9: Kung Fu, Poké Ball

Thin.

Too thin.

Yang Dian squeezed the “Heaven and Man Unity Skill” and his heart skipped a beat.

“How much can be recorded in something so thin?”

He opened the booklet with a hint of doubt.

As expected, very little was recorded in the booklet.

Five human body diagrams and a Cultivation Technique mantra of less than 100 characters comprised its entirety.

“Is this what they mean by ‘the true teaching is a single phrase, false teachings fill ten thousand books’?”

Muttering to himself, Yang Dian began to read the Cultivation Technique mantra word by word, referencing the human body diagrams.

“Calm the breath and quiet the spirit, unify the Qi with thought; chest sunken and abdomen retracted, hands transform Yin and Yang; seek the breath of Heaven, heart transforms Chaos…”

After reading it twice, Yang Dian’s clear eyes gradually became blank.

“What the hell is this?”

“I don’t understand it at all!”

He put down the booklet and complained, then his peripheral vision caught sight of a palm-sized video player placed in the briefcase, underneath where the “Heaven and Man Unity Skill” booklet had been.

“Uh, so there’s an explanatory video?”

He scratched the back of his head and picked up the other items.

Then he discovered that apart from the pistol and magazines, all the other items had instruction manuals.

“Old Ancestor was really right.”

“Haste makes waste.”

Thinking that even with an explanatory video, learning the “Heaven and Man Unity Skill” wouldn’t be easy, Yang Dian simply started examining the other items.

“Eagle Strike-06 semi-automatic pistol, equipped with 15 rounds of special armor-piercing bullets. It’s used like a regular pistol: first, disengage the safety, then aim and pull the trigger.”

“The glass bottle contains the low-grade spiritual fruit, blue lotus seed.”

“This lotus seed will rapidly lose its medicinal effect if it’s not put into water immediately after exposure to air?”

He casually put the glass bottle back into the briefcase, then took out the two tennis ball-sized golden spheres with splendid patterns engraved on their surfaces.

“High-voltage electric net capture ball.”

“Palm print authentication is required before use.”

“After authentication, simply clench the capture ball tightly for 5 seconds, then you can throw it at the target.”

“Once the capture ball leaves your hand, it will quickly transform into a net to restrain the target.”

“Upon contact with the target, it will also release high-voltage electricity to electrocute and control the target.”

“Good heavens, they’ve even made Poké Balls?”

“The methods are so wild…”

He tossed the capture ball, which he jokingly called a Poké Ball, then took out the sunglasses from the briefcase and opened their instruction manual.

“The sunglasses are the Academy of Sciences’ latest Heavenly Eye-01 portable detector.”

“They have functions such as detecting radiation levels, target body temperature, and short-range communication.”

“There are also neural patches on the inner side of the temples, near the Acupoints, which allow you to control the various functions of the sunglasses with your thoughts once activated.”

“Finally, the sunglasses can adjust the lens color according to the user’s preference.”

“Really? Is that true?”

“Has technology become this sci-fi already?”

“And who designed the function to adjust lens color? It seems a bit flamboyant…”

He casually put the sunglasses on his nose and, following the instructions in the manual, extended his index finger to press the right side frame of the sunglasses for three seconds.

Three seconds later, four small characters — “Startup Complete” — appeared in the bottom right corner of the lens.

Yang Dian, in a playful mood, turned his head to look at the glass window beside him.

As his thoughts shifted, the lens color changed accordingly.

One moment blue, the next yellow, then purple after a blink.

After playing for a while, he looked towards Lin Mo’s direction.

‘Detect surrounding life form temperatures.’

As soon as the thought crossed his mind, two temperature indicators and a small string of text appeared on Lin Mo’s body.

-- Eyeball Temperature -- 43℃

-- Perceived Body Temperature -- 37.1℃

[This life form is suspected of having awakened an ocular talent. Please monitor closely.]

Just as Yang Dian clearly saw the small annotation, it blurred.

The next moment, a new annotation appeared on the lens.

[The target individual is Lin Mo, Captain of the Seventh Squad of the First Brigade, Fuzhou Branch, Minjiang Province, China Anomalous Affairs Administration.]

[His current physical condition - Healthy.]

Seeing the new annotation, Yang Dian paused for a moment, then took off the glasses.

If he wasn't mistaken, these glasses should be connected to the Special Administration Bureau’s internal network, allowing them to read some internal information.

But since they can read information, they can naturally upload information too.

Plus, there are neural patches on the inner side of the temples.

Once the neural patches adhere to the peripheral nerves on the human skin, they can read the user’s thoughts and control the glasses according to the user’s will.

So, would this thing read the user’s thoughts and then upload them to the terminal?

Yang Dian wasn't sure, but he didn't want to take the risk.

His cheat was his biggest secret; he didn't want to expose it if there was even the slightest possibility.

He folded the temples and put the sunglasses back into the briefcase.

If nothing unexpected happened, this thing would likely gather dust in his hands for a while, until he gained control over his thoughts or found a way to prevent his thoughts from being read.

‘I wonder if practicing martial arts can help…’

Thinking of this, Yang Dian immediately stood up, picking up the “Heaven and Man Unity Skill” and its detailed explanation.

“Captain, does the Bureau have a Cultivation room?”

As he spoke, he held up the “Heaven and Man Unity Skill” and shook it:

“I want to Cultivate the Cultivation Technique I just got.”