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Chapter 2 My Present Self and My Future Self

Jiang He stared at the words in front of him, momentarily stunned.

What were those scenes just now? Was it an awakening phenomenon?

But according to what he had heard, the awakening of extraordinary talents was always "over in the blink of an eye," and he had never heard of any "phenomena" or "scenes."

Is it because of talent?
Jiang He's mind stirred, and the words before him changed—

Just as gods in ancient times were born with knowledge, extraordinary individuals will automatically learn relevant information after awakening their talents, and will be able to understand their own situation at any time. This is also part of the "extraordinary" aspect.

The written word at present is merely a form of expression.

[Talent Name: Time Transfer]

[Description: With the "Moment of Awakening" as the time node, your future extends into infinite possibilities, and as the "source" of these possibilities, you gain the power to guide the future and transform "possibilities" into "reality."]

[Effect: Each week, you can randomly reveal a future where different talents are awakened, and summon your future self to the present as a heroic spirit.]

When a Heroic Spirit exists, you gain their talents; when a Heroic Spirit disappears, you extract one of their abilities.

The summoned spirit lasts for one week, and after a cooldown period, it can be summoned again.

Revealing the future, summoning heroic spirits?
Jiang He racked his brains but couldn't find a similar person in the "Encyclopedia of Talents" in his memory.

He could only understand the meaning of this talent on his own.

"If time is a giant tree, it will sprout branches at certain stages based on different possibilities..."

"Therefore, the moment I 'came of age and awakened my talent' was the 'critical juncture' that led to the branching out of my talents."

"At this moment, I might awaken the weakest talent, or I might awaken the strongest talent, or even the same [Flame Spirit Guardian] talent as Du Lingwei... and develop from there, forming different futures..."

"With the [Time Transfer] talent, I can summon these versions of myself from different futures, decades in the future, to the present and acquire their abilities..."

"It's like a greedy child who wants every kind of future and doesn't want to let go of any kind of future."

Jiang He cleared his mind, and his breathing became rapid.

This is absolutely an ultimate talent that surpasses all human records to date, and cannot be assessed by levels or rarity; it is an unknown level of talent!
It represents [possibility]!
Speaking of talent alone, he has one opportunity to reveal it every week, which is fifty-two times a year.

Even if you're unlucky, you might still draw a rare talent version of Future, or even a god-tier talent version!
Not to mention, summoning a future heroic spirit inherently represents "future foresight," allowing him to understand future events and know crucial milestones...

"Dad, Mom, your son has made something of himself!!"

Jiang He was so excited that he trembled slightly, and he kowtowed to his parents several times.

To awaken a talent of this level, one can only imagine how much good karma they accumulated.

He will definitely not let his parents down.

Activate your talent: Reveal the future!
Before his eyes, light and shadow shifted, transforming from words into a golden card.

The gold on the card faded, gold fragments fell away, revealing the image—

The image has a dark background. A pale-haired young man sits in a chair with a healed scar on his neck. He is dressed in a solemn black suit, his hands are clasped together, and his eyes are downcast.

The text below is displayed.

[Time: Sixty years later]

[Talent: Word Power]

[Description: To govern with words, and command all spirits.]

[Effect: Infuses speech with extraordinary power, giving it extraordinary effects.]

Humanity has recorded hundreds of millions of talents, and Jiang He had already prepared himself for the possibility that the previous draws would all be useless talents, placing his main expectations on future predictions.

Unexpectedly, the first revelation of the future revealed an extremely rare and powerful talent!

Jiang He remembered that this talent, called Word Spirit, was recorded in the "Talent Encyclopedia" and was first discovered in 1992. Its user used this talent to easily defeat a powerful superhuman and was rated as an S-level talent!
It's worth noting that Du Lingwei's [Flame Spirit Guardian] talent is only rated A in the encyclopedia!
"Me, sixty years from now, with S-class talent..."

Jiang He took several deep breaths, barely managing to control his excited emotions.

Then, he raised his finger and pointed at the card in front of him.

Time travels, heroes are summoned!
At that moment, the card shattered with a bang, turning into countless specks of light that gathered and swirled around the mourning hall, transforming into a pale-haired young man in a formal suit.

The young man opened his empty eyes, his pupils focusing.

"Where is this...the past?" The white-haired youth scanned his surroundings, his gaze landing on the two photographs in the mourning hall. His eyes trembled, and he lowered his head slightly: "2029."

“You summoned me.” He looked at Jiang He, who was standing beside him with an excited expression, and a smile appeared on his lips: “Interesting.”

Just as Jiang He was about to speak, he saw the white-haired youth ignore him, open the door of the mourning hall, and walk out.

The white-haired young man walked into the kitchen with practiced ease, opened the refrigerator, took out a bottle of chilled milk, and drank it as if he were back in his own home.

No, he simply went home.

After finishing his milk, the white-haired youth picked up a torn bag of biscuits, stuffed them into his mouth, and looked back at Jiang He.

"Tell me, what is your talent?"

"..."

My future self is so rude.

Wait, do I need to be polite to myself? Jiang He looked at the white-haired youth in front of him who was stuffing himself with food, and felt a strange sense of internal conflict between his left and right brains, which cooled his excitement slightly.

When faced with the question, he answered honestly.

"My talent is time travel..."

After Jiang He finished speaking, the white-haired youth finished his biscuits.

He wiped his mouth and couldn't help but sigh, "What a scoundrel! That's just like me."

Seeing that he had understood the current situation, Jiang He felt a surge of anticipation and eagerly asked, "You are me sixty years in the future, having awakened the [Word Power] talent... What will the future be like? What is your current strength? Have you become an S-rank superhuman...?"

"Stop, stop, stop," the white-haired youth interrupted Jiang He.

"We'll talk about these things later. First, I want to ask you... are you a pig?"

Jiang He was stunned: "Huh?"

The white-haired youth practically had "I can't believe how stupid I was back then" written all over his face. He sighed and said, "Have you ever thought that the future you might not be you?"

“Take me for example. I’ve lived sixty years longer than you, and those experiences have shaped me and given me a completely different way of thinking…”

"If I were to fail miserably in this part of my life, becoming a cynical and antisocial personality, even resenting my past foolish self... then you would summon me, and I would see that you possess such a shameless talent, and that you are destined to have a better life than me..."

What do you think will happen?

Jiang He felt as if he had been doused with cold water; his excitement had long since cooled, and a chill ran down his spine.

He struggled to speak: "You will..."

"I will kill you without hesitation, even if it might lead to my own demise," the white-haired youth said coldly.

"..."

Jiang He's Adam's apple bobbed.

I actually walked right past the gates of hell?
Seeing Jiang He's expression, the white-haired youth smiled with satisfaction and patted him on the shoulder.

"But you can rest assured now."

Jiang He said, "...Are you a good person?"

“Of course.” The white-haired youth smiled and nodded, then walked to the sofa and sat down. “I’ve tried it for you. As the heroic spirit you summoned, my power cannot affect you in any way… Furthermore, if I have the subjective intention to harm you, I will be unable to control my own body… In layman’s terms, it will not work.”

"However, you should be more careful in the future—just because you can't intentionally cause harm doesn't mean there are absolutely no problems."

“As long as I am hostile to you, I will always find a way to avoid the logic of ‘subjective harm’ and threaten you indirectly.”

Hearing the reminder from the white-haired youth.

Jiang He nodded earnestly: "Thank you."

"You're welcome. This is my first lesson for you—stay vigilant, including towards yourself."

The white-haired youth calmly said, "As a 78-year-old man, I still have a lot to teach you... including what you want to know about the future, as well as the skills I possess, extraordinary professions, and everything else that can enhance your power."

"But you should already understand that I am not you, so none of this is free."

"You must pay the price."

Jiang He looked at the familiar face of the white-haired youth and fell silent for a moment.

Is this what I'll be like in the future?

Mature, meticulous... unfamiliar.

Despite having a face similar to one's own, she feels so unfamiliar to others.

Is this what growth is?
Jiang He took a deep breath: "I understand. So, what is the price?"

"money."

The white-haired youth suddenly smiled, revealing a genuine longing: "At this hour, Uncle Cui's liangpi (cold skin noodles) shop is still open. Give me your phone, I'll go buy a bowl of liangpi!"

"I haven't eaten this in decades, I'm dying to eat it!"

"And there's Lingniu fresh milk, crispy biscuits, Yishengxuan fried chicken, frog and fish vermicelli, Cao's braised pork trotters rice... I've finally returned to sixty years ago, I must eat all of these things!"

The white-haired youth rattled off a long list of food, like reciting a menu.

Jiang He suddenly realized what had happened when he was summoned and ran to the kitchen to ransack the refrigerator.

Damn it, I'm going to be a foodie in the future!

He chattered on and on, all he wanted was money for food!
"Oh, right." The white-haired youth took the phone from Jiang He and stood up to say.

“You will summon many different versions of us in the future, and you will definitely need a separate way of addressing them.”

"I'll reserve a name first—"

The white-haired youth looked at his own reflection on the television screen and touched his hair.

"Jiang He with white hair... From now on, I'll call him White Crane."

(End of this chapter)