That night, Shi Xiaobai followed Li Zi and Yiquan to a huge villa, which was said to be the residence Li Zi bought in this city. After a simple dinner, Shi Xiaobai went back to his room to sleep. During this period, Lizi didn't mention much about [Gaia], only that she would take him to the Gaia base tomorrow.
Shi Xiaobai fell into a deep sleep not long after lying on the bed. He was woken up by Li Zi's kick the next morning. After having breakfast in a daze, he saw a helicopter landing in the open space in front of the villa.
When Shi Xiaobai came to his senses, he found that he was already sitting in the cabin, Li Zi was sitting opposite him, and Yi Quan was missing.
"Where's the bald uncle?" Shi Xiaobai turned his head and saw the blue sky and white clouds close at hand outside the window, and immediately hummed: "This small world, tremble under my feet!"
Lizi rolled her eyes and said angrily: "Teacher Yiquan left beforehand. When we get to the Gaia base later, you must not talk about 'me'. Not everyone is as gentle-tempered as me."
Shi Xiaobai was dissatisfied with Li Zi's boast about his gentle temper, but was afraid of being beaten on the head, so he whispered: "I..."
"Huh?" Lizi cast a murderous look.
"Tch!" Shi Xiaobai imitated Li Zi's tone, and immediately received a violent beating. He covered his head and said aggrievedly: "That's it, that's all, I won't call myself the king in the future... Oops!"
After a while, Shi Xiaobai, who had been beaten several times, finally succumbed to Li Zi's power and said gloomily: "Girl, you must be a devil sent by the God of Darkness..."
"Humph!" Lizi shook her little pink fist and smiled with a smile on her face. Bullying Shi Xiaobai didn't expect it to be quite a pleasant thing.
... ...
The helicopter flew all morning and finally landed at noon. Shi Xiaobai saw the entire Gaia base at a glance from the helicopter.
One after another, high-rise buildings made of steel rise from the ground like icy mountains, reflecting a dazzling luster under the sunlight. Roads paved with steel crisscross each other. Unlike the high-rise buildings with mostly silver surfaces, the roads are made of black ink steel. When viewed from the sky, they look like bottomless black rivers.
"Welcome to Gaia Base - City of Steel." Lizi winked playfully.
Shi Xiaobai sneered, "This is my first territory in this world. It is used as the base of the Xiaobai Hero Group. It is barely qualified... Oops!"
Withdrawing her pink fist, Lizi looked down at the steel ground that was getting closer and closer, in a daze.
After getting off the helicopter, Shi Xiaobai carefully stepped on the steel ground and found that it was hard to the touch but also somewhat elastic. Not only did the soles of his feet not feel as hot as expected, there was even a cold feeling lingering on the ground. When walking and jumping on the steel ground, the sound made is actually very small.
"These floors are made of the shells of the starry sky disaster beast 'Star Steel Giant Beetle'. They have a higher hardness than ordinary metals, and have very good heat dissipation and noise reduction properties." Li Zi saw Shi Xiaobai look like Liu Lao Lao. The appearance of the Grand View Garden was explained involuntarily.
Shi Xiaobai was secretly stunned and silently kept what Li Zi said in his heart.
As the two walked along, they encountered many men and women passing by in cars. Most of them stopped and called "Miss Lizi" and glanced at Shi Xiaobai with complicated eyes before driving past.
"This lady is very famous in the City of Steel." Li Zi raised her eyebrows and glanced at Shi Xiaobai.
Shi Xiaobai responded with a sneer. The way those people looked at him just now flashed through his mind, and he always felt that there was a hint of joking in the hostility.
After walking for a long time, Lizi finally stopped, pointed to a tall building ahead, and said, "We're here."
Shi Xiaobai took a quick look and found that this high-rise building was lower than other buildings, but the perimeter was obviously fatter. A middle-aged man in a suit stood upright at the door.
"Are they all here?" Lizi asked the middle-aged man when he walked to the door.
"We are all here, the only thing left is you and this young master." the middle-aged man replied.
Lizi nodded and walked in through the door first. Shi Xiaobai followed closely, and when he passed by the door, he heard the middle-aged man whisper to him, "Take care."
Shi Xiaobai was stunned and said with a smile: "Back then, a man told me to take care of myself, but he didn't lose weight for three years. Uncle, don't lose weight."
After speaking, Shi Xiaobai ignored the confused middle-aged man and walked into the building.
As soon as he arrived inside, Shi Xiaobai's eyes were immediately attracted by the smooth and bright metal walls. Looking up, he found huge photo frames lined up at the top of the wall, with high-spirited faces engraved on them.
"These people are all the newcomer kings of [Gaia] over the years." Lizi said from the front.
"Newcomer...King?" Shi Xiaobai followed up.
"[Gaia] will recruit a group of new people every year. After a period of training, a competition will be held among all members to determine the strongest one and be named the New King. The photo frame of the New King will be displayed here. In the newbie hall." Lizi explained patiently.
"The strongest among the newcomers, a king-like figure!" Shi Xiaobai's eyes lit up and he said excitedly: "The title of Newcomer King is simply tailor-made for me, Shi Xiaobai. The first step in my journey as king is to decide It’s you—the new king!”
Lizi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but as soon as she rolled her eyes, she suddenly had an idea in her mind, and immediately said slyly: "Young man, I also think that you are the new king, so work hard, I will like you!"
Shi Xiaobai glanced at her coldly, "Don't be like this, it's disgusting... Ouch!"
Li Zi raised her pink fist and snorted, and continued to walk inside. Shi Xiaobai touched his forehead, muttered something, and followed slowly.
The two walked for a while and came to a metal door with a gap in it. Lizi stopped and took a deep breath.
"By the way, it seems that I haven't told you the purpose of coming here today?" Lizi suddenly said.
"I see, it turns out there is a purpose for coming here today." Shi Xiaobai suddenly realized, immediately raised his hands in defense, and said sternly: "Girl, are you finally going to reveal your true face as an evil witch?"
Li Zi rarely rolled her eyes, but sighed and said: "I brought you here today, nominally for a newcomer rating test, but in fact it was a trap set by a few bitches against me. Xiaobai, I'm sorry to cause you trouble, but This lady... I can only rely on you."
Shi Xiaobai was stunned and just about to speak, he saw that Li Zi had already pushed open the metal door and walked inside.
Then, a sharp sound immediately sounded inside the door, clearly reaching Shi Xiaobai's ears.
"Hey, the weakest 'pontus' in history and the garbage newcomers she brought are finally here!"
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