The London sky was as gloomy as ever.
Woods Orphanage.
Room 201.
"Thud!"
The heavy wardrobe gently floated down from mid-air and landed on the floor.
"The 358th control experiment is complete, fully proving one thing: the stronger my will and the more focused my mind, the greater and more precise the power I can control... Perhaps this power is a subjective force?"
Li Chen looked at the small notebook in his hand, filled with Chinese characters, then used a broken pencil to add a sentence at the end.
"Multiple experiments have still not confirmed the source or scientific principle of this power, nor is it known if anyone else possesses this ability."
Li Chen closed the small notebook, and along with the half-pencil, put them into his pocket.
"Alright, the control experiment can only progress to this extent for now. Next, let's begin the second phase of the repair experiment..." Li Chen said, pulling over a chair covered in cracks from beside the bed.
Li Chen raised his hand and gently patted the chair, and then the chair immediately broke into pieces, scattering across the floor, as if its previous state was merely a rough assembly with poor quality glue, completely unstable.
He looked at the pieces on the floor, then solemnly extended his right hand, his mind once again highly concentrated...
"Repair!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the pieces on the floor slowly began to move, like a video rewinding, slowly reassembling, and transforming back into a chair; however, the cracks on it still remained, though at a glance, the cracks seemed to be fewer than before.
Li Chen took out a string and measured it against the longest crack, a hint of joy appearing on his face.
Because he discovered that this crack was shorter than when he last repaired it! Li Chen took out his notebook again and began to record.
"...Indeed, this power is completely feasible for repairing items. The reason it's not fully repaired now is simply because I haven't fully mastered this power! And as my mastery of this power steadily improves, the repair effect also gets better and better!"
After the joy, Li Chen looked at his palm, a hint of melancholy not befitting his age on his youthful face. Although this power was miraculous and had infinite potential for development, if he had a choice, he would still prefer to remain in his original era.
Yes, Li Chen was a transmigrator. A week ago, when he was conducting an experiment in his laboratory and reached the most critical step, his vision suddenly went black, and then he arrived here, and his body miraculously reverted to around eleven years old. Most importantly, he also discovered that he seemed to have gained a special ability that could easily affect other things!
It wasn't until he was sent to the orphanage as an orphan that he fully accepted this absurd fact and immediately investigated the basic situation of this world.
This was Britain in the 1930s! To be precise, his current location should be London, Britain, in 1938.
1938 was not a good year, because a failed art student would soon start a world war, and London would be bombed into ruins in this war.
With the crisis approaching, Li Chen felt that the strange power he had acquired might become his reliance, and besides, he had long been curious about this miraculous and strange power.
Thus, Li Chen quickly began to practice and experiment with his power. So far, the progress has been very smooth.
Unconsciously, Li Chen, immersed in it, quietly spent his first week in this era.
Li Chen rested for a while, then dismantled the chair again, preparing to continue with the second experiment as planned. War was approaching, and he didn't have much time left.
"Bang!"
Suddenly, the tightly closed door was violently kicked open, and the wooden door slammed heavily against the wall, making a loud noise.
Li Chen frowned slightly and looked up. He saw a boy about his current age standing outside the door.
This boy had black hair and was quite handsome, seeming to easily win others' favor... Of course, if his skin wasn't so pale and his eyes weren't so sinister.
"It seems you're the new Oriental. " The boy looked at Li Chen, his voice, which could be called gentle, carried an inexplicable arrogance. "There's nothing special about him... So, how did you get that old woman to give you the best single room? Was it by relying on that pretty face?"
Li Chen looked at the boy with a calm expression, "Your way of knocking on the door is truly unique..."
Due to his former profession, Li Chen's English had always been good, so communication was naturally not a problem.
"You seem a bit unconvinced? A week ago, there was also an idiot who wasn't very convinced." A cruel smile appeared on the boy's face. "However, I hanged his pet rabbit from the beam that very night."
"Oh?" Li Chen noticed the boy's slightly morbid smile, "So, doing this makes you feel happy?"
"Happy? No, I do this only to make them fear me." The boy slowly walked in from outside the door. "Only by instilling fear in people will others obey you and follow your commands. And I never like others to go against my will."
"Is that so... Then, may I ask, what does this gentleman in front of me, who wishes others to fear him, want me to do?" Li Chen looked at the boy with interest.
He initially thought this boy might have some psychological issues, like abusing small animals, which wasn't uncommon for children in an orphanage. But now, it seemed the reality was not so.
Seeing that Li Chen seemed willing to yield, a hint of triumphant smile involuntarily appeared on the boy's face.
"I've asked Mrs. Irene many times to move into this room... But she always made me stay on the damp and dark first floor..." The boy said, staring intently into Li Chen's eyes.
Li Chen nodded, "I see, you intend to switch rooms with me."
"You are much smarter than those fools." The boy was very pleased to see Li Chen understand his meaning so quickly. "In fact, if that old woman Irene hadn't locked me in the dark room for a whole week because of a rabbit, I would have come to you much earlier."
Li Chen nodded again, "I completely understand, no one wants to stay in a dark and damp place forever..."
"So, you agree?"
"No, I refuse."
So... is anyone reading? I'm very nervous.