Lin Cheng was speechless. Yeah, so what did he want her to do? He was the one who had revealed it.

Seeing that she had talked him into a suspenseful situation, Lin Man felt a strange sense of accomplishment. Lin Cheng was always incredibly calm, rarely showing any noticeable emotional fluctuations. Well… except for that last time when she ran over and shocked and angered him for a moment. Now that she had silenced him, he felt quite impressive.

She smiled and said, "I know, you're worried I'm stupid. I'm really not stupid, otherwise how could you have discovered my secret? It shows I hid it very well."

Yes, you are not stupid, you see it very clearly, but I was worried for nothing. Lin Cheng complained in his heart.

He wanted to ask if I was the only one who noticed it, so he wouldn't worry about it, but he didn't ask in the end.

"So you were so weak today because you ran out of energy, and you recovered after absorbing it?"

"Yeah, actually I haven't fully recovered yet." Lin Man stretched out his hand again, the meaning was self-evident.

Lin Cheng wanted to slap his palm.

"Let's get back to the point. You sucked all of Xu Rui's energy, so he has no superpowers anymore?"

Lin Man withdrew his hand regretfully. Lin Cheng had always been generous, so why was he not so generous now that he had made things clear with him?

She thought for a moment and said, "That shouldn't be the case. Absorbing his energy was just an accident. I usually only absorb energy that has already been released, like from your flower. It's just that I couldn't defeat Xu Rui at the time, so I could only absorb his energy. I probably didn't absorb it all, because he fainted."

"You also absorbed Lu Youjie's?"

"You know this too? Yes, I also absorbed Lu Youjie's. His ability is very ugly, and I didn't want to absorb it, but the situation was quite urgent at the time..."

Having her energy sucked away and being criticized for being ugly because of her superpowers, Lu Youjie would probably want to beat her to death after hearing this.

…

Lin Zhongrong came back when it was almost dark, holding a square object covered with cloth in his hand. There seemed to be some creature inside, roaring in a suppressed manner.

Lin Man came forward and said, "Dad, you're back. What's in here? Did you catch the zombies?"

Lin Zhongrong had vented a lot of his anger during his trip, and when he saw his daughter again, he could no longer keep his cold face and said with a smile, "I caught her. She's here."

He lifted the black cloth outside, and wow, inside a square cage was a child who looked only three or four years old. He was very sloppy, with long, tangled hair covering his face. He suddenly raised his head, revealing his face. His pale skin was covered with many spots similar to corpse spots, and his pair of black eyes were only a pair of black dots. It was really scary.

It seemed to smell human scent and pounced towards Lin Man, but as soon as its black and purple nails touched the cage, it was electrocuted back. Lin Man then discovered that this cage was actually made up entirely of Lin Zhongrong's supernatural powers. Finger-thick electric currents crisscrossed the cage, giving it a sense of continuous flow.

Boss! I kneel before you! Is this how you can use superpowers? It must consume so much energy!

It turns out that her father is the real spiritual energy reservoir!

Lin Man was simply shocked. Suddenly he remembered something and quickly said with his mind, "Guan Guan, you absolutely cannot inhale this!"

The big white bird that was about to suck: ... I feel wronged, why can’t I suck?

"If you suck away the energy, the cage will disappear and the zombies inside will run out!"

Guan Guan looked at his still slender figure and sighed, "Okay. But your dad is really awesome, you can ask him for some energy later!"

Lin Man looked at his father, the boss of the family, and his eyes sparkled: "Okay."

Lin Cheng saw it clearly from the side and understood that she was targeting the second sheep to fleece it.

Lin Zhongrong was completely unaware that he was being watched by his daughter. He snorted coldly, and the little zombie, having been shocked, huddled up in a ball, hissing and groaning in an incomprehensible way, but never dared to touch the electric cage again. Lin Man was quite puzzled. The ground where it was squatting was also filled with electricity, so why couldn't it be shocked?

Lin Man asked, "Dad, how did you catch it?"

"It had been hiding for a while, but I don't know why it suddenly came out. Didn't the Nanming government order everyone to hide in their homes? It just followed the scent of humans and knocked on doors, and we caught it right away." Lin Zhongrong shook his head. "It's not very smart. It doesn't know how to hide."

He then asked Lin Cheng how the investigation was going. Lin Cheng told him everything. Lin Zhongrong was so angry that he almost laughed. He didn't know whether he was angry at He Yue's evil intentions or at He Yue's stupidity that was more likely to cause trouble than to accomplish anything. He said coldly, "Bring them all out."

Aside from the spy, the remaining five all looked droopy-headed and ashamed. He Yue was particularly dejected. Lin Zhongrong said to him, "Don't you think zombies are great? I brought one back for you. Go up and say hello. Give it a hug or a kiss, too."

He Yue's face was horrified and she almost cried: "Sir, I was wrong."

"You're not wrong at all. It's me who can't understand the pain of your weakened powers." Lin Zhongrong said with an understanding look. "I heard that the way Dongyang Base restores people's powers is to lock them up with zombies, allowing them to unleash their potential under extreme pressure. I think this method is great. Don't you want to restore your powers? There's no need to go to Dongyang Base. We have the ready-made conditions here... Lin Cheng, throw him in!"

Lin Man: “…” Okay, her father is still angry, so is this the purpose of bringing the zombies back?

Don’t you like zombies? Then go and have close contact with them!

These words, which were originally only used to vent anger in one's heart, can actually become reality. I just want to ask you if you are afraid!

He Yue was naturally afraid.

Lin Cheng carried him closer to the cage, and a hole was opened on one side of the cage that was big enough for his body to pass through. The little zombie inside stretched out its claws and opened its mouth wide, eager to crawl out and eat the fat meat.

He Yue was almost scared to pee his pants. He struggled desperately, using his hands and feet to dig into the ground, shouting "Sir, Sir, I was wrong" and so on, his tears and nose were covered with snot.

Everyone in the camp watched this scene in complete silence, while the other four who were also handcuffed had pale faces and were terrified.

Lin Man couldn't help but pull Lin Zhongrong: "Dad..."

Lin Zhongrong's gaze softened as he looked at her: "Are you scared? Go away and don't look."

No, do you really want to let zombies eat people?

"How about we try a different punishment?"

Lin Zhongrong remained silent with a sullen face. After a long moment, he said, "He Yue, are zombies cute?"

He Yue cried with tears on her face: "Not cute, not cute!"

"Want to raise a zombie?"

"I don't want to, I don't want to! I really don't want to!"

Lin Zhongrong snorted, "Lin Cheng, let him go." As soon as Lin Cheng let go, He Yue fell to the ground, looking exhausted.

Lin Zhongrong asked Han Yeqing and the other three, "Do you want to try it too?" The four of them quickly shook their heads.

Lin Zhongrong said to everyone again that whoever dared to have the same idea as He Yue would end up as a zombie. Then he retracted his hand, and the electric cage closed. After a sound of electricity and the howling of zombies, only a charred mass was left there.

He Yue was really scared this time. He felt like he had been electrocuted and turned into a charred ball.

Lin Man quietly wiped the sweat from her forehead. Every time she thought her father was tough enough, he would always prove with facts that he could be even tougher.

Lin Zhongrong looked tired, not sure if it was mental fatigue or fatigue from using his supernatural powers. Lin Man quickly supported his arm and said, "Dad, you must be hungry. I brought you some food this time."

Because the food was not actually contaminated, it was not divided up on the spot and was still kept there. Lin Man thought that this could make her father feel better.

Lin Zhongrong was indeed interested, so the meals in the camp tonight became a variety of noodles, rice noodles, corn and sweet potatoes, with a lot of variety. Including Lin Man’s people, there were about a thousand people in the camp, and the food was not enough for so many people, so they had to use nutrition bars and other foods to make up for it.

Even so, everyone was very happy, and the atmosphere suddenly became lively and cheerful. Those who had followed Lin Zhongrong here also got some, satisfied their appetite, and became even more curious about Lin Man's Dayan Mountain.

Han Yeqing and the other four suffered the most. They were ordered to go hungry for three days. Going hungry for three days was nothing, but watching people eating so happily and smelling the aroma of various foods while going hungry was very cruel.

Of course, the worst off are He Yue and the spy from Dongyang base. Their future is truly uncertain.

…

At night, the camp became quiet. Lin Man couldn't sleep, so he quietly got up and went to the small hill where he had been during the day. Sure enough, he saw Lin Cheng practicing his sword silently.

Lin Man found a spot to sit down. After a while, Lin Cheng also put away his knife and sat over. Lin Man handed the big apple in his hand to him and said, "Do you have any idea?"

"A little bit." Lin Cheng was not polite. He took the apple and took a big bite. Because he kept thinking about his superpowers, his face didn't look good and he looked a little tired.

He suddenly paused and said, "Why do I feel like I'm more energetic after eating this apple?"

Because it is produced in space, brother, it grows in an environment full of spiritual energy, and the flesh is full of spiritual energy when you take a bite.

"Because it tastes good." Lin Man sighed. "Actually, He Yue's ability should be fine. The reason he feels his ability is weakening is because I sucked away the energy in his soil."

Lin Cheng said, "I guessed it, but don't overthink it. It's a good thing to see his true thoughts through this."

"But if he hadn't become 'weak', he wouldn't have had such thoughts, right?"

Lin Cheng asked, "Do you think I would feel the same as him if my powers suddenly weakened?"

Lin Man thought about it and shook his head with certainty: "No."

Just as Lin Cheng was about to speak, Lin Man said, "Even if you no longer have superpowers, with your abilities, you won't become an ordinary person."

Superpowers are nothing more than external possessions. Only those who lack confidence would cling to them, feeling as if the world is falling apart once they are lost. Lin Cheng is not that kind of person. It's just a superpower; whether it's good or bad, strong or weak, it's not enough to affect him too much.

Lin Cheng was silent for a moment and said, "I thought you would say you trust my character."

"Haha, I believe it. Character and ability are both important!"

Lin Cheng's eyes flickered as he smiled faintly, "So He Yue values ​​his abilities so highly. Do you think he'll support his superiors' plan to eliminate all the zombies? If his abilities really weaken after the zombies are eliminated, won't he secretly resent it?"

Lin Man was silent.

Lin Cheng said calmly: "People who are prone to problems will have problems sooner or later." His words were equivalent to sentencing He Yue to death. It would definitely be impossible for him to make a breakthrough in the future.

Lin Man sighed. She still felt that she was partly responsible for what happened today, but she didn't seem to feel any guilt towards He Yue. If he could be calmer, he would naturally find that there was nothing wrong with his supernatural powers. But he immediately jumped up and down, which showed that he was inclined to support keeping the zombies.

"Forget it, forget it. I won't talk about him anymore." She dug a hole with her foot, dropped the apple core into it, patted her clothes and stood up. "Come, I'll personally teach you how to use this knife and be your teacher for once."

Lin Cheng was stunned for a moment, then stood up and said with a smile, "Thank you very much."

"But there is a tutoring fee, one flower per hour."

Lin Cheng: "...I confiscated your tutoring fees back then."

"That's because you didn't seize the opportunity, right? Besides, I really need energy right now, so any energy I can get is valuable."

"Why don't you go and exploit your superiors?" Do you have to catch him and fleece him?

"My dad is very tired today. How can I add to his burden?"

So it will increase my burden?

Lin Cheng suddenly felt his shoulders become heavier and he felt very tired.