Chapter 296: Showing Weakness to Lu Xiao
Lu Weiyi frowned, and his mental power emanated from the car and sank into the villa. He saw someone standing on the balcony of Xu Sa's room on the second floor.
The car honked twice, but the people on the ground did not respond. Lu Xiao called the guards around to drag the two people away.
"Uncle, send someone to pass a message to Qin Hu. As long as they are alive, everyone will treat them as strangers. If they die in an accident, the Qin family will not survive." The car continued to start. Lu Weiyi looked at the huddled figures of the three people in the rearview mirror and said softly.
"Okay," Lu Xiao responded and drove towards Zhuang Mobai's villa. Seeing that Lu Weiyi was in a bad mood again, Lu Xiao changed the subject and said, "Not every team member below is willing to provide supplies. Some took the supplies and were done with it. Some were unwilling to provide supplies or were short of supplies, so we asked them to agree to a few exploration missions."
"There are also some that are about to give up completely due to power struggles. We still have to negotiate with them to see what they can give."
"You take all the supplies, and the rest will be with Lieyan. How about that?"
"Okay." Lu Weiyi didn't ask him how much he exchanged. After all, it must be the most suitable price after comprehensive consideration.
Zhuang Mobai's villa collapsed in half because the basement was taken away directly. No one has been there to rest since then, and it looked like it could collapse at any time after being washed by heavy rain.
Lu Weiyi knocked out several psychics who had recovered and threw them in.
When Lu Xiao opened the door, he saw a group of people sleeping on the ground.
He quickly asked the psychic who followed him to control the few people and wake them up.
Before they could ask, Lu Xiao had already explained the situation they were facing. "For those who have paid the materials or agreed to the conditions, you can just sign and leave. For the rest who have been abandoned by the team, what do you choose to use in exchange for your freedom?"
Looking at the list of names divided into different areas, some were happy and some were hateful. Cursing could be heard everywhere in the small room. These were the people with special abilities who had been abandoned by the team.
After listening for a while, Lu Weiyi lost interest, said goodbye to Lu Xiao, and returned to the villa early.
His crystal core could not be integrated into his body no matter what, and he couldn't repair it. He could even feel that his mental power was gradually beginning to get out of control.
It was obviously not difficult for Zhuang Mingxu to do this in his previous life!
Lu Weiyi sighed in his heart but did not show it on his face. He turned his head to glance at Zhuang Mingxu, as if he suddenly understood why Zhuang Mingxu had used various methods to force him, a useless person, to make progress in his previous life - to ensure that one day, after losing him, he would still be able to live a good life.
"What's wrong?" Zhuang Mingxu pressed Lu Weiyi's head on his shoulders. His big hands covered the entire back of his head, and his five fingers kept contracting and releasing to massage.
"After you go back, will you manage the base?" This was the first time Lu Weiyi made a request to Zhuang Mingxu. Without waiting for him to ask, he took the initiative to explain, "I don't have the energy, and I don't feel comfortable if it falls into the hands of others."
People with powerful superpowers need to go out with the team from time to time to find the necessary supplies. Lu Weiyi is the main force and it is impossible for him to stay on the island all the time. The leaders of the major forces usually choose people they trust, but they are also inevitably stabbed, so special attention needs to be paid to the selection of people.
Even if Lu Weiyi didn't say it, he was ready to take control of the entire base. When he mentioned it, Zhuang Mingxu agreed and asked him what plans he had for the development of the base.
Lu Weiyi thought about it seriously and said, "I think even if the base does not have any psychics, its military strength can be comparable to other bases."
In this way, if something happens to him, Zhuang Mingxu can still stand firm even without his super powers.
"In this case... we will need various weapons research and development personnel. It will be a bit stressful for Lu Xi alone," Zhuang Mingxu said after thinking for a while.
"The country basically has all the talent in this area. Now the country is torn apart, and the top talents are not all there. If you want to find experts in this area, you can only go to weapons research and development bases, places like this..."
He suddenly turned to look at Lu Weiyi and said, "Maybe you can ask your uncle."
"He has been in the army for a long time and has worked on the front line and in command. Naturally, he has channels for this kind of information." But now they and Lu Xiao are not from the same faction after all. If they have this news, it would be obviously better to keep Lu Xiao in their hands.
"Your uncle has always loved you the most. If you go ask him, he might tell you out of pity." If Zhuang Mingxu asked, he thought Lu Xiao might laugh at him.
As he spoke, Zhuang Mingxu moved closer to Lu Weiyi, lowered his voice and gave him some advice. Under Lu Weiyi's suspicious gaze, he nodded affirmatively.
So, after Lu Xiao dealt with most of the people in the Hunter's Guild and brought over the supplies, he saw his nephew looking at him eagerly.
It was like when he saw a favorite toy as a child, and the next moment he would say sweetly, "Uncle, I want it."
Every time that happened, Lu Xiao would hand over all his pocket money.
"What's wrong? Xiaoyi?" Lu Xiao asked.
"Uncle, I have something to ask you..." Lu Weiyi said this with a hesitant look on his face, as if he didn't know how to start.
"Is there anything you can't tell your uncle?" Lu Xiao stroked Lu Weiyi's hair with his big hand.
Lu Weiyi hesitated for a moment, nodded as if he had made up his mind, and led Lu Xiao towards the room.
Zhuang Mingxu in the living room looked puzzled, and even made a puzzled expression when Lu Xiao looked over, as if he was unaware of the situation.
Lu Xi came over and looked at the figure coming in. After hesitating for a moment, he went to Zhuang Mingxu and asked him if he knew what had happened.
Zhuang Mingxu whispered to him about the situation, "If your brother can't get it, you can also ask your father to help..."
"I don't," Lu Xi stood up and said loudly, "I think I can do it myself, why should I look for someone else?"
His voice was quite loud and immediately attracted other people's attention. Zhuang Mingxu quickly covered his mouth and pressed him down on the sofa.
"Tell me yourself how strong your superpowers are?" Zhuang Mingxu asked seriously.
Lu Xi pursed his lips and said nothing. He had not focused on this from the beginning.
"Your brother has a problem with his superpowers now. If he can't use his superpowers in the future, can we stand firm in the base with your current research?"
"The people in the base obey your brother because of his powerful abilities, not because of him as a person. We have spent so much time building a safe fortress. Without a strong force to suppress it, what will the people below do to us?"
"This is to find a second way out for us." Zhuang Mingxu first made the matter extremely serious to calm Lu Xi down, and then softened his tone and said, "Besides, it doesn't mean you can't do research together? Can only one person do a project in your school?"
Lu Xi is still young, and he is known as a genius.
She has been following Lu Weiyi since the end of the world. She can’t be said to be spoiled, but she is definitely pampered.
Suddenly knowing that he had to find new weapons developers, he felt like he had let the team down.
"Did I not do well enough?" Lu Xi said frustratedly.
"No, you have done very well," Zhuang Mingxu consoled, "but Xiaoxi, it is normal for a hundred flowers to bloom, and a single flower will not last long."
"For example, if you have a problem with your body right now, our entire team's weapons manufacturing will have to come to a halt. If there are other people, it won't affect us, and we don't have to worry about other forces attacking us."
"Even if there is a problem with the superpowers of the team members, we can still return to the base safely with the help of weapons, instead of having to stay here and be protected while recovering our superpowers."
"You've also seen that your brother has been carrying all the pressure on himself since the end of the world. Now that he's in such a bad shape, he doesn't dare to tell us openly. Isn't it because he's afraid that we'll be uneasy?"
"I want to build a team for him that can use weapons to excel in addition to superpowers, so that he can have someone to rely on whether he has superpowers or not. Are you willing to lend a hand?"
The three people in the Lu family all value relationships. Along the way, Lu Xi cares a lot about his brother. Maybe at the beginning he just felt that he was a support, but after so long, the relationship is naturally deep.
Zhuang Mingxu kept talking about Lu Weiyi's efforts and care for him. Lu Xi lost his temper in the end.
After a moment, he said reluctantly, "Okay, I'll go add some firewood to my dad."
"But I still think I'm the best," he added proudly.
"I also think you are excellent," Zhuang Mingxu complimented.
While Zhuang Mingxu was outside trying to persuade Lu Xi, Lu Weiyi in the room had already started asking about Lu Xiao.
"Weapons research and development base? There is one in Pingjin City, and it's the closest one. Why are you asking this?" Lu Xiao looked at Lu Weiyi warily.
"I want to find some large-scale national research and development base that can survive the earthquake and has living researchers." They have already been to the Pingjin Weapon Research Center, and the useful things had been taken away long ago.
"You want researchers," Lu Xiao said affirmatively.
Lu Weiyi nodded and said, "I want to recruit a group of weapons research and development personnel to help me with weapons research and development."
After saying that, Lu Weiyi paused for a moment, as if he had made up his mind, and said to Lu Xiao, "I only had three months to force myself to upgrade from S-level to SS-level. It seems that there is something wrong with the crystal core. I'm afraid that one day I will lose control of the base if I don't have superpowers. I want to prepare in advance."
"Zhuang Mingxu and Brother Damu don't have superpowers, Xiaoxi's superpowers are too weak, Aiyi and Taotao are too young. If there is a problem with my superpowers and someone in the base attacks us, it will be difficult for us to escape."
Lu Xiao didn't expect it to be so serious. He thought about it and said seriously, "You can stay in the Kyoto base. Your uncle has enough power to protect you."
Lu Weiyi shook his head, his eyes firm, "That is the base I built with my own hands. Even if it is destroyed, I will never give it to others."
As he spoke, his eyes changed and he looked at Lu Xiao expectantly, "Uncle, do you know any news about this?"
Lu Xiao pondered for a moment, looked at his nephew in front of him, and said, "You really know how to seize the opportunity."
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