Wasteland Border Inspector - Chapter 781

Chapter 781: Chapter 259: Plant Affinity, Liu Yi’s Mutation! (2)

Unexpectedly, Luo Xiaoxue laughed after hearing it, “Cheng Ye, you’ve developed quite the authoritative air after this trip, you’re talking more like Brother B now.”

“Really?” Cheng Ye was taken aback for a moment, then chuckled, “By the way, does Brother B know about what’s happened in Dapo Town?”

“No, I wouldn’t dare tell him.”

Luo Xiaoxue immediately shook her head, her tone carrying a bit of helplessness, “You know how stubborn he is, if he found out you were in danger over there, he’d rush over to save you at once, and no one could stop him.”

“That’s good, if he found out, he’d be pretty shaken.”

Cheng Ye breathed a sigh of relief and then recounted the story he shared with Elder Qu earlier in the day, picking out the parts he could share with Luo Xiaoxue.

He didn’t plan to mention the high-level, dangerous existence like Immortal Objects, even Liu Bi probably knows very little about them, telling Luo Xiaoxue would only unnecessarily increase her worry.

Just the words “Destruction Level Infection Source” were already terrifying enough.

“Destruction Level Infection Source?!” Luo Xiaoxue gasped immediately, pulling Cheng Ye up and thoroughly inspecting him several times, until she confirmed his complexion was normal and he was indeed recovered, she spoke with lingering fear,

“Your dad, as a Fifth-stage Inspector, has only ever contained seven Destruction Level Infection Sources in his lifetime, and Brother B has only managed three so far. How did you, as a trainee inspector, encounter such dangerous things already?”

“Well, isn’t it just my good fortune and luck.” Cheng Ye chuckled, finding a reasonable excuse, “Luckily, that infection source was area-based, the threat from an individual wasn’t too great, otherwise Happiness City would have discovered and dealt with it long ago, and it wouldn’t have been up to me to encounter it.”

As for how he used the infection source to become a Source Binder, he didn’t mention it at all.

On this Wasteland, some secrets are best kept unknown, to live more peacefully.

Luo Xiaoxue thought for a moment and then asked, “Will you go back to Dapo Town to continue the Satellite City construction next?”

“Yes, after resting for a couple of days,” Cheng Ye nodded slightly, “The layout for the Satellite City is already set, and the surrounding threats cleared, so it’s a good time to take advantage of the good autumn weather to push ahead with large-scale construction.”

When it comes to the construction of the Satellite City, there’s really no reason to hide anything.

He decided to continue, “By the way, Sister Luo, there have been some unforeseen events outside recently, now the land within 200 kilometers around Happiness City can be freely cultivated, it won’t be affected by the previous curse anymore.”

Upon hearing this, Luo Xiaoxue was clearly taken aback, her smile disappearing instantly, making Cheng Ye’s heart skip a beat.

Fortunately, Luo Xiaoxue quickly regained her composure, without saying more, merely gesturing for him to follow her.

They walked into the adjacent bedroom, and Luo Xiaoxue pulled out the key to open the door.

Upon entering, Cheng Ye saw that there were quite a few flower pots piled on the floor and bed, with cabbages growing exceedingly well inside.

However, what surprised him was that the colors of these cabbages were actually varied.

Besides the normal white, there were eerie greens, blues, and even one that was light pink!

“This…” Cheng Ye paused, pointing at the flower pots, “Is this a problem with the seeds?”

“The unforeseen event you mentioned, did it happen 14 days ago?” Luo Xiaoxue didn’t answer directly, but instead asked.

“Yes, it was that day.” Cheng Ye calculated the date in his mind, realizing it was the day Tan Ming used a barrier to envelop Happiness City, lifting the Petrification Curse.

“Then it’s probably Yiyi’s issue.” Luo Xiaoxue said with a heavy tone.

“What?” Cheng Ye’s heart jolted, incredulously pursuing, “These cabbage mutations were caused by Yiyi?”

“Yes.” Luo Xiaoxue nodded to confirm, “The white cabbages you see are ones I planted using the same seeds, but the ones planted by Yiyi resulted in these oddly colored varieties.”

“Yes, the white ones you see are from what I planted with the same seeds, Yiyi’s cabbages are all these peculiar colors.”

“How is this possible?” Cheng Ye furrowed his brows, but quickly nodded to indicate to Luo Xiaoxue not to panic:

“Don’t worry, I’ll take a look at the situation.”

He hurried to the door outside, discreetly opening his personal panel, his heart trembling as his gaze fell upon Liu Yi’s information bar.

[Liu Yi, 100%, available search options: Intelligence, Skills]

Liu Yi’s panel had a search option appearing?

The fact that she had maximum cooperation with him wasn’t surprising; seeing her blissfully squinting while eating strawberry jelly showed how potent the jelly’s “power” was.

But when he last checked, Liu Yi’s panel was still blank, not even an intelligence option!

“Could it be… her superpower has awakened?” Cheng Ye speculated inwardly.

Liu Yi’s love for planting and tinkering with plants since childhood might be due to latent genetic superpowers?

Previously unable to manifest due to Stone Province’s planting curse, these abilities were unintentionally activated after Tan Ming lifted the curse, restoring life to the land?

“Sister Luo, have you told anyone else about this?” Cheng Ye asked, turning his head.

“No, I haven’t even told her dad, just worried it’s something…” Luo Xiaoxue’s expression was complex, tinged with worry, “Recently, lots of newcomers have poured into the Buffer Zone, who knows if they’ll bring strange infection sources. Yiyi has always been kept safe at home with a low chance of infection, but she’s recently made contact with teachers and met many other kids…”

“It’s not an infection, don’t overthink it. I think I know the reason, wait for me a bit.” Cheng Ye quickly interrupted her assumptions.