What Shao Jie learned from that day's mission shattered his conventional understanding.
It was a bit hard for him to accept at first. He had many questions and felt uncomfortable keeping them bottled up inside.
"Xiaoxiao, I just feel that your space is very different from theirs."
"What's the difference? It's still for carrying things."
Shao Jie quickly disagreed, "That's not true. Look, their space is limited."
Li Xiao glanced at him. "I still have limitations, it's no different from anything else."
"No, I meant, size aside. There are restrictions on what they can put in it."
"Something? What?"
Seeing that Li Xiao was interested, Shao Jie moved closer to her, ready to have a good talk with her.
Before he could even get close, Cheng Shaolin grabbed him by the collar and pulled him away.
Shao Jie: ...!
In return, Shao Jie was met with a fierce glare from Cheng Shaolin. Unable to withstand it, Shao Jie wisely returned to An Quanfang.
This caused Tian Tian and the beautiful Qiu, who were sitting next to each other, to burst out laughing.
"I just wanted to have a proper discussion, it's nothing serious. You don't need to take it so seriously."
While talking, Cheng Shaolin didn't forget to warn him, "If you mind, stay put and don't get so close."
Seeing the disdainful and warning look in Cheng Shaolin's eyes, Shao Jie pleaded, "Fine, fine, I'll sit down, okay? Honestly, I didn't do anything wrong. Is it really that big of a deal?"
Cheng Shaolin replied without turning his head, "As for what would happen to you, you wouldn't be sitting here."
Shao Jie put his hands together in a pleading gesture, thinking, "If I can't afford to offend them, I can at least avoid them."
Li Xiao covered her mouth, her cheeks flushed, a little shy.
Looking towards Cheng Shaolin, all that could be seen was his broad, sturdy back, which appeared quite thin. However, the clothes clinging to his body accentuated his muscle definition, making him look lean but not frail. He even had a bit of muscle.
Li Xiao's eyelashes drooped slightly, concealing her shimmering eyes. Only her still-flushed face betrayed her emotions.
Shao Jie grumbled as he sat back down. "Where were we? Oh, right, that's right. The things they put in can't be fresh. Fresh things will spoil in ten days or half a month. They can only be used as a transit point."
"Hmm?" Li Xiao didn't want to dwell on this issue any longer. If she did, she would be exposed.
"Perhaps everyone's space serves a different purpose."
Shao Jie: "...? There are different ones?"
"How can it be gone? Wood is not all the same, and soil is not all the same. Is it so strange that this space is different?"
Shao Jie thought about it and realized it made sense. Uncle Meng and Qiu Fengyu were both wood-type, but their abilities were different.
Meng Yang's wood-based abilities are mostly vines, while Qiu Fengyu's wood-based abilities lean towards branches, so there are some differences.
Finally, Shao Jie was convinced. It might just be a difference in function. Even within the same type of superpower, there are differences. It's also possible that different spaces are different.
Hmm, I was making a fuss over nothing.
With that topic closed, Li Xiao could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Shao Jie quickly shifted his focus and joined the three-person discussion group.
Li Xiaosmart stopped mentioning it and went back to looking at the book in her hand.
It's been raining every day, and puddles of water have already accumulated on the ground.
The entire sky was shrouded in mist, so gloomy that it made one feel suffocated.
There's no one walking around outside the base right now. Except for the time when people are collecting food, there's not a sound inside the base except for the sound of the rain.
The atmosphere was oppressive; rainy days always give people a feeling of dejection.
I don't know about others, but Li Xiao has this feeling. Therefore, she doesn't like rainy days.
It makes people uncomfortable for no reason.
There was nothing that could be done, but in the dark room, there was still nothing that could be done.
Over time, will people no longer need to interact with each other?
Now there's no social interaction, no shopping, no dining out, no movies, no going out for walks. Everything's gone, so how can we communicate and connect with people?
Are people becoming more and more estranged and distant from each other?
Li Xiao shifted her gaze from the book to the still-pouring rain outside the window, her eyes gradually growing heavy.
"What's wrong?" Cheng Shaolin asked, noticing that the man had suddenly turned pale, as he was wiping the dagger in his hand.
"It's nothing, it's just that I don't know when this rain will stop." Li Xiao's tone was somewhat hesitant, feeling lost about what would happen next.
"It will eventually stop; it won't keep raining forever." Actually, Cheng Shaolin was just trying to comfort himself. It's easy to comfort others, but it's much harder to comfort yourself.
But he still managed to hide his emotions well, so that no one could see them.
I still need to stabilize my companions' emotions. No matter what the situation, I must not show weakness or helplessness.
If even you are helpless, then what should you do about your companions and teammates?
At this time, everyone experiences some negative emotions.
They all learned to hide it, not wanting others to see it, nor wanting their companions to worry.
They all show their best side to them, while hiding their worst side tightly in places that are not easily seen. That's the kind of people they are.
Suppressing emotions for a long time inevitably leads to irritability, but there's nowhere to go out, so you can only stay in your room every day.
There is a tendency to erupt, and it will be ignited by the slightest spark.
That day, while collecting supplies and gathering information, Shao Jie overheard some useful news and quickly called Xiao Peng back.
"I have good news!" Shao Jie announced loudly as he entered the room, before he could even close the door.
This statement drew everyone's attention to him.
"What good news?" Yu Yanbin wondered what good news Shao Jie could have to say, given how loudly he had spoken.
"Here's the thing, when we were collecting supplies today, we heard that the base will allow teams of people with superpowers to go out and search for supplies. But their safety will not be guaranteed. They are responsible for their own safety, and they will be responsible for any problems that arise."
"Oh. Is the news confirmed?" Yu Yanbin asked, frowning in thought.
"It's not certain yet, but it's widely rumored, so it's probably pretty close to true."
"If there really is news, the source of the information will be revealed. We'll go and investigate again later." Xiao Peng thought the news was credible; at least when they were in the cafeteria, the staff didn't suggest it was fake.
That can only mean one thing: this caution is very likely genuine.
Yu Yanbin's lips curled up. "Okay, as long as this news is true, then there's no need for us to hide it anymore."
Cheng Shaolin chuckled and said, "Yes, that way we can follow them without attracting attention. We'll go and inquire again this afternoon."
"good."
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