Chapter 150: Red Scale 3 [2nd Update]

"Yeah!" Ruan Xi answered briskly and casually, as if what he was holding was just a handful of ordinary leaves.

He Ziqian: “…”

But these weren't just any leaves! They were the leaves of the Tree of Life, divine objects that others couldn't even imagine seeing!

And how do you use it? Rub it in, rub it in, and stuff it into the energy tank?

He Ziqian's puzzled look was almost materializing. Ruan Xi understood it at a glance and couldn't help laughing.

"I'll do it!" As soon as he finished speaking, he loosened his hands, and a bunch of leaves fell to his feet. Ruan Xi picked up a few leaves at any time, rubbed them in his palms until the juice came out, and then casually smeared them on the energy tank, making sure that every corner and every crevice was covered with green juice. He then rubbed another handful of leaves, his expression normal throughout the whole process, without even a trace of nervousness.

This made He Ziqian no longer nervous.

The big tree is Ruan Xi's plug-in, which also means that the leaves of the Tree of Life are almost an inexhaustible top resource for them. Of course, the premise is that the Tree of Life is alive.

No longer nervous or surprised, He Ziqian rubbed the leaves with Ruan Xi and applied the juice to Chi Lin's energy tank. To be honest, He Ziqian had almost given up in his heart, because no matter how little he understood the Tree of Life, he still remembered that Ruan Xi once said that the Tree of Life was only effective for living things, and mechas were obviously non-living things and were not within the scope of the Tree of Life's help.

The two worked together and soon coated Chi Lin's energy tank with the juice of the leaves of the Tree of Life, three layers inside and three layers outside. Not even the leaf residue after squeezing out the juice was wasted. Ruan Xi plugged any hole he saw, no matter how big or small. He Ziqian did not stop him. The last glimmer of hope in his heart gradually dimmed.

However, at this moment, the two suddenly felt that Chi Lin moved.

"Is it my illusion? Did Chi Lin move just now?" Ruan Xi didn't dare to move his feet, as if he was afraid of hurting Chi Lin. He just twisted his neck stiffly and looked at He Ziqian.

He Ziqian also maintained a stiff posture, but it was clear that joy was gradually welling up in his eyes. He answered with certainty, "It was Chilin who moved! It reacted! The leaves of the Tree of Life are useful!"

"Then... some more?" Ruan Xi was silent for a while, and finally, he could only make this suggestion, which made the atmosphere unexpectedly relaxed.

"Let's not use it for now. Chilin's energy tank has been so blurred that it's almost unrecognizable." This not only refers to the original color of the energy tank, but even the original shape is almost unrecognizable. The big tree is really too generous and has given them too many leaves, be it juice or leaf residue, and they are reluctant to waste even a single bit.

"Haha...that's true." Ruan Xi was also amused. A light laugh cleared away the depression in his chest.

"He Ziqian, have you ever thought that Chi Lin might be classified as a living being? Otherwise, how could the healing function of the Tree of Life work on him?" Regardless of whether Chi Lin was originally some kind of special living being, or was transformed into a living being by the energy left by aliens, Ruan Xi and He Ziqian should be grateful for it.

Otherwise, Chi Lin would definitely be destroyed here.

However, the healing function of the Tree of Life took effect very slowly on Chi Lin. If it weren't for that momentary tremor, they might not have been able to detect it at all.

"It must be, Chi Lin is still alive, he will definitely recover as before!" He Ziqian said this firmly, but the next second, Ruan Xi slapped him back.

"Don't restore it to its original state. It's enough to be able to start normally, and then slowly restore the combat effectiveness later." Ruan Xi's thinking is very simple. First restore the vital functions, then conduct rehabilitation and restore the ability to move. As for the combat ability, it depends on the effect of rehabilitation.

He Ziqian: “…” He felt that it was extremely cute that his boyfriend treated Chi Lin as a patient.

"You're right. Now, let's just wait for Chi Lin to recover on his own." Just like the treatment of a terminally ill patient, in the end, it all comes down to willpower. When you breathe a sigh of relief, it's either a failure or a success, there won't be any mediocre results.

The two men left Chi Lin behind, raised the security level of this exclusive maintenance room to the highest level, and activated a protective mechanism that had never been activated since its inception, in order to ensure to the greatest extent possible that Chi Lin's self-repair would not be interrupted. Only then did they leave with peace of mind.

Both of them were concerned about the Chilin maintenance team. He Ziqian was familiar with those people. After analyzing a few of them, he actually listed a few people who were highly suspicious.

"One is overly enthusiastic, one is overly silent, and the other has a questionable background... Who could it be? It can't be all three, right?" He Ziqian has extensive experience in reconnaissance. He has his own unique method for identifying spies and traitors. His accuracy rate has been as high as 90%, with virtually no mistakes and only minor deviations. From the perspective of others, these deviations are almost negligible.

Therefore, the conclusions drawn from He Ziqian's analysis are still very credible.

Ruan Xi looked at the photos of these three people and felt that the overly silent man gave him a bad impression.

"Well, no matter what the problem is, there is definitely a problem. Let's focus on investigating it." He Ziqian's identification ability is strong, and Ruan Xi's intuition has always been powerful. With the combined abilities of the two, they naturally identified the first suspect.

"Okay, I'll let Ren Wei check it out."

The matter was settled. They didn't plan to tell anyone about the mastermind behind the scenes for the time being, but the people from the Goshawk Squad would inevitably be involved. They would tell the truth when the time was right, but now, it was obviously not the right time yet.

I just hope that their caution can buy them a little more time, so that the mastermind won't strike them prematurely.

In the following days, Ruan Xi was busy with the dosage and production of gene activation drugs, the artificial cultivation of Jinyang fruit trees, and always had to pay attention to Qi Yuhan's physical condition. He had basically no time to pay special attention to Chi Lin's situation. He could only ask He Ziqian about Chi Lin's recovery progress during his short rest time every day.

Facts proved that their analysis was completely correct. Chi Lin's condition was getting better day by day. By the tenth day, Chi Lin's energy tank had basically recovered its function. But to be on the safe side, Ruan Xi asked the tree for another handful of leaves and asked He Ziqian to apply another thick layer of glue. This time, not only the energy tank, but also Chi Lin's core, energy pathways, and important components were all glued.

This kind of "generosity" produced remarkable results after three days. The moment He Ziqian inserted the energy battery into Chi Lin's energy slot, the energy immediately flowed through the pathways throughout Chi Lin's body. In the blink of an eye, the originally dark and rough surface like rust quickly returned to its former smoothness and luster... No, Chi Lin looked clearly more energetic than before!

"Red Scale!"

He Ziqian couldn't contain his excitement, so he called out and immediately got a response from Chi Lin.

"Master, I'm back."

No matter how you listen to this sentence, it seems to be full of humanity. Even a tough guy like He Ziqian couldn't help but feel a little sour in his nose, but Ruan Xi grasped the key point in an instant.

Human touch!

How can a mecha have any human touch?

"Chi Lin, do you still remember what happened in the past? Or, did your system record what happened in the past?" Ruan Xi asked the question carefully, but Chi Lin fell silent.

Just when Ruan Xi thought that he would not get an answer, Chi Lin spoke again.

"I remember, but my memory is very confused. I need time to sort it out." This answer was very humane. He Ziqian noticed it without Ruan Xi's reminder and was secretly shocked by it. However, he did not ask questions immediately because he knew that Ruan Xi still had something to ask.

"So, when did your memory begin? Can you sort it out now?" Ruan Xi asked this question a little cautiously, but soon he got a clear answer.

"Sixty-three years ago, when alien races first invaded the territory of the Silver Empire."

However, Chi Lin's answer shocked Ruan Xi and He Ziqian.

"Sixty-three years ago? Shouldn't it be fifty years ago? When my parents were still alive..." If it was sixty-three years ago, the war between humans and alien races had not even begun at that time. This is clearly recorded in history and cannot be false.

So, is it that Chi Lin’s memory is wrong, or... they simply got the time of the alien race’s initial invasion wrong?

The more they thought about it, the more frightened they became. However, all of that had already become history and could not be changed. After thinking about it for a while, it seemed that it had no obvious impact on the current situation of mankind.

But is everything really as peaceful as it seems? Is there a mastermind behind this? Even well-known history is blurred. Just how powerful is this mastermind?

"Master, my system data is very confusing. Please give me three days to sort it out. After three days, I will still be your best partner." Chi Lin's voice sounded again, but he no longer mentioned that history. His voice was just like an ordinary system prompt tone, dull and without any human ups and downs.

It seemed that Chilin had turned into a simple mecha again.

"Thank you for your hard work. See you in three days."

He Ziqian knew that Chi Lin's so-called data sorting was carried out in a completely closed state. During this period, the mecha was unusable and could not even recognize its master.

"Master, Xiaoxi, see you in three days!"

After saying that, Chi Lin became completely quiet and entered standby mode.

However, his last words inevitably surprised Ruan Xi and He Ziqian.

"What did Chilin just call me? Xiaoxi? Who did he learn that from?"

He Ziqian is used to calling him by his full name, the people in the Goshawk Team are used to calling him Little Miracle Doctor, and only Dashu and Xiaoshu call him Xiaoxi. It can't be that Chilin can hear how Dashu calls him, right?

This is a bit too mysterious.