Chapter 42: Return

He Ying stared for a moment, then laughed and said, "Although I've never walked on the moon, I guess it must feel something like that."

"Your strength is not bad either," Chen Mu said again.

"I've been training since childhood, haven't you heard Xiao Yan say? I'm the sports committee member, I've won awards in many events at the sports meet."

After becoming a bit more familiar, He Ying became noticeably more cheerful.

It's not common for a girl to be the sports committee member; it seems He Ying indeed has some talent in sports, and Chen Mu, connecting the dots, finally figured it out roughly.

The body becomes lighter, which is essentially an increase in agility, but not everyone can effectively master it in a short time; look at astronauts walking clumsily on the moon—aside from the heaviness of their equipment, the biggest reason is simply not being used to it.

Although the benefits of special abilities are obvious, in most cases the ability user still needs sufficient training and talent.

Take Chen Mu as an example.

When he first gained his ability, he felt extremely depressed, because in his view his special ability merely turned a square into a circle, or a circle into an ellipse, and even a little pig Peppa did it lopsided; he really couldn't think of what it could be used for.

But at that time, everyone overlooked a problem.

That is growth potential.

While the type of special ability itself is important, mental strength and mastery level are likely even more important than the ability's type.

The former determines the upper limit of the ability, while the latter determines its actual application.

On the first day, Chen Mu obviously couldn't beat Wei Dalei, but after just a few days, if he were to fight Wei Dalei to the death now, he at least has a fifty percent confidence of winning.

Just that unexpected spear thrust alone would be enough to kill most people.

And today, in battle, turning an iron rod into a "chain" was also his masterpiece after a flash of inspiration.

Now it seems the effect is significant.

Even He Ying, a special ability user who excels in agility, finds it hard to dodge.

"So, your own strength and balance also help you master the gained ability more quickly," Chen Mu analyzed.

"Indeed," He Ying nodded in agreement.

"Speaking of which, even if that's true, you and Sun Yuan are bold enough; if there really were danger, you could still run, but that guy would be done for."

"This is also unavoidable; we all need to eat, so rather than starve to death in one place, it's better to come out and fight. Sun Yuan's enhanced hearing has actually helped a lot—in places with poor visibility, he can even hear the sound of crawling reptiles, letting us avoid many dangers."

"That's indeed impressive," Chen Mu praised, then lowered his voice and asked, "But what's up with that guy, speaking so... politely."

"Ah, maybe he was frightened by something before; I only met him three days ago. At the time he was hiding in a soda can, refusing to come out no matter what I said; after some persuasion he finally believed I wasn't a bad person, and he's been following me ever since. Although he's timid, he's a decent guy—each time he gets scared to the point of losing bladder and bowel control, yet the next day he's still willing to come out with us."

"He's also a talent."

Chen Mu glanced at Sun Yuan not far away.

All he saw was him helping Wei Dalei drag the instant noodle bags together.

But anyone can see his contribution is negligible; he often goes to talk to Wei Dalei, probably just flattering and fawning, which really annoys Old Wei and even lowers efficiency.

"Sun Yuan."

Chen Mu called out.

"Hey hey hey," Sun Yuan came running, hopping on his feet.

"Don't go causing trouble for Old Wei; I'm asking you, can your ability be used to specifically search for a certain kind of sound?"

"Huh?" Sun Yuan obviously didn't understand what that meant.

"For example, right now all we hear around us is the sound of instant noodle bags scraping the ground; to you it's surely noisy, but could you filter out that sound and specifically listen for any crawling creatures approaching nearby?"

"Well... I've never tried that," Sun Yuan said, a bit embarrassed.

"You can try it now; everyone's ability can grow through training, and your ability's effect is huge—once it reaches a certain level, you can forever avoid danger."

Upon hearing this, Sun Yuan's eyes obviously lit up.

"Okay, senior, I'll try it right away."

He said that and then ran to the front of the group, walking while trying to look like he was listening.

Not long after, he came running back, full of excitement.

"Did it work?"

Seeing him like that, Chen Mu thought he must have made progress so quickly, wondering if this guy really was a genius.

But then he heard:

"No."

Sun Yuan's smile didn't fade as he said, "Although it didn't work, senior, you thinking of this method is truly amazing—it's practically Zhuge Liang reincarnated, Kongming reborn."

After saying that nonsensical line, he immediately ran back.

Chen Mu: "……"

He Ying beside him struggled not to laugh: "So now you know how painful I am, right?"

……

With the help of two more people, the team's forward speed has indeed improved.

After Sun Yuan tried for a while, not only did he make no progress, he also consumed a lot of mental energy; Chen Mu called a halt, and then he took over He Ying's position.

And He Ying went to help Wei Dalei.

When Chen Mu was in the cafeteria, he made a rope loop at the front of the instant noodle bag; Wei Dalei slung it across his chest and dragged it along like a coolie.

This way it's easy to exert force, and it doesn't block the left and right view.

And He Ying didn't directly help Wei Dalei drag the bag; instead she ran ahead first and cleared away the larger stones in advance.

Among the five, surprisingly Zhao Xiao Yan is the most relaxed.

Her only role is to walk beside Wei Dalei, chat with him, and give Old Wei strength.

A group of five.

Only after the sun had fully risen did they finally return to the storeroom.

A day and night passed.

Even Chen Mu felt a bit nostalgic for this temporary home.

They reached under the door gap.

Obviously, the instant noodle bag couldn't be shoved in directly; they had to take out the contents first, then pull them in one by one.

Zhao Xiao Yan had already slipped in first, calling for people to come help.

Soon.

Qian Fei and the others came out one after another; seeing Wei Dalei dragging such a huge bag, they were instantly overjoyed.

"Instant noodles? Chen Mu, you guys are really capable—hey, there are two more people!"

Chang Junyan immediately recognized: "He Ying?"

"Hello everyone." He Ying immediately greeted everyone.

"Wow, how did you guys meet?" Du Jia Jia obviously also knew He Ying.

"He Ying?"

"Dong Junwei? Tang Jing? Great to see you."

After all the members had come out, Chen Mu only then realized that he and Wei Dalei were indeed terribly ignorant.

He Ying's fame at school was even higher than he had imagined.

Tang Jing glanced at Chen Mu, then at He Ying, and immediately said with a warm smile: "Welcome, welcome."