Humans Shrunk 100 Times

Chapter 185: The Eight Trigrams

After Xiaobai left, the others waited near the door and had no intention of doing anything else. Time passed slowly, and though Tang Jing said only ten minutes had gone by, everyone felt like it had been an hour.

Twenty minutes later, they heard a cat's meow from outside the door. Everyone's spirits lifted, and Dong Junwei rushed ahead. It was indeed Xiaobai. The steed parked by the door, once again, lowered its body, and Du Jiajia emerged from the box, waving to everyone like an astronaut returning from space.

...

"How does it feel?" Everyone was curious about this question.

"At first, it felt a bit dizzy, but I got used to it," Du Jiajia replied.

"Where did Xiaobai take you?" Chen Mu asked.

"Haha, that's interesting. It took me around the campus and then back to its nest. The cat mother was not there, but there were several kittens..." Du Jiajia recalled what she had seen and chattered away.

"Did you go outside the campus?" Chen Mu interrupted her.

"Well... hehe, actually, I can't tell Xiaobai where I want to go yet. Let's strengthen our connection first, and then I'll see," Du Jiajia replied.

"But you can make it come back?" Chen Mu asked.

"Yes, I can."

"You can make it come back, but you can't make it go outside the campus. What's the reason behind this?" Chen Mu was puzzled.

"Well... uh, it's quite abstract, and I can't explain it clearly to you humans," Du Jiajia said, using her trump card.

This explanation was simply unbeatable.

Everyone was at a loss for words.

However, with the first time, there can be a second time. Once Du Jiajia becomes proficient, the cat-bus might be just like a car, able to go wherever she wants. By then, tasks like searching for the members of One, locating the Qingbei base, and similar things shouldn't be too difficult.

Currently, the feeling of the enemy lurking in the dark while they were in the light was uncomfortable.

No one knew what the others were thinking. Chen Mu couldn't sleep well every night, always worried that another invasion like the last one would happen.

However, the following days passed extremely peacefully. At least, there were no signs of any disturbance from One or Qingbei on the surface.

The telescope's function was evident, as it allowed everyone to have a clearer view of the outside world. However, they still hadn't found anyone surveilling them.

Under Dong Junwei's leadership, the second floor of the storage racks was also organized meticulously. Since the iron pots were used as materials for an elevator, there was plenty of space available on the shelves, giving Dong Junwei more room to work with.

With no active conflicts lately, Chen Mu hadn't gone out. The number of weapons in his home gradually increased. At present, Qiming already possessed 500 explosive hand grenades, with 150 of them being large grenades specifically for Cao Zishan.

As the quantity grew, the original weapon storage room that Chen Mu had built was no longer sufficient, and he had to construct a larger one.

The selection of the weapon storage location had caused some dilemma. If it was too far away, equipping themselves during a conflict would be slower. On the other hand, if it was too close, there was a risk of the residential area being destroyed in the event of an accident.

According to Tang Jing's calculations, these hand grenades were powerful enough to blast a large hole in the door.

In order to balance safety and convenience, they finally decided to divide the weapon storage into three places. One storage room would be near the residential area, and the other two would be located at the corners of the compound.

Additionally, 100 large grenades were transported to the elevated artillery platform. Cao Zishan spent almost every day up there. Besides using the telescope for observation during his leisure time, he was also practicing throwing, using ordinary stones for training.

...

July 27th.

It was a day neither significant nor insignificant.

Three whole months had passed since humans were shrunk.

The people of Qiming sometimes looked back and felt a sense of pride that with just twenty-something individuals, they managed to restore their lives to the current state.

On this day, it was Feng Xiaoyu and Zhao Xiaoyan's turn to be on duty, and they took Gu Yinglong with them to the observation platform.

Gu Yinglong rarely went to the observatory, but once she got up there, the first thing she did was pick up the telescope to look.

Gu Yinglong was not very talkative, but she had a strong thirst for knowledge and curiosity. Naturally, she wouldn't miss the chance to use a telescope.

Not far from the meeting table, Chen Mu was currently engrossed in carpentry work.

From the nearly finished pieces beside him, it was a set of single-person tables and chairs.

He planned to place some tables and chairs next to the meeting area so that everyone could use them during their free time for writing and other activities.

This matter seemed inconsequential, and indeed it was.

The blame was mainly on Dong Junwei.

Ever since Chen Mu made a set of tables and chairs for Tang Jing last time, the team leader had been envious and frequently expressed her admiration for Tang Jing's furniture during conversations. She even hinted that she would like to have a set herself.

Most of the time, Dong Junwei acted like a caring parent towards every member of the organization, but sometimes, she showed a childish side.

For instance, when she wanted to engrave her sword last time, it directly tarnished the organization's integrity and added unnecessary work for Chen Mu—although he later discovered that engraving had significant benefits for ability training.

Similarly, this time, even though she rarely used such furniture, she still felt a bit envious of Tang Jing's set.

At first, Chen Mu didn't have the time to engage in such trivial matters, so he pretended not to understand the hints from the team leader. However, now that the main construction projects were completed and the remaining tasks were not urgent, coupled with Dong Junwei's insistence, he finally decided to make a set of furniture for her as well.

But giving her alone a set seemed a bit unjustifiable.

As a member of the decision-making group, Chen Mu often needed to discuss matters with Dong Junwei and Tang Jing, so naturally, they spent more time together. Because of this, some people started gossiping about them.

Since they didn't dare to gossip about Tang Jing, they started to fabricate stories about Dong Junwei and Chen Mu, often teasing them when they were together.

During high school, gossip about who was friends with whom was quite common, and since there were no other entertainment activities now, it was not unusual for them to use this as a topic for conversation.

Both Chen Mu and Dong Junwei were well aware of this situation.

However, they were helpless about it and could only laugh it off.

Of course, after that, Chen Mu would be more careful about his words and actions, trying to avoid getting too close to Dong Junwei to prevent those guys from stirring up trouble.

For example, with this furniture matter, if he made a set only for Dong Junwei, it would undoubtedly be used as evidence against him.

Those troublemakers were just bullies who were afraid of the strong and had no problem picking on Dong Junwei. Even though they knew that the matter originated from Tang Jing, they didn't dare to spread rumors about her, the top student.

Offending Dong Junwei was not a big deal.

But if they offended Tang Jing, they would be in for a tough time.

To silence the others, Chen Mu had no choice but to put in more effort and simply make a set of furniture for each person. Fortunately, making these items wasn't too difficult, and mass production wouldn't take much time.

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