Listening to its struggling, somewhat unclear speech, Gu Li simply got up, took out a handkerchief from the suitcase, and carefully wiped the gleaming cane.

The Dream Eater stared at her back, its eyes gradually turning sinister, and slowly transformed back into its original form as it approached her.

It continued to sob, "The important person in your heart... will... be reflected in me under the influence of my power..."

The Dream Eater's expression grew increasingly sinister as it stared intently at the unfathomable woman before it.

Who would have thought that she had so many people in her heart?!

It was truly a Waterloo in its career.

It quietly approached Gu Li's back, extended its jet-black claws, and a determined smile appeared on its face.

I must make her pay the price she deserves!

Just as its shiny black claws were about to touch the hospital gown, a gleaming cane silently pressed against its face.

Gu Li turned his head with a sinister look: "What are you doing?"

Tears welled up in the Baku's beady black eyes. It turned around nonchalantly, waved its hand dejectedly, and said, "It's nothing. Our test is over. You can leave now."

Its tone was as dejected as that of a forty-year-old man who had dedicated his entire youth to the company, only to be laid off when he had lost his last hair.

Gu Li clicked her tongue, changed into a spare set of clothes, picked up her things, and walked out.

Looking out through the small window in the door, it was indeed quiet, and the sky had returned to brightness.

It turned out she slept until the next morning.

Gu Li placed her hand on the doorknob, then suddenly turned around as if remembering something, meeting the eyes of the black rat in the corner.

"Although I don't know what kind of test it was, I'd like to ask anyway: what were my evaluation results?"

The large black rat wiggled its rear end in humiliation: "This is the security assessment. You passed. Now, let's go."

Gu Li pushed open the door and met Irwin's gaze. She walked towards him with a natural expression, showing no trace of the brutality of the sounds that had just come from the room.

"I happen to need to talk to you."

Irwin took two steps toward her and nodded.

It was only then that Gu Li noticed the bandage on his right hand. The two of them ignored the doctor wiping away his sweat and walked outside together.

What's going on here?

"On the way to C02, I was attacked by a group of winged aliens and broke my wrist." Irwin spoke of his injury with an indifferent expression, as if he wasn't the one who was injured. "I've been on the waiting list for the Children of Light, and I'll be fine in a few days."

He pulled a small printed piece of paper from his pocket, which had his name, injuries, and number written on it.

Gu Li was slightly taken aback: "Number 1023?"

At this point, Irwin's expression became somewhat proud, and the corners of his lips curled up slightly: "I arranged the number when I brought you here, unlike the team that came back from the field mission this time, which had a queue of over two thousand."

"I heard they encountered a missionary and almost lost everything, but it seems the missionary's teleportation went wrong, and he killed half of his body, which is how they survived."

At this point, Irwin looked at her with a meaningful gaze: "I heard that missionary, like the one in C01, is also an insect."

Gu Li's eyes widened in surprise: "What a coincidence?! We've disturbed an insect nest?"

Irwin looked away and gave a perfunctory reply: "Maybe."

He got down to business.

"I've come to see you this time about forming a team."

Base C01 is undergoing a re-investigation, and those who remain have been transferred to C02.

The base is busier because of C01. They are letting the team members choose their own teams, with a minimum of two and a maximum of five people per team. The list must be submitted today.

I estimate we'll be going on a mission first thing tomorrow morning.

Gu Li stopped in her tracks and looked at him suspiciously: "Team up with me? You don't seem like the type of person who's used to being affectionate with people."

I. Isolation Erwin: ...There's no need to be so direct.

He kept a straight face and explained, "I'm short of money, how about we split it 50/50?"

Gu Li looked up at him and said, "You're short of money and you still want to team up with me and split it 50/50?"

Irwin was now certain that she really didn't know anything. He rubbed his forehead and said, "I thought you were trying to strike up a conversation with someone on the spaceship to secretly learn piloting skills. I didn't expect you really didn't know anything."

Gu Li remained silent, not because he was deliberately trying to steal the knowledge.

The way to make money here is to collect the alien flesh and blood needed by the research institute and bring it back.

Don't be fooled by the fact that this is just harvesting from alien species that have already been wiped out; let's not even talk about whether there might be any that escaped.

The contamination of foreign species is not just a matter of the species themselves.

Some physical forms, sounds, and even the air that once existed can exude pollution and attraction.

Ultimately, it silently guides people toward death.

Irwin put away the mission report and concluded emotionlessly, "This is a high-risk job. Just in case, we all need a reliable teammate."

Gu Li stared at the papers he had put away, reading them with the same soulless expression: "You know so much, you're really amazing!"

He opened his mouth, as if to try to persuade him again.

Gu Li nodded decisively: "Okay, I agree."

After receiving the reply, Irwin turned to leave, but Gu Li called out to him, "Can you sell me your gun?"

He waved his hand behind him: "You mean the one Julie has? It's yours, do with it as you please."

·

Inside the hospital, Dr. Li held the safety test report in his hand, remaining silent for a long time.

When the doctor returned from surgery, he saw the man deep in thought and asked, "Is there something wrong with that girl?"

Dr. Li: "...No problem."

"Since it's safe, let's put the documents on."

Upon hearing this, Dr. Li straightened up abruptly, pacing back and forth in a fit of rage. He suddenly stopped in front of the doctor, his brows furrowed tightly.

"This guy single-handedly rushed into the fallen C01 and rescued so many people all by himself!"

Dr. Li slammed his fist on the table: "Have you seen the photos that were sent back? Even the old folks at our base would have vomited at first sight! And now you're telling me this child is fine?!"

The doctor adjusted his glasses and muttered, "Isn't this your report? Several eyewitnesses, as well as her friend who returned with her, can attest that she is perfectly normal."

Dr. Li wandered around the lab like a headless fly, his white lab coat billowing behind him.

He stopped abruptly, his eyes filled with deep unease as he met the doctor's gaze, and said softly, "It's just too normal. So, could a normal person do something like this? With props?"

"Anyone with even a slight weakness of reason would go crazy the moment they saw that scene."

There was a knock on the laboratory door. Dr. Li stopped talking and took a deep breath: "Come in."

The young man who entered through the door had indifferent and calm green eyes: "I've confirmed her memories before the battle; there are no problems."

The laboratory was silent for a few seconds.

Dr. Li submitted the tearful accusations and report written by Mengmo together, and then marked Guli's security level as PA on the system.

PA is considered high-risk and requires further observation.