When Jiang Chuan and Chen Jin returned, Lin Xi was curled up on the sofa with red eyes.

"What's wrong? Haven't you always wanted to see your father?" Chen Jin looked at her and couldn't help but feel sorry for her.

Lin Xi turned her head to the other side. "I'm quite happy."

Jiang Chuan asked, "Then why are you crying?"

"He doesn't want to leave with me."

The two fell silent.

"So what do you plan to do?" Chen Jin asked.

Lin Xi kept her head down, looking listless. "Let me think about it."

In the next few battles, Lin Xi was not focused on fighting, and outsiders could not see anything amiss, but Jiang Chuan and Chen Jin did notice it.

Just when they were at their wits' end, several acquaintances arrived.

"What's wrong? Why is she so distracted?"

Lin Xi woke up at nine o'clock, and rinsed her mouth and washed her face expressionlessly.

If it weren't for the sudden appearance of an unfamiliar voice in the living room, Lin Xi probably wouldn't have turned around.

"Lu Nan? What are you doing here? You've leveled up too?" Seeing the silver badge on his chest, Lin Xi swallowed back the words she was about to say.

Lu Nan didn't seem to mind at all. He pointed to the badge on his chest and said frankly, "I haven't upgraded yet, but Yun said I've made great progress and upgrading is just around the corner."

"Not bad." Lin Xi nodded perfunctorily.

"Hey, don't treat us like we're invisible!"

Lin Xi turned around again, finally having finished reading. Two more people were sitting on the other side of the sofa. "Cheng Sheng? Yun?"

Did they just pull out their entire team, from the teacher to the members?

"The organization discovered that the three of you had gone missing one after another, so they sent a few of us out to look for you." Yun put his hands behind his head. "Speaking of which, this capital city is pretty strange. They impounded our car and wouldn't let us use it, and after we got here, we couldn't contact the outside world!"

Cheng Sheng also came over, "I heard you participated in some kind of life-or-death situation, what is that?"

Her eyes were shining, and Lu Nan also looked eager to try.

Lin Xi's internal alarm bells rang loudly, "Stop having any dangerous thoughts in your heads! The three of us joined because we had to make a living. Now that we're earning money, supporting the three of you won't be a problem."

"Besides, the three of us are already at level five in terms of superpowers! You guys are still at level four, right? This competition is seriously insane. Once you participate, you can't leave. This is no joke. Don't go and get yourself killed!"

Cheng Sheng quickly raised her hands in surrender, "Stop talking, stop talking, we're not going."

Lu Nan nodded, "We've heard a little bit about it; we know this place is full of talented people."

Yun looked at her with a troubled expression and said, "Get your hair done."

Lin Xi looked in the mirror and was stunned when she saw her messy hair. So she found a comb.

"I heard from Chen Jin and the others that you've been downcast ever since you found your dad?"

Lin Xi nodded honestly, "Yes, a little. I don't know what to do."

“The situation here is indeed very strange.” Yun nodded.

"Why are there so many top medical experts gathered here?" Lin Xi also found this very strange.

“They have power.” Yun pointed to the sky. “Taking advantage of the chaos, someone wants to become emperor.”

After saying that, Yun looked at Lin Xi and asked, "Have you ever wondered why they even set up this arena?"

Lin Xi thought for a moment, "The competition itself is a selection process, so they are also doing it for selection?"

"Guess who will be the last one standing?" Yun continued to ask.

"Only powerful superhumans can survive. Since they are willing to continue participating, they are people who are willing to put their lives on the line for the sake of their goal."

Thinking of this, Lin Xi suddenly felt a chill in her heart, "They want to select soldiers?"

Yun smiled and looked at her, "Why do you think they want to select soldiers?"

“I used to think that they only set up this arena to make money, and the life-or-death matches were just a gimmick to make the audience more excited. But now that I think about it, the lifeline of the entire capital is in the hands of this group of people. If they want to make money, they don’t need to use this method at all.”

Lin Xi shared her guess, "And Yun just reminded me that besides making money, holding a gladiatorial arena can also select powerful superhumans. There's another point that also helps in building a legion: prestige!"

"The selected powerful superhumans can form a powerful legion. Each of them has a goal they would be willing to risk their lives to achieve, so this legion is absolutely loyal to them!"

"Secondly, through the competition, they can quickly raise a large amount of reserve funds to supplement their military supplies, killing two birds with one stone. Wait, their currency seems to only circulate in the capital, right? That means they don't need to make money from this at all. Have they already made ample preparations?"

"Perhaps some residents will even voluntarily join the battle because of their favorite superhumans."

Hearing this, Yun raised an eyebrow, "You guys have fans?"

"A little bit, but not much, considering we haven't played many matches yet," Lin Xi nodded.

Yun shook his head. "The audience's values ​​are getting more and more warped these days. They like to watch these life-or-death matches and they like the winners in these matches. I will definitely report this to the organization."

Lin Xi added, "The above are all my wild guesses. Please don't report them. If my guesses and conclusions are wrong, I will not be held responsible."

"Don't worry, I'll only report the phenomenon, not the result. Analyzing the result is something another group of guys should do." Yun smiled. "Besides, the organization will probably send people to investigate later. If it's true, I'm afraid it will be a fierce battle."

Chen Jin and Jiang Chuan went out to buy some groceries, and were finally relieved to see Lin Xi alive and well.

"Looks like you've come to your senses too?"

Lin Xi nodded. "I've figured it out. Anyway, I'll be staying here for a while, so I'll wait. If my father's request still doesn't come to fruition, then I'll take them away no matter what."

They nodded, "Okay, we'll all help you then."

Although Lin Xi's mind control is not as powerful as his puppetry, controlling two people should be relatively easy. If persuasion fails, he can use this trick. If that doesn't work, he can knock them out and carry them away!

After figuring things out, Lin Xi felt much better. She planned to find her brother later, and then the four of them would be reunited as a family.

During this time, Lin Xi contacted her father again. Her attitude softened considerably, and she expressed her understanding and support for her father's ideas.

Lin's father was in tears, "Xiao Xi, it's good that you can understand your father."

However, Lin Xi still reminded him very seriously, "Dad, you need to find out more information to see if they are lying to you. If things don't look right, get out of here immediately, understand?"

Lin's father laughed and scolded her, "Do I need you to teach me? I'm your father!"

"I was just worried that you'd get carried away by your concern, Dad. It's okay if there's nothing we can do right now. At least you and Mom are alive, so there's still hope. Don't go headlong into a trap. If everyone's gone, then there's nothing we can do."