Chapter 8 The sky is changing
The red-haired man frowned and took a step back, "...what?"
Everyone around was glaring and shouting:
"That's him! There's no mistake about those highlights."
"That 'To Those Who Come Later' is so cheap—"
“…”
The red-haired man reacted.
But he quickly regained his arrogance and glanced around. "Yes, I left it there. You all heard the announcement today, right? Fighting is prohibited in the base. What can you do to me?"
Everyone looked at his expression and resisted the urge to take action.
At this moment, Qi He said lightly: "One-sided attack is called assault; two-sided attack is called fighting."
He said as he opened the Base Manual he had with him and pointed.
The red-haired man's gaze fixed for a moment.
The eyes around also froze for a moment.
The next second, Mo Jiayan, who was close at hand, jumped up and punched the red-haired man on the top of his head with lightning speed: "Damn it, take this punch!"
Bang. "Fuck, you—"
The red-haired man covered his head, tears streaming down his face from the pain. He wanted to fight back, but was afraid it would turn into a brawl...
The people around quickly came to their senses and rushed over.
A round of punches and kicks.
Qi He quietly stepped back and folded the booklet back into his pocket: "After today, the rules will probably change. But it doesn't matter, everyone has already done their evil deeds in time."
Ye Yi looked at him hesitantly and stopped talking.
Fragments of resentment came from the front:
"Let you show off! Let you hold a bonfire party!"
"Didn't I say 'I'll beat you to death if I dare'? And you're still saying 'hehe'...!"
The red-haired man was horrified: When did he write such words?
Qi He: ...
Ye Yi: ...
As they listened, they heard more: "Didn't they say that all of us here are useless?" "Fire-type abilities are the coolest? Haha..."
Qi He's eyes trembled slightly.
How long has "To Those Who Come Later" been extended?
A few steps away, two teammates looked anxious. The large man clenched his plate tightly, wanting to help but afraid it would turn into a fight.
Then the boss’s sacrifice would have been in vain!
Suddenly, a familiar voice floated over again: "Give me two low-level crystal cores, and I can make them stop with just one word."
Qi He stood aside, calm and composed.
He just remembered that he had no crystal cores to pay for his meal.
The big guy gave him two without hesitation, "Quick, quick..."
Qi He collected the crystal core and shouted, "Stop fighting! I'll let him kowtow to everyone."
Everyone around stopped.
Red-haired man:?
The next second he knocked it down with a smooth plop.
He raised his head with a ferocious look on his face and was about to curse: "You..." Then he saw the big guy heaved a sigh of relief and bowed to Qi He: "Thank you."
Qi Heren waved her hand kindly.
"?" The red-haired man looked at his teammate who had taken the enemy as his father and jumped up in anger. "Thank you!"
He straightened his clothes and looked Qi He up and down. "Nothing good ever happens when I meet you." He then tutted his words and said, "I don't even feel like eating. Let's go."
The big guy said, "Boss, but I still want to eat."
“…”
"roll!"
The red-haired man angrily left on his own.
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A lively party ended.
Qi He used the red-haired man's "life money" to buy a box lunch, and the three of them sat down to eat.
"Jia Yan." Ye Yi grabbed her with one hand, "You were impulsive today. Luckily, he knew the situation and didn't make a big deal out of it. Otherwise, if you were the first to start, you wouldn't be able to escape blame."
Mo Jiayan munched on a potato, "But Qi He is still charging ahead."
Ye Yi's expression eased slightly, "Forget it."
She looked at Qi He again and kindly reminded him, "You are too popular. Be careful not to get into trouble."
Qi He sighed softly, "It's my fault for being too dazzling."
Mo Jiayan clapped his hands and said, "I don't blame you, you're just too good."
Qi He looked sideways in surprise and said happily, "You have forgotten your roots." The words sounded so beautiful.
“…”
The three of them walked back after finishing their meal.
Qi He remembered that they probably had another teammate, "Where's the other person with you?"
"He's a Class B psychic and lives in another district."
Ye Yi said, "By the way, there's an S-class psychic with you. The three S-class psychics in the base are all managers. Now that there's one more, I wonder if the situation will change."
Qi He didn't tell anyone that Yan Chuanbai was going to the headquarters.
He changed the subject and asked, "Besides You Tianxing, who are the other two S-level managers?"
"One is a water-based mutant, Yu Jiang; the other is..."
Ye Yi stopped talking and walking at the same time.
Qi He also stopped and looked forward following her gaze.
They just walked to the fork in the road where the car was parked.
A group of people were walking on the central avenue ahead. The man in front was wearing a red robe and had a mechanical spear on his waist.
Behind him, two lines of people followed, almost occupying the entire central avenue. The scene was grand and impressive. They were like a king inspecting his territory, with a sense of superior power.
There were people clearing the area ahead: "Get out of the way! Don't block the road!"
People on the road moved to the sides with respect and fear.
Qi He tilted his head thoughtfully and looked at Ye Yi.
Ye Yiqing finished what he had just unfinished: "...Ying Zhen."
Ying Zhen and his group were passing through the fork in the road in front of them, and people on all four roads were waiting quietly.
Qi He waited for a few seconds and couldn't help asking, "Why did he ask so many people to take a walk with him after dinner?"
“………”
Ye Yi took a deep breath and said, "It's an inspection."
He didn't lower his voice deliberately.
In the quiet scene, Ying Yu, who was seven or eight meters away, stopped and turned to look at him.
The people accompanying them also stopped in unison.
Qi He looked over to meet that gaze.
The depths of those eyes were a dark red, a coldness in them. Qi He had seen people with cold eyes before, like Yan Chuanbai, with a kind of indifference that kept strangers away. But Ying Yu's eyes revealed ambition and indifference.
Someone beside him suddenly whispered something to him. Ying Yu frowned, and when he looked at Qi He again, his gaze deepened.
Qi He: "System, what does it mean that he just stares at me without saying anything? Does he think he has eyes that can speak... Um..."
His nerves suddenly went numb and he couldn't move.
Qi He raised his eyelids and looked at Ying Zhen.
The tips of his fingers curled up slightly.
For just a second, his movements seemed to have resumed. But the residual sensation sent to his brain told him that he had just been mentally controlled for a moment.
From a distance, Ying Yu raised her lips in disdain.
As if issuing a warning and a show of force, he gave Qi He a meaningful look and said, "I hope you can be so courageous next time."
After he said that, he left with a group of people.
…
The air around began to flow again.
The crowd around cast a few glances at Qi He with quiet discussions, then gradually dispersed.
Mo Jiayan popped up, "Are you okay?"
Qi He, "It's okay. Is his ability psychic?"
"I heard it can paralyze a person's nerves for a second," Ye Yi said. "Don't underestimate this second; you can do a lot."
Qi He curled his fingers and nodded.
He thought about it and felt that there was not a single second.
He had practiced counting down when he was doing game reviews, and could read accurately to 0.1s-0.2s through his body language.
Since Ying Zhen said "next time".
Then he will try again next time.
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The first day at the base ended with rest.
Qi He woke up from a nap.
He was going to go out and take on a mission today. He didn't know how the story with Yan Chuanbai would develop, but he couldn't just starve himself to death.
As soon as I walked to the entrance, I saw a piece of cardboard lying in front of the door.
Qi He walked over and picked it up.
On the palm-sized white cardboard, there was only one line of text: "6:00 PM, High Building 30-1, by invitation of the leader."
There is also a letterpress-style logo in the lower right corner.
Qi He touched it with his fingertips. Few people in the base could use this kind of technology. Considering the "show of force" Ying Yu had given him yesterday, it was likely that the other party had come to him.
The system appeared at the right moment: [We've already talked about character design! Character design! Isn't it better to just focus on the key plot points? Look, now there's a tangent!]
Qi He shook his head: "Jia Yan said it all, it's not my fault that I'm too good."
【……】
"My ability level is unknown, which is a threat to him. There's also Yan Chuanbai, who is clearly an S-level member among my teammates. It's only a matter of time before he starts with me."
【Then you can contact Yan Chuanbai immediately! 】
"Why did you contact him?"
Qi He put the card in his pocket, changed his shoes and went out. "Don't worry, I have experience in dealing with this kind of thing. I have encountered a lot of workplace bullying from superiors. If your boss is always dissatisfied with you..."
The system pricked up its ears: [Are you just pretending to be nice? Self-improvement?]
Qi He: "We can only find a way to optimize a few leaders."
【………】
He closed the door behind him and said, "Let's go find a job first."
…
Base Research Institute.
The pure white exterior of the Bird's Nest reflects the sunlight. Inside a floor-to-ceiling window on the third floor, two figures sit facing each other.
The man in his early thirties, wearing a white research uniform, had slightly curly chestnut hair and oval glasses. He had a broad smile on his face and looked approachable.
You Tianxing took a sip of warm water and said, "Only staying for two days?"
Across from him, Yan Chuanbai leaned back in his chair and looked out the window, "Yeah."
"Major General Zhong wants you to stay at Base I," You Tianxing looked at him. "Although my background is also military, I am not a combatant after all."
At all times, rule is inseparable from the use of force.
You Tianxing smiled, "Someone in the base already has ambitions."
He had long been aware of Ying Zhen's little actions.
Yan Chuanbai said, "They will send others."
Seeing that he couldn't persuade her, You Tianxing said no more.
He and Yan Chuanbai are old acquaintances in the army. The latter looks free and easy, but he has a stubborn character, sometimes to the point of paranoia.
He changed the subject, "You made quite a noise when you entered the base."
After putting his fingertips together, Yan Chuanbai turned around and asked, "How long have you been watching the excitement?"
You Tianxing avoided the question, "Ah~ Don't you thank me for helping you avoid trouble at the right time?"
Yan Chuanbai pulled his lips, "Trouble is what you can't handle."
You Tianxing didn't want to see his slapping face. Thinking of what happened at the base gate, he beat his chest and stamped his feet again, "Come to think of it, the people you brought to the base are really good. The equipment I spent so much effort to make, exploded just like that!"
"So why did it explode?"
"Anyway, it's not a problem with my instrument."
Yan Chuanbai was silent for a moment, and You Tianxing asked again, "Will he leave with you in a few days?"
"He stayed at Base I."
"Not your friend?" You Tianxing was a little surprised, then smiled and said, "Do you need my help to take care of him?"
Yan Chuanbai turned around and said casually, "Just someone traveling with me."
After a few seconds, his fingers on the belt moved.
He added, "His parents have been kind to me."
You Tianxing raised his eyebrows.
Meaning, no need to pay special attention, but still keep an eye on people. He nodded, "Okay, I understand."
"By the way, regarding the research on mutant plants..."
The research report was handed over and the topic quickly got on track.
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In the trading market.
Qi He had just taken on a mission outside the city and received an advance payment. He first bought some food and then went to the daily necessities store.
When I came out after shopping, I had a big bag in my hand.
【Why are you still shopping? 】
The system was constantly worried: [Have you figured out what to do about the Hongmen Banquet tonight? If we go to his territory, he'll have the final say!]
Qi He was calm, "Why are you in such a hurry? It's not even six o'clock yet."
【Or you should not go. 】
“If problems are not solved, they will continue to exist.”
He straightened the things in his pocket and said, "That's enough, let's go back."
…
Return to the apartment.
Qi He put the pile of ingredients aside, then took out paper, pen and steel wire from his pocket and sat down at the table.
A piece of steel wire flexibly bent between his fingers, and quickly took shape, matching the logo on the invitation card. Qi He pulled out a blank card, pressed the lower right corner, and pressed down with gravity.
An almost identical letterpress logo was printed on it.
"System, really?"
[…They are really similar.]
The system came back to its senses from its trance: [No, what are you doing? ]
Qi He finished reading it with satisfaction, and then copied the invitation word for word. When he finished copying, he picked it up and saw that the two cards were exactly the same.
He began to print the next one in the same way:
"Of course, we need to solve the problem from the root."
A thick stack of cards was quickly copied.
Qi He put the card in his pocket and pushed the door open.
Several nearby apartment buildings were occupied by newly arrived A-level psychics. The base had limited energy, and the corridors were unsecured. He carried a stack of cards and slipped them through the cracks in the doors of each apartment.
After stuffing everything in, he clapped his hands and went home with his mission accomplished.
The system hasn't said a word since he started stuffing small cards all over the building.
Now he slowly regained his voice: [Why did you find so many people? To give you courage? To protect you?]
It reminded: [Even if you call more people, Ying Zhen will not let them in.]
Qi He slowly closed his eyes, "They don't need to go in."
…
It was almost six o'clock, the time when a large number of people with special abilities returned from their missions or went out to eat.
The sound of doors opening rang out repeatedly, then stopped.
Qi He estimated that it was about time, so he got up and went out.
When the door opened, several people with special abilities gathered in the corridor, looking at each other in confusion. Meng Yan, Ye Yi, and the others were also there. Seeing Qi He come out, they called out to him:
"Did you get a card too?"
Qi He raised the mother card in his hand: "Yes."
The group went downstairs and found themselves surrounded by a number of psychics on the residential street. They were all recent arrivals, and unable to verify the authenticity of the cards, they turned them over and over.
"You received it too?"
"Why did 'that' call us over?"
"I feel like the day is about to change..."
Qi He suddenly spoke, his eyes gentle and firm: "Don't be afraid."
He faced everyone's gaze and made the final decision, "With so many of us, nothing will happen."
System: [……] You are the one who called them, so of course nothing will go wrong.
Everyone looked at each other and said, "That's right."
A group of people gathered together and walked towards the tall building in a mighty procession.
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In the research institute.
You Tianxing and Yan Chuanbai were just finishing their discussion on the mutant plant research when there was a sudden knock on the office door and an assistant rushed in:
"Mr. You!"
You Tianxing's face was serious, "What's the matter?"
The assistant pointed in the direction of the tall building, panting, "Ying Zhen quietly gathered a large number of new A-level psychics—"
"Everyone is gathering downstairs now!"
You Tianxing's heart skipped a beat.
Bang! He threw the research document onto the table and stood up with an angry look on his face:
"Is Ying Zhen going to rebel?!"
The author has something to say:
Ying Zhen: Who? Me?
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Yan Chuanbai (looking out the window): What is he doing after we parted ways?
Qi He (vastly): These are all your soldiers!
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