37: Speculations about the above

He reached out and flicked Yang Lele on the forehead.

Only after she clutched her head, crying out in pain, did Yang Dian smile and ask,

“Still dreaming?”

“Hmph, rotten older brother, bullying me again!” Glaring at Yang Dian, Yang Lele grabbed his hand again, examining it from all angles.

“Brother, how did your hand change like that just now?”

“Is that your Awakened talent?”

“How did you Awaken your talent?”

“How do you know so much?”

“I ate plum blossom too, why didn’t I Awaken?”

“Did I not eat enough?”

Seeing Yang Lele suddenly become an Incarnation of a hundred thousand questions, her eyes still couldn't stop glancing at the glass bottle of plum blossom on the bed, Yang Dian helplessly shrugged his shoulders:

“I Awakened before eating the heaven and earth treasures.”

“I only learned about heaven and earth treasures after joining the Special Administration Bureau.”

“Special Administration Bureau?” Yang Lele was a little excited:

“What is the Special Administration Bureau?”

“Like the Dragon Group in novels?”

He tugged on Yang Lele’s cheeks, signaling her to be quiet, then Yang Dian began to count on his fingers as he answered her questions:

“First, after the Qi Revival, everyone has a chance to Awaken a talent. Previously, the probability of Awakening a talent was one in ten thousand, but now it’s increasing.”

“Second, the full name of the Special Administration Bureau is the Bureau of Abnormal Affairs Management. Its purpose is to handle abnormal incidents and protect the safety of ordinary citizens.”

“Abnormal incidents include, but are not limited to, Awakened causing trouble, mutated creatures attacking people, and so on.”

“Third, the change in my palm just now was because I Cultivated the Martial Arts Dragon Claw Hand.”

“Anyone who Cultivates the Dragon Claw Hand to Major Achievement should be able to freely control such changes.”

“Finally.”

“heaven and earth treasures are very, very, very, very precious.”

“If they could be bought with money, I believe those wealthy tycoons wouldn’t mind spending nine-figure, or even ten-figure sums to acquire heaven and earth treasures.”

“And you need to know, the heaven and earth treasures here refer to those that are consumed and gone once eaten.”

Thinking of the Plum Tree in the backyard, Yang Dian unconsciously swallowed:

“If that Plum Tree can still bloom, and the plum blossom it produces are still heaven and earth treasures.”

“Then its value…”

“Is immeasurable!”

If this world were now a Xuanhuan or Cultivation world.

Then, without a doubt.

A Plum Tree that could produce rare treasure plum blossom would definitely become the Legacy foundation of aristocratic families.

It might even become the fuse for a widespread war.

But this is Blue Star.

The arm cannot twist the thigh.

If news of the Plum Tree got out, it would undoubtedly be confiscated by the higher-ups.

People are selfish.

Yang Dian was no exception.

Since the Plum Tree was planted in his own backyard, he certainly wouldn't be so foolish as to report it or tell others.

Thinking of this, Yang Dian looked at Yang Lele again.

Then he saw Yang Lele counting on her fingers on the bed:

“What are you counting on your fingers for?”

Yang Lele smiled foolishly:

“I’m counting how much money a ten-figure sum is!”

Yang Dian irritably tapped her forehead:

“Are you stupid?”

“Are you really planning to sell the plum blossom?”

“You should know that while a common man is innocent, possessing a treasure is his crime.”

“If others found out that my backyard has a Plum Tree that can produce heaven and earth treasures, it’s highly likely that in two days, there would be a few new graves on the back mountain!”

“In a few years, the grass on our graves would grow nine feet tall.”

“Because the entire family would have been silenced, and no one would be left to sweep our graves.”

Yang Lele bumped her head against Yang Dian:

“Brother, do you really think I’m stupid?”

“I was just counting, how could I possibly think of selling it for money?”

“Let me tell you.”

“Besides the effect of this plum blossom, and besides you, I haven’t even told mom and dad.”

“Am I good to you?”

Seeing Yang Lele’s expression, as if saying ‘Brother, hurry up and praise me,’ Yang Dian couldn’t help but reach out and tug on her cheeks:

“It seems I didn’t dote on you for nothing, brother.”

“Stinky big brother, don’t pull my face, you’ve made my face round!”

…The two of them played around for a while until they bumped into the glass bottle containing the plum blossom. The bottle hit the headboard with a soft ‘thump,’ and only then did they stop, staring blankly at the bottle.

After a long while, Yang Lele suddenly spoke:

“Brother, what should we do next?”

Although Yang Lele was not old, her mind was quick.

From Yang Dian’s few words, she guessed that the world definitely had an unknown side.

This world was far more dangerous than what she saw and experienced.

She was, after all, just a little girl.

When she realized the danger, she instinctively relied on the person closest to her:

“If we encounter danger in the future, you’ll protect me, right?”

Reaching out to stroke Yang Lele’s head, Yang Dian nodded as a matter of course:

“Of course.”

After responding, Yang Dian went downstairs and brought his backpack into the room.

Then, under Yang Lele’s curious gaze, he took out four books and a video player from the backpack.

“«Heaven and Man Unity Skill», «Dragon Claw Hand», «Grass Tread Flight», «Iron Shirt».”

After muttering the names of the four books, Yang Lele looked at Yang Dian with a hint of anticipation:

“Brother, are you going to teach me Martial Arts?”

Yang Dian nodded, first picking up «Dragon Claw Hand» and «Iron Shirt»:

“Read these two first.”

Yang Lele flipped through the Secret Manual for a few glances, then showed a troubled expression:

“Brother, can I look at those two?”

She pointed to «Heaven and Man Unity Skill» and «Grass Tread Flight».

A girl who had just turned 16 had never endured hardship; she would cry out in pain even if she bumped into a table.

Without ever directly facing a fatal crisis, how could she possibly Cultivate a hard Cultivation Technique that required self-harm to get started?

Yang Dian also had no intention of forcing her to Cultivate Dragon Claw Hand and Iron Shirt.

A forced melon isn’t sweet.

Rather than her slacking off during Martial Arts training, it was better to let her choose what she liked from the beginning.

“Then look at these two.”

Yang Lele took «Heaven and Man Unity Skill» and «Grass Tread Flight» and flipped through them.

A moment later, she shook the two books in her hand, her face full of anticipation:

“Brother, these two suit me. Can I just Cultivate these two?”

Yang Dian nodded:

“Of course you can.”

“Grass Tread Flight is a lightness skill.”

“However, while it’s called a lightness skill, it’s more about adjusting the posture and breathing frequency when running. You can learn it with a little study.”

“But you must Cultivate the Heaven and Man Unity Skill well.”

“This Cultivation Technique, your brother obtained it from the Special Administration Bureau. If I had to exchange it with merit, it would cost 1000 merit points.”

Yang Lele blinked:

“Is 1000 merit points a lot?”

Yang Dian thought for a moment, first nodding, then shaking his head:

“It’s a lot, considering your brother only earns 10 merit points a month as salary.”

“But it’s also not much.”

“Your brother completed several missions these past two days.”

“When the mission rewards are settled in a couple of days, he’ll get at least hundreds of thousands of merit points, right?”

Yang Lele contentedly hugged the two books to her chest:

“Then I can comfortably rely on my older brother.”

After a silly laugh, she asked curiously:

“But big brother, is it really okay for you to give me your bureau’s Martial Arts Secret Manuals to Cultivate?”

Yang Dian lay on the bed and nodded:

“It’s fine, I asked.”

Recalling the [Firefly Bug Infection Incident Investigation Report] he had received not long ago, Yang Dian continued:

“The Qi Revival is a global event; foreign countries have also started the Qi Revival.”

“The small neighboring countries’ desire to harm our China has not died, and their petty schemes have never stopped.”

“The higher-ups probably want to promote Martial Arts among the entire population, but they’ve been unable to implement it due to insufficient resources.”

“Allowing us to spread it is probably because they want us to teach you hand-in-hand, carrying out small-scale, targeted promotion.”