58: Refined control enables more possibilities

After sending Shen Yuan back to her room, her brother Shen Yi's room was right next door.

For some reason, both siblings liked to stay up late, and their lights were still on.

With a creak, Shen Yi's door opened, and Tian Ming happened to be standing at the entrance.

It was Su Rou. When she saw Tian Ming, she was stunned, and her face instantly flushed red. She nervously called out, "Boss!"

In the dead of night, at three in the morning, a man and a woman alone in a room—Tian Ming's mind was filled with fantasies.

At this moment, Shen Yi also walked out of the room and quickly explained, "Boss, don't misunderstand. Su Rou and I were just discussing the greenhouse design. It's not what you're thinking at all. I even have the blueprints on my computer!"

"Oh?" Tian Ming raised an eyebrow and continued to ask, "In the middle of the night, how's the discussion going?"

"Almost there, almost there. We're already tallying the materials. It should be done in these two days. It's just..."

"Just what?" Tian Ming asked.

"It's just that all the personnel in our Shelter are focusing on building the defensive wall, so we don't know when the greenhouse can actually be implemented."

Shen Yi was actually very anxious, because with the cold weather, collecting supplies from the city was no longer realistic. Although there was no immediate threat from zombies, he didn't know if the supplies in the Shelter could last until spring.

"Get some good rest. Don't worry about the greenhouse for now. The sky is dim, and the Shelter's electricity isn't enough to support the simulated light in the greenhouse. Also, the water source has frozen, and energy consumption can't keep up. For now, the most important thing is to focus on the defensive wall."

The current state of the Shelter was one of rebuilding. It was basically a chain reaction; getting everything complete would certainly not happen overnight.

Tian Ming, of course, understood where his priorities should lie. Ensuring survival and safety was the top priority right now.

Shen Yi nodded slightly. His boss's considerations were very practical.

Things had priorities. The purpose of the greenhouse was to improve living conditions. Although important, it could wait.

Su Rou said, "Boss, if we're not building the greenhouse for now, what should I do?"

"You pick about ten people to be future seed breeders for the greenhouse. Give them lessons. The Shelter has many large workshops. Tomorrow, I'll have Gouzi mark out a section for you. We'll add heating and build a classroom."

Su Rou was stunned and said, "You want me to be a teacher? I haven't even graduated yet, how can I be a teacher? Besides, we don't have textbooks!"

"These problems, you figure out how to solve them yourself. I only provide material assistance!" Tian Ming didn't treat himself as a nanny. This was just a task he assigned. He didn't care if it was done well or not; he would just look at the results later.

Looking at their dark circles, Tian Ming said, "Get some rest. I'm leaving. You two, take care of yourselves and exercise moderation."

Tian Ming's words were very nuanced; you could interpret them however you wanted. Without waiting for their reply, Tian Ming left the Talent Building.

With a creak, the door next door opened, and Shen Yuan poked her head out. She glanced at her brother and teased, "Bro, are you going to find me a sister-in-law?"

Su Rou's face flushed, and she said, "Your sister, she's not serious."

Shen Yuan smirked, "Even Boss said you two need to take care of yourselves and exercise moderation. In our Shelter, only the three of us are the most free. Grandpa Yuan still has to go to the construction site every day to supervise, and you two have been cooped up together these past two days."

Shen Yi interrupted, "Alright, go to sleep. Don't you see what time it is? Still blabbering..."

"Hmph, you can't win an argument so you get mad. I'm going to sleep! Be moderate... hehe!" Shen Yuan said, then closed her door.

Su Rou also returned to her room, and only then did the lights in the Talent Building completely extinguish.

Tian Ming returned to his room but couldn't sleep. The first time he stayed up late with Shen Yuan, he already discovered that two hours of sleep were enough for him. Now, he couldn't sleep at all.

It seemed he was turning into a night owl. Tian Ming smiled wryly and shook his head.

Wearing a thin shirt, he opened the door and walked out. The halo in the sky reflected the sun's brilliance. The snow had stopped, and everything was a vast expanse of white.

The temperature at this time should be around minus fifteen degrees Celsius. Tian Ming's body automatically locked a layer of air around his skin, preventing his heat from dissipating. This situation didn't require him to consciously control it; it was as natural as breathing.

Tian Ming quickly discovered this phenomenon: his body would automatically control his body temperature and heat dissipation, keeping him in the most comfortable state at all times.

Not only were the zombies evolving, but his own abilities were also quietly evolving.

Since he couldn't sleep, Tian Ming began to conduct experiments. Temperature, in fact, was the degree of violent movement of particles within a substance.

His consciousness locked onto a specific area in front of him, intensifying the movement of the air molecules within it.

The air in front suddenly expanded, a sign of rising temperature. Walking into the manipulated air mass, Tian Ming could clearly feel the invasion of heat.

This phenomenon puzzled Tian Ming. When he fused matter, there was no energy reaction, but when he manipulated particle movement, there was an energy reaction.

This confusion left him scratching his head. He could only guess that perhaps when fusion occurred, the energy released was too great, capable of splitting his own atoms. Therefore, his ability spontaneously formed an energy suppression.

And this change in substance temperature posed no threat to Tian Ming's immortal body, so there was an energy reaction.

This was just a guess, and Tian Ming didn't know if it was correct. If only his superpower came with an instruction manual.

Tian Ming smiled and shook his head, thinking his idea was a bit strange. He had obtained a superpower, not some kind of system. He could only slowly explore and discover various branches of his abilities.

Today's gain was significant. By controlling the vibration or movement speed of internal particles of a substance, he could achieve heating. By reversing the operation, he could achieve cooling.

In fact, this ability had always existed, because initially changing the form of matter was roughly the same process. But it wasn't as refined as it was now.

Tian Ming used to instantly turn water into steam, without the process of heating and boiling.

Now, it was refined. He could make water molecules rub against each other and move violently to boil water, or to melt certain metals. In the future, he could fuse different metals to create alloys according to his needs.

Tian Ming was a bit excited. Controlling all things had great potential. Now, not only had his perspective broadened, but he had also begun to touch upon more detailed control directions.

Bang! A gunshot directly interrupted Tian Ming's contemplation.

Tian Ming returned to his room, picked up the walkie-talkie, and asked, "Patrol team, was that you who fired the shot?"

The patrol team member's voice quickly came through the walkie-talkie: "Reporting, Boss, no. That gunshot just now came from outside the Shelter wall. We've already sent people to investigate."

"Alright, I'm still awake. Let me know if you find anything!"

"Patrol team understands!"