Chapter 52 Director Xu and Minister Qi of Pangfeng Base
A week later, at the gate that Fino had just renovated.
Zhou Xuanyi said cheerfully, "It's difficult. The railway is broken and the place is too remote. We can only drive."
He has now been "appointed to take up the post of chairman in a time of crisis". He is in high spirits and is surrounded by a group of his confidants, who come to see him off in a grand manner.
Xu Nuo looked at the group, noting that several had been chosen from this chaos, including Youjie and Li Lu, and sighed, "That's quite impressive! Zhou Junlin was wasted his talent before."
Zhou Xuanyi scoffed, "Father has so many adopted sons, spread across various bases. How could he possibly focus solely on me? For the past two years, I was nearly wiped out by this group of people."
Xu Nuo: "Zhou Junlin's side..."
Zhou Xuanyi lowered his eyes. "His helicopter, which was trying to pass through the contaminated area and leave from the other side, was shot down by the turbulent mutants."
Seeing that he showed no emotion, Xu Nuo threw the box into the car, opened the door and got in: "Don't forget our agreement."
Zhou Xuanyi closed the car door. "I know. A solution for the nutrient solution is already under development. Father used to hope to evolve a perfect Sentinel, and he rejected many proposals. Now we just want to neutralize the side effects, and there are many options."
"Fino and Baita cannot become enemies," Xu Nuo leaned out the car window. "At least until the conflict between the sentinels and guides is resolved, you must work together. No war is allowed."
Zhou Xuanyi: "If I remain the chairman of Fino, Fino and Baita will have a cooperative relationship. This is my intention, please convey it to Baita."
Xu Nuo gestured "OK" to him and rolled up the car window.
She said to the young man who had been waiting in the cab for a while, "Let's go. We have to pass several bases and the White Tower to get home."
The vehicle started and sped forward.
Three days later, the two arrived at the first destination of their journey, Pangfeng Base.
The guard at the door, as a matter of routine, stood in front of the two men and asked, "Where are you from?"
Xu Nuo pointed to a car with a flat tire not far away and said, "Fino Group."
"We're from Fino," the guard frowned. "The situation is tense lately, and the higher-ups are conducting a strict investigation. You can't enter."
Xu Nuo was puzzled: "Pang Feng and Fino have a good relationship, why did they suddenly restrict the entry of Fino people?"
"Why do you care so much?" the guard looked him up and down. "There are restrictions, so you can't enter unless you have a pass. Tsk... You're dressed so nicely, but you don't even have a pass."
Xu Nuo turned his gaze and looked at the person who arrived at the same time as them: "Why was he able to enter? He is also from Fino."
The guard glanced to the side and saw the man secretly stuffing money into the hand of another sentry, saying that he needed an exception, and walked towards the gate with the guard's tacit consent.
He snorted coldly: "Did you see clearly?"
Xu Nuo raised his eyebrows and said, "You won't be allowed in if you don't have money? Does Pang Feng Base need this little money?"
Hearing she had no money, the guards were even more disdainful: "You have no name, no money, and drive a junky car, and you still want special treatment? Go away, beggars are not welcome here!"
As he spoke, he started to push.
Xu Nuo clenched his fists.
Before it even started, a chill hit me from behind, and ice crystals instantly covered the entire entrance. The concrete floor, under the scorching sun, suddenly felt like winter.
The guard's feet were frozen to the ground, and the ice spread upwards. He pulled his legs out while shouting in fear: "Help! Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
The other guards at the gate were facing a powerful enemy, but they did not dare to act rashly and retreated one after another, holding their weapons.
The one who made the move was the silent young man behind the girl.
The young man was tall and had a gentle and handsome appearance, but his body was covered with creepy black lines. His pair of dark eyes were sharp and cold. He looked at them as if they were dead, and his attacks were full of oppression. At least... at least he was an A-level sentry!
He is one of the more powerful A-level sentinels!
Pangfeng Base is located in a remote area and is not well developed. Over the years, there have been only three permanent B-level sentinels and only one A-level sentinel.
I heard that A-level sentinels could kill ordinary people like them just like chopping melons and vegetables, and they could easily kill dozens of people with their bare hands!
Seeing no one coming to help him, the guard froze the ice all the way to his waist and abdomen, and screamed in despair at the top of his voice: "Help! Help me! I don't want to die!!"
"What's going on? Why's all the noise?"
A group of people came rushing out from behind the door. The leader had a medal on his right shoulder. As soon as he went out, he shivered in the ice and snow.
When he saw the person in front of him clearly, his trembling turned into fear: "Oh my god!"
Xu Nuo turned to Qi Qian and complained, "Didn't we agree that I would come? Your injuries haven't fully healed yet, and I don't know if Zhou Xuanyi's medicine will work. What if you go berserk again?"
Upon hearing this, the leader was almost immediately certain that the other person was the one he was thinking of. He hurriedly pulled out the sentry who was still struggling in the spot and said with his head down, "Director Xu and Minister Qi, we are truly sorry for not welcoming you in person. The guards are new and untrained, and it is our responsibility."
The guard looked up in shock after hearing what the leader said: "He is that S..."
The leader immediately pushed his head down and said, "How rude! Let the two of you in!"
He then lowered his voice and whispered in the guard's ear, "This is one of only three remaining S-Class Sentinels in the world, from the White Tower. The one next to him is an A-Class Guide, even rarer than an A-Class Sentinel. The two of them... destroyed the entire Fino headquarters overnight. Not only did the new chairman of the board of directors send them off with a smile, he also swallowed his anger and gave them nominal directorships and security chief positions. They're definitely not people we can afford to offend! If you offend them because of your actions just now, the entire city will be buried with you!"
The guard was just an ordinary human being, and his legs were trembling as he heard it, and his eyes were becoming more and more terrified.
Seeing that his brain had stalled, the leader pushed him aside and said with a smile, "Please come this way, Pang Feng is sorry for not welcoming you in person. The new chairman of Fino has already informed us in advance and asked us to entertain you well."
Xu Nuo and Qi Qian looked at each other.
The two people's current hearing is enough to hear their conversation clearly - the new director of Fino, a forced smile, swallowing one's anger, Director Xu, and the Minister of Security?
Xu Nuo gritted his teeth and said, "What director and security director? I wonder what Zhou Xuanyi is plotting against us behind our backs."
Amid the horrified and shocked gazes of the onlookers, they followed their leader through the frozen gate.
Compared with the capital and Yueshan, Pangfei Base is smaller and does not usually have a large flow of people coming and going. However, because it is closest to Fino, Fino personnel and visitors to Fino often stop there for supplies.
Compared to the big base, everything here is a little backward. The streets are narrow, there are not many shops, and they only sell the necessary necessities of food, clothing, housing and transportation. Pedestrians rarely carry electronic devices and are in a hurry.
Xu Nuo said as he walked: "Why do you call me Director Xu?"
The leader said, "Miss Xu, don't you know? Because of the contributions you two have made to Fino... Director Zhou has specifically nominated you for Honorary Director of Fino and Mr. Qi for Honorary Security Director. It's already been reported in the newspapers, and the whole world knows about it."
Xu Nuo stroked his brow.
This was not part of their plan.
But no matter what Zhou Xuanyi's purpose was, he gave Qi Qian an identity.
Along the way, the news she heard from the surroundings was not optimistic - the news that Qi Qian was an S-class Sentinel and was at risk of deformation had spread everywhere as early as when Zhou Junlin came. Everyone was generally afraid of the deformation of S-class Sentinels. Some people even proposed to gather the strength of all evolved people to eliminate the problem once and for all. Even Bai Ta had repeatedly inquired about his location.
Now Zhou Xuanyi let him be the nominal Minister of Security, and also released the news that there were people around him who promised to appease him, which solved some of the urgent problems.
At least with Fino's endorsement, the calls for eliminating potential S-class mutants will be slightly smaller.
"You two must be tired from the journey, so rest here first. Dinner will be at the restaurant downstairs, which is the best restaurant in the base. If there is anything you want to buy or use, feel free to go shopping and just put it in the base account. The base commander will come to meet you two tomorrow," the leader smiled and bowed throughout, so respectful that he almost served tea and water himself.
"Thank you for your hard work, team leader," Xu Nuo couldn't stand this and said hurriedly, "You go ahead and do your work. We can do whatever we want."
After the leader left, Xu Nuo stretched and fell on the soft bed.
"If nothing else, the beds at Pangfeng Base are big and soft enough."
Qi Qian walked over and sat on the edge of the bed: "Sister likes big and soft beds."
Xu Nuo spread his arms and legs, making a big letter shape. "Of course, I've never slept so comfortably before. As a kid, having a tent was good enough, but as an adult, I lived in the school dormitory—wooden beds, narrow and difficult to turn over. The treatment was good when I lived in Fino, but unfortunately, I only wanted to go home and was constantly training, so I didn't dare sleep too long."
Qi Qian was silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "I wanted to train my sister before, but I didn't continue."
Xu Nuo was a little surprised and turned his head to look at him.
Qi Qian took the initiative to mention Wei Yan.
These days, Wei Yan has been a taboo that the two of them have tacitly avoided talking about, as if there is something hidden behind this topic that makes people dare not think deeply about it. Once it is exposed, there will be no going back to the past.
But now he brought it up on his own initiative, as if it were a very ordinary past event.
In Xu Nuo's sight, Qi Qian looked normal, his deep black eyes looking at her calmly.
The boy at that time had become a tall, strong young man with an upright posture, handsome face and cold eyes. However, when he looked at her, there was an indelible tenderness in his eyes.
Only he himself knows how violently his heart is beating beneath his calm surface.
Xu Nuo couldn't see anything in him and looked up at the ceiling. "Yeah, you were Wei Yan back then. When we first met, you said you'd take me for training. You told me to run laps first to build up my fitness. Did I run twenty laps that day? The next day, my back and waist ached so much that I could barely get up."
"But we only trained a few times."
Later, the giant Phantom Walker broke into the capital base. Since then, troubles have been coming one after another and there has been no chance to train.
The plot of the original book has been completely changed. Even until now, Xu Nuo has never met the male and female protagonists of the original book.
She seemed to remember something, got up from the bed, and turned to Qi Qian: "Let's go to Tai'an Base next!"
I almost forgot that Zhou Xuanyi previously introduced himself as coming from Tai'an Base College, which is the college where the male and female protagonists of the original book studied.
Now the plot has changed drastically. Yueshan Base has not been destroyed, and they may not have left yet.
She wanted to take a look from a distance to see where their plot was going.
How can you compare to seeing couples in person when reading novels?
However, Tai'an is far from their destination and goes around two bases, which is quite different from the planned route, so they need to plan carefully.
Qi Qian said nothing, with a slight smile on his lips.
"Okay." The joy in his tone was obvious.
The promise says "we".
When he mentioned Wei Yan, Xu Nuo was not angry and said "we".
Xu Nuo included him in his plans wherever he went.
"But no matter where we go, we must first bring a message to Baita," Xu Nuo said, "This is also the reason why we came to Pangfeng Base."
Before entering the contaminated area, she and Gu Feihai had agreed that if the plan to escape from Fino changed, the person who was waiting outside the contaminated area would be transferred to Pangfeng Base and wait for a week, and search the area near the base regularly. As long as she promised to arrive near the base, the host would be sure to find her and bring her back.
I just don't know if the person who picked her up is still there after she was delayed in the contaminated area for three days and spent another week in Fino helping Zhou Xuanyi to liquidate the remaining forces of Zhou Junlin.
If they were there, they should have come here by following the noise they made at the city gate.
"Knock knock."
There was a knock on the door at this moment.
Xu Nuo and Qi Qian looked at each other and ran over to open the door.
With a creaky sound, a burly figure appeared behind the door.
The man was nearly two meters tall, with long, alien white hair, rough and resolute facial features, a strong and sturdy body, and no scaly tail behind him.
Xu Nuo was shocked: "Thor, why are you here?"
"Coming." Thor nodded and pushed the door to the wall. It was difficult for his two-meter-tall body to enter the door, and he almost had to squeeze in.
As soon as he entered the room, the whole house seemed crowded.
"I'll pick you up." He still spoke haltingly as before, but his eyes were much clearer.
Xu Nuo was relieved: "Thank you for waiting for me for so long, you look better than before."
Thor showed a simple smile: "Thank you Xu Nuo and...Ye Lin."
When he mentioned the familiar name, Xu Nuo was stunned.
Ye Lin is a C-level guide in the White Tower. Previously in the White Tower, it was Ye Lin who lent her the silent room and led other guides to join the purification and save Thor.
But later, Zong Lan said that Bai Ta could no longer keep Thor, and Tang Ningyue acquiesced to this decision and promised to bring Thor back to the capital.
Logically, Thor should now be recovering and adapting under Sister Fu Xue's supervision.
How did you get here?
"Oh, you forgot about me after not seeing me for a few months." A female voice came from outside the door.
"Tsk...Thor! Move aside a little, you're blocking my view. No wonder she can't see me." The girl with pigtails walked past Thor with difficulty, holding a book in her arms. "Long time no see. Do you remember me?"
Xu Nuo asked in surprise: "Ye Lin! Why are you here?"
Ye Lin smiled and handed over a few books in her hand: "Take a look."
Xu Nuo took the books and flipped through them one by one.
"On How the Legendary Guides of the White Tower Purify High-Distortion Sentinels".
"Recovery and Recuperation of Class A Abnormal Sentinel After Purification."
"Distortion is not scary. The Sentinel's secret to maintaining sanity."
Guides and Sentinels: We Are Never Opposites.
The titles of all the thick books are signed by Ye Lin.
Xu Nuo opened the title page of the last book and saw a short statement from the author:
This book is dedicated to the pioneer guides who persevered in purifying the Sentinels, and to the great Sentinels who worked hard to maintain their own stability and eliminate mutants.
By the way: I would like to thank my friend Xu Nuo. If she had not pioneered the purification of a Class A highly distorted sentinel, my research on distortion purification would never have progressed.
Because of her, we see new hope.
To the brave promise.
Ye Lin
"Thank me?" Xu Nuo didn't know what to say and stuttered. "Why did you write me into the book?"
Ye Lin put her hands on her hips and said, "I should thank you. Although I'm a C-rank guide, I'm also a scholar studying distortion purification. For years, I've been searching for a way to cure the distortion sentinels, but unfortunately, my own strength is weak, and I'm under the control of the White Tower, so I can't put it into practice. Until that day... you came to the White Tower."
"Before that, I never thought a guide would dare to take such a step. You are a senior guide with a bright future. If you make any mistakes in purifying Thor, you might even lose your life."
Xu Nuo touched his nose and said, "I didn't risk my life. I asked someone to protect the black cat..."
She suddenly felt itchy on her ankle. When she lowered her head, the little black cat she was just reminiscing about was rubbing its head against her.
The hair is black, shiny and glossy, but the color of the pupils has changed from bright green to dark.
Xu Nuo turned around and saw Qi Qian sitting there looking at her silently.
"It's you," Ye Lin said, as if she had guessed it right a long time ago. "I was wondering who else in Jingyin Building could come and go freely under Zong Lan's suppression besides you. Of course it's another S-rank."
The little black cat meowed softly and stepped on Xu Nuo's shoes with its furry little paws.
The kitten at his feet was scratching his itch, so Xu Nuo simply looked away and held the cat in his arms: "Are Zong Lan and the others okay?"
Ever since she knew Qi Qian was S-level, she had expected Zong Lan to be S-level as well.
Ye Lin shrugged. "It's the same old thing. I'm dedicated to promoting the status of guides and doing research in the lab. Zong Lan and Tang Ningyue have a close relationship since they were young. If I were her, even if Tang Ningyue was the only one in the world who could purify, I would never help her suppress the status of other Sentinels as a Sentinel."
Xu Nuo stroked the cat's head and said, "So... looking for ways to help the Aberrant Sentinels—is that why you're leading everyone to help me purify Thor?"
Ye Lin smiled warmly. "Although as a researcher I have a certain influence among the guides, in such a dangerous situation, if everyone doesn't volunteer to help, I can only contribute my own strength."
"Everyone......"
"Everyone hopes that one day Sentinels will no longer be abandoned or sacrificed due to aberrations. This is why I have persisted in my research," Ye Lin said with a glint in her eyes. "The guides still hold out hope, so why should I give up? Needless to say, I have truly achieved it now."
Ye Lin spoke with a hint of pride. "Based on our purification process for Thor that day, I've conducted several repeated experiments and found that as long as the Guide's level is higher than the Sentinel's, and the Sentinel isn't 100% distorted, we can attempt to heal the Sentinel. The method of treatment is Image Purification."
"Using your method, I purified several Sentinels with distortion levels as high as 60%. This triggered several riots, but I suppressed them all by force," Ye Lin said cheerfully. "Xu Nuo, it was you who firmly told me that Guides could also participate in combat, which made me determined to train myself. Now, I'm more powerful than some D-rank Sentinels."
Xu Nuo was surprised and moved: "Ye Lin, you are really amazing."
Ye Lin said proudly, "Of course. Apart from anything else, all my research has been contributed to by you."
Thor gave Ye Lin a thumbs-up.
Xu Nuo: "By the way, you haven't told me how you ended up here?"
Ye Lin pinched Thor's thumb and said, "After he was sent to the capital base, I used the excuse of temporarily leaving the capital, hoping to observe him for a while, but I didn't expect Thor to go straight to the administrative center. After Miss Fu learned that I knew you, she gave me a research room in the administrative center to be responsible for Thor's treatment."
"As for the results..." Ye Lin gestured, "Look, his mutant tail is gone, and he's now a normal A-rank Sentinel. It's a pity he's been contaminated for too long, and his sanity hasn't fully recovered."
Thor scratched his head. "Thor is not stupid."
"Okay, I know you're not stupid," Ye Lin patted his arm and said, "Miss Fu is worried about your safety, so I'll take Thor with me to cooperate with your plan. I won't leave until you're here."
Xu Nuo thanked him and the two reminisced about the past. During the conversation, Xu Nuo told him about the discovery of the S-class mutant.
"I understand. This is a serious matter. If it gets out in advance, it might cause panic." Ye Lin said seriously, "I'm planning to go back soon. Leave this to me."
This was a serious matter, and given Ye Lin's impetuous personality, she prepared to set off immediately.
Before leaving, she shook Xu Nuo's hand and said solemnly, "The White Tower has always been a dominant force and is most wary of factors that could affect the current balance of power. If possible, find a way to purify Qi Qian. If his distortion level is reduced, we'll have bargaining chips to negotiate with the White Tower."
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