Chapter 245 Bet
During the Dark Ages, both Sentinels and Guides had short lifespans.
Many sentries do not survive past middle age, either undergoing mutations or sacrificing their lives.
The guides, on the other hand, had their bodies overwhelmed by the prolonged mental strain.
Most guides begin to show signs of decline in middle age, their mental strength gradually depletes, and their lifespan is greatly reduced as a result.
Not just sentries and guides.
In those days, people lacked food and clothing, nutrition and medical care, and the situation for ordinary people was not much better.
Bai Yu was taken aback: "I don't know."
She didn't ask.
When her grandfather told her stories, he never talked about how the heroes died in the end.
It doesn't seem to be written in the booklet.
Bai Yu thought for a moment, "I'll ask my dad when I get home."
Yun Zhao hesitated slightly and said to her, "The authenticity of the diary is still uncertain. It's best not to tell Minister Bai about this yet."
The owner of the diary is a red-crowned crane.
Given her standing among the people at the base, this was no small matter.
If the image of the statue of the girl, which symbolizes hope and courage, is overturned in people's minds, it will have an impact on the entire base.
Especially the head of the sinking base.
Bai Yu understood this principle, and she became somewhat excited. "Okay! I won't tell my dad, we'll investigate secretly."
Yun Zhao glanced at her, puzzled, not knowing what she was so excited about, and nodded slightly in agreement.
It was an accident that Bai Yu saw the diary.
But it was precisely because of this accident that some of the secrets in the diary were accidentally revealed.
Now that the identity of the diary's owner has been confirmed, and most of the diary's information is stored in their Dawn Base.
Given her and Bai Yu's status as guides, as well as their connection to the Bai family, it wouldn't be difficult to investigate.
*
It was a little past 3 p.m.
Xie Tu called to say that he had arrived downstairs in the apartment complex.
Yun Zhao then summoned back the little bluebird, and the fire phoenix followed along eagerly.
This little guy comes over every day lately and stays here, refusing to go home.
Through the mental connection, Xie Tu was able to keenly sense the movements on her side. Just now, Yun Zhao had the little bluebird send the fire phoenix away.
Fire Phoenix is very easy to coax.
With just a glance from the little bluebird, it happily followed along.
"Let's go downstairs."
Yun Zhao held the iron box containing the diary, put on a thick black long down jacket, gloves and a scarf, only revealing his eyes and forehead.
The little bluebird flew over curiously and buried its head in her scarf.
Bai Yu also put on her coat and carried the pomelos she had bought.
Yun Zhao glanced at Bai Yu, who was dressed in all white and wrapped up like a dumpling, then looked at himself, who was dressed in all black, and suddenly stopped. "Am I missing a hat?"
I forgot to buy it...
She bought all her winter clothes on short notice when she returned to the base; why didn't she think of buying a hat back then?
The training ground is located halfway up the mountain, so it must be colder than inside the base.
Bai Yu blinked. "Then why don't we go downstairs to buy it? It won't take long."
Yun Zhao shook his head. "Let's leave it at that for now. It's not cold sitting in the car, and it seems there's heating in the training room once we get there." There's no need to waste any more time.
The two men, fully armed, went downstairs.
It's snowing outside again today.
The entire base turned into a vast expanse of white.
As soon as I stepped out of the apartment building, a biting wind blew, and tiny snowflakes landed on my head and shoulders, slowly melting.
A thick, soft blanket of snow had formed on the ground, making a "crunch crunch" sound when stepped on.
Because of the uneven terrain, cars cannot drive in and can only park in the parking lot behind the community or at the bus stop under the stone steps.
Yun Zhao and Bai Yu walked to the back of the residential area and saw the military vehicle parked there. They ran over and opened the door.
Xie Tu wasn't the only one on the bus; the entire Zero Team was there.
Since we came back, we haven't been able to get together at all.
As soon as Yun Zhao and Bai Yu got into the car, the atmosphere inside instantly became lively. Everyone greeted them warmly, a stark contrast to their complaining demeanor a few days ago.
Duan Xi grinned, "After suffering so much torment for so many days, the thought of starting tomorrow and tormenting others makes me feel incredibly happy."
Starting tomorrow, several members of Team Zero will serve as instructors for the winter training camp.
The captain's training mission has temporarily ended.
He was waiting to distribute the training tasks assigned by the captain to the newly awakened sentinels this year, without any changes.
Yun Zhao glanced at Xie Tu, who was driving, and muttered, "Isn't it still not tomorrow? You're getting carried away right now. Aren't you afraid of practicing all night tonight?"
Duan Xi: "..."
Xie Tu smiled and said, "That's right. You're so energetic. Go run a few more laps when we get back to the training field."
"No, Captain!" Duan Xi jumped up.
The small military vehicle wasn't as spacious as their armored vehicles, and it was a bit cramped with five people sitting in the back.
His jump landed directly on Song Liang's foot.
Song Liang didn't hold back at all and kicked Duan Xi directly, leaving Duan Xi nowhere to dodge.
"Damn it! Should we go all out?!" Duan Xi complained.
The rabbit glared at him, "You didn't kick me hard enough! If you dare make us do extra training, you'll be ganged up on!"
The back of the car suddenly became noisy.
Bai Yu really enjoyed the atmosphere and even joined in the teasing in a carefree manner.
The car left East Third Street, but it wasn't on the road to the outer city.
Tao Haohao, sitting in the passenger seat, was the first to notice something was wrong. "Captain, where are we going?"
Xie Tu said casually, "There are a lot of people today, let's go to the shopping mall to buy some food."
He looked up at the rearview mirror and his gaze involuntarily fell on Yun Zhao in the back seat.
She was wearing a thick black down jacket today, with the collar turned up high, and a scarf covering the lower half of her face, leaving only her moist almond-shaped eyes visible.
Her eyes were like water-almond blossoms, bright and charming, seemingly smiling as she watched her teammates play around.
Down jacket, gloves, scarf—all I'm missing is a hat.
Without giving it much thought, everyone waited until the car stopped at the entrance of the shopping center, then took the team leader's points card and ran inside to shop like crazy.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Yun Zhao pulled Rabbit and Bai Yu along to buy a black hat.
Before Xie Tu came in, the teammates secretly discussed what they had talked about last time after they finished buying the items.
Duan Xi: "When we get there, we'll make a bet with the captain about how many kilograms of meat Qi Ling ate yesterday."
Tao Haohao turned to Song Liang: "What about the answer to the question we asked last time?"
Song Liang's attitude was somewhat strange, but he still answered, "I asked the research institute, and Qi Ling ate about ten catties of meat a day while staying at the research institute."
Duan Xi felt confident. "Then let's agree on a solution later: the captain will do a hundred push-ups!"
As they spoke, the group all looked at Yun Zhao, their eyes seemingly fearing that she might betray them.
Yun Zhao nodded silently, enduring the gazes of his teammates.
Push-ups...I want to see.
But she felt that Song Liang was acting strangely; could he be up to something?
The group came out of the shopping mall.
Tao Haohao and Duan Xi couldn't contain themselves any longer. "Captain, how about we make a bet?"
Xie Tu's reaction was indifferent: "What are we betting on this time?"
The group chattered about their bets, and Xie Tu gave the answer with a half-smile: "Twelve catties."
"Ten jin!"
"Ten jin!"
Bai Yu was eager to try, "I want to participate too!"
Yun Zhao sensed something was wrong and wanted to quit, but under the watchful eyes of his teammates, he had no choice but to say, "Ten jin."
*
The group started the car again, left the outer city, and slowly climbed up the winding mountain road. When they finally arrived at the training ground located halfway up the mountain, Jiang Mu and the others had already arrived.
In winter, the training ground is covered in silver, and the trees and shrubs are adorned with crystal-clear snow, creating a completely different scene.
only……
The sentries, with their excellent eyesight, spotted something unusual.
At site number 2, which is next to the warehouse, there is a small house with a very unique design and materials.
The house is somewhat like a foreign building, with a triangular roof and an attic.
From a distance, and with the rooftops covered in snow, even the sentries couldn't see them very clearly.
"What's going on? How come there's an extra house in our area?" Tao Haohao exclaimed in surprise, pointing at the small house.
Hearing the sound, Yun Zhao looked out the window.
Everything was white; she couldn't see anything.
Xie Tu and Song Liang were the only two people in the car, so they weren't surprised. Since they returned, only the two of them had been to the training ground.
"That's Qi Ling's new residence."
Xie Tu said casually, "I forgot to mention, the meat he ate yesterday was bought by me."
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