Chapter 54 Upgrade.
Upon hearing Mo Xiu's question, Mo Qi was momentarily speechless. Although he hadn't explicitly stated before that he had learned those skills after reading that book.
But at the time, for the sake of convenience, he did indeed allow the other party to misunderstand.
Suddenly, he realized that he had dug a huge hole for himself. When he first met Mo Xiu, he only saw him as a long-term meal ticket. He remembered the good things about him, but he was also wary of him.
Therefore, many things were left unsaid and unexplained. Although he didn't lie intentionally, he allowed Mo Xiu to misunderstand. His original intention was also to deceive people.
How could he have imagined that in the days to come, he would actually fall in love with Mo Xiu, and even regard her as his only Daoist partner in this life?
In fact, Mo Qi had considered revealing his true identity to Mo Xiu. However, he always felt it would be too complicated, after all, he wasn't originally from this world.
The idea of soul possession is a little terrifying. Even if it's not a true possession, the other person's remnant soul had already perished before he entered the body.
This body, however, seemed to be a shell that had been prepared for him long ago, quietly waiting for his arrival in this bizarre apocalypse.
If someone else had asked him this question, Mo Qi would have chosen an answer that would protect himself. But facing Mo Xiu, he was unwilling to continue deceiving him.
After hesitating for a moment, Mo Qi said to the person opposite him, "Actually, no, I already had these skills. It's just that I didn't expect to see related books at Xie Wu's place."
You misunderstood this matter at the time, and it was indeed my fault for not explaining it clearly immediately.
Mo Xiu hadn't expected such an answer from the person opposite him. After a moment of stunned silence, he continued to ask, "You already had this skill? Where did you learn it before?"
The questions that followed were what truly made Mo Qi hesitate. People often thought that demonic cultivators were evil and that the demonic path was a heretical and crooked path.
If Mo Xiu knew that he was a demonic cultivator or even a demon lord, would he view him the same way as everyone else, or would he feel alienated from him?
"Can I not explain now? I need a little more time. But I can assure you, Mo Xiu, that my feelings for you have always been genuine, and I have never intended to hurt you."
Cultivation, demonic energy, ascension, death, time travel—so many mysterious and profound things. Having lived too long in his previous life, even if Mo Qi wanted to talk about it, he wouldn't even know where to begin.
Hearing what the other person said, Mo Xiu slowly nodded. He certainly believed that Mo Qi would never harm him. However, he was somewhat curious about Mo Qi's abilities and the increasing amount of information seemingly hidden behind him.
Seeing the man's unusually conflicted expression, Mo Xiu very considerately reached out, patted his shoulder, and then gently hugged him.
"It's okay, I'm not in a hurry. If there are things you feel uncomfortable saying right now, then wait until you've thought them through and want to tell me later."
Listening to the other person's gentle words, Mo Qi didn't know how to describe his current feelings. He only felt that he was really lucky to have found such an understanding Daoist partner.
"Alright, since you think it's okay to hand over these skills to Xie Wu, I won't object. I believe you must have your own reasons."
After discussing it further, Mo Qi called Xie Wu over and showed him some talismans and magic arrays he had drawn, which greatly surprised the other party.
"Seventh Brother, this is amazing! So, that book from before, and some of the stories passed down from my ancestors, are all true?"
Xie Wu found it hard to believe, after all, this ability was far too fantastical. Compared to the appearance of the apocalypse, he even felt that what Mo Qi had shown was far beyond his comprehension.
But he also deeply understood what it would mean for him once he learned these skills.
In other words, even if he didn't have any special abilities, once he mastered these skills, he could still live with dignity in the apocalypse, even without the protection of Mo Xiu's team!
Thinking of this, Xie Wu looked deeply at the person opposite him, and then bowed ninety degrees to Mo Qi.
After standing up, he said earnestly, "Seventh Brother, thank you for being willing to teach me. I will remember this kindness. Don't worry, I will never betray you!"
Mo Qi nodded in satisfaction upon hearing this, which was also one of the things he admired and liked most about Xie Wu: she was pragmatic, yet she also had her bottom line.
This person actually has a strong sense of resilience. From the very beginning, when the other party rejected Bian Tai, he wanted to stay here even if it meant doing the hardest and most tiring work. Mo Qi had already seen through his willingness to fight against overwhelming odds.
Mo Qi felt that his judgment had always been good, and he also had high hopes for Xie Wu. In the days that followed, the entire team became even more motivated.
Their cultivation speed was advancing by leaps and bounds. Mo Qi would occasionally reveal some information about himself to Mo Xiu, hoping to give the other party more time to prepare mentally.
At the same time, they also began to try using methods that were only available to cultivators to guide Mo Xiu. Unexpectedly, Mo Xiu's comprehension was also very high, and after comprehending the methods, the speed at which he improved his supernatural abilities was even faster.
Before long, Mo Xiu's abilities had increased by two levels. Now, both his wind and lightning abilities had reached the peak of level six.
Even Cheng Cheng has acquired some strange and unusual seeds and come up with some new ways to use plant-based superpowers.
The Shanhe base has been quite stable recently.
I wonder if Professor Frank was affected by Meng Zhen's death. I heard that after that, the professor went to the base's laboratory and buried himself in research, rarely venturing out of the base.
Feng Wenkang, who had obtained the approximate location of Professor Frank's disappearance, has become much more active than before. I heard that he has been promoted and has also made connections with the research institute in the base.
For some reason, Feng Wenkang, who had always been unremarkable, suddenly awakened a healing ability a while ago.
Healers with supernatural abilities do exist in the post-apocalyptic world, but they are extremely rare. Having one or two in a large base is considered the absolute maximum. Many smaller bases don't have any healing ability users at all.
This makes Feng Wenkang's sudden emergence of healing abilities all the more precious, and his status rises accordingly. After all, let alone now, even in the peaceful past, who could guarantee they wouldn't get injured or sick?
Things seemed a bit unsettled outside the base, as those who had gone out to gather supplies brought back news that the zombies outside seemed to be evolving very quickly.
The high-level zombies they encountered before are no longer rare; level two and three zombies have become quite common.
There are even rumors that the zombies are doubling in size. If this continues, humanity may face an even greater crisis.
However, at the same time, Mo Xiu also noticed that the other superhumans seemed to be improving their abilities very quickly.
Although it's not as good as me, it's different from what I remember from my previous life, as if the whole world has been put on fast-forward.
Mo Xiu felt a strange sense of urgency. He suddenly realized that he hadn't seen Xiong Gangyong for a long time.
In the past, Xiong Gangyong really liked to come to them, especially to Mo Qi.
Although Xiong Gangyong's older brother is the base commander of Shanhe Base, he doesn't have many friends. Ever since he met them, he has treated the people in their team as his good brothers, and he would come over to 'bother' them whenever he had the chance.
After spending a lot of time together, they actually grew to like this big, goofy guy. His long absence made Mo Xiu and Mo Qi feel something was amiss.
Several people even talked about this during dinner.
Lu Pingwan overheard their conversation, took a bite of the vegetable dumpling Xie Wu had made, and said, "I saw Dayong when I went out a couple of days ago, and I even asked him what happened."
Dayong said his brother sent him to the research institute to help Professor Frank. He was extremely busy every day, having to do a lot of things. He also said that the professor was strange, always choosing late nights to make them work.
Sometimes they weren't allowed to leave the research institute at night, so they had to sleep there; it was quite tough.
"Helping out at the research institute?" Mo Xiu frowned upon hearing this, feeling uneasy thinking about the deceased Meng Zhen.
Just then, there was a knock on the front door. Opening it, they found someone delivering a message from Xiong Mingyuan. The person said they wanted to invite Mo Xiu and the others over because Professor Frank had an urgent matter and needed their help.
Seeing that the lunch on the table was only half-eaten, the group of people quickened their pace and ate their fill before heading to their destination together.
When they arrived, the room was already filled with many people, including Professor Frank.
"What's going on this time?" Mo Xiu asked the base chief, looking at the many other ability users who had been brought in like herself, as well as the leaders of various teams.
Upon hearing Mo Xiu's question, Xiong Mingyuan said to the people in the room with a serious expression, "The reason I called you all here is to ask you to go to the pharmaceutical factory in the suburbs of City B."
However, this time, the main purpose is not for the medicines there. Our base has a sufficient supply of medicines for the time being; what we need are the medical equipment there.
Professor Frank's recent research has encountered some bottlenecks, not due to a problem with the drugs, but rather due to a lack of equipment in the laboratory.
I've already sent some people to search the surrounding area, but we haven't found anything yet. The best hope right now is the pharmaceutical factory in the suburbs of City B.
Because that pharmaceutical company also produces some high-end medical devices, it's very likely they contain what we need.
Everyone knew that a very capable professor had come to the base, and they all placed their hopes for developing a zombie virus drug on him.
However, upon hearing Xiong Mingyuan's words, some people still raised questions. The captain of the X-Force team asked, "The outskirts of City B? That's quite far. But if it's just to find medical equipment, why are you sending so many of us? Commander Xiong, why don't you just say what you mean?"
Upon hearing this, Xiong Mingyuan hesitated for a moment, but had no choice but to admit: "In fact, this mission will face great risks."
We've received news that a level seven zombie has appeared at the pharmaceutical factory in City B.
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