#39 - Chapter 39 A Leaf

Carrying the giant rat, Shen Xingyan returned home before long, and Shen Xingying had already come back from school.

At this moment, she was a little flustered. After she returned home as usual, she didn't see her brother's figure.

At first, she was quite puzzled, after all, Shen Xingyan hadn't gone out since awakening his profession, but this time when she came back, she saw that the door of her brother's room was open, and there was no trace of him inside.

This made Shen Xingying, who had developed a habit, suddenly feel very uncomfortable, followed by a burst of overthinking. After all, her brother was the only relative in this world, and she was a little flustered because she cared too much.

Fortunately, her emotions didn't last long, and Shen Xingyan came back, which calmed her flustered mood.

"Brother, what did you go to do? I didn't see you when I came back." Shen Xingying saw her brother's figure, and while happy, she couldn't help but complain.

Before, the two siblings went to and from school together, but since Shen Xingyan awakened, she had been traveling between school and home alone. It would be a lie to say she didn't feel lonely. No matter how good the relationship with her classmates at school was, it couldn't compare to Shen Xingyan, her relative.

However, before Shen Xingyan could answer, Shen Xingying discovered the black monster her brother was carrying, scaring her into instinctively taking a few steps back, before exclaiming with some surprise and uncertainty:

"Brother, brother, what is that you're holding...? It looks a lot like the giant rat in the monster data?"

Shen Xingying pointed at the giant rat her brother was holding, stuttering a little.

At this time, the giant rat in Shen Xingyan's hand had been smashed beyond recognition, but Shen Xingying could still vaguely identify it through some clues.

It has to be said that the base protected Shen Xingyan and the other children very well. In this place surrounded by disasters, they were able to grow up in a safe environment for more than ten years without coming into contact with these extraterrestrial creatures.

So Shen Xingying was also seeing this kind of alien beast for the first time, and while surprised, she couldn't help but feel curious.

"You're right, it's a giant rat. Don't worry, this one was already taken care of on the way back." Shen Xingyan was relieved to see his sister safe at home.

After all, if there was one, there might be two. With his sister's ability, there was still a possibility of getting hurt if she wasn't careful.

While answering his sister's question, he took out the dissection tools, preparing to dissect it according to the school's tutorial, and see what that abnormal bulge was.

In his heart, he was a little worried and thought: "It seems that I have to follow my sister to and from school in the future, at least until I have the ability to move near the school, just in case."

Shen Xingying looked at her brother's actions, and her curiosity also arose. The instinctive fear she had just felt dissipated, and she leaned forward to observe carefully.

Shen Xingyan smiled as he watched his sister's curious appearance, and explained to her the key points of dissecting disasters. Although these were covered in the school's curriculum, it was his first time doing it himself, and he was still a little rusty.

When Shen Xingyan completely opened the giant rat's stomach, the contents inside were completely displayed in the sight of the two.

"Brother, there's something in the giant rat's stomach!" After getting used to the initial discomfort of the dissection, Shen Xingying also returned to her normal state. At this time, she saw a leaf in the giant rat's stomach that exuded a strange color and exclaimed excitedly.

Unlike Shen Xingying's excitement, Shen Xingyan frowned. After seeing this thing, he instinctively felt that something was wrong. He subconsciously maintained a certain vigilance towards this unknown thing.

He used pliers to steadily clamp it up, preparing to take a closer look at what it was.

However, after this leaf left the giant rat's body, it suddenly seemed to come alive. Under Shen Xingyan's unpreparedness, it began to shake violently, and its strength became greater and greater, as if it was about to break free and fly out.

Suddenly experiencing this change, although Shen Xingyan was also a little caught off guard, he didn't directly reach out to grab it, as his steady personality dictated that his own safety came first.

"This... why is it moving!" Shen Xingying was also shocked to see this strange phenomenon, and wanted to go up and help control it.

But she was rejected by Shen Xingyan, who told her to stand aside for safety's sake.

Just as he didn't know what to do, his Star Origin Card appeared with a "whoosh" next to the leaf.

The violently shaking leaf seemed to sense the existence of the Star Origin Card and crashed into it. Shen Xingyan watched as this somewhat strange leaf merged into his Star Origin Card in a very short time.

Afterwards, the Star Origin Card seemed to be fine, and returned to Shen Xingyan's hand, lying quietly, and the scene returned to its previous calm.

This change scared the two siblings, and this incomprehensible phenomenon left them both stunned.

You must know that the Star Origin Card is naturally generated when everyone awakens, and its essence is still an unsolved mystery.

It is only known that this thing will always follow the Awakened, and no one else can impose any restrictions on it.

Even if the Star Origin Card is thrown into an unknown place, it will automatically appear in the hand when the Awakened thinks of it. It is quite magical, not to mention that its functions can only be used by the Awakened themselves.

The importance of the Star Origin Card is self-evident. In addition to being a bridge connecting the Star Wish World, it also has many functions, but some functions require money to activate.

Now the Star Origin Card actually took the initiative to absorb the leaf just now, which was unspeakably strange.

Shen Xingyan quickly checked the Star Origin Card and saw a small and exquisite leaf pattern appearing in the lower right corner of the card's front.

"It seems that this is the leaf that the Star Origin Card absorbed just now," Shen Xingyan guessed.

Shen Xingying saw her brother's expression at this time, and also leaned over, wanting to see what was going on, but in her eyes, the Star Origin Card was just pitch black, and she couldn't see anything.

Shen Xingyan hesitated for a moment, but slowly put the Star Origin Card on his forehead and checked the contents inside.

However, the content that appeared in the Star Origin Card at this time made Shen Xingyan open his mouth in surprise.

"How could there be such a thing in the body of a small giant rat?" This was Shen Xingyan's thought at the moment.