Therefore, the common enemy of Earthlings now is Martian visitors. Compared to interstellar wars, the wars between countries back then were simply tribal wars.
Gu Zhilin had always felt that interstellar war was something far removed from his life, but today, when Lu Jin'an came to him, he suddenly realized that war is always present and always around you.
But is he, as an ancient person, really suited to participate in battle?
Subconsciously, he took out a divination tool and cast a hexagram for himself.
The first divination did not provide any clear indication, not even a hint.
This left Gu Zhilin somewhat frustrated.
He decided to return to the place where he woke up, to the Life Research Center.
The next morning, I got out of bed early and got ready. The layout of the slum was very simple. Although it had smart appliances, it didn't have a smart home manager like Lu Jin'an's house.
After tidying everything up, he opened the door and saw the Wen brothers standing in front of him.
"What's wrong?" Gu Zhilin looked at the two of them with some surprise.
He rescued the two brothers on his way home two months ago, and since then, he has grown closer to them.
They are among the few people I know well in this world.
The two brothers, Wen Yifan, are OEMGA and Wen Yili are ALHPA. Unfortunately, the younger brother was frail and sickly from a young age and was raised by his older brother.
The older brother is gentle, while the younger brother appears cold on the surface but is actually meticulous and intelligent.
"Brother Zhilin, are you leaving?" Wen Yili, who is usually quiet, always talks more when he is with Gu Zhilin.
Gu Zhilin was taken aback: "Why do you say that? I just need to go to the research center."
Wen Yili still seemed uneasy: "Brother Zhilin, are you really going to the research center? Yesterday, Lu Jin'an's appearance definitely meant that there were a lot of military people, or even some people with ulterior motives, watching you. You'd better not go out recently."
Gu Zhilin looked at his two brothers, who were clearly very worried about him, with amusement. Sometimes he wanted to say that he was over a thousand years old, old enough to be their ancestor, and there was really no need for them to be so distrustful of him.
But he knew the other person was just concerned about him: "Don't worry, I cast a divination for myself before I left home today, and it said the wind would be favorable for the boat. So nothing will happen."
The Wen brothers were already used to Gu Zhilin frequently casting divinations, especially since his divinations were always very accurate.
So when he said that, he didn't stop him anymore.
Wen Yifan whispered a reminder: "Zhilin, come back early tonight. I'll cook dinner."
Gu Zhilin nodded in a good mood. Nowadays, ordinary people rely on intravenous nutrition to survive. Making their own food requires buying ingredients, which are generally not cheap. In the past six months, he has needed to treat radiation sickness, so he has returned all the money he earned to the research center.
Although the Wen brothers were not wealthy, they would invite him over to eat together once or twice a month when they cooked for him.
Thinking of this, Gu Zhilin transferred 100 Alliance Coins to Wen Yifan: "You made money yesterday, take this and buy some ingredients."
After saying that, he left without waiting for the other party to refuse.
Because he had notified the research center in advance, Gu Zhilin saw the flying car that had come to pick him up as soon as he went downstairs.
After getting in the car, which was driverless, Gu Zhilin still habitually greeted him, "Hi! George, we meet again."
"Mr. Gu, my name is not George, my name is Qiaozhi." The car's intelligent system seemed to have gotten used to Gu Zhilin's teasing, and its tone even carried a hint of helplessness.
“But I think George suits you quite well. How about I suggest to Dr. Zhou that he change your name to George?”
"Mr. Gu, please do not communicate with the driver while driving."
"Are you a driver?" Gu Zhilin asked, somewhat amused.
"Mr. Gu, if you're bored, you can check out today's news." The intelligent system opened the news interface in the back seat.
It's obvious she doesn't want to talk to him.
Gu Zhilin was stunned when he saw Lu Jin'an in the news; it was an interview with Lu Jin'an.
The news said that Lu Jin'an is the only S-class fire controller of the Earth Alliance, but he is unable to form his own team because there is no suitable helmsman to match him.
The host asked Lu Jin'an, "General Lu, will you continue to rotate between different teams this year?"
"Not necessarily. Perhaps I'll find my own helmsman soon?" Lu Jin'an's expression was serious, but there seemed to be a smile on his lips.
The host seemed surprised by the answer and asked, "Does General Lu already have a suitable candidate in mind?"
According to the comments on the screen, Gu Zhilin knew that Lu Jin'an had been asked this question many times before, and he never answered it. Only this time did he give an answer that might lead to finding the helmsman.
So it's not surprising that the host made such a guess.
As expected, Lu Jin'an's smile widened: "I found him, but he hasn't agreed to be my partner yet. I'm working hard to gain his approval."
"Aaaaaaah! This is practically a confession! It's said that the fire control operator and the helmsman are like a married couple, and many fire control operators and helmsmen are lovers. So, is General Lu confessing his love?"
"Oh no! I've been dumped!"
"Wake up from your dream upstairs, you don't deserve to be heartbroken."
"So General Lu can be so romantic! What's the difference between this and a public marriage proposal?"
Looking at the comments on the screen, Gu Zhilin was speechless.
He was certain that this interview was something Lu Jin'an had specifically planned for him to see; could this be one of the methods of presentation he was referring to?
Gu Zhilin was finding it hard to keep up with this way of pursuing partners.
The flying car soon stopped inside the Life Research Center, and Gu Zhilin easily found Zhou Muyun.
"Dr. Zhou, have the military been investigating my background recently?" He got straight to the point, ignoring the fact that Zhou Muyun was engrossed in her experiments.
Zhou Muyun didn't find the other person's words impolite. Instead, she grabbed the other person's hand and said, "You've come at the right time. We recently discovered some seeds buried underground. We don't know what kind of seeds they are. Could you help us take a look?"
Hearing this, Gu Zhilin became interested. After all, if he could cultivate more ancient plants, he would have more food to eat in the future.
He peered over and saw several plump lotus seeds lying on a tray inside the laboratory's glass enclosure.
"When we found them, the seeds had already dried up, but we didn't know what they were, so we didn't plant them. We only had so many, and we didn't dare to plant them casually." Zhou Muyun looked worriedly at the few seeds in front of her.
Gu Zhilin laughed: "It's good that you didn't plant them randomly. These are called lotus seeds, which are the seeds of the lotus flower. They will enter a dormant stage in deep, dry soil. They should be able to be planted directly. They like water, so they should be planted in water or mud. Ordinary soil cultivation is useless."
"As expected, you are a knowledgeable person from ancient times." Zhou Muyun trusted Gu Zhilin a lot, and upon hearing this, she immediately arranged for her assistant to plant the crops according to Gu Zhilin's instructions.
"This plant has beautiful flowers, but its roots and stems taste even better. Please give me a portion when you grow them," Gu Zhilin said shamelessly.
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