HLnovel Chapter 519 "Infecting the World" - Male Mother (130)
Chapter 519 "Infecting the World" - Male Mother (130)
Lu Liruan met Liao Tingyuan's gaze, but this time she looked away, not giving Liao Tingyuan a chance to communicate at all.
Regardless of anything else, in Lu Liruan's mind at this moment, Liao Tingyuan was also deceiving her, and perhaps he was even the mastermind!
Throughout the time Lu Liruan had known Liao Tingyuan, she had never imagined that Liao Tingyuan would treat her like this.
This made Lu Liruan feel uncomfortable and somewhat aggrieved, because of Liao Tingyuan.
Although Liao Tingyuan couldn't fully know all of Lu Liruan's thoughts, seeing Lu Liruan's furrowed brows and tightly pursed lips, he knew that his avoidance and shirking of responsibility had hurt the young girl.
“Ruan Ruan…” He tried to get up.
"Hey!" Zhao Linchuan, who had just gotten close to him, quickly grabbed him and asked, "Brother Liao, what are you doing?"
Liao Tingyuan didn't actually have the strength to get up. He just subconsciously wanted to go to Lu Liruan's side. Over the years, he had never wanted to explain his behavior or reveal his thoughts as he did now, so that another person could understand what he was thinking and so that she could be protected from harm.
It felt like he was tormented by the thought of delaying things, by making the other person suffer even a little longer.
"Brother Liao, it'll be a while!"
As soon as Zhao Linchuan stood next to Lu Liruan, he felt pressure from her. He was being tormented by Lao Cheng on one hand and being watched by Lu Liruan on the other, making him feel like he was being attacked from both sides.
He thought the safest place in the room right now was next to Liao Tingyuan, but he didn't expect that this guy would be so troublesome.
Zhao Linchuan thought to himself: Why is Brother Liao acting like this today too?
If An Tang knew what he was thinking, she would definitely poke his head with her fingertip: "How can you be so clueless? Don't you see how your brother Liao looks at that girl?"
Liao Tingyuan had never experienced this kind of shift in thinking before. He had always been the one taking care of others, whether it was taking care of kindergarten children when he was at work or taking care of Lu Liruan both inside and outside the space.
In front of the young girl, he was always the older one, the more mature caregiver, and sometimes he would even teach Lu Liruan some things...
Now, however, he felt inferior in front of the young girl, guilty, uneasy, and being scrutinized...
The sudden reversal of their positions left Liao Tingyuan, who had never experienced anything like it before, feeling utterly bewildered.
Yes, I feel helpless.
Liao Tingyuan himself didn't know that one day he would feel this emotion so clearly, but now he couldn't think of anything else. He could only think of Lu Liruan, and his heart was full of her.
Lu Liruan had no idea about the inner turmoil and struggles Liao Tingyuan was going through, nor did she consider how her current attitude would affect him.
Given Lu Liruan's age and experience, she was unable to empathize with Liao Tingyuan's thoughts. This rapid change subtly altered their relationship.
Just like An Tang said before... what if Li Ruan always treats you like a caring elder... This sounds like a joke, but it's actually a real problem.
At this moment, although the atmosphere was tense, the problem was invisibly eliminated. Lu Liruan could no longer simply regard Liao Tingyuan as a caring, always gentle and reliable adult who would never make mistakes.
At this moment, she blamed Liao Tingyuan, resented Liao Tingyuan, and felt a mix of heartache, sadness, and worry about the relationship turning around... all of this suddenly changed.
But at this moment, no one felt it.
Lu Liruan herself didn't know either.
Zhao Linchuan's hand never dared to leave Liao Tingyuan's shoulder... He could already feel Liao's urge to stand up at any moment.
He could only wink at Liao Tingyuan.
It means: Brother Liao, I know you're worried about Li Ruan, but if you stand up like this and I lose my grip, and you fall to the ground, wouldn't that make Li Ruan even more worried?
At that time, not only Li Ruan, but everyone in this house... uh... except for Lao Cheng, will be worried to death.
But Zhao Linchuan didn't expect that he and Liao Tingyuan could have a telepathic connection and understand what he was thinking, so he could only put in a little more effort.
Fortunately, Liao Tingyuan did not have the strength to stand up. The icy liquid burrowed into his body like a cold snake along his veins. It did not hurt, but it made him feel a bone-chilling cold that could not be relieved by external warmth or any other measures.
It was so cold that my bones felt like they were cracking.
Zhao Linchuan noticed that Lu Liruan's gaze had fallen on him again. An Tang, who was patting her back, winked at Zhao Linchuan, signaling him to continue explaining, but to use language that would not upset Lu Liruan as much as possible.
Zhao Linchuan raised his hand and touched his bangs. He had wanted to get a haircut a few days ago, but he had been too lazy to go. Now his bangs were getting too long and were sticking to his eyes, which made him feel even more uncomfortable.
Who did I offend...?
It wasn't that he didn't want to explain to Lu Liruan, but he felt he wasn't that eloquent! If this were Lu Liruan's version of events... he cherished Lu Liruan as a new friend!
Will Lu Liruan break off her friendship with him?
Zhao Linchuan, who was also quite young, was genuinely worried about this: Would she stop talking to him and playing with him in the future?
"Although they are placed in these safes that can block radiation, sources of infection with strong energy radiation are still...not easy to control."
Zhao Linchuan thought to himself that these things were also covered in the new employee training, but he didn't want to ask again at this moment whether Lu Liruan had actually read the manual properly.
“Sometimes, these sources of infection have the potential to re-establish themselves, and this unstable factor needs to be monitored at all times.”
"So my abilities were put to the test, to see if I could extract the energy radiation from the source of infection... And I tried it, and to my surprise, I actually succeeded." Zhao Linchuan said, recalling the novel, exciting, and helpless feeling he had when he first extracted the radiation energy.
Where should I put the extracted files?
It's like he bought a large appliance... He can't just carry it around in his hands all the time, right? He has to put it somewhere to settle down.
I just wanted to give it a try, I never expected it to succeed...
For a moment, no one knew where to put the energy radiation.
After Zhao Linchuan extracted it, everyone present looked at each other in bewilderment for a moment...
Zhao Linchuan was on the verge of collapse: No... didn't you guys consider this problem beforehand?
The boss was also present at the time. Although he is never idle, he personally takes charge of many things and is always present.
Especially for such an important experiment, he unexpectedly couldn't come up with a solution.
Zhao Linchuan scanned his surroundings with an extremely helpless gaze...
But no one spoke for a moment.
The boss sighed softly, "I never expected you to succeed!"
Zhao Linchuan: ...?
The people around also turned their attention to the boss, all with a hint of disbelief. How could such an unreliable situation occur with the top leader right here?
The shop owner pointed to a vase next to him: "Try it first, see if it works in there."
Boss... this is radiant energy, not flowers! Why are you putting it in a vase? To put it on your office desk for decoration?
But he didn't have time to complain at that moment.
Now that the boss had spoken, he quickly focused his attention on putting the radiant energy into the vase.
But only a portion can be put in.
It's as if it's filled to the brim, with an invisible barrier preventing the remaining energy from being converted in.
At this point, Zhao Linchuan no longer needed anyone to tell him and began to try to convert the remaining radiation energy into other objects.
So they tried transferring the remaining energy to the table under the vase.
But it won't work...
This entire radiant energy is like an invisible whole, flowing without boundaries, yet indivisible.
You can only put one thing inside, not two or more.
Moreover, Zhao Linchuan felt there were limitations to what could be put inside.
Like a vase, it's impossible to fully accept it.
Zhao Linchuan tried to put all the radiation energy into the table, but he still couldn't.
Zhao Linchuan assumed that the items were small, so he turned his head and focused his attention on the wall next to him.
Because he didn't speak, and the people around him couldn't see him, they only saw him pacing around in circles inside the room.
But I didn't dare to bother him...
The boss walked beside him and gently patted his shoulder: "Hey... can you still hear me?"
Zhao Linchuan forced out through gritted teeth, "Boss... I'm not deaf. Please, don't let anyone bother me right now..."
So the boss kept quiet for the time being.
The entire wall is inside the room, so it should be considered a single unit.
However, when Zhao Linchuan tried to push the radiant energy into the wall, he could only push it in partially.
Although much more was pushed in than a vase...
However, Zhao Linchuan felt that the radiant energy was still blocked outside and could not be completely absorbed by the wall.
In fact, Zhao Linchuan didn't know exactly how much radiation energy there was.
He only had a measurement, something like size, existing in his consciousness...
But this thing has no physical form, and Zhao Linchuan doesn't even know how much of it is left that hasn't gone in.
This made him feel extremely helpless.
Because this wall is already the largest object in this room.
Moreover, it wasn't like he was transforming some smaller objects that were common in daily life.
For example, the taste of fruit—these are easy, ordinary things, and can even be shown to others as magic tricks.
But this radiation energy put a tremendous strain on his body...
It's like carrying something very heavy and you can't put it down; your hands will shake when you lift heavy things.
But he kept converting this radiant energy, unable to put it into objects, which made him feel as if his spirit was trembling...
Those around him could see that fine beads of sweat were forming on his forehead, and his complexion was becoming increasingly unpleasant.
Thus, it was known that he had still not succeeded in transferring energy to other objects.
So the boss said to him, "Put it back into the original source of infection."
Zhao Linchuan had this plan all along.
He focused his attention on the original source of the infection. He had already exhausted too much energy, and now he felt that things were slightly blurry, making the transformation even more difficult.
Fortunately, perhaps because it was something that carried this radiant energy, Zhao Linchuan managed to convert the radiant energy back into its original form, even though it took some effort.
However, after putting all the energy into it, Zhao Linchuan felt that something was not quite right.
how to say?
He himself couldn't understand it, but to put it in a metaphor, it was like... the source of the infection was an unopened mineral water bottle.
But now, it's a mineral water bottle with the cap open.
Although the water is still inside, there is a risk that it could leak out at any time.
If it's bumped or the environment is disturbed, this bottle of water becomes extremely unstable...
Zhao Linchuan didn't know if this was just his imagination.
But his consistent principle is to say what he thinks and never hide anything.
Anyway, whether it's right or wrong, whether it works or not, the boss is right there...
If he feels uncertain, he won't say anything. But if something goes wrong later, he'll feel guilty.
This is Zhao Linchuan's consistent way of doing things. Although he is not old and looks a bit old, he is very smart and insightful.
Hearing what he said, the boss's expression didn't change much, and it was unclear whether he had expected it.
He simply nodded and asked Zhao Linchuan, "Is it very dangerous?"
Zhao Linchuan carefully examined the situation and said, "I don't know, I've never encountered this situation before." He was telling the truth.
To conduct the experiment, they chose a source of infection that was neither too strong nor too weak.
"How much higher will it be compared to before it was untouched?" the boss continued to ask, his wise and gentle eyes looking at Zhao Linchuan and then at the source of infection.
The main reason for choosing this source of infection for the experiment is that it is unstable.
After the personnel were taken out of the space, they were also preserved in a sealed manner.
However, it almost re-established its space three times when the management personnel were not paying attention.
The third time, there was even a tendency for it to spread to other sources of infection in the surrounding area, creating a larger radiation effect.
The person specifically in charge of this matter wrote down the details and submitted a written report to the boss.
The personnel in charge of this matter received orders from their boss overnight to distribute the infection sources that had been stored together to different units for resealing, and to monitor them closely.
But in reality, these branches have no choice but to increase monitoring efforts as each location can only accommodate one source of infection.