Chapter 25
"I'm telling you, when he said that to me, I was so scared that it took me more than ten seconds to react," Jin Xuan said to Gu Liangyi and the others on the way back to school, "My mind was completely blank."
The others nodded in sympathy.
Not to mention Jin Xuan, even those who heard this sentence through surveillance/live broadcast were frightened out of their wits by the old orc's earth-shattering question.
During this period, as the shops obtained more and more information, their understanding of the world became deeper and deeper. Humans gradually discovered that the level of development of the productivity of this civilization was not as terrible as they had imagined. It could even be said that, to some extent, it was still at a relatively backward level.
However, because of the curse that Yi Yan had suffered before, the unknown mysterious power possessed by the mages made them restrained a lot.
But just when humans thought they had understood the world, the mysterious old orc jumped out and gave them a wake-up call.
Do they really understand this world?
Once again, mankind fell into panic and confusion.
"It's really scary," said a member of the special forces team walking beside her, holding a gun. "Just think about it, a person who died more than a hundred years ago could actually predict our arrival a hundred years later and arrange for his friends to convey his last wishes... This is completely beyond the scope of science, right?"
"It may also be a field of science that humans have yet to fully understand." Another person added slowly, "But who knows?"
The last words left by the great prophet Antonio to them were only a few words:
"Your real enemy is not us."
If you analyze this sentence carefully, it actually has profound meaning.
Gu Liangyi started brainstorming the moment he heard it:
It is known that Antonio foresaw the arrival of these people from another world and had a certain understanding of the civilization confrontation forced by the light screen. So in order to express friendship, he should have said "We are not your enemies", or let the old orcs show their willingness to cooperate with them, so that there would not be any ambiguity.
But he finally chose to use the definition of "real enemy". Does this mean that Antonio really believes that there are forces in this world that humans must fight against?
And there was another crucial question, which Jin Xuan immediately raised: "Who does this 'we' refer to?"
Is it a country within the territory of Ferma, a magic guild, or the forest races living in the Far Mist Forest?
The old orc replied to her:
"Although Antonio is a human, he is the person with the broadest mind I have ever met. He always considers all the creatures under the protection of the Beast God on the entire Ansel continent."
After saying this, no matter how Jin Xuan asked him in an indirect way, he refused to say anything more. He just put away the items on the table, politely said goodbye to her, and left the shop.
“I actually think this isn’t a bad thing.”
A gust of sand blew in. Gu Liangyi wrapped his robe tightly around him, leaned on his trekking pole, and said in a hoarse voice: "We have all been a little impatient during this period, especially me. I thought the opponent was just so-so... Our civilization points have reached 17 in a short period of time, but the opponent has not made any moves yet."
He lowered his eyes and murmured:
"Now it seems that I was too naive."
Yi Yan turned his head and looked at Gu Liangyi.
Soon after leaving the city, he took off the stuffy silver mask. Under the hot desert sun, beads of sweat had already seeped out of the young man's forehead and nose, and his lips were a little dry and chapped.
Due to lack of physical strength, his face turned slightly pale and he was still gasping for breath.
Yi Yan took out a water bottle from his backpack, unplugged it and handed it to him.
Noticing Gu Liang's gaze, he retracted his gaze, looked forward calmly, and said lightly:
"We all took it too lightly."
He deliberately emphasized the pronunciation of "we".
"Yi Yan..."
Gu Liang took the kettle from his hand in a daze and took a sip subconsciously. The cool and sweet water moistened his thirsty lips and tongue, and his inner anxiety and uneasiness seemed to be slightly relieved.
"Thanks."
He returned the kettle gratefully, and suddenly realized -
Wait, did Yi Yan just give him his water bottle to drink?
But Yi Yan seemed to have not noticed his dilemma at all, or rather, he did not care about these details at all. He directly took the kettle that Gu Liangyi had just finished drinking, tilted his head back and drank it all in one breath.
Because he drank too quickly, the clear water flowed along his thin and sharp lips, extending from his rolling Adam's apple down to his protruding collarbone, and then disappeared into the collar of his black combat uniform.
For some reason, Gu Liangyi also swallowed his saliva, even though he had just finished drinking water.
…It must be because of the long journey and the sunlight!
His heart was beating faster for some reason, but before he could think about why, he heard Jin Xuan, who was walking half a step ahead of him, slap her head and said in annoyance, "Oh! I should have followed my heart and put him in the sack after he said that! Didn't he say that he was the only one who knew Antonio's last words? All we need to do is eliminate the witness!"
Gu Liangyi: “…………”
The strange thought that just emerged in my mind instantly went astray.
How should I put it…
Gu Liang thought with lingering fear that although he, a fake devil, might be exposed at any time, there were quite a few real Kings of Hell in their Mo Da team.
He had witnessed it with his own eyes when he was training with the special operations team. In order to get the students into combat as quickly as possible, Instructor Jiao applied to the headquarters for three cows and five sheep, which he would use for dissection to help them overcome their fear of blood.
Those cattle and sheep were still alive before they were sent over, and one of them was even injected with a drug that caused it to appear dead. The command center had always wanted to try to send living things to the school, but unfortunately, by the time they were received at the Cainiao Express Station, they were all dead.
But it was impossible to waste food. After being chopped into pieces brutally by a group of ferocious students wearing masks and gloves, the cattle and sheep were soon transformed into delicious big pot stews by the cafeteria aunties and became meals for other students in the school.
"How long will it take us to get to school?"
Gu Liangyi, carrying his bag, walked forward another two kilometers with difficulty. He looked up at the monitoring drone that had been following them in the sky, and finally couldn't help but asked, panting.
He had been using thinking to divert his attention just now, but now he really couldn't hold on any longer.
His physical strength was not very good to begin with, and he had been specially trained by Instructor Jiao for a period of time, which was like forcing him to improve. In addition, out of his worry about Yi Yan, he could barely hold on on the way here.
But after staying indoors for several days without any strenuous exercise or training, Gu Liangyi's rookie nature was immediately exposed.
The most important thing is that they did not walk in a straight line on their return journey this time.
When they first left the city, in order to avoid malicious prying eyes and the caravans heading for the fortress, the drone took them around in several large circles, which took three or four hours longer than expected.
Jin Xuan wiped her sweat off her face and answered with a slight breath, "We're almost there, we should be a few kilometers away. But didn't you walk pretty fast on the way here?"
Gu Liangyi: "That's because..."
"Oh, I see," Jin Xuan suddenly realized, and she and the others around her started to make faces at him, "It's because of Yi Yan, right?"
"No..." Gu Liang wanted to deny it, but then he remembered that Yi Yan was right beside him. If he denied it directly, it might hurt his feelings, so he said "um" vaguely, "Yes... partly."
After a pause, he quickly glanced at Yi Yan and added in a low voice:
"I'm worried about him."
Jin Xuan stared at Gu Liangyi with wide eyes, her expression as if she had just met him for the first time.
"I didn't expect you to be such a straight shooter," she sighed after a while, giving him a thumbs up, "I underestimated you, Gu Liang. You are indeed someone who can play the role of a demon king in public."
"…I already said I was forced to do that!"
Listening to Gu Liangyi's panting voice, Yi Yan's lips curled up imperceptibly. He reached out and grabbed the bag strap on Gu Liangyi's shoulder, and said to the young man in doubt: "Give it to me."
Before Gu Liangyi could refuse, he had already found a perfect excuse for him: "This is also to avoid slowing down our progress. We need to get back to school before the sun sets, otherwise the desert at night will be very dangerous."
This time, Gu Liangyi did not refuse again.
He silently distributed one third of his load, which was the lightest in the team, to Yi Yan. Then he gritted his teeth, pulled himself together, dragged his increasingly heavy body, and walked forward step by step with the help of a trekking pole.
"It would be great if there was a car to pick us up." Jin Xuan sighed.
Although as a girl she had to carry the same weight as Gu Liangyi, Jin Xuan was a sports student after all, and long-term training had already developed her endurance.
"Even if the temperature is not high, it is difficult for ordinary vehicles to move in the desert," Yaroslav replied. He is particularly afraid of heat. Although the temperature has not reached 35 degrees, his clothes are already soaked with sweat. "You will sink in, and it will be even more troublesome if you encounter quicksand."
"yes……"
They walked very carefully along the way for fear of encountering such a situation.
At this moment, Gu Liangyi no longer had the energy to speak, and could only listen to the random chats of the other people in the team. But as everyone's physical strength gradually ran out, basically no one spoke anymore, and instead put all their energy into observing the surrounding environment and getting on the road.
“Beep!!!!”
Suddenly, a sharp whistle came from the front of the team!
The crowd, who were originally in a daze, was startled and reacted almost instantly -
Gu Liangyi, who was at the back of the team, was immediately surrounded by several people. Yi Yan took a quick step forward to stand in front of him, his vigilant eyes fixed on the vast empty desert in front of him, and all the muscles in his body were visibly tensed.
Gu Liangyi was the slowest one among them to react, and he didn't even have time to see clearly what was happening in front of him.
...Because he was miserably slapped to the ground by Yaroslav, who was walking behind him. His already sore legs and feet completely lost their strength. He floundered on the ground like a turtle, chewed a mouthful of sand, and struggled for several seconds before getting up.
His brain, which was in a state of confusion due to the long journey, went blank for a few seconds before he realized that the whistle meant that an emergency had occurred nearby.
Is there danger?!
As this thought flashed through his mind, Gu Liangyi's already rapid heartbeat almost jumped out of his throat.
He swallowed hard to suppress the taste of rust deep in his throat, and like Yi Yan and the others around him, he stared at the movement on the sand dune ahead without blinking.
The wind and sand gradually rose, and the bright sun made the distant horizon appear shaky.
At first, what appeared in the field of vision was just a yellow-gray moving object the size of a fingernail.
Gu Liang initially thought it was a large beast that came out of the desert to look for food, and was worried whether the ammunition and weapons they carried were enough for self-defense. After more than ten seconds, when it slowly approached, he realized that this thing was not a beast at all.
It was clearly one... no, two desert combat tanks with yellow-green desert paint!
Not only Gu Liangyi, but everyone in the team was stunned when they saw the two tanks appear in front of them, dragging a trail of rolling yellow sand.
However, the reason they stood still was not because they were afraid. After all, there was a huge emblem of the Desert University of China pasted on the front of the tank, which anyone with enough patience could see.
For the specific style, you can refer to the training car logo for novices on the road.
"This, this is..." Even Jin Xuan stuttered for a moment, "Has the car that's coming to pick us up arrived?"
Yaroslav, who was standing behind Gu Liangyi, nodded blankly: "It should be."
Jin Xuan was silent for several seconds before she said faintly, "I thought I would never have a more outrageous passenger experience than getting hit by a Didi semi-trailer. I never thought that I would be able to ride in this thing one day."
Gu Liangyi: “…………”
Although he really wanted to complain, it was true that he hadn't expected it.
With full of questions, the two desert tanks stopped about ten meters away from them.
With a creaking sound, the top hatch opened, and out came a man who stunned Gu Liang - Yan Beichen, holding the hatch handle, wearing a desert combat uniform that looked very much like a bald eagle, with a pair of cool and domineering leopard print sunglasses on his nose. He waved and greeted them in the hot sun:
"Hey, long time no see everyone! My fellow villagers are here to bring you warmth!"
Hearing this, everyone fell silent at the same time.
No, which fellow villager is so brave that he drives a tank to bring warmth!
The author has something to say:
This wave, this wave is college students who came back from working in the city with big bags and small bags, and their treasured alma mater (dog head)
After watching the live broadcast, the Eagle Sauce was furious: Rabbit, how come you are so hawkish? Oyster oil!
Rabbit: Whistling while sight drifting
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