Chapter 47

"Hahaha, think a little deeper. If he really succeeds, it'll be the first proof that supernatural powers exist. That would be a breakthrough from zero to one."

"Yes. As long as their existence is proven, that also means superpowered people will appear among us humans in the future. No, for all we know, there are already superpowered people in human society, hiding just like Jiang Ye."

The viewers were not the only ones who had thought of this. Dragon Country, the other countries, and even the Ten Conglomerates had already begun to act.

The purpose of their actions?

Needless to say, it was to find superpowered people hiding in the shadows.

While the viewers had made only a simple analysis, expert groups from various countries had analyzed Jiang Ye's overall performance from the start of the show until now and produced a brief, straightforward report.

They had consistently believed there was as much as a 70 percent chance that supernatural powers existed.

A 70 percent chance was enough for the various countries to take the next step without waiting to see whether the machine was successfully repaired.

Of them all, Dragon Country was the most excited.

Just imagine: Jiang Ye alone, possessing a supernatural learning talent, had solved the Seven Millennium Prize Problems in mathematics in just one day.

If they found a few more "superpowered people" like Jiang Ye, it would be entirely possible to overtake the others on the bend. They might even pull several eras ahead and usher in a new age of glory.

Inside a special department in Dragon Country.

In a spacious conference room, Zhang Puze spoke with brisk resolve. "If the machine repair fails, we won't lose anything by calling off the operation."

"But if the repair succeeds, getting a head start now will be enough to seize the initiative."

"I believe certain foreign agents have already begun to act. They're watching us closely."

"I believe that if we really do find superpowered people, those agents will definitely try to assassinate them."

"So let me make this clear in advance: for everyone involved in this operation, regardless of the means, any breach of secrecy will be punishable by death for treason, to be carried out immediately."

At this, Zhang Puze paused, swept his gaze around the room, and spoke again.

"Besides that, there's another very important matter."

"Jiang Ye's safety."

When they heard Minister Zhang mention Jiang Ye, everyone present immediately understood.

That was right. Although they needed to search for new superpowered people, they also had to protect the one they already had. They could not neglect Jiang Ye and let the Ten Conglomerates assassinate him.

"If Jiang Ye really proves the existence of supernatural powers, the Ten Conglomerates will definitely make a move against him, needless to say."

"I don't need to tell you how important a supernatural learning talent is to advancing science and technology, do I? To put it simply, Jiang Ye alone is worth all the scientists in our country."

"And there's an even more important point. We had many guesses about Jiang Ye's performance against the tiger not long ago, but now we have an answer: he very likely has two supernatural powers."

Zhang Puze's mention of this overlooked point made everyone present widen their eyes in surprise.

Thinking about it that way,

Everything seemed perfectly reasonable!

As he spoke, Zhang Puze took out a document and had his assistant hand out copies.

"This is a strategy the think tank above us came up with in a hurry. Take a look at it quickly, and burn it when you're done."

The strategy in the document was simple.

They would use magic tricks to stage a performance within Dragon Country, then arrest several foreigners, focusing on white people.

They would then announce that these white people were all superpowered. If the Ten Conglomerates dared to make a move against Jiang Ye, Dragon Country would dare to make a move directly against white people in turn.

Was it real?

Or fake?

That did not matter.

What mattered was whether the Ten Conglomerates dared to gamble. No, those people did not dare.

Would it be worth trading one superpowered person for N superpowered people?

If one of them was comparable to Jiang Ye, or even had a power more awesome than his, they would not even have time to cry over it.

That was the key to the strategy.

Unless the Ten Conglomerates could find a large number of superpowered people and did not care.

In that case, Dragon Country's strategy would be useless against them.

It was also a matter of luck.

At that moment.

Dragon Country took action.

The whole world took action.

Winds rose and clouds gathered across the globe, while undercurrents surged without end.

Inside the island city.

Countless viewers around the world watched Jiang Ye tinker with various tools. As they watched, more than half an hour had passed.

What excited the viewers was that Jiang Ye had not frowned once during that half hour, from beginning to end.

When repairing something, unless you understood the fault extremely well, you would not go the whole time without even frowning.

What did that mean?

It meant the result everyone wanted to see was drawing closer and closer.

"This is the last machine. At his previous speed, I reckon there are seven minutes left."

"Shh, stop talking. I want to see the result. If superpowered people really exist, I'm going straight home to have a baby."

"Have a baby? Well, damn, what does that have to do with having a baby?"

"Fuck, is the person above stupid? What if their baby turns out to be superpowered?"

"Holy shit!"

"What a genius."