Ever since Qin Qi agreed to let him go to the front line, Yaxiao now has only one task left, which is to accumulate enough demon points and become a big demon before meeting the insect queen!
In order to achieve this goal, Yaxiao stuck even closer to Qin Qi. Except for sleeping and working, he spent almost all his time with Qin Qi.
Qin Qi felt this most deeply.
Maybe Yaxiao really likes him. Qin Qi stood in front of the study window, looking down at the black-haired boy who was squatting in the courtyard tending to the flower fields.
The young man was holding the scissors and gesturing at the branches, his brows slightly knitted, as if he was struggling with where to start. After cutting three branches, his brows immediately relaxed, his eyes curved into crescents, and he carefully held the black flower and left the place.
Qin Qi turned back to the table, his eyes passing over the somewhat wilted black flowers in the vase.
Yaxiao is a person who loves life. He always replaces the black flowers with fresh ones when they are about to wither. It is these unintentional actions that always make people feel happier.
Just as I was thinking about it, a young man walked in from outside.
Qin Qi looked at the silhouette of Yaxiao fiddling with the flowers after he came in, and was a little absent-minded. After a while, he withdrew his gaze and asked, "Have you packed everything?"
"alright."
Yaxiao spoke in a brisk tone, with the ending tone rising slightly.
They were going to set off for the border fortress this afternoon. Yaxiao had prepared everything in the morning. He squinted his eyes and said, "Adjutant Mist just sent a message saying that he will be here soon."
Qin Qi hummed, and when Yaxiao was about to walk behind him, he stood up, picked up a book from the bookcase and started reading, keeping a slight distance from Yaxiao.
This isn't the first time this has happened.
Ever since he confirmed with Vista that Yaxiao liked him, Qin Qi often took the initiative to distance the two of them.
The sound of footsteps followed closely.
Qin Qi looked at Yaxiao, who had come close to him again without him noticing, with complex emotions in his eyes.
No one would be unhappy when the person they like is so close to them, and Qin Qi is the same. However, such emotions will only make him dislike himself more.
Yaxiao's attitude should change when they arrive at the battlefield. Qin Qi lowered his eyes and did not move away.
Listening to the sound of successfully absorbing the demon value, Yaxiao was in a good mood and didn't realize that Qin Qi was deliberately avoiding him.
After all, Qin Qi's actions were very natural from beginning to end, without any deliberate display of alienation, so even a demon would find it difficult to detect anything unusual.
Moreover, the most important thing is that after a few days of hard work, the progress bar of the demon value is finally full! As long as he waits a few more days, he can advance to become a great demon!
The dream that had been cherished since childhood is finally going to come true. Both Yaxiao and the system are full of hope for the future.
At this moment, the light bulb rang.
Yaxiao glanced at the screen and saw that it was Adjutant Mist who came to the door. He immediately said something to Qin Qi, and after Qin Qi nodded, he turned around and left the study and went to the bedroom to get his luggage.
The news that the marshal was going to lead his troops into battle was notified to all departments of the Sixth Base a few days ago. The officers of the base were all veterans of the battlefield and had made preparations in an orderly manner a few days ago.
When Yaxiao and Qin Qi arrived at the suburbs of the military headquarters in the hovercraft, the soldiers in the base had already lined up. Their movements were uniform, their eyes were firm, and their demeanor was solemn and dignified. They were quietly waiting for their leader.
The border fortress is a long distance away from the sixth base. If you want to reach the fortress as quickly as possible, you need to take a large airship.
Yaxiao was not with Qin Qi. The villain was discussing military matters with his subordinates. With nothing to do, he called Emily to chat with him in the corridor.
“It feels like this place hasn’t changed much since the last time we came here.”
Yaxiao looked at the dusty scene along the way from the window of the corridor, and his tail behind him shook slightly.
He had been to the fortress before. It was in the border fortress that Yaxiao met the out-of-control villain for the first time. Thinking about it carefully, it seemed that not much time had passed.
Emily was also there at the time. She glanced at the dull and boring scenery outside, curled her lips, and said with a complicated tone: "It has been like this for decades. The closer to the front line, the more desolate it is. It is horribly ugly."
If the demon insects could be completely killed, things would change here, but according to the current situation, such a future is far away.
Although Yaxiao's aesthetic taste is a little different from that of most humans, it doesn't mean that he likes such a boring scenery. Hearing Emily's evaluation, he nodded in agreement, "It would look much better if we could plant some plants."
For example, the bone-eating flower that he and the marshal loved.
Emily looked at the simple-minded housekeeper and nodded in agreement, and the two of them started chatting casually.
On the other side, Qin Qi was listening to his adjutant Soran's work report, and Mist was standing next to him.
"The new recruits are now carrying military supplies and TH value detection bracelets with them, and are ready to go to the battlefield at any time."
Soran's dull voice came from under the gas mask. Since coming to the Sixth Base from the military academy, Soran has been in charge of the new recruits and knows their situation best: "I suggest that they take charge of Area A, which has the lowest difficulty."
This can greatly reduce mortality.
"Three days."
Qin Qi's eyes darkened slightly, and he said in a cold tone: "They can only stay in Area A for three days. After three days, they will be arranged to go to Area B."
The level of the magic insects in area B is not low.
It is a huge challenge for the new recruits entering the battlefield.
Soran and Mist looked at each other and immediately agreed.
Qin Qi had no intention of explaining. He glanced across the lit computer screen and said calmly, "You guys go out first."
Only after the two adjutants left did Qin Qi open the information sent by Lu Chuanxi from the Eighth Base.
The data clearly records the unusual movements of the demon insects outside the barrier of the Eighth Base in the past few days.
If the magic worms did not show any unusual movements in the central city, then their situation now can be considered abnormal, whether it is the black bone worms suddenly retreating to the rear of the magic worm base, or the magic worms of other races showing courtship behavior when they should not be reproducing.
This situation not only occurred in the Eighth Base, but also in other bases.
It’s just that the eighth base is relatively more obvious.
The corners of Qin Qi's lips were pursed into a straight line, and he lowered his eyelashes to hide the gloom in his eyes.
After the magic insects court, their reproduction speed will continue to accelerate. The recruits must adapt to the difficulty of Area B as soon as possible, otherwise if they wait any longer, they will not be able to cope with the invasion of the magic insects, and the death toll will only increase.
Only the marshals knew this news at present. Qin Qi rubbed the simulated eyeballs in his hands. When he stood up, he used his palms to tighten the eyeballs to the extreme.
The insect queen must be found as soon as possible.
On the other hand, Mist and Soran also sensed something fishy from the Marshal's arrangement of the new recruits.
Mist raised his hand and pushed his gold-rimmed glasses, and calmly analyzed: "After we arrive at the fortress, your new recruits will be handed over to Weicheng, right?"
Soran did not deny it.
"Remember to tell him the Marshal's arrangements."
Mister reminded him, and when his eyes met Yaxiao who was walking around the corner of the corridor, he closed his mouth and said nothing more, and greeted Yaxiao.
"The Marshal is inside."
Mist pointed to the door to Yaxiao, and there was a little more smile in his eyes. "Sauron and I have something else to do, so I won't say more for now."
Having said that, he pulled Soran, who was greeting Yaxiao, away from the spot.
"what are you laughing at?"
After walking a little further away, Soran looked at Mist, who was smiling in a way that made him ask for a beating, in confusion. Why was he in such a hurry to pull him away
"What do you know?"
Mist thought of what Marshal Westa had said, that their marshal also liked Yaxiao, and his eyes were somewhat meaningful. Could he tell Soran that Yaxiao and the marshal actually liked each other and were running towards each other
"If you want to know, since we are brothers, I don't mind telling you."
Mist has been hiding this secret for a long time, and now he can't hold it in anymore.
Soran: …
It's definitely not a good thing.
Yaxiao didn't know about the private communication between the two adjutants. After hearing that the marshal's work was finished, he walked into the room happily and got close to Qin Qi to absorb the demon value.
Compared to usual, the villain seems to be in a bad mood.
Did something happen to the demon insects again
Yaxiao looked at Qin Qi's profile, didn't ask any more questions, and stayed quietly beside him.
"You can only stay in the fortress."
After a long time, Qin Qi suddenly said.
Although the fortress is very close to the front line, it is also within the barrier range and is safer. He asked Yaxiao to come here in the hope that Yaxiao would realize that the two of them are not suitable, but this also has to be based on the premise of ensuring Yaxiao's safety.
"OK."
Yaxiao nodded obediently.
It was already great to be able to come to the front line so easily. Yaxiao was easily satisfied. As for wanting to fight the Zerg Queen, it would not be too late to think of a way once he arrived at the fortress.
The airship sailed slowly.
We arrived at the fortress at the border base that night. The dark night sky loomed above the fortress. As we stepped on the deep sand, we could vaguely hear crazy screams coming from afar.
This is the sound of the Tabooists losing control.
The silver iron warehouses stood like rows of building block boxes on the yellow sand of the fortress, and the banging sounds echoed in the dark night.
War affects the sanity of the taboo holders.
As long as they choose to go to the battlefield, they cannot avoid the outcome of losing control, and death will be their final destination.
After Mist talked with the officers of the fortress, he went to meet Qin Qi and Yaxiao together with Wei Cheng, the adjutant who was recently stationed at the fortress.
"Marshal, Yaxiao, I'm going back first."
Mist came to the fortress via the airship to hand over the logistical supplies in person. The Sixth Base still needed him to coordinate government affairs, so Mist could not stay for long.
Qin Qi hummed.
Yaxiao also spoke briefly to Mist.
Wei Cheng, who was standing nearby, waited for the group to finish chatting before taking them to the underground laboratory, where they stayed for a long time.
The officers of the fortress, including the adjutant, had a lot of things to report to Qin Qi. Although they had already reported on the optical computer, the situation changed every day, and they needed to discuss some changes with the marshal.
By the time the report was finished, it was already late.
Yaxiao once lived in the fortress, and Weicheng seemed to have received a notice that the butler would come, so he deliberately vacated the room next to the marshal.
"Marshal, I'm going back to my room first."
After the adjutants finished reporting and left one after another, Yaxiao said to Qin Qi with curved eyes.
"OK, good night."
He looked at Yaxiao's back and kneaded the simulated eyeballs with greater force. Qin Qi concealed the indiscernible look in his eyes. They had just arrived at the fortress, and Yaxiao had not yet experienced the cruelty of war firsthand.
After a while, the boy will realize that he is not suitable for him, and the person standing by his side should be someone who can accompany him for a long time.
Rather than a taboo person who is in danger of losing his job every day.
At the same time, Yaxiao, who had just returned to the room, began to check the results of today's efforts with his fourth uncle.
[Progress to 98 percent.]
The system's tone was excited and emotional, the dawn of victory was finally in sight: [At the current speed, the host will become a great demon in two or three days! ]
"right."
Yaxiao nodded heavily, his tail swaying left and right, his blue eyes sparkling.
[Host, are you going to start preparing for the Great Demon's ritual now? ]
Demon advancement requires a ritual.
The host was swept into the space-time storm when the ceremony was halfway through. The system couldn't help feeling a little sad when thinking of the hardships it had experienced in the past.
"certainly!"
Ya Xiao nodded without hesitation. Becoming a great demon has always been his dream, so of course there must be a ceremony! Thinking that after becoming a high-level demon, he will be able to fight the insect queen, Ya Xiao is even more excited.
I hope the Insect Queen won't let him down then.
Yaxiao thought eagerly.
(End of this chapter)