novel bin Chapter 8 The Mad Experts
Chapter 8 The Mad Experts
Lin Mo's face darkened.
"Your Highness, what I meant by 'bragging' is not bragging... it's a dialect term from our area, meaning to suspect that I'm lying."
Fendona suddenly realized what was going on, and then couldn't help but burst out laughing.
The fatigue from continuous spellcasting seemed to have been somewhat alleviated.
"So that's how it is. I thought..."
She shook her head, a smile playing on her lips.
"Excuse me, you meant to bring something unique to us, right?"
"Since you helped me, no problem."
"And I really like that gift of yours... called a lighter."
As she spoke, she looked up at the enormous, sky-covering canopy of trees and stretched out her slender hand.
A leaf drifted gracefully down from the sky, as if guided by invisible threads, carrying a soft glow, and slowly floated into her palm.
The leaf was no bigger than the palm of your hand, and it was entirely emerald green.
There seemed to be a glow flowing through her veins, casting a faint glow of life onto her pale cheeks.
"Yes, the World Tree is the home and companion of our Elf race, and its leaves contain pure natural power."
"I believe that's enough to convince your people of everything you've said."
Lin Mo was overjoyed and quickly accepted it with both hands.
"Thank you, Your Highness! Your kindness, like your beauty, is truly breathtaking!"
Wow, I'm a real talent for showering people with compliments.
Fendona smiled slightly, clearly pleased, and then arranged a relatively quiet tree hollow room for him to rest.
As soon as he entered the room, Lin Mo couldn't wait to examine the leaves in his hand.
The leaves feel warm to the touch and are full of an indescribable vitality.
He carefully rolled up the lush, green leaves of the World Tree and put them in his mouth.
A faint fragrance mixed with a unique energy spread through the mouth, instantly invigorating the spirit.
Carrying the leaf that held his hopes and the information he had just extracted, Lin Mo lay down contentedly.
"Phew... After working so hard all day, I can finally go back and report!"
......
Inside the observation room of the underground base.
The entire monitoring room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Zhao Gang and the top experts from various fields of Bell City's "Ark" project all stared intently at the large screen in front of them.
On the screen, Lin Mo's vital signs were stable, and his brainwaves showed that he had entered a deep sleep.
Time passed by, second by second.
Every second felt like being fried in a pan of oil.
Anxiety, anticipation, doubt, tension... all sorts of emotions fermented in everyone's hearts, making this airtight room even more oppressive.
"It's almost dawn, how can this guy sleep so much? Is he a pig?" A microbiologist muttered, rubbing his sore eyes.
A biology professor next to him adjusted his glasses, looking worried.
"Logically, they should have come back immediately after getting the items. Could something have happened to them over there?"
In the corner, the physics professor, who had always been skeptical, snorted coldly.
"I bet he's just blown up with his lies and can't keep up the act, so he's just sleeping it off to buy time. You're all old people, and you still believe in some otherworldly time travel stuff? It's utterly ridiculous!"
"Shut up! If you don't believe me, why are you here? To enjoy the air conditioning?" Professor Zhang, who had previously appraised the gemstones, immediately glared at him.
"Can't I just come and watch the show? A group of top experts getting completely outplayed by a young kid—I could brag about this for a year!"
"You old bastard..."
Just as the two were about to begin another round of academic (personal) exchanges (attacks).
A young researcher responsible for monitoring vital signs suddenly stood up, pointed at the screen, and his voice was completely distorted with excitement.
It moved!
"His mouth moved!"
Swish!
All the arguments came to an abrupt end.
A dozen pairs of eyes instantly focused on the one-way glass, locking onto the young man lying inside!
In the next room, Lin Mo lay on the bed with his mouth slightly bulging, as if he were holding a piece of candy.
Then, under the watchful eyes of everyone who held their breath, Lin Mo's eyelids trembled, and he slowly opened his eyes, his gaze still filled with the confusion of just waking up.
As if remembering something, he raised his hand to his mouth.
Then, slowly, little by little, he took something out of his mouth.
A leaf.
A leaf, entirely emerald green, with edges radiating a soft glow, as if life were flowing within it.
The veins on the leaves are clearly visible, and the faint light on them seems to breathe like a living thing.
"Buzz—!"
In that instant, everyone in the monitoring room went completely blank.
Created out of thin air!
Before going to sleep, they were 100% certain that Lin Mo had nothing in his mouth, but now...
This completely violates the laws of physics that they have learned and established throughout their lives!
"My God..." The white-haired Professor Zhang grabbed the control panel in front of him, his cloudy old eyes flashing with fanaticism.
"Dimensional...this is true dimensional teleportation!"
"We...we witnessed a miracle!"
Zhao Gang was breathing heavily, and he clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles made a slight cracking sound.
He spent half his life in the military, never changing his expression amidst gunfire and bullets; his will was as firm as a rock.
But at this moment, his chest was heaving violently!
Really!
Everything is true!
A brand new world, full of endless possibilities!
The crisis on Earth, the future of Great Xia...
That doomsday shadow that weighed on everyone's heart and suffocated the entire civilization.
At this moment, it was as if this tiny leaf had torn open a crack of hope!
"Immediately block all information!"
Zhao Gang whirled around and gave orders to his adjutant behind him.
"From this moment forward, this matter is classified as top secret; not a single word of it may be leaked!"
"Yes!" everyone answered in unison.
"I'm going to report all this to my superiors now."
Zhao Gang could no longer contain himself and pushed open the door, rushing into the next room.
At this moment, Lin Mo in the room was completely unaware of the commotion he had caused.
He was sitting on the bed, looking at the World Tree leaf in his palm covered with his own saliva, with a look of disgust and embarrassment on his face.
How am I going to deliver this?
That's so unhygienic.
He subconsciously lifted his T-shirt, preparing to wipe it on his clothes.
"Bang!"
The door was pushed open roughly.
Zhao Gang, along with a group of experts and scholars, scrambled in like a hornet's nest that had been disturbed.
Professor Zhang, who was in the lead, was terrified when he saw Lin Mo's actions.
"No! Stop!!"
Professor Zhang rushed forward in a flash, his movements as agile as a twenty-year-old monkey, showing none of his usual trembling.
If Lin Mo were to roughly wipe this leaf and damage its fibrous structure, its research value would be greatly diminished!
This is a treasure from another dimension!
Lin Mo's hand froze in mid-air, startled by the shout, feeling somewhat embarrassed.
"That...it's all saliva."
"It's alright, it's alright!" Professor Zhang carefully took the leaf from his hand.
The movements were as gentle as if cradling a newborn grandchild, as if afraid of crushing them with the slightest force.
He brought the leaf close to his eyes, his eyes shining.
"Don't even mention saliva, even urine is fine!"