Lin Tantan, who thought the other party was a master and that he was seen through, said: "..."
Lin Tantan: Where did this lunatic come from?
She said, "What did you say I stole? Luck?" What was that?
The psychopath opposite said, "You're doing it so obviously, don't you think anyone will notice?"
Lin Tan Tan looked at him and said slowly, "Words and actions should be based on evidence. You came here out of nowhere and said I did something bad, so I did it?"
At this moment, she looked at the bun on the guy's head opposite her, and she felt more and more displeased. He looked simply stupid. The face that she thought was handsome just now now seemed stupid.
I was so nervous and serious just now, but now it seems a bit stupid.
Before the bun-haired man could say anything, the unremarkable girl beside him spoke up, "Stop pretending. We all know what Jin City should be like. Right now, it's in chaos and filth, while this Ning City base, which should have been ordinary, has developed so well. Can you say you had a hand in this?"
"Min Yande should have enjoyed a few more years of glory, but now he's dead so young. You came all this way to give him the final blow. Are you afraid he'd make a comeback and take away the luck you stole, or even harm you, a thief?"
"And the leader of the Ning City base shouldn't be so compliant. You've been trying to please him just to get good treatment for your Zhengyang Brigade."
When Lin Tantan heard the words "We all know what Jinshi should be like", his heart skipped a beat. For a moment, he thought, could it be that this person was also a time traveler and knew the historical development like himself?
But the more she listened, the more something seemed off. She looked at them suspiciously, "What are you talking about? How did you know that?"
The girl looked at the man with a bun with pride and admiration.
The man with the bun looks like an expert.
Lin Tan Tan: "..."
Lin Tan Tan: "Oh, so it was calculated by fortune-telling?"
Seeing her indifferent expression, the girl said unhappily, "Master Lu has profound cultivation skills. He has never made a mistake in fortune-telling."
"I don't understand things like fortune-telling, but I guess nothing is set in stone. There are so many unexpected things in the world. Master Lu... can you guarantee that after you've read someone's fortune, their life will follow the trajectory you've calculated?"
The girl was furious, but the man with the bun remained calm. He said, "A person's fate is naturally affected by many factors, but a nation's fortunes are different. After the apocalypse, the dragon veins of the entire nation will either be dormant, broken, or dead. Only in Jinshi will there still be a dragon vein that must be protected, gathering the last bit of spiritual energy. Only by protecting that spiritual energy and using that place as a starting point to gradually awaken and repair the dragon vein can the entire country be revived."
Lin Tantan was confused: "So?"
The man with the bun looked grave. "However, the last bit of spiritual energy is dissipating day by day, and the decline of Jin City is becoming more and more obvious. Once Jin City is destroyed, there will be no hope for the country. So no matter what you were doing before, you must stop now and do not touch Jin City anymore. Even if you force Ning City to rise, it will not prosper for a long time."
Before Lin Tantan could fully understand the other party's thoughts and was still thinking about the principle behind this strategy of saving the country, he was so angry that he laughed.
She wanted to move Jin City? She was just a mortal, what could she do to a city?
She taunted, "Other people have bad luck, and you think I stole their luck. Jin City is declining while Ning City is thriving, and you think I'm the one who brought Jin City's spiritual energy to Ning City?"
"Why isn't it that the people in Jin City are incompetent and have created such a mess, while everyone in Ning City has worked together to achieve what we have today?"
She looked at the two of them and said, "It's not like I haven't been to Jin City before. Just look at that messy bear. Even if there really was a dragon coiled there, it would be tormented to death."
"The national situation is not easily affected? If the living people don't strive for it, can a place be transformed into a paradise on earth just by relying on a so-called national situation dragon vein?"
Her words were full of sarcasm, making both of them look grim. The girl stood up and said, "You're just making excuses. It's clearly you who did it! Master Lu has calculated it all. You're the anomaly. You changed everything!"
Lin Tan raised his eyebrows. This guy with a bun really has some skills, but so what?
Is it because you can't see through her true origins?
It is said that Jinshi is the last hope, and this is indeed the case in history. Zhengyang Base is located in Jinshi, and the other two major bases are also nearby. It has become the heart of the country, and naturally its fortune is good. But this time, Ye Xiao is not going there. He stayed in Ningshi at first, and then went to the northwest, so Jinshi fell into decline and was eliminated?
The more she thought about it, the more she felt that this was the case. So, wasn't the so-called national situation influenced by people? If the people in Jinshi weren't capable of making the city a better place, who could they blame? Could they blame others for developing too well elsewhere?
Although she was an outsider, she could not deny that the changes the two people talked about had nothing to do with her, but she was sure that she had absolutely not changed her luck. Everything she had today was the result of the hard work of her and Ye Xiao and others.
The man with the bun was simply using his own theories to explain these changes, believing that reality was different from his expectations, which meant that someone had used extraordinary means. As for this person, it was naturally himself, the one he couldn't see through.
Lin Tantan felt like a huge pot had fallen on his head.
She leaned back and sneered, "First, it's not that Master Lu calculated something, and that everything is bound to happen. Rather than saying I changed established facts, it's better to say that everyone's actions are constantly changing the world. Secondly, you say I'm an anomaly, but what is an anomaly? Times create heroes. In this era, talented people emerge in large numbers, and even ordinary people can rise up when pushed to the brink of despair. It's not that you're an anomaly just because you didn't calculate or see through it. If your ability is truly so great that you can see everyone in the world clearly and calculate everything, then why didn't you predict the apocalypse and notify the country in advance to prepare?"
The man with the bun looked shocked.
He didn't notice any signs before the apocalypse broke out, and this has always been a knot in his heart.
Lin Tantan looked at his expression and thought, is this really a Taoist priest who cares about his country and his people?
She stood up and said, "If you're fine, go ahead. I don't mind your offense today, but if it happens again, I'm not sure."
She walked out first and saw a group of people surrounding something and making a lot of noise, as if they were trying to catch something.
Everyone turned around and someone shouted, "It's a cat. A cat that can grow big!"
Lin Tantan was still in shock when a figure suddenly appeared from behind him, shouting, "Fatty!"
It's that girl.
After the circle of people slightly separated, Lin Tantan could also see clearly the thing they were surrounding. It was a creature the size of a large dog, with dark black lines on its gray-black fur, dotted with some yellow-brown spots. Judging from its appearance, it should be a cat. Because of its huge size, it looked very wild. It was lowering its body and roaring at the people around it, with the momentum of a big cat.
When the big cat saw the girl appear, it pounced on her. The girl and the cat hugged each other in an instant, as if they had gone through a life-and-death separation.
Lin Tan Tan narrowed his eyes slightly. Retractable beast?
She had only heard of this thing appearing in Jin City, and the two people just now also mentioned Jin City.
So they are from Tsu?
Soon the place attracted more people, and Daying also came over. He recognized the girl when he saw her and confirmed Lin Tantan's guess that this girl was the little girl with a retractable cat he had seen in Jin City.
Lin Tan Tan asked, "Oh? So you're from Jin City? That's why you rushed here so hastily after discovering the disappearance of Jin City's spiritual energy?" She looked at the man with the bun. "What do you mean by worrying about the country and its people, or the national strength and dragon veins? Ultimately, it's because you've damaged your own interests."
The man with the bun expression changed: "That's not the case."
Lin Tantan didn't want to listen to his nonsense anymore, so he stretched out his hands and tied him up, including the girl and the big cat. He called Qin Han and asked him to lock them up and keep them under careful watch until Ye Xiao came back to deal with them.
The man with the bun and the girl were both confused. They had just been told to let them leave, so why were they suddenly arresting them now?
Lin Tan Tan had previously thought that they were the kind of people who cared about the world, because they had some ability and saw that something was wrong with her - although they didn't see the point, and they blamed her for some things that they thought were different from what they had calculated.
If it were just that, she wouldn't really care whether she caught them or not. After all, their intentions were quite noble.
But now she found out that they were from another force. If they felt that the fortune of their city, or even their organization, was being seized by her and the Zhengyang Brigade, who knew what kind of trouble would arise in the future. This was not just her problem, so she should leave it to Ye Xiao to consider.
The girl panicked when she was tied up. She saw something on her body, which looked like a mysterious green ribbon. She called out to her pet, "Chubby!"
The big cat was very understanding and immediately opened its mouth to call out. Lin Tantan was quick-witted and immediately threw a ball of dirt into its mouth.
The howl that was about to come out turned into a whimpering sound as if it was almost choking to death. The majestic big cat suddenly struggled and jumped on the ground, scratching the ground with its claws and twisting its body. It seemed that it finally swallowed the ball of dirt after a long time. It lay on the ground weakly, and when it looked at Lin Tantan, its eyes were a little timid.
Lin Tantan walked over, curiously gazing at the giant, wanting to touch it. It immediately flinched back, but she was able to touch it anyway… a hand full of fur, her entire hand sunk in, yet she still couldn't touch flesh. The fur was so thick. The little hamster in her pocket was so frightened it scurried down her collar and darted behind her neck, hiding in her hair and squeaking. Lin Tantan said to the big cat, "Shrink down a bit, you little one!"
The big cat whimpered, looking at her with its large amber eyes. It looked pitiful, then obediently shrank. The green ribbons that bound it shrank along with its body. Still unable to break free, it curled up, looking even more pitiful.
The girl looked at her cat in disbelief as it was subdued in an instant, and the last bit of hope in her heart was shattered.
Pangpang is her biggest support, and she lets it hide in the dark. Once Lin Tantan wants to harm them, she will give a hint and let it come to rescue them. But now Pangpang was easily subdued, and her biggest trump card is gone.
Not only that, Lin Tantan also said: "You can take the person away, and I will keep the cat."
"What do you want to do to Pangpang?!" the girl shouted.
Lin Tantan curled his lips at her and said, "Your cat looks intimidating, but it can't really protect itself. You brought it out like this, and you didn't even keep it by your side to protect it. It seems you didn't care much about it, but now you're concerned about it."
"For me, this is the first time I've seen a cat that changes size, so of course I have to cut it open piece by piece to see its anatomy."
She scared the little girl so much that her face turned pale. She waved her hand and asked someone to take the two people away. On the way, the girl was still shouting for Fatty to let her go. She shouted so miserably that someone covered her mouth. The rest of the people looked at Lin Tan with strange eyes.
It seems that what was said outside was true. Their Captain Lin really became brutal after going out.
Maybe he is just so majestic and cold, but he is just extra gentle to himself?
People couldn't help but recall that one night in the past, there were ghosts howling in the clinic. It was said that someone saw Captain Lin walking around with a bloody knife. His eyes and smile were so scary that everyone who was on duty at the gate that night was scared.
In short, as these people spread rumors and made guesses, Lin Tantan's image became more and more lofty.
Lin Tantan picked up the cat at his feet. It looked big and fluffy, but not as heavy as he had imagined. A closer look revealed that its fur was tangled and a little dirty. Lin Tantan pinched it, and the cat trembled in fear, not daring to resist. Lin Tantan pinched it, but found that there was not much meat on it.
She shook her head: "How come a cat like you has made such a miserable living for itself?" Shouldn't it have bright and soft fur, a lazy and proud look, and wait every day for its owner to feed it with various dried fish, and absolutely refuse to work unless it is fed?
Thinking that the girl just now obviously wanted the cat to do something, she asked people to pay attention to the mutant beasts around the base to see if there was a gathering tide of beasts.
Then she carried the cat back to her yard on the hillside.
The mutant rats were all soaking in the pool. The weather had turned cold, but these furry guys were not afraid of the cold at all. Their love for water remained unchanged. Several of them were even climbing up and down on the black swan, having a great time with it, while the white swan was still aloof and arrogant, enjoying itself leisurely.
Smelling the strange scent, these mutant beasts raised their necks and turned their heads, only to find it was a cat. Before the swans could react, the mutant rats had already become agitated. They suddenly climbed out of the pool and pounced on each other, pushing and shoving each other, squeaking and screaming, and took a fighting stance.
If it wasn't Lin Tan Tan who was holding the cat, they would have rushed over long ago.
The tabby cat was frightened by so many mice and struggled in Lin Tantan's hands.
Lin Tan Tan: "Huh? Aren't you supposed to be able to command mutant beasts? Why are you so scared?"
Moreover, when a cat and a mouse meet on a narrow road, it should be the mouse that is afraid of the cat.
Lin Tantan brought the cat here to try whether it could command her little cuties. If it could, she would never let the cat go, even if she didn't kill it.
Well, if it can control other mutant beasts, it will definitely not let them go.
And now it seems that her little cuties are not ordinary little cuties. The white swan just glanced at this side and turned its head away without paying attention. The black swan ran up and wanted to peck the cat with its big flat beak, and the mutant rats started fighting directly. After Lin Tan put the cat down.
For a moment, the cat's screams echoed across the hillside.
The people at the foot of the mountain heard this voice: "..."
Captain Lin is indeed very violent.
Lin Tan Tan reluctantly separated the cat and mouse: "Alright, alright, I know you're strong in combat, but stop it. You've scratched me bald."
Looking at the pitiful cat with several bald spots and skin that was almost scratched, huddled in the corner, she felt a little sorry for it. She sent it a stream of energy to repair its skin injuries, and then handed it over to...
Who should I give it to?
There is no department related to animal training in the Zhengyang Brigade.
Looking at the tabby cat that threw itself at her feet and refused to move after she gave it a burst of energy, she thought for a moment and decided to keep it for herself.
So there was a cat-and-mouse game on the hillside every day. It was fine when Lin Tan was around, but when she was not around, it was like a cat-and-mouse frenzy.
The cat coveted the fish and shrimp in the pond, but every time it tried to get close, it would be pounced on and beaten by a group of mutant rats. Even if it became a large size, it would be useless. The only difference was that the larger size made it easier for the mutant rats to beat it. So after trying once, the tabby cat decided not to grow bigger. Every time it was beaten, it would shrink itself as small as possible and often worried that it could not become smaller.
More than ten days passed like this, and the expedition team returned. As soon as Lin Tantan learned that the divine plane had appeared, he ran out and watched the divine plane gradually fly over and land. The hatch opened, and people walked out one by one. Ye Xiao was the last one to come out.
He was still a tall and handsome man. It seemed like a long time had passed even though they hadn't seen each other for half a month. The longing in his heart suddenly overflowed. Lin Tan looked at him with a smile, but did not rush to get close to him.
Ye Xiao's eyes immediately fell on her. His calm eyes suddenly sparkled like stars, and a smile appeared on his face. He announced that the meeting would start in an hour and dismissed everyone. He came to her and raised his hand to touch her hair: "I haven't seen you for half a month..."
Lin Tantan looked at him with bright eyes and listened to him say thoughtfully: "I think I've gained a little weight."
Lin Tantan's eyelids drooped: "...Huh?"
Ye Xiao laughed out loud and reached out to hug her: "It's been so long since we last met, did you miss me?"
Lin Tan Tan subconsciously looked to the side. Everyone had dispersed, and those who were paying attention to them immediately turned their eyes away, as if they hadn't seen anything.
Just see it, it's not something shameful. Lin Tantan also smiled and hugged Ye Xiao back, sniffing the familiar warm scent on this man with longing, rubbing her face against his: "I miss you. I thought you would be back in a while. Are you done?"
"Okay, let's choose Liang City. After all, it's the most suitable place." Ye Xiao let go of her and took her hand and walked away: "Has anything happened these days?"
"Yes." Lin Tan Tan told her about the two people in Jin City. "I don't know how to deal with them, so I'll leave them for you until you come back."
Ye Xiao narrowed his eyes and said, "I see. Is the cat staying with you?"
"Well, I've tested the cat's abilities these past few days. Although it was outmatched by the mutant rats, it did have a commanding effect on the mutant beasts outside. I think we can put it to good use. Let's set up a beast taming department in our team. We can tame this cat and have it help us deal with the other mutant beasts."
"You're not going to keep the cat?"
"Are you asking me if I want to raise it myself? No, no." Lin Tan Tan waved his hand. "It doesn't quite meet my requirements."
Ye Xiao was a little surprised: "What do you want?"
"What are the characteristics of the ones I raise?"
Ye Xiao hesitated for a moment: "Stupid? ... Stupid?"
Lin Tan Tan: "...confidence and cuteness! This cat looks fierce, but it's actually a bit timid and has a soft personality. If it stays with me, it will only get bullied."
Soon Ye Xiao experienced what it meant to be bullied.
As he climbed the hillside, he saw a tabby cat being attacked by a group of rats. It was truly miserable. It was obvious that the rats were not being ruthless and seemed more like they were playing around, but the tabby cat was also being treated rather poorly. Several of the mutant rats were even larger than it, making it impossible to tell which was the cat and which was the rat.
Lin Tan Tan quickly went up to separate them and scolded them, "Why are you bullying me again?"
A group of mutant rats didn't want to leave, but when they saw Ye Xiao, they ran away like real rats seeing a cat.
Ye Xiao: “…”
Ye Xiao walked over. The cat was still lying on the ground with its paws covering its head. He grabbed its collar and lifted it up. The cat's blurry eyes met a pair of unfamiliar human eyes.
Tabby cat: "...Meow." Its biological instinct immediately made it make a soft and flattering sound.
Ye Xiao: "He's a bit soft-tempered. Who do you think would be a better person to take care of this cat?"
"Just think about it yourself. I don't have any ideas." Lin Tantan also went over to tease the cat and scratched her chin. The tabby cat squinted her eyes with a bit of enjoyment. It can be seen that she is quite close to and trusts her.
Ye Xiao looked at it, thought for a moment, and soon came up with an idea.
A meeting was held soon, and it was announced that the future base location would be Liang City. The relocation time was also discussed, and the final time was set as March next year.
At the meeting, Ye Xiao also announced the existence of the tabby cat and formally established a taming team. Zhong Xiong was the team leader. He originally managed the armory, and that position was given to Daying, who was now in charge of this new team.
Lin Tantan was a little surprised by this decision, but not too surprised. In the original team of eight, Ye Baijiang, Cheng Xuqin all had their own clear and irreplaceable positions, Mei Baisheng was assigned to the combat team, leaving Xu Li and Zhong Xiong.
Xu Li doesn't like to communicate with others, and now he is no longer Lin Tantan's bodyguard. He is still touching the threshold of wind-related supernatural powers and seems to have some understanding.
Zhong Xiong manages the armory. This position is very important, but not irreplaceable. Moreover, general weapons are now causing less and less damage to zombies, and the role of the weapons research and development department is becoming more and more important. The armory is a bit like an auxiliary department of the weapons research and development department.
Ye Xiao didn't want the former big brother of the team to remain in obscurity.
If the animal taming team does a good job, the effect will definitely be significant and eye-catching enough.
As for Daying, he has just joined the Zhengyang Brigade, so it is not suitable for him to be given too high a position. He can take over the armory first and make other arrangements later.
After the meeting, Lin Tantan took Zhong Xiong to hand over the tabby cat. The tabby cat seemed to know that it was about to be taken away. It tugged at Lin Tantan's trouser legs and looked at her hesitantly: "Meow."
Lin Tantan squatted down and touched its head, then injected a stream of wood energy into its forehead. "Alright, follow your new owner from now on. I'll visit you often."
She gave Zhong Xiong a bag of dried fish. She had caught them from the pond with a water ball, butchered them with her gold ability, and then roasted them with fire energy. "This little guy likes to eat this. You can build a fish pond for him. He has a big appetite. He has only gained a little weight after being raised here for so long. And I haven't fully understood his abilities yet. You can develop them yourselves."
Zhong Xiong had heard that on the day the cat was caught, a group of mutant beasts had gathered outside the base, and it was basically certain that it was attracted by it. After that, Lin Tantan also took it out twice. It was indeed capable, but the cat itself did not seem to know how to use it very well. It basically just summoned the herd and then started fighting.
Lin Tan Tan thought for a while and said, "Also, although this cat is very capable, it is quite weak and doesn't seem to be very courageous. It must be well protected." When she thought of the scene of the cat being suppressed and beaten every day these days, she felt a little embarrassed to say this and couldn't help coughing awkwardly.
Zhong Xiong carefully picked up the cat, stroked its soft fur with his thick paw, and said with a smile, "We will take good care of it."
The cat was carried away, still turning its head to look at Lin Tantan from a distance, before finally retracting its head and clasping it tightly in Zhong Xiong's arms. Lin Tantan sighed, feeling somewhat melancholy. He then looked at the mice who had run a long way off, watched the cat being carried away, and who had returned looking bored and even a little unhappy: "It bullied it like crazy when it was here, and now it's gone, is it happy?"
Mutant rats: "Squeak!"
"Well, you can go and see it often if it wants to, and you must bring gifts."
The mutant rats: ...all looked at the fish swimming in the pond.
At this time, Ye Xiao was looking at the man in front of him, his eyes sweeping over the somewhat messy bun on his head. In Lin Tantan's narration, this man was called the Bun Man.
His actual name is Lu Xin, an orphan who followed a Taoist master when he was young. Because of his good talent, he learned a lot of skills. After the end of the world, his master died and he could no longer stay in the Taoist temple, so he has been alone since then.
Lu Xin was startled when he saw Ye Xiao, and then his pupils shrank suddenly: "You——"
Ye Xiao said calmly, "Why, you said Tan Tan was an anomaly, now you're saying I'm also an anomaly, and that I stole your so-called luck?"
"You..." Lu Xin was shocked. After a moment, he slowly said, "You are not an anomaly."
Ye Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly, waiting to see what he would say.
He had seen Ye Xiao's photos before. He didn't take the abnormal prosperity of Zhengyang Brigade and Ning City Base seriously, because he knew that Ye Xiao, as the core figure of these two forces, was not destined to live long.
Because he only had a photo and hadn't seen the man in person, his predictions were inaccurate. He only vaguely knew he would have a miserable fate. But now that he saw the man in person, it was completely different. A man who should have died in his prime, his family and friends gone, now had an incredibly good fortune. Not only did the signs of a premature death disappear, but he even had a faint purple aura about him, which was indescribably precious.
Purple Qi is the aura of the emperor and the auspicious air. Naturally, there is no emperor in this era, and people cannot become auspicious signs, but the meaning still exists.
He was still doubting himself before, wondering if he was wrong and Lin Tantan really didn't do anything, but now he suddenly became convinced. If Lin Tantan didn't do anything, how could he completely change a person's fate like this?
From the very little information he had, it seemed that Lin Tantan had been with Ye Xiao since the beginning of the apocalypse. Was it just such a coincidence that they had met by chance and had been traveling together ever since? It was said that their relationship was quite unusual.
Lu Xin thought he understood everything.
Lin Tantan was not trying to build up a powerful force. She found the most suitable person and was willing to change his fate even if it meant going against the will of heaven. She wanted to turn him into the future ruler. In this way, there would naturally be no such thing as Ning City eventually declining and her calculations failing. As long as Ye Xiao was still alive, the force and the place where he was would naturally prosper.
Lu Xin thought a lot in his mind, and many ideas came to his mind, but in the end his heart sank a little bit. It was ridiculous to tie the fate of a country to one person!
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