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Chapter 17 Searching for It in My Dreams

"Beep~ Beep beep~ Beep~ Beep beep~"

Accompanied by the instructor's rhythmic whistle, the training team chanted "1, 2" in unison.

Miao Meng was naturally in the team at this time, training with the others, although such training was no longer very effective for him.

Because the training intensity was low for him, Miao Meng had enough energy to observe the performance of others while running, trying to find some special individuals.

Because of his height, he was located at the back of the group. Thanks to his height, which was half a head taller than most people, he didn't have to worry about not being able to see the target due to the crowd blocking his view.

Ever since the Bureau of Investigation came to him last time, which changed Miao Meng's perception of the world, he now sees everyone as someone who might be hiding a bomb.

Although he didn't know the source of those evil gods' power, Miao Meng was certain that his ability was too attractive to psionicists. The superpower system that wouldn't affect his mental state after use was simply too strong.

In addition, the power of those evil gods was truly terrifying. Not to mention the knowledge and abilities they possessed, their energy index alone was worlds apart from his own. Therefore, Miao Meng was now somewhat frightened.

In other words, he has developed paranoia. After all, the more he learns from the psionic forum, the more he feels about his own specialness. Others use mental stability points to cast spells, but he uses psionic energy.

Moreover, after enrolling, Miao Meng discovered many people with special abilities among the crowd, which indirectly confirmed his conjecture. This made his initial thought that he was just being paranoid completely true.

Leaving aside the returning students, the average of over 2000 new students means one student per class. That's not just one in a hundred, it's close to 1/30. How could that possibly be hidden?

In addition to the abnormal density, their strength distribution is also not very normal. There are few Mars-level ones, most of them have the brightness of a candle, and there are quite a few torch-level ones with similar brightness.

If he hadn't failed to see any lighthouse-level brightness, Miao Meng would have even suspected that he wasn't there to study, but rather to join some kind of psionic training camp.

"1~2, 1~2".

Accompanied by the sound of synchronized footsteps, the two training teams passed each other. Teams like this, jogging, were everywhere on the playground at that moment.

Miao Meng's observations were always quick glances, and he never tried to scan with his peripheral vision. Therefore, when he passed by the team next to him, he naturally noticed that there was also a student who had been training for a long time but had not shed a single drop of sweat.

Of course, there are also soldiers in the distant ranks who are sweating profusely because they are practicing military posture. These physical manifestations do not represent their true strength.

However, the clusters of flames burning in the brains of these people, as perceived by Miao Meng, were enough to illustrate the true situation.

"If they are so bright in my perception, does that mean I am also quite bright in their perception?"

Miao Meng had been cramming on a lot of knowledge on the psionic forum these past few days, but the forum was very strict about psionic skills, so he naturally wouldn't know how to hide his abilities.

The student in the other team who hadn't shed a drop of sweat, though unaware of Miao Meng's gaze, still subconsciously glanced over as he passed by, giving the other a smile and a nod.

Although he had a smile on his face, he was recalling information from the forum and pondering the origins of the tall guy in the team next to him.

"Who is this tall guy? He's so strong, but I've never seen him on the forum before. Is he newly awakened? Or is he a hidden talent?"

Upon hearing that smile from the other person, Miao Meng suddenly became alert. Had they discovered his covert investigation? Was the sudden, unprovoked smile and nod a gesture of goodwill, or a warning?

Because they were running, the two sides didn't cross paths for long. Although Miao Meng had a lot on his mind, he remained calm on the surface, gave the other side a slight nod, and continued to jog forward with the group.

Time flies when you're focused on training, especially since morning training sessions are usually short. After all, university military training isn't really about training as a new recruit; it's more about developing habits.

Therefore, apart from the continued restriction on staying at school at night, there are not many restrictions at noon, and many students go out to eat and play at this time.

"Miao Meng, let's go, I know a really good hot pot restaurant around here..."

"Training doesn't start until 2:30 this afternoon, how about we play a couple of games during our lunch break?"

Upon hearing the invitations from his three roommates, Miao Meng politely declined them. Apart from attending the gathering on the first day, he refused to attend for the next few days.

People with different paths cannot make plans together. Miao Meng actually envied their state of mind. If he hadn't embarked on the extraordinary path, he would probably be just like them, carefree and happy.

With his powerful senses, Miao Meng could still hear the three people talking even after walking more than 10 meters away. They seemed to have a lot of complaints about him.

After all, even if you share a dorm room with someone who doesn't fit in, you won't have a very close relationship.

Miao Meng simply smiled indifferently and didn't take it to heart. After leaving the school, he rode his motorcycle skillfully through the streets and alleys and returned to his house in the suburbs.

Because of the high density of psionicists in the school, Miao Meng never runs dungeons there. Therefore, he can only run a dungeon in peace when he returns to his little home during the noon period each day.

This is because his East Wind Staff was enhanced, which is why he has such high efficiency in clearing the dungeon. Otherwise, it would not be easy to clear the Maritime Adventure dungeon in less than three to five hours.

Fortunately, he had already redeemed all the rare items he urgently needed, so even with the reduced points rewards, he didn't lose much.

After all, the limitation of only being able to synchronize three Oddities is too great before one has a special skill. Even including the Oddities needed for ship girl transformation, there are only 6 in total.

In fact, due to the versatility of the Endless Bullet Pouch, the ship girl form also needs to use this equipment, so in reality, only five rare items are needed for regular use.

After such a long battle, Miao Meng's fighting style has gradually become established. In human form, he mainly uses a staff to bombard targets with long-range firepower.

When facing close-range enemies, she will switch to ship girl form and use a floating magic device that is mainly for summoning and support to restrict the enemy's movement and launch an attack.

By switching between the two fighting styles, Miao Meng could even charge directly into the Storm Wizard's island to fight him and take down the enemy amidst the harassment of those powerful pirates.

Even so, after thinking about the immense energy levels of those evil gods, Miao Meng still couldn't alleviate his lack of firepower and paranoia.

Therefore, after much deliberation, Miao Meng finally set his sights on his enhanced form. He prepared to use some forbidden knowledge to modify his body in order to gain greater combat power.

Of course, he didn't act rashly without considering the consequences. Instead, he conducted detailed tests on the ship girl's form and determined the essential composition of the construct before daring to take action.

Miao Meng was aware of the theory of the Ship of Theseus. As long as he didn't touch the history and past of the "Hunter of Fortune," there wouldn't be any unacceptable consequences from completely overhauling the ship.

In addition, he doesn't have the capability right now; he's just planning to upgrade the cannons and rams first. He believes there won't be any problems with this level of modification.

After all, as a former pirate ship, the Fortune's cannons were not static; it had used every type, from 6-pound cannons to 12-pound cannons.