Large swathes of trees fell, as if a torrential downpour had struck!

Compared to the front-line defense zone, it was so quiet on Qin Che and Li Xin's side that you could hear them even farting.

"Are you sure it's here?" Li Xin asked suspiciously.

"Probably."

"What do you mean by 'should'?" Li Xin was speechless, finding it extremely unreliable.

"I've got the mobile team ready. They won't get close, but they'll be there to meet us."

"The premise is that we have to see the person, right? It's been three days, where is the person?" Li Xin rolled his eyes.

Qin Che remained calm: "In their eyes, we've also disappeared for three days. They're probably thinking, 'If the enemy doesn't move, I won't move.' The first round is just a test; they won't overturn the table."

"Is your method feasible?" Li Xin was still uneasy.

"Didn't I tell you the purpose of that book? When the time comes, coordinate with my output, use the psionic core to suppress the white wolf first. He hasn't reached the Great Transcendent level yet, so he'll take all the damage," Qin Che said in a deep voice.

Li Xin: ……

That's true.

Where is she?

They had been lying in ambush here for three days, and apart from birds and beasts, they hadn't seen a single person.

Qin Che, however, looked completely confident, saying that he had received accurate intelligence that they would set up an ambush here, so he came in advance to counter the ambush.

In the simulator, Qin Che fought against the King of the Sect and White Wolf for more than five years.

I know them too well.

Qin Che knew this mountainous area better than most raiders; it was like his own home.

Since the person hasn't arrived yet, he occasionally boasts and chats with Li Xin.

"After this battle, we need to rest. The cabinet is almost at its limit." Li Xinxin lay down next to Qin Che. The two of them were now hiding in a tall tree, out of sight of anyone.

How did you know?

“After asking around, everyone knows that continuing to suppress it will have the opposite effect, unless you stop the project.”

"Trying to do both is indeed too much pressure," Qin Che nodded in agreement.

"It's a good thing you married Princess Sa, otherwise we would definitely have had a big problem in the rear." Li Xin couldn't help but laugh.

"Yes, a virtuous wife and loving mother."

Li Xin asked with some curiosity, "Do you two actually have a romantic relationship?"

Qin Che glanced at him sideways and said, "When did you start asking so many questions about other people's family affairs?"

"Just out of curiosity."

"Then how about I introduce you to someone in a while? Yin Mu has a daughter..."

"Alright, alright, never mind, just shut up." Li Xin was terrified. After a moment's hesitation, he asked again, "Yin Mu has a daughter?"

Qin Che: ……

When you don't know Li Xin well, he seems extremely aloof, but you might think he's quite wise.

Once you get to know him, he's just like a goofball.

This may be because, in Li Xin's mind, Qin Che was the same kind of person as him. This is a kind of cognitive belonging. Otherwise, after Fu Xian's death, Li Xin would not have joined him so quickly. He might have rebelled with Zhao Lisu, Han Cunzhou and others.

This is a more sophisticated form of indifference.

He looked down on ordinary people; deep down, Li Xin never thought of making friends with them.

But surprisingly, this indifference helped him reduce a lot of unnecessary emotions.

In the simulator, Li Xin is able to risk his life to save Qin Che in times of crisis.

In a sense, his indifference was accompanied by a passionate outpouring of emotion.

It's completely personal, not about the issue.

"Let me ask you this: if we lose and I'm about to die, and you have the chance to save me, will you save me?" Qin Che asked him curiously.

"save."

"Hehe, good brother."

As soon as Qin Che finished laughing, Li Xin rolled his eyes and said, "If I don't save you, I'll die."

"That's not necessarily true. What if I end up dying with the King of Pop?" Qin Che's smile faltered.

Li Xin remained silent and replied, "Then after you die, I will take care of your wife."

Qin Che slapped him across the face, his expression darkening.

Li Xin grinned: "Don't worry, I'll save you first no matter what."

Qin Che patted his shoulder and said, "With me here, I will protect you from death. The desert cannot be without extraordinary beings guarding it, just like this Garden of Gods. Without extraordinary beings, it will eventually become someone else's prey."

"Sigh, I understand this principle better than you do..."

"I've been thinking about why the desert has such a special ecological status. The council can use the psionic core to control the emergence of superhumans and govern the country with mortals, but everything is different for those who come from there," Qin Che speculated.

Li Xin smiled and said, "Oh, so what's your conclusion?"

"The psionic core in your possession is my conclusion. Its existence is definitely related to those underground shelters in the desert at some strategic level," Qin Che analyzed, revealing some clues.

Li Xin was also taken aback and asked, "Strategic-level relationship?"

“From the historical documents of the old world, we know that this so-called ‘reboot plan’ was actually a pilot project in old Jinling. The psionic core was in another place, which had never appeared before. This is a power that can suppress the extraordinary. Do you understand what this means?”

Li Xin became increasingly alarmed as he listened, and asked, "How do you know so much?"

"I've read quite a few books."

"Sigh, give me a break." Li Xin turned his face away.

Qin Che chuckled and said, "Don't be skeptical. The psionic core is referred to as the 'heart' several times in the literature. Since Old Nanjing is the pilot site for the restart plan, this heart must be included in the scope of this plan. What I find strange is that this thing is not from nature, but is a man-made object."

"So what?" Li Xin asked curiously again.

"Therefore, in the past two centuries, there have been very few extraordinary beings in the desert, while in places like the Garden of God, the South Sea, and the Mechanicus, extraordinary beings are as numerous as hairs on a cow."

"You mean, this heart is drawing nourishment from this desert?" Li Xin asked in horror.

“Very likely.” Qin Che stated his opinion, a conclusion he reached after consulting many scholars and reading many books. “Energy is transmitted underground to the shelter network through some medium to provide energy and supplies for the restart plan, but it has flaws. It is definitely one of the reasons for the failure of the ‘restart’ and the complete desertification of Old Nanjing.”

Upon hearing this, Li Xin gripped the sleeping core that was tucked into his waistband.