Chapter 48 Professor from Country A.
Xiong Mingyuan felt he had figured out the truth. In addition, ever since his younger brother returned from the mission with them, he would praise Mo Qi whenever he had nothing to do.
Although he couldn't quite articulate what Mo Qi was capable of, Xiong Mingyuan realized that Mo Qi was definitely not just a pretty boy and must have his own abilities.
He had tried to find out some information before, but none of it seemed to be very accurate.
Many rumors circulated among the people in the team that came to the Shanhe Base with Mo Xiu and the others, with some even saying that Mo Qi was an idiot who couldn't take care of himself.
But looking at the scene before him now, Mo Qi's actions and reactions, though low-key and not easily attracting attention, didn't seem stupid at all. He looked perfectly normal, didn't he?
It's true what they say, "three men can make a tiger." If he doesn't see it with his own eyes, he'll be ruined just by listening to these people make up stories.
However, Xiong Mingyuan specifically invited them over today not just to have a meal, but because he had an important matter he hoped Mo Xiu and the others could help with.
Mo Xiu had actually guessed as much, but he didn't ask, finding it rather troublesome. If he didn't have to stay at the base, he would really hate these kinds of social obligations.
Perhaps because he was a beast of burden in his past life, he only wants to be himself in this life.
Mo Xiu was already considering what reason he should use to refuse if Xiong Mingyuan made any demands of him or wanted him to do anything.
Just kidding, he finally got reborn, wouldn't it be better to be a happy couch potato? Why should he have to work!
Both of them had their own agendas, but in the end, Xiong Mingyuan couldn't sit still any longer and took the initiative to speak up: "Brother Moxiu, speaking of which, last time we did a mission, we really had to rely on you and my little brother, and we caused you a lot of trouble."
Mo Xiu smiled and nodded upon hearing this, without replying. It's begun; the other party has already started being polite, which means they're preparing their opening remarks.
He didn't intend to give Xiong Mingyuan that chance, so he didn't continue. He smiled and continued eating.
As for Mo Qi beside him, his attention was entirely focused on the mutton in front of him. He took a bite himself, then fed Mo Xiu a bite; what did anything else matter to him?
After a few more pleasantries, Xiong Mingyuan had intended to let Mo Xiu take the lead, but to his surprise, the kid's evasive skills were even better than Xu Liang's back then.
With so many people around, I wanted Mo Xiu to take the initiative to express her opinion, so that others could see my leadership charm and that Mo Xiu was willingly standing on my side.
Then the other party expresses their opinion, and you then ask them to do something for you. This whole process is flawless.
Shouldn't this be the proper procedure for interpersonal relationships? Why isn't Mo Xiu responding?
Did he simply accept all the praise I gave him?
And that Mo Qi, we don't know what he's capable of yet, but isn't this guy a big eater?
Of all the people sitting around, it seemed like he ate as much as the rest of the group.
Damn it! Why did he take another whole leg of lamb? Didn't the previous leg of lamb end up in his and Mo Xiu's stomachs too?
Damn it, why is he pulling on the front leg again!
Xiong Mingyuan's eye twitched. Although he had treated everyone to roast whole lamb today, to be honest, he hadn't had such a good meal in a long time, so he naturally wanted to eat more.
Sitting to the side, Xiong Gangyong's expression was even more obvious; he watched Mo Qi eat one bite after another with longing eyes.
I had just spotted a nicely roasted piece of lamb, but before I could even reach halfway with my chopsticks, the meat was already in Mo Qi's bowl.
"Seventh Brother!" Xiong Gangyong called out to Mo Qi in a deep voice, his eyes filled with undisguised resentment.
Mo Qi chuckled at the sight and gave the other man half of his already torn-off, meatless leg. Sure enough, Xiong Gangyong immediately beamed with joy.
Mo Xiu, on the other hand, was in a pretty good mood at first. But when she saw that Mo Qi's attention had actually turned to Xiong Gangyong, and that he had even offered the other man meat, she felt a little uncomfortable.
Mo Qi had never treated others like this before, nor had she ever shown so much emotion or acted so cheerful when facing others.
He had always thought that he was special to Mo Qi, and now he was also very clear that he was definitely more important to Mo Qi than Xiong Gangyong.
But why is it that when I occasionally see scenes like this, I still can't help but feel a bittersweet feeling in my heart?
Mo Xiu felt that something was wrong with his current state. He had never thought about it deeply before, but ever since the embarrassing incident that happened when he woke up early last time, he rushed to the bathroom and stayed there for a long time.
After that incident, even if he was unfamiliar with or slow to understand certain things, he knew that this reaction was unusual.
What was clearly a rare delicacy tasted bland and tasteless to Mo Xiu. His response to Xiong Mingyuan beside him became even more perfunctory.
This immediately caused Xiong Mingyuan, who was sitting next to Mo Xiu, to lose his composure. How much food he ate wasn't important. He had called Mo Xiu over because he had something very important to discuss!
Having completely abandoned any intention of feigning politeness, Xiong Mingyuan spoke directly: "Brother Mo, to be honest, the reason I called you here today is actually to discuss something important with you."
The apocalypse has been here for a long time, but nobody truly enjoys living like this. I'm sure you also want this kind of life to end soon.
Hearing this, Mo Xiu snapped out of his reverie and looked at Xiong Mingyuan. The topic they were discussing was something he hadn't anticipated.
Somewhat puzzled by the man's purpose, Mo Xiu heard Xiong Mingyuan continue, "After the apocalypse, there have actually been people researching drugs that can solve the zombie virus."
Of course, our base also wants to contribute to humanity, but our base is not very big and our capabilities are limited.
I received news these past couple of days that a highly respected professor in country A was close to success in his research. However, he encountered danger while collecting samples and went missing.
And the location where he disappeared happened to be near our Shanhe Base!
"A professor from Country A?" Mo Xiu was taken aback. He had never heard of this in his previous life.
Although he was well aware that after the apocalypse, many people would be researching the zombie virus and thinking about how to overcome it and end the apocalypse.
However, in his memory, the main research objective of the research institute in the Shanhe Base has always been the development and improvement of superpowers.
Could it be a butterfly effect brought about by his rebirth in this life? Because he killed Xu Liang, Xiong Mingyuan had the energy to deal with other things and thus learned about the professor's news.
If the other party had contacted her for any other reason, Mo Xiu would definitely have given up. But this was different. What if this professor from country A really was the hope to end the apocalypse?
Even if he is now capable of making sure he and Mo Qi live a good life, how could such a life compare to what it was like before the apocalypse?
Mo Xiu swallowed back all the prepared words of refusal, feeling somewhat helpless, but still nodded without hesitation.
"So you want me to find that professor from country A? What's his name? What does he look like? Do you have any more specific directions?" Mo Xiu asked Xiong Mingyuan.
Upon hearing this, the people around her immediately smiled with delight and then told Mo Xiu all the information they knew.
He then summoned the group of people who had been previously scheduled to work together on this mission, and introduced them to Mo Xiu, explaining that they would be collaborating to find the professor from Country A.
“I remember you said you wanted to rest during this time, Brother Mo. It’s not that I’m deliberately making things difficult for you. It’s just that the area where the professor from Country A went missing is quite dangerous, and I have no choice but to ask someone as capable as you for help!”
Having heard too many high-sounding words, Mo Xiu waved her hand, saying that it was better for the other party not to accept such flattery.
However, after hearing the specific information given to her by the other party, Mo Xiu had a new question in her mind: why would a professor from Country A appear in their Xia Country?
The other person's name was Frank, and he was a foreigner. In this apocalyptic crisis, he had traveled thousands of miles to Xia Country.
Furthermore, how did Xiong Mingyuan find out about this information?
"Can you tell me where you got this information?" Mo Xiu asked Xiong Mingyuan.
Hearing this, the man smiled and pointed to Feng Wenkang not far away, saying, "We have to thank Old Feng for this. He's very well-informed. Our base does have some contact with other groups, but not much."
Old Feng found out about this big news and told me immediately.
Upon hearing this, Mo Xiu glanced at Feng Wenkang and saw him nodding and smiling at her, appearing very polite. This only increased her suspicions.
But no matter what, Mo Xiu has no intention of refusing this matter.
From Xiong Mingyuan's words, it seemed he intended to ask his entire team to work with these people he had pre-selected. However, Mo Xiu did not intend to comply with this request.
Since searching for the professor's location is somewhat dangerous, Lu Pingwan and Xie Wu don't necessarily have to go.
Lu Pingwan's level-two water-based superpower was too weak offensively, while Xie Wu was just an ordinary person. Although she was intelligent, her physical skills weren't that great.
As for Cheng Cheng, he could go with him.
Cheng Cheng's growth during this period is obvious. Perhaps he was inspired by his last battle against Bian Tai. After that, he tried to cultivate and manipulate various dangerous plants, and the results were quite good.
Having been a master of plant-based superpowers in his past life, he naturally possesses both offensive and defensive abilities. Cheng Cheng has excellent talent, so bringing him along this time is considered a form of training.
As for Mo Qi, based on Mo Xiu's understanding of him, even if he didn't bring Mo Qi along, the other party wouldn't agree, so Mo Xiu never even considered leaving him at the base.
And Xiong Gangyong will definitely be with them too. Not just because he's now a member of the team, but also because he's Xiong Mingyuan's younger brother.
Mo Xiu had taken this into consideration when she agreed to let Xiong Mingyuan join their team. With this guy around, even if Xiong Mingyuan had any bad intentions, he would have to hold back because of his younger brother.
Thinking of this, Mo Xiu asked Xiong Gangyong in front of Xiong Mingyuan, "Dayong, you'll come with us on this mission too. It's such an important matter; you definitely need to contribute!"
Upon hearing this, Xiong Gangyong completely ignored his brother's resistant expression and excitedly slapped his thigh, saying, "Go, of course I'll go! I love helping out!"
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