Ling Cage: Twelve Talismans? I have everything I need.

Chapter 17 Results
Hong Kou stood in the shadows of the metal corridor, watching Dr. Carrie's departing figure. Her clenched fist trembled slightly, her knuckles turning white. The Dust People were human too; how could they be sacrificed so easily, like tools? This thought lingered in her mind.

"Red Bandits?" Dawn's voice came from behind. "The supplies have been inventoried and stored. Lord Morgan has given us double the contribution points."

Hong Kou took a deep breath, turning around with a calm demeanor: "Yes, let everyone get some rest. By the way, did Mark try to come along?"

When I came back, I saw Mark jumping around in the stands in the distance, but Hong Kou was only thinking about reporting the situation on the ground and ignored him.

Dawn smiled. "Xuefeng coaxed him to the training ground, saying that if he can last ten minutes in the gravity simulation battle, he'll take him down next time."

The two walked side by side towards the hunters' rest area, the corridor lights casting long shadows on the metal floor. Red suddenly lowered her voice: "Dawn, do you really think... there are still humans alive on the surface?"

The footsteps of dawn paused almost imperceptibly: "What came to mind?"

“In the past, when we went to the ground to search for supplies, the equipment there was always dilapidated,” Hong Kou recalled of the previous warehouse. “But this one…”

"The equipment is very new, as if it has been maintained. Even though so many years have passed since the disaster, it is only covered in a layer of dust."

"Perhaps it was just that place that escaped unscathed." Dawn looked at Red Bandit, who was deep in thought. "If there were really people there, there shouldn't be so many supplies."

"maybe"

Seeing that Hong Kou was still somewhat downcast, Po Xiao comforted her, "Next time we go on a mission, let's go look in other places. Maybe we can actually find it."

The two walked side by side to the hunters' rest area, and when they saw that there were quite a few people inside, they separated almost imperceptibly.

The hunters' rest area was filled with a long-lost relaxed atmosphere. Double contribution points meant that tonight's meals would feature real meat instead of synthetic protein, and the drink rations had also doubled. Haji was happily devouring a sizzling sausage on his plate, sauce still dangling from his lips.

"Captain, you're back." Haji was eating when he saw Hong Kou arrive and immediately stood up to greet her.

Hong Kou walked over with a smile: "Oh~ the food is pretty good."

"This mission gave me double contribution points, so of course I have to treat myself." Haji's cheeks were bulging, and his words were muffled: "If only every time we go to the surface it's like this."

"There are plenty of supplies and there's no danger."

Kunjie, who was standing next to him, finished off the bread in front of him in a few bites: "You can go to bed early tonight, maybe you'll dream about it."

"Screw you, can't I even think about it?"

Hong Kou smiled, turned around and walked to the window. After swiping her contribution points, she carried her food back to her seat.

"Why does the captain seem a bit off since he came back today?" Haji glanced cautiously at Hong Kou, then turned and whispered to Kun Jie beside him.

Kun Jie nodded: "I think so too."

"Are you going to ask?"

"You go."

The two politely declined each other's offer of money. Hong Kou, who was not far away, put down her cutlery, turned to look at the two, and said, "Keep your voice down next time, I can hear you."

Kunjie kicked Haji's shin under the table, eliciting a cry of pain.

After collecting her tray into the cleaning corridor, Hong Kou stood up, intending to go to the training ground to relax.

The metal door to the training ground slowly closed behind Red, shutting out the noise from the rest area. Mark was clumsily manipulating the training gravity body when, a second later, it collapsed to the ground.

"How about that? Still trying to show off?" Mark retorted defiantly, "It's clearly because this gravity body is too big!" His voice came through the gravity body, "Just wait until I grow up, and I'll beat you up."

Xuefeng opened the gravity body and pulled Mark out: "Alright, alright, when you grow up I'll let you beat me up."

Hong Kou leaned against the wall, a smile unconsciously creeping onto her lips. Mark's stubbornness was just like her own back then.

"All the data has been recorded?" Bai Yuekui stood in front of the control panel, his finger rapidly sliding across the holographic projection. The screen displayed various physiological parameters of Tasia when she used her potential, with the waveform of her brain activity fluctuating wildly.

“Of course~” Bai Yuetian’s spherical body hovered in mid-air, his mechanical arm deftly operating the control panel. “However, this little girl’s potential is too unstable. Short-distance teleportation is still within our tolerance range, but we don’t know what will happen if the distance is too long.”

Tasia sat on a chair to the side, her face still somewhat pale. Yang Chen had just used the Horse Talisman to eliminate the side effects for her.

In the past few days, Belenkov has created a device that can stabilize Tassia's body based on her potential characteristics.

“But her teleportation can also take people with her.” Bai Yuetian smiled. “That’s very useful in actual combat.”

"Alright, that's enough for today. Tasia's tired too." Bai Yuekui turned off the device.

"Are you going back already?" Bai Yuetian controlled his body to float in front of Bai Yuekui, and suddenly began to freefall.

Fortunately, Bai Yuekui reacted quickly and caught his brother.

"What?" Bai Yuekui asked helplessly.

"Take me back with you, I've been feeling cooped up here for the past few days."

Bai Yuekui then tossed Bai Yuetian to Yang Chen.

Yang Chen caught it with both hands and flipped Bai Yuetian over so that his screen was facing him.

(>ω*)

Please~

"Don't you know how to fly?" Yang Chen pointed to the two small jet nozzles behind Bai Yuetian.

"You drove here and you expect me to fly back by myself?! Don't you have any conscience?!" Bai Yuetian cursed.

The group arrived at the car. Bai Yuekui drove, while Yang Chen carried Bai Yuetian to the passenger seat.

"Why do you suddenly want to go back to the village?" Yang Chen asked, puzzled.

"That kid from Antarctica promised to bring me something nice, but I haven't seen him for days." Bai Yuetian crossed his arms, his tone full of resentment.

No one spoke again. If Bai Yuetian thought something was good, what could it be?
At the entrance to Dragonbone Village, the afterglow of the setting sun shone on the metal gate, casting a warm orange-red hue. Bai Yuekui stopped the car, Yang Chen jumped out of the passenger seat carrying Bai Yuetian, and Tasia followed behind them, her face still showing signs of fatigue.

"Finally back!" Bai Yuetian squirmed in Yang Chen's arms, and the emoticon on the screen changed to an exaggerated smiley face. "Put me down quickly, I'm going to settle accounts with that brat from Nanjixing!"

Yang Chen reluctantly released his grip, and Bai Yuetian's spherical body immediately floated into the air and flew towards the village, shouting, "Antarctic Star! Come out here!"

Bai Yuekui shook her head and tossed the car keys to a villager nearby: "Park the car in the warehouse." Then she looked at Yang Chen and Tasia, "Let's go, let's go eat something at Fanshigang first, Tasia has used up a lot of energy today."

Tasia smiled and said, "Thank you, boss."

(End of this chapter)