289: Two Experiments

Two Experiments

Luke and Selina's conversation with Pierce ended roughly forty minutes later.1

After they left Jennifer's mansion, Selina remarked in the car, "That's show business! Todd wanted to direct this movie himself."

Luke shrugged. "Politics are inevitable once you reach a certain level, even if you're only a police officer."

"Haha, you're talking nonsense again." Selina smiled and said, "But that life seems so extravagant on TV. I don't think it's as hard as ours."

Luke chuckled. "It depends on whom you're comparing them with. Everybody has to work hard if they want to live better lives."

Talking in the car, they soon reached home.

Selina found that strange. "Why are we back home?"

Luke said, "We put off your training because of the investigation. Since Elsa said that this case isn't urgent, we can make up for it now."

Selina closed her eyes in pain. "No wonder you said that nobody's life is easy. I already feel how hard mine is."

Luke smiled but didn't say anything. He, for one, had never complained about working overtime at night.

The team worked on the case at the film set for a few days before Elsa lowered the case priority.

It wasn't the first time that Luke had run into something like this. He wasn't bothered at all.

Two nights ago, however, Todd had been mugged in a strange incident on his way home.

The criminal punched him in the belly and dragged him into an alley.

Then, Todd was forced by the crazy thug to… play blackjack with him.

In the end, the man suddenly stopped dealing and picked up a random stick.

Thump! The writer passed out in the alley after a strong hit to the head.

System: You have defeated Todd Vince and have received a list of his abilities.

Todd Vince's abilities: Basic English, Basic Writing… Basic Ropework (100 credit points).

Naturally, Luke was the crazy thug.

Everything that he was reluctant to do on a good guy, he tested on Todd.

He defeated Todd twenty times in blackjack. Plus the punch he gave Todd when he first captured him, the man lost 21 times.

After subduing Todd with that last whack, he received the system notification and learned Basic Ropework.

Inferring from Todd's ability, Luke basically figured out how he had killed Sarah and almost killed Mike.

Basic abilities actually weren't basic at all.

The system only listed the excellent skills of ordinary people, and these were categorized as basic abilities.

Todd, for example, was a successful writer, and the system acknowledged his abilities in Basic English and Basic Writing.

On a scale of one hundred, the skills that most people were capable of were below sixty, and the system simply ignored these.

Abilities classified as basic actually weren't necessarily on the same level; it was just how the system categorized them.

The Basic Ropework which Todd was capable of was one of the better basic abilities.

He could lasso a running bull or horse from dozens of meters away, and was even better than champion cowboys.

However, he wanted to be an actor, and he used his ability to kill people.

Luke didn't kill Todd.

The guy was the best test subject.

Looking at Todd's history, this was the first time that someone in his crew had died.

He must've killed Sarah Poch for a reason, and it remained unknown what deal Sarah Poch had made with him.

Luke planned to keep Todd alive and see how unlucky he would become.

He was still figuring out more ways to learn other people's abilities.

For example, he couldn't learn Bobby's Mental Communication ability yet, because Bobby didn't really feel grateful toward him.

Luke felt that it was because Bobby wasn't rich yet and couldn't openly approach Sheerah.

However, Luke didn't know when his company would make a fortune.

Todd had committed a murder, but wasn't a serial killer, so he was the perfect test subject for Luke.

Luke magnanimously let him go, then shifted his attention to his company.

According to reliable sources, Bullseye had returned to New York, and Luke could stop being so wary now.

He talked to Bobby first.

After speaking to Bobby, Bobby tried Mental Communication on him, and as expected, Daddy System appeared again.

System: Spiritual energy trying to establish a link with the host. Do you accept?

Naturally, Luke refused, but he was quite excited.

The system could really prevent other people from spying on his thoughts, which was very important.

All this time, he had been worried about running into people with powerful mental abilities, such as Professor X, White Queen and Jean Grey.

His system and the truth he knew about this world must not be detected by these people, or he might end up in a laboratory and spend the rest of his life as a lab rat.

The system now gave him protection.

While he didn't know how far this protection extended, it was still important. At the very least, the system would warn him when someone was trying to peek into his head, so he would always know if someone was trying to learn his secrets.

In that case, it would be possible for him to run away when he met unbelievable men like Professor X.

He didn't believe that Professor X in a wheelchair could be faster than he was.

With Tony Stark's crafting abilities, and with enough time and money, who knew how far Luke's future combat ability could go.

After that important experience, Luke asked Bobby about his progress in selling the technology, and Bobby said awkwardly, "Miss Jenny is very capable. She reached out to a senior manager at Google. We have a meeting in a day or two."

Luke chuckled and patted his shoulder. "Don't feel ashamed. Her father is a magnate. You don't have that benefit. Were you of any help during the discussion?"

Bobby nodded, but added in a strange tone, "However, Miss Jenny seems to be… missing you."

Luke nodded, got up and said goodbye to Bobby.

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