Chapter 49
"Mr. Sheng, long time no see."
After landing on the ground, Gu Fan glanced around the base team and took the initiative to greet Sheng Xi, whom he had met a few times.
Sheng Xi seemed a little surprised by Gu Fan's attitude, and then he smiled gently: "Mr. Sheng, you are too formal. We are a family now. Just call me by my name."
A family?
Gu Fan didn’t quite understand.
Sheng Xi held Lu Yao's hand and explained, "Yaoyao and I got married on New Year's Day. When you marry Captain Lu, we will be a family."
Gu Fan suddenly realized what was going on. Although she was surprised at how quickly the two of them were getting married, she still followed the plan. She glanced coldly at Lu Ya, took a few steps away, and said, "Congratulations, but Captain Lu and I broke up a long time ago. We're just ordinary friends now at most."
The search work at the Jiangnan base was over. Logically, she should have gone back with Lu Ya, but she went to train with the Galaxy team. The apparent reason could only be that she had a falling out with Lu Ya. In this way, she severed her relationship with Lu Ya. If she refused to work for the base in the future, the Lu family and the Lu family army would not have to bear moral condemnation.
Sheng Xi seemed very shocked: "Break up?"
Lu Yao also looked at Gu Fan in confusion. No matter how much she disliked Lu Ya, she had to admit that Lu Ya was the man all the women in the base most wanted to marry. How could Gu Fan be willing to break up with Lu Ya?
Gu Fan snorted and looked at Lu Ya tentatively: "Captain Lu, can I tell you the reason for breaking up?"
Lu Ya pursed his lips and walked away with a sullen face.
Gu Fan explained to the psychics who were listening intently to the gossip, "Captain Lu's personality is better known to you than me. When he first pursued me, I thought I could enjoy a peaceful and leisurely life with him. But after the beast tide, he treated me like an ordinary medic without a single sweet word. What's the point of being with someone who doesn't know how to take care of his girlfriend?"
He Jing: "So you left without saying goodbye and didn't even want to go back to the base?"
Gu Fan nodded. "Yes, I've been to An City twice. It's in such a dilapidated state. There's a lot of work to do to rebuild the base. I didn't want to be his medic anymore. Xinghe and the others happened to be going to help the base collect supplies, so I followed them."
This explanation was flawless. He Qing and the captains of the Li and Wang families looked at each other, unable to question anything for the time being.
Lu Yao suddenly asked coldly, "Since you broke up with my second brother, why are you coming over now?"
Meng Lianying stepped over to Gu Fan and frowned, saying, "We're all psychics. We're all out here collecting supplies for the base. Working together can minimize losses. You're trained by the Lu family, and yet you don't understand this?"
Lu Yao blushed at his retort.
Qing Teng looked at He Jing and said, "If you don't welcome us, we'll leave immediately."
He Jing knew the strength of Xinghe, Qingteng, and the others, and also knew that this mercenary team had been cooperating with the base's clearance plan. He said solemnly, "On behalf of our He family team, I welcome you to join us."
The Lu, Li, and Wang families also expressed their opinions. This time, Lu Ya would only deal with S-class monsters and difficult-to-deal-with high-level monsters like sturgeons that hid in the water. If he encountered ordinary monsters on land, Lu Ya would not take action. With the Xinghe Five joining him, the other psychics would have an easier time.
Finally, Sheng Xi also expressed welcome to Gu Fan and the other four on behalf of the Sheng family.
Lu Yao was humiliated and walked away with a stern face.
Seeing that they had finished their task, Lu Ya said, "We have collected all the ore over there, and we will continue to head towards Chang City."
It's only noon now, it's far from time to rest.
Lu Ya walked in front, and Gu Fan and the other four walked at the end.
The psychics all have strong physical fitness. Gu Fan, the weakest member of their team, is not weak in physical strength. The thirty-one people walked and stopped, and arrived at Chang City at two o'clock in the afternoon.
The captain of each team had a tablet in his hand. He Jing was responsible for dividing the huge Chang City into six areas. Each of the six teams was responsible for collecting materials that might be used in an area, mainly well-preserved mechanical equipment, scientific research instruments, precious metals, weapons and ammunition. Finally, it was agreed to meet at the government building in the middle of the city at 6 pm.
The humans in the city have long since died, and most monsters have gone to live in the mountains and forests. At this time, the danger level of the abandoned city is not high, and the possibility of the existence of S-level monsters is almost zero.
Lu Ya was the first to set off with the five members of the Lu family team. Considering his strength, He Jing assigned him the largest area with denser vegetation. In short, the risk factor was the highest.
"Captain Lu doesn't care about such an unfair distribution. It seems that Captain Lu is giving face to Captain He." Sheng Xi teased with a smile, glancing at Gu Fan.
Gu Fan has already set off with Xinghe and the other four. Their area of responsibility is located in the central area of Chang City.
Sheng Xi speculated that after experiencing the crisis of the S-level monster, Gu Fan and the other four would not slip away for the time being, so he went to carry out his mission with peace of mind.
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At 5:30 in the afternoon, Gu Fan and five others were the first to arrive at the municipal building.
They didn't gain much, as many of the equipment were damaged and unusable. However, they did pick up some scattered guns. One can imagine the scene when the huge radiation suddenly came and some humans took guns for defense.
The municipal building has collapsed, but a bank building next to it is still relatively intact.
Meng Lianying and Fenghuo took a walk inside, killed some low-level monsters, and harvested a batch of precious metals. As for those old banknotes, they were now just useless waste paper.
By six o'clock, the other five teams also arrived. Some people described themselves as being in a miserable state, probably because they encountered high-level monsters.
The captains wanted to discuss the situation, and Xinghe also walked over on behalf of their team.
Gu Fan looked in another direction, and his spiritual sense quietly spread out, and he saw Lu Ya and He Jing standing very close to each other. When the two talked or exchanged glances, they were very tacit, just like the four people in Xinghe. It was a familiarity that could only be cultivated after fighting side by side for a long time.
The briefing ended quickly. He Jing and Lu Ya spoke to each other for a few words alone. Gu Fan could see and hear clearly. They were all official business.
Not long after, Lu Ya walked away from He Jing.
Gu Fan withdrew his spiritual consciousness.
Night fell quickly, and the thirty-one people took turns to keep watch, so there was no need to worry about Fan and the others for the time being.
Xinghe and the other three were lying down to rest, while Gu Fan sat cross-legged as usual and entered a state of cultivation.
Sheng Xi and Lu Yao still slept alone in a tent.
Sheng Xi is a young man after all, with strong physical needs. Although Lu Yao's personality is not to his liking, her appearance and figure are both top-notch beauties, except that she is not as good as Gu Fan.
After simply wiping his body with the water from the space, Sheng Xi sat down on the bed and pressed down on Lu Yao who was lying silently.
Lu Yao directly pushed the person away.
Sheng Xi suppressed his temper and pulled her arm with a smile: "What are you angry about?"
There was no light in the tent, but it did not prevent Lu Yao from seeing Sheng Xi's hypocritical face. Before the beast tide, she really thought that she had firmly grasped Sheng Xi's heart, and the Sheng family had produced another S-level strongman. Although the wedding date proposed by Sheng Xi was not suitable, she still married him with full expectations.
However, starting from the wedding, Lu Yao gradually noticed the changes in Sheng Xi, especially this time when they went out to collect supplies, Lu Yao became more certain that Sheng Xi did not have much true love for her.
If someone in the Lu family was willing to support her, Lu Yao would definitely leave Sheng Xi, but there was no one in the Lu family. The old man who loved her the most died, and her maternal clan either died in the beast tide or still relied on her for survival. The current Marshal of the Lu family army, Lu Ying, and the strongest man, Lu Ya, never took her seriously.
Where can she go if she leaves Sheng Xi at this time?
Lu Yao doesn't want to leave the Sheng family for the time being, but she also doesn't want to be called and dismissed by Sheng Xi anymore. Sheng Xi can have her as long as he gives her enough respect.
"What exactly do you mean to Gu Fan?" Lu Yao asked coldly, slapping his hand away.
Sheng Xi: "What's the point? Now outside, I can only maintain a superficial friendship with her. When we return to the base, the military will jointly put pressure on her. In the end, she will fall into the hands of our Sheng family. No matter what pills she can refine, she will have to hand them over obediently."
Lu Yao: "Will Lu Ya just watch you restrict her freedom?"
Sheng Xi: "Yes, the Lu family always advocates dedication to the base and the people. He will not openly favor Gu Fan."
Lu Yao snorted, "Gu Fan has already run by him once."
Sheng Xi: "This time is different. Everyone from the five major families is here. If Gu Fan really wants to run away, He Jing will be the first to object. However, it's not the time to expose it yet, so everyone tacitly keeps silent."
When the truth really came out, Lu Ya could only stand by and watch. How could the five people from Xinghe be a match for the twenty-odd people?
Lu Yao suddenly remembered: "Gu Fan has the S-class flying boots that the old man gave her."
Sheng Xi suddenly remembered that when the old man first gave the flying boots to Gu Fan, Lu Yao had informed him.
He frowned, not afraid that Gu Fan could fight, but afraid that she would run too fast.
"Is it possible to encourage her to return the flying boots to Lu Ya?" Sheng Xi whispered. Lu Ya would never ask his ex-girlfriend for the gift he had given her.
Lu Yao: "If it were you, would you hand it over?"
When Gu Fan was with the army, he refused to take risks on the front line. How could he be so shameless as to hand over a treasure?
Sheng Xi pondered for a moment and smiled: "Forget it, there's no need to waste time on this kind of thing, I have my own way."
The Sheng family established themselves in the base with their wood-related abilities. In addition to curing illnesses and injuries, wood-related abilities can also be used to develop various medicines.
After the trip to City C is over, he will find an opportunity to mix potions into the lunch boxes of Gu Fan's team, and then Gu Fan's crystal core will have to be handed over.
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At five in the morning, Gu Fan woke up.
After being on Earth for so long, she has developed the habit of automatically ending her training around five o'clock.
The surroundings were quiet. Gu Fan slowly lay down on her bed, doing nothing. She closed her eyes and released her spiritual sense.
The tents of the other five teams were all within a hundred meters, and almost everyone slept in their armor, so the same team basically lived together.
His spiritual sense spread over Sheng Xi and Lu Yao's tent. The young couple were lying back to back, wearing such tight armor, it seemed that they didn't do anything intimate last night.
Gu Fan had no interest in prying into other people's privacy. Apart from wasting a few seconds with her "old friend" Sheng Xi, her attention quickly shifted to Lu Ya.
He slept with his teammates on a simple camp bed, wearing armor instead of the silk robe he used to wear.
Except for one who was on night watch, everyone else was resting.
Gu Fan withdrew his spiritual consciousness.
As the day dawned, everyone cleaned up their personal belongings and gathered together for dinner.
Each team prepared their own lunch boxes.
The lunch boxes for the Galaxy Team are all the big pot meals that Fenghuo used to make. There are five or six kinds of food in total, and they are getting tired of eating them all.
Fenghuo himself was fed up and winked at Meng Lianying.
Meng Lianying ran to Lu Ya to "beg for food".
Lu Ya handed him a box.
Meng Lianying: "Cousin, there are five of us in our team. Can you please not be so stingy?"
Lu Ya gave him four more boxes with an expressionless face.
Meng Lianying used his arms to block the two rows of lunch boxes below him and exhaled, "No Fanfan? Cousin, aren't you being too ungraceful?"
His voice was quite loud and everyone heard it. They all looked at Lu Ya, but did not bother to check how many boxes Meng Lianying was holding.
Lu Ya: ...
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