Chapter 39: Lin Xi’s Spiritual Root
“Brother Lin”
“Instructor Lin”
Shi An’an and the others greeted Lin Xi.
Lin Xi nodded, looking at Shi An’an, then at the green plants all over the ground, “I told you to stay put, why didn’t you listen to command.”
“Brother Lin, considering you’re my big customer, these green plants…”
“Are all given to me?!” A smile immediately appeared on Lin Xi’s face.
“Tsk, bro, you’re really…” shameless! Lin Jinmo didn’t dare to say the last three words.
The others also had looks of disdain.
“I’ll give you one!”
“Alright, thanks, younger sister!” Lin Xi was still very happy and walked straight toward the mint that the little furball had selected earlier.
“Rawr! Rawr rawr!!” The furball stood in front of its mint, baring its teeth at Lin Xi with a hoarse growl.
Lin Xi raised an eyebrow at the little guy, “I’ll take it with me later and have it checked by a doctor. If it’s a purebred lion cub, it wouldn’t be bad for you to raise it.”
Hearing this, Shi An’an nodded in satisfaction, “Sure, keep it on my planet then, to guard the gate for me!”
The reason she had been ignoring this little guy was that she was afraid it wasn’t a purebred lion cub.
Earlier, Shi Anxin had given her a popular science lesson on some mimetic animals of the Empire People.
“If it’s not purebred…” Lin Xi’s gaze turned unkind, and the little guy seemed to sense the malice from the man in front of it, roaring “rawr rawr” without showing any weakness.
“But aren’t the second forms of Empire People usually adults?” Shi Lele tilted her head and asked.
Lin Xi shook his head, grabbed the little guy by the scruff of its neck, and put it into a box, locking it up.
“Rawr rawr rawr!!!”
The little guy locked in the box roared anxiously and restlessly, its little claws continuously scratching at the box, trying to get out.
“So pitiful~” Shi Lele looked at the little guy in the box with heartache.
“Rawr!”
Hearing someone say it was pitiful, the little guy immediately retorted, but its current roaring appearance only made it look more cute and silly.
Shi An’an knocked on the box, and the little guy stopped, staring with its wet eyes, looking pitifully at Shi An’an, hoping she would rescue it.
Unfortunately, Shi An’an was not Shi Lele, “Stay obediently inside. After you finish the checkup, if there’s no problem, I’ll come pick you up. I’ll raise you from then on!”
Hearing this, the little guy became obedient, “Meow~”.
“…” Lin Jinmo curled his lips, “Clearly a lion, why learn to meow like a cat, tsk.” When did animals become so shameless!
Amid the little guy’s angry glare, Lin Xi collected that pot of mint.
“Cough, I saw you eating some strawberries. Can I have a taste too?”
“…” Lin Jinmo covered his face. He didn’t know this person.
“Here, perfect, I can free up some space in my space.” Shi An’an generously gave Lin Xi a potted plant full of strawberries.
Lin Xi’s eyes were full of red, tempting strawberries, but his ears weren’t idle, “My space button has a lot of space. If you can’t fit them, you can put them in mine!”
“Heh, no need.” Shi An’an now had a deeper understanding of Lin Xi’s thick skin.
“Alright then, but my space button is at your service anytime!” Lin Xi was very regretful.
“…” The others were collectively speechless. Those abacus beads were practically bouncing in their faces!
“Everyone else has started military training. Do we still have to stay here?”
“Yeah, Instructor Lin, military training scores are pretty important for us too. But we found insectoid race larva. Is there a reward?” Sheng Rong looked at Instructor Lin, his mind turning quickly.
Lin Xi smiled mildly, “There is a reward, but you still have to participate in military training. As for what the reward is, we’ll tell you after military training ends.”
“Great!” Sheng Rong and the others were very happy. No matter what the reward was, it would add luster to their files.
Lin Xi looked at the stones around and the stones that Shi An’an had absorbed spiritual energy from, now shattered.
“The energy inside… instruments can’t detect it?”
Lin Jinmo immediately stepped forward, “Yes, Eldest Brother. I’ve tested it many times, and those abandoned mines at home too. The instruments show just ordinary stones, no energy at all.”
Hearing this, Lin Xi frowned and looked at Shi An’an, “How did you sense this energy? Can you explain?”
Shi An’an nodded, “At first, I didn’t sense it because the surface of these stones seems to be wrapped in something that blocks spiritual energy from leaking out.”
“Oh, I call this energy spiritual energy.” Shi An’an added.
Lin Xi nodded and carefully examined the outer layer of the stone, “It might be the queen insect’s saliva. Devouring worms like to devour anything containing energy, anything, even entire planets.”
“So, that queen insect back then took a fancy to the spirit stones on this planet?” Shi An’an suddenly understood.
“If the stones you mentioned contain huge energy that’s helpful to star beasts and the insectoid race, then that queen insect back then might have survived and even evaded searches because of the energy in these stones.”
After all, the insectoid race was extinct, and the queen insect that appeared back then had already puzzled them. Who knew that a large number of larva would appear this time.
Lin Xi looked at Shi An’an, “For the next period of time, you might not be able to participate in military training or even return to school temporarily.”
“Why?”
Before Shi An’an could speak, Shi Anxin asked worriedly from the side.
“Because we need An’an’s help. Next, we’ll screen every planet, but instruments can’t scan it, so we can only rely on An’an’s help.”
Lin Xi thought for a moment, “Or, check if I have cultivation aptitude?” Saying this, Lin Xi extended his hand for Shi An’an to check.
He was very interested in the cultivation Shi An’an mentioned.
Shi An’an looked at Lin Xi helplessly, “Then don’t resist at all, or I won’t be responsible for any consequences.”
“Alright!”
The others quickly gathered around, curiously watching the two.
Shi An’an took Lin Xi’s hand, closed her eyes, and gently probed spiritual power into Lin Xi’s body.
Lin Xi felt the softness in his hand and was stunned. Then he sensed a unfamiliar energy entering his body.
Suppressing the strangeness in his heart and remembering Shi An’an’s words not to resist, he tried his best to relax and not resist that energy.
Shi An’an “saw” Lin Xi’s shining gold spiritual root, her eyes full of envy.
This was a top-grade golden spiritual root. In the cultivation world, he would definitely be a genius fought over by major sects, and he would surely succeed in ascension.
Shi An’an withdrew, looking at Lin Xi with eyes full of envy, jealousy, and sympathy.
Lin Xi saw the little girl’s changing gaze and his heart skipped a beat, “Wha… what’s wrong? Is there a problem?”
“An’an, how’s my bro? Can he cultivate?”
Shi An’an shook her head, “No.”
“Oh!” Lin Jinmo breathed a sigh of relief.
Lin Xi’s sharp gaze turned to Lin Jinmo, who quickly changed his expression and sighed regretfully.
“Sigh, what a pity!”
