"Marshal, what happened just now?"
Yan Chi stood next to Westa, watching Yaxiao and Marshal Qin reunite and walk side by side into the training ground. He poked Westa with his elbow only after the two men disappeared from his sight.
Wista put the half-finished gloves into the bag, threw them to Yan Chi, and said casually: "Don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask. Shut up quickly. Your marshal is going to start working."
Yan Chi shrugged upon hearing this and gave up the idea of asking questions. He followed Westa closely.
Although Westar refused to reveal any information, his gossipy spirit was burning in his heart, and he secretly planned to find out from Qin Qi later.
If it is true as he thought, that Qin Qi fell in love with his butler, that would be very interesting.
The iron tree that has been silent for many years suddenly blooms. Everyone would be curious about this, let alone his cold and indifferent good friend Qin Qi. Westal is now anxious to verify his guess.
He suppressed his curiosity, moved faster, and quickly finished his business so that he could test Qin Qi!
On the other side, Qin Qi walked towards the podium of the training ground without looking around. The black-haired boy spoke in a clear voice in his ear about various rumors he had heard from his friends.
Whenever Yaxiao encountered something interesting, he would share it with Qin Qi. When talking about the interesting parts, he would always squint his eyes and the ending tone would unconsciously rise.
Qin Qi appeared calm on the surface, as if he didn't care at all about what Yaxiao said, but in fact he did not miss a single word the boy said.
"Do they know that the training camp has been extended?"
Yaxiao nodded obediently: "Yan Chi and the others have heard about it, I don't know if the news has spread."
The extension of the training camp will be announced sooner or later.
Qin Qi was not surprised that the butlers knew this in advance. He drooped his eyelashes slightly, and his gaze passed through Yaxiao's smiling blue eyes without saying anything more.
Yaxiao was just chatting casually with the villain, talking about whatever came to his mind, and soon he started talking about other things he had heard from the butlers, such as the shameful secrets of the upper class, and the relationship between Linado and her husband.
“These things are very common.”
"The employer you served before was selected and assigned by the Butler Academy, so these things will not happen to you." Qin Qi suddenly said, "But if you come to live in the central city again in the future, you will see more similar things."
Yaxiao is a very simple person. He doesn't want these dirty things to dirty Yaxiao's ears, but he also knows that this is inevitable.
Central City is the safest place.
If he's gone, Central City is the best option for Ash.
Yaxiao blinked when he heard this. He didn't know why Qin Qi suddenly mentioned that he lived in the central city. He said in a brisk tone: "I prefer the Sixth Base."
Qin Qi's expression changed slightly, but soon returned to normal, and he hummed lightly.
This is the best compliment to the Sixth Base.
The conversation just now was just an interlude.
Once they entered the training ground, Qin Qi switched to the cold-faced marshal mode, and Yaxiao stopped nagging and played the role of a responsible butler.
After returning to his room, Yaxiao chatted and joked with his fourth uncle while using the devil experience voucher to switch to the Crow Step form, intending to discuss the next plan with Qin Qi.
"I have already dealt with Edfu, and I don't know when Qin Qi plans to deal with Erdi."
[It should be soon. ]
The system thought that the villain would not let Erdi go for long.
Yashaow agreed.
He then stopped talking to his uncle and went straight next door.
At this time, Qin Qi was reading a book in the room. He seemed to have guessed that Crow Step would step on the window frame and come in at this time, and his expression did not change much.
"Good evening, Marshal."
Yaxiao waved his hand and his eyes fell on Qin Qi's hand.
It was a silver key. A few days ago, when Yaxiao followed Qin Qi to meet the leader of the Presbyterian Church, it was this key that Cobo gave to Qin Qi.
After getting the key, Qin Qi never took it out, which is a bit strange now.
As Yaxiao recalled, he mentioned something else: "Marshal, I have handed Edfu over to the military."
"Well, Wista will keep a good eye on Edfu."
Qin Qi did not ask Yaxiao why he was involved with Wei Shi and Qin Chen. All of this was clearly recorded in Qin Chen's transcript.
The room fell silent.
Qin Qi knew that Yaxiao should have noticed the key on the table. He lowered his eyelashes, turned the key between his fingers, and said calmly: "Do you know this key?"
Crowstep is well-informed.
Sure enough, after he asked the question, Qin Qi heard the masked young man say with a smile: "Isn't this the key that Cobo gave you?"
Qin Qi did not deny it.
"I want you to go somewhere with me."
It seems to be related to the key
Yaxiao looked into Qin Qi's dark eyes, the corners of his mouth slightly lit up behind the mask: "Is there any danger this time?"
The fact that Qin Qi deliberately took out the key in front of Yabu was enough to explain the problem.
Not long ago, Yaxiao also followed Qin Qi to the research institute to see a corpse as a Crow Step, but that time Qin Qi invited him as a collaborator and told him the next plan.
But the situation this time is obviously different.
“It’s dangerous.”
Qin Qi did not hide anything. His back was straight like a sharp sword. He looked at the young man wearing a clown mask with a reserved but sharp gaze. He stated the facts in a calm and low voice: "There is a certain chance that I will lose control, which may cause harm to you. It doesn't matter if you refuse."
out of control
Yaxiao didn't care about whether it hurt him or not. He was about to agree, but then he thought of something and asked with interest, "Can't your housekeeper Yaxiao also help you get out of the out-of-control state?"
At the beginning, Yaxiao used the state of Crow Step to suppress Qin Qi's soaring TH value, so it is not surprising that Qin Qi would ask Crow Step for help. However, compared to the identity of Crow Step, should Qin Qi trust his butler Yaxiao more
Yaxiao was a little curious about why Qin Qi chose Crow Step.
Hearing Yabu suddenly mention Yaxiao, Qin Qi's eyes moved slightly. Yabu had mentioned his butler last time.
He should know that he likes Yaxiao.
Qin Qi paused, his tone a little obscure: "Nothing, you are my collaborator, and Yaxiao is a citizen we must protect, and has nothing to do with this matter."
There is nothing wrong with this answer.
Yaxiao was thinking that this answer was a bit boring, and then he noticed a wary look in Qin Qi's cold eyes, as if he didn't want Yabu to mention Yaxiao any more.
Is Qin Qi protecting Yaxiao
I have to say, this feeling is a bit novel. The corners of Yaxiao's mouth behind the mask suddenly curved. He followed Qin Qi's previous question and said in a long tone: "Okay, then I'll go with the marshal."
Yaxiao did not ask Qin Qi where his destination was. He followed Qin Qi heartlessly and finally reached his destination after nearly twenty minutes.
The surrounding buildings seemed familiar. Yaxiao glanced at the countless surveillance cameras around him and suddenly remembered that this was the underground research institute where Qin Qi met with the five members of the Elders' Council.
The thick white walls are made of the safest and hardest materials, protecting the interior of the institute layer by layer.
Further into the corridor was a closed door that could only be opened by iris scan and password. After a series of complex checks, the two walked in.
Almost no one has ever set foot here, and the cold air makes the closed walls even more depressing.
Yaxiao's eyes fell on the storage table in the center. A silver beam of light connected from the storage table to the ceiling, firmly protecting the box on the table.
He thought of what Qin Qi had said not long ago that he might lose control, so what was in the box that could cause Qin Qi to lose control
Yaxiao stood at the door and didn't move forward.
I came here to prevent Qin Qi from losing control, so standing here is enough.
Qin Qi didn't say anything after noticing the young man's actions. Crow Step must have known the importance of the thing inside, so he deliberately stopped.
"If I really lose control, I'll leave it to you."
"give it to me."
Yaxiao said firmly that if the villain lost control, it would affect the speed of absorbing the demon value. Even for this reason, Yaxiao would never let the villain lose control.
Qin Qi nodded slightly, his dark eyes looked towards the storage table in the center, and he walked over slowly.
The red light scanned Qin Qi's body, and the protective cover opened with a bang. Qin Qi took out the silver key and turned it to the left in the keyhole, and the box opened automatically with a click.
It was filled with transparent fragments that flickered faintly under the light.
Yaxiao was standing guard vigilantly nearby. Although he was far away, the demon's eyesight was enough for him to see what was in the box.
They piled up like broken glass, but when Qin Qi put his hand on them, these transparent fragments suddenly melted into liquid, like rippling water with a glimmer, and suddenly condensed near Qin Qi's palm.
These transparent fragments can actually melt and absorb
Are all these things collected
No, so the villain came here to absorb this thing? Looking at the thing that seemed to be swimming under Qin Qi's blood vessels, Yaxiao frowned slightly.
The water droplets penetrated through the gaps between the nails and swam into Qin Qi's body like some living thing. Qin Qi's calm expression remained unchanged, as if he had expected this.
But if you look closely, you can see that his muscles are gradually tensing up and trembling slightly, and sweat is quickly oozing out of his forehead. It is obvious that he is enduring severe pain.
Qin Qi had the bone measurement surgery without anesthesia, and his expression didn't change at all when a large piece of skin was missing from his arm. But now he had such a violent reaction, which was enough to show the power of the thing in the box.
Qin Qi leaned his hands on the storage table, supporting his body with difficulty. The feeling of a foreign object wandering in his body became more and more obvious. It was as if his blood vessels were being devoured by swarms of ants, frantically licking the remaining scent of their own kind in his blood. The constantly flowing blood seemed to be sucked dry and filled with many unknown things in an instant, and his internal organs seemed to be broken into pieces and reshaped by a meat grinder.
Until the last bit of fragment was absorbed, Qin Qi's brain seemed to be cut by countless blades, and suddenly it was hit by a hammer. His head was full of turbid blood mist, the blood in his body surged instantly, and his stomach kept feeling uncomfortable and vomiting. He supported himself on the storage table with his hands, and his chest heaved violently.
The next second, a tail covered with silver scales suddenly appeared in the air and swung away, and the white wall suddenly sank into a huge pit.
A state of alienation occurs.
Qin Qi's remaining sanity told himself this fact, and his lips moved as he said something silently.
"I know, Marshal, don't worry."
Yaxiao curved his eyes and walked to Qin Qi's side without him noticing. He raised his hand and poked Qin Qi's temple with his fingertips.
Snap—
Just like a drop of water dripping from a swaying branch in the dark night, creating ripples that merge into the cool lake under the moon, and the turbulent abyss beneath the lake becomes quiet in an instant.
The scarlet color that hit me in the face and the ominous, bloody smell of rust in my nose were washed away in an instant.
The magic power flowed through Qin Qi's body.
A second later, Yaxiao retracted his fingers and said briskly, "Okay, it's over!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Qi's eyes became clear and he regained consciousness.
The young man in front of him looked calm and relaxed, as if he had everything under control.
Qin Qi calmed down the violent breathing in his chest, and he said hoarsely: "Well, thank you."
The Crow Step is unpredictable.
Although he had expected this, Qin Qi was still surprised for a moment that the other party could suppress his loss of control so quickly. However, such emotions could not stop him from completely absorbing the barrier fragments.
Emotions surged in my heart.
Qin Qi lowered his eyelashes, clenched his palms, and said to Yabu in a deep voice: "We are about to achieve our goal."
It was not until this moment that Qin Qi completely believed what Yabu had said.
—Their goals are the same.
If Crowstep had ulterior motives, he could have taken action when he was absorbing the fragments just now, instead of helping him suppress the soaring TH value.
Of course, because of the mask, Qin Qi did not see the young man's confused expression.
What is the villain's purpose
Yaxiao remembered that because he wanted to get close to the villain, he used the excuse that our goals were the same to get away with it.
But Yaxiao has never been clear about the "purpose" he mentioned. He originally suspected that it was to eliminate the [Smet] clan hidden in the crowd, but it seems unlikely at the moment. After all, according to the clues they found, the remaining adult is isolated and helpless, and it is not worth Qin Qi's efforts.
Perhaps it is a higher level being than Smet
Yaxiao glanced at the empty box and thought of the broken barrier of the Seventh Base and the large insect swarm in the later part of the original book.
Could it be that the villain’s target is the Worm Queen
Although no one knows why the villain can absorb the barrier and why he chooses to do so, based on Yaxiao's understanding of Qin Qi, he can only do this because of the group of demon insects.
Thinking of this, Yaxiao paused for a moment and said tentatively with an ambiguous tone: "The next plan can only be implemented at the front line."
A high-level existence like the Insect Queen could only appear in the base camp of the Demon Insects.
Qin Qi did not deny it. He hummed and said, "I will get rid of Smythe in the central city as soon as possible."
Yaxiao blinked.
So he guessed right
"Marshal, are you feeling better now?"
"Well, let's go."
Qin Qi's face was calm, and his steady appearance showed no sign of the great pain he had experienced not long ago.
Yaxiao followed behind him, thoughtful.
The barrier has always been protecting the human base, but this is the first time he knows that humans can absorb the barrier. After absorbing the barrier, can the villain kill the insect mother? Will the villain become stronger
Yaxiao currently can’t tell whether the villain has become stronger.
Thinking of this, he swiped the screen for absorbing demon value without leaving a trace.
At first, when the villain was injured and weak, the speed of demon value absorption would slow down. Similarly, the stronger the villain, the faster the demon value absorption would be.
When Yaxiao saw the absorption rate on the screen suddenly increased by five times, and that the absorption rate was still increasing at a speed visible to the naked eye, his eyes lit up.
The villain has really become stronger!!!
marvelous!
Yaxiao stared at Qin Qi's back with burning eyes, and he was itching to fight with the villain.
He was barely evenly matched with the villain in the beginning, but now that the villain has become stronger, it would be difficult for him to defeat him. However, at the current absorption rate, it would only take about three months for him to be full of magic power and return to his previous level!
Three months left!
Yaxiao was very excited.
Qin Qi noticed something and turned his head to look to the side, but he only saw Crow Steps walking slowly, no different from usual.
"I'm leaving first."
"OK."
Yaxiao said with a smile.
He stood there and watched Qin Qi leave. As he watched his back gradually fade away, he excitedly said to his fourth uncle, "Fourth Uncle! The villain has become stronger again!"
The system was quite pleased: [Yes. ]
Once the host recovers his magic power, he should be able to have a very enjoyable battle.
The tail behind Yaxiao shook a little, but then he thought of something and the smile in his eyes faded a little.
The villain absorbed the barrier and became stronger.
Will the broken barriers have serious side effects? Did the villain absorb the fragments of the barriers in the original story
Thinking of the ending in the original book where the villain committed suicide on the battlefield, Yaxiao pondered for a second and suddenly said, "Fourth Uncle, can you help me test Qin Qi's blood some other day?"
[Ok, host, are you worried about the villains? ]
The system also felt that it was not a good thing for the villain to absorb the fragments. After all, barrier fragments should never be integrated with the human body.
Yaxiao nodded. He liked villains very much and was particularly looking forward to having a fight with the powerful Qin Qi. He didn't want the other party to die for those inexplicable reasons at all.
This has nothing to do with demonic value.
It’s just that Yaxiao himself doesn’t want to.
"Okay, Fourth Uncle, I'll give it to you when I get Qin Qi's blood."
This matter is not difficult for a personal butler, but it cannot be rushed. Yaxiao needs to think about it carefully.
This wait lasted a week.
In fact, it was not that Yaxiao did not try hard, but Qin Qi simply did not give him this opportunity. He always changed the bandage on his arm by himself and refused to let him see the injury on his arm.
Yaxiao was a little distressed. Too many things had happened in this week. After the news that the First Base Marshal had resigned due to illness was released, the entire central city seemed to be filled with a gloomy atmosphere.
He couldn't always bother the marshal with these little things.
Every marshal is the backbone of mankind. Losing a powerful marshal would be a huge blow to humanity.
Under such circumstances, the fact that an elder named Erdi in the Presbyterian Church was taken away for investigation seemed insignificant.
"Elder Erdi was taken away?"
Yaxiao was sitting in the butler's lounge when he heard Yan Chi gossiping.
"right."
Yan Chi nodded and sneered, "I heard it was because of corruption or something. These guys from the Council of Elders have been staying in the central city. They have countless assets and are still thinking about ill-gotten gains. I think they should be investigated thoroughly."
Although the two butlers, Burton and Gabe, did not say a word, it could be seen that they both agreed with Yan Chi's words.
Yaxiao blinked.
Was Erdi solved just like that
But Erdi’s matter is not important. What Yaxiao cares more about now is the villain’s blood test. He thought about it.
How about going to steal some blood tonight
(End of this chapter)