Upgrade
Ling Shi's heart tightened, and he walked over quickly: "What's wrong with him?"
Zuo Hao gave Yu Zhengping an awkward bow, then pulled Ling Shi away, saying, "Go and have a look. I can't explain it clearly."
"Go quickly." Yu Zhengping said behind him.
Ling Shi turned around and nodded to him, then quickly followed Zuo Hao out the door with Lu Tingxiao.
When they arrived at Xiang Chongyi's dormitory, he was sitting cross-legged on the carpet in the living room, his eyes closed, his brows furrowed, and sweating profusely.
Although he didn't scream, he was obviously in great pain.
Ning leaned against his side, supporting his back slightly, his eyes fixed on the wristband on Xiang Chongyi's wrist.
Seeing Ling Shi and the others enter, Ning Fu immediately said, "His visible cell index is about to break through 50%."
It turns out that it is time to upgrade.
But why is it like this now?
Xiang Chongyi has always been calm and patient, and his temperament is one of the best in the entire White Eagle team.
But now his body was swaying slightly, and occasionally he would mumble to himself, which was all indistinct nonsense.
Clearly on the verge of decay.
Ling Shi grabbed his wristband and looked at it: "What's his cryptocyte index?"
Ning Fu shook his head. "The wristband shows 5%, but there's an error in that data. The exact value needs to be measured with the equipment in the testing room."
"It's too late." Ling Shi said, "Once the cell-level index exceeds 50%, he will be in danger."
He grabbed Xiang Chongyi's arm and extracted the cells from his body.
However, he was very careful and only took a little bit.
Just like that, Xiang Chongyi calmed down visibly.
The sweating stopped, the body stopped shaking, and the mumbling disappeared.
After about a minute, his brows gradually relaxed, his expression became peaceful, and his breathing slowed down.
Ling Shi stayed beside him, observing his movements.
Xiang Chongyi breathed slowly, his chest rising and falling rhythmically, but he was always in the process of upgrading and did not stop.
But after about ten minutes, he became confused again.
"He's absorbing the dragon horn cells from the air." Ling Shi grabbed his arm again and extracted a small amount: "We need to prevent the visible cells from growing faster than the invisible cells."
Zuo Hao, who had been anxious at first, had calmed down and exclaimed in admiration: "Wow, so this is how leveling up works. It will quickly absorb visible and hidden cells in the air."
After thinking for a moment, he added, "It's not certain which of the visible cells and hidden cells grows faster. Doesn't this mean that every time you upgrade, there's actually a high risk of corruption?"
Ling Shi nodded: "Yes."
Zuo Hao fell silent for a moment, probably thinking about his fate when he was promoted.
......
About two hours later, Xiang Chongyi opened his eyes.
His eyes were clear, with a hint of excitement, and he nodded slightly and said, "Thank you, Captain Ling."
"You're welcome." Ling Shi said, "You've reached the second level. Feel it, is there any difference?"
Xiang Chongyi calmed down and looked inward. After a while, he stood up and glanced towards the door.
Suddenly, he disappeared from everyone's sight.
"Huh?" Zuo Hao was the first to shout, "Fuck, where's the person?"
Xiang Chongyi appeared at the door: "My speed has increased."
"Holy shit!" Zuo Hao seemed even more excited than him, waving his hands and saying, "You call this teleportation! Teleportation!"
Xiang Chongyi smiled and said, "Not really."
He dodged and returned to where he was just now.
Peng Gaoxuan sighed beside him, "It seems that I was lucky not to encounter any danger when I was leveling up."
"Well, with Brother Ling here," Zuo Hao said, "we're all lucky!"
The room was suddenly filled with laughter.
Somehow, this news quickly spread throughout the base.
I know everything I should know and shouldn’t know.
That night, after Ling Shi finished making the therapeutic agent, he returned to the dormitory. Before he had time to take off his clothes, there was a knock on the door.
Lu Tingxiao crossed his legs and lay on the bed reading a book: "Hey, this group of people finally waited for you."
"What do you mean?" Ling Shi asked, "What group of people?"
Lu Tingxiao pointed in the direction of the door: "You'll know when you see it."
Ling Shi ran to open the door.
Standing outside the door was a tall and strong soldier. Judging by his epaulettes, he was a major general, a high rank.
"Hello, Dr. Ling," the major general looked a little shy. He scratched his head and said, "Sorry to bother you."
"My name is Liu Yi. I'm sorry to come visit you because, because..."
"Is it about the advancement?" Ling Shi guessed: "Are you here for yourself? Or for your teammates?"
"Yes, yes, yes." Liu Yi breathed a sigh of relief: "That's why. Everyone recommended me here."
"I'm not sure when it will happen yet...but it's always a good idea to give them a heads up..."
Ling Shi smiled and said, "Don't worry. The level will be upgraded only when the cell index exceeds 50%. You still have time."
The original intention of this sentence is to comfort, but the two words "it's still early" are somewhat hurtful.
Liu Yi nodded awkwardly: "I understand. Then if that happens..."
"The base will make unified arrangements." Ling Shi said, "General Xiao and Prime Minister Yu will not stand idly by."
"Okay. Thank you, Dr. Ling." Liu Yi breathed a sigh of relief, put down the gift in his hand, turned around and ran away without waiting for Ling Shi to refuse.
Ling Shi originally thought that if he told Liu Yi these words and the news spread, everyone would calm down.
Unexpectedly, he still underestimated the fear that corruption brought to everyone.
From Liu Yi onwards, different people would come knocking on the door every five minutes or as little as a few dozen seconds.
The statement is basically the same as Liu Yi's.
Ling Shi received guests for more than half an hour and didn't even have time to sit down and drink a sip of water.
In the end, Lu Tingxiao mercifully stepped forward, took a piece of paper, and wrote: "Anyone knocking on the door will be taken to the Prime Minister's office! Depending on how loud the knock is, they will be confined for a minimum of three days and a maximum of ten days!"
With this piece of paper, the gate finally quieted down.
Ling Shi finally had some free time. He drank some water, took a shower, changed his clothes, and lay down on the bed to rest.
He was actually quite tired after these three days, but the excitement of making the therapeutic agent kept him going and he couldn't fall asleep quickly.
"Hey," Ling Shi asked, resting his head on his arm, "When are we going to Ohio?"
Lu Tingxiao was still flipping through his book: "When do you want to go?"
"Hmm..." Ling Shi thought for a moment, his voice filled with joy: "Tomorrow afternoon, the team sent by General Xiao will be back. If they prove that my treatment is effective, we can go get Su Liangzhe's air index tester."
Lu Tingxiao snorted, "I'm just thinking about your stuff."
Ling Shi continued to himself: "Get the tester... and you can leave."
"Let's go early and come back early."
"Okay." Lu Tingxiao replied, "Then we'll set off the day after tomorrow."
The next day, Ling Shi had no urgent matters, so he slept in, which was a rare opportunity.
I slept until noon, had lunch, and then ran to inform the White Eagle team members one by one about leaving for Ohio.
Everyone cooperated and started packing their luggage.
Ma Minghong took the initiative to go to Xiao Yang and apply for supplies and equipment for this trip.
Ling Shizheng and Lu Tingxiao were counting the things they were going to take out when their cell phone rang.
The mobile phone can only be used in the base, and there are only a few people in the address book. Ling Shi doesn't use it very often, so he didn't react for a while.
Lu Tingxiao reached directly into his trouser pocket, took out the cell phone from it and threw it to him.
Ling Shi glanced at the caller ID and picked up the phone: "Uncle Yu, are you looking for me?"
Yu Zhengping's voice was as calm as usual: "Xiao Ling, are you free? Come to my office."
Ling Shi hung up the phone and prepared to go out.
Lu Tingxiao stopped him: "I just called you over yesterday and gave him half of the treatment agent. Why am I calling you again now? What could be going on?"
Ling Shi shook his head: "You'll know when you get there."
Lu Tingxiao tsk-tsks, “Are you stupid? You’ll only realize once you get there that if things don’t go as we expected, there won’t be enough time to come up with a plan.”
Ling Shi was stunned: "What do you mean?"
Lu Tingxiao thought for a moment and waved his hand: "Go ahead."
No further mention was made of any countermeasures or non-countermeasures.
Ling Shi muttered, "Psycho."
After saying that, he walked out without thinking much.
When they arrived at the office, Yu Zhengping walked out from behind his desk, made him sit on the sofa, and personally made him a cup of tea: "Xiao Ling, why did I hear that you were going out again?"
Ling Shi nodded: "If nothing unexpected happens, we plan to leave tomorrow."
Yu Zhengping sat closer to him. "Didn't you just get back? Besides, developing the treatment took a lot of energy, so you need to recuperate for a while."
"It's okay. You'll recover after a night's sleep." Ling Shi said, "Go out early and come back early."
Yu Zhengping was stunned for a moment, then said, "I've told you before that the base isn't going smoothly right now, and there's a lot of work to do. If you stay, you can help me a lot."
"Besides," he paused and continued, "You can see that Xiao Yang holds the military power. Although his rank is lower than mine, I can't command him at all."
"Whenever there's disagreement on political views, he insists on having his own way, as if... he's the highest-ranking official at the base."
"He thinks highly of you too. If you stay, he'll have to be a little cautious."
"Uncle Yu," Ling Shi said stubbornly, "I understand your difficulties. But...politics is something I really don't understand. If I stay, I might end up making things worse."
Seeing that Yu Zhengping was still trying to persuade him, Ling Shi said, "Why don't I tell you about my plan for this trip to Ohio."
"Ohio?" Yu Zhengping was startled. "You're going to Ohio?"
"You've offended Steven and Lawson so much, and you're still going to Ohio?"
Ling Shi was about to answer when the office door was roughly pushed open.
Xiao Yang strode in, not only without knocking, but also without even the slightest courtesy: "Prime Minister, this time I agree with you."
"Ohio State has broken up with us, so we can't go."
"Dr. Ling, you should stay at the base and recuperate for a while. I will send 3,000 soldiers to escort you later."
Ling Shi was stunned. He didn't know what Xiao Yang was up to.
But Xiao Yang quickly gave him the answer.
"Brother Ling," Xiao Yang sat down on the other side of Ling Shi: "I heard that you can help people advance safely?"
"Besides, there are actually some nutrients left from the ones you brought back?"
Good job.
Xiao Yang came over and said three sentences, expressed his attitude, and then asked for things without waiting for his response?
There is not even a transition or euphemism.
Is your face thicker than Lu Tingxiao?
Before Ling Shi could answer, Xiao Yang continued, "I'm not asking for your help in vain. I'm inviting you to be my deputy. The rank is negotiable, just ask. This is not a deal, I really like you as a person."
"From now on, apart from doing research, you will stay in the First Army. I will give you every convenience possible. How do you do it?"
Ling Shi was shocked when he heard this.
This Xiao Yang actually came to Uncle Yu to snatch people away...
He was so generous, offering any rank or high position in exchange for his following...
Even for Xiao Yang, it is not an easy matter to deal with such a promotion.
Before he could speak, Yu Zhengping angrily scolded: "Xiao Yang, what do you mean? Xiao Ling is my nephew, and he is also the vice-captain of the White Eagle Team. How can he just go to your First Army casually?"
"What's wrong with that?" Xiao Yang said indifferently: "It's all for the future of mankind, so it's convenient to do it."
Seeing the two of them about to quarrel, Ling Shi felt overwhelmed. He immediately stated: "General Xiao, I'm sorry, I have to go to Ohio to carry out a mission and cannot go to the First Army."
"Right, right, right." Yu Zhengping stood up and said, "Xiao Ling, you're leaving tomorrow, right? Then hurry back and pack up, and prepare your supplies."
"If General Xiao doesn't have enough military supplies, come to me for them."
Ling Shi also stood up: "Okay."
He saluted the two officers and slipped out the door before Xiao Yang could speak.
The next morning, the trip went very smoothly.
The White Eagle Team was assembled, with complete military equipment and supplies, and even the air tester was sent over by Su Liangzhe.
Ling Shi stood on the shuttle bus, looking at the calm Lu Tingxiao beside him, and couldn't help asking, "Were you the one who looked for General Xiao yesterday?"
Lu Tingxiao curled his lips: "Now you understand the necessity of thinking of countermeasures in advance?"
Ling Shi gave a thumbs up: "How did you convince him to act?"
"Acting?" Lu Tingxiao sneered, "Why would he cooperate with me in acting? I just passed on some information and guided him a little."
"Every word he said in the office was an expression of his true intentions."
Ling Shi was stunned.
It's actually true?
"Also," Lu Tingxiao stretched lazily as the shuttle bus swayed, "The order came too late last night, so I didn't tell you."
"Now, your rank is C4. This is Xiao Yang's sincerity."
After saying that, he pursed his lips and smiled, then winked at Ling Shi: "Thanks to you, Xiao Yang also won me over, and I was promoted to D2."
Ling Shi was completely speechless.
These politicians...their methods are...dirty enough.
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