Chapter 312: Not Overjoyed by a New Ability

Once comrades, now set free.

Jiang Qiuqiu said no more. As it was nearly lunchtime, she stayed and ate at the rescue center.

She also got to know the other people there.

Little Qing told her everyone at the rescue center was a victim of Genetic Collapse.

Logically, you would think that people with such a terminal illness would be at least a little down, even if they weren’t utterly heartbroken.

But most of the people at the rescue center were surprisingly cheerful and charming.

This was especially true of a tall, burly brown bear Genetic Hybrid. He had a simple, good-natured air about him. Little Qing said that he and the tofu shop owner were old comrades, and it was through this roundabout connection that they had managed to find Jiang Qiuqiu.

When lunch was served, Jiang Qiuqiu noticed that they would share some of their food with the small animals in the cages.

’Even though... you couldn’t really call them "them" anymore.’

The meal left her with a swirl of emotions.

She should have gone home after the meal, but after a moment’s thought, Jiang Qiuqiu asked Little Qing to meet her in the conference room.

"Is there anything else, Miss Jiang?"

"Little Qing, I went to Federation University a while back to get my spiritual power attribute tested. My spiritual power has a Healing Attribute, so the food I make contains some gentle Healing Spiritual Power."

"So that’s what it is," Little Qing replied. "Miss Jiang, you’ll definitely become an exceptional Spirit Healing Master in the future."

Jiang Qiuqiu lowered her gaze. After a soft hum of acknowledgment, she added, "But I believe my food should only have the ability for Spirit Healing."

"No, you—" Little Qing was about to say that they had already tried it and were even more certain of Jiang Qiuqiu’s abilities after the meal. But he looked up, saw the girl watching him with a serene gaze, and suddenly seemed to understand.

Little Qing immediately corrected himself. "Yes, Miss Jiang. I’m sorry, we were mistaken... We were too eager. It’s definitely a power for Spirit Healing, and it has nothing to do with Genetic Collapse."

"Thank you, Little Qing."

"No, I should be thanking you on behalf of the rescue center." Little Qing licked his lips. "I... you can rest assured, only we at the rescue center know. We haven’t told a soul."

"And we won’t go around spreading this ’mistaken’ news."

’If Jiang Qiuqiu’s food really had this ability, it would certainly be discovered one day. But that should happen later, not now.’

’It had to wait until she was famous, until everyone was watching her, and until she had the means to protect herself.’

’Otherwise—’

’A sun that has yet to fully shine could easily be shot down by the rich and powerful, imprisoned in a little world of their own to serve as a private lamp.’

Although Jiang Qiuqiu had reached a temporary consensus with Little Qing, still...

She hadn’t known Little Qing for long. And while he seemed trustworthy, this feeling... it was terrible.

After she got back that afternoon, Jiang Qiuqiu did some searching on the Star Network. The more she read, the more dangerous her situation felt.

It got to the point where she couldn’t muster much enthusiasm, even when picking up her delivery from Taotao Fresh and preparing for her livestream.

’She never had any ambition to be a person of high standing in this interstellar era, but she absolutely refused to be controlled by others.’

’She had to work harder, to make sure her hard power could match her soft power.’

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After listening to her story, Mo Si’s gaze slowly sharpened. He looked at Jiang Qiuqiu, his eyes filled with surprise. "They said it can interfere with Genetic Collapse?"

"That’s right."

"Was it that rescue center you went to with Mo Chengyu last time?"

"Mhm, the Star Sky Rescue Center not far from the complex."

’If the people at the rescue center said so, then it was probably true.’

’So—’

’Qiuqiu’s spiritual power could also treat Genetic Collapse? This was something Mo Si had never considered. Neither he nor Mo Chengyu had noticed it.’

’This was a very big deal. If she could interfere with Genetic Collapse just with the ’food’ she made—without being a high-level Spirit Healing Master or even having any systematic training in Healing Spiritual Power—then that meant Genetic Collapse could be influenced through an external medium.’

’Taking that a step further, could she possibly treat Genetic Collapse after undergoing training? Or even... cure it?’

’If there was any hope of that, her value to the Federation would be immeasurable.’

But those high-level thoughts flickered away in an instant. When he looked at Jiang Qiuqiu again, he saw that she wasn’t overjoyed or excited by this newly discovered ability.