This was a Level 2 Strength-type Supernatural Ability.
Bai Yan glanced around and noticed that everyone was acting as though they had not seen anything. They even deliberately looked away.
Could this old man be some important figure in the base?
Forget it. It had nothing to do with her. She needed to finish the procedures and hurry back to Lu Ming.
After waiting for fifteen minutes, it was finally her turn.
The staff member looked Bai Yan up and down. Seeing how clean she was, how decent her clothes were, and how healthy her complexion looked, his expression immediately became obsequious, and even his voice became noticeably more pleasant.
“Hello. Would you like a single room, a double room, or a large family suite?”
Bai Yan: Hah, what a classic case of treating people differently based on their status. The people before her had only been asked about rooms for eight or ten people.
“How much is a double room?”
“Will you be paying with crystal cores or food?”
“Crystal cores.”
“Three hundred ordinary Level 1 crystal cores or thirty attribute crystal cores, one hundred ordinary Level 2 crystal cores or fifteen attribute crystal cores, or fifty ordinary Level 3 crystal cores or ten attribute crystal cores per month.”
She could not tell whether that was expensive or cheap. Either way, crystal cores were not particularly useful to her.
Bai Yan counted out three hundred ordinary Level 1 crystal cores from her backpack and handed them to the staff member.
After confirming that everything was correct, he gave her a room card.
It said Building 2, Room 2308.
After receiving it, Bai Yan quickly left.
She hurriedly opened the vehicle door, and only after seeing Lu Ming did she finally relax.
She drove the vehicle to the entrance of Building 2, then carried Lu Ming into the elevator in her arms.
This base was being operated quite well. The fact that the elevators were still functional alone was enough to show that.
Their room was at the far left of the ninth floor. There were four units on each floor, and each unit was fifty square meters.
The first thing Bai Yan did after entering was use the system to replace the bed. Only then did she gently place Lu Ming on it.
After settling the man down, she stood up and carefully inspected the room.
There was a private bathroom and a small kitchen. Except for the bathroom, which was separated by a door, the two beds and the kitchen were all in the same space. There was also a table and two chairs beside the kitchen.
Most importantly, there were no cameras in the room. It was safe.
Bai Yan used her Water-type Supernatural Ability to clean the room once more before collapsing onto the other bed right beside Lu Ming.
She simply lay there, pulled the man’s hand into hers, and channeled her healing ability into him.
Lu Ming turned his face toward her. The moment Bai Yan turned her head, he immediately looked away with his ears turning red.
“Hungry?”
Lu Ming shook his head.
“Then go to sleep if you’re tired. I’m tired too…”
Two or three minutes later, Bai Yan had indeed fallen asleep.
After spending so long in a highly tense state while fleeing, she had finally relaxed once they reached a safe environment.
He looked at the girl beside him with heartache, yet there was nothing he could do.
Lu Ming wanted to hold her hand tightly, but the right half of his body was already beyond his control. It could only remain attached to him like a mass of dead flesh.
When Bai Yan woke up, it was already seven in the morning the next day. She had slept for quite a long time.
Lu Ming had not gotten up yet, so she cleaned his body as usual before slipping into her small world.
Ever since she had gained her Water-type Supernatural Ability, she had not entered the villa again.
The two eggs 0315 had given her still showed no signs of movement. They remained steadily beneath the peach tree.
She picked today’s three peaches, then soaked in the hot spring while eating the fresh fruit.
An hour later, Bai Yan returned to the room.
The moment Lu Ming saw the girl appear, his gloomy expression instantly transformed into a silly puppy-like grin.
Bai Yan found him so adorable that she could not resist walking over and rubbing his head.
“Today we’re eating something delicious! Ta-da! Old Hen Ginseng Soup!”
She moved a chair over, held up a large bowl of meat and soup, carefully blew on each spoonful to cool it, and fed it to him.
All the chicken inside had been deboned and shredded into tiny pieces, making it very convenient to feed him.
Lu Ming’s condition had already improved considerably. At the very least, he no longer looked half-dead and barely clinging to life like he had at the beginning.
Seeing him swallow the food one mouthful at a time, Bai Yan was incredibly relieved.
“Why do I feel like I’m your mother? Hahahaha!”
Lu Ming’s chewing stopped.
Seeing that his expression did not look good, Bai Yan hurriedly explained.
“Ah, no, no! I mean you’re very cute! I mean you’re healthier now… Um…”
Lu Ming swallowed the chicken and lowered his head expressionlessly.
“Sorry… I shouldn’t have said that. Don’t be angry. Come on, finish the soup. Then we’ll start your treatment.”
Bai Yan: Oh no, oh no. Why does my mouth have to be so stupid? I know he lost his parents when he was very young… Stupid mouth, hurry up and say something comforting!
Lu Ming raised his head. Seeing the apologetic girl in front of him frantically trying to make things right, he rubbed his lower lip with his canine teeth and smiled at her.
“Ah! You’re smiling! Does that mean you’ve forgiven me?”
“Ah, ah, ah.”
(I wasn’t angry with you in the first place. I don’t want to be your child. I want…)
“That’s great! Thank you for forgiving me!”
After feeding the man the last mouthful of chicken soup, Bai Yan was about to continue his treatment when a knock came from outside the door.
Bai Yan adjusted Lu Ming’s bed back into a fully reclined position before getting up to open the door.
“Lie down and behave. I’ll go take a look.”
Click.
The door opened a crack. Bai Yan squeezed herself into the gap and used her body to completely block the view of the room behind her.
“Hello. You must be Miss Lin Qing.”
She looked the visitor up and down.
Standing opposite her was a tall man in his twenties. He looked to be around 185 centimeters tall. His body was lean and sturdy, with well-defined muscles along his arms. He had a wheat-colored complexion and a handsome face.
“Hello, Miss Lin. My name is Xing Ke. I’m the base leader here.”
Bai Yan remained expressionless.
“Is there something you need?”
“I learned yesterday that a high-level female ability user had moved into the base. It was already too late at the time, and I was afraid of disturbing you and your brother’s rest, so I came to visit you this morning.”
Bai Yan raised an eyebrow.
“Then thank you for visiting. I still need to take care of my brother, so I won’t keep you company.”
Just as she was about to close the door, Xing Ke placed one hand against the doorframe.
Bai Yan was already becoming irritated. Her gaze toward him even carried a hint of killing intent.
“I’m sorry, Miss Lin. Could you spare me a little time? There’s something I’d like to discuss with you.”
Xing Ke looked at Bai Yan with his lovable puppy eyes filled with anticipation.
“Ah, ah, ah!”
Bai Yan heard Lu Ming make a sound behind her. Thinking that something was wrong with him, she anxiously agreed to Xing Ke’s request and prepared to force the door shut.
After receiving her affirmative answer, Xing Ke breathed a sigh of relief. He removed his hand from the doorframe and told her to meet him in front of Building 1 in an hour.
Bai Yan closed the door, locked it, and hurried over to Lu Ming’s bedside to carefully examine his body.
“Does it hurt there?”
Lu Ming bit his lip and lowered his eyes as he shook his head slightly.
“No? That’s good. You suddenly made a sound just now and scared me.”
“Ah, ah, ah, ah.”
(Are you going to meet that man?)
“Hm? What’s wrong?”
“Ah, ah, ah.”
(Can you not go meet him?)