Lantern Sister is still very capable.

Chapter 119 Difficulties

A power inherent to Level 5 ability users? Chu Deng recalled his experiences in the apocalypse and had never heard of it.

"Where do you want to hit?" Believing that she wouldn't be the one to suffer a loss anyway, Chu Deng felt at ease and stopped researching the newly emerged ability; as long as it was useful to her, that was enough.

【Sea! Blue stones! Fish!】 To Chu Deng, the voice of the dark cloud seemed to be two intertwined: one was the distinctive "cawing" of a crow, and the other was a translation package directly transmitted to her brain.

Chu Deng tapped her temple, raised her hand to shield herself from the dark clouds, and avoided the spying gaze that was monitoring her from a distance.

Pei Hanxing's trip abroad was arranged by the base. Chu Deng's trip to the airport to see him off also had to be reported to the base. Given that both of them took the college entrance examination early, for the sake of confidentiality, there would be someone watching them, and some functions of the personal computer were temporarily locked.

Chu Deng had been quite cooperative since five in the morning, but now that she's encountered dark clouds, she's naturally adapting to the situation.

Because she had already pieced together Wu Yun's strategy for expanding its territory from his words, Chu Deng thought that what Wu Yun owned was hers, and it was her responsibility as the leader to help Wu Yun expand its territory. So she was careful not to let the base discover her relationship with Wu Yun. Once she had a firm foothold, Wu Yun would become another asset for her in Hai City.

The person watching Chu Deng from a distance noticed that Chu Deng's figure was somewhat obscured, but he didn't take it to heart. He thought that if he wanted to cheat, he would have done it already, and there was no need to wait until the afternoon. Besides, he trusted the base's security measures.

If Pei Hanxing's request was approved by his superiors, it meant they had already anticipated the worst-case scenario and had a contingency plan for every possible outcome. Therefore, the person monitoring Chu Deng replied as usual, "Everything is normal," and then easily continued to follow Chu Deng.

The City of Superpowered Individuals Base.

Hua Zhongli glanced at the messages on the wireless brain and realized that there was nothing unusual on Chu Deng's side, so she was temporarily relieved.

She had never forgotten Chu Deng's special status and was now waiting to find fault with Chu Deng. Unfortunately, Chu Deng was slippery and unlucky. Even though she agreed to let Chu Deng, this big fish, see Pei Hanxing off in order to lure him out, Chu Deng simply wouldn't take the bait.

"Is Hua Team Leader so focused on the quantum computer because she's in a relationship?"

Hua Zhongli then realized that her distraction had been noticed by her superior. "I'm sorry, Director Hu."

Hu Lan chuckled, "No need to be so formal, it's just a small get-together anyway. Compared to Captain Zhao, who's about to switch training camps, I still prefer Captain Hua."

"Director Hu, please stop teasing me." Having worked with her boss for less than a month, Hua Zhongli had already come to realize the awful side of her personality. To be precise, she was all about looks. If someone was good-looking, she would speak softly and gently, afraid of startling the beauty. If someone was average-looking, she would be completely businesslike and wouldn't even give them a smile.

Because his mentor Wu Qingyun was transferred, Zhao Junxing was lukewarm towards Hu Lan, but Hu Lan could still treat him with a smile. Hua Zhongli knew that although he seemed frivolous on the surface, it was just a disguise.

"It's news about Chu Deng." The best way to deal with Hu Lan was to steer the conversation to business, Hua Zhongli said truthfully.

Hu Lan was the one who pushed for Pei Hanxing to go abroad for training, so she also knew about Chu Deng's information.

"Pei Hanxing's new lover?" Hu Lan asked with interest. "Huo Xuan's student."

Because Pei Hanxing had awakened to level three, Hu Lan read through all the candidates' materials in the training camp, and marked Chu Deng as the most important one.

"Yes," Hua Zhongli replied in a standard and conventional manner.

"She's a pretty girl." Hu Lan smiled. "Send me a record of her and Pei Hanxing's actions today when she gets back."

Hu Lan reviewed the surveillance footage of Pei Hanxing's advancement in the examination room. Chu Deng's unusual behavior had already caught her attention, not to mention that she had a deep connection with this girl.

"Yes," Hua Zhongli replied.

Hua Zhongli glanced subtly at her leader's expression, unsure of Hu Lan's attitude towards Chu Deng. However, Hu Lan had already sensed that she didn't want to stay any longer, and if she had something to do, she could leave first.

Hua Zhongli really did have something to do; she made an appointment with Guo Yiluo to go see the baby she had rescued from the fire on Xiong Yi Avenue.

She opened the door and was about to step out of the house when she heard Hu Lan's somewhat hollow voice, "Send me a copy of Fire Butterfly's information in Haishi as well."

The weight that had been hanging over Hua Zhongli's heart finally lifted. Hu Lan still hated Huo Hudie, even after being killed by General He, she still wanted to see Huo Hudie's tragic end.

He didn't even have a complete body; he died in Chuiguang Lake near the villa where he was dismembered years ago.

Is this the price to pay for becoming a superhuman?

Hua Zhongli thought to herself with a rare sadness.

Some people felt sad, while others felt envious.

Research Department, Shanghai City Superpower Base.

Cao Qianrong, a plant protection major, watched with mixed feelings as Feng Yao revived the withered plants with his hands.

"A miracle worker, Dr. Feng!" Researcher Li Junsen didn't have much time for sentimentality and gave Feng Yao a thumbs up. "Your skills are even better than those of the wood element."

Feng Yao was embarrassed by the praise, "No, Brother Zhang is much better than me. He can prepare the soil needed for the growth of level two alien plants, which helps them advance better. I can only barely prepare soil for level one alien plants."

“I think you’re really amazing too. You’ll surpass him one day and grow level three, four, and five exotic plants!” Li Junsen said earnestly.

These words made Cao Qianrong, who was listening in, forget her heartache and couldn't help but laugh. "Level four or five? You probably haven't even seen the level three Fire Tree next door, kid!"

"There's a level three alien plant next door? That's amazing! I really want to see it!" Li Junsen hasn't been in the research department for long, while Huoshu has been here for almost two months.

"Well, if we're talking about time, you should call Huoshu 'Senior Sister'," Cao Qianrong teased.

Feng Yao laughed, "Now that you mention it, it's true. Brother Zhang also told me in private that the Fire Tree is like a picky little girl. It often doesn't like to stay in the nutrient soil and prefers to move its roots around on the ground."

"How amazing! It feels like a fairy from mythology, uh, a tree spirit?" Li Junsen imagined the image of a small tree dragging its roots on the ground and couldn't help but say.

“Perhaps those powerful gods in our mythology were ancient superhumans?” Cao Qianrong’s statement drew wide-eyed stares from the other two.

As the three discussed this possibility, the Fire Tree next door shook its leaves, listening intently, occasionally inserting its extensive root system into the specially prepared nutrient solution. Under the careful nurturing of the Earth and Wood elements at the Sea City base, buds had begun to sprout on its thick branches. With a powerful Fire element to supply it with energy, it would soon bear Flame Fruit again.

This is something it learned from its experience of being forced to mature during its cloned stage. Now it doesn't need to follow any natural laws because it has broken through the boundaries of ordinary plants and can bear fruit freely.

Not only did Huoshu discover this, but Chang Yiwu, the head of the research department, was also pleasantly surprised to discover Huoshu's breakthrough.

The fruit of the Fire Tree will soon become the key to solving the new problem.

"Director Chang! The capital city wants us to transport the Fire Tree there! They've also received a few more Antarctic Icemen!" Yan Shanchun suddenly pushed open the door to Chang Yiwu's office and stared at Chang Yiwu, who was frowning.