Can’t Bear to Look Straight (Chapter 206)
At this moment, at the entrance of the safe zone, besides Team Leader Lin who was helping with the team's upgrade mission, there were over twenty other people who looked like minor leaders standing by, smiling as they watched the two of them.
Ye Sheng couldn't help but shiver, instinctively shrinking her neck.
Such an expectant look, yet they hadn't done anything special, no need for such a grand reception... If it wasn't for the fact that banners were no longer in vogue in the wasteland world, Ye Sheng felt that the city gate would definitely have a few hung up.
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As Gu Luoyu drove closer, because of the barrier at the city gate, she couldn't drive straight through.
When she stopped, the group quickly approached like herding sheep, quite a spectacle, making passersby full of curiosity, wondering what was happening.
Then the familiar Team Leader Lin spoke first, “Meeting again, congratulations to both of you for completing the task excellently, not only eliminating a large number of imposters but also destroying the underground strongholds of other organizations during the process, greatly helping the base to clear a significant threat!”
From these words, it was clear why so many people were waiting; it was because the task had been overfulfilled.
Of course, the main reason, Ye Sheng thought, was the destruction of the strongholds.
Compared to the silent Gu Luoyu in front of others, although Ye Sheng wasn't naturally sociable, she wasn't afraid to talk to strangers. With Gu Luoyu unwilling to speak, as her partner, she naturally had to step up, so she smiled at Team Leader Lin: “Team Leader Lin, no need to be so polite, as members of the base, this is what we should do.”
Polite words aren't hard.
Anyone can say them.
Ye Sheng, of course, could also do some face-saving work, after all, she couldn't just say outright that she was in it for the team points!
It still needed a bit of covering up~
Seeing Ye Sheng so tactful, Team Leader Lin immediately smiled more sincerely. When dealing with espers, one must stay alert to reduce the chance of being killed on the spot... but, talking to the partner of an esper didn't carry such concerns.
Indeed, every esper should be paired with a partner to reduce the occurrence of death events!
Thinking this, the person standing next to Team Leader Lin quietly elbowed him, reminding him to introduce them.
Realizing this, Team Leader Lin quickly took advantage of the gap in the vehicle queue to introduce the people around him one by one.
Such a grand and formal manner immediately attracted millions of gazes.
Ye Sheng had to forcibly stay calm under the gazes from all directions, but inside, she was screaming like a chicken, such 'spotlight' moments really test one's mental state!
If she had known the base officials would play this card, she and Gu Luoyu would have covered their faces and sneaked into the safe zone quietly.
It would have saved them from being watched by the crowd... The pressure of being a celebrity is really great, making her want to slip away now!
Fortunately, talking with Team Leader Lin and the others had its benefits. The pet registration, which was in a reserved state, was processed in less than ten minutes with the help of Team Leader Lin's internal connections.
Even the pet tag was delivered, ready to be worn immediately.
One couldn't help but marvel at the speed.
Team Leader Lin had already seen the black swan behind the car. The figure of this black swan often appears in the videos Ye Sheng sent, so it wasn't unfamiliar.
He also already knew the identity of this contaminated creature.
The Calamity Swan!
A magical creature that can foresee the future when it grows up.
The base has gone to great lengths to capture one, but to this day, they haven't succeeded, showing how rare the Calamity Swan is!
Even Team Leader Lin couldn't help but marvel in his heart, powerful people even have different pets.
It was exactly because Gu Luoyu was an esper that the base's breeding center, no matter how much they itched to do so, dared not snatch this Calamity Swan.
If it were an ordinary person or a small family raising a Calamity Swan, the base's breeding center would directly rob them like bandits.
Without spending a penny, they would take it for free, and the person who lost the pet could only accept their loss.
However, when it came to espers, these guys were real lunatics, 'accidentally' killing someone wouldn't carry much blame, and they would just end up dead for nothing.
Therefore, except for those in the Ability Research Institute, other officials in the base preferred to avoid espers, keeping as far away as possible.
It was best if the two sides had no contact at all.
Thus, even though they knew how important this only human-raised Calamity Swan was, they could only watch from afar, at most using the pet tag to monitor its physical changes, obtain a series of data for future reference, perhaps the base could also breed Calamity Swans in the future!
Team Leader Lin sobbed in his heart, then couldn't help but glanced at the black swan, but the swan proudly raised its head, like a snob who disdains to deal with ordinary people, and even very humanely glanced around with a sidelong look.
The whole body exuded obvious disdain.
Seeing this, Team Leader Lin was momentarily speechless, these days, even contaminated creatures look down on you!
Being looked down upon by a swan didn't feel very good, but fortunately, it was now Gu Luoyu's turn to drive into the safe zone, and Team Leader Lin quickly bid farewell to the two, thinking in his heart that he wouldn't have to endure the swan's disdainful looks anymore!
And Ye Sheng could finally escape the crowd's gaze, but because the black swan was so large, even after entering the safe zone, it was still a very 'striking' sight, attracting millions of gazes.
After struggling back to the neighborhood under various gazes, Ye Sheng changed at the calm expression on Gu Luoyu's face and felt that she still needed to 'train' more!
Then, Ye Sheng turned to look at the large size of the black swan, then at the door of the residential building.
It simply couldn't fit!
Maybe... the black swan could sleep outside!
Perhaps sensing Ye Sheng's thoughts at this moment, the black swan immediately clucked, then rushed towards the building door, as if it had practiced bone-shrinking kung fu, it actually squeezed in.
Ye Sheng stood there dumbfounded, and it was Gu Luoyu who reached out to pull her in.
By the time she finally reacted, the two and the swan were already home.
As soon as they clicked the door, the black swan excitedly rushed into the living room and sat down on its small nest, the scene was really unbearable to watch...
Ye Sheng only revised a few times before looking away, rested at home with Gu Luoyu for a while, then went out again, the two first went to a restaurant for a good meal.
Having been in the wilderness for so long, although they hadn't gone hungry, they hadn't eaten well either.
Now they can finally enjoy delicious food again!
Although there were still many dishes in the safe zone's restaurants that resembled dark cuisine, with a bit of selection, one could still find relatively normal meals.
After satisfying their hungry stomachs, Ye Sheng's eyes sparkled as she rubbed her hands, hehe, time to exchange the team points earned from this mission!