With the puppet in charge, things calmed down considerably at the research institute. At least nothing major happened, and she no longer needed to rush over to the rescue so often.
After that, she focused on her cultivation, knowing that she would be transmigrating again in a few days. But just when she thought nothing would happen, Chen Dinghai came looking for her.
It turns out that the country has been researching superpowers for some time, and now they've selected some people from the military to have them consume superpower fruits to awaken their abilities. Lin Qianqian is the person who knows the most about superpower fruits, and they hope she can be present during the awakening.
Lin Qianqian had no objection to this and followed Chen Dinghai to a military base. In the heavily guarded underground plaza, Lin Qianqian met 200 soldiers who were preparing to undergo the awakening of their supernatural abilities.
They stood in neat rows, full of energy, heads held high, chests out, their eyes filled with curiosity, excitement, or nervousness. They had already heard from their leaders about the awakening of supernatural abilities, and their worldviews had been reshaped.
Ten minutes ago, they were told that a celestial being would come to participate in their awakening of superpowers, and that they shouldn't make a fuss.
But what they didn't expect was that the fairy the leader was talking about would be such a beautiful fairy.
Oh, there's something wrong with that. She's a fairy, isn't it normal for her to be as beautiful as an angel?
Lin Qianqian followed Chen Dinghai to the front of the group, where a long table was set up with many glass boxes containing oddly shaped fruits.
A dozen researchers in white lab coats stood on either side of the table, behind which sat several leaders. Lin Qianqian glanced at their epaulets; their ranks were all higher than Chen Dinghai's.
Chen Dinghai stepped forward, saluted them, and stood aside. Before she could make any move, the leaders quickly stood up and saluted her in unison.
Next, Lin Qianqian felt awkward; she didn't know how to reciprocate.
Should she salute along with me? But she's not a soldier! I used to salute as a Young Pioneer when I was little, wearing a red scarf. I don't know if I still do that gesture correctly now.
But she's wearing ancient costume now, so saluting would look out of place. How about a handshake? But their hands are still clasped in salute, so a handshake isn't possible!
In the end, Lin Qianqian decided to disregard what others thought and performed a cultivator's greeting according to the rules and etiquette of the cultivation world.
Following Lu Wu's instructions, she raised her hands, palms overlapping, and placed them flat in front of her chest, leaning slightly forward: "Now that I have entered the immortal sect, I will return to the cultivator's salute. I wish you all good health and longevity!"
The person opposite her seemed a little confused, but Lin Qianqian pretended not to care. As long as she wasn't embarrassed, it was others who were.
These people had all watched Lin Qianqian's tribulation video. Although they were stunned for a moment, they felt it was prestigious to be blessed by such a genuine cultivator. It gave them the feeling that they could truly live to be a hundred years old, which made them three points happier.
However, being big shots like them, they quickly composed themselves and began introducing themselves. After a few pleasantries, they focused their attention on the matter at hand.
Originally, the soldiers were to come up one by one to receive the superpower fruits. What kind of fruit they received and what superpowers they awakened depended entirely on luck and fate.
But Lin Qianqian suddenly had a thought and said, "Wait a minute, leaders, let me distribute the superpower fruits this time."
The leaders didn't know why Lin Qianqian suddenly intervened, but they were sure she had her reasons, so they immediately agreed.
Lin Qianqian tossed a few spirit stones into the open space nearby and set up an array. This array had no other function than to enhance one's sixth sense. It was a very unorthodox array, taught to Lin Qianqian by Lu Wu.
While setting up this formation, Lin Qianqian thought of Yunze again, wondering how he was doing now.
After setting up the formation, Lin Qianqian controlled 200 supernatural fruits to float out of the box and arrange them in a circle, with each fruit spaced one meter apart. Fortunately, this underground base was large enough.
Once the fruit floated to a height of one person and settled, he said to the soldiers, "You will split into two teams, one inside and one outside, and walk slowly around these fruits from opposite directions. If you come to a fruit that you really want, go up and take it; if you don't really want any, just keep walking."
The 200 soldiers were once again shocked when they saw the fruit float up, and finally believed that their world was no longer simply a matter of scientific materialism.
At the command of the highest-ranking officer, everyone sprang into action, quickly forming two lines. As Lin Qianqian had instructed, one team stood in the inner circle of the fruit, and the other in the outer circle, the two teams slowly walking around the power-enhancing fruit in opposite directions.
Everyone stared intently at the fruit passing by, for this was their chance to change their fate, and everyone was on edge!
Soon, some people walked two or three meters and reached out to grab the fruit that appealed to them. Those who got it voluntarily left the group and stood on the side as instructed. Some people didn't find anything particularly appealing after walking around once, so they had to go on a second lap to pick one that looked relatively pleasing. After two laps, there were still fifty or sixty people who hadn't made a choice.
In truth, Lin Qianqian knew that these people were probably not destined to receive the special ability fruits before them. Forcing them to choose one would likely result in failure to awaken their powers. The best solution was to exchange for a new batch of ability fruits, but she didn't know whether she should say so.
Before she could make up her mind, the third round of selection began. Although the remaining people knew the number was just right, they were still afraid they wouldn't get a turn, so they basically just closed their eyes and randomly picked one, grabbing it as soon as they had it. As a result, the remaining power fruits were gone in no time.
Lin Qianqian had witnessed the awakening process of ordinary people in the world of superpowers, and it was truly full of unexpected situations. Therefore, they took some measures as requested by Lin Qianqian.
After all 200 people received the fruit, they began to awaken in groups of 10. The first group of 10 was placed in a transparent room separated by tempered glass. Inside the room, besides the 10 soldiers, only Lin Qianqian was present; everyone else was outside the glass room.
"Relax and eat it like you would any other fruit. Since we don't know if the superpower is in the peel or the flesh, you'll have to eat it peel and all. Don't worry! Superpowered fruits don't have pits."
Everyone inside and outside the room listened attentively to her, trying their best to hear and write down every word. Lin Qianqian was very satisfied with their performance, as this way she wouldn't have to repeat herself a second time.
"After eating the fruit, various unexpected situations may arise during the awakening of your abilities, but don't worry, I'm here, your lives won't be in danger. So, let's get started..."
As soon as Lin Qianqian finished speaking, all 10 soldiers stuffed the fruit into their mouths. The smaller ones swallowed it in one or two bites, while the larger ones ate it in several bites.
The taste of these fruits is completely random; their sweet, sour, bitter, or spicy flavors have absolutely nothing to do with their appearance. Only a few are truly sweet and delicious; most people eat them with a pained expression, and if it weren't for the inappropriate setting, they would probably curse.
Even though some of them tasted like biological weapons, no one spat out the fruit.
Three seconds after eating, flames erupted from someone's body, turning them into a human torch. Their clothes, pants, hair, and eyebrows were all instantly burned to ashes.
He frantically patted the flames off his body, completely unaware that he actually felt no burning sensation at all...
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