Chapter 1442: Fragrant Beads
Chen Daoyi's fur stood on end!
(´-皿-`◟) "Are you crazy? Do you plan to detonate a nuclear bomb? Afraid the One-Eyed species won't find us?"
Detonating a nuclear bomb in the One-Eyed species' lair? Only you would do something like that!
Jiangnan looked perfectly justified!
(๑•̌～•̑) "What, should I leave it for them? I went through all the trouble of bringing so many firecrackers from home!"
"If I don't light them and hear the bang, wouldn't that be a waste?"
"We're not stealing from their home. This is equivalent exchange. How could Fair Jiang take something for nothing? I'm trading intercontinental missiles and nuclear bombs for their Origin Spark!"
Li Bing nearly spat out blood.
Your business sense is too good!
What kind of "equivalent exchange" is that? This is practically robbery!
Originally, they were only losing a bit of Origin Spark. Now their entire home is about to be destroyed!
Alice looked terrified.
(๑ŏ﹏ŏ๑) "C-can this really work?"
Jiangnan spread his hands: ╮(•́ω•̀)╭ "Why wouldn't it? The One-Eyed species is trying to dig up the moon and destroy all of humanity. What's wrong with blowing up their home?"
"Don't feel guilty. In matters of racial survival like this, the heart must be ruthless and the hand steady. If you're soft-hearted and indecisive, you'll only reap the bitter fruit yourself!"
Alice was taken aback, thinking of the creatures on Blue Star, her own Lantis, and her own Lailai. Her gaze gradually turned resolute!
Li Bing propped her chin: (ꈍกꈍ๑) "That makes sense, makes sense..."
"Wait... what's that smell?"
Chen Daoyi frowned too: "I was about to say it earlier. I smelled it as soon as I came in!"
Jiangnan: ???
"Is your spacesuit leaking? In full seal mode, how can you smell anything? This..."
Before he could finish, Jiangnan was stunned because he too smelled an extraordinary fragrance!
(O¯᷄˙◠˙¯᷅) Sniff～ sniff～
This fragrance was intoxicating, making one's mouth water and feel utterly blissful!
It was a scent Jiangnan had never encountered before!
Taking a deep breath, it felt like floating among the clouds, as if every cell in his body was rejoicing and cheering!
It was like the feeling of relaxation after standing your whole life—the moment you smell this fragrance, you suddenly sit down...
Jiangnan's drool was almost dripping!
٩(º﹃º٩) "This must be something good! I'll take it back as a gift for Xuexue and Langmie!"
Girls love fragrant things, right?
This extravagant scent surpassed any perfume on Blue Star!
The others were intrigued and followed the scent to search.
Eventually, on a platform at the center of the warehouse, they found a box made of Origin Spark, filled with orange-yellow mist!
Jiangnan was baffled. What could be so precious that it needed an Origin Spark box to hold it?
Yet even sealed in the box, the fragrance seeped out, penetrating both the Teletubby suits and the spacesuits, reaching them!
Jiangnan swallowed and couldn't wait to open the box.
Inside were nine orange orbs, each the size of a pigeon egg!
The orbs weren't transparent; they shimmered with starlight, like miniature planets. Their surfaces bore beautiful patterns!
The moment the box opened, orange-yellow mist sparkling with starlight spread out like a brilliant nebula!
The fragrance was so strong it was intoxicating. Alice's face was flushed, looking tipsy!
Li Bing exclaimed: (*ᵒ̴̶̷⌓ᵒ̴̶̷) "I'm being smelled to death! What the hell is this? Blue Star has never seen such a substance, unless..."
Before she finished, Jiangnan picked up a fragrant bead, opened a space wormhole, and stuffed it into his mouth to eat!
Li Bing: !!!
Σ(ﾟ口ﾟﾉ)ﾉ "Holy crap! You just ate it? You don't even know what it is, and you eat it? What if it's poisonous?"
How can Jiang the guts eater put anything in his mouth?
He sucked the marrow from the mother vine and nearly turned himself into a vegetable!
Now he's devouring these fragrant beads the moment he sees them?
Little did Li Bing know, Jiangnan had also inhaled the Tears of the Oracle...
Jiangnan burped, puffing out a cloud of orange nebula!
(O'～'O) "I couldn't help it. I ate it. I can feel every cell in my body craving it. It can't be bad, right?"
But the next second, Jiangnan's skin turned completely orange, and an astonishing fragrance emanated from every pore!
Li Bing's eyes widened: ☚(꒪ᗜ꒪‧̣̥̇) "S-see? I told you it's poisonous! You've turned all yellow!"
Jiangnan: (Yellow･᷄ὢ･᷅) "Nonsense! This is my hero's true colors!"
Li Bing facepalmed: (̿▀̿̿Ĺ̯̿̿▀̿̿)̄ "I'm talking about your skin color, skin color!"
After swallowing the fragrant bead, Jiangnan felt the entire world become clearer.
If before the world seemed covered in a thin veil, now the veil was lifted!
He had the illusion that he was truly alive for the first time!
His senses of hearing, sight, smell, taste, touch, and intuition were infinitely enhanced. His thoughts were incredibly clear!
He could even remember every detail of his life!
For example, when he was eight, he saved up his allowance to buy a pack of White Rabbit candy for Xuexue. He casually glanced at the ingredient list on the wrapper while tearing it open—now he could recall the entire list and recite it!
All his memories connected like a movie reel!
Jiangnan was shocked!
Damn! Is this really what a human brain can do?
You know, the human brain is interesting—it stores away irrelevant memories because they're usually not needed.
You certainly wouldn't remember exactly how many leaves fell when a breeze blew past ten years ago while you were walking down the street.
But Jiangnan remembered: 347 leaves! And even the shape and veins of each leaf!
Even problems he couldn't solve before became easy to sort out.
Research shows that the brain isn't fully utilized in daily life; only a small part is used.
But Jiangnan now felt his thinking was terrifyingly clear!
(O╹□╹O) "Sister Bing? I... I think I've become smarter!"
Li Bing stumbled: (ﾉ)⇀‸↼) "Smart, my foot! Smart people don't eat random things!"
"Talk if you want, but why are you poking me?"
Jiangnan: ???
But Jiangnan clearly hadn't moved!
The next moment, many of the surrounding Origin Spark bricks floated up on their own!
Jiangnan's jaw dropped!
(๑ŐдŐ) "I... I have telekinesis now?"
Whoa!
What kind of divine treasure is this fragrant bead?
Not only does it infinitely enhance the six senses, make you smarter, and develop brain capacity, but it even grants telekinesis?
And Jiangnan felt a surge of vitality in every cell!
It was an indescribable feeling...
Younger?
Probably that!
The others were stunned too. Telekinesis? No way?
That kind of ability was extremely rare on Blue Star!
Jiangnan could do it now?
Li Bing stared at the remaining eight beads in the box, excitement building!
"This thing is definitely extraordinary. We have to study it carefully when we get back!"
But before Jiangnan could fully experience the changes brought by the bead, a wave of extreme crisis washed over him!
Jiangnan: ???
(*ﾟﾛﾟ) "Why... why do I feel so dangerous?"
Chen Daoyi: !!!
"No kidding! Has there been a single safe second on this trip?"
Just then, outside the warehouse, the Watermelon-grade One-Eyed species, Aige, looked puzzled.
The transport team had definitely come.
But the amount of Origin Spark delivered didn't match the number given by the mining area.
One piece missing?
Had he miscounted, or had some One-Eyed broken the taboo?
Aige decided to recount. Origin Spark was extremely important; losing even one could cause the Pupil Race's downfall.
He dared not be careless!
So he pushed open the warehouse door to check!
Li Bing and the others widened their eyes!
Damn! Talk about timing! Dangerous indeed!
Jiangnan quickly put away the fragrant bead box and led everyone to hide behind the Origin Spark bricks.
But the moment Aige opened the door, his face changed. The fragrance was so strong?
The box holding the fragrant beads had been opened?
Instantly, Aige fully opened his eyes, entering combat mode with full energy operation!
In that instant, the entire warehouse became clear in his sight!
Even through walls and Origin Spark obstacles, he could see through them!
The One-Eyed species' eyes had X-ray vision, even more terrifying than X-rays!
They could see through human body structures at a glance!
That's why the Yuzu-grade One-Eyed had immediately identified them as low-level carbon-based life forms.
Of course, these functions were only activated during full-energy combat mode. In daily life, to conserve energy for continuous mining, they were in dormant mode.
With his eyes open, Aige immediately noticed that the warehouse was missing not just one brick, but thousands!
And they had been replaced by unknown metal objects?
And the fragrant beads stored at the center were gone?
Behind the Origin Spark brick wall, he spotted five Teletubbies?
Aige: !!!
"Teletubby clan? Dare to steal our fragrant beads and Origin Spark? You're asking for death!"
"How did you even get onto this planet?"
"Security forces! Foreign invasion! Confirm hostility! All units, battle ready! Open eyes!"
"Full energy release, second combat form—Thunder Flame Form! Activate!"
A surge of immense energy flooded Aige's body!
The energy fluctuations radiating from him shook the entire ground!
Thunder raged, flames blazed!
He was on a completely different level from the Yuzu-grade One-Eyed they had dealt with earlier!
At that moment, not only Aige but thousands of Yuzu-grade One-Eyed outside the warehouse all opened their eyes!
They swarmed around!
Jiangnan: !!!
His premonition was right! With full energy, the One-Eyed could indeed see through the Teletubby suits' invisibility!
Truly perverse!
Chen Daoyi was shocked: "This is it for us!"