenario into the virtual sandbox: three enhanced soldiers would launch a surprise attack from underground, supported by aerial drones, with his target being him.
The first round of simulation begins.
Warning time: 1.2 seconds in advance.
In the second round, he adjusted the scanning depth of the Quantum Sensing to expand the detection range of particle disturbances.
Warning time: 3.8 seconds in advance.
In the third round, environmental variable filtering was added to exclude interfering factors such as wind speed and animal activity.
Warning time: Average advance warning time is 4.7 seconds.
A smile crept onto his lips.
This means that in real combat, he can know when the enemy is about to move before they do. He can "hear" even the slightest shift in a glance, the slightest contraction of a muscle, or the first fluctuation of an energy weapon charging.
This is no longer a reaction, it's a prediction.
These fragments were worth it.
He leaned back in his chair, his mind still racing.
He used to make a living by collecting scraps, but now he's learning to build with blocks. Every new skill is not the end, but a stepping stone to a higher level of combination.
Quantum Sensing itself isn't strong, but it can double the effectiveness of all perception-based skills. If we obtain time-related fragments in the future, we might even be able to create incredible abilities like "predictive evasion."
He recalled the core energy proposal that the Wisdom Response Team had just submitted.
The Vibranium Resonance cavity improves efficiency by 37%. This figure appealed to him.
If Quantum Sensing to the base's energy network, could it monitor the energy flow of each line in real time? It could detect any attempt to steal or sabotage the energy immediately.
It can even be used as bait—deliberately releasing false energy fluctuations to lure the snake out of its hole.
He opened the internal communication panel, preparing to reply to the quantum physicist.
Before my finger could even touch the screen, it suddenly flickered.
A slight tremor came from the fourteenth floor of the Gene Spiral Tower, as if something inside was resonating.
He withdrew his hand and looked at the Vibranium storage tank.
The fragment was getting hot, with fine ripples on its surface, and flashing blue light, consistent with the frequency of the signal from before.
"It's not an illusion," he said. "It's still connected."
The connection wasn't broken; it just went into the background. The unknown signal source is still transmitting some kind of information, slowly and continuously injecting new data.
He didn't panic.
He already has defense mechanisms, barriers, perception, and response plans.
He sat up straight again, placed his hands on the control panel, and closed his eyes.
"Bring it on."
Reconnecting to the Quantum Sensing, we traced the signal in reverse. It wasn't a brute-force intrusion, but rather like fishing with the current, slowly swimming upstream.
Three minutes later, he "saw" a blurry coordinate in his mind.
Not on Earth.
At least not in the current dimension.
He opened his eyes and wrote a line:
[The signal is suspected to originate from a transdimensional transmission, with an initial location error of ±12 light-years; more data is needed to support this.]
He then saved the log and closed the test interface.
The screen displays. " Quantum Sensing stability test: 98.6%"
The Vibranium fragments were still vibrating, but he was no longer afraid.
He knew how to use it.
He sat there, without moving, without calling anyone, and without sounding any alarms.
But his skill set has gained a crucial piece of the puzzle.
This base needs more than just soldiers and scientists.
We also need someone who can hear the voices of the world's underprivileged.
And now, that person has already started working.
He took off his glasses, rubbed his temples, and put them back on.
My finger glided across the surface of the Vibranium fragment.
The temperature is very high.
The vibrations are getting faster and faster.