Chapter 39
That afternoon, Gu Qi closed the shop and returned to his residence.
As soon as she reached the door, she noticed something strange and soon found a note and a ring in the corner.
It is worth mentioning that the main material of the ring is the Forbidden Spirit Stone.
This made Gu Qi think of Deputy Base Commander Qian immediately, but these two things were definitely not left by him, because the note clearly stated:
[Tonight, a mind control psychic is about to attack you. Wear this ring to resist the control.]
"Interesting."
Gu Qi's eyes swept across the corner of the wall not far away.
Just as the note said, that special ring can indeed resist some supernatural energy, including the supernatural power of mind control users.
Of course, this is mainly because the psychics in the apocalypse do not use pure psychic power like Gu Qi. Instead, they use the psychic energy in the crystal core, that is, spiritual power.
Naturally, this so-called spiritual power can be blocked by the Forbidden Spirit Stone.
What made her a little curious was who put this note and this ring here?
If she remembered correctly, the person who was following her was Deputy Base Commander Qian's men. Would he be so kind as to let someone remind her that she was in danger?
Gu Qi felt that this was not something he would do, and she thought that the mind control psychic was probably sent by Deputy Base Commander Qian.
After glancing at the corner of the wall again, Gu Qi casually put the note and ring into his pocket, opened the door and entered his residence.
The person hiding in the corner felt relieved again and muttered to himself: Has the other party discovered my existence, or not?
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As night falls, a pale moon hangs in the dark sky.
Unlike before the apocalypse, when the city was still brightly lit after dark, the base is now pitch black at night with only a few scattered lights, not electric lights, but candles and the like.
In addition, there are lights on in some areas of the center of the base, such as the office of Deputy Base Director Qian.
In the office, besides Deputy Base Director Qian and the secretary, there was also Dr. Jia who had stopped his experiments and came out of the underground research institute.
The three of them were waiting for news.
Dr. Jia's eyes were filled with madness and anticipation. "A level six space-powered person, I'm sure her power core will be able to create some beautiful space equipment."
That's right, Dr. Jia can also make space equipment.
However, his production method is not like Gu Qi's method of refining materials, but using the ability core of a space-based mutant. However, the success rate is relatively low, and he has only succeeded once so far.
That success was built on the deaths of countless space-based mutants.
He also tried to use the crystal cores of space-type mutant creatures, but unfortunately the success rate was even lower and he has not succeeded once so far.
After watching the surveillance footage of the research institute's warehouse being ransacked, Dr. Jia had a new idea, but he was troubled by the fact that there were only a few experimental subjects left and he couldn't conduct the experiment at all.
He asked Deputy Base Commander Qian for people, but was turned down with the excuse that there were too many people keeping an eye on the newly recruited space ability users and they couldn't take action for the time being.
Therefore, after learning that Deputy Base Commander Qian was going to take action against the suspected level six space ability user, he decisively chose to temporarily put aside the experiment in his hands, wanting to get first-hand research materials as soon as possible.
Deputy Base Commander Qian, in a rare move, refuted Dr. Jia's words: "This person cannot be moved for the time being."
"I need more experimental samples."
Dr. Jia looked directly at Deputy Base Commander Qian: "Don't you want to gain superpowers quickly and safely?"
"Of course I do." But I know better that you want this sixth-level space ability user just to satisfy your own desires, not for your god-making plan.
Deputy Base Commander Qian naturally did not say the following words, and his face did not reveal any of his inner thoughts.
He gave Dr. Jia a kind and gentle smile and said soothingly, "Doctor, if you want more samples, of course, I can, but you have to wait until I get the production methods of space equipment and the means to obtain fresh fruits and vegetables. Don't you want to know these things, Doctor?"
Of course I thought so.
Dr. Jia had to suppress his urgency: "This one won't work for now, but the others should be okay, right?"
"Of course." Deputy Base Commander Qian smiled on the surface, but in his heart he was cursing Dr. Jia for his ever-growing appetite.
Watching the two of them talking back and forth, looking confident that their plan would succeed, the secretary pushed his glasses and lowered his eyelids slightly to hide the sarcasm in his eyes.
It seems that they really have never thought about why the mysterious Lord Xi did not choose to live in the base of the Dawn Ability Group, but lived alone in a place with poor security and confidentiality, which was convenient for others to stalk and attack.
That person is fishing using himself as bait.
At the same time, two uninvited guests came to Gu Qi's residence.
A faint breeze blew into the room, carrying with it a very faint smell of decay, like the stench of zombies that is often smelled in the end times.
The fish took the bait.
In the darkness, Gu Qi opened his eyes and his breathing became long, as if he was gradually falling into a coma.
Downstairs, a thin man in black put away the bottle in his hand and whispered to the person next to him, "Captain Jin, it's okay, let's go in."
The burly middle-aged man nodded slightly, and the two of them climbed through the window into the villa, went up to the second floor of the villa, and stopped at the door of Gu Qi's bedroom.
Captain Jin raised his hand to open the door, but the man in black quickly made a gesture. Captain Jin was a little impatient, but still withdrew his hand from the door handle.
The man in black carefully lay on the door and listened to the movement. He made sure that the person inside was really unconscious before turning the doorknob.
The door of the room was pushed open, and the two of them were shocked.
Moonlight poured into the house through the window, falling on Gu Qi who was sitting casually on the chair, adding a layer of hazy white gauze to her. The corners of her lips curved slightly to reveal a kind smile, making her look like an immortal who would return to heaven at any time.
Man in Black: Kind? This is clearly nuclear kindness!
He thought in horror: Why is the drug that always worked in the past ineffective now? Did he take the wrong drug, or is this drug simply useless to a level six expert?
He confirmed it again and again before taking action. It was obviously impossible that he took the wrong medicine. So there was only the latter possibility. This medicine that could silently knock out a level five psychic would have no effect on a level six strongman.
What should I do now?
The man in black looked at Team Gold beside him in panic.
Then he saw Captain Jin's pupils turned silver-gray, just like when he usually used his mind control ability.
A hint of anticipation rose in the man in black's heart.
When Captain Jin was still at level four, he could control a level five mutant beast. Now that he has reached level five, he must be able to control a level six mutant, right?
After all, this Lord Xi is only a space-type mutant, not a spiritual-type mutant.
However, just as anticipation was rising, the man in black saw Team Gold's pupils dilate, the silver-gray color faded in an instant, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.
Is this... a backlash?
The man in black turned his head and saw that Lord Xi showed no signs of being controlled. He had a relaxed smile on his face and was sitting sideways with his right hand supporting his chin, looking like he was watching a show.
The next second, something even more terrifying happened.
"So that's how it is." Lord Xi showed an expression of sudden enlightenment, then raised his hand and tapped Captain Jin lightly.
The next second, he heard Master Xi's voice say calmly, "Why are you standing there like an idiot? You made the floor dirty, and you don't want to clean it up?"
"Yes, sir." Lord Jin lowered his head and turned to look at the man in black.
Man in black: Why are you looking at me?
After Captain Jin looked him up and down, he turned his head and looked away, muttering, "His clothes are too dirty, not worthy of being used to wipe the floor for his master."
Man in Black: Are you polite?
Captain Jin quickly found a rag, squatted down and carefully wiped the blood off the ground. From his expression, it seemed as if he was doing something very important.
Man in Black: Damn it! Even Captain Jin can't do anything to her, so isn't she just going to die?
No, he doesn't want to die yet!
The man in black turned to Lord Xi and gave him a flattering smile: "Do you have any other instructions? I can do anything. If I don't know how to do it, I can learn it."
Gu Qiwei raised his chin and said, "Let me see the drug you just used."
"Okay." The man in black took out the bottle of drugs, held it in both hands and handed it to the other party, and introduced it flatteringly: "This is something that Dr. Jia developed. It is said that it contains..."
"Noisy."
The man in black quickly shut up.
Seeing Lord Xi casually opening the bottle cap, he quickly raised his hand to cover his mouth and nose, muffled and said: "Be careful..."
Then he saw Lord Xi curiously put the bottle under his nose and smelled it, and then showed an expression of disgust, but his eyes were clear and there was no sign of confusion.
The man in black quickly realized: If this drug was effective on Lord Xi, he and Captain Jin would not have died here together.
A ball of blue flame emerged from Lord Xi's palm and instantly burned the bottle to ashes, leaving no ash.
Feeling the chill coming from the flame that seemed to be able to freeze the soul, the man in black couldn't help but show an expression of astonishment. There was actually a flame with a temperature as cold as ice?
After coming to his senses, the man in black looked even more servile. He bent down and asked respectfully, "Do you have any other instructions?"
A paper crane holding a ring floated in front of him.
Gu Qi: "Take this to the person standing in the corner to the left of the door downstairs."
Is there anyone in the corner downstairs?
The man in black was startled. Hadn't they said it was just him and Captain Jin tonight? Could they have been sent by another faction? And why did Lord Xi want him to deliver something to them?
Wait! Why does this ring look familiar?
The man in black's eyes fell on the ring. Isn't this the anti-control ring made by Dr. Jia? How come Lord Xi also has it? Isn't it said that only the few people trusted by Deputy Base Commander Qian have it?
Many doubts popped up in his mind, but there was no hesitation on his face. He carefully caught the paper crane with both hands and said respectfully, "Yes, sir. I'll go right away."
Gu Qi turned to Team Jin, who had been standing quietly beside him after cleaning the floor, and said, "You go with him too."
"As you command." Captain Jin nodded, but did not immediately follow the man in black. Instead, he said to Gu Qi, "Could you please leave a wound on my back so that I can gain the trust of Qian and Jia?"
The man in black stopped and thought to himself: Good guy, he is worthy of being Captain Jin, he is so cruel to himself.
"Can."
As Gu Qi finished speaking, a wound appeared on Captain Jin's back out of nowhere.
The man in black standing next to Team Gold widened his eyes in horror, and all the thoughts that had just emerged in his mind were instantly suppressed.
It was so scary. I didn't even see her make a move, and Team Gold was still facing her.
"Thank you, Master." After saying that, he turned to look at the man in black and frowned, "Why aren't you leaving yet?"
"Let's go, let's go!"
His expression changes so quickly, the man in black secretly complained.
However, he still maintained a flattering smile on his face, and obediently held the paper crane in his hand to go find the person that Lord Xi mentioned.
"Huh?" The man in black looked at the corner of the wall not far away in confusion: "Who is here?"
"Come closer." Team Jin looked at him impatiently, his eyes seemed to say "Are you questioning the master's words?"
The man in black quickly waved his hands, thinking to himself, "How dare I?"
After he walked closer as instructed, he finally saw the person who seemed to blend into the night.
The person hiding in the corner saw two people walking towards him, and his eyes showed fear. Could it be that these two people were the reason why he suddenly became unable to move?
Soon he saw the paper crane in the black-clad man's hand and the familiar ring.
Could it be that the ring didn't work?
Or did Lord Xi not believe what Brother Nan said?
All kinds of speculations flashed through the man's mind, and he was also a little worried and anxious. If Team Jin and the others discovered the ring, Brother Nan might be suspected.
After seeing the man's appearance clearly, the man in black was surprised and said, "It's you..."
After they opened the door, they saw Lord Xi sitting opposite the door, looking like he had been waiting for a long time. He guessed that someone might have revealed the plan to Lord Xi in advance.
However, when Lord Xi asked for the drug and brought it close to him to smell, there was no reaction. He thought that he might have been noticed when he put the drug in, after all, he was a level six expert.
Now it seems that his initial guess was correct.
But he didn't expect it to be this person. The man in black secretly muttered to himself: This is Qian Shao's man. Could it be that Qian Shao has been pretending all along? Father and son killing each other?
On second thought, he felt that the possibility was not high, not only because Qian Shao was really stupid, but also because the failure of the plan would not benefit Qian Shao, so there was no need for him to do such a thing.
Rather than believing that the plan was revealed to Lord Xi by Qian Shao, the man in black believed that this person was not Qian Shao's man, but was planted in his place by someone.
"What are you standing there for?" Captain Jin looked at him dissatisfiedly: "Are you planning to betray the Master?"
"How is that possible? I will never betray my master." The man in black quickly denied it. He thought to himself that Lord Xi could even control Captain Jin. Who knows if he would leave something in his head that he didn't discover, just like Captain Jin did?
The man in the corner was a little confused by their conversation. He had never heard Captain Jin call Deputy Base Commander Qian "Master" before. And judging by the expressions of the two people, it seemed that things were not as he thought.
A guess arose in his mind: Could the master they were talking about be Lord Xi?
The man in black handed him the paper crane holding the ring in its mouth: "My master asked me to give this to you."
The man found that he could move again and quickly asked, "Who is the master you are talking about?"
"Of course it's the great and powerful Lady Xi. Only she is worthy of being my master!" Team Gold spoke first, and after saying that, he glanced at the man in black with disdain: "You are so lucky, you actually got the master's favor."
Man in Black: Do you want this kind of luck? Oh, you already have it.
The man in the corner: Captain Jin has a twin brother, the kind with a not-so-smart brain.
Gu Qi, who was paying attention to the movements on the second floor of the villa, said: I haven't used soul-controlling techniques for a long time, so the operation is a bit unfamiliar.
"Why did Lord Xi give me a paper crane?" He asked as he reached out to take the paper crane holding the ring, and he also got the answer to who had suddenly made him unable to move.
Almost at the same time he took the paper crane, it turned into a white light.
After the white light disappeared, the paper crane disappeared from his hand. Only a ring and a square plaque of unknown material remained. A cold female voice rang in his ears:
"Please tell Xin Nan that the square card is a return gift. After dripping blood on it, you can control the psychic. Also, Young Master Qian is still alive in the underground research institute. I am looking forward to Deputy Base Commander Qian's failure to awaken, but I don't know when I will see it."
The man was stunned for a moment, his eyes fell on Captain Jin. Could the psychic being referred to be Captain Jin?
If nothing unexpected happens, this voice should come from Lord Xi.
But how did Lord Xi know about Brother Nan? He couldn't have read it from the note, could he? Besides, he wasn't quite sure what the other party meant by the second half of the sentence.
Full of doubts, the man quietly left a secret signal at the agreed place after Team Gold and the man in black left.
Team Jin and the man in black soon arrived at Deputy Base Commander Qian's office.
"Where's the person?" Deputy Base Commander Qian looked behind the two of them, but didn't see the so-called Master Xi. He frowned and said, "Didn't I tell you to bring the person back after you succeed?"
"The plan failed."
Captain Jin's face was pale, and he smiled bitterly. "The difference between level five and level six is too great. Even if she wasn't a psychic, I wouldn't be able to control her. Instead, I suffered backlash."
He turned around, facing Deputy Base Commander Qian and Dr. Jia, revealing the bloody wound on his back, and said, "If we hadn't run fast, she would have caught us."
After taking a look at the bloody wound, Deputy Base Commander Qian was disgusted and turned his eyes away, thinking: What a waste, he can't even do such a small thing!
This plan won't work. It seems we have to think of other ways to deal with Lord Xi, Deputy Base Director Qian thought with a grim expression. He waved his hand to let the two of them leave, but Dr. Jia suddenly spoke.
"I want to examine this wound."
The man in black was panicked at first, but then he quickly felt relieved. No matter how Dr. Jia tested it, the wound was indeed left by Lord Xi.
Team Jin frowned and said dissatisfiedly, "Doctor Jia want me to go to your research institute?"
Seeing this, Dr. Jia's suspicion faded a little, but he still insisted: "We must check it out."
"What do you think?" Dr. Jia turned to look at Deputy Base Commander Qian. "That Mr. Xi said he has spatial abilities, but has anyone seen them with their own eyes?"
Upon hearing this, Deputy Base Commander Qian looked at Captain Jin, and some doubts arose in his heart.
Without much hesitation, he said to Captain Jin, "Please cooperate with Dr. Jia. I will let you see your daughter tomorrow."
Faced with Deputy Base Commander Qian's half-command, half-threat words, Captain Jin had no choice but to nod and said nothing more.
"Well, as long as the inspection shows no problems, I'll have someone compensate you with five... one level four crystal core."
Deputy Base Commander Qian thought with some pain: Fortunately, I changed my words quickly. I almost forgot that the warehouse was looted. Now I don’t have many level 4 crystal cores left.
The man in black with his head lowered secretly despised in his heart: How stingy! No wonder only Team Gold can keep those people steady.
More than ten minutes later...
Seeing Dr. Jia coming out of the laboratory, Deputy Base Director Qian quickly asked, "What are the results?"
"There are spatial energy fluctuations on the wound. It seems that Master Xi has not only comprehended the method of making spatial equipment, but also mastered the spatial blade."
Dr. Jia's eyes were filled with madness again. "I must find a way to get this experimental sample. I think she can give me many surprises."
Hearing this, Team Jin, who was following behind, lowered his eyes to hide the murderous intent in them.
Dr. Jia seemed to notice something, but he didn't care. After all, Captain Jin had always been hostile to him, and the examination process just now was not pleasant for the psychic as usual.
Of course, the more important reason was that he did not detect any other energy fluctuations from Team Jin, so it was obvious that there was no possibility that he was being controlled by someone with supernatural powers.
Deputy Base Commander Qian felt slightly relieved and turned his attention to another matter: "Dr. Jia, how is the God-making Project progressing? When can I safely perform the surgery?"
In response to these two questions, Dr. Jia said with a hint of persuasion, "Progress is going very smoothly. No. 1 has successfully passed the adaptation period and recently awakened. If we can get more similar specimens, I believe it won't be long before Deputy Base Commander Qian can safely perform the surgery and awaken his superpowers."
"No." Deputy Base Commander Qian subconsciously shook his head and refused. He only had one son left, and Qian Chaoduo was not like Qian Bei who always disobeyed him and even had murderous intentions towards him.
Dr. Jia smiled and said, "Your eldest son is already a superpowered person. Don't you want to awaken his superpowers quickly?"
Deputy Base Commander Qian hesitated for a moment.
Dr. Jia added another dose of strong medicine: "Subject 208 has been in poor condition recently for unknown reasons, but he is very suitable for surgery, which will increase the success rate of the operation. If we continue to wait, no one knows when he will recover."
Deputy Base Commander Qian was somewhat tempted, but after thinking about it, he felt that his son was more important. After all, he would never have the chance to have another child in his life.
Before he could refuse again, Dr. Jia added, "Even if the operation is unsuccessful, I can ensure the life of the awakened person."
Of course, it only guarantees that one's life will be safe. As for how one survives, it depends on the other person's luck.
It's a pity, Dr. Jia thought to himself: Only one life-saving potion has been made, and after using it this time, I don't know when I can make the second one.
Deputy Base Commander Qian's refusal, which was about to come out of his mouth, instantly changed into: "Okay, I'll arrange for someone to send him over tomorrow."
"Let me take you to see Number 1. He's a level 4 psychic now. Aren't you short of people?"
After saying this, he glanced at Team Jin meaningfully.
Deputy Base Commander Qian understood instantly and nodded, "Okay, go take a look. If it can be used, I'll arrange to send you a few more people to help tomorrow."
He emphasized the word "help".
Dr. Jia smiled with satisfaction. He had almost finished researching No. 1, so it was a good time to release it out for a look so as to obtain more experimental samples.
Neither of them noticed that a glint of silver flashed in the eyes of Team Gold who was following behind them.
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Gu Qi, who was sitting cross-legged on the mat, opened his eyes, a hint of surprise flashing across his eyes.
Originally, he wanted Xin Nan, who almost killed Deputy Base Commander Qian in his previous life, to think of a way to make Deputy Base Commander Qian carry out the so-called deification plan as soon as possible.
As long as he used Xiang Haoyu's superpower core, she would be happy to see the operation fail or succeed. After all, Xiang Haoyu still had a backup plan in his superpower core.
Unexpectedly, before Xin Nan knew whether he had received the news, Deputy Base Commander Qian was persuaded by Dr. Jia.
After thinking for a moment, Gu Qi said, "Jiucang, take me to mark number three."
Mark number three is outside Qian Chaoduo's villa.
After completing the mission and returning with supplies from several large warehouses, in the days before opening the store, Gu Qi not only made space equipment, but also secretly walked around the base and asked Jiu Cang to leave several space marks.
Jiu Cang, whose mist had grown much larger and more condensed, nodded and took out an emerald green pill and handed it to her.
"When did you refine it?" Gu Qi looked at the very familiar pill in surprise.
When she was in the world of immortal cultivation, Jiu Cang would give her a pill of this kind before each space teleportation. After taking it, she would no longer feel dizzy or uncomfortable when teleporting.
Originally, there was no such elixir in either the world of immortal cultivation or the collections of the caves. It was specially developed by Jiu Cang after he discovered her discomfort.
"I can't refine the elixir yet." Jiu Cang tugged at his mist-like sleeves and whispered, "I put it in the core space in advance and just unlocked it yesterday."
“…”
"Could it be that the extra space in your core space is all filled with things related to me?"
Jiu Cang nodded and said as a matter of course: "Yes."
Gu Qi fell silent again, feeling a little warm in his heart but unable to help but smile helplessly.
The core space of the Immortal Cave is filled with some low-level magic tools, low-level elixirs, and miscellaneous practice works. If I tell anyone about this, I'm afraid no one in the world of immortal cultivation will believe it, right?
"What did you put in the innermost part of the core space?" Gu Qi was a little curious. What thing related to her could be stored in a place that even immortals could not touch.
Jiu Cang's face instantly turned pale. He hesitated for a long time but couldn't say anything. Finally, he changed the subject abruptly and said, "Hurry up and eat the pill. I'll take you to mark number three."
Gu Qi raised his eyebrows slightly, feeling even more curious, but seeing that Jiu Cang's face was about to turn from pink to red, he did not continue to ask.
Anyway, you will know one day in the future, so there is no need to rush.
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