Chapter 5 I Confiscated Your Superpowers

Linjiang City.

Yuewan Community.

With excitement, Yang Fan quickly walked to the living room and placed the Thunder Branch on the table.

"Snapped!"

A burst of electric sparks burst out.

A large black spot suddenly appeared on the desktop.

Yang Fan was startled and quickly picked up the Thunder Branch.

He looked at the black spot, and the corner of his mouth twitched: "Is it the lightning branch that discharged electricity and burned the tabletop like this?"

He did not give up and tried again, slowly approaching the table with the Thunder Branch.

One punch away.

A red arc appeared.

"Snapped!"

The desktop was black again.

Yang Fan quickly moved the Thunder Branch further away and said helplessly, "Can't I touch anything with this thing?"

He was a little confused: "Why is it okay for me to hold it? Is it because I am the owner of the Thunder Branch?"

Yang Fan shook his head: "Doesn't this mean there's nowhere to put it?"

The voice just fell.

He suddenly felt that the Thunder Branch moved, as if trying to break free from his right hand.

Yang Fan subconsciously let go of his hand.

A few flashes of lightning appeared on the surface of the Thunder Branch, and it was hanging in the air.

obviously.

In this way, the Thunder Branch told him that this was the correct way to "let go".

Yang Fan was stunned for a moment and muttered, "Awesome!"

He found another power strip and pointed the plug at the branch: "I'm going to plug it in!"

Lightning flashed across the surface of the Thunder Branch again.

Yang Fan immediately felt as if there was a suction force gently pulling the plug.

He immediately released his right hand.

The plug was sucked over instantly, and the three pieces of iron touched the Thunder Branch.

next moment.

The blue indicator light on the power strip lit up.

This means that the power is on.

Yang Fan laughed, "I didn't expect that I picked up a large power bank."

Ordinary lightning contains about one billion joules of energy, which is equivalent to nearly 300 degrees of electricity.

Red lightning is a natural disaster with energy at least ten times that of ordinary lightning, possibly reaching thousands of kilowatt-hours.

Just now, hundreds of lightning bolts suddenly exploded in the sky above Linjiang City. Assuming that the magic object only absorbed one percent of it, that would still be several thousand kilowatt-hours of electricity.

The growth of the Thunder Branches may consume most of the energy, and the remaining energy is estimated to be about a thousand degrees.

Even if Linjiang City is without electricity for several months, there is no need to worry about lack of electricity.

Yang Fan exclaimed: "It absorbs a thousand degrees of electricity in an instant, it really deserves to be a miracle!"

He pulled the thick curtains in the living room, took out the laptop and projector from the space, and plugged them into the power strip.

The computer booted successfully!
The projector started successfully!
Yang Fan found a science fiction film on his computer hard drive and projected it onto the wall using a projector.

He took out another ice cream from the Space Pearl and watched the movie happily.

outside the window.

The city was still shrouded in darkness.

In the living room downstairs.

A family of three was eating in the dark, with their cell phones being their only source of light.

"This is the first time I've seen red lightning in my life. The scale is too scary. This power outage could be serious."

"What if the power goes out for several days? Wouldn't everything in the refrigerator go bad?"

"Oh, I hope you call soon."

In the living room upstairs.

A couple in their fifties were looking out the window anxiously, worry written all over their faces.

At this time in the past, their son should have returned home, but now he has not returned and the phone cannot be reached.

The old father whispered, "There was a sudden power outage in the city. There must have been a car accident on the road. My son must have been stuck on the road. He may be back soon."

The old mother forced a smile and said, "I hope so."

For many people, this is destined to be a difficult night.

*
three days later.

The whole community was filled with a foul smell.

Although Linjiang City is making every effort to repair the damage, due to too many damaged facilities, only some areas have power supply at present. Unfortunately, Yuewan Community is not among them.

After the red lightning, the temperature quickly returned to over 30 degrees.

After three days of power outage, various frozen meats stored in the refrigerators of community residents were facing the threat of rotting.

Despite emergency treatment, such as pickling, the seasoning was limited on the one hand and the temperature was too high on the other, so a considerable portion of the meat went rancid.

After all, it is not just a few clicks of the mouse that can instantly deliver salt from the place of production to civilian homes. Everyone is scrambling for salt, which will objectively lead to salt shortages.

These rotten foods were thrown into the trash can, releasing disgusting toxic gases.

Yang Fan opened the window in the morning and wanted to get some fresh air, but was immediately irritated by the smell and quickly closed the window again.

He muttered "It stinks" and sighed.

Nowadays, everything is rising in price, and everyone is having a hard time. After a while, many people may not be able to afford to eat meat. So much meat has gone bad, and those who threw away the food must be heartbroken.

With full of emotion, Yang Fan took out the Thunder Branch and used it to power his home.

He took out two thawed steaks from the Space Pearl, plugged in the induction cooker, threw a piece of butter into the pan, and started frying the steaks.

Pair it with a glass of milk and a few pieces of bread, and you have a nutritious breakfast.

After breakfast.

Yang Fan carried a backpack, put on a mask, climbed the stairs and left home.

Due to a power outage, the elevator was out of service, so we had to take the stairs.

Yang Fan walked a dozen steps and saw someone busy in the green belt.

When he got closer, he unexpectedly discovered that they were a few old men and women, who were using hoes to remove the grass and dig up the green plants.

Yang Fan thought thoughtfully: "Are you planning to open a vegetable garden to grow vegetables and save some money on buying vegetables?"

Although Daxia is a global power and its national strength ranks first on the Blue Star, the regional development is not balanced across its 12 million square kilometers of territory.

What's more, Daxia has the world's largest population of 1.8 billion. Although there are many wealthy people, the absolute number of poor people is quite astonishing.

In the past six months, various disasters have occurred frequently, making life increasingly difficult for the poor.

The scene before us is a microcosm of this.

*
Ten o'clock in the morning.

Yang Fan walked into the Shengli Street Vegetable Market.

The vegetable market is located in another district of Linjiang City, a full eleven kilometers away from Yuewan Community.

He took a taxi here, of course not to buy groceries.

But - he had another dream last night.

Yang Fan walked around the market for a while and, as expected, heard countless complaints.

"It was only five yuan a pound yesterday, why is it eight yuan today?"

"There's nothing we can do. The purchase price has gone up, and we have to support our family as well."

"Buy a pound... Never mind, half a pound!"

"How much is it?"

"Fifty-three."

"too expensive."

"You've heard about the disaster in Sanliao, right? The price should go up in a few days. I advise you to buy some."

"Well, the kids at home are clamoring for meat, so I'll give you three or two ounces."

The customers who were buying groceries all looked unhappy.

The vegetable vendors were also sighing.

"This morning's revenue is much less than yesterday's. It's not even enough to cover the rent for the stall."

"If this continues, I won't be able to continue."

Besides.

Yang Fan also saw that many people were picking up vegetable leaves that the stall owners didn’t want.

Most of them are elderly, but there are also middle-aged people in their forties and fifties.

He observed the various states of being and sighed, "The Great Xia court will probably take action soon."

All signs indicate that the Great Xia court should have anticipated the disaster long ago.

It can be seen from the news that Daxia is accelerating the integration of domestic resources.

The Central Agricultural Group, a giant established last year, is a typical example.

He had a feeling that something big would happen in the country soon.

Yang Fan walked to a location, looked around, and nodded gently: "This is it."

He glanced at his phone again: "That guy is coming."

Soon.

Yang Fan found the target: "Here it comes!"

The other person was a young man with tattoos on his arms and a tuft of yellow hair, looking a bit scoundrelly.

The yellow-haired man was following a pretty woman who was about thirty years old and had a nice figure.

A few seconds passed.

The yellow-haired man suddenly shouted, "Beautiful lady in front, your things fell to the ground!"

The beauty turned her head subconsciously.

This moment.

Yang Fan clearly saw that a strange light flashed in the yellow-haired man's eyes.

The beauty was stunned for a moment, her beautiful eyes were blank and her body was completely stiff.

Yang Fan was delighted: "It really is a supernatural power!"

He had traveled to the original world many times in his dreams and had seen many creatures with superpowers, so he identified it at a glance.

Subsequently.

What the dream predicted happened.

The yellow-haired man smiled obscenely and put his arm around the beautiful woman's shoulders: "Beautiful woman, come with me."

The beauty seemed to have gone stupid. She followed the yellow-haired man stupidly and walked towards a remote corner of the vegetable market.

Yang Fan also saw that the yellow-haired man couldn't wait to stretch out a paw and knead the beautiful woman's back.

Although he had seen this scene in his dreams, he was still shocked when he saw it with his own eyes.

Is this one of the applications of psychic powers?

Yang Fan quietly followed the yellow-haired man from a distance of nearly ten meters, and watched him pull the beautiful woman into an alley.

He laughed softly and said, "I have confiscated your supernatural power!"

(End of this chapter)