The apocalypseâs heavenly master poorly versed in the worldâs affairs (3.2)
Translated by: Niladri
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During the night vigil, Qin Yi specially arranged Pan Rongxi and himself in a group. He had something to ask Pan Rongxi.
âWhy did you and Mu Fei wander off?â
Pan Rongxi had always been a bit cautious. Itâs just that when he was stared at by Qin Yiâs eagle-like sharp eyes, he felt cold sweat in his heart and didnât dare try anything. He was compelled to tell the truth: âAt that time, senior apprentice brother said he wanted to enter the mountain forest. I, I tried to dissuade him, I said that Team leader Qin ordered not to enter the mountain forest, and the mutated spiritual beasts have not been seen by anyone so far, how can it casually appear in this place. But senior apprentice brother turned a deaf ear to my pleadings, insisting that his sources were accurate...â
âGet to the main point.â Qin Yiâs black eyebrows were tightly knit together.
âYes, Iâm sorry. It was senior apprentice brother who suddenly claimed that he saw a mutated beast in the forest and chased it pulling Jiang Sile along. But I waited in place for a long time and they did not return. Then I met a mutated beast and was rescued by Yunlan. Pan Rongxi was scared, and the long speech he had prepared was cut short by his urgent words.
He peeked at Qin Yiâs face discreetly, and saw that he did not seem to be angry. He added, âI thought senior apprentice brother looked strange at that time. He was not normally such a reckless person.â
âI see. Describe your experience of meeting Yunlan in detail.
Pan Rongxi obediently described in detail what had happened with Yunlan. He also emphasized Yunlanâs strength, especially the strength of the wooden sword in his hand.
Finally, Pan Rongxi added, âYunlan appeared there as if he was lost. His sense of direction seemed to be a little bad. I accompanied him in coming out because, every time he had taken the lead, we went in the wrong way...â
Pan Rongxi said these words with some selfish motives. He hoped that Yunlan would stay. This man was so powerful, and he was the person who brought him out of the mountains and forests, after all there existed a sense of camaraderie between the two men. Such sentiment, however, may come in handy sometime.
Qin Yi did not ask any more questions. Pan Rongxi was very cautious. He was clear. It was just that Pan Rongxiâs cautious thoughts coincided with what he was thinking at the moment.
The next morning. As soon as the sky brightened, Lu Heng took his sword and prepared to leave. In his opinion, if the matter here was resolved, he should leave to do his own thing. No sooner had he reached the village than he was stopped.
âYunlan, where are you going so early in the morning?â
Lu Heng turned around and saw that Qin Yi came over. He had a thin layer of sweat hanging on his forehead, which seemed to be morning exercises.
âLeaving. Looking for something.â Lu Heng thought about it and felt that the answer did not violate the instructions of his masters.
âWhat are you looking for? Maybe I can help you.â Qin Yi asked.
âCannot say.â
Knowing his character, Qin Yi smiled and said, âDo you know where to look for it?â
Lu Heng showed a blank look and shook his head.
âThen you might as well join our team. We often look for resources everywhere, and I have a bit of a network. Maybe I can find some information about what youâre looking for.
Lu Heng was still hesitant. In the corner of Qin Yiâs eyes, the rubbish piled up at the village entrance fell into his peripheral vision, which contained a red plastic bag with three big words âKang Shi Niangâ. Suddenly, he felt thankful to his luck for sharpening his wits and added âJoin our team, and often you will have instant noodles as meals.â
Lu Heng logically decided to stay behind. The crucial part of this mission, the reborn was at hand. Just now he made a move to leave just to keep in line with Yunlanâs personality. The reason for this was absolutely not the instant noodles.
Lu Heng officially joined the team and became a member. As they walked back, Qin Yi imparted some information about the team, thinking that Lu Heng had been living in isolation from the world in the mountains and forests, and gave him a brief overview of the current situation of human society.
Presently, three years had passed in the apocalypse brought about by the virus outbreak, and after the initial chaos, human society had established a basic order. Survivor bases had been formed on the basis of several large military regions on the Chinese side. When the apocalypse came, Qin Yi retired from the Special Forces, but he did not return to the army. Instead, he roped in some veteran comrades and brothers and formed a mercenary team. This mercenary team was the one Lu Heng joined.
The mercenary team was here to find a pre-apocalypse air defense facility, which was said to have a large stock of strategic materials. Only, because of the chaos in the early apocalypse period, a large amount of data was lost, and the specific location information of the air defense shelter entrance was missing, which led to the Qin Yiâs team failing to progress for a long time.
After roughly exploring the bordering lands surrounding them without any results, Qin Yi planned to go alone today to remove the threat from the mountains and forests, and then let the team go into the mountains to search for it. They didnât expect Lu Heng to descend from heaven and kill the mutated beast.
âItâs not just me. Weâre all so lucky. I had just been thinking that today I would go to solve that mutated beast matter, and you have solved this problem for me.â Qin Yi put his hand on Lu Hengâs shoulder, looking good a pair of brothers, âSuch fate, I think we should swear in as brothers with different surname.â
âI killed the beast to save Pan Rongxi. If he died, no one would have taken me out of that mountain forest.â Lu Heng said earnestly.
Originally hearing the first half of the sentence there were some inexplicable thoughts. But after listening to the second half, Qin Yi laughed: âI really like your character, really wonât consider recognizing me as a brother, ah!â
When he arrived at the gate of the camp, he saw Jiang Sile rushing up with joy and on seeing Qin Yiâs hand resting on Lu Hengâs shoulder his face stiffened. Donât look at Qin Yiâs straightforward personality. Though he seemed to love making friends, in fact, he did not like to have too much physical contact with people. Unless necessary, he would never touch others on his own initiative.
Jiang Sile and Mu Fei, who grew up with him, knew this. When Qin Yi was in his teens, the school flower 1 liked him so much that she threw herself into arms near the school pond. He reacted with a quick flash of action and effortlessly dodged. A beautiful woman like a flower plunged into the pond and became a drenched chicken. It was a good story for a while. Qin Yi also lost his reputation as an uncouth male who did not know how to reciprocate tender affection. No girl dared to approach him anymore.
âLittle Le, what good things have happened?â Qin Yi asked.
âThis... Itâs related to duty.â Jiang Sile gave a look towards Lu Heng, indicating it was not suitable for outsiders to know.
âTo put it bluntly, Yunlan has officially become a member of our team.â
Knowing Qin Yiâs character, Jiang Sile didnât talk much nonsense. He said, âI know where the entrance of the air-raid shelter is.â â
âSpeak, Iâll hear it.â Qin Yiâs eyebrows were in high spirits. It was good news this morning.
âIn the early days of the apocalypse, I had just awakened space powers, which were not very skilled, so I took all belongings in my house. Later, the space became larger, and I didnât care about those things. Last night, it suddenly occurred to me that there was an encrypted working laptop that my father had left at home in a hurry. Looking through it, there was indeed information about this air defense facility. Jiang Sile said it with great delight.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Jiang Sileâs father was an engineer in the engineering corps and participated in the construction of most air defense facilities. Itâs not surprising that he has relevant information in his working laptop.
Lu Heng looked at Jiang Sile strangely. Spatial power? No, the Qi of Jiang Sile was different from that of Qin Yi, whose Qi originated from the root of Dantian and circulated in the meridians. There was no Qi in Jiang Sileâs body. The source of his Qi was something outside his chest.
Lu Heng saw a piece of red rope looming around Jiang Sileâs neck. The end of the rope was hidden within his collar. He could not see what it was. Seeing Lu Heng looking at himself, Jiang Sile moved aside with some vigilance and unconsciously blocked his chest with his hand.
âItâs not too late, Little Le. You go and call everyone together. Letâs discuss it.â Qin Yi said. With the information provided by Jiang Sile, the mercenary team quickly finalized the next action plan, and without further delay, prepared to go to the entrance of air defense facilities.