I entered the shelter and sat on the sofa in the lobby.

The mission to continue building Dawn City was announced via the terminal, and the other survivors were assigned their tasks for the day.

With the shelter's AI monitoring and statistics, Huang Zhao is not worried about anyone not working or slacking off.

In Dawn City, it is now truly a case of "the more you work, the more you earn," and those who don't work are the survivors themselves who suffer losses.

If you slack off, you'll regret it!

After completing the terminal operation, he took out the armor that Huang Zhao had previously changed out of from the supernatural space and handed it to Qin Yi so that he could put it on.

'This armor has been returned to its rightful owner.'

The armor, which Chen Run had prepared for Qin Yi, naturally fit him perfectly.

A moment later, both of them, dressed in full-body matte black armor, walked together toward the shelter's elevator.

Huang Zhao planned to leave through the safe passage he used when he arrived at the shelter, and also wanted to drive the heavy truck parked outside to the logistics park.

Heavy trucks on the highway are practically zombie-slaughtering machines. In the early stages of this apocalypse, there's absolutely no need to worry about interference from low-level zombies.

Inside the elevator, Huang Zhao suddenly said:

"Brother Yi, don't resist in a moment, I'm going to use my powers on you."

After confirming that Qin Yi had heard and responded that he could, Huang Zhao sent a mental connection request to Qin Yi.

Huang Zhao had a strange feeling about using mental link with someone for the first time.

'It feels like making a phone call; you have to get the other person's permission before the connection can be established.'

At this moment, Qin Yi felt a gentle and harmless unfamiliar power coming from his mind, as if he could dispel it as long as he focused his mind to resist.

Without resisting, he allowed it to connect to his mind, and immediately heard Huang Zhao's voice in his mind.

It wasn't a real sound, but I could understand the meaning it conveyed.

"Waabi Waabi".

"Waibibabu?"

Upon receiving the signal, Huang Zhao explained to Qin Yi:

"This is a technique I mastered when I broke through, allowing me to have conversations in my mind."

This reduces the noise during communication and makes it quicker and more discreet.

He didn't care whether Qin Yi would wonder why spatial abilities could communicate by connecting to other people's minds.

'My superpowers are my word; who can pry open Chen Run's head and see my mental power?'

After confirming that Qin Yi could receive information normally, Huang Zhao maintained the mental connection, and the two walked out of the elevator towards the safety passage leading to the south.

While passing by the rest area, Huang Zhao suddenly thought that since Qin Yi was cooperating, why not take this opportunity to test his mental perception?

Huang Zhao was deeply troubled by the fact that he could be detected by mental perception, and he wanted to find a way to conceal his perception!

With someone cooperating now, we might be able to figure it out soon.

"I'll do it as soon as I think of it," he said to Qin Yi through their mental connection.

"Brother Yi, I will use my spatial perception ability to examine you in a moment. Please give me feedback on how you feel when you are being examined."

"Okay, you can begin."

Qin Yi closed his eyes and focused his senses on his body to the maximum.

During his time in the army, Qin Yi was also an excellent soldier. Although he didn't have any particularly strong or outstanding abilities, he was still stronger than the average person.

Using Qin Yi as a reference, if he can remain unaware of being probed, then probing ordinary people should be no problem.

Controlling Chen Run to close his eyes, withdrawing the spiritual power that had been spreading within the shelter, and returning his spirit to his body.

However, Huang Zhao's physical body, separated by only a wall, re-expanded its mental perception area and swept past Qin Yi.

"For a moment just now, I felt much more relaxed and at ease, and then suddenly I felt something was wrong, though I can't quite put my finger on it."

I had this feeling when I approached the shelter, but I thought it was just the shelter's surveillance cameras or something, so I didn't pay much attention.

As expected, Huang Zhao recalled the times when he observed Chen Run in the cold storage and the six girls outside the security room of East China University of Political Science and Law.

There was a momentary daze when mental perception was applied, but there was no obvious reaction.

Maintaining its maximum range of perception, but gradually enveloping Qin Yi, just before making contact with him, Qin Yi said:

"The feeling is much stronger now. If I had to use an analogy, it would be like having a fly in front of you and wanting to swat it."

Hearing Qin Yi's description, Huang Zhao roughly understood what it felt like for others who were covered by mental perception.

'I notice it when it flies by, but I don't care after it flies away.'

It feels like unless this fly keeps buzzing around you, you won't naturally notice it.

'That's right, I was that fly that flew by!'

If the other person is always within your perception range, you'll gradually get used to it and won't feel anything anymore.

Huang Zhao changed his approach to the investigation, trying to find a technique that would allow him to perceive things without being detected.

Until he narrowed the range, solidified his mental energy, and compressed the perception area to about one-third of its maximum size, Qin Yi, at level two, no longer felt like he was being watched.

After confirming this information, Huang Zhao felt somewhat relieved.

'A third of the area is fine; it's generally enough to avoid being easily detected.'

If the target being probed is of a lower level, it may not be detected even if the probe area is larger. Other targets need to be tested to confirm.

Just like when Huang Zhao examined ordinary people at level two, there was almost no reaction.

Huang Zhao continued testing his mental perception skills, while Qin Yi provided real feedback on the sensations of being probed.

Huang Zhao was also sensing Qin Yi's various reactions through the mental connection, and Qin Yi's emotions did not fluctuate significantly.

After making Qin Yi cooperate for nearly ten minutes, only two conclusions were reached:

First, the sensory area is compressed to one-third, at which point Qin Yi, at level two, will not notice being watched.

Secondly, regardless of the method of forced probing, it would alert Qin Yi, the one being probed, and might even directly sever the mental connection between the two.

After several such incidents, Qin Yi couldn't take it anymore and said to Huang Zhao:

"The feeling is so intense!"

It felt like being shone by a bright spotlight that fell from the sky, I didn't know where it came from, it felt like my clothes were being stripped off, and I felt uncomfortable all over!

"Brother, what kind of detection ability do you have?"

The main reason Huang Zhao gave up on continuing the forced investigation was that she didn't want to see naked men anymore.

It seems that the level is not high enough. When the level difference is small, it is easy to be discovered when exploring.

There is no significant difference between level three and level two, so Qin Yi will still be able to detect it.

He reconnected with Qin Yi mentally and replied:

"Spatial perception allows me to detect situations within a radius of about 150 meters centered on me."

The uncomfortable feeling I had just experienced was because I focused my senses on your surroundings. Now that I have a better understanding of my abilities, let's continue.

Huang Zhao had roughly figured out the strengths and weaknesses of his mental perception and stopped studying it.

'Level is still the most important thing; brute force can overcome all techniques!'

When I reach Level 4, I'll go investigate ordinary people again. They probably won't notice anything, hehe!

The two armored figures continued toward the safety passage.