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Chapter 92: Chapter 92 She Has Abilities
The bright and clean windowsill now had two tender green sprouts. ——just as in her previous life, Xiaogua and Xiaodou had hatched together.
Han Jiaojiao, arm in arm with Han Yi, pointed at them and said, "This one is Xiaogua, and this one is Xiaodou."
She pointed at the white sprout next, affectionately saying, "What should we call this white one, brother? Let’s give it a name quickly."
"Xiaobai?"
"That’s a bit common."
"Snowball?"
"No, that’s not good. Don’t use the word ’snow’." It would remind her of Su Xue.
Han Jiaojiao, propping her chin, focused intently on the two pots of young plants, her eyes sparkling with light that danced around. Han Yi felt like he wanted to kiss her again. And then, he did.
At the end of the kiss, Han Jiaojiao, panting, lifted her head from his embrace and said with a smile, "I’ve got it. How about Cotton Candy? It’s white and soft just like cotton candy."
In Han Yi’s eyes, there was nothing but adoration and affection as he said, "Good."
Soon, everyone in the building knew about Han Jiaojiao’s precious hatched eggs. Yan Xiao wanted to see them, but Han Jiaojiao, blocking the door, adamantly said he could only see them after a month.
They were still too small now, and deep down, Han Jiaojiao hoped they could become more familiar with her and her brother before meeting others.
In Han Jiaojiao and Han Yi’s room, Yan Xiao of course didn’t dare to barge in. Pouting, he muttered discontentedly, "It’s not like she’s sitting the month, insisting on waiting a month before letting anyone see..."
Han Jiaojiao covered her mouth and laughed, evidently pleased with herself.
Today, nobody went out except Xiao Jian, who went to complete a task after lunch and returned shortly. It seemed that because of the task, they had become well-known at the base. When Xiao Jian returned, he saw some people outside their residence discussing something.
The three tasks had earned them thirty-seven thousand points and, for the time being, they didn’t have to worry about rent.
Lu Changyuan hired someone outdoors to inform him daily about the military’s movements. Of course, he wasn’t investigating any secrets but rather gathering openly available information, such as the areas the army was collecting resources from or where they were conducting rescues.
Lu Changyuan had marked a few good spots and planned to let them scavenge there the next day. By scavenging, he of course meant for Crystal Cores.
After hearing this, Han Jiaojiao was somewhat worried about the newly hatched seedlings, but she also couldn’t bear to leave her brother, feeling torn.
However, Lu Changyuan then said to Han Yi, "Sooner or later, they must be able to stand on their own. Relying solely on your Mental Search makes things too easy; it’s not good in the long run. Let them go out on their own this time to practice their alertness and adaptability."
Xiao Jian, listening nearby, nodded in agreement. "Don’t worry, brother Lu. I’ll keep an eye on them."
"What do you mean by that!" Yan Xiao glared, "It sounds like you think Kerry and I will cause trouble!"
Lu Changyuan regretted his words from earlier. He helplessly looked at Han Yi and said, "I think I’ll go with them this time, to observe their coordination. If all goes well, next time they can go alone."
Alone, their combat abilities were no issue, but without someone in command, it was uncertain how these guys would perform together. When it came to adaptability, Yan Xiao was the best, but he was too easily startled. As for calmness and cool-headedness, that had to be Xiao Jian, but once his stubborn streak kicked in, not even ten oxen could hold him back. And as for Bai Kairui, his focus was always drifting... never stable in terms of ability level.
As they were discussing the arrangements for the next day, there was the sound of a car honking outside; Zhan Rong had come again...
Zhan Rong had come to see Han Yi. He didn’t enter the house, just stood in the yard and talked privately with Han Yi for a few moments before hurrying off.
Han Jiaojiao stood by the window on the second floor, clearly seeing everything. When she saw Zhan Rong leave, she immediately turned around and ran downstairs.
As soon as she reached the bottom, she heard her brother’s cool voice—
"Don’t worry, Zhan Rong is quite slippery. Although he obeys the base, he won’t offend us lightly."
"Brother," Han Jiaojiao ran over, "What does he want? Is it about the base—"
When Han Yi saw her, a smile appeared on his face, "It’s fine. He just came to remind us not to confront Ji Huajun head-on. The old general is elderly now and doesn’t like others going against him."
Han Jiaojiao took his arm, pursed her lips, and remained silent, her head bowed.
Han Yi, not wanting her to worry, added, "The base really needs people right now, rest assured, we won’t have any trouble for now."
Han Jiaojiao could only manage a forced smile. —The base would not openly make things difficult, but if they wanted to sabotage, there were many ways. In her previous life, her brother was the deputy captain of the ability team, and the captain was of course Ji General’s confidant. He only needed to stay stationed at the base, while all the dangerous missions were assigned to her brother...
Perhaps initially, the old general truly valued her brother, but over time, things started changing. As her brother grew stronger and his followers increased, the general began to restrict him with various rules and orders. In fact... her brother could have left, with his ability qualifications, he would be valued at any base approached. He never left, perhaps because of her, because she stubbornly refused to leave the Special Training Team...
"What old general, I think the older he gets, the more muddled he becomes. Without us praising and exalting him, does he really think he can still pull tricks?..."
Yan Xiao turned around to pour himself a glass of iced drink, his face full of disdain. In his view, those in the base’s ability team were not to be feared at all, just trash.
Xiao Jian appeared much more cautious, saying, "We only absorbed the crystal cores earlier than them. It’s not certain they will always be weaker than us."
"Then we’ll dig more crystal cores tomorrow! Just widen the gap and that’ll be fine!" Bai Kairui’s thought process was both simple and direct.
Hearing this, Han Jiaojiao was quite excited. Yes, just widen the gap... Although the idea was rough and simple, it couldn’t be more practical! Even if the crystal cores came to light in the future, with so many superpower users at the base, not much would remain anyway. Moreover, with the alien species growing stronger, the crystal cores would only become harder to obtain.
All schemes and tricks are futile before true formidable power!
Moreover, moreover... The base had to consider all aspects, but they were different; they could leave at any moment! What was there to fear?!
"Snap!"
Suddenly, a crisp sound.
Everyone looked at Yan Xiao, seeing that his glass had already cracked, iced cola spilling over his face, soaking his shirt with cola stains. The cold water made Yan Xiao shiver.
From shock at first, then dumbfounded, it took a long while before he looked at Han Jiaojiao and asked helplessly, "Jiaojiao, did you... awaken an Ability?"
"Huh?" Han Jiaojiao looked bewildered. n𝚘vp𝚞𝚋.com
Now, everyone turned to look at Han Jiaojiao.
"What’s going on?" Lu Changyuan looked at Han Jiaojiao, then at Yan Xiao, "What do you know?"
"I was a bit uncertain at first... but now." Yan Xiao helplessly shook the water off his hands, and also kicked at the glass shards on the floor, the implication was clear.
"You... you must be mistaken, how could this be my doing." Han Jiaojiao immediately shook her head in denial. She never had an ability in her previous life, how could she suddenly have one now, and moreover... she hadn’t had any fever or passed out.
