Chapter 814: I'll be there when the country needs me (Two chapters combined)
"So when we were outside, you saw me and immediately started grabbing my neck and punching me, was it because of the aura on my body?" Gu Yin asked, suddenly realizing what had happened when she thought of Chi Ye's unusual behavior earlier.
Chi Ye nodded upon hearing this: "Those things are very important to my sister."
Everyone immediately looked at Gu Yin, who also thought of what Bai Wuwen had said to her.
Gu Yin said helplessly, "These things are all from Dabai Mountain. If you want them, you'll have to communicate with the people there first."
The people here know what's going on at Dabai Mountain. After all, they were the ones who conducted the interviews when the people were selected. However, everyone has their own tasks and positions and can't move around in a short time, so none of them went there. Now that there's someone in charge there, they can't get too involved or interfere. But they are occasionally needed, so they know a little about what's going on there, but not the specifics.
Old Jin was aware of this, after all, the medicines his personal doctor changed for him were all things that had just been developed in the Dabai Mountain area. After taking them, all the old injuries in his body healed, and his spirits gradually became more vigorous.
“Comrade Zhou really can’t make this decision. Chi Ye, our organization has been paying close attention to your sister’s situation, but no one expected that the things from over there would be helpful to her. I’ll call them after the meeting, so don’t worry.”
Chi Ye nodded upon hearing this: "There's no rush."
Old Jin looked at Gu Yin: "Then let's talk about that giant snake. Are you sure it's going to undergo tribulation? Did it tell you? Did it say anything about what preparations we should make? Tribulation is no small matter. When Chi Xing underwent tribulation, the earth and sky seemed to crack open, and a typhoon raged for over half a month! It took the intervention of various families to stabilize the situation." However, it ultimately failed, causing the snake to remain in a deep sleep for decades without waking up.
Gu Yin nodded upon hearing this: "She is indeed about to undergo tribulation, but due to insufficient spiritual energy, she has been suppressing it. Now she can hardly suppress it anymore. Once she can't suppress it anymore, she will have to undergo tribulation passively. At that time, all the spiritual energy here will be drained, and all living beings will suffer."
Jin Lao frowned, thinking of the creatures around the Kunlun Mountains and the giant snake in the lake: "Are you sure what you have can help her?"
Gu Yin nodded: "She said it's okay, that it will allow her to get through this safely. I told her I would give her an answer within three days. Do we need to make some preparations?"
"Transcending tribulation is no small matter," Jin Lao said, looking at the others beside him. "What are your thoughts? Speak up."
Gu Yin then saw an old man sitting next to Jin Lao speak up: "I already calculated on the way here that this difficulty is not too great. We have a benefactor to help us. This benefactor should be Comrade Zhou Xiao. Later, I will have Mo Lao and my niece Zhong come with me to find a place where that giant snake can undergo its tribulation without affecting our base."
“Yes, Patriarch Zhu, I have no problem.” A woman with long silver-gray hair next to the old man nodded quietly.
“I’m fine with it too,” Old Mo nodded in agreement.
The old man who just spoke is the head of the Zhu family. The Zhu family specializes in predicting good and bad fortune. Miss Zhong is from the Zhong family, known for her lucky charms. The Mo family, needless to say, specializes in mechanical arts.
Seeing Gu Yin looking at him, Zhong Chenyu's pale, emotionless face suddenly turned into a smile, and then he turned to look at Elder Jin, waiting for instructions.
Seeing this, Old Jin nodded: "Alright, you find the place first, then contact that giant snake. We need to do it as soon as possible."
Upon hearing this, the three stood up and began to get busy.
After everyone left, Elder Jin looked at Chi Ye and said, "Tribulation is no small matter. You have experience, so I'll have to trouble you to keep an eye on things. Also, do you have any ideas on how to deal with Comrade Zhou's spiritual energy leakage? When she undergoes tribulation, it will definitely attract many creatures that we don't know about. I'm afraid she might be in danger."
Gu Yin looked at Chi Ye, who nodded: "Yes, we can."
After saying that, he took out a dazzling glass jade bottle and tossed it to Gu Yin.
Gu Yin hurriedly caught it.
"Inside is the inner core of our Merfolk clan, which can conceal one's aura, including spiritual energy. I'm giving it to you. I'll leave my sister's matter to you later."
Gu Yin was astonished. This inner core was given away so casually, like a cabbage on the street! How generous!
"Isn't it too expensive?"
Chi Ye shook his head: "It's priceless to you, but to us, it's just a memory and a legacy for our clan. Using it where it's useful is enough to honor its existence. Don't worry, I still have quite a few." After all, only he and his sister were left after they died, so there must be plenty of inner cores left.
"Just swallow it, and I'll help you regulate your breathing."
Seeing that he spoke of it as if it were nothing, Gu Yin stopped worrying about it, opened the bottle, took out a seven-colored bead the size of a soybean, and swallowed it. Chi Ye, who was next to her, reached out to her lower back and guided her with the methods of a merman.
Five minutes later, Chi Ye withdrew his hand: "Alright, your aura won't be leaked anymore."
Gu Yin checked herself and found nothing unusual.
"001, can you see its existence?"
“Host, I can’t see the exact location, but the system has added some extra data about your body. According to the database filtering, these extra things are characteristics of the merfolk. What exactly they are depends on what special abilities this merfolk had in life,” 001 said softly, looking at the data displayed in the database.
Gu Yin's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and she looked at Chi Ye: "According to the tropes of novels and TV dramas, if I devour the inner core of a merman, will I gain the abilities of a merman?! For example, being able to hold my breath freely in the sea? Shedding pearls when I cry? Becoming as beautiful as you?"
Looking at the girl whose looks were no less than those of their own people, Chi Ye was speechless for a moment: "...Why don't you try crying now?"
Gu Yin: "...Hehe, never mind. If you have extras, could you give me a couple more?"
This thing is a treasure. It's being used in this body now, but if she goes on a quick transmigration mission later, she doesn't know if this body can go with her. She should prepare for both possibilities. If not, she should ask for two more, one for Chu Yan and one for herself. After doing the mission, she won't know her identity, so it's better to save up some treasures!
"Ayin!" Hu Shanmin scolded softly from the side. Elder Jin was still here, how could he speak carelessly? Cough cough cough, if you want to ask, you should ask in private. Children are just naive. I don't know how my senior brother taught them.
Gu Yin looked at her junior uncle, then at Elder Jin, and said with a smile, "Grandpa, may I ask him for it?"
Old Jin is quite tolerant and kind to young people. Even if it's not Chi Ye's personal property, he won't organize it as long as it's useful to them. Most of the people here aren't greedy and insatiable. They're all smart people. Gu Yin dared to say it to his face, so those things are already out in the open and have no impact on the country. As long as they don't affect the country, they're irrelevant.
"Then you'll have to ask Chi Ye. After all, it's his own thing, and he can make his own decisions. We have no right to interfere. But I'm also quite curious about this thing. Will ordinary people turn into mermaids if they use it?"
Chief 101 said with a mix of helplessness and amusement, “Old Jin, this child is good in every way, except for one hobby. She likes to read novels and watch TV series, and then she always likes to apply these things to the people and events around her. She’s a bit whimsical and has a really big imagination! Don’t believe her nonsense, just listen to it. Ah Yin, go back and read your papers more. I think your teacher has assigned you too few research topics!”
Upon hearing this, Xiao Sheng immediately said, "Old Chief, Gu Yin has been conducting her own experiments for a long time and has her own laboratory. Professor Cheng has stopped assigning her research topics."
Chief 101: "...Do you need to tell me? Do you think I don't know?"
Xiao Sheng: "...Okay, I'll shut up."
“Ordinary people can’t use our Golden Elixir, otherwise I would have given it to Miss Zhong long ago. I can give you two more, and my request remains the same: I hope you will do your utmost regarding my sister’s matter.” Chi Ye’s first words dashed Elder Jin’s hopes. Not only could ordinary people not use it, but even aristocratic families couldn’t use it, otherwise things would have been in chaos long ago. Only Gu Yin was a special case, but what would happen in the future was hard to say. After all, the Flower Kingdom was too curious about new and unknown things, and they especially liked to turn the impossible into the possible. They were simply a bunch of fanatics!
Upon hearing this, Mr. Jin sighed inwardly, thinking it was a pity.
Gu Yin nodded upon hearing this: "I will do my best whenever I can be of help."
Chi Ye then tossed her another glass bottle.
"Now that we've finished talking about the digression, let's talk about Comrade Zhou's mission here." Seeing that their personal matters had been resolved, Old Jin began to get down to business.
"You basically already know what we're doing here. It's mainly about the future battlefield. We need a large number of fighter jets and transport aircraft capable of operating in space. Space is unlike land; there are too many unknowns, and very little data to support us, or even any information for reference! We'll be starting from scratch, slowly figuring things out. The mission is arduous, and when we'll succeed, or even if we can complete it at all, is unknown! You, and everyone here, will have less contact with the outside world from now on. Gradually, the outside world will also lose contact with you. You need to be prepared. Of course, Comrade Xiao Zhou's reputation is too great, both internationally and domestically, so we'll use some methods to control your information. For example, we might say things like, 'Too much talent leads to tragedy,' or 'You were amazing in your youth, but grew up to be mediocre,' so that you'll gradually fade out of the outside world. Can you understand and accept that?"
Everyone looked at Gu Yin.
Gu Yin sat up straight and said firmly, "I understand! If the country needs me, I'm not afraid to go through fire and water. It's just a matter of reputation, I can accept that!"
Old Jin smiled and nodded: "It's good that you understand. You can tell your family about this, but you don't need to tell anyone else. Tell them not to spread it around either."
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