The two butlers paled.
What could be more embarrassing than being bumped into by the real person while gossiping?
Once the young man tells Qin Qi about what he heard, they will definitely face serious punishment. Thinking of Qin Qi's cruel methods and his group of mad dogs, the two men's legs and feet weakened, and they were directly paralyzed to the ground.
Ya Xiao saw the fearful and panicked eyes of the two butlers. At first, he was a bit puzzled. Then, he suddenly realized something, and his tone was rather embarrassed: "Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you."
Not all humans were as powerful as the marshal, many of them were more timid.
He needed to be considerate of them a bit.
The pretty dark-haired young man's eyes were sincere.
The two butlers moved a little stiffly, glancing at each other.
"No...it's fine."
The older Zhao Ke stammered back. He yanked up his companion and pulled him up, trying his best to maintain normalcy: "It's...it's all our fault, don't take it to heart. We were just chatting, we really didn't mean anything else."
Ya Xiao liked to make friends very much. Although he was not sure about what was bad in Zhao Ke's words, since the other party had said so, he directly responded.
"Well, I didn't put it in my heart."
Such a brash attitude made Zhao Ke and Ryan finally less nervous, things might not be as bad as they thought.
"We both have to go deliver food for our employer now, we'll have a chance to talk later."
Until they reached the Fifth Base, they absolutely had to stay far away from this butler in front of them! After a long time, the other party would definitely forget about their complaints about not conforming to the rules.
The two butlers held on to their smiles, wishing to run out immediately after they finished speaking, leaving this hellish place.
"Okay."
Ya Xiao nodded obediently. He stretched out his arm, slightly sideways, and asked in return, "So, are we going to add optical brain numbers?"
Ya Xiao hadn't quite mastered some of the polite human social phrases yet. When he heard the other person say they'd talk again sometime, he gently assumed that they really wanted to talk to him after they were done with their work.
Zhao Ke's gaze fell on the optical brain on Ya Xiao's arm, silver-white in color, like a call from hell.
Could this young man not understand their polite words? As an excellent butler, how could he not even understand these polite words? He must want to settle scores and tell Qin Qi and the others what happened!
His companion beside him obviously thought the same thing. The two stiffened their bodies for a long time without making a move.
"Not adding friends?"
Ya Xiao revealed a puzzled expression. Zhao Ke and his companion quickly responded:
"Of course, I want to add!"
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[Host, what's wrong with you?]
The system noticed that the host seemed to be thinking about something and asked curiously.
[Nothing.] Ya Xiao came back to his senses, and he shook his head. Remembering what the two had been talking about, he seriously summarized, [Zhao Ke and Ryan are both afraid of the villain.]
The system said that they were definitely scared.
The villain was currently treating the host well, but it was all because he was going to use the host's butler status to attend the spring meeting.
Essentially, Qin Qi has always been a ruthless and merciless being.
The host suddenly said this, could it be that he was confused by the villain's goodwill on the surface and was distressed by the villain's heart? Feeling that the villain has been wronged and aggrieved by people's misunderstanding?
The system's heart immediately rang alarm bells. It hastily wanted to open its mouth to warn the host, but then it heard the host's tone of complacency and proudly puffing out his chest:
[They don't even have the demon's good eyesight!]
[If Qin Qi were to go to the demon world, he would definitely be ranked as the top most loved by demons, and there would be demons lining up to fight with him every day.]
Ya Xiao simply did not understand why humans should be afraid of Qin Qi.
As for feeling distressed for the villain or whatever, the demon had not yet learned such delicate emotions for the time being.
The system was silent for a moment and immediately stated, [The host is right, these humans don't have as good an eye as demons.]
Fourth Uncle's approval made Ya Xiao very happy. The tip of his ghostly blue tail tapped the floor, and he looked around the kitchen.
The short interlude also didn't let him forget the purpose of this trip. Ya Xiao took out a few packs of snacks from the locker and returned to Emily's side.
At that moment, Emily was holding a cigarette in her mouth, impatiently talking to Wittin about something.
Seeing Ya Xiao holding snacks back, Emily extinguished the cigarette in her hand and threw the cigarette butt into the trash can next to her, her tone sounding a little annoyed: "How come you're back so slowly?"
She was obviously concerned about Ya Xiao but because she wasn't very good at it, so she seemed a bit insensitive.
Wittin, who would become a member of the protagonist group in the future, was a middle-aged man who seemed to have a good temper. He seemed to feel that Emily was being too harsh on the new butler, as he gently advised, "Ya Xiao has already come back very quickly, Emily, you shouldn't be so impatient."
Wittin's attitude was clearly favoring Ya Xiao, his tone was gentle and kind. If he were a different butler, he would definitely have a great deal of goodwill towards him.
Emily heard the words and also felt that her tone was a bit strong. She opened her mouth, not knowing how to explain, and finally swallowed it all down.
However, Ya Xiao didn't hear anything wrong with Emily's tone at all and wasn't sure what was going on in their minds.
Hearing Emily ask why he was so slow, Ya Xiao didn't hide it and answered in a relaxed tone, "I met two butlers in the kitchen and talked to them."
With that, he handed each of the two next to him a packet of snacks and continued to sit in front of the window of the airship, his eyes shining brightly as he stared out at the insects that had been stopped by the barrier.
Wittin had expected to reap a look of gratitude from the new butler but didn't realize that the other didn't have that intention at all. For a moment, his smile froze at the edge of his mouth.
On the contrary, Emily, who had been nervous, reverted to her usual self after noticing that Ya Xiao didn't care, and lazily rested her arms on the chair, asking what he had just said:
"Met two butlers? There are only five or six taboo people who came along to the border meeting this time, whose butlers did you meet?"
"I heard them say it was the taboo who got out of control at the base earlier." The outside of Ya Xiao's line of sight moved back.
"Runico, the taboo from the Fourth Base?"
Wittin interjected from the sidelines.
"Right." Ya Xiao arched an eyebrow as he thought back to how startled they had been by himself, "Those two butlers were very nice to deal with, just a little timid."
Emily and Wittin weren't sure where he got that comment from, but neither one had a good feeling about Fourth Base.
"You don't want to hang out with those idiots at Fourth Base, their group is equally annoying from top to bottom." Emily tugged at the corner of her mouth, her eyes slightly mocking.
Wittin, who appeared to be a good old man, didn't sound so good either when commenting on the Fourth Base, "They're too arrogant over there."
"Oh."
Ya Xiao nodded his head as he listened to the two people's comments. Wittin had never been easily offended by others and was most inclined to keep his head above water, which was why he had defected to the protagonist group to save his life when the Sixth Base was on the verge of disappearing.
To be able to make such a comment was enough to show that the relationship between them and the Fourth Base really wasn't good.
However, this matter didn't have much to do with Ya Xiao. He turned his head after hearing it and put it behind him, continuing to stare out of the window with great interest.
Those black insects seemed weak to Ya Xiao, and the reason he kept staring was that he was actually curious about the barrier that had been protecting the base.
The barrier seemed to have more than just a blocking effect.
The black insect shadows that covered the sky kept hitting the invisible barrier, countless black flying insects with broken limbs and broken wings crashed to the ground, and green slime flowed down the barrier and mixed into the dirt. Even so, those black insects with sharp stinging needles were like crazy, rushing towards the barrier as if they were looking for death.
As the ship sailed slowly, the direction of the group of black shadows would also change. Ya Xiao had no doubt that the black insects were aiming at this airship, and once the barrier was broken, the entire airship would be swallowed up.
"The black bone insects numbered SN03 are numerous, but their level is the lowest existence among the five branches of demonic insects. The danger is very low, and under the protection of the barrier, it is impossible for them to come in."
Wittin thought that Ya Xiao was afraid of the black bone insects rushing in as he kept looking out of the window and thoughtfully introduced them for the new butler.
"Our route is the safest, so don't worry."
Ya Xiao nodded at his words, his blue eyes curving slightly as he said, "How much longer will it take to get to the Fifth Base?"
Now that the villain wasn't there, no matter how curious he was about the barrier, he was already getting bored after watching it for half a day.
"Half an hour."
Off to the side, Emily glanced at the signposts outside and casually replied.
Ya Xiao nodded in understanding, intending to brush up on his optical brain to kill time.
Meanwhile, the atmosphere in the airship's conference room was solemn, and Qin Qi sat at the head of the room listening to his men report on their work.
"A message has been sent by the adjutant of the Fourth Base Marshal Wenbor. They have now arrived at the Fifth Base, where they will consult with us on the out-of-control Runico at the border meeting."
Qin Qi hmmed, seemingly not caring about the other party. He looked slightly sideways, pointing at the map on the desktop, and said, "Is this route all recorded?"
"Recorded."
Mist answered, "The research department over there believes that according to the current behavioral pattern of the black bone insects, they will probably enter the breeding period in two months."
Mentioning this matter, all the officers present didn't look too good. The black bone insects were in the breeding period throughout the year, but since half a year ago, the black bone insects outside had stopped their breeding behavior for no reason. They would enter the breeding period again in two months, so how could this behavior not be seen as a bit bizarre?
Qin Qi snapped his fingers on the desktop, and the officers who were immersed in negative emotions subconsciously looked over at the sound.
The man sitting in the first place had calm and indifferent eyes. He always had a calm look. No matter how serious things happened, it was nothing to him. The past trust made the officers present unconsciously let go of their worries.
With the marshal in place, there was no need to think too much.
They only needed to be wolves under Qin Qi, following orders and killing wherever the marshal's sword pointed was enough.
"Summarize the experiment report to me by tomorrow morning."
The man's cold voice rang out.
"Yes!"
After the meeting ended, the accompanying officers left one after another, with Mist and Soren being the last to leave.
The two had been working by Qin Qi's side since before he had become a marshal. They knew the marshal's powerful strength better than anyone else, but at the same time, they also knew the unimaginably great pressure that was borne on the marshal's shoulders.
Qin Qi would never divulge any weak emotions in front of his subordinates. He would bury everything in his heart and solve it alone, leaving them, his subordinates, with what was always a calm and collected back.
"I have to tell Ya Xiao that the meeting is over."
Just after walking out a few steps, Mist took out his optical brain, intending to send a message to Ya Xiao.
Noticing Soren's puzzled line of sight, Mist raised his gold-framed glasses and said with a smile, "Don't you think that as long as Ya Xiao is around, the marshal's mood will be a lot better?"
Does it?
Soren thought back, not quite sure.
"It doesn't matter if you see it or not." Mist ran his finger over the optical brain a few times, then rested his screen and said, "I'm just glad I know."
Hopefully, with Ya Xiao beside him, the marshal would relax a bit, Mist thought.