Chapter Sixty-Five: Outcasts Among Humans
Pollution, in everyone's description, is a giant worm or beast lurking in the shadows of the spiritual world.
It emerges from the shadows at any moment when a person is stimulated by emotions or pollution, crashing against the dam built by mental strength, willpower, and reason.
Once the dam is destroyed, the behemoth will conquer and plunder, altering people's thoughts and cognition, changing the structure of their brains, and even deforming their entire bodies!
But what exactly is that? What kind of feeling is it? What kind of experience is it? How exactly does one become contaminated?
Qi An knew that she was called a "little monster" because she was different from others.
She is "unusual".
How can I become average?
At the age of 7, she was completely disorganized, but when she was 11, Professor Wu had a sudden inspiration and taught her purification techniques.
Qi An possessed an exceptional talent for spiritual resonance, learning it in no time.
Then she understood.
When she empathized with others, she finally "saw" the pollution.
As if something had awakened within her body, Qi An was able to be corrupted at will after that, and she could control her corruption level from 0 to 10!
This shocked the entire research team!
One conclusion is that Qi Anqiang's mental barrier, which far exceeded the definition of the number "10", finally broke down under the daily tests and the cumulative stimulation of pollution!
Qi An still doesn't know if this conclusion is correct.
But she knew that by the time the base was destroyed, she would have been able to control her own contamination level to 25%.
During the five years she struggled to survive in the jungle like a little wild woman, she was able to undergo a Level 2 mutation!
In this way, she could at least pretend to be like everyone else.
When her jungle life was disrupted by a few stray insects, and when Yu Shuang was overjoyed and wanted to take her back to the Central Plains Base No. 3, she instinctively resisted and was uneasy, but she also felt that maybe she could hide?
Fear, hatred, and inner turmoil towards the human base, along with longing for her former companions and the yearning to leave the humid forest and the decaying wooden hut, to wear soft fabrics again and sleep on a clean bed, pulled at her, causing her to hesitate and stammer when answering Yu Shuang's question, "Do you want to come back to the base with us?"
But the decision-making power doesn't actually lie with her.
Purifiers are precious. Now that Yu Shuang and the others have found her, they will definitely take her back, even if it means knocking her unconscious.
Qi An only had one path left to take: to hide.
After many twists and turns, she returned to the world of the living.
But perhaps because the first person to see it was Yu Shuang, and then the gentle and honest Tang Long, the human world didn't seem so scary this time?
Qi An glanced at Xiang Shiyang, who had sat back down in the leather chair, his scars trembling with an arrogant smile, and thought to himself:
Because she hid herself, the world wasn't so terrible this time.
"What do you want?" Qi An let go, and the crushed wine glass fell onto the table with a soft clink, as if announcing the outcome of this standoff.
Xiang Shiyang's smile widened. "What could I possibly want? I'm just an ordinary person; all I want is money and a good job."
"How much? What kind of job?" Qi An asked.
"Let's give you 300 contribution points first. As for the job... let's stick to our old profession, the military, but a logistics civilian position that won't be on the battlefield."
"You're an emergency purifier, you must have some connections, right?" Xiang Shiyang smiled.
His left leg was severely injured in the great battle that destroyed the base. Due to a lack of timely treatment, he was left with a limp and could not run fast, making him unable to go to the battlefield.
He didn't want to go to the battlefield again. He'd had enough of all the years of wandering and fighting!
He just wanted to find a relaxed, stable, and secure job so he could enjoy the day humanity ends!
Qi An had noticed Xiang Shiyang's limp earlier, and she suddenly scoffed, "Even if you know about gene sequencing, can you really talk to those scientists?"
Just as Xiang Shiyang was about to realize his wish, he was suddenly mocked and angrily said, "I have your teacher Tang's number! This base also has a government hotline, and there are so many forums and websites on the intranet. Doesn't your team also have enemies?"
The news is spreading like wildfire. If even one person believes it and tries to trace a single hair on your head, you're finished!
He narrowed his eyes fiercely: "I know you've joined the army now, and you came with a gun."
But don't try any assassination attempts on me. My messages and emails are all scheduled to be sent on time. If I don't update the sending time within 12 hours, your secret as a precious experimental subject will become public knowledge!
I really want to know what expressions and reactions your teachers, your teammates, and your so-called friends in this base will have when they find out you're a monster!
The last sentence made Shi Yang laugh at himself.
He looked at Qi An not as an equal, but as something like a worm.
He showed no empathy or pity, because just as a person doesn't need to pity a pig, why should he empathize with a little monster?
Her father didn't empathize with her back then either.
He tapped the table and said with a smile, "I heard you're currently on field duty. To make it easier for us fellow villagers to help each other, you should transfer to the close air defense unit."
This matter would be best resolved before your next mission, otherwise...
He looked at Qi An's pale face, his tone softened, and he reached out to lift her smooth chin: "The long-distance team battles are too tiring and dangerous. Uncle is doing this for your own good."
Wang Yang, who was standing by the door, couldn't help but interject, "Me too! You have to find me a good job too. It doesn't have to be better than Brother Xiang's, but it would be best if it were a civilian job in the military or something like that."
He watched as Xiang Shiyang touched Qi An's face and swallowed enviously.
Although she's a little monster, she's really beautiful! Her big eyes are so captivating!
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