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

Chapter 69 Learning
Xu Tong was leaning against a modified SUV, looking bored, with a metal box at his feet.

He surveyed the settlement, which was even larger than Longgu Village.

Village No. 2 was formed by a group of survivors and other small settlements from the past, and they elected their own people to manage it.

I think I was only two or three years old when Village No. 2 was being built.
At this moment, a burst of footsteps came.

Xu Tong turned around and saw a tall, slender, and heroic woman walking towards him, followed by A-Jie, who had just gone to report.

Her appearance startled Xu Tong.

That fiery red hair, and that familiar face.

Like, so similar.

How come she looks so much like Hongkou, the new girl who came to the village?
Xu Tong blinked subconsciously, wondering if she hadn't slept well last night and was seeing things.

He wondered to himself, "Could it be that their ancestors were from the same family, one family living on this continent and the other on another?"

"Then this continent was lucky enough to survive and was taken in by the bosses, while the other side also survived and ended up being taken in by the Lighthouse?"

He suppressed his doubts and greeted the two people who came over with a normal expression.

"Hello, I'm Honglu, the head of the field team in Village No. 2." Honglu extended her hand, her voice clear and strong, her gaze meeting Xu Tong's with open confidence.

"Thank you for the antidote pills from the main village. You've worked hard."

She naturally noticed Xu Tong's momentary daze and scrutiny, and although she had some doubts, she did not show them.

Upon hearing the names, Xu Tong thought: "These names are so similar, they must be from the same family. Should I tell Hong Kou and get them both tested? Should I arrange a family relationship?"

Xu Tong snapped out of his daze and quickly reached out to shake hands: "Ah, oh! Hello, hello, Captain Honglu!"

He bent down, picked up the metal box at his feet, and handed it over.

"It's no trouble at all, it's my duty. Here, a whole box."

"The efficacy of the medicine has been tested, and the effect is absolutely fantastic. As for how to use it, just take it orally."

"Thank you." Red Heron took the slightly heavy box.

Upon opening it, I found neatly arranged pills inside.

She took one out and looked at it, then handed the box to A-Jie behind her: "Now distribute them to the workers who will be going to the outer perimeter later."

"Yes, Captain!" A-Jie took the box and quickly left.

Honglu turned to Xutong, her gaze fixed on the outer perimeter of the base: "Perfect timing! Our team is about to go and clear out the newly emerging ecological products around the ecological base. Since Brother Xutong is here, why don't we go and take a look together?"

Xu Tong was just worried about not having a chance to observe this second Red Bandit more closely, and upon hearing this, he immediately grinned and said, "Great! I'm just killing time anyway, might as well take a walk."

Since the No. 2 ecological base is a place specifically for raising livestock and growing crops, it is essential to maintain ventilation to allow air circulation.

Therefore, it is necessary to maintain the filtration system in the air duct and regularly clean up any ecological products and other pollutants that may drift in from outside.

The team led by Honglu was already equipped with special cleaning devices and began cleaning with practiced ease.

Xu Tong also took the resonant gun and aimed it at the red eyeball that had already been sprayed with protective fluid.

"Still looks so unique," Xu Tong muttered, pulling the trigger.

hum-

As Xu Tong cleaned, he kept his eyes on the red egret.

"Captain Red Heron, did any of your ancestors migrate to the Hela Empire?" he asked casually.

"The Hela Empire? Why do you ask that?" Red Heron turned around and looked at Xu Tong in confusion.

Speaking of this old world nation, the Lighthouse seems to have been located on the continent where the Hela Empire is situated.

“The village took in two people a while ago; they came from the lighthouse,” Xu Tong continued. “The lighthouse was floating over there before, wasn’t it?”

Upon hearing the word "lighthouse," Honglu stopped cleaning and froze on the spot. Xu Tong, oblivious to Honglu's unusual behavior, continued, "That big pot lid guy has come to our continent now, hasn't he? They went on a long journey and left behind a few old people, who were taken in by the settlement next to us."

"Then, a while ago, they dropped two more young people."

Xu Tong cleaned the tumor from his eye, then got up and walked to another place.

"You know, this big pot lid doesn't do anything useful, all it does is throw people on the ground to feed the Devouring Beasts. I really don't know what the person in charge is thinking."

“Lighthouse…” Red Heron’s voice trembled noticeably as she stared intently at Xu Tong.

"You just said that the lighthouse has come this way?"

Honglu's reaction finally made Xu Tong stop what he was doing.

He turned his head and saw Honglu frozen in place, her knuckles white from gripping the cleaning tools, her resolute eyes filled with disbelief.

Xu Tong looked at Hong Lu, whose expression seemed off, and said, "Yes, didn't you know?"

He scratched his head, somewhat confused, and added, "Oh right, it's nothing important, so I didn't tell the person in charge here."

He looked into the fiery gaze in Honglu's eyes, and his voice grew softer and softer.

The flamingo took a deep breath: "I am the one on the lighthouse."

"Huh?!" Xu Tong's jaw almost dropped to the ground, his eyes wide as saucers.

"You...you're from the lighthouse?! But...but the lighthouse only just arrived recently?! You're in the village, how could you..."

His brain completely shut down, and he was utterly unable to comprehend this contradictory information.

“It’s Boss Yang,” she said slowly.

"A few years ago... when the lighthouse was still over the continent of the Hela Empire, I... or rather many of us were killed and thrown off the lighthouse."

"Dead?!" Xu Tong was stunned for a moment, then realized: "The boss and the others got you a new body?"

Honglu nodded: "Yes, the boss will re-infuse our life essence into our new bodies."

"Oh, that's not surprising."

Since his potential was unlocked, Xu Tong has been running to Xia Tianlai every few days. Out of curiosity about how many potentials Yang Chen possessed, he even asked Xia Tianlai about them.

One method involves directly extracting life essence from the human body without relying on any equipment, and without causing damage to the human body or the life essence.

It seems that this method and equipment were used to revive the red heron in front of us.

Red egret and red cardamom.

He was dumped dead a few years ago... but his boss saved his life...

Xu Tong suddenly raised his head, his gaze sweeping back and forth across Hong Lu's face, which bore a striking resemblance to Hong Kou's.

"Hiss," Xu Tong said, looking at Honglu.

“You look a lot like Hongkou, who just came to the village not long ago. Even your names are similar.”

"Since you've worked at the Lighthouse before, do you know Red Hair? She also has red hair, just longer than yours."

Upon learning that the red heron in front of him also came from the lighthouse, Xu Tong became even more excited and continued to ask questions.

"Could you two be related by blood?"

When Honglu heard the name Hongkou, her pupils contracted sharply, and her body swayed uncontrollably.

Hongkou... her younger sister... actually came down too?
And they're in Dragonbone Village right now?!

The immense shock left her speechless for a moment; she could only stare blankly at Xu Tong.

(End of this chapter)