Chapter 486 Our life motto is: Less self-reflection, more criticism of others!
The following afternoon, sunlight lazily filtered through the gaps in the heavy curtains, cutting out several slanted beams of light on the dusty floor, with dust particles slowly floating in the light spots.
The sound of doors opening one after another from the second floor of several villas side by side broke the silence that had lasted all day.
"Squeak—"
Wen Qing was the first to push open the door. Her face was filled with barely suppressed joy, her eyes sparkled with excitement, and even her steps were much lighter.
Immediately afterwards, the door across the street opened as well.
"Sister Wenqing, how is it?" Gu Wan asked as she walked out from behind the door across the street.
"Wanwan!" Wen Qing strode forward: "Thanks to the wood-type crystal core that Zhizhi insisted on giving me yesterday, my healing skill has leveled up to level five!"
She stretched out her finger, and a soft, pale green light flowed around her fingertip, radiating a warm, life-giving aura.
Gu Wan blinked enviously: "I'm still at level five, but I feel like my control has become much more refined."
As she spoke, a cluster of flames, hotter than ever before, danced at her fingertips, casting a healthy blush on her cheeks.
The two chatted and laughed as they went downstairs, just in time to run into Ji Xian and He Zhuo walking over from the next building...
He Zhuo sighed, "Old Ji and I are still at level five! Gu Wanwan, Sister Wen Qing, Brother Che, Sang Yan... how are you guys?"
In the courtyard, Sang Che, Sang Yan, and Ji Huan were already sitting on the stone benches waiting...
Sang Yan rested her chin on her hand: "I'm at level four, but my brother is already at level five!"
"Sigh..." He Zhuo plopped down in a chair and sighed deeply.
"The enemy has already sent out level eight zombies, and I'm still a level five ability user! It's not fair! The villains are so strong... and I'm still a noob."
Sang Che: "Isn't what's even more disheartening the fact that the crystal cores we need for our upgrade are all in their hands?"
Everyone nodded in agreement. Ji Xian said, "Indeed, it's extremely rare to encounter a lone high-level zombie in Beijing."
Luo Xingyou strolled out of the gate, stretched, and said, "Good afternoon, family... what are you chatting about?"
Just as everyone was chatting idly in the courtyard of the Lu family villa, the doors of the Chi family villa, Gu family villa, and Shi family villa opened simultaneously.
"Ah Xu, Brother Chi! How is it?" Gu Qiqing's clear voice came.
He Zhuo's ears twitched, and he immediately jumped up from his chair: "I heard Old Gu's voice!"
As he spoke, he darted to the courtyard gate, leaned out, and asked, "Old Gu, Ah Xu, Brother Chi? How are you guys?"
Shi Xu: "I don't have a level seven mental crystal core... I'm just consolidating my level six!"
Gu Qi: "Level 6 water system."
With a casual wave of his hand, a jet of water fell into the vegetable garden in the courtyard of the Chi family villa, the water droplets evenly sprinkling on each vegetable.
Following behind him, Chi Yi smiled憨厚ly and clenched his fist: "Level 6 Wood Element."
"Waaaaah..." He Zhuo clutched his chest, tilting his head back: "Damn it, what's the point of having one more person like me? Why am I still level five?!"
When Lu Xici and Lu Beiye came out of the Chi family villa, they saw He Zhuo looking resentful and complaining.
Lu Xici raised an eyebrow and asked, "Is this... another shock?"
He Zhuo said with a long face, "Brother Ci... they both got level six crystal cores, but they upgraded behind my back."
Gu Wan couldn't help but chuckle: "Don't you think we should occasionally look for the reasons within ourselves?"
"No way!" He Zhuo retorted immediately, "Our motto in life is: less self-reflection and more blaming of others... So, blame it all on fate!"
Everyone...
As the sun sets, the clouds on the horizon are dyed a brilliant orange-red.
The elders had all gone home, so everyone simply set up tables and chairs in the courtyard of the Lu family villa, eating while waiting for Lu Nange and Chi Yanzhou, who hadn't yet come downstairs...
The group of people would occasionally look up at the always-closed window on the second floor, their chopsticks unconsciously stirring the food in their bowls.
As night deepened, soft lights illuminated the courtyard.
The group sat around the pergola, speculating about the mastermind behind the Rock Base... He Zhuo occasionally cracked a joke, making everyone laugh heartily.
Amid the laughter, everyone's gaze involuntarily drifted towards the villas on either side.
At 11 p.m., when the moonlight completely enveloped the Flameheart Base, draping everything in a silver veil, Chi Yanzhou's door finally clicked open.
The Chi family villa was quiet. Only after going downstairs and stepping out of the gate did I hear voices coming from next door.
Chi Yanzhou walked towards the Lu family villa. As soon as he stepped into the courtyard, Gu Qi, who was sitting facing the gate, spotted him first: "Brother Yan!"
Everyone: "Brother Yan!"
"Ayan!"
"Koike!"
Chi Yanzhou's gaze swept around the room before involuntarily drifting towards the Lu family villa: "Nan Nan hasn't come out yet?"
"Not yet!" everyone said in unison, their voices filled with the same anticipation and worry.
He Zhuo rushed forward and hooked his arm around Chi Yanzhou's shoulder: "Brother Yan, congratulations... you've reached level seven lightning attribute!"
Chi Yanzhou gently shook his head.
He Zhuo paused for a moment, then patted Chi Yanzhou's shoulder: "It's okay, Brother Yan... I'm still level five! You're at least a level six in both elements..."
Chi Yanzhou: "It's... level seven lightning and level seven ice."
"Wait..." He Zhuo exaggeratedly picked at his ear, "Brother Yan, say it again!"
Sitting to the side, Lu Beiye propped his head up with his hands: "Brother Zhuo, believe what you heard. Brother Yan said... he's now at level seven in both elemental systems."
He Zhuo's voice rose several decibels: "Brother Yan, you upgraded both your lightning and ice elementals to level seven with just a level seven lightning elemental crystal core?... Is there no justice in this world?!"
Chi Yanzhou: "It's a level seven lightning crystal core, a level six ice crystal core, and a level five crystal core..."
"There's absolutely no difference!" He Zhuo wailed, clutching his head. "I really want to fight you geniuses to the death!"
Meanwhile, on the second floor of the Lu family villa, in Lu Nange's room, Gangzi was the first to open his eyes. Seeing that Zhizhi was also awake, he gently pecked at its leaves with his beak.
The little tree man thought the silly bird was going to bother its owner, so it quickly and skillfully tied its beak with vines.
The two little ones stared at each other, engaging in a silent standoff.
Zhizhi shook its wavy leaves, carefully sensing the surging energy flow within its master's body.
At this moment, Lu Nange's wind-type ability had subsided, but Zhizhi sensed that her master's mental strength seemed to be trapped at a critical point, like a butterfly breaking out of its cocoon, only lacking the last bit of strength.
After a moment's thought, Zhizhi gently extended a thin vine and carefully tucked it into Lu Nange's arm.
The stinging sensation made Lu Nange frown slightly—at that very moment, it was as if some kind of catalyst had been injected into her meridians!
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