Chapter 111 No Man's Land [Update 1]
"Master, do we really have to move away?" When Zhao Yayue learned that all the indigenous people on Yulan Star had to move to another planet, her heart was filled with reluctance.
However, he knew in his heart that since Ruan Xi had already said it, there was no turning back.
"Yes, for your safety, you must leave here." Ruan Xi did not explain too much, but once again emphasized the certainty of the matter.
"Then...what about the animals? Will they go with us?" Zhao Yayue raised those animal cubs personally and had developed feelings for them. To her, they were like family members, and she couldn't bear to leave them behind no matter what.
"Of course you can take me with you." Ruan Xi could see that her little disciple was reluctant to leave. She gently rubbed her head and said comfortingly, "Don't worry, you can come back when it's safe."
"Yes." Zhao Yayue nodded solemnly, as if as long as she did so, her master's words would definitely come true.
The people on Yulan Star had experienced so many hardships and almost suffered a catastrophic disaster. In comparison, there was nothing they could not accept. Although they were very reluctant to leave their hometown which was becoming better bit by bit, they still began to evacuate in an orderly manner.
At the same time, the carpet search on Yulan Star was also in full swing. All members of the Goshawk Squad were present and personally participated in the search operation.
Ruan Xi and He Ziqian did not team up with others, but formed a separate team. Relying on Ruan Xi's "intuition", He Ziqian could hit wherever he pointed without any hesitation.
Seeing Ruan Xi pointing to the sea area where the research institute was originally located, He Ziqian asked, "Are we going to search the original site of the research institute again?"
"No, I mean the barren mountain at the end of the sea, that uninhabited area." The uninhabited area that Ruan Xi was referring to was a large saline-alkali land. There was no grass growing on the flat land, but a special red plant grew on the mountain. From a distance, it looked like a whole piece of red coral, which looked particularly magnificent. However, it was a place of death where both humans and animals could not return.
Of course, even the Land of Death could not escape the fate of being searched by the army. It had been thoroughly searched once, but nothing of value was found.
Originally, the second search had been going on for several days, and Ruan Xi had looked at the uninhabited area several times. He didn't feel anything before, but today, for some reason, looking at the uninhabited area, he felt inexplicably a little palpitated. He couldn't feel at ease unless he went to see it with his own eyes.
Ruan Xi carefully described her feelings to He Ziqian, causing him to frown slightly. "Could it be danger? You didn't feel anything before, but suddenly you have palpitations today. Does this mean that what you felt just came today?"
During their carpet search operation, they entered that uninhabited area. No matter how you look at it, their purpose could not be simple.
"I don't know. The feeling this time is a bit vague, but I feel that we must go there. We will definitely gain something there." Ruan Xi trusted his intuition more and more. That feeling was even like a call from the soul, and there was no way to ignore it.
"Then I'll arrange someone..."
"No! Just the two of us go! It will be dangerous if there are too many people..." Ruan Xi said this unconsciously. After he said this, he was stunned for a moment. He turned to look at He Ziqian, and was silent for a long time, and didn't speak again.
"Do you feel danger?" He Ziqian frowned even more tightly when he heard this. He didn't want Ruan Xi to encounter any danger. Even though he knew very well that this was impossible to achieve, he still hoped so.
But if he has to go, he will definitely follow closely and protect his lover's safety.
"No... I just said this unconsciously. This might be a kind of guidance..." Ruan Xi muttered to himself, but He Ziqian gave another possibility.
"It could also be a warning."
Ruan Xi: "...That's true, but I still want to go. If I don't go, I will definitely regret it."
"Then go, I'll accompany you."
Having said that, He Ziqian no longer hesitated and made a decision immediately. He immediately summoned his own mecha, and the two of them drove the Chilin and landed in the no-man's land.
"Alarm, alarm, there is an unknown substance on the ground, corroding the surface of the aircraft, alarm, alarm..." Chi Lin started to sound the alarm as soon as he landed. Then, various real-time data were displayed in front of the two of them. Ruan Xi was dazzled by what he saw, and immediately turned his face away with a strong desire to survive, and waited directly for He Ziqian's result.
"Something is wrong in the no-man's land. The last time Chi Lin landed here, this situation didn't occur." In the few seconds that He Ziqian was speaking, the corrosion of the material on the soles of Chi Lin's feet became more and more serious, and the speed of change was also increasing rapidly. If left unattended, Chi Lin's soles would be corroded by a layer of skin before they could discuss a result.
"Then go down. It's harmful to the mecha, but not necessarily to humans. Why do I feel like this is forcing us out of the bunker?" Aren't mechas the perfect cover for them? Moreover, they're powerful all-in-one combat and defense machines!
"Okay." Although He Ziqian frowned, he agreed without much hesitation. He then retracted Chi Lin, hugged Ruan Xi's waist, jumped down, and landed lightly.
The two of them stayed there cautiously for a while, and only after making sure that the ground beneath their feet was harmless to humans did they plan to leave.
"Hey, put me down. Do you want to keep me hanging in the air like this?" Ruan Xi paddled his legs helplessly. He felt like a child who had not grown up and was being dragged around by his parents.
"Okay." He Ziqian's expression did not change, he was still cautious and calm, but a smile flashed in his eyes, softening the coldness.
Ruan Xi finally landed on the ground, breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked around carefully.
"The no-man's land hasn't changed much overall, but I can feel that the atmosphere here has changed. It used to be dead silent and lifeless, and now the feeling remains the same, but with a hint of death added to it... Ruan Xi slowly turned in circles, muttering to himself about his feelings, then suddenly stopped and pointed forward.
"Let's go over there!"
"Walk."
He Ziqian held Ruan Xi's hand, and the two walked without hesitation in the direction Ruan Xi pointed. There was a mountain covered with unknown red plants.
He Ziqian had no objection to the route; he would go wherever Ruan Xi pointed.
The two walked around the mountain for most of the way before they found a small path that was barely wide enough to walk on among the red plants that grew all over the mountain. It was obvious that the path was quite new.
"There was definitely no such path during our last search," Ruan Xi said confidently. Without He Ziqian asking, he pointed to the red plants lining the path and said, "Look, these are fresh scratches from scratching, no more than three days old. If these truly are aliens doing something like that right in front of us, I'd really applaud them."
This is such a bold and audacious attitude, where does the confidence come from?
"I'll go up and take a look first..." He Ziqian subconsciously wanted to let Ruan Xi take shelter again, but as soon as his eyes met Ruan Xi's, he immediately became intimidated and immediately changed his words, "Let's go up and take a look together."
"That's better. Don't always think about leaving me behind. If you really want to protect me, tie me to your belt. At worst, we can die together." Ruan Xi said it very easily, but He Ziqian's heart tightened when he heard it. He immediately hugged her in his arms, holding her tightly.
"Don't talk nonsense, we will all be alive and well." It was just a routine search operation, so how could they lose their lives here? He Ziqian didn't believe their luck could be so bad, nor did he believe that with his ability, he couldn't even protect Ruan Xi and escape.
It's not like he hasn't fought against alien races before. He followed his parents to the battlefield when he was ten years old, so he really has nothing to fear from alien races.
"Let's go up and take a look. Maybe we can find some treasure unexpectedly." Ruan Xi spoke in an unusually relaxed tone. He Ziqian didn't know what to say to him. Couldn't he give him some face and be a little more nervous?
After taking only two steps, Ruan Xi suddenly stopped again, with a slightly mysterious smile on his face, and said, "I almost forgot about my new potion." While speaking, Ruan Xi took out two small potion bottles. In the translucent bottles, a hint of bright blue color could be vaguely seen.
"What's this?"
"Drink it and you'll know."
Ruan Xi opened the potion bottle and drank it first. He then brought the other bottle to He Ziqian's lips. Without him urging him, He Ziqian drank it without hesitation. The moment he swallowed the blue potion, an idea flashed in his mind, "Is this blue rainbow grass?"
"Smart, let's go up secretly. If we really meet aliens, we can tease them." As for what to do after teasing them, we will talk about it when the time comes.
Soon, the figures of the two people became transparent little by little until they disappeared completely, and even the clothes and items on their bodies disappeared with them.
This effect is indeed quite surprising.
He Ziqian was silently shocked in his heart, thinking that after he finished his work here, he would go and look for rainbow grass and get some to make medicine for his little doctor.
Who would use the potion? Ruan Xi was the genius doctor of their Goshawk Squad, so of course he was going to give it to his family!
So, He Ziqian kept thinking about how to "use" his little genius doctor to make more and better medicines. Only when he reached the top of the mountain did he come to his senses.
The situation at the top of the mountain was almost exactly the same as at the foot of the mountain. Except for the path they were walking on, there was only a sea of red around them. There were plenty of places where Tibetans lived, but it was not what Ruan Xi had expected.
"I always feel that this shouldn't be the case..."
Even if reaching the top of the mountain didn't mean a major discovery, at least we could have caught two clues, right? Why did they just throw out the ending so openly?
There is nothing on the top of the mountain. This is unscientific!
Ruan Xi frowned unhappily, thinking it was unscientific. He continued to circle around, carefully looking around. There was nothing around him, nothing under the ground, and nothing in the sky...
"No... He Ziqian, look over there, is there a flashing light?"
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