Chapter 1632: Which Planet Don't You Want? Give Me One? (Bonus Chapter)
The group hurried into the laboratory, and all along the way, Jiangnan kept pulling things out of the Alternate Dimension to feed Xingcheng!
Because if her mouth was idle, she'd set her sights on Jiangnan's head!
Jiangnan's heart was getting creeped out by her stare—it was even more terrifying than Bear Grylls looking at the cameraman!
What kind of family could sustain this kind of feeding?
It seemed he'd have to stock up on more "snacks" in the Alternate Dimension from now on!
As soon as they entered the secret lab, they saw Li Bing busily tinkering with Mila!
When she turned around and saw Jiangnan and the others coming over, she looked utterly shocked.
∑(°口°๑) "Ah! How did you get so much blood all over your face? Quick! Let big sister heal you!"
As she spoke, she hurried over, hugged Jiangnan's forehead and wrist, and gave them a series of kisses.
(ʃƪ˘³˘)(།།ᵒ̶̶̷̀།◡།˂̶́)و Nice~
Jiangnan: (ૢ⁼̴﹃⁼̴) "Hehe~ Hehehe~ This isn't right!"
Zhong Yingxue: (￢‸￢)
Xia Yao: (งᵒ̌皿ᵒ̌)ง
Pfft! Judging by your expression, you seem to be enjoying it!
Who were you kidding about coming to find Mila for treatment?
You just wanted to come to the lab to get some smoochies from Sister Li Bing, didn't you?
We see right through your little scheme!
Just after Li Bing finished healing Jiangnan, he pulled a long train rail out of the Alternate Dimension.
He shoved it straight into Xingcheng's mouth, and her little lips chewed so fast they created afterimages, sparks flying everywhere!
It was like she was eating fairy wand cookies, devouring the entire rail in one gulp.
Li Bing: ∑(°口°๑)
"This... this girl has such good teeth?"
And speaking of which, the Alternate Dimension of a Space System really does have everything!
You even stuff train rails in there?
Jiangnan's mouth twitched. Even planets could be eaten—what couldn't she eat?
"That's not important. How's Mila? What are the results of the physical examination?"
As soon as Mila saw Jiangnan coming, she flew over and nuzzled into his arms.
When this was brought up, Li Bing's eyes lit up instantly. She grabbed a thick stack of report sheets and stuffed them into Jiangnan's hands.
"The results are out. The effect of the Incense Bead on Mila's constitution is indeed effective!"
"The effect wasn't completely reset. The telomerase in her immortal cells has achieved reverse growth!"
"Although the effect is much weaker than for a normal person, the increase in telomerase is real and tangible."
Jiangnan's eyes were filled with excitement. He picked up Mila and kissed her twice.
"As long as it works! That way, I won't have to worry about her lifespan being shortened by randomly using spiritual techniques!"
No wonder it was such a rare treasure that could be used to buy planets—the effect was simply heaven-defying!
Li Bing's expression turned serious. "But you have to be careful. Everything has pros and cons, especially something like the Incense Bead!"
"If you take it in large quantities over a short period, or use it long-term, the effect might not last. You need to be very cautious when using it!"
"I made a small aromatherapy device that can maximize the effect of the Incense Bead. Just sniffing it is enough—eating it is too wasteful. Here."
With that, she tossed Jiangnan a few exquisitely crafted small spheres with carved hollow patterns.
Jiangnan happily accepted them.
(๑•̌～•̑)ˀ̣ˀ̣ "What about the spiritual techniques? With Mila's upgrade this time, what's the cost of the techniques?"
Li Bing's eyes turned serious. "For a single-target time reversal, Mila's constitution can handle it. It won't consume excess telomerase. But large-scale ones are still not allowed. The larger the range and the longer the reversal time, the greater the cost!"
"As for that 'Morning Blossom Evening Oath,' you don't need to worry too much. Although there is some cost, because you have the Incense Bead, it can still be endured."
"But the newest technique, 'Moment of Time,' must never, ever be used recklessly! That one second might cost Mila months or even years of her life to exchange! It's no less than a large-scale time reversal!"
Jiangnan was shocked. "Th-this serious?"
Li Bing nodded. "Don't underestimate this skill! It accelerates someone else's time, giving you a second that doesn't exist!"
"No one can easily toy with time without paying a price. Don't use it casually!"
"In theory, because of her immortal cells, Mila is immortal. Time means nothing to her, but using the technique consumes telomerase..."
"The full effect of one Incense Bead can probably add about a hundred years of telomerase to Mila."
Jiangnan swallowed hard. A normal person using one Incense Bead would triple their lifespan—about three hundred years more!
And Mila only gets a third of that?
Li Bing continued. "But it's not unlimited. The more Incense Beads you eat, the weaker the effect becomes, until it eventually loses all effect completely!"
"This is just a patch. You can't rely on the Incense Beads to abuse little Mila, got it?"
Jiangnan lovingly stroked Mila's little head.
(๑❛ั◡❛ั)۶(˘◡˘๑)
"Don't worry, I wouldn't bear to."
Xingcheng: ('～')
Are they discussing my... stuff?
With the examination report out, Jiangnan had a clear picture.
He still had about six Incense Beads left. That was nowhere near enough!
He had to stockpile more for Mila. Jiangnan would never let what happened to Xiao Di happen to Mila again.
If Xiao Di had had an Incense Bead, the outcome might not have been death from old age.
Also, Sister Jiang Ning said that Incense Beads could fetch a high price in Thousand Stars City. Although he didn't know if he'd have the chance to go there later,
it was always good to stockpile a few hundred to build up capital.
Jiangnan already had a plan.
While talking, Jiangnan started taking off his clothes.
Zhong Yingxue and the others stared at him in shock, and Li Bing's eyes went wide.
=͟͟͞͞(꒪ᗜ꒪‧̣̥̇) "Y-you... what are you doing?"
Jiangnan shrugged. ╮(•́～•̀)╭ "Aren't you going to upgrade my Blood Incineration? I'm already at Diamond-rank now. My body can handle it. Give me something stronger, okay?"
"Feel free to experiment! I can take it!"
Li Bing nearly spat out blood. "Are you addicted to body modification?"
"You really think it's that easy to upgrade? Your 'One Thought Asura' combines Blood Incineration, Eight Gates of Heaven, and Vine Martial Arts. It's already close to the limit of improvement!"
"It's almost impossible to further increase the metabolic rate. Humans have limits, you know? Besides, I don't have good materials on hand. You want something even stronger?"
"Dream on!"
Jiangnan looked a little disappointed. (◞‸◟) "Ah... I thought I could upgrade my cheat again."
"I feel a bit weak. During the counterattack, I didn't get to have much fun. If something like that happens again and I'm still this weak, I'll probably just be standing on the sidelines cheering."
Li Bing was already speechless!
There it is! The humblebrag Jiang! You call yourself weak?
How are other Diamond-rank warriors supposed to live?
You didn't enjoy the counterattack? Bro! You killed a Bose body, and that's not satisfying enough?
Without you leading the charge, this battle might not have been won!
It wasn't that Jiangnan was being humble; he just felt he still wasn't strong enough and needed to improve as quickly as possible.
He had even resolved to cultivate hard!
Seeing Jiangnan's dejected look, Li Bing couldn't bear it. She suddenly thought of something.
(•︠～•︡⑉) "If you could get the blood of a Sun Sparrow, it wouldn't be impossible to take Blood Incineration to a new level! That spirit beast's blood is super useful!"
"But it has to be at least Star Glory-rank, preferably Dao Heaven-rank. But that's almost impossible to find, right?"
Jiangnan was taken aback. "Sun Sparrow?"
Zhong Xueba nodded. "One of the Four Calamities, almost as famous as the Void-Dragon Loach. It was discovered recently, the one that knocked the War Giant Rhinoceros off its pedestal."
Jiangnan chuckled. "As long as there's a way, that's fine. Sun Sparrow, huh? I'll remember that!"
"Let's go, let's go! I still have some things to do."
With that, he started to leave.
Li Bing quickly waved. (ﾟ⌂ﾟ)ﾂ "Hey, hey, hey! Don't leave yet? Can you give me some of those little fire jars?"
Jiangnan was confused. "What do you need those for? You're already fierce enough. You don't need the big red packets from the little fire jars, do you?"
As he spoke, his gaze fell on Li Bing's chest.
Li Bing rolled her eyes and smacked Jiangnan on the head.
(๑⁍̴̛ᴗ⁍̴̛) "What are you thinking? I want to do some shady experiments, hehehe~"
Jiangnan shuddered violently. Shady experiments, and you say it out loud so shamelessly?
But Jiangnan wasn't stingy. He left a few hundred small fire jars for Li Bing, including the ones he'd stored up without any use for oranges or grapefruit eyes.
He reminded her not to use them on herself, then left with his group in a flurry.
They didn't go anywhere else but straight to the satellite control room where Jiang Tianchen was.
Jiang Tianchen was surprised. "What brings you to my place? Something going on? You—"
Jiangnan's eyes were burning with excitement. (งᵒ̌ꇴᵒ̌)ง "Uncle Jiang! Among the eight planets in our solar system, is there any planet you don't need?"
"Like, one that wouldn't matter if it disappeared? Could you give me one? I have a use for it!"
"The best would be a rocky planet! Plenty of substance!"
Jiang Tianchen was instantly petrified. Not only was he stunned, but the entire control hall fell into dead silence.
Everyone stared at Jiangnan in horror.
Jiang Tianchen swallowed hard.
(⌒﹏⌒;) "You... you're asking me for what? A planet?"
I've heard many outrageous requests, but this is a first!
And it's not even up to me to decide, is it?
Jiangnan said matter-of-factly.
ʅ(･´‸･｀)ʃ "Ah! Just give me any one you like. I'm not picky! But it'd be better if it's close by, more convenient to go back and forth."
Jiang Tianchen's face darkened. Now this guy is asking for planets left and right?
"What exactly are you planning to do? Is Blue Planet too small for you? Are you looking to expand to other planets?"
Jiangnan rolled his eyes. "Do I have that kind of leisure? I'm planning to find a planet for the Star-Devouring Giant Worm to eat!"
"Don't we have two of them?"
It would be a challenge just to keep one fed by his side. If he brought both...
Even feeding himself to the giant worm wouldn't be enough!
Besides, the other one was enormous. With Jiangnan's current abilities, there was no way to bring it to Blue Planet.
The Star Gate and Star Ring weren't big enough, and directly crashing it onto Blue Planet would be unsustainable.
Even if he managed to get it onto Blue Planet, what would he feed it? He couldn't let it nibble on Blue Planet, could he?
And even if there was a Spirit Ruins, it wouldn't last long.
So Jiangnan could only set his sights on other planets...
For a steady, continuous supply of Incense Beads.
Jiang Tianchen was sweating profusely. "None of the eight planets will work. But Jupiter has a lot of moons—seventy-nine of them. How about considering one of those?"
Jiangnan's eyes lit up. "Can do, can do! Let's look into it?"