latelenovela Chapter 402 A True Visit to a Patient with a Fruit Basket
Chapter 402 A True Visit to a Patient with a Fruit Basket
As night falls, the camp remains brightly lit. Here, there is no issue of working during the day and sleeping at night; the only difference is that different cultivation methods lead to opposite schedules, requiring shifts between those who absorb the extremely yang spiritual energy at noon and those who absorb the extremely yin spiritual energy at midnight.
Zhong Ming walked out of the tent, looking completely distraught.
Now, his time has become completely unpredictable. Taking on this strange task means that he may have to be available at any time of the day, 24 hours a day.
It wasn't that the Third Guard wanted to relax its defenses, but rather that this nominally defunct team was completely out of manpower.
There was a "genius" among the workers who was only "over forty years old" but had already reached the peak of the sixth level of Qi Refining. He was very likely to break through to the seventh level of Qi Refining and was then recruited into the guard team.
Of course, personally speaking... "I only need three more months to accumulate enough military merit points to leave, so why work so hard?"
He said so.
After leaving the tent in a huff, Zhong Ming suddenly remembered that since he was already there and had brought a fruit basket, he decided not to see the wicked battalion commander and his wife off and instead go find Sister 01.
He searched the surrounding area but couldn't find any trace of Yue Kaishan. He could only ask the passing medical team cultivators for directions before he finally found Sister 01's tent.
Although it was called a camp, it was actually equipped with many restrictions, making it essentially a quiet room.
He went up and, following the rules, poured his spiritual energy into a small circular opening at the entrance. He then sat cross-legged on the spot, waiting for a response.
Before long, the barrier in front of him rippled and returned to calm after a brief tremor. A pale and thin figure sat in front of him, with only a simple jade bed below him. Perhaps because of the cold, a few fire spirit stones were placed around it.
"What's wrong? What happened?"
She didn't speak in a friendly tone, which made Zhong Ming think that he had rashly interrupted her healing process.
"Um... Team Leader 01, I came to see you." Zhong Ming looked embarrassed and took out a fruit basket from his storage bag. The bottom of the fruit basket was already lined with a layer of spirit stones, but seeing her like this, he gritted his teeth and took out more spirit stones to spread on top.
"Oh? Is this a blatant bribe?" Her tone became even stranger, unlike her usual aggressive and irritable manner. Now it sounded as if someone's actions were generally in a way that pleased her, but the specifics were completely wrong.
"Ahem, isn't this a state of martial law? I really don't dare to leave for the exchange point inside Cliff City. I have to protect our camp and not let the thieves take advantage of the chaos to hurt you."
"Stop, stop, stop, don't say things like that."
Zhong Ming seemed to hear her mutter softly, "Saying you'll protect me now..."
However, I didn't hear it clearly.
He then explained the battalion commander's orders to disperse the guards and to form a special squad.
A hint of annoyance appeared on her pale face. "So you came here to tell me that you can now roam freely in my territory without anyone being able to stop you, is that it?"
"Don't get angry, your health is the most important thing." Zhong Ming refused to give a direct answer. He realized that he couldn't argue with this woman based on her strange viewpoints.
"Are you deliberately trying to provoke me? And you're telling me not to get angry?"
"I will be patrolling the maintenance team from now on. Although it may seem a bit in the way, I will do my best to protect everyone."
"He's just the team leader in name only."
"You should focus on recovering from your injury; that's the most important thing."
"It would be best if you could just not make me angry."
"My planned patrol route is..."
After saying a few words, she couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Chatting during off-peak hours is really interesting.
She smiled happily, and the pale, stiff muscles on her face seemed to loosen up a bit, regaining a faint color.
"Haha, hahaha~" She laughed and lowered her head, then suddenly looked up, her face expressionless, as if she had changed her face in that instant of lowering her head.
"Alright, if there's nothing else, then get lost. I know your intentions, but your face is really unpleasant and it's disturbing my rest."
Zhong Ming bowed respectfully, then retreated to take his leave, running away incredibly fast.
The ward screen closed again, and she picked up the fruit basket, which looked like a treasure bowl filled with spirit stones, and laughed silently.
Or perhaps she wanted to laugh earlier but held it in, and then couldn't hold it in any longer as they were talking and burst out laughing.
Now, let's continue.
She weighed the basket in her hand, laughed for a while, and searched her mind for a very archaic word.
Is this the legendary "honest person"?
She took out a bottle of pills, and with a bold gesture, tossed her head back and poured them all into her mouth.
Then, get well soon. I can't wait to go out.
......
Zhong Ming had to post a notice about the schedule change in front of the castle gate again, and then went to the maintenance team for a stroll.
The maintenance team was heavily guarded, and their position was in the very heart of the camp, close to the central warehouse.
However, just as he reached the door, he heard a commotion behind him.
"The First Guard Team has discovered a problem and is handling it according to the Level 4 emergency plan."
Zhong Ming turned around in confusion and saw a strange purple light emanating from a spot behind him. He wondered what had happened, and there were scattered people running around.
The Level 4 contingency plan means that each unit that receives the message will send one person to check the situation.
Zhong Ming then muttered, "Let's guard against a diversionary tactic," before walking into the maintenance team.
He announced his new identity in a high-profile manner, and the others seemed to be used to this team member who always took on part-time jobs and didn't pay much attention.
He wandered around the warehouses, bumped into the patrol team, and was then treated like a petty thief and given a lesson. Afterwards, both the visible and hidden sentries greeted him, which allowed him to move freely within the warehouses.
Soon, a monk covered in purple slime returned and greeted the warriors inside as he passed by the door.
"Ichigo is fine. He found a strange monster that looked like a mole from underground. He killed it, and it splashed all over me."
He said hello, went back to take a shower, and returned to his post.
The warehouse was quiet deep inside. One advantage Zhong Ming had as captain was that he could arrange patrols, visible sentries, and covert sentries himself...
Anyway, he's all alone. I'll squat here and slack off, and just say I'm acting as a lookout. Nobody can do anything to him.
He found a shelf, and these shelves were all very large, made of huge ancient wood engraved with spirit patterns. They were very sturdy, and ten of him could lie on them without any problem.
He got interested, so he got a large empty box, crawled inside, and looked out through a small hole.
'Great, this box will be my mobile observation post,' he thought.
A few minutes later, the monk who had run towards the first group patrolled here alone.
A question popped into my head: 'Wait, where did my usual suitcase go?'