Chapter 28: Side Effects?

"Ji Ge, what should I do?"

After a short while, Huang Mang asked.

"Here's what you can do: take a chopstick and try to make it... sharper and thinner," Ji Chang pondered and said.

"I'll go get one!"

Seeing this, Zhou Jun hurriedly went to find Chen Lingxue, who was washing dishes and chopsticks.

A few minutes later, Huang Mang held a chopstick that Zhou Jun had fetched, and his palm slowly fused with the chopstick.

In this scene, there was a sensation as if a natural stick had grown in Huang Mang's hand.

"Concentrate your attention, gather your spiritual power on the chopstick, then compress and squeeze it!" Ji Chang instructed from the side.

Soon, the chopstick connected to Huang Mang's palm began to change gradually.

Under the gaze of the group, as seconds turned into minutes, the chopstick connected to Huang Mang's palm slowly grew longer and thinner, and the tip became sharper!

The chopstick, which was initially about the length of half an arm, now resembled a longsword in Huang Mang's hand.

"Haha, it worked!"

Seeing this, Huang Mang wiped the sweat off his forehead and laughed heartily.

That attempt just now nearly depleted the little spiritual power he had left.

"Good, in that case, after we finish eating and you've regained some spiritual power, we can try other experiments!"

Seeing Huang Mang's success, Ji Chang's face lit up with a smile as he spoke.

Just as Ji Chang was examining the "chopstick" in Huang Mang's hand, a voice came from behind him: "Ji-Ji Ge, can you see my ice cone... will it work?"

At this moment, Zheng Haiyu's entire arm was covered in thick blue ice crystals, extending from his arm was a ice cone almost as thick as his arm.

The weight of the ice cone seemed heavy, and Zheng Haiyu was struggling to support it with his other hand.

"Uh... for this... Haiyu, maybe you can try covering your whole body in ice? A presence similar to armor?"

Ji Chang approached and examined the ice cone connected to Zheng Haiyu's hand, then thought for a moment and suggested.

"Wow, why didn't I think of that! I'll try it right away!"

Hearing Ji Chang's words, Zheng Haiyu exclaimed in realization and quickly responded.

Just as Zheng Haiyu was trying as Ji Chang had suggested, Zhou Jun also came closer: "Ji Ge, can you see what my extraordinary power can do? Other than causing destruction with my shockwaves... it seems like it can't really help the team!"

After speaking, Zhou Jun looked a bit dejectedly at the "longsword" in Huang Mang's hand and the blue ice on Zheng Haiyu's arm.

Zhou Jun felt useless. Not only did he awaken his extraordinary power later than everyone else, but it also seemed to have little purpose.

It wasn't like Ji Chang, who commanded the spirit beasts and helped solve various problems.

Huang Mang's strength was also evident.

The ice created by Zheng Haiyu could even repair gaps in buildings, while Zhou Jun's shockwaves seemed to have limited constructive use for the team, aside from shattering ants and such small creatures. After all, his shockwaves couldn't shatter insects larger than ants.

Therefore, Zhou Jun was feeling anxious.

"Don't worry, your shockwaves have great potential!"

Ji Chang patted Zhou Jun's shoulder and said with a smile.

"Huh? Really?"

Zhou Jun blurted out with a hint of disbelief.

He suspected that Ji Chang was just trying to comfort him.

Seeing this, Ji Chang continued, "Of course it's true! After we finish eating, I'll take you to unleash your abilities!"

Ji Chang had already planned this out well in advance, especially after seeing that Huang Mang could change the shape of the chopstick. He was prepared for this.

...

Before long, after the iron plate cabbage was cooked, everyone dug in heartily.

Although the iron plate cabbage was a bit plain, with the salt they had recovered earlier, everyone enjoyed the meal.

Moreover, as they ate and drank their fill, they realized that this meal had replenished their spiritual power more than the previous meal of rice cakes.

After analysis and discussion, they suspected that the increase in their restored spiritual power was due to the presence of salt.

With this conclusion, their desire to find more diverse foods and various seasonings was ignited even further.

In light of this, Ji Chang decided that after stabilizing the new base today, they would explore the kitchen together tomorrow.

Subsequently, during a brief rest, Ji Chang left the writing desk with an excited Zhou Jun.

"Ji Ge, where are we going? Are you going to let me use my extraordinary power? This is amazing! Finally, I can do something for everyone!"

Sitting on the back of the hornet, Zhou Jun was excitedly exclaiming.

Not only was flying exhilarating for him, but being able to contribute made him even more excited!

He was so thrilled that he even ignored the wind rushing into his mouth as he flew.

As a result, when he landed at the bedside with Ji Chang, he felt his stomach swell...

God knows how much wind he had consumed.

Bringing Zhou Jun to the bedside, Ji Chang naturally intended for Zhou Jun to use his shockwaves to shatter the dry tree branches that Huang Mang had left unfinished.

Of course, not into mere fragments, but into manageable pieces.

This way, it would be easier for them to take the branches back to the writing desk and have Huang Mang fuse them together.

After conveying his idea to Zhou Jun, he immediately began to employ his shockwaves, as Ji Chang had instructed, breaking the dry branches into segments.

Naturally, the remaining dry branches weren't enough.

They needed more wood.

In the bedroom, wood was certainly not lacking, such as the bedside table, the bed, the wardrobe...

That's why Ji Chang brought Zhou Jun here.

After all, it's impossible to saw off items like bedside cabinets.

In addition to wood, he also needed iron, cement, and other materials that Huang Mang could fuse.

At present, perhaps only Zhou Jun could fulfill Ji Chang's vision.

"Zhou Jun? Does using your shockwaves have side effects? When did they start happening?"

After a while, when Zhou Jun had used his shockwaves to break a few dry branches, Ji Chang asked with a slightly furrowed brow.

Because at this point, he noticed that whenever Zhou Jun employed his shockwaves to shatter the dry branches, he would... pass gas!

Setting aside the smell, passing gas seemed to significantly affect the power of the shockwaves.

"Uh... Ji Ge, it's not a side effect, it's just that... I drank too much wind while flying on the hornet earlier!"

Zhou Jun said somewhat embarrassedly.

"Uh... well then!"

Hearing Zhou Jun's response, Ji Chang's expression paused for a moment, then he waved his hand to signal Zhou Jun to continue.

Initially, Ji Chang had been thinking about the potential side effects of using extraordinary powers. He wondered what his own side effects were, as well as the side effects for the others. After all, these side effects could impact the power of their extraordinary abilities and shouldn't be underestimated.