Lu Yang's face turned pale. If someone looked for him every day...
That would be even more terrifying.
"Just for a month?"
Xu Qian, who could hear his thoughts, suppressed a smile. Was he really that socially anxious?
She nodded seriously, "Just for a month. We'll do missions together, take leave together, and split the points fifty-fifty."
For the sake of the future, Lu Yang gritted his teeth and nodded.
Xu Qian chuckled inwardly and said, "Just call me Qian. I'm a mental ability user. What about you?"
Lu Yang scratched his head and replied softly, "I'm Lu Yang, a water ability user."
Xu Qian was about to strike up a conversation when suddenly, there was a loud splash.
A creature resembling a dinosaur emerged from the reservoir. It had a long neck, and its body was submerged in the water.
However... it was clear that it was enormous.
Its mouth gaped open, and it desperately spewed black water outwards.
Lu Yang's eyes widened, and he stammered, "This is the largest reservoir in our Hope Base. If it gets polluted, tens of thousands of people won't have water to drink."
The water from Hope Base didn't just supply their own base; the water and electricity for all bases in G Province were essentially provided by Hope Base.
Xu Qian narrowed her eyes slightly and activated her abilities, only to find that this creature didn't have a crystal core.
Another product of the X Corporation's research.
The young woman frowned. The X Corporation had been making many small moves lately.
What exactly did Song Xiaoping want?
As Xu Qian's thoughts raced, a Baster sword appeared in her palm.
Suddenly, a water dragon surged towards the mutated beast, knocking it off balance.
The mutated beast turned its head and saw the two people on the shore. Its orange eyes flared, and it quickly ran towards the shore.
As it came ashore, its immense size was gradually revealed.
The ground trembled with each step. It opened its mouth wide and sprayed black venom towards them.
The two of them dodged quickly.
The black liquid in the water gradually spread. Lu Yang's expression tightened, and he said urgently,
"Qian, can you deal with it for a moment? The reservoir water is being polluted. If it's not dealt with soon, I'm afraid there will be trouble!"
"Go."
Xu Qian unfurled her wings and swung her long saber towards its head.
With a "crack,"
A piece of its neck broke off, only to regenerate quickly.
Xu Qian: ...
Lu Yang had no time to be surprised. He turned and ran towards the reservoir.
His feet touched the water's surface, and his arms spread out. All the polluted black water rose.
Lu Yang's expression was solemn. He reached out and absorbed the black water into his body, then quickly converted it into purified water and began to reverse the flow.
Xu Qian frowned. She couldn't cut it, and even if she did, it would grow back.
[Ding, host, directly put it into your space.]
The young woman closed her eyes and used her abilities to cover the beast, transferring it into her space.
The system automatically accepted it.
Soon, the water turned clear and transparent. Lu Yang's face was pale as he slowly walked down from the water.
Xu Qian saw that he could barely stand and gave him a supporting hand.
He was covered in sweat but still managed a slight smile, "Thank you."
[Ding, Lu Yang's friendship points +5, total friendship points are 5.]
Xu Qian sighed inwardly. Lu Yang truly lived up to his reputation as one of the top ten powerhouses, to be able to manipulate water so skillfully.
In a moment of crisis, he could still care about everyone's water source.
"Qian, we need to report back to Hope Base."
"No need." Xu Qian clapped her hands. A figure in black flashed and appeared before her.
"Go back and report."
Although the man in black couldn't be seen clearly, his thick eyebrows clearly furrowed.
His mission was to follow Xu Qian and protect her, not to run errands.
Seeing him standing still, Xu Qian raised an eyebrow and said coldly, "Shouldn't such a major event be reported to the person in charge?"
The man in black was stunned. It did seem reasonable.
"Miss Xu... Miss Xu, I'll go report then. Don't wander off."
Xu Qian nodded, "I'll go do a mission later and will return when I'm finished."
"Yes."
The man in black nodded, flashed, and disappeared again.
Lu Yang stood by, dumbfounded. What kind of formidable person had he gotten involved with?
He even knew the person in charge?