Chapter 499 Afternoon Breeze

At night, four people were grilling in the open space outside the warehouse

. The charcoal fire was dark red, and oil fell into it from time to time, emitting wisps of green smoke and fragrance. "Would you like a can of beer?" Gern asked the girl sitting on the iron barrel opposite.

Tilan was holding the freshly grilled lamb chops in her hand, blowing on them in small sips, and then eating slowly. It must be said that the Maillard reaction brought about by the grilling made the food particularly tempting, and its fragrance, temperature, and taste together formed a wonderful feeling.

"A can of lighter." Tilan raised her hand, and the other party picked a can from the crushed ice and threw it directly to her.

After catching it, Tilan put it aside for the time being and drank it after finishing the skewer in her hand.

The other two, Soga, was squatting on the scrap iron box, eating meat and drinking cocktails, while Alana was a little more elegant, sitting on a chair next to the grill, eating slowly, with headphones on her head, and occasionally tapping the speakers next to her with her fingers, as if she was thinking about the melody of some song.

Gern simply flipped the meat on the grill, then leaned back on a recliner nearby, first gulped down a beer, then picked up a skewer of grilled meat to enjoy.

Because of Tilan's arrival and Alana's recovery, the atmosphere tonight was obviously much better, not as anxious and depressed as the previous days. Soga even remembered something in the middle of the meal, moved a dismantled car player over, connected it to the speakers and played music.

Of course, the songs were all metal rock that Tilan didn't listen to much.

When they were almost done eating, Alana put down her headphones, stood up and called the three people over.

"I feel much better today. I made everyone worried a few days ago." She looked at Soga and Gern.

"It's okay, Miss, just get your fighting spirit back." Gern didn't care about it. He believed in Alana very much and thought that as long as she got her fighting spirit back, many problems could be solved.

"This is our big sister!" Soga picked up the wine glass and toasted Alana.

Seeing that everyone believed in her so much, Alana was also a little moved. In fact, she was a little confused at the time and was hit by the sudden change.

Now, after a few days, she has recovered and found that she is not completely powerless to fight back.

Since the other party did not use violence or other people to force her to stay at the airport that night, it means that the other party did not want to make a big deal. Think about it, if a very popular star suddenly died there, or disappeared, it would definitely cause a big disturbance.

This is the central star field, and such a serious safety accident will inevitably lead to a thorough investigation by the upper echelons of the Federation.

The other party also has great concerns.

Another point is that although the other party has instigated many members of the "Z" group, Alana also realized that the other party's control over those members is quite limited.

A decent citizen of the Federation who has never committed a crime will be afraid and refuse to do something serious if he is suddenly forced to do something illegal. He may even make things worse intentionally or unintentionally.

So that day, although most people betrayed, they were quite lenient in stopping Alana from leaving, which was completely different from the strength Alana usually saw.

"...So I thought about it, as long as we find the reason why they were coerced and solve their concerns, it will be easy to make them come back." Alana said.

"The problem is that we have no advantage in intelligence. We don't even know who the other party is or where they are." At this point, Alanna was a little discouraged.

"No, no, no, there are still clues." Gun waved his hand. He used to be a black mercenary, so he naturally knew some tricks.

"Since the other party can threaten those members, they must have used some means. It's impossible that they just do something in the void and then others will be in trouble."

"With so many people betraying, not everyone is firm. As long as we find a few who are already wavering and get information from them, we can know what means the other party uses to achieve the threat."

"In addition, as I said just now, if neither we nor the other party dare to call the police, it will actually be more beneficial to us." He took another sip.

"There are also minor offenses. If it's an illegal assembly, theft or something like that, the police won't put too much effort into it. But since the other party can be so covert and quietly control most of our members, it means that the other party is highly organized, which means it's a very dangerous organization."

"Such a highly dangerous organization is more afraid of being exposed than us. Even if our past is exposed, at most we will be labeled as an illegal organization that is dissatisfied with the Federation, but generally speaking, we haven't committed any crime, so the punishment is limited." "

But the other party is different. Maybe even the Tribunal will intervene and specially set up a project to transfer personnel." After Gunn's analysis, the other people were also thoughtful.

"In this case... I may have a few candidates." Alana also thought of several breakthroughs. She knew her former subordinates very well.

"However, it is difficult to control the other party's true situation just by communicating through the 'connection' method, so."

"So we are going to block them at their door, right?" Hearing this, Soga became a little excited.

"You still have to be careful about the scale, but as long as you block the other party, he will have to say something anyway, and it's impossible to resist." Alana was quite confident.

"Then when are you going?" Soga continued to ask.

"Tomorrow, tomorrow evening, I will notify you in advance, and I have to find a helper." Alana thought of an old friend.

After listening to the whole discussion, Tilan nodded slightly, "Then I'll come tomorrow."

"Well, Zijin still has work and part-time jobs to do. If there is a conflict in time, you can tell me later." Alana was still quite tolerant.

After that, the few people finished eating barbecue, and it was getting late, so they dispersed.

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The next day.

In the morning, Tilan still stayed in the pet hospital, helping the guests who came to analyze the pet's training and advancement problems, and also handling some chores in the store. It can be said that it was quite fulfilling, and there was not much time left for leisure reading.

"Where are you going this afternoon, Zijin." After lunch, Lemon Fruit came over. She was wearing a lemon yellow dress today.

"Why are you asking this?" Generally speaking, Lemon Fruit would not ask about where to go.

"Well, I have a black lion here. If you go for a walk or a ride in the suburbs, you can take it with you." Lemon Fruit opened the personal terminal in his hand, and a mighty black lion projection appeared, with data listed next to it.

Name: Black Prince

Extraordinary Occupation: Original Sequence 5 · Wild Black Lion

Note: Pet companion of guest No. 17831, stable personality.

Strength Rating: Rare Condensate Level

Safety Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆

"Its owner is Emily, 'Qiaofeng', an executive of 'Dakshi Matrix', but this busy person has a lot of things to do and often can't take care of it. She doesn't want to keep her beloved pet at home all the time, so she often asks us to take it out for a ride."

"Originally, I have always been doing this good job. Occasionally, I am also invited to dinner by Emily. We are very familiar with each other. But didn't I say yesterday that since Zi Jin has fulfilled my request, I must not forget the agreement."

"Do you want to take it out for a walk? It is still very obedient. I believe that with Zi Jin's strength, it is also easy to get along with it." Lemon Fruit shook the car keys in his hand.

"I will go out in the afternoon, but not necessarily to the suburbs."

"OK, that's fine. It's good to let it out for some fresh air anyway." Lemon Fruit asked Tilan to follow him.

"Go to the top floor of the house at the back. There is a room dedicated to it."

So Tilan followed him. The two of them wandered around the house and came to the top floor. It was about 2 o'clock in the afternoon. The sun was shining brightly, and a majestic black lion was lying on the ground taking a nap and basking in the sun.

"I'm here, Black Prince~" Lemon Fruit greeted him skillfully, but the other party just moved his ears and his body remained motionless.

"Huh, this guy still looks down on people." Lemon Fruit walked over, squatted beside the mighty black lion, patted its buttocks, and pinched its thick and long tail and pulled it lightly a few times.

A little impatient with the tickling, the black lion turned over, turned his head and growled at Lemon Fruit. The sound was deep and ordinary people might be particularly scared.

"Okay, don't be angry. I'll introduce you to a new friend. She'll take you out to play this afternoon." Lemon Fruit made way for Tilan to come to her.

"Look, this is our new colleague, Miss Zijin. She's very powerful, probably not much stronger than me." Lemon Fruit flattered herself.

In response, the black lion looked disdainful and lay down lazily. It has known Lemon Fruit for almost a year. Although animals' IQ is not as good as humans, it also found that Lemon Fruit is really weak and not as good as other trainers who usually take care of and test it.

"Give me some face. I praised you for being very good and obedient in front of Sister Emily." Lemon Fruit complained and took the opportunity to touch the wide and fluffy mane.

"How is it? Isn't it beautiful? There is a sense of primitive power and the beauty of wild beasts." Lemon Fruit said to Tilan beside him.

"It's very powerful." Speaking of which, it's not the first time Tilan has seen this kind of black lion. She used to have a familiar friend in Iridium Academy who raised a similar black lion. That one might be stronger than this one.

"You can also touch it and let it get familiar with your smell. Then feed it something. If it eats, it will basically recognize you." Lemon Fruit introduced.

"Okay, I'll try." Tilan nodded.

After that, Lemon Fruit talked nonsense in front of the black lion for nearly 20 minutes, just like chatting with family. The warm afternoon sun, coupled with such meaningless words, made the big black lion drowsy and sleepy, and then ignored the girl who was still stroking its mane.

"This should be about it." Seeing that the black lion was completely relaxed, Lemon Fruit showed a gesture of getting it done.

"Is this all right?" Tilan was curious.

"Yeah, it has a habit, or inertia. When it is used to sleeping next to you, it will not be hostile to you."

"This will let it sleep for ten minutes first, I will tell you the precautions, and then take it out."

After that, Lemon Fruit explained to Tilan the matters to pay attention to when taking the black lion out for a ride, such as not giving it food casually, and using a special collar chain if taking it to a crowded place.

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"Okay, we've explained almost everything. We can set off now." Lemon Fruit woke up the black lion who was taking a nap, and then swung the car keys in front of it, listening to the jingling sound.

The black lion immediately became energetic and began to walk back and forth in the room. It seemed that it also knew that it was about to go out for a walk.

"Hey, come with me, but the one who will take you out today is this sister." She pointed at Tilan.

The black lion glanced at Tilan and let out a steady low moan, as if to indicate that he understood. After spending more than half an hour together, it had no hostility towards Tilan.

"Okay, let's go down."

Then Lemon Fruit turned on the control system in the room, took the black lion downstairs, turned the stairs with ease, and came to the underground garage in the backyard of the store.

"That open-top hover car is just that. It can fly and run on the ground. It was also placed here by Emily Qiaofeng. There is a collar chain on the car. If you want to take it to a crowded place, you have to tie it in advance. But if it is in the wilderness outside the city, let it run freely and you just sit in the car and follow it."

After the instructions, Lemon Fruit asked Black Lion and Tilan to get in the car, and then set a general direction.

"Let's go there first." She suggested.

Looking at the location, if it is there, Tilan will receive the news from Alana after 4 pm, and it will be in time to rush over.

"Okay." Tilan nodded.

"By the way, can Tilan drive?" Lemon Fruit asked.

"A little." She really can. When she was in high school, Jin Senke gave her a car, but unfortunately she didn't drive it many times.

"It doesn't matter if it doesn't work. It has an automatic driving function, but it's not as comfortable as driving it yourself."

"Okay, no more talking. It's waiting impatiently. Let's go."

Then the hover car started, first rising slightly, and then starting according to the direction of the automatic navigation. Tilan sat in the front row and waved to Lemon Fruit behind her. Soon the hover car left the pet hospital and entered the city's aerial track.

The wind was blowing. It was the end of February and the weather was a bit cold, but the afternoon sun was just right, giving people a warm feeling.

Soon the speed of the car stabilized, and Tilan had time to overlook the scenery below.

Looking at the Academy City from the air, it was particularly beautiful. The sky was blue and clear, and the clouds were sparse. The various large buildings with unique characteristics stood below. From the style, you can vaguely distinguish the famous schools in the Federation.

The landmark that looks like a crossed double sword should be the 'Tailoring Double Swords School', the water ripples in the ring over there is the 'Rhythm Logic School', and the 'Sky Power School' in the distance that looks like a rocket launcher, are all top-ranked schools in the Federation.

When Tilan looked at the scenery in the distance, she felt a slight itch from the mane brushing against her ears. She turned her head and found that the black lion sitting in the back seat would put its two front paws on the back of the chair and reach over.

"Do you want to see the scenery too?" Tilan asked curiously, reaching out to touch it.

Although for ordinary people, this is a mighty beast, but in her eyes, it is actually not much different from a kitten.

"Roar--"

Facing the wind, the black lion roared happily, followed by the girl's light laughter.

The sun was shining brightly, and she took the big guy for a ride in the wilderness outside the Academy City. The environment on this planet was really good, with no pollution, and the air and water were exceptionally clean and clear. It would be nice if the Jade Skirt could be like this someday.

If there really was such an ideal future world, it would probably be a world where no one had to roll inwards, and could take their family and friends out for a ride every afternoon.

(End of this chapter)