Chapter 264: Wanting to Have Children p1
While waiting for her sister and Kisaragi Mika to finish their training in the Worm’s Eye, Lin Jiayao had nothing else to do.
She could only hold Huayibai in the courtyard, basking in the sun with her eyes closed, her consciousness immersed in the training ground.
It was a pity that Worm’s Eye and the training ground couldn’t be “linked”, so they could only train separately.
Actually, there wasn’t much need for Lin Jiayao to train in the training ground anymore.
She had ample combat experience for any situation, having fought more battles against B-ranks than probably all the B-ranks in the world combined.
In this case, normal combat training had little meaning or benefit for Lin Jiayao.
B-ranks weren’t challenging enough, and the training ground couldn’t simulate A-ranks.
She was completely stuck, unable to progress.
So now, every time Lin Jiayao simulated, she could only fight against herself, or against her own logged-in zombies.
Without setting a blood crystal limit, allowing both sides to have hundreds or even thousands of Blood Crystals, Lin Jiayao could often win with her diverse evolutions.
But if both sides had their blood crystal capacity set to fifty to one hundred, Lin Jiayao’s chances of winning were slim, basically only winning one out of dozens of matches, and even then, only through sneak attacks.
So now, Lin Jiayao’s training goal was no longer focused on killing.
She would practice swarm control with Goldie, using the same number of insects on both sides to fight and train her micro-control abilities to the limit.
She would practice close combat with A4, competing in burst speed and reaction time, and their understanding of their own evolutions.
She would practice “assembly” with Mask, using the same number and strength of different bones in the training ground to quickly assemble a stronger and more versatile body – usually, Lin Jiayao would refer to the assembly schemes provided by the system.
As for Lin Jiayao’s other B-rank zombie, Ino, Lin Jiayao had never simulated it in the training ground for practice.
She couldn’t have Ino practice who could take more hits. After all, Ino mainly relied on her super strong defense and the debuff from Crystal Vibration Pressure to fight.
With such targeted training, Lin Jiayao’s abilities improved in all aspects, much more efficiently than before when her goal was to kill the opponent.
And this targeted training also made it easier for Lin Jiayao to be immersed in the progress of each practice, easily forgetting the passage of time.
It wasn’t until the system popped up a prompt box that Lin Jiayao realized that her mental power was almost completely depleted.
[System Warning: The host’s mental power is overloaded and may cause some bodily functions to shut down at any time.]
[System Notification: [Library Lv.2] upgrade complete.]
[System Notification: [Rest Area Lv.2] upgrade complete.]
[System Notification: The host’s mental power has recovered from overload, warning lifted…]
In just two seconds, a warning and three system notifications popped up in front of Lin Jiayao like a screen refresh.
The first warning that popped up was probably warning Lin Jiayao that using Worm’s Eye on two B-ranks for these few hours had already pushed her mental state to the brink of danger.
And soon after, with the completion of [Library Lv.2] and the increased mental recovery speed, the system’s danger warning was lifted.
It was just a coincidence.
Of course, even if [Library Lv.2] hadn’t been built yet, Lin Jiayao, upon hearing the system warning, would have immediately exited the training ground and canceled the Worm’s Eye control on her sister and Kisaragi Mika.
Had it already been three hours…?
Lin Jiayao exited the training ground. As soon as she opened her eyes, she felt a long-lost sense of comfort.
It was the feeling of her whole body being bathed in warm sunlight, which made Lin Jiayao feel very comfortable.
But Huayibai was nowhere to be seen. Lin Jiayao looked around and only saw an open white umbrella in front of her.
The white umbrella blocked most of the sunlight, and Huayibai was huddled in the shadow of the umbrella, lying on the mycelium blanket spread on the ground.
It seemed that compared to basking in the sun, Huayibai still preferred to sleep in the shade, but in order not to disturb Lin Jiayao’s sunbathing, she didn’t directly hold the umbrella over Lin Jiayao’s head.
Just as Lin Jiayao was about to leave quietly, controlling the insect chair so as not to disturb Huayibai.
“Click—”
The slight sound of the insect chair moving made Huayibai jump up, quickly close the umbrella, and rush towards Lin Jiayao, hugging her tightly.
Why hadn’t she noticed this little guy being so clingy before…? Or had she become even more clingy after becoming smarter?
So noisy, not at all like an A-rank powerhouse.
“Get down first, Mommy still has things to do.” Lin Jiayao said, and then pinched the back of Huayibai’s collar, lifting her and putting her on the ground.
“Click, click, click—”
After putting Huayibai down, Lin Jiayao controlled the insect chair and entered the room, looking directly at her sister.
Through Worm’s Eye, Lin Jiayao could see her sister’s performance in the dream world as if she was watching the consciousness switching screen.
To Lin Jiayao’s surprise, she originally thought that her sister, facing Mask, would be lucky to force out Mask’s second stage.
Judging from the battle situation inside, her sister seemed to have fought Mask to a standstill, relying on her black blood and high mobility.
Although she didn’t know how many times her sister had died before this result, it had already far exceeded Lin Jiayao’s expectations.
If her sister only used black blood to fight, Mask really couldn’t do anything to her.
Her Spirit research would be completed next time. Next time, she would get an A4 for her sister to practice with. After all, Mask hadn’t reached the peak of B-rank yet, and its suppressive power wasn’t very strong.
Seeing that the battle inside was almost over, Lin Jiayao looked at her sister, pale golden worms wriggling in her pupils.
Soon, her sister, who had her eyes closed, suddenly opened her eyes, and her originally calm breathing became rapid.
The seemingly endless, nightmare-like battle in the dream world had repeatedly pushed Lin Xiwan to the brink of despair. Lin Xiwan, who had never experienced this before, found it difficult to maintain her composure in such a battle.
Now, suddenly pulled back to the real world, Lin Xiwan’s heart rate was uncontrollably racing.
“It’s okay, it was just a dream.” Lin Jiayao sat up on the bed, put her hand on her sister’s head, pulled it into her arms, and comforted her softly.
Her sister’s voice gradually brought Lin Xiwan back. Soon, she regained her composure, and the dazed look on her face gradually disappeared.
“I… how long was I in the dream?” Lin Xiwan leaned against her sister’s chest, and her sister’s pleasant scent gradually calmed her down.
The battle in the dream just now felt like it had lasted for several days, and the scene had changed between day and night several times.
“A little over three hours.” Lin Jiayao said.
“Three hours…” Lin Xiwan murmured and repeated.
Although only three hours had passed, the high-intensity battles in the dream for those few days, the details of the battles were still deeply imprinted in Lin Xiwan’s mind.
Even some of the new skills she learned during the battle, she felt like she could replicate them at any time.
And this urge to replicate was very strong.
“Want to try?” Lin Jiayao immediately guessed why her sister suddenly became silent.
It was the same feeling she had after practicing guns in the training ground for the first time and wanting to try them out.
“Yes…” Lin Xiwan nodded, moved away from her sister’s embrace, got out of bed, “I’ll go to the arena to try, and I’ll come back and cook for you later!”
Saying that, Lin Xiwan put on her shoes and rushed out. Before leaving the room, she glanced at the strange, flesh-and-blood chair with insect legs by the bed.
Now, Lin Xiwan was no longer surprised by anything that appeared beside her sister. She didn’t even ask her sister what it was and just ran away.
After releasing the Worm’s Eye control on her sister, Lin Jiayao felt her mental power recovering much faster.
After her sister’s footsteps disappeared, Lin Jiayao sat back on the insect chair and went to the room that was originally Huayibai’s.
It wasn’t that Lin Jiayao didn’t want to find another room for Kisaragi Mika, but there were only two rooms on the first floor.
Before she had the insect chair, it wasn’t very convenient for Lin Jiayao to go upstairs, so she didn’t let Kisaragi Mika live upstairs, after all, it was inconvenient for her to use Worm’s Eye.
Another reason was that since Huayibai was going to sleep with her, her room would definitely be empty, so it didn’t matter if she gave it to Kisaragi Mika.
Lin Jiayao controlled the insect chair and opened the door to Kisaragi Mika’s room, looking at the naked Kisaragi Mika lying in the dim room.
Kisaragi Mika was still lying under the covers, only her head exposed, looking towards the door, but her eyes were already closed, her brows furrowed, as if she was having a nightmare.
Was she that resistant?
Lin Jiayao didn’t know what Kisaragi Mika had experienced in the dream world yet, so she activated Worm’s Eye and decided to take a look.
High school… just as Lin Jiayao imagined.
The high school in the dream was a Chinese high school. Those memories were basically taken from the high school that Lin Jiayao and Huayibai attended, so it could be considered the same high school.
The scene where Kisaragi Mika was now was inside a classroom, during a politics class.
And Kisaragi Mika was sitting in the second to last seat by the window, resting her chin on her hand, looking out the window with a bored expression.
She looked like she had no interest in studying.
From time to time, Kisaragi Mika would raise her hand and reach towards the window.
But there was no red light flashing on her body, and no terrifying shockwave erupted from her hand like a B-rank Awakened.
After trying for a while, Kisaragi Mika withdrew her right hand, sighed, and murmured, “It really is a dream…”
She looked like a high school student with chuunibyou.
And on the notebook in front of Kisaragi Mika, she had drawn a tall giant with a purple ballpoint pen, which looked eight points similar to Ino.
But this giant only had half a face, and the other half was a girl’s face with a distinct anime style, black hair and black eyes, looking a bit like Lin Jiayao.
This half-human, half-zombie stitched-together face looked creepy.
Kisaragi Mika’s appearance made Lin Jiayao wonder if this transformation was successful.
No matter what, at least she had learned Chinese, which was a good thing.
It was about time to wake her up and see the results.
The worms in Lin Jiayao’s eyes emitted a faint golden light, and at the same time, Kisaragi Mika’s body trembled.
Kisaragi Mika, who originally had her eyes closed, her eyebrows trembled, and she slowly opened her eyes, looking at Lin Jiayao in front of her with some confusion.
“Senpai… Saintess?” At first, Kisaragi Mika’s mind was still a little confused, but soon, she regained her clarity and sat up abruptly.
The quilt covering her body slid down her shoulders, and the sudden chill made Kisaragi Mika couldn’t help but glance down.
It was then that she remembered that she wasn’t wearing anything.
“Eek—”
Kisaragi Mika let out a small cry and quickly pulled the quilt over herself, covering her body.
“How do you feel now?” Lin Jiayao’s expression didn’t change at all, her facial muscles as steady as if they were welded with reinforced concrete. She looked at Kisaragi Mika in front of her and asked calmly.
“Now…” Kisaragi Mika lowered her head, as if she was lost in thought for a moment, forgetting to answer Lin Jiayao’s question.
She was still digesting the large amount of knowledge in her mind and the fusion of two sets of memories.