Chapter 167: Space

Well, you two, tell me—what's your name…?

Li Bo.

The one Chen Mu pointed to among the two hurriedly answered:

"I also discovered I had superpowers on the first day, but this ability is a bit… disgusting…"

Li Bo, the male student, seemed a bit embarrassed.

"No worries, go ahead and say."

After going through all kinds of weird special abilities, Chen Mu felt his tolerance had grown a lot.

"My saliva works as glue, and it works really well," Li Bo said.

Chen Mu thought, "What's so gross about that? Once you meet Xue Xu, you'll know what it means to be a minor wizard meeting a major one."

He immediately realized: "So the stuff under the door crack is what you glued together with your saliva?"

Chen Mu, recalling how he'd just used his hand to break open a hole, unconsciously rubbed his palm on his pants.

"Mm-hmm."

Li Bo nodded and said: "I accidentally spat a mouthful of saliva on the ground; Yu Yuan stepped on it by mistake, her shoe stuck fast and she couldn't pull it off, so she ended up tearing a piece of rubber off the sole to free it."

"Better than 502!" Yu Yuan chimed in, lifting her foot to show Chen Mu the chunk of sole that had been ripped off.

"But there's so much stuff in the door crack—is your saliva enough?" He Ying asked.

"Not enough all at once; that's the result of our two weeks of work. I also found that the later it gets, the more saliva I produce and the better the bond—two huge wood blocks, I just spit a mouthful and they stick together as if grown; no matter how hard we pull, we can't separate them."

Chen Mu realized this was the result of his special ability growing, but saw no need to elaborate further.

Chen Mu's own ability also has some adhesive power; it's even better than Li Bo's for identical materials, but if it's true that any two materials can be efficiently glued, then it's a very good special ability.

"This ability isn't bad either," He Ying said, smiling at Chen Mu as she apparently considered the same question.

"Hmm."

Chen Mu gave a noncommittal nod, then turned to the last person and asked, "And you?"

I'm Zhou Xu Liang.

The remaining male student looked as honest as Qian Fei, but not as tall.

My superpower is having a storage space.

"Huh?" Chen Mu's interest sparked instantly.

Sounds pretty high-end.

A storage ring?

A Sumeru bracelet?

Yu Yuan hurriedly explained, "Senior, you've read fantasy novels, right? It's that kind of portable extradimensional storage space—really awesome!"

This guy seemed afraid his companions wouldn't get recognition, so he desperately promoted it.

Chen Mu was also somewhat surprised.

Looking at it this way, the guy named Zhou Xu Liang should be the strongest of the three.

However, he showed no pride or confidence; instead he was rather timid.

Chen Mu's mind flashed, and he asked, "This ability probably has some limits, right?"

"Well…"

Zhou Xu Liang said rather embarrassedly, "Senior, your insight is sharp… the storage space is real, but its usefulness is limited too, because this space isn't actually big—I estimate it's about 1 cubic centimeter."

"1 cubic centimeter?"

Chen Mu reckoned it wasn't bad—you could stuff it and hide two or three people.

It's a pity we don't have firearms or the like; otherwise this guy could absolutely be the protagonist of an online novel.

Being able to stash some sticks and knives is already pretty good; if you also carried a stool, you'd definitely be able to look down on the world.

If that's really the case, this ability is actually quite good.

And there's one more thing.

Zhou Xu Liang looked helpless, a bit deflated, and said, "This storage space only works when I'm conscious…"

Chen Mu blinked, then realized: "In other words, when you're asleep…"

"Hmm."

Zhou Xu Liang nodded: "Once I fall asleep, or get knocked out, the things inside the space will automatically fall out."

Chen Mu sighed.

This limitation indeed lowers the ability's prestige by a notch; in a sense, it's basically just a porter.

By now, Chen Mu finally had a rough understanding of the three's abilities.

Not far from what he had guessed.

These three abilities are mostly supportive; right now they indeed lack significant combat power, which explains why they don't dare run outside.

"Senior, so you see, those two…"

Yu Yuan furtively observed Chen Mu's expression; from the earlier situation, it was obvious that this senior was the one who had the final say.

Chen Mu pretended to think for a moment, then gave a slight smile: "Welcome, all three, to join Qiming."

Yay!

The three hugged each other in an exaggerated manner.

Chen Mu initially thought they were making a fuss over nothing, but upon reflection, if he were one of them, having lived this lifestyle for two months, his mindset would indeed change as well.

"Getting back to the topic, how do you guys sleep in that cigarette box?" He Ying asked with a chuckle.

Yu Yuan happily said: "Mainly for safety; as long as you close the lid and poke a few small holes, you can sleep soundly;"

And, senior sister, you don't know—sleeping on top of cigarettes is incredibly soft; you can sleep sideways, upright, lying down, prone, any angle—it's practically more comfortable than a Simmons mattress.

After he said that, He Ying also felt a bit yearning.

Chen Mu laughed and said: "That wouldn't make one sleep until noon, would it?"

"Is it noon already?"

Yu Yuan scratched their head embarrassedly and said: "We only know day and night, we have no idea what time it is."

The door gap was blocked, the office's only window faces north, making it even impossible to see the sun's exact position, and not everyone can tell the time from these calculations like Tang Jing can.

Moreover, although we don't need to eat, we normally don't dare to consume too much, so when we have nothing to do, we just lie down and sleep.

Chen Mu nodded to show understanding.

Then he asked Yu Yuan: "Do you know where the lubricant is kept?"

Yeah, we wandered around the room aimlessly the other days when we had nothing to do. Senior, what kind of lubricant do you need? D5? 8300?

You even know about lubricant?

Hehe.

Yu Yuan smiled proudly and said: "After all, I am Teacher Wan's most favored disciple; we built model aircraft together, repaired watches, and even improved running shoes for the school athletes—except I accidentally slipped and tore one shoe, forcing Teacher Wan to compensate them with a new pair."

This...

Chen Mu glanced at He Ying.

All one could see was that the victim looked torn.