Across Deep Space: Four Men and a Play

Because Li Shen had to change his flight at the last minute, his flight back to the Polar Research Institute was moved to the next day.

Xia Jiumeng asked him to accompany her to receive the express delivery.

A few days ago, when she had some free time, she bought a lot of Chinese medicinal materials, some semi-finished medicines and a lot of other things online. She originally thought that it might be difficult to move them all by herself, but Li Shen happened to be there, so she asked him to help.

"bump."

Xia Jiumeng placed several heavy wooden boxes at the door and took a deep breath.

It was too heavy, at least over fifty pounds, and it was really too much for her old body. Li Shen, without blushing or panting, carried it directly into the house and stacked it neatly in the snack cabinet.

"1.2.3.....13, all done."

Xia Jiumeng confirmed the quantity before clicking on the delivery button on her mobile phone.

"Thank you, Li Shen. Have a glass of water."

Xia Jiumeng poured a glass of cold water and took a wet towel and handed them to Li Shen who was sitting on the sofa to rest.

These things were indeed very heavy, and it took the two of them 4.5 trips to move them all, with Li Shen being the main force.

"Nothing, why did you buy so much?"

Li Shen asked as he looked at her busy figure in the express box.

"The ingredients for the potion are still missing, I want to see if there's anything comparable."

Xia Jiumeng patted the box and said, "I only bought this bunch."

As she spoke, she took out the largest one first.

That's not a medicinal herb, it's an analyzer.

"Do you need this?" Li Shen stepped forward to help.

"Well, many ingredients in the potion formula are not available here, so we need to compare and analyze to find the most similar or alternative materials."

"So, the formula of the genetic medicine will change?"

"Does that require re-experimentation?"

As expected of a top medical student, he could keenly sense the changes in the medicine formula and the consequences with just a simple sentence.

"Yes."

"But don't worry, the main ingredients are basically complete, so even if the formula is changed, it won't cause any serious consequences."

"At most, it'll be excruciating pain."

The original genetic medicine was definitely painless, but with the changed formula there would definitely be some minor problems, but they shouldn't be serious.

"No other questions?"

Xia Jiumeng looked at him strangely, then remembered that the research he was doing had an accident, causing someone important to him to become...

"No, this potion is very safe. There will be no mutation or other unknown problems."

"It's just that without the auxiliary materials, it might be very painful to use. If you can't bear it, it will cause the unlocking to fail at best."

"The most serious consequence is that you will no longer be eligible to take genetic drugs."

The formula of this potion has been modified by Kester. As long as the core materials remain unchanged, there will be no problem. She has found the core materials a long time ago. They are some of the most common medicinal herbs with special energy.

All she had now were auxiliary potions.

After all, she is still quite afraid of pain.

She is still willing to work hard to make the user experience better.

Li Shen pondered for a moment and suddenly said, "Can I join?"

Xia Jiumeng was a little surprised. Wasn’t he very busy?

"Okay, but on your hand..."

"I'm almost done with the work I'm doing. When will you start your research?"

Xia Jiumeng thought about it. Qin Che had told her yesterday that the laboratory and equipment she wanted were basically all there, with only a few of the most difficult ones not yet in place. He had already bought them at an overseas auction house and would buy the equipment and ship them back.

It probably won't take a few days.

Today is only the 7th, and there are still 23 days in a month. Basic genetic medicine is not difficult, so it should be in time.

"Probably next week or so."

Li Shen looked at his schedule and said, "There's still time."

Of course she was happy that Li Shen was willing to join her. Although he majored in cardiac surgery, a medical genius must be strong in other majors as well, otherwise he would not have been able to skip grades and obtain such a high degree.

She would progress much faster with help.

After the two of them agreed on a time, Xia Jiumeng suddenly remembered that she wanted to blow up her house.

Li Shen is here, so let’s try out the power of those two gadgets.

Anyway, those people already know that she has a problem, so it’s better to be direct.

As for why they blew up the house instead of taking down the glasses, it was because Xia Jiumeng was not very satisfied with the decoration of the house.

She wanted something more secure.

She had contacted the modification company on the dark web long ago.

It was blown up and rebuilt.

There should still be enough money in your wallet.

Xia Jiumeng took out the two palm-sized metal balls that had been forgotten yesterday.

In a few seconds, all the express boxes were placed in front of the snack cabinet.

"What are you doing?"

"Nothing much. I'm just showing you the power of this little ball. By the way, do you have anything important?"

"No." Li Shen shook his head.

"it is good."

Xia Jiumeng packed up all the important things and put them on the box, then took out the light blue ball and handed it to Li Shen.

"Put some of your evol into it."

Li Shen did as he was told.

[Charging complete, uses 3 times.] The ball made a cold, mechanical sound.

Xia Jiumeng took the ball and said, "This is a defensive ball. After it is fully charged, it can offset a certain amount of damage. As for the upper limit, it still needs to be accurately tested."

"What is this?" Li Shen asked, pointing at another small ball in Xia Jiumeng's hand that was flashing a red triangle symbol.

"This? I call it a little mine. Yeah, it's a bomb."

Xia Jiumeng shook the small mine and said, "Try it?"

"It's too dangerous." Li Shen refused without thinking.

"Okay, okay."

"It has a protective shield, so it won't get hurt. Otherwise, why don't you use Evol to add another layer?"

Li Shen looked at Xia Jiumeng and saw that she was determined to give it a try. He knew that he couldn't persuade her and wanted to reach out and snatch the bomb from her hand to prevent her from doing anything dangerous.

However, he didn't expect that as soon as he moved his hand, Xia Jiumeng pressed the triangular protrusion on the surface of the small mine and threw it out directly.

"you!"

Li Shen had no time to be surprised and could only use evol to condense an ice wall immediately. Xia Jiumeng also activated the protective shield.

The blue ball separated from the palm of the hand and floated in front of the two people. A translucent circular barrier with an icy atmosphere appeared and enveloped the two people and the space behind them.

Before Li Shen could teach the people around him a lesson for their dangerous behavior, a huge explosion sounded and the whole house was instantly covered in smoke and dust.

"boom!!!!"

The entire building and the nearby ground began to shake violently. Unable to stand steadily, Xia Jiumeng was shaken and bumped into Li Shen's arms, where he held her tightly.

"Li Shen, it's okay, look."

Xia Jiumeng spoke softly, feeling his arms tense and even trembling slightly due to the exertion.

In front of them, a small ball covered in white light was suspended in front of them. A barrier protected them tightly and they were not affected by the explosion outside at all.