Under the dim sky obscured by clouds, heavy snow fell with the wind. Lin Ruo flapped the huge wings on his back, the wind whistling in his ears. The willow tree that had been obediently staying in the backpack on his back was now wrapping its branches around the breastplate that Lin Ruo had conjured.
Upon closer inspection, one can see that a small leaf is still curled up on the tip of A Liu's willow branch on Lin Ruo's back, moving up and down with the flapping of Lin Ruo's wings.
Lin Ruo flew back to the fortress with A Liu in just over ten minutes. As soon as they landed, A Liu removed the branches that were wrapped around Lin Ruo, used her own branches to open Lin Ruo's backpack, and moved back into the tree pit with willow branches.
Ah Liu returned to the tree pit, her roots emerging from the flowerpot. She carefully placed the flowerpot aside before reverting to her original form. The tree trunk grew wildly, and the sapling, which was originally only a dozen centimeters long, instantly soared into a giant tree over a hundred meters tall.
Thick branches swept gently across the fortress, clearing away the snow that had accumulated on its roof.
Lin Ruo's mind was completely focused on the black stone, and she didn't notice when A Liu left behind her. She teleported back to the fortress, placed the box in her hand on the coffee table in the living room, and eagerly opened the box.
Immediately, five black stones reappeared in front of Lin Ruo. Lin Ruo took one out and concentrated his mental energy on it. The internal molecules and structure of the stone were immediately and clearly displayed in front of Lin Ruo.
The composition inside is nothing special; it has the texture of an ordinary stone. However, there is a honeycomb-like molecular structure inside, which, upon closer inspection, looks like there is a vortex deep within the stone. This special structure makes the stone special, allowing it to absorb surrounding energy.
Lin Ruo's eyes flickered, and she manipulated her mental power. Supernatural power overflowed from the hand holding the stone, and she carefully observed it with her mental power at the same time.
Only after noticing that some of the overflowing energy had been absorbed by the stone did she withdraw her powers.
The energy absorbed into the stone swirled around in that vortex-like structure, as if it were locked deep within the stone.
Lin Ruo studied the stone for a long time before withdrawing her mental energy. The energy on the stone was indeed the same as that in the crystal core, and it was also very similar to the energy of her superpower, except that the superpower in her body was purer.
In retrospect, this stone merely absorbed energy by chance, unlike those crystal nuclei that spontaneously form in the brain.
She frowned slightly. How could the research lab at the B City base not have discovered something so simple by now? Or had they discovered it but simply not informed her?
Thinking about the use of her mental power, she lowered her eyes slightly. Was it because her mental power was special that she was able to discover the secret in the stone so easily?
Her fingers unconsciously rubbed the stone in her hand, her thoughts wandering as she pondered the reasons behind it.
After a long while, she put the black stone back into the box, which she then casually tossed into her spatial storage. From there, she took out several tablets containing downloaded geography books and information about local mountains, rivers, and other natural features.
Her fingers swiped quickly across the tablet, and she soon found information about Hengshan.
She carefully reviewed the information, and after a moment she placed the tablet on the table, leaned back against the sofa, closed her eyes, and her mind was filled with the information she had just seen.
Hengshan is located in G City, Z country, in the largest and lowest basin. In other words, 50 meters below the surface of Hengshan is actually the lowest point in Z country.
Lin Ruo thought of the special molecular structure inside the black stone, and his eyes lit up. It seemed that the key to breaking the deadlock was not the stone, but something underground in Hengshan.
She was eager to know what was underground that possessed the same energy, and whether it had existed for hundreds of years.
After figuring these things out, she suddenly wanted to fly to Hengshan to take a look, but when she turned to look at the heavy snow outside, she realized that Hengshan was much farther away than City C. Even if she wanted to fly there, it would take a whole day, and she definitely wouldn't be able to make it back that day.
Flying such a long distance in this kind of weather would indeed be quite troublesome if other natural disasters occurred along the way.
She suppressed her eagerness and decided that even if she were to go, she should prepare some things first and then decide later.
She stored the box containing the black stone directly into the still space, glanced at the clock on the wall; it was almost eleven o'clock. She turned and walked towards the laboratory upstairs.
Meanwhile, many factions within the base also knew that Lin Ruo had returned to the B City base.
“They’re being very secretive this time,” said a long-haired woman in a long down jacket, sitting by the window in a room in the reception area. Her eyes gleamed as she looked out the window. “They must have reached some kind of agreement.”
Beside the woman was a man, tall and strong, with broad shoulders and a thick waist, making his cotton-padded coat look like it was about to burst open.
He stepped forward and stood in front of the woman, saying in a deep voice, "The superhuman from Fengyuan Base used his invisibility ability to investigate, but I don't know what methods the B City Base used to find him. That superhuman is still being held in the B City Base dungeon, and I heard he was interrogated quite badly."
The woman lowered her head slightly, pondered for a few minutes, and then said, "Although the B City base is powerful, it's not without flaws. With so many people joining during this blizzard, we'll eventually find an opportunity. Our Team 2 has already returned to the base with the exchanged supplies, so we're not in a hurry; we have plenty of time."
Seeing the glint in the woman's eyes growing stronger, the man couldn't help but speak up, "After all, the B City base is so powerful. I think it would be easier for us to break through from Lin Ruo's side."
The woman suddenly raised her head, looking at the man as if he were an idiot. "Are you out of your mind or tired of living? Going straight to Lin Ruo? Didn't you see that green branch on her today? Couldn't you sense the energy fluctuations on it?"
Upon hearing the woman's words, the man instantly recalled the immense energy he had sensed earlier. If a mutated plant under Lin Ruo's control possessed such power, her own strength would only be even more terrifying.
“We absolutely cannot start this from Lin Ruo’s direction,” the woman stood up, straightened her clothes, and spoke again. “Keep a close eye on the actions of the B City base. I want to see what they are hiding from us.”
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
