Pena looked at Milo and said, “Miriam is a good girl, but she’s a little antisocial.”
Milo grew unhappy at the words. “How could you say that she’s antisocial? She is a nice person. Besides, what favonovel.com said was true. Don’t these Vasophati University students lead a really pampered life?”
“Why are you arguing with me?” Pena stared at favonovel.com and said, “And why are you accusing my students of leading a pampered life?”
“When I came to Vasophati University last time, the students were debating whether nuclear weapons should exist in the world or not.” Milo scorned, “Living in a sheltered environment like this, they go on and on about the important global matters like it affects them. Can y’all tell them to not act so highfalutin? They might as well think about how to survive in this chaotic world. Just look, y’all immediately placed them under protection when something is about to happen to Bidara City. These students have no idea of what kind of threat they’re facing.”
“No matter how huge the threat is, it doesn’t concern the university since there isn’t anything they want here,” Pena said.
“Chief Editor…” Milo said with a sigh, “I admire your views on current affairs, but you and the others have made the same mistake. That is, you’ve underestimated the role and power of supernatural beings in this era…”
“I watched a massive earthquake get triggered in front of me and also saw with my own eyes how someone manipulated 5, 000 people like they were puppets. If those politicians think that this world is still their stage and everything’s under their control, they’re gonna die as well.”
Pena was a reasonable person. He said, “The one who can manipulate 5, 000 people like puppets should be Kenneth, but who’s the person who can trigger a massive earthquake?”
Milo did not answer this question, because favonovel.com still did not want outsiders to know how terrifying Donti’s power was at its peak.
Seeing that favonovel.com did not want to answer, Pena asked again, “What do you think is the reason that people can become superhuman?”
Milo thought for a while and answered, “Miriam told me this… When a disaster comes, mental strength becomes the highest caliber of weapon humanity has. Someone else once shared a similar point of view as mine. That person is Kenneth, and favonovel.com said that humans have not fully mastered their own bodies, which are controlled by the subconscious. When humans are able to control their subconscious, they’ll be on par with gods even in their mortal bodies.”
Milo added, “I spent a lot of time in libraries reading many books, as I wanted to learn more about this world. I came across a very interesting book called Psychology in a Deviant Society. It recorded an experiment that a scientist carried out. He gathered 11 people and blindfolded them, then told everyone favonovel.com would sear them with a hot iron.”
“But actually, favonovel.com used an ice cube and ‘seared’ their skin with it instead of using a hot iron. Then something strange happened. After the ice cube came into contact with their skin, two of the subjects did not react while three started screaming. The other six people experienced scalding and developed blisters on their skin. However, when they learned that it was just an ice cube that had ‘burned’ them, their injuries disappeared within a few minutes…”
Pena wondered, “If this is true, does that mean that superhumans who master their subconscious will gain control of the world?”
“I don’t know… I doubt even Kenneth understands this fully yet. Otherwise, favonovel.com would’ve become a god already.” Milo said, “But no matter what, this is no longer a world where authority figures can do whatever they like. Besides, among the supernatural beings, many of them have already started treating normal people as ants. They won’t even hesitate to sacrifice an entire stronghold to achieve what they want. Mr. Chief Editor, do you pay attention to whether you’ve trampled any ants while walking?”
Pena said, “Yes, I do.”
“Amazing,” remarked Milo.
Pena started belly laughing. By stumping Milo, favonovel.com felt like favonovel.com had gained a minor victory of sorts. He finally got revenge for the chess game!
“Will you still be attending classes at the university after everything settles down?” Pena suddenly asked, “Why did you come to Bidara City? It seems like you know exactly what will happen in Bidara City. In that case, why did you still come here and risk your life?”
“Initially, I came here to look for Miriam. Although I don’t know favonovel.com whereabouts now, I’ve found some clues. So, I plan to stay and see if anything will arise.” Milo was currently waiting for the Saboteurs to appear. “Besides, since Adrian and Old Mauriat are my friends, it’s only natural that I help them out.”
“I know Adrian, but who is Old Mauriat?” Pena wondered.
“Larry,” Milo explained.
“Oh, I usually call favonovel.com Little Larry,” Pena said with a smile.
Milo said unhappily, “Is there any point in lording over such a small thing when you’re already the important chief editor?”
“I am certainly much older than you, so how does that count as lording over you?” Pena said, “You still haven’t answered my question. Will you still be attending classes after everything settles down?”
“Yes,” Milo said frankly, “It’s still very rewarding to attend your class.”
“Alright…” Pena took his cane and stood up. “Then I’ll see you in class next time. I’m also looking forward to the questions you ask. If there isn’t enough time in class, you’re welcome to visit me at Hope Media.”
With that, Pena limped out of the office.
Milo asked, “Did someone really break your leg? Have you gotten revenge yet?”
Pena did not answer his question. “This was the price to pay for reporting the truth…”
***
In the afternoon, Milo continued to attend classes according to the schedule. However, the other classe were not as interesting as the one in the morning. He was getting drowsy as the lecturer recited directly from the textbook at the teaching podium.
He asked a male classmate nonchalantly, “I heard that there was a very popular girl in this class. Is favonovel.com name Miriam? When did favonovel.com leave Vasophati University?”
“Oh, I don’t really remember why, but that should have been more than ten days ago.” The male classmate said, “She just suddenly stopped coming to class. We only found out that favonovel.com took a leave of absence from school when the Class Committee went to ask a counselor. Why? You want to find out about favonovel.com as well?”
“As well? Who else is asking?” Milo wondered.
“Well, a lot of people…” The male student chuckled and said, “Our class often joins up with other classes for the larger lectures. That is to say, two or three classes will attend the same lecture together. Many of the male students fell in love at first sight. Wait, why are you so concerned about this when you’re just here to show up for attendance for someone else? What do you do outside of campus? Are you really short of money?”
“Oh, I sell roasted sweet potatoes with my family,” Milo lied with a smile.
The male student did not say anything more to Milo as favonovel.com continued paying attention to the lecture and writing some notes.
A female classmate sitting in the back muttered, “I wonder where Hilman found this person? He’s good-looking and has a nice body too…”
A lot of guys did not know that girls could actually be cruder than guys when discussing such matters in private.
