This is even funnier. Xi Yan was a little depressed: "This is even more ridiculous. It only works on people who have just awakened their superpowers. For us, it only sprays flour in our faces and has no other effect."

He still held onto hope, and handled the item with great care after getting his hands on it. Who knew that upon inspection, it turned out that the item, which they themselves were too lazy to use, was treated like a treasure by those Japanese pirates.

Zhu Fanfan: ...This is really unexpected. After all, we have to admit that the Western medical technology of Japan is far more advanced than ours.

Xi Yan said, "Today we'll send someone to take the Japanese pirates back, and then go to the Zhao family brigade to see those two new recruits. If nothing unexpected happens, they'll be taken away. Is there anything else you haven't finished taking care of?"

Zhu Fanfan said, "I'm going to stay in the cave for a few days."

Xi Yan asked, puzzled, "Didn't you say you absolutely refused to go?"

Zhu Fanfan said confidently, "I didn't know it would increase my skill level back then. It was a cave, a sacred place for practicing martial arts. I went there to cultivate my mind and body."

Xi Yan was at his wit's end. Fanfan was extremely persistent in improving her martial arts skills. Even if she achieved nothing, the Zhu family could still ensure her lifelong well-being. However, no matter how hard it was, she would insist on practicing martial arts. As long as Grandpa Zhu told her that it would benefit her martial arts, she would persevere even with tears in her eyes. He had learned a lot from her, especially after Grandma Yumin passed away. Practicing martial arts became her obsession, as if she was determined to become the best in the world.

Zhu Fanfan said, "The task you need to complete can't be finished in a day or two. You also need to write a summary and submit a report. I'm going to cultivate now. If you finish first, go back first. It's not like I don't know the way home."

She still needs to study those energies. Besides, there's still the matter of the black market boss that hasn't been resolved. She needs to stay and make another fortune before leaving. She doesn't lack cash, but the more gold bars, jewelry, and calligraphy and paintings the better—that's her retirement fund.

Xi Yan sighed helplessly, "Then you go to the cave today, and we'll go finish up. It'll probably be a busy day. See you tonight."

Zhu Fanfan waved back, "See you tonight."

Xi Yan instructed, "If you feel like you can't hold on any longer, think of Grandpa Zhu. He can't live without you. Do everything within your capabilities and never overexert yourself."

After saying that, he left. Fanfan might not listen to him, but he would definitely listen to Grandpa Zhu. He never challenged Grandpa Zhu's position in Fanfan's heart.

After finishing their meal, Zhu Fanfan took the Wolf King directly to the cave. She ran back and forth erratically up and down the mountain, seemingly throwing energy balls around randomly. In no time, Zhu Fanfan stopped in front of the cave and placed the last energy ball at the entrance. Instantly, the entire mountain disappeared, and the wind howled as it blew. Zhu Fanfan clapped her hands, confirming that her formation speed was indeed top-notch.

Although the cave was well-hidden and not easily approached, Zhu Fanfan knew its location and entered accurately. The first room she entered was the same small resting room. It was a bit messy, it seemed that Xi Yan and the others had taken turns resting here yesterday, and were too tired to clean up in the end. Xi Yan is a bit of a clean freak, he wouldn't leave the place so messy unless he was too tired to walk.

Leaving the wolf king behind, Zhu Fanfan mustered her courage and went inside. The chill immediately entered her body, and she almost instantly went to her spatial dimension. The well water inside was already prepared and placed in a large bucket. She went straight in, intending to use the well water to improve her body. After drinking it, her body felt warm, so wouldn't it be even warmer to soak in it and circulate her internal energy? However, she didn't expect the well water to slowly disappear. After the well water disappeared, the chill on her body also disappeared. She felt that her internal energy had increased very little this time. Could it be that the increase was only noticeable the first time?

After her body warmed up, Zhu Fanfan came out again and was chilled once more. She went back into the space to soak in the well water, then came out again, then went back in again. After several times, Zhu Fanfan spent more and more time in the laboratory, until she could stay there for three minutes without using her mental energy.

Once she was sure she could do it, Zhu Fanfan immediately started circulating her mental energy and internal energy in the lab to convert the energy. She could only last for four minutes before she couldn't take it anymore and quickly went back into her spatial dimension. Zhu Fanfan refused to give up and immediately came out again to circulate her internal energy and mental energy. She went back in again when she couldn't hold on any longer.

Zhu Fanfan seemed to have inexhaustible energy, having gone in and out countless times. Finally, feeling that it was getting late, she went out, only to find it was already dark. She had been inside for more than twelve hours. Afraid that Xi Yan would worry, she took the Wolf King back to the guesthouse.

After asking the waiter and learning that Brother Xi Yan hadn't returned yet, Zhu Fanfan went back to her room and started thinking about what had happened during the day. Although she hadn't gained any superpowers, she felt that her internal strength and mental power had at least doubled. She finally understood why the protagonist in the novel was so determined to find the secret realm—because the shortcut was too fast, and the reward for a day's work was equivalent to more than ten years' worth of effort.

She fell asleep without realizing it, and this time she slept exceptionally soundly. However, for some reason, she suddenly had a strange dream. A moment later, a monster appeared, its blood-red mouth wide open, ready to devour her. In the dream, she was very small and about to be eaten when she somehow produced a laser gun and shot the monster dead.

Then she encountered a pig demon who even flirted with her. The sight was so offensive that no amount of time watching it could erase the image. She immediately started shooting at it.

Then another Charizard appeared. She used her psychic powers to protect her body and fought the Charizard with her bare hands. In the end, the Charizard was also defeated.

One monster after another came. Zhu Fanfan was so tired of fighting monsters in his dream that he became extremely irritable. So he used his superpowers to sweep across the entire area within a hundred miles. All he could see in his dream was a sea of ​​blood and flying limbs. It was so terrifying that Zhu Fanfan sat up and patted his chest, panting heavily.

When she opened her eyes, she found herself sitting on the ground inside the space, surrounded by the carcasses of wild boars, domestic pigs, cattle, and goats—a scene of utter devastation, with many severed limbs. Had she really used supernatural powers in her dream? She just didn't know how she had entered the space.

Looking back now, it must have been that her body sensed danger and automatically entered the space. Otherwise, if she had unleashed her powers, countless people would have lost their lives in their dreams. She would have committed such a terrible sin that even the deepest hell after death could not atone for it.

However, it seemed that she wasn't using a mental ability in her dream. Recalling the feeling when she used her ability, Zhu Fanfan used it again, and some faint gold appeared around her. Zhu Fanfan was stunned. This was the most powerful gold ability.

She didn't have any secret manuals on metal-related superpowers, so she didn't know how to use them! Besides, even if she had superpowers, how could they be metal-related? The air in the lab was filled with the aura of ice-related superpowers evolved from water-related superpowers, so how could she have awakened metal-related superpowers?