Kong Zhi was not nervous.
He raised his hand and chopped down the whole bamboo.
After the bamboo was chopped down, it looked ordinary. Except for being extra thick, it was no different from other ordinary bamboos.
The four of them held the bamboo in their hands and took turns to observe.
Yan Xinian tossed the bamboo and weighed it.
After a moment, he said, "It doesn't feel any heavier. Let's open it and have a look."
Xia Lunong took a deep breath and reached out to take the bamboo. "I'll open it."
"It doesn't matter who opens it." Yan Xinian dodged and took the hatchet himself. He chopped it lightly above the bottom bamboo node and chopped it directly.
There was no water in the bamboo this time. They placed it vertically and nothing poured out.
Yan Xinian lifted the bamboo high, held it in front of his eyes, squinting at the dark bamboo tube.
He could not see anything, this thing looked just like an ordinary bamboo tube.
Then, Yan Xinian did something that surprised everyone - he reached his hand into the bamboo tube and touched it.
The expression on Yan Xinian's face suddenly became very subtle.
Xia Lunong's heart almost jumped into her throat, and she involuntarily clenched her fists and watched his movements, fearing that there was something dangerous in the bamboo tube.
Yan Xinian glanced at the people around him and slowly put his arm into the bamboo tube.
In the end, his entire arm was put into the bamboo tube.
Yan Xinian was nearly 1.9 meters tall and had long arms.
Not to mention such a short bamboo section, even the whole bamboo was not as long as his arm.
His action of stuffing his entire arm into the bamboo tube was too exaggerated. From the outside, it was like a magic trick.
Xia Lunong had already guessed that there was a small space inside the bamboo.
However, when he really saw this scene, he was still stunned.
His eyes were wide open, and he dared not breathe.
Xia Huoqu asked beside him: "Are you okay? How do you feel? What's the situation inside?"
"I feel nothing." Yan Xinian said thoughtfully, "It's like standing in front of a room, I put my hand through the door, and there is nothing inside, nothing, I can't touch anything."
Xia Huoqu said: "Pull your hand back, let me try."
Yan Xinian smiled and handed him the bamboo tube.
Xia Huoqu reached in and touched it, and after feeling it for a moment, he said: "I really can't touch anything."
As he said that, he handed the bamboo tube to Xia Lunong.
Xia Lunong reached his hand into the bamboo tube and touched it gently. He was stunned.
He could clearly feel the existence of the bamboo tube where it touched the edge, but he couldn't feel anything when he reached in.
He looked at the bamboo tube in his hand, moved his fingers when he reached into the bamboo tube, and then changed the direction of his whole arm, but still couldn't feel anything.
Xia Lunong felt that what was on his arm was not a bamboo tube, but a bracelet.
After his hand passed through the bracelet, there was nothing there either.
No, it's not a bracelet.
Bracelets are not that big. They must be arm rings at least. When you put your arm in, you can change the direction slightly.
Xia Lunong explored for a while, handed the bamboo tube to Kong Zhi, his face full of surprise, "Kong Zhi, try it quickly and see if you can touch the edge of the bamboo tube?"
Kong Zhi was the tallest and had the longest arms. Kong
Zhi took the bamboo tube and tried it, saying, "I can't feel anything, it's empty inside."
Yan Xinian took the bamboo tube and said, "Am I right? The mouth of this bamboo tube is probably like a door. The space inside is very large, I don't know how large it is."
Xia Huo said, "We'll know after we fill it with water. Xiao Nong's supernatural power is used up, and it's useless to stay here any longer. Let's go back to the base first, and we'll buy a few more buckets later."
Xia Lunong said, "Should we go to the river to fill it with water now? Should we split all the bamboo tubes, or just look at this one?"
"Let's talk about it after we get back. It's too easy to split the bamboo with a knife. Let's go back and saw it with a saw to see what's going on inside the bamboo." Yan Xinian said, "Even if there is no space inside other bamboos, this bamboo tube alone has a spatial effect, and its value is already very high."
Xia Lunong nodded vigorously, "Let's go back first." The four people split into two groups.
Xia Lunong and Kong Zhi went home directly, while Xia Huoqu and Yan Xinian went to buy buckets.
Soon, the four people met at home.
They placed two rows of six buckets in the toilet.
Xia Lunong held the bamboo and looked at the buckets below, "I'm starting?"
Xia Huoqu said: "Start, I'll protect you by the side."
Kong Zhi also made a gesture to protect him by the side.
Xia Lunong held the bamboo in his hand and felt that the bamboo tube was similar to any other dry bamboo tube. He couldn't even feel that there was water in it.
He tried hard and was able to pick it up with one hand.
He lowered his head and glanced down at the bamboo tube. He could still see the water almost filling the mouth of the bamboo tube.
Xia Lunong took a deep breath, aimed at one of the buckets, and tilted the bamboo tube.
The water in the bamboo barrel poured out, and he quickly adjusted the angle.
In less than five seconds, the bucket of water was full.
The bamboo tube still looked the same on the outside. Xia Lunong lowered his head and found that the water level in the bamboo tube had dropped by about centimeters, but the weight had hardly changed.
Xia Huo said, "Go on."
Xia Lunong nodded and continued to tilt the bamboo tube.
The second bucket was soon filled, followed by the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth.
The six buckets were full, but there was still water in the bamboo tube in Xia Lunong's hand.
There was mud, algae, and a few small fish in the water in the bucket.
This water was the river water they had collected from the river before.
Several people looked at the six large buckets of water with thoughtful expressions.
The water level in the bamboo tube dropped by six or seven centimeters.
Xia Lunong shook the bamboo tube and said, "I feel like there are still five or six buckets of water."
Xia Huo said, "Just pour these six buckets of water into the toilet, and we'll continue."
Several big men poured water together, and it took a long time before all the water was poured out.
Xia Lunong looked at the empty bamboo tube and said, "I'll continue."
He began to pour water down again.
The bamboo tube soon poured out six more buckets of water, and there was still a little water in it.
They poured out the water again and poured the water in the bamboo barrel into the bucket again.
This time they filled two and a half buckets, and they filled a total of fourteen and a half buckets of water.
"It's simply unimaginable." Yan Xinian exclaimed, "This is the first time I've seen the power of space at such a close distance."
Xia Lunong looked at the bamboo tube and said, "I wonder if I can grow bamboo tubes that can hold more things in the future?"
"It's already very powerful now, and we're not greedy." Yan Xinian patted Xia Lunong on the shoulder, "I'll go borrow a saw, and we'll see what the remaining bamboo tubes are like."
Xia Huoqu nodded, "You keep this a secret, and don't tell the people in the white building."
"Okay." Yan Xinian agreed solemnly, and said to Xia Lunong, "Xiao Nong, take a rest first, and we'll saw the bamboo tube open later to see what's going on."
Xia Lunong was in good spirits before, but after confirming that there was space in the bamboo tube, she felt a little weak.
He said tiredly, "Then I'll go to sleep for a while. I feel like my supernatural powers have been used up. I'm so tired."
"Go ahead." Xia Huo said, "Make a cup of honeysuckle honey tea first, drink it before going to sleep."
Xia Lunong dragged her tired body back to her room to rest.
When he woke up, all the bamboo tubes had been sawed and neatly placed in the living room.
Tonight, their family ordered some stir-fried dishes from the cafeteria.
Several people were studying the bamboo tubes, while they were studying, they were waiting for Xia Lunong to eat.
Seeing him coming out, Yan Xinian said, "It has been confirmed that all bamboo tubes have special powers. The closer the bamboo tubes are to the roots of the bamboo, the more they can hold. The bottom section can hold fourteen and a half barrels, while the top section can only hold three and a half barrels."
Xia Lunong was surprised, "Is the difference that big?"
"Yes." Yan Xinian said, "This is the result of the preliminary research. We need to study the details further."
Xia Huo said, "Have dinner first, and then study after dinner."
Xia Lunong asked, "What will you study next?"
"Study how long the things inside can be preserved? How to seal the bamboo? If the bamboo is broken, will the entire space be broken?" Xia Huo said, "If you want to study, there are many research directions. I will make a table later and we will look at them one by one."
Xia Lunong nodded quickly.
He went to the table to eat and found that two of the eight dishes were fish, one braised and the other boiled in soup.
The relationship between the two people has been made public. Kong Zhi did not shy away from it at the table and directly helped him pick out the fish bones.
Xia Lunong ate rice soaked in fish soup, and he was very satisfied. Even the headache caused by excessive use of supernatural powers was alleviated.
After dinner, several people turned on the lights to continue their research.
Xia Huoqu specially boiled several pots of hot water and poured it into the bamboo tube, intending to see the insulation effect tomorrow.
They were busy with experiments until very late, and returned to their room to rest at around two in the morning.
Xia Lunong's fatigue gradually overwhelmed his excitement, and he fell asleep in Kong Zhi's arms as soon as he got into bed.
He didn't know how long he had slept. When he woke up, he felt that the light outside was just right, bright enough but not dazzling. He felt very comfortable looking out the window. He didn't know if it would be cloudy today.
He happily got out of bed to look at the sky outside, but when he lifted the quilt, he found that his hands were not hands, but furry paws. He
turned back into a beast again.
Xia Lunong stared with emerald eyes, trying to change back to human form, but he couldn't change back at all. He was still the smooth-skinned summer cat.
"Meow!" As expected, problems would arise if superpowers were used excessively.
A trace of annoyance flashed in Xia Cat's eyes, and he called out again, "Meow!"
It seemed that no one was at home, and no one heard his call.
Xia Cat sighed and looked down at his furry paws.
I felt fine last night, I drank honey and honeysuckle water, and rested enough, but why did I turn into a beast today?
Summer Cat was depressed in bed for a while, and when he found that he couldn't change back, he had to jump out of bed to find Kong Zhi.
He was the last one to get up at home, and everyone else had already gotten up.
Summer Cat walked around the house and didn't see anyone else.
The bamboo tubes from yesterday were still at home, all placed upwards.
Especially the bamboo tube filled with hot water, which was placed at the very edge.
Summer Cat was really curious about the heat preservation of the hot water, so he tiptoed to the bamboo tube and touched the water inside with his front paws.
Unexpectedly, the water inside was very hot, just like what was scooped out last night.
His paw pads were extremely sensitive, and this heat almost made him jump up.
He used all his strength to restrain his instinctive reaction and did not really jump up, but the hair on his back had already exploded, and he looked like a huge fur ball.
Summer Cat took two steps back, with a frightened look on his whole cat face, and "meowed", and was so angry that he wanted to swear.
Kong Zhi heard the noise and walked in from outside, but he didn't expect to see a huge long-haired forest cat headed towards him.
Summer Cat was at least twice as big as before, and even looked much more majestic, not so sweet.
Kong Zhi reacted for a while before realizing that this was the one from his family.
Kong Zhi showed surprise in his eyes. He walked over and squatted in front of Xia Mao Mao. He stretched out his hand and stroked his smooth fur. He asked in surprise, "How come you are bigger again?"
Xia Mao Mao was at least one meter tall from head to buttocks, and had already caught up with Maine's size.
Xia Mao Mao: "Meow?"
Xia Mao Mao didn't react for a while.
Kong Zhi stretched out his hand, grabbed his two front paws, and pulled him up by his front paws. "Look, you are almost as tall as my waist now."
Xia Mao Mao was being pulled by him like a dog. It took a moment for Xia Mao Mao to realize what happened.
"Meow!" Xia Maomao's emerald eyes were full of fear. How big had he become?
Kong Zhi looked at him, bent down and picked him up, "I'll take you to the mirror and have a look."