The night passed quietly.
As the sun rose, the rustling noise in the city that had lasted all night came to a calm.
The streets gradually regained their popularity, and residents went about their business, starting a new day of ordinary life.
At the rest stop in South City District 6-7, the daily trains began to arrive.
There were not many people in the car, and the number of people getting on the car at the station was also sparse. Everyone still looked sleepy, with sluggish expressions and did not want to talk.
There were only a few young boys and girls who were catching the train. They grabbed their unfinished breakfast and hurriedly boarded the train: "What's going on? Why didn't the station announce it today? We almost missed it!"
They are wearing the same uniform, so they must be students.
As the train set off, several guards wearing Silver Dragon uniforms slowly came back from outside.
He was covered in dust and felt cold.
They are the team members responsible for patrolling District 6 in South City today.
Area 6 is several times larger than Area 7. We start patrolling early in the evening and finish near dawn.
When they entered the rest stop, an old man who had missed the bus complained to them, "What's wrong with you? Where is the station schedule and announcement?! Why is nothing running? This is rubbish!"
A few people glanced into the rest stop and found that it was indeed very quiet today and all the station systems were not activated.
"Damn, those guys must be drunk again and haven't woken up yet." The short man walking in front cursed.
Then he came up to the uncle who made the complaint, smiled, and suddenly clenched his fist and punched him hard in the abdomen.
Seeing this, several other companions also came over and kicked him a few times.
Then he kicked the uncle's butt hard, knocking him to the ground, and said arrogantly: "Uncle, this is just a small place, the train schedule is the same every week, can't you remember it yourself?"
After saying that, he walked to the control room next door, unlocked the security door, went in and activated the rest stop's system.
"Good morning, welcome to Taiyuexing Shangnanzhou, South City 6/7 District Rest Stop."
"The station system has been activated and the train schedule for the whole day has been updated."
"I wish you all a wonderful new day."
The system sound still uses the rigid configuration of the early days.
After locking the door of the control room, they headed towards the lounge.
Sun Hongbing walked while laughing and cursing: "I give up. We are so busy that we don't have time to rest. Lao Liu and the others are enjoying themselves here, right? They will definitely scold me later-"
The talking stopped as the door of the lounge opened.
The small space was in a mess. The table with empty lunch boxes, beer cans and other garbage on it was overturned, and the garbage residue was scattered all over the floor.
very messy.
On the left side of the space, a strange man pulled a chair and sat with his back against the wall.
He crossed his arms, stretched out his long legs and put them on another stool, looking like he was resting with his eyes closed. The lines of his profile were very beautiful, and even without seeing his face, one could immediately think that he must be a very good-looking person.
She was fair and tender, with a calm temperament, and seemed to be from two different worlds compared to their dirty, messy and simple space.
But what really shocked the few people who came in was the scene where their companions who were responsible for patrolling Area 6 all knelt in a row beside the man in an extremely humiliating manner. Their clothes were ruffled, their faces were bruised, and they were as quiet and depressed as quails.
Seeing his brothers being beaten so badly, Sun Hongbing, who opened the door, shouted in shock and anger: "What the hell, what are you doing?"
"Which blind bastard beat you up like this?!"
The short and stocky man's voice was very loud, shocking the people kneeling on the ground so much that their eyes widened and they gestured to him in panic, "Shh... Shhh!"
"Stop making noise!" Brother Hu Zha tried hard to restrain himself from saying these two words, which should have been very exciting, and only uttered them in a breath.
The person outside the door turned his eyes to the man sitting against the wall.
Seeing that he was quite thin and looked weak, like a young master who had never touched women, they did not take him seriously. They even thought that these companions were shameful, and were frightened into such a coward by a pretty boy.
As Sun Hongbing was thinking this, he inadvertently caught a glimpse of a broken tentacle on the floor next to the strange man.
The cross section was smooth, obviously it was chopped off by a sharp weapon. The blood stains on it were dried, proving that it had been chopped off for some time.
Looking at the purple color of the tentacle, Sun Hongbing was really scared.
He shouted in fear to Big Brother Hu Zha and the others, "Don't tell me that was taken from Brother Ma's pet!"
The people kneeling on the side were in despair and silence.
At the same time, the man who was resting against the wall slowly opened his eyes because of the noise outside the door.
His cold eyes swept calmly towards the furious man standing at the door.
The kneeling people became even more desperate, their lips turned pale, and their bodies already felt the pain in advance.
The story begins in the second half of the night.
After Xu Qingran came out of the basement and beat them up, they finally realized that they had accidentally picked up a great ancestor. Because they were inferior to him and had no room for resistance, they could only follow his orders in humiliation.
A few big men have been dominating and bullying in South City for so long, and this is the first time they feel so aggrieved, so they must have been reluctant at first. Xu Qingran asked them to clean up the mess in the lounge, so they deliberately smashed things when he wanted to rest.
Then, they were taken care of.
Xu Qingran also said that from that moment on, if there was any sound in the lounge that he could hear and that could affect him, he would beat them up.
Later on, even if he heard the sound of a mosquito flying by his ear, he would stand up and beat each of them up.
Over and over again until dawn.
As a result, they now had a stress reaction to Xu Qingran being awakened, and they subconsciously trembled when they saw him open his eyes.
Here, Xu Qingran had already put down his legs and stood up.
Seeing his posture, the men at the door rolled up their sleeves and challenged him: "Want to fight? Let's see if we can kill you!"
Xu Qingran glanced behind them and said, "Close the door first. I'm afraid it will have a bad influence."
The shortest man sneered contemptuously: "Are you afraid of losing face? Since you dare to provoke us, you must be prepared to be beaten!"
Sun Hongbing, who was speaking, had the highest spiritual pool level among all people, as high as A level!
Moreover, it was the top level of A-class, which was already a superior level in the South City Army, so he was very confident in his own strength. He clenched his fists and rushed forward with his brothers.
at this time.
At the rest stop outside, another group of people arrived, preparing to catch the next train.
Some people sit or stand while waiting, and some use the waiting time to buy breakfast and drinks, and then go to the platform when the time is close.
Suddenly, a body was seen flying out from the staff lounge.
—It really flew out in a parabola and hit the ground.
With the first one, there will be the second, third, fourth...
With painful howls, they were kicked out one after another after suffering a huge impact and fell on their faces.
The people around were stunned, but no one stepped forward to investigate or stop it.
In everyone's impression, the South City guards are like this, fighting every three days and a big fight every five days, and they will start fighting if they disagree. The residents in the guarded area also have a lot of conflicts with them, and they will beat them up if they make them unhappy.
However, residents who have no fighting power usually cannot defeat them.
The average-level comrades in the army would only get a few bruises in a fight, and it was the first time they had ever been beaten so badly like today. So rather than worrying, the people at the rest stop were more in a mood to watch the fun.
After there were four or five bodies lying outside, a tall and handsome man came out of the room. His slim black trousers made his legs look long and slender. He walked slowly to the man who had just said he wanted to embarrass him, lowered his eyes and watched the man on the ground slowly raise his head.
Then he smiled contemptuously: "I mean, I'm afraid that you will have a bad influence."
It would affect the city appearance if it happened in front of so many people.
"You... who are you?!" The classic line came out of the mouth of the person below.
Xu Qingran squatted down, grabbed the man's thick hair and tilted his head slightly, then said, "He's just a soldier who just reported to Taiyue Star."
Sun Hongbing's face twisted into a ball, and he felt surprised because his hair was pulled so hard that it hurt.
This kid's level is at least S-level. How could he be sent to Taiyue Star with such ability at such a young age? Did he offend someone
Thinking that the other party was just a rookie who had just graduated, Sun Hongbing felt more confident: "Then all of us are your predecessors, what do you mean by this?!"
Xu Qingran's eyes fell on him and he said nonchalantly, "I don't mean anything else, it's just that you disturbed me."
The man, who was lying on the ground and unable to get up due to the mental pressure released by Xu Qingran, had just opened his mouth when he was suddenly punched on the left cheek.
He stared at the unreasonable Xu Qingran with wide eyes, his expression furious: "You bastard—"
The next part to be hit was the right cheek.
Sun Hongbing felt dizzy from the pain and said, "I..."
He was hit on the left cheek again.
Moreover, this person really showed no mercy when he attacked, and every blow was enough to hurt people's hearts.
Sun Hongbing stubbornly opened his mouth a few more times, until he slowly understood what Xu Qingran meant, and then he shut up with tears in his eyes and humiliation.
Xu Qingran really stopped taking action.
Now, the second group of patrolmen who returned to the rest stop finally understood why their companions in the lounge reacted so violently when they saw them making a lot of noise.
It's simply inhumane!
The guards at the rest stop in South City Area 6-7 finally behaved themselves completely.
Under Xu Qingran's gaze, he obediently cleaned up the mess in the lounge without daring to say a word.
Until the phone rang.
Sun Hongbing subconsciously looked at Xu Qingran, and only when he saw that he still had his eyes closed and didn't say anything did he dare to walk over to answer the phone.
"Hello?" Because his cheek was swollen from being hit, his voice sounded a little different than usual.
I don't know what the other person said, but Sun Hongbing's expression instantly turned into a flattering one: "Oh, it turns out to be Brother Ma!"
He smiled and said, "Everything is fine, it's all fine, it's just normal work, hahaha..."
On the old wired phone, a man's rough voice asked, "Dongcheng is planning to hold a welcome ceremony for their new colonel this Sunday afternoon. If they really do it, then I'll have a reason to skip work and go play with you and Lao Liu."
Why do I say so
Because they decided to put on a good show for the incoming colonel.
What was the most embarrassing thing about the welcome ceremony
That is, no one is willing to attend and support. Not to mention North City, no one comes every time, and the other three cities have decided to follow North City's style this time - simply not attend.
It doesn’t matter if you punish them, they are not afraid anyway.
The man on the other end of the phone continued to ask: "By the way, is my little darling okay?"
Sun Hongbing glanced at Xu Qingran secretly again.
The tentacle that was cut off has been dehydrated. I don't know what the tentacle monster below is like. But I heard that this kind of race generally has the ability to regenerate. If only one tentacle was cut off, it should be... okay, right
"Old Sun, I'm talking to you!"
The person on the phone was a little impatient, and Sun Hongbing quickly responded: "It's fine, it's fine. People here are afraid of it, what can it do?"
But when I said the last part, I felt a little guilty.
Under the rest stop in their area, there was a creature with many tentacles. It was an alien species that was captured by his elder brother Ma Biao, who was talking to him now, when he was on a mission at sea. The place under the station happened to be where researchers used to detain alien species, and it was well-equipped, so they kept it there temporarily.
He still found it strange to mention this matter.
In the past, every time a new soldier came, they would throw him down there to scare him, which would have a certain deterrent and suppressive effect, so that those foreign soldiers would be obedient and know how powerful they were.
Although the place of imprisonment is in the same space as the tentacle monster, it cannot move far because of the restrictions of tools such as handcuffs. As long as you stay by the door, you will not be hurt by it. At most, the strange sound in the dark is very torturous and frightening.
So the question is, how did this new soldier cut off one of the tentacle monster's tentacles
And now that I'm awake, I suddenly realize that this tentacle monster is a mid-level alien. It's impossible to hurt it if your mental power is not at S level. When I made a mistake and almost let it escape, it took dozens of people to subdue it.
Only an S-level psychic like Ma Biao can keep this thing as a 'pet'.
"By the way, Old Sun, what's wrong with your voice? Why does it sound weird?" The person on the phone finally noticed something unusual.
Sun Hongbing touched his red and swollen cheek and said with a wry smile: "Nothing, I was just eating!"
"Oh, okay, let's wait and see how it goes in a few days." The person on the other end hung up the phone without any doubt.
Sun Hongbing finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Everyone was very tired after returning from their night shift, and with the double mental and physical shock that Xu Qingran gave them, everyone fell asleep on the sofa or other beds as soon as they were done.
Finally, I was awakened by a burst of fragrance.
Sun Hongbing woke up vaguely and subconsciously wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth.
He accidentally used too much force and the wound on his face caused his facial features to become squeezed together in pain.
It was probably around three or four in the afternoon outside.
Xu Qingran opened the window, and found the barbecue grill that they had put away from somewhere, and sat by the window to grill meat.
He roasted the meat until it was sizzling, and with the addition of seasoning, it smelled delicious.
Everyone's stomach rumbled with hunger at the same time.
Surprisingly, when Xu Qingran saw that they were all awake, he actually took the initiative to greet them: "Would you like to eat?"
"I have plenty here."
Several people in the lounge looked at each other. Their strong and sturdy bodies now revealed weak expressions of fear and hesitation.
Xu Qingran didn't look at them. His attention was focused on the new batch of meat. He said, "I just let you get familiar with my rules. As long as you behave yourself, I won't do anything to you."
He added another batch of freshly baked food to the plate on the table.
In silence, someone who couldn't stand the hunger finally stood up and walked to the table, unceremoniously grabbed the fork and put a piece of meat into his mouth. When he put it into his mouth, his eyes suddenly lit up, as if he recognized the deliciousness of the food.
Sun Hongbing swallowed.
Never mind, filling your stomach is the most important thing, you still have to work at night!
He also got off the sofa and went over to try it.
Damn, it smells so good.
Xu Qingran couldn't guarantee his skills in cooking other decent food, but as someone who had survived the apocalypse, his barbecue skills were still very good. After all, there was a power outage and water shortage at that time, so if you wanted to eat cooked food after hunting, you could only make a fire and roast it.
Before I knew it, I had mastered the skill of grilling.
Sun Hongbing and his friends were crying while eating, and they were so anxious that it seemed like they hadn't eaten such delicious meat for a long time.
Indeed, Taiyue Star was poor in resources, and with the devils causing chaos, it was not suitable for breeding at all. The frozen meat shipped from other main star systems was also very expensive due to cost reasons, and ordinary residents here could not really afford it.
Sun Hongbing chewed the food in his mouth and felt that its taste was quite different from the chicken and pork he had eaten before.
It is hard and crispy, chewy, and has a natural sweetness.
He was about to ask where Xu Qingran got the meat when he saw him stand up and say, "Eat more. Don't worry. There is still a lot of raw materials. I'll go downstairs and get some more."
After saying that, he put a small piece of roasted food into his mouth and walked towards the basement while eating.
Sun Hongbing just followed the others in responding happily, but suddenly he paused, stood up from his stool in fear and called out to him: "Wait a minute!"
Xu Qingran turned around and saw the people around him who were still happily enjoying the food looking up at the person who was shouting in confusion, but they hadn't realized that something was wrong.
Sun Hongbing's voice was trembling: "Where did you get all this meat?"
There was a hint of emotion in the brown-haired man's deep amber eyes.
He smiled and said, "It's in the basement. That's the octopus monster you keep."
Sun Hongbing: “…?”
Upon hearing this, the others also stopped chewing.
His expression gradually became one of horror.
Xu Qingran asked slowly, "Isn't it your food reserve?"
The 'baby' imprisoned in the dark below is actually an octopus-like tentacle monster.
When Xu Qingran was fighting with it, he could still smell the freshness of sea water. As the fight went on, he couldn't help but ask the system if this thing was edible.
The system's answer was affirmative, saying that although it looked a bit strange, the texture of its meat was similar to the octopus in his previous life.
Non-toxic and harmless, full of nutrition.
Xu Qingran: "I think its meat is good, but its temper is not very good, so I just killed it."
Everyone: “…”
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(End of this chapter)