Now that things had come to this, there was no point in saying anything now. Mia was a tough woman with a strong mental fortitude. She quickly recovered from her despondent mood, but her gaze towards Kaede Sato was still filled with envy and jealousy.
"You don't have to be so disappointed. Maybe the scientist who made this potion is still alive. You might still have a chance to get this potion in the future."
Looking at the envious look on Mia's face, Kazuo Sato knew that he had really hit the jackpot this time. In order to make Mia feel better and explain more about Espers to her, he squeezed out a smile and tried to comfort her.
Of course, even though Kaede Sato said so, he knew that it was impossible. Putting aside how difficult it was to make this potion, even if it was successfully made, the failure rate of this potion was frighteningly high. It was easy for people to think that it was a failed product and repeat the same mistake.
In this world, other than Kaede Sato who had the system, there was no one else who could know the efficacy of this potion without going through a lot of clinical trials.
"If you come across such good stuff again in the future, please let me know if you have any extra. Even if I have to go bankrupt, I'm willing to exchange it for it."
After hearing Kaede Sato's comforting words, Mia felt much better. She told Kaede Sato with a solemn expression while secretly making up her mind to try her luck at Red Lotus Town's black market in the future.
If Kaede Sato knew what Mia was thinking at this moment, he would definitely regret the words he said to comfort Mia because his words could cause her to be in debt.
After Kaede Sato decided to help her deal with Els, Mia's impression of Kaede Sato had improved a lot. Therefore, when she explained the information about superhumans to Kaede Sato, she did not hide anything and told Kaede Sato everything she knew.
In fact, it was basically impossible to hide the information about superhumans.
This was because most superhumans had a tradition of supporting the younger generation. Of course, instead of saying it was a tradition, it was more of an obligation.
Since ancient times, superhumans had been extremely rare. As the strongest profession that once protected the survival of mankind, superhumans had a high status but correspondingly, the dangers they faced were far greater than other professions.
Therefore, the number of superhumans was already very small to begin with. Coupled with the continuous sacrifice of the younger generation, many powerful superhumans' legacies were cut off because of this.
Later on, some powerful espers with foresight decided to protect humanity and prevent the legacy of the esper profession from being completely cut off. They no longer cherished their past and decided to pass on everything they had learned to those who came after them.
Since those powerful ancestors who risked their lives for the survival of mankind were willing to do so, the successors who benefited from it would naturally be no exception. Although there were a small number of superhumans, this tradition was passed down from generation to generation by the majority of superhumans.
Therefore, even if Mia chose not to tell Kaede Sato now, as long as Kaede Sato casually found a few more famous superhumans in the future, there was a high chance that he would be able to obtain relevant information about superhumans.
Currently, Mia was only a beginner superhuman. However, because she had a good teacher like Na Zi, she had a very solid foundation in terms of basic superpower knowledge such as meditation techniques and low-level superpower techniques.
After more than half an hour, Mia finally told Kaede Sato all the basic knowledge about superhumans. She also gave Kaede Sato a superpower book that was personally written by Na Zi herself and some instruments that could measure a superhuman's mental strength.
The superpower book that was personally written by Na Zi was, of course, a photocopied and censored version. The superpower knowledge in the book was only suitable for beginner superhumans.
However, even so, this book was enough for a newbie like Kaz Sato, who had very low talent in superpowers, to use for a long time. If Kaz Sato didn't have any special opportunities, the contents of this book should be enough for him to use for a lifetime.
As for the instruments that could measure a superhuman's mental strength, they were blue crystal beads the size of marbles. According to Mia, these blue crystal beads were called prayer beads. They were made of a special material that could contain mental strength.
The way these prayer beads measured the psychic power of an esper was very simple. As long as the esper used the simplest psychic power release technique on the prayer beads, they would automatically absorb the psychic power released by the esper and emit light.
Each prayer bead represented a standard unit of mental strength. Through the number of glowing prayer beads, one could accurately calculate a superhuman's current mental strength.
Since Kaede Sato hadn't undergone any systematic meditation training, he could easily detect the value of his innate spiritual power with the rosary beads.
After a series of simple tests, Mia was secretly pleased with Kaede Sato's mental strength. On the other hand, Kaede Sato's face was ashen. According to the test results, Kaede Sato was the weakest among superhumans.
Yes, Kaede Sato's mental strength was 10, which was just the passing line for a normal human to become a superhuman.
After thousands of years of development, the class system of superhumans had been perfected. Superhumans could be divided into five ranks: Apprentice, Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, and Master.
The difference in levels between espers was based on their spiritual power value. Apprentice level espers had spiritual power values ranging from 10 to 100 points, while beginner level espers had spiritual power values ranging from 100 to 500 points.
An intermediate esper's spiritual power was between 500 to 5000 points, an advanced esper's spiritual power was between 5000 to 20,000 points, and a master esper's spiritual power was above 20,000 points.
According to Mia, Kaede Sato's mental strength increase through meditation was very slow. Even if he did not sleep or rest, it would take him a month to increase his mental strength by one point.
In other words, if Kaede Sato did not encounter any miraculous events in the future, he would at most be a Beginner superhuman for the rest of his life. It was almost impossible for him to become an Intermediate superhuman.
Mia, on the other hand, had a mental strength of 13. Although her mental strength was only 3 points higher than Kaede Sato's, her meditation efficiency was at least seven to eight times higher than Kaede Sato's.
According to her, she was the one who had the potential to break through the first barrier of mental strength and become an Intermediate superhuman. There was no harm without comparison. In the past, Mia had always been the one who was hurt. Now that it was her turn to hurt others, she felt very comfortable.
"So be it. As long as I can learn telepathy, I'll be fine. That's right, that's all I want …"
After finding out that his innate talent was so poor, Kaede Sato desperately tried to comfort himself. He tried to get himself into a positive state, but he found that it was difficult to do so today.
Kaede Sato realized that even telepathy, a relatively basic superhuman skill, was not as easy as he thought. The prerequisite for this skill was 50 points of mental strength.
Kaede Sato currently only had 10 points. If what Mia said was true, that he could only increase his mental strength by one point after a month of meditation without eating or drinking, he would need at least 40 months to reach the prerequisite for telepathy.
40 months, that would be more than three years. But remember, this was under the condition that Kaede Sato did not eat or drink, which meant that Kaede Sato would need at least five to six years to increase his mental strength to 50 points.
As soon as he thought of the result, Kaz Sato's heart couldn't be optimistic.
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