The Beloved Heiress's Dark Side (13)
"Yes, I originally thought this ability was useless and I wouldn't have a chance to use it, but I didn't expect to use it now. I just need to see if there are any red objects up high."
Zhang Dayong said, "What if that red balloon has drifted far away and is out of your detection range?"
Meng Yuening: "Well... I'll have to move to a different spot, but there might not be enough time... I hope the balloon hasn't flown too far yet..."
Meng Yuening used her special ability to find red items.
After a while, Meng Yuening said, "I noticed that there are more than twenty kinds of red objects in the sky within a 20-kilometer radius. I don't know where the red balloon is."
Jian Tanxi asked, "Can't you directly perceive the shape and type of those objects?"
"No, I can only sense a red object somewhere, but I don't know what shape or size that red object is."
"Can you sense whether they are moving or not?"
"That works. There are about 10 moving objects and the rest are stationary."
"A stationary object could be a billboard high up or a red rock on a mountain. Only a moving object could be the red balloon."
“That makes sense… but 10 is too many. Checking them one by one would take a lot of time. It’s getting dark now, and we can’t see clearly outside.”
Professor Pan said, "Here's what we'll do: draw the exact locations of those ten items on a piece of paper."
"good."
Meng Yuening took out a piece of paper, drew a circle, and said, "Assuming this circle represents the area I can detect, the ten moving red objects are located in these places..."
Meng Yuening drew ten red dots inside the circle.
Six of the red dots are in the northwest direction, while the other four are scattered in various locations.
Professor Pan said, "How about this, let's go check the northwest direction first. There are more red items there, so the probability of the target being there is higher. This time, let's not split into groups, because it's difficult to pass messages between each other if we split up. If someone finds it, we won't be able to notify the others, which would just waste time."
Everyone agreed with the proposal.
So everyone hurried northwest.
The northwest direction became increasingly desolate. At first, there were streetlights, but later even those disappeared, and we could only move forward by starlight.
The sky was so dark that you couldn't see anything with the naked eye, and even if you could, you couldn't tell the colors.
Everyone could only rely on Meng Yuening's special ability to judge how far they were from those red items.
After walking for about half an hour, Meng Yuening said, "There are three red objects directly above our heads. I don't know if they are red balloons. It would be great if we could go up and take a look."
Fan Siqi said, "I have a special ability called 'flying a kite,' which allows me to fly people like kites. The lighter the person, the higher they can fly. I reckon Jian Tanxi is the lightest adult here, right? Jian Tanxi, would you be willing to cooperate with me?"
Jian Tanxi nodded; she wasn't afraid of such a small matter at all.
Of all those present, Qu Chen was naturally the lightest. But he knew nothing about it and was incapable of shouldering the responsibility of finding the balloon in the sky.
Fan Siqi placed his hand on Jian Tanxi's shoulder and said, "Activate your superpower—fly a kite."
Then, Fan Siqi produced a spool of kite string in his hand, and tied the other end of the string to Jian Tanxi.
After making sure the ropes were securely tied, Fan Siqi waved his hand, and Jian Tanxi, aided by the wind, flew into the sky.
Meng Yuening sensed the direction of the red objects and instructed Fan Siqi to keep adjusting the direction so that Jian Tanxi could get closer to the red objects high in the sky.
Jian Tanxi flew higher and higher, feeling a little scared, but she trusted her teammates and kept encouraging herself: "Come on, come on, completing the mission will get us more superpowers and items..."
A short while later, she sensed that there was an obstacle in front of her.
She reached out and touched it, only to find it was just a red plastic bag.
She was both amused and exasperated. She rolled the plastic bag into a ball and stuffed it into her pocket. That way, she could take the plastic bag with her, and it wouldn't be a distraction when Meng Yuening examined the red item later.
Not long after, she found another red leaf and casually stuffed it into her pocket.
Then, she finally saw a red balloon.
But this balloon is very small, about the size of a toothbrush cup. And it's quite transparent; you can see there's nothing inside.
It seems this isn't the balloon they're looking for.
Jian Tanxi had no choice but to pop the balloon and stuff the balloon fragments into her pocket.
After floating for a while, she finally saw another red balloon.
This balloon is quite large and it's emitting cool air; it looks like it could preserve a brain.
However, the balloon is opaque, so you can't see what's inside.
Jian Tanxi had no choice but to grab the balloon's string and take it down to take a look.
She tugged at the kite string, a pre-arranged signal with Fan Siqi that she was about to go down.
Fan Siqi felt the kite string being pulled, so he immediately turned the spool and brought Jian Tanxi to the ground.
Jian Tanxi held the balloon in her hand and said, "I found this balloon, but I'm not sure if there's a brain inside."
Zhang Dayong said, "Just pop the balloon and see."
Professor Pan quickly said, "No, we can't do that. If there really is a brain inside, the inside of the balloon should be specially designed to preserve the brain. If we puncture the balloon, the brain will be exposed to the air and will be damaged very quickly. I can tell by measuring my age with my pen."
Professor Pan took out an age-marking pen and touched the surface of the balloon.
Then he said, "There really is a brain inside, and it's 55 years old. Judging from the age, it should be the brain of the second generation of the Ou family. Considering Ou Bao'er's thoughts, the one floating in the sky should be the brain of the eldest son of the Ou family."
Everyone was overjoyed. Now, they were one step closer to success.
Jian Tanxi asked, "So what do we do next? Do we just keep holding this balloon?"
Professor Pan said, "That's all we can do. We don't have the right environment or materials to make another container to preserve the brain. Everyone should take turns holding this balloon, so it doesn't fly away and no one pops it."
Everyone nodded.
Meng Yuening said, "Next, we need to find the brains of the second and third masters of the Ou family... The second master's brain is in the woods, but we're not sure which woods it is... I think that woods must belong to the Ou family. Otherwise, if Ou Bao'er runs into someone else's woods, she might be discovered."
Professor Pan said, "That's right. The most urgent thing is to find out which forests the Ou family owns... We're new here and don't know anything about the Ou family. Why don't we just ask a passerby? The Ou family is so famous, a passerby should know something about them."
So they went toward the area where the houses were clustered together, asking everyone they met for directions.
Some people didn't know much about the Ou family, but when the fifth person was asked, he said, "I know. The Ou family owns several forests, scattered in the east, west, south, and north of the city. Besides the forests, the Ou family also owns many houses..."
Jian Tanxi interrupted him: "Can you point out the exact location of the Ou family forest?"
"Sure, I'll go get the map of City A first."
The passerby took out a map and marked the spots on it one by one: "Here, there is an orchard, belonging to the Ou family; here, there is a peach grove, also belonging to the Ou family; and here, there is a walnut grove..."
Upon hearing this, everyone exclaimed in unison, "Walnut Grove!"
The passerby was surprised and asked, "Is there a problem?"
Jian Tanxi asked, "Please tell me how to get to the walnut grove?"
"oh……"
The passerby gave them directions to the walnut grove, and the players set off immediately without delay.
According to Ou Bao'er's inner thoughts, "Second Uncle's brain is hidden in the forest, and Third Uncle's brain is shaped like a walnut," meaning that the brains of these two men are related to forests and walnuts.
And the walnut grove combines the two... Perhaps, the brains of the second and third masters of the Ou family are in the walnut grove.
Since entering this instance, everyone has been working non-stop, constantly running around and fighting.
Everyone was exhausted, but there was no other way but to keep going. This mission had many hidden deadlines. If they rested for even a few hours, it might delay the treatment of the wounded, delay the search for the brain, and might even cause Opal to turn out of control...
The coffee candy that Fan Siqi gave me had long been finished.
To perk himself up, Zhang Dayong took out a small knife and made a few cuts on his hand. The cuts weren't enough to draw blood, but the itchy, painful, and numb sensation was enough to wake him up.
Others followed suit, cutting themselves with shallow cuts.
Fortunately, everyone ran quite fast, and we arrived at the walnut grove in about an hour.
The walnut grove covered several acres, with many trees, and it was dark outside. When everyone saw the vast expanse of walnut trees, they felt as if their vision went black.
Zhang Dayong said, "How are we supposed to find them? Should we look in the trees or underground? We don't know where Master Ou Er and Master Ou San's brains are hidden. If they're underground, are we supposed to dig them out inch by inch? That would take a lot of time, and we don't have enough strength."
Fan Siqi said, "I have a special ability: I can travel through the soil. How about I burrow into the soil to search, and you search above ground? However, it's too dark down there, so I need a light source, preferably one that can provide light for a long time."
Jian Tanxi took out her prop—the Eye of the Full Moon—and said, "This is a lighting prop. Press the eye on it and it will light up for 30 minutes. If it goes out, just press it again. It can be used three times a month, and I haven't used up this month's limit yet."
Fan Siqi nodded: "That should be enough for me."
Meng Yuening said, "However, if we are really buried in the ground, we are not sure how deep we are buried. Fan Siqi, even if you can travel through the soil, you can only choose a specific depth, right? What if there is no such depth? If you continue to travel down, you will not have enough time and energy, and you will not have enough time to use the Eye of the Full Moon."
Fan Siqi said, "I think Ou Bao'er is just a child, so she probably wouldn't have buried her brain too deep. I'll walk around in the shallower areas to see if I can find it. Even if I don't see it, I can sense the temperature underground. If the temperature is particularly low in a certain place, there might be ice there that preserves the brain, and I can dig a little deeper."
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