Southern Texas, Rendell Town.
Inside a deserted shop.
"That will be 289 dollars total. Will you be paying with cash or card?"
"Cash, please."
Shawn nodded with a smile and pulled a bulging wallet from his pocket. As he revealed a small stack of crisp dollar bills and prepared to pay, his ears suddenly twitched.
He heard two sets of footsteps approaching rapidly from nearby, accompanied by their slightly suppressed breathing and the sound of their hearts pounding.
Were they local residents coming to the shop after exercising?
Clearly not.
"Don't move! This is a robbery!"
"Kid, if you don't want to die, give me that wallet in your hand!!!"
Two young robbers pulled out handguns. One pressed his against Shawn's back, while the other skillfully pointed his at the stunned cashier opposite them.
This kind of thing wasn't uncommon in the United States, but Shawn thought it happened more often in city centers.
He didn't expect his luck to be so bad today.
Shawn glanced down at his wallet. Besides cash and ID, there was an intimate photo of him and Mira, which he certainly couldn't give them.
So, Shawn raised his hands high and turned around calmly.
"What are you doing? Stay still!!!"
During this process, he felt the gun pressed against his back tremble slightly, as if it had almost gone off by accident.
"Don't be nervous."
Shawn looked calmly into the eyes of the young black man standing opposite him, who was half a head shorter than him: "First time?"
"Glasses, what the hell are you saying..."
The black man looked flustered, but quickly spoke viciously: "I told you to give me the wallet! Did you hear me?! Now!!!"
"Idiot, stop talking nonsense with him."
The other robber was much calmer.
Under his threat, the clerk had tremblingly opened the cash register. As the robber scooped up the money, he shouted to his partner behind him:
"If he doesn't behave, put a bullet in that damn white kid!!!"
Good idea!
The young black man hesitated slightly, then quickly aimed his gun downward at Shawn's thigh.
Damn it, it really was the family trade of the experienced leading the new.
The two small-time robbers were not superhumans; their movements were no different from slow motion in Shawn's eyes.
Shawn had originally intended to let them go, but he changed his mind now.
Within a single step, the punches and kicks of Superman were fast and accurate.
Before the black man could pull the trigger, Shawn closed the distance with even greater speed, grabbing his wrist and giving it a gentle tug.
"Bang!"
A gunshot rang out.
Some poor sap was in trouble.
Before anyone in the shop could react, the mastermind who had just suggested the bad idea already had a bloody hole in his head, falling down to sleep on the spot.
"James?!"
The robber's partner went blank and let out a scream.
No, I clearly wanted to shoot that white kid in the thigh just now, how did it hit James in the head?!
His brain was blown open; could he still be saved?!
The robber was terrified. Just as he was about to aim his gun at Shawn, he felt a sharp pain in his hand, and then the pistol was knocked away, sliding several meters away.
"Hiss... Ah~~!!!"
Shawn grabbed him lightly with one hand. The robber clutched his hand, wearing a mask of pain.
Probably used five percent of his strength?
For him now, ordinary humans were indeed too fragile; even holding a gun posed no threat.
Shawn felt bored.
Just as he was about to increase the pressure and completely snap the robber's arm, he stopped with a strange expression.
"A-da~~!!!"
The clerk, who had been trembling in silence behind the counter just a moment ago, suddenly transformed from a 'little lamb' into a fierce North American big bad wolf. With a vicious leap, he tackled the robber.
The massive impact caused the black robber to hit the back of his head on the floor, losing all ability to resist.
'Slap, slap, slap—'
"Damn you, I knew you guys were trouble the moment I saw you!"
The clerk sat on top of him, throwing heavy punches, roaring: "Daring to commit crimes at Saibai Shop! I think you're tired of living!!!"
His fists landed one after another, striking the robber's head with all his might. Soon, the opponent was completely unconscious, and blood was flowing all over the floor.
"Huff..."
After venting his anger, the clerk panted, wiped his hands, and stood up, giving Shawn, who was staring in a daze, an 'everything is under control' reassuring smile.
"That was really dangerous just now!"
He said: "But don't worry, I've got everything under control. The store is safe now."
Before Shawn could react, he walked straight to the dead robber, picked up his backpack, counted a sum of money from it to stuff into the cash register, and pocketed the rest.
"The one who's alive is going to prison anyway; might as well take it."
Under Shawn's surprised gaze, he looked at Shawn and lit a cigarette: "Obviously, they've already paid for your purchase just now. You can leave now; leave the police report to me."
That was even better; it saved time. Mira had been waiting at home for quite a while.
Taking the shopping bag, Shawn smiled: "What's your name?"
This clerk was actually quite interesting.
He wasn't old, looking about twenty-five or twenty-six. He had both the tough side of the Texas populace and a bit of flexibility; he was quite a resourceful person.
"Brad." The clerk exhaled a cloud of smoke: "I'm a patrol officer for the southern district of Rendell Town, working part-time right now."
No wonder.
The information he could see didn't include the other person's profession.
"My name is Shawn, I moved here recently. I might be visiting often in the future."
Shawn nodded and walked out the door with his things.
"Wait."
Brad suddenly called out to Shawn.
Shawn stopped and turned back.
Brad asked him with a smile: "How was my performance just now?"
"Great."
Shawn smiled and gave a thumbs up: "My friend, you are a true hero."
"Hahaha..."
The other man waved his hand, turning away with satisfaction.
Shawn walked out of the store entrance and heard Brad speaking loudly on the phone behind him: "Hey, Dalton, do you want the credit or not..."
The familiar feeling returned.
Shawn never imagined that his first official appearance after moving to a new home would be getting familiar with the town residents in such a way.
...
The truck, loaded with groceries, returned to the manor smoothly.
"Why were you gone so long?"
Mira, with her slightly protruding belly, was in the kitchen preparing some Chinese dishes she had recently learned. Seeing Shawn enter the house, she asked with some curiosity.
"Ran into two petty thieves."
Shawn put the beef shank into the refrigerator and said: "It's only been a few years since I lived here, and the town's public security has become worse and worse."
"Taste this and see how it is..."
Mira offered him a spoonful of soup and said: "Actually, Rendell Town is considered good. The situation across the United States is deteriorating now. The number of superhumans is increasing, and there's a lack of regulation. Those who are morally corrupt and mentally unstable are simply a nightmare for ordinary people. Once their abilities erupt, it's very easy to make a mess of everything."
"Tsk tsk, delicious."
Shawn tasted the soup, feeling satisfied: "The flavor is very good this time, Mira. Your cooking is getting better and better."
Mira gently stroked her black hair and smiled: "You're benefiting from the children; I want to be a qualified mother in the future."
She looked down and gently stroked her slightly protruding belly, her face glowing with maternal radiance.
Time flew by.
At this point, two full months had passed since their graduation.
These two months were very fulfilling. Not only did they finish setting up their new home and move in, but they also completed a major life event—they successfully got married!
Yes.
They were now a legitimate, legally protected married couple under US law.
At this moment, Mira's bloodline transformation was proceeding steadily, and she was gradually gaining the ability to protect herself.
[Name]: Mira Kent
[Gender]: Female
[Age]: 22
[Bloodline]: Superman (Transformation degree 35.64%)
[Abilities]: Click to view
[Evaluation]: City-level. Even if the degree is insufficient, she is still a Superman, not a superhuman.
[Match]: Unique perfect spouse. Your family lineage cannot continue without her.
Unknowingly, Mira had already awakened three abilities. Click to view, they are:
[Super Brain (Bronze) · LV1, Super Senses (Bronze) · LV1, Super Physique (Bronze) · LV0]
These three basic abilities, when combined, had already created a complete gap between her and ordinary people.
The two petty thieves with guns from earlier would have been very easy for her to deal with. Her physical fitness and reaction speed were now much stronger than those of an average human.
Because of this, Mira's strength evaluation had changed from the previous street-level to the current city-level.
However, perhaps because the most important talent in the Superman bloodline had not yet awakened, Mira's ability improvement speed was far slower than Shawn's had been initially.
Two or three months in, the level was only at LV1.
And Shawn had only taken a short week to go from LV0 -> LV1 back then.
According to his speculation, the six-piece Steel Body set should be the easiest to awaken in the Superman bloodline.
They were both the foundation of racial talents and the cornerstone of strength.
Watching Mira's increasingly rich abilities, the doubts in Shawn's heart gradually dissipated.
The Superman bloodline is quite domineering compared to Earth humans.
The three children in her belly were developing and growing day by day.
Three babies were being nurtured in a small womb. He had originally worried that the fetuses would squeeze each other for living space, and in the process of domineeringly snatching nutrients, cause uncontrollable harm to Mira, the mother.
In fact, half a month ago, this situation did indeed happen.
It had the rookie Superman dad running around in circles in a panic.
Fortunately, his own strength was also steadily improving. Eventually, by relying on the more refined and skilled use of his 'Bio-field' talent, he successfully soothed the children in Mira's belly.
After more than half a month of inseparable companionship, until Mira awakened the 'Super Physique' ability, the situation was finally alleviated.
The biggest change in the house afterwards was probably that Mira's appetite grew larger and larger, and the daily consumption of groceries climbed at a terrifying speed.
But these were not major problems, and Shawn could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Indeed, being a parent is not easy for anyone.
Because no one knows what kind of difficulties are waiting for them in the future. For this, they must cross the river by feeling the stones, solving one problem after another.
Even for Shawn and Mira, who had become Superman, they were no exception.
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