In the evening, it rained on the island.
Chen Xiao was accommodated in the headquarters, and the room he lived in was like a train carriage. This place highlights the advanced technology of the service agency headquarters. Although the room is not big, almost everything is automatic.
It is obviously on a mountain, and a window can directly see the direction of the sea.
When the storm was about to come, dark clouds were rolling in the sky in the distance. Then I looked into the distance and saw a curtain of rain falling between the sky and the earth. The rain curtain had not reached the island yet. From a distance, it looked like a sheet of jade beads. The curtain moves from far to near...
The windows here couldn't be opened, but the ventilation system was very advanced, and Chen Xiao soon smelled the fresh, moist air after the rain.
He sighed, got into the bathroom and took a shower. The warm water was sprinkled on his body, and his originally agitated heart gradually calmed down.
As he was thinking about it, he suddenly flicked his finger in the water curtain, and a series of water droplets flew out immediately. Chen Xiao stared at the string of water droplets, and with a slight movement of his mind, the string of water droplets suddenly thinned out in mid-air. The fine cracks turned into countless smaller particles, and then slowly floated as his thoughts moved...
This is the new superpower Chen Xiao has acquired since that incident on Baidao Lake: telepathy.
This ability comes from Monica. That perverted woman was later investigated by Lao Tian and others, and the initial result was that she was a psychic psychic.
Telekinesis is a very special power. Chen Xiao's current ability is to use telekinesis to move objects through the air, and even throw things violently or fix them. After testing, his telekinesis was determined to be C+ level, which was slightly worse than B level.
Chen Xiao stared at the dense row of beads in the air, and suddenly clenched his fists, a strange light flashed in his eyes!
"Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much!!"
The row of water beads suddenly shot towards the mirror in the bathroom, hitting the mirror like a row of bullets. With a bang, the mirror shattered!
No matter how small an object is, under the control of telekinesis, it can hit it with high-speed impact... The lethality is also amazing!
From this point of view, if Monica really wanted to kill a few people on her side in the resort, it would be very easy - Monica's telepathy is one level stronger than hers!
Suppressing substances... Purifying potions... Devouring... Copying...
Chen Xiao recited these words silently over and over again in his heart.
Mom and Dad...were you really the ones to do this back then? Is it for me
Chen Xiao casually put on a bath towel, walked out of the bathroom, and came to the window again with bare feet. In addition, it was already raining heavily outside, and the sky and earth were filled with water vapor. Looking at it, everything seemed to be hazy.
He couldn't help but think of the scene he experienced before returning to his room in the evening:
…
Just after the wheelchair geek Shi Gaofei told himself the results of the test, Chen Xiao was brought into a closed circular conference room-like place.
The room was very large. There was only one chair in the middle of the large room, and the surrounding walls were covered with shiny metal walls.
Just after Chen Xiao sat on the middle chair, soon, the surrounding walls flashed with light, and several pictures appeared.
There seemed to be more than a dozen windows, and there was a person behind each window. Chen Xiao was sitting in the middle, just like those people were watching through the windows...
However, they could see Chen Xiao, but Chen Xiao could not see them.
The only thing Chen Xiao could see were the images displayed on the windows—probably some kind of metal display screen.
Not all of the dozen or so windows had pictures on them. Chen Xiao counted them silently at that time, and there were only eight windows with pictures on them.
The pictures shown above are all humanoid pictures - these pictures are not portraits of anyone, but pictures that are familiar to most people in the world:
Face cards in playing cards.
Black and red plum square: four kings, four queens, and four jacks. Altogether there are twelve windows.
However, not all twelve flower cards existed. Chen Xiao saw it: two Ks, a Q and a J were missing.
"We know all your information. So it is necessary to ask you a few questions."
The sound coming from the speakers in the room was obviously synthesized and mixed. The men and women who could barely distinguish the voices were unable to hear the original texture of the voices.
"This is the committee of the service society." A man's voice said slowly: "According to the regulations of the service society, the committee's voting members are valid when more than two-thirds of them vote. Now there are eight committee members present here, which means that our decision It can be effective.”
At that time, Chen Xiao was sitting in a chair: "What do you want to say?"
"about you."
Chen Xiao noticed that this was a woman's voice, coming from behind a window with a Queen of Hearts.
"Me?" Chen Xiao raised his eyebrows.
"Yes, you." The voice of the Queen of Hearts was very steady: "Given that you have been confirmed as a superpower, and we have been observing you for a period of time, as well as the comprehensive test that has just ended. Our committee is very hopeful that We can recruit you into the service club and become our official member."
Chen Xiao sighed in his heart: What is supposed to come will always come.
He had been reminded by Lao Tian before that with his current level of powers, not to mention that he had several powers alone, he was already considered a very outstanding person. Even if his current strength is not of such a level, he is still highly regarded by the service club for his ability to "purify" and "devour"! From any reasonable point of view, with such a special existence like him, the service club would definitely want to absorb him into its own system.
Otherwise... Chen Xiao's existence is really hard to say whether it is a blessing or a curse for the superpowers in the world!
"What obligations do formal members have to bear? What rights can they enjoy?" Chen Xiao did not answer immediately, but asked a rhetorical question.
All the flower cards around were silent for a while.
The last answer to Chen Xiao was a jack of clubs.
This is a man’s voice: “As a formal member, you will receive the same treatment as a member of the Service Society worldwide, including being recognized by the Service Society, receiving protection from the Service Society, and at the same time receiving a fixed income provided by the Service Society. Equipment, and many… privileges.”
"Privilege?" Chen Xiao felt a little funny when he heard this word.
"Yes, privilege." Plum Blossom J's explanation was very plain: "We are superpowers. Although we don't want to interfere too much in this world, the innate abilities of superpowers allow us to easily obtain things that ordinary people cannot obtain, or It is something that is difficult to obtain. Status, wealth, power, etc. Although we are not obsessed with these things, in order to maintain the operation of the organization, we do not deny that in the secular world, service societies have certain Energy—I say this, I believe you can understand.”
Of course Chen Xiao understands.
If nothing else, let’s just say that Shi Gaofei’s “holographic three-dimensional virtual” equipment can be sold to NASA in the United States. It is conceivable...
And this “Home Island”…
"So, what about obligations?" Chen Xiao shook his head: "I know there is no free lunch in the world, what will I pay?"
"This cannot be generalized." Plum Blossom J's answer was very relaxed: "There are two types of formal members of the service club. One is field staff, who must take on more work. Including completing tasks all over the world. I believe that Lei Hu has been , which is the Jack of Spades, he must have explained this to you. At the same time, as a field staff, you must bear certain responsibilities for the local area where you live, such as when an abnormal situation occurs and you need to step forward. …”
"Like a city hero?" Chen Xiao couldn't help but laugh: "I've read comics, it's like Spider-Man protects New York, Batman protects Carson City... Is that so?"
"Although this metaphor is not appropriate, in a way, it is like this." Plum Blossom J answered with a hint of smile: "We are a group of 'watchmen'. Guarding and watching are our special abilities. It is our responsibility to this world! It is also an obligation! We do not regard ourselves as a truly privileged class, nor do we think that we are gods... However, as a group of human beings who have embarked on the path of evolution first, we are born with Have an unshirkable responsibility!”
"It sounds very noble." Chen Xiao was noncommittal and just smiled: "You won't say to me 'the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility', right?"
The woman's voice with the Queen of Hearts spoke: "We are not empty idealists. We live in this world, and we must be influenced by this world. These have nothing to do with nobility... I think you should be able to understand what we mean. From Theoretically, you can join any supernatural organization. However, we think we are your best choice."
"Because of my value?" Chen Xiao raised this topic bluntly.
The other party did not deny it: "Yes, we do not deny that your body has strong research value, and even... we believe that your body mutation is likely to affect the direction of the evolution of our group in the future." After a pause, Red Tao Q suddenly said: "Furthermore, judging from your life experience, it is no longer possible for you to join the club, isn't it? From the perspective of the organizational structure, I personally think that other small and medium-sized supernatural organizations cannot Equipped to make effective use of you.”
"You mean... take advantage?"
"Yes, just use it." The Q of Hearts said without any secret: "You are of high value, whether it is your ability changes or your ability to devour and copy. Mr. Shi Gaofei has great hope in retaining you. And we think his hopes are quite right. However, other organizations in this world, other than us, do not have the complete research tools to make full use of you."
"However, using this word seems too cold." Chen Xiao curled his lips.
"It's just use." The Q of Hearts' voice was very strict: "We don't want to lie to you, and we won't use lies to deceive you. In other words, if I come up with so-called ideals or noble words to encourage you, will you believe it? ?"
"... No, in that case, I will think you are hypocritical." Chen Xiao sighed.
"So, are you willing to accept it?"
Chen Xiao was silent: "The last question, what if I refuse? Will I be imprisoned by you immediately, and then locked in a laboratory, waiting to be dissected or sectioned? Or will I become a prisoner for experiments in the future? A guinea pig? Or, do you think that my ability to devour and replicate is a threat to other superpowers and plan to eliminate me physically? Shi Gaofei said... he thinks I am like a virus!"
After a moment of silence, eight voices came at the same time:
"No. We are watchers, not controllers, and we are not interveners."
Chen Xiao immediately stood up from the chair, patted his clothes, and deliberately made a look of relief: "Then I'm relieved, and there's nothing to worry about... Gentlemen and ladies, my answer is still the same as before. Same thing: I refuse.”
…
"Can you give me a reason?"
When Chen Xiao walked out of the conference room, as soon as he opened the door, he saw Shi Gaofei sitting in a wheelchair, blocking the door, looking at Chen Xiao with a gloomy face.
"reason?"
"Yes, the reason!" Shi Gaofei's eyes were a little annoyed: "Boy, if you are willing to stay, I can make full use of you to conduct research. These researches will yield results of great significance! It is very likely that these results will affect us. The future! Evolution! Do you understand? Evolution!!"
"But you said, I am a virus." Chen Xiao touched his nose.
"Hell! That's just a metaphor!" Shi Gaofei said angrily: "Do you know your value? I can even develop an anti-depression potion. I am currently working on an induction potion because of my research. The theory is: Superpowers exist in every human body! During the human evolution process, DNA will continue to change! I hope to unlock the shackles that have always existed in the human body! If I can use your information to conduct reverse research, maybe I A new potion can be invented to allow all mankind to evolve together!"
"In other words, any ordinary person who is injected with the medicine you mentioned can immediately evolve into a superpower?" Chen Xiao seemed to smile: "Everyone in the world can become a superman?"
"That's not entirely the case!" Shi Gaofei was a little excited: "And your ability to copy superpowers! There are many types of superpowers that have been discovered! After many years of research, we can only figure out some of the principles. But more There are so many superpowers, we only know their effects, but we can’t figure out where they come from! That’s what you Chinese say, ‘Knowing it, but not knowing why’! But you can help me Find a breakthrough in this direction!"
Chen Xiao looked at Shi Gaofei very seriously; Chen Xiao saw excitement, excitement and sincerity in Shi Gaofei's eyes.
"I believe you." He said calmly: "But you alone cannot represent the Service Society. You alone cannot represent the whole world."
…
Standing in the room, Chen Xiao looked at the heavy rain outside and thought about what happened in the evening.
Huh, sublime? noble? Watching this world
It's not that Chen Xiao is despicable, nor is it that he uses a villain's heart to second guess others...
only…
Is there really such a pure and noble ideal in the world
The United States attacked Iraq with the slogan of liberating the people suffering under Saddam's dictatorship, but its actual purpose was to seize oil.
The Spanish colonists massacred the Mayans and shouted slogans to spread civilization, but their actual purpose was to plunder!
The Crusades, under the banner of spreading faith in God, were actually for...
Simply acting as a "watchman" for this world
Chen Xiao always had a big question mark on this statement!
…
The next morning, it was Shi Gaofei's "waiter" who knocked on Chen Xiao's door. This woman still asked Chen Xiao to dress up and come out in a polite manner.
Then, she told Chen Xiao that she would send him away.
Chen Xiao returned to Shi Gaofei's place. The wheelchair weirdo checked his body for the last time, and then again used an almost greedy attitude to collect a lot of samples from Chen Xiao's body. If he hadn't still had sense, I'm afraid he would have wanted to Drain all of Chen Xiao’s blood and keep it all!
"How about we make a private agreement?" Before leaving, Shi Gaofei took Chen Xiao's hand.
His other hand pressed a button on the armrest of the wheelchair.
Immediately, a transparent light curtain appeared around the two of them, shrouding them in it.
"This is the shielding layer I created myself." Shi Gaofei said calmly: "Now no one will hear or peep what the two of us are saying! Including... people from the service club!"
Chen Xiao looked at Shi Gaofei's fingers grabbing his wrist: "What do you want to say?"
"I need your help. My research will have a huge impact on the world!" Shi Gaofei said coldly: "So, even if you refuse to join the service club, I still hope to get your help. Don't refuse in a hurry. , listen to my conditions first!"
"… Just tell me."
"In the future, I will send people to you regularly to collect blood samples from your body. I need to observe your body changes regularly... especially in the future, when you acquire new powers! Because I found that every time you acquire new powers, After your superpower, your DNA will undergo some changes that I can't explain! These changes are very important to me, and I need to find some kind of pattern in them! I will send a waiter to find you, and I will look for you from time to time."
"I don't seem to have any obligation to do this." Chen Xiao frowned.
"I won't let your cooperation go in vain." Shi Gaofei smiled slyly: "You probably don't know who I am! In the service club, all the technologies are under my control! All the equipment used by the members, what? Detectors, electromagnetic products, and even all medicines... It can be said that I have the final say on everything here!"
"… did you mean?"
"I will give you benefits!" Shi Gaofei's smile at this moment was like a devil tempting people to commit crimes: "What do you want? The latest detector? All functions are the most advanced! It's not the kind of parallel imports circulating outside! The latest Electromagnetic weapons? Flight suits? Stealth camouflage leather? Everything! I can provide it to you! Aren’t you with those old guys from Lao Tian now? Aren’t they setting up a commissioning agency? You will accept it in the future too Entrust, when taking action, how much help will you get with my equipment? Think about it yourself!"
After saying that, he stuffed something into Chen Xiao's palm, then closed Chen Xiao's hand tightly and winked at Chen Xiao: "Take it, this thing is my meeting gift! I will send someone again Came to find you."
…
After passing the weird elevator, I left the service agency headquarters. When I came out, I came to the platform halfway up the mountain where I came in yesterday.
Chen Xiao just walked out and saw Lao Tian standing at the door, with a steam engine car parked next to it. However, this time the person driving the car was no longer Heiqi. Oh, she should be called Suosuo now. Because in the current service agency, the code name Black Seven already belongs to someone else.
The contact person driving the car this time was a young boy who didn't look much older than Chen Xiao.
When Lao Tian saw Chen Xiao coming out, he didn't ask anything. He just went up and patted him on the shoulder: "Are you done? Then get in the car. We are ready to leave here and go home."
A sincere smile appeared on Chen Xiao's lips.
He vaguely felt that Lao Tian had agreed with him from the beginning about his decision not to join the service club - although he didn't know why. It stands to reason that Lao Tian, an old man in the service club, should want to join him.
The steam car did not take the two back to the Champagne Inn, but went directly to the pier.
Their yacht was already filled with oil, and Chen Xiao also saw the people on the dock carrying strange metal barrels one by one into the cabin of the yacht.
"These are all the things I purchased... Oh, these are cell repair liquids. Alas, the price has increased too much recently. The price of a barrel has increased to 980..." Lao Tian sighed: "I only have five in total. It’s only 1,500 yuan, but I can’t buy much. In addition to the cell repair solution, I also need to buy some other wear-and-tear equipment. Now a parallel-imported anti-magnetic leather suit costs 200 yuan! Damn it... prices have skyrocketed. It seems that I will come next time When the time comes, we need to get a little more money.”
After saying that, Lao Tian waved goodbye to those who were carrying the goods onto the ship: "Thank you, guys! I'll treat you to beer from Old Billy's when I come back next time."
Watching Lao Tian start the yacht as if nothing had happened, the yacht slowly left the dock...
"Don't you have anything to ask me?" Chen Xiao stood next to Lao Tian.
Lao Tian took off a cigarette that had been stuck on his ear, sniffed it, and then lit it: "What do I ask you for? You have already made your own decision. It's in vain for me to ask."
Watching the yacht leave the dock, the home town in the distance is in sight...
Chen Xiao suddenly felt a strange feeling in his heart.
In fact, he had been prepared until he was just now: the people from the service agency were nice to say, but before he left the island, a group of people might suddenly appear and capture him by force, and then Lock it up!
However, the yacht is getting further and further away from the island...
Did they really just let me go? No intention of stopping it at all
Could it be that... the people in the service club are really a group of noble idealists
Chen Xiao suddenly felt relieved. In fact, he seemed relaxed, but his nerves were always tense. Once he relaxed at this moment, his body couldn't help but feel a little weak, and he fell down on the chair next to him.
"Old Tian... can you tell me, is my decision correct?" Chen Xiao suddenly felt confused.
"I can't tell you whether it's right or wrong." Lao Tian continued to drive the yacht without looking back, and said calmly: "I only know one thing: I control my own destiny. Any life...should be respected! And 'respect' 'The first thing is independence and freedom! Isn't it?"
"But, you are from the service club, shouldn't you..."
"Don't forget, I'm retired." Lao Tian finally turned around and smiled at Chen Xiao: "I am a free man now!"
…
The yacht quickly left the island and headed east, passing through the white mist again.
Two hours later, the yacht was already sailing on the vast South Pacific.
The sun shines on the sea water, and from a distance you can see a golden wave rolling, and the sky is blue.
Chen Xiao, who was still a little depressed at first, finally felt more comfortable with the open sea view. He leaned on the deck, looked up at the sky, and let the sea breeze blow his hair.
Suddenly, he heard a grunt from the cabin next to him, as if something had fallen.
Probably because the hull of the ship was shaking, the barrel containing cell repair fluid in the cabin fell over.
"Go in and take a look, Chen Xiao." Lao Tian drove calmly: "Those things are very expensive, be careful not to spill them."
Chen Xiao got into the cabin, but just took a look and was stunned!
The lid of a bucket filled with cell repair fluid was opened. A girl was trying hard to get out of the bucket. Half of her body was already out. She was supporting the edge of the bucket with her hands and was trying hard to get her legs back. Can be pulled out...
Seeing Chen Xiao walking in, the girl was stunned for a moment and stared at Chen Xiao for a long time.
The two looked at each other, as if they had forgotten to speak for a moment.
Finally, the girl smiled coquettishly, with a guilty look in her eyes.
"Hi! Hello." Her braid had fallen apart: "Can you...can you help me? I seem to be stuck."
Chen Xiao swallowed and spat.
"What's wrong? Is the cell repair solution okay?" Lao Tian's voice came from outside, followed by the sound of footsteps.
When Lao Tian walked into the cabin and saw the girl standing in the bucket, the generous smile on this good old man's face immediately changed as if he had seen a ghost!
He raised his hand and pointed at the girl: "..."
The girl sighed, looked at Lao Tian with some pity, and whispered kindly: "Well... you can scream if you want... don't hold it back, it will hurt your body."
"ah!!!!!!!!"
Amidst Lao Tian's exclamations, the girl covered her ears with her hands, looking pitiful and innocent.
After Lao Tian finished shouting, he immediately rushed forward, lifted the girl out of the bucket with both hands, then picked up the bucket, turned it over, and poured it down with all his strength...
"Don't pour it, there isn't a drop of water in it." The girl stood beside him carefully and said with a smile, "If there is water, how can I hide?"
"My cell repair solution!!!" Lao Tian glared at the girl: "Champagne!! What on earth are you doing! Where is my cell repair solution!"
The champagne curled his lips and said indifferently: "Of course I poured it out."
"What about you! What are you doing here!!" Lao Tian glared at the female owner of the inn.
Champagne seemed a little contemptuous: "Do you even need to ask this? Of course he ran away from home."
Lao Tian stared at the champagne bitterly for a while, then rushed out of the cabin: "Turn around! Let's go back to the island! I'll send you back! Also, you have to compensate for my losses!!"
Champagne was not in a hurry and followed Lao Tian out of the cabin leisurely. He just leisurely watched Lao Tian driving the yacht as if he was about to turn around.
"Are you really sure you want to do this? Dear Uncle Tian?"
"Nonsense!" Old Tian was angry.
"Okay." Champagne sighed, sat down, and said with a slow smile: "It's not impossible for you to send me back. After I go back, I will be scolded by my mother at most, and then continue to be my innkeeper. But you are miserable Yes, Lao Tian."
"Me, why am I miserable?"
Champagne looked surprised: "Don't you understand this? Of course it's because of me! If you send me back, I must hate you very much! Think about it, if you come back to the island in the future, don't even think about living in me The inn. Moreover, I will tell everyone on the island that no one is allowed to sell anything to you in the future! Let alone cell repair fluid, even a second-hand magnetic helmet, I guarantee you will not be able to buy it. Haha, you should Don’t you know my influence on the island?”
Champagne said, shaking his calves and looking at Lao Tian with a smile.
"..." Lao Tian swallowed his saliva and stared at the champagne, unable to say a word.
He knew that this little girl was so beautiful that countless young people on the island were thinking about her! With her influence, as long as she talks, maybe after she goes to the island, those young people will really refuse to sell their things!
"Also, I am the only inn on the island. If you go to the island in the future, please sleep on the beach." Champagne continued to threaten.
Lao Tian's hand holding the rudder paused.
"If you take me away, I won't give you any benefits." Champagne smiled slightly: "How about two barrels of repair fluid? Plus 50,000 service coins! Well... this is all my savings."
Lao Tian thought for a long time and almost squeezed out two words through his teeth:
"make a deal!"
"Oh yeah!" Champagne jumped up immediately, ran to the bow of the ship in a few steps, opened his arms and cheered: "Milan! Paris!! Fashion!! Famous brands!! Perfume!! Leather bags!! LV!!! Gucci!! Versace! !!I’m coming!!! I want a name brand!!!”
After shouting, the girl sat on the deck and twirled her fingers quickly: "I want to buy a set of brand-name fashion! Oh, and perfume! Let's buy a dozen Chanel first! And jewelry, um, Baoge Li! There is also a Ferrari sports car! A Maybach will do too... By the way, I also want to go to the Milan summer fashion show... "
Lao Tian next to her coldly stimulated her: "What you are talking about is very expensive in the outside world! Do you have money in the outside world? Outside, the island's currency cannot be used!"
"It doesn't matter." Champagne smiled sweetly: "I don't have it, but you do."
Lao Tian: “…”