21 Global Evolution
This morning, Cong Xia and Cheng Tianbi were awakened by a noisy sound. When they got up and looked outside, they saw the streets outside the temporary command center crowded with people. The citizens seemed agitated, their faces pale and haggard.
"What's going on?"
"Let's go out and take a look."
As soon as they stepped outside, a soldier approached them. "The captain wants to see you."
The soldier led them downstairs, where Captain Wang Lian was pacing back and forth outside Liu Fengyu's room. He looked worried.
"Captain Wang."
When Wang Lian saw them, he said, "The Chief of Staff and the Commander have returned, but they are currently calming down the citizens. They will see you later. Liu Fengyu is awake now. You said you knew him, right? He's not cooperating at the moment. Can you go in and try to persuade him?"
Cong Xia explained, "We don't really know him, we just had a brief encounter."
"Regardless, go in and see. I've never seen such a neurotic man. Sigh."
The two exchanged a glance and could probably guess how "neurotic" Liu Fengyu was. When they first met him, they also found him a bit strange.
The three of them entered the room together. Zhao Qian and two other people were already inside, their faces red with anger. Liu Fengyu was sitting on the bed, naked, blowing on his own bangs.
"Comrade Liu Fengyu, please stop making unreasonable demands."
"What's unreasonable about it? They won't even let me wear clothes."
"Why can't you wear this outfit?" Zhao Qian grabbed the camouflage uniform and almost slammed it into his face.
Liu Fengyu stared at him with wide eyes. "It's ugly."
"You..."
"Oh, it's you." Liu Fengyu smiled at Cong Xia. "So you're not dead yet."
Cong Xia thought to himself, "I'm alive and well, thank you very much. Who curses people to death?"
He cleared his throat. "Hello, Mr. Liu. It's nice to see you again."
"Great. Do you know what clothes I want to wear? Go pick a few for me, and also bring some perfume," Liu Fengyu commanded without any courtesy.
Cheng Tianbi coldly retorted, "Captain Zhao, if you can't get him to speak, hand him over to me. I have ways of making someone talk. No need to be polite with such a peculiar person."
Liu Fengyu raised an eyebrow and taunted, "You want to torture me? Quite audacious. Why don't you give it a try? Let's see who dies first."
Sensing the tension escalating between the two, Cong Xia quickly intervened, "Hold on, hold on. Let's not ruin the atmosphere. Um, Mr. Liu, why don't you try this camouflage outfit? It looks great when you wear it."
Frowning, Liu Fengyu responded, "Impossible. The tailoring is terrible."
"It's precisely this type of outfit that tests one's physique. Mr. Liu, after wearing beautiful clothes for so long, wouldn't you like to try a different style?"
Liu Fengyu glanced at the camouflage outfit, deep in thought.
Cong Xia wiped off his sweat and said, "Give it a try, Mr. Liu. You'll look good in anything, I'm sure."
Liu Fengyu smiled and pinched Cong Xia's cheek. "You have such a sweet mouth." He took the clothes from Zhao Qian and proceeded to put them on. After dressing, he even hopped off the bed a few times. "Hmm, not bad."
Cong Xia forced a laugh. "You look so handsome."
Impatiently furrowing his brow, Cheng Tianbi interjected, "Can you speak now?"
"Do you have a problem with your ears? I've been talking all along." Liu Fengyu picked up a mirror and carefully examined his face.
Zhao Qian asked, "Mr. Liu, we want to know about the large pine tree. Did you see it before you lost consciousness?"
A shadow crossed Liu Fengyu's eyes. "Of course, I saw it. It was the one that knocked me out."
"Knocked you out? How did it happen?"
Liu Fengyu's expression turned serious. "The energy fluctuations at that moment were too intense. I couldn't handle it."
"What kind of energy fluctuations?"
"I don't know."
"What exactly happened in that moment?"
"I was thirsty. I wanted to drink water."
Zhao Qian nearly spat out blood.
Cheng Tianbi grabbed Zhao Qian's shoulder and said to him and Captain Wang, "You both go outside. I'll interrogate him."
Liu Fengyu raised an eyebrow, revealing a sarcastic smile.
Captain Wang shook his head. "No, we needed to understand the real situation."
"If I find out anything, I'll let you know."
Liu Fengyu sneered, "That's right, my soldier friends. You can leave. I'm curious to see what he's up to."
Captain Wang hesitated for a moment but ultimately led Zhao Qian and the others out.
Only three people remained in the room.
Liu Fengyu glanced at Cheng Tianbi askance. "A mutant? Huh? But if you thought you could force me to do anything, you were being too naive."
Cong Xia exclaimed in surprise, "You could feel it too? The so-called energy fluctuations?"
"Of course I could. You had a green energy on you. God knows what it was, but anyone with that kind of energy fluctuation was either a mutant or a plant or animal."
"What direction was your mutation taking?" Cong Xia pressed for answers.
Liu Fengyu glared fiercely at Cong Xia. It was the first time he had shown such anger. "None of your damn business."
Cong Xia awkwardly touched his hair. "We wouldn't tell anyone, and we hadn't disclosed his identity to anyone either."
They didn't know the true intentions of the military in recruiting these evolved individuals, but it was undoubtedly to exploit their combat abilities. They only wanted to protect themselves and avoid revealing their identities too easily.
"I didn't want to tell you either. If you dared to ask me again, I would have beaten you up."
Cheng Tianbi shouted, "We didn't care what you were. We just wanted to know about the big pine tree."
Liu Fengyu glared at him. "Why should I tell you when you were shouting at me?"
Cong Xia tried to coax him, "Great handsome guy, how about you tell me, okay?"
Liu Fengyu glanced at Cong Xia and his mood improved slightly. "Bring me a few bottles of perfume, and I'll tell you. They had to be designer brands."
Cheng Tianbi suddenly drew his military knife and lunged towards Liu Fengyu.
Liu Fengyu widened his eyes as Cheng Tianbi grabbed his shoulder and forcefully pinned him to the ground. The blade of the knife swiftly descended, stopping just above his eyeball.
Liu Fengyu broke out in a cold sweat. This person's speed was too fast; he couldn't keep up...
However, he wasn't a pushover either. He raised his hand and slapped Cheng Tianbi's cheek.
Cheng Tianbi glanced sideways, noticing that the palm, which should have been human, was covered in dense thorns. Cheng Tianbi quickly dodged backward, and the palm grazed past his nose. Cheng Tianbi caught a faint putrid smell, reminiscent of the foul odor they encountered when they carried Liu Fengyu back.
Liu Fengyu angrily exclaimed, "I don't want to kill anyone. Put away that damn knife."
Cheng Tianbi coldly retorted, "I wonder, will you kill me faster, or will I stab you faster?"
Liu Fengyu reached out to grab Cheng Tianbi's wrist.
"Dare to touch me with your hand, and I'll thrust the knife into your eye."
Liu Fengyu narrowed his eyes. "Damn it, ask your question."
"How did the big pine tree disappear?"
"I don't know! It was my first day in this city, and while I was aimlessly wandering, I entered its attack range. The soldiers had said that anyone who entered its range would be attacked, but it didn't attack me specifically. The big pine tree appeared in great distress, trembling continuously and shedding countless pine needles. I was affected too. Just as I was about to resist, I felt a powerful energy fluctuation, and then I passed out."
They had hoped to hear a story about extraordinary powers, but instead, they were disappointed with this answer.
Cong Xia reluctantly asked, "Is that all?"
"Of course! What benefit would I gain from deceiving you? Now let go of me! I don't want to kill anyone, so stop pushing me!" Liu Fengyu angrily shouted at Cheng Tianbi.
Cheng Tianbi retracted the military knife, and Liu Fengyu swiftly rose from the ground, patting his clothes and fixing his slightly disheveled hair.
Cong Xia sighed, "Mr. Liu, do you have any speculations of your own? Where could the big pine tree have gone?"
"Why do you care so much about where a pine tree went? Isn't it a good thing if it's gone?"
"Mr. Liu, this world changed too quickly, and there were forces at play that we couldn't even imagine. Don't you think that by knowing more, our chances of survival would increase?" Cong Xia said.
Liu Fengyu sneered, "Stop consoling yourself. Whether you could live another day didn't depend on how much you knew, but on your strength. That big pine tree was so powerful, it could thrive even without a brain. No matter how much you knew, a big rat could still bite you to death."
Cong Xia felt disheartened, but he had to admit that Liu Fengyu made sense. However, he was still curious about the mystery of the big pine tree's disappearance. He had a lingering feeling that this matter wasn't over and that the big pine tree would reappear again, for better or worse.
At that moment, they heard a knock on the door, and Zhao Qian entered in an impatient manner, saying, "The chief of staff wants to see you all. Now."
21 Global Evolution
This morning, Cong Xia and Cheng Tianbi were awakened by a noisy sound. When they got up and looked outside, they saw the streets outside the temporary command center crowded with people. The citizens seemed agitated, their faces pale and haggard.
"What's going on?"
"Let's go out and take a look."
As soon as they stepped outside, a soldier approached them. "The captain wants to see you."
The soldier led them downstairs, where Captain Wang Lian was pacing back and forth outside Liu Fengyu's room. He looked worried.
"Captain Wang."
When Wang Lian saw them, he said, "The Chief of Staff and the Commander have returned, but they are currently calming down the citizens. They will see you later. Liu Fengyu is awake now. You said you knew him, right? He's not cooperating at the moment. Can you go in and try to persuade him?"
Cong Xia explained, "We don't really know him, we just had a brief encounter."
"Regardless, go in and see. I've never seen such a neurotic man. Sigh."
The two exchanged a glance and could probably guess how "neurotic" Liu Fengyu was. When they first met him, they also found him a bit strange.
The three of them entered the room together. Zhao Qian and two other people were already inside, their faces red with anger. Liu Fengyu was sitting on the bed, naked, blowing on his own bangs.
"Comrade Liu Fengyu, please stop making unreasonable demands."
"What's unreasonable about it? They won't even let me wear clothes."
"Why can't you wear this outfit?" Zhao Qian grabbed the camouflage uniform and almost slammed it into his face.
Liu Fengyu stared at him with wide eyes. "It's ugly."
"You..."
"Oh, it's you." Liu Fengyu smiled at Cong Xia. "So you're not dead yet."
Cong Xia thought to himself, "I'm alive and well, thank you very much. Who curses people to death?"
He cleared his throat. "Hello, Mr. Liu. It's nice to see you again."
"Great. Do you know what clothes I want to wear? Go pick a few for me, and also bring some perfume," Liu Fengyu commanded without any courtesy.
Cheng Tianbi coldly retorted, "Captain Zhao, if you can't get him to speak, hand him over to me. I have ways of making someone talk. No need to be polite with such a peculiar person."
Liu Fengyu raised an eyebrow and taunted, "You want to torture me? Quite audacious. Why don't you give it a try? Let's see who dies first."
Sensing the tension escalating between the two, Cong Xia quickly intervened, "Hold on, hold on. Let's not ruin the atmosphere. Um, Mr. Liu, why don't you try this camouflage outfit? It looks great when you wear it."
Frowning, Liu Fengyu responded, "Impossible. The tailoring is terrible."
"It's precisely this type of outfit that tests one's physique. Mr. Liu, after wearing beautiful clothes for so long, wouldn't you like to try a different style?"
Liu Fengyu glanced at the camouflage outfit, deep in thought.
Cong Xia wiped off his sweat and said, "Give it a try, Mr. Liu. You'll look good in anything, I'm sure."
Liu Fengyu smiled and pinched Cong Xia's cheek. "You have such a sweet mouth." He took the clothes from Zhao Qian and proceeded to put them on. After dressing, he even hopped off the bed a few times. "Hmm, not bad."
Cong Xia forced a laugh. "You look so handsome."
Impatiently furrowing his brow, Cheng Tianbi interjected, "Can you speak now?"
"Do you have a problem with your ears? I've been talking all along." Liu Fengyu picked up a mirror and carefully examined his face.
Zhao Qian asked, "Mr. Liu, we want to know about the large pine tree. Did you see it before you lost consciousness?"
A shadow crossed Liu Fengyu's eyes. "Of course, I saw it. It was the one that knocked me out."
"Knocked you out? How did it happen?"
Liu Fengyu's expression turned serious. "The energy fluctuations at that moment were too intense. I couldn't handle it."
"What kind of energy fluctuations?"
"I don't know."
"What exactly happened in that moment?"
"I was thirsty. I wanted to drink water."
Zhao Qian nearly spat out blood.
Cheng Tianbi grabbed Zhao Qian's shoulder and said to him and Captain Wang, "You both go outside. I'll interrogate him."
Liu Fengyu raised an eyebrow, revealing a sarcastic smile.
Captain Wang shook his head. "No, we needed to understand the real situation."
"If I find out anything, I'll let you know."
Liu Fengyu sneered, "That's right, my soldier friends. You can leave. I'm curious to see what he's up to."
Captain Wang hesitated for a moment but ultimately led Zhao Qian and the others out.
Only three people remained in the room.
Liu Fengyu glanced at Cheng Tianbi askance. "A mutant? Huh? But if you thought you could force me to do anything, you were being too naive."
Cong Xia exclaimed in surprise, "You could feel it too? The so-called energy fluctuations?"
"Of course I could. You had a green energy on you. God knows what it was, but anyone with that kind of energy fluctuation was either a mutant or a plant or animal."
"What direction was your mutation taking?" Cong Xia pressed for answers.
Liu Fengyu glared fiercely at Cong Xia. It was the first time he had shown such anger. "None of your damn business."
Cong Xia awkwardly touched his hair. "We wouldn't tell anyone, and we hadn't disclosed his identity to anyone either."
They didn't know the true intentions of the military in recruiting these evolved individuals, but it was undoubtedly to exploit their combat abilities. They only wanted to protect themselves and avoid revealing their identities too easily.
"I didn't want to tell you either. If you dared to ask me again, I would have beaten you up."
Cheng Tianbi shouted, "We didn't care what you were. We just wanted to know about the big pine tree."
Liu Fengyu glared at him. "Why should I tell you when you were shouting at me?"
Cong Xia tried to coax him, "Great handsome guy, how about you tell me, okay?"
Liu Fengyu glanced at Cong Xia and his mood improved slightly. "Bring me a few bottles of perfume, and I'll tell you. They had to be designer brands."
Cheng Tianbi suddenly drew his military knife and lunged towards Liu Fengyu.
Liu Fengyu widened his eyes as Cheng Tianbi grabbed his shoulder and forcefully pinned him to the ground. The blade of the knife swiftly descended, stopping just above his eyeball.
Liu Fengyu broke out in a cold sweat. This person's speed was too fast; he couldn't keep up...
However, he wasn't a pushover either. He raised his hand and slapped Cheng Tianbi's cheek.
Cheng Tianbi glanced sideways, noticing that the palm, which should have been human, was covered in dense thorns. Cheng Tianbi quickly dodged backward, and the palm grazed past his nose. Cheng Tianbi caught a faint putrid smell, reminiscent of the foul odor they encountered when they carried Liu Fengyu back.
Liu Fengyu angrily exclaimed, "I don't want to kill anyone. Put away that damn knife."
Cheng Tianbi coldly retorted, "I wonder, will you kill me faster, or will I stab you faster?"
Liu Fengyu reached out to grab Cheng Tianbi's wrist.
"Dare to touch me with your hand, and I'll thrust the knife into your eye."
Liu Fengyu narrowed his eyes. "Damn it, ask your question."
"How did the big pine tree disappear?"
"I don't know! It was my first day in this city, and while I was aimlessly wandering, I entered its attack range. The soldiers had said that anyone who entered its range would be attacked, but it didn't attack me specifically. The big pine tree appeared in great distress, trembling continuously and shedding countless pine needles. I was affected too. Just as I was about to resist, I felt a powerful energy fluctuation, and then I passed out."
They had hoped to hear a story about extraordinary powers, but instead, they were disappointed with this answer.
Cong Xia reluctantly asked, "Is that all?"
"Of course! What benefit would I gain from deceiving you? Now let go of me! I don't want to kill anyone, so stop pushing me!" Liu Fengyu angrily shouted at Cheng Tianbi.
Cheng Tianbi retracted the military knife, and Liu Fengyu swiftly rose from the ground, patting his clothes and fixing his slightly disheveled hair.
Cong Xia sighed, "Mr. Liu, do you have any speculations of your own? Where could the big pine tree have gone?"
"Why do you care so much about where a pine tree went? Isn't it a good thing if it's gone?"
"Mr. Liu, this world changed too quickly, and there were forces at play that we couldn't even imagine. Don't you think that by knowing more, our chances of survival would increase?" Cong Xia said.
Liu Fengyu sneered, "Stop consoling yourself. Whether you could live another day didn't depend on how much you knew, but on your strength. That big pine tree was so powerful, it could thrive even without a brain. No matter how much you knew, a big rat could still bite you to death."
Cong Xia felt disheartened, but he had to admit that Liu Fengyu made sense. However, he was still curious about the mystery of the big pine tree's disappearance. He had a lingering feeling that this matter wasn't over and that the big pine tree would reappear again, for better or worse.
At that moment, they heard a knock on the door, and Zhao Qian entered in an impatient manner, saying, "The chief of staff wants to see you all. Now."
