Chapter Six: Light Band
Anno turned her head to look at the window, and she saw her reflection in the glass.
Previously, her ears were covered by wet hair, so she didn't notice the two whiskers. Her eye color and hair color were the same as before, light blue eyes and pink-gold hair, and her ears were still pointed. However, there were two strange whiskers behind her ears, which were very sensitive.
A girl from my team once said she had the appearance of an elf, but she didn't have any special abilities; she was just a pretty face.
For people in the apocalypse, such an appearance is very unlucky for a human without superpowers.
In the apocalypse, power is the ultimate authority. Once those people have power, anything or anyone becomes a resource to them.
Especially someone like her who has no special abilities but possesses an attractive appearance, is also a kind of resource.
In order not to become a mere ornament in the hands of those people, she struggled to survive in the apocalypse, trained desperately, and eventually became what others called a beautiful little mad dog.
Whether it's mutated creatures or humans, if anyone tries to harm her, she will bite their throats like a mad dog until they die.
She barely lived to the age of sixteen before dying at the hands of the opposing camp, stabbed through the heart.
It's laughable to think that in this apocalyptic world struck by natural disasters, we didn't die at the hands of mutated plants and animals, but at the hands of our own human kind. It's incredibly ironic.
Hicks watched the cub clinging to her light band, looking at it curiously, and found it incredibly cute, so she couldn't help but ruffle its hair.
As soon as my palm touched her head, she flinched to the side, her movement clearly indicating a reactive response.
Anno was very sensitive to physical contact. In the apocalypse, those disgusting people always tried to lay a hand on her. The most serious time was when they drugged her. Fortunately, she was ruthless to herself. She bled herself to stay conscious, first crippled the person who drugged her and fed him to the dogs, and then killed him with a single blow.
However, she was also seriously injured, and from then on she hated being touched by others even more.
Hicks looked at Anno's actions with a hint of confusion in his eyes.
Although this sparkling cub didn't emerge from the petri dish until it was two or three years old, it probably had no contact with the world before that. It was afraid, but it also developed a dependence on people.
Her stress response doesn't seem like fear of unfamiliar things.
However, he had never raised a Fire Seedling before, so he didn't know how the cub would react.
He softened his movements and gently stroked her hair.
Seeing Hicks's cautious demeanor, Anno realized she had overreacted. She shifted slightly in his arms, found a comfortable position, and closed her eyes to continue sleeping.
Afraid that Hicks would continue to touch the stubble behind her ears, she grabbed the two stubbles and her hair and stuffed them into the large trench coat.
Hicks chuckled as he watched Anno's actions.
How could there be such a wary little spark? It's much cuter than his younger siblings in their cub stage.
The aircraft continued flying towards the nearest watchtower through the blizzard, while the Northern River Federation, having received the message from the Fire Seed, was activating its emergency plan.
Federal Headquarters, Early Warning Center Building.
Everywhere in the corridors and lobby of each floor, there were staff members from various departments who had just been urgently called in from their sleep to work overtime.
They were all discussing the newborn spark in hushed tones, their expressions filled with barely suppressed surprise and worry. They hadn't received such an alert in a long time; the information about the spark came from Kappa, a planet that had already been designated as a wasteland.
This is not as simple as sending people to rescue them. There is a war defense line there, and it is located in the most chaotic gray area. Due to its special geographical location, it is the toughest nut to crack for the Northern River Federation.
Three hundred years ago, Kappa was a very prosperous transit planet. Kappa was in a very remote location in the River System, but it was one of the areas that connected with other star systems. Beyond a dark and empty outer space and asteroid belt was the boundary between several major surrounding star systems.
The outbreak of war caused Kappa to deviate from its original orbit. In addition, the excessive exploitation of the planet's resources during the war made Kappa and several surrounding small planets uninhabitable and abandoned. Now these planets have become a paradise for gangsters and various villainous organizations.
"How could a spark have been born on Kappa?"
Three or five staff members huddled together, talking in hushed tones. This was not a happy thing for them. It was the most precious spark in their North River system, born in such a terrible place. They didn't even know if they could bring it back safely.
"There are five petri dish bases on Kappa. They were closed and put into use during the great evacuation more than 300 years ago and have long been abandoned."
“That’s a gray area. Maybe someone stole the seeds and put them in the petri dish facility. Although the petri dish facility is closed, the equipment is still usable.”
"Don't exaggerate. Who's lucky enough to steal a seed and grow a spark? Every spark seed undergoes rigorous genetic screening. If that could be stolen, we might as well quit!"
"Shh! Keep your voice down. The situation is definitely that the tinder seeds have been stolen. Didn't you see how pale the faces of those people from security headquarters and the investigation department were? What does that mean? It means there might be a mole among us!"
"Tsk, if there are traitors in these two departments, they'll probably get a lot of flak from the Fire Seed Association. This is a real slap in their face."
“You have to criticize them. After the previous executive officer of the inspection department was ousted, the people in the inspection department became more and more incompetent.”
"......"
In the spacious and bright office sat the main heads of each department.
The president of the Spark Association, Ivana, looked at the head of security with a cold expression: "How is Spark's physical condition now? Who is in charge of taking care of him?"
Evena is a Spark, and Sparks are generally good-natured. Evena is no exception; she is usually gentle and easy to get along with. However, as the president of the Spark Association, she is more serious than other Sparks. She usually wears a disguise on her ear because the Spark's emotions are also conveyed through the light band. The disguise can keep the light band in its original state so that no one can detect her emotional changes.
Everyone in the office noticed that Eve was not wearing her disguise device today. It was four in the morning, and she probably rushed over after receiving the news without having time to put it on. At this moment, her two light bands were floating in the air, emitting a red glow, indicating that she was not in a good mood.
The Minister of Security said solemnly, "Lady Ivana, the Fire Seed is currently being looked after by one of our Security Department's undercover agents who is on a mission on Capa. Rest assured, we have already dispatched an emergency rescue team there. Commander Lockin is also nearby and is on his way after receiving the message."
Fearing that Ivana might be worried, the minister coughed, making a fist and putting it to his lips. "Lady Ivana, it's Hicks who's taking care of her."
Ivana's slender fingers tapped lightly on the water glass in front of her, producing a rhythmic, crisp sound that made the atmosphere even more oppressive.
Hearing that Hicks and Locke were both there, she felt a little relieved.
Logan is her older sister, who shares a foster home with her, and is exceptionally capable.
Hicks is her nephew, Logan's eldest son, and the previous executive officer of the Inspectorate.
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