Chapter 96 : Chapter 96
Chapter 96
【Topic: Prophet's Second Post, this time I'll try to analyze the information given in the latest chapter of #Special Ability × Food Chain#, let's see if I guess anything right =w= [HOT]】
OP: Hello everyone, long time no see~
I'm the OP from the last prophet post, portal: 【Speculation about Kunpeng Marine Floating Island Park, want to be a prophet for once】
Just finished the latest update, my brain is exploding with ideas, and I plan to do a shallow analysis based on the information revealed in this update. If I guess right, please say the prophet is awesome!
Old rules, I'll post as I write! Feel free to munch on melon seeds in the front row~
1L: Grabbing the sofa!
2L: Selling melon seeds, drinks, and mineral water in the front row——
3L: Placing my jade buttocks down gently.
4L: Go for it, LZ~ I followed you from the last post, LZ's analysis back then was basically all correct, waiting for this analysis!
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15L [OP]: Let's analyze it step by step according to the manga's content.
First of all, Ling Feng's background is definitely not simple.
At the beginning of the manga, the leader mentioned the special ability energy crystal.
Brother Hao and Xiao Xi didn't know about it, and the leader also said that there were only eight in the entire country's SAIDB, and it was kept secret internally, but Ling Feng knew.
Where would someone who had just joined the SAIDB not long ago know this? And the leader didn't seem surprised by it, which means he was aware.
16L: Crap, I didn't notice that at all.
17L: Is it that his background isn't simple, or that he's a mole?
18L: 17L's imagination is wild, how could Ling Feng maomao be a mole? Although that setting would be exciting, Ling Feng maomao looks like a very righteous person.
19L: I noticed it too! Ling Feng has always seemed very knowledgeable about special ability users.
20L: Actually, during the SAIDB training camp arc, Ling Feng also acted as the one providing exposition. I used to think he might be something like a functional NPC, explaining the settings to the readers, but after the OP brought it up, I thought about it carefully. This is a simulated world. The setting Bai Guzi gave him couldn't possibly be as simple as a "little knowledge encyclopedia." It must be related to his background.
21L: Ling Feng's family background is definitely not simple. You can tell from his shooting scores. Could a person touching a gun for the first time be that accurate? A natural-born marksman?
22L: My goodness, no one said Ling Feng's background wasn't simple before. The OP cast a brick to attract jade, and now everyone's coming out to say it.
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53L [OP]: Actually, there are many details in the SAIDB training camp arc.
(1) Ling Feng knew the instructor and the leader.
At the beginning of the training, there's a conversation between the instructor and the leader [manga screenshot.jpg], discussing how the newcomers are this year.
The instructor addressed everyone else by their names, but he called Ling Feng "Little Feng," and the leader didn't ask who "Little Feng" was. Among this batch of newcomers, Ling Feng wasn't the only one with "Feng" in his name, but they seemed to know who "Little Feng" was.
(2) Ling Feng had a thorough knowledge of information regarding special ability users and mutated animals.
I used to think it was because he had a good memory and remembered everything after reading the materials handed out, but now it seems that's not the case. He even knew about the special ability energy crystals.
(3) Ling Feng had likely received shooting training.
He got a perfect score in his first shooting practice, yet the instructor wasn't surprised at all.
He didn't ask if he had received such training before, only praised him. Doesn't it seem like the instructor knew beforehand that Ling Feng's shooting scores were excellent?
By the way, let me shout here, when will the special ability guns be improved!
(4) Ling Feng voluntarily transferred to Y City.
Brother Hao and Xiao Xi formed a training team because both of them were about to go to university in Y City and would be transferred to the Y City SAIDB, so they didn't team up with the other people from the D City SAIDB. And the number of people in the Y City SAIDB happened to be divisible into five teams of three, which was why the two of them were left over.
But what about Ling Feng? He's from B City, and his university isn't in Y City. He went to team up with Brother Hao and Xiao Xi, and even transferred to the Y City SAIDB later on.
The manga later mentions that the people from B City were originally just enough for teams of three. After Ling Feng left, they even found someone from another region's SAIDB to fill the spot, so it's not a case of Ling Feng being left without a team either.
There must be a reason to transfer to another region's SAIDB. What reason did Ling Feng use? Why did he do it? What was his purpose? Was it really just for friendship?
In summary, I think Ling Feng's family must have some connection with the SAIDB. He might even be a relative of the leader.
54L: My god, OP, are you a microscope?!
55L: I also want to shout, when will the special ability guns be improved! I want to see Ling Feng maomao with a gun! Who is he trying to kill with his coolness? He's killing me!
56L: Hiss, LZ hit my blind spot. At the end of the training camp arc, I thought Brother Hao and Xiao Xi were going to part with Ling Feng and was feeling sad. When I found out Ling Feng applied to transfer to Y City, I was so happy I didn't think about any of this... That's right, why would Ling Feng go to Y City? His university is in B City.
57L: B City is the headquarters of the SAIDB. The manga also mentioned that the facilities of the B City SAIDB are better in every aspect than the local SAIDB. Why did Ling Feng transfer to Y City? Just because Brother Hao is a rare nullification special ability user?
58L: I can't rule out the possibility mentioned by the person above. After all, many people wanted Brother Hao during the training camp arc. He didn't join another team in order to team up with Xiao Xi. Maybe Ling Feng really wanted to team up with Brother Hao, so he just left the B City team.
59L: I feel like Ling Feng's background will be revealed soon. The Marine Amusement Park arc revealed Xiao Xi's story. After a chapter or two for a buffer, it should be Ling Feng's turn.
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82L [OP]: Second, Gong Ting's target is most likely Brother Hao.
Gong Ting was very familiar with Xiao Xi's two teammates, knowing to use her phone to send messages to Brother Hao and Ling Feng. Of course, this could also be explained by the fact that the SAIDB is configured in three-person teams, so Gong Ting naturally knew to contact and threaten her two teammates.
But later, when they sat down to talk, Brother Hao said, "I'll play with you."
Note, the manga shows Gong Ting's reaction here [Gong Ting's expression screenshot.jpg].
Although it's a very slight smile, you can still tell he's smiling!
Doesn't it feel like it hit the mark?
And Gong Ting didn't refuse Brother Hao here, insisting that both of them had to play with him, which means his target was only Brother Hao. Of course, it could also be explained that he didn't have time to refuse before Ling Feng offered to join in.
There's another part, Brother Hao asked, "Aren't you afraid we'll just leave without saving her"?
If Gong Ting really didn't care, he wouldn't have mentioned Xiao Xi's condition. He said "go ahead and leave," but in reality, he was still using Xiao Xi to threaten Brother Hao and Ling Feng.
Looking at it all together, Gong Ting's target should be Brother Hao.
The process of the protagonist group appearing in Dream Game City is also worth pondering. They tracked a level 4 special ability user carrying a special ability energy crystal, traveling all the way from Y City to A Port, crossing almost the entire Xia Country.
I don't know what you guys thought when you saw that map?
My first thought was that they were being led on a wild goose chase. Someone deliberately led them to A Port.
83L: woc OP your brain is really exploding with ideas, but it seems to make a lot of sense…
84L: I also feel like the protagonist group was led on a wild goose chase!!
85L: I feel like that Qiao Wenjie doesn't look like a good person.
86L: My imagination is running wild too, could Qiao Wenjie and Gong Ting be in cahoots?
87L: There's a mole in the Y City SAIDB? Could it be from the Dark Organization?
88L: Your imaginations are getting wilder and wilder, I'm impressed.
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130L: Where's the OP?
131L: Banging my bowl waiting for the OP's analysis, it's been 10 minutes without a reply =A=
132L: Waiting, calling for LZ——
133L [OP]: I'm back! Sorry, I just went to unpack a freshly delivered package. The first standalone volume of the manga has arrived~
Good thing I unpacked it first, some information in the appendix has changed my guess, I'll talk about it later.
Continuing from 82L, if you go back and look with this answer in mind, you'll find many clues.
Qiao Wenjie's paneling is very strange, as if a gloomy filter has been added, making him look particularly sinister (.)
I suspect he's a mole, using the mission to assign the "not very dangerous" level 4 special ability user to the protagonist group, letting this level 4 special ability user lead them to A Port.
If anyone thinks this is a coincidence, I'll point out something I find unreasonable—this level 4 special ability user was carrying the real thing. According to normal logic, shouldn't the real thing be given to a level 5 special ability user to carry?
Later they split into three groups. I'm inclined to think they wanted to capture one person as a hostage to threaten Brother Hao into playing the game.
You've all seen Gong Ting's special ability. Apart from that waiter having some attack power, he doesn't have many other offensive means, so he can only play dirty.
Finally, Gong Ting's affiliation.
There are currently two villain organizations, the Dark Organization and the Apocalypse Society.
The standalone volume appendix provides a distribution map of the main forces of the two organizations [standalone volume appendix photo.jpg].
The Dark Organization's headquarters is in Y City, with its sphere of influence covering most of the north (except B City). The Apocalypse Society's headquarters is in S City, and its sphere of influence is the entire south of Xia Country.
Currently, it seems the Apocalypse Society occupies a slightly larger area than the Dark Organization.
Originally, I guessed Gong Ting might be from the Dark Organization, because a mole in Y City should belong to the Dark Organization.
But after seeing this force distribution map, A Port is within the Apocalypse Society's territory, so now I think it's more likely that Gong Ting is from the Apocalypse Society.
134L: Um, I'm not trying to be a contrarian, but what if they're just doing the opposite?
Thinking that those tracking a level 4 special ability user would also be low-level special ability users, and they could easily shake them off?
135L: Don't you think there's something wrong with what you just said? What's with this wishful thinking.
136L: I think the OP's guess is more reasonable. Using the reason that "a level 4 special ability user is not very dangerous and the protagonist group can handle it," the mole assigns the level 4 to be tracked by the protagonist group. This is more logical than "the SAIDB might not take a level 4 special ability user seriously, making it easier to leave with the special ability energy crystal."
137L: My standalone volume arrived too! Such a surprise! There are more character official books than just the trio that was advertised, there's a character official book for wifey!!!
Seeing this, I was slightly stunned.
My character official book?
I wondered how much information Bai Guzi would reveal in the character official book.
I continued to scroll down, hoping someone in this thread would post the character official book. If not, I would look through other threads after finishing this one.
138L: What?! There's a character official book for wifey? Bai old scoundrel, why didn't you say so earlier! I'm ordering it now!!
139L: My standalone volume has arrived too! The poster that came with the pre-order is also a huge surprise. Besides the poster of the protagonist trio, there's a big group photo of everyone from the SAIDB training camp arc, and a solo poster of wifey! So beautiful, I'm licking it prprpr——[Bai Xuechao poster photo.jpg]
I saw the poster. It was from the time after I returned to the Dark Organization, handling documents in the office, a picture taken by the floor-to-ceiling window at dusk.
On the poster, the white-haired youth stood behind the floor-to-ceiling window, dressed in a neat black suit, with a slender figure and a somewhat lazy expression. His thick eyelashes were half-lowered, and his blood-red eyes looked down at the scenery outside the window.
The setting sun shone through the glass window onto his exquisite face, casting a layer of golden light on his pale skin. Even the edges of his snow-white hair had a golden sheen, making him look like a somewhat divine statue.
Bai Guzi was very good at finding angles. The entire perspective of the poster was from outside the floor-to-ceiling window, and slightly lower than me, creating a feeling of looking up at me from a distance.
140L: Heavens! My mother, my father, my grandma, my grandpa! Wifey is too beautiful, I regret not buying the pre-order, boohoohoo!
141L: Bai old scoundrel, why didn't you use this poster for promotion! (sobbing) I didn't buy the pre-order, my intestines are green with regret... QAQ Are there any sisters who don't like Xuexue and are willing to sell this poster separately!
My gaze, however, was fixed on the background.
I felt that Bai Guzi might have hidden a foreshadowing in the poster.
If any microscope-wielding readers noticed my background, they would realize that this might be an office, because the desk piled with documents was diagonally behind me. And this perspective revealed that I was in a very tall building, which was the Songhe Global Financial Center, the headquarters of the Dark Organization.
When my villain identity is revealed in the future, the readers who look back at this poster might beat their chests in regret for not discovering it sooner.
142L [OP]: Finally, I want to talk about Bai Xuechao.
There are so many suspicious points about this character!!!
First of all, his special ability is worth 500 million game coins. Brother Hao, as the male lead, is only worth 300 million game coins!
What is Brother Hao's special ability? The world's only nullification special ability! What kind of special ability must Bai Xuechao have to surpass Brother Hao?
Through the previous Marine Amusement Park arc, we can confirm that Bai Xuechao has a water special ability. Later, based on the fireballs that appeared behind him, we confirmed that he has a fire special ability, making him a dual special ability user.
Dual special abilities, especially dual elemental special abilities, are they really worth 500 million game coins?
Let's look at Ling Feng's special ability, an elemental wind special ability, valued at 200 million game coins.
Assuming all elemental special abilities are 200 million, then Bai Xuechao has two elemental special abilities, so that's 2+2, right? How can it stack up to 500 million?
143L: Bai Xuechao's special ability might not be what we think it is.
144L: My wifey's special ability is worth 500 million! (delirious) (going crazy) (crawling all over the floor)
145L: I think wifey might be a big shot, his special ability might not be dual-elemental, but tri-elemental. (pushing glasses emoji)
146L: Damn it, Bai old scoundrel is also hiding things. Xuexue's character official book didn't write his special ability, it's still marked with a question mark.
147L: 145L is a bit too daring, it scared me so much I fell off my chair.
148L: I don't think Axue is a dual special ability user. He might only have one special ability, but its mechanism is rather special.
149L: Gender-bent Mary Sue. Water special ability when happy, fire special ability when angry, earth special ability when sad... (doge emoji)
150L: My goodness, the idea of the person above is crazy enough. (doge emoji)
151L [OP]: Folks who bought the standalone volume should have seen Bai Xuechao's character official book. The special ability type and special ability are both followed by question marks.
It's precisely this question mark that exposes the fact that his special ability is definitely not a dual special ability!
If it really was a dual special ability, why would Bai old scoundrel continue to keep us in suspense? He would have just written elemental type, water and fire dual special abilities.
I think Bai Xuechao only has one special ability, but it's very special, allowing him to use different special abilities. This can also explain why his special ability is more expensive than Brother Hao's.
I'll venture a guess: replication, or borrowing. Maybe we can refer to Ku●llo from that manga next door?
152L: LMAO, Skill ● Hunter, right?
When Xiao 6 saw this, it took a sharp breath in my mind.
"What's wrong?" I had a rough idea. "Is what they mentioned very similar to my special ability?"
Xiao 6 said: "Uh-huh, one of you steals special abilities, the other seizes them, but both can use other people's special abilities, there are similarities."
I said: "I see, the readers' imaginations are quite wild."
Xiao 6 asked: "What if the readers really guess it right?"
"If they guess, they guess." I said calmly, "But whether they can confirm the answer still depends on my performance."
Xiao 6: =A= That's true.
I continued: "This character official book should be the content Bai Guzi decided on before our deal. The purpose is to hint to the readers that my special ability is not simple, to plant a seed of doubt in them, and also to raise their expectations for my character. There's nothing bad about it."
Speak of the devil, and he shall appear.
Bai Guzi came to burn money and talk to me.
【Side Quest: QAQ I forgot to say that the character official book has your information】
【Bai Xuechao, are you on the forum? Um... your special ability is a bit exposed, but also not exposed.】
I didn't speak.
Bai Guzi couldn't hear my thoughts, and seeing that I wasn't speaking, sent another message.
【Side Quest 2: God, you don't want to keep it a secret, do you?】
【(Horrified) The content of the character official book was decided last week. I wanted to create some suspense for the readers first. The next arc, I plan to put in your storyline on the Apocalypse Society's side, and reveal a little about your relationship with the Dark Organization...?】
I still didn't speak.
I confirmed with Xiao 6 in my mind: "The storyline on the Apocalypse Society's side is outside the outline, right?"
Xiao 6 said: "Uh-huh."
Very good, that means I can do as I please.
Seeing that I was still silent, Bai Guzi started to panic a little.
After all, I was the one in charge now. 20% of Zhou Chenhao's personality was still in my hands.
【Side Quest 3: Sob, what do you want to do?】
【My dear ancestor, if you have any requests, just say so, boohoohoo. Don't make me guess, I'm slow!! (Keyun going crazy) (completely insane) (crawling all over the floor)】
I: "..."
The author's mental state was truly worrying.
I raised my hand slightly and pointed behind me, more accurately at the room on the other side of the wall.
Yuan Lan was in the room behind this wall. If I spoke, it was very likely that Yuan Lan, a level 9 special ability user, would hear.
Bai Guzi also understood my meaning.
【Side Quest 4: Welcome to the Bai Guzi Hotline】
【To temporarily keep your identity a secret, please press 1. To agree to reveal a little information as I just said, please press 2. To temporarily hide your other special abilities besides water and fire, please press 3. If none of the above, please press 0 and leave me a message on another day.】
Xiao 6 couldn't help but start knocking on its wooden fish. It felt that the author was about to be driven crazy.
I first made a '1' with my fingers, then a '3'.
【Side Quest 5: QAQ Okay】
【The time to test my subtle narrative and editing skills has come... Let's be clear first, my bottom line is the plot outline! When it's time for you to reveal your identity in the outline, I won't keep it a secret for you anymore! (cowardly)】
I made an OK gesture.
I didn't expect Bai Guzi to compromise again and again.
After all, in the eyes of an author from a high-dimensional world, I was just a character in a simulated world. If I really went too far, Bai Guzi would probably choose mutual destruction with me even if it meant going home to inherit the family business.
【Side Quest 6: Then leave a message if you need anything qw q】
【If you want to tell me something, just call my name first, then just say it. I'll contact you when I see it (:з」∠)】
I smiled silently.
Did this count as privately contacting the author?
Xiao 6 asked cautiously: "Host, you won't derail the main plot, right?"
"Don't worry, I don't have that thought for the time being," I said. "I think it's quite interesting to complete the outline in my own way."
Isn't Dream Game City a case in point?
I completed the outline plot in a way the author didn't expect, and thus made a deal with the author and even got 20% of the male lead's personality.
Quite interesting.
I added: "You will get your reward."
Xiao 6 was greatly moved: "Boohoo, Host, you're so nice——"
Wait a minute? Don't have that thought for the time being??
It wanted to ask me, but it didn't dare to bring it up, afraid that if it did, it would no longer be "for the time being." It could only silently knock on its cyber wooden fish and pray. Anyway, the reward was distributed based on the success rate of the outline's restoration, so it was better to get a little more.
I continued to read the post.
The following floors were filled with all sorts of guesses about my special ability, with imaginations running wild, until the OP posted a new analysis.
175L [OP]: After talking about the special ability, let's talk about his appearance in A Port.
Folks, Bai Xuechao is from Y City!
The protagonist group was lured to A Port, so what's the situation with Bai Xuechao? He's a huge problem! Is it possible that he was following the protagonist group?
And it's not just me who thinks he's starting to have a villainous vibe, Brother Hao's thoughts are the same.
The reason for his appearance in A Port is a mystery. I even suspected if he was in league with Gong Ting, but he brought a young man with gray hair with him. [manga screenshot.jpg]
The appendix says this gray-haired man is named Ji Chuanze, and he is currently Bai Xuechao's bodyguard.
If he was in league with Gong Ting, there should be no need to bring a bodyguard?
I'll stop guessing the reason for his visit to A Port for now.
176L: Is it possible that wifey went to Dream Game City just for fun? Isn't he a fun-loving person?
177L: Someone, bring out the famous line!
178L: [This boring world finally has some fun.jpg]
179L: Wifey's character official book says he hates trouble and boredom, a confirmed fun-loving person. Because he hates boredom, he has to look for fun everywhere, there's nothing wrong with that.
180L: I think Bai Xuechao is a villain. He went to Dream Game City because he didn't want his prey to be snatched by someone else (referring to Gong Ting).
181L: I agree with the point above!
182L: Doesn't anyone think this Ji Chuanze is a bit strange? The appendix says he is currently Bai Xuechao's bodyguard. This "currently" is very clever.
183L: Could it be that Ji Chuanze is a dog that might bite its master at any time?
184L: Perhaps the two of them reached some kind of agreement, which is why Ji Chuanze is temporarily Bai Xuechao's bodyguard?
185L: Hehe, I, this humble reader, have smelled something interesting and come over.
186L [OP]: Lastly, let's talk about Bai Xuechao's game coins.
800 million, I really... can't wrap my head around what he exchanged for it, even if he exchanged his special ability, he'd still be short 300 million.
But Gong Ting should know.
The manga here [Gong Ting shocked screenshot.jpg] Gong Ting said in shock, "What did you exchange for this," and the waiter whispered in his ear, probably answering him.
I hope the later plot can reveal the secret for us.
187L: I'm guessing wifey sold himself. (shy)
188L: If I win his game coins, I can get him? Hiss ha hiss ha, let me do it!
189L: I'm guessing he sold Ji Chuanze. (doge emoji)
190L: My goodness, 189L is really daring with their guess. This isn't a fun-loving person, this is a devil hahaha. (laughed so hard I passed out)
The rest was a bunch of speculation about what I had exchanged.
I scrolled back a bit and didn't see anyone posting the character official book, so I exited the thread.
Back on the forum's main page, I found that someone had posted the character official book.
【The first standalone volume of the Food Chain manga has arrived! Sharing the appendix with everyone, a lot of new content has been added! [HOT]】
I clicked in to see.
The OP first posted the character official books.
The information revealed in the character official book, besides name, age, birthday, height, weight, and likes/dislikes, also included alimentary nature, lure-pheromone, special ability type, special ability, and absorption rate related to special abilities. The protagonist group also had their SAIDB numbers.
8L: Brother Hao and wifey are both omnivorous~
9L: Boohoo, Axue's weight is so light. He's 182cm tall and only 56kg. He's in poor health and so thin, eat more!!
10L: Brother Hao is a tall guy at 188cm and weighs 79kg. My goodness, people with muscles are really solid. This comparison makes Xuexue look even thinner.
11L: Xiao Xi is 166cm and weighs 51kg.
12L: Isn't Xiao Xi a bit fat?
13L: How is my daughter fat?! This weight is very healthy, okay! And for the same height and weight, people with muscles look thinner. My daughter is a special ability user!
14L: Ling Feng is only two centimeters taller than wifey, but he's 17kg heavier than wifey! Wifey should reflect on himself and eat more! (heartache) (pointing fingers)
15L: You can tell from his weight that wifey's health is really not good…
16L: Xiao Xi and Ling Feng maomao's absorption rates are both 93%.
17L: Wow, Brother Hao's absorption rate is so high!
I saw it too, Zhou Chenhao's absorption rate was astonishingly high.
Special ability users absorb special ability molecules through eating to recover their consumed special ability power. When the special ability molecules accumulate to a certain amount in the body, the upper limit of their special ability power will increase, thus leveling up.
The absorption rate is the efficiency with which a special ability user absorbs special ability molecules, affecting their special ability power recovery and leveling speed. This is determined innately when a special ability user awakens and is unrelated to their alimentary nature, level, special ability type, or physical fitness, and cannot be changed later.
Eating the same complete mutated animal, a special ability user with a high absorption rate can absorb more special ability molecules and gain more special ability power.
From what I knew, an absorption rate of 90% was already excellent for a special ability user. If it could reach 95%, one could even be said to stand at the pinnacle of special ability users.
My absorption rate was 97%.
The person with the highest absorption rate I knew was Duan Xingzhi, who could reach 98%.
But Zhou Chenhao broke this record.
His absorption rate was as high as 99%, and it was estimated that it would be difficult to find a second person in the world with such a high rate.
How should I put it? As expected of the manga's male lead. With such a heaven-defying absorption rate, Zhou Chenhao's leveling speed must be very fast.
I wasn't envious. Although a high absorption rate had its advantages, special ability users with low absorption rates could make up for the gap by eating more mutated animals. Besides, my absorption rate wasn't low either.
After the character official books, the OP posted the introductions of the Dark Organization and the Apocalypse Society from the appendix. It introduced the Dark Organization's base, the Songhe Global Financial Center, but didn't mention the Apocalypse Society's base. In addition, there was the force distribution map I had seen not long ago.
After reading all the appendix content posted by the OP, I closed the forum.