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Chapter 191: Chapter 191 Hooking Up
"It’s a bit different from Beicheng."
"The ability team in Lingchuan Base is divided into a regular team and an elite team. Those who have made exceptional contributions or whose ability values exceed five hundred thousand will be drafted into the elite team," Han Yi paused, adding, "After the Crystal Core incident was revealed, every superpower user experienced a significant boost. Beicheng might re-adjust as well in the future."
In the past, having an ability value over one hundred and twenty thousand was considered good, but now, not having three hundred thousand is almost embarrassing to claim to be a superpower user. Of course, the higher the value, the harder it is to increase.
Ever since the last test of abilities at Beicheng Base, everyone had absorbed many Crystal Cores, and it was unknown to what extent they had all developed.
While thinking about this, Han Jiaojiao suddenly realized she had never tested her own value...
What would her own value be?... Ah, she really wanted to know...
—Upon arriving in Lingchuan, everyone got busy. Lu Changyuan was undoubtedly the busiest.
Lu Changyuan dispatched people to gather intelligence on Lingchuan Base, to study the local rules of survival, such as housing and material exchange, and to handle those who intended to defect to Han Yi. At the same time, he needed to inquire about the situations at Beicheng Base and Yunan Base. Besides these, he had to decide with Han Yi the candidates for the upcoming visit to the Armory.
The journey to the Armory was long and treacherous. Taking too few people might be unsafe, while taking too many might attract too much attention.
After a simple lunch, everyone started to get busy. The men went out to gather information or stayed behind to sort out supplies, while the women washed dishes, cleaned up, and prepared for the next meal.
Han Jiaojiao followed Han Yi downstairs where their car was parked.
Han Jiaojiao put a lot of effort into calming down several Space-Time Beasts, making them stay quietly in the military truck’s compartment without making noise.
It seemed these Space-Time Beasts had reached their rebellious adolescent phase. Except for Pepper, the other three were quite disobedient, banging against the compartment walls and rolling around, looking aggrieved. Han Jiaojiao felt sympathy for them, but their current residence had neither a yard nor a balcony, leaving no way for them to roam freely.
If the Space-Time Beasts were seen by others, it might arouse covetousness or interest from researchers wanting to capture them for study...
Han Jiaojiao had no choice but to watch, heartbroken, as Han Yi locked the doors of the military truck’s compartment.
"Just one night. Tomorrow we’ll take them out for a walk, don’t worry, they’ll be fine," Han Yi said, trying to comfort her.
"Okay," Han Jiaojiao still looked worried, staring at the large doors of the compartment. She was concerned that Xiaogua and Xiaodou might bump against it again. Although they were small and the truck was sturdy enough not to be damaged, the noise from inside was really hard to explain to outsiders and was very disturbing.
Han Yi stayed with her outside for a while, and seeing no further disturbance, the two went upstairs.
In the afternoon, Anke Wei came over. She lived on the third floor of Building 4, right next to them.
When Han Jiaojiao saw Anke Wei coming, she thought Anke Wei was here to see her brother again, but to her surprise, Anke Wei did not head their way but started chatting with their other friends.
Anke Wei wasn’t particularly pretty, but she was young, had good skin, and her smiling face was cute and her voice clear and crisp, making her the type that was easy to get close to. Without much entertainment, Han Yi’s men welcomed her friendly gestures and chatted with her, occasionally teasing her. Anke Wei wasn’t upset, she just smiled and quickly brought up new topics, warming up the atmosphere considerably.
Curiously glancing over there, Han Jiaojiao didn’t pay much attention and turned to go to Tian Xinyue’s room.
Tian Xinyue and Liu Ling shared a room, and since Wei Jie had gone to find his uncle after arriving at Lingchuan Base, he wasn’t with them.
The door was wide open. Standing at the doorway, Han Jiaojiao could immediately see Tian Xinyue patting Liu Ling’s back and quietly comforting her.
Han Jiaojiao glanced over and saw Liu Ling’s eyes red, as if she had just cried not long ago.
It must have been about Wei Jie’s situation that made her upset. 𝑛𝘰𝘷𝑝𝘶𝑏.𝑐𝘰𝘮
Wei Jie’s determination to break up was very firm, and in the end, it was Liu Ling’s own doing, so it was really not easy for outsiders to judge, and matters of the heart are always hard to say right or wrong.
Liu Ling looked up, saw Han Jiaojiao standing at the door, and forced a smile, saying, "Xinyue and I were just about to go out to see if we could join the Ability Elite Team at Lingchuan Base, the accommodation conditions here are quite good."
Tian Xinyue saw Han Jiaojiao and thought to herself: Actually, I wanted to join your brother’s side... But it’s good to go to the registration point first to test the value of my ability.
Liu Ling felt that no matter what, she needed to find a way out soon, fortunately she had her ability, and if she could join the ability team at Lingchuan, she could settle down quickly. It was not good to keep bothering the people on Han Yi’s side, especially since they had taken her in only because of Wei Jie... Now that Wei Jie had left her, she couldn’t be ungrateful.
Han Jiaojiao thought of what her brother had said and couldn’t help saying, "My brother said if you want to join the Elite Team, your ability value must be over five hundred thousand to be considered."
Liu Ling and Tian Xinyue were both startled.
Tian Xinyue exclaimed, "That high... Well, no wonder, it’s called the Elite Team after all, so the requirements are higher."
Liu Ling, frowning, said, "When I joined the ability team, it was two hundred and ten thousand, although it has improved since then... but I don’t know if it’s enough for five hundred thousand now."
Tian Xinyue also worried for Liu Ling, as a fellow girl from Beicheng Base, she hoped Liu Ling would have a better life than when she was in Beicheng. Tian Xinyue looked at Han Jiaojiao and asked, "Isn’t there any other way?"
"If the value is not enough, you can first join the regular ability team, and if you perform outstandingly, you can be promoted exceptionally to the Elite Team," Han Jiaojiao said, seemingly uncertain about this option, she frowned and continued, "However... Chances to perform outstanding feats are probably very hard to come by."
The greater the feat, the higher the risk. Moreover, even if Liu Ling were lucky enough to perform a feat, it could still be stolen by a teammate or even the team leader...
The three girls simultaneously sighed deeply.
Tian Xinyue stood up, hands on her hips, and declared, "Don’t get discouraged! Let’s go check our ability values first, maybe our abilities are each over a million and eight hundred thousand!"
Han Jiaojiao chuckled, she couldn’t help but laugh every time she saw Tian Xinyue act this way, as Tian Xinyue was even shorter than her, barely reaching 1.61 or 1.62 meters in shoes, yet always putting on an air as if she could swallow mountains and rivers, which was indeed hilarious.
"Grandma Tian really cuts an imposing figure, haha!"
Tian Xinyue heard this, her eyebrows shot up, ready to pounce on Han Jiaojiao, when suddenly a commotion erupted outside.
A series of exclamations from several men followed—
"Wow! Xiaowei, that move was awesome!"
"So powerful, my wound is gone! Look, look! The wound is gone!"
"Mine too! The spot where I was scratched by the Mutant Beast last time, it’s completely healed!"
"Xiaowei, your ability is too powerful, no wonder you made it into the Elite Team..."
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