RIACMET chapter 150

 

“… ”

Jiang Nian rested his head on Cheng Jing’s shoulder, took a sip of beer, and spoke honestly.

“I suspect it’s purification, but I can’t be sure until I see it with my own eyes.”

This also indirectly proved that his purification ability was key to solving the zombie virus.

In his previous life, when S Base and Xia Weiwei asked the doctor to transplant his crystal core into Chen Yue, were they trying to save Chen Yue, or was it just an experiment?

Judging by how Xia Weiwei and S Base handled things, would Chen Yue have truly survived after his death—or was Chen Yue supposed to replace him?

“I thought so too.”

Cheng Jing nodded and added with clear relief,

“Thank goodness you never used your superpower in front of outsiders, and I didn’t upload any data about your purification ability to the superpower database.”

“Huu—”

Jiang Nian sucked in a breath and shook off those scattered thoughts with a sigh.

“Brother Jing, I don’t think this kind of thing can be hidden for long. It’s just a matter of time. Once there’s a breakthrough in crystal core energy research, experts will be able to analyze it.”

“Then what do you think we should do?”

Despite having received reassurance from Minister Wang, Cheng Jing was still worried. If it came out that the purification ability could suppress the zombie virus, they’d be in danger.

“…”

Jiang Nian thought about it seriously for a while before answering.

“Let’s wait until the energy can actually be extracted and used. Since that energy exists in animals, we can identify which ones have the special antibody and safely extract it when the extraction technology is ready.”

“Professor Mo and the others can’t do it now, but maybe there’ll be a breakthrough when we hear from the evolved brains you mentioned. Weren’t you saying that your brother and the others were delayed in entering the base because they were researching apocalyptic mutations out there?”

He was no longer afraid of people discovering his power; it was just a matter of timing.

As long as the so-called “energy antibodies” were confirmed to be superpowers, they could definitely be extracted from animals with medium-grade crystal cores.

But there was still one more hurdle.

They had to figure out how to ensure that the extracted energy would still have purification and cleansing properties after undergoing medium conversion. That clearly wouldn’t be possible without some very strong researchers.

“…”

Cheng Jing nodded after hearing all that.

“I told them to get to the base before the end of June.

“Alright!”

With a metallic clang, Jiang Nian tossed his can into the trash and continued.

“My superpower range already exceeds 500 meters. As long as people treat me with respect, I don’t mind helping out.”

The fact that his ability was about to fully awaken and evolve into its final form had given him a huge confidence boost. He was willing to do his part to help the world recover—as long as he was respected.

Cheng Jing patted his hand.

“All right, don’t push yourself. If you feel uncomfortable with people or situations, we don’t have to get involved.”

They smiled at each other. Finally, Cheng Jing couldn’t help himself—he leaned down to kiss those faintly beer-tasting lips. Just as things were heating up, his phone rang, ruining the mood completely.

It was someone from the hospital’s physical examination department calling to confirm the team’s full-body checkup for the next day.

The atmosphere suddenly froze. Cheng Jing sighed and let go of the guy, then picked up the call. Jiang Nian licked his lips, clearly a little frustrated.

He stared at his boyfriend for a moment before standing up and leaving the living room.

After ending the call, Cheng Jing started organizing things and preparing what they would need for work the next day.

Jiang Nian took the opportunity to shower, then disappeared into the utility room to play around for a bit before suddenly running back to the bedroom.

In the living room, Cheng Jing folded uniforms and could barely hold back a laugh at how much Jiang Nian looked like a sneaky thief.

When he opened the door with clothes in his hands, he saw the little brat had laid out several boxes on the bed and was examining them very seriously.

“Ahem!”

Cheng Jing cleared his throat. Jiang Nian looked up, blinked, and asked with a sly grin,

“Brother Jing, which flavor do you prefer?”

Different flavors, different styles, different experiences. It was finally his turn to ask this question!

Seeing how proud he looked, Cheng Jing regretted not making things clear earlier. He walked over, picked up the boxes, and said,

“Niannian, this is my size…”

Jiang Nian blushed.

“I couldn’t find any other size… I thought the bigger ones would still fit me…”

After saying that, he glanced up at Cheng Jing, who was obviously fighting back a smile. Jiang Nian exploded.

“What do you mean by that, Brother Jing?!”

Are you saying they’re too big for me? Are you looking down on me?

If you say that, will we even be able to stay together after this?”

Cheng Jing quickly sat down and ruffled his hair.

“You’re misunderstanding. When I said I wanted you on top, I didn’t mean it the way you think.”

“… ”

It was confusing at first, but Jiang Nian caught on immediately. His face turned beet red, and he took two deep breaths before gritting his teeth.

“So what now? I said change positions, and you said change posture?!”

Cheng Jing nodded.

“Cheng Jing! I’m going to strangle you!”

Jiang Nian threw the box at him and lunged, wrapping his hands around the dog man’s neck.

How could he have ever thought that someone this devious and shameless would actually let him take the lead?