Chapter 32: Brother’s Debt, Brother Pays
Lin Jinmo and the others were already fully following Sheng Rong’s command. “Alright, I’ll go check around.”
“I’ll go too.” Lin Jinmo and Shi Anxin went around to check thoroughly.
Shi Lele tugged at Shi An’an. “An’an, come with me to relieve myself.”
Shi An’an nodded, told Sheng Rong, and went with Shi Lele to relieve herself.
“An’an, I heard there’s the nest of the last queen insect here. Although it was cleared, I don’t know if there are still any insectoids around…” Shi Lele vigilantly looked around.
Shi An’an was puzzled. “Aren’t the insectoids already extinct? Aren’t there only star beasts now?”
“The insectoids were indeed extinct a hundred years ago, but this queen insect from eighteen years ago somehow evaded so many years of searches. If someone hadn’t accidentally fallen into the cave and discovered the nest, this planet might have been occupied by the insectoids in the end, and the insectoids would have revived…”
“Alright, right here. An’an, you relieve yourself too. I’ve wanted to go to the toilet for a long time…” Rustling sounds came from Shi Lele.
Shi An’an had no intention of relieving herself. She just stared fixedly at the stone mountain not far away, lost in thought.
“I’m good, An’an. Let’s go back.” Shi Lele finished and instantly felt relieved, hopping over to Shi An’an.
“An’an, what are you looking at?” Shi Lele followed Shi An’an’s gaze. “It’s just a bare stone mountain. There’s nothing there. What’s so good about stones?”
Shi An’an withdrew her gaze. “Yeah, stones aren’t good-looking. Let’s go back.” Before leaving, Shi An’an took one last look at the stone mountain, narrowed her eyes, and then went back to the resting place with Shi Lele.
“We’ve checked already. There’s no danger nearby, not a single creature, and no plants either.” Lin Jinmo said.
“There are three teams not far ahead, and several teams behind. It looks like they’re all planning to rest here tonight.” Shi Anxin shared her discovery.
“The more people, the safer. It proves this place is safe!” Shi Lele was very optimistic.
But Sheng Rong said, “Not necessarily. I keep feeling like we’re being watched. We’ll take turns resting tonight and leave early tomorrow morning.”
Shi An’an raised an eyebrow and looked at Sheng Rong in surprise. She hadn’t expected him to be the first to sense something was off.
Indeed, something was wrong here.
As soon as Shi An’an arrived here, she felt a strange sense of incongruity and the feeling of being watched…
“What feeling of being watched?” Shi Lele looked around. “It must be the instructors monitoring us.”
Lin Jinmo and Shi Anxin nodded in agreement. “Since this is a military training base, it means the instructors have already checked for dangers. There shouldn’t be any problems.”
Sheng Rong still trusted his feeling but didn’t say more. He just told everyone to stay vigilant at all times.
“Sigh, I really miss the feeling of sleeping until dawn the day before yesterday…” Shi Lele half-lay on a stone. “I really want to apply a few drops of essential oil and sleep again!”
Speaking of this, Sheng Rong also recalled the incident where all the students were knocked out by a mysterious fragrance the day before yesterday. That sleep was even more miraculous than taking a panacea.
“What essential oil?” Sheng Rong asked keenly.
“Uh? What? I didn’t say essential oil.” Shi Lele quickly covered her mouth.
Shi An’an smiled. “Do you want some? Since you’re a teammate, I can give you a discount.”
Sheng Rong’s eyes turned. “Is it the fragrance from last time?”
“Yes, yes, that’s the one!” Shi Lele nodded quickly, then carefully took out the essential oil that An’an had given her. “Look, it’s this one.”
Sheng Rong saw that the delicate glass bottle contained about ten drops. But getting close, he could smell the fragrance he had smelled before sleep that day, and his mental power stirred accordingly.
“I want it! How much? I’ll transfer it to you!”
Shi An’an took out a small bottle of light green essential oil. “This one suits you. One million, no haggling.”
Sheng Rong carefully took it. The moment he opened it, he smelled a dominant cool scent, instantly feeling refreshed and his mind exceptionally clear!
Suddenly, Shi An’an turned her head to look into the distance.
“What’s wrong, An’an?” Shi Anxin saw her younger sister’s action, stood up, and looked around.
Sheng Rong immediately closed the cap, put the essential oil into his space button, and vigilantly looked in the direction Shi An’an was staring.
“What’s wrong? Did you find something?”
Shi An’an withdrew her gaze and shook her head. “No.” She still didn’t know what that thing was.
Sheng Rong relaxed, cherishingly touching his space button. That feeling just now was really too great!
“Hey, transfer the money!” Shi Lele reminded Sheng Rong.
Sheng Rong repeatedly apologized and quickly transferred one million to Shi An’an.
Lin Jinmo moved to Shi An’an’s side. “An’an, why is the one you just gave Sheng Rong green? Why are ours red?”
Shi An’an glanced at Lin Jinmo. “The red one is made from rose. The one you just gave Sheng Rong is made from mint. You insisted on having the same as my sister, so yours is also rose-scented essential oil that girls like!”
Shi An’an emphasized “girls” heavily.
Lin Jinmo’s face darkened instantly after hearing this. “Can I exchange it for another bottle now? I haven’t used that one.”
Shi An’an shook her head. “No, that bottle was given to you on my sister’s account. If you want a different one, you’ll have to pay!”
Shi Anxin and Shi Lele watched the drama from the side. Sheng Rong enviously looked at Shi Anxin and Shi Lele, thinking that he should build a good relationship with Shi An’an in the future and strive to get her to give him a free bottle someday!
“How about you sell me your rose-scented one cheaply, and then buy a new one?”
“No!” Lin Jinmo refused decisively.
Since Sheng Rong didn’t achieve his goal, he stopped persuading.
Lin Jinmo thought for a moment and asked, “An’an, what other types of essential oil do you have? Take them out for me to see. I’ll pay!”
“Sure!” Shi An’an readily took out the only three small bottles of essential oil left.
“Only these three bottles left!” The rest had been bought by Brother Lin.
Thinking of how her eldest brother had explained the prices of essential oils in this world, her heart ached.
Her gaze toward Lin Jinmo became even more unkind. The sins committed by the brother should be repaid by the younger brother!
“Cough cough, this bottle is rosemary essential oil. If you feel restless and can’t calm down, choose this one. Two million!
This bottle is mugwort essential oil. It has many effects, not only calming the mind and aiding sleep, but also helping relieve body pain. It can be applied for bruises and injuries… Three million!
This one is invincible! This bottle combines mint, rosemary, mugwort, rose… and eight kinds of plants. The effects are even more numerous. You just need to smell it once to fall asleep quickly. Not only can your mental power be stabilized, but your body can also be enhanced… I’ll give you a friendship price for this bottle: five million!”
