Chapter 439 - 332: This Is a Source Crystal? You Must Be Joking

Wei Song withdrew his hand, and the light from the Crystal Plate slowly faded.

"It might be related to the life-or-death situation."

A look of lingering fear flickered in his eyes. "I was tied up... about to die..."

Lin Wei looked down in thought for a moment, then nodded.

"Awakening in a desperate situation can indeed foster a stronger instinct for control. We’ve seen cases like this before."

She walked back to her desk, took a form from a drawer, and handed it to Wei Song.

"This is the Superpower type registration form. The Energy Peak Detector can only measure intensity, not the specific type. You’ll need to fill it out yourself."

"Rest assured, the organization only keeps a record of each person’s Superpower type for our files. It won’t be made public."

Wei Song took the form. It was thick to the touch, with faint, gold-colored anti-counterfeiting patterns along the edges.

The form was divided into several sections:

[Superpower Name] [Superpower Type (Energy System / Spiritual System / Enhancement System / Special System)] [Initial Manifestation] [Potential Development Paths]...

He glanced at it, picked up the pen on the desk, and began to write.

[Superpower Name: Thermal Energy Control]

[Superpower Type: Energy System]

[Initial Manifestation: Condensing, compressing, and releasing Thermal Energy to form high-temperature attacks.]

[Potential Development Paths: Temperature Field Manipulation, Thermal Shield, Energy Attribute Transformation.]

[Notes: Awakened in a near-death situation. Current controllable range is approximately ten meters, with a maximum temperature of around 1500 degrees.]

When he was finished, he handed the form to Lin Wei.

Lin Wei took it, her gaze sweeping over the handwriting. When she saw the words "Thermal Energy Control," her pupils contracted slightly.

And when she saw the "maximum temperature," her breath hitched.

She looked up at Wei Song, her expression one of unconcealed surprise and delight.

"Thermal Energy Control..."

She repeated the words in a low voice, her fingers unconsciously tracing the edge of the form.

"This is an extremely rare Superpower. According to the Superpower potential chart compiled by the Management Bureau..."

She turned, pulled a thick binder from the bookshelf behind her, and quickly flipped to a specific page.

The pages inside were filled with dense tables and charts.

Her fingertip tapped a line of text. "A Level potential."

Wei Song looked at Lin Wei. "How is this potential categorized?"

Lin Wei closed the binder and sat back down in her chair.

"According to Great Yan’s classification system, there are six levels: S, A, B, C, D, and E."

She held up her fingers, counting them off one by one.

"E Level is the most common, accounting for over seventy percent of all Superpower Users. Examples include things like ’Minor Power Enhancement’ or ’Minor Vision Enhancement.’"

"D Level abilities have some combat applications, but their potential ceiling isn’t very high."

"Starting at C Level, once fully Awakened, you’re considered a core member. Most Level Two Controllers fall into this category."

"B Level users are elites, with the potential to reach Level Three Grandmaster."

"A Level..." She paused, her gaze fixed on Wei Song’s face.

"As long as you have enough resources and don’t die on a mission, you have a chance of even reaching... Level Four Grandmaster."

Her voice was soft, a flash of envy in her eyes.

"As for S Level... they exist in theory, but in my five years at the Management Bureau, I’ve never seen one."

"There are only two suspected cases on file, both from pioneers during the early days of the Great Cataclysm. They both died in battle."

Wei Song put on a look of excitement, but inwardly, he felt nothing at all.

Lin Wei filed the form away in a special folder, its surface stamped with the word "Confidential" in red.

"Next, I’ll give you a brief introduction to our mission system."

She took another manual from the drawer and pushed it across to Wei Song.

"After joining the Management Bureau, every Superpower User has a monthly mission quota."

Lin Wei opened the manual, her fingertip tapping the first page.

"This mostly involves routine work like patrols, guard duty, and assisting local law enforcement. It’s not dangerous, but it’s mandatory. It’s your obligation."

She flipped to the second page. "Besides those, there are also bounty missions."

"Eliminating Cults, scouting deep inside Rifts, escorting important supplies, rescuing trapped individuals... these all fall under the bounty category."

"The missions are graded by five difficulty levels. Level One is the lowest and Level Five is the highest, corresponding to the five major Realms of a Superpower User."

"Of course, the rewards increase accordingly."

She looked up at Wei Song, her expression growing serious.

"Last night, you saved thirty-seven people and killed nine Cultists, including one Level Two Controller."

"According to the Management Bureau’s contribution evaluation standards..."

She stood up, walked to a safe on the other side of the room, and pressed her palm against the door. Runes lit up one by one.

CLICK.

The safe door popped open.

She took a small, transparent case from inside, walked back, and placed it on the desk.

The case was made of Crystal, about the size of her palm, with smooth sides.

Through the transparent lid, the contents were clearly visible.

Wei Song’s gaze swept over it. Inside was a golden crystal, about the size of a fingernail.

The crystal was irregularly shaped, like a shard of amber, and an extremely faint halo of light flowed across its surface.

The halo was faint, like sunlight piercing through the morning mist.

But he could feel that the crystal contained a kind of... deep, primal Energy.

Lin Wei looked at the case, her voice low.

"This is a special reward, only given for killing a Cultist of Level Two or higher... a Source Crystal."

Wei Song stared at the crystal, and for some reason, an infinite craving welled up within him.

"Source Crystal?"

"Yes." Lin Wei nodded gravely.

"It’s the core resource Superpower Users need to advance their Realm. You can absorb it directly, converting it into your own Superpower’s Energy to advance your Awakening progress."

"This piece may be small, but its purity is very high. It should be enough to take you from 10% progress in the Awakening Initial Stage to around 20%."

Wei Song suppressed the urge and reached out to take the case.

The Crystal exterior was cool to the touch, but the golden crystal inside faintly radiated a warm pulsation.

The instant his fingertips touched the case.

Deep within his Sea of Spirit, the panel that had long been silent began to vibrate!