Chapter 168: A Close Call [Second Update]
With Xu Ze around, calculating the return route was not a problem at all. By the time Ruan Xi and He Ziqian boarded the spacecraft, Xu Ze had already set up the navigation route and was just waiting for the spacecraft to start so that he could take him back the way he came.
Of course, the premise is that no more accidents happen, such as being unlucky enough to encounter a cosmic storm again.
No one dared to mention the "accident". They all sat in their seats silently. If there was not enough space in the control room, they would sit in the cabin. There was enough space anyway, so they could lie down horizontally or vertically.
The spacecraft launched smoothly and then successfully broke through the planet's atmosphere. Looking at the planet gradually moving away, Ruan Xi couldn't help but sigh with emotion, "Actually, I quite like this planet. It's a true treasure trove, with everything..."
If conditions permit, Ruan Xi would be happy to stay here for a while. He always felt that the tree king he and He Ziqian encountered should not be the most powerful mutated plant on this planet. In fact, the death of the tree king was too inexplicable. Ruan Xi felt aggrieved for it, but the facts were before him and he could not help but believe it.
So what kind of mutant plant could be the true king of this planet? Or perhaps, it wasn't a mutant plant at all? Anything was possible. Ruan Xi speculated in circles, then sighed silently and gave up.
This is an unsolvable problem, or rather, a problem with infinite solutions. As he does not know enough about this planet, any guess cannot be used as a basis for analysis.
"The route has been backed up by Xu Ze. I'll accompany you again if there's a chance in the future." He Ziqian understood Ruan Xi's thoughts very well, and he stepped forward to comfort her softly.
"Really? Can I come back? Didn't they say that it's possible to cross dimensions? Can I come back?" Not to mention coming back, in fact, Ruan Xi had doubts in his heart about going back, but he didn't dare to say it out loud for fear of dampening everyone's morale.
It's no wonder that Ruan Xi lacks confidence. After all, he was not born and raised in this time and space. There are too many things he has not yet fully adapted to. When faced with such a situation, he can't help but feel a little insecure.
"I know what you are worried about. I won't comfort you now. Just wait and see the performance of Xu Ze, Lao Ba and Lao Jiu. They are professionals." One is responsible for the system, and two are flying the spacecraft. It is impossible for these three people to get lost.
Ruan Xi: "..." Although her boyfriend said it so firmly, she was still worried!
So, with such worry, Ruan Xi watched the spacecraft accelerate again and again, and then plunged into a meteorite belt that looked like it would be a fatal disaster. He was so frightened that his heart almost jumped out of his mouth.
The last time we escaped from the alien base, we had to cross the asteroid belt, which was fine, but why are we heading into the asteroid belt now?
Ruan Xi had no idea that they had passed through this asteroid belt when they came here. If they didn't take the original route, there was no way they could return to the starting point. He could only let his heartbeat follow the fluctuating route up and down, and he was almost frightened to the point of having a heart attack.
Finally, when Ruan Xi finally came to his senses, the spaceship had ended its high-speed flight and slowed down to a stop.
Ruan Xi: "..." Although he has a poor sense of direction, his memory is still pretty good. Does this place outside look a little familiar?
"Oh yeah! You're awesome, little brother. The route was copied perfectly. We're back!" Lao Ba clapped his hands vigorously and jumped up from his seat. He was so excited that he wanted to jump onto the console and dance.
"Next, we can head to our mission planet as planned." Xu Ze calmly set the next navigation route. He looked calm and composed, but the gleam in his eyes revealed his excitement at the moment.
Ruan Xi: “…” It feels so wonderful to be immersed in the Star Wars experience!
"We are really back? How magical!" Ruan Xi's magical performance was too real, making everyone else laugh. For a moment, the atmosphere on the spacecraft was incredibly relaxed and joyful, as if they had never experienced that dangerous cosmic storm.
After returning to the original star field, Ruan Xi finally felt relaxed. The fatigue from not getting enough sleep for several days came flooding over him, causing Ruan Xi to curl up in his seat and fall into a deep sleep in less than three seconds.
He Ziqian gently helped Ruan Xi fasten her seatbelt, then took off his coat to cover Ruan Xi, and almost bent down to place a soft kiss on Ruan Xi's forehead...
"Captain, we're just one kiss away, hurry up!"
"That's right, Captain, the process isn't complete yet. Our little genius doctor won't be able to sleep well!"
"Kiss quickly, don't kiss the forehead, let's kiss the lips directly!"
"No need for a deep kiss, lest we wake up our hero!"
The team members lowered their voices to a very low level, but still excitedly gave their captain suggestions. Then, unsurprisingly, they quietly dispersed under their captain's cold gaze.
Emma, the captain’s eyes are so scary, all his tenderness is given to the little doctor!
Ruan Xi slept quite comfortably. Of course, it would have been even more comfortable if he had a bed. When he woke up, both inside and outside the spaceship were quiet, and the space outside was pitch black. People who were afraid of the dark would definitely be scared when seeing such a scene, but Ruan Xi was obviously not one of them.
The first thing he did was to look around and realize that except for Lao Jiu who was still awake on duty, everyone else was asleep. However, he looked everywhere but couldn't find He Ziqian. He thought that he might have gone to the bathroom or checked the spacecraft in the middle of the night, which was perfectly normal, so he closed his eyes and waited.
However, after waiting for half an hour, He Ziqian still didn't come back.
"Laojiu, where's the captain?"
"Huh? The captain said he was going to check the power compartment. It's been almost an hour, why hasn't he come back yet?" Lao Jiu realized that his captain had been away for so long, and immediately woke up everyone else.
"I'll go look for him." Ruan Xi rushed out first, went straight to the power cabin, and soon found He Ziqian.
However, when Ruan Xi found He Ziqian, he was already in a coma.
"Ziqian!" Ruan Xi ran forward in two steps, helped the unconscious He Ziqian up, and called out anxiously.
The others also ran over and were shocked when they saw the condition of their captain.
"Captain, what's wrong?"
"The energy in his body is very unstable now. This may be a sign of evolution..." Ruan Xi directly used his special ability to explore the condition of He Ziqian's body and found that the energy in his body was not only unstable, but was in a state of explosion.
This state is somewhat similar to the supernatural self-explosion he had experienced in his previous life. This state is very dangerous!
"Dashu, why did Ziqian suddenly become like this? His evolution has always been very stable!" Ruan Xi was very sure that any potion he used on He Ziqian could be guaranteed to be safe, and it was impossible for such an energy riot to occur. During this period, the only variable was the planet full of mutant plants!
"He must have eaten something! Remember that energy core? It was inside the fruit, and you swallowed it in a few bites. Who can guarantee that there's also an energy core hidden in the fruit He Ziqian ate?" The tree was going crazy. These things kept happening, and they were practically killing them! The most frustrating thing now was that they couldn't figure out what He Ziqian had accidentally eaten, or even if it was something that had led to his current condition.
Ruan Xi forced himself to think calmly and quickly made a decision.
"Deputy Captain, clean up that storage room." Ruan Xi gave the order calmly. Han Qing was stunned for a moment when he heard this, but then he reacted and immediately turned around to clean up the storage room. When Ruan Xi went there, not only had the things in the storage room been cleared out, but he had even set up a simple bed in a proper manner.
Ruan Xi: "..." Damn, looking at this bed, I feel a little embarrassed. What's going on? He wants to use his supernatural power to transfer energy to He Ziqian's body, not to use dual cultivation to heal him!
"All of you go out. Don't come to disturb me unless I call you! Ziqian's condition is very dangerous. If there is any mistake, he may explode and die!" Ruan Xi was definitely not exaggerating. The others had long been accustomed to trusting Ruan Xi, and they all nodded in agreement with serious expressions.
"Little miracle doctor, we will be guarding outside. Call us anytime if you need us." At this time, no one was in the mood to joke. Everyone was in a very heavy mood.
He Ziqian is a pillar of strength for everyone in the Goshawk Squad. Without He Ziqian, there would be no Goshawk Squad.
Everyone else had gone out, leaving only Ruan Xi and He Ziqian in the room.
"He Ziqian, you will be fine with me here!" Before he finished speaking, Ruan Xi had already taken He Ziqian's hands, transformed the wood energy in his body into thousands of energy threads, and silently injected them into He Ziqian's body.
"Oh my god, Xiaoxi, take it easy, control your speed, you won't be able to handle it if it's too fast..." As soon as Dashu saw Ruan Xi's desperate posture, he knew that this guy was completely in He Ziqian's hands, and he was not afraid that if He Ziqian couldn't be rescued, he would cause a supernatural riot.
"No, I know what I'm doing." Unexpectedly, Ruan Xi was quite confident in himself, and said this as if it was a matter of course, which made Dashu speechless with anger, but he couldn't just leave this guy alone.
"Okay, okay, I'll take care of it for you..." What else could the tree do? It could only help!
In principle, Ruan Xi couldn't directly absorb energy cores from higher planes, otherwise, there was a high probability of an energy riot. He Ziqian was a real example of this. Hadn't Ruan Xi accidentally eaten the energy core hidden in the fruit that had caused her trouble? If it weren't for the energy core's rather strange properties and the two of them accidentally solving the problem, it would be hard to say what Ruan Xi's fate would be now.
Therefore, Dashu really didn't dare to let Ruan Xi take risks, and could only accept his fate and become an energy conversion station.
So, in the next two days, Ruan Xi continued to use his wood energy to sort out the energy running wild in He Ziqian's body, again and again. No matter how tired he was, he gritted his teeth and dared not stop. If it were not for the big tree as his strong backing, continuously transmitting energy to him, Ruan Xi would have collapsed by now.
The members of the Goshawk Squad, who had been guarding the door, were as anxious as ants on a hot pan. They were about to trample through the corridor floor, but Ruan Xi didn't say a word, and they didn't dare rush in. What if they harmed the captain and the young doctor? Even death would be a crime they could never atone for!
"Oh, it's been two days, why hasn't he come out yet? He hasn't eaten or drunk anything for two days and is still trying to save people. Can the little doctor hold on? I'm so worried..." Yuan Hongwei was so anxious that he scratched his head, and his originally smooth hair was turned into a mess.
However, no one present could laugh, and they just anxiously waited for news from inside the house.
In the room, Ruan Xi's physical strength was not much depleted due to the constant nourishment of energy. However, the high concentration of his mental power gave him a severe headache, and he began to see double when he looked at things.
He knew that if he continued like this, he would not be able to hold on any longer. However, how could he give up until He Ziqian woke up?
"Ruan Xi..." At this moment, he suddenly heard a familiar call. Although it was a little weak, he would never mistake this voice.
"He Ziqian, you're finally awake!" When asking this question, Ruan Xi collapsed as if exhausted, and fell limply on He Ziqian's chest.
But even so, Ruan Xi did not forget to use his supernatural powers to check the condition of He Ziqian's body. Fortunately, the energy riot had subsided and He Ziqian was fine.
Fortunately, nothing serious happened!
Then, Ruan Xi fainted, and He Ziqian was so scared that his heart almost stopped beating.
"Ruan Xi!"
Author’s chat: Let me make up for yesterday’s second update first.
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