Yang the Third's Delight

Yang Zhen'er tiptoed up to the rooftop, her arm around Lao Xia's shoulder.

Once on the rooftop, she made a point of looking back to see if Nana and Chef Xiang had followed, then closed the rooftop door before mysteriously approaching and standing shoulder to shoulder with Lao Xia by the railing, whispering:

"Lao Xia, I know everything, hehe."

His voice radiated a smugness that even the wind on the rooftop couldn't conceal.

Xia Libing looked at her. "What do you know?"

Actually, when she heard Yang Zhen'er's words at the airport, she quickly realized what kind of crazy idea her cousin had come up with again.

Yang Zhen'er had always enjoyed playing with her since they were little, and being several years older than her, it was normal for her to remember what she looked like when she was a child. So, when she saw the "Alice" figure on the plane, she naturally recognized her.

Seeing that the little girl appearing outside the plane looked like her when she was a child, one can imagine how many imaginative scenarios Yang the Third would come up with.

Sure enough, Yang Zhen'er gently bumped Lao Xia's shoulder with her own, raised her eyebrows, and gave him an expression that said, "You still won't admit it even now."

Seeing that Lao Xia remained unmoved and showed no intention of "confessing," Yang Zhen'er had no choice but to lower her voice and speak furtively:

"Lao Xia, do you have superpowers? Can your superpower be to create clones?"

Without waiting for Lao Xia's reply, she immediately said, "If you have any special confidentiality agreements that prevent you from telling me for the time being, then I will tell you. If I'm right, you nod; if I'm wrong, you don't have to nod."

Xia Libing thought for a second and nodded seriously. Strictly speaking, Alice's self-manifestation ability comes from the manifestation ability she developed based on the "Super-Sensing Item System," and the manifested image is still her childhood appearance. Calling it her "clone ability" is not entirely wrong.

"Is your ability related to Coin?" Yang Zhen'er asked again.

Lao Xia nodded.

"You have this skill, isn't it something even Chef Xiang can do?" Yang Zhen'er's tone was a little excited.

Lao Xia continued to nod. Indeed, the abilities she developed and mastered, Xiang Kun would naturally learn immediately as well.

"Little Bell, Little Apple, and Nana also have this ability!" Yang Zhen'er asked again.

Lao Xia did not nod this time.

Yang Zhen'er scratched her head. Had she guessed wrong? Impossible! Based on Little Bell's previous performance, how could she be just an ordinary little girl? If she really was just an ordinary little girl, there was no way she could beat her in the "Coin into Cup" game!

Could it be that only Little Bell, Little Apple, and Nana don't have superpowers?

No, that's not right. Little Apple can understand bird language, can communicate with Chef Xiang Gold Glitter, can walk freely even when she can't see, and can hear many sounds that ordinary people can't hear. She must have superpowers!

As for Nana, she can talk to "Little Sprite," so how could she not have superpowers? She can't possibly have a split personality!

Yang Zhen'er pondered for a few seconds, then changed her question, "Do Little Apple, Nana, and Little Bell have other superpowers?"

This time, Lao Xia finally nodded.

Yang Zhen'er was so happy she almost jumped for joy. Then, suppressing her excitement, she asked the question that concerned her most, "Lao Xia, then... what about me? Do I have superpowers too?"

Lao Xia nodded again.

Xia Libing naturally knew immediately that Yang Zhen'er had already entered the "Super-Sensing Item System" and begun to develop her own unique application type.

In the past, she could easily dispel her cousin's doubts and fill in the gaps in her wild imagination. In that case, she would have had different ways of dealing with the previous questions.

However, Xiang Kun has now made it clear that he wants Alice to further help Nana and Yang the Third establish their cognitive styles within the "Super-Sensing Item System," so it is only natural that Yang the Third should be aware of her own and the special characteristics of those around her to a certain extent.

Having received Lao Xia's affirmative answer, Yang Zhen'er, though still not understanding what kind of "superpower" she possessed, already considered herself a "superpowered person." Her face was beaming with joy, and she couldn't help but take out the Coin Xiang Kun had given her and flip it over.

Not long after figuring out the "Coin into Cup" ability, as she played various Coin games with Nana and Little Bell more and more, she finally learned the trick of flipping Coin with her fingers and was finally able to join the "Coin-Flipping Club" to show off with Coin.

Now, whenever she's thinking about something, she likes to take out that Coin and flip it. This action and posture makes her feel like she's super smart and super capable.

"Lao Xia, how can I become as powerful as you and have the ability to create my own clones? Is it just a matter of playing with Coin more often?" Yang Zhen'er asked while skillfully flipping Coin.

Xia Libing glanced at her hand but did not nod.

"It's not just about playing with Coin, is it? I knew it wasn't that simple. What could it be...? Oh right, Little Bell named all her Coin — Chocolate, Ice Cream, Sachima, lemon juice, or Lemon Tea, I think? Little Apple did too, she even named her paper airplane! Her Minion Wooden Carving has a name too! Hmm, Nana's 'Little Sprite,' maybe that's one of her Coin. It seems naming Coin or other things helps build the ability to create clones? By the way, Lao Xia, have you named any special things... or creatures?" Yang Zhen'er couldn't help but ask.

Xia Libing nodded.

Yang Zhen'er asked curiously, "What name did you choose?" Then she added, "Of course, if I can't tell you, I won't."

Xia Libing said, "Two names: Zero Zero One Zero Zero Two."

Yang Zhen'er was stunned for a moment, unsure of what expression to make. This name really was... very "Lao Xia".

Just then, Xiang Kun the courtyard downstairs. "Lao Xia! Third Brother!"

Yang Zhen'er stuck her head out from the railing, looking down at Xiang Kun who was craning his neck. "What's going on? Lao Xia and I have something important to discuss, Chef Xiang, please be quiet..."

"I made a late-night snack. There's beef, rabbit, eggs, meatballs, and a big pot of fragrant noodle soup. Do you want some?" Xiang Kun said with a smile.

"Yes!" Yang Zhen'er immediately stopped complaining and replied decisively with a single word.

However, when she pulled her head back from the railing and was about to call Lao Xia to come downstairs, she found that Lao Xia was already at the bottom of the stairs.

"Hey! Lao Xia, wait for me! You glutton!" Yang Zhen'er quickly caught up.

A few minutes later, in the lobby downstairs, four people were eating noodles with gusto, each holding a bowl. Of course, Xiang Kun was only eating along as a formality, because he knew that if he ate with them, Nana and Yang the Third would have a better appetite.

While eating her noodles, Tang Baona secretly observed Yang Zhen'er and Lao Xia's expressions. Lao Xia remained unchanged, focusing on eating his noodles. Apart from being a little hungry, he didn't seem to be showing any other signs of hunger. However, Yang Zhen'er's joy was palpable, as if she were celebrating the New Year while eating her noodles.

However, Tang Baona's current focus was not on what Yang Zhen'er and Lao Xia had just secretly gone to the rooftop to talk about, nor on why Yang Zhen'er had such a sly expression, but rather on Yang Zhen'er's emotions themselves.

On her way back from the airport, Tang Baona noticed that her senses seemed to have changed. Specifically, she seemed to have gained a very special sense that allowed her to perceive many things that she couldn't normally perceive. Many things around her, such as the car they were in, the table and chairs they were sitting on, the chopsticks they were using, the streetlights and buildings nearby, all seemed to have become elements that could be perceived, and she could vaguely know their state.

Moreover, it's as if she has an emotional antenna, allowing her to sense the emotions of those around her, knowing whether they are happy, sad, afraid, confused, or any other emotion.

While in the car, she could only vaguely sense the emotions of the pedestrians around her when the car was stopped at a traffic light. However, when she arrived at the "Youlong Restaurant" and ate and chatted with everyone, her senses became much clearer, and she could generally make a judgment about everyone's emotions.

Only Xiang Kun and Lao Xia were exceptions; their emotions were imperceptible.

However, Xiang Kun and Lao Xia are different. Lao Xia is like a black hole. The more you try to feel it, the deeper you fall into it, with nothing to cling to and nothing to gain.

Xiang Kun acted like a signal tower, collecting other people's emotions and passing them to her, which is why she could perceive these emotions. However, because she was covered by these emotions, she couldn't perceive Xiang Kun's own emotions.

Furthermore, Tang Baona discovered a characteristic: the closer she was to Xiang Kun, the more obvious and clear her perception of the state of various things around her and the emotions of various people around her became. The farther away she was from Xiang Kun, the weaker this perception became. Basically, when she was more than ten meters away from him, her perception became very weak, as if only the Coin in her pocket could provide any support. To test this, she deliberately lingered for a long time when leaving the restaurant and heading to the parking lot, falling far behind Xiang Kun.

This perception was both real and unreal, creating a sense of contradiction between the senses and cognition. So, while at the "Youlong Restaurant," she once thought she was hallucinating.

However, when she thought about what she saw on the plane today, the "Little Sprite"'s constant protection, and the extraordinary experiences she had truly felt during this time, Tang Baona reaffirmed her perception.

Then, after returning to Chongyun Village, she carefully sensed everything about the house, using the same emotional foundation as her gratitude and dependence on the "Little Sprite" and her trust and affection for Xiang Kun, Lao Xia, and Yang the Third.

So, before Xiang Kun called her for a late-night snack, her perception made a breakthrough. In her mind, the house and everything around it that gave her a special feeling were like a container in the void, holding the emotions she perceived.

Currently, the only thing she can sense in this house is Yang Zhen'er's emotions.

But while Yang Zhen'er was filled with a mix of smugness, excitement, and anticipation, Tang Baona felt as if she had received a particularly delicious soup but had no spoon, leaving her wondering how to start eating, a feeling that made her itchy.

She could sense it, could "fill" it, but didn't know how to handle it, or rather, she knew she could handle it, but didn't know how. This feeling was extremely uncomfortable.

It's like when she was in school, she did a math problem, and she felt she should be able to solve it, and the method she used was correct, but she just couldn't solve it by a little bit.

However, when Yang Zhen'er deliberately reached over with her chopsticks to steal a meatball from her halfway through her noodles, a sudden thought flashed through her mind.

The emotions she sensed and the emotions she "absorbed" about Yang Zhen'er suddenly unfolded in her mind, turning into a series of lively and cheerful musical notes.

So, as Yang Zhen'er secretly picked up a meatball and ate it triumphantly, observing her friend's reaction with a smile, Tang Baona suddenly stopped eating her noodles and softly hummed a melody. "Du~dudududu~du~~dululu~du~~~"

She didn't sing any specific, meaningful lyrics; she just hummed a very novel melody that none of her friends had ever heard before.

Yang Zhen'er was taken aback. While chewing on the meatball she had stolen from Nana's bowl, she laughed and said, "Nana, where did you hear that song? It's so strange... Why does it sound so smug and happy? Hey, Nana, stop singing! It sounds a bit annoying, hahaha."

Xiang Kun and Xia Libing exchanged a glance, both realizing that Nana had "developed" a new ability.

Clearly, she successfully translated Yang the Third's emotions into a song and then output it. This ability is actually somewhat similar to Xiang Kun's ability to perceive other people's emotions through "Emotion-Infused Object," transform and absorb them, and then create new "Emotion-Infused Object." This ability itself should also be based on the basic framework of Xiang Kun's abilities.

However, it is clear that Nana's songs have a very weak ability to Emotional Assimilation, or rather, the songs are not yet fully compiled and are not the complete version.

However, Nana's song, combined with her previous abilities and with the help of "Super-Linked Object" that are now scattered all over the world and in various Alice settlements, can carry out "emotional influence" and "temporary Emotion-Infused Object assimilation" on a very large scale and over a very wide range.

Most importantly, this ability gave Nana an endless source of creativity!

The same emotions in different people, or different emotions in the same person, or subtle differences in the expression of the same emotion, can all bring Tang Baona different ways of song creation, allowing her to "compile" different melodies.

Undoubtedly, this will greatly enhance Nana's willingness to create and release songs. With Alice's help, the entire music industry will soon be preparing to be swept by the "Sugar Bean Princess" / "Super Princess" song storm once again.