Chapter 113 Rainy Season - 6 Guo Shen, Guo Wen's Alone...
Guo Shen, Guo Wen's only son and Pei Zhishu's partner, had been exploring Penglai Island, which was to be developed into a new human base according to the planned schedule.
However, given the severe attack the Eastern Federation suffered this year, the construction of the new human base is likely to be delayed.
Lu Yi took Tang Bufan to meet him. Along the way, the two saw many guarding beastmen, which made the garden, which should have been very relaxing, solemn.
Tang Bufan thought of Anderson, so he asked Lu Yi, "Has Anderson contacted you?"
“He turned off his GPS,” Lu Yi told him. “And the people from the Western Federation are coming soon, so he has to hide.”
Anderson is a runaway mental patient and should not be here.
Thinking about the unsafe state of Taicheng now, Tang Bufan felt it was better for him to stay out and hide.
The two entered the main ward and were surprised to find that Guo Wen had already left the intensive care unit. He looked very pale and was wearing a white Chinese-style shirt with bandages wrapped around his exposed neck, and it was obvious that there were also bandages wrapped under his clothes.
He was in a wheelchair, and Guo Shen was squatting in front of him. He looked somewhat like Guo Wen, but their temperaments were different. Although Guo Wen was an orc, he was very refined, while Guo Shen was much more rugged, probably because he spent many years in the wild.
Upon seeing the two arrive, Guo Shen stood up, his gaze sweeping over Tang Bufan before he reached out his hand to Lu Yi.
The two greeted each other politely, but Tang Bufan's attention was on Guo Wen, while the middle-aged orc who seemed to have aged a few more years also looked at him. The two looked at each other and nodded.
He planned to thank Guo Wen privately later.
There weren't many people in the room, just the few of them. Guo Shen asked his partner, "Didn't you find the location of the Rebooter base from the drones?"
“No, they were programmed before they were sent out, and there was no return procedure,” Pei Zhishu said in a deep voice. He had been exhausted and annoyed lately.
The spring beast tide is the best time of year for production. Agriculture, animal husbandry, and mining all enter full-speed production. Generally, the supplies for the following year are accumulated in the six months from April to September to prepare for the autumn beast tide and winter. Now, due to Zero's attack, Pei Zhishu has to recall a large number of beastmen back to Taicheng, and many production lines have come to a standstill.
The dungeons mainly need various minerals for the production of machines, and the mining work is all handled by the orcs.
Pei Zhishu was thus forced to ask Lu Yi to help with the collection of supplies for the Eastern Federation next year, thus incurring a debt.
Lu Yi readily agreed and has already instructed the Western Federation to increase the production of various supplies.
Guo Shen sat in his chair, his fingers interlaced in deep thought, and then said to Pei Zhishu, "Have the Underground Academy of Sciences send a few technicians up here to provide support. We must find Zero."
The reason they are so frustrated is that the Rebooters can launch precise attacks against them, but they don't know the Rebooters' location and can't retaliate even if they want to.
The only saving grace is that the Rebooters did not use nuclear weapons. Judging from their actions of modifying the toxic humans to purify the Earth, they do not want nuclear pollution to worsen again.
“They’ve already set off from the underground city. The Academy of Sciences didn’t send anyone up this year, and the troops we’re protecting have also left that area with the main force,” Pei Zhishu said.
"Let the Academy of Sciences send a spacecraft over themselves," Guo said in a deep voice. "We send out so many supplies every year, not so they can just take them without doing anything."
Pei Zhishu sighed deeply: "I understand, I will negotiate."
The atmosphere in the hall was heavy, after all, Zero's two attacks had caused heavy losses to the Eastern Federation. Tang Bufan sat next to Lu Yi and listened silently without saying a word.
Guo Shen then looked at Lu Yi: "Mr. Louis, when will the Western Federation arrive?"
"The transport aircraft is undergoing final assembly and should be able to deliver supplies in about a week," Lu Yi said.
"Is there an accompanying army?" Guo Shen asked. Lu Yi is currently living in Taicheng. With the military forces of other states, the Eastern Federation can be relatively relieved of some pressure.
Lu Yi grabbed Tang Bufan's hand, startling him slightly. The young orc said gently, "There are two high-ranking orc officers from the Western Federation, a researcher who is also a high-ranking orc, and more than fifty elite soldiers, mainly to protect my fiancée."
Lu Yi made it very clear that the Western Federation's troops this time were primarily focused on Tang Bufan's safety and would not provide much assistance to the Eastern Federation.
Guo Shen was somewhat disappointed upon hearing this, so he looked at Lu Yi seriously and said, "The Western Federation has also been attacked by mutated poisoners, right? I hope that the three federations can cooperate in the fight against Zero."
This will significantly reduce the pressure on the Eastern Federation.
But this does not benefit the western and northern federations.
Lu Yi then replied gently, "I need to discuss the matter of military cooperation in detail with the Federation."
Guo Shen understood that Lu Yi couldn't just agree to this, so he could only nod slightly.
Guo Shen didn't talk for long; he had just arrived home and was also concerned about Guo Wen's health.
Guo Wen was unable to speak; his trachea had been cut during the emergency treatment. Guo Shen pushed him in a wheelchair back to the intensive care unit. Tang Bufan hesitated for a moment and did not follow, planning to visit him at the main hospital later.
The two returned to Qingzhu Xiaoxuan together. Tang Bufan was very concerned about the fact that people from the Western Federation would be coming in a week.
He then took Lu Yi's hand and carefully examined the injuries.
"The wound has healed." Lu Yi reassured Tang Bufan, "We orcs have a very strong ability to recover."
He wasn't lying. The places Tang Bufan had stitched up for him had closed and scabbed over. Tang Bufan touched them carefully and found that the wounds were relatively smooth with no bumps. They shouldn't leave any noticeable scars after the scabs fell off.
Tang Bufan felt much more at ease. He took Lu Yi's hand, which was still wrapped in bandages, and said to him, "Mr. Guo Wen is seriously injured and can't speak. He was the one who took me to that room that day. I want to go see him tomorrow or the day after."
Lu nodded: "We should thank you properly."
"I might have been too prejudiced against him," Tang Bufan reflected.
Lu Yi turned to look at him. The man lowered his head slightly and looked at the cobblestone ground. Although he knew he shouldn't, Lu Yi still felt a little jealous.
“I also have some prejudice against him.” Lu Yi patted Tang Bufan’s head. “Let’s visit him tomorrow and bring him a bouquet of flowers.”
Tang Bufan felt the large hand stroking him and was somewhat emotional. In the past, he was the one who patted Lu Yi's head, but now it was Lu Yi's turn to pat him. His good boy had really grown up.
Now that Lu Yi's hand had almost fully recovered, Tang Bufan's thoughts started running through his mind again. He knew that gay men needed to be well-prepared for sex, and Lu Yi was such a big guy... Tang Bufan felt uneasy and wondered if he could do it.
After returning to Qingzhu Xiaoxuan, Lu Yi went to his room for a meeting to confirm some matters. He told Tang Bufan to stay in the room and asked Kai Ge to contact him through Evelyn if anything came up.
But Tang Bufan sat in the room for a while, unable to sit still any longer. So he quietly told Kai Ge not to report to Lu Yi, that he was going to the main courtyard.
"Xiao Tang, this isn't suitable," Kai Ge advised in a gentle, electronic male voice.
"Don't worry, even if Zero launches another attack, I won't get hurt." After these two attacks, Tang Bufan was confident.
Zero wanted him to live. Pei Zhishu said that the drones were programmed with data before they took off, so he wasn't on their attack list.
Now that he thinks about it, perhaps Zero's decision to have the Poisoners call him "mother" was a form of protection, ensuring that Tang Bufan wouldn't be attacked when facing the Poisoners.
"Good boy, Kai." Tang Bufan touched the computer, even though he knew Kai had no sense of touch.
"..." Kai Ge was silent for a moment before gently saying, "Go and come back soon."
Tang Bufan then tiptoed out of the room. Since the number of servants in the garden had been greatly reduced, He Xing and He Yun were no longer idle in the courtyard as before, and Wan Yiming was also lying in the house recuperating from his leg injury. The quiet courtyard was deserted.
Tang Bufan strode out of the small courtyard and headed towards the main courtyard, hoping to return before Lu Yi discovered him.
Tang Bufan was deeply moved by Guo Wen's pitiful state of being unable to speak while sitting in a wheelchair, but he did not go to find Guo Wen; instead, he went to find Pei Zhishu.
Pei Zhishu was not in the main courtyard. The new butler told him that he had gone to the Cloud Top Building. Tang Bufan hurried over and was successfully led to Pei Zhishu's office by Pei Zhishu's female assistant.
He didn't have to wait long before Pei Zhishu, dressed in a suit but looking slightly tired, pushed open the office door.
“When I heard Chen Lu say that you were all alone, I knew you had already made your plans.” Pei Zhishu slowly walked to the sofa next to Tang Bufan and sat down.
He really is a very intelligent man. Tang Bufan smiled bitterly and asked him, "If I act as bait, can I really find Zero?"
Pei Zhishu had told Tang Bufan a long time ago that he was the most likely person to find Zero, but at the time Tang Bufan didn't want to take the risk and didn't want Lu Yi to worry. But now the situation is different.
Guo Wen made Tang Bufan realize that if Zero wasn't dealt with, Lu Yi could very well become the second Guo Wen.
“I was with Mr. Guo Wen at the time. He pulled me into his arms and lowered his body to protect me, so that all the bullets hit his back while I was unharmed…” Tang Bufan’s face was very complicated, and his body even began to tremble slightly: “And I know that if Lu Yi had been with me at the time… he would have done the same.”
Pei Zhishu nodded in agreement: "Indeed."
“I’ve already lost one student, I can’t let a second one die.” Tang Bufan’s eyes reddened. He controlled his trembling body and looked at Pei Zhishu seriously: “Zero and I have a new grudge plus old hatred. Since I was brought back from the dead, I have been trying to let go of the past and look forward... but now it is Zero who will not let me go.”
After he finished speaking, his gaze became incredibly sharp: "Tell me your plan. I need to find him."
The Western Federation is about to arrive, and their surveillance of Tang Bufan will become extremely strict, so Tang Bufan doesn't have much time to act, only within this week.
Seeing Tang Bufan's resolute attitude, Pei Zhishu didn't say much. He stood up from the sofa and straightened his suit slightly.
"Let's go see Dr. Jiang."
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