Get Them Into Bed!

The sudden eruption of blazing flames caught everyone off guard. Those on the periphery of the crowd were sent flying by the unexpected impact, while those in the center were engulfed in flames and thrown several meters away.

Fortunately, Ren Suo and the others weren't too close. Although they were affected by the wave of fire, their pants didn't even catch fire. However, everyone was knocked onto their backs by the explosion of flames, looking with extreme horror at the Fire Man at the entrance of the mess hall.

That's right, a Fire Man!

All his clothes were burned away, his skin was like cracked earth, and inside it was wrapped in magma-like crimson flames. His hair and eyebrows had all turned to ash and dissipated. The blazing flames that mortals would avoid at all costs clung to him, like armor!

Awakening!

Everyone immediately connected him to what Deputy Director Yu Kuangtu had said.

A student who was still cultivating a Qi Vortex could suddenly use such a terrifying technique. Other than awakening, there was no other possibility!

Up until now, although most students had gradually opened their Qi Vortexes, they still had doubts about it – because the Qi Vortex really didn't feel like the nuclear core described in novels and anime. Most people felt like they had just gained an extra internal organ, and when cultivating, they could feel this 'internal organ' truly growing stronger.

But they couldn't control it at all.

For example, Jie Qiansi, he activated his Qi Vortex on the third night and was so excited he couldn't sleep all night, shouting, "I'm going to research my ultimate technique!"...

Then he fell asleep faster than anyone else.

Imagining being able to manipulate a fictional energy seemed to be a very effective form of self-hypnosis.

However, before Ren Suo and the others, there appeared a guy who was just an ordinary student a few days ago, but could now use powerful magic!

Although this magic's destructive power couldn't compare to grenades or mortars, it was released by a person themselves, and it had infinite potential! Now he was a Fire Man, and in the future, he might not be unable to become a Mars!

"In broad daylight, streaking!"

Hearing Qiao Muyi's exclamation from behind, everyone lowered their gaze – he really was streaking, and there were cracks on his skin just like the ground, looking like a caterpillar about to break out of its cocoon...

"Ha, hiss..." The Fire Man clutched his throat, and seeing others screaming and running away from him, a strange sadness appeared in his eyes. He tried to approach the crowd, but the blazing flames began to dance wildly with his movements!

His feet burned a deep black mark on the floor, and the heat wave from his body grew stronger and stronger. Ren Suo and the others also felt the air temperature suddenly rise.

Just as everyone was rapidly moving away from the Fire Man, Ren Suo, who didn't retreat but even took a few steps forward, became very conspicuous.

"Brother Suo, what are you doing?" Yuan Dang saw this scene and quickly came over to pull him back: "Hurry and go, this guy has exploded!"

Ren Suo, who was immersed in a strange feeling of excitement, was suddenly startled awake. He looked at the Fire Man, a hint of struggle appearing on his face –

He had found another key!

Compared to Qiao Muyi, this Fire Man was clearly a high-risk animal. If Ren Suo rushed over and knocked the Fire Man down now, no one would say anything, and they would even give him a thumbs up, saying "Old buddy 666".

However, the problem was, Ren Suo couldn't beat him!

Even though he already had "Physical Fitness Optimization" and "Introduction to Fighting", he was clearly still within the realm of normal humans, while the Fire Man in front of him had practically jumped from the technological era to the magical era. Unless he was given a gun, how could he possibly win?

At this moment, several bald heads appeared in the crowd –

No, they were buzz cuts.

Several strong and healthy military cultivators pushed through the crowd and walked towards the Fire Man without fear.

"Stop!" one of them shouted, "Take a deep breath, don't let the Aura erode your brain!"

"Uh... Aaaah!" The Fire Man straightened his back and roared. With his voice, a fire lotus bloomed at his feet, and sparks flew throughout the entire mess hall!

"If only he were wearing clothes..." Qiao Muyi sighed, and everyone nodded in agreement.

Only now did they realize why superheroes at least had custom underwear – otherwise, no matter how cool you were, you'd end up in a very awkward situation...

The next second, instead of heeding the advice, the Fire Man, like a Battle God Ablaze, instantly turned his entire black skin into a scorching hot iron and charged at the three soldiers!

"Are you out of your mind?" One person grabbed a nearby multi-person dining table directly, lifted it with one hand, and smashed it towards the Fire Man. "Control him first!"

In an instant, the three soldiers, surprisingly unafraid of the Blazing Flames, rushed forward. The Fire Man, who was being violently smashed by the dining table, raised his hands to block. With a loud crack in the air, the dining table shattered into pieces, and the three soldiers took the opportunity to advance around the Fire Man.

Facing the wildly dancing flames, the soldiers seemed to be wearing invisible battle suits. The flames automatically avoided them when they encountered them. They even dared to directly touch the Fire Man's skin, which was like a hot iron!

"Ah ah ah ah—"

The Fire Man roared, and boundless Blazing Flames erupted from his body again, but the three soldiers were completely unharmed, pressing him firmly to the ground.

After a while, the flames dissipated, and the Fire Man's skin, which had been cracked, returned to normal. He even stopped struggling and lay limply on the ground.

"Ew, three grown men pressing down on a naked man in broad daylight doing this kind of thing..."

An ethereal voice complained from all directions. The onlookers and the three soldiers all had black lines on their faces: Did someone from the UC Shock Department infiltrate the upright and glorious civil servant group?

"What happened?"

Ren Suo's body trembled. Li Dan, the Black Vest with dark circles under his eyes, walked over at this moment. He seemed to have just finished eating, with grains of rice still clinging to the corners of his mouth. He was also a little shocked by the scene of three big men pressing down on a naked man, but he quickly reacted: "Awakened? You guys take him to the Logistics Department to handle it."

Li Dan looked around: "Who can explain what happened... I remember you, do you know what just happened? Oh, haven't you eaten? That's disgusting."

When everyone else was retreating just now, Ren Suo, who was standing still and watching, was naturally very conspicuous. Hearing Li Dan's words, he wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth: "Just finished eating... Oh, this person seemed to be fighting with someone, and suddenly burst into flames while fighting."

"Fighting with someone?" Li Dan looked left and right and saw the students outside who had been blown away and were burning. "Oh dear, it's quite a big mess... You guys, carry the injured together and follow us to the Logistics Department."

Ren Suo and the others, who were being directed by Li Dan, looked at each other. Ren Suo said: "Don't we need stretchers? We haven't learned first aid..."

"Those people look like they're about to die. Getting them to the Logistics Department for treatment is the practical thing to do," Li Dan said. "The medical officers in the Logistics Department are all eating. If we call them, these people will kick the bucket."

Ren Suo and the others didn't care either. They organized a dozen people to carry the six most severely burned casualties and followed the soldiers and Li Dan. There were also five students who were slightly further away but were also burned, who followed them.

Along the way, they carried six pieces of charcoal and a naked man, moving quickly, naturally attracting countless eyes. Li Dan walked at the front, playing with his phone as he walked, looking like those smartphone addicts in the city.

The Logistics Department was just inside a courtyard. There were two Black Vests in a room watching American dramas and eating. When they saw the injured, they said casually: "Put them on the beds."

Li Dan said: "One of them just awakened."

"The one without clothes? Oh dear..." A Black Vest stood up, still with rice in his mouth, and slapped the naked man lying on the bed hard on the stomach.

A scene that shocked everyone's eyes appeared – strange runes suddenly appeared on the white bedsheet that looked like a hospital bed! Four chains shot out from the four bed legs, firmly binding the naked man!

He then patted the bodies of the other injured people. However, unlike the naked man, the beds of the injured emitted a warm light, and soon formed light cocoons, completely enveloping the injured.

"Let's go, stop looking." Li Dan reminded the students: "It's been so many days, and you're still scared by such a small scene?"

The students couldn't help but smile bitterly. Most of them hadn't been able to transition from the technological era to the cultivation era all at once.

Ren Suo glanced at Qiao Muyi, walked up to Li Dan, and asked: "That... do you still remember me?"

"I remember," Li Dan said. "You always appear before me like a lingering ghost..."

Ren Suo's head hurt when he heard this. Did this guy not receive nine years of compulsory education? Does he not even know how to use idioms? However, Ren Suo looked at Qiao Muyi in the bowl and also at Li Dan in the pot, naturally striking up a conversation first to build a relationship: "By the way, is Mo Zhaolong also an Awakened?"

"Mo Zhaolong? Oh, that Superpowered Criminal." Li Dan looked at Ren Suo. "Although this is information that shouldn't be revealed, it's only that ordinary people shouldn't know. You'll come into contact with it in the future, so I'll tell you about it..."

"This Superpowered Criminal's awakened ability is Sleepy Mist. It can affect people nearby with a colorless, odorless mist mutated by Aura. Ordinary people will completely fall unconscious within five seconds. He used this ability to assault several women who were leaving work at night."

Ren Suo was a little surprised. "Then how did he dare to continue being a civil servant..."

"Who would look for a Superpowered Criminal? The government. Who might research Superpowers? The government. He thought that by infiltrating the government as a civil servant, he could not only hide himself but also obtain more information through the government, and even rely on the government for power and status if necessary."

Li Dan smiled. "His thinking was correct in that regard. If a Superpower user voluntarily joins us and hasn't committed crimes with their Superpower before, we will still treat these awakened individuals well."

"But now, hmph... As the deputy director said, anyone who uses their awakened ability to commit crimes is sent to the Research Institute." Li Dan looked at Ren Suo. "By the way... you're from Lian Jiang, right? We might be colleagues in the future. My name is Li Dan, Li from 'dawn,' Dan from 'painting.'"

Ren Suo said, "My name is Ren Suo, Ren from 'willful,' Suo from 'demand.'"

Li Dan couldn't help but laugh when he heard that. Seeing Ren Suo extend his hand, he shook it and turned to leave.

Ren Suo returned to the dormitory with the other trainees. Someone asked, "Ren Suo, did you know that Black Cat before?"

"Yeah." Ren Suo recounted the conversation he just had and the matter of Mo Zhaolong. Everyone started discussing:

"There's an awakened ability like that?"

"That ability would be great for treating insomnia."

"Exactly, how could he use it to attack women!"

Qiao Muyi said faintly, "But why do you all look so excited?"

Jie Qiansi said righteously, "How could that be? We are party members, how could we have such dirty thoughts..."

Ren Suo didn't say anything along the way. Just before returning to the dormitory, he suddenly patted the back of Qiao Muyi's neck. Meeting her confused gaze, he smiled and said, "There was a mosquito behind you, I shooed it away."

Qiao Muyi gave a cute "oh," but the others' discussion suddenly quieted down, then returned to normal after a second.

Ren Suo didn't pay attention to these details. He went back to the dormitory and lay directly on the bed, carefully chewing over the sounds he had just heard in his mind:

Searching for key.

Key is in unfamiliar state, beginning acquisition.

Detected key is already formed, requires 10999 seconds to acquire. Must maintain contact during acquisition. 10998, 10997, 10996...

This was what he heard when he touched Li Dan.

Searching for key.

Key is in friendly state, beginning acquisition.

Detected key is already formed, requires 4600 seconds to acquire. Must maintain contact during acquisition. 4699, 4698, 4697...

This was what he heard when he touched Qiao Muyi.

Before, when Ren Suo touched Li Dan, the sound he heard was, 'Key is in alert state, cannot acquire.'

Now it had changed to an unfamiliar state, indicating that Li Dan's perception of Ren Suo could change the difficulty of acquiring the key. In other words, the better their relationship, the lower the acquisition difficulty!

In terms of combat power, Ren Suo definitely couldn't beat Li Dan, a veteran Black Vest. But Li Dan's change proved that there was a very feasible way for him to acquire the key without using force—

Charm them!

Yes, as long as they can sleep soundly in front of Ren Suo, he can easily obtain their keys.

As for the key status and time cost prompted by the voice in his heart, they can be treated completely as progress bars in a galgame!

To prove his hypothesis, Ren Suo deliberately bumped into Qiao Muyi on his way back.

Before, when he and Qiao Muyi were strangers, it took over 9000 seconds to obtain her key. Now it only takes 3000 seconds, and 'Stranger' has advanced to 'Friendly', indicating that improving their relationship can indeed shorten the time to obtain a key.

"Build good relationships, get them into bed!"

Ren Suo has found his goal!