My carefree life in space

Chapter 83 The Appearance of Strange Beasts

"Dad... Coco, something happened to Coco." Lin Zihao finally told him what had happened to Lin Coco.

He chose to keep Lin Keke's situation a secret yesterday, not because he was afraid of being blamed by his family, but because he felt that as long as a senior therapist was brought in, his sister would recover quickly.

Today's events have shaken his confidence. If the ore issue was targeted at the Lin family, then was his sister's situation also deliberately orchestrated?

Realizing the connection, Lin Zihao dared not hide it any longer; he needed his family to analyze the current situation facing the Lin family together.

Hearing that his beloved daughter was in trouble, Lin Chenghui was even more agitated than when he heard that the ore had been stolen.

"What's wrong with Coco? Tell me quickly." Her voice was urgent.

Lin Zihao immediately explained Lin Keke's situation, emphasizing her condition at night and the therapist's diagnosis.

After hearing this, Lin Chenghui was filled with anger. He also believed that there must be a connection between the two events, and that the Lin family must have been targeted.

"Dad, do you think it's possible that the one who stole our ore is one of the many forces in the mining area?" Lin Zihao asked, expressing his speculation.

“Until the truth comes out, everyone is a suspect. Zihao, these next few days you need to keep a close eye on the movements of other forces. If it really was them, there will definitely be clues to follow,” Lin Chenghui instructed.

"Also, take good care of your sister. Since it's inconvenient for her to come back, your mother and I will go see her. We will bring the top healers from the Imperial Star with us."

With his father's instructions, Lin Zihao finally felt a little relieved. He gathered everyone together and gave them a pep talk, telling them to guard the mining area well and to pay close attention to the movements of all forces in the mining area, and to report any developments immediately.

After doing all this, he returned to the hotel with a heavy heart. As soon as he entered, he bumped into Lin Miaomiao, who was hurrying out.

"Ah!" Lin Miaomiao exclaimed in surprise. When she realized it was him, she showed a relieved expression as if she had found her pillar of support.

"Big brother, you're back. Go check on sister quickly; she's had the same symptoms as yesterday morning."

Upon hearing this, Lin Zihao forgot all about the mining area and rushed to Lin Keke's bedside. Seeing her pained expression, he felt a pang of heartache.

Lin Keke looked even more haggard than yesterday, as if she had just been pulled out of the water. He tried to wake her, but to no avail.

His eyes darkened; he was truly forced to resort to yesterday's method. Before he could even order ice water to be brought, Lin Miaomiao sensed his thoughts.

"It's no use, big brother. I just washed my sister's face with ice water, but she didn't wake up," Lin Miaomiao explained helplessly.

Lin Zihao was taken aback. If this didn't work, what should he do?

He tenderly wiped away the water droplets remaining on Lin Keke's face, his eyes filled with malice. If he found out who had harmed Keke, he would make that person regret ever being born.

Lin Shushu didn't care how the Lin family reacted.

This morning, she didn't need An Xiaojie to knock on the door; she was already waiting in her room early.

As the saying goes, good news makes one feel refreshed. She had acquired so many amethyst ore yesterday, and more importantly, these amethyst ore came from the Lin family, which made her feel even more cheerful.

So when An Xiaojie arrived at the door, she opened the door first.

Just as An Xiaojie was about to knock on the door, she met Lin Shushu's smiling eyes and smiled back.

"Sister Shushu, are you going mining again today?" An Xiaojie looked at Lin Shushu expectantly. She actually guessed that Lin Shushu didn't have a deep desire for ore, but she still hoped that Lin Shushu would go with them.

After all, it was Lin Shushu who discovered the area with ore yesterday. If she didn't go today and they dug it themselves, they would feel somewhat guilty.

“Sure, I’m in a good mood today, I might as well go for a walk,” Lin Shushu replied readily, stepping out of the room.

Although An Xiaojie didn't know why she was so happy, she was also happy to hear that she would go together, and walked alongside her.

Arriving at the place from yesterday, they found no one else. The An siblings, who had been worried all night, finally breathed a sigh of relief. Thankfully, the place hadn't been taken over.

Immediately, the group got to work.

Last night, An Xiaojie bought mining tools at the small market next to the hotel, and she's currently swinging her pickaxe and chiseling away at the rocks.

Lin Shushu turned around and saw her full of energy, and couldn't help but feel admiration. Such a young age, and still such a delicate girl, yet she never complained of hardship; this kind of resilience was truly admirable.

Lin Shushu decided to help her. She secretly used her spiritual power to destroy the rock structure in front of An Xiaojie, but it was not visible from the outside. This way, An Xiaojie would have an easier time.

Sure enough, as An Xiaojie chiseled, she found that she didn't have to put in any effort at all. She blinked and wondered how the stone could be chiseled open so easily.

It seemed there was no result; after all, such loose rocks couldn't possibly contain any ore. Extremely disappointed, she prepared to move on to the next spot.

At that moment, a purple hue emerged from the shattered rocks. An Xiaojie could hardly believe her eyes; there really was mineral inside!

Seeing An Xiaojie's surprise after her disappointment, Lin Shushu withdrew her gaze, keeping her accomplishments hidden.

An Xiaojie picked up the amethyst ore and ran happily to Lin Shushu and her brother, showing them her achievement one by one. She had dug it all by herself, and she felt a great sense of accomplishment.

Lin Shushu and An Yuanheng both praised her with smiles, making An Xiaojie even happier. She returned to her spot without stopping and continued chiseling the stone.

Just as they were basking in the joy of finding ore, a level-three beast suddenly appeared a little distance away and attacked the two miners.

The two were friends who came to mine together. They were both at the second level of combat strength. When one of them was attacked, the other pressed the distress signal in time and then fought against the monster with his attacked friend.

Fortunately, the army's responsiveness was impressive. Just when they thought they were doomed, a rescue team arrived in time and freed them from the beast's claws.

However, due to insufficient strength, even with the two of them working together, they were still severely injured. One of them had his arm torn off by the beast, and the other had a large hole gouged out of his thigh. Fortunately, neither of them were in vital areas, otherwise they would have been dead.

Their distress signal was heard by everyone in the entire public mining area. The miners were so disoriented that they could barely hold their tools, and some even injured themselves.

However, these are minor matters; the sound of the signal is what worries everyone. A sounding signal means a strange beast has appeared, and their safety is threatened.

Just as they were hesitating about whether to run, a stern voice rang out from above the mining area, reminding them to leave temporarily and return only after the army had searched the area and confirmed that there was no danger.