"Thank you, thank you for your trouble." Jian Ning smiled as she accepted the envelope, feeling a little excited. She was really looking forward to hearing something from Xiao Lingfeng.
"No need to be polite, I'll be going now." Company Commander Huang still had a lot of things to do, so handing the letter to Jian Ning was considered completing his mission.
Jian Ning put the envelope into her storage bracelet, planning to look at it when she got back. Carrying two bags, she strode upstairs.
The distance of five floors was no burden for her at all.
When I arrived at Cao Xue's dormitory, I found that she had already made up the beds. The room had also been wiped down with water. The floor was all damp.
"I brought you a small stove; I'll have my brother bring you some coal later."
This way you'll be much warmer during the day by lighting the stove, and you can even cook something on it. This set of bedding is new and unused; you can keep it.
"Jian Ning, thank you so much." Cao Xue was genuinely moved. Together with Jian Ning, the two of them set up the stove.
The vent is placed directly on the glass of the door inside the room, instead of going through the window. It's a bit warmer here, since the hallway is cold anyway. The windows leak air everywhere, but they don't seem to care that the smoke can't get out.
The bedding that Jian Ning brought over was all wool.
Its warmth retention is absolutely unparalleled; it's much warmer than ordinary cotton quilts. This is because the natural crimp of wool fibers allows it to better trap heat.
The only downside is that it easily absorbs moisture in damp places and needs to be aired out frequently. Of course, now that it's winter and the air is very dry, these problems don't exist.
After everything was settled, Jian Ning and Cao Xue parted ways and went home. It had started snowing again outside. The snow was falling gently, looking quite beautiful, but the temperature seemed to have dropped a bit more.
Jian Ning went home and went straight to her room on the third floor. She sat on the bed, took out the letter Xiao Lingfeng had given her, and opened it.
The handwriting is strong and powerful.
Hello Jane:
Zhanxin An
I'm fine here, unharmed. The monster's attack power is increasing rapidly, but we have countermeasures in place.
During this period, they are hunting monsters in large numbers to extract nutrient solution for cultivating new superpowered warriors.
So I can't get away to go to the base. I'll have to ask you to take care of my mom and Tiantian for a while longer.
Enclosed with this letter is a small amount of nutrient solution extract powder.
You can try it by dissolving it in hot water and drinking it to see if it has any effect on improving your spiritual power.
If you're looking for a place to come over, we can kill more monsters together and have Dr. Fu help us extract some resources for our own improvement. Besides, killing these monsters now also counts towards the base's points.
Looking forward to your reply.
The letter was written with Xiao Lingfeng's name and the date it was written.
Jian Ning put the letter aside, opened the envelope and took a closer look. Sure enough, there was a very small and thin paper bag inside. If Xiao Lingfeng hadn't mentioned it, she would have easily overlooked it.
When I poured it out and opened it, the powder inside was pale yellow.
It's like granular flour. I rubbed it between my fingers, but I couldn't feel anything special about it. How could it enhance spiritual power?
Despite some doubts, she followed Xiao Lingfeng's instructions, poured some powder into a cup, added hot water to dissolve it, and then drank it.
As soon as the powdered water entered my throat, I felt the spiritual energy in my body become somewhat restless.
How to put it? It was like meeting an old friend I hadn't seen for a hundred or a thousand years—I was incredibly excited and delighted. I couldn't wait to burst out of Jian Ning's body.
She quickly sat down to meditate, guiding the spiritual energy within her body to circulate along the proper energy pathways.
It took her a full hour to process the energy, and she discovered that her spiritual energy circulation was noticeably faster than at the beginning.
Moreover, his skills have also improved.
Such a small amount of powder has such a powerful effect. It's impossible for Jian Ning not to be tempted; she couldn't wait to go and find Xiao Lingfeng to team up and kill all these octopus monsters.
In the past, people felt it was unnecessary to ignore them, since they couldn't be eradicated anyway. But things are different now; self-interest makes people forget all difficulties, and even Jian Ning is no exception.
She stood up and carefully put the remaining powder from the small bag into her storage bracelet.
Then he strode downstairs and went straight to the storeroom.
With a wave of his hand, five large boxes appeared in the storeroom, containing pork, fish, beef, mutton, and chicken and duck, all pre-processed and ready to eat after thawing.
They also put out ten bags of rice and ten bags of flour. Each bag weighed 20 jin (10 catties).
These things, along with the vegetables they have at home, are enough to feed them until the Lunar New Year.
Jian Ning plans to go out and find Xiao Lingfeng in the next few days. She wants to get as much of this powder as possible; anything that can enhance one's strength is never too much.
"Xiao Ning, what are you doing in the warehouse on such a cold day? Do you want some sticky rice cakes? There are some in the boxes over here, I made more than ten batches."
"Your Uncle Li doesn't like rice, he prefers this sticky stuff in the winter." Aunt Li came in wearing gloves and carrying an empty basin.
"Aunt Li, you've come at the right time. These boxes are full of meat."
There's fish in here. I might be going out in the next few days. Don't worry about saving this stuff; I estimate I'll be back before the new year is over.”
As Li Baozhu spoke, she opened the wooden lid of the box, showing Aunt Li what was inside.
"Oh my goodness, so much meat! This fish must be over a meter long, it's huge!" Aunt Li exclaimed in surprise as she looked into the box.
However, he didn't ask any further questions. What's wrong with young people having their own secrets? She didn't need to know. As long as there was food and Li Mengyao and her two grandsons were well taken care of, she didn't care about anything else.
"I'll have my brother cut this fish up later. We can eat it in sections. It'll be good for my sister-in-law to have some nourishment; she's been working so hard with those two kids."
Jian Ning understands very well the difficulties women face.
Thankfully, her brother Jian Anping is a good man who treats his wife with utmost care. No matter what, he always puts Li Mengyao and the child first. Such good men are rare these days.
"Okay, Xiao Ning, when are you leaving? You just got back, why are you suddenly thinking about leaving again?" Aunt Li was really reluctant to see Jian Ning go.
With her in the family, it feels like we have a pillar of support. Don't let her young age fool you; she has that ability to put people at ease.
"In the next couple of days, the exact date hasn't been set yet."
Jian Ning also wanted to settle things at home before leaving. She had promised to teach Cao Xue martial arts, but this would delay things again. She decided to call her over tomorrow night.
First, teach her the basic techniques and let her and Tian Tian figure them out and practice on their own. No one needs to supervise them; it all depends on whether they want to learn.
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