"I knew there was something wrong with this thing! Doctor, please move away and let us handle it!" said the female researcher indignantly.
"Come on, Lin Dan is not that stupid to blatantly send such a problematic thing over here. She is a good person, she saved our base!" Someone whispered, but did not dare to speak out at all.
Amid the crowd's noise, Xiao Junlin not only did not move away from the glass box, but instead walked a little closer, staring at the ice cubes that were emitting cold air. His assistant couldn't stop him, so he could only condense a ball of fire, ready to attack at any time.
Under the burning gazes of the crowd, a small ball the size of a broad bean slightly bulged out of the ice surface. The small ball cracked in the middle, and a crystal clear, small and lovely sprout grew out. It gradually grew taller and became lush, swaying its branches and leaves, sprouting a bud, and in an instant blossomed into a cluster of flowers. This piece of ice condensed by disinfectant seemed to be cast with some magical spell. In the blink of an eye, it turned into a lifelike yet cold Udumbara. Its leaves, stems, and flowers are all made of ice, yet you can see clear burrs and veins. If they were dyed with corresponding colors, they would be no different from the real thing.
It blooms so quietly and beautifully, like a dream that comes quietly in the dead of night.
The assistant, who was originally on guard, unknowingly extinguished the flame in her palm and sighed in a trance, "How beautiful!" It was not until this moment that she finally understood why Lin Dan gave this inexplicable gift. If she had known that the disinfectant would turn into ice cubes and then bloom into ice flowers, there would be nothing more romantic and surprising in the world than this.
Although the assistant was a girl, she felt like she was attracted by Lin Dan.
"The ice is blooming!" The others covered their mouths, their tones horrified. This is probably the most magical gift they have ever seen in their lives, no doubt about it. I don’t know how Lin Dan did it. Is it a supernatural power? No, no, no, it's absolutely impossible. The research institute is at least dozens of kilometers away from Xicheng District where she lives. Her supernatural power cannot control such a large range, unless she is a god!
The female researcher's face turned pale and blue, looking very ugly. She never imagined that this gift concealed such a beautiful secret. Will the Doctor like it? Because even though she was hostile, she couldn't help but like it!
Xiao Junlin really took a few steps forward and stared at the ice flower intently. Then he discovered that a line of words had appeared on the note in the low temperature - Doctor, this is my gift to you, the code of water.
The code of water? Xiao Junlin was stunned for a few seconds before he figured out the meaning of this sentence. He once told Lin Dan that elements are bank cards and mental power is the password. Only by knowing the password can one use the money in the bank card at will. Lin Dan didn’t figure it out at the time, but now, she has done it. She injected her spiritual power into these disinfectants and marked them, so that even if they were dozens or even hundreds of kilometers away from her, she could still use them.
What an astonishing ability this is? If all the superpowers mastered the elemental codes, what would the world be like? As long as a gold-type psychic marks a steel tower with spiritual power, he can knead it into any shape at will, and dismantle skyscrapers and cross-sea bridges in just a thought; if an earth-type psychic masters this ability, the mountains will collapse and the earth will crack in the blink of an eye; and the water-type psychic can make the sea change, the wood-type psychic can make all things wither and flourish, and the fire-type psychic can make the sky fire descend, magma burst, and volcano erupt...
Nature, which once dominated everything, can be destroyed by humans in an instant. Perhaps it was because the consequences were too terrible that the laws limited human capabilities, but Lin Dan relied on his own understanding and took a step closer to God.
Xiao Junlin never lowers his head to examine his own kind because that is a waste of his time. But now, he stared at the pot of flowers for a long time, and then laughed softly. It turns out that he is not alone in this world, there is someone who can catch up with him and even surpass him.
He picked up the note and pondered over it again and again, with a look of delight in his eyes and brows.
When the others saw his reaction, they were at first incredulous, and then they left tactfully. No matter what Lin Dan's purpose was, the gift she gave was indeed perfect and romantic, something no one else could do.
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The next day, Lin Dan slept until noon and woke up. As soon as he opened his eyes, he used the intercom to contact Yang Huatong: "Did you deliver my gift?"
"It's delivered. Don't worry!" Yang Huatong patted his chest and promised, "You said it must be delivered before dawn. I dare not delay at all. The doctor took the box in person, and no one else's hand passed it."
"Thank you. If you have any trouble in the future, you can come to me. I will definitely help you if I can." Lin Dan said sincerely.
Yang Huatong was very happy and kept saying you're welcome, but he kept this sentence in his heart. He made a fortune by making Lin Dan owe him a favor!
Lin Dan put a mental power mark in the disinfectant, but it has a time limit. After 24 hours, the mark will automatically dissipate, and the gift will be in vain. Upon learning that what the doctor received was ice flowers instead of a box of the shabbyst disinfectant, Lin Dan couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.
"Lin Dan, are you up? I'll heat up the food and you can come down to eat." Nie Ting's voice came from the first floor.
"Okay, I'll be there right away." Lin Dan quickly washed up and went down to the restaurant, only to see Luo Yuyan lying on the dining table with red eyes.
"What's wrong with you?" Lin Dan asked with a frown.
“Sister Lin, several more people died in the medical area, all of them infected with the zombie virus. I’m really useless and can’t save anyone. I’m so weak that I can’t help at all, and I always cause trouble for my brother and the others. They don’t allow me to be a volunteer anymore and sent me back.” Luo Yuyan began to wipe away her tears as she spoke.
"How are you useless? You can help me collect herbs, you can also help the wood-type mutants get seeds of advanced exotic plants, and you can also find new types of food and fruits and vegetables for the base. No one can replace your role, it's just that I can't find my position for the time being. I plan to open a medicinal garden in the backyard and grow herbs myself, but I don't know anything about this, so I would like to ask you to teach me. Land pollution is becoming more and more serious, but there are very few wood-type mutants. The few hectares of crops they ripen cannot meet the needs of the survivors of the growing population. We need to find crops with higher yields and stronger pollution resistance. Only you can accomplish this task." Lin Dan picked up the bowl and chopsticks and said slowly.
Luo Yuyan was stunned, her cheeks flushed with excitement: "Sister Lin, am I really that amazing?"
"Very impressive. Let's eat. After that, we'll go to the backyard to turn the soil, and then go up the mountain to find some seeds. Without you, who would dare to go up the mountain easily?" Lin Dan urged.
Luo Yuyan's depressed mood was completely restored. She picked up the bowl and chopsticks and said with a smile: "Sister Lin, thank you for your comfort. I am much better now! Others dare not run to the mountain, but you definitely dare to do so. Those mutant beasts and mutant plants can't do anything to you. You know, none of the psychics in the base dare to mess with you, especially the wood psychics. They want to run away when they see you."
Lin Dan glanced at her with a smile, and then invited Nie Ting to come for dinner. The three of them hurriedly finished their lunch and transformed the backyard into a plantation as quickly as possible, sprinkling herb seeds, flower seeds, vegetable seeds, etc., intending to live a pastoral life with the man farming and the woman weaving. Towards evening, Xiao Junlin was taken to Xicheng District by two assistants, put on shoe covers, and walked with difficulty to the muddy plantation.
He quietly watched Lin Dan busying herself, neither making a sound to disturb her nor turning away.
"Doctor, why are you here?" Lin Dan raised his head, revealing a cat-like face.
"Dirty." Xiao Junlin frowned, his face full of disgust.
Lin Dan cleaned herself up immediately and wrapped the doctor's soles with a water film to provide him with an extra layer of protection. The doctor's stiff standing posture was indeed much more relaxed.
"It melted." Xiao Junlin raised the glass box in his hand.
"Wait a minute." Lin Dan immediately walked over, tapped the lid of the box with his fingertips, and chuckled, "At twelve o'clock tonight, it will bloom again."
Xiao Junlin nodded in satisfaction and left without looking back. Xiao Qiu came out from behind him and said in a very attentive manner, "Sister Lin, do you have any work to do here? I have nowhere else to go. Please take me in for the sake of our past friendship. I eat little and work a lot, so I'm very useful."
Lin Dan knew that Xiao Qiu must want to stay because of the doctor's intention, so she did not refuse. She believed that the doctor would never hurt her because it was too easy for him to kill someone silently, and there was no need for him to play tricks on an ant.
Nie Ting stared at Xiao Qiu for a long time and warned, "Behave yourself and don't play tricks. I know you have a good relationship with Liu Ye. If necessary, I don't mind getting rid of you behind Lin Dan's back."
Xiao Qiu glanced at him indifferently, his pupils became empty for a moment, and then quickly returned to normal.
From this day on, the small building welcomed its fourth permanent resident. Upon learning that his sister was going to move to Lin Dan's villa and be her assistant, Luo Yuheng exchanged a bag of crystal cores for a string of firecrackers and happily set them off for half an hour. The residents of Base No. 1 are now extremely wealthy and can afford such waste. Even ordinary people can get a small bag of crystal cores, let alone those with special abilities.
Within half a month, many experts above level six emerged in the base, and a large number of talented people were recruited, completely crushing other bases in terms of combat power and financial resources.
Even though there were many experts in the base, there was one place that was off-limits to everyone, and that was Lin Dan's small building. First, she was powerful enough to restrain those with fire, wood, and water abilities. Second, she had superb medical skills and could cure almost any disease. She also sold hemostatic agents and wound medicines with miraculous effects. To offend her would mean losing a lot of means of saving one's life, so who would have the courage to do that? Third, Dr. Xiao would come to see her every day with a glass box, and he would never miss it. The two seemed to be performing a mysterious religious ritual. Every time, Lin Dan would tap on the doctor's box before the doctor would leave, and he was always followed by a dozen top experts of level seven or eight.
To sum up, provoking Lin Dan is not only useless, but may also result in a miserable death. Who dares to joke with their own life?
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