——"Enhanced Mind Suggestion!" 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

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Su Ziyu walked straight over, a faint Spiritual Light flashing in his eyes as he directly asked, "Where’s old Bill?"

Mind Suggestion is a preliminary Ability enhancement.

Its effectiveness mainly depends on the target’s willpower and Su Ziyu’s Spiritual Energy intensity. Its effect is somewhat similar to hypnosis and Charm Spell, but it doesn’t require prior preparation and can be directly targeted. If Su Ziyu keeps enhancing it, he could even master the legendary Mind Reading, but this Ability is not very useful against monsters; it’s mainly used for daily intelligence gathering.

"Who are you?......" The militiaman in front suddenly seemed a bit dazed, his cigarette butt dropping to the ground, his expression slightly vacant as he said, "The old man is over at the tavern in the Red Light District."

Seems like I overdid it.

Su Ziyu’s Spirit pierced through like a thin membrane, directly touching the opponent’s consciousness, in this situation he could not only ask questions but also control the opponent’s mind.

This Ability is quite useful?

"Pick up the cigarette butt." Su Ziyu said softly.

"Oh." The militia followed orders without hesitation, squatting down to pick up the cigarette butt, still looking a bit blank.

Su Ziyu turned and left.

After he walked out, the militiaman seemed to awaken, immediately tossing away the cigarette butt that burned his fingers, with a slightly puzzled expression he asked, "Why did I suddenly zone out just now?"

"Did someone talk to me just now?"

"Why don’t I remember anything?"

The applications of Mind Element enhancement seem to focus on the Control Domain, with female warlocks mastering some charm-related magic, but not nearly as dominant as Su Ziyu’s. He felt that if he wanted, he could directly manipulate a person’s thoughts and actions, but doing so would consume a lot, and fail against strong-willed people.

Red Light District?

Su Ziyu looked around and saw some scantily clad women, then he found a tavern but as soon as he pushed in, he slightly ducked his head to avoid the gaze of the woman at the bar.

He recognized this woman.

Didn’t remember the name.

The last time he came to Polaris, a thief who tried to steal from him got caught, and this woman said she’d break the thief’s hand, but in the end let him go. During the chaos in Polaris, she and her gunman were trapped in the bar, but the outcome was unclear, they should’ve survived.

This woman appeared much older since then.

Her face looked about thirty-something, but dressed seductively. Su Ziyu remembered she had lost an arm, but now both slender and pale arms were there, likely due to Bionic Transformation.

A glance around.

Su Ziyu saw old Bill.

He hadn’t changed much, just appeared more aged, probably around forty at the time, now should be about fifty-five, physically more rotund and lacking the fierce aura he once had.

Old Bill was sitting alone in the corner, drinking silently, beside him were two heavily made-up women.

But he didn’t care, just gazing absent-mindedly at the crowd, drunk.

Oh right.

Old Bill’s son died.

The boy who picked up the enriched cigarette from the ground years back, despite old Bill’s protection, he still died years ago, since then old Bill lost his enthusiasm for power.

Su Ziyu picked up a prostitute and sat across from old Bill.

"Who the hell dares to interrupt me drinking..." before the prostitute flared up, old Bill couldn’t help but put his hand on his waist, seemingly ready to draw a gun, but his rotund body lacked agility, even turning was sluggish.

But the next moment, his expression froze, stunned, muttering, "Is it you?... No... This can’t be..."

Old Bill looked incredulous.

Then as if thinking of something, he waved the two prostitutes away, lowering his voice, "How come you’re back? We all thought you were long dead!"

"You... you look like you haven’t aged a day..."

Su Ziyu hadn’t changed much.

If anything, his outfit at first seemed a bit small, his height seemed to have increased, not much physique change, but his weight increased to about 90 kilos. He looked slightly leaner than before, yet his weight had gained a good 25 kilos.

"What happened in Polaris after Pasha disappeared?" Su Ziyu asked, looking into old Bill’s eyes seriously.

Old Bill cautiously glanced around, his expression somewhat exhilarated as he whispered, "This isn’t the place to talk, come with me to my place."

Immediately standing up.

Su Ziyu followed closely, but as they left, the seductive woman at the bar frowned slightly, murmuring, "Who is that man? Why does he look somewhat familiar?"

The battle with the Super Mutant left a deep impression on all survivors.

Had it not been twelve years later, she might have recognized him.

"You hardly changed a bit..." Old Bill’s place was rather tucked away but substantial, he turned back looking at Su Ziyu in disbelief, "Are you a bionic person? Were you transformed back then?"

Su Ziyu didn’t answer his question and said directly, "That’s not important."

"First, tell me what happened here."

Old Bill moved his rotund body to pour himself a drink, took a sip and said, "Want some? Oh right, you don’t like drinking much."

"It was the Wolf gang."

"After Pasha’s disappearance, they bribed many people. I cautioned her against going but Pasha wouldn’t listen. She also took away core fighting members from the camp, the entire Exoskeleton Armor squad vanished, leaving us powerless against the Wolf gang’s invasion."

As if thinking of something, old Bill looked at Su Ziyu and said, "Oh, you’ve got a cute daughter now."

"You probably didn’t know?"

Su Ziyu showed no change in expression.

"Could it be..." old Bill reacted quickly, whispering, "Is Sakura with you? Did you meet her? Is she the reason you came back?"

Su Ziyu stood up, eyes fixed on old Bill, slowly saying, "I want to take back Polaris."

"Are you willing to help me?"

Old Bill hesitated, expression paused, whispering, "They have hundreds of gunmen and many Exoskeleton Armors. The Wolf gang seems backed by Academy factions, alone you’re no match for them."

Su Ziyu remained silent, quietly gazing at old Bill.

"Right. You’re a Sharpshooter." old Bill chuckled self-mockingly, saying, "You’ve taken down Super Mutants. These people probably don’t even concern you."

"I can help."

"But militia equipment is poor, only a few dozen will follow my orders."

"To deal with them."

"We need stronger allies."

Su Ziyu adopted a listening stance, slowly asking, "Any suggestions?"

Old Bill’s expression grew excited, he said solemnly, "The Brotherhood."

"If you could persuade them."

"Taking back Polaris wouldn’t be difficult, the Brotherhood has a branch nearby, rallying one or two hundred gunmen is feasible."

"And Zoe."

Old Bill hesitated a bit, saying, "She’s with the Academy, but seems from another faction. She reportedly brought some bionic people here last time. If she helps, it would surely be flawless."

"Don’t need that many." Su Ziyu pondered for a moment, saying, "Help from the Brotherhood should suffice."

"Do you have their contact?"

"I’ll go find them."

The Brotherhood still owes him a big favor, all the data from Southern Cross was handed over to them, if they honor their words, helping this time shouldn’t be a problem.

"I do. Follow me." nodded Old Bill.

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