Chapter 24

Gu Qi raised his hand and rubbed his eyes, and couldn't help but wonder if he hadn't woken up yet.

No, she didn’t sleep either!

After confirming it wasn't his own vision, Gu Qi looked puzzled. "Isn't the companion mineral of Red Essence Ore Flame Jade? How could it be Hidden Turtle Ore, which has the opposite properties?"

Jiu Cang, who was sitting on Gu Qi's shoulder with his hands on his chin, nodded and said, "Under normal circumstances, that's true, but Ah Qi's world is not normal, so anything is possible."

Gu Qi fell silent after hearing this. Indeed, there were too many unreasonable situations in the apocalypse.

At least in the world of immortal cultivation, no animal could awaken its spirit in such a short time, and no plant could easily leave the soil in which it lived in its early stages of growth without causing any harm. Not to mention the desolate and deadly places she had witnessed in her previous life that had formed in just a few years...

From this point of view, it seems normal that the associated mineral of red ore is not the flame jade with fire energy, but the hidden turtle ore containing water and space energy?

Gu Qi thought of the violent and special energy contained in all creatures in the apocalypse, and guessed that the key to causing all kinds of abnormal situations should be related to this energy.

Jiu Cang added: "Actually, there are some Flame Jades here as well, but they have already been dug up and stored in the storage space."

"That's great." Gu Qi looked delighted.

With the red ore and fire jade, she now had a place to build her alchemy furnace. She could also try to make the simplest puppet.

There is also spiritual jadeite. The jadeite she harvested previously was too little, so she could only focus on cultivation and cave upgrades. Now she can use some of it to replace other materials needed to refine the storage space.

In this way, the original plan can be slightly modified.

Gu Qi's eyes were bright, and the inexplicable sense of urgency that had been weighing on his heart was relieved a little unconsciously.

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A few hours later, the entrance to Hope Base.

Gu Qi was standing in the queue entering the city with an ordinary backpack on her back. Her long hair was simply tied into a high ponytail, her clothes were clean, and her face was rosy, which attracted a lot of attention, some overtly and some covertly.

Compared to most people who traveled in groups, Gu Qi, who was obviously alone, stood out, but there were other people in the team who came alone.

But no matter they were traveling alone or in groups, the clothes they wore were generally not very clean. Even if a small number of them had relatively clean and tidy clothes, their hair was greasy as if it had not been washed for who knows how long, and their expressions and condition were not as good as Gu Qi's.

Gu Qi also heard some people whispering about him.

"I guess he's a water-based psychic. If it were someone else, they wouldn't be willing to use water like that."

"But aren't water-based esper weak? How did she get here alone, without any companions? Could it be that she was just lucky and didn't encounter those monsters along the way?"

"There are monsters everywhere, how could we not encounter them? Isn't it said that all people with special abilities have improved physical fitness? Maybe they practiced before the apocalypse."

"Tsk, in my opinion, she must be hanging out with a big shot. Otherwise, how strong can a woman be? Now she's alone, maybe...ah!"

Before the man could finish his words, he was hit by a vine that suddenly appeared and let out a cry of pain.

He wanted to call for help, but the vines hit his mouth several times and he could hardly say anything.

"Help, there's a monster!"

"Holy crap! Has the grass here mutated too?"

When someone saw it, they subconsciously ran away quickly, fearing that the "mutated plant" that suddenly appeared would attack them after dealing with the man.

The crowd was in chaos for a moment. Of course, there were also people who realized that the vines had superpowers and stood still without moving, but looked at Gu Qi with a more scrutinizing look.

"What are you yelling about!" The guard at the base gate quickly came over, glanced at the wretched man whose mouth was being whipped by the vines, and explained, "It's not a mutant plant, it's the supernatural power of a wood-type mutant."

The chaotic crowd stopped running around. After taking a closer look, they found that the vines that suddenly appeared had indeed targeted the wretched man and did not do anything to others. Some people then carefully returned to the team.

The guard who arrived wanted to take action to get rid of the vine that had been whipping people, but before he got close, he saw a vine turning towards him. Feeling intimidated, he quickly stopped.

His intuition told him that this was not something he could deal with, and at that moment he didn't even have the ability to resist.

The guard had no choice but to look at the others and ask, "What just happened?"

Someone who was standing next to the somewhat wretched-looking man guessed something, but he didn't dare to speak, or even look at Gu Qi.

Didn’t you see the guards didn’t even try to take action? The man thought: If I accidentally offend them, I might die without knowing how.

Some people also carefully glanced at Gu Qi with a cold expression, then looked at the wretched man who was only slapped in the face. After hesitating for a moment, they gritted their teeth, stood up and explained what had happened to the guard with a flattering look.

The guard looked at Gu Qi in surprise.

In fact, he noticed the other person after he came over. She really looked like someone from two different worlds from the others. What he didn't expect was that this girl with a calm demeanor would be the psychic who made him subconsciously feel irresistible.

What also concerned him was that he always felt that the girl looked somewhat familiar, but he was sure that he did not know her. However, before he had time to think about it, his attention was diverted elsewhere.

The guard was thinking about how to organize his words to persuade the other party to stop without angering him. He couldn't afford to offend such a powerful psychic. Of course, the most important thing was that he also felt that the wretched man deserved a beating.

Seeing a girl who is doing well, does that mean she is dependent on others? He said that the most important people in the apocalypse are those seemingly weak women.

While the guard was thinking, Gu Qi looked up at the wretched man with a swollen mouth, and then he dissipated his supernatural power.

The wretched man glared at Gu Qi with hatred, but when he met those dull and indifferent eyes, he subconsciously looked away, not daring to look again. The resentment in his heart was instantly dissipated.

It's so scary, the wretched man thought to himself: It's scarier than all the monsters he met on the road. The monsters at least looked at him as living food, but the other party looked at him as if he were a dead object.

Seeing this, the guard swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth, said a few words to the crowd not to make trouble, and left.

The crowd lined up unusually quietly, no one was whispering anymore, they just wanted to get checked and registered quickly so they could enter the city.

Gu Qi lowered his eyes to look at the long sword at his waist, and his aura instantly underwent some subtle changes.

Those who were cautiously and secretly looking at Gu Qi quickly withdrew their gazes after just one glance. Some even had their heartbeats quicker. It was the fear that arose from not daring to spy on the strong that made their heartbeats quicker.

Feeling that the number of eyes fixed on him had decreased, Gu Qi nodded in satisfaction.

On the other side, the guard who returned to his post suddenly had an idea when he saw a sign at the entrance of the base.

He remembered!

He remembered why he felt that the girl looked familiar!

The girl looked somewhat similar to the deputy base commander who set the base logo. Most importantly, he remembered that the deputy base commander had a younger sister, and her age matched that of the girl just now!

It's a pity that he is not the deputy base commander's confidant, so he has never seen a photo of the deputy base commander's sister, and he cannot be sure whether this is a coincidence.

However, that girl fits their secret suspicions about the deputy base commander's sister: strong and confident. She's obviously very beautiful, but her appearance isn't the first thing you notice when you see her...

Thinking of the generous reward given by the deputy base commander, the guard hesitated for a moment and decided to give it a try. If this is true, he will make a lot of money!

Even if it was just to provide information, the reward was very good. The guard said a few words to his companion beside him, and quickly left the door and went into the base.

At the same time, Xiang Haoyu and others were also queuing up, but they were not queuing to enter the base, but queuing to leave the base.

Compared to entering the base, there were not so many people queuing up for leaving the base, and the process was faster. After a while, Xiang Haoyu and others got on the car and drove out of the base.