Chapter 37

When Lingyun woke up, he found himself in an unfamiliar room, dimly lit by a single bedside lamp. He propped himself up, feeling a bit tired, and got out of bed. Through his socks, he felt a warm, furry mass at his feet.

Lingyun looked down and found it was a kitten.

cat?

How come there's a cat on a starship?

Lingyun sat on the edge of the bed, stretched out her hand and bent down to pick up the kitten, but stopped the moment she touched it.

A refreshing surge of air suddenly surged through his body, as if something had gently swept through his brain, clearing away the fog that had been shrouding his consciousness. Something suddenly appeared in his mind, and with it, a strong sense of intimacy—intimacy with the kitten in his hand, intimacy with the strange scene that had suddenly appeared in his mind, and... intimacy with his current environment.

Lingyun suddenly felt that this strange room was so familiar, and the feeling it gave him made him extremely attached to it - especially this bed, which he particularly liked.

So Lingyun wrapped herself in the quilt, sniffing the soft fabric greedily. Although there was no special smell, Lingyun felt extremely addicted.

This behavior stopped abruptly until someone pushed open the door.

…

Two hours ago.

Yan Xuanjin had just sent Lingyun back to his room when he received news that the remaining team members had successfully returned. He then notified them to go to the conference room and review the important findings and problems of this exploration mission.

Cunning Rabbit and Puya arrived at the conference room one after another, while Cheetah and Mane Dog went to submit the experimental samples collected this time, so they were a little late.

"Do you have anything to say about this exploration mission?" Yan Xuanjin did not rush to review and summarize, but first asked the team members for their opinions.

As the sentinel who had followed Yan Xuanjin the longest, Cheetah saw that no one else spoke, so she spoke cautiously: "For this exploration mission, the information given to us by the military showed that there were traces of suspected Zerg, but after our exploration, the only trace on the entire planet was the cave we discovered. But that cave requires a guide using a guide element to find it. Once discovered, they will definitely know that there is a strange environment near the entrance that seems to be corroded by venom..." She noticed the ugly expressions of her teammates around her, and her voice became smaller and smaller.

"The military has definitely known for a long time that there are Zerg caves on this planet." Yan Xuanjin continued, "Yes, it's just as you think."

As soon as the words fell, the expressions on everyone's faces turned completely dark.

"This cave is very small, with only one male and two female insects in it. We have Team One this time, so they can handle it easily. However, Team Two usually handles this type of mission. If Team Two really faces one male and two female insects... even if they can come back alive, they will most likely suffer heavy casualties." Puya analyzed rationally.

Yan Xuanjin nodded in agreement and said, "Those military officials must be upset that they didn't succeed this time. I'm afraid they'll come and cause trouble for us when they return. Don't worry, I'll take care of it."

"Understood, Boss."

"Okay, okay, I've been wanting to play with them for a long time."

"Puya, is the hummingbird okay?" Yan Xuanjin turned around and asked.

"It's okay, she just suffered a mental attack, and her mental picture is a little broken. I will help her repair it." After Pu Ya said this, he was stared at by everyone with ambiguous eyes.

"The relationship between our Puya and Hummingbird is still as good as before~" Cheetah came close to him and said with a smile.

"...Stop teasing me." Puya stepped back, deliberately avoiding her approaching body.

"That's it." Yan Xuanjin stood up from his seat, ignoring the team members who were fighting inside, and prepared to leave the meeting room. "This mission is mainly to let Snow Cat get familiar with the mission mode of our team. I know you all deliberately suppressed it and didn't take it too seriously, but the next time the official mission comes..." Yan Xuanjin narrowed his eyes, and his pair of yellow-green eyes stared straight at Cheetah - it was obvious who he was talking about.

Yan Xuanjin left the meeting room before he finished speaking, anxious to go back and check on Ling Yun's condition. As a result, as soon as he opened the door, he saw Ling Yun rubbing his cheek against his pillow and pulling his quilt towards his nose with his hands.