Chapter 549 Familiar

"Professor Qi wants to improve the inhibitor?" Xie Tu raised an eyebrow slightly, grasping the key point.

Inhibitors that can also be used for mutant strains?

Qi Ling nodded repeatedly, "He said he'd give it a try, and I believe he can do it."

Xie Tu pondered for a moment, then opened the car door. "Hmm, let's see how it goes. If it really works, you can go with them on low-risk missions."

Qi Ling thanked him happily.

Xie Tu got into the driver's seat, closed the car door, and turned his head to look at Qi Ling's bluish skin. "Don't fall behind in your training lately. Call me if anything happens."

Qi Ling: "Okay!"

Xie Tu drove away from the mountainside and headed to the training ground in the inner city.

Since the base has sent him here, he should naturally be responsible for supervising Xia Mingang's training.

Xia Mingang was born into a military family.

He took various training courses from a young age and is familiar with all kinds of knowledge and fighting tactics.

Xie Tu received the mental landscape survey sent by Xia Ji, the base chief, a few days ago.

After Xia Mingang awakened, he hoped that the base had conducted a comprehensive test on him.

It has to be said.

It is hoped that this base will indeed leave the other three bases far behind in terms of research.

The data, jointly mapped by several senior guides, includes information on mental stability, the enhancement of military capabilities after the five senses are strengthened, sniper visual dynamics, and anti-interference tests when there is no guide assistance.

Xia Mingang's combat prowess is on point.

The problem mainly lies with Bixi.

This was the first time anyone had encountered a spiritual entity that completely disobeyed its host.

Bixi's abilities completely overwhelmed him, and it had its own ideas.

Xia Mingang was unable to make it fight alongside him; in critical moments, the will of the Bixi even superseded his own.

Therefore, Xie Tu believes that the most important thing right now is to figure out exactly what Bixi dislikes about the original form.

Xie Tu quickly drove to the inner city.

The indoor training ground is seven stories high, with four separate training areas on each floor.

With all thirteen teams recently returning, the sentries are training hard and discussing how to win over guides. Almost all of them are here during the day, and people are constantly coming and going at the entrance on the first floor.

"Captain Xie, you're here so early."

Xie Tu parked the car, nodded to the person who greeted him, and stepped into the elevator to go upstairs.

...

Yun Zhao had something on her mind. Although she was very sleepy, she couldn't fall back asleep after being woken up.

She tossed and turned for a while, then slowly opened her eyes, picked up her communicator, and sent a message to Yuan Lan, "Are you busy this morning?"

Yuan Lan did not reply.

Yun Zhao figured that he must be very busy.

She struggled to get out of bed, took a hot bath, and finally felt a little better.

I went downstairs.

On the table was a plugged-in rice cooker, containing the breakfast Xie Tu had prepared.

Yun Zhao drank a bowl of porridge and then called the little bluebird to go out.

The little guy's figure gradually solidified, resting on her shoulder, tilting his head to look around, and discovering something quite surprising.

[The clingy one isn't here!]

The Fire Phoenix stayed close by every day, and even when the Little Bluebird returned to the spiritual realm, it was still guarding its surroundings almost constantly.

The little bluebird had gotten used to seeing it every time it came out.

Yun Zhao thought for a moment, "It should go with them to see Xia Mingang."

To communicate with the Bixi, you need a spiritual entity to help translate.

Even if Huo Feng was unwilling, she couldn't resist Xie Tu and would probably be caught and taken along.

Yun Zhao changed his clothes, took the little bluebird out, and followed the path to the training ground.

Seeing the empty field, she realized that it had been too hot lately, and her teammates had moved to the city to train these past few days.

Moreover, all the cars have been driven away, and there is not a single car in the parking area.

It's so hot.

Yun Zhao really didn't want to walk; how was she supposed to get into the city?

Tell him to come back!

The little bluebird was furious. As expected of that annoying sentinel, it bullied its main body and then left her alone at home!

Yun Zhao walked towards the metal hut. "He's busy with important business. He'll be back to cook lunch."

Qi Ling wasn't home either.

It's unclear whether he went with Xie Tu or was taken to the research institute by Qi Shiqi.

Helpless, Yun Zhao had no choice but to return along the path.

She went back upstairs to the study and simply called Minister Bai to see if he knew about Wei Xu and to ask when the assessment would begin.

I was just about to tell you.

Minister Bai's gentle voice came through the phone, "I just discussed it with Minister Duan. The guides and sentries need time to get used to each other, so the assessment shouldn't be delayed too long. We've set it for three days from now."

Yun Zhao stood by the window, which faced the valley below. "Okay."

She couldn't help but ask again, "What is the assessment method?"

Minister Bai chuckled. "Minister Duan was worried that the sentries below might develop a rift, so he decided that the assessment content would be determined by the two guides."

The guide's willingness and compatibility are definitely the top priorities.

With a guide, completing a task becomes twice as efficient.

The guide chose the team himself, so the other sentries naturally didn't harbor any resentment.

Yun Zhao nodded slightly and asked tentatively, "Has Bai Yu contacted you recently?"

"No."

Minister Bai spoke of his daughter with a sour tone, "A few days ago she would call every day to let us know she was safe, but I don't know what's wrong with her these past few days, I have to contact her every day."

Yun Zhao pressed on: "What do you talk about when you contact her?"

Minister Bai said, "It's the same old story every day: tell her not to get out of the car during the journey, not to leave the sentry's line of sight, to listen to Old Han on the road, and to be careful..."

Yun Zhao listened for a long time, but his tone didn't seem to indicate that he knew the inside story.

"Minister Han...didn't he say anything to you?"

Minister Bai assumed she was concerned about the situation outside. "What could he possibly tell me? Some official business, about the resource exchange, the increase in dark matter concentration, and the base's garrison."

"The Operations Department is responsible for external affairs, while internal defense has always been the responsibility of the Security Department."

Minister Bai said, "With Lao Han not here, I'm afraid something might go wrong with the subordinates."

Yun Zhao has confirmed that Minister Bai has no idea about Wei Xu at all.

But they don't know now. They'll find out when the convoy returns in a few days. People have already tracked them down to their base. Even if Bai Yu wanted to hide it, she couldn't.

Yun Zhao gave up probing and shifted the topic to the guide. Minister Bai chatted for a while longer before hanging up the phone.

She felt a bit stuffy, so she opened the window, and a blast of hot air hit her in the face.

The view from the window isn't as beautiful as it is in winter.

The trees on the hillside drooped, their leaves withered and curled at the edges, and the stream at the bottom of the valley had long since dwindled to a thin line, its exposed riverbed riddled with potholes and covered with scattered pebbles.

And further away.

The framework of the White Pagoda is already taking shape, with exposed steel bars and a bright, shiny exterior. The outer shell seems to be made of some kind of reflective material, so dazzling under the sunlight that it almost brings tears to one's eyes.

Yun Zhao stared blankly at the upper part of the tower.

She's been too busy lately, so when she gets home she usually just lies down to rest and rarely comes to the study during the day.

She then realized that the study was located from a viewpoint of the White Pagoda, which was under construction...

The more Yun Zhao looked at it, the more familiar it seemed. The throbbing and resonance in his heart couldn't lie. Could the blueprint have been found by the red-crowned crane?

Has she seen this thing before?