Chapter 136: Genius

After the paper's density was halved, Chen Mu found it easy to control, and both precision and speed could be continually improved through practice.

Thus in the end, He Ying and her two companions still fell far behind Chen Mu's speed.

Chen Mu split off another head.

But only when Zhu Hao, Sun Yuan, and Du Jia Jia joined, making six people working together, could they barely keep up with his speed.

After a full half hour.

Original paper was completely used up.

Replaced by.

It was a full 43 rolls of paper.

Neatly stacked on the table.

……

Chen Mu exhaled deeply; a headache symptom that had not appeared for a long time flared up slightly.

It is clear that this round's consumption was indeed somewhat large.

Tang Jing took a roll of paper in her hand and examined it closely.

"Keeping the edges neat is fairly simple, but achieving uniform thickness is truly a rare level of control."

"At first it wasn't done well, but gradually it became easy, like mass production." Chen Mu also picked up a roll of his own result, quite satisfied.

"It's about the same as the previous rolls."

He Ying winced at her sore wrist and couldn't help sighing.

The six of them were also exhausted to the point of being snappy.

"It's a bit slippery, the feel is still slightly off, but it's already pretty good—definitely better than before." Dong Junwei also nodded.

Tang Jing said: "There's no way around it; printing paper and toilet paper are still quite different."

"The craftsmanship differs a lot." He Ying said.

Tang Jing nodded: "Yeah, and to achieve a certain softness, short wood pulp fibers are added to toilet paper; once the composition differs, the overall material is different too, so no matter what Chen Mu does, he can't reach the level of real toilet paper."

"The absorbency is also a bit worse."

"How to put it? It's a bit like newspaper……"

"Good enough, good enough." Wei Dalei grabbed a roll of toilet paper and ran to the bathroom.

Although the number of people has increased to 17, those 43 rolls of paper will last a while, after all they're only for bathroom use; normally we just wipe mouths and hands, and nobody's that extravagant yet.

……

The outside was already pitch black.

Because there's no sun, estimating night time is hard; although one can roughly judge from the moon's position, only Tang Jing can do that.

However, it's impossible to have Tang Jing run outside in the middle of the night.

At first, Dong Junwei and the others would habitually reach for their phones when they woke up in the middle of the night, until a few days later they got used to it.

Not being able to check the time is always inconvenient.

Even during the day, having Tang Jing, this human clock, announce the time each time is still a hassle.

Regarding this, Qiming's internal team has also discussed it.

Sundial;

Hourglass;

Water clock;

Pendulum;

Various ideas have been proposed.

Some even suggested building an armillary sphere and a water-powered astronomical clock tower.

And the most outrageous was Tang Jing, who spent half an hour explaining the principle and construction of a spring-driven mechanical watch……

But these ideas are now impractical.

……

Next morning.

Chen Mu woke up feeling refreshed; the mental energy that had been nearly exhausted yesterday was replenished again.

He also found this puzzling, because according to others' situations, if one's mental energy is overly depleted the previous day, the next day is also affected.

When Cao Zishan once threw a dead mouse, it took him three full days to fully recover.

And the most typical case is Gu Yinglong.

According to her, back at Yi Zhong, they would make her work until her mental energy was drained each day, and then she had to sleep over 18 hours to basically recover.

Moreover, as time went on, her required sleep time kept getting longer.

So far, sleep appears to be the most efficient way to restore mental energy.

And Chen Mu's recovery speed seems to be a bit stronger than others'.

……

When Chen Mu returned from the toilet, he happened to see Chang Junyan rubbing his eyes as he walked out of the room.

But unlike before, this guy's gait seemed a bit odd, as if he were forcefully rubbing the ground, giving the feeling of marching in step.

"What are you doing?"

"Huh?" Chang Junyan obviously still half-asleep.

"Why are you walking like that?"

"Oh, scratching an itch."

"Ah?" Chen Mu blinked in surprise.

Chang Junyan yawned, instantly feeling much more awake, and laughed, "Chen Mu, my ability has also been improving quickly lately."

That's great! How many buns can you grow now?

As Chang Junyan's ability's effect gradually became clear, his scratching frequency has been increasing lately; Chen Mu hardly ever sees him without him looking like a monkey, scratching all over, making people feel itchy themselves.

Of course, developing and training one's ability is always a good thing; even Xue Xu and Chen Mu mainly encourage him, although they ask him to train far away when he does.

Now, with Gu Yinglong added, out of the seventeen people in Qiming, only three remain unawakened.

Qian Fei, Feng Xiao Yu, Tang Jing.

And the most awkward one is still Zhu Hao.

Since Chang Junyan proved himself, all that's left is his unicorn, whose purpose is completely unknown; over this time, Zhu Hao has clearly felt pressure as well, constantly conducting various tests.

People often see him exposing his horn when idle, then poking and prodding here and there; now there's a row of small holes at the base of the wall, which from afar looks like a musical staff, all Zhu Hao's handiwork, prompting Dong Junwei to advise him to change his method, fearing that one day he might punch a hole through the wall.

For now.

Zhu Hao's horn has two characteristics.

One is that it's extremely hard.

No matter what it pokes against, it always wins; moreover, it seems to have no nerves, no sensation.

Of course, it's not sharp, more like a buffalo horn.

Second, growing this horn doesn't seem to consume much mental energy; as long as he's willing, Zhu Hao can keep it raised all day, which differs from other Special Abilities that can't be sustained for long.

The problem is, this horn has stayed the same size, not growing despite Zhu Hao using it all day.

It seems to have little growth potential.

In this regard, even Tang Jing couldn't offer any advice, and over time she also lost interest in him.

Unlike him, Chang Junyan's growth is still fairly rapid.

"I can already grow twelve buns now," this guy said proudly.

"So, what does that have to do with your walking posture?" Chen Mu still didn't understand.

"Haha, you didn't see that coming, did you? I grew a few buns on the soles of my feet, so I can scratch my feet against my shoes while walking— isn't that killing two birds with one stone?" Chang Junyan exclaimed enthusiastically.

Chen Mu was left speechless.

"You're truly a damn genius!"