Chapter 900 - 900: A Small Experiment

The conclusions Bai Huanyu drew from stargazing and the warning information issued by Jiangcheng Meteorological Station quickly proved to be correct.

At three o'clock in the morning, thunder rumbled, followed by a startling thunderclap, and torrential rain poured down.

The rain came unexpectedly and without warning, like throwing out a king bomb right at the start of a poker game, directly bewildering everyone still outside!

Most of these were night stall vendors, packing up halfway.

There were also some young men and women who, taking advantage of New Year's Day, wanted to climb high into the mountains and play at the year's end.

Those with tents were better off, but those without tents quickly realized what "chilling to the bone, heart flying high" meant, with most of their intoxication dissipating.

"Cold icy rain slapping randomly on the face, warm tears mixing with the cold rain, the colors in front…"

On an unknown mountaintop, a clearly drunken man bellowed into the microphone.

Friends nearby hurriedly swarmed him, pulling him into a tent.

The food, drinks, and sound equipment couldn't be packed in time.

If the rain could drop a few notches, if it were midsummer now, these young people might take off their T-shirts and wave them, cheering in the rain.

Unfortunately, it wasn't midsummer, but rather, it was winter.

The rain was torrential, not moderate.

…

The torrential rain continued until dawn, showing no signs of abating.

The Martial Monks slept sweetly, thinking finally they didn't have to get up early.

But then, around seven o'clock, Xue Nuofu stood by the door, turned on the light, and shouted, "Emergency assembly!"

This shout woke everyone immediately.

Old Ha rubbed his sleepy eyes full of crust, muttering indistinctly, "Such heavy rain, why gather?

Second Boss, please cut us some slack!"

Xue Nuofu said expressionlessly, "Everyone look at your phones."

Upon hearing this, everyone grabbed their phones from beside their pillows, opened them, and found a message from Xiao Feng in the group.

"To improve physical fitness, temper a resilient spirit and willpower, I have decided to lead everyone against the wind and rain, forging ahead. Everyone, gather in my courtyard within fifteen minutes!"

Looking again at the message time, the fifteen-minute limit already only had three minutes left.

"Quick, quick, quick, quick, get up!"

"Where are my socks?"

"Where's my belt?"

The room suddenly became chaotic, everyone hurriedly dressed, put on raincoats, and dashed out.

The raincoats were uniformly purchased by Xue Nuofu, the material was thick, and they always hung on the dormitory walls, never used.

But now, they finally had a purpose!

Standing under the villa eaves, Xiao Feng looked at his watch: "Great, no one is late. Now start practicing the warm-up moves I taught you."

With that, he took the whistle hanging around his neck and blew it loudly.

The people in the courtyard suddenly had the urge to cry, even unable to distinguish whether the water on their faces was rainwater or actual tears.

The rain was so heavy they couldn't even open their eyes, it was hard to tell who was who more than five meters away.

Yet, they had to strive hard in the rain, the treatment was deemed cruel!

The next moment, Xiao Feng wore his raincoat, and along with Du Qingyue and others, joined in as well.

Such leading by example left no room for objection.

After finishing the warm-up exercises, Xiao Feng looked at the water in the courtyard deep enough to cover their feet and suddenly had an idea.

He stopped the little girl and Du Qingyue from their actions, calling them to the steps.

Seeing this scene, Lin Jiaxuan immediately understood Xiao Feng probably wanted to play a trick, and followed everyone else up the steps.

The others still in the rain persisted bitterly, with obstructed vision, hardly noticing anything amiss.

"Jiaxuan, who told you to come up?" Xiao Feng frowned.

Lin Jiaxuan defiantly replied, "I don't owe you anything anymore, and besides, you didn't ask me to not follow them up."

"Who says you don't owe me?" Xiao Feng argued confidently, "Everything you eat, drink, use, and live with is all mine, isn't it?"

The little girl stood out to mediate: "Hey, Brother Xiao Feng, don't argue with Xuanxuan, why did you call us up here, is it because you care about us?"

Xiao Feng nodded with a smile, "Not entirely, mainly because I wanted to test a theory."

With that, he took out Thunder Pattern Steel, squatted down, and lightly tapped the water.

In an instant, an astonishing scene unfolded!

Only to see the semi-cloudy rainwater suddenly covered by a layer of blue arcs, like little blue rains swimming on the water's surface.

Then, the movements of Old Ha and others in the rainwater froze, portraying a scene of chaos.

"Bang bang bang bang bang…"

The people in the courtyard fell to the ground like dumplings, taking a while to recover.

The first to recover from numbness was Second Boss Xue Nuofu.

He stepped to the stairs, stared at Xiao Feng, and questioned, "Is this revenge?"

"Revenge?" Xiao Feng looked puzzled, "You haven't wronged me, have you? Why would I avenge you?"

"Then what do you mean by doing this?"

"Nothing much, just wanted to conduct a small experiment and make everyone more awake."

"Conduct an experiment, was it necessary to include all of us in the trap?" continued Xue Nuofu questioning.

Xiao Feng spread his hands, retorted, "Then what else? Among so many people here, who do you think I could select for the trap?

If I target only one person, the one trapped would definitely harbor resentment, the principle of not worrying about scarcity but inequality, you're aware of, right?

So, treating everyone equally, if there's a trap, everyone should fall into it, so no one complains."

Those crawling out of the rain were extremely frustrated, shouting in their minds, "That's only because you have no objection, okay?"

But these thoughts remained unspoken.

"Alright, everyone dismiss, go back, and have Old Xue supervise you to complete the movements," Xiao Feng waved them off.

Old Ha and others exchanged glances, realizing they were summoned so early just because someone thought they were too comfortable, just to be trapped?

After everyone dispersed, Xiao Feng felt thrilled by his new idea.

Water can conduct electricity, so could it be used to address Thunder Pattern Steel's limitation to close combat?

Previously, they used chains to throw Thunder Pattern Steel for long-distance attacks, which indeed had certain risks.

If the chain broke or Thunder Pattern Steel got seized, it would be a big loss!

But if they could conduct electricity through water, such risks wouldn't exist.

"Who has a water gun?" Xiao Feng asked.

Du Qingyue and others looked at each other, then shook their heads together indicating they didn't have one.

Most present were adults, and though the little girl was lively and childlike, she wasn't fond of children's toys.

Xiao Feng shook his head regretfully, realizing further experiments would have to wait until the rain stopped.