Wasteland Border Inspector-Chapter 149 - 88: Huge Gains, Limit-Breaking Tendons! (Double-Length)
Behind him, more than twenty people stood with tense expressions, each holding a rifle, the dark barrels aimed at him.
What’s going on here?
Jiang Chuan was shocked to his core, and the words he had prepared in his mind instantly vanished like smoke, finally breaking the calm on his face.
However, just at this moment.
Bang.
A bullet suddenly hit the ground next to him, sparking a flash.
As the gunshot exploded in his ears, Jiang Chuan instinctively rolled on the ground, his heart pounding as if it would burst from his chest, and a layer of cold sweat instantly soaked his back.
"Turn off the safety! We haven’t confirmed if it’s an Infected Body yet, who authorized you to fire?"
Long quickly walked up from behind, heavily slapping the shooter on the back of the head, his tone scolding.
Then he turned to Jiang Chuan, who was still lying on the ground, and said awkwardly, "Mr. Jiang Chuan, Inspector Cheng suspects you are an Infected Body that infiltrated inside, and now you need to be interrogated and checked. May I ask, are you willing to comply?"
"What?"
Jiang Chuan abruptly propped himself up from the ground, his face full of incredulity, "How could I possibly be an Infected Body?"
He wanted to reveal his identity as a checkpoint officer by reflex, but the reminder from Ding Yishan flashed through his mind again, and he had to swallow his words.
"Don’t you trust Inspector Cheng’s ability, and do you think he would falsely accuse you?"
Long’s eyes turned cold, "You sneak in to snoop around and refuse to show your identity, so Inspector Cheng suspects you’ve been possessed by a special water-type infection source. Is there a problem checking it now?"
"No... no problem."
Jiang Chuan hesitated for a moment, but eventually gritted his teeth and nodded.
As long as he had a chance to speak with Cheng Ye, he could bring out an excuse, but if he were shot as an Infected Body by these brutes, his life would truly be wasted.
"Very well, walk over there yourself."
Long pointed to a room previously used to isolate Infected Bodies, "Or shall we assist you?"
"I’ll walk myself."
Jiang Chuan got up and reluctantly walked into the room.
As the door’s barrier was pulled shut from the outside, an absurd feeling surged in his heart.
How many years has it been since I, have been locked up and interrogated as an Infected Body?
But fortunately, based on the information gathered, this Inspector Cheng doesn’t seem to be a slacker, rather he has a bit of an Initial Heart Faction vibe.
"No entry to the tiger’s den, how to get the tiger cub?"
"The stationmaster asked me to investigate this Cheng Ye, so me ’pretending’ to be an Infected Body for an examination counts as... investigation?"
His mind was a jumble of thoughts when he heard footsteps approaching from not far away.
At the same time, a blinding light shone down from the second floor, making it hard for him to open his eyes.
"Name!"
"Jiang Chuan."
"Age?"
"3...36!"
"Gender?"
"Male!"
Jiang Chuan found nothing strange; he had seen in the information he collected that Inspector Cheng liked to ask some peculiar questions.
"Next, I’ll ask you three questions to verify your identity."
"Please feel free to ask, Inspector Cheng."
Jiang Chuan steadied himself, trying to maintain a calm tone despite being surrounded by rifles.
"First question, what is the level of your Tendon Gates?"
"I’m here, um..."
Jiang Chuan had already prepared to be questioned about his purpose and subconsciously wanted to answer according to his previous thought process. It wasn’t until he uttered three words that he suddenly snapped back to reality, "My Tendon Gates?"
"Do you need me to repeat the question?"
Cheng Ye’s voice was flat, and with the blinding light coming from above, Jiang Chuan could only see his blurred silhouette, unable to discern any changes in facial expression.
He paused and, suppressing his doubts, responded in a deep voice, "Twelve Tendon Gates, each Breaking Limits."
"What is considered normal, what is considered Breaking Limits?"
Cheng Ye immediately followed up, his pace unhurried.
"Talent varies, opening one gate increases control over the body by 5%, which is normal."
At this point, he paused and looked at Long, "If it increases by 10%, it’s excellent, and if it’s 15%, it’s top-notch. But Breaking Limits..."
"Each gate increases by 20%!"
Long’s expression changed slightly, noticeably darkening.
According to Jiang Chuan, if all twelve gates are ordinary, that’s a 60% increase.
But if each gate Breaks Limits, that’s 240%, a fourfold difference between the two.
And this is only theoretical data; the higher you go, the more noticeable the benefits become.
"Very good!"
Cheng Ye’s voice had a slight fluctuation, but it was almost imperceptible.
The panel in the upper right corner of his vision quietly showed a compatibility rate of 99.4%.
"Of the twelve Tendon Gates, which one is the most important?"
"The most important?"
Jiang Chuan was completely stunned, suddenly feeling like he was being left behind by the times. Have the methods of young Inspectors evolved to this level now?
"Feet, knees, hips, waist, shoulders, elbows, wrists, neck, chin, forehead, heart, dantian."
Reciting the twelve gates in order, he continued, "The dantian is the most crucial; once opened, it can unify the body’s tendon strength, unleashing power like surging waves, with boundless momentum. But without the cooperation of the other eleven gates, it’s useless."
"Speaking of a single gate, it would be the lumbar spine gate; once opened, the body can twist like a snake, cushioning impacts like cotton against heavy blows."
That’s good!
Cheng Ye’s eyes lit up; cushioning impacts combined with Iron Body, plus Battle Armor, wouldn’t it be even safer?
However, the compatibility rate in the upper right corner of the panel still lacked 0.2%.
"The last question..."
"The last one?" Jiang Chuan’s spirits lifted, the excuses he had prepared once again stuck in his mouth.
"Is there a future possibility for an ordinary Tendon Gate to be enhanced?"
"Hmm?"
Jiang Chuan was dumbfounded, and Long standing nearby was also dumbfounded.
