Chapter 606: Mountain God White Deer
The current person in charge of Panshui Base is Luo Qi, a man in his thirties. He appeared in Panshui Base after Gu Sheng's accident. When the base split, he quickly took control of the psychics and became the current boss.
There were indeed quite a few high-level psychics in the base as Zhuang Mingxu had thought, but Luo Qi had warned them in advance that absorbing too many psychic crystal cores could easily cause mental problems, so the results were not as terrifying as the rumors outside had suggested.
However, the energy contained in the flesh and blood of high-level psychics made the atmosphere in the base a little tense. Everyone was worried that their psychics were not strong enough and they would become other people's food. They were also worried that their psychics were too strong and they would become other people's hunting targets. It seemed like they were stuck in a vicious circle. They could only desperately hunt psychics for food and absorb their crystal cores with all their strength.
"Luo Qi doesn't care?" Zhuang Mingxu imagined the atmosphere of the base under such circumstances and asked with a frown.
Song Huai shook his head, "He rarely cares about the affairs of the base. He has a girlfriend who is in poor health, and all his energy is focused on finding a healing psychic to treat his girlfriend's illness."
"she……"
Without waiting for Zhuang Mingxu to ask in detail, Song Huai replied directly, "No one knows what he looks like. The most I've seen is just his back. He has long fluttering hair and looks very thin."
Zhuang Mingxu motioned for him to continue, and then he heard Song Huai suddenly change the subject and said, "I can't tell you anything else, but I can tell you about the situation at the Mountain God Base. You should be very interested in this, right?"
Zhuang Mingxu put down the pen in his hand and looked up at him. Song Huai met his gaze without avoiding it and said, "Boss, he has done me a favor."
After Song Huai's parents died, they were almost eaten by the people in the base. It was Luo Qi who stopped them and helped him bury them.
"Although it's all burnt to ashes, at least the parts are intact. I appreciate his kindness."
Zhuang Mingxu thought over and over again, and between forcing and accepting, he chose the latter. For a person who could even accept death peacefully, any other means would probably be futile.
"Last question, what kind of power does he have and what level is it?"
Song Huai shook his head and said, "I have never seen him use his supernatural powers, so I am not sure about his attributes or level."
Seeing that Song Huai looked frank, Zhuang Mingxu stopped asking questions and followed his words to talk about the Mountain God Base.
The Mountain God Base is completely different from the Mountain God that Gu Sheng boasted about in the beginning. The people in it are those who refuse to eat their own kind.
The reason why they are called the Mountain God Base is because their person in charge is not human.
"Not a human?"
"Yes, they all obey the command of a white deer," Song Huai said.
After separating from the people in Panshui base, the remaining people were chased by mutant animals and fled towards Laoshan. They knew that the number of mutant animals would decrease if they entered the primitive jungle of Laoshan, so they chose this place as the site for their new base.
However, Laoshan was too far away, and after being surrounded and blocked, they were trapped in a low mountain. Just when everyone thought they might die.
In the valley, in a mountain temple that had been in disrepair for many years and might collapse at any time, a white deer appeared. She used her divine power to drive away the mutated animals and protect everyone.
She said that she was originally the mountain god here, and when she saw they needed help, she lent a hand.
"You believe it so quickly?" Zhuang Mingxu felt that the people coming out of the Panshui base might have something wrong with their brains, and they must have been the main users of the anti-fraud APP before the end of the world.
"Have you ever seen animals talk?" Song Huai asked.
Zhuang Mingxu shook his head and said, "I don't think it's strange. After all, mutated plants have thoughts."
"Okay," Song Huai shrugged, "If this isn't a miracle, then what if it's immortal?"
Seeing that he had successfully attracted Zhuang Mingxu's attention, Song Huai continued, "The White Deer only drove away the mutant animals to protect them the first time. After that, the psychics still needed to protect themselves. She said that it was because of the Dharma Ending Age, when magic power and faith were declining. If it was used for a long time, it might be wiped out."
Although the Panshui base was separated due to differences in values, there is no guarantee that all those who followed would not be cannibals.
Bai Lu's self-introduction immediately attracted the attention of some of the people who were confused about eating the flesh and blood of people with special powers - eating the flesh and blood of people with special powers can strengthen the body, but what about eating the flesh and blood of gods?
After knowing that Bai Lu's identity could not bring much benefit to everyone, some people united and secretly attacked Bai Lu.
They cut the white deer's neck with their own hands, and when they were about to share the food, they were discovered and stopped, which alarmed everyone. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the wounds on the white deer healed quickly and it came back to life.
After waking up, she disappointedly told them a piece of news. She had originally planned to help ordinary people among them awaken their special powers and better adapt to their future lives, but because of this death, their abilities have been further reduced.
"Ordinary people awaken superpowers?" Zhuang Mingxu was surprised.
The awakening of people with special powers occasionally occurs in the first one or two years of the apocalypse. After that, even if they are bitten by zombies, the probability of awakening is no more than one in a thousand, which basically determines the fate of ordinary people.
How could we not be surprised if someone suddenly said that he could awaken superpowers in ordinary people?
Song Huai nodded and said, "Bai Lu is followed by three gods' messengers, one man and two women. They were ordinary people before, but later they really awakened and became psychics, and their levels are not low."
"A man named Sha Peng directly awakened the A-level intermediate metal-type ability. You should have seen the other one, Tan Yun, who awakened the A-level top-level wood-type ability. There is also a little girl who awakened the B-level healing-type ability."
With this ability, it was very easy for the white deer to control the rest of the people, but it did not do anything and just let everyone live freely. In order to thank the white deer for its selflessness, they named the mountain god as the name of their base.
After telling a story that was no less than a legend, Zhuang Mingxu felt that he was extremely ignorant, with a feeling that a day in the mountains was like a thousand years in the world.
Two bases appeared inexplicably, and with completely opposite concepts, in the surrounding area, making it difficult for him to tell whether they were enemies or friends.
After a moment of contemplation, he asked again, "Isn't Luo Qi looking for a healing psychic?"
The nearest mountain god base should be the best place to seek help, right?
"...Yes," Song Huai lowered his eyes and didn't look at Zhuang Mingxu, "It is said that he was rejected by the Mountain God Base. I don't know the specific reason, but people from the two bases will fight to the death when they meet."
"So there is no possibility of cooperation?"
Song Huai was silent for an unusually long time this time. Just when Zhuang Mingxu thought he was about to make a judgment, he heard him chuckle and said, "Who can be sure? After all, there is a saying called "two-faced".
Zhuang Mingxu didn't know if he was hinting at something, but Song Huai obviously had no intention of explaining.
After learning more about the situation at the Mountain God Base, Zhuang Mingxu had Song Huai temporarily detained. Even though the other party showed no ill intentions, he still sent over several psychics brought by Zhou He from Team 4.
After Wu Yue knew what happened here, he said nothing, but quietly accelerated the speed of rebuilding the base. After spending two days to repair the underground base, he immediately began to prepare to build ground defense with the wood-type mutants.
As Zhuang Mingxu expected, Taotao was indeed unable to induce plant growth and could not help Wu Yue at all. Fortunately, the unconscious people woke up one after another.
But everyone looked confused, as if they had just had a nap. Apart from feeling relaxed, they did not feel any discomfort at all. As for what had happened, they knew nothing.
Those who were in better condition only said that they felt the earthquake and came out to investigate the situation. They didn't know what happened next until Zhou He woke up.
"I was planning to have someone give you something exciting." Zhuang Mingxu rushed over after hearing the news, and saw Zhou He holding a rice bowl and slurping it, saying it was hot, but pouring rice into his mouth without delay.
"Come on, you are so nice." Zhou He poured the soup into his mouth, handed the rice bowl to the person waiting, and ordered, "Give me another bowl, I'm starving."
After everyone left, he asked Zhuang Mingxu in confusion and speechlessness, "What's going on with the captain?"
As soon as Zhuang Mingxu heard it, he knew that this was a smart man - the people in the team didn't know who did it before, and Zhuang Mingxu was worried that there would be sequelae that would affect Lu Weiyi's reputation, so he didn't involve him.
Hearing Zhou He's question, he touched his nose awkwardly and said, "I can't tell you the details."
"Why is his attack so indiscriminate, not distinguishing between friend and foe?" Zhou He kept stroking his buzz cut with one hand.
Because the Yuebanwan base is led by Lu Weiyi, a psychic, most of the team members can distinguish the energy fluctuations of psychic powers. After feeling the explosion, Zhou He immediately took people to check the situation. Unexpectedly, before they left far, they sensed a huge energy crushing over.
He hastily used his superpowers to defend himself, but the superpowers that were suppressed became stronger when faced with a stronger opponent, and the attack on him was heavier than that on others.
After such a long time, when he woke up he could still feel as if his brain was roared by a tsunami, and his entire brain was shaking.
“Be content. If he hadn’t taken action, our temporary base would have been completely destroyed.” Seeing that he didn’t seem to have any big problems, Zhuang Mingxu told him what had happened in the past few days and the situation of the two new bases that had emerged in the surrounding areas.
"So, the people at the Mountain God Base aren't difficult to get along with?" Zhou He mumbled the food that was served again and made a stubborn judgment.
Zhuang Mingxu sighed at his naivety, "But there really was no news from them after that, it seemed like they just wanted to show their goodwill that day."
Not only the Shanshen Base, but also the Panshui Base had become quiet. There was no rescue and no investigation. This made Zhuang Mingxu more and more certain that the two dead captives might have been killed by them.
"You woke up at the right time. Wu Yue is redeploying his troops recently, and I was wondering who to send to Panshui base to find out the situation." There is still some time before winter is over, and they must know themselves and the enemy in order to get through safely.
"Okay, I'll discuss it with Wu Yue and I'll lead the team there myself."
Zhuang Mingxu nodded, thinking of all the psychics in the base, as well as the person who was still trapped in the illusion and unaware of anything, and said worriedly, "In the early spring of next year, we will contact the base and return."
"I hope nothing goes wrong during this period."
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