Chapter 62 - 62

Chapter 62 No Longer HiddenThis was the first time Gu Chen had slept so peacefully, with no one coming up to disturb him. He didn't slowly open his eyes until 11 a.m.Yesterday, Lin Anran gave him a cell phone and a tablet. Although they weren't very useful, they had plenty of single-player apps, novels, and TV series.Seeing the time, Gu Chen hurriedly got out of bed to wash up and went downstairs to see Lin Anran and the others sitting on the sofa watching a movie on the projector.Good morning!Father Lin came out of the kitchen and saw Gu Chen standing on the stairs, lost in thought."Good morning, Uncle."Mother Lin turned around. " Xiao Chen, get up! How did you sleep last night? Was the bed comfortable? Were you cold?"Gu Chen blushed as she descended the steps. "It's not cold, Auntie. The bed is very comfortable.""That's good, come down and eat!"One dish after another followed, and he was almost used to it: spicy hot pot, pan-fried dumplings, pig's trotters, orange juice...Gu Chen ate his meal quietly, watching the family laughing and chatting in front of him, and felt a warmth in his heart."Ding-dong—""Ding-dong—"Everyone fell silent instantly. It was still pouring rain outside. Who would come knocking at this hour?Lin Anran picked up the tablet on the table; the previously installed camera was now in use."Hmm? Is it Captain Su?"Lin Yu: "Why are you looking for us in this torrential rain?"Lin Anran wiped his mouth. "Open the door for him and let him in."Lin Yu opened the door, and a blast of cold air rushed into the room. "Ouch! It's so cold!"He ran straight out, and luckily the front door wasn't far from the house door. After the two went inside, Lin Yu quickly closed the door.Mother Lin brought out two towels from the bathroom. "Quickly dry yourself off, don't catch a cold! Here! You dry yourself off too."Captain Su: "Thank you!"Lin Anran: "Is there something you need from us?""Hmm! It's been almost a week. The base needs you to decide now whether you want to join the team."Everyone was stunned. In such heavy rain, the base's most important person would brave the downpour to come and ask whether or not they should join the team.It seems that Captain Su isn't very important to the base.Lin Anran: "We've made up our minds! We won't join the base's Ability User team; we're going to build our own."Captain Su was a little surprised. He knew there was a 50% chance they wouldn't join the base, and the rumors these past few days suggested they were going to join the Wild Wolf Squad, but he didn't expect them to want to build their own team.Meeting Captain Su's surprised gaze, Lin Anrancontinued, "I have already looked into the requirements for creating a team, and we just meet them.""Have you gathered enough people? The prerequisite for building your own team is that there must be at least five Ability Users in the team. Do you have enough?"He clearly remembered that when they came to investigate last time, there were only four Ability Users, besides that man.No, there's an extra man.Lin Anran pursed her lips. "That's enough. This is my cousin, Gu Chen. He was in District F before. We only found him a couple of days ago. He's also an Ability User."Captain Su nodded, just as he had expected. "Okay, then fill out a form first, and register a team at the points redemption center if you have time in the next couple of days.""good!"Gu Chen took the survey form and honestlyfilled in "Ice-element ability" and "Ice-element ability level one peak" in the Supernatural Ability section.He handed over the form, a blush creeping across his face. His abilities were no match for the person in front of him.Lin Anran noticed his predicament. " Xiao Chen, you're amazing. It's a good thing we have you, otherwise we wouldn't have enough people."Mother Lin: "Yes! Xiao Chen, it's good that you came!"Captain Su put away the survey form, feeling a mix of sadness and warmth; he hadn't felt this way in a long time.Without lingering, he stood up and said, "You guys register as soon as possible, I'm leaving now!"Father Lin stood up and handed him an umbrella. "Take this. It's raining heavily outside. Be careful on the road."Captain Su didn't refuse, "Thank you!"After seeing Captain Su off, Lin Anran called a family meeting.Since we're planning to form a team, our strength can't remain stagnant. And since we're already living together, let's be frank and open with each other.Lin Anran was the first to demonstrate hisSupernatural Ability, a level six peak mutatedWood-element ability.Lin Yu's mutated Lightning Elemental Ability is at level 5 mid-stage.Father Lin's Strength-based Ability is at its peak, level five.Mother Lin's mutated Ice-element ability is at level 5, initial stage.Lin Anran held the blooming flowers in her hands, and the others smiled as they looked at the dumbfounded Gu Chen."You guys are amazing!"Gu Chen lowered his head and slumped his shoulders. His voice was soft and trembling, "I'm only at the peak of level one. I'll drag you down."He's too weak; he doesn't deserve to be with them.Lin Yu put his arm around Gu Chen's shoulder and said, "Oh, what's the big deal? We only have our current strength because we discoveredSupernatural Ability early on and cooperated with each other."Now that you have us, we can help each other, and after a while, you'll be just as capable as us.Gu Chen looked at everyone with hopeful eyes, "Really?"Mother Lin: "Yes!"Father Lin: "That's right!"Lin Yu said confidently, "Of course! We're here for you."Lin Anran nodded emphatically. "There's one more thing I need to tell you, but it's a secret among us all. If it gets out, it could be life-threatening."Yesterday, Lin Anran and Father Lin... Mother Linhad discussed it and decided that if they doubted someone, they wouldn't use them, and if they used someone, they wouldn't doubt them. Since everyone was living under the same roof, they would eventually discover her spatial ability, so they didn't plan to hide it anymore.Gu Chen nodded solemnly, "Yes, yes! Don't worry, I will absolutely not reveal a single word to anyone."As soon as he finished speaking, everyone in the living room disappeared.Suddenly in a new environment, Gu Chen's mind went blank, and he looked shocked."Where...where am I?"A thought lingered in his mind, but he dared not consider it."Welcome to my space."Once his suspicions were confirmed, Gu Chengasped."You, you have a dual Supernatural Ability, and a rare Spatial Ability at that.""Binggo, that's right, my sister is amazing, isn't she!" Lin Yu's face beamed with smiles."Come on, I'll take you to see my older sister's villa. It's much better than where we live."The two ran quite a distance, and Lin Anran,with one hand on Father Lin and the other onMother Lin, flashed into the villa's living room. "Hey, only an idiot wouldn't use teleportation."Gu Chen was completely blinded by the scene before him. He had learned too much today. Would he be silenced?Under a clear blue sky, amidst rushing rivers, towering mountains, and verdant grasslands, Gu Chen lay on the lawn, watching the plump little birds in the sky, and swallowed hard.When he opened his eyes again, he was back on the sofa in the villa. It turned out that they had been in the space for five hours. He was lying on the lawn asleep, and Father Lin easily lifted him onto the sofa.