Chapter 68: It's Getting Fierce Again
A nearly full lighter has a problem, possibly the electronic igniter is broken, but the second and third lighters also have problems at the same time?
He was stunned for a moment before his gaze shifted and he suddenly discovered that the white cloud had changed somehow.
The clouds gathered together, and at the very bottom, something seemed to be condensing. Only after a closer look did he discover that it was a drop of water about to fall from the cloud cluster.
Last night, he didn't notice any changes in the cloud cluster. It was only when he dug these things out just now that it's been about an hour, and during this time, the cloud cluster hasn't shown any unusual signs at all. Suddenly, a change appeared, and Guo Zhengyang quickly pulled out a bottle from his backpack.
This bottle was also a glass bottle that had been swallowed by the gourd during his previous experiment. He placed the bottle under the cloud cluster, and with a soft sound, a drop of water fell into the bottle from the cloud cluster. This water looked just like ordinary water droplets, but it emitted waves of spiritual energy fluctuations. On the other hand, after the cloud cluster dropped a drop of water, the spiritual energy fluctuations on it seemed to weaken slightly.
He stared at the water in the bottle for a moment, then observed the cloud cluster again. Guo Zhengyang still couldn't find any clues, but as he looked, he suddenly had an epiphany: "Could it be that the lighter can't light up because of this drop of water?"
He held three good lighters that couldn't ignite at all, and the cloud cluster that had been unchanged before also started to condense water vapor. It's hard for him not to suspect this thing.
Guo Zhengyang tried again to light a fire, but this time the lighter still wouldn't ignite and the cloud didn't change in the slightest.
After some thought, he sealed the glass bottle.
Because it was swallowed by a gourd, this thing now has an extremely good sealing performance. Once tightened, it is almost seamless, completely sealing the bottle and trapping the water droplets inside, making it impossible for the spiritual energy to escape again.
It was that strange cloud, he also took out a large plastic bag that had been swallowed by the crooked gourd and tied it up with adhesive tape, similarly preventing the spiritual energy of this thing from leaking out again.
But after doing all this, he tried to light it again, but still couldn't get a fire going...
"The lighter won't ignite, probably due to this cloud mass. Although I've sealed the water droplets and cloud mass now, preventing any further leakage of spiritual energy, if this thing is indeed a water-based treasure, even the residual spiritual power from before would be enough to overwhelm any ordinary flame. Let's wait for now and continue experimenting later." A thought flashed through his mind, and Guo Zhengyang temporarily set aside the cloud mass to research other things.
The first study was originally fruitless, but suddenly he wanted to smoke, and couldn't light a fire, which made him discover a clue. Now he naturally has more passion, it seems that as long as the right method is found, maybe the other four treasures will also show anomalies.
And these anomalies were also helpful to him, at least now he knew that this cloud cluster was likely to have the ability to suppress flames.
Unfortunately, however hard Guo Zhengyang tried afterwards, he couldn't find anything unusual about the other treasures. No matter how he studied them, they remained the same as before, without any clues.
Moreover, after staying in place for another two hours, Guo Zhengyang's three lighters still couldn't be lit.
This also made Guo Zhengyang slightly startled, the water droplets and cloud clusters were sealed, the fluctuations of spiritual energy inside should not have radiated out into normal space again, it shouldn't be possible to ignite a fire here either, it should be the residual spiritual energy from the previous cloud cluster and water droplet that was causing trouble, but two hours had passed and still couldn't ignite a fire.
Isn't this thing's oppression of flames a bit too strong?
After all, he was in the open wilderness. The spiritual energy that had escaped from this thing before should have been constantly spreading outwards, right? Yet, after spreading for so long, the oppressive feeling still existed?
After the shock, he didn't have time to linger here anymore, because at this moment it was already past three o'clock in the morning. He still had to find time to deal with the things in his hands, so he quickly put on his backpack again and packed up a few other treasures with another plastic bag, then rushed towards the direction of the school.
Walking on the road, Guo Zhengyang was still experimenting with the lighter, until he walked out for about a kilometer, the lighter in his hand finally made a "poof" sound and jumped out a spark.
Guo Zhengyang's eyes were also full of weirdness as he looked back.
He thought for a moment, first giving himself a cigarette, then putting down the things in his hand, and finding some flammable leaves and dry grass nearby, using a lighter to ignite them. Only after he took out the previously sealed bottle did the originally burning fire suddenly go out, not to mention the flames, even the cigarette that Guo Zhengyang was smoking quickly went out completely.
When he tried to light it again, the lighter wouldn't ignite anymore.
He tightened the lid of the bottle in his hand again, sealed it tightly, and Guo Zhengyang walked and experimented all the way. This time he walked straight out for three or four kilometers, until he reached near the school, when the lighter sprayed out a small flame again.
"With just this one drop of water, after opening the lid and releasing a bit of spiritual energy, it can seal itself again and actually suppress flames from rising within a range of three to four kilometers. This thing... if several more drops come and aren't sealed, could they really keep suppressing the entire county's flames from rising?"
Although it was just one night of experimentation, the strange cloud cluster had yielded a thread of results, and while other things were still unclear, the single drop of water that fell from the cloud cluster gave Guo Zhengyang an extremely great shock.
Relighting his cigarette, Guo Zhengyang quickly rushed to school again and found a secluded spot in the campus corner to rebury the treasures and the cloud mass in the mud. Only then did he let out a sigh of relief and walked towards the classroom.
It's already past four in the morning, and there are also sporadic lights in the direction of the teaching building. He really can't stay here for too long.
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"My god, you're on fire again this time! Math 107 points, English 110 points, Chinese 105 points, liberal arts 212 points, total score is already 534, damn it, both second-tier universities are a breeze for you now, sister..."
On Tuesday afternoon, in the classroom of Class 3-5, with the last subject's test paper from the previous mock exam being handed out, Zhang Hang once again lay on his desk, loudly calling out to Guo Zhengyang.
The sound shocked many students on both sides and attracted many people's attention.
As for these gazes and Zhang Hang's astonishment, Guo Zhengyang was not in the least bit concerned, but just smiled and swept a glance at the test paper, then also said to Zhang Hang, "Didn't you also make progress?"
Yeah, in the past two or three weeks, Guo Zhengyang also helped Zhang Hang with his studies a lot. In these two to three weeks, this guy's exam scores have basically stabilized above 400 points now.
For example, this time the total score is over 430, and compared to before, there has been quite a bit of progress. However, this progress is still far behind Guo Zhengyang's, after all, he exerted himself this time and again raised the overall achievement by another notch.
Last month, the total score was around 500, with scores of 490, 512, 498 and 508. This score has been hovering for almost a month, but now the exam has once again exceeded this score range by 20-30 points, which is quite surprising to Guo Zhengyang.
This surprise was enough to dispel his frustration of having a treasure but being unable to make any progress in studying it.
Since rebirth, he has been working hard for more than two months, day and night without rest. For most of the time, he only slept for about an hour every day. This hard work finally paid off now, and he achieved a decent result that is presentable and can be talked about with pride. This joy indeed made him feel invigorated.
