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Chapter 46: Chapter 44: Perception of Thunder, The Astonished Crowd
"Researching thunder?"
Upon hearing this, the roommates were surprised, but didn’t think much of it since their major was related to scientific research.
The principal naturally agreed repeatedly, sharing the same general thoughts as the roommates, clearly misunderstanding Lin Beichen’s intentions.
If the principal ever discovers Lin Beichen’s methods of researching thunder, one wonders if he will regret it.
The principal and the director came unexpectedly and left quickly.
After carefully asking Lin Beichen if he needed any help, they requested—yes, requested, not demanded—that he give a speech representing the new students at the opening ceremony. They briefly showed concern for the other three roommates before hurriedly leaving.
Because of their appearance...
Lin Beichen’s dorm room was immediately exposed!
Suddenly!
Students from the Physics department rushed to meet Lin Beichen. Not just them, but students from other majors and dorms soon followed suit.
Day after day...
Room 207’s threshold was almost worn out!
It felt like a celebrity fan meeting every day!
This scene didn’t last very long...
Until the freshman opening ceremony!
After Lin Beichen finished his speech, the curiosity about him lessened significantly, and naturally, no one visited Room 207 as often anymore.
Evening, Room 207.
Han Yuan looked at the door with boredom and muttered, "So many people have been coming and going recently, it’s a bit unsettling now that no one is coming."
"Tch!"
Wu You rolled his eyes at him, hoping this would happen every day due to his social anxiety.
At this moment, Liang Dong, watching Lin Beichen heading out, asked, "Beichen, heading out to study again?"
Freshmen don’t have classes until after military training is over.
But from the first day of school until now...
Lin Beichen would run out whenever he had time, rarely staying in the dorm.
This made them wonder if this guy had abandoned them to date someone!
After "interrogation," they found it wasn’t the case.
According to Lin Beichen...
He was going out to study!
This made them marvel that someone who could score full marks in all subjects was indeed a monster, not only with high talent but also more hardworking, leaving no path for others!
"Yeah, that’s right."
Lin Beichen nodded. He said he was going to study, but actually, he was researching how to enhance the electric power emitted from his hand.
As he was closing the door.
Liang Dong said, "Beichen, come back early tonight. Military training starts tomorrow, so rest well. It’s forecasted to be over thirty degrees and sunny; if you don’t rest well, you might get heatstroke tomorrow!"
"Got it."
Lin Beichen gestured "OK," closed the door, and headed to the place he had been going these days.
This place was at the northwest corner of Imperial Capital University, very secluded with hardly anyone around, but with pretty nice scenery.
Once he arrived, he immediately focused on how to increase the power of the electricity emitted from his hand.
However, before school started...
Lin Beichen had already thought of and tried all possible methods, but none worked.
Since then...
He hadn’t come up with any new ideas.
Rather than research and thinking, it was more about waiting, waiting for a moment of sudden inspiration!
These past few days, with Heaven-Defying Comprehension, he felt he was getting closer to that moment!
But exactly how close...
He couldn’t tell!
The sun set, the round moon rose.
The sunset was soon swallowed by the night sky.
"Feels like I’m so close to figuring something out!"
"But just missing that little bit!"
Lin Beichen shook his head in regret, looked at the time—it was almost ten at night—and remembered Liang Dong’s reminder. He stopped thinking about it, returned to the dorm, washed up, chatted with his roommates for a bit, and then turned off the lights to sleep.
The next day, he was woken not by the alarm, but by the commotion from dorms upstairs, downstairs, and next door.
The once quiet dorm building was now bustling with activity even before noon; by six-thirty, it felt like the first day of business at a commercial center!
"Quick, quick, we need to gather at the playground by seven!"
Despite his chubby figure, Han Yuan was agile, hopping off the bed while grabbing his clothes, his belly jiggling. He patted his stomach, laughed, "This fat belly will be handed over to the drill instructor today!"
Wu You, brushing his teeth, exited the bathroom and mumbled through his toothbrush, "The drill instructor doesn’t want it."
He wasn’t socially anxious at that moment.
"Big guts!"
Han Yuan pretended to attack, but actually rushed into the bathroom, locked the door, and mocked Wu You tapping on the door, "To punish your nonsense, I’m taking a big dump first, go rinse your mouth next door!"
In this lively atmosphere, soon, all four roommates were ready.
Wu You was still retaliating against Han Yuan for hogging the bathroom; the two playfully fought their way to the door, with Liang Dong following.
Just as the three were about to leave.
Lin Beichen’s voice suddenly rang out, "I feel like it’s going to rain today, better bring umbrellas."
"Rain?"
The three glanced outside.
Though it was early morning, the sun was already scorching, and the sky was cloudless.
Han Yuan looked puzzled, "Does this look like rain?"
Liang Dong checked his phone, scratched his head, "I didn’t miss it, the forecast says no rain today or the next two days. It’s unlikely to rain today."
The three looked at Lin Beichen, faces full of confusion and doubt.
"Uh..."
Lin Beichen didn’t know what to say. He couldn’t tell them he sensed thunder, right?
Since watching the Qiantang River tide and mastering the Visualization Realm, during his travels, he discovered he had a mysterious sense for thunder!
This sense wasn’t direct, like feeling thunder in the sky or where it was gathering; it was more subtle, almost unnoticeable.
But...
It was a feeling!
The sense of thunder!
Like how a person with rheumatism can feel rain coming!
They don’t know where the rain is, but when their joints ache, they know it’s going to rain!
Initially, he thought it was an illusion, but after careful observation, he confirmed it wasn’t.
Whenever he had this mysterious sense...
Thunderstorms followed!
No exceptions!
"Let’s go, let’s go."
Lin Beichen smiled, changed the topic, grabbed an umbrella, and walked out of the dorm first.
The puzzled faces of Han Yuan and the others remained, why bring an umbrella?
But for some reason...
Maybe Lin Beichen’s perfect scores cast a strong halo!
They subconsciously trusted him.
Despite not believing it would rain, they still brought umbrellas, just in case.
Claiming:
In case the sun gets too hot, the umbrellas could be used for shade during military training breaks!
