Blind Spot Chapter 48 - 046 Strange 2

Chapter 48: 046 Strange 2

Chapter 48: 046 Strange 2

Standing in the field, Li Chengyi took a long breath.

He was eager to try out the New Flower Language Ability, but considering the possibility of substantial physical changes, it might draw the attention of those around him.

So, he forcefully suppressed the idea of trying it out.

‘Then again, since I’m already here… why not…’

He looked around at the patches of Gladiolus flowers in various other colors.

He imdiately stretched out both his hands, beginning to absorb the evolutionary energy from his first evolution.

The first evolution required the absorption of variant floral essences, a fact he had proven with the Wisteria Flowers.

Standing amidst the flower beds, he touched here and there, quickly covered the entire field of Gladiolus flowers.

And with that, his evolutionary progress reached 43%.

Seeing there were no more flowers to touch, Li Chengyi finally stopped, satisfied.

“What are you doing inside the field? Co on out, you’re not allowed in there!” Just then, a passing staff mber saw him and shouted, pointing in his direction.

“I’ll co out right now, just taking a photo, these flowers are too beautiful.” Li Chengyi hurriedly replied loudly.

“You can take photos from the outside, you’re not allowed inside. If everyone goes in and steps around, these flowers can’t bloom properly.” The man looked about forty-sothing, balding, with a loud voice.

Li Chengyi quickly left the flower beds, as he had already gathered enough evolutionary progress. He had touched all the Gladiolus flowers in the area, so there was nothing left to linger for.

He stepped onto the tourist walkway, apologized a few tis to the balding uncle, and watched as the man walked away grumbling. His gaze then involuntarily settled on the Sunflower Field opposite the Gladiolus.

‘Sunflowers?’ He had not touched those before.

The Sunflowers had not blood earlier, but now they were just right…

Li Chengyi looked left and right, noticing that nobody was paying attention to him. Moreover, there was a mother and daughter next to the Sunflower Field, quietly explaining sothing as they touched the sunflowers, providing perfect cover for him.

He cleared his throat, took out his phone, and assud the posture of preparing to take a photo, slowly approaching the Sunflower Field.

The Sunflower leaves were broad, the flowers round and large, and the center slightly blackened, looking like a downsized durian shell.

He got closer and only when his nose was almost touching the flowers did he detect a faint scent.

He reached out to touch.

Instantly, a refreshing coolness flowed into his fingertips, converging into the back of his hand marked with the Evil Flower.

‘Sunflower: also known as the Giant Chrysanthemum, Helianthus. Needs abundant sunlight and water. Belongs to the Asteraceae family and the genus Helianthus. An annual herbaceous plant. Seeds are edible and oil can be extracted. Blooms in July and August. Its flower disk has heat-clearing and phlegm-resolving, blood-cooling, and hemostatic effects. It can also alleviate headaches and dizziness, while crushed petals can be used topically to treat mastitis, sores, and inflammatory swellings.’

‘Flower Language: Crown of Radiance (after using the Flower Language, you will receive a crown capable of emitting blazing sunlight. The crown will continuously release light rays, which have certain therapeutic effects on minor ailnts and can also dispel to so extent the presence of cold and dark attributes)’

Hiss…

A chill ran through Li Chengyi’s heart—this Flower Language was impressive. Without ti limits, its function already bordered on the supernatural.

He couldn’t help but think of the mysterious young man in white at the Grecius Parking Garage.

It was certain that the young man was Dongdi Jiajier, but why he always appeared as a youth, why he stayed inside Grecius all the ti—these were questions.

‘Perhaps… Jiajier died in that Blind Spot, leaving only his body alive to walk out. Could that be Jiajier’s spirit?’

Li Chengyi speculated in his heart.

If before he had so doubts about whether spirits existed in the world, the Sunflower’s Flower Language had now given him a definitive answer.

The answer was, it was very likely!

‘What a pity, still not as practical as the Gladiolus. Next ti, I’ll surely choose you.’ Li Chengyi felt a bit of reluctance as he touched the Sunflower in front of him, then decisively turned and left.

He planned to look for other Gladiolus variants.

Beep…

Suddenly his phone rang. To better distinguish his phone from others, he had simply set the ringtone back to the basic old-style ringing.

No music, just a single tone.

He looked at the caller ID and Li Chengyi’s expression beca slightly serious.

It was a call from his boss, Xindela.

After pressing the answer button, he put the phone to his ear.

“Xiao Yi, a while back, that ng Dongdong who went in with you, her father hired soone to deal with you. I had Ding Ning take action to help you out of that situation. He ntioned it to you, didn’t he?” Xindela began by citing his rits, being reasonable.

“Uh… he did, boss, is there sothing you need? Just say it.” Li Chengyi would not fail to understand such an obvious hint.

“Good to hear, Xiao Yi. You truly are a man of loyalty and deep feeling,” Xindela spoke with a hint of laughter in his voice. “I need so help over here. Don’t you want a basic Flying Yi set? Co help with an investigation, and when it’s done, I’ll give you a basic model. Just to be clear, I’m only offering a civilian model.”

“Really!?” Li Chengyi’s voice shot up, as it was not a small amount; a Flying Yi cost tens of millions for one set, and if he had to save up for it, it would take an age to afford.

Thus, he had been waiting for his boss to make an offer. Xindela, knowing his interest in Flying Yi, hadn’t objected but rather had called in Ding Ning, clearly indicating his stance.

“Of course,” Xindela laughed, “Your successful escape from the last incident already proved your overall quality. This ti, if you can prove yourself to the outside world again, the company will naturally invest more in you.”

“I understand, then thank you, boss!” Li Chengyi’s spirit was lifted. Although the Flying Yi had its issues, the main point was, it was powerful!

Ding Ning had ntioned to him over drinks that a strong cha Engineer could even perform satellite-guided surgery-like precision decapitations from thousands of kiloters away.

It was precisely because of Flying Yi’s exaggerated lethality that various countries strictly regulated them.

In this world, only two countries could independently produce Flying Yi: one was Yi Country, the other was White Star.

The rest of the smaller nations could only manufacture certain components, and that was just for the standard basic models.

They were nothing compared to Yi Country and White Star, which also had their own exclusive models.

“Co to the company for a visit. You can also et another contractor of the company,” Xindela said finally, before hanging up the phone.

Li Chengyi’s spirits rose slightly as he hurried out of the botanical garden.

To others, the Flying Yi might be a glass cannon: strong offense, weak defense, expensive to operate.

But for him, if he used the Floral Dress to rge with external force fields, the dual intensities could potentially match that of a fully-enhanced Reinforced Human.

When facing an enemy, they would struggle to break through the Flying Yi’s offensive and get close, thinking they were bound to win, only to be t with a Floral Dress suddenly manifesting.

Faced with defensive power comparable to that of a fully-enhanced Reinforced Human… It’s likely anyone would plumt from heaven to hell in a second, sinking into despair.

And he could take advantage of their montary lapse in concentration to counterattack fiercely, and easily dispose of his opponent.

After leaving the botanical garden, he hailed a taxi and proceeded directly to the New Century Building.

In the taxi, the driver was a young woman who constantly played the entertainnt radio station.

She even humd along to the music occasionally.

“Can we switch to a news channel or sothing?” Li Chengyi asked after a while, unable to endure her significantly off-tune humming.

“Sure,” the driver obliged and switched to a daily news station.

One piece of news after another was broadcast in rapid, single-sentence format, and the radio beca much quieter.

‘Jin Shide Group announces first half-year financial report: total revenue of 457.7 billion, a year-on-year increase of 1.4%, net profit of 33.9 billion.’

‘Fulei holds an All-Star Sky Stage concert, inviting 133 stars, with 131 attending. Using the sky as the stage, the city enjoys pure music.’

‘White Star actress Elfadera announced her marriage late last night.’

‘Yi Country’s Foreign Minister Wu Fu is invited to visit Elnicia and has a cordial eting with Elnicia’s President Gao n.’

‘115 publicly listed companies around the world announce the formation of the New Earth Trade Union, and declare the consortium will, by the end of July, invest in, or acquire, 71 heavy-space prisons in the Earth-Moon near-orbit area. The business plan is said to have been approved by the International Court.’

The stream of daily news briefs pulled Li Chengyi out of his Blind Spot-induced imrsion.

When he heard about the near-orbit space prisons, knowledge about this from his predecessor surfaced in his mind.

“Space prisons… you’re referring to Yun Prison?” he asked casually.

“Yun is only the most famous one. Actually, there are many space prisons, rumored to be over a hundred, managed by the International Court,” the taxi driver, evidently a regular news listener, shared her broad knowledge.

“Their so-called International Court is just us and White Star making joint decisions, right?” Li Chengyi laughed.

“That’s what they say, but it sounds much better that way, and we do need to maintain unity with the smaller countries,” the driver replied with a laugh.

“I’ve heard that you can actually go on a tour to see Yun Prison. I wonder when I’ll have the chance to visit.” Li Chengyi sighed.

“They have open periods, but it still costs a lot,” the driver replied. “Us ordinary folks better not even dream about it. A one-way trip costs hundreds of thousands; all the savings of a lifeti might only afford two trips.”

The car gradually slowed down and ca to a stop.

“Here we are.” She quickly pulled off the automatically printed fare receipt and handed it to Li Chengyi.

After paying, Li Chengyi got out of the car and saw the woman with Pencil Eyebrow in a professional suit already waiting at the curb.

This ti she wore a gray suit, a knee-length skirt coupled with thin black stockings, outlining her shapely legs.

“Let’s go, the boss and the others have been waiting for you for a while,” she said softly.

“Besides the boss, who else is there?” Li Chengyi asked as he followed her into the building through a side entrance.

“Mr. Sima Gui is also there,” Pencil Eyebrow answered.

Sima Gui?

A trace of curiosity arose in Li Chengyi’s heart. He had heard this na more than once at the company: this was a contractor who had faced the Blind Spot three tis and had signed on with boss Xindela upon arriving in Yi Country.

Compared to him who had only gone through it once, this person was definitely a heavyweight.

The two stepped into the elevator, watching the floor numbers change rapidly.

“Be careful, Mr. Cheng Yi,” Pencil Eyebrow suddenly said.

“?” Li Chengyi looked at her, not understanding.

“Mr. Sima Gui has a bit of a bad temper, to be precise, most of the Blind Spot Individuals have irregular temperants. You’re considered quite mild,” Pencil Eyebrow said, her brows and eyes revealing a clear aversion when ntioning Sima Gui.

“Thanks for the heads up,” Li Chengyi nodded. He surmised that the boss gathering everyone together indicated there might be a major move afoot.