However, figuring out more applications for her powers was a headache.
She had been a poor student, and most of her scientific knowledge had long since been forgotten.
As for the original Daisy, let’s not even get into it.
She spent her days reciting the Old and New Testaments and singing hymns.
Although the church school didn’t oppose modern physics as strongly as it opposed Darwin’s theory of evolution, the science curriculum was still extremely limited.
Much like how PE classes were often replaced by other subjects in another timeline, Daisy’s memories were filled with a familiar scene.
The physics teacher would call in sick, and the theology teacher would walk straight into the classroom and lead everyone in reading the Bible…
When it came to concepts like vibration, frequency, transverse waves, and string vibration—terms that sounded impressive but were completely incomprehensible to her—it was fair to say that both her former self and her current self were equally clueless.
Even combining the knowledge of both versions of herself wouldn’t equal that of a diligent middle school student.
“Learn math, physics, and chemistry well, and you can go anywhere without fear.” Daisy finally understood the profound meaning behind that saying.
As a poor student, she had to relearn everything from scratch.
Fortunately, this was the internet age.
As long as someone was willing to learn, almost any knowledge that wasn’t related to cutting-edge technology could be found online.
How much they actually learned, however, depended entirely on the individual.
After briefly browsing various academic theories, her head was spinning, so Daisy decided to study them carefully another time.
She put away her notebook and lay down on the bed.
Now she had another problem to face: her genetic defect.
Take the leader of the Inhumans, Black Bolt, for example.
A single word from him could level a city, and a shout could even make Thanos stumble.
His defect was his lack of control; to avoid harming others, he had to remain silent every day of his life.
Daisy realized that she had a similar problem.
Her vibration powers also harmed her own body.
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction.
Whenever she generated a vibration, part of that force rebounded onto herself.
In the original timeline, Daisy used her powers so frequently that the bones in her arms developed repeated stress fractures.
She even had to take specialized medication to treat the damage just to continue using her abilities.
She hadn’t made a direct comparison, but after running the entire way, Daisy felt that her body was stronger than it had been in the original timeline.
Perhaps this was the benefit of absorbing the Terrigen Crystal Mist all by herself.
In addition, she felt that her control over her powers was much more precise than in the original timeline.
That precision granted her an additional ability: she could sense the vibration frequencies of the people around her.
A scientist named David R.
Hawkins proposed a system in which he assigned energy levels to all things, ranging from one to one thousand.
According to his model, the average person’s energy level was around two hundred.
Negative emotions such as malice, indifference, fear, and anxiety supposedly lowered a person’s vibration frequency.
Conversely, optimism, happiness, and inner peace were said to raise it.
Being around a kind and noble person naturally made others feel comfortable, while the opposite was true when dealing with someone malicious.
According to this theory, there was a scientific explanation for that phenomenon.
The research also claimed that the person with the highest vibration frequency was Mother Teresa, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
Even without religious faith, simply meeting her was said to evoke a sense of warmth.
From a humanistic perspective, one might describe it as charisma or a spirit of selfless dedication, while within this theory, Mother Teresa’s vibration frequency far exceeded that of an average person.
Daisy could now use this ability to judge whether the people around her were good or evil, much like the red and yellow name indicators in video games…
Precise control offered another advantage: it allowed her to neutralize the recoil of firearms.
Since women generally have less upper-body and wrist strength than men, many female agents use a two-handed grip to better manage recoil.
Daisy, however, could now fire freely.
The tiny amount of vibration energy required to cancel recoil placed almost no strain on her body, while also serving as excellent practice for refining her control.
Combined with her already impressive physical condition and the dramatic improvements in her reaction speed, movement speed, endurance, and superhuman abilities after awakening her bloodline, her marksmanship improved by leaps and bounds.
Hitting the bullseye while running was still difficult, but placing well in an amateur shooting competition would be no challenge.
The early stage of developing her abilities placed a heavy burden on her body.
She needed to focus on precision, using the smallest amount of power to achieve the greatest possible effect.
Once her physical strength improved further, creating massive air vibrations like Whitebeard and splitting the sea would no longer be difficult.
Or, if she eventually mastered quantum mechanics, she might even perform feats similar to DC’s Vibe—opening interdimensional portals or sensing an object’s location through touch.
In short, the future looked very promising.
The incident in Puerto Rico had finally come to an end.
She continued acting for another two days, and after the local police promised to notify her immediately if they received any news about her parents, she boarded a plane.
She never had to use the two Glocks, so she sold both the guns and the remaining ammunition to a gun shop at a discount.
The shop was surprisingly accommodating when it came to customers with U.S.
passports, and the buyback price wasn’t unreasonable.
With seven hundred dollars added to her savings, Daisy’s bank balance had reached four digits again, and she returned to New York in high spirits.
Although she was no longer carrying any firearms, returning to New York this time felt completely different.
She had superpowers now.
She could also release short-range vibration waves like the Daisy from the original timeline, but she felt the technique was rather crude and put unnecessary strain on her body.
Aside from looking impressive, it offered few real advantages.
When she returned to her apartment, Angela, her Black roommate and best friend, was studying makeup techniques from a fashion magazine.
It had to be said that her former self had good taste in choosing Angela as her best friend; when the two of them stood together, Daisy looked almost fairy-like.
Could it be that choosing a less conventionally attractive best friend was a common habit among women?
Daisy couldn’t help sighing.
“Stop putting that on.
That color doesn’t suit you…” Angela was wearing headphones and humming to herself while applying makeup, completely unaware that Daisy had come in.
“Ah, Daisy!
You’re back!” Angela greeted her warmly, tossed aside the makeup brush—whose proper name Daisy couldn’t even remember—and gave her a big hug.
Angela had a very deep complexion, noticeably darker than that of many African Americans whose families had lived in the United States for generations.
However, she was Daisy’s only friend now.
Daisy set down her backpack and patted her on the shoulder.
“Have those guys been bullying you while I was gone?” Bullying existed in schools everywhere.
Captain America, Spider-Man, and even Superman and the Flash from the neighboring universe had all been bullied by their peers when they were young.
The culture here did little to discourage bullying and, in some ways, even seemed to tolerate it.
As members of minority groups, Daisy and Angela had naturally become targets for some of the White students.
Daisy’s former self had been dealing with bullying from White classmates ever since the orphanage and knew how to handle it.
Angela, whose family had immigrated to the United States, had struggled to adapt at first, and it was Daisy’s support that eventually led to the close friendship they shared.
Daisy had assumed that after being away for half a month, Angela had probably been bullied again.
However, Angela’s answer caught her by surprise.
In a serious tone, she said, “No, no.
They’ve been busy lately.
Did you hear?
Our school is going to close.”