Chapter 39 Chapter 39 Join

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"Wait wait wait, what is this? Superpowers?"

Gu Mengran was stunned and couldn't help but interrupt Zheng Yijie.

"Don't pretend, I saw it all." Zheng Yijie didn't get angry with Gu Mengran. He shrugged his shoulders and analyzed to himself: "Such a big car disappeared without a trace. If it's not a supernatural power, what else could it be? I guess you have a more special space-related supernatural power."

Gu Mengran: …

As expected of a well-informed web writer, his way of thinking is indeed different from that of ordinary people. Not only was he not surprised at all, he was even able to make up his own mind and guess the name by the way.

The term "superpower" is not unfamiliar to Gu Mengran. After all, he has read novels. If he follows Zheng Yijie's line of thought, compared with awakening superpowers and waking up with an extra space, does the latter seem to be more reasonable?

…It seems that this is not the time to dwell on this. The most important thing now is to make Zheng Yijie shut up and keep the secret to himself! And the supernatural power that Zheng Yijie mentioned is a good excuse.

Gu Mengran's brain was working rapidly, and within just a few tens of seconds, he had made a decision.

"Ahem!" Gu Mengran cleared his throat with two dry coughs. He gently pinched his chin with his right hand, put on an unfathomable look, and said in a deep voice: "Since you know everything, then be frank and come with us."

The topic changed so quickly that Zheng Yijie looked confused. "Where are we going?"

"You have the supplies and I have the supernatural power. Let's leave the mountain city and go to Yinan together."

Zheng Yijie refused without even thinking: "No, no, no, Jiujie will not threaten me now. I have food and drink and I am fully prepared. I don't plan to leave for the time being. I promise not to talk nonsense about supernatural powers. Today, just pretend that I didn't see anything."

It's not surprising to make such a choice. Yes, if you have no worries about food and drink, why leave your own comfort zone?

However...

Gu Mengran raised his eyebrows, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and showed an extremely confident smile, "Do you think I am the only one with superpowers? Why do you think we have to go to Yinan?"

"Ah? What do you mean?" Zheng Yijie was stunned for a moment, and turned his neck with difficulty, looking at Liang Zhao in disbelief, "You, you also have superpowers? What superpowers do you have?"

Liang Zhao couldn't keep up with Gu Mengran's rhythm for a while, but the tacit understanding was still there. He raised his chin towards Zheng Yijie and chuckled: "Guess."

The two words confirmed his guess. Zheng Yijie's pupils shrank. His eyes, which had been wandering between Gu Mengran and Liang Zhao, turned to the door. He said with trembling lips, "Master Meng and the two young ladies, don't they also have supernatural powers?"

"That's not the case." The story can't be made too exaggerated, Gu Mengran denied.

"I was scared to death!" Zheng Yijie patted his chest twice and let out a long sigh, "I thought each of you had a special power and you were a special power team saving the world!"

"Is saving the world scary?" Gu Mengran asked casually.

Zheng Yijie shook his head. "Saving the world is great, but asking me to save the world is terrible."

Gu Mengran was quite self-aware and laughed, "Don't overthink it. Even if we have supernatural powers, we are still ordinary people. We have no abilities and we don't plan to save the world. We just want to survive and live with our family in these disasters that come one after another."

The amount of information was a bit overwhelming, and Zheng Yijie sensed something was wrong, and hurriedly asked, "What do you mean by disasters coming one after another? It's already like this, and it's not over yet?"

After saying that, he turned to look at Liang Zhao, his expression slightly flustered, "What exactly is your ability? You have to give me some hints, right? Otherwise, I can't guess."

The groundwork was laid and the emotions were aroused. Gu Mengran stopped keeping the secret and stared at Zheng Yijie, pausing each word and saying, "Prediction."

"Predict, predict the future?" Zheng Yijie's face showed fear, his eyes were wide open, and his mouth opened a little, obviously he was quite frightened.

"Not quite accurate." Gu Mengran quickly organized his words and explained softly, "It's not simply predicting the future, but predicting disasters. The yellow fog, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and ground fissures, everything he saw in his dream came true."

"And then? Everyone knows what happened. You have to tell me something that I don't know." Zheng Yijie came back to his senses from the shock, sorted out his confused thoughts, and looked at Gu Mengran eagerly.

Gu Mengran: "I'm not afraid that you won't believe me, I'm just laying the groundwork——"

"No need to pave the way, I trust you." Zheng Yijie's eyes were firm, and he said seriously, "You don't have to lie to me or fool me. Even if I find out your secret, and you lock me in the house and walk away, I can't do anything to you."

It was indeed a good idea. Gu Mengran smiled and gave him a meaningful look, which frightened Zheng Yijie.

"Just kidding. Since you can handle it well, I'll tell you straight out of the blue."

Gu Mengran's smile faded, his expression gradually becoming solemn. "After the earthquake, all my brother's and my dreams were of rain, a continuous, torrential rain that lasted for years. And after that, the land disappeared little by little, and finally ceased to exist. In other words, the blue planet turned into an ocean and became Mercury."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zheng Yijie staggered, as if all his strength was drained away in an instant. He sat motionless on the edge of the bed, staring blankly ahead.

"Land disappears? Blue planet turns into water, Mercury? How is that possible!"

As an online writer and doomsdayist, and having personally witnessed the other party using this special ability of space, Zheng Yijie believed Gu Mengran's words without a doubt.

He had imagined all kinds of disasters, extreme heat and cold, extreme day and night, meteorites...

The only thing they never thought about was that the homeland on which humans depend for survival would be reduced to a vast ocean.

Where will I live then? Did I grow cheeks? Zheng Yijie was stunned, letting his thoughts wander endlessly, unable to come back to his senses for a long time.

Before Zheng Yijie could digest it, Gu Mengran took a half step forward and gently patted his shoulder. "Rain is not just rain, it is also accompanied by mountain torrents and mudslides. I can tell you the truth, the mountain city will be flooded soon, and with your current preparations, it will be difficult to survive."

"hiss--"

The sound of inhaling is particularly obvious in the quiet room.

Zheng Yijie grabbed his hair randomly, trying to stay calm, and chased Gu Mengran to ask for more details: "Then Yinan... Yinan will not be flooded, so you chose Yinan?"

“Don’t be complacent. If the land is gone, it’s really gone. Yinan will also be flooded. We went to Yinan because it is located in the upper reaches of the Huangjiang River. The terrain is relatively flat and can effectively avoid threats such as mountain torrents and mudslides.” Gu Mengran gave some information appropriately, but still had reservations.

"It's over...it seems like the world is really going to end." Zheng Yijie spread his arms and lay on the bed with his arms and legs spread out.

But less than ten seconds after he lay there, he suddenly thought of something and sat up. "From what you said, you have the ability to awaken before the disaster? You have both space and the ability to predict natural disasters. You should be well prepared, right?"

Zheng Yijie's eyes lit up instantly, as if he saw hope again.

Finally talking about this, Gu Mengran smiled and nodded, "Of course, at least I am more prepared than you."

"What have you prepared? Where will we live if we lose the land? A yacht?"

Gu Mengran raised his lips slightly and said mysteriously, "It's not convenient to reveal it unless you become our companion."

As soon as these words came out, Zheng Yijie almost agreed immediately.

He understood the truth, and he knew clearly that if the Blue Star eventually turned into an ocean, it would be the other party who was saving him and giving him a chance.

But... he just refused righteously, but now he agreed immediately, which seemed like he was afraid of death. Besides, the other party had superpowers, so it was impossible for him to take him away just because he discovered the secret. What did he want from him?

Oh, and supplies!

Maybe they had a complete plan, but they were not well prepared? No place to live, no means of transportation, and even everyone depended on him for support these days...

Thinking of his own warehouse full of supplies, Zheng Yijie suddenly felt confident.

In order to consolidate his position in the future, Zheng Yijie deliberately cleared his throat, as if he was sitting at the negotiation table, and discussed the terms with Gu Mengran in an orderly manner: "What preparations have you made? What are your plans for the future? How will you survive in Yinan? If you make reasonable arrangements, I can consider bringing supplies and going with you."

What on earth is this guy thinking? He'll start a dyeing factory if he's given some color. Gu Mengran glanced at him, turned around and left without saying anything, "Let's go, Liang Zhao, let him think about it slowly."

No, you’re leaving now?

Zheng Yijie panicked for a moment, but his expression showed nothing.

It was not until Gu Mengran turned the doorknob and opened the door without hesitation that Zheng Yijie could no longer sit still. He stood up and walked quickly to the door, reached out and pushed the door, which was ajar, back into place.

"Can't we talk about it? As your companion, don't you have the right to know?"

"Haven't you considered it yet? How come we are companions?" Gu Mengran asked him back.

Zheng Yijie's momentum suddenly weakened, and he drooped his head and muttered softly: "I, I want to go with you, but I'm not a useless person who will only hinder us. I still have supplies. I just want to understand the situation a little bit and have a better idea in my mind."

Gu Mengran would not be so stupid as to reveal all his cards. He had shown enough sincerity. If Zheng Yijie continued to procrastinate, he would even give up on trying to get him to join the partnership.

Locking them in the basement was a solution, and leaving some supplies behind as compensation. However, considering that the other party was kind enough to take them in, Gu Mengran looked back at him and decided to say the last word.

"Believe me, leaving is your only choice. It's just a matter of leaving early or late and with whom. You have your concerns, and we have ours. Now is not a peaceful and prosperous time, so you must be on guard against others. I can only assure you that if you follow us, your life will not be more difficult than it is now."

As if sensing Gu Mengran's hesitation, Zheng Yijie simply gritted his teeth and met Gu Mengran's gaze, "Let's go, I'll go with you!"

"Then let's go and take care of business first." Gu Mengran raised the corner of his mouth slightly and turned the doorknob again.

"Where are you going and what's the matter?" asked Zheng Yijie.

Almost forgot, Gu Mengran paused and told Zheng Yijie about the previous transaction with Jiujie.

When he heard that he was going to Jincheng, Zheng Yijie, who had made up his mind, began to hesitate again. He hesitated and discussed with Gu Mengran: "Can I not go? I can stay at home and take care of the children. They listen to me very much."

"Sure." Gu Mengran raised his chin at him, "But we need three people. You have to go and discuss with the two teachers to see who is willing to replace you. They should be easy to talk to."

It's easy to talk, but he can't open his mouth!

Of course, Zheng Yijie couldn't bring himself to do this. After a moment of silence, he pouted and said reluctantly, "I can go, but you have to answer a question for me."

Finding the tone too harsh, Zheng Yijie hurriedly observed the two people's reactions.

Seeing that the two of them looked the same, he patted his chest and said in a gentle voice, "It's not an excessive question. I just want to know how you got your superpowers? Can you give me some advice so that I can become a superpower too?"

"Think about it, you all have auxiliary superpowers. If I get a combat-related superpower, it can be of great help!" Zheng Yijie thought his analysis was very reasonable. He looked at Gu Mengran intently, expecting his answer.

Gu Mengran chuckled, turned his head and glanced at him, and said calmly: "We don't know exactly how we got it, but before that, in order to deal with disasters, we often exercised, probably, maybe... 200 push-ups a day?"