CHAPTER 598: CHAPTER 21: "SPECIAL EQUIPMENT" FRUIT GREENHOUSE (PART 2)

Two people agreed to duel on the first day of the month at the Wind and Sand Crossing near the center of Area C.

Strictly speaking, dueling was not a serious disciplinary offense in itself; their mistake lay in their choice of location.

Initially, they chose Wind and Sand Crossing as the dueling site because of its strong winds and heavy sands, thinking it would effectively isolate them from Juliet One’s patrol. Additionally, Wind and Sand Crossing marked the beginning of the institute’s off-limits zone as per school regulations; they assumed that as long as they didn’t enter Wind and Sand Crossing, there would be no violation of school rules.

In the end, two students were brought back from Wind and Sand Crossing by Juliet One, all their hair shaven off, reportedly using the blade on Juliet’s body. Afterwards, both were expelled from Huake Institute, and these promising students from the Reverse Genius Class disappeared from the national scene.

A blade flashed, and the grass house trembled, creating a slit in the wall that Juliet and Romeo approached with their electronic eyes lit.

Since the cut was made according to Juliet’s personal height, Wang Shuai had to squat down slightly as he wasn’t close enough yet. As soon as he approached, the slit on the wall vanished, leaving only Wang Shuai staring without having seen anything.

"Hey, what happened? It just opened and now it closed again?" Wang Shuai leaned on the grass wall, furiously digging with his fingers, all his efforts absorbed by the wall.

The grass house moved slightly, and Wang Shuai quickly stepped back a few steps, finding this house far too eerie.

"No problem, according to the regulations, this grass house should be considered a greening object, not requiring demolition," Romeo One declared, flashing two rows of red lights.

"Confirmed no threats inside, we can just treat this as an entertainment facility in Area C, and let the students meddle with it," Juliet One retracted its arm-like Willow Leaf Blade and continued patrolling.

Romeo One left Wang Shuai behind and moved towards the center.

"I refuse to believe this; tonight, I must see what is hiding inside!" Wang Shuai looked around, making sure Juliet One and Romeo One had moved away, then pulled out a pen from his pants pocket, unscrewed the cap, and revealed the delicate object inside—it looked like a dagger and seemed to be made of titanium alloy but shimmered with a glass-like luster.

The tough grass wall, impervious to human strength, was easily cut open by the pen dagger, allowing Wang Shuai a close look - only for him to be met with a solid punch to his nose.

Staggering back, his body’s Spiritual Energy surged. Wang Shuai, at the Gold-level Middle Stage, lit up the sand around him with golden Spiritual Energy, resembling a rising sun.

"This is bad," momentarily losing control, Wang Shuai released a burst of golden Spiritual Energy, likely alarming Juliet One. Remembering the legendary tales of two students who ended up hairless by Juliet’s "Little Zhu Flying Knife," Wang Shuai could only cover his nose and awkwardly leave the peculiar grass house.

As Juliet One patrolled leisurely, sensing the reckless surge of golden Spiritual Energy, laughter similar to a woman’s giggled from its pink chassis, perhaps mocking the persistence of a youngster who had finally hit a snag. Yet, the residents of that dormitory building warranted attention, as they might reshape the dynamics of Area C or even the entire North Campus.

In the cattail watermelon shed, two neatly plowed rectangular sandy ditches burst with the sound of splitting earth, as a few watermelon seedlings, covered with dew, sprang up.

At six in the morning, Zhang Yiyi bounced downstairs, walking next to the grass house, holding a feather-like leaf in her hand, and gently swiped it on the east wall of the usually unbroken grass house; "squeak," it opened a corner. Inside, everything was revealed.

Humming a tune and holding a watering can, Zhang Yiyi watered while counting the sprouts. "Four more, hmm, looks like Xiao Xian was right, in about two weeks, according to the distribution of Spiritual Energy in Area C, we should be able to install the bamboo poles and start hanging melon vines."

Looking at last night’s tightly sealed roof, now cracked open like blinds, allowing ample sunlight inside.

The bizarre cattail grass house, which had grown in a week, indeed had some tricks; note, it grew, not built.

Zhang Yiyi still could not understand how Xiao Xian managed to get the "cattail" to grow as per her needs into a grass house that blocked the wind and sand at night and absorbed enough sunlight during the day without any steel or concrete, for the grass house grew inch by inch.

Nor was there any gap for windows or doors, as the grass house grew tightly sealed at any crevice that could admit wind and sand.

As Xiao Xian planted the cattail, Zhang Yiyi watched, noting how she first selected the suitable cattail grass, then watered it with a special "nutrient liquid." The most unique part was additional plants called Vincetoxicum fern planted in the grass walls, the very feather-like leaves she held today.

According to Xiao Xian, such plants would regrow perfectly intact no matter how they were cut; thus, this "Watermelon Shed" could definitely withstand desert storms.

Zhang Yiyi was skeptical then, but a week after the grass house had "grown," she was completely convinced.

"All done, now just to wait for the watermelons to bear fruit," Zhang Yiyi put away the white feather leaf, stepping out of the grass house.

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