Chapter 214 String Force
When he woke up again, Rong Yuan found himself on a deserted island, a small place that could be walked around in an hour or two. It seemed to be a tropical rainforest climate, humid and hot, with frequent rains, and all kinds of plants growing luxuriantly, and there was no worry about water and food shortages. There were no traces of modern civilization, no signs of human life, and even few animals. The island was surrounded by cliffs on three sides, and only one side was a flat beach, where you could go to the sea to catch some fish for a snack.
Judging from the sun, moon and stars, Rong Yuan was sure that unless the thunder struck him into a parallel universe, he was still on Earth. However, there seemed to be few ships passing by nearby. After waiting for several days, he did not see a single ship.
If it was before, whether it was a rain shuttle or a mecha, or even exchanging it for a small boat, Rong Yuan would have a way to leave this island and return to civilized society. But when he woke up, Rong Yuan found himself just like when he was in that alien space, the Sky Eye was there, the stone was there, but all the other exchange items were gone, even the peas disappeared.
Without peas, there is naturally no "Book of Merit", and without an inexhaustible supply of various exchange commodities, Rong Yuan can only find ways to survive on his own. While chopping bamboo to build a house, Rong Yuan thought to himself that at least he had figured out one more problem: when he was reading the "Merit Record Notes" before, how Xiao Yifei lost the "Merit Book" has always been an unsolved mystery for Rong Yuan. The notes were written very vaguely, with only results but no process. Now Rong Yuan thought, maybe Xiao Yifei lost the "Merit Book" because he killed innocent people in the process of revenge, and was also struck by thunder. At that time, the spirit of the weapon had already been killed by him in anger, and the "Merit Book" would not have grown legs and run back by itself.
Rong Yuan would never forget that as a spirit, one of the abilities of Pea was to find the Book of Merit and the contractor no matter how far away they were. So even though they were separated now, Rong Yuan was not worried. He believed that sooner or later Pea would return to him with the Book of Merit. It didn't matter if the exchange items were lost before, as long as the items needed were exchanged back. However, there was still a secret box left by Paco in the ring, and this was the only thing he had to find no matter how hard he tried.
However, Rong Yuan is not in a hurry. The most important thing at the moment is to maintain his own survival.
After experiencing the power of the thunder, his left arm began to feel like a dead tree. He could not even feel pain, let alone do anything. It was as if it was no longer a part of his body. Fortunately, Rong Yuan had read a lot of miscellaneous books before, and found some herbs on the island that were suitable for the disease. He crushed them and applied them, and tore off his shirt to use as a bandage. It was better than nothing.
Now Rong Yuan's arms have gradually regained their softness and elasticity, the wounds have scabbed over, and new flesh is growing at a speed that is completely unreasonable. Rong Yuan has to endure the numbness and itchiness from being bitten by thousands of ants almost every moment, but he has extraordinary endurance. Apart from his face being a little paler than usual, he never showed any other expression, and he never reached out to scratch himself once.
The wound healed so quickly, or the arm that had been declared dead regained its vitality, which was certainly not the work of those ordinary herbs. Under normal circumstances, such a serious injury would have been ulcerated and worsened after he soaked in sea water and was exposed to rain. It would never get better day by day, and it would be impossible to recover to the point where he could start to take on some less strenuous work in just a week.
What really allowed him to heal was the new power that Rong Yuan had been experimenting and mastering on himself during this period.
There was no such feeling as in the novels, such as "heat gushing out from Dantian", "absorbing the spirit particles in the air", "energy flowing in the meridians", etc. It was a more mysterious state. He could feel the existence of the infinitely small strings, how they changed in the void and how they influenced each other. His consciousness seemed to be connected with the strings, and then he plucked them lightly...
One gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, and three gives birth to all things.
It does not require large-scale control. As long as a small part of the string is slightly changed, the wave will spread out quickly, spreading in circles like agitated water waves until it gradually becomes weaker at a very far distance. All matter within this range will change. Rong Yuan simply calls this force string force.
In his conscious training, he was no longer able to exert the ability to disperse the thunder with one hand, and could only make some small changes to the string. Even so, the result of the experiment surprised him.
Little by little, he revived the cells in his arm, which had mostly died; carefully adjusting and changing the structure, composition, and size of his bones and muscles, his body became tougher and stronger every day; he once took half an hour to turn a fist-sized stone into fine sand, and once with a shake of his hand, a piece of tender green branch turned like a burnt yellow vine.
Compared to creation and healing, he is better at destruction. After all, destruction can achieve its goal just by doing whatever it wants, while healing requires integration in a specific direction, which is much more laborious than the former.
Rong Yuan has changed a lot in the past few days. If Amirida sees him again, she may recognize him. Using string force consumes a lot of energy, and the result is that Rong Yuan loses weight rapidly in a very short period of time. His cheekbones are protruding, his cheeks are sunken, his limbs are thin, and you can even see the lines of his bones. His eyes seem to have become bigger and look particularly deep. There is a heat in the depths of his eyes that seems to burn life. But this seemingly malnourished body contains a powerful force that is incomparable to the past. The water-filled coconut tree trunk has excellent elasticity and toughness. It is easy to bend but not easy to break. In front of him, it is kicked off like a dead branch.
He knew that he was getting further and further away from the identity of "human" day by day, but Rong Yuan didn't care. He never cared what his race was. He only knew what he wanted. The sense of belonging that the group needed was dispensable to him.
It's not that he didn't worry about Emilida's whereabouts, but "worrying" was useless in this situation except making himself upset. Therefore, Rong Yuan stopped thinking about it and just focused on recovery. In his spare time, he made his living place more comfortable and satisfying.
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The small and cute bright yellow cup is placed on a light blue porcelain plate. The barista's skillful hands use milky white foam milk to embellish it with a marigold-shaped pattern. The rich and mellow aroma of milk and coffee diffuses in the air, making people feel relaxed and happy.
Liu Ting looked at the exquisite cup of coffee and felt reluctant to drink it for a moment. However, Tian Xiaojia, who was sitting opposite her, had no mood to appreciate it. She stirred it with the spoon twice, gulped down a mouthful, and because it was too hot, she exhaled sharply and fanned herself with her tongue.
Liu Ting found it funny and pushed the banana boat ice cream in front of her over. Tian Xiaojia quickly scooped a large spoonful into her mouth and held it on the tip of her tongue. The painful expression on her face eased a little, but she still looked angry.
"Where did that girl come from? Are they related by blood? Do his parents know? Is she really just a friend's sister? He didn't explain it to you clearly? Which friend..." After swallowing the ice cream, Tian Xiaojia asked a string of questions like a machine gun, staring with his eyes wide open and looking indignant.
Liu Ting said helplessly: "I just said that his friend's sister was coming to stay for a few days and asked you to help buy some clothes for girls. What did you think of?"
"How can you be so slow!" Tian Xiaojia said angrily, "How many sisters are waiting for lovers! My sister, can you be more careful? The way your boyfriend exudes hormones all the time, any woman would be tempted! What's more, the two of you live together and spend every day together, it wouldn't be surprising if something goes wrong at any time!"
Liu Ting blinked, raised her eyebrows, and asked jokingly with a smile: "Are you moved?"
Tian Xiaojia was stunned for a moment, then realized that Liu Ting was referring to her words "As long as she is a woman, it is impossible not to be moved", and waved her hand carelessly, saying: "Hey, I'm your buddy!"
Liu Ting chuckled, then shook her head and said, "I believe in Jin Yang." She only said this, but the smile in her eyes and the unreserved trust made it impossible for the girl opposite to question her any further.
"Okay, okay, since you trust him so much, I will just reluctantly reserve my opinion for now." Tian Xiaojia waved his fist and vowed , "If he dares to let you down one day, hmph, I will let him know how powerful I am!"
Liu Ting smiled again and said softly, "Then I'll leave it to you!"
"Of course, just watch!" Tian Xiaojia responded with pretended to be very imposing. Seeing her best friend smiling all the time, she couldn't help but smile too.
Although Tian Xiaojia's words were very impolite, she actually liked Jin Yang very much, but not in the kind of love between men and women. Jin Yang was very good, and Tian Xiaojia had always admired this outstanding boy in all aspects, but the only one she wanted to spend her life with was her childhood sweetheart who loved her more than anyone else, even though he had some minor flaws.
What Tian Xiaojia likes most about Jin Yang is the changes he has brought to her good friend.
She grew up with Liu Ting and knew that her friend was not very popular among her classmates because she was very outstanding and serious. Girls excluded her and boys thought she would tell tales to the teacher, so she didn't have many friends. Over time, the girl's personality became much colder. Although more and more boys admired her when she grew up, she spontaneously distanced herself from others.
But since Jin Yang came to her side, the girl has become more gentle, warm and tolerant day by day. She calmed down and began to listen carefully. She has become more considerate of people and things. Her eyes are bright, and she always has a smile from the heart on her face. She is full of expectations for every day. She seems to be immersed in the warm and golden sunshine, exuding a comfortable and pleasant joy.
So Tian Xiaojia also liked Jin Yang, although she always disliked that Jin Yang was too dazzling and easy to attract men, and was not a good candidate for a husband. At the same time, she was secretly worried that her friend was obviously deeply in love with him. What if they broke up one day in the future?
Liu Ting didn't know what Tian Xiaojia was thinking about, why she smiled and sighed at one moment, her friend's thoughts were always so erratic that it was hard to figure out what was going on. Now she was really thinking about the "sister" who suddenly appeared.
She naturally wouldn't suspect that there was anything going on between Jin Yang and the girl, she just felt it was a little strange.
The girl showed up very unexpectedly, without even a change of clothes. Jin Yang took her back to his home without warning, and Liu Ting only found out about it when her boyfriend asked her to help buy some clothes.
The girl was tall and delicate, and seemed to be a foreigner. Her eyes were a rare emerald green, always full of curiosity and a bit of worry. She always liked to sit on the carpet like a cat, holding an old photo album and looking at it. Sometimes she would smile a little, but most of the time she frowned and looked very troubled, but her troubled look was also very cute.
Liu Ting remembered that when they first met, the girl still stuttered when she talked to her. Sometimes when she spoke too fast or used complicated words, she would look at you with embarrassment, with a look of "I don't understand" written all over her face. When they met again the next day, although she still had a strange accent, there was basically no communication barrier. When she went there yesterday afternoon, she also saw that the girl was holding a large book and reading it with great interest.
She was simple and naive, but she always asked pointed questions. Even so, she actually had no intention of provoking, but was just purely curious and puzzled. After two or three times together, every time Liu Ting went there, she would find that the girl had opened the door in advance when she was about to ring the bell at the door. Upon asking, it turned out that she did not see Liu Ting coming from anywhere, but "guessed" that she was coming, as if she had predicted it.
She was a very, very smart girl, and Liu Ting had never seen anyone smarter than her.
——No, except perhaps one person… Dr. Rong, who has won various scientific and technological awards at a young age.
Jin Yang said that the girl named "Aimirida" is his friend's sister. I wonder what kind of person his friend is?
Unexpectedly, Liu Ting suddenly remembered the pair of eyes that seemed to be able to see through people's hearts in the dimly lit bar.
