Why did you provoke me?

Huang Yan's success may have inspired Teacher Sun, who said she wanted to give it a try too.

Yu Meng, of course, wouldn't refuse. Her goal was to train them into tools capable of operating independently.

A person's personality may be innate. Yesterday, Teacher Sun left herself some leeway when she did things. Therefore, Yu Meng reminded her this time, "Teacher Sun, you must give it your all. With us here, you are safe."

Teacher Sun nodded. Qingyuan's success was expected, but Huang Yan's success really spurred Teacher Sun on.

With all his might, Teacher Sun's skills were quite good, and the alien lines were successfully pulled out of the soldier's mind.

Teacher Sun directly imitated Huang Yan's tactics. Niannian kept time for her. "Seven, eight, nine... Done!"

Teacher Sun slumped into a chair. "It really is hard work." Her tone was full of self-deprecation, but the smile on her face was much more genuine.

After the three soldiers went out...

Yu Meng spoke up. "Tomorrow I'll have Secretary Wu arrange for five soldiers to come. Three of them are for you. Any questions?"

The group from Qingyuan looked at each other and then nodded.

Niannian nodded in satisfaction. "Aliens are enemies; we don't need to be polite to them."

Yu Meng also said in a low voice, "No one says you have to use one line when pulling the alien. So if you're not very confident, you can use two or more lines to pull the alien."

Qingyuan smiled wryly, "Yu Meng, aren't we too stupid? When Grandma taught us, she used a single line to demonstrate, so we've been using a single line for all these years."

Teacher Sun nodded, "When we're retrieving aliens, we always save some energy for self-defense. I've developed this habit over the years."

Yu Meng asked curiously, "Do you all use the same methods to carry on your mother-in-law's lineage?"

Qingyuan nodded, "Even the technique I passed on to Huang Yan is the same. I have never had any sense of innovation, nor have I ever thought that I would have a new technique."

Yu Meng fell silent. She had many methods when doing something, but she always kept the simplest one to herself.

Perhaps because she lacked a lineage or a master, her ideas were always wildly imaginative; she would try any method she came up with. If it didn't work, or was too troublesome, she would abandon it.

Niannian asked quietly from the side, "Don't you have any of your own ideas when you're studying?"

"With ready-made methods, who would bother to innovate?" Teacher Sun shook his head. "Following the teacher is the fastest shortcut."

Everyone fell silent and went back to their respective homes.

On the way back, Niannian suddenly said to Meng, "Thank you."

Yu Meng looked at her and said, "No need to thank me. You are the youngest sister in our Yu family."

"I'm so glad I met Fourth Sister." At this moment, Niannian put away her usual innocence and naivety.

"Me too. You make me feel less alone. We're kindred spirits, even though our goals are different, I like it very much!"

The next day, Niannian returned to her usual self.

Everything went smoothly for all five of them this time. Although they were very tired, Yu Meng could tell that they were very happy.

As the days went by, more and more people came. The group of people separated and each had their own designated room to work on the irregular lines.

This day was no different from any other. Yu Meng and Qing Yuan went to their experimental garden.

Xiao Wen used the umbrella-shaped alien given to him by Qingyuan to collect many dead branch aliens and sent them all here.

Yu Meng examined it slowly, then suddenly frowned. She looked at the withered branch and touched it with her finger; it wasn't a withered branch. She then looked at the umbrella-shaped object beneath it; it wasn't an umbrella either.

Yu Meng had been standing there for a while when Qing Yuan came over. "Yu Meng, is there a problem?"

Yu Meng nodded, "Yes! And there's a big problem." Yu Meng pointed to the alien in front of her.

Qingyuan bent down and examined it carefully. "What is this? The resemblance is so high."

Yu Meng was having too many dreams. "Aunt Qing, it seems someone has noticed this place. The number of boxes you gave Xiao Wen was limited, and he got back the same boxes. But the contents have been changed."

Qingyuan's expression wasn't too good. "Could it be that we're overthinking it?"

Yu Meng put the group of aliens into her small backpack. "Let's see what the next batch is like."

The two of them kept quiet, as if nothing had happened.

Yu Meng returned to her room, took out the alien again, and rhythmically tapped her fingers on the alien for a full half hour before finally peeling off the alien's skin.

The contents were somewhat unexpected. Upon closer inspection, they turned out to be a raw material for making medicinal stones, somewhat similar to the stone flower she had obtained.

This item was clearly switched intentionally, but the purpose is unclear.

This was also the first time Yu Meng had seen an alien that could be used to make medicine. But this skin was not something an ordinary person could peel off.

Yu Meng made two pairs of beautiful safety buckles, and when Niannian came back, she gave her a pair, saying, "These are medicine stones from Alien."

Niannian was surprised. "There are medicine stones in aliens? I thought all aliens were bad. Why are you giving me two? Oh, is one for Sister Xiu? I'll give one to her when we get back. Fourth Sister, how about I wear it around my neck?"

Yu Meng nodded. "That's what I thought too. This thing is rare, so we shouldn't lose it."

Niannian found a red string, threaded the safety buckle onto it, and hung it around her neck. "It's a little warm. But it feels quite comfortable."

Yu Meng nodded, "I've made medicine many times, but this is the first time I've made it for myself."

"No one will believe you saying that. Which bone-drawing master doesn't carry a few medicinal stones?" Nian Nian looked at her backpack. "Those... weren't they for yourself?"

Yu Meng nodded, "You know that a single dose isn't very effective."

Niannian looked at her backpack. "Fourth Sister, what's in your backpack?"

Yu Meng looked at her. "Want to see?"

Niannian nodded hurriedly.

"It's an alien." Yu Meng didn't hide it.

Nian Nian's eyes widened. "What's the point of storing so many aliens?"

Yu Meng smiled mysteriously, "Absorbing energy!"

"So the medicinal stones in your backpack are for nourishing them?"

Yu Meng nodded.

"Fourth Sister, my vision is still too narrow." Niannian touched her chin with her fingers, thinking about how likely it was that she would succeed in doing this.

"Your lines are too aggressive; any alien in your backpack is doomed," Yu Meng said, pouring cold water on the idea.

Niannian leaned closer to Yu Meng and whispered, "Fourth Sister, my Erhui is about to be born."

Yu Meng smiled and gave a thumbs up, "Great job!"

This was their unspoken understanding; Yu Meng revealed the backpack's secret, and Niannian shared her thoughts. "It's just a bit too slow," Niannian complained.

"It's best to stay steady and cautious. The early bird catches the worm, and we're just a slightly larger worm, so we absolutely can't be reckless," Yu Meng warned. After a pause, she added, "In Aunt Qing's experimental garden, a group of withered branch aliens has been switched. The situation is currently unclear. You stay put in the hall and don't go out, remember?"

Niannian nodded. She knew Yu Meng wouldn't lie to her, and she wouldn't go out and cause trouble for Yu Meng.