Chapter 103 Spring Beast Tide - 5 *** ……
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In the study, Tang Bufan was holding a calligraphy brush in front of a spacious desk. He was writing in running script, and the strokes were smooth and flowing, with the lines spaced appropriately. Soon, a poem by Li Bai appeared on the expensive Xuan paper.
"How is it?" Tang Bufan asked Lu Yi on the other end of the computer; the two were video chatting.
"Beautiful." Lu lay on the bed, his golden-green beast eyes looking softly at Tang Bufan. The man had tied his hair up with a hairpin today so that it would be easier for him to write calligraphy. The sandalwood hairpin complemented his handsome face with its oriental features.
"I feel it's still a bit lacking." Tang Bufan sighed, staring at the Xuan paper in front of him. "It's been five years since I last wrote anything, and my technique has become so rusty. It seems I'll need to work on it for a long time."
After meeting Pei Zhishu that day, Tang Bufan told Lu Yi about the cooperation between the New Business Alliance and Rebooters. After they went through it carefully, Tang Bufan realized that he had forgotten to ask what the cooperation project between the New Business Alliance and Rebooters was.
The Academy of Sciences' cooperation is clear: it involves Tang Bufan's time-travel experiment. But what about the New Business Alliance? What matters do they need to cooperate with the Rebooters on?
Lu Yi thought about it and felt that it might be Fang Yue's ecological capsule, because the technology was very mature, it could be infinitely assembled like building blocks, and the cost was also very low, like the work of the Rebooters.
Tang Bufan told Lu Yi everything except whether or not he wanted to be the bait. Lu Yi would not agree without a doubt, while Tang Bufan himself was hesitant.
He is currently in a contradictory state. He wants to find Zero and learn the truth, but he also feels that it would be meaningless to know the truth now, so he might as well stay by Lu Yi's side.
Besides love, there was also a sense of indebtedness. Lu Yi had helped him so much in coming all the way from the western desert to here.
In short, let's wait and see for now, and wait for the people from the East District Underground City to come and meet Fang Yue.
Tang Bufan then calmed down and started video chatting with Lu Yi every day in the house.
Lu Yi's heat cycle was almost over, but he still couldn't meet Tang Bufan. He was afraid that if he saw Tang Bufan, he would act like a lowly dog, pinning Tang Bufan down and burying himself in him. Lu Yi didn't want to lose face like that.
However, since the two lived next door and video chatted every day, they weren't lonely. Lu Yi would lie on the bed while Tang Bufan sat in a chair. Lu Yi would watch Tang Bufan read and write, while Tang Bufan would watch him sleep and roll around.
In a physical sense, Lu Yi, being an orc, experienced a more severe heat cycle than Tang Bufan. He was often delirious with heat, rolling around naked in a white sheet, panting heavily with a light sweat on his body.
It's quite erotic. Tang Bufan was aroused as he watched, and his body reacted.
As expected, his health returned, and his sexual function gradually improved as well.
Tang Bufan happily continued to nourish himself, indulging in a gluttonous feast.
Once Lu Yi's mating season is completely over, the wild animals are still migrating northward in droves. The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and the ice and snow have all melted. At this time, large lakes are forming in the Greater Khingan Mountains, and plants are growing wildly. When the temperature rises to 40 or 50 degrees Celsius in other places in summer, there is still water and food there, with lush green trees, making it a paradise for wild animals.
“That place should become the first habitable place for humans on the eastern continent.” Lu Yi held Tang Bufan and read a book with him. “The Penglai base will be renovated in fifty years. The humans in the underground city of the eastern district will be relocated to the base one after another. After another hundred years, we won’t have to wear gas masks to build a new city in the northeast.”
“We won’t live to see that day.” Tang Bufan sat in Lu Yi’s lap, feeling Lu Yi’s hands groping inside his pajamas, while he calmly turned a page.
As long as Tang Bufan didn't pinch his nipples, Lu Yi could touch them as he pleased. After Tang Bufan tapped Lu Yi's head with a book a few times, Lu Yi became well-behaved.
“We have the Alps in the west, and Scotland and Ireland have recovered quite well.” Lu Yi was still full of hope for the future: “If the decomposition of the mutated poisonous people accelerates the purification of pollution, perhaps the Earth will be clean by the time our great-grandchildren are born.”
Speaking of the mutated poison people, Tang Bufan picked up the book and became puzzled. It was almost mid-March, and there was still no news about the mutated poison people. It felt very strange.
Tang Bufan was just thinking about it when the outer city wall of Taicheng was blown up that very night.
Tang Bufan and Lu Yi were both awakened by a loud rumbling noise, accompanied by a tremor like an earthquake. The two, who were embracing each other, immediately got out of bed. Lu Yi frowned in the darkness, while Tang Bufan nervously held onto the gently trembling bed.
boom--!
Boom! Boom!
Boom boom boom—!!!
Boom——.
With a final, extremely heavy thud, the collapse ceased, and the noisy birdsong and the tinkling of the silver net returned to clarity.
Kai turned on the room lights, and the two of them quickly slipped on slippers and went out. Everyone came out, and the dirty courtyard lamps shone on everyone's faces. The twins and the two beastmen from the Wan family were terrified.
"Climb up and check!" Ignoring the disgusting bird droppings falling on him, Wan Yiming leaped onto the roof with lightning speed, and a few seconds later shouted in panic, "The wall's down! The outer wall's down!"
He Xing and He Yun, carrying umbrellas, quickly crossed the courtyard and came to Lu Yi and Tang Bufan's side. Wan Bing also came over. They all stood behind Lu Yi, who was the only high-level beastman present, which meant they were safe.
Lu Yi frowned and raised his wrist, quickly contacting Pei Zhishu.
“The outer city wall of District 7 has been destroyed, and the collapse has affected Districts 6 and 8. That direction is the direction of the beast tide, and a large number of wild beasts mixed with mutated poison people have entered the city.” Pei Zhishu’s heavy voice came from Lu Yi’s bracelet: “But the inner city is still safe. Mr. Louis and Mrs. Tang don’t need to worry. But for your safety, please stay indoors and do not come out.”
He hung up the phone quickly after speaking, clearly needing to deal with the riots that night.
Tang Bufan heard running sounds coming from outside the Green Bamboo Pavilion. There were beastmen shouting, but the sounds were mixed with birdsong and could not be heard clearly. Lu Yi put down his bracelet, looked outside, and called to Wan Yiming, who had already come down from the roof.
"You and Wan stay in the courtyard to take care of the three of them, I'll go to the outer city to help."
Lu Yi quickly gave the order and was about to step into the smelly courtyard.
"Lu Yi!" Tang Bufan subconsciously reached out and grabbed him. The two looked at each other in the dimly lit corridor. Then, Tang Bufan bit his lip and slowly let go of his hand.
"Be careful." Tang Bufan gave him a complex warning. He knew it was dangerous, but he also knew that the high-level orcs were a very powerful fighting force, and that Lu Yi could save hundreds or thousands of civilians if he went out.
Lu Yi looked at him intently, then, under the gaze of those around them, suddenly leaned in and kissed Tang Bufan's lips hard before quickly pulling away.
"Wait for me to come back inside," Lu Yi said to Tang Bufan one last time before striding out of the courtyard.
Tang Bufan still had the warmth of Lu Yi on his lips, but he couldn't care less about being shy. He was only worried. Seeing that the twins and the Wan family were all looking at him, he thought for a moment and then led them into the house.
"I'll stay in my room tonight. The situation is still unclear, so I'll just wait until dawn."
"Yes!" Everyone nodded.
After entering the house, Tang Bufan immediately went to the small study and turned on the computer. He glanced at the time and saw that it was just past midnight. Many people hadn't slept much or hadn't slept at all. With electricity in Taicheng, residents went to bed much later than those outside without electricity.
Tang Bufan then asked the twins to get bedding and spread it on the floor.
"You guys should go to sleep now, while you can still catch up on some sleep," Tang Bufan said to the four of them, knowing how much sleep deprivation affects a person's condition, and who knew how busy they would be tomorrow.
The twins immediately took action, with Wan Bing helping, while Wan Yiming hesitated before approaching Tang Bufan: "Madam Tang, I also want to go to the outer city to help."
Wan Yiming came from the outer city troops, where he had many good brothers.
"Kid! Don't talk nonsense!" Wan Bing was anxious and quickly came over to pat his head. The city wall of District 678 had collapsed, and wild beasts had poured into the city. Even if all the city gates were opened quickly, they would not be able to escape easily and would definitely cause trouble in the city for several days. The outer city was now more dangerous than the wilderness.
Let alone jackals, wolves, tigers, and leopards, even wild boars and wild dogs will eat people!
Looking at Wan Yiming, who was muttering to himself with his head down, Tang Bufan thought for a moment and said to him in a deep voice, "It's nighttime now, and we're on the top of Mount Tai. It's inconvenient for you to go down the mountain. Besides, the inner city gates might not be open to protect the inner city. I know you want to help, but let's wait until dawn. If the outer city really needs reinforcements, the leader and Mr. Pei will definitely send someone to notify us."
After thinking about what Tang Bufan said, Wan Yiming realized it made sense and gave up his idea of going out.
As night deepened, the five of them lay down to sleep, with Kai taking the lead in keeping watch. However, none of them slept soundly, as they could hear shouts coming from outside the courtyard from time to time, mixed with the chirping of birds.
But before dawn, the silver net suddenly rang loudly, ringing incessantly. Tang Bufan abruptly opened his eyes, rolled over and got out of bed. The twins sat fearfully on the mattress, while Wan Yiming had already gotten up and walked to the window.
He opened the window to see what was happening outside, but was swatted in the face by a bird about half the size of a person.
"Caw! Caw!" The bird flapped its wings frantically. Wan Yiming quickly covered his face with his hands. Then, a gunshot rang out, startling the bird that was causing trouble. It immediately flew away from the window.
Wan Yiming lowered his arms, revealing one or two scratches on his hands, while Tang Bufan put down his pistol and quickly walked to the window.
"How did the bird fly in?" He Xing asked in a panic. "Did our silver net fall down here?"
Tang Bufan quickly looked outside and saw that the bamboo forest outside was swaying. Sure enough, the silver net above them was no longer flat and was drooping down to the southwest.
A green figure flashed past behind the silver net in the distance. Tang Bufan's pupils shrank, and he felt a chill run down his spine. He immediately pushed Wan Yiming aside and quickly closed the window.
"Mrs. Tang..."
Tang Bufan reached out and covered Wan Yiming's mouth, signaling him to be quiet. He turned to look at the computer in the small study, "Brother Kai, turn off the light!"
The warm yellow light in the room suddenly dimmed, plunging the tightly closed room into darkness.
Wan Yiming was puzzled and wanted to speak, but was immediately hit by Wan Bing. At Tang Bufan's signal, the five people in the room retreated towards the bathroom.
The bathroom was luxurious and large enough to fit five people. As Tang Bufan closed the bathroom door, they heard a "clatter" of an iron chain falling from the ceiling above them.
The five people looked at each other in the small bathroom, all knowing that the protective silver netting had fallen off.
"Madam Tang..." He Yun called out to Tang Bufan in a low voice, feeling uneasy. Although Wan Bing was the oldest person present, it was Tang Bufan who gave people a sense of security.
“It’s a mutated poisonous human.” Tang Bufan lowered his voice and comforted He Yun: “Don’t panic, we’ve turned off the lights, there are many houses in the garden, they won’t find us so quickly.”
"They breached the inner city?" Wan asked curiously, though he remained relatively calm.
“No, they are winged mutated poisonous humans. I encountered one in a tunnel before,” Tang Bufan said in a low voice.
Hearing him say that, all four of them became flustered.
"We need to inform the housekeeper and Mr. Pei!" He Xing said anxiously.
"Pei Zhishu should already know." Tang Bufan said this, but he was worried in his heart because the man who looked like an elite was a weakling with only aura but no fighting power.
After thinking for a moment, Tang Bufan felt that he couldn't just sit and wait to die, so he sharpened his eyes and asked the two orcs, "Which of you two will come out with me? One of you will stay behind to protect them."
"I!"
"I!"
Wan Bing and Wan Yiming spoke at the same time. Wan Bing slapped Wan Yiming and said seriously to Tang Bufan in the darkness, "I'll go out with you, Madam."
The twins both tried to stop them, saying, "You can't go out!"
"I know what I'm doing," Tang Bufan insisted. There was no food in the room, and they couldn't hide here for long, so they might as well go out and try their luck.
After he finished speaking, he gestured to Wan Bing with his eyes, then held the gun in one hand and turned the doorknob of the bathroom with the other.
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