Chapter 39 Chapter 39 Join
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"Wait wait wait, what is this? Superpowers?"
Gu Mengran was stunned and couldn't help but interrupt Zheng Yiji.
"Don't pretend, I saw it all." Zheng Yijie didn't vent his anger on Gu Mengran. He shrugged his shoulders and analyzed to himself: "Such a big car disappeared without a trace. If it's not a supernatural power, what is it? I guess you have a relatively special space-related supernatural power."
Gu Mengran: ...
As expected of a well-informed online writer, his way of thinking is indeed different from that of ordinary people. Not only was he not surprised at all, he was even able to make up his own mind and make sense of it, and guessed the name by the way.
The word "superpower" is not unfamiliar to Gu Mengran. After all, he has read novels. If he follows Zheng Yijie's line of thought, compared with awakening superpowers and waking up with an extra space, it seems that the latter is more reasonable?
…It seems that this is not the time to dwell on this. The most important thing now is to make Zheng Yijie shut up and keep the secret to himself! The supernatural power mentioned by Zheng Yijie is a good excuse.
Gu Mengran's brain was working rapidly, and within just a few tens of seconds, he had made a decision.
"Ahem!" Gu Mengran cleared his throat with two dry coughs. He gently pinched his chin with his right hand, put on an unfathomable look, and said in a deep voice: "Since you know everything, then speak frankly and come with us."
The topic changed too quickly. Zheng Yijie looked confused. "Where are we going?"
"You have the supplies and I have the superpowers. Let's leave the mountain city and go to Yinan together."
Zheng Yijie refused without even thinking: "No, no, no, Jiujie won't threaten me right now. I have food and drink and I'm fully prepared. I don't plan to leave for the time being. I promise not to say anything about supernatural powers. Just pretend I didn't see anything today."
It is not surprising to make such a choice. Yes, if you have no worries about food and drink, why leave your comfort zone?
but……
Gu Mengran raised his eyebrows, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing an extremely confident smile, "Do you think I am the only one with superpowers? Why do you think we have to go to Yinan?"
"Ah? What do you mean?" Zheng Yijie was stunned for a moment, turned his neck with difficulty, and looked at Liang Zhao in disbelief, "You, you also have superpowers? What superpowers do you have?"
Liang Zhao couldn't keep up with Gu Mengran's pace for a while, but the tacit understanding was still there. He raised his chin towards Zheng Yijie and chuckled: "Guess."
The two words confirmed his guess. Zheng Yijie's pupils shrank, and his eyes, which were wandering between Gu Mengran and Liang Zhao, turned to the door. He said with trembling lips: "Grandpa Meng and the two little sisters, they don't have superpowers, do they?"
"That's not the case." The story cannot be made too exaggerated, Gu Mengran denied.
"I was scared to death!" Zheng Yijie patted his chest twice and let out a long sigh, "I thought you all had a superpower and were a superpower team saving the world!"
"Is saving the world scary?" Gu Mengran asked casually.
Zheng Yijie shook his head. "Saving the world is great, but asking me to save the world is terrible."
Gu Mengran was quite self-aware and laughed, "Don't overthink it. Even if we have superpowers, we are still ordinary people. We have no abilities and we don't plan to save the world. We just want to survive and live with our family in these disasters that are coming one after another."
The amount of information was a bit overwhelming, and Zheng Yijie sensed something was wrong. He hurriedly asked, "What do you mean by disaster after disaster? It's already like this, and it's not over yet?"
After saying that, he turned his head and looked at Liang Zhao, his expression slightly panicked, "What exactly is your ability? You have to give me some hints, right? Otherwise, I can't guess."
The foreshadowing was in place, and the emotions were aroused. Gu Mengran stopped keeping the secret, lowered his eyes and stared at Zheng Yijie, saying word by word: "Precognition."
"Predict, predict the future?" Zheng Yiji's face showed horror, his eyes were wide open, and his mouth opened a little bit, obviously he was quite frightened.
"Not quite accurate." Gu Mengran quickly organized his words and explained softly, "It's not simply predicting the future, but predicting disasters. The yellow fog, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and ground fissures, everything he saw in his dream came true."
"And then? Everyone knows what happened. You have to say something that I don't know." Zheng Yiji came back to his senses from the shock, sorted out his confused thoughts, and looked at Gu Mengran eagerly.
Gu Mengran: "I'm not afraid that you won't believe it, I'm just laying the groundwork for-"
"No need to set the stage, I trust you." Zheng Yijie's eyes were firm, and he said seriously, "You don't have to lie to me or trick me. Even if I find out your secret, and you lock me in the room and walk away, I can't do anything to you."
It’s really a good idea. Gu Mengran smiled and looked at him meaningfully, which scared Zheng Yiji.
"Just kidding. Since you can handle it well, I'll tell you straight away."
Gu Mengran's smile faded, and his expression gradually became solemn. "After the earthquake, all my and my brother's dreams were about rain, a continuous, torrential rain that lasted for years. And after that, the land disappeared little by little, and finally ceased to exist. In other words, the blue planet turned into an ocean and became Mercury."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zheng Yiji staggered, as if all his strength was drained away in an instant. He slumped down on the bed, motionless, staring blankly ahead.
"The land disappears? The blue planet turns into water, Mercury? How is that possible!"
As an online writer and doomsdayist, and having witnessed with his own eyes the other party using this special ability of space, Zheng Yijie believed Gu Mengran's words without a doubt.
He had imagined all kinds of disasters, extreme heat and cold, polar days and nights, meteorites...
The only thing they never thought about was that the homeland on which human beings depend for survival would become a vast ocean.
Where will it live then? Will it evolve gills? Zheng Yijie was stunned, letting his thoughts wander endlessly, unable to recover for a long time.
Before Zheng Yijie could digest it, Gu Mengran took a half step forward and gently patted his shoulder. "Rain is not just rain, it is also accompanied by mountain torrents and mudslides. I can tell you the truth, the mountain city will be submerged soon. With your current preparation, it will be difficult to survive."
"hiss--"
The inhalation sound is particularly noticeable in a quiet room.
Zheng Yijie grabbed his hair randomly, trying to stay calm, and chased Gu Mengran to ask for more details: "Then Yinan... Yinan will not be submerged, so you chose Yinan?"
“Don’t be complacent. If the land is gone, it’s really gone. Yinan will be flooded anyway. We went to Yinan because it is located in the upper reaches of the Huangjiang River. The terrain is relatively flat, which can effectively avoid threats such as mountain torrents and mudslides.” Gu Mengran gave some information appropriately, but still had reservations.
"It's over...it seems like the world is really going to end." Zheng Yijie spread his arms and lay on the bed with his legs spread out.
But he had been lying there for less than ten seconds when he suddenly thought of something and sat up. "From what you said, you guys have awakened before the disaster? You have both space and the ability to predict natural disasters. You should be well prepared, right?"
Zheng Yijie's eyes lit up instantly, as if he saw hope again.
Finally talking about this, Gu Mengran smiled and nodded, "Of course, at least I am more prepared than you."
"What have you prepared? Where will we live if we lose the land? A yacht?"
Gu Mengran raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and said mysteriously: "It's not convenient to reveal it, unless you become our companion."
As soon as these words came out, Zheng Yijie almost agreed.
He understood the truth, and he knew clearly that if Blue Star eventually became an ocean, it would be the other party saving him and giving him a chance.
But...he refused with all his might just now, but now he agreed immediately, which seemed like he was afraid of death. Besides, the other party had superpowers, so he couldn't take him away just because he discovered a secret. What did he want from him?
Oh, right, supplies!
Maybe they had a complete plan, but they were not well prepared? No place to live, no transportation, and even everyone depended on him for support these days...
Thinking of his own warehouse full of supplies, Zheng Yijie suddenly felt confident.
In order to consolidate his position in the future, Zheng Yijie deliberately cleared his throat, as if he was sitting at the negotiation table, and discussed the conditions with Gu Mengran in an orderly manner: "What preparations have you made? What are your plans for the future? How will you survive in Yinan? If you make reasonable arrangements, I can consider bringing supplies and going with you."
What on earth is this guy thinking? He'll start a dyeing factory if he gets some color. Gu Mengran glanced at him, turned around and left without saying anything, "Let's go, Liang Zhao, let him think about it slowly."
No, you’re leaving now?
Zheng Yijie panicked for a moment, but didn't show it on his face at all.
It was not until Gu Mengran turned the doorknob and opened the door without hesitation that Zheng Yijie could no longer sit still. He stood up and walked quickly to the door, reached out and pressed the door back which was slightly open.
"Can't we talk about it? As your companion, don't you have the right to know?"
"Haven't you thought about it yet? How come they are companions?" Gu Mengran asked him back.
Zheng Yijie's momentum suddenly weakened, and he drooped his head and muttered softly: "I, I want to go with you, but I'm not a loser who will only hold you back. I still have supplies, I just want to understand the situation a little bit, so I have a better idea of the situation."
Gu Mengran would not be stupid enough to reveal all his cards. He had shown enough sincerity. If Zheng Yijie continued to procrastinate like this, he would even consider giving up on getting him to join.
Locking them in the basement was a possible solution, and leaving some supplies behind as compensation. However, considering that the other party was kind enough to take them in, Gu Mengran looked back at him and decided to say one last word.
"Believe me, leaving is your only choice. It's just a matter of leaving early or late and with whom. You have your concerns, and we have ours. Now is not a peaceful and prosperous time, so we must be on guard against others. I can only assure you that if you follow us, your life will not be more difficult than it is now."
As if sensing Gu Mengran's hesitation, Zheng Yijie simply gritted his teeth and met Gu Mengran's gaze, "Let's go, I'll go with you!"
"Let's go, and take care of business first." Gu Mengran raised the corner of his mouth slightly and turned the doorknob again.
"Where are you going and what's the matter?" Zheng Yijie asked.
Almost forgot, Gu Mengran paused and told Zheng Yiji about the previous transaction with Jiujie.
But when he heard that he was going to Jincheng, Zheng Yijie, who had made up his mind, began to hesitate again, and hesitantly discussed with Gu Mengran: "Can I not go? I can stay at home to take care of the children. They listen to me very much."
"Sure." Gu Mengran raised his chin towards him, "But we need three people. You have to go and discuss with the two teachers to see who is willing to replace you. They should be easy to talk to."
It's easy to talk to, but he can't open his mouth!
Of course Zheng Yijie couldn't bear to do this. After a moment of silence, he pursed his lips and said reluctantly: "I can go, but you have to answer a question for me."
Realizing that the tone was too harsh, Zheng Yijie hurriedly observed the reactions of the two.
Seeing that the two of them had the same expression, he patted his chest and said in a gentle voice, "It's not an excessive question. I just want to know how you got your superpowers? Can you give me some advice so that I can become a superpower too?"
"Think about it, you all have auxiliary abilities. If I get a combat ability, it can be of great help!" Zheng Yiji thought his analysis was very reasonable. He looked at Gu Mengran intently, expecting his answer.
Gu Mengran chuckled, looked back at him, and said calmly: "We don't know exactly how we got it, but before, in order to deal with disasters, we often exercised, probably, maybe... 200 push-ups a day?"
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