Chapter 35
The group walked along the river and gradually walked out of the dense forest. The surrounding trees began to become sparse.
But at the same time, because of the loss of the shade of the big trees, it became difficult to move forward when the temperature rose at noon.
"Let's take a break for now."
A few people found a nearby tree to cool off, and everyone was sweating profusely in the sun.
“It’s so hot~”
Shaoxing Yang opened his collar to let the wind in, trying his best to cool himself down.
Yan Hong's eyes were unfocused and she looked up in a daze. She seemed to have been a little out of her mind due to the sun. Looking at the leaves on the tree that were slightly trembling in the wind and listening to the sound of the river flowing beside her, Yan Hong suddenly stood up.
"I'm going to wash my face."
Yan Hong walked to the river. The overly hot sun shone on her, and it seemed that every inch of her skin was being burned. Yan Hong squatted down and scooped up the cool river water to splash on her face.
"Oh, if only I could have something cold right now," Chen Yunliang found a large leaf to fan himself. "Anything is fine, as long as it's cool and can quench my thirst, even if it's just ice cubes."
Shao Xingyang fell to the ground on his side and stretched out his hand to Lu Shiyu: "Wow, Lu Shiyu, I want to eat ice cream."
"But where can I get the ice cream here?" Lu Shiyu spread his hands helplessly: "If you want me to make it, you should at least provide the ingredients."
“Wuwuwu…”
"It's so noisy, stop howling," Chen Yunliang kicked Shao Xingyang on the butt, "I'm already annoying."
Tang Zeyu, who was resting with his eyes closed on the other side, opened his eyes and slowly exhaled a breath of hot air. He couldn't stand this horrible weather.
Tang Zeyu suddenly noticed that Yanhong had not come back. When he looked towards the river, he found that Yanhong's entire head was buried in the river.
"Oh no! Yan Hong seems to be drowning!"
As Tang Zeyu stood up, a figure rushed out, ran quickly to the river and grabbed Yan Hong.
"Shit! Who is it?"
Yan Hong's face was covered in water and her hair was covered with water droplets, but she did not look uncomfortable at all.
"I thought you fell into the water! Why are you putting your head in the water for no reason?" Shaoxing Yang said anxiously, seeming a little angry.
After hearing this, Yan Hong became even more furious: "I'm dying of heat, what's wrong with soaking in the water?"
As he spoke, he scooped up some water and splashed it towards Shaoxingyang. Shaoxingyang was caught off guard and the water splashed all over his face, and his clothes on his chest were also wet.
Shaoxing Yang touched his face and said viciously: "Okay, okay."
Then there was a water fight. Both of them wanted to drown each other with the water. In the end, Tang Zeyu brought them back from the river. They were soaked like they had fallen into the river and climbed out.
dog.
Yan Hong shook her hair, and everyone around her was affected, being attacked by the water droplets. Even after being soaked in water, they still felt hot, as if the whole world was a huge oven, and now these little cookies were about to be burnt.
On the way, I saw that several people were wilting due to the heat, and I felt a little sorry for them.
Taking advantage of the gap when no one was paying attention, Lu Shiyu quietly slipped behind a tree not far away. After making sure that there was no one around, Lu Shiyu spread out her palm, and a black hole appeared out of thin air on her hand.
"I remember there was a..."
Several items fell out in succession, but none of them were what Lu Shiyu wanted, so he stuffed them back. After several times, Lu Shiyu finally found what he was looking for.
"Found it, this is it."
A huge thermos cup fell into Lu Shiyu's hand and she caught it steadily.
Lu Shiyu's happiness lasted only two seconds when his sixth sense suddenly sounded the alarm. A sense of crisis quickly ran from his spine to his brain. Lu Shiyu immediately turned his head and saw Tang Zeyu's understanding expression.
"So it's a spatial ability."
Lu Shiyu tried to stand up in a panic, but fell to the ground because of unstable center of gravity. Tang Zeyu stretched out his hand to her. After hesitating for a moment, Lu Shiyu took his hand and was pulled up.
"You, you saw it?"
"Um."
"Then how much did you see?" Lu Shiyu no longer had much hope.
"I sensed it the moment you used your supernatural powers."
Lu Shiyu choked when he heard this. According to that, Tang Zeyu had actually noticed it a long time ago, but just didn't expose her.
"You knew that already?"
"I'm quite sensitive to supernatural powers, but I wasn't sure before," Tang Zeyu glanced at the thermos cup in Lu Shiyu's hand, "but now I'm sure."
Lu Shiyu held the thermos cup in his hand and hesitated for a moment before asking, "Could you please not report this to the base?"
Ever since the group of people with special abilities was discovered, the base has issued new regulations. Anyone with special abilities, no matter what they are or how strong they are, must be reported and registered. Lu Shiyu is obviously the one who slipped through the net. Her special abilities are not obvious, so even if she uses them, she won't be discovered as long as she avoids people, so she has kept it secret until now.
"I don't need the reward for this trip, but this is the only thing I need you to keep secret for me."
Lu Shiyu bravely looked into Tang Zeyu's eyes. She knew that she had no bargaining chips in front of Tang Zeyu. Since Tang Zeyu could offer such a large reward, it meant that the money was nothing to him. From the few words of the Eagle Squad and Tang Zeyu himself, it was not difficult to find that Tang Zeyu had a high level in the base. He was not short of money or power. Handing over her, a violator who concealed her superpowers, might add to his achievements. However, she had almost no conditions to offer. The only thing she could bet on was that Tang Zeyu was loyal and righteous and was willing to give her face after getting along with her for these days.
Tang Zeyu retracted his gaze, glanced behind him and said, "I'll pay you according to the price we agreed on when I get back."
Lu Shiyu's heart instantly sank to the bottom, and then Tang Zeyu added: "I will also keep the matter of supernatural powers a secret for you."
"Huh?" Lu Shiyu was hit by the sudden reversal. He heard it but his brain was still unable to react.
"But you need to tell me why you're hiding your superpowers," Tang Zeyu said. "Having superpowers is definitely more beneficial than harmful to you, so why are you trying to hide it?"
The base has both restrictions and benefits for people with special abilities. If there is any restriction, it is just that they are not allowed to use their special abilities to hurt others in the base, and violators will be punished twice as severely. The benefits are reflected in all aspects. For example, in terms of finding a job, the base has set up a department specifically to arrange jobs for people with special abilities, and recommend suitable jobs based on their special abilities. In a competitive base, this is equivalent to cutting in line in front of others.
However, the place with the best benefits for people with special abilities has to be the exploration team. People with special abilities who sign up to join the exploration team will be ranked first and hired first. For people like Lu Shiyu who have a strong interest in the deformed creatures outside the base, the easiest way to contact them is to join the exploration team. However, not only did she not use the priority of her special abilities to join the exploration team, she even concealed it.
Tang Zeyu also wondered if Yu was unwilling to take the risk of joining the exploration team when he passed by. It is true that the exploration team has good benefits and the salary is particularly high, but the risks are also too great to be true. Even veterans find it difficult to guarantee that they will be able to come back after going out. No one knows what they will encounter when they go out, and they have to live their lives with their heads hanging on their belts. As a result, the general concept of the members of the exploration team is to earn one day at a time.
But this explanation is obviously unreasonable. If Lu Shiyu really chose not to join the exploration team because she was afraid of taking risks, then she would not have agreed to leave the base with him so readily.
Tang Zeyu had been thinking about this question since he first vaguely realized that Lu Shiyu might have supernatural powers, but he had never come up with a reasonable explanation, so he took the opportunity to ask directly.
But now Lu Shiyu seemed to be even more anxious than when she was afraid that Tang Zeyu would report her. Lu Shiyu looked conflicted, as if she had something to hide.
Tang Zeyu didn't intend to force her: "If you really don't want to say it, forget it."
Anyway, it doesn’t matter if he doesn’t know. I will still help keep it secret.
Unexpectedly, Lu Shiyu suddenly grabbed his hand and said, "I can tell you, but you have to promise not to tell anyone else."
"I promise."
Lu Shiyu took a deep breath and prepared himself mentally before speaking: "Actually, my ability didn't appear naturally."
"It was so hot that night that I couldn't sleep. I leaned over the window to enjoy the fresh air when I suddenly saw something flying towards my house. By the time I realized it, a hole had been smashed in the roof. The object had passed through the second floor and created a dent in the first floor."
"I went downstairs to check and found that the object that suddenly flew over was actually a stone."
Lu Shiyu reached into his collar and took out a red rope with a stone with a strange sheen tied to it.
"This is it," Lu Shiyu took off the red string from his neck and handed it to Tang Zeyu. "I picked up this stone without thinking much and ended up fainting. When I woke up, the stone was gone. I searched everywhere but couldn't find it. The next night, when I thought about it again, I was thinking about the stone, and suddenly a small black hole appeared in front of me, and the stone fell out of it. That's when I realized I had superpowers."
"After discovering my superpowers, I carefully recalled my experiences over the past few days and ultimately determined that my sudden superpowers originated from this stone. However, since then, the stone seems to have lost all its effects, as if it were just an ordinary stone. It no longer affects me, nor does it grant superpowers to others. However, to be on the safe side, I've left it behind, just in case I have the opportunity to unlock the secrets of this stone someday in the future."
Someone like Lu Shiyu who suddenly possessed superpowers out of nowhere would definitely be strictly investigated by the base. Not only would the stone be taken away, but the future of her and her store would also become uncertain. This store was bought by Lu Shiyu with the money she had accumulated through years of hard work and frugality. Only she knew the bitterness and pain involved. If the world she had built with great difficulty collapsed because of a small stone, she would never agree to it no matter what, so she concealed the stone and her superpowers.
Lu Shiyu looked at Tang Zeyu with a little nervousness. The reason why she told Tang Zeyu all this was, firstly, Tang Zeyu had promised in advance to keep it confidential, and she believed that Tang Zeyu would not go back on his word; secondly, this secret had been in her heart for too long, and she really wanted to find someone to talk to.
Tang Zeyu held the stone that was still warm. The material of the stone looked very strange, with a strange luster and covered with unusual textures. However, the stone was too small and Tang Zeyu was not an expert in this area, so he could not see what it was.
"I understand, but since you've decided to keep this a secret, you must be prepared to keep it secret forever."
Tang Zeyu pinched the two ends of the necklace, reached around Lu Shiyu's neck, and her slightly cold fingers accidentally touched the skin of Lu Shiyu's neck. After putting the necklace back on Lu Shiyu's neck, she withdrew her two broad palms very tactfully.
"Okay, let's go back."
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