novelraw Chapter 349 - 5: Flying Insects Swarm Out_2
Chapter 349 - 5: Flying Insects Swarm Out_2
Because the transformation of the body through spiritual power is done by adjusting and stimulating cell activity via internal circulation, whereas the Spiritual Spring Space...
In Chu River’s view, the Spiritual Spring Space is stronger than any golden finger she has known before. How dare Song You, how could she!
She herself is completely unguarded about unknown things, so on what basis does she assume that giving such a thing to others is a good idea?
The timing of the insect attack was so coincidental, Lei Yu couldn’t sense it. Didn’t she have the slightest doubt in her heart? And how could she dare, after the base’s downfall, to watch a group of the old, weak, women, and children, pretend to be a saint, and then drop a drop of Spiritual Spring into the well...
The complete destruction of the Red Star 24 Base happened in her hands.
Thinking of Li Chang’an’s imminent death due to spiritual power depletion, she calmed down:
"The insects are too frantic this time. There must be something in our base that they absolutely must obtain. This time, I’m afraid it won’t be like before, where they just leave if they can’t find it."
She looked at Li Chang’an, who was listening intently to her words, and her expression became heavier: "Have you considered, what if they discovered the seed vault?"
The principal in his thirties suddenly had a layer of frost on his face.
He gritted his teeth —
"I’ll make the arrangements."
Though the seed vault is completely sealed, he’s not overly worried about it, but there are other things around the seed vault, including a large number of researchers.
Even though they’ve prepared oxygen generators, the biological matter below is too abundant and can only sustain for five minutes at best when all ventilation ducts are shut.
Five minutes, can they wait until the insects retreat?
Even Li Chang’an is uncertain now.
He is frantically giving orders while waiting for Lei Yu.
He needs to figure out if this indeed has something to do with Song You.
...
Lei Yu arrived swiftly, now sprinting all the way to Li Chang’an’s office, the red alerts above still cycling continuously, while on the big screen facing the door, the red arrows on the satellite monitor are advancing continuously.
There was even a predicted time below —
[The first wave of insects is expected to reach the base in 6 minutes and 29 seconds.]
Seeing him, Li Chang’an immediately inquired, "Did you conduct a cargo handover today?"
Lei Yu snapped back to attention, instantly understanding Li Chang’an’s meaning and promptly denied: "No, absolutely not, even that apple was placed back in the secure room in its original state."
They only agreed on cooperation, but such a large volume of goods handover requires the secure room to be rechecked and sorted, not to mention that specific plans for subsequent insect clean-ups have not been formulated yet.
"Why did these insects come?" he asked.
Li Chang’an’s frown deepened.
"I thought it was because you leaked some scent during the cargo handover."
Lei Yu shook his head: "Impossible."
...
All districts have provided preliminary reports, showing nothing that could attract insects, let alone attract stuff from the surrounding four provinces and cities... Li Chang’an also understood it should not be something ordinary residents can draw out.
But, ultimately, who attracted them?
The seed vault is right under their feet, and it cannot be lost no matter what. No one in the country can bear this consequence.
He glanced at Chu River, who sat with eyes closed in concentration:
"Miss Chu, maybe there’s something you want to tell us."
A newly arrived young woman, though a spiritual power superpower user, received news even faster than front-line tracking points, which sufficiently demonstrated her capability.
Chu River sighed.
She initially didn’t want Chang Geng to know this now.
But thinking about the future of that novel...
With humanity on the brink of extinction, why get tangled up in this? So she fixed her gaze on Lei Yu.
"What did you drink of Song You’s?"
...
The trust towards Chu River came so abruptly, and Li Chang’an did not have time to capture this peculiarity, automatically turning his gaze to Lei Yu.
Lei Yu, on the other hand, showed no displeasure or perfunctoriness, instead seriously recalling:
"No. During the negotiation, she indeed presented several fruits for me to choose from, but they were all checked in the secure room, and I didn’t taste any of them."
"Only after the cooperation was finalized did she pour me a glass of water."
"But," Lei Yu vowed, "Chang’an, you know my ability. If she had tampered with that water, I wouldn’t have failed to notice."
Chu River sneered coldly —
She looked down on this human hero who flew to the vast space alongside Song You — how could Chang Geng sacrifice himself for the country, yet he remains oblivious to everything?
"The world has changed; don’t use conventional wisdom to speculate on anything. A Space Ability User who can casually take out so many good things, do you believe they were all collected before the meteor wave?"