Chapter 652: Under the Starlight, About the Little Things of the Year
There is a mission...
After hearing this, the other monks beside the light-heat furnace were slightly curious, but they did not have any unnecessary thoughts.
Because everyone's abilities are different, if something happens temporarily, sending someone from a certain department to come over is considered... a routine operation.
However, when Cheng Lin heard these words, his heart skipped a beat, and then he sighed inaudibly. Immediately, he stood up with a normal expression and said with a smile: "Okay."
The member of the First Division was obviously stunned for a moment. He probably didn't expect his answer to be so straightforward, and sincerely wanted to ask: "Don't you even ask what the mission is?"
However, after hesitating for a while, he finally didn't ask. He just took a deep look at Cheng Lin and turned around to lead the way.
Along the way, Cheng Lin looked normal. He met some acquaintances and greeted them with smiles. There was nothing unusual about his appearance. When he arrived at the place, he did not see Shi Shengcun. Instead, a team leader explained the situation.
, and seek his opinion.
Assistant? Explore the road with Shi Shengcun?
Hearing the details of this mission, Cheng Lin was speechless: "Why choose me?"
he asked.
The team leader said calmly: "The boss said that we need someone with strong overall qualities, no shortcomings, and strong enough strength. We don't have many choices."
Cheng Lin stared at him seriously, confirming that the other party probably didn't know his "identity". Well, he was referring to the identity of "black robe".
Sighing silently, Cheng Lin thought that it was just as he had guessed. The news had not spread yet. Perhaps, it only existed in a very small number of people, even Shi Shengcun's own guess.
"What is this? A separate invitation?" Cheng Lin smiled in his heart and nodded happily, "Okay, where is Chief Shi?"
The team leader pointed ahead, at the edge of the forest far away from the camp. Cheng Lin looked over and found a figure standing quietly over there.
"Thank you." Cheng Lin thanked him and then walked over there.
It wasn't until he left that the team leader showed a confused expression: "This man... feels so strange."
…
The night was quiet, and the stars shone brightly on the earth. The night was very beautiful, but it was a pity that it could not illuminate the forest of eternal darkness.
Stepping on the gradually softer ground, the figure became clearer and clearer before his eyes, and Cheng Lin's mood suddenly became a little strange.
After all, he was familiar with this man. He had witnessed his self-destruction in the Maelstrom Deduction, and he had also walked with him in the deep space that just ended... But, in reality, this seemed to be the first time they had met?
Speaking of which, it seems quite strange.
When Cheng Lin was filled with emotion, Shi Shengcun also turned around and looked over.
He was still wearing the period-style clothing, with a heavy frame on the bridge of his nose, black hair parted, bright eyes, and a straight back. His appearance was not special, it was very ordinary.
He stared at Cheng Lin quietly for a while, as if he was trying to see something seriously. If he were an ordinary person, he would probably be very embarrassed. No matter in terms of status or strength, there is no one higher than him in this camp.
Yes, but Cheng Lin obviously does not belong to this category.
"Are you leaving now?" Shi Shengcun calmly looked away and said without making any cliche opening remarks or making any direct revelations.
Cheng Lin didn't respond, he just pressed the button on the cylinder in his hand - it was one of the equipment given to him by the team leader of the First Division.
"Crack!"
Amidst the crisp sound of the keys, the cylinder emitted bright light, spreading out and illuminating the surrounding ten meters. Immediately, the two of them walked straight into the forest without saying anything.
…
The forest is indeed more cramped than the Gobi. The layers of trees almost fill the space above your head, leaving only a crack in the starlight.
There was no road in the forest, so the two could only walk in the mountains and fields. Everything within ten meters was illuminated in detail, but ten meters away, there was endless darkness, as if countless pairs of eyes and countless lives were hidden.
When the two set foot on this quiet land, the entire forest "came alive".
Cheng Lin could hear countless tiny sounds in the darkness. He didn't know what kind of plant they belonged to, but he was not worried about it, and Shi Shengcun was not worried either.
In the silence, countless gorgeous branches, strange flowers, and mutated roots began to appear... coming from the darkness and stopping ten meters away, seeming to follow some kind of instinct to kill them.
However, when Cheng Lin looked over, the plants shrank back one after another, but seemed unwilling to do so and did not move away, always staying at the edge of the light.
Seeing this scene, Shi Shengcun raised his eyebrows slightly, and saw that silently, the plants withered one after another, faded in color, turned pale, and then fell softly, lifeless.
The two of them never stopped, but continued to move forward. Every time they walked a certain distance, Shi Shengcun would send a signal to the sky to guide the way behind.
The two were silent all the way until the third signal flare was fired, and Shi Shengcun took the lead to break the silence:
"I heard that you are from Ningcheng?"
Cheng Lin looked up at the "fireworks" exploding in the night sky, the light source in his hand motionless. He nodded and said, "Yes."
"I have been there, probably two years ago, when I went on a mission with Shen Shanjing and passed by there. At that time, the two of us were still classmates." Shi Shengcun said with a somewhat nostalgic tone.
Cheng Lin thought to himself that this should refer to the "Superpower Bureau" period.
He thought for a moment and pretended to be slightly surprised: "Classmate?"
"Yes, at that time, spiritual energy recovery was still in its infancy. Except for a few people who knew about it, it was still in a strict confidentiality stage. There was no special agent department at that time, there was only a supernatural power bureau. I, Shen Shanjing, Liang Jing, and
Huang Yin and the others were all the first batch of test subjects. Ha, this was what we jokingly called each other at that time. After all, at that time, people still lacked understanding of these things, and even quite a few people were extremely resistant to this research, but later...
...I finally came down." Shi Shengcun slowly recalled.
"Really?" Cheng Lin answered.
Shi Shengcun smiled: "At that time, no one knew whether these changes were good or bad. As the first batch of experimental subjects, everyone did not know what to expect, whether it was heaven or hell. In fact, until now,
This is still a topic of debate."
"Like science and technology?" Cheng Lin joked.
Shi Shengcun nodded in agreement and praised:
"That's what it means. With the development of science and technology for so many years, haven't there always been people who thought that this would eventually lead to our destruction? The same goes for psychic energy. So at the beginning, everyone was very confused. It was not appropriate to say they were classmates.
Because we don’t even have any teachers, all researchers can only provide some auxiliary opinions. The rest is up to us to explore ourselves, explore ourselves, and discover our strength. Everything is just crossing the river by feeling the stones.
For example, the cultivation methods currently implemented in China were developed by us working together little by little and testing them. We have changed them many times and worked hard to find the most efficient way.
At that time, we often looked forward to it and thought how great it would be if we really had a teacher."