Chapter 16 Chapter 16 Walking out of the supernatural plant...
After walking out of the house made of supernatural plants, Si Qi turned around and thanked the plant. The plant looked listless, but also waved his hand.
The sky was not very bright and there was still snow piled outside. A slightly green sun hung in the sky like an ornament, but there was no sense of warmth. Si Qi tightened his clothes and looked at Si Ruxu.
When she came out today, she changed into a gray-black coat, with a few strands of curly hair falling behind her ears. Her eyes were unfocused, as if she was thinking about something. Lukewarm, shallow, gentle, all kinds of adjectives were thrown behind her, and then she was pushed away by Si Qi.
It should be dangerous. After all, you may die at any time if you follow her.
There were fewer people with special abilities on the road. Some people recognized Si Ruxu from a distance, but did not come forward. Si Qi fell behind them, wanting to hear what they were saying. When she was led, she was still stunned and looked at Si Ruxu.
"How can you fall so far behind even if you keep up? Are you a child?" The words sounded like reproach, but the tone was full of smiles. The woman who spoke tilted her head, leaned close to her ear, and placed a light kiss on it.
"Shh, they don't dare to come forward, don't worry."
Si Qi's brain seemed to be filled with blood in an instant, and she lost the ability to think. After a few seconds, she nodded blankly. The woman in front of her continued to smile and looked at her.
"Hmm? Awake?" Si Qi nodded randomly, treating the kiss just now as an accidental touch when whispering. He stopped talking and walked forward with his head down.
Her eyes fell on the two people's tightly held hands, gradually becoming sticky, and then quickly sobering up, pressing her heartbeat to the beat of the drum.
She took a deep breath, walked to Si Ruxu on both sides, and took the initiative to clasp their hands, making it look like she was holding Si Ruxu.
"Is there something you need from deliberately letting them see us being so intimate?" Si Qi's voice was as cold as possible.
"Well... probably to let them all know that you're mine."
"I'm in your team?"
"The other one might be the one in my heart."
"snort."
Si Qi didn't believe a word of it, and only raised his status in Si Ruxu's heart a little bit, from a partner to something that Si Ruxu thought could be used and was very useful.
She had been abandoned once, so she was wary of all the good things Si Ruxu did.
As they entered the base, alarms rang out all around them, and red lights flashed everywhere. Si Qi held Si Ruxu's hand, narrowing his eyes slightly. "What era is this? Is your base still so lavish that you use so many lights for alarms?"
"Maybe it's because I have an S-level wanted warrant." Si Ruxu said with a smile. She didn't take this seriously. If there was a large-scale crackdown, who would be willing to sacrifice the lives of dozens or even hundreds of psychics to deal with her?
What's more, she has not yet developed Si Qi's ability to deal with people with special abilities.
As expected, no one stopped them along the way when the alarm sounded. Si Ruxu brought Si Qi into the headquarters successfully. Si Qi looked around all the way. The outside of the base still looked familiar to her, but the core area was almost completely covered with metal.
Some people in white clothes were walking around and would greet Si Ruxu when they saw her. The surroundings were very quiet. Every piece of metal was equipped with a soundproof panel. I don't know what kind of metal mixture was used, but it looked very sturdy.
Si Ruxu took Si Qi and continued walking towards the core area, which was more spacious. There were doors on both sides of the corridor, leading to different laboratories.
"Just now was the outer layer of the core area, which is where high-level psychics accept missions. This is the inner layer of the core area, and only top scientific researchers and psychics can enter." Si Ruxu explained lightly, as if these were no big deal to her.
Si Qi suppressed his gaze and followed behind quietly and maturely.
Si Ruxu brushed her face and walked to the innermost department. As soon as she entered, there were about four or five psychics guarding there. The man in the middle had a scar on his face, with some faint green and dried marks.
"That's the base commander." Si Ruxu looked at the man in the middle and said to Si Qi. Si Qi nodded but didn't call anyone.
"Hey, isn't this Miss Si? I thought you ran away with the things from the base." A young man nearby looked at Si Ruxu with a sinister look, "You brought back something unknown. Are you using the base as a shelter?"
Si Qi looked over indifferently, threw out a space blade, shaved all his hair, leaving a few strands to form two words: "idiot"
The man felt a lightness on his head. He touched it and clumps of hair fell down. In that instant, the sky fell. "Who, who attacked me? My hair! Do you know how difficult it is to maintain a hairstyle in this hour?"
Si Ruxu squeezed Si Qi's hand, then said softly, "Is it hard to explain why you're punished for doing so many bad things?"
"You...!" The man wanted to say something but was stopped by the scarred man in the lead.
"Okay, it's good that you're back. You should know that no one can deal with you. The base issued the wanted order mainly to bring you back." The base commander's gaze turned around and fell on Si Qi, with a probing look in his eyes.
"You should know that no outsiders are allowed in. What are you doing? Are you blatantly violating the base's regulations?" His voice was filled with strong blame, as if he was deliberately trying to intimidate Si Ruxu.
"We have entered the first major massacre." Si Ruxu's eyes fell on the four people in front, and then he was sure that two people were missing.
The first major crackdown caused the base to lose two top-level psychics, and judging from the data from various bases, at least nearly 10,000 psychics were lost this time. The base commander must be aware of the value of surviving a major crackdown.
His eyes flashed, "Introduce her."
Si Qi frowned. She really didn't like this commanding tone, although she was always ordered around before. It might be because she had become stronger and tougher recently.
Si Ruxu gently stroked her hand with her fingertips as a comfort, telling her to stay calm and not act rashly.
Si Qi shifted his gaze from the base commander and looked at the other three people.
The man who had just had his head shaved was looking at his hair, still immersed in the pain of losing his hair and didn't react. The others were a woman with a cold face and a kind man.
Si Qi is a little face-blind, and she doesn't know any of these people, but she subjectively feels that none of them are good people.
Si Ruxu asked Si Qi for the clues about the first major massacre. Si Qi read the text again, made sure he remembered it well, and then handed it over.
Si Ruxu looked at her amusedly, "Are you afraid we won't give it back to you after we're done reading it?"
Si Qi shook his head. "I believe you, but I'm not familiar with the base."
The base commander's meaningful gaze fell on Si Qi again. He was not stupid, so he naturally knew what Si Qi meant by this sentence, that she would not be controlled or instructed by the base, and she would only listen to Si Ruxu.
Right now is a time when there is a shortage of talent. This sentence ruined his chance to get rid of Si Ruxu and leave Si Qi alone. He could only temporarily suppress his dissatisfaction and suspicion towards Si Ruxu.
"Come with me into the inner room, and you guys will introduce yourself to this new friend." The base commander emphasized the word "well", and Si Qi didn't even give him a look.
After they entered the inner room, Si Qi sat on the stool and used the watch given by Si Ruxu to buy a pack of milk on the shelf.
Si Qi observed that there were many snacks in the vending machines in the core area that she had never seen before. They should be newly developed. These people know how to enjoy themselves besides surviving.
The more amiable man walked up to her, looked her over carefully, and then spoke, "Hello, my name is Li Peng, the one with the sullen face is Gu Youlian, and the one without hair is Luo Qingyu."
Si Qi nodded. She had no desire to remember these people's faces. If she couldn't remember them, she could just see them a few more times if necessary. If she didn't meet them often, it meant they were not important, so there was no need to remember them.
"Si Ruxu just said that you have come out of the big crackdown. What happened in the big crackdown?" Li Peng said with a smile, asking for information as if he was chatting with family.
After he said this, the other two people who were originally doing their own things also gathered around.
Luo Qingyu put his hair away and looked at Si Qi. "No, where has Si Ruxu been these days? Everyone thought she ran away with the supplies. The base was almost out of supplies. Does she know?"
Si Qi raised his eyes slightly, "Can't you supply one-third of the supplies? Just get fewer haircuts, right?"
Luo Qingyu choked, glared at her and said nothing.
When Gu Youlian heard Si Qi's words, her eyes paused. She didn't believe that Si Ruxu would betray her, but the fact that Si Ruxu told the person in front of her how much supplies she had brought with her was enough to show how much importance the person in front of her had placed on Si Ruxu.
Li Peng waved his hand. "You haven't answered my question yet. What's in the Great Suppression?"
Si Qi thought for a moment, "Out of ten thousand people, only Si Ruxu and I survived. There were skyfires, mudslides, beast tides, and in the end, the dead turned into the living dead and hunted us down."
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The surroundings fell into a deathly silence. It was obvious that no one was left alive during the massacre, but the two of them returned safely. Li Peng wanted to ask something else, but Si Qi didn't want to say anything anymore.
It's still too tiring to interact with humans, especially those who want to know everything. She hates socializing.
"We can now conclude that the massacre did indeed select a portion of people to enter, but only those with special abilities. Ordinary people and animals and plants with special abilities cannot enter." Li Peng continued. He saw Si Qi's ears move, and he knew she was listening.
"Now, our base has lost more than 2,000 psychics, the highest loss of any base. That's why we are anxious to increase the supply and enhance the strength of our psychics."
Si Qi nodded, "I see. Will you provide food for ordinary people?"
Li Peng's face showed some embarrassment and he didn't say anything.
Si Qi snorted, looked at the tightly closed door in front of him, and carefully felt the information floating in the air.
She was trying to eavesdrop.
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Si Qi: What did you two say in a whisper that you won’t take me with you!!!
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