Angry? No, why would I be angry?" Eden casually retorted.
"I know why you're angry, and you know it too, don't deny it. You know my Ability, I have many ways to find these things out! Actually, I really didn't do it on purpose, and I didn't expect Linderman to act so fast, to use a honey trap on me even knowing you were by my side. And I also didn't expect myself to be interested in her. However, the result is still good. I got the beauty, and Linderman tried to steal a chicken but lost the rice!"
Su Zhan explained with a smile. At first, Eden was a bit annoyed, but for some reason, as she listened, she seemed to stop being angry.
"You hypnotized me?" After a moment of stunned, Eden said angrily.
"Me? I didn't!" Su Zhan shook his head and said, "Why would I hypnotize you out of the blue? If I wanted to coax you into not being angry, I have many ways; there's no need to use this one."
"You, you clearly hypnotized me just now, and… and it seems you even used my Ability. You, have you devoured my Ability? No, that's not right, I can feel that my Ability is still there!" Eden also realized that Su Zhan was not lying, because he really didn't need to do that.
And she also realized that Su Zhan used her own Ability, unconsciously hypnotizing and convincing her while speaking.
"I think I know what's going on," Su Zhan suddenly smiled.
"I previously devoured a Copying Ability. This Ability is very special; it can quietly copy others' Abilities. Because my body had some issues before, these Abilities hadn't recovered. Now it seems the Copying Ability has recovered, so it unconsciously copied your Ability."
Su Zhan walked to the side, grabbed the coffee table on the ground, and easily lifted the heavy and sturdy coffee table with a slight effort.
His strength was much greater than before; this was the strong woman's Ability!
It seems that the Copying Ability had already recovered when he was with the strong woman, and it copied Jessica's Ability without him even realizing it.
"System, do copied Abilities have energy?"
This was what Su Zhan cared about most.
"Yes, but very little. Moreover, the Ability you copied is not permanent. The copied Ability conflicts somewhat with your body's Devouring Ability. Although the copied Ability was retained after your body adjusted, the copied Ability is only temporary and will soon disappear…"
"Is that so…" Su Zhan muttered, but he wasn't too disappointed.
Chapter 0137: The Use of Copying Ability
Su Zhan didn't care much about the Copying Ability. After all, his Devouring Ability was stronger, and many Abilities were useless to him; his main purpose was for energy. Therefore, he didn't care that the copied Abilities were not permanent.
If there was an Ability he wanted, he could directly devour it.
However, the fact that copied Abilities could still generate energy was a small surprise.
"System, if I devour an Ability that I've already copied, will it still have energy? Will the energy be reduced because I copied it before?"
"No."
"What about repeated copying? Can it still generate energy?"
"No."
Two "no"s, one made Su Zhan happy, the other made him depressed.
He had originally thought that if he could repeat copying, even if the energy generated each time was less, it would still be fine, as accumulation adds up. Now it seems this idea was impossible.
"You, is this also an Ability you just copied?" After understanding what was going on, Eden calmed down and asked.
"Mm, super strength? An Ability similar to that!" Su Zhan said.
Eden raised her eyebrows and asked, "Is it that woman you took away?"
"Mm! Her name is Jessica. Her body also has another soul named Nikki. The two share one body, and sometimes their mutual transformations are quite interesting," Su Zhan said with a smile.
"So you've tried it? No wonder…" Eden pouted and said, "Are you so sure you can win them over? Just because you've done it?"
"It's the first time, so it should have a big impact on women, right?"
"Anyway, as long as you're confident!"
"Don't worry," Su Zhan smiled. "It's getting late, let's rest."
"You… you go take a shower first, then sleep. I don't want to smell any other scents on you," Eden said hurriedly.
Su Zhan shrugged and went to take a shower compliantly.
By the time he came out of the shower, Eden was already lying down and asleep. Of course, she wasn't really asleep, just pretending. Su Zhan came over without speaking, just hugged her from behind, and then… they slept in each other's arms.
For several days after meeting Linderman upon his arrival, Su Zhan did not see him, nor did he arrange anything for himself. Every day was spent eating, drinking, and having fun. Sometimes he was with Eden, sometimes with Jessica, and sometimes with Nikki. Such a life indeed made him forget to return home.
At the same time, his Abilities also gradually recovered, and his body fully healed. He could feel that after this ordeal, his body became stronger and more active, as if he had an inexhaustible supply of strength.
"System, how much longer can I stay here?"
"Two days!"
"Only two days left? I need to seize the time. And, this instance might have to be kept for a while; there are still many Abilities I haven't obtained."
With his body recovered, his Devouring Ability stronger than before, and only two days left, Su Zhan was ready to act.
"Nakamura Hiroshi, wait for me, I'm coming for you soon!"
Su Zhan muttered to himself, then turned to Jessica and said, "Help me contact Linderman; I want to see him."
"What are your plans?" Jessica asked curiously.
Su Zhan did not doubt that Jessica would betray him. Through his observations during this period, combined with his mind-reading Ability, he could easily know Jessica's true thoughts.
"I have something private to attend to, so I'll be away for a while. Before I leave, I need to settle your affairs. You contact Linderman first, and then you'll naturally know what my plans are."
"Mm."
Jessica nodded and turned to leave.
Linderman didn't trust Jessica that much, and Jessica hadn't reached the status where she could directly contact Linderman, so she first went to Candace and asked Candace to make the contact.
Two hours later, it was still the same room where they first met.
Su Zhan, Eden, Haitian, Jessica, Candace, and… Linderman.
As subordinates, the others stood at a distance. Su Zhan and Linderman sat down, and Linderman began, "I heard you have something urgent to see me about? Is there anything I can help you with?"
"Indeed, there are some matters." Looking at Linderman, Su Zhan's eyes suddenly turned black. Linderman instantly felt a bad premonition and was about to make a move when he heard Su Zhan slowly say, "I have some private matters to attend to and will be leaving for a while. During this time, my people will stay with you. Their will is my will, and I believe you will obey my will…"
"Yes, I will obey your will," Linderman repeated dazedly.
"What's going on? What did you do to my boss?"
Candace saw Linderman's condition and immediately shouted at Su Zhan.
Su Zhan turned his head and waved his hand. Candace's body immediately floated up, slowly drifting in front of Su Zhan.
"I really don't understand why you always talk so much, but it doesn't matter. I probably won't hear you speak in front of me again."