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Chapter 62: Chapter 60: I Only Look at Lightning Protection
"It’s not just our class that posted an announcement."
Han Yuan looked at Lin Beichen and added, "The school leaders asked the advisors of all grades and majors to post in every class group, to publicize your heroic deeds."
"What heroism? Just because others say it, you follow along?"
Lin Beichen stared at him speechlessly.
His three roommates wouldn’t let him off the hook, bombarding him with questions. After finally dealing with them, he left the dormitory, thinking that the electric elements in the atmosphere remained relatively rich following the thunderstorm, and decided to take advantage of the time to refine his liver in his secret little world. On the way there, he had a feeling that his liver training at school would not go as smoothly as before.
"Lin Beichen from Class 23 of Physics was involved in a clever and brave confrontation with a human trafficker yesterday at around six in the evening. He assisted the police in apprehending the trafficker. For his valuable act of bravery, we are praising him and hope that all the teachers and students of our school can learn from Lin Beichen..."
The broadcast on campus continually emitted the warm and comforting sound of a broadcasting student.
Posting group announcements in every class wasn’t enough; campus radio also got in on the action.
Lin Beichen, as the top scorer with full marks in the college entrance exam, was already well-known in school. Now, he was known throughout Imperial Capital University.
"Look, isn’t that Lin Beichen?"
"Hey, did you see that guy saying hi to others? Yeah, that’s Lin Beichen."
"..."
Every few steps, Lin Beichen encountered students recognizing him, greeting him, and even following him for a while to chat. For a moment, he felt like a celebrity.
Seeing more and more people gather around him as he walked, Lin Beichen realized that he probably wouldn’t go to his secret world for liver training today. He turned back to the dormitory, deciding to go out tomorrow when the hype had died down.
Moreover, just as he expected, in the following days, he wasn’t as popular or as pursued; the students became calmer day by day.
Despite this, he still often encountered students greeting him or chatting with him along the way.
Finally making it to his secret world and starting liver training...
Frequently, students would pass by.
Previously, when students didn’t recognize him, they might not care and leave directly, but now that they knew him, they naturally wouldn’t ignore him and would focus on him.
Several times...
Passing students happened to see him in pain from liver training, got frightened and kindly called the school doctor, creating a big misunderstanding.
Frequent unexpected situations made him realize that his previous premonition had become reality.
Moreover...
Imperial Capital University hadn’t had any thunderstorms nearby for several days, the campus electric elements were almost completely dissipated and hard to find.
Lin Beichen knew he couldn’t go on like this, it was too disruptive. After some thought, he decided to leave campus and find a place outside to train his liver.
Dormitory 207.
Lin Beichen sat in front of his computer, checking the weather in various areas of the Imperial Capital. Since he was going to train his liver outside the campus, the best place would naturally be where thunderstorm weather prevailed.
"Hey?"
At this moment, his eyes lit up.
Imperial Capital’s distant suburb, Yunmi County, would have thunderstorms starting the day after tomorrow and lasting for more than a week.
"Lasting a week? This is a great opportunity, rare indeed."
Lin Beichen decided to take leave for a period and go to Yunmi County to train his liver, staying until the thunderstorms ended, using this weather to push his liver training to the next level.
However, Yunmi County was quite large, so where exactly should he go?
He began to search.
It hardly took any effort before he decided on the place.
Wuling Mountain! 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘱𝘶𝑏.𝑐𝘰𝑚
Wuling Mountain is located at the northeastern border of Yunmi County, near Longxing County in Beihai Province. It mainly consists of forests, with towering mountains and peaks as the backbone, clear streams and pools as the veins. It was once a Feng Shui forbidden land of the Qing Dynasty, sealed off for 260 years.
Lin Beichen felt it was the perfect place for his liver training.
At this moment, Liang Dong’s voice rang above his head.
"Beichen, are you planning to go to Wuling Mountain for fun?"
"Yes, I want to take a look."
Lin Beichen nodded. Liang Dong didn’t ask further and turned to do something else.
Lin Beichen thought about it; if he were to go to Wuling Mountain for at least a week, he definitely needed to prepare some supplies and equipment. Online shopping might not guarantee timely delivery, and if there were any issues with logistics, the goods might not arrive before departure, which would be a real problem.
Offline shopping is the safest bet.
Guaranteed to avoid any issues.
He glanced at the time; it was already past six in the evening.
Thinking that Yunmi County wouldn’t start raining until the day after tomorrow, he still had the whole next day to prepare and wasn’t in a hurry. He started to make a list to follow for tomorrow’s shopping.
Tent, moisture-proof mat, gas stove...
The list was quickly completed.
The next morning, Lin Beichen left the dormitory with the list.
However, he was so focused on shopping that he didn’t notice a man tailing him as soon as he left the dormitory, following him until he took a cab at the school gate. The man quickly got into a black Volkswagen parked at the school gate for several days and followed him.
This man wasn’t a bad person, but Xu Wenliang, the police officer sent by Zhang Zheng to protect Lin Beichen secretly.
These days, while protecting Lin Beichen secretly, he naturally noticed some of his eccentric behaviors, feeling a bit puzzled internally. However, he wasn’t here to monitor Lin Beichen as a suspect, and as it wasn’t a criminal act, he didn’t want to delve deeply. He simply thought: Indeed, he couldn’t comprehend the world of geniuses.
However, pacing around the dormitory building every day while staying put, he gained a deeper impression of Lin Beichen——
Otaku!
Soon, the cab arrived at the largest department store in the Imperial Capital.
As soon as he walked in, he was greeted by a cacophony of noise.
Although it was a weekday, the mall was quite crowded.
There was noisy chatter and persistent announcements.
"High-end clothing at cost price, only ten bucks profit per piece, the lowest price in the entire mall!"
"Same brand, same quality, half the price, take your time to buy!"
"Two bucks each, grab anything for just two bucks!"
"..."
Lin Beichen walked amidst the bustling crowd, listening to the shouting, searching for the most important item on his list — a tent.
Soon, he found a store selling bags, which also sold tents.
The shop owner saw Lin Beichen standing in front of his store and thought there was business coming, quickly got up to greet him warmly, "Bro, do you want to buy a suitcase or a backpack? Come in and take a look."
Lin Beichen walked into the shop, looked at the tents, and said, "Boss, I want to buy a tent."
Upon hearing that he wanted to buy a tent, the shop owner got excited.
This was not only a business opportunity but a big one.
Tents had a much higher profit margin than bags; selling one tent could make the day.
"Dude, I have spring tents, Mongolian tents, pyramid tents, hiking tents, park tents, you name it. Which one do you want?"
Clearly, his warmer attitude reflected his enthusiasm changed by calling Lin Beichen with more excitement.
Lin Beichen didn’t know much about tents. Faced with so many options, he wasn’t sure how to choose and directly stated his requirements.
"The tent needs to be easy to carry and very waterproof."
Lin Beichen finished talking, seeming to remember something and added: "Oh, and there’s one very important point, the tent must be able to resist lightning strikes."
He was going to absorb electric elements from the atmosphere to refine his liver, not to get struck by lightning. Perhaps in the future, he would master Thunder Skill and be immune to lightning strikes, but definitely not now. One strike from lightning in his current state would surely be fatal.
The shop owner: ?
Resist lightning strikes??
He had encountered customers with demands before, but asking for a tent to resist lightning strikes was a first for him.
