Chapter 218
"I don't believe you, I just..."
Hearing Tang Yu'an's aggrieved tone, Zhou Qi hurried to explain to him, but he stopped talking again.
He raised his head slightly and looked at the boy sitting on the bed.
His eyes unconsciously fell on Tang Yu'an's slightly pouting lips. After being stunned for a few seconds, he hurriedly looked away.
He just...didn't trust himself.
Zhou Qi didn't want to see the kind of out-of-control situation like this morning. He couldn't accept that his relationship with Tang Yu'an would deteriorate because of his inability to control himself.
He couldn't accept even the slightest possibility.
"Do we have to sleep separately?" Tang Yu'an looked at Zhou Qi pitifully.
Because the house was small, he slept in the attic with his parents since he was a child. Later, when he had a younger sister, they also had to squeeze in.
Although his parents had discussed with him about sleeping separately after he entered junior high school, they traveled through time before they could implement it.
After traveling through time, he has been sleeping with Zhou Qi. In the past two months when Zhou Qi was away, he had to find Black Pearl and the others to accompany him so that he could sleep well.
Tang Yu'an also knew that he had grown up and it was time for him to be independent, but...
He doesn't sleep with his parents like other children. He just wants to sleep with his little brother. Is that not allowed?
When his parents discussed it with him before, one of the options was that he could go and sleep with his brother Xiaoqi at night!
Thinking of this, Tang Yu'an said confidently: "You promised my parents before."
Hearing this, Zhou Qi also remembered this matter.
Uncle Tang did consult him, but the situation at that time was different from now!
Seeing that he still didn't speak, Tang Yu'an pursed his lips, and finally fell onto the bed, angrily pulling the quilt over his head.
Just sleep by yourself, he doesn’t care!
Although he thought so, Tang Yu'an actually still hoped that Zhou Qi could coax him. In the past, whenever he acted coquettishly or got angry, Zhou Qi would quickly compromise.
But this time, Zhou Qi really turned off the lights, said good night to him, and went to sleep.
Tang Yu'an showed his face from under the quilt. Moonlight poured in from the sloping skylight. After his eyes adjusted to the environment, he could barely see the scenery in the room.
He looked under the bed and could only see a bulge.
He curled his lips, turned over and closed his eyes.
After an unknown amount of time, Tang Yu'an opened his eyes again. His eyes were clear and he couldn't fall asleep at all.
He glanced at Zhou Qi again, and seeing that he was motionless, he probably fell asleep. He carefully sat up, wrapped himself in the quilt, got out of bed, and then quietly lay down beside Zhou Qi.
He will wake up early tomorrow and go back to bed before Xiaoqi wakes up, so that he won’t be discovered!
Tang Yu'an secretly leaned his head towards Zhou Qi, smelling the familiar and pleasant scent on him, and felt his restless mood suddenly become calm.
He always feels safe when he is with Brother Xiaoqi.
Soon, his breathing became even and he fell into a deep sleep.
What Tang Yu'an didn't know was that when he sat up, Zhou Qi also opened his eyes.
He watched the young man sneak up to him and lie down, watched him lean his head towards him, the force transmitted through the quilt and gently hit his heart.
Zhou Qi felt weak in his heart and could no longer push Tang Yu'an away.
He slowly and carefully adjusted his posture, and finally held the sleeping boy in his arms.
There were two layers of quilts between them, but he felt that this distance was just right. They were still close, and he would not lose control easily.
That's...good enough.
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The next day, when Tang Yu'an woke up, Zhou Qi was no longer beside him.
He still couldn't get up early.
Tang Yu'an scratched his head, moved the quilt to the bed, tidied it up, and then left the room.
Zhou Qi didn't say anything about what happened last night. When he saw him come out, he asked him to wash up and have breakfast. Then the two of them worked together to study how to hatch the red bird egg.
This bird egg was different from any eggs they had encountered before.
"Its vitality seems even stronger." Zhou Qi carefully felt the egg. "Perhaps a slight temperature deviation won't have much of an impact?"
Tang Yu'an nodded and began to set up the incubation room.
They will stay in the alien plane during this time and can observe the reaction of the bird eggs so that they can adjust the temperature at any time, unlike the mechanical incubation of eggs before.
So they started adjusting the temperature slowly starting from 38°C.
After devouring and digesting the power of the second spirit insect, Zhou Qi's perception became noticeably stronger.
Moreover, the first spirit insect he swallowed was of fire attribute, which matched the attribute of this bird egg, so he could sense its weak reaction more clearly.
When the temperature was adjusted to around 50℃ and Tang Yu'an could no longer stay in the incubation room, the fluctuations coming from the bird eggs finally showed obvious changes.
It was very subtle, but Zhou Qi still felt it.
So he stopped increasing the temperature, asked the housekeeping robot to watch over it, and then left the incubator.
In the yard, Tang Yu'an has already started studying.
In order to take care of Zhou Qi, he hasn't studied much in the past two months, and his learning progress has stagnated. He needs to pick it up again.
The difficulty of high school courses is exponentially greater than that of junior high school courses.
However, Tang Yu'an discovered that since he ate the physical egg, he seemed to find studying easier than before, which might be related to his greater energy.
Zhou Qi was also paying attention to collecting other materials in preparation for making eggs that could enhance mental strength.
After arranging the incubation room, he left for the giant forest. Although it was already autumn, the wood-type spiritual energy in the giant forest was still rich.
And after his understanding of earth-related abilities grew explosively, the earth spiritual energy contained in the earth also became his help.
After digesting the power of the earth spirit insect, he also needed to summarize and incorporate this new understanding into the power system he had built.
In addition to studying compulsory education courses, Tang Yu'an also discusses light and wind-related supernatural powers with Zhou Qi.
Basically, all the problems he encountered could be answered through such discussions. Even if he couldn't reach a conclusion immediately, he could still gain something.
So he especially liked to chat with Zhou Qi.
It’s such a happy thing to chat with Brother Xiaoqi!
In this way, they stayed in the other dimension for another three months. Except for going back to draw lots and do drift bottle transactions, they basically stayed in the other dimension.
Until Zhou Qi completely mastered the earth element ability, no longer being eroded by the spirit insects, and was able to integrate the new power...
The pets became less and less fond of staying with Zhou Qi, especially Black Pearl.
Tang Yu'an was very puzzled, because he thought his little brother Xiao Qi was really the most gentle person in the world, so why wasn't he liked by cats and dogs?
Zhou Qi could understand this.
"This may be related to the devouring nature of the spirit insect that parasitizes my body." He said, "Also, my strongest ability is fire."
Black Pearl has a gold-based ability, and fire overcomes gold, so it naturally doesn't like Zhou Qi.
Hearing him talk about the spirit insect, Tang Yu'an couldn't help but worry, "Brother Xiaoqi, are you still under the control of that spirit insect?"
The scene where he suddenly lost control and swallowed the earth spirit insect was still very scary.
Zhou Qi thought about it and said, "Maybe if we do it again, it will be fine."
"Again?" Tang Yu'an wondered, "Let it devour another spirit insect?"
"Um."
Zhou Qi nodded. Their previous approach to dealing with parasites was that the more it wanted something, the more they couldn't let it get it.
But two and a half years later, with the increase of strength and the cultivation of mental skills, Zhou Qi had a different understanding of the parasites in his body.
"It makes me lose control, but it seems to have no intellectual intelligence."
Zhou Qi said: "It only has the desire to become more powerful. When its desire is not satisfied, it will become violent and manic."
Devouring is the means by which it becomes powerful.
Tang Yu'an pondered his words for a moment, "In other words, once you, the host, become strong enough, it will calm down?"
"That's understandable."
In a case like Xie Chaori's, his body was extremely weak after being seriously injured, which caused dissatisfaction among the spirit insects and led to backlash.
"Is it the same for Sister Hongli?" Tang Yu'an asked curiously.
Zhou Qi nodded, "It's possible that her own strength didn't match the growth of the spirit insect, so she suffered a backlash."
Of course, this is just Zhou Qi’s own understanding. After all, his spiritual insect is obviously different from others.
Others have single-lineage, but his is multi-lineage.
"So that's how it is." Tang Yu'an nodded, "Then we can only do it slowly."
After all, it is not easy to find another spiritual insect.
Zhou Qi felt the same way. He nodded and said, "Well, take your time."
After three months of careful care, the bird egg in the incubator has shown obvious changes through light.
"It feels like it's only a few days away." Zhou Qi said, "You should visit the incubator more often."
If it sees An An for the first time after being born, it will be closer to An An.
"Oh ok!"
With protective clothing made of room-temperature cloth, Tang Yu'an was still able to enter the incubator. He came to check on it almost every day and had developed feelings for the unborn bird.
"Hope the birth goes smoothly!"
At this moment, a new message suddenly appeared on the message board.
【Message Board (Shop Channel)】
【Green as Blue】: I’m finally here!
Although they are in another dimension, they can still receive information from the message board of this dimension, but the delay is very high.
"Hey, has Brother Chi Hao arrived at Qingmu Fort?" Tang Yu'an's eyes lit up, and he and Zhou Qi quickly returned to the original plane, then opened the map to check.
He pulled the map upwards and saw many green spots of light appearing in a very small area at the end of the fog that Chi Hao had pushed away as he moved northward.
"Brother Chi Hao has really arrived at Qingmu Castle!"
At this time, Zhou Qi also took out his exercise book from his personal storage and exchanged a few words of greeting with Chi Hao.
However, he didn't say anything after he popped up on the message board. I guess he just returned to the fortress and is still busy and has no time to reply.
Tang Yu'an suddenly let out a light exclamation.
"What's wrong?" Zhou Qi asked.
"It seems that a few strangers have come to Jufeng Mountain." Tang Yu'an moved the minimap to the location of Jufeng Town.
Seven or eight green spots of light appeared at the gate of Jufeng Mountain. Although there were still potential customers for Jufeng Mountain, those green spots were relatively scattered.
Situations like this where seven or eight green dots gather together rarely occur.
In the golden light, these green dots together were very conspicuous, so Tang Yu'an noticed them at a glance.
"Could it be that after the flood receded, the residents who were previously trapped elsewhere came back?" Zhou Qi speculated.
Tang Yu'an nodded.
As they were talking, the green dots had already entered Jufeng Town, and they quickly split into three groups.
One group went straight into the town along the street, while the other two groups wandered around the town.
Tang Yu'an didn't care, thinking that they might have just gathered at the entrance of Jufeng Town and dispersed after entering the town.
Of course, he still marked these people and then went back to the other dimension.
After all, the little birds may hatch at any time, and the speed of time on the two sides is so different that it is not easy for them to stay in this plane for too long.
However, if Tang Yu'an continued to observe the map, he would find that -
One of the groups of people wandering around the town soon went to the vicinity of West Market and met the group he labeled as stubborn forces!
The group that went deep into the town went straight to... the guard post.
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MR168845 plane.
Tang Sheng was walking alone on the street. He looked around and stopped to take a look at every car he saw.
Unfortunately, after searching for a long time, I still couldn’t find a suitable vehicle.
The small computer ball in his pocket suddenly flew out. Tang Sheng found a secluded place to squat down, then pressed a button, and a line of text suddenly appeared on it.
[Brother Sheng, how's it going? Did you find the car?]
Tang Sheng brought up the virtual keyboard and typed a reply: [No].
It has been 18 days since I last heard from my son.
With sufficient supplies, they stayed in the small town temporarily, but they soon discovered that the disaster in the small town was also very serious.
I heard that the military had built fortifications and set up shelters in the north of the city, so most of the residents fled to the north of the city for refuge.
There are not many survivors in the south of the city. Those who remain are all mutants, and there are so many of them that they fill the streets.
What's worse is that there is only one bridge left in the south and north of the city, and the rest have been blown up.
If you want to go to the shelter in the north of the city, you can only cross the bridge - jumping into the river and swimming across is not realistic because there are more mutants in the river and it is more dangerous than on the ground.
After Tang Sheng learned the news from the survivors, he originally wanted to escape with his wife and daughter. However, when they finally arrived, they found that the only bridge was also blocked by the mutants.
There were at least hundreds or thousands of cephalomorphs blocking the bridge and the entrance, which was really scary to look at.
It is no wonder that the survivors in the south of the city chose to hide in various corners of the city and dared not seek refuge in the safe zone in the north of the city.
There was no other way, Tang Sheng could only choose to take his wife and children away.
They originally wanted to leave this small town and visit other cities, but their previous car ran out of gas not long after they started driving.
They had no choice but to abandon their car and walk.
Because they were unfamiliar with the place and had no map navigation, and because they had to avoid the mutants, they wandered around in circles for several days without being able to leave the city.
Today, Tang Sheng left his wife and daughter in a safe place to rest, and then went out alone to look for a usable vehicle.
Unfortunately, with the popularity of new energy vehicles, the number of gasoline vehicles on the streets has dropped sharply, so it is difficult to find a suitable one.
As for new energy vehicles... three months later, even if there is still power, it is difficult to travel far.
Moreover, it is already the twelfth month of the lunar calendar. Even in the south, the weather is starting to get colder, and the battery is even less durable.
Tang Xueyun: [If you can’t find it, come back first. It’s time to eat.]
Seeing the reply, Tang Sheng smiled slightly.
Although the present days are still full of crises and we don’t know where the future lies, at least An An and Xiao Qi are still alive, and a lot of supplies have been sent to them.
They had no worries about food and drink during this period. Even if they didn't compete with local survivors, they were very lucky to be able to fill their stomachs every day.
Thinking of the prosperity and order before the disaster, which disappeared in just three months after the end of the world, Tang Sheng's smile faded.
He replied to Tang Xueyun with a "OK" and wanted to get up and leave, but -
A figure covered in turbid mucus walked into his sight from the corner of the street and... met his eyes.
If Tang Sheng was not mistaken, the mucus of this mutant was highly corrosive, and if you got touched by it, you were done for!
He swallowed, but didn't move in a hurry.
As the mutant excitedly rushed towards him, he hurriedly said, "One hundred meters behind you is your favorite food!"
As Tang Sheng finished speaking, the deformed creature actually stopped approaching him and turned to look behind him.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Tang Sheng ran for his life in the opposite direction.
After the apocalypse, his wife awakened her powers, and his...
Tang Sheng tentatively named this ability "fraud."
He can use this ability on creatures within a certain range of him, and the other party will believe whatever he says - of course, it only applies to lies.
Only lying can be effective.
After testing the specific usage of this ability, Tang Sheng was speechless.
He is obviously an honest man with integrity, and he does business in a fair and honest manner. How could he awaken such a strange ability?
It’s very tiring to improvise and come up with the right lie every time!
Tang Sheng ran quickly and encountered several deformed species on the way, all of whom were deceived by him using his deception ability.
Because the two optical computers can indicate the location, he is not afraid of getting lost.
After going around in circles, I finally ran back.
Tang Xueyun was hiding in a gym with her daughter.
The windows of the gym had been smashed, and there were traces of mutants wandering around on the floor, but because there were a lot of equipment that could be used as weapons for her, it was still relatively safe.
Tang Xueyun's current condition is completely different from before. After receiving the news that Tang Yu'an was still alive, she came back to life.
In addition, I have supplies and can eat my fill. Although it is still difficult to get a full night's sleep, I am no longer as haggard as before.
During this time they also encountered many survivors.
China has a dense population, and because of its education, system and cultural heritage, the people quickly formed self-help organizations after the disaster.
The density of mutants is high in the south of the city, and the survivors need to unite to gain a little living space.
Of course, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes. There are also many evil forces that rely on their awakened superpowers to bully others and exploit ordinary people.
So Tang Xueyun has no plans to join the group formed by the survivors for the time being.
Although there is strength in numbers, too many people means too many eyes and it is inevitable that one will become restricted and unable to freely take supplies.
But they don’t have a good plan for where to go next.
The power supply in the south of the city has been cut off for a long time, and the communication network has also been disconnected. They are completely in the dark and have no idea what is happening in the outside world.
Has the entire country fallen, or only the areas affected by the meteorite?
Tang Xueyun remembered watching the news at the time. There were more than a dozen meteorite landing sites. If these places all erupted in aberrations, the chaos caused across the country could be imagined...
Does the country still have the strength to support it? Do those trapped in the worst-hit areas still have a chance of receiving help?
"Mom, is Dad back?" The daughter's voice brought Tang Xueyun back to her senses from her deep thoughts.
Tang Xueyun quickly checked her laptop and said, "It's almost there. He's near us."
The optical computer can not only communicate within a short distance, but also display the distance and direction between two optical computers. In the end times when the Internet is disconnected, it is really a very useful tool.
Too bad it needs to be charged, and power sources are hard to find these days...
Not long after, Tang Sheng's voice was heard outside the gym.
"Your favorite food is on the street, go find it!" A deep male voice sounded, sounding simple and honest, making people want to believe it.
If they weren't far away, Tang Xueyun felt that she would be affected.
A series of footsteps were heard outside. It should be that the mutant who was wandering outside the door was tricked away by Tang Sheng.
Tang Xueyun waited for a while and heard a knock on the door. She then opened the door and saw Tang Sheng. She quickly let him in and then closed the door of the gym.
Then she moved the barbell next to her to continue blocking the door. The mutant was unable to come in because it was blocked by the barbell.
"This isn't a solution."
The family of three huddled in a corner to eat lunch. Tang Sheng said as they ate, "There are also some very strong mutants. This isn't a completely safe place."
Moreover, instead of going through the main door, the mutants can also come in through the windows. If they stay in one place for a long time, the smell they release will attract these monsters.
"In this world, where is there any safe place?" Tang Xueyun whispered.
Tang Sheng was stunned by the question.
In addition to deformed humans, even animals and plants have deformities, so hiding in the mountains and forests may not be safe.
He thought for a moment and said, "We have to find a way to know the situation outside."
If there were government-run shelters elsewhere, they could go there for refuge instead of running around like headless flies.
Tang Xueyun nodded.
Tang Sheng glanced at her and said, "You should get some sleep first."
Tang Xueyun was about to shake her head to refuse, but suddenly thought of something and finally agreed.
She had to sleep even if she wasn't sleepy, because she could only know An An's news in her dreams.
She leaned against the wall and closed her eyes. Tang Sheng shook out a blanket and was about to cover her with it, but the next second, Tang Xueyun opened her eyes again.
Joy welled up in her eyes, and she said, holding something in her hands, "Bottle! I found a bottle in my dream again!"
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