"Guo Baibai."

The balcony door was gently opened. As soon as Guo Baibai turned around, he saw Gao Yuan.

"It's you, what's the matter?" Guo Baibai turned his head as he spoke, continuing to return to the posture of holding his cheek with one hand.

"I saw that the door to your bedroom was not closed, and I knew from the hallway that you were on the balcony, so I came and took a look." Gao Yuan sat down on the chair next to Guo Baibai.

The air was silent for a moment, and Gao Yuan suddenly spoke: "Guo Baibai, why do you want to hide it from Lao Gu?" ”

"Which ones do you mean?"

"All. Wu Qi disappeared on the battlefield, and you made up a set of fake content that the city lord told him to go on a temporary business trip," Gao Yuan said softly, "Wu Qi is missing, everyone is sad, but I don't think there is any need to hide it from Lao Gu." If Wu Qi hadn't come back for a long time, Lao Gu would always know. Rather than wait until then, it's better to ...... in the first place"

Guo Baibai stared at the fragments of moonlight reflected on the blue lake, and suddenly said: "Gao Yuan, Wu Qi is missing, but because of this, the reunion dinner that Lao Gu has been waiting for for a long time has become an atmosphere where everyone pulls a bitter gourd face, do you think this is really good?" ”

Gao Yuan was speechless. Guo Baibai stroked the hair around his ears and continued: "Everyone has experienced three major battles in a row, and they are already very tired. Each of us needs to rest well and refresh ourselves for a future that is still full of thorns. I made up a lie to hide from him, on the one hand, I didn't want him to be suddenly hit in the middle of his high-spirited work, and on the other hand, I wanted our 'black rider' to be able to look up and forward from tonight's meal. ”

Gao Yuan glanced at Guo Baibai's side face in surprise. Guo Baibai's expression was very calm, and his expression, eyes, and tone all had a temperament similar to Wu Qi.

Gao Yuan once thought that Wu Qi was missing, and Guo Baibai, who loved Wu Qi deeply, would be the saddest person among them, but Guo Baibai's performance really surprised him. What surprised him was not that he doubted Guo Baibai's feelings for Wu Qi, but that Guo Baibai cheered up quickly.

Guo Baibai is from the perspective of benefiting the whole team to move forward. So even though she was the saddest of all, perhaps because of this, there was a surge of motivation in her heart to take the initiative to push the whole team out of the sad atmosphere.

"I see." Gao Yuan said.

"Hmm."

"But there's an ugly thing I think I should tell you in advance." Gao Yuan's words changed.

Guo Baibai was silent for a short while, and then said, "Say it." ”

"It's a good thing that you're so strong now, but please tell me honestly, are you thinking in your heart, 'Wu Qi can't die, he must still be alive'." Gao Yuan said slowly.

Guo Baibai's hands crossed their fingers, let go, crossed them again, and finally tried to make his voice appear calm: "No...... It's not that there isn't. I'm not kidding myself. Wu Qi is missing, he may or may not die, the probability is half to half. ”

Gao Yuan saw Guo Baibai's slight movements, he didn't say anything, just slowly stood up on the chair and walked to the door of the balcony.

"That's good. The only thing I'm afraid of is that you hypnotize yourself and believe that Wu Qi is alive 100%. In case Wu Qi really leaves us, I'm afraid you won't be able to bear this result by then. Gao Yuanmian said in the direction of the door.

Gao Yuan's worries are not excessive. There are indeed such people in this world, who are particularly close to them suddenly disappear, but they are calmer than everyone and not sentimental. And at some point in the future, or in a place where no one is around, they will have a nervous breakdown without warning. As a result, it is often more difficult to get out of this quagmire than for someone who initially fell into sentimentality.

Wu Qi's disappearance, any reasonable person knows that the probability of Wu Qi surviving is very small, unless a miracle occurs. Gao Yuan also knows this.

In terms of time, Gao Yuan knew Wu Qi and fought side by side with Wu Qi earlier than Guo Baibai, and the sentimentality in his heart was like a flood overflowing the river on a rainy night, almost swallowing his calmness and strength, and making him fall into a trance for a long time. Even now, Gao Yuan still finds it difficult to accept the reality that Wu Qi is no longer by their side. It all seemed like a nightmare, so unreal, so scary, yet inescapable.

But man is also a very amazing creature. When someone else is in grief with him, and this person is "weaker" than himself, then he or she will have a surge of courage that stems from the feeling of protecting the weak; This kind of courage will help people to dilute their grief and gain strength that is far greater than their true abilities. In the final analysis, Gao Yuan and Guo Baibai, whom he is worried about, are the same, they both want to protect and help their teammates who are in grief to cheer up and look forward, so they ignore their own grief.

No one can overcome the grief of the sudden departure of someone they have trusted in such a short period of time, but in a time of war when the road ahead is full of darkness and thorns, all mortals can do is to be deliberately strong and survive in a way that has a higher survival rate.

Gao Yuan turned the doorknob and walked out. Guo Baibai was the only one left on the balcony.

I don't know how long, at a certain moment, the loneliness that swept from nowhere took away the fullness in Guo Baibai's chest. She felt that her chest was empty, so she covered her heart, kneading, kneading, kneading deeper, as if she wanted to rub it into her heart through the flesh of her chest.

"How so? I didn't shed tears. ”

Guo Baibai wiped the corners of his eyes and repeatedly confirmed that he was not crying. But her heart was about to sour, and her shoulders, back, stomach, and legs felt very cold for no reason.

Originally, Guo Baibai could deceive herself psychologically, but Gao Yuan's words cut into her heart and exposed her self-deception. Now the psychological fragility is reflected in the physiology, and it has become so.

Guo Baibai curled up in his chair, trying to soften the cold, but to no avail. After a few seconds, she twitched her wet nose, slapped her cheeks twice with her hands, and said to herself, "Why am I still outside in the cold, go to bed early." ”

So Guo Baibai stood up, she opened and closed the door, and left the balcony where the night breeze was gradually blowing.

......

Following. The sun rose as usual, and the blue sky was covered with pure white clouds, and the golden sunlight pierced through the thin clouds, just enough to warm the body. The breeze blows, and the rows of artificial trees on the side of the street are brushing the green leaves on the branches with the wind, and the shadows of the canopies are reflected on the bright ground, always swaying slightly.

In front of the Supreme Command Building, a man and a woman stood in the square. These two people are Xiao Kui and Ke Li.

"Soldiers from other bases in Noah City can temporarily obtain the right to reside in Noah's base as long as they submit their resumes and applications, and they will be temporarily assigned to the squad of soldiers who are short of personnel. I don't need to repeat this new rule. Xiao Kui looked at Ke Ling and said.

"Okay brother, my ears are going to be calloused. Are you going to go up with me? Ke Lian said angrily.

Xiao Kui snorted twice: "You still need your brother to accompany you for such a simple thing, it seems that you haven't been much independent in the past ten years." ”

Ke Li grabbed one of Xiao Kui's arms, and said half-coquettishly: "Who wouldn't let me go alone for this kind of trivial matter, you can be content, there is a sister who is still sticking to you when she grows up." Besides, you haven't all come here, and it's too deliberate to leave me here. ”

Of course, Ke Li's solo ability does not need to testify, but she still shows that she wants to be accompanied by someone at times, and even coquettishly for it. Xiao Kui just wanted to tease Ke Ling.

The two walked into the Supreme Command Building and took the elevator up. The elevator is fixed on the 5th floor, and you can see a huge floor with black marble floors.

This is the department for changing and raising the establishment. With the new rules for recruiting troops, there will be a lot more soldiers in this department who come to complete the transfer procedures.

Ordinary soldiers in the other four bases must first submit an application and pass the screening in the survey army headquarters system of their own base to follow the recruitment order, and only the elite are eligible to obtain the temporary Noah City establishment and report to the Noah base. A very small number of people like Ke Li who are already in Noah's base can apply directly here.

Ke Di naturally considered himself a soldier in the ranks of the elite. She carefully and politely submitted her application materials to the staff, and although she was confident, she was still a little nervous.

"Ke Di, you are not the first soldier to respond to the recruitment order, but you are the first to report." Said the young female staff.

"I think so. After all, there are all kinds of coincidences. Ke Di said.

"Since you're here, let's have an interview. Although the conditions for joining Noah's base have been relaxed a lot, personal strength is the bottom line set by Noah's base to protect low- and medium-strength soldiers. ”

Ke Di nodded: "Okay." ”

Before going to the interview, Ke Li said hello to Xiao Kui and told Xiao Kui that he would definitely succeed. Xiao Kui watched Ke Ling leave with a believing gaze, which was equivalent to cheering her up.

For this younger sister, Xiao Kui is still the same as at the beginning, worried that she will encounter danger when she goes to the battlefield.

The enemies dealt with by the other 4 bases were at most only the plague legions led by the third-order overlord who was blessed by one of the thirteen thrones, but the enemies that Noah's base dealt with yesterday were three thrones and tens of thousands of plague seeds that appeared at one time. In a way, the enemies of Noah's base are infinitely strong, and the soldiers who newly join Noah's base are bound to join this battlefield with a high casualty rate and the strongest enemy.

That's true, but it's a different story. Once a Throne appears on any of the other 4 bases, it will be difficult for that base to win the war without the best power to compete with the Throne.

Xiao Kui had personally experienced the battle of the Dawn Base, so he would rather have Ke Li follow him against the legions led by the Throne himself than let Ke Li return to the Dusk Base to fight on the battlefield where the enemy was weaker.