Chapter 10: High-Rise Building
The tear slid down her cheek with true emotion.
All the subordinates were shocked!
They all carefully suppressed their smiles, their eyes locked. Qi He, they had heard: capturing Ying Yu alive was a major contribution to the base's suppression of the rebellion.
Implicate, implicate what?
Did it cause their leader to take over the entire base?
The adjutant's teeth even clenched: Being promoted to colonel, what's the big deal!?
In the quiet atmosphere, Yan Chuanbai looked at Qi He with a half-smile. Then he flicked his thumb lightly.
Qi He felt his cheeks get cold.
The tear froze into ice and fell to the ground with a plop.
Yan Chuanbai said slowly, "You didn't implicate me, but now, it seems like you want to harm me secretly."
Qi He raised his hand to wipe the ice off his face.
He automatically ignored the second half of the sentence, "I'm glad you don't blame me."
Yan Chuanbai said meaningfully, "I dare not." The last person who blamed you has been optimized away by you.
Beside him, the adjutant looked left and right.
He was very curious about Qi He and leaned closer: "Oh right, you were the one who captured Ying Yu, right? What is your special ability? It should be S..."
The barrel of a gun was suddenly placed across his belly.
Yan Chuanbai shot him away and glanced at him alertly, "...Be careful."
adjutant,"?"
System: [He is implying something about you.]
"I understand."
Qi He met the adjutant's blank eyes: "He means that the more charming, the more dangerous."
“…”Everyone.
“…” Yan Chuanbai.
A voice broke the silence at the right moment.
You Tianxing came like a whirlwind, his white uniform robe billowing up. "Oh, wait a long time~" He turned around and saw Yan Chuanbai and the others. "You're here too, do you have anything else to say?"
Yan Chuanbai, "I'm fine, what's wrong with you?"
You Tianxing said happily, "Oh, then come in together."
…
Yan Chuanbai asked several of his subordinates to leave.
You Tianxing called Qi He and led him into the office next to him.
The sensor door opens, and the light-colored interior decoration gives people a clean feeling. A pot of green plants stands in front of the floor-to-ceiling window.
"Please sit down."
Qi He sat down at the table and You Tianxing made a cup of tea.
In the end times, tea leaves have become rare. A cup of steaming hot tea was pushed in front of him. Qi He took a sip, and a soothing fragrance filled the air.
He looked at You Tianxing, "You came to me."
You Tianxing looked him over for a few moments. Surprisingly, he didn't mention Ying Zhen or his special abilities. He just sighed in a complex tone:
"Alas...it was you, Yan Chuanbai, who brought the bomb to blow up my equipment."
Qi He: “…”
Don't make it sound like he's a portable weapon.
Yan Chuanbai laughed unceremoniously, as if confirming his previous words "Be careful".
You Tianxing ignored all this and propped up his chin: "That's great. Tell me, how did you break my device?"
Qi He recalled, "Just a casual touch."
You Tianxing smiled, "...You mean it's so fragile that it can be broken by a breeze?"
Qi He turned to comfort, "If the old doesn't go, the new won't come."
A long sigh fell. "I'm just researching something new..." You Tianxing leaned back and looked at the ceiling. "From what I've observed, you should also be S-rank. Then you should understand what I'm going to say next: the ability level below S-rank is like a cup of water poured into a finite container, which can be measured with a scale."
"But above S-level, superpowers are like immeasurable ocean waters. There's no upper limit, and it's difficult to set standards."
He pointed, "There are currently four S-ranks in the base, including you. The sample size is limited, and there isn't enough data to support the experiment."
Qi He was silent for a few seconds.
Speaking of data, he just measured a perfect sample...
But the premise is that he and Ying Yu had a mental confrontation, and his mental power was higher than Ying Yu's.
"If you can't measure it positively, you can do a reverse countermeasure, which doesn't require a large number of samples."
You Tianxing was slightly stunned.
Qi He continued, "The time it takes me to break free from Ying Zhen's mental control is getting shorter and shorter. This shows that above S-level, there is still room for differentiation and growth."
He turned to Yan Chuanbai and said, "You were..."
Qi He paused for a moment, realizing Yan Chuanbai was just staring at him quietly, his eyes glaring deeply. He changed his tone, "...How many seconds was he under control?"
Yan Chuanbai raised the corner of his mouth slightly, "Less than a second."
You Tianxing's eyes became brighter and brighter.
He is a genius in research and can suddenly understand something with just one sentence.
He stood up and called to his assistant, "Xiao Lin! Call a meeting in the lab. Those above S-level should change their research direction—"
After saying that, he rushed out in a hurry.
After rushing five steps and falling back, You Tianxing patted Qi He on the shoulder and said, "I won't bother with the bombing of my 'Hao Da Er'. When the 'Nirvana' is born, you'll have to bear the consequences!"
He thought again: "Oh, since you are S-level, wait for your ID card to be updated in a few days and move to the high-rise building."
After he finished speaking a lot, he rushed away like the wind.
Click.
Once the sensor door closed, there were only two people left in the office.
Qi He and Yan Chuanbai looked at each other for two seconds.
Yan Chuanbai stood up first, "It's alright, let's go." He paused for a moment and concluded, "Sometimes, there's only a fine line between madness and genius."
Qi He read it carefully, "You mean, he's going crazy?"
Yan Chuanbai walked out and said, "I mean he's almost a talent."
“…”
-
The next day, the new ID card came out.
[Qi He, S-level psychic.]
A door card was also issued at the same time.
I heard that it can be used to open the doors of research institutes and high-rise buildings, and it comes with the house number of your floor: 28-1.
Qi He didn't have much stuff, so he moved over after packing it up.
A tall building stands in the center of the base.
It was sunset again, and the setting sun cast a dazzling light on the glass exterior wall. Looking up from downstairs, it looked even more majestic and upright.
Qi He stood in front of the building and looked up.
Although he had only been here for a few days, countless memories seemed to come flooding back. He sighed:
"The last time I came here was..."
System: [When your troops are at the gates of the city.]
After a pause, Qi He said gently, "You're being too kind."
But he had grown such a large branch without receiving any warning from the higher dimension. This shows that as long as it does not affect the key plot - allowing Yan Chuanbai to stay in Base I, the process is not important.
"Let's go." Qi He walked into the high-rise building.
Wait until his figure enters the gate.
On the top of the tall building, a figure left from behind the window, with slightly curly light-colored long hair brushing behind him.
…
The building has 32 floors.
The elevator uses iris recognition, and S-class passengers have high authority and can go to any floor.
Qi He pressed the 28th floor.
The elevator rises, stops, and the door opens with a "ding" sound!
There was only one door outside the elevator. It was called 28-1, but the S-class psychics lived on the entire floor.
Qi He opened the door and the room came into view.
The rooms on this entire floor are spacious and simple, with complete facilities. The most eye-catching feature is the one-way panoramic floor-to-ceiling windows that wrap around the entire room, providing a 360-degree panoramic view.
Looking out from such a central high position, you can have a clear view of the entire base, and even see the patrol area outside the gray wall.
Qi He looked out: "No wonder S-class people live here."
It is more like a tower defense base than a high-rise building.
He closed the door and packed his things.
Night is gradually falling outside the window.
Below, only the energy tube extending from the research institute and the suspended crystal core refracted fragmented light.
Suddenly, there were two knocks on the door.
Qi He walked over and the door opened.
Yan Chuanbai was standing outside the door.
He was still in his neat uniform, looking like he had just returned from the military. His tall figure blocked the light coming from the elevator, and his shadow fell on the entrance hall.
Qi He looked surprised and greeted, "Rare guest."
He originally wanted to be polite, but after the conversation of "parting ways" a few days ago, the word "rare guest" inexplicably revealed a bit of sarcasm.
Yan Chuanbai smiled indifferently.
The system was shocked: [Yan Chuanbai actually came to you on his own initiative! ]
Qi He: "That's right, it's really yellow..."
[The emperor's younger brother entered the Pansi Cave.]
Qi He smiled slightly, his eyes like the chilly spring breeze.
He turned sideways to signal Yan Chuanbai to come in.
In the end times, people didn't need to change shoes indoors. Yan Chuanbai didn't refuse and followed him in.
Such a large flat, but only one row of light strips was turned on.
Qi He didn't ask him why he came so late.
He poured someone a glass of water, then leaned against the table, looking out the window leisurely. Yan Chuanbai didn't rush to speak, but stood at arm's length from him.
Neither of them spoke for a moment.
It's amazing that he and Yan Chuanbai don't have a very close relationship, but he doesn't feel awkward or nervous just standing there.
Yan Chuanbai's gaze fell on him.
Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows was a deep night.
Qi He's profile was reflected in the glass, his eyes were bright, and there was a quiet and vigorous vitality that was inconsistent with the end of the world.
He was dressed in white and spoke data all the time. If you didn't know him, you would think he was an experimenter in a research institute.
But just a few days ago, he pointed a gun at an S-level psychic.
Yan Chuanbai hid his eyes and touched his fingertips.
The system is paranoid: [Yan Chuanbai's eyes are looking at you strangely. Is he trying to trick you again?]
"It's just a cliché, not a sack."
As Qi He finished speaking, the person on the other side spoke up: "This is for you."
An object was handed over.
A golden medallion rested on a black leather glove, with a metal chain wrapped around it and a ribbon attached.
"You have made great contributions in pacifying the base. This is the medal awarded to you by headquarters."
He just dealt with Ying Yu casually, but he didn't expect Yan Chuanbai to report it to the headquarters.
Qi He reached out to take it, and his palm felt heavy.
At the same time, the soft leather brushed against his palm, and it was warm as soon as it touched.
Yan Chuanbai said slowly, "Don't underestimate this medal—"
Qi He was attracted and asked, "What can I do with it?" 12% off shopping at the base?
"The ribbon opens and can be hung around your neck."
“…”
Qi He put it on his neck and said, "I'm grateful for your advice."
Yan Chuanbai seemed to purse his lips and said, "Headquarters asked me to ask you if you are willing to join the military?"
It turned out to be because of this matter.
I don’t know what will happen in the following plot.
Qi He shook his head, "No."
Yan Chuanbai didn't persuade him much, "Okay."
He put the cup down and prepared to leave. Qi He walked him to the door, the outline of his shoulders supporting the material of his uniform, and his sight over his shoulder was the elevator entrance.
He asked, "Which floor do you live on?"
"You're upstairs."
29th floor. Ying Yu lived on the floor before the 30th floor. There are two floors above that, and that should be where You Tianxing and another S-class psychic, Yu Jiang, lived.
"Another S-rank, have you seen it?"
He paused to open the door, "I've seen it."
Qi He was curious, "What kind of person is he?"
Yan Chuanbai frowned subtly, "...it's difficult to communicate."
"?"
He added, "It's not like you who's difficult to communicate with."
“???”
Qi He looked at him and said calmly, "To be honest, your personal feelings towards me are a bit strong."
Yan Chuanbai chuckled, "You deserve it."
After saying that, he closed the door with a bang.
-
The next day, Qi He also accepted the task.
Missions outside the city required a team of at least three people, and he was currently mostly with Ye Yi and Mo Jiayan. Meng Yan went to the cultivation base, believing she was more suited to cultivation research.
After completing the task and returning home, the communicator beeped twice.
Qi He picked it up and saw that it was a message from Meng Yan.
[Meng Yan]: Today's research accidentally yielded an excessive amount of fruit. Besides blooming a riot of color, it's all edible! I'll give you a packet and bring it to your place tonight.
...let a hundred flowers bloom?
Qi He: [Rice bowl]
[Qi He]: Ok, come up and eat with us. I’ll ask security to give you temporary permissions.
Area A is not far from the high-rise building.
Qi He waited at home for a while, and then there was a knock on the door.
As he opened the door, a large area of green plants rushed in, almost drowning him, "...!" Qi He took a step back and saw Meng Yan squeeze her head out from behind the lush vegetables, and said happily:
"We're here to see you!"
“…”
He brought in a lettuce plant as tall as a man and said, "Please come in."
Bunches of vegetables filled half the sofa.
Qi He scrambled, pulling out a tomato from a nest of cabbages. He paused, then scrambled again, picking the shallots off the potatoes.
He exclaimed, "So this is the blooming of a hundred flowers..."
Meng Yan lowered her head shyly, "Isn't the food a bit too much?"
Qi He had already picked some potatoes and radishes, washed them, and prepared to make a stew. He thought for a moment, "Then call Ye Yi and the others over, and send a text message for me..."
He couldn't free his hands, so Meng Yan picked up his communication and asked, "Who do you want to call?"
"There are only a few people on the comms, so just send a group message."
"Oh, okay." Meng Yan edited one message and without reading it carefully, she selected all and sent it out.
…
It’s just past seven o’clock. Nothing much to do today.
Yan Chuanbai held a short meeting at the military headquarters and then returned to his residence from the research institute.
Just as I was about to reach the door, the communication rings.
It was Zhong Panqing from the headquarters. Yan Chuanbai stopped at the roadside some distance away from the gate to pick him up.
"Major General Zhong."
Routine greetings came like pouring beans.
Through the communicator, Yan Chuanbai did not stand like a soldier at all. He leaned lazily against the tree with one hand in his pocket.
While I was communicating, I saw You Tianxing returning from the road from afar.
When the other person saw him, he waved with a smile.
Yan Chuanbai raised his chin casually in response and continued to listen to the communication. After a while, Zhou Ziqian also passed by. Seeing him making a call, he seemed to lip-sync:
“…I, first…”
Yan Chuanbai frowned, but didn't have time to pay attention to it for the time being.
Five minutes later, a little one hopped over.
Yan Chuanbai's eyes dropped. He remembered that the temporary teammate he met when he came to the base should be an A-level psychic. He didn't know what he was doing in the high-rise building...
Three minutes later, Ye Yi appeared.
Yan Chuanbai finally stood up straighter:?
The figure disappeared behind the sensor door.
Zhong Panqing finally hung up the phone. Yan Chuanbai suppressed his subtle feeling and stepped into the high-rise building.
After entering the door, Ye Yigang asked the security to swipe the elevator for her.
Yan Chuanbai went in with her.
Ye Yi saw him and said, "Colonel Yan..."
She opened her lips as if she wanted to say something, but perhaps because she felt unfamiliar with the place, she stopped talking and reached out to press the elevator button: 28th floor.
Yan Chuanbai's eyes fell on it.
Then he pressed the 29th floor.
Ye Yi turned his head and looked at him in surprise.
Yan Chuanbai: “……?”
But she didn't say anything in the end. The elevator quickly reached the 28th floor. Ding! The door opened, and Ye Yi nodded to Yan Chuanbai, then looked away and walked out.
The elevator door slowly closed before my eyes...
A hand suddenly pressed the door-opening button!
The door reopened. Yan Chuanbai took a deep breath and looked out with an lingering sense of subtlety.
Opposite the door is Qi He's house.
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