Superman Termination Manual

Ke Mingye was stunned; he knew what the light signified—it meant... it was a piece of legendary equipment—an effing "A-level gear." "Is is is is... Is it that awesome?" Ke Mingye was wide-eyed and tongue-tied, hastily glancing at the data at the top of the exclusive sales page. [Player's current level is 19, the refresh probability of the exclusive sales page for equipment items is E-level items 60%; D-level items 22.5%; C-level items 10%; B-level items 7%; A-level items 0.5%; S-level items 0%.] He blinked, confirming he hadn't read it wrong: The refresh probability for A-level gear was only 0.5%, and against such minuscule odds, he had actually come across it. Ke Mingye clenched his fist, took a deep breath, and muttered, "I'm done for; A-level gear with such tiny odds, and I managed to get it. Seems like I'm truly the king of luck." Then he looked at the icon of the gear, a pair of pitch-black gloves adorned with crow feathers. [Equipment Name: Gambler's Gloves] [Equipment Level: A-level] [Equipment Skill: 1. At the cost of 1,000 Mall Coins, for a short period of time, make a "random class skill" or "random class equipment power" activated by you change from a random factor to a chosen factor (currently in the player's skill and equipment column, those that qualify are: Calamity Dice, Rotary Arm Fist-Guessing Skill.)] [Cooldown: 1 day] [Equipment Description: The legendary gambler Crow Gambler of a parallel world—"Qi Yuanlu"—left this glove, claiming it was a weapon tailored for true gamblers. In the hand of others, it would be nothing special, even utterly useless.] [Price: 40,000 Mall Coins] After reading the description, Ke Mingye's mouth opened even wider. He had been worried that the item might not suit him, but now it seemed he had been overly concerned—this thing was meant for players like him who gamble big, and it could be entirely ineffective for other players. "Forty thousand Mall Coins, my current savings are 38,100, but I still have two shopping coupons... one for 30% off, one for 20% off." Ke Mingye muttered to himself and unhesitatingly used the "30% off Shopping Coupon" from his bag. [The "30% off Shopping Coupon" has been used. The price of the next item you purchase in the mall will change to 70% of the original price.] Ke Mingye took a deep breath, without much hesitation, directly clicked on the purchase option. [Under the effect of the 30% off Shopping Coupon, the price of "Gambler's Gloves" changes from the original 40,000 Mall Coins to 28,000 Mall Coins.] [Would you like to purchase?] "Purchase." [Purchase successful, A-level equipment "Gambler's Gloves" has been added to your bag.] [Your current Mall Coin balance is: 10,100.] Having acquired an A-level piece of equipment, Ke Mingye didn't stop there and quickly glanced at other items in the exclusive sales page to ensure there were no highly probable overlooked pieces. Before long, he spotted another piece of equipment in the corner that similarly caught his attention. [Equipment Name: Animal Transformation Belt] [Equipment Level: C-level] [Equipment Power: Allows you to temporarily transform into a harmless little animal (choose one from among a bat, a squirrel, and a cat). Duration of transformation: up to 5 minutes, during which you can change back at any time.] [Cooldown: 1 day] [Price: 10,000 Mall Coins] Ke Mingye was quite fond of this piece of equipment. Seeing that the price was within his budget, he decided not to use the 20% off Shopping Coupon remaining in his bag and directly made a full-price purchase. [Purchase successful, C-level equipment "Animal Transformation Belt" has been added to your bag] [Current Mall Coin balance: 100] Ke Mingye stared at the pitiful number, fully grasping the feeling of utter poverty. Just then, before he could lament over his Mall Coins, the message from Cai Bing shifted his attention. Ke Mingye popped the bubble and looked at the text on the panel. [Cai Bing: Octopus Man, real name: Yu Wen, age: 20. His mother died in childbirth with his younger brother, and his father drowned ten years ago trying to save someone in a lake.] Ke Mingye paused slightly, typing out a question. [Failed Man: What about his brother?] [Cai Bing: That's exactly what I wanted to talk to you about. I couldn't find any information on Octopus Man's brother, the security level is very high, and if I insist on looking it up, something might go wrong.] [Failed Man: Ah? What's so special about his brother?] [Cai Bing: According to some clues I found, it's very possible that his brother is a superpower criminal, a so-called "superpower villain". But it's just a possibility, you'll have to ask him yourself for specifics.] [Cai Bing: Another important thing, in the Superhero Association's database, there's a confidentiality symbol on the file of Octopus Man's brother, which is as follows.] [Cai Bing: (Picture)] Ke Mingye raised an eyebrow and opened the picture. The symbol was sketched out by Cai Bing's mind map, depicting a broken clock. [Failed Man: What does this mean?] [Cai Bing: In the database of the Superhero Association, this symbol means... "related to the Timekeeper".] At the sight of those last words, Ke Mingye's pupils contracted, and he stood frozen in place. He thought, "Octopus Man's brother is a superpower criminal, and he's related to the Timekeeper?" [Failed Man: So, has his brother been tortured to death by the Timekeeper?] [Cai Bing: Of course not, otherwise I would have told you earlier.] [Cai Bing: I'm also curious, who could have survived after coming into contact with the Timekeeper, but I can't find out. I can only help you this much.] After a few seconds of stunned silence, Ke Mingye picked up a spare phone, entered the official APP of the Superhero Association, and then opened the list of heroes. Using the search function with the right keywords, he found Octopus Man's account. His finger hesitated for a moment, then he pressed the red button on the screen, sending a friend request to "Octopus Man". Soon, the sound of "ding" disturbed the thoughts of Ke Mingye, who was reading. [Notice: Class C superhero "Octopus Man" has accepted your friend request.] [The other party has sent you a message.] [Octopus Man: What do you mean?] Ke Mingye glanced at the message, lowered his head to type, and replied quickly. [Blue Owl: I need to talk to you about something; let's meet up tomorrow.] [Octopus Man: So, you're backing out of the match, huh? I knew it.] [Blue Owl: No, it's not about that. Let's meet at the Superhero Association.] After sending this message, Ke Mingye breathed a sigh of relief and put down his phone, the light in his eyes shifting subtly. "The clue of the Timekeeper is right before me..." he thought. "I can't miss this opportunity. Maybe I can find out something from Octopus Man's brother."