Chapter 248: Big Brother, Look at Your Hand
"Knock knock knock!"
Suddenly hearing the sound of knocking, Eggplant and Eagle barked in frustration and excitedly ran out.
With a couple of barks, recognizing a familiar scent, Eggplant didn't hesitate and leaped out!
When Lin Jun sensed something falling from above, he instinctively shielded Zheng Yan and backed away.
"Bark!"
When the object landed, Zheng Yan and Lin Jun saw a familiar figure.
"Whoa! Is Eggplant really that amazing?" Zheng Yan looked at the wall, then at Eggplant, unable to believe his eyes.
The wall, along with the electric fence, was over five meters tall.
The electric fence didn't even move, meaning Eggplant must have jumped at least five meters high.
Lin Jun was also surprised by Eggplant's jumping ability, and after not seeing him for a few days, he thought Eggplant seemed even stronger.
Soon after, the door opened from inside, and Meng Ci and Shen Que walked out.
"Big brother, didn't you two turn into zombies?" Zheng Yan grabbed Lin Jun's arm, planning to run away if the two big brothers pounced on them.
"No!" Meng Ci answered.
Then the four of them started chatting at the door about what powers everyone had awakened.
Lin Jun had lightning powers, and Zheng Yan had water-based powers.
"Man, my power seems pretty useless," Zheng Yan sighed.
After discovering his water-based power, Zheng Yan tried to manipulate water to see if it could be as deadly as Lin Jun's lightning.
But the water was too weak and just splattered to the ground.
Meng Ci comforted him, "Didn't you guys used to sell water to the people around here?"
"Previously, the government asked residents to collect rainwater, which must be because the current water is problematic. Your power is actually quite good. As long as it's confirmed to be safe, it can be used to exchange for goods."
Meng Ci clearly remembered that the novel had described the abilities of water-based psionics in detail.
Water can not only be consumed but, when used properly, can be turned into razor-sharp blades.
With just a gentle swing, the water blade could precisely cut off a zombie's head.
However, Meng Ci didn't plan to reveal this information. After all, if Zheng Yan knew his water-based power was so powerful, what if he encountered danger while going out to kill zombies?
Therefore, it was best to let things develop naturally.
Hearing this, Zheng Yan's eyes flickered with excitement.
"That's right!" He grabbed Lin Jun's arm excitedly.
"Come on, let's get back and figure out just how much water I can summon!" Zheng Yan couldn't wait and eagerly pulled on Lin Jun's arm, anxious to go home and try.
If we could just keep flooding them, we'd have them beat!
He silently hoped that it would be best if he was the only water psionic in the base.
But Lin Jun, who was built like a tank, quickly grabbed Zheng Yan's hand to stop him from acting on impulse.
"Let's not rush. We can talk about this later," Lin Jun comforted.
Then, Lin Jun turned his gaze to Meng Ci and Shen Que, his expression serious. "The base has announced that residents can go out and take down zombies to earn points."
"So, I thought I'd ask if you guys want to join us?"
Meng Ci answered without hesitation, "Of course we're going!"
But Shen Que frowned, clearly not thrilled with the idea.
Lin Jun knew exactly why Shen Que wasn't happy.
"It's too risky out there right now, so maybe we should check things out first before anyone else goes," Lin Jun suggested.
Originally, Lin Jun had planned to leave Meng Ci and Zheng Yan at home.
"Alright!" Shen Que agreed.
Earlier, when Lin Jun invited Meng Ci to wait at their place, Meng Ci declined.
When he heard the knock, Meng Ci had already stored suspicious items from the first floor into his pocket dimension.
So, he wasn't worried about Zheng Yan finding anything unusual.
Meng Ci decided that in the future, he'd stash everything from the second floor in his pocket dimension, just in case other psionics tried to break in.
Lin Jun didn't object and took off a backpack, handing it to Zheng Yan.
Eggplant and Eagle, sensing what Shen Que and the others were planning, wagged their tails, eager to help.
After thinking it over, Shen Que decided to leave Eagle at home and take Eggplant with him.
After all, Meng Ci had no powers, and based on what Zheng Yan had shown, his abilities weren't very useful. It would be better to leave someone more reliable at home.
Eagle was more reliable than Eggplant.
But Shen Que didn't plan to play favorites; he'd take Eagle next time.
Once Shen Que and Lin Jun left, Meng Ci and Zheng Yan went inside and sat on the sofa. Zheng Yan opened the backpack Lin Jun had given him earlier.
Then, Meng Ci saw Zheng Yan take out several boxes of meat—pork jerky, beef jerky, beef cubes, and a box of handmade spicy strips.
Zheng Yan placed all the food in front of Meng Ci and generously said, "Big brother, eat!"
Meng Ci took a piece of beef jerky and popped it into his mouth. It tasted almost the same as the beef jerky he had stocked in his pocket dimension.
"Did you make this?"
Judging by Lin Jun's looks, he doesn't seem like the cooking type.
Since Meng Ci hadn't seen these items at the exchange point, he jumped to the conclusion that Zheng Yan had made them himself.
Zheng Yan shook his head, "The boss made them!"
Then Zheng Yan began to praise Lin Jun all around.
Meng Ci regretted bringing it up.
His fingers were itching like crazy, so Meng Ci did what he usually did: grabbed a cup of water from his space and dunked his finger in it.
Once his finger was in the water, the itching eased up a lot.
"Hey, big brother, what are you doing?" Zheng Yan asked curiously.
Meng Ci couldn't tell the truth, so he just said his finger was in pain and it's some medicine the doc gave him.
Zheng Yan nodded.
"Big brother, your finger!"
Zheng Yan, who had been watching Meng Ci's hand, gasped when he noticed the change.
And since Zheng Yan was there, Meng Ci couldn't take out his phone to watch TV, so he almost fell asleep on the sofa.
Hearing Zheng Yan's words, Meng Ci quickly sat up and looked at his finger.
Meng Ci was just as shocked by the change.
A tiny green sprout had somehow sprouted from the tip of his index finger.
Meng Ci pulled his finger out of the cup, held it up, and wiggled it, making the sprout sway back and forth.
"Big brother, what's your power?" Zheng Yan asked, believing Meng Ci's change must be related to his power.
Meng Ci couldn't exactly admit he didn't have any powers, but since this finger had been washed by acid rain, he assumed he must have awakened his power.
He was just curious about what that power could be.