At the entrance of the White Pagoda, Rong Yingying smiled and waved at Yu Ran as soon as she saw him: "Of course!"
Her smile was still as bright as last time. If Yu Ran hadn't known that she was a puppet controlled by someone, to outsiders, she would be just a kind cousin who cared about her brother and came to visit him.
Yu Ran smiled at her cooperatively, walked over and said, "Sister."
Rong Yingying asked with concern: "I heard that something happened to the Falcon Special Forces. Are you okay?"
Yu Ran acted conscientiously: "I'm fine, but my comrades... 51 of them died." He lowered his head and said softly: "Sister, you haven't eaten yet? Let's talk while we eat."
"Well, I've already booked a restaurant, let's go." Rong Yingying took the two of them into the car.
She sat in the driver's seat, turned on the automatic navigation system, and then smiled and handed Yu Ran two thin needles, which were obviously anesthetics. She also pointed out to Yu Ran that the second one was for Lu Zexuan.
Lu Zexuan thought in his mind: "Every time you go to see someone from the organization, they knock you out?"
"Yes, they are worried that I will remember the route of the car and know their location." Yu Ran said, "The people behind the scenes are very cautious, so only a few senior people in the entire Dark Night Organization know his true identity. I am not qualified to see his true face."
"Well, then cooperate so they won't get suspicious."
Yu Ran took the needle and anesthetized Lu Zexuan, and then anesthetized himself quickly and efficiently.
Rong Yingying in the front row still had a smile on her face. She drove around the streets of the capital star for several circles, then drove to a restaurant. Immediately, a waiter came out and helped the unconscious Yu Ran and Lu Zexuan into the elevator.
***
When Lu Zexuan woke up, he found himself in an enclosed space with dim light around him. Right in front of him sat a man wearing a bronze mask. The mask looked very hideous, with some dried blood stains on it.
Most people would be frightened if they suddenly woke up from the darkness and saw such a gloomy and terrifying face.
However, Lu Zexuan had already prepared himself mentally. Almost the moment he woke up, he immediately adjusted his expression.
The handsome sentry stared ahead with dull eyes, looking as if he had lost his soul.
The masked man said, "Aren't you afraid of me?"
His voice was mechanized and had a strange hoarseness.
Lu Zexuan did not respond and continued to stare at the other person blankly.
The masked man asked, "Who are you?"
Lu Zexuan answered like a robot: "I am the captain of the Federal Falcon Special Forces, Major General Lu Zexuan."
Masked Man: "What happened to Dorado?"
Lu Zexuan said without any emotion: "We encountered a group of monsters that could launch air raids in the Swordfish Constellation. All the airships crashed and 51 comrades died. Only Yu Ran, Lu Xiaolong and I survived."
Masked man: "Why is Lu Xiaolong the only one alive?"
Lu Zexuan said: "Because he was guarding the starship at the time and did not go down to fight."
The masked man looked at the sentry in front of him thoughtfully. After a moment, he waved his hand, and Adeline and Andre, the twin brother and sister, walked into the room together, with two identical orchid mantises following behind their master.
The masked man said: "It seems that he is indeed controlled by Yu Ran. Check his mental picture."
The two looked at each other, and the orchid mantis immediately rushed towards Lu Zexuan tacitly.
Theoretically, if Lu Zexuan was really controlled by Yu Ran, then his mental image would have been destroyed by Yu Ran, and there would be no defensive barrier at all - and this was indeed the case. The two mantises broke into the mental image of the S-level sentinel, and the process was extremely smooth without any obstruction.
However, after entering the mental picture, Adeline and Andre were both stunned.
This was the most horrific spiritual scene they had ever seen. Everywhere the field of vision was left was a desolate and desolate area. The land here looked like it had been in a three-year drought, with cracks everywhere caused by drought. A lot of the land was burned to ashes by the spiritual power of the Fiery Nine-Tailed Fox, leaving behind clusters of charred marks.
A huge white eagle stood in a daze on the wasteland, flapping its wings from time to time, indicating that it was still alive.
Its eyes were dull. It was clearly the most powerful S-class spirit, the king of the sky, the falcon, but it looked like a poor little bird without a home. Even Adeline couldn't help but feel a little sympathy for it.
Andre let the mantis walk forward and deliberately poked its face and wings with its limbs, but it did not react at all.
The two clearly remembered that the last time they checked Lu Zexuan's mental image, they saw majestic and spectacular snow-capped mountains. They didn't expect that after not seeing him for a while, Lu Zexuan's mental image had been destroyed into such a state.
Yu Ran was indeed ruthless and his mental strength was strong enough that he actually controlled an S-level sentinel!
The brother and sister looked at each other and let the mantis withdraw from Lu Zexuan's image.
The next moment, Lu Zexuan asked, "Where's Ranran?"
The masked man asked, "What do you want to do with him?"
Lu Zexuan said: "Ranran told me that no matter what time it is, I must find him and protect him, because I am his sentinel."
The three of them looked at each other in bewilderment - was this the order Yu Ran gave to Lu Zexuan? Was Lu Zexuan really so obedient
At this time, Yu Ran had just woken up.
The Dark Night Organization deliberately adjusted the amount of anesthetic in the two syringes to be different, so that Lu Zexuan would wake up first and Yu Ran would wake up later - this was the suggestion of the very suspicious Andre. He said that with this "time difference", they would be able to examine Lu Zexuan alone while Yu Ran was unconscious, and test Lu Zexuan's reaction more realistically.
The moment Lu Zexuan woke up, he could not feel Yu Ran's mental fluctuations, and he was indeed a little worried. But the two of them had already developed a tacit understanding, and even if Yu Ran was "not online", he had to play the role of "a puppet loyal to Yu Ran".
Lu Zexuan acted very well, at least these three people didn’t realize that he was pretending.
After Yu Ran woke up, she felt what Lu Zexuan was doing and immediately asked in her mind, "Are they interrogating you alone?"
Lu Zexuan said: "Yes, a masked man, plus Adeline and Andre."
Yu Ran asked: "Did the masked man personally use his mind tentacles to test you?"
Lu Zexuan said, "No, he just sat there and looked at me while the twins came to check."
Yu Ran quickly came to the conclusion: "The masked man is not a high-ranking member of the organization. He is not even a guide. I suspect that he is also a controlled puppet, a substitute sent by the organization's top leader. There should be a surveillance camera on him, and the leader can observe our every move through the camera. There is also a masked man in front of me, who can speak in a mechanical voice. He is obviously also monitored."
Lu Zexuan listened to his analysis and said, "This big fish is really well hidden."
When the masked man heard Lu Zexuan looking for Ranran, he waved his hand and said, "Take him to see Yu Ran."
Adeline opened the door: "Let's go, Ranran, the one you are looking for, is in front."
Lu Zexuan followed him obediently. He walked through a long dark corridor and came to another secret room. As expected, he saw Yu Ran sitting there with a guy wearing a bronze mask in front of him.
A hint of joy finally appeared on Lu Zexuan's dull face: "Of course."
Yu Ran waved at him: "Be good, come over here."
Lu Zexuan walked over quickly and leaned over in front of Yu Ran. Yu Ran gently stroked his head as if he was stroking an obedient pet, and Lu Zexuan rubbed Yu Ran's palm as if he was a pet trying to please its owner.
Adeline and Andre: “…”
This scene is simply hard to believe.
The calm, proud, sharp and powerful S-rank sentinel Lu Zexuan, the youngest three-star major general in the Federation, the only son that General Lu was proud of, and the first heir of the Falcon Corps, actually turned into a puppet without any self-awareness? !
He obeyed the guide's orders without saying a word, and he didn't even have the slightest self-respect in front of Yu Ran. Was he willing to be Yu Ran's dog
If General Lu knew about this, he would probably be so angry that he would vomit blood.
Yu Ran seemed to think that Lu Zexuan's head felt good, and he touched it several times before retracting his hand. He looked at Adeline and said, "How is it? Are you satisfied with this puppet I tamed?"
The brother and sister looked at each other, and Andre frowned and said, "According to the rules, we have to check your mental picture as well."
Yu Ran smiled and said, "Whatever, it's not like I haven't seen it before."
Two white tentacles of thought stretched out at the same time, and two mantises, one male and one female, appeared again in Yu Ran's mental picture—
It is not much different from the last time I checked. Yu Ran is still a vast primeval forest, with lush green trees full of vitality, beautiful flowers blooming everywhere, and the sun shining all over the forest. It is a thriving scene, which forms a sharp contrast with the desolate and scorched earth of Lu Zexuan.
However, Andre discovered that there were several more streams in the forest. With Yu Ran's spiritual power, it was normal to create several rivers and lakes in the primeval forest. The two did not doubt it and investigated along the stream for a long time, but did not find anything wrong.
Between guides of the same level, scouting the mental landscape is equivalent to a physical battle between sentinels of the same level, which consumes a lot of energy. After a few minutes, beads of sweat oozed from their foreheads. Adeline was the first to withdraw, and Andre did not hesitate any more, and simply took back the mantis.
The scenery is the same everywhere, there is no need to keep looking. The spiritual world of an S-level guide cannot be fully explored even in a day and a night.
What they didn't know was that the moment they left, in the deepest part of the forest, a stretch of snow-capped mountains hidden by the nine-tailed fox gradually revealed the tip of the iceberg - Lu Zexuan's spiritual picture had already moved to Yu Ran's side.
After dealing with the inspection, Yu Ran raised his eyebrows and looked at the two people, saying: "Since the organization doesn't trust me, why do you let me help you? Don't you know the principle of not employing people you doubt and don't doubt people you employ? If you keep doubting me like this, I will also be disappointed."
He winked at Lu Zexuan and said, "Zexuan, do it!"
Before the brother and sister could react, Lu Zexuan suddenly flew forward and grabbed the masked man's neck with lightning speed!
The speed of the S-class sentinel was indeed beyond the comprehension of ordinary people. All this happened within just one second. When Adeline came to her senses, the masked man had been picked up by Lu Zexuan like a chicken and thrown in front of Yu Ran.
Adelin's face changed: "Yu Ran, what are you doing?!"
Yu Ran smiled and walked forward, staring into the masked man's eyes, and said slowly: "This masked man is just a substitute who conveys orders. I said that within three months, I will bring an obedient Lu Zexuan to see you - instead of continuing to see your substitute."
He stared into the masked man's deep eyes, and sure enough, there was a tiny camera there.
Yu Ran waved towards the camera: "Can you see me?"
Andre said angrily: "Do you think that the master is someone you can easily see?"
Yu Ran raised his eyebrows and said coldly, "I risked my life and completed the mission as you ordered. I brought back a very precious trump card for you. My contribution to the organization should not be small, right? Now, Lu Zexuan has been controlled by me and only listens to me. Shouldn't you also show some sincerity to me?"
Adeline and Andre looked at each other. The latter said, "Just tell me how much you want."
Yu Ran shook his head: "I grew up with space pirates, I have seen a lot of money and jewelry, I am not interested in money."
Adeline asked softly, "So what do you want?"
Yu Ran thought about it carefully and said, "I think being a general is fun. How about giving me a legion after this is done?"
The brother and sister looked at each other.
Yu Ran smiled and said, "Power is more interesting than money. If you can't make the decision, why not ask your superiors - the Falcon Legion? Lu Zexuan is already my puppet anyway. There's no difference between him being a general and me being a general."
The suffocating silence lasted for a moment. The brother and sister obviously didn't expect him to ask for so much. As expected, he was a star pirate who did all kinds of evil. He was so arrogant and greedy!
The masked man suddenly made a hoarse voice: "Very good, you have courage and are worthy of being the talent I have selected."
Adeline immediately turned around respectfully and asked, "What instructions do you have?"
The masked man said, "Three days later, have Yu Ran and Lu Zexuan take a private spaceship to meet me at the base."
Andre was stunned: "Do you really want to see them?"
The masked man said, "As long as the two of you pass the final test, then Yu Ran, an S-level guide with the offensive spiritual body Fiery Nine-Tail, can certainly become one of our trusted generals. After the matter is accomplished, I can also meet his requests."
The brother and sister looked at each other and answered in unison, "Yes."
In his mind, Yu Ran breathed a sigh of relief: "My acting is pretty consistent with the character, right? He finally agreed to see me!"
Lu Zexuan said, "Don't take it lightly. I'm afraid the final test he mentioned is a trap for us to fall into."
Yu Ran said: "I know, but what can we do?"
Even if they knew there was a fire pit ahead, they had no choice but to jump in, because this was their only chance to find out the truth.
(End of this chapter)