Superman Termination Manual-Chapter 240 - 163: Two Similar People, the Cycle of Fate_2

But in the subsequent decades, he never managed to catch the Timekeeper, because the Timekeeper might be the person in this world who hated him the most and, at the same time, understood him the best, thus he always managed to escape from his grasp with ease.

It was like playing a game of cat and mouse, where the ones who got hurt were never the two main characters, but the innocent bystanders.

At this moment, the scene before him made Qing Ya recall that name once again.

The temperament of the Dice Monster resembled that of the Timekeeper when he was a greenhorn: mad, bizarre, acting without logic, yet considering a certain superhero a friend and toying with him in the palm of his hand. Enjoy more content from novelbuddy

The relationship between Blue Owl and the Dice Monster seemed to be much the same as his own with the Timekeeper back then.

Thinking thus, Qing Ya couldn’t help but feel that the world was like a giant cycle. The past always repeated itself, and things one had said goodbye to always appeared before one’s eyes in another form.

Bowing his head, he took a deep breath of the murky air, then gradually released the flock of crows, which lifted Che Zhengchen up, and then he walked out of the abandoned factory.

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As dusk approached, on the fifth floor of the Superhero Tower, a cafeteria for the staff.

This cafeteria was decorated in the utmost opulence, with elaborate and beautiful decorations everywhere, yet the ceiling was adorned with cool-toned incandescent lights that made the overall ambiance quite mismatched.

At this moment, Blue Owl was sitting in a corner with Bai Yi and others, silently drinking afternoon tea around a table covered with a luxurious tablecloth.

Blue Owl’s gaze wandered around the room, noticing many superheroes walking back to their seats with their meals, commanders waiting in line to get their food, and even the cafeteria workers casting discreet glances at him.

Ever since they witnessed Qing Ya rescue him with his own hands, the way the entire Superhero Association’s staff looked at him had changed.

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They had been making bets in private, and many believed that Qing Ya wouldn’t even give a damn about this reckless imitator.

But just now, to everyone’s shock, Qing Ya had intervened in full view to save Blue Owl, even reminding him with a word, "Next time think before you act."

So, everyone finally started taking this mysterious red and blue owl seriously, becoming curious about Blue Owl’s identity.

Some said that Blue Owl might be a child from Qing Ya’s extended family; some argued that Qing Ya was a university professor, and Blue Owl his student;

Others scoffed, saying if Qing Ya had a son, then his son should be old enough to don a battle suit by now, get my drift?

Others refuted this, saying if a creature like Qing Ya could start a family they’d literally eat crap, suggesting it’s more plausible that he adopted an orphan.

There were also those who said even if he had adopted an orphan, with Qing Ya’s influence, the kid would inevitably become a very solitary and gloomy freak. Compared to that, Blue Owl seemed much sunnier and certainly didn’t seem like someone brought up by Qing Ya.

Blue Owl sighed, retracting his attention from the surroundings, and while eating his ice cream with a silver spoon, he asked, "So what’s the situation, is Commander Che okay?"

The Telekinetic Nun answered, "Qing Ya rescued him. He said there’s nothing seriously wrong with his body, he has been taken to the Central Hospital. There are also a bunch of superhuman bodyguards on guard, so there’s no need to worry about him for the moment."

"Oh, don’t they need to pull me in for questioning or something?" Blue Owl leaned his head in closer and whispered.

"Move your head away a bit," the nun said.

"Why?"

"Because your beak is almost pecking my face."

"Oh, right."

"I suggest you take that thing off your helmet, or someone might sue you for sexual harassment."

"Sorry, but if I may be so bold, shouldn’t they sue Qing Ya along with me?"

Bai Yi, who was listening in, said with a laugh, "No, no, Qing Ya almost never interacts with others, I’ve hardly ever heard him talk, so I was actually pretty shocked when he reminded you."

"It’s just an old timer giving a newbie some advice, what’s there to be shocked about?" Blue Owl paused, then said with a lowered head, "Alright, I admit I’m pretty happy about it too."

The Platinum Wing laughed and said, "It shows, after all, your suit is a blatant imitation of his."

"So back to the main point, I was just sitting in the office when Commander Che was taken away,"

"No need, Qing Ya has taken over the investigation of this matter," the Telekinesis Nun said, "He has access to view the surveillance cameras of the entire Superhero Tower, including those in Commander Che’s office. However, only the high-level officials and Round Table superheroes are qualified to view the surveillance in the Commander’s office."

On hearing this, Blue Owl was slightly stunned, his mind racing as he bit on his chopsticks.

"No way, what was Commander Che thinking? If there’s a camera in the office, wouldn’t dad and the Association’s higher-ups all know that I got Commander Che to pull strings for me to get into the Association?"

He thought for a moment and then felt that couldn’t be right; if Commander Che didn’t want that conversation to be overheard, he wouldn’t have spoken right under the surveillance camera.

That suggested the words Che Zhengchen had said to him at the time were actually also meant for the ears of the Superhero Association’s higher-ups.

He wanted to explain to the higher-ups that a hero who dares to wear a suit that might attract the Timekeeper couldn’t possibly be a hidden danger.

And with Che Zhengchen’s over-twenty years of experience in the Superhero Association, his position and ability were enough to persuade the higher-ups to accept his view.

Not to mention, Blue Owl’s recent action of risking his life to save him must also have been noticed by the higher-ups.

Even if we back up a lot, Blue Owl was just a minor figure. Even with the label of "Qing Ya imitator" attached to him, he was still an insignificant minor figure. How many people would pay attention to him?

To catch the eye of those bigwigs, you would, at the very least, need to wear titles like a Round Table member or an S-level executive officer of the Management Bureau, not some E-level hero who just debuted without having made a name yet.

After pondering for a moment, Blue Owl asked curiously.

"Right, you said Round Table superheroes have the qualifications to access the surveillance in the Commander’s office. Does that mean the status of Round Table superheroes is even higher than that of the Commander?"

The Telekinesis Nun cocked her head and frowned at him.

"That’s right, heroes who can enter the Superhero Round Table basically don’t need the Commander to direct and manage them. Don’t you even know this bit of common knowledge?"

At the corner of the table, the Mechanical Pioneer, who had been silent all along, suddenly said, "If you don’t understand, you can ask me, I can help you search on Baidu." Saying this, he took a sip of his drink.

Upon hearing this, Blue Owl turned his head and cast a surprised look at the cyborg, then teasingly asked, "Er... brother, you don’t have a Baidu installed in your brain, right?"

The Mechanical Pioneer remained silent.

"There’s actually a Baidu," White Wing chuckled, and said mysteriously, "His brain has been modified and comes with a built-in search engine."

The Mechanical Pioneer nodded, not denying it.

Blue Owl was stunned for a moment, put his hands together and silently apologized, "Never mind then. I was wrong, Mechanical Pioneer bro, I’ll ask you from now on since you have a partnership with Baidu."

White Wing couldn’t help but smile and continued, "No need for formalities, just call us by our code name initials, like ’Bai Yi’ for me, ’Nun’ for her, and ’Pioneer’ for this big guy."

"Do you guys agree?"

Saying this, Blue Owl turned his gaze toward the other two, one of whom nodded silently, while the other gave a deep "Hmm" of agreement, both indicating no objections.

"That’s fine then." Blue Owl tilted his head and spread his hands, his beak sloping to the side.

"Anyway, are you now confirming you want to join our team?" the Nun asked.

"Guess so, I look forward to working with you."

As Blue Owl said this and extended his hand toward her, the Nun completely ignored his hand, grabbed his beak instead, and shook it up and down expressionlessly.

"I look forward to working with you," she said.

Blue Owl was stunned, withdrew his right hand, shrugged his shoulders, and moved his beak, "Er... that’s not wrong, but could I accuse you of harassing me?"