“I saw it…I saw it…”
The little stone's pupils seemed to be gazing into the distance, not focused on anything, the azure light restrained yet crystalline.
She said, “I was in a large open space surrounded by people dressed in identical clothes. They said they were going to train me, and then they made me run around the track. I was starving, and after I finished running, I was covered in sweat. Later, I ate my fill, and the supervisor… gave me a… a knife.”
At this point, Little Stone blinked, his pupils returning to their original color, and looked at the gerbil with some fear.
After exchanging a glance, the gerbil couldn't help but smile, while the little peach looked somewhat worried.
Xiao Tao pulled Shi Tou to her side like a mother hen protecting her chicks, "What exactly is going on?"
The gerbil paced back and forth and said, “I investigated the existing materials on psionic knowledge in Sandcastle, but found nothing. Sandcastle has too little material in this area. If the master were still here, perhaps we could ask him. This girl should have awakened some kind of sensory psionic ability, and at a very high level... It cannot be ruled out that... she is extraordinary.”
Xiao Tao's pupils contracted, as if a thunderbolt had struck her head.
"Extraordinary...this...this is just like the Master, isn't it?"
"Hehe, it's not that exaggerated. Even if she is extraordinary, she is only a single-element extraordinary person, while the master is the rarest four-element extraordinary person in this desert. They can't be compared."
Peach swallowed hard. "Single-degree...four-degree...I...I don't understand this either. What should we do now?"
Gerbil's expression became much more serious: "Just as she said, I will take her to the military camp for training."
"Training?!" Xiaotao exclaimed shrilly.
"No, she can't leave me."
These days, Xiaotao has long regarded Shitou as her own younger sister and loves her very much. The two live together every day, so how could they be separated so easily?
Little Stone's eyes were red, and he gripped Little Peach's clothes tightly.
She wasn't stupid. When she heard that she was going to be taken away, fear immediately overwhelmed her. Combined with the images she had just seen in her 'super intuition,' it made her even more terrified.
"Sister Peach... I won't leave!" Little Stone pouted, his voice trembling slightly, looking like he was about to cry.
Xiao Tao rubbed her head.
The gerbil deliberately put on a stern face and said, "You must leave. This is your master's order."
"The master's orders?" Little Stone was almost in tears.
She dared not disobey the master's orders.
The gerbil said, "She has the ability to foresee the future. Although she still needs to undergo comprehensive testing, this ability is very powerful. I want to train her to be a warrior so that she can exert her greater strength. Perhaps she can even go to West Castle to help the master in the future. I believe you can imagine how much help a prophet who can avoid attacks and assassinations, predict situations, and turn bad luck into good can provide to the master."
Xiao Tao's eyes flickered.
But all of this happened too fast.
She was just a little reluctant to part with it.
Seeing this, the gerbil laughed again, "Don't worry, she'll be fine. There will be some inconveniences in the military camp, but it's not insurmountable. I want her to become stronger, which is a good thing for her life. Do you want her to stay here with you for the rest of her life?"
Xiao Tao's expression was complicated as she gradually loosened her grip on Xiao Shitou's hand.
"Sister Peach?"
Xiao Tao squatted down, hugged her thin shoulders, and said, "Go with the supervisor. I'll come to see you often."
Little Stone pursed his lips tightly, his eyes were filled with tears, and he was still sniffling.
Xiao Tao smiled and wiped her face clean with her hands. "Sister is so happy that you can become a psionicist. After you've finished your training, you can go and help Master. Sister will always be waiting for you at home."
"Yes." Little Stone nodded heavily.
In fact, after hearing the words "Master's order," Little Stone made up his mind.
Before parting, Xiao Tao squatted down in front of her. The gerbil had already called a car to take her to the military camp.
"No matter what you do, you must do it with all your might. Your sister calls you Stone because she hopes you can be as hard and tenacious as a stone, and never be defeated by life again. Go, you will become our pride."
Stone nodded.
The gerbil laughed from the side, "You should change your name. Stone sounds like a boy's name."
The stone wiped away its tears and shouted, "I want to be a stone!"
The gerbil laughed and said, "Whatever you say."
Stone could vaguely sense that this journey would bring about a dramatic change in his life.
She kept her sister's words in mind, and was led into the car by the gerbil to the military camp.
Xiao Tao stood up with red eyes, watching the car slowly drive away. At that moment, the sun was setting, and the afterglow of the sunset and the fiery clouds reflected the evaporating heat of the desert as it disappeared into the distance. Shi Tou leaned against the car window, his eyes red, until Xiao Tao's figure, who had been standing there, became increasingly blurry...
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Although Lingbi City is large and prosperous, it is not as advanced as Qin Che imagined.
The common currency here is paper money jointly printed by the Dongdang and the Royal Court, with the largest denomination being 100 yuan. The Lingbi city wall pattern on it is printed with the number '①', symbolizing the No. 1 wall.
Secondly, Lingbi City has extremely high barriers to entry and strong restrictions on the use of electrical appliances.
High-precision chips produced using old-world technology are genuine hard currency, with their monetary standard anchored to banknotes. However, circuit boards made with ordinary processes can also be produced, albeit in extremely low quantities. These are also very valuable and are used as goods and commodities within Lingbi City, being directly manufactured into various electrical appliances for sale and trade.
From the production of compressors, motors, valves, and panels to the supply of raw materials such as steel, aluminum, plastics, and copper, the electrical appliance industry has a complete upstream and downstream industrial chain and sufficient functional facilities.
However, from supply and production to sales, Lingbi Heavy Industry's presence and logo can be seen everywhere.
Electrical appliances are considered luxury items in Lingbi City.
Qin Che hadn't expected that the funds he provided would be quickly spent by the tour group. Decorating shops, bribing officials, negotiating with suppliers, and processing various permits kept Chunniang and her subordinates constantly on the go.
There were more than a dozen government officials from various departments who were involved in the review process and received guests.
It is also because Chunniang herself is from Lingbi City, which gives her an advantage in networking. She is also quite capable of handling various censorship procedures. The neighborhood is also full of curiosity about this newly opened shop, which claims to sell Sandcastle specialties, Twilight Wine, hardware, cold weapons and tools, as well as intelligence markets and car repair.
The business scope was quite broad, and the business quickly expanded.
"Commander, we've found them. They're an organization that does intelligence gathering and mercenary operations. They know all sorts of people, but unfortunately, they've been talking for a long time. They don't just do business with us. The leader is called Zhou Jie. He was a soldier when he was young, then a factory worker, and also a member of a biker gang. He started this organization. Now that everyone's here, would you like to meet them?"
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