In my ears, that strange and unpleasant sound seemed to become clearer and clearer.
"Keke, can't you really notice anything unusual around here?" Xu Xin raised his head and looked at the endless jungle covered with snow in front of him, and asked softly.
"Hmm?" Keke climbed onto Xu Xin's shoulder and then shook her head, "Hmm..."
It seems that, at least for now, there is no danger around.
Xu Xin swiped his watch and clicked on the regional channel.
In the regional channel, although everyone was in a very tense state of preparation, no one encountered any strange things.
Xu Xin looked down at the ground again. The lines on the ground seemed to become clearer.
The unpleasant sound gave Xu Xin a headache.
He couldn't bear it any longer and shoveled the soil on the ground.
Get normal soil (green)*1
It was just an ordinary piece of soil, which made Xu Xin feel a little relieved.
He was afraid that the surrounding soil would become contaminated, which would have a huge impact.
Looking into the dug pit, he saw that there was actually this kind of moist pattern on the surface of the newly dug soil. Moreover, the deeper he went, the more obvious this dark color became and the clearer it became.
“… Sure enough, it’s not just the surface of the land.”
Xu Xin looked at the surrounding land and jungle covered with thick snow and decided to go back to the tree house first.
It's still too dangerous outside.
He took a step forward and kicked, and his whole body flew into the air, jumping back to the plant heart protection area in two jumps.
Because he was holding the energy core fragment in his hand, the temperature would rise wherever he went, and the snow on the ground began to show signs of melting.
Xu Xin cleared an area of snow within a hundred meters.
Fortunately, there were no strange patterns on the ground near the tree house.
He breathed a sigh of relief and returned to the tree house.
Lou Fei'er was manipulating Xu Xin's screen at this time, and she kept muttering: "Close to 700 decoration levels... So strong, so strong!"
On the screen is a decorative page.
Because she was so surprised, her attention was all on the screen, and she didn't even notice Xu Xin coming up.
Yin Wang and Mimi were still lying in front of the fireplace, warming themselves by the fire. Without Xu Xin's instructions, they would not take the initiative to restrict Lou Feier's actions.
"… What are you doing? Who told you to peek?"
"Ah!" Lou Feier was startled and trembled all over. She turned around quickly and saw Xu Xin's cold face. She was immediately scared and her face turned pale. She thought to herself that it was all over, and she was going to get into the bracelet. "I... I... I was just taking a look..."
After she came up, she followed Xu Xin's instructions and first operated the control panel to observe the surroundings. However, the control panel was placed next to the screen by Xu Xin. She felt itchy and touched it. Unexpectedly, she could not only trigger it, but also operate it at will!
Seeing the options she had never seen before, such as alchemy, artist, etc., her curiosity could not be suppressed. She glanced at Xu Xin who was still far away outside, and secretly began to check the options above.
Then she became so engrossed that she didn't even notice Xu Xin coming back.
Xu Xin looked gloomily at Lou Feier, who was standing in front of him, looking somewhat at a loss, like a student who was caught stealing by the teacher.
He really didn't expect that Lou Feier could actually control his screen and the screen of the main tree house!
"I... I didn't do anything, I just looked..." Xu Xin remained silent, and his somewhat gloomy expression made Lou Feier very scared.
She subconsciously glanced at the bracelet Xu Xin was still wearing on his left hand.
"Did you touch this screen when you were weak last time?" Xu Xin suddenly asked.
He thought that Lou Feier had stayed in this room for a whole day.
“This… I… I…” Lou Feier wanted to cry but had no tears. She had really encountered this before.
Although last time, before it was successfully started, Mimi pressed her to the ground and didn’t let her get up until the screen went dark, so she didn’t see anything…
But how could she dare to say it!
He wasn't going to bring up old scores, was he? He was going to settle old scores together, and then lock her up in the bracelet for a few hours...
She will definitely go crazy!
But facing Xu Xin, she no longer dared to test him with her acting skills, as that would have the opposite effect. She could only be at a loss and stammer, unable to speak.
"Tell me the truth. I won't do anything." Xu Xin noticed that Lou Fei'er had been secretly glancing at his bracelet, and knowing that she was a little scared, his tone softened a little, "Did you touch the screen that day?" He certainly wouldn't lock Lou Fei'er in the bracelet at this moment when a crisis could occur at any time.
Even without Xu Xin telling her, it was impossible for her to tell lies because the contract did not allow her to tell lies.
Finally, she could only confess everything: "Well, I tried it last time, but Mimi stopped me, so I didn't see anything... Well, Master, since I made breakfast for you, please let me go this time! I won't dare to do it again next time! I will never peek at your abilities and data again! I'm just curious, I don't have any other ideas..."
Lou Feier stood there as if she was being punished, looking at Xu Xin pitifully and begging for mercy.
In order to avoid being put into the bracelet, she didn't care about her face. She had already lost face in front of Xu Xin, so it didn't matter whether she was embarrassed or not.
If the last time was because he wanted to collect information and find a way to escape, this time it was just out of curiosity, without any other intentions. He didn't expect to be caught immediately, but Xu Xin definitely didn't think so...
Woohoo... What should I do... I'm really just curious...
Xu Xin didn't say anything, but stroked his chin, thinking about this matter.
This matter was pretty much what he thought.
She is the owner of the parasitic tree house, and the tree house has recognized her as Xu Xin's companion.
Unexpectedly, the owners of the parasitic tree houses can not only control the screens in each other's tree houses, but also view the screen of the main tree house.
Of course, she couldn't control the roots of the main tree house by herself to enter the main tree house, but as long as Xu Xin brought her into the tree house, she could control everything in the main tree house.
This actually has great benefits.
Things like control panels can be left to them to operate, so you don't have to spend all your energy and attention to control them.
But this involves a problem, which is also a problem he had considered before.
This situation made him feel that a main tree house plus the parasitic tree houses that parasitize near the main tree house are the survivors of a camp.
Ji Chaoyang, Li Wenxi and others can only be regarded as neutral units and are not in the same camp as him.
This can also be seen in the color of the light spots on the map.
This neutral unit is worth studying.
If they were not partners recognized by the world, would there be any conflicts in the future
He glanced at Coco, who had just jumped onto the sofa when he got back. Coco was still a neutral unit without any light spots.
…Isn’t that possible
Xu Xin didn't say anything, and Lou Fei'er didn't dare to move. She could only stand there, looking at Xu Xin anxiously.
Xu Xin glanced at her, and seeing her frightened expression, he said, "I brought you to the tree house to protect you, but you secretly checked my screen and peeked at my abilities..."
In fact, he didn't really care what Lou Feier thought of his ability.
Anyway, his abilities have been told to all the explorers, and Lou Feier can find out his abilities by just asking Li Wenxi.
When Lou Feier heard what Xu Xin said, she immediately became sad and felt that she was doomed this time: "I was wrong... I'm sorry..."
"But I'll give you a chance to make amends. Now, you go and watch the control panel for me. Don't let your attention wander for even a moment. If there's anything unusual, let me know immediately. Got it?"
Lou Fei'er originally thought that she was doomed and was about to try to get a sentence reduction, but when she heard that there was still a chance, her eyes suddenly lit up and she nodded vigorously: "I know, I know, I will definitely keep a close eye on the control panel!"
Although it was boring to stare at the panel, she had just started paying attention to the screen because nothing was happening around her and she was too bored.
But it’s better than being locked in a bracelet!
"By the way, give me your watch." Xu Xin prepared to check the situation in Area 187.
"Here!" Lou Feier took off her watch and handed it to Xu Xin without saying a word.
Without having to enter the bracelet, she was in a good mood and couldn't help but tease again: "Does this count as peeking at my abilities?"
"I'm watching it openly." Xu Xin took the watch and pointed at the control panel. "Watch it carefully. Tell me if anything happens. If you get distracted..."
"No, I won't be distracted. I will complete the task!" Lou Feier saw Xu Xin slightly raised his left hand and suddenly showed fear on her face, and said quickly.
"You don't have to be so reserved. If you perform well in this crisis, I can consider adding you to the explorer group." As he said that, Xu Xin walked to the second floor, leaving Lou Feier standing there with her eyes wide open.
"Hey? Explorers?" Lou Feier opened her mouth slightly and muttered to herself, "Is it true?"
Doesn't that mean that her status has been recognized, and she is no longer a slave, no longer a prisoner? She has the same status as Ji Chaoyang and Li Wenxi
She suddenly felt like crying.
…
Lou Fei'er has been a good girl since she was young. Or rather, she has been a good girl for more than 20 years.
In everyone's eyes, she is a very well-behaved little girl who will not refute when scolded or fight back when beaten. This has a lot to do with her family.
Her family is very wealthy and lives in a villa worth tens of millions. The garage is full of luxury cars. Some of the cars are even more expensive than the villa. It is said that they were bought by her father when he was young.
But although both parents are from famous local families, their relationship is not good, or even very bad.
Her parents were not like other couples with bad family relationships, who would quarrel, fight, and throw things. They would have a cold war, which could last for more than ten years. Although they had not divorced, it was no different from a divorce.
She knew that her father had a woman outside, and that the man would even bring the woman home without any hesitation and let her call her aunt.
She also occasionally saw her mother outside with her arm around other men, with a smile on her face that she had never seen before.
The marriage between these two people seemed to be a deformed marriage just for the cooperation between their two families, and she was the product of this marriage.
Her parents only visited her occasionally, and she had always been taken care of by a nanny at home since she was a child.
But she is not like what most people imagine, a rich girl who is neglected by her parents and can spend money as she pleases but just cannot get the love of her parents.
She didn't have much pocket money, and it all went to the nanny.
But the nanny treated her very badly and would deduct her pocket money. When she was a child, she would be beaten if she asked the nanny for money.
The nanny wouldn't hit her in the face, so she wasn't affected too much in daily life. But if you took off her clothes, you could see that she was still very young at the time, and her body was often covered with bruises and scars.
She once cried and complained to her mother when she came to see her, but it was of no use.
The mother's attitude was very cold, she just told her that she knew.
But the nanny did not receive any punishment. Instead, she found out about the incident and abused her even more severely.
Later she found out that the nanny was hired by her mother and it was she who authorized the nanny to do that.
Her mother hated her as a deformed child and didn't want her to have an easy life.
After learning about this, she was completely disappointed with this family, and gradually became a good girl who was submissive and never fought back. Because once she showed her emotions, once she was involved in something outside, even if it was not her fault, she would suffer more severe abuse.
In fact, she tried to call the police, but it was of no use. At most, they just changed the nanny, and the abuse continued.
The punishment for the replaced nanny was to be imprisoned for one or two years. Before that, the nanny who had abused her countless times had received a sum of money that she could not spend in her lifetime.
Her acting skills may be innate, because she has never been a good girl, she will rebel.
Being still young at that time, she would do some things, such as setting traps to trip the nanny and make her head bleed, or waiting for the nanny to go to the toilet and then making the toilet explode to make her feel uncomfortable.
Although she would be severely beaten if she was discovered, and would be blamed even if she was not discovered, she still enjoyed herself.
When she was in junior high school, she even almost killed a nanny. Although she survived in the end, she had to lie in bed for the rest of her life.
But no one found out that she did it, because she has always been the obedient girl, and in the eyes of others, it is impossible for her to do such a thing.
She did not escape her fate, not even in adulthood.
Her life had basically been arranged, and she could not refuse. Being the descendant of a large family was not easy, although she had never enjoyed any of the treatment she deserved.
She lived in a daze until one morning, when she opened her eyes and saw a jungle.
After figuring out the situation, she decided to indulge her inner self in this world where no one knew her!
After experiencing such a childhood, she couldn't even trust her parents, so naturally she wouldn't trust any strangers, so she could feel at ease to deceive anyone.
Even if she killed someone, she didn't feel any guilt or disgust. Instead, she was very excited.
She changed from a seemingly submissive girl to a bad woman with a capricious temperament who did whatever she wanted.
She didn't know if this personality was really her, or maybe it was just a disguise under her acting skills, but she knew that this personality could make her feel good and make her truly feel that she was free and alive!
She was not afraid of death because she had experienced a childhood that was more difficult than death. So, even though she did not have any special abilities like Xu Xin and the others at first, she was able to get a top five ranking in the region just by relying on her own ruthlessness.
Until later, she kicked Xu Xin's titanium alloy plate, which was the hardest among all the survivors, and was directly captured and contracted, becoming a prisoner and losing her freedom once again.
She no longer wanted to live under the control of others, so during the first two days after being captured, she kept trying to escape and to cancel the contract.
But the bracelet Xu Xin wore on her left hand always gave her a strong deterrent, making her dare not act rashly.
Her fear of bracelets is actually closely related to her childhood trauma.
She was still in primary school at the time. Because she soiled her clothes while eating, she was thrown into a dark underground warehouse and locked up for a whole day and night. Because she lived in a detached villa, the neighbors around were very far away, so no matter how she cried and shouted, it was of no use.
It was not until a day and a night later that she was released. She had collapsed and could not even cry.
After that, she had developed a great fear of such dark and silent places.
It was also because of this that she was really afraid that Xu Xin would lock her in a bracelet. If she stayed in that place for a long time, she would really go crazy.
Every time she entered the bracelet, it would evoke the fear that had been buried deep in her heart since childhood, making her completely overwhelmed by fear, her body stiff and unable to move, and her brain completely shut down.
Perhaps for Ah Fu and Mimi, the space in the bracelet, although scary, is not that frightening. After all, after they came out, they didn’t have any strong reactions, they just didn’t want to enter again.
But for her, the bracelet is definitely the most terrible torture.
She thought she would feel extremely disgusted with Xu Xin for doing such a thing, but she didn't.
As a person who was bound by a contract, it was naturally impossible for her to feel disgust towards the owner of the contract.
The contract had a huge impact on her thinking, which was basically equivalent to brainwashing. In addition, Xu Xin treated her well. Under the subtle influence, she gradually lost the idea of escaping.
She has no attachment to Earth, unlike other people who miss home. Of course, it would be great if she could go back, so she could kill those who gave her such a miserable childhood.
Except for the bracelet that still made her feel very scared, everything here seemed to make her feel close.
The experiences of the past two days, including Xu Xin's seemingly unreasonable act of taking her back to the tree house for protection, helping Li Wenxi to go mining, and everyone having a very happy snowball fight together last night, have made her really experience different feelings and happiness.
People who have experienced a lot of darkness are actually very satisfied. For ordinary people, a ray of light that is very ordinary and readily available can deeply affect her.
So, now, deep down in her heart, she has regarded this place as her home, so she took the initiative to take on the task of cooking, just to have more contact with other people.
And Xu Xin's words just now seemed to tell her that she really had a chance to be accepted by this "family".
Not as a prisoner or a slave, but as an equal person, truly integrated here.
"Please, I'm really going to cry..." Lou Fei'er gritted her teeth, her eyes a little red, "I hope you're not just making up stories for me..."
After calming herself down, she stood in front of the control panel and began to pay close attention to her surroundings.