Chapter 19: Explosion
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Chapter 19: Explosion
Dong Junwei kept her eyes closed, fully focused on the piece of iron in her hand. However, this made others step back in fear, worried that she might accidentally trigger an explosion.
"Stop, stop, stop!"
"Don't heat it up any further."
"..."
Everyone quickly spoke up to stop her.
Only then did Dong Junwei open her eyes and look at the piece of iron emitting a blue smoke. Even she was startled and instinctively let go of it.
"Thud!"
The heated iron block fell to the ground.
"What's this?"
"It seems like she can really change the object's temperature," Chen Mu turned and asked Tang Jing.
"It's hard to say for now."
Tang Jing turned to Dong Junwei again and asked, "Squad leader, you can't feel your hand?"
"No," Dong Junwei shook her head.
"How did you do it?"
"I didn't do anything. Just as Chen Mu said, I focused my mind on this iron block, and it changed on its own."
"Did you have the idea of 'heating' it?"
"No."
"Then, can you make it cool down?"
"I'll try."
At this moment, Dong Junwei also realized that she had heated the iron block to this point, yet she didn't feel any burns.
She bent down, picked up the iron block again, and concentrated her mind once more. But this time, she silently asked it to cool down.
However, after about a minute or so, the iron block not only didn't cool down, but more blue smoke emerged, even giving the illusion that it might turn red soon.
"Squad leader, stop!"
Dong Junwei had just discovered her ability, and the excitement was overwhelming. Without anyone intervening, she might have ended up melting the iron block.
She quickly stopped her actions.
The temperature of the iron block seemed to stop rising.
"It's not about controlling the temperature," Tang Jing remarked.
"Can she only heat things up?" Chen Mu asked.
"Maybe, we'll study it more later."
Having one more subject for research made Tang Jing look quite happy. Dong Junwei and Chen Mu exchanged glances, and the former probably felt like she was being treated as an experiment.
But Dong Junwei herself was curious about her ability and gladly agreed to be part of the study.
"Let's quickly head back for now."
A group of nine people.
Returning with a full load.
Even the so-called "stone" was just a larger grain of sand.
Before Dong Junwei and the others encountered Chen Mu, they used these stones to repel ants.
Dong Junwei held the stone in one hand and tried the same method.
They waited for about a minute.
The stone showed no sign of change.
"Is there any heat being generated?"
Chen Mu approached the stone, quickly tapped it with his finger, and immediately pulled back.
Then he shook his head at everyone.
"Ai..."
Everyone felt deflated.
Dong Junwei also sighed slightly. She was becoming more and more puzzled about her ability. Perhaps Chen Mu's guess was right - her power could only heat up metals.
This ability wasn't bad.
Especially now, it perfectly solved their cooking problem.
But it still lacked self-defense capability.
She and Chen Mu shared the same thought: they wouldn't survive the present situation. No matter what they said, if a centipede crawled in while they were sleeping tonight, their cooking problem with the centipede would be solved too.
Dong Junwei had mixed feelings but eventually stopped overthinking it and casually threw the stone away.
Perhaps as a way to vent her frustration, Dong Junwei threw it a bit harder, and the stone drew an arc before landing heavily on the ground.
"Boom."
The sudden explosion scared everyone.
Everyone quickly looked towards the source of the sound.
It was the stone Dong Junwei had just thrown.
Over there, a dark patch had been blown on the ground.
Everyone was dumbfounded.
The explosion wasn't significant, at most like a slightly larger firecracker, but the fact that a regular stone could cause such a powerful explosion left them all perplexed.
"What just happened?"
"Did the stone turn into an explosive?"
"..."
Dong Junwei herself was stunned, not knowing what to do.
As everyone discussed it excitedly,
Tang Jing suddenly said, "I think I understand a bit now."
"What's that?"
"I guess Dong Junwei's ability is a kind of energy infusion, but its effect varies depending on the material it targets."
"Heating up metals and causing explosions in stones?" Chen Mu followed up.
"While we may need a more precise description, for now, that seems to be the case," Tang Jing nodded.
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Chapter 19: Explosion
Dong Junwei kept her eyes closed, fully focused on the piece of iron in her hand. However, this made others step back in fear, worried that she might accidentally trigger an explosion.
"Stop, stop, stop!"
"Don't heat it up any further."
"..."
Everyone quickly spoke up to stop her.
Only then did Dong Junwei open her eyes and look at the piece of iron emitting a blue smoke. Even she was startled and instinctively let go of it.
"Thud!"
The heated iron block fell to the ground.
"What's this?"
"It seems like she can really change the object's temperature," Chen Mu turned and asked Tang Jing.
"It's hard to say for now."
Tang Jing turned to Dong Junwei again and asked, "Squad leader, you can't feel your hand?"
"No," Dong Junwei shook her head.
"How did you do it?"
"I didn't do anything. Just as Chen Mu said, I focused my mind on this iron block, and it changed on its own."
"Did you have the idea of 'heating' it?"
"No."
"Then, can you make it cool down?"
"I'll try."
At this moment, Dong Junwei also realized that she had heated the iron block to this point, yet she didn't feel any burns.
She bent down, picked up the iron block again, and concentrated her mind once more. But this time, she silently asked it to cool down.
However, after about a minute or so, the iron block not only didn't cool down, but more blue smoke emerged, even giving the illusion that it might turn red soon.
"Squad leader, stop!"
Dong Junwei had just discovered her ability, and the excitement was overwhelming. Without anyone intervening, she might have ended up melting the iron block.
She quickly stopped her actions.
The temperature of the iron block seemed to stop rising.
"It's not about controlling the temperature," Tang Jing remarked.
"Can she only heat things up?" Chen Mu asked.
"Maybe, we'll study it more later."
Having one more subject for research made Tang Jing look quite happy. Dong Junwei and Chen Mu exchanged glances, and the former probably felt like she was being treated as an experiment.
But Dong Junwei herself was curious about her ability and gladly agreed to be part of the study.
"Let's quickly head back for now."
A group of nine people.
Returning with a full load.
Even the so-called "stone" was just a larger grain of sand.
Before Dong Junwei and the others encountered Chen Mu, they used these stones to repel ants.
Dong Junwei held the stone in one hand and tried the same method.
They waited for about a minute.
The stone showed no sign of change.
"Is there any heat being generated?"
Chen Mu approached the stone, quickly tapped it with his finger, and immediately pulled back.
Then he shook his head at everyone.
"Ai..."
Everyone felt deflated.
Dong Junwei also sighed slightly. She was becoming more and more puzzled about her ability. Perhaps Chen Mu's guess was right - her power could only heat up metals.
This ability wasn't bad.
Especially now, it perfectly solved their cooking problem.
But it still lacked self-defense capability.
She and Chen Mu shared the same thought: they wouldn't survive the present situation. No matter what they said, if a centipede crawled in while they were sleeping tonight, their cooking problem with the centipede would be solved too.
Dong Junwei had mixed feelings but eventually stopped overthinking it and casually threw the stone away.
Perhaps as a way to vent her frustration, Dong Junwei threw it a bit harder, and the stone drew an arc before landing heavily on the ground.
"Boom."
The sudden explosion scared everyone.
Everyone quickly looked towards the source of the sound.
It was the stone Dong Junwei had just thrown.
Over there, a dark patch had been blown on the ground.
Everyone was dumbfounded.
The explosion wasn't significant, at most like a slightly larger firecracker, but the fact that a regular stone could cause such a powerful explosion left them all perplexed.
"What just happened?"
"Did the stone turn into an explosive?"
"..."
Dong Junwei herself was stunned, not knowing what to do.
As everyone discussed it excitedly,
Tang Jing suddenly said, "I think I understand a bit now."
"What's that?"
"I guess Dong Junwei's ability is a kind of energy infusion, but its effect varies depending on the material it targets."
"Heating up metals and causing explosions in stones?" Chen Mu followed up.
"While we may need a more precise description, for now, that seems to be the case," Tang Jing nodded.
Chapter 19: ExplosionDong Junwei kept her eyes closed, fully focused on the piece of iron in her hand. However, this made others step back in fear, worried that she might accidentally trigger an explosion."Stop, stop, stop!""Don't heat it up any further.""..."Everyone quickly spoke up to stop her.Only then did Dong Junwei open her eyes and look at the piece of iron emitting a blue smoke. Even she was startled and instinctively let go of it."Thud!"The heated iron block fell to the ground."What's this?""It seems like she can really change the object's temperature," Chen Mu turned and asked Tang Jing."It's hard to say for now."Tang Jing turned to Dong Junwei again and asked, "Squad leader, you can't feel your hand?""No," Dong Junwei shook her head."How did you do it?""I didn't do anything. Just as Chen Mu said, I focused my mind on this iron block, and it changed on its own.""Did you have the idea of 'heating' it?""No.""Then, can you make it cool down?""I'll try."At this moment, Dong Junwei also realized that she had heated the iron block to this point, yet she didn't feel any burns.She bent down, picked up the iron block again, and concentrated her mind once more. But this time, she silently asked it to cool down.However, after about a minute or so, the iron block not only didn't cool down, but more blue smoke emerged, even giving the illusion that it might turn red soon."Squad leader, stop!"Dong Junwei had just discovered her ability, and the excitement was overwhelming. Without anyone intervening, she might have ended up melting the iron block.She quickly stopped her actions.The temperature of the iron block seemed to stop rising."It's not about controlling the temperature," Tang Jing remarked."Can she only heat things up?" Chen Mu asked."Maybe, we'll study it more later."Having one more subject for research made Tang Jing look quite happy. Dong Junwei and Chen Mu exchanged glances, and the former probably felt like she was being treated as an experiment.But Dong Junwei herself was curious about her ability and gladly agreed to be part of the study."Let's quickly head back for now."A group of nine people.Returning with a full load.Even the so-called "stone" was just a larger grain of sand.Before Dong Junwei and the others encountered Chen Mu, they used these stones to repel ants.Dong Junwei held the stone in one hand and tried the same method.They waited for about a minute.The stone showed no sign of change."Is there any heat being generated?"Chen Mu approached the stone, quickly tapped it with his finger, and immediately pulled back.Then he shook his head at everyone."Ai..."Everyone felt deflated.Dong Junwei also sighed slightly. She was becoming more and more puzzled about her ability. Perhaps Chen Mu's guess was right - her power could only heat up metals.This ability wasn't bad.Especially now, it perfectly solved their cooking problem.But it still lacked self-defense capability.She and Chen Mu shared the same thought: they wouldn't survive the present situation. No matter what they said, if a centipede crawled in while they were sleeping tonight, their cooking problem with the centipede would be solved too.Dong Junwei had mixed feelings but eventually stopped overthinking it and casually threw the stone away.Perhaps as a way to vent her frustration, Dong Junwei threw it a bit harder, and the stone drew an arc before landing heavily on the ground."Boom."The sudden explosion scared everyone.Everyone quickly looked towards the source of the sound.It was the stone Dong Junwei had just thrown.Over there, a dark patch had been blown on the ground.Everyone was dumbfounded.The explosion wasn't significant, at most like a slightly larger firecracker, but the fact that a regular stone could cause such a powerful explosion left them all perplexed."What just happened?""Did the stone turn into an explosive?""..."Dong Junwei herself was stunned, not knowing what to do.As everyone discussed it excitedly,Tang Jing suddenly said, "I think I understand a bit now.""What's that?""I guess Dong Junwei's ability is a kind of energy infusion, but its effect varies depending on the material it targets.""Heating up metals and causing explosions in stones?" Chen Mu followed up."While we may need a more precise description, for now, that seems to be the case," Tang Jing nodded.
