Chapter 408: Dark Female Ghost 7089

Fortunately, when Zhang Jie came out again, he didn't notice anything abnormal about 7089; after all, two small wads of tissue used as nasal plugs, if not carefully examined, actually show nothing abnormal.

Just now, Zhang Jie used the water he had saved up for a long time to wash himself; he really couldn't stand the rotten-egg smell all over his body, and although the water supply was limited, fortunately there was a purification device left by a human female, so he didn't have to worry about water at all.

The human female left him many things; she once told herself that she was a child from beyond the heavens.

And how could she not be?

Zhang Jie sighed, pulled out a chair and sat beside the workbench, then began to draw weapon schematics according to his imagination.

As a genius, creation is merely the most basic thing; hand-crafted firearms are already outdated, and what Zhang Jie needs to do is something far more badass!

Inspiration gushed forth like a spring, Zhang Jie's pen moved as if guided by a god, and the schematics came faster and faster.

Meanwhile, 7089 not far away squinted her eyes, secretly watching Zhang Jie; although a faint strange smell always came from her nostrils, fortunately she couldn't smell the rotten-egg stench that would have knocked her out.

What is he doing again?

7089 found that she increasingly liked observing this human from a third-person perspective, which seemed more interesting than her own actions.

Just like that, watching intermittently and squinting, such days made 7089 feel quite content.

The energy she gained from strong radiation was already plenty—at least enough to support her normal activity—but as a Humanoid Lifeform trapped in nihilism, 7089 now just wants to slack off.

Just as she thought this quiet life could last a while, she realized she was wrong—wrong to an absurd degree...

This human was even more troublesome than she imagined; drawing schematics was fine, but when it came to the other party's experimental stage, 7089 finally felt what trouble really meant.....

In the small workshop, there were minor explosions every few minutes and major ones every few hours, which 7089 could still tolerate.

What she couldn't stand most was that Zhang Jie, every single time, would toss that firecracker toward her!

And in order to play dead, 7089 didn't dare dodge too obviously, although the power of those firecrackers was still within her acceptable range.

But as the blast sites grew closer and the explosive power increased, she realized that if she kept pretending to be dead, she would really die!

7089's little face was blackened by the blasts; if looks could kill, our old Zhang would have been minced into meat filling.

"Hiss.... just a bit more."

It's easy to make a powerful firecracker, but precisely controlling the explosive yield and manner requires considerable skill.

Zhang Jie pondered, and the firecracker in his hand once again sent up thick black smoke.

"Not bad!"

Zhang Jie was about to toss this thing aside when, from somewhere nearby, a gasoline can suddenly flew over and struck his head with a loud bang.

"!!!"

With a bang, Zhang Jie was blown into a haystack head, and at this point he couldn't care less—damn it, where did that gasoline can come from!

He remembered, there was only him in this workshop!

Could it be that the place is haunted?

Zhang Jie looked bewildered, glanced around, and finally fixed his gaze on that strange Humanoid Lifeform.

She seemed to have been blown apart by his firecrackers many times; her face, already dust-covered, had been blackened by the blasts, yet this thing looks completely incapable of movement.

Zhang Jie frowned, reached out again to poke the opposite side; since this thing arrived here, strange events have multiplied—could it be....

"You ultimately still couldn't detect anything; 7089 hides herself extremely well, showing not a single flaw, leaving you with nothing but suspicion."

"In the end, you think it's because some unstable items in the scrap heap caused this commotion, and you finally realized that explosion experiments shouldn't be done indoors, which gave 7089 a chance to catch her breath."

"Thirteen years old: life on Feitu is far more boring than you imagined; as a genius, you have spent this year alone creating all sorts of weird gadgets."

"What you're most proud of is a strange-looking weapon, an automatic firearm you developed yourself."

"In a civilization where technology has advanced to interstellar levels, this thing is just a fire stick—no one would bother making it—but on Feitu, it's very important."

"Independently researching and developing hand-crafted automatic firearms is proof of your genius, but your potential goes far beyond that."

"The greatest limitation on Feitu comes from cognitive constraints; the greatest sorrow of a genius is being born on a planet where even the stars are out of reach, and this is fully manifested right now."

"The human female left you knowledge for entering space, but without a teacher, a genius still needs to spend a lot of time to fully absorb these things; lacking a qualified guide, this is even more deadly."

"And you have never noticed that there is a pair of eyes constantly watching you, and they understand your situation even better than you do."

"A genius is also a mediocrity; you possess wisdom beyond ordinary people, yet you are trapped in this age, having missed the boom of technological advancement and the ongoing grand interstellar age of exploration."

"You are a mediocrity of your time; no matter how much wisdom and secret arts you have, you cannot escape the limits of your era—genius and mediocrity are not actually in conflict."

"7089 feels you should try to fly off this planet, but she has actually never communicated with you; having been deceived and abandoned, she still cannot trust humans, including you."

"But after such a long time of observation, 7089 has long known you well; even out of boredom, she will sneak a look at the photos and notes left by the human female while you sleep—these are her idle, slack pastimes."

"And you, this guy with extraordinarily dull perception, have never noticed what this dark female ghost is up to, and continue living in a clueless way."

"A peaceful life won't last forever; life is like a melon seed ready to burst at any moment, and out of nowhere it can give you a nasal sinus, making you take a nasty tumble."

"Those half-grown kids you let go will surely become a huge hidden danger; since you never learned the principle of cutting weeds at the root, you will eventually be slammed hard by life's southern wall, paying a heavy price you'll remember for a lifetime."

"And on the night of that day, they found your shelter....."