CHAPTER 37: CHAPTER 36: A STRAND OF WHITE HAIR

After awakening the superpower through the Victory Stone, the objective of this trip has been achieved.

The group returned to the Grass Hut Academy members’ living area by car. After a thorough medical examination and psychological analysis to ensure the physical and mental health of the four superpower users, the entire process was considered complete.

At this moment, night had already fallen over the earth.

The stars were sparse and the cold wind was howling.

Inside the medical building.

"Brother Ran, can you see more of the future now?"

The question came from a nurse who had been accompanying them all day.

She noticed that the superpowers of Su Qiangwei, Liu Huadie, and He Nanguang had all developed from nonexistent to existent.

However, Ma Ran moved from a "half-awakened" state to "complete awakening."

Even if the improvement was not as great as the other three, there must have been some change, right?

"No essential evolution."

Ma Ran responded calmly: "It’s just that the frequency of randomly receiving future information has increased."

"Trying to change the future through [Limited Foreknowledge] would still accelerate cell aging and deplete lifespan."

At this point, he turned to look at President Huang Weiguo and shifted the topic: "You’ve seen my file; you should know."

"Given my personality, if there were no special circumstances, I would only display an average level of ability and live an ordinary life."

He didn’t continue but gave President Huang some time to think.

Hearing what Ma Ran said, not only President Huang Weiguo, but the others present also felt the atmosphere was rather unusual.

When he spoke, Ma Ran’s expression was calm as usual, yet his tone was particularly grave.

President Huang’s smile faded significantly, and he became more serious: "You... continue."

Initially, Liu Huadie and He Nanguang, who were not far away discussing superpower experiences, shut their mouths simultaneously.

The two of them remained silent, quietly waiting for Ma Ran to speak.

An intangible and oppressive atmosphere permeated throughout the medical building, as if something crucial was about to happen.

"Thirteen days ago, my [Limited Foreknowledge] ability naturally awakened."

Ma Ran remained as calm as an ancient well, but what he said made everyone hold their breath: "At that time, I heard a sound and saw an image."

"What is certain is that the language used by that sound does not belong to any on Earth."

"It comes from an outer star civilization."

"The language has about 20% similarity with the Southern language group of the Dravidian language family, and 15% with the Hausa language."

Thirteen days ago...

Su Qiangwei, having just undergone psychological intervention treatment, sharpened her gaze.

If she remembered correctly, that was the exact day when Ma Ran stopped hiding his talents.

So...

What made Ma Ran decide to abandon his guise of mediocrity was not just the invitation from the Grass Hut Academy?

Besides the allure of superpowers, were there other reasons?

Ma Ran ignored the chaotic thoughts of those around him and continued speaking to himself.

"I&@?*&*@#￥,%@￥!@*,##%@#!*&#."

No one present could understand what he was saying.

Even so, everyone vaguely felt it was a mature and well-developed language system that was unheard of.

"I joined the Grass Hut Academy and, while cultivating in Black Rock Martial Arts, devoted some energy to translating this sentence in the alien language."

"It means..."

"Earth? My loyal warriors will crush eighty billion ants and conquer this beautiful blue planet."

Hearing this, everyone felt chills down their spine, and the joy brought by awakening superpowers was completely dispelled.

A lot of information was hidden within this short sentence.

Firstly, the alien who said this was an absolute feudal ruler.

Secondly, the civilization’s development level surpasses Earth’s—they can observe Earth’s existence, while Earthlings know nothing of them.

Finally, the alien who said this is by no means a "cosmic friend."

The malice in their words was almost overflowing.

"What happens in the future will be dealt with in the future."

Ma Ran didn’t give everyone much time to ponder.

He sighed, his gaze turned sharp: "For now, just remember this sentence."

"Let’s solve the immediate problem first..."

Standing beside Ma Ran, President Huang felt his scalp tingle and broke into a cold sweat.

If Ma Ran’s [Limited Foreknowledge] wasn’t mistaken...

No!

You can’t afford any wishful thinking!

Ma Ran’s prophecies, so far, have never been wrong.

Moreover...

Ma Ran is different from Su Qiangwei, Wu Di, and Dong Huaiming.

Even when excluding the uniqueness of his superpower and his progress in the Black Rock Martial Arts, Ma Ran is different from all other members!

Perhaps due to his high intelligence level, Ma Ran doesn’t act like a green adolescent; instead, he appears inexplicably mature.

In President Huang’s eyes, Ma Ran is calm and composed, handling any situation with ease, making plans before taking action.

Neither frivolous and arrogant, nor timid and self-abasing.

Even his unusual words and deeds have deep meanings. (For example: rescuing Wu Di)

The same words, when spoken by Ma Ran, are a thousand times more credible than if spoken by any other member of the Grass Hut Academy!

The credibility of such things is hard to quantify.

But, without a doubt!

In President Huang’s eyes, Ma Ran is a steady and reliable outstanding successor!

Therefore...

There must exist an alien ruler with great malice toward Earth civilization!

The other party intends to invade Earth and completely annihilate humanity!

President Huang Weiguo made a split-second decision, took out his phone, opened the "DJI" app, immediately started an urgent online meeting, and gathered his sufficiently high-ranking colleagues into the room.

"Drop everything you’re doing!"

"Do not speak, just listen carefully!"

"The first half of the video recording will be shared with you later."

"What Ma Ran is about to say is extremely important!!!"

After sending these messages, President Huang enabled the all-mute mode.

Then, while listening intently, he carefully recorded every word Ma Ran said.

The more he listened, the more terrifying he felt.

"As mentioned earlier."

Ma Ran rubbed his temples, showing a hint of pain on his face: "Thirteen days ago, [Limited Foreknowledge] allowed me to hear a sound and see a picture."

"After analysis, it is now certain that there is more than one alien civilization with invasion plans for Earth."

"Two days later..."

"An alien colonial squad will arrive at Jinshui Town."

"Post-event statistics show that 653 military personnel and civilians will die."

"Please make sure to prepare in advance."

After saying these three sentences, Ma Ran silently depicted the Enclosure Text in his mind, creating illusions.

He furrowed his brows, seemingly enduring some kind of pain.

Moments later, a lock of hair on Ma Ran’s forehead abruptly turned from black to white.

It was extremely glaring.

"It really did deplete lifespan..."

President Huang, Su Qiangwei, Wu Di, Liu Huadie, He Nanguang, and the medical staff present all looked at Ma Ran with complex expressions.

Sympathy? Admiration? Or something else?

Who can say for sure...