60 Chapter 60

◎Calling for those with special abilities◎

Chapter 60

The leader whose phone was hung up by the Taoist priest looked down at the silent phone in his hand, then turned around and exchanged a look with his subordinate team leader.

"It's so loud, I don't need to repeat myself, right?"

After watching for a while, he already knew the Taoist's temper after such a long time. The other party was very casual. Perhaps he himself did not think it was disrespectful not to finish the call process with others.

In the Taoist's own mind, he was probably thinking more about what the caller was asking him about, and since he had already solved it, there was no need to talk about the rest of the nonsense.

"Yeah, I heard it."

Hearing the question from his leader, the team leader glanced at the leader, then lowered his eyes. He wanted to laugh, but held it back.

My boss is a talkative person, and when you put him next to me, who is straightforward and doesn't talk nonsense and only deals with problems throughout the whole process, it's easy to feel suffocated sometimes.

Just like now, he just saw clearly that his leader wanted to say something to the Taoist, but as soon as he opened his mouth, the person on the other end hung up the phone, as if he knew what nonsense he had to say and didn't want to listen at all.

"Well... since you heard it, why don't you go do your own thing instead of just standing here?"

The leader turned around and glanced at the expression of his team leader. He immediately guessed what he was thinking. He coughed lightly and hurriedly drove the man out without saying anything more.

"Then I'll proceed at my own pace. I'll ask the kid. If he wants to stay in my team, we'll raise him for a while. Once he's adjusted to the surroundings, we can gradually let him take the classes arranged by the organization."

Although the team leader already knew what to do next, he still had to repeat it with his leader and only implement it after confirming that there were no problems.

After all, it is a child growth plan in which the leader personally participates. It is better for the other party to know more about the subsequent procedures. In case any problems arise later, he will have someone to find.

"You're so clever, okay? Wait until he's adjusted. I'll personally apply for the best ability control teacher to come and teach him. I've also been keeping an eye on the cultural teacher lately."

When the leader heard his subordinate team leader talking nonsense to him and started to be long-winded, he guessed what the other party was thinking.

However, regarding the teacher, it will have an impact on the child's future growth, thoughts and values, so it is better for him to pay more attention to it.

So the leader didn't want to leave all the things to the team leader, he just looked at the general direction from the side.

Uncontrollable things like that are likely to increase, so it is better to participate in person.

After confirming the subsequent teaching process for the children with the leader, the team leader was visibly relaxed.

After leaving the leader and returning to where his team had set up camp, he saw the team member who had carried the child out of the burning house still looking outside the child's room, feeling somewhat puzzled.

"Why are you still here? Isn't the child resting?"

Considering that the child sleeping in the room is a person with special abilities and enhanced hearing, his voice was played very low.

"Well, I don't know what's wrong with this kid. He has a very low sense of security. When you're not around, he wants to be next to me. He can't sleep soon after I leave."

The team members poured the freshly poured tea into their mouths and looked at their captain as he explained softly.

"Look, I just finished singing a lullaby to the child and watched him fall asleep before I came out to drink some water."

"Wow, you can even sing a lullaby now, you've made great progress."

After hearing the explanation from his teammate, the captain looked towards the room and heard no movement. Only then did he confirm that the child was indeed sleeping soundly.

"That's right. Although I don't have children, there are parenting tips everywhere on the internet. Who am I? I was once a top student at the top military academy, so why would I be afraid of this?"

When the team leader touched them, their faces flushed slightly, and their brows were full of pride in their own learning ability.

"Okay, since you can keep an eye on it, then you can take the child with you first. I'll go home later."

Seeing the team member like this, the captain was sure that the other party really liked the child, so he felt at ease and handed over the subsequent care work to the team member.

"Don't worry, I can rescue the child from the burning house and take care of him."

Putting down the water cup in their hands, the team members nodded to the captain as a guarantee.

"By the way, Captain, go find the leader. What did he say? This kid's abilities are very special. If he's targeted, we'll be in trouble."

After saying all that, the team member seemed to remember something and turned to ask the captain.

"I understand your concerns. Our leaders are trustworthy. For so long, no one who has joined the official team and come under the leadership's nose has really gotten into trouble."

The captain patted the team member on the shoulder to reassure him.

Just like what the team members said before, the Internet is so developed nowadays that as long as you are willing, you can find any kind of information online. Regarding the fact that many chaebol power groups abroad have begun human experiments, anyone who is interested in people with special abilities has more or less heard about it.

They all knew that the researchers in the research institute above had been working hard to study the source of the mutation, research capabilities, mutated plants and animals, the restraint relationship of mutated abilities, etc. since the sudden change in heaven and earth.

However, due to state control, there has been no news about human experiments so far.

Several related experiments were conducted by members of the institute after obtaining consent from others, and there was no restriction on their personal freedom, as they were able to enter and exit the institute freely.

It's just like going for a physical examination, there is no impact.

Moreover, the basic research progress of those experiments is made public to those who participate in the research.

In the words of those researchers, regardless of whether people can understand the research progress, since they are participating, they have the right to know the process and to terminate it if they do not want to participate anymore.

These are what a safe and stable country can provide now.

"I heard that the neighboring country is a bit restless right now. It seems that the people in their own country are not enough for them to mess with, so now they are targeting people from our country."

Speaking of concerns about people with special abilities, the team members have something to say.

After all, he has been in the middle of it and has seen a lot of related rumors during this period. He is not sure whether some of them are true or not, so he can only ask the captain who knows more internal information.

These irrelevant internal information are not confidential, so the captain can still talk about it.

"Yes, they were indeed targeted, and then we fired two artillery shells at them overnight."

The captain didn't waste any words and just told the result directly, just like the storyteller had no follow-up and could only tell the result dryly as a finale.

"Okay, it's really fast. I thought our country would have to follow the previous process and negotiate diplomatically with them for a while before taking the next step."

The team members shook their heads, feeling as if they hadn't said enough.

"We are already implementing key policies within our country, so why are we trying to be soft on those cunning and cunning people outside? What are we thinking?"

The captain rolled his eyes at his teammate, and after making sure that he had satisfied his curiosity, he looked down at his time.

"I don't have time here. I promised your sister-in-law to go home for dinner. I have to go back quickly."

As he spoke, he started to find a bag, packed some things, and prepared to leave.

"When the child wakes up in the evening, ask him if he wants to come to my house to have dinner with me, and let my two boys play with him."

Before leaving, the captain turned around and looked at the room which had been silent until now. He felt a little worried and gave his team members some advice.

"Okay, I'll watch. I have nothing to do today anyway, so it's easy to take care of a child."

The team members waved at him and signaled him to leave.

After seeing that the captain had really left, the team members returned to the room. As soon as they entered the room, they were met with a pair of round eyes.

The child lay on the bed, staring motionlessly at the door of the room where he was standing.

The team members were stunned when they saw his eager look, and found it a little funny.

"Why didn't you call me when you woke up? It's so boring lying here by yourself. Do you still want to sleep? Do you want me to continue sleeping with you?"

He walked forward, squatted in front of the bed and gently rubbed the child's head.

"Brother, I still want to sleep."

When he saw people, the child seemed to come back to his senses and smiled at the team members, being very well-behaved.

"Okay, I'll stay here with you. Didn't I tell you before that we won't be working today? Let's just rest at home."

The team member dragged the chair they were sitting on nearby, sat in front of the child's bed, and began to pat and soothe the child to sleep through the quilt as before.

After being coaxed to sleep by such a simple pat, the child, who had no sleepiness in his eyes just now, gradually closed his eyes and his breathing became steady.

Just like before, he gradually fell into a deep sleep, but there was one difference: this time the child held the team member's sleeve tightly, and even when he fell asleep, he showed no signs of letting go.

After looking down for a while, the team member did not pull out his sleeves. Instead, he turned over and sat on the edge of the bed, lying on his back and half sitting to sleep with the child.

During this period of time, I have been running around outside for rescue every day. Although I now have the ability and can absorb spiritual energy to strengthen my ability and nourish my body at the same time, the mental fatigue cannot be overcome by physical nourishment.

He looked fine on the surface, but the recent high-intensity rescue and ability control training had made him extremely nervous.

Don't go out today, just rest at home. This is what you say to the child, but it is also what you say to yourself.

A child's nervousness is manifested in a lack of security, and he is no exception.

Just as children can seek security from the outside, he can only repair himself with a perfect core.

Sleeping at home for a day is the best way to rest.

The big and the small slept like this for the whole day. They just had a simple meal at noon. Seeing that the sky outside the window was getting darker, the team member woke up, looked at the child curled up in his arms, and chuckled.

Hearing the sound, the child who had woken up and was playing with the fabric of his clothes finally looked in his direction, and smiled with a relaxed and happy look.

"Come on, little one, let's go find the captain for dinner. He was talking about us going to his house for dinner in the evening."

Reaching out to rub the child's head in his arms, the team member stood up while holding the child.

Before he fell asleep, the child was lying in the bed normally. I don’t know if it was because he knew he was next to him or what, but after he fell asleep, the child slowly shrank into his arms, and finally curled up in his arms.

Because of the child's movements, he changed from lying on his back and half sitting to lying on his side, with his legs half stretched out and hanging under the crib. His whole posture looked very strange.

After hearing what the team members said, the child nodded obediently without any objection.

"Why are you so quiet? Wash up and let's go."

The team member rubbed the child's head, muttered something, and then carried the child out of bed to wash.

The situation on their side has calmed down temporarily, but the people above are still anxiously preparing to come up with some emergency plans.

After all, there are too many emergencies now. According to the speed at which the spiritual energy pits appeared before, it is not far from the time when the next spiritual energy pit will appear.

"What we need most now is to evacuate those residents to our temporary safe base and move them back after we have dealt with those dangerous mutant plants and animals outside."

"But if we move them in, how will we ensure their livelihoods and jobs?"

"The most important thing now is to ensure the safety of people's lives to the best of our ability. The only thing left is the safety of their property. They should move first. If they can bring what they can, they can bring it themselves. If they can't make it to the safe base on their own, we'll send special vehicles to pick them up. We'll try to set up jobs within the base so they don't have to worry about their lives..."

The above is discussing how to resettle those people.

Now the residents in small towns live in relatively compact areas, so even if there are mutant animals and plants coveting them in the surrounding areas, they can still be defended.

But it’s different in big cities.

The city is huge, and although people live relatively close to each other, it is still easy for mutant animals and plants to mix in, resulting in dangers often occurring in places where defenses are insufficient.

So according to the above meaning, the activity space of residents in the city should be further compressed, the defense wall should be improved, and the pressure on defense personnel should be reduced.

This is the only solution.

The city is interconnected, and if they don't set up a safe base in a certain area, there will still be times when they are careless even if they place more defense personnel in the city.

The consequence of negligence is that life is threatened and there is a risk of death at any time.

These are things no one wants to see.

Once decisions are made at the top, the grassroots level begins to implement them.

It was already very troublesome to gather villagers in marginal areas into towns, and it took a long time to achieve the goal of gathering villagers into towns.

As expected, there were so many people in the city that it would be even more troublesome.

But unexpectedly, this time it went very smoothly. Almost as soon as the government documents came down and the news was broadcast, the people spontaneously began to move towards the base.

It didn't cause the people above to worry at all.

Come to think of it, it is a matter of life and death after all. Their leadership team is worried about it, but the people below are even more worried.

Before, they were made to stay at home every day to defend against attacks from mutant animals and plants, and the constant fear was enough for them.

Now there is a safe point that is obviously created by the higher-ups, which can be considered a way out. It would be strange if they didn't head in that direction.

People in the city began a large-scale migration, and the Internet is full of various videos, which are basically related.

Ying Huai lowered his head and accompanied Tang Tang to browse the phone, and took the opportunity to take a look at the outside world through these communication tools that he had never seen before.

Since Tangtang has acquired abilities, his control over his abilities has improved rapidly. Now he can walk outside on his own without Mei Zi's mother having to worry about him.

Because she was unlucky enough and her ability was her protection, Tangtang was almost the last one in the entire village to awaken among those with special abilities.

But the speed at which her abilities increased was almost as fast as Shi Tou and the others who had just awakened.

The speed at which his abilities increased was so fast that even those people in the village who could only show a little bit of ability were amazed.

But if you think about how frequently Tang Tang uses his abilities and the extent of their consumption on a daily basis, you will understand.

Previously, something happened to Tang Tang. She used her ability for too long, which caused her spiritual energy to be exhausted and she fainted on the road.

If Stone Grandma hadn't seen her passing by, she would probably have lay in the stinking puddle until she woke up and her strength was fully restored before she dared to get up.

The speed at which Tang Tang's abilities increase is something that ordinary people cannot achieve or imitate.

After all, no one is as unlucky as her. Without the protective shield, there is always the risk of being hit or having arms or legs broken.

Ever since Tang Tang's special ability awakened, her luck began to be rapidly depleted. Now the little luck that is left is the bottom of her luck and cannot be used up anymore.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, thankfully we in Daxi Village don't have to move down the mountain. Otherwise, moving in such a dangerous world would be incredibly dangerous."

Tang Tang muttered to himself, sliding his hand across the video to watch the next one.

Grandpa was playing with a bunch of kids nearby, and the aunts were chatting with Mei Zi's mother nearby. The whole village was bustling with activity.

This is almost the most common scene that villagers see after returning to the village.

"Indeed, two days ago, I just left the house and something hit my foot. That's when I realized that the little tomato in front of our house has mutated and is no longer docile. It hits anything it catches."

An aunt who was chatting nearby heard Tang Tang's words and took over the topic.

"If it weren't for the fact that the tomato plant was still bearing fruit, and the fruit was sweeter than before, I would have wanted to pull it out. It almost beat a chicken to death yesterday."

As my aunt spoke, there was anger in her eyes.

"Hey? Is that the small tomato you took out to eat a few days ago? It was indeed delicious. And did you notice that the seedlings after the mutation love to bear fruit?"

An aunt next to her heard her words and seemed to remember something and joined in the conversation.

"Love bears fruit, but some of it is unpalatable and grows in large quantities. It gives me a headache just thinking about it."

When the aunt heard about the fruit, another aunt who was sorting wool joined in the conversation.

The topic followed Tangtang's opening and ran wildly towards an unknown direction.

Tang Tang didn't mind and continued to look down at his phone, searching for some official news on his phone.

"Hey, the official recruitment notice for people with special abilities hasn't been released yet. Haven't they recruited enough people yet?"

Swiping to the next news video, Tang Tang paused it and took a closer look, only to discover that it was an official call for people with special abilities.

“The treatment here is really good.”

Looking at the benefits described above, if Tangtang wasn't such an unlucky person and had a mother, Ms. Mei Zi, at home who was worried about her traveling far away alone, she would have wanted to try it.

"What kind of treatment?"

After hearing Tang Tang's words, the aunts who had already finished discussing how to deal with the mutated plants that turned out to be unpalatable came over to take a look.

"Oh, you're really worthy of being the government. You already have a set of effective ability enhancement methods. You can also move the family members of the ability users into a safe zone to ensure their safety, and there are also very generous subsidies every month..."

Looking at the heads coming over, Tang Tang almost opened his protective shield again.

Feeling somewhat helpless, he still stretched out his hands to make it easier for the aunts to see.

"You guys don't have cell phones, look how crowded our Tangtang is."

Grandma was standing by and wanted to laugh when she saw her direction, so she reminded her cheerfully.

Tangtang was so squeezed that he felt awkward no matter how he put his arms and legs.

"Oh, I forgot. Tangtang didn't tell me. Hey, stop crowding Tangtang and look at my phone. Haohao got me a King card or something. Anyway, I can watch videos outside for free."

After hearing Zuzu's reminder, the aunt next to them turned around to look at Tangtang who was squeezed in the middle of them, patted Tangtang on the back with a smile, and led the other aunts to move to another position.

"Well, it's just that godmother doesn't know how to use it, otherwise I would have asked our boy to get a mobile phone for godmother."

As she was joking, her eyes fell on Ying Huai, and she smiled even more happily. She reached out and patted Ying Huaishu gently, laughing happily.

"Just like when my son Haohao was hung on a tree when he was little, I should be able to use it if I hang a cell phone on my godmother next time, right?"

When Ying Huai heard this, he felt helpless thinking of the naughty kid who climbed a tree to catch a bird, and the bird fell from the tree and killed a field of crops.

The child was naughty when he was young, but he turned out to be a good person when he grew up. At least he became more restrained.

"Speaking of Haohao, was your Haohao making a fuss about going down the mountain a few days ago?"

When Mei Zi's mother heard about the younger generation, she seemed to remember something and asked.

"Well, I don't know what that kid is thinking. He really thinks he's invincible just because he has that little ability. He even wants to go down the mountain and apply for a job with the official."

Haohao's mother turned around and complained to Meizi's mother.

"Don't you see how capable those rescue team members were who accompanied the mayor and his crew up the mountain a while ago? How could they compare to his ability to just show up here and then shut down there?"

"Let alone anything else, even Tangtang is far behind, and he's still thinking about going down the mountain. Isn't this just asking for trouble?"

Thinking of this, Haohao's mother stopped browsing her phone, put the phone in the hands of an aunt next to her, and signaled her to continue watching if she wanted to. She then started to complain to Ms. Meizi.

"In fact, some young people in our village really want to go down the mountain."

After hearing what Haohao's mother said, Tangtang hesitated for a while, but still told her everything he knew.

After all, they are the younger generation. Although they used to keep saying that life was impossible, when something really happened, they always had a sense of belief.

"Tangtang?"

Hearing Tang Tang's words, Mei Zi's mother turned her head and stared at Tang Tang's forehead.

"Mom, I'm not planning on going down the mountain. I'm fine as long as I'm fine... hehe..."

Seeing the look in Mei Zi's mother's eyes, Tang Tang smiled awkwardly and changed the subject.

"What is this drunk uncle planning to do?"

Tang Tang turned around and saw a man with a bag hanging on his shoulder walking towards the village entrance from afar. After looking carefully, he recognized the man.

Since the drunkard returned to the village, although he had little contact with the villagers, he drank every day, and the rare moments of sobriety were spent cleaning the graves of his parents, wife and children.

Seeing that he had cleaned up the graves on the mountain, but his own clothes were very sloppy, the villagers felt a little uncomfortable.

【Author’s words】

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