Blind Spot-Chapter 47 - 045 Strange One

Chapter 47: 045 Strange One

Chapter 47: 045 Strange One

“Yes, yes, sister, you’re right,” Li Chengyi said with an amused nod.

“Don’t be shy, come on, see you later,” Chen Pi said loudly, sticking out his tongue.

“See you,” Li Chengyi closed the car door.

The taxi began to accelerate slowly, moving forward.

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He stood up, planning to hail a cab home, but took out his phone to check the estimated price.

18 yuan.

He silently put his phone away.

Whenever he thought about his desire to open a botanical garden, to buy a Flying Yi, and how all of those required money, he felt a pang of pain with every cent he spent now.

‘I have to find a way to make some money.’

Turning around, he was about to head towards the bus station when suddenly his steps faltered, and his gaze grew sharp.

Just across the street in front of a bar, amidst the flow of men and women, stood a soft-looking woman with blond hair and blue eyes, dressed in all-white long sleeves and pants.

Marian!

Li Chengyi recognized the woman’s eyes in an instant. Even though she hadn’t shown her face when she came to his house, her conspicuous golden braid and her gentle and distinct aura were unforgettable.

Marian seemed to be talking to a tall, thin black man, smiling lightly from time to time.

The black man, on the other hand, seemed rather restless, gesticulating non-stop.

No sooner had Li Chengyi glanced over than Marian immediately noticed his gaze and looked his way.

Seeing that it was Li Chengyi, she gave him a gentle smile.

“Who?” asked the black man impatiently, following her gaze.

“It’s the little genius’s brother, what a coincidence,” Marian said with a smile.

“That Li Chengjiu?” the black man frowned.

“Yes, she’s very talented, but she has a terrible temper and has offended quite a few people. As a mecha engineer, without capital, you can’t do anything. She is too proud and thinks her talent and hard work can break through everything, but unfortunately…” Marian watched Li Chengyi walk away and answered softly.

“I don’t like that woman, sharp-tongued and irritable. Didn’t she refuse, saying that she wouldn’t care even if we wiped out her entire family?” the black man mocked Li Chengjiu’s tone eccentrically.

“At first, that was the case. Later I went to her house, ready to take action. But at the crucial moment, she changed her mind,” Marian said, adjusting her collar to cover up her exposed chest.

“Useless, if you can’t give up everything, then don’t bother; instead, you just expose your weaknesses for no reason,” the black man said contemptuously.

“In fact, she probably didn’t care at first. Although this girl is selfish and irritable, in the end, she must have thought it through—some things, once gone from this world, are gone forever, with no regret medicine to take. So, she finally backed down.”

Marian turned and walked away, disappearing into the distance along the halo of the streetlights.

“Let’s go.”

“Go my ass, where’s my money!? My salary!? The mission commission you promised me!!” The black man suddenly remembered his purpose for coming and hurriedly followed, getting agitated.

“Why come to me for your salary? Isn’t the funding within the group?” Marian said indifferently.

The two gradually vanished from Li Chengyi’s sight as they continued along the streetlights and turned the corner.

Only after Marian had completely left did Li Chengyi frown, slowly turn around, and head toward the bus station.

He took the bus, went home, and briefly answered a few questions from his parents.

After washing up, he lay back on his bed, listening to the traffic outside the window.

The noises that used to feel annoying now gave him a sense of security.

As long as he could hear these sounds, it meant he was still in reality and hadn’t entered a blind spot.

Li Chengyi clasped his hands behind his head, resting on the pillow, gazing at the ceiling, and began to contemplate the main flower for the Second Divine Flower Position.

‘Since the strength of the Floral Dress isn’t advantageous against reinforced humans and mecha engineers, my choice should be centered around Flower Language Ability.’

‘Flower Language… It should best complement the Drunken Hand to form a complementary system, building an offensive, defensive, and recovery system.’

Li Chengyi closed his eyes and began to recall Ding Ning’s demonstration of the high-speed Flying Yi.

‘That speed, ordinary people can’t react to, right? If I had to face such an opponent… what should I rely on to protect myself?’

He pondered deeply but couldn’t figure out how to defend himself.

‘The only way seems to be to attack first, killing the opponent before they can.’

At this stage, Li Chengyi had no idea how to contend with the Flying Yi.No matter if it was the Gladiolus, the convolvulus with round leaves, or the pure white Rose, Spring Fleabane, Ziwei Flower… If he couldn’t react, it would all be over in an instant.

He had liked the Flower Language of the white Rose before, as it was extremely suitable for exploring blind spots in despair.

But now that he thought about it, the prerequisite for using the desperate dawn of the Rose was to be in a desperate situation.

That limited its effectiveness to scenarios where he was cornered, only useful when pushed to a breaking point.

If there was time to react, it would be fine, but if there was no reaction time at all… If you’re instantly killed before you even get a chance to despair, then it’s pointless.

‘Indeed…’ Li Chengyi sighed inwardly.

‘Looking at it now, there is really only one best choice.’

He confirmed it in his heart, and the thought that had been indecisive all this while settled down with the determination of the most important matter.

A dreamless night.

Early the next morning, before six o’clock, Li Chengyi quickly got up, took a bus, and rushed to the botanical garden.

This time it was not Wanhe but Dongsheng Botanical Garden, the one closest to his company.

His first random attempt had been there.

Compared to Wanhe Botanical Garden, Dongsheng was much humbler. The gate was no different from an ordinary park, no ticket sellers, just an automatic ticket machine; scan the code on the phone and go in.

After entering, there were three narrow paths, each leading to a different landscape garden: orchids, chrysanthemums, and roses.

There were also roses here, but much fewer in number compared to Wanhe Botanical Garden, and they were scattered rather than concentrated.

Li Chengyi quickened his pace, choosing a path, and almost jogged along the deserted path.

Before long, he arrived at the edge of a field blooming with red, yellow, purple, and white flowers.

Early in the morning, besides him, there were only two workers with face masks spraying insecticide around the field.

Li Chengyi slowly exhaled the stale air in his chest and moved forward.

He reached out his “claws” toward the nearest goose-yellow colored plant.

‘Yellow Gladiolus: Also known as Canna, Ten Beauties. Named for its sword-like leaves, the bulb can be used medicinally, tasting bitter and cool in nature, clearing heat and detoxifying, often used to treat mumps and lymphadenitis. Prefers warmth, not cold-resistant, thrives in long daylight, blooms from July to September.’

‘Flower Language Technique: Fortitude (Once used, it can significantly enhance physical and mental fortitude, lasting for fifteen minutes each time, requiring an interval of one hour between each use.)’

‘Floral Dress collection degree: Do you wish to designate it as the main flower for the Second Divine Flower Position?’

That’s the one!

Although Li Chengyi initially considered various other flowers with peculiar Flower Language Abilities, after witnessing the exaggerated lethality of the Flying Yi, he felt it was safer to directly enhance his combat capabilities.

The Flower Language Technique of fortitude from the Gladiolus, if looked at by itself, indeed appeared to be a time-limited defensive ability.

But this ability actually had a hidden effect.

That is, the strength of the Floral Dress was determined by the physical strength of the wearer. In other words, when Gladiolus’ fortitude is activated, there’s a very high possibility that it could greatly increase the strength of the Floral Dress.

This kind of double enhancement would bring unimaginable improvements to him.

Of course, this was predicated on the assumption that his conjecture was correct.

Nevertheless, Gladiolus was the flower that could most quickly enhance his combat strength.

Once he confirmed the informational flow in his mind, Li Chengyi immediately saw a yellow light slowly lighting up on the back of his hand.

It was the exact same color as the Gladiolus petals.

A cool stream quickly flowed down his fingertips into the grid on the back of his hand.

At the same time, a section of the Floral Dress was unlocked.

‘Floral Dress collection degree: 1%, evolution opportunities: 3 (Each activation of a Divine Flower Position will add one evolution opportunity to all main flowers. Note: The flower itself has a maximum limit, and once it reaches its Ultimate Form, no further forced evolution opportunities can be added.)’

Incredible!

Li Chengyi didn’t expect such a change to happen. An added evolution opportunity—could it mean that the Wisteria in the first grid could also continue evolving?

He reached out, pressing his fingertip onto the first grid.

Instantly, information about the Wisteria surfaced.

‘Secondary evolution degree: 0%, evolution opportunities: 3.’

As expected!

Li Chengyi’s eyes brightened, and a hint of anticipation arose in his heart.

The strength of the Wisteria Flowers had already been tested by him, and now with an additional evolution opportunity, maybe after all the Divine Flower Positions were activated, he could elevate it to an exaggerated level.

He had been worried that as he grew stronger and acquired more powerful Floral Dresses, the Wisteria Floral Dress might gradually fade out of sight and lose its utility.

But now, it seemed that the increase in evolution opportunities was a kind of indirect enhancement.

With this in mind, Li Chengyi dismissed the thought, as the most important thing now was to quickly increase the collection degree of the Gladiolus to one hundred, so that he could truly obtain the Flower Language Ability.

Immediately, he touched around haphazardly, roaming in circles within the Gladiolus field, trying not to miss any blooming flowers.

Time slowly flowed by.

Soon, the morning passed.

He casually bought two grilled sausages and a box of cream-filled biscuits at the entrance of the botanical garden, making do with a meal before continuing into the garden in search of other Gladiolus of the same kind.

At three o’clock in the afternoon, Li Chengyi had touched all the Gladiolus in Dongsheng Botanical Garden, reaching a collection degree of 73%.

Li Chengyi decisively moved on to other places, heading to Wanhe Botanical Garden, where he had previously touched Ziwei Flowers and bountiful roses.

Taking a taxi, he arrived at Wanhe just before four o’clock, then bought a ticket and went straight to the area where Gladiolus was located.

Quickly, he found a large field of Gladiolus next to the Sunflower Garden.

Without hesitation, like a mouse diving into a rice pot, Li Chengyi plunged into the field of Gladiolus, touching around wildly with both hands.

A large amount of cool sensation flowed through his fingertips into the Evil Flower pattern.

78%.

82%.

89%.

94%.

100%!

A few minutes later.

Li Chengyi suddenly froze, standing still on the spot.

On the back of his right hand, the Evil Flower’s second grid slowly lit up with yellow light, revealing the delicate pattern of the Yellow Gladiolus.

An inexplicable feeling rose in his heart, and he could sense that he was able to use the new Flower Language Technique at will, as simple as lifting his hand or shaking his head.

The Floral Dress could also be switched freely in his mind. However, he needed to prefix it when calling for it internally.

For example, Wisteria Floral Dress, Gladiolus Floral Dress.