These children were tested from a very young age.
The content of the test was simple—sensing.
Someone would hold a card with strange symbols drawn on it and ask them to say what was “written” there.
Most children couldn't sense anything at all; they were taken away and never returned.
A few children could sense something vague and were assigned to the “Sensory-type” training sequence.
Liu Junnan was the strongest in the Sensory-type group.
Even while blindfolded, he could accurately state what was inside the pocket of a person ten meters away.
Within a range of fifty meters, he could sense even the slightest abnormal energy fluctuation.
From then on, his life changed.
He was moved from the communal dorms into a private room; the food he ate was different from the others, and the clothes he wore were different from the others.
Specialized teachers taught him how to control his abilities, how to push his sensing power to the limit, and how to capture the finest abnormalities in the shortest amount of time.
But at the same time, he also began to receive another type of training.
Loyalty training.
They were repeatedly told: the organization is everything, the organization is home, the organization is faith.
Those who betray the organization will suffer a fate worse than death.
They were taken to see the ends of those “traitors”—those who tried to escape, tried to leak secrets, or tried to betray the organization were locked in dark underground cells and subjected to daily electric shocks and drug injections until their consciousness completely collapsed, turning them into breathing, walking corpses.
One image was deeply etched into Liu Junnan’s memory.
It was a boy about the same age as him who had been caught after trying to send a message to the outside world.
He was strapped to an operating table, surrounded by several people in white coats who were attaching electrode pads to his temples.
The boy’s agonizing screams echoed through the soundproof glass, no longer sounding human.
A nearby instructor said expressionlessly, “This is the fate of those who betray the organization. Remember, the organization gave you everything, and it can take everything away.”
Liu Junnan remembered.
He remembered it in his bones, etched into the depths of every cell.
Su Wan saw these images and felt that bone-deep terror as well.
What Liu Junnan had been exposed to was only a tiny fraction of the organization.
Regarding that project and that land, Liu Junnan was not clear on the details.
He only knew that such a project existed, that its security clearance was very high, and that the Bai and Gu families were involved because of that land.
But as for what the specific project was or what that land was to be used for, he had no idea.
He was a Sensory-type Ability User; his mission was to search and track, not to participate in the core plans.
However, Su Wan didn't come away empty-handed.
From Liu Junnan’s memory, she pieced together some basic information about this organization.
The organization’s name was “Yuansou.”
The word was obscure, meaning “a place where fish and beasts gather,” and by extension, a gathering place for people or things.
It was an organization that gathered Ability Users from all over the world, a behemoth hidden in the shadows of mundane society.
Su Wan couldn't find the full picture of Yuansou’s structure from Liu Junnan’s memory.
He only knew that the organization was divided into several parts.
The organization’s influence was vast, its tentacles reaching across the globe, possessing resources and power beyond common imagination.
He knew the organization was searching for a certain “special energy,” looking for so-called “anchors,” and advancing a project codenamed “Guixu.”
“Guixu...”
Could her family’s land be related to this “Guixu” project?
The division Liu Junnan belonged to was called “Hunter Nest.”
It was responsible for searching, tracking, recruiting, or eliminating Ability Users on a global scale.
People from the Hunter Nest were scattered all over the world, using various identities as cover—businessmen, scholars, diplomats, even street thugs.
Their sole mission was to find those with special energy in their bodies and then evaluate their value—those who could be absorbed were recruited, and those who couldn't were erased.
Above the Hunter Nest, there were even higher-level departments.
Liu Junnan had never come into contact with them; he only knew they existed.
The names, functions, and leaders of those departments were all secrets.
As for the rulers of Yuansou...
Liu Junnan had never seen them.
He had only heard legends: the highest level of Yuansou was a group of existences known as the “Abyss Seats.”
No one knew who they were, no one knew how many there were, and no one even knew if they were human.
Some said they were ancient monsters who had lived for thousands of years, some said they came from another world, and others said they weren't human at all, but some kind of higher-level existence.
Liu Junnan didn't know if these legends were true or false.
But he knew one thing: the power of the Abyss Seats far exceeded his imagination.
When Su Wan sensed this part, a wave of unease suddenly surged in her heart.
She remembered.
That energy membrane deep in Gu Mingshan’s brain, that aura that made her feel small and terrified—
Could that be a mark left by an “Abyss Seat”?
Su Wan looked at the extremely lethargic Liu Junnan, her gaze becoming deep and inscrutable.
She had originally thought that by catching Liu Junnan, she would know the truth.
But now she knew that Liu Junnan was also just a pawn.
A pawn who thought he was important but actually knew nothing.
Su Wan really wanted to kill Liu Junnan, but on second thought, she felt that doing so wasn't appropriate.
Killing Liu Junnan would be easy, but she wasn't confident in dealing with the “Yuansou” behind him.
Furthermore, in her current state, she couldn't stay on Blue Star forever.
The apocalyptic world was the foundation of her becoming stronger; she had to invest most of her time and energy there.
On the Blue Star side, the Body Double Puppet could handle daily affairs for her, but the puppet had no abilities. Once it encountered a probe or attack from an Ability User, it wouldn't even be able to protect itself.
The safety of the puppet concerned everything she had on Blue Star.
Su Wan’s eyes flickered slightly as a thought took shape in her mind.
She needed someone on Blue Star to protect the Body Double Puppet for her.
Liu Junnan... he was indeed very suitable.
He was a core member of Yuansou’s Hunter Nest, a Level 2 Peak Sensory-type Ability User with status and resources within the organization.
Su Wan lowered her eyes, her consciousness sinking into the System Mall.
She quickly browsed through the control-type category and soon found what she needed.
【Slavery Collar (Intermediate)】
Description: After wearing it, the target will develop absolute, irreversible loyalty to the wearer. The target will sincerely believe the wearer is the most important person to them and be willing to give everything for them.
The target's original memories, personality, and way of thinking will not change, except for the “loyalty” variable, which is redefined.
Restraint Mechanism: The collar has a built-in nanoscale monitoring module to monitor the target's mental state in real-time.
If the target develops any intent to attack or thoughts of betraying the wearer, the collar will release micro-currents to stimulate the prefrontal cortex, producing a strong aversion response.
After repeated stimulation, the target will completely lose negative thoughts toward the wearer on a physiological level.
Concealment: Once worn, the collar hides beneath the skin, becoming invisible and untouchable. Conventional medical examinations cannot detect it.
Price: 15,000 Points.
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