This meant they wanted to come in. Luo Bi found such tactless people quite annoying; she stood indifferently at the doorway without offering an invitation.
Lan Qiao didn't mind the lack of an invitation and repeatedly urged, "I'm heading back now, but remember, you must come!"
Luo Bi let out a breath as she watched her departure, turned around to close the door, and took her optical computer to the large sunroom balcony to study online. Just as she opened the alchemy page, she heard the sound of the door opening.
Luo Bi froze for a moment and stood up, preparing to see if Feng Ling had returned early. Just as she reached the entrance to the large balcony, she saw Feng Ling, who had already taken off his military jacket.
"I heard some movement, but I didn't expect it would actually be you returning," Luo Bi said happily. "Did the combat team just return to the base?"
A hint of warmth appeared in Feng Ling's sharp eyes. He gave a faint "Mhm" and hung his jacket on a rack. "What were you doing just now?"
"Watching alchemy videos online," Luo Bi answered.
Feng Ling nodded. "I'm going to take a shower first."
While Feng Ling went to the bedroom to shower, Luo Bi returned to the large balcony to continue her online studies. By now, the rain had intensified. Following a clap of thunder, the heavy rain fell incessantly like broken strings of pearls, striking the balcony and creating dense clusters of bubbles.
The wind swept the rain into the glass sunroom. Losing her appetite for studying, Luo Bi opened a window to watch the rain.
After finishing his shower, Feng Ling changed into casual military attire and came to the balcony. Sitting in a chair, he glanced at the video on the optical computer and said, "Come here."
Luo Bi obediently came over and sat down. "Why did the combat team return early?"
"The mission to Blazing Star wasn't smooth this time. A swarm of exotic beasts and demonic beasts appeared there, and the army suffered heavy casualties." Feng Ling didn't want to discuss this and changed the subject. "Where is that small disc you refined? Bring it out so I can take a look."
Luo Bi took it out and handed it to him. As Feng Ling took the small disc, his pupils contracted. Even if this wasn't a formation plate, it was certainly not scrap. The small disc was about the size of a palm and cyan in color, with reliefs that exuded an ancient charm. Beads were embedded on both sides, with the largest one in the center.
Based on its appearance alone, it looked exactly like a formation plate. Feng Ling studied it repeatedly. Bored, Luo Bi took out two cherry-sized red stones from her storage bracelet and said, "Feng Ling, look at these. What are they? I found them in the medicinal dregs and ash."
Feng Ling looked up, a sharp light flashing in his eyes. Taking them in his hand, he said with certainty, "These are high-grade energy stones. A conservative estimate would be that one of these could power a small military spacecraft for ten days."
Luo Bi smiled, thinking Feng Ling was joking. How could something so valuable appear in their home, especially something she had just sifted out of medicinal ash?
Feng Ling glanced at her. "I'm serious."
Luo Bi nodded, deciding to take him at his word, but questioned, "If they are high-grade energy stones as you say, then where do you think they came from?"
Feng Ling stared at Luo Bi. She met his gaze, blinked, and smiled. "Why are you looking at me like that?"
Feng Ling said, "I suspect you extracted them by accident while you were extracting the energy liquid."
Luo Bi smiled thoughtfully; come to think of it, that was indeed a possibility. Feng Ling returned to studying the small disc. Ten minutes later, he set the disc down, took one of the energy stones, and went to the study.
When he returned, he pressed the small, cut piece of the energy stone into one of the two small grooves on the small disc, and it fit perfectly.
Luo Bi was astonished. Feng Ling walked out of the glass sunroom and stood on the veranda. The rain outside was heavy. He lightly pressed the position of the energy stone, and instantly, a defensive shield formed, covering an area of about eighty square meters.
(End of Chapter)