Starting from the destruction of the Land of Light

Three hours later, it was completely dark.

Zhong Linwan sat in the passenger seat, panting heavily. Her clothes were completely soaked, and her hair was stuck to her face.

"Have some water." Zhang Chen handed her a bottle of water.

"No need, I have my own." Zhong Linwan waved her hand, took a blue water bottle from her bag, and after a moment, looked at Zhang Chen. "How about it, can we proceed to the next step?"

She ran continuously for more than three hours without stopping, which would be incredibly difficult for an ordinary person, let alone Zhang Chen, who made many demands on her during the run, sometimes fast and sometimes slow, leaving her breathless.

"Don't worry, with this data we can proceed to the next step. But I need to prepare a bit. I'll take you home first, and I'll call you tomorrow." Zhang Chen finished uploading the data and then closed his laptop.

The car started slowly and drove towards the city center.

Zhong Linwan gazed at the scenery outside the window, paused, then turned to look at Zhang Chen. After a moment of silence, she slowly spoke, "...Do you think the Blue Tribe Ultraman is really inferior to the Silver and Red Tribes?"

Zhong Linwan was not a hot-blooded girl; on the contrary, she was a very smart girl. She remembered every word Zhang Chen said and thought about it carefully.

Ever since she heard about the racial divisions of Ultraman, she has been carefully recalling her experiences as a host.

She and Chu Huai inherited the power of light and became suitable users at almost the same time, but her first action came much later than Chu Huai's.

Her first transformation revealed a combat power significantly greater than Chu Huai's. The monster that had pushed Chu Huai to his limit was easily defeated by her after only a few rounds.

Although Chu Huai had contributed to exhausting the opponent's strength, Zhong Linwan always considered herself to be on a higher level than Chu Huai.

However, during this period, as Chu Huai fought more and more battles, Zhong Linwan could clearly observe that Chu Huai, or rather Ultraman Aegis, was improving his fighting power at an increasingly rapid pace, and the gap between the two was getting closer and closer.

In particular, after Eggers fused the power of fire into light, creating the Burning Specium Ray, the opponent's destructive power was further distanced from Zhong Linwan's.

Now, she can only make up for it with speed, because apart from speed and aerial combat, her combat ability in other aspects has been surpassed by Chu Huai.

At first, Zhong Linwan simply thought that she hadn't trained hard enough. Later, she also thought that Chu Huai had trained in the Earth Defense Force, which was more professional than her, so it was normal for him to have improved so much.

But now, after hearing Zhang Chen talk about racial differences, she belatedly realized that it wasn't just humans who had different talents; the Ultramen in the Land of Light also had huge differences.

This difference is something that Zhong Linwan, who now has a great pursuit of power, finds hard to accept.

She needs immense power, she needs even more and stronger power!

Zhang Chen also sensed the hidden emotion in her tone and turned to look at her slightly. "Are you afraid of being surpassed by Chu Huai?"

"No." Zhong Linwan replied without hesitation. "I just need power. I need power to find my parents and protect them so they will never leave me again."

Upon hearing this, and seeing Zhong Linwan's stubborn yet resolute gaze, Zhang Chen took a deep breath and then slowly exhaled.

"Actually... each race of Ultraman has its own strengths."

"You said before that the Red Clan has power, the Silver Clan has light, and the Blue Clan has... intelligence..."

Having obtained the power of light from the Blue Clan but not inheriting their memories, this talent, whether intelligent or not, is practically worthless to Zhong Linwan at this moment.

Zhang Chen smiled. "This is just a conventional classification, and it doesn't represent everything. In fact, besides intelligence, the Blue Clan has another talent that the other two clans don't have."

Upon hearing this, Zhong Linwan immediately turned her head sharply. "What?!"

"Don't get excited." Zhang Chen didn't keep them in suspense and gave the answer directly. "Although the Blue Tribe Ultramen aren't very strong, they have an extremely strong adaptability and tolerance to all kinds of energy."

"Adaptability and inclusiveness? What kind of talent is that?" Zhong Linwan was somewhat confused. "Does this kind of talent bring any improvement in combat power?"

"Don't rush," Zhang Chen explained in detail. "In this universe, besides the power of light, there are many other energy entities, such as the power of some planets, the power of special crystals, the power of the will of life, and so on. You know that, right?"

Seeing that Zhong Linwan nodded, Zhang Chen continued.

"These energy bodies are exceptionally powerful. If misused or fall into the hands of evil beings, they can breed monsters and cause enormous disasters. However, if these energies fall into the hands of the right people, they can also bring about tremendous improvements."

"What I just mentioned is that the Blue Tribe Ultraman has an advantage that the other two tribes of Ultraman do not have, namely their exceptional adaptability and tolerance to these energy beings."

"To put it simply, the Blue Tribe Ultraman is a very suitable synthetic material."

The "synthetic material" mentioned here does not refer to Ultraman Cosmos. Although Ultraman Cosmos is also blue, he is not a blue-race Ultraman, but one of the embodiments of the will of the universe, a miraculous and benevolent giant.

However, Zhang Chen wasn't joking. The Blue Tribe Ultraman has an excellent adaptability to special energies. No matter what kind of energy it is, the Blue Tribe Ultraman is a perfect host.

Most importantly, the Blue Tribe Ultraman are rarely affected by those energy entities. Instead, they can adapt different energies to their own bodies in a balanced way, which is their most amazing talent.

Zhong Linwan listened to Zhang Chen's words and seemed to understand slightly. "So you mean, if I want to improve my combat power in the future, I'll need to fuse with those powerful energy entities?"

"That's one way to put it, but not just any energy body can be fused with. If you were to have an evil god reside inside your body, the current Earth wouldn't be enough for you to handle," Zhang Chen laughed.

""also"?"

Zhong Linwan astutely grasped the wording in Zhang Chen's words.

"I get the feeling that you know a lot of things, whether it's Earth, the Land of Light, or other races and knowledge in the universe. You seem to know a lot about them."

"Zhang Chen, who exactly are you?"

"I?"

Zhang Chen opened his mouth, then a smile crept onto his lips.

"Just consider me a passerby... a wanderer passing by."

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