Whether using Terrigen dust as a catalytic medium, or replacing it with better quality Terrigen crystals, aliens will inevitably be petrified for a period of time during the awakening process.

It has nothing to do with the level of physique before awakening. Whether the ability obtained during awakening is strong or weak will not affect the length of petrification time. If you insist on saying that there will be those differences during the awakening process, it probably means that the state after the ceremony will be different.

The 'state' here does not refer to the changed appearance after activating the ability. Some people will fall into weakness after the petrification is lifted, and it takes a while to recover, and some people don't need to adjust. The moment the petrification is lifted, they can immediately regain their vitality, which is no different from usual.

Normally speaking, some beds for rest should be prepared in advance, together with food and drinking water that can replenish physical strength. After all, there are several young people participating in the awakening ceremony this time, and if they are not guaranteed, there will be one or two who have exhausted their physical strength and need to take a good rest after the awakening ceremony.

However, Jia Ying did not clear out a site near the altar, but temporarily built a small camp for rest.

It's not because I didn't expect this possibility, nor because I trust these young people very much in my heart, thinking that they won't encounter that situation, but because there is no need for it.

Outside the closed altar, several people were waiting. In addition to Jia Ying and Mr. Hyde, and Shi Xiaolei who came to help, there were several other strangers.

For example, Lincoln Campbell, who has a good relationship with Jia Ying's family of three, or Gordon, who claims to be Jia Ying's subordinate and often appears by her side.

With Shi Xiaolei here, Lincoln and the others, who originally planned to take on the task of blocking the road, actually didn't have much to do. But Gordon, who possesses the ability of teleportation, still has an important task on his body - if anyone falls into weakness after the ceremony, he will take action and send them back to the world immediately.

With Gordon around, it was very convenient to go back and forth, so Jia Ying saved some preparation work and did not build a rest place beside the altar.

On the contrary, Shi Xiaolei, who felt a little bored after waiting for a while, suddenly took out some equipment from his backpack, set up a place on a flat ground not far away, and made a small camp .

"What are you doing?" Lincoln, who noticed Shi Xiaolei's movement and also had nothing to do, came over and asked curiously.

"No one knows how long we have to wait. If it's not long, it's nothing. But if we have to wait a little longer, we must eat and drink." Shi Xiaolei explained while busy: "Anyway, I'm idle. I’m also idle, and I happen to be carrying these things with me, so I’m going to start a fire and cook something to eat. Speaking of which, it’s been a long time since breakfast, don’t you feel hungry?”

"..." Thinking about the little friends who were sealed off on the other side of the stone slab, Lincoln really didn't realize whether he was hungry or not. Looking at Shi Xiaolei who was setting the scene, he was somewhat speechless.

Mr. Hyde, who is a pet girl and madman, was more nervous than Lincoln. Even after hearing Shi Xiaolei's answers, he didn't respond, and his attention was still focused on the stone slab a few meters away.

"Want to help?" To Shi Xiaolei's surprise, Jia Ying came over.

"I can do it myself. The things are basically ready-made, and there is nothing to do." While answering, Shi Xiaolei raised his head: "Aren't you going to keep watching?"

"Let's go later. If you stay there, you will only get more and more nervous." Although Shi Xiaolei said no, Jia Ying still reached out and helped: "Besides, compared to when I was ready in the village I think they'd rather have something warm than the dry rations they got. If they're really hungry when they come out."

"Hehe." Shi Xiaolei nodded with a smile: "I don't know about others, but I know that girl Skye quite well. Compared with rice, noodles and bread, she will definitely give priority to delicious barbecue."

"Indeed." Unconsciously glanced at Mr. Hyde who was still standing by the altar, Jia Ying's eyes flickered slightly: "Like her father, that child is also an out-and-out carnivore."

"It doesn't matter if you like meat, as long as you don't hate vegetables and don't be picky eaters." Shi Xiaolei smiled: "That girl Skye is quite energetic, no matter whether she is mentally strong or the physical strength that jumps around every day, she is no better than other girls of her age. People are poor. That is to say, she didn't go to school, otherwise, a healthy and lively little beauty like her will definitely attract the attention of many boys. What do you think, Lincoln?"

Unexpectedly, Shi Xiaolei would suddenly talk to him, and it was such a question.

The situation came quite suddenly, coupled with the fact that I already had a vague fondness for Skye in my heart...

"Uh, that..." Not knowing how to answer, his face turned red. Lincoln glanced left and right, and finally found an excuse: "I'm going to bring some stones here, and I'll use them as stools later."

Seeing the back of Lincoln running away, Shi Xiaolei couldn't help laughing.

Looking at Jia Ying again, he shrugged while smiling: "Look, I'm right."

If it were Mr. Hyde, he would definitely be very resistant, and might even feel hostile towards Lincoln.

Jia Ying's reaction was not that great~lightnovelpub.net~ After all, Lincoln was also taken to the afterlife at a very young age, and in a sense, she could be regarded as bringing him up with her own hands.

"Hehe, I haven't thought so far yet." Shaking her head, Jia Ying had some anxiety in her eyes, and unconsciously glanced at the closed altar: "Sissy's safe and sound completion of the ceremony is the only way to get rid of it." My biggest wish right now. As for the rest, I'm now... alas."

"Don't worry, Skye is a good child, God will not treat her badly." Shi Xiaolei also turned his head to look in the direction of the altar: "Also, even if there are some problems, don't worry about it. The big deal, you can give her Just an injection. Although she loses the possibility of gaining supernatural powers, at least it can restore her to her pre-awakening state."

"Well, you're right." Nodding her head, her expression relaxed a little, and an inexplicable look flashed in Jia Ying's eyes: "However, I still hope that she will complete her awakening smoothly and get a copy of her own abilities .”

"Super powers and so on must be her share." Shi Xiaolei said with a smile: "I mean, even if the awakening ceremony is not successful, I have other ways to turn around. There is a girl named Qiao Qian in my family, you should seen."

"Josie?"

"It's the girl who often stays in the garden or the greenhouse and likes to play with plants. She has brown hair and wears a pair of black-rimmed glasses..."

"I remembered. It's the maid with superpowers who can give birth to plants, right?"

"It's her." Shi Xiaolei nodded: "She was just an ordinary girl, but the super power she possesses now comes from a special fruit."

"You gave it?"

"Well, although I don't have a second one in my hand, I mean the ready-made one. However, it's not too difficult to get another one."