Chapter 62 Firebird
Mu Baixing lowered his head slightly and looked at the designer in front of him.
He had already seen the Designer's true face once, after the first game, when the mine was disconnected from the star network.
But it is far less vivid than it is now.
He was holding a pink-packaged strawberry nutrient solution in his hand, and his face was also flushed with a similar light blush.
The young man's black hair was softer than what he'd seen online, his eyelashes curlier, his skin more delicate, his gaze more lively. There was something indescribable about the young man's gaze, a frankness yet a hint of the raised tail of a furry animal, inviting one to reach out and touch him.
Very exciting.
Mu Baixing's gaze deepened, and his fingers in his trouser pockets tightened unconsciously, but he restrained himself from loosening them, and stood there without moving.
"It's not really hiding..." Mingyu coughed dryly, his eyes flickering. He ignored Mu Baixing's momentary change in expression and corrected his words, "I'm coming out now."
He felt a little guilty as he spoke, his eyes wandering. Just then, he saw the elevator door on the side of the starport open again, and another group of passengers arrived.
The two leaders were wearing white military academy uniforms, were tall, and were talking in low voices.
Mingyu's expression changed. He pulled Mu Baixing's arm sideways and dragged him one step forward to dodge again. This time, he not only stood in the shadow, but even hid in the gap between the nutrient solution vending machine and the wall.
Mingyu: “…”
Mu Baixing: “…”
This gap is spacious enough for one person, but it is really tight for two people.
One of Mu Baixing's arms was still held by Mingyu, so he placed it across Mingyu's waist. He didn't even need to press his elbow back to touch Mingyu's waist and abdomen through the clothes.
It's like a designer may look cute and good-looking, but he or she is not without temper.
He doesn't look good in shape, but he's not without substance.
Mu Baixing glanced at the group of people passing by outside, then lowered his head and whispered in Mingyu's ear: "Okay."
Mingyu: “……?”
The word "good" came for no reason. Mingyu didn't understand what Mu Baixing was saying, he just felt the breath brushing past his ears.
His ears were burning, and he felt a little itchy because of Mu Baixing's subtle touch, so he quickly let go and moved Mu Baixing's arm to the man's side, then looked up at him in confusion.
"I was worried that you might get sick on Labyrinth Planet."
It now seems that the designer should have good physical fitness, at least able to adapt to the not-so-rich living conditions in the undeveloped wild resource areas.
Mingyu: “…”
Mingyu lowered his head to glance at the place where Mu Baixing’s arm had just touched... The other party must have felt his abdominal muscles!
"I've already told you I've trained at the Fighting Club..." Mingyu suspected Mu Boxing had imagined him as a muscleless, boiled chicken, so he muttered in dissatisfaction. While talking to Mu Boxing, he cautiously peeked out.
"I'm really afraid of being seen this time." Mingyu muttered with a little annoyance.
Because of Ming's mother's strange behavior, he became more careful about hiding his behavior from the Ming family.
When I left the capital planet, I didn't use my own aircraft, and because I could take Mulan's starship, I didn't take any public transportation that required me to submit my identity information...
But I didn't expect to see Mingyan and Feilun here.
He stood in the narrow gap, but his posture remained relaxed, leaning back against the wall with his legs slightly bent, his knees touching the shell of the vending machine in front of him.
The man tilted his head to look towards the lounge, his movements somewhat careless, but he was careful not to be discovered by the other party.
He stared at the backs of those people, his dark eyes cold.
"It's Lieyang." He recognized the faces of the two people in front: "Are you still scared?"
Mingyu: “…”
Mingyu smiled as he recalled the golden flames that engulfed the Lieyang battleship in the star map of the third qualifying match.
"I've already said it, it's not that I'm afraid of fighting them," Ming Yu repeated, "I just don't want to cause any trouble for now and have them disrupt my plans. The Ming family is a behemoth on the Capital Planet. Running away from home and being wanted by the Ming family are two different things."
Although he didn't speak clearly, Mu Baixing understood what he meant and frowned.
Mu Baixing: "Are you leaving home?"
Mingyu nodded.
"Leave home and run towards freedom!" Hearing Mu Baixing's chilling voice, he explained, "Leaving the Ming family is not a bad thing, Brother Mu!"
Most of his attention was still on the group of people outside. He whispered, "It's not just Lieyang. There are also people from the Third Legion."
Following Ming Yan and Fei Lun was a young officer from the Third Legion, highly valued by the Ming family. He was followed by four or five other legionnaires. Unlike Ming Yan and Fei Lun, who wore the same uniforms as Ming Yan and Fei Lun, their gait was enough for Ming Yu to identify them.
"I don't know why they came to Maze Planet..."
Mu Baixing: "Hunting."
"Last week, activity from Firebirds and Nightbirds was re-detected in the Labyrinth Star Wild Resource Area. It's speculated that after being disturbed by the Kuroshio energy, they've emerged from their dormant state early, leaving their underground habitat and returning to the surface. The next few days are the best time to hunt them."
Mu Baixing said casually, "I heard the news from an old acquaintance on Maze Star yesterday."
Ming Yan had apparently learned all this through the Ming family's channels a few days ago.
Ming Yan is undoubtedly the "successor" that the Ming family has worked hard to cultivate.
Mu Baixing looked at Mingyan with a slightly cold gaze, but his tone remained calm as he explained to Mingyu: "The week before they grow their full feathers again is the best time to hunt them."
"Two 2S-level bird-like star beasts?" Mingyu suddenly realized, "Then Senior Mulian must have come to the right place!"
The Nightbird Crystal Core possesses a hidden quality, making it a rare material that is very suitable for assisting Mu Boxing's attacks. Meanwhile, the Firebird Crystal Core possesses a rare burning property.
Mingyu: "No wonder Mingyan came!"
The Firebird Crystal Core with matching properties can be installed on the muzzle of the starship gun, and Mingyan's mental power can be used in a vertical form to assist in the attack, which is very useful.
And if this firebird happens to be roughly in line with Mingyan's mental power waves, Mingyan may even be able to use this crystal core to impact and advance to a higher level of mental power!
Mingyu let out a very light click of his tongue.
I really want to make things difficult for Mingyan, but I don't want to cause trouble for Mu Baixing.
Ultimately, it’s because his ability is not strong enough!
I hope that this time I can at least find the ivy that can improve my mental endurance so that my mental endurance won’t hold me back!
In the hall, Ming Yan, who was walking towards the exit, paused and subconsciously turned his head.
From the moment he entered the hall, he vaguely felt another cold gaze falling on him, which made him shudder as if he was threatened.
Mingyan scanned the crowd, but didn't find much. Suppressing his inner unease, he turned to Feren and said, "Not many people have received that news, but we're definitely not the only ones. Especially the exploration team that's already arrived at Labyrinth Planet. If they have their own connections, they might have already heard the news."
"Father is right, we have a lot of competition. Hunting the Firebird is no easy task."
In order to ensure that the Firebird Crystal Core could be obtained, the Third Legion under the Ming family also dispatched personnel, who would disperse with them after entering the resource area to conduct a carpet search.
If someone finds the trace of the Firebird or sends a distress signal, the others will gather towards the source of the signal.
Mingyan touched the signal transmitter he carried with him inconspicuously and relaxed a little.
He doesn't need to be afraid, even if he encounters any other forces...
...even if it's colorful.
Akihiko: "..."
Recalling the scene in the preliminaries where he was knocked powerless by the colorful cannon, he couldn't help but shudder.
After the preliminaries, Mingyan and Feilun immediately received psychological treatment.
But to this day, Mingyan still dreams of that golden spiritual power in nightmares.
He didn't mention it to Feren, because Feren, who already had a bad temper, would get angry as soon as the game was mentioned.
"What kind of momentum can a civilian exploration team achieve?" Feren seemed to have regained his usual pride. "There are no other legions competing with us..."
His voice suddenly paused.
Several people were walking towards the lounge entrance. Ming Yan followed Fei Lun's gaze and passed over the first row of lounge seats, catching sight of a few people who looked bored, sitting in their seats drinking nutrient solution.
Akihiko: "..."
...Cui Xiaoduo and Mu Lian? !
Why are they here?! Is the Mu family's second army coming?! They shouldn't have had time to get the news so quickly!
The information about the Ming family came from the Maze Star Executive. Since the other party was interested in establishing a friendly relationship with the Ming family, it was impossible for him to sell the information to the Mu family!
and……
Since Mu Lian had already received the news, why didn't she enter the wild resource area earlier? Who were they waiting for?
Did the Mu family have a new partner? Was it someone who passed on the news to them?
While thinking, he pulled Feren and told him not to go up and provoke.
"We're in a hurry!" Ming Yan whispered, pulling Fei Lun straight towards Qian and leaving the lounge.
Vincent and Yang Haoyuan also noticed them, but too lazy to play along with their sworn enemy, they pretended not to notice them and didn't even greet them. Mu Lian's face was expressionless, and her eyes met Ming Yan's for a moment before they both looked away.
"What are they doing here?" Cui Xiaoduo asked curiously as Ming Yan and his group walked away. "Ming Yan, Fei Lun, there are actually people from the Third Legion following behind... The Ming family doesn't do anything without profit... Don't they have their own resource star?!"
Just for some ordinary rare materials, Mingyan doesn't need to and Feilun won't appear here.
"This time, the Maze Star should have more than just ordinary rare resources." Mu Lian looked at the elevator and whispered.
The Mu family immigrated from the Northern Star Region to the Central Star Region and lost most of their connections and information channels. Although they also ranked among the top leaders in the Central Star Region, their influence was far inferior to that of the Ming family.
Cui Xiaoduo watched them quickly walk towards the exit and exclaimed, "Everyone from the Third Legion's First Fleet is here? Not a single one is left behind! That's the fleet of trusted personnel specially trained for Ming Yan..."
"Mingyu's friends should know." Mu Lian said in a low voice.
Cui Xiaoduo agreed with this and turned his gaze to look at the nutrient solution vending machine.
Mingyu saw the people from the Third Legion leaving and walked towards this side with Mu Baixing.
Cui Xiaoduo, Mu Lian and the two observers all looked back and forth between Mingyu and Mu Baixing.
Mingyu, this "netizen" and colorful driver, is not someone you want to mess with.
This was the impression the four people had from the first second Mu Boxing appeared in the lounge.
As the man approached Mingyu and his gaze landed squarely on him, this impression quickly grew. Vincent and Yang Haoyuan, the two observers with weaker mental powers, felt their hair stand on end, their hearts practically ringing with danger alarms.
Mulan stood up.
He straightened his back, leaned forward and subconsciously took a step forward to separate Mu Baixing and his designer from the two observers.
Mu Baixing stopped and raised his eyes indifferently.
The atmosphere in the air seemed to suddenly become tense.
The hall was filled with noise, but there was silence between the two of them. Mulan tightened her fingers, realizing that in front of him, she was like a young lion that had just learned to hunt.
Facing more mature and powerful counterparts, his fighting spirit rose, and he bared his fangs to defend his territory, but he knew that this battle would result in heavy losses.
Mingyu: “???”
He looked at Mu Lian, then at Mu Baixing, and finally pulled the arm of the person next to him, pulling him towards him and winking at him to stop spreading his cold air everywhere.
Mu Baixing: “…”
"I'm your senior, the Ranger's pilot. This is the Ranger's designer, and there are two observers..." Mingyu introduced. "I came here on their starship! It's more than a day faster than taking a public starship myself."
Mu Baixing's expression visibly relaxed. He hummed and said to Mu Lian and the others, "Thank you."
Mu Lian: "..."
He looked at Mu Baixing, who had black hair and black eyes with a circle of blue in them... No wonder Mingyu asked him about the Mu family in the museum last time.
Cui Xiaoduo stood behind Mu Lian, put his arm around her childhood sweetheart's shoulder, and said politely, "We're all family, so don't be polite."
"Last week, the Maze Star Wild Resource Area detected traces of Firebirds and Nightbirds' activities again." Mu Baixing responded and told Mu Lian and the others the latest information he knew.
Mu Lian: “!”
His expression shifted, one of surprise. Cui Xiaoduo and the two observers behind him reacted even more violently, almost screaming out in surprise.
"No wonder Mingyan came..." Cui Xiaoduo murmured the same sigh as Mingyu.
"The star map where the traces of the Nightbird and the Firebird were previously discovered." Mu Baixing tapped the communication bracelet and said, "I'll send it to you."
He directly requested data transmission from Mu Lian. The star map was transmitted very quickly, taking less than a second. Mu Baixing then turned his gaze away and turned to Ming Yu.
"Let's go." He walked towards the lounge door.
"See you in a few days, seniors!" Mingyu waved to a few people beside him, "Contact us anytime if you need anything!"
"Hey hey hey - wait -" Cui Xiaoduo quickly poked his head out from behind Mu Lian.
"Don't just send some information and leave! At least leave me your contact number, boss!" He shouted under Mu Baixing's gaze, "I can find you if I need anything. If you kidnap Brother Yu, we'll know who to call the police... Hey, Brother Yu, wait a minute, I have something else to tell you in secret..."
Mu Baixing raised his eyebrows.
He was not angry because of Cui Xiaoduo's questioning. Instead, he looked relaxed. He showed his contact number and asked the other party to add him. Then he was the first to walk out of the lounge, leaving Mingyu and Cui Xiaoduo alone.
Mingyu looked at Cui Xiaoduo in confusion.
"Although he's fierce, he does seem reliable." Yang Haoyuan, upholding the responsibility of a senior to a junior, was the first to comment on Mu Baixing and said, "He seems to be a decent person."
"He's quite powerful, isn't he?" Vincent added, "If he really wanted to harm you, even Mu Lian might not be able to stop him."
Mu Lian: "..."
"Brother Yu, that's not what I want to tell you! I mean, you're a single man, so be careful." Cui Xiaoduo's angle was different, hinting cryptically, "We're in a wild resource area, so there's a chance we might run into danger. Don't worry, the suspension bridge effect can only ignite a fire. Love is not gratitude, Brother Yu, so we can't get it mixed up..."
Mingyu: “…”
Mingyu's expression was indescribable. After holding it in for a long while, he could only say unhappily, "You should think about how to stop getting so heated with Senior Mulian!"
"Let's go." He turned to look for Mu Baixing and waved to them. "I wish you a safe trip!"
"It went smoothly," Cui Xiaoduo said. "Brother Lian, let's go too! Let's go into the resource area early and look for it... If we happen to encounter a night bird, wouldn't that be great luck?!"
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