Chapter 52
Because the trip took longer than expected, Fengran's vacation was almost over when she returned to Kempe. She and Xingtong spent a day working on the vacation assignments left by Remer and began to remotely work with Fran to advance the xenobiotic inhibitor project.
Even though Fran didn't like staying on Laplace, there was one thing he had to admit: the black market was indeed extremely convenient. He had only recently learned that there was a self-service trading board deep within the black market. If something wasn't available in the market, he could simply write down his trading needs there, and as long as the price was high enough, outlaws would get anything for him.
The remains of alien creatures are also no problem.
While specific drugs can decompose and destroy skeletal cells, it cannot be determined whether they have the same effect on living cells. Moreover, Fengran is more interested in studying the principles by which alien organisms absorb and convert planetary energy sources.
It can store a large amount of energy and there is almost no loss during the release and use process, making it the most perfect energy power furnace.
Of course, simply building a duplex reactor and throwing alien creatures inside to burn as firewood would probably have a similar effect, but that would go against the aesthetics of traditional machinery and some people's obsessive-compulsive humanitarianism, so the idea was abandoned not long after it was born.
Without living organisms as samples, Fran could only experiment with different plant species. His research focused on energy storage and release, but he still couldn't grasp the key point.
With the addition of wind power, the research direction directly shifted to the biochemical reactions targeting the lens structure. The lifeline of the research direction was grasped quickly and accurately. However, the reactions involved in high-efficiency energy storage and release are not singular, and it still requires a lot of work to break them down and conduct experiments.
But for Feng Ran, this level of workload was all within her calculations. She could work it out slowly and eventually finish it, and Xing Tong would help her filter the probabilities. As for Shen Shiqian, he was all alone, busy dealing with the work left over from his "leave," and he was completely overwhelmed. Feng Ran couldn't understand where the Imperial Military Department got so much nonsense work during what should be a period of inactivity in the interstellar battlefield.
During this period, Xisen and Bai Yunxi visited several times to conduct interim physical examinations on Feng Ran. The residual components of the previous neurological drugs were finally found in the tests, but Xisen decided to gloss over the research on the territory and the field of drug effects, pretending that he knew nothing.
Feng Ran's reaction was not unexpected. After all, scientific progress has always been accompanied by sacrifices caused by self-righteousness, ignorance, and folly. Moreover, the means of progress are now monopolized in a class-based society, turning it into a miracle that only a few can trigger.
Sissen simply didn't want to be one of those great people who sacrificed themselves; everyone has their own aspirations, and there's nothing wrong with that.
His ambitions plummeted from a lofty height, turning him into a shrewish and harsh family planning committee member. Xisen finally realized that Fengran had extreme sexual fetishes, so he stopped sending her diapers and instead started scouting various birth control pills for Shen Shiqian.
Xisen didn't dare to scold Feng Ran because she had mental problems, but as for Shen Shiqian, he thought that he had been abstinent for 28 years and was probably suffering terribly, but his brain was definitely twisted. Even if the other party was Enigma with a high degree of compatibility and fatal attraction, he still hoped that he could have some understanding of terms such as "minor" and "premarital pregnancy".
He was only concerned with sticking his butt out happily, without considering the fear and anxiety of those below him. If Feng Ran weren't still a minor and his Enigma pheromones weren't fully mature, given the frequency with which Shen Shiqian was being bent over, he might not only have developed a gestational sac, but he might already have two children.
The principle behind the mental potion made by Fengran is to expand the upper limit of the human body's use of mental power by increasing the territory it can reach. However, once the upper limit is increased, it is difficult for the body's mental power to rise accordingly in a short time. It will not be completely depleted, but it cannot be completely filled either. The oppressive symptoms will always exist, but they are controlled at a moderate level.
Sissen has decided to play dumb about this matter and maintain the current balance of the imperial system. There are always other ways to slowly change the heavy, rusty gears of the empire.
Therefore, for the treatment of Fengran's condition, we can only provide her with some anesthetics and analgesics as an aid.
Since he can't be a hero, he should just focus on being a good proctologist.
Dr. Bai Yunxi, on the other hand, was not as sentimental as him. This girl was raised by the Bai family to be innocent and naive, and her reputation far surpassed that of her unpredictable and sharp-tongued parents and siblings. Even Feng Ran treated her more warmly than he treated Xisen.
Although only Fengran knew the reason.
When Dr. Bai came over, she would basically just ask her how she was doing lately and if she had any worries. This was a basic form of therapy to help her assess her condition. Feng Ran felt that she was wasting time and would just brush her off with a few words. She was smugly pleased with herself, thinking that the psychotherapy was very effective. In reality, Feng Ran didn't take a single one of the medications that were prescribed.
Although Shen Shiqian seemed quite obedient to Feng Ran, his restrained affection making it seem as if Feng Ran was his whole world, Feng Ran found it very difficult to trust him. After all, he was even willing to put aside his father's murder for his lofty ideals. If Feng Ran became an obstacle on his path to those ideals, she couldn't even imagine how heartbroken she would feel.
He went to work as usual every day, showing no sign of wavering because of Feng Ran. Feng Ran couldn't see through his thoughts, so he naturally didn't intend to reveal his trump card to him.
The two people were like two icebergs close together, seemingly still on the surface of the water, but constantly colliding beneath.
But only they themselves know these things. To outsiders, apart from the fact that Fengran Enigma's gender caused some imbalance in the offensive and defensive situation, their relationship was not much different from before. In fact, after going out together, they seemed to be more harmonious than before.
Although this harmony is based on the illusion that both of them are busy with their own things.
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Feng Ran's absence from Feng Linye's birthday banquet did have some impact. Although no one would openly discuss the internal situation of wealthy and noble families, everyone knew that the Feng family's prestigious status was probably not going to last long. The Feng family was able to replace Fanster entirely because of the support of the Shu family.
That is, Shu Yu, Feng Linye's mother and Feng Xiqiao's first wife. Although the Shu family has left Kenpaen and is no longer a wealthy family, when Shu Qi was still alive, they were very famous and had national recognition, like a war god.
Unfortunately, he died even earlier. The two elders of the Shu family declined the bestowed titles and left Kenpaen with their daughter. Because of their debt, even though the other party was now penniless, His Majesty Geno would still lower himself and say some heartfelt words to comfort the two elders when he met them.
As for Shu Yu, she was once the white moonlight of many people.
It is said that she originally liked Charles Ceylanca during her student days, but Charles and his current wife were childhood sweethearts and very much in love, so he did not give Shu Yu any chance. This allowed Feng Xiqiao to take advantage of the situation. Perhaps she had regrets in her heart, because she passed away not long after giving birth to Feng Linye.
When Feng Linye was a child, he would occasionally visit his maternal grandparents, but they gradually lost contact. He was busy scheming against Feng Ran, and his character visibly deteriorated. So the two grandparents waved goodbye and left Qiliya to travel elsewhere.
Without the support of the Shu family, it would be difficult for Feng Xiqiao to establish himself in a prestigious family. Others would bypass him and place their hopes on his children. However, Feng Linye's performance was indeed mediocre. He couldn't get into Sleika's social circle, failed to get into the Capital Military Academy, and now it seems that his relationship with his sister is not very good.
Even though Feng Ran had been keeping pace with Feng Linye under Qin Xin's insistence, behaving in an unremarkable and unassuming manner, Shi Shiyu could tell at a glance that, not to mention that Av Olivia, the most difficult person in the circle, was on good terms with her, and that Basil Sleica seemed to have unusual thoughts about her as well, unlike her brother who would get slightly tipsy after being praised by others, Feng Ran's rationality in front of outsiders had never shown a flaw.
Whether it's her innate personality or her honed acting skills, her ability to remain unmoved amidst the world of fame and fortune is something most people can't match.
If the Feng family were handed over to her, it might become the most prestigious family or even join the ranks of the four great surnames, but these are just the opinions of a very small number of shrewd people in this circle.
Ordinary people could only see Feng Dashao's eighteenth birthday banquet this year. Not only did other noble families not give him face, but his sister did not give him face either.
Conversely, this also sends a signal to others that Feng Ran is breaking away from the Feng family.
But where can Feng Ran go after leaving the Feng family? The flames of gossip only need a small spark to ignite and burn fiercely enough to devour a tall building.
During Feng Ran's trip, he blocked all communication from Qi Liya, and the situation changed somewhat under Feng Linye's embellishment.
At least to those who were unaware of the situation, Feng Ran's actions were unbecoming of her noble status. Even though they knew nothing about the inside story, they had already judged Feng Ran's behavior as inappropriate. Furthermore, some of her former suitors who had been rejected by her came forward to accuse her of being a bad person.
Basil was the only one who knew all the inside stories. Although he was also surprised that Feng Ran didn't attend the birthday party, he didn't think much of it. However, after hearing the discussions about Feng Ran that others were talking about, he thought that the whole family was idiots. It was just a lousy birthday party. Was it really necessary to try to kill Feng Ran? Did they really think Shen Shiqian was easy to mess with?
If he had known, he shouldn't have left so early that day. He should have slapped Feng Linye across the face a few times first to avenge the Feng family's betrayal.
[Basil: Ranran, are you alright?]
Feng Ran didn't really have time to pay attention to the trouble Feng Linye had caused. After all, his attempt to smear Feng Ran inadvertently dragged Shen Shiqian into it as well, and the two of them were now half-heartedly tied together. If Feng Xiqiao didn't clean up this mess, Shen Shiqian would probably take care of his son whenever he had the chance, since he probably had enough of being tormented by Feng Ran these past few days and was looking for a way to vent his anger.
Feng Ran didn't want Luo Le to worry, so he showed him a screenshot of the data he was working on.
[Wind-Burning: Everything is great except for the lack of test subjects [Thumbs up]]
After reviewing the data, Luo Le was impressed by Feng Ran's abilities and felt even more resentful towards Feng Linye.
A bunch of blind fools, barking at people randomly, huh? You're unlucky if Shen Shiqian doesn't teach you a lesson. If Luo Le doesn't cure your crooked mouths, he's not a Sleika.
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