Terrible news! My deskmate's first chapter is gone!

"I don't have anything in my hands?"

"impossible."

Chen Xi was taken aback by this answer and immediately rejected it.

"I tested it yesterday; the female receptionist downstairs can see this tennis ball."

Chen Xi's determined gaze told Zhang Wanyi that he wasn't joking.

"An invisible tennis ball?"

"That's interesting."

After muttering to herself, she didn't answer Chen Xi's question, but instead reached out and grabbed at the top of his outstretched palm.

kindness?

At that moment, Chen Xi sensed that Zhang Wanyi seemed to be emanating something, not a smell, nor any physical sensation, but something was emanating from her.

"This feels just like a tennis ball."

Zhang Wanyi picked up the tennis ball, looked at it, and muttered to herself. Then, her expression suddenly changed, and she cried out, "Ah!" as if she had been electrocuted. Her hand went limp, and the tennis ball fell to the ground.

"What's wrong with you...?"

Chen Xi noticed that Zhang Wanyi's forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat.

Keep in mind that neither of them broke a sweat during their tennis match.

"Huff... huff..."

Zhang Wanyi took a few deep breaths, seemingly deep in thought. Her expression gradually became serious, and after a minute of silence, she seemed to have made some progress:

"This should be a containment object."

"Containment object?"

Speaking of this, Chen Xi immediately thought of the magician the other party had mentioned earlier, which was the glasses frame that Zhang Wanyi was currently wearing.

"Um."

Zhang Wanyi gave a brief reply and then fell silent again, seemingly lost in thought.

"It's impossible for any trace to have completely disappeared. Apart from our memories, any trace of Lin Fan will vanish without a trace. There's no doubt about that."

"Based on this premise, it can only mean that the tennis ball was in the shadowy corner you mentioned from the very beginning, but no one noticed its existence."

"And the ball that Lin Fan went to retrieve should have disappeared along with him."

"So this is not the same tennis ball."

"but......"

Zhang Wanyi paused here, her tone becoming less certain:

"However, Lin Fan's disappearance could also be due to this tennis ball, rather than being swallowed by the Black Tower."

"But none of the known containment objects seem to possess the same erasure capabilities as the Black Tower."

"Furthermore, you've entered an awakened state, and your memories haven't disappeared, which is consistent with the pattern. So... it shouldn't be related to this contained object."

"The main problem is that it appeared in such an unusual location..."

After muttering to herself for a while, Zhang Wanyi fell silent again, pondering for a long time before arriving at a conclusion:

"It seems something must have happened when Lin Fan was swallowed by the Black Tower, and for some reason, you were able to see this tennis ball."

"This process is too complicated. I haven't even figured it out myself, let alone explained it to you. In short, the result is that you have become the adaptee of this containment object, and a natural one at that."

Naturally adapted?

Another unfamiliar word entered Chen Xi's mind.

After saying that, she understood Chen Xi's confusion and pushed up her glasses:

"First, let me give you a conclusion: every contained object is cursed."

"Let me use my glasses frames as an example to explain it to you simply."

"These glasses frames, as I just mentioned, are called Magician's."

"The effect is that it can manipulate all objects within a radius of 25 meters."

25 meters... No wonder, the straight-line distance of the tennis court is 23.77 meters, which is completely within the coverage area.

Chen Xi instinctively analyzed the situation.

"You're right, the word 'containment' itself implies danger."

"But the Magician is a special case. Of course, this specialness is only to me. I can't tell you the specifics, but in short, it's harmless to me."

"And people like me are called adaptees. I am an adaptee of the Magician's containment object."

"The meaning of 'adaptor' is that I can use the Magician containment object without being cursed."

"As for natural adaptors, they refer to those who are recognized by this containment object without doing anything."

"Based on your previous description, your behavior does indeed conform to the standards of a natural adaptor."

Similarly, you can also use this tennis ball.

"You'll have to figure out how to use it yourself."

After Zhang Wanyi finished speaking, she looked at Chen Xi seriously:

"Although I put it simply, containment objects do not have natural adaptors under normal circumstances."

"Natural adaptors only exist in theory. In reality, you are the first natural adaptor I have ever encountered."

"I was rejected by your invisible tennis ball just now."

"Luckily, I used 'thought' to make contact, otherwise I would have been tainted by the curse just now."

What!

Chen Xi was startled, not expecting the tennis ball in her hand to be so dangerous.

You know, yesterday he rubbed, kneaded, threw, and pressed that tennis ball, using every kind of torture imaginable. Thinking about it now still makes me a little scared.

Also, what is "念" (niàn)?

"Never mind, I already told you, I was planning to let you look at the materials yourself and then demonstrate them to you later."

"Now that a containment object has appeared, I'll give you a brief overview."

Although Chen Xi didn't ask, her expression said a lot, and Zhang Wanyi noticed it without hesitation:

"Nen ability is something that only comes into play when one progresses from the awakened state to the transcendent stage."

"The strength of a magician, or any contained object, depends on the magnitude of their Nen ability."

"I'll use magicians as an example again. The 25-meter rule will not change. As our Nen abilities improve, what gets stronger is our control over them."

"For example, the level of lifting heavy objects, from tennis balls to tables and chairs to the human body and even cars and houses, that kind of improvement."

"The precursor to this thought, which is the power of our intentions, thoughts, and so on, is something intangible and without substance."

"After becoming superhuman, we can use them like we use energy."

"You can roughly think of 'Nian' as a mana bar in a game; it recovers based on your rest."

"But the difference is that if you run out of your thoughts, you will die."

"So it's both a mana bar and a health bar."

"If you don't use the magician's powers but wear them, you will die from brain damage if you accidentally activate them."

"Although I don't know why you are a natural fit for this invisible tennis ball, there is no doubt that you are lucky."

"Keep this safe. Once you gain your identity, you should be able to find its use through your mental abilities."

"While the term 'containment' is typically used to describe dangerous items, dangerous items that can be used for your purposes are powerful weapons!"

"As for your point about the receptionist being able to see this, I have a different opinion on that."

After Zhang Wanyi finished speaking, she revealed a mysterious smile, and then briefly explained her guess to Chen Xi.