Uma Musume, from entry level to basement

"Hmm..." Qi Cao nodded.

"How did you know?"

"..."

Qi Cao lowered his head in thought, as if considering how to answer this question.

“Sometimes...I can hear the voices of flowers...”

Tang Han: "Huh?"

Listen to the voice of flowers?

Isn't this the ability of wood elves in Western fantasy stories? How did you, a horse girl, learn this?

"Hmm...how should I put it..." Qicao lowered his head and covered his chest, as if sensing something.

"It's a feeling. Maybe if I plant more flowers, I'll be able to feel their voices..."

Tang Han: “…”

Really? Then why had he planted thousands of flowers over the past few days, yet he hadn't paid any attention to their thoughts?

"Trainer, look here..." Qi Cao pointed at a sunflower at his feet and said to Tang Han, "This sunflower feels that the soil here is too hard..."

Then she pointed to a sunflower in the corner of the greenhouse that was not exposed to the sun and said, "It feels a little cold..."

Finally, Qi Cao pointed at the row of sunflowers in the fourth experimental group and said seriously:

"They were the ones who said they were thirsty..."

"Hmm..." Tang Han stared at the sunflowers where the air groove pointed, concentrating his attention and trying to feel their voices.

But after a while, he gave up.

Because what Qi Cao said was too mysterious, Tang Han could not understand it at all.

To Tang Han, these sunflowers looked completely the same, and there was no such thing as them emitting any radio waves or anything like that. He couldn't feel the so-called voices at all.

However, Tang Han still chose to trust the air tank and took out the kettle to water the sunflower seedlings.

He watered for about three minutes, giving each sunflower at least one liter of water, before the air tank next to him said:

“That’s enough…”

So Tang Han put away the kettle, squatted down and carefully observed the watered sunflowers, trying to see something from them.

But unfortunately, he didn't find any obvious changes, except that the roots were a little fuller than before.

If you don't observe carefully from a close distance, who would know that they are short of water?

At this moment, a sudden angry voice came from behind:

"Thanks....."

"Huh?" Tang Han turned around and looked at the air tank in confusion.

He is watering the plants, why are you thanking him?

"It's not me..." Qi Cao waved his hand and explained, "I was just conveying their meaning..."

"They?" Tang Han was shocked. "You mean they are thanking me for watering them?"

"Yes..." Qicao nodded, squatted down, and gently stroked the young leaves of the sunflower seedlings.

"Although they are plants and don't know our existence or where the water comes from, they have a special feeling for this sudden appearance of water..."

Qi Cao raised his head and looked at the sun in the sky.

"This feeling is like being bathed in sunlight, so I think it means thank you..."

"!" Tang Han looked at Qi Cao's profile and was so shocked that he was speechless.

He thought that when Qi Cao said that he could listen to the sounds of flowers, he just wanted to understand their status in a simple way, but he didn't expect that he could actually understand the specific meaning of the flowers!

This ability is so convenient!

If he could also listen to the voices of flowers anytime and anywhere, understand what they need, and then provide nutrition or change the environment in time, he wouldn't have to spend a lot of time on trial and error like he does now.

"Can you teach me?"

175. Caress

"Well...."

Faced with Tang Han's request, Qicao frowned in embarrassment.

It wasn't that she didn't want to teach Tang Han, but listening to the inner voice of flowers was something that even she herself couldn't quite put her finger on. Even if she wanted to teach, she might not be able to...

Not to mention, she and Tang Han were not familiar with each other.

Even friends of decades may not be able to accurately convey their feelings to each other. Based on the fact that they had only spent one day together, she doubted whether she could really teach this strange trainer how to feel the flowers' feelings.

Therefore, Qicao remained silent for a long time, hesitating whether to agree.

After all, her ability is not like the knowledge in books, which can be learned by rote memorization. Instead, she has had the habit of growing flowers since she was a child. Only after more than ten years of experience in growing flowers can she slightly perceive the voice of flowers.

If you agree, how should you teach it?

Is it possible to let this trainer grow flowers for more than ten years?

The time is too long and obviously unreasonable.

So...rejection?

But what if learning to listen to the sounds of flowers is part of the trainer's research plan? Refusing him might cause the research to stagnate and prevent the mysterious man from being caught...

In either case, the gas tank does not want to see it, so it is impossible to make a decision.

"Gu..." Her eyebrows were furrowed, and she bit her lips tightly. She grabbed her tail with her hands and pulled hard, as if the pain could make her feel a little better.

"It's not that serious, it's not that serious..." Tang Han saw Qicao's painful look and hurriedly tried to persuade him.

Learning to listen to the voices of flowers was something Tang Han had just mentioned on a whim, and it wasn't something he had to succeed at.

If he could learn it, that would be the best, as it would speed up the research progress; if he couldn't learn it, that was fine, because his original plan didn't include listening to the flowers' thoughts, so it would not affect the subsequent research at all.

But what surprised Tang Han was that the gas tank reacted so strongly. It was obviously just a small matter, but why was the gas tank like it was solving the trolley problem? If he couldn't find a perfect solution, his conscience would always be condemned.

But there is no such thing as a 100% perfect choice in the world. If you want to get something, you naturally need to sacrifice something. Blindly pursuing perfection will only trap yourself in the quagmire of perfection.

Perhaps this is why Qi Cao has no motivation to do anything these days, but when he does, he overdoes it...

Tang Han lowered his head in thought, feeling as if he had grasped the key to untying the knot in his heart, but how to do it specifically... he hadn't figured it out yet.

Fortunately, Tang Han is not as picky as Qi Cao is now. Although he hasn't thought of it now, maybe he will suddenly think of it after he sleeps tonight and wakes up early tomorrow morning.

The most important thing now is to do what you can do well.

For example, calming down the anxious energy in front of you...

So Tang Han reached out and grabbed the air groove to stop her from pulling his tail.

Then he said softly, "Don't be impatient. Whether or not you succeed in teaching me to listen to the flowers' inner voices doesn't affect the progress of the experiment. It's just the icing on the cake. So don't worry, just teach me in whatever way you can think of."

"But..." Qicao was just about to explain to Tang Han that it was not easy to learn how to listen to flowers' inner thoughts, and it would take at least ten or eight years to reach the threshold.

But Tang Han had already anticipated that this thing would be difficult to learn. It would be better to say that listening to the thoughts of flowers was outrageous in itself. It was something he had never seen before and dared not even think about.

Therefore, instead of worrying that he might not be able to learn it, Tang Han was more surprised that there was actually a chance for him to learn it!

So Tang Han spoke first:

"Don't worry, I think I have a strong learning ability. No matter how difficult the subject is, even if I can't fully master it, I can still learn something. So just teach me and leave the rest to me." Tang Han patted his chest.

Although I don't know where his confidence comes from, the look that seems to be able to do everything makes my panicked heart calm down a little.

"Okay... I'll try my best..." Qi Cao nodded to Tang Han, her tone revealing a strong lack of confidence, and her hands still unconsciously pulled her ponytail.

"..." Tang Han didn't say anything more about this. He just reached out and gently stroked Qicao's back to comfort her.

Although touching Ma Niang has always been an absolute taboo for Tang Han, looking at the tormented anger in his heart, Tang Han broke his own rules without hesitation.

Even though he was extremely nervous now, in order not to convey his negative emotions to the other party, Tang Han finally endured it and did not show his anxiety at all.

"Hu...Hu..." Under Tang Han's gentle caress, Qi Cao took a few deep breaths, slowly loosened his tail, and then looked up and looked at Tang Han.

"Thanks....."

Although Qicao was still in a bad mood at this time, it was much better than before.

The trainer in front of him seemed to have some magical power. Although it was just a simple touch and he was wearing gloves, his air grooves could feel the warmth of Tang Han's body through the fabric.

This warmth was like sunshine, gradually melting the glacier blocking her chest; it was also like a spring breeze, blowing away the fog that made it impossible to see the road ahead, allowing her to feel at ease.

She didn't know if it was her imagination, but she felt the warmth emanating from this trainer, similar to the mysterious man who suddenly appeared in front of the Three Goddesses statue that day...

Very similar...

176. Then let me ask you, are you a man or a woman?

"Stare——" Realizing this, Qi Chou began to carefully look at the strange trainer in front of him who had to hide his entire body for some reason.

Before, because she was focused on finding the mysterious man who appeared in front of the statue of the Three Goddesses that day, she ignored the fact that trainer Tang Han also seemed quite mysterious.

Trainer Tang Han's identity and appearance are unknown. All we know is that he is a very trusted friend of President Rudolph and a trainer that the Emperor of the East China Sea often mentions...

What impressed Qi Cao the most was that he said that he was also the enemy of the mysterious man and wanted to help him fulfill his wish, and then lure out the mysterious man to catch him.

Although from this point of view we can basically rule out the possibility that Tang Han is the mysterious man, after all, he is deeply trusted by President Rudolph and others.

What's more, Qi Cao felt that the mysterious man wouldn't be so stupid as to approach him instead of running away knowing that he was looking for him...

But Qicao still had a little doubt. Was the face under the dark mask the same as that day?

"Stare——" Qi Cao looked Tang Han up and down, trying to see through Tang Han's whole body through his clothes.

"What...what happened?" Tang Han felt a little frightened by Qi Cao's stare, and instinctively took two steps back to increase the distance between them.

Tang Han's action deepened Qi Cao's suspicion.

Why was this trainer so afraid of me? Could he be hiding something from me?

“…” Qicao frowned, feeling conflicted.

Although she really didn't want to doubt this kind trainer who took the initiative to help her fulfill her wish, she didn't want to miss any chance of catching the mysterious man.

So Qi Cao also took two steps forward and grabbed Tang Han's clothes, making sure that he couldn't escape from his hands, and then asked:

"Um...Trainer Tang Han...I want to ask...are you a boy or a girl?"

"This..." Tang Han looked at the serious expression in front of him, then looked down at the hem of his clothes that was being grabbed, and alarm bells suddenly rang in his heart.

He originally wanted to honestly answer that he was a boy, but his strong desire to survive made him reply without thinking:

"To be honest, I'm actually a girl."

".....Really?" Qicao looked at Tang Han, who was a head taller than him, at least 180 cm tall, and didn't quite believe what Tang Han said.

"Of course it's true!" Tang Han continued to make up a story without blushing or beating his heart. "I eat a lot, so I'm tall. It makes sense, right?"

"But..." Qi Cao continued to look at Tang Han's ordinary chest.

"Um...this is a story of a cup injury..." Tang Han said, covering his chest sadly.

Gas Tank: "Your name..."

Tang Han: "It's normal for a girl's name to be a bit masculine, right?"

Gas tank: "The style of your clothes..."

Tang Han: "This is unisex clothing, both boys and girls can wear it."

Gas tank: "......"

Because Tang Han's answer was too natural, as if it was the fact, Qicao could not find any loopholes, so even if Qicao was suspicious, he had to admit that Tang Han should be a more masculine woman.

"Okay..." Qicao let go of Tang Han's clothes and lowered his head in self-blame, "Sorry, I suspected you were a boy..."

"It's okay, it's okay. I'm used to it." Tang Han waved his hand with a calm look, as if many people had mistaken him for a boy before, but because there were so many misunderstandings, they no longer took it seriously.

Just when Tang Han thought that the matter had been swept under the carpet, he suddenly heard a sound of something falling behind him.

"Bang——" It seemed that the shovel fell to the ground, accompanied by the surprise of the Emperor of the East China Sea.