While speaking, Ruan Xi was still trying hard to scrape off the stone's dander, but it was always in vain. He even felt that the blade of his dagger had been slightly smoothed out.
Embarrassing, what kind of stone is this?
While Ruan Xi was thinking, He Ziqian was also constantly trying to determine what material this thing they called stone was. But the problem was that no matter what method they used, they could not scrape off the gray skin from the stone. Using the scanning function of the personal terminal, it only showed a string of question marks, which meant that this was a substance that had not yet been successfully identified.
"Unknown? Look for smaller ones and take some back to study. Maybe we can discover a new mineral!" After all, he had just harvested a batch of seven-color rainbow grass not long ago, and it was still warm in the storage ring!
However, the two searched all the way but did not find a small one. Instead, the size of those "stones" became larger and larger, and finally they were completely connected into one piece, squeezing the originally obvious shape of the cave into a narrow passage, just enough for two people to bend over and pass through. The further they went, the narrower the passage became, giving people a feeling of being suffocated.
"Stop, I have a strange feeling..." However, as soon as he said this, Ruan Xi hesitated. Should he express his feelings directly? Should he just say that he felt a powerful life force surrounding them from all directions? He would be exposed in a moment, and would be mistaken for a monster.
Ruan Xi didn't care whether others thought he was a monster or not, but he felt uncomfortable whenever he thought that He Ziqian might look at him with the strange eyes that he would use to look at a monster.
Others can do it, but Jia Ziqian cannot. He doesn't quite understand how this kind of differential treatment comes about.
"Is it dangerous?"
He Ziqian didn't ask at all, he only cared about whether this feeling meant danger.
"Not like it. It is... a very powerful life force, circulating around us, everywhere. It is absolutely threatening." But the problem is, he didn't feel any malice, and the small tree in his sea of consciousness didn't react either. You know, in this regard, the small tree's sensitivity far exceeds his, and the small tree's judgment is very authoritative to him.
"Strong vitality?" He Ziqian didn't actually have any difficulty understanding this, but it wasn't as specific as Ruan Xi's description. For example, when fighting, He Ziqian's perception of the enemy's strength came from his anticipation of danger, an intuition honed by his physical fitness and combat abilities.
Ruan Xi's feelings, on the other hand, were more inclined towards the conscious or spiritual level, and more... mysterious.
Although He Ziqian did not ask many questions, his thinking never stopped, especially about Ruan Xi. He would unconsciously want to find out more, but he would consciously respect Ruan Xi's will. If Jixi didn't want to say it, he wouldn't ask. This was his bottom line.
"Alright, it's okay to tell you. I can sense the vitality of all objects, or rather, the energy. This energy includes both good and bad, like good intentions or malice. It's hard to hide from me. It's probably similar to how you combatants sense danger. I can't quite explain it, but I've never failed to sense it."
He Ziqian was shocked when he heard this. After a long silence, he asked, "Does this kind of stone have vitality?"
Ruan Xi hadn't expected that He Ziqian's first question would be this. She was stunned for a moment, then chuckled and said, "Yes, but it's not particularly clear. It feels a bit like... it overlaps with the power surrounding us..."
Ruan Xi stopped here, as if the information he had obtained before gradually merged into a whole, and his thoughts gradually became clearer.
"So, the powerful force I felt actually came from these stones? Isn't it surrounding us from all directions? However, these stones have always been there, but I didn't feel the existence of that force before. Why did it suddenly appear now?"
I don’t know whether this is good news or bad news.
"Then feel it again, can we continue to move forward?" He Ziqian asked half-seriously, as if he wanted to rely on Ruan Xi's special ability to judge their next move.
But Ruan Xi felt that it was not just seeming, this guy seemed to really rely on his special ability to judge the next itinerary!
Just... I just felt like laughing for some reason, and then, Ruan Xi really laughed, and laughed quite happily, like a child who finally got his favorite toy, and from then on he didn't have to keep the secret in his heart alone, and got someone to rely on.
Someone you can rely on...?
Ruan Xi pondered these words carefully in his mind, and felt the warmth in his chest flowing along his blood vessels, gradually reaching his torso and limbs. His whole body felt inexplicably warm, even though it was so cool in this cave.
"Let's go, I think... there are good things ahead, at least, there are good things for me." The good things in Ruan Xi's concept are naturally medicinal herbs. Could it be that there are some precious herbs growing in there?
Then you must go!
Seeing Ruan Xi's excited expression, He Ziqian could guess what he was thinking without asking.
"Then we will keep moving forward until there is no road ahead." Anyway, their mission to come to the desolate planet this time is essentially exploration. Now they can't even see a person to rescue. If they don't explore, are they going to return empty-handed?
In He Ziqian's code of conduct, returning empty-handed is a word that should not exist.
"Let's go."
Ruan Xi immediately waved his hand and walked forward first, while He Ziqian followed closely beside him, always alert to everything around him.
The passage became narrower and narrower, until at the very end, both of them had to crawl on their knees to pass through. Just when they both thought that they would soon have to stop moving forward, the road ahead suddenly became clear.
"What a huge cave. He Ziqian, look up there, is that sea water?" Ruan Xi pointed to an ice-blue spot above his head that looked like crystal. There were blue waves flickering there, as if the sea water was swaying slowly in the wind, and there was a hint of tenderness in it.
But then, their pupils shrank and they all took a step back cautiously.
Because they saw a familiar black shadow sliding back and forth from the icy blue, as if searching for something. Wasn't that the withered vine that had fought them in the seabed before?
"Could the dead vine still be looking for us?" Ruan Xi was very surprised and wanted to take some samples of the dead vine to study. Unfortunately, He Ziqian had just figured out a way to effectively attack the dead vine when they were dragged into this strange cave.
"Maybe, they are not just looking for us." They still have eight team members missing outside, maybe the withered vine has found a new target.
Unless, the withered vine has set its sights on Ruan Xi. After all, he is a person with special abilities. The perception abilities of plants and animals are often more direct and effective than those of humans. The withered vine may have sensed what He Ziqian did not feel.
Thinking of this, He Ziqian felt inexplicably unhappy and his eyes narrowed slightly.
"Let's keep going. There's a cave over there." Ruan Xi was sharp-eyed and immediately saw that there was a cave on the opposite side that was large enough for the two of them to walk upright. He immediately pulled He Ziqian over.
However, when they ran to the other side, they were immediately shocked, because there was not just one cave here, but caves densely packed together, which was dazzling!
"Oh my god, there are so many holes, which one should I choose..." Ruan Xi said that he, a person who had no fear of making choices, was forced to develop a fear of making choices, and also developed a phobia of trying to make choices.
There is no space on this wall, I'm afraid there are at least eight hundred, if not a thousand. The scene is simply too spectacular, but unfortunately, Ruan Xi cannot appreciate such a spectacular scene at all. He just feels a headache and silently holds his forehead and lowers his head.
With so many holes, even with his wood-type ability he can't handle it, and his ability level is still low!
"Can't you feel it?"
"I just have a headache..." Ruan Xi confessed honestly, with a look of confusion and pain on his face.
"Don't push yourself. Take a break and I'll go explore the way. I'm very skilled at this kind of thing." He had experienced such a test before he joined the Goshawk Squad. The caves he faced at that time were much smaller than the ones in front of him now, but their number had increased exponentially. Even he felt dizzy and dazzled just looking at them. Now, these were just a medium-difficulty exploration game.
"Explore them one by one? There are so many holes..." Just thinking about it would make him tired to death. Ruan Xi felt his head hurt even more, and subconsciously wanted to stop He Ziqian.
Otherwise, he should try seriously and give it a try?
But before Ruan Xi could finish his thought, He Ziqian had already climbed up like a spider. It seemed that he was planning to start the investigation from the top cave.
Ruan Xi subconsciously looked up at He Ziqian, and then watched as a black shadow wrapped around He Ziqian's waist and instantly dragged him into a cave.
"He Ziqian!" Holy shit, is this going to get better? Are there still tentacle monsters hiding in these caves? They look a lot like those slippery things I saw on the seabed before!
Unexpectedly, Ruan Xi witnessed He Ziqian disappear with his own eyes. He didn't care about anything else. He quickly climbed to the place where He Ziqian was just now. He looked into the cave where He Ziqian disappeared, but saw nothing. He only felt the salty and humid sea breeze blowing towards him.
There is wind, which means that this cave may lead to the outside?
"He Ziqian, are you in there? Are you hurt?" Ruan Xi shouted loudly towards the cave for dozens of times, but unfortunately, there was no response from He Ziqian.
At this moment, he felt the cave under his feet vibrate slightly, and then quickly returned to calm. Ruan Xi was confused and looked around, but still found nothing new.
Was He Ziqian actually pulled into this cave? Damn, he really couldn't see it clearly just now!
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