Humans Shrunk 100 Times

Chapter 124: Potato

The people inside the iron cage appeared small and thin, curled up and lying inward, making it hard for others to see their faces, and even their genders were unknown.

Chen Mu was quite surprised but not overly concerned because it was evident that this person had been imprisoned.

Locked deep inside a shipping container, surrounded by cargo, one couldn't help but feel pity for them.

The person seemed to be asleep, undisturbed even by the loud noises of moving boxes outside.

Chen Mu exchanged a glance with He Ying and then approached cautiously.

The interior of the carriage was brightly lit, revealing every detail.

As they got closer, Chen Mu felt somewhat relieved.

This person was wearing the uniform of Ziwei High School, obviously captured by Yi Zhong. However, Yi Zhong had always killed anyone from their own school on sight, so it was unclear why they spared this person.

Circling around to the side of the iron cage, they finally saw the person's face.

It was a female student.

Despite her face appearing unclean from lack of washing, her youthful temperament was still evident. Coupled with her exceptionally petite figure, she didn't look like a high school student, more like someone in their first year of junior high.

Both of them stared at each other, clearly not recognizing this fellow student.

Chen Mu waved his hand, signaling Wei Dalei to come over and lift the iron cage out.

The size of this cage was not as large as the "birdcage" Chen Mu had made, but it was square-shaped. The only issue was its height, as a person inside wouldn't be able to stand, making the living conditions extremely harsh.

It was akin to treating a person like a dog.

For the first time, Chen Mu felt genuine anger toward Yi Zhong.

Wei Dalei lifted the iron cage with one hand and quickly walked out of the shipping container.

Perhaps due to the movement, the girl inside was slightly disturbed, curling her body even tighter.

Everyone gathered around.

Dong Junwei looked around at the group and asked, "Does anyone know her?"

Then, she looked at Lu Shanshan, thinking that being in the same grade, maybe she coincidentally knew her.

However, Lu Shanshan, Cao Zishan, and the others looked at each other and shook their heads.

With over two thousand students at Ziwei High School, not knowing her was quite normal, but in the current situation, it left Dong Junwei and the others puzzled.

As they looked at the girl sleeping peacefully in the iron cage, everyone felt that it was inappropriate to wake her up, even though they thought so, they couldn't bear to do so.

Tang Jing squatted down and carefully examined the girl, then stood up and said, "Let her sleep for now. Let's open the wooden boxes and see what's inside."

"Alright."

Everyone agreed with this proposal.

Including Chen Mu, everyone was very curious about these wooden boxes and had been eager to open them and take a look.

A whole car filled with supplies.

There must be many good things inside.

This feeling was a bit like receiving gifts on a festival day and preparing to unwrap them.

"How many are there in total?"

"I just counted them." Du Jiajia said, "There are 36 in total."josei

"They managed to fit so many?"

"These model cars are scaled down according to real-life sizes." Tang Jing said, "I estimated it, and the shipping container is the standard 40GP size, 12 centimeters long, 2.4 centimeters wide and high. The wooden boxes are 1 centimeter cubes, so if they are fully packed, they can fit 48 of them. From the looks of it earlier, there should be around that number."

"The model cars make sense, but these wooden boxes, the people from Yi Zhong don't know where they got them."

"Let me open one."

Wei Dalei walked forward, carrying a large axe, looking left and right.

Originally, he wanted to find a gap to pry the box open, but after searching for a while, he found that the box was smooth and seamless, with no gaps at all.

"No wonder it was so hard to move earlier. What kind of wooden box is this?"

Wei Dalei became a little anxious and was about to split it open with the axe, but Chen Mu stopped him.

"Let me try."

He reached out and placed his palm on the wooden box.

The next moment.

A circular hole slowly opened on the top of the wooden box.

Because he was unfamiliar with this material, Chen Mu didn't dare to be too reckless. However, upon closer inspection, he found that in terms of density, this wooden box didn't seem much different from ordinary wood.

Everyone gathered around, wanting to see what was inside.

But when they looked, they were all dumbfounded.

Inside were some irregularly shaped round objects, each one a tan color, looking somewhat like potatoes.

Shrunken versions of potatoes.

Chen Mu reached out and took one, handing it to Tang Jing. "Indeed, they are potatoes."

Tang Jing held it in her hand, feeling and pinching a few marks with her fingernails.

"It really is."

"How could there be these shrunken potatoes?"

"Could it be some kind of ability?"

As this idea emerged, everyone's gaze turned to the girl inside the iron cage.

"Is it possible that she can shrink objects?"

"Well..."

This guess seemed reasonable, and although the ability to shrink objects might not sound too impressive at first, upon further thought, it sent shivers down everyone's spine.

Shrinking objects.

In the past, it might not have seemed very useful.

But after humans were shrunk, this ability became incredibly powerful.

Although Chen Mu's ability could also achieve this to some extent, when it came to actual implementation, it required precision and understanding of objects beyond his capabilities.

For example, regardless of whether he had the materials, theoretically, he could create a computer.

However, the reality was that just thinking about a computer wouldn't allow Chen Mu to create one. He needed to understand all the intricate details and structures of the object.

With his ability, at best, he could only create a shell similar to a computer, nothing more.

As for the internal structure, how much can you expect from a high school senior? Graphics cards, processors, hard drives... not to mention complex integrated circuits that require specialized knowledge. Even relatively simple cooling fans cannot be made by human hands.

This is not just a matter of ability; it's about knowledge.

But if someone has the ability to shrink objects, then it's an entirely different story.

Everyone thought of this possibility, and their gazes towards the girl inside the iron cage became increasingly eager.

However, Tang Jing poured cold water on the idea at this moment:

"The ability to shrink objects might exist, but these potatoes probably aren't the product of that ability."

"Why?"

"It's quite simple, really. The quantity of these potatoes, if they were in their original size, would require a huge pile. Even if the cafeteria stocked up on food, they wouldn't buy this much. Where could Yi Zhong find so many potatoes?" Tang Jing explained.

"That makes sense."

"The most crucial point is, even if there were someone with the ability to shrink objects, I don't think they could achieve this level at this stage."

"What do you mean?"

"From what we can observe so far, the strength of an ability is the most significant determining factor for an anomaly user. Among us, Chen Mu is considered the strongest, but even he can only control objects a few times larger than his own size. To shrink something to the size of a potato, I can't even imagine it, let alone a whole pile of them."

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