I became Superman

The whole world has become cyberpunk.

He saw the world filled with all sorts of data streams, electromagnetic signals emitted from people's mobile phones, satellite TV, military radar, and so on.

He can see the most ordinary objects and perceive their unique spectral information, which reflects their material composition.

Infrared vision allows him to easily track the thermal traces of objects without being limited by the objects themselves.

He became a more profound and comprehensive observer of the world, able to peel back illusions with the naked eye and observe the information at the bottom of the world.

Even more exciting changes are yet to come.

Just as he could distinguish ultrasound and infrasound through hearing, his throat could emit ultrasound and infrasound.

After his eyes were able to identify electromagnetic waves of various frequencies, he discovered that the structure of his eyes seemed to have been completely changed.

He can emit various electromagnetic waves.

This is what a superhero should be like!

Zhou Ming had long hoped that he would have a similar ability. Who hasn't fantasized about being like Superman, with eyes emitting a dangerous scarlet light?

However, Zhou Ming realized that he was still some distance away from having the invincible heat vision of Superman.

He has very little control over his vision, so much so that the electromagnetic waves he emits often hop.

For example, he wanted to emit infrared light, but suddenly switched to visible light. He stared at the surroundings with his two green eyes, but he could neither see the objects clearly nor achieve any power.

Fortunately, it was too hot at midday and no one was in the park, so no one noticed anything unusual about him.

If it were nighttime, his two eyes would definitely look like two green flashlights, extremely conspicuous.

If he is skilled enough, he can even make the light in his eyes switch between red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple.

Wait, he seems to have seen something similar before…

Isn't that just the neon sign outside the hair salon?

Okay, he's practically a neon sign now.

Of course, neon lights cannot emit non-visible light.

So, the conclusion is that he's better than neon lights?

This isn't something to brag about.

Zhou Ming shook his head with amusement.

Perhaps it was the sudden realization of a long-held fantasy that made his mind leap into motion.

Zhou Ming spent all his time training how to stabilize his gaze and fix it at a specific frequency.

After spending most of the day, he finally succeeded once.

He fixed his gaze on the infrared band, then focused the infrared rays into a high-energy laser to burn the iron handrail of the park bench. It took him more than ten minutes to burn through the iron handrail, which was less efficient than if he had just torn it off by hand.

Zhou Ming guessed that there were two reasons for this.

First, he doesn't have enough control over his gaze and can't focus his thermal vision to generate sufficient heat.

Secondly, the power of his thermal imaging technology itself has not yet reached a very high level.

At least for now, the biggest use of his heat vision is to fulfill his Superman dream; it's not really a powerful means of fighting enemies.

However, although it cannot be used against enemies, it has another very practical function.

That means he has finally gained the ability to see through things.

As long as he fixes his gaze on X-rays or gamma rays, these high-energy rays can penetrate everything and transmit information about the object back to him.

The biggest challenge is that he needs to have very precise control to keep the X-rays at a sufficiently low power. If the power is too high, these high-energy electromagnetic waves will immediately become deadly weapons.

In principle, the destructive function of thermal vision is the same as that of X-ray vision.

When the power is low enough, this vision is harmless to the human body and can perform X-ray vision. However, once the power is increased, it can become a high-energy laser that can burn everything.

The key to these two different abilities lies in precise control.

Zhou Ming spent most of the day training, and by nightfall, he had finally mastered the basics of using the two methods.

First, it emits high-energy lasers in the infrared frequency band, which are scorching rays invisible to the naked eye and can melt steel. Second, it emits X-rays with penetrating capabilities.

As for other uses, he would need extensive training to achieve them.

Zhou Ming returned home satisfied. After finishing his observation report for the day, he began to think about how to train his eyesight.

This is different from hearing.

A slight lapse in hearing or a slight error in emitting ultrasonic or infrasound waves are not major problems. Even if there is harm, it will take some time for the harm to materialize.

If you can't control your thermal vision properly, you'll be in big trouble if you make a mistake.

Imagine this: one day he just wanted to use his X-ray vision, but he misjudged the power and ended up slicing the Earth in two...

After thinking for a while, Zhou Ming felt that he needed to buy an instrument that could emit and detect electromagnetic waves of various frequencies.

In this way, he can train himself to precisely control the electromagnetic waves emitted by his eyes within a narrow band.

Moreover, it's best to start training soon.

His heat vision isn't too overpowered yet, making it a good time to train.

Given the speed at which his strength is improving, Zhou Ming suspects that in less than ten days or half a month, his thermal vision will be able to easily cut through steel, making training even more troublesome.

Zhou Ming took out his phone, intending to search on Taobao to see if the kind of device he envisioned was available.

He searched using various keywords and found that such a device really does exist.

However, the instruments available online do not support a wide range of electromagnetic wave frequencies, and in particular, they cannot emit high-energy electromagnetic waves.

This is understandable.

If just anyone could buy an instrument that emits high-energy electromagnetic waves online, that would be truly chaotic.

Moreover, the power supply in ordinary households cannot afford such equipment.

After searching extensively online, Zhou Ming discovered that there were indeed instruments that could emit electromagnetic waves across the entire frequency band, but these instruments were not open to individuals.

To purchase such an instrument, one would likely need a permit.

Where did he get the permit?

Zhou Ming thought for a moment and decided to find some time to ask Falcon Girl at the Pet House. After all, it was an alien club with close ties to the government, so she should have some connections.

However, even if permission is granted, the cost of purchasing such equipment would be considerable, and it would be impossible to operate it at home after purchase.

It seems he needs to find a way to make some money.

Zhou Ming finally remembered this extremely important thing in human society.

but…

Let's talk about making money later. First, let's find out what's going on with Hayabusa.

After all, money is not a problem for him now.

He now possesses the ability to see through things, so even digging for gold underground would be easy for him.

Having made his decision, Zhou Ming turned off his phone, intending to train his vision for a while longer.

His heat vision isn't very powerful right now, so he can take advantage of any opportunity to train.

Once his power level increases, he will have to find a special place to train, and he will no longer be able to train at home.

He fixed his gaze on the infrared frequency band and then tried to maintain a low power level, slowly lowering the frequency of the electromagnetic waves.

Infrared radiation decreases further and becomes microwave radiation.

Zhou Ming wasn't very proficient with microwaves, so he could only keep trying. After a few tries, his eyes started to twitch, and a small vein next to his eyeball kept twitching.

We can't try anymore. If it gets out of control, it's no joke.

Zhou Ming was preparing to slowly adjust his vision back to a normal state when suddenly his gaze flickered, then returned to normal.

Zhou Ming looked around in confusion, as if nothing had happened.

Suddenly, he heard Old Zhang downstairs complaining. After listening for a while, he realized that the power in Old Zhang's house had suddenly become unstable, burning out his old desktop computer that he had used for more than ten years.

Zhou Ming finally understood what had just happened.

His focus must have successfully shifted to the microwave frequency band.

Microwaves can interfere with or even destroy electronic instruments. He must have lost control of his line of sight and sent the microwaves to Old Zhang's house downstairs.

He heard Lao Zhang's footsteps going upstairs, finally stopping at his door and knocking.

Zhou Ming went over and opened the door, where he saw Old Zhang standing in the doorway wearing his familiar vest and shorts.

Old Zhang said apologetically, "Xiao Zhou, are you free right now? My computer at home is having some problems, could you please take a look?"