While the rest of the Guard was eliminating mutated animals nearby, the lab members, who hadn't slept well the night before, got up early the next morning to continue working, recording various data, including video footage of the mutated animals, their degree of mutation, and the collection and preservation of samples.
Everyone is extremely busy.
Sang Luoluo felt the nauseous feeling from being so full gradually disappear, allowing her to finally rest for a while. Once her consciousness returned, the first thing she did was check the changes in the space. After absorbing the giant black Crystal Core, there weren't any specific changes in the space. About a quarter of the back mountain had been unlocked, so now she had unlocked about one-fifth of the back mountain in total. The rest of the space remained unchanged.
That's strange. Such a large Crystal Core, and this is the only unlocked area?
It contains far too little energy.
Before she could complain, her consciousness cleared up a bit more, and she slowly opened her eyes. Suddenly, she realized that she could seem to detect Crystal Core in much farther places. This range was many times larger than before.
She roughly estimated the area to be about fifty meters.
She was instantly overjoyed, as this meant it would be much easier for her to find Crystal Core in the future.
Her eyes darted around, and she immediately spotted Qi Feng's back to her. Hearing two gunshots, he turned around and met her gaze. Sang Luoluo somewhat confused, while he seemed surprised.
"You're finally awake," Qi Feng said softly, a slight smile playing on his lips.
My stomach is growling; I'm hungry.
Sang Luoluo looked around; everyone was busy. "What happened to me? I remember falling into the crater after absorbing the meteorite's energy. You brought me back?"
"Tell me what happened while I was unconscious."
Sang Luoluo took out two bottles of spring water, gave one to Qi Feng, and quickly unscrewed the cap and took a sip to moisten her throat. She hadn't had water for so long and her mouth was parched. She gulped down more than half the bottle before stopping.
Qi Feng opened the water bottle, took a few sips, put it in his bag, and began to recount what had happened the day before. The main focus, of course, was the second evolutionary ability that Sang Luoluo had emitted in the middle of the night.
Sang Luoluo thought to herself that things were going badly. She had originally wanted to hide it, but now everyone knew. She let go of the mineral water bottle in her hand, and the bottle floated around in front of her as she wished, flying freely within a 10-meter range. Once it exceeded the 10-meter range, it immediately lost control and fell to the ground with a thud.
Qi Feng got up and picked up the bottle.
Dr. Wang hadn't slept well all night either. Upon discovering Sang Luoluo was awake, he immediately checked her vital signs and, finding nothing wrong, asked, "Congratulations on awakening your second ability. This is the first time I've seen this ability before. Based on its characteristics, let's call it Mental Power for now. I have a few questions for you."
Sang Luoluo nodded. "Doctor, please ask."
How much space can you currently store?
Sang Luoluo immediately made up a number. "There are probably sixty large trucks now."
That's quite a large capacity.
Dr. Wang nodded in satisfaction. The expansion of space was within his expectations. He continued, "After absorbing the energy from that meteorite, what changes occurred in your body? How did you feel?"
Sang Luoluo thought for a moment and said truthfully, "I just feel like my head is full and I feel nauseous. I remember when my abilities expanded last time, I also felt nauseous and full, but it wasn't as bad as this time."
"Any other feelings?"
Sang Luoluo shook her head. "I don't know, that's all I remember. As for whether I had any other reactions while I was unconscious, I don't know either."
Dr. Wang smiled and nodded, continuing, "One thing is certain now: when you absorb an excessive amount of Crystal Core at once, your abilities will increase and evolve when they reach their limit, in an unpredictable direction. Sang Luoluo, you may need to cooperate with my research afterward."
Sang Luoluo nodded, "Okay."
Dr. Wang continued, "Your abilities are quite special. Your spatial abilities go without saying; with your current capacity to carry sixty large trucks, it's more than enough to do some special things for the base. I'll apply to the higher-ups for that later. Also, your Mental Power —the name I've given it—is quite unique. It allows you to manipulate objects within a 10-meter radius. As for its upper limit, we don't know yet. We'll study it together when we get back, record your limits, and also investigate its uses."
Sang Luoluo thought this was a good idea. It would be too slow for her to figure things out on her own. With the help of the lab, she could get different ideas.
"Okay, I will try my best to cooperate."
Dr. Wang heard Sang Luoluo's stomach growl twice more at an inopportune moment, and said, "You should rest and recuperate first, replenish your energy, and get some rest. There are still some tasks for you to do here."
"Good."
Sang Luoluo was starving. Dr. Wang turned and left, seemingly very busy. Sang Luoluo turned to Qi Feng and asked, "Have you eaten?"
Qi Feng said, "Not yet. I have limited food here, and I don't know when you'll wake up. We also don't know how many more days we'll have to stay here. To be on the safe side, I need enough food to last the two of us for a few more days."
Sang Luoluo knew that some of Qi Feng's equipment was still with her.
Who told me to faint? And these are all the supplies we have.
Sang Luoluo pursed her lips and said, "Thank you for taking care of me. Let's go together; I'll treat you to a nice meal."
This bodyguard wasn't hired for nothing; at least when I fell into the pit, he rushed over to save me immediately. If I had been any later, I might have become food for the mutated animals.
"Okay." Qi Feng was in a good mood.
Sang Luoluo noticed that he didn't have many packets of nutrient solution or many cans of food in his pocket, which wouldn't last long. He also kept the water she had given him earlier, not even throwing away the mineral water bottle. These things could be used as supplies if necessary.
Qi Feng placed the Crystal Core he had obtained over the past day and night in front of Sang Luoluo. "These six Crystal Core are what I found. I kept the ones I could use for myself, and the rest I don't need, so you can have them."
This was an agreement between the two of them.
Sang Luoluo took it and casually picked out a live rabbit weighing about 10 pounds. "You handle it, we'll stew it. I need to rest first."
Sang Luoluo first threw 6 Crystal Core into her spatial storage. These Crystal Core cores had quite a lot of energy, unlocking about 6 acres of land on the back mountain.
Who would have thought that Crystal Core, which seemed so difficult to obtain at first, could now be acquired so easily? She would still need to work harder in the future. She could now clearly sense that there were many Crystal Core within a fifty-meter radius, especially in this high-radiation area. Some Crystal Core were even forty meters underground. Unfortunately, there was no good way to dig Crystal Core out, otherwise she would definitely have gotten her hands on them.
Qi Feng was surprised. A live rabbit! And without radiation?
Unfortunately, as soon as he received it, possibly due to the high radiation levels here, the radiation level slowly changed from 0 to 1. It might even change to 2 over time, but none of that matters; this level of radiation has little impact.
Sang Luoluo brought out several buckets of water, a cutting board, and other tools. The electric stove was already plugged in and boiling water.
Before even starting the fire, Sang Luoluo felt like she was starving, especially since her Mental Power was completely depleted; she felt incredibly hungry.
Besides that, Sang Luoluo rummaged through her spatial storage and found Sichuan peppercorns, fennel seeds, dried chili peppers, garlic, bay leaves, scallions, and so on, mainly chili peppers. She really wanted to eat this rabbit; she was so hungry.
Dr. Wang glanced at the scene from afar and couldn't help but drool. He rummaged in his pocket, took out five Crystal Core, walked over, placed them in front of Sang Luoluo, and said with a smile, "I only have five Crystal Core left here. Just give me a bowl when you're done."
Sang Luoluo didn't stand on ceremony, smiling and giving an OK sign, saying, "No problem."
Seeing that Sang Luoluo was even eating live rabbits, Dr. Wang couldn't help but sigh. With the two abilities Sang Luoluo currently possessed, what was a live rabbit? Once her abilities evolved further, she could eat live rabbits every meal.
Eating only meat wasn't quite right, so Sang Luoluo casually took out four large fresh potatoes and five stalks of celery, planning to add them to the meal later.
Qi Feng, watching from the side, couldn't help but sigh, feeling somewhat flattered. After thinking for a moment, he said, "What I did was simply what I was supposed to do as your bodyguard. You don't need to be so nice to me."
Sang Luoluo was taken aback for a moment upon hearing this, and said, "I know, I'm your boss after all. I'm very satisfied with how hard you work. I can afford to treat you to some meat. You go ahead and prepare it, I'll cook it in a bit."
Just thinking about braised rabbit meat made her mouth water.
Qi Feng moved quickly. He was usually incredibly fast at processing the fur of mutated animals. With practice, he became very skilled, and with a few slashes, the entire skin was perfectly peeled off.
Sang Luoluo wasn't worried about the fragrance spreading out; if people wanted to eat it, they could exchange it for Crystal Core.
She couldn't be happier.
Starving, Sang Luoluo glanced around the Stasis Zone, grabbed an egg tart, and popped it into her mouth. The aroma of egg and milk immediately filled her mouth. Only after it entered her stomach did Sang Luoluo feel alive again for a moment.
I'm starving to death.
She tried peeling potatoes with her mind. At first, she was a little clumsy with the peeler, but gradually she got used to it. She peeled the potatoes incredibly fast in mid-air, and in less than a minute, one potato was peeled.
Seeing this, Qi Feng said that the potatoes could be washed and the skin could be eaten.
Yes, food is precious, so Sang Luoluo won't waste it. She used her Mental Power to wash the potatoes, cut them into chunks on the cutting board, and put them in a container next to her for later use.