80 Team

◎No more holiday...I don't want to explore!◎

Kong Wei woke up, but the postoperative procedure remained relatively complicated. Her surgery was extensive, too difficult to complete in one go, and her body struggled to handle it. Repairs and revisions inevitably required rework.

Soon after her spirit stabilized, the medical staff came over with a cart and took her back to the operating room.

Yan Xunzhi was allowed to wait outside, and she did so for a while. Sitting on the iron chair, facing the ceiling, she idly wondered if she was being a bit mean.

She had just vowed to stay away from him, but the next thing she knew, Kong Wei had coaxed her into losing her mind. Before she even did anything, she had already conquered herself.

Feeling deeply ashamed, Officer Yan stood up decisively. "I'm on a mission. When she's done, send me a message."

The young researcher standing by nodded and said "OK".

Yan Xunzhi asked on a whim, "By the way, where's your researcher named Qi Jing? I don't think I saw her this time."

The young researcher was stunned, a look of confusion crossing her face. Yan Xunzhi watched her expression change, and the dial in his heart ticked softly, interrupting her before she could even start to speak. "It's okay, I was just asking casually. If you're not here, forget it. I'll be leaving now."

She wasn't running away. Yan Xunzhi was trying to make amends for herself. She really had a mission.

——It’s all because the Federation is so inhumane.

The person injured was Kong Wei, not Yan Xunzhi. Why should Yan Xunzhi take a leave? The reply was as follows.

When Yan Xunzhi received this message forwarded by a new recruit, it felt like two rocks had fallen from the sky, one on the left and one on the right, hitting her and making her eyes go black. She blamed Officer Kong for not having secured a commanding position in her lifetime and giving her a long vacation...

He slumped down, examined himself in the bathroom mirror for two minutes, and turned to look for Kong Wei without hesitation.

She used to be embarrassed, always feeling that she was incompetent and that she was relying solely on Kong Wei's help. It was shameless to ask for privileges everywhere. But now—after she was promoted to an officer, countless people came to her asking for privileges, and each one of them was justified, as if not giving them would be a great loss to the Federation and even humanity.

Nervous. She was embarrassed, very embarrassed.

This is the way it is in the dungeon. Only a fool would not use his privileges.

Unfortunately, it wasn't what she had expected. Kong Wei said coldly, "Even though I'm the commander, I don't have the right to give you a holiday. You've seen how my power has been taken away from me. I'm only in charge of the headquarters." She paused, her eyes frivolous, as if she had thought of something. "...Can you come into the headquarters?"

“…” What a poisonous mouth.

Yan Xunzhi looked up at the sky and said, "I think there must be something wrong with your memory. How could you be someone that the Federation has placed such high hopes on?"

She was injured so badly, but they didn’t even approve her lifesaver’s leave. Is this right?

Even though he despised himself, Yan Xunzhi didn't have the heart to really leave Kong Wei.

Especially her current mental state, I can only connect with her, and I haven't been able to help her with the chaotic daily counseling.

She could only hypnotize herself. This was for humanity, for the future. After all, Kong Wei's experiment had been successful on her, and perhaps humanity could really be pushed back to the surface through her.

So in order to continue staying in the South District, she negotiated with the Federation several times and finally decided to continue to go to the ground in the South District and lead the team to carry out missions.

The South District has too many outposts, so swapping missions of the same level would be unfair. If everyone were to negotiate terms after they'd acted first, would the other districts still be able to go above ground? If Yan Xunzhi stayed in the South District, he would have to undertake maintenance and exploration missions.

Unlike other districts, the South District is always dark, with the stars moving and changing constantly. There is no pattern to follow, and there is nothing to identify the direction.

Once you get lost in the dark and lose signal, it is almost impossible to return.

Because of frequent mental interference, exploration will not leave the signal range, and even requires connecting to more than one ground tower at the same time.

Compared to other areas, it is actually a bit easier to be able to keep in touch with the underground all the time.

But Comrade Yan, once bitten by a snake, will be afraid of ropes for ten years.

The last exploration mission almost resulted in a complete failure, leaving her and her team to wander around on the ground for several days to survive, which left a deep trauma.

The South District was more relaxed, but at the same time she was less familiar with it.

Let her lead the team... She mustn't lose everyone!

Kong Wei responded, "Last time you were exploring a new area, and this time you're just doing routine exploration. They're completely different things."

Yan Xunzhi was stunned. Before joining the new expedition, her level was low, and after joining, she was traumatized and avoided it. She didn't know there were two types of exploration. "Is there a difference?"

Kong Wei glanced at her. Yan Xunzhi shrank her neck and said awkwardly, "I don't usually go on this kind of mission, so I don't understand..."

Kong Wei said helplessly, "New territory exploration means drastically expanding the scope, traveling a long distance in one go, and setting up barrier nets and early warning devices at safe locations. Routine exploration involves retracing the scope of the new territory exploration, carrying more complete equipment such as signaling devices, and making a complete layout in order to connect with the ground tower."

"Simply put, one is to go over and see if there's any danger and determine the safe zone. The other is to deploy facilities within the safe zone and completely incorporate it into the military zone." She raised her eyelids and glanced at her. "You haven't even taken the daily exploration class yet, so how did you get promoted to Deputy Level 2?"

Yan Xunzhi thought she was mocking him and felt a little embarrassed. "Isn't it just luck that I'm on the ground..."

Kong Wei frowned, "Why is the luck so high?"

She didn't know how she got promoted? Yan Xunzhi turned to look at her, and the doubt on her face was genuine.

She never doubted Kong Wei's ability, thinking that she knew she had been promoted to an officer, and even found out what was behind her, "Ancient Temple."

Yan Xunzhi quickly glanced around to make sure the room was empty and all the researchers were well away. He bent down and whispered in her ear, "I found an ancient temple on the ground..."

She told Kong Wei the whole story in detail, stood up, and found that Kong Wei had a smile in his eyes.

Yan Xunzhi's sixth sense sounded the alarm, and when he met her gaze, he felt a little creepy. "Why are you looking at me like that? It's so scary."

Kong Wei said, "You're still young. Do you think you can get a promotion just by having an ancient temple?"

Yan Xunzhi was stunned, "Why else?"

Because she performed well? Even though she had a shameless self-image, her performance was indeed quite good...

"Is the ancient temple really that important?" Seeing that she didn't understand, she made it clear. "It's on the ground and won't move. According to you, it's not that far from the military area. Are you the only one who discovered it after all these years? Does everyone who discovers it get such an obvious promotion?"

Yan Xunzhi had a meal.

Having experienced life and death, she naturally felt that all of this was what she deserved and never thought too much about it.

What if the ancient temple had always been there, and no one had ever accidentally gone there in all these years, and the Federation had never noticed it?

Or, in other words, the earth is everywhere. There are ancient temples in the East District, but not in other districts?

"They're just looking for an excuse to promote you."

Yan Xunzhi is an alien and has fallen out with Kong Wei. Although he doesn't make any moves on the surface, he will definitely not let go of this piece of fat meat in secret. Even using him as bait is a good deal.

"You don't want to participate, but you've already stood in it and chosen your position."

In such a tug-of-war situation, being neutral is nothing but chaos. She will stand on one side at one moment and on the other side at another. Either side can use her, and either side can regard her as an enemy.

Kong Wei asked, "Are you done with your fake?"

Yan Xunzhi wanted to bite her to death, "Don't you see how long you have been unconscious? Do you know that I have to stay by your side every day, and I have no leave left!" After she was promoted to an officer, she gave all the leave she was reluctant to take to Kong Wei!

The culprit raised the end of his eyebrow, looking like he deserved a beating. "That's a shame."

Yan Xunzhi squatted beside her and wanted to struggle, "Aren't you afraid that I will die again..."

Kong Wei waved his hand and said, "It's hard to say about other areas, but in the South Area, your advantage is much greater than in other areas. Look, I'm doing well here too. Don't worry."

“…”

But Kong Wei's words had given her a heads-up. Two assassination attempts had failed right after her transfer to the East District, yet she had been living a stable life since her promotion. Perhaps her promotion had automatically categorized her as part of a certain faction.

When she was promoted, she and Kong Wei were openly opposed, but now she rushed to save Kong Wei. With the change of positions, those who once won her over might let her go, while those who were hostile might not necessarily become closer...

Isolated and helpless, she really sacrificed herself for Kong Wei.

The good news is that the Federation is not so careless as to let her lead the team on the ground without participating in several training sessions. The team leader this time is a sentry from the Communications Department who often goes on the ground and is very experienced.

She was the nominal deputy team leader, with some authority in charge, and came to help.

The communications sentry had a cold, hard look, his brows furrowed, and he didn't seem like someone to be easily talked to. But while changing his equipment, he came over and said hello, "I've seen you."

"Really?" Yan Xunzhi smiled falsely, "I used to stay in the South District for a while."

The sentry smiled along with her. His lips seemed stiff from not often rising, "No, we're from the same orphanage."

Oh, it's been so long. Yan Xunzhi once again refreshed his understanding of his own physique. It turned out that this face could be remembered for so long. "Ah, I don't even remember... What's your name?"

"Yeah, you probably don't remember me. My name is You Xun," she said. "But actually, many people remember you. You're lucky."

Yan Xunzhi finally realized that it wasn't about face. She was talking about being supported.

She was a little speechless, but didn't show it on the surface. She said, "It was just a quick formality. After I went there, it disbanded within two months."

You Xun said, "At least you've felt it. When you were chosen, we were all very envious."

Yan Xunzhi smiled commiseratingly, having nothing more to say. She seemed to be nostalgic for a moment, the topic ended, and she went back to donning her exoskeleton.

This trip was mainly for maintenance and inspection, supplemented by exploration, so a considerable number of people went out. When Yan Xunzhi went to get her helmet, someone greeted her, "You're back so soon? The South District is better. It's built on the ground, so you don't have to drink the wind and sand every day. It hurts my lungs to breathe it in."

Of course, Yan Xunzhi couldn't remember a single name - when she was in the South District, she was still a follower behind Kong Wei. She was injured just after she arrived, and the subsequent training was mainly recovery training. She only went on the ground a few times, and she was not familiar with most people.

Now I can chat with ease. After all, these topics don't require knowing the names. "Yeah, the South District is indeed more comfortable..."

Go to the ground, first update the damaged equipment, check the operation of surrounding equipment, and then go to the new expanded location for arrangement.

Just updating is a big project.

There are generally two types of damage to devices in the South Zone: radiation interference and foreign object damage.

Due to the continuous evolution of the South District's mental power, the ground has learned to camouflage itself, and now it is difficult to tell whether the device is damaged by radiation or forcibly destroyed.

Only those that have been damaged for a long time can be replaced first, and they should be removed in a random order to reduce the number of foreign objects waiting nearby.

But the foreign object also knows that once the device is damaged, it must be replaced. This seems to have become a cycle. When updating, you have to be careful not to hit the foreign object.

Speak of Cao Cao and he will appear!

【Author’s words】

Pickled Fish: I’m not even given a day off for saving people. Is that right?