Chapter 167

A month later, in Ningcheng, Jin Shangyu’s laboratory.

“Shen Wenwen, show me today’s experiment’s report.” Jin Shangyu pushed open the door of the laboratory and shouted to a group of busy scientists.

One of the young men with glasses and a gentle look came out and handed her an experimental report. This man was formerly the chief pharmacist in Liaocheng, the same man in white coat that was once filmed by Gong Lixin. Others were unaware of Jin Shangyu’s presence as they were still immersed in their work. They were downright research madmen.

“Good.” Jin Shangyu looked at it seriously and finally added, “Don’t stay in the laboratory to do research all day long. Go out to train hard when you are free. Gong Lixin has already said that all the crystal cores would be provided by him.”

The evolution of ability users had a lot to do with human constitution. For example, people with hot tempers were mostly fire ability users and people with temperate tempers were mostly water ability users. Among women, water and wood ability users were the majority, while men were mostly earth and fire ability users. By analogy, most of these scientists who relied their minds to eat became mind ability users, except that they were too busy with their scientific research and had little interest in cultivation.

“This… we have been busy lately and have no time.” Shen Wenwen pushed the nose of his frames and shyly opened his mouth to explain.

“It can be seen that you work hard.” Jin Shangyu glanced at the top of one of the tables with black lines on her face. Although they were people they had exchanged for, she didn’t expect that these people would be so dedicated and practically take the laboratory for home.

What she didn’t know was that this group of people may have seemed to have no choice but to come to Ningcheng, but in fact, they were very happy to come. They had longed for the mysterious Ningcheng and when they heard Bai Hong reading their names according to the list, they tried their best to hide their excited expression.

The facts also proved their conjecture was correct. Ningcheng’s laboratory was spacious and bright, with advanced research equipment. What’s more beautiful is that Ningcheng’s leaders were generous. They were responsive and would never force them to do any research. They were completely free to play whenever they wanted and try again and again when the research results weren’t ideal. They would never criticize them, but would also encourage them gently and, they would usually serve them with the bests of foods. Not only do they have rice for three meals a day, but they could also eat midnight snacks when they were hungry at night. After more than a month there, they all had gained weight, their faces were quite rosy and they’ve never fainted from overworking too long. Of course, in the past, they were forced to work overtime, but now, they were willing to work overtime.

The two discussed about the research report and suddenly, the voice of the guards saying hello to Gong Lixin could be heard from outside the door. Hearing that Young Master Gong was coming, the group of scientists who didn’t even peep at the arrival of Jin Shangyu, immediately abandoned their work and stood by the door to greet him. How could they not. Young Master Gong was so popular in Ningcheng that they couldn’t help but be infected.

The young man walked in with a gentle smile and nodded to everyone in greeting. He looked handsome and courteous and had an equally courteous attitude. It made people feel comfortable just by looking at him. He really was like a legendary figure. He treated enemies as cruelly as winter and friends as warmly as spring. He was a very charismatic leader! The people in white coats couldn’t help revealing an expression of admiration from seeing the other’s attitude which was completely different from the pride and high self-esteem that enveloped Song Haoxuan.

“Young Master Gong, you’re here. It’s time to do a physical check on Xiaohui, you see…” A person in white coat who had Jin Shanhui as the object of his research stepped forward with a smile that made Jin Shangyu feel sour.

Jin Shanhui’s eyes were slightly closed and his expression was cold and unmoved. If one did not look at his childish action of hooking the young man’s clothes with his fingertips and just looked at his upper body alone, he really seemed like a handsome young man with an extraordinary temperament.

Seeing him pretending, Gong Lixin’s eyes burst with laughter. He held the other’s cheek, just under his thin lips, and finally patted his shoulder before softly instructing, “Alright, go. Don’t make any noise or hurt people.”

Jin Shanghui licked his lips, squinted and growled from his throat. He obediently followed the person in white coat to the side to get his body checked. Where was the young man with the extraordinary temperament? Jin Shangyu’s forehead twitched as she silently skimmed the report, ignoring that the other person by no means her – Jin Shangyu’s – brother.

Others were already surprised by this scene, but after a few words from Young Master Gong, they resumed work with a satisfied expression. Shen Wenwen knew what Young Master Gong was most concerned about. He took him to a row of soil samples inside some glassware and pointed at them, “This soil sample was just taken back from Wucheng yesterday. After inspection, we found no radiation pollution within it.”

After a pause, he pointed to a row of soil samples next to it, “This was taken back five days ago and there is a bit of pollution in it. And this was the first time the soil was taken back. The level of pollution in these are already quite high. It can be seen that these soils will be kept clean only in Wucheng and will not work if they are taken out of Wucheng. The same is true for the water samples.”

Gong Lixin nodded while listening with a very serious expression.

Jin Shangyu added after Shen Wenwen’s explanation, “It seems that Wucheng is the last piece of pure land in Country C and humanity’s Noah’s Ark. The prediction is true. Gong Lixin, your sister, is quite credible. We have to quickly make preparation and take over Wucheng as soon as possible.”

“Wait a moment, the team who went to Wucheng to investigate should return soon. We’ll wait to confirm if all her words are true.” Gong Lixin said with a frown.

Gong Xiangyi had changed a lot since she was whipped. Not only did she actively reveal her identity as a fifth-level low-grade space ability user to Gong Lixin, but she also handed over a lot of her supplies. The sheer size of the materials hidden by her made Gong Lixin, a hard-hearted person, shake a little and sigh at her deep hoarding skill. Aside from that, she soon brought out the shocking predictions concerning Wucheng. If her predictions are true, humanity that’s on the verge of extinction would rise again.

This piece of pie was too big and the person to give it to them was the Gong Xiangyi who repeatedly committed crimes, so anyone with a brain wouldn’t easily believe it. But Gong Xiangyi’s eloquent words and the blueprint she sketched out beautifully made people give her another chance. Therefore, after holding a meeting with the whole clan, everyone unanimously decided to send people to investigate the specific situation in Wucheng. If what Gong Xiangyi said was true, then Wucheng must fall into the hands of mankind.

While several people talked about it, the outside guard shouted loudly, “Reporting to Young Master Gong, the team who went to Wucheng to investigate is back.”

Gong Lixin heard the other’s words and immediately said goodbye to Jin Shangyu and went to the meeting room. Shen Wenwen and the others strongly suppressed their curiosity and continued to work hard. They were still in the observation period. They all wanted to persevere and strived to get Young Master Gong’s recognition to formally join Ningcheng. Naturally, they dare not spy on the base’s affairs.

In the conference room, ten people, among which were wood, earth and wind ability users of fourth-level mid-grade, sat in their seats with tired look on their faces. When Gong Lixin came in, they all stood up to salute with genuine excitement though.

“Everyone has worked hard! Sit down.” Seeing the ten people in their ragged clothes, Gong Lixin hurriedly reached out to them and had them sit down.

Ten people each thanked him and sat down after paying their respect. They then waited for the arrival of the other high-ranking officers of the base. Gong Xiangyi and Li Dongsheng pushed open the door to the conference room with the back of their feet as they were busy talking.

Seeing Li Dongsheng with a happy expression, Gong Lixin moved and firmly asked, “Creating your spatial field was successful?”

“Yes, thanks to Miss Gong’s teaching.” Li Dongsheng smiled and nodded.

Gong Xiangyi was a person that committed a crime, how could she dare take credit. She quickly waved her hand to deny the other’s words.

“If you have the strength, you should show it. There’s no need to be so humble, there are a lot of space ability users in the base. If you have the time, you can give pointers to one or two of them. In this way, you can improve the strength of the base and promote interpersonal communication. It’s harmless to try anyways. Isn’t that right?” Gong Lixin looked at Gong Xiangyi as he relayed his words seriously.

“You’re right, I’ll do so.” Gong Xiangyi quickly promised, her expression showing a slightly flattered look. This was the first time her brother said such a nice thing to her after so long. His words and sentences were a consideration and generosity for her. She had been isolated since for awhile now and really needed to improve her relationship with everyone.

Gong Lixin nodded in satisfaction. When he looked at Li Dongsheng, all form of alienation receded from his face and was replaced by the look of intimacy between close friends. “What’s your spatial field like?”

The young man tilted his head and his slightly upturned peach blossom eyes were full of curiosity, appearing extremely bright, as if he had returned to the innocent age of 16 or 17 years-old again. Seeing how undefended he was when dealing with Li Dongsheng and the way his true feelings were revealed, Gong Xiangyi’s eyes dimmed for a moment and she felt uncomfortable.

“My spatial field is called the invalid field. People who enter my field will temporarily lose their abilities and become an ordinary person. However, it’s not easy for me to support the field and deal with the person at the same time. My field cannot compare to the field of illusions. Miss Gong can kill with her illusions without raising her hand, which is great!” Li Dongsheng scratched his head in an embarrassed manner.

“Where am I great? When I meet someone who has a much higher mental strength than me, my illusions will also be invalid.” Gong Xiangyi waved her hand in denial, “So, our spatial abilities are still supportive in the end. Even if we release our spatial field, we still need someone to deal with the person. A reliable comrade-in-arm can guarantee the foolproofness of the field, just like Song Haoxuan and Zheng Chaohe. Of course, the premise is only if our opponent is not Lixin.”

Li Dongsheng smiled and nodded repeatedly. The change in Gong Xiangyi; the others had adopted a wait-and-see strategy, but he had already accepted her. After all, the two have been working together for more than a month and Gong Xiangyi had taught him by example and didn’t hold any reservations in regard techniques. It was impossible for it to not touch his heart. Not to mention that the person was also Young Master Gong’s relative.

Gong Lixin also smiled. He looked at Gong Xiangyi with slightly softened eyes, not only for her change, but for her wholeheartedness when treating his friends.

Gong Xiangyi was aware of his change and secretly rejoiced in her heart. She was even more determine to establish a good relationship with her brother’s friends. This was one of her only relative and she should cherish him.