Ten years later.
Television stations across China reported in the morning news: "Here is an important notice. Please pass it on to administrative agencies, enterprises, institutions, individual businesses, schools, people's groups and other organizations with more than three people. At present, there is a possibility that 'holes' that can continue to spread and drag people into a dangerous world may appear at any time around the world. Once you encounter a 'hole', please do not panic, call the police as soon as possible and leave the range of the 'hole'. If you are accidentally involved, you must remain calm. At present, minors across the country are implanted with defense chips issued by the National Technology Safety Department. After entering the other world, the chip will automatically turn on. Adults with minors around them, please immediately move within one meter of the child. This is the effective range of the defense chip. No matter what happens in the other world, don't panic, and there will be superpower warriors coming to rescue you soon. Repeat..."
"Boring," a young man said after taking off his headphones. "Every morning at 8:00, noon, and night at 8:00, this notice is played on the Internet and TV. It's been playing for almost ten years. Aren't you tired of it? Is there anyone who doesn't know about this? As long as I'm connected to the Internet, even if I'm listening to music, this is the only thing that plays at this time. My ears are callused from hearing it."
"That's right. Moreover, the "Alternative World Survival Guide" is required in every exam. It is also a key subject in the college entrance examination and has a large score." Another young man beside him said, "The most annoying thing is that the knowledge points are updated at any time. When I took the college entrance examination last year, I had just memorized the book. A week before the exam, the teacher said that the National Technical Safety Department had updated the new world and added a chapter. I memorized it for another week and almost vomited." Another young man said painfully, "I thought I wouldn't have to memorize it when I got to college, but who knew that the exam at the beginning of the school year would be this. If the average score of the "Alternative World Survival Guide" subject does not exceed 90 points in four years, you will not be given a diploma. I only scored 70 points in the first test at the beginning of the school year. How can I raise these 20 points in the next few years!"
"And the teacher didn't even highlight the key points, saying that this book concerns everyone's life. This book is the valuable experience gained by all the staff of Guoji'an with their lives and blood, and every word is important." The first young man A rolled his eyes, "Has he ever counted how many words there are in this book? 200,000 words! And it's still increasing. Oh my god, I have to recite the pictures every time!"
"Be content," the young man C said to the two classmates, "I heard that the teachers themselves have to take the exam, and even retired seniors have to attend the lectures on survival in another world held by the social security department every month, even if they don't take the exam. If they don't go, they won't receive their pension for that month!"
"Does that mean we can never get rid of this subject in our lifetime?" Young man B looked desperate. "Actually, this book is very interesting. The descriptions of various other worlds are very vivid. There are also free movies online. The documentaries are better than the special effects of blockbuster movies. It's such a good book. I would like it even if I don't have to memorize it. But once it is added to the exam subjects... I don't want to see it."
Young man C: "But don't you think it would be nice to be able to enter this world one day? You all have memory chips implanted, right?"
Young man A nodded: "Yes, I had it implanted three years ago, and it's useless in the real world. After the implant, I jumped out of my window and tried it, but... Well, luckily my house is on the second floor, so I only broke my leg."
"You've done this before, too?" Young man B said with a gloating look on his face. "I wanted to try it with a kitchen knife, and the news happened to report that boy A jumped off a building to try out a memory chip. Please don't do such dangerous things again. Memory chips can only be activated in another world. After reading this news, I put down the kitchen knife... Eh? What's your expression? Could it be that boy A with mosaics on his face is you?"
Young man A: “…”
"We've arrived at the Martyrs' Cemetery." The teacher on the bus stood up and said, "Today's extracurricular teaching is to go to the Martyrs' Cemetery to pay tribute to the newly built statue of Comrade Tan Yan. Everyone should stand in a neat line and spit out the chewing gum in your mouth. Remember not to make loud noises in the cemetery and study Comrade Tan Yan's heroic deeds carefully. After you go back, you have to write a review of your visit. This review accounts for 20 points in the final exam, so everyone must pay attention to it."
Students: “…”
They watch it in elementary school, junior high school, high school, and even in college... This is the fate of the students in City B. Who told them to live in the same city as the Martyrs' Cemetery
The college students lined up and followed their teacher into the cemetery. They were already very familiar with this place. They came here every two or three years. The first time was when they were still Young Pioneers. All the children in City B came to sweep the tomb of the martyr Tan Yan with white flowers. One flower was exchanged for a memory chip. That year, all the primary school students in City B had memory chips implanted.
But this time it was different. A life-size statue appeared at Tan Yan's grave. When the girls saw the statue, their eyes widened: "Tan Yan is so handsome!"
"Haven't you read the textbook a long time ago?" The boys pouted. "No matter how handsome he was when he was young, he is still 60 years old!"
"That's not true," said a man in a black uniform in the cemetery. "Tan Yan is the person with the strongest superpowers in the world. In order to better fight for the country, he used his superpowers to keep his physical condition at its peak. So even at the age of 60, he still looked like an 18-year-old."
Black uniforms, the superpower team!
The students who came to visit had their eyes light up, and they immediately stood at attention and saluted the team member.
Although they don't like to recite "Survival Guide to Another World", they all admire the warriors of the superpower team. Which young person doesn't have a heroic dream? Entering another world, gaining superpowers, and joining a superpower team to protect ordinary people is the dream of contemporary youth.
A few days ago, a classmate in their class was involved in a "hollow" and became a fan of the Power Rangers after being rescued by them. Every day, she would say how cool the Power Rangers were and how she wanted to have superpowers and join the team.
The soldier was very easygoing and didn't wear any rank insignia, so he probably wasn't on duty. Now, there are black-uniformed superpowered warriors patrolling the streets and alleys across the country to prevent superpowered people from committing crimes and "holes" from suddenly appearing. All soldiers on duty will wear rank insignia, which is a mark to distinguish the real from the fake.
"Has he really always been this young?" The girls were more concerned about the issue of immortality, so they approached the black-clad supernatural warrior and asked, "But I've seen photos in textbooks, and he was very old when he was a policeman."
"That's a disguise," the superpower warrior explained. "More than a decade ago, humans didn't have the concept of 'hollows' and superpowers. Tan Yan himself was also very ignorant and thought that he was a monster because he couldn't age. So he attached the quantum energy in the air to his skin to make himself look much older. That's why Tan Yan has two cemeteries and another one in Ping County, just to cover up his identity."
These things were kept secret in the past, but now they can be written in Tan Yan's biography.
"That's great. I also want to have super powers, enter the 'Void', and fight monsters from another world." A boy said with a dazed look in his eyes.
"The probability of awakening superpowers is very low, but if you really have the chance to awaken, then on behalf of the Superpower Team, I welcome passionate and patriotic young people like you to join us." The soldier held the boy's hand and smiled very friendly.
With the company of the superpower warriors, the students learned a lot about "void", superpowers and Tan Yan. They felt they had gained a lot and they no longer had to worry about not being able to write down their experiences after returning.
A group of primary school students also visited the cemetery with them. They lined up to give flowers, and the college students consciously stepped back to let the primary school students go first.
When it was the turn of a chubby little boy, he touched his chest and found that the white flower he brought was gone. Seeing that everyone had a flower in their hands, he cried anxiously.
The superpower warrior standing with the college students hurried over and touched the little boy's head. He pinched the flower placed in front of the tombstone, which was a paper flower made in the handicraft class. After analyzing the structure of the paper, he reached into the air and a white paper flower appeared in his palm.
The supernatural warrior handed the paper flower to the little boy and ruffled his hair, and the fat boy burst into laughter.
The college students’ eyes were about to pop out of their heads, this was not a magic trick, but flowers that appeared out of thin air.
"I know this ability. It's the ability to deconstruct objects. It's a very special ability. Among all the people with superpowers in the country, only one person has this ability!" A student suddenly screamed, "It's Captain Liang, the captain of the Superpower Team!"
"Oh my god, we are here to visit the Martyrs' Cemetery, and Captain Liang is here to explain it to us personally?" A girl pretended to faint. "Didn't they say Captain Liang is already 31 this year? I think he is about the same age as us, and still so handsome!"
"It may be due to his supernatural powers..." a student guessed.
For a time, everyone was looking forward to the superpowers. Not only were they not afraid of the "void", but they hoped that they would have the opportunity to enter, gain superpowers, and join the team.
Today is Saturday, and after the martyrs have been buried, the primary school students can have a holiday. The teacher sent the primary school students back to their homes one by one. The fat boy who lost the paper flower got off the bus in front of a tutoring class. He still has after-school tutoring today.
He pushed open the door and saw five children waiting inside. One of them, a girl with pigtails, said angrily, "Fatty Yang, you're late."
"I visited the martyrs' tombstone and gave flowers to the martyrs!" Yang Pangpang said with his chest puffed out.
"Really?" The teacher of the training class came out and handed the fat boy a cup of warm water. "What happened?"
"My flower is lost," said Yang Pangpang, "but an uncle gave me a flower. He grabbed the air with his hand and a flower appeared, exactly the same as what I did!"
"The flowers are lost?" The young male teacher frowned slightly, "Are they really lost?"
"That should be it." Yang Pangpang recalled, "I clearly remembered pinning it on my chest, but who knew it would be gone once I touched it."
He raised his chubby little hand to show the teacher, which was wearing a white glove.
The teacher took his gloves and looked at them, then frowned slightly: "Your gloves are torn."
"Ah?" Yang Pangpang was terrified. "How could this happen? Did I touch anything today?"
The young teacher held up his glove and said, "There is only a small hole. It should be pierced by the pin on your chest when you took the paper flower. It's not your fault. The glove is of poor quality and can't withstand the thorns of sharp objects. The paper flower disappeared, not because it was lost, but because your skin touched the flower. Did you touch other objects with this hand after that?"
"No." Yang Pangpang shook his head, "I always remember what you said, Teacher Tan. I rarely touch things with this hand."
"That's good." Teacher Tan took off Yang Pangpang's gloves, took out another transparent glove from a box and put it on him.
"I just happened to make a new pair of gloves for you. They are transparent, highly breathable, and relatively wear-resistant. Wearing them to touch objects is not much different from touching them directly with your hands. It will be much more comfortable."
"Great!" After putting on the gloves, Yang Pangpang found that they were really transparent. If he didn't pull them, he wouldn't be able to tell that he was wearing gloves. "I will wear them when writing in the future. It's so uncomfortable to use my left hand all the time. But whatever I touch with my right hand will disappear."
"Yo Yo~" a stag called out disdainfully and looked at the glove with contempt.
"Oh, if you meet Brother Xiaolu, you won't disappear," Yang Pangpang said, "and Teacher Tan."
Teacher Tan smiled gently and said, "That's because Xiaolu and I have stronger consciousness than you, and we are not affected by your ability. Today we are going to talk about how to control your own consciousness. As long as you learn it, you won't have to worry about your own power hurting others in the future."
When he said this, he entered the teaching state. Several little guys immediately sat up straight and listened to Teacher Tan's lecture attentively. Xiaolu also stood side by side with them like a student, looking up at Teacher Tan on the podium.
The wind chimes in front of the door rang, and the students were all concentrating on listening to the lecture without turning back. The visitor did not disturb them, but sat down at a small table at the back of the classroom and looked at Teacher Tan intently.
An hour and a half passed, and today's class was over. The parents of the students came to pick up their children, and Teacher Tan handed the children to them. After everyone left, he went to the back seat and pulled up the person who had been sitting on the small table. The person was wearing a black team uniform and was the superpower warrior who was sweeping the graves in the cemetery.
"Not on duty today?" asked Teacher Tan.
"It's up to the team leaders below. Ten years have passed, and they should be able to lead a team on their own. This is an E-level world, so it's a good opportunity to hone the new recruits." Liang Xian hugged Teacher Tan and leaned his head on his shoulder like a spoiled child. "I'm not skipping work. I'm here to see the future flowers of the motherland, the future pillars of the Superpower Team, and their instructor, Teacher Tan."
Teacher Tan has been doting on Liang Xian for the past ten years, allowing him to rely on her: "Today is my birthday. Everyone from the superpower team will come in a while. They say they are here to celebrate my tenth birthday this year."
Hearing that those people were coming, Liang Xian immediately straightened up and put on a serious look: "None of them asked for leave, wait and see how I will teach them a lesson later!"
"They asked me to help them apply for leave. Will you approve it?" asked Teacher Tan.
"This..." Captain Liang looked at Teacher Tan and nodded his own face. "Just give it a kiss and I'll approve it."
Teacher Tan smiled and kissed him. Unexpectedly, at this moment, a group of people walked into the classroom.
"Ouch!" Cui Heyu covered Xiaolu's eyes, "Didn't you two see that there was a child present? I know it wasn't Tan Yan's fault, it must be Liang Xian who shamelessly forced you."
Teacher Tan naturally let go of Liang Xian and said to the visitor: "Thank you for coming to celebrate my birthday."
Liang Xian, Qin Li, Asan, Qiu Qizhen, Cui Heyu, Yan Yongfeng, Tu Zishi, Yang Shumei, and the teacher of this training class, Tan Yan, all the comrades of the original superpower team, were present.
The author has something to say: I thought this chapter would be finished, but it seems that it won’t be finished. I guess there will be another chapter tomorrow. Love you all~