"Let's talk about cooperation." Seeing that Li Yajun's emotions were basically stable, Xu Xin said.
"Well... OK, um... what you said in the regional channel before, that we should go to parasite and develop together, is that true?" Li Yajun looked at the two of them vaguely.
"Of course it's true," Li Wenxi patted his chest, "We never lie! But..."
Li Wenxi looked at Xu Xin. She wanted to explain the situation of the parasitic tree house to Li Yajun.
"Xu Xin, let's explain it to her clearly, about the parasitic tree house." Li Wenxi pulled Xu Xin's finger and said in a low voice.
"… Just say it. This kind of thing really needs to be explained clearly." Xu Xin looked at her helplessly. Even if you speak in a low voice, people will be able to hear you.
But he didn't object.
"Parasitic Tree House... What's wrong?" Li Yajun looked at Li Wenxi with some confusion. Then she seemed to understand what they meant and waved her hand hastily, "Are you talking about the function being restricted? I know about that. I don't care about it."
"No, actually, there are other problems."
Ji Chaoyang had previously said in the regional channel that the functions of the parasitic tree house would be restricted by the main tree house, but he did not say that the owner of the main tree house was a higher-level owner of the parasitic tree house and could do everything the owner of the parasitic tree house could do, and could even change the owner of the parasitic tree house.
I didn't say it on the regional channel because I was afraid of negative public opinion, which would lead to many survivors who wanted to come being led away by public opinion and discouraged. Now that we are face to face, without interference from others, it would be better to make it clear. If she really doesn't want to do it, then forget it.
Of course, this is only the treatment for people from the same region. People from different regions will die if they don’t come, and there is no room for negotiation.
Li Wenxi told her the situation in detail.
"So, you still have to think carefully about whether you want to come or not. Once you come, there's no way to regret it." Li Wenxi picked up Coco, who was lying on Xu Xin's legs and still sulking, turned it over, rubbed its little belly, and said to Li Yajun.
"Hmm~" Coco was no longer angry when her belly was touched. She squinted her eyes comfortably and enjoyed it.
Li Yajun lowered her head and thought.
She absolutely didn't want to continue to be alone, but the cost of this cooperation was indeed quite high.
If the situation she knew before was just equivalent to that of boss and employee, then the current situation is the status gap between parents and children who have not yet become independent.
Moreover, without the constraints of family affection and law, if the owner of the main tree house is cruel, it will basically be the same as a slave owner and a slave, and there is a risk of being abandoned at any time.
After all, as long as the owner of the parasitic tree house changes, the original owner of the tree house will directly lose the tree house on which he depends for survival.
“… Can I go to your protected area?” Li Yajun looked up at Li Wenxi.
She felt that if the other person was a girl about her age, and if it was the girl in front of her, there shouldn't be any big problem.
"Of course!" Li Wenxi replied immediately, but she also immediately explained the situation on her side, "But I want to make it clear to you, my side is mining and smelting, can you do it? Will you dislike it and be unable to do it?"
"It's possible!" Li Yajun looked at Li Wenxi and nodded affirmatively, "It doesn't matter what I do. I just want to live with the right person."
What he said... Xu Xin glanced at her. If someone didn't know better, he would think that she wanted to be his love rival.
"That's good!" Li Wenxi glanced at Xu Xin complacently, making him feel a little embarrassed. "In fact, I wanted to take you to my protected area, so I can't let this guy get away with it!"
Li Yajun breathed a sigh of relief and said gratefully, "That's good, thank you, I'll go with you. Then... do you want me to dig up my tree house now and go with you?"
It seemed that she was really eager to leave.
"No, not yet." Xu Xin suddenly spoke.
“…Ah?” Li Yajun’s expression froze.
"It's true that we can't do it now. We have other things to do today." Li Wenxi also nodded. She still had to go see Sister Xuefei. She couldn't take her with her, right
When the explorers meet, they also need to discuss some things about their abilities, so it is definitely not possible to bring others along.
"We are now going to find another member of the Explorers. We haven't confirmed whether the protected areas are connected. We may encounter danger along the way, so we can't take you with us." Xu Xin explained, "We should return the same way later today and take you with us then."
"Ah...Is that so?" Li Yajun breathed a sigh of relief, but she still felt a little uneasy, and asked anxiously, "Then when can you return..."
"Don't worry. Since we said we welcome all the survivors from Area 188, we won't go back on our word." Xu Xin said with a smile, "We will definitely take you to her protected area today. While we're gone, you can wait in the tree house."
Li Wenxi raised his left wrist and pointed at his watch: "I have sent you a private message. We can contact each other at any time!"
Li Yajun nodded vigorously: "Okay, then I'm not going anywhere today. I'll wait for you in the tree house!"
"By the way," Xu Xin had been concerned about the abnormality of Silver King just now, so he asked, "Did anything unusual happen near your tree house during the previous activities?"
Just when Li Wenxi was chatting with her, he had been looking at the tree house, and at the same time looking at everything outside the tree house through the window next to it.
Although the strange feeling that Silver King had just felt had subsided, he still felt that this matter was unusual.
The blood patterns on the mutant creatures would not light up for no reason.
The surrounding area is barren, the only difference is this tree house.
But unfortunately, his ability to identify told him that there was no resource area nearby. Apart from a yellow glow of alchemical materials found below the ground not far away, he did not notice anything strange nearby.
The light was very similar to the one near Xu Xin's tree house, and it was most likely a coal mine.
However, isn’t there someone who is here every day? Why not just ask her
"Something unusual?" Li Yajun looked at Xu Xin in confusion. She thought for a moment and finally shook her head. "What is unusual? To me, everything that has happened these days is very unusual."
"Forehead… "
Indeed, what happened near the tree house was never ordinary.
He thought for a moment, gave an example and asked, "For example... before the defense battle, have you ever seen any mutant beasts around here, on the ground?"
"Mutated beast?" Li Yajun subconsciously looked at the Silver King. At this time, the Silver King was lying behind Xu Xin and Li Wenxi, listening quietly to their conversation. When he saw Li Yajun looking at him, he let out an "Ah".
"I don't think so... Ah, why are the patterns on your wolf's body lighting up?!"
What
Xu Xin and Li Wenxi immediately turned around and looked at the Silver King at the same time. Sure enough, the blood patterns on the Silver King's body that had just dimmed were slowly lighting up again.
"Ying!" Coco also screamed. It jumped onto the back of the Silver King and gently scratched the blood marks on the Silver King's back with its little claws.
"Ah?" Seeing that everyone was looking at it, the Silver King called out in confusion, not knowing what was going on.
It seems that it itself did not feel anything unusual.
Xu Xin frowned.
What on earth is going on? Is there something special around here? This has never happened to Silver King before.
If the Silver King's own abilities were enhanced and evolved, then it should have noticed it. But the problem now was that it didn't. The Silver King itself couldn't feel any changes in its body.
It is basically certain that something nearby affected it, similar to the red mist that spewed out from the salt mine cave and the huge mouth of the "Mountain Giant" last time.
The last time the blood patterns on Silver King and Mimi lit up and their strength increased, it was because of the red mist there. At that time, the Silver King allowed Xu Xin, who was riding on it, to clearly feel its increased speed and explosive power.
This time he didn't feel anything, but he discovered that the Silver King had run for dozens of kilometers without feeling the slightest bit of fatigue, as if his physical strength had always been maintained at its peak.
Is this... just an enhancement of physical strength
If there really is such a resource nearby that can affect mutant creatures, then he must find this resource.
Although for the Silver King, enhancing physical recovery may not improve much, but Mimi is different. Its shortcoming is that its endurance is very poor. It was for this reason that I didn't bring it out this time.
If it has this kind of resource in hand, it can always maintain its strongest combat power!
Moreover, if there really is such a thing nearby, it would not only be his contracted beast that would be enhanced, but also the enemy's mutated creatures would be enhanced!
If there is an army of mutant beasts attacking in the future, their physical strength is still endless...
That's really terrible. I must get this thing into my own hands!
Of course, it is also possible that this is not the result of actual resources, but that this area is special, which is more troublesome...
"Silver King, still no special feeling?" Xu Xin asked.
“Oh…” The Silver King stood up and shook his head.
"This..." Li Wenxi asked with some concern, "Is Silver King okay?"
"... So far, there are only benefits." Xu Xin touched his chin.
Forget it, it’s more important to find Qi Xuefei first.
If the Silver King still has this reaction when it reaches Qi Xuefei, then it means it is its own problem. If not...
Then it's time to search the area carefully.
Li Yajun came down from her tree house with two people and two animals.
Xu Xin climbed onto the wolf and said to her, "We will come to pick you up today. During this time, help me carefully observe the surroundings for any abnormalities."
"Okay." Li Yajun nodded, and then she couldn't help but ask, "Can I touch this wolf? Its name is Silver King, right?"
"Of course." Xu Xin nodded. Silver King was not as shy as Coco. In fact, his personality was similar to that of a dog. Anyone who was not hostile to him could touch him.
In fact, dogs are domesticated from wolves, and there is not even reproductive isolation between the two. So it is normal for the Silver King, the wolf king, to become a bit like a dog after being domesticated by him.
"Great... You guys are really strong, being able to tame such a strong mutant creature." Li Yajun sighed as she stroked the Silver King's head, "I actually like animals very much. My major is animal science."
She just touched it twice and then stopped, not intending to take up Xu Xin and the others' time.
"Oh?" Xu Xin looked at her again.
Animal science should be a major related to livestock breeding, right
They are talented people and they will definitely engage in breeding in the future.
Although her undergraduate major had little to do with actual operations, as long as she was not the kind of person who was content with a score of 60, and if she really learned some theoretical knowledge, she would be better than someone like him who grew up in the city and had only raised pet cats since childhood.
Besides, their age range is between 18 and 30 years old. It is not easy to find real experts in this age group. Those who have learned something specialized are already considered talents.
"Then, if we want to raise them in the future, you have to give us more suggestions!" Li Wenxi was pulled onto the wolf's back by Xu Xin, leaning in Xu Xin's arms, and said to Li Yajun who was standing on the ground.
"Um... I'll try my best..." Li Yajun said a little embarrassedly.
Although she had good grades and was about to finish her junior year before coming to this world, and had basically completed all the courses, undergraduate knowledge and real practice are really two different things. Without the internship in the senior year, the knowledge she learned in undergraduate studies is really just knowledge.
Fortunately, she grew up in the countryside and raised poultry such as chickens and ducks, so she had some practical experience.
"I know your undergraduate degree is not very good, but at least you are more professional than us!" Li Wenxi smiled and waved to her, "Then we will leave. We will come back to pick you up soon! Take you back to mine, hehe."
"Okay! I got it. I'll wait for you to come back!" Li Yajun waved at the two people riding on wolves until their backs disappeared.
"It's great that we can keep each other company in this world..." Li Yajun looked enviously in the direction where the two people left.
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