Chapter 66
◎Ability Defense Team◎
Chapter 66
Upon hearing the arrangement, everyone who followed nodded in agreement.
The man who was being pushed in front turned around and saw that his brothers in the village all had the same idea. He temporarily put aside the uneasiness that had just arisen because of the words of the young nurse in the hospital.
Since they have no solution themselves, the official should be able to provide a specific and feasible solution, right?
With this idea in mind, they headed directly to the gathering point where the official side was recruiting people with special abilities.
Seeing that the attention of the people following him had shifted, the brother who had seemed very mature and steady just now slowed down a step, lowered his head and began to send messages to Tang Rufeng and others on the mountain, asking about the solution later.
He couldn't put all his hopes on the official side. If something didn't work out, he would be doomed.
We can take advantage of this time to contact the villagers and come up with a feasible solution.
At worst, all the capable people in the village, including the strong young men, would go out and slowly carry the person down the mountain.
This idea of his was his last resort.
You can't really let people stay stuck in the mountains and finally give birth with the help of those aunts in the village who have only given birth before, right?
They have only given birth to a few children, and it is not the case that all the knowledge about childbirth is stored in their heads after giving birth to a child.
Taking such a risk is no different from risking your life on the head of the King of Hell.
Thinking about it, he saw that after Tang Rufeng replied to him, he was sure that the people on the mountain already knew about the difficulties they encountered, and he felt relieved.
"Hurry up, is there something else you need help with?"
Just as he put his phone back into his pocket, a younger brother walking in front of him turned around and urged him on.
"Oh, okay, no, I just want to tell Rufeng and the village chief about the current situation. It's going to take some time for us to find the authorities, and we can't just leave the people in the mountains waiting. We have to let them know what our situation is."
He looked up, quickened his pace and walked behind the people in front, briefly explaining his thoughts.
"Yes, it's definitely going to take time for us to go down the mountain like this, but with this happening, the delay will definitely be much longer than the original plan."
His younger brother, who was urging him in front, echoed him. After making sure that he was fine, he walked ahead and used the navigation to find the official gathering point.
They have lived here for a period of time since they were young, so they can still find the place by themselves if you tell them the name. But now they don’t have the time to use their brains to find the place slowly, so they choose to do whatever is fastest.
"It should be in front."
Following the navigation, the town is not big, and it is only a few miles from the health center. It only takes about ten to twenty minutes to get there.
"It doesn't look very lively here. Is it because there aren't many awakened espers in town, or are there many espers who don't want to come?"
Seeing the deserted atmosphere at the gathering point, everyone's hearts began to lift.
You know, the people in this town are different from before the mutation. After the authorities discovered something fishy, they began to ask the town government to arrange for the scattered villages on the surrounding mountains to move down the mountain.
So the number of people in the town now far exceeds the number of people in the town before.
So many people are now concentrated in the town. Not to mention the number of people with awakened abilities in Daxi Village, there are so many people with awakened abilities in the upstream villages above them. Not to mention anything else in this town, the number of people with awakened abilities alone is definitely more than that of Daxi Village.
But looking at the current scene, there are definitely not many people coming here at the moment.
They stood far away and looked towards the gathering point. They were tall and strong, so it was hard for people not to notice them.
Seeing the hesitation on their faces, the person in charge of the assembly point hurried over here.
There was a warm smile on his face, he looked so happy.
"Are you here to sign up? Welcome, welcome! Come and take a look!"
As he spoke, he began to lead a few people towards the gathering point.
This place is said to be a gathering point, but it sounds like a stall with just a table set up.
But after all, it is used to entertain those people with special abilities who are specially invited, and it is opened by the official, so how can it be simple?
This place is a very exquisite small building that was specially vacated. The place where the sign was hung downstairs was actually a main hall that looked a bit larger.
"We're not here to register, we just want to ask if you have many people with special abilities..."
After they were enthusiastically led into the small building by the other party and sat down, they looked at the steaming tea placed in front of them. The brother in the lead answered the other party's previous words with some embarrassment.
"Hey, it's okay if you're not here to sign up, we can just chat!"
Hearing his words, the person in charge waved his hand and was not disappointed.
He has become accustomed to this during this period. Many people come here just to join in the fun. Because he has come into contact with so many people, as long as someone stands outside, he can roughly guess the other person's purpose by taking a closer look.
Just by looking at the expressions of the people in front of him, he could guess that they were not just there to take a look because they had nothing to do.
Something must have happened and he wanted to find someone with special abilities to solve it.
He has abilities, but they are very weak. Until now, there has been no specific process to improve them. He can only stay here and watch this gathering point. It’s okay if there is someone who can talk to him and not just come to make fun of him.
Moreover, among the people in front of him, there must be someone with ability, and the aura around him is not right.
He could tell just by comparing the people he had seen these days.
Because people with special abilities have extra abilities, their aura will increase as their abilities increase, unless their abilities are special and reduce their presence or prevent others from noticing their abilities.
This is something they cannot control at this stage. At this stage, it is already excellent for people with special abilities to improve their abilities and control their abilities well. It is too difficult to restore the aura to normal state.
Seeing that he had said that they could chat casually and say whatever they wanted, but the people opposite him still seemed a little hesitant, he looked around and determined the reason.
"Don't be fooled by the fact that there are only me and two other ordinary people at the gathering point. It looks deserted. We have more than just these people here."
As he said this, he gave a somewhat funny explanation.
"They also have their own things to do, and my job is to watch over here, help fill out the registration form when someone comes here, and take them to register and handle these matters."
As he spoke, he stood up and took a folder that looked quite thick from the shelf next to him.
"Here, these are the members of our town's esper defense team."
He walked to the same side as the others and began to look through the book. Feeling a few heads coming over to him, he chuckled and continued to explain.
"After all, ours is officially run. Internally, the authorities have a set of methods specifically designed to improve capabilities. They were recently researched and are relatively new and are still in the exploratory stage, so they haven't been announced to the public."
"The Esper Defense Team we have here is considered a grassroots team. If you have enough abilities, you can be recommended to a better team."
As he spoke, he kept flipping through the folder in his hand.
This folder does not contain any specific information about the defense team members, but only a brief introduction, their current positions, and their salary levels.
More specific information is confidential and would never be compiled into a book for people to view like it is now.
These are all unimportant things that can be found out by just asking.
"Okay, now that you have a general understanding of the situation here, can you tell me what brings you here?"
Although the folder was a bit thick, after all, the number of people with special abilities who joined was not that many compared to the entire town, and he did not slow down his reading speed, so he finished reading it in a short while.
"It's like this, we went down the mountain originally..."
Having seen the folder with their own eyes, they knew that there were not as few people with special abilities in the town as they had imagined. The anxiety they had felt before gradually eased as the person in charge flipped through the folder.
Now hearing his question, he no longer had any reservations and directly told him about the difficulties he and others had encountered.
"It's not that difficult. Don't bother the pregnant woman on the mountain. Go ask the obstetrician at the health center if anyone can go up. We'll assemble a team to escort her up the mountain and bring all the necessary equipment. It's okay. We have someone with great strength here, so moving some things won't be a big deal."
As the person in charge spoke, he took out his cell phone and prepared to arrange to find someone.
"You guys wait here, I'll go find it and come back soon."
As he spoke, he stood up while talking on the phone. Before walking out the door, he gave instructions to the two young men who had been quietly making tea for the group.
"Xiao Man and Xiao Meng, you guys stay here. If the water runs out, help add some. I'll be back soon."
"Oh, okay, longer."
After hearing the answer, he left with peace of mind.
As they watched the people walk away, the elder brother who was the leader of the group looked at the folder on the table, then turned around and asked the two young men who were quietly standing aside.
"Can we take another look at this?"
"It's okay, just look at it and don't break anything."
When she heard his voice, the girl named Xiaoman, who had been quietly looking down at something, looked up, followed his finger to look at the things on the table, and agreed.
Just as the previous person in charge said, all the information that can be displayed is not afraid of being known to others, and those that cannot be known to others have been kept confidential.
"It seems like he really is a drunk uncle..."
Flipping through the official folder, they quickly turned to one of the last pages.
Look at the photos on this page and be amazed.
"I heard from Tang Tang that Uncle Drunk had come down the mountain earlier than us. I didn't expect him to actually come to the official site."
A younger brother beside him whispered.
"Don't mention it. The drunk uncle we saw before was always unkempt. He's completely different now, neat and clean, even in his uniform! No wonder we thought we were seeing the wrong person when we saw him before."
Several people gathered their heads together, looking at the photo of the man on the page and the information on the side.
There's a name on it, and some superficial information.
The last line is the ability user information.
"Pacifying control."
"Wow~ Uncle Drunk's abilities sound amazing. When we were in the village before, we only knew he had abilities, but we didn't know what they were."
While waiting for the person in charge to come back, several people gathered together and whispered to each other while looking at the information of the people with special abilities in the folder.
"Who are these people? Our captain brought them in without asking any questions after seeing them."
Xiaoman heard the noise over there, put down his phone, turned around and asked Xiaomeng who was typing on the desktop computer next to him.
"What else could it be? Besides dealing with people with special abilities who come to visit, do you think we should be so attentive and provide information when introducing those who come to play?"
When Xiao Meng heard Xiaoman's words, he stopped tapping, raised his eyes and rolled his eyes at her, then continued to lower his head.
"What's that look in your eyes?"
Xiaoman saw the look in his eyes that seemed to be looking at an idiot, so she reached out and hit him on the head.
“That’s how it is…”
After being hit on the head, Xiao Meng lowered his head and muttered something, choosing not to talk to Xiao Man.
After hearing his words, Xiaoman wanted to knock again, but Xiaomeng, who was already on guard, dodged it.
"Think about it. Have you ever seen our leader's attitude change in response to those who brought gifts? This change only occurs when facing people with special abilities, right?"
After Xiao Meng finished speaking, he turned his body to the side and turned the computer screen, facing away from Xiao Man. He was not going to continue talking to her. They were all busy and had no time to chat.
"Keep checking the group, there's a team looking for you."
Although he was not planning to continue chatting with Xiaoman, after he saw the person in the group who was tagging someone on the computer screen, he turned around and reminded Xiaoman.
Although they have no ability, they still have some experience in coordination. These two positions are considered official positions, and they took a long time to pass the exam before taking up the positions. In addition, they are in direct contact with the official team of capable people, so it is inevitable that they will be more careful.
"Oh, okay."
After hearing the reminder, Xiaoman didn't have time to chat with him. He continued to look down at his phone, pointing at the screen with two fingers.
The noise they made wasn't that loud compared to the people on the other side who were looking at the folder, so when the noise just started and then died down, the people next to them didn't notice it at all.
Because they looked through it carefully and some of them had studied in the town for a period of time when they were in school, they also saw many familiar faces in the document.
"Brother, tell me, after a while, when our abilities have improved, can we come down the mountain?"
Looking at the information, the younger brother with a youthful face tilted his head and looked at his steady older brother and asked softly.
"I heard from the person in charge earlier that all the people with special abilities down here have official methods specifically developed to enhance their abilities."
As he spoke, there was some anticipation in his eyes.
"We're not lacking anything here in the mountains. We have our own methods, right?"
After hearing his words, the eldest brother was silent for a while. Thinking of the village chief and Tang Rufeng on the mountain, he decided to put these thoughts aside.
"Put these ideas aside for now. Let's discuss it with the village chief and others when we get back to the mountain."
"Yes, going down the mountain to join the official team is no small matter. Before, the official has not yet announced the official method of enhancing their abilities. This shows that these methods were only recently developed and are probably not mature yet, so there is no need to rush."
Hearing what the eldest brother said, a brother who hadn't said much next to him whispered in agreement.
The person in charge didn't make them wait long and soon arranged for everyone to come back.
"Are you going up the mountain now? Or do you need some time to prepare? If there are other people, ask about the time and invite them to go together."
The person in charge was standing at the door, and there was a car parked nearby, which was obviously his means of transportation.
"Yeah, there are a few people coming down the mountain with us. They are buying things in town now. They should have finished their shopping by now. I'll call them later."
Hearing the urging tone in the person in charge's words, the eldest brother did not hesitate and agreed directly.
You can't waste other people's time.
"Okay, send a message and have them wait at the town exit. I'll take you there, and the team will meet up with you later. They're currently at the health center picking up people and bringing in equipment, so it'll take some time."
After hearing his words, the person in charge was no longer anxious.
Anyway, it takes time at this stage and there is no need to rush.
"Aren't you going up the mountain with us?"
The eldest brother, who was more steady among the group, asked hesitantly after hearing what the person in charge said.
"I have a lot of things to do here, and I can only help with the planning. Going up the mountain would just cause more trouble, so I won't follow you."
Upon hearing this, the person in charge did not hide anything and just smiled and glossed over his own incompetence.
After hearing the meaning of his words, several people gave up the rest of the conversation and silently followed him into the car, waiting for him to take them to their destination.
On the way, the eldest brother called those people who were out shopping to urge them, and only felt relieved after making sure that they would not be delayed.
Because of the help of the official team, he was no longer anxious. He simply sent a message to Tang Rufeng and others on the mountain about what happened at the foot of the mountain to prevent them from worrying.
They were all about to go up the mountain, and they must have asked Tang Tang if she wanted to go back with them now, and the answer she got was no.
These days, Tangtang has been playing with her senior sister in the town at the foot of the mountain. Even with a little kid in between, she is having a lot of fun.
Moreover, Tang Tang didn't know what was going on. Even if she turned on the protective shield, she would get unlucky from time to time, but it seemed that God didn't want her to hurt the children. Every time she was about to get unlucky, she would get through it safely.
Her luck now is almost the same as when she first came down the mountain and went on a blind date.
It can't be compared with the ordinary luck at the peak, but it is much better than the luck that had fallen to the bottom before on the mountain.
During the few days she spent in town, her luck was only slightly worse than that of an average person.
She didn't understand why, but she hadn't experienced such luck for a long time. She was enjoying the game, so after hearing her brothers' questions, she refused without any hesitation.
"No, my mother asked me to stay at the foot of the mountain for a while. I will go back when she tells me to go back up the mountain."
Tang Tang refused without any hesitation, he was so decisive.
"Okay, then be careful when you go up the mountain. Don't get blown away by those plants."
The brothers were not surprised to hear her answer. Recently, when they were trying to buy things and find a doctor in town, Tang Tang had been playing with her senior sister, so it was normal that she didn't want to go back to the mountain.
"No way..."
Tangtang heard her brothers say that those plants would blow her away. After imagining it, she felt a little insecure.
Her ability is a protective shield. When it is turned on, as long as her ability is not exhausted, those mutated animals and plants cannot hurt her, but she has no attack ability, so she can only stay where she is and wait for the other party to attack.
Imagine if she encountered those mutant plants and animals, she might really be kicked around like a ball...
After confirming that Tangtang didn't want to go back to the mountain for the time being, the brothers were anxious to follow the official team up the mountain, so they didn't wait for Tangtang any longer and left directly.
After watching everyone leave, Tang Tang followed the senior sister home.
The house where Tang Tang lives now is said to be the senior sister's house, but in fact it is just one floor away from the senior sister's current house, so it can be considered as an upper and lower floor.
Because he has been lucky recently, Tangtang has started to think about the future.
Every day after taking my senior sister’s kid out for a walk, I would stay by her side and watch her handle work matters.
My senior sister started a company with the support of her family, but due to recent changes, she definitely cannot continue with the original business.
Recently, my senior students have been thinking about how to start other businesses.
"Senior, can't the original business still continue?"
Tang Tang was a little confused as he watched his senior sister hold meetings for several days.
The senior sister’s company previously only had two businesses, one online and one offline. Now the offline business is definitely not possible. In addition, in the current environment, the regional span is too large, which makes it easy for problems to arise. So even if it can still make money, she cut it off.
But she didn't quite understand the online business, which was entertainment-related. If it could make money, why was her senior still thinking about how to transform?
"No, the environment has changed so much. The current situation is simply because people's mindsets haven't kept up with the times. As time goes by, people's mindsets will definitely change with the environment. If we don't change with them, we will definitely be abandoned."
The senior student listened to Tang Tang's doubts and didn't mind that she didn't understand anything. Instead, she answered her patiently.
After Tang Tang graduated, he was called back home by Ms. Mei Zi. After that, he was urged to go on blind dates every day. He really had no exposure to some things in society, so it was normal that he didn't understand.
"oh……"
Tang Tang nodded, indicating that she understood on the surface, but whether she understood it in her mind depended on whether her mind could think it through.
I should have changed my mind. After all, I have been reading books for so many years and my reading comprehension is not a problem.
"Senior, do you want to buy out the mushroom greenhouses in town?"
Tang Tang didn’t know much about her senior’s company business, so she needed to slowly understand what she had just thought of. After thinking about it, she gave up.
She came down the mountain to play, so it was better not to use her brain, so she quickly changed the subject.
"Yes, I have thought about it, but now the government knows that some of the mushrooms in those mushroom workshops are poisonous. They have already sent some of the materials to the research institute for research. Now those merchants have been ordered not to sell them outside, and they are not allowed to resell the workshops for the time being."
The senior student put down her computer. She had finished her work and was free to chat with Tang Tang.
“Why can’t I sell it?”
When Tang Tang heard what her senior said, she was confused again. Why were there so many things to do? Why was it so troublesome?
"Because they're worried that a more capable businessman might buy the workshop at a low price and take the mushrooms that can't be sold here to other places."
Now in the entire city, only the mushrooms in their town have mutated and become poisonous. Although there are mutations in other places, at most they will appear in other colors after mutation, and there will also be color warnings if they are poisonous.
It's not like those in the town, where there is no change on the surface, but the situation inside has reached a life-threatening level.
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