Before the food they ordered could be served, Zhou Shiqi and Zuo Jie were chatting away at the dining table.
After thinking about it, Zhou Shiqi suddenly asked: "Mr. Zuo, do I have to stay in this base from now on and can't go out unless I have a mission?"
Zuo Jie chuckled and said, "Why, you've only been here two days and you can't stay any longer?"
Zhou Shiqi rolled his eyes and said in a dull voice: "It's too boring here, too stuffy. It's almost like staying in a dog cage, but the place is a little bigger."
"How are you talking?" Zuo Jie's face darkened, and then he explained to Zhou Shiqi, "You can relax and wait for the notification from above. After your final rating comes out, if there is no special task assigned to you, wait until you accept it.
After completing a period of internal training, you can return to your own home."
"Huh? Can I go back?" Zhou Shiqi looked surprised.
Zuo Jie was happy and explained: "That's natural. This is not a prison. Why can't we let him go home?"
"Besides, many of us here have official identities. If we stay here and don't show up, we will cause trouble."
"Our identities in the department need to be kept confidential. Everyone needs to sign a confidentiality agreement after the training."
"If you violate various regulations, you will have to go to a military court."
Zhou Shiqi couldn't help but stick out his tongue: "It's so serious!"
Zuo Jie looked solemn and said seriously: "I'm telling you, don't think I'm being alarmist."
"The world we live in today seems to be peaceful and prosperous, but in fact, all kinds of intrigues are everywhere. On the surface, there are trade wars and economic wars between big countries, and behind the scenes, there are constant small actions...
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"And our department, as a special operations force, is independent of other combat forces of the country, because our enemies are all the opposing powers, aliens and monks..."
"There are only a few capable people and strangers like you who possess great power. Ordinary people are still the majority in this society."
"You said that if news about superpowers spread to the ears of ordinary people, it would cause such terrible repercussions. It would simply affect the whole body, and the whole society would be shaken by it."
Zhou Shiqi nodded his head heavily, with an expression of deep approval.
Zuo Jie solemnly said: "So I will teach you the six-character mantra - shut up your mouth and open your legs."
"In the future, try to pretend to be deaf and dumb when you go out, never speak casually in front of others, try to be as little nosy as possible, and don't use your abilities unless absolutely necessary."
Zhou Shiqi nodded heavily and said, "I understand."
"Do you have any questions?" Zuo Jie picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea.
Zhou Shiqi pondered for two seconds: "Why do you always talk about our department instead of its full name?"
Zuo Jie's hand holding the tea cup froze, and he said with a dark face: "I don't think the name of our department is too long, and it's not grand enough?"
"Favorability from Zuo Jie, -66..."
Zhou Shiqi grinned: "I feel the same way!"
"The dishes are here..." Qian Liang brought several helpers, each holding several dishes in his hands.
When all the dishes were placed on the two round tables, Zhou Shiqi grinned at Zuo Jie and said, "Mr. Zuo, come first. Put more of what you like into the bowl."
Zuo Jie waved his hand and said with a smile: "I don't have a big appetite, so I can just eat whatever I want. Can we really finish all the dishes we ordered?"
"Don't worry, I'll take care of it all!" Zhou Shiqi looked confident.
In the next few minutes, Zhou Shiqi led by example and vividly explained to Zuo Jie why he ordered so many dishes.
Zuo Jie was so stiff that he didn't even notice that the chopsticks in his hand had fallen to the ground. He stared blankly at Zhou Shiqi who was devouring...
Yes, you read that right, it was just gobbling. Gobbling can no longer describe Zhou Shiqi’s crazy eating state at this time.
After a long while, Zhou Shiqi burped, leaving only two empty plates with no soup left on the table.
Zuo Jie swallowed his saliva. He seemed a little hungry. He was so busy watching this dog's performance that he ate all the food.
"Favorability from Zuo Jie, -66..."
When Zhou Shiqi and Zuo Jie came out of the restaurant, they parted ways and went back to their rooms.
Not long after Zhou Shiqi entered the room, there was a knock on the door of the room.
Chen Xiaozhi is here again!
Opening the door, Zhou Shiqi discovered that not only Chen Xiao was coming, but also...an old turtle!
When Zhou Shiqi saw the old turtle, his face turned dark, and he asked directly with a smelly face: "What's the matter with you guys here?"
Chen Xiaozhi: "???"
Xuangui: "???"
The eyes of one person and one turtle almost popped out of his head. Can this husky talk?
How is this possible?!
Even if it was given the nameless spirit beast technique, it wouldn't be able to successfully cultivate it so quickly!
Seeing the expressions of constipation on their faces, Zhou Shiqi knew what they wanted to ask. He grinned and said directly: "The Nameless Spirit Beast Art, refining the throat bone, four hours, do you have any questions?"
Chen Xiaozhi: "..."
Xuangui: "..."
"The favorability score from Chen Xiaozhi is -99..."
"Favorability from Black Turtle, -99..."
The old turtle said to Zhou Shiqi with a complicated expression: "Wang Dazhuang, after the decision from above, your final rating is still fifth grade, colonel level."
"impossible?!"
Zhou Shiqi had a look of disbelief on his face. With his third-grade strength when he was on drugs and his super-first-grade titanium alloy dog eyes, there was no way his rating would remain unchanged. There must be something wrong!
Chen Xiaozhi explained from the side: "Master Gou, please don't worry. Here's the thing. The superiors believe that your innate magical power can indeed be judged as first-class, or even above first-class."
"And every talent with a first-grade gifted supernatural power is a valuable resource for the country. The superiors have already ordered that all staff who know that you have a gifted supernatural power must sign a separate confidentiality agreement."
"This is to protect you to the greatest extent and prevent you from being exposed to the enemy's eyes prematurely."
The old turtle continued: "So on the surface you are rated as a fifth grade, but in fact you are a third grade, corresponding to the major general level, and your monthly spiritual stone subsidy will be increased to 160 in the future."
"Major General?!" Zhou Shiqi was dumbfounded. Are we a general now?
Dog-headed general?!
The old turtle curled his lips and said: "Don't be too happy now, your current strength is still too weak."
"Except for your innate magical powers, only strength meets the standard, and other indicators are unqualified. If this continues, your shortcomings will be too obvious."
"What should we do?" Zhou Shiqi asked doubtfully.
The old turtle looked at Zhou Shiqi sadly: "You need to practice, practice hard, and I will make a training plan."
"Don't worry, I will drain every energy out of your body, hehehehe..."