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Chapter 32 The First Alien Adventure Comes to an End

"Um……"

Yan Jingxing closed his eyes tightly and frowned tightly.

When he was unconscious, he heard someone talking and walking nearby, which sounded a little noisy.

Then, in a daze, Yan Jingxing felt that his head was being held up, and someone stuffed something wet, slippery, cold and hard into his mouth.

A sweet taste blooms on the tongue, and relieves the dryness on the lips together, and the sweet moistness permeates the heart.

He slowly opened his eyes.

What came into view was Xie Yuzhi's face as bright as the moon.

Looking directly at this face from such a close distance, and being bewitched by the eldest lady's natural beauty before his consciousness is fully awake, the little boy's heart began to pound hard.

She was using her thigh as a "pillow" to hold his head, holding a soup bowl in one hand and a spoon in the other to feed him.

After noticing that Yan Jingxing had woken up, the girl froze for a moment, and then a surprised smile burst into her pretty face.

"Jing Xing, you're awake!"

"……Um."

Yan Jingxing was a little embarrassed, he found a soft and warm feeling coming from the back of his head, it was...

Feeling a little hot on his face, he quickly broke free from the lap pillow and tried to get up by himself.

"Be careful, don't force yourself too much."

Seeing this, Xie Yuzhi let go of her hand, but still looked at him worriedly.

"Is there anything particularly uncomfortable in your body?"

Yan Jingxing supported his forehead, took a breath, and began to move his limbs.

"No. I just feel... ah," he yawned halfway through his words and rubbed his eyes, "I'm still very sleepy, and I feel like I haven't had enough sleep."

"It's normal. I'm guessing it's because your brain was overworked just now, similar to the symptoms of hypoglycemia."

Xie Yuzhi said, she handed over the bowl in her hand.

"After you passed out, I soaked in sugar water and fed you chocolate to replenish your emergency energy. You should feel better. Fortunately, the only piece of luggage I brought over has something that can be used just right... ...Come on, drink up the rest of the sugar water."

Compared to usual, the young girl at this moment was all unbelievably gentle, whether it was her demeanor or her tone of voice.

In fact, since the first time I saw her after waking up, Xie Yuzhi, who took good care of herself, has always exuded a special charm:

Even though she was still young, she was just a junior high school student like him, but somehow she had an adult-like mature tolerance, which made people want to rely on her.

Until now, Yan Jingxing has been stunned.

"what happened?"

Seeing that he hadn't moved for a long time, Xie Yuzhi looked into the boy's eyes suspiciously.

"No, nothing..."

His face was slightly red, and he subconsciously wanted to change the subject.

"It's just... how should I put it, I suddenly remembered that Chunzao said before that you are like her mother in the dormitory..."

Xie Yuzhi suddenly stopped stirring the syrup with a spoon.

It's over, what am I talking about!

Yan Jingxing wished he could faint again now.

"Uh, well, I think she was just joking..."

Yan Jingxing swallowed, and explained cautiously.

"I know, and I know you're joking."

Xie Yuzhi shook her head, her expression as calm as ever.

"I'll forget it. You can't make such jokes with other girls you don't know well, or they might get angry. Come on, Jing Xing, drink up the sugar water. You just woke up and need to supplement your nutrition."

Yan Jingxing quickly took the bowl, and while drinking the sweet and greasy water, he began to recall.

"Speaking of which, I'm in a coma again? By the way, I really..."

The previous memories gradually returned like a tide.

To be honest, he didn't know if he should find a way to adapt to the situation where he would lose consciousness every now and then.

In just a few days, Yan Jingxing fell into a coma twice in a row. The last time was because of seeing the memories of the astronauts, and just now because of excessive energy consumption...

The latter is not "for no reason".In fact, before he fell into a coma, he had already judged that this was a sequela of mastering the ability for the first time.

"How is the situation now?"

"The king of predators has already flown to an unknown place. The place you helped us choose is very strong, and other places in the palace later collapsed a second time, but the supporting structure here is not at any risk. The hairless people underneath Didn't come up either, so it's safe."

Xie Yuzhi quickly introduced the current situation.

"Chunzao went to explore the way. Her ability is suitable for collecting information. As long as you are careful, there will be no problem. I will stay here to take care of you."

"...I see. Well, it's pretty good."

Yan Jingxing nodded.

Then--

...and then he didn't know what to say.

The two fell into silence for a while, and the atmosphere was a little awkward on the premise that neither of them spoke.

Would you like to say thank you?Yan Jingxing thought to himself, he really felt at ease with two reliable companions, otherwise he would not have chosen to faint directly——

Under the circumstances at that time, Yan Jingxing could even judge when he was on the verge of collapse. Being calm enough, he knew how to protect himself, so he entrusted everything to the girls beside him.

But... if you look directly at the compliments, Chunzao might quite like others to praise her, but the eldest lady is obviously used to hearing good things from people around her.

Moreover, he knows that with his own personality, even if he bites the bullet and wants to praise others, his words will definitely be dry.

The reason why Yan Jingxing felt embarrassed was because he had just realized one thing: he was alone with Xie Yuzhi, and he was not used to it.

In the past, when the three of them acted together, there was another girl with a lively personality, so there was no need to think about the silence at all.

But with only him and the young lady around...

They are friends, but they don't seem to have a good conversation with each other.

Yan Jingxing recalled it for a while, and he found that the few rare times when he and Xie Yuzhi acted together, it seemed that they were all about Chunzao.

He put down the bowl after drinking the sugar water, intending to take a peek at the other person's expression, but found that the girl was staring at him with burning eyes.

Yan Jingxing was taken aback, and subconsciously said:

"By the way, when will Chunzao come back?"

"I don't know. She left for almost half an hour and should come back to rest soon."

Xie Yuzhi shook her head, and she moved her sitting position so that she could be closer to her companion.

Although Yan Jingxing felt that there was a lack of topics between the two of them, she didn't think so——

In other words, in Miss Xie's opinion, this kind of thing doesn't matter at all.

Wouldn't it be good to create what is missing later?

Whether it's the relationship between each other or the common hobbies in communication, after becoming a partner, everything will become logical.

"Yan Jingxing, let's talk about your ability. After becoming a 'warrior', how do you feel now?"

I don't know if it's because of the dim light in the surrounding environment, but the girl's pupils are getting brighter, full of curiosity and thirst for knowledge.

……

After that, according to Yan Jingxing's description, they determined the essence of this new ability through the results of repeated exchanges between the two as a supplement.

In short, when Yan Jingxing takes the initiative to regard the target as his enemy and opponent, he can activate the "warrior's instinct".

In this state, emotional states such as fear and panic that affect thinking will be forcibly suppressed; at the same time, his attention will be highly concentrated, and his thinking speed will also increase accordingly.

Under such circumstances, Yan Jingxing was able to consider a battle strategy suitable for the current situation and make the most appropriate judgment in the shortest possible time.

Just like when Ji Chunzao became a "priest", he gained the ability to understand the knowledge on another planet and strengthened his ability to perceive radio waves. His ability is obviously brought about by the inheritance of "Warrior".

It is obvious that one is a warrior, but what is strengthened is the brain - but this is not surprising, because a real warrior does not rely solely on personal force and bravery.

Once ordinary people encounter panic situations, their minds tend to go blank, and they are always distracted by chaotic thoughts... It is a human weakness to be habitually controlled by emotions.

The "warrior's instinct" exists to overcome this natural weakness.

"Suppose you were just an ordinary junior high school student, but after activating your 'instinct', you are already like a seasoned veteran in terms of consciousness and mentality."

Xie Yuzhi pondered.

"That's interesting, how exactly is this change achieved? Just by implanting a 'spine'?"

Yan Jingxing was about to answer when he suddenly heard footsteps in the distance, followed by the overjoyed voice of the little girl:

"Hey, are you awake?"

He turned his head and looked deep into the passage, saw Ji Chunzao not far away, smiled and waved to her,

She ran over quickly.

……

The three gathered together again.

Ji Chunzao introduced what he found to the remaining two.

"I've found the route to the room at the very beginning. Also, I found out that all the hairless people on the road are gone, including the huge head of the hairless people. They are all searching carefully with their abilities, and they are nowhere to be seen.”

"...I guess it was to escape the predator king and escape to another place."

Yan Jingxing said.

"Maybe. In short, in this way, we can walk back to the deepest part of the palace without any hindrance."

He and Miss Xie looked at each other.

"In other words, we can try to go back? I mean, back to Earth?"

"That's right!"

Ji Chunzao smiled.

"Not necessarily, in case the 'nepenthes' device is a one-time teleportation machine..."

"No, you can definitely go back."

Xie Yuzhi was taken aback for a moment, and then came to her senses.

"I see, have you been there and seen it with 'eyes'?"

The knowledge of alien civilizations was also recorded on the three machines, which Ji Chunzao called "pods".

The information that the aliens left on the pods is scant and ambiguous, except that they are devices built to "preserve vital records of living beings."

For some reason, they have become machines that can be used to travel between two planets... Judging from the information read by Ji Chunzao, it is really difficult to match the number.

But in any case, it can be confirmed that it can be used repeatedly.

"Just in case, go back if you can."

Yan Jingxing immediately made a decision.

"The forest outside is still too dangerous for us now."

*
Thus, the first alien expedition of the trio of "searching for aliens" in Baiyue Town came to an end.

They returned to the room deep in the palace along the original road, and the journey was uneventful without any accidents.

Packing up their bags and sorting out their moods, the boys and girls said "see you later" to each other before climbing into their respective pods.

Yan Jingxing was the last one.

Before the "nepenthes" closed, he turned his gaze to the direction of the palace again.

He knew that this was not destined to be their last adventure.

Although the process was a bit embarrassing, it was only by luck that they bumped into a "big god" that they could get rid of the threat of the hairless and find their way home; but the abilities they acquired in the palace alone made this adventure very rewarding.

And this is just the first step; next, they have to find a way to get out of the forest outside the palace and find the lighthouse that is closely related to their future.

Yan Jingxing looked deeply at the room for the last time.

The light in the field of vision quickly disappeared, leaving only the silent darkness of the pod.

……

After a dizzying flash and a huge shock, the abandoned palace once again returned to the dead silence of the past.

(End of this chapter)