Xiao Qiu naturally lived in Old Yu's newly built wooden shed. The conditions were even worse than Ding Meng's cabin.
However, Old Yu was still very friendly to his neighbors. He warmly invited Xiao Qiu to his small courtyard and have dinner together. Unfortunately, Xiao Qiu did not appreciate his kindness and bluntly refused.
However, she did not refuse the three nutrient fluids that Ding Meng handed to her. These were things that interstellar refugees could not refuse.
It was not that Ding Meng was being kind. Recently, the weather on planet TT12 had gradually become colder. As an ordinary person, Old Yu had a hard time working in the fields. Since this Xiao Qiu was a newcomer and an ice-type Origin Ability user, it would be good if she could help.
Ding Meng's idea was not wrong. From the next day onward, Xiao Qiu carried a shovel and a sickle and followed the smiling Old Yu to the fields across the river. Of course, this was what Ding Meng saw with his telekinesis vision from the cabin.
He was currently in a critical period of cultivation and could not pay extra attention to the outside world. The sixth origin was estimated to be completed within ten days. As long as he was not interrupted midway, there would be no problems.
That being said, it was impossible for him to be as focused as he was on the barren Dome Star. From the second day onward, he had been scanning his surroundings while he was cultivating. Maintaining vigilance had been a habit of his for many years, even if he was in a safe environment.
The ones who saw the most with his telekinesis vision were naturally Old Yu and Xiao Qiu. At first, Old Yu took Xiao Qiu to work in the fields. Gradually, Old Yu's physical strength could not keep up and he stayed at home alone to rest. Xiao Qiu's thin and lonely figure was busy working by the river. After a busy day, she was probably tired and went back to the cabin to sleep.
This kind of boring rural life was so monotonous. However, this situation completely changed on the seventh night. Ding Meng suddenly realized that Xiao Qiu did not fall asleep that night. Instead, she sat cross-legged on the straw mat with her eyes closed, as if she had entered a meditative state. She did not sleep for almost the entire night. In the morning, she carried her toolbox out again.
"Something's not right, Ding Meng." Little Rascal finally spoke.
Ding Meng's eyes flashed. He also felt it. This Xiao Qiu seemed to be different from ordinary Origin Ability users. He could not pinpoint exactly what the difference was, but he already had a bad premonition. After all, this Xiao Qiu was an Origin Ability user. Including himself, there were two Origin Ability users in this place. With two Origin Ability users in this remote countryside of a border planet, this place would probably not be peaceful for long.
It was not until late at night on the tenth day that Ding Meng was finally alarmed. This was because he once again sensed the Origin Ability fluctuations from next door. This was the ice Origin Ability energy coming from Xiao Qiu's body. This Origin Ability energy was still very weak for Ding Meng, but compared to Xiao Qiu's meditation on the seventh night, this Origin Ability energy fluctuation was clearly much stronger.
Little Rascal was also surprised. "No way. Could it be that this girl doesn't need the Induction Cabin to cultivate?"
Ding Meng's expression was very serious. "Little Rascal, apart from the K-virus, is there any other way to cultivate without the Induction Cabin?"
"There is!"
Little Rascal replied with certainty. "There are all sorts of strange things in this world. Some people are exceptionally talented, and their physiques are different from ordinary people from the moment they are born. They can directly come into contact with Origin Ability energy, and some can even accurately pinpoint the origin. However, this kind of person is one in ten thousand. In fact, there might not even be one out of hundreds of millions of people. As far as I know, Ding Meng is the only one. Of course, I can't rule out the possibility of some secret technique manuals being able to do this, but those are not things that I know of."
Ding Meng said, "But do you think Xiao Qiu is one of them?"
Little Rascal said, "I can't tell at the moment, but she really is a bit strange."
Not only was she strange, but if it weren't for the fact that Ding Meng was busy trying to break through the sixth origin point, he would have left the house long ago. Xiao Qiu's Origin Ability energy fluctuations grew stronger each time, and the chill from her ice-type Origin Ability could even pass through two walls. Disregarding everything else, even the straw mats on the door were covered in a layer of white frost.
If it weren't for Ding Meng's heat source energy blocking these fluctuations, Old Yu would have wrapped himself in four or five old cotton-padded jackets and wrapped himself in his blanket to keep out the cold.
Ding Meng made this decision. It was time to talk to this new neighbor.
In reality, this new neighbor was also a weirdo. She had been in the countryside for about half a month, and she basically hadn't spoken much. She had a frail and quiet appearance. During the day, she would desperately work on the farm with her tools, and at night, she would hole up in the wooden shed and meditate. She didn't care about the outside world at all. She was no different from a real farmer.
"Cha cha cha."
This wasn't the sound of knocking on the door, because the wooden shed didn't have a door, only a straw mat hanging from it. Ding Meng patted the straw mat as if he was knocking on the door.
Xiao Qiu didn't respond from inside, so Ding Meng simply lifted the mat and walked straight in. What welcomed him was an incomparably cold energy, like a vortex that spun towards his head.
If this had happened a month ago, Ding Meng would have been swept away along with him, but the current Ding Meng wasn't the same as before. When Xiao Qiu struck out with her palm, Ding Meng retreated five or six meters with a whoosh. He didn't want to take the attack head-on as a sign of friendliness.
Almost at the same time, the icy vortex disappeared without a trace. It was clear that Xiao Qiu's Origin Ability wasn't low, but she vaguely meant that she didn't want to disturb Old Yu, who was sleeping soundly next door.
Ding Meng was very satisfied with this, so he simply walked in slowly and sat down on the straw stool.
There was no light in the room, and without a light, there was naturally no light, but Xiao Qiu had already gotten out of bed and stood in the middle of the room, staring fiercely at Ding Meng, her eyes full of vigilance.
"Don't be nervous."
Ding Meng waved his hand at her. "You and I don't have to hide anything from each other. I'm just curious. Did you stay in the refugee camp of Planet Thorn in the Linda System's TOP45 zone?"
Xiao Qiu's eyes finally showed a hint of surprise. "How did you know?"
Ding Meng didn't answer her question, but asked back, "Which exile planet were you sent to in the Federation?"
Xiao Qiu was silent for a long time before answering, "The K6 System, the Katerdan Star Group, the Olympiad Central Camp."
Ding Meng was also silent, but he didn't ask how Xiao Qiu had awakened her Origin Energy, nor did he ask how Xiao Qiu had escaped. These questions were the privacy of privacy for people like them, and they wouldn't answer even if you asked.
"You've become a citizen of the Norse Empire?" Xiao Qiu noticed the rainbow symbol on Ding Meng's shirt.
Ding Meng shook his head. "I'm just a student of the academy, not a citizen."
"How can I become a citizen of the Empire?" Xiao Qiu continued to ask.
Ding Meng didn't answer. He just stared at her hands, lost in thought.
Xiao Qiu instinctively hid her hands behind her back and became alert again. "What are you doing?"
Ding Meng's tone turned cold. "There's nothing nice about your hands anymore."
Xiao Qiu's expression also changed. She also felt an extremely sharp aura coming from outside, coming from the direction of Old Yu's courtyard.
At this moment, the two of them almost simultaneously dashed out of the wooden shed and dashed toward the courtyard.