Seven Earth days have passed since I returned from that mission.

Because of that mission, Lighthouse's senior staff thought it was too early to let the current test team 0-1 go to Earth to carry out a mission, so they never gave the team a real combat arrangement. On the other hand, their training time has changed from weekly training to daily training, and their opponents are still codenamed RBS.

The four-hour training ended with the one-sided crushing of RBS.

The members of the regained team complained in the prep room.

"Ah, he's too perverted, isn't he, this is something that people can do?" Li Moxin, who was beaten the worst every time, wailed.

"Who told you to provoke him every time? If I were RBS, I would definitely beat you to death. Zhao Zihan slowly took off his helmet and gently tied his hair into a double ponytail.

"But today we seem to be holding out a little longer than we used to, haven't you noticed?" Xu Linfeng said optimistically.

But Shangguan Jing, who was the captain, didn't say a word, just silently hugged his helmet and walked out of the preparation room.

"What's wrong with Captain Shangguan?" Zhao Zihan asked.

"I don't know, it's been like that since she last came back from Earth." Li Moxin replied.

"I guess it's too much pressure to be the captain." Xu Linfeng explained.

"Hey, let's go rest and rest, or we're about to be abused by that pervert and become insane." Li Moxin took off his helmet and walked out of the preparation room.

Zhao Zihan and Xu Linfeng also left here one after another.

——

After a while, Shangguan Jing held his helmet and stood silently in front of the BIA in Gnakune.

Since that mission, she hasn't been thinking about her duties as a captain, and not asking if she is qualified or not.

She was supposed to be the backbone of the team, but she didn't even hurt a Leviathan when she was surrounded by Leviathan.

Thinking of this, she gently put her hand on the BIA carrying compartment and said softly, "Your strength should be more than that." I'm sorry, but I can't use your full power. Blame me for being too weak......"

Then, a strange thought suddenly popped into Shangguan Jing's mind, she turned her head to look at the rows of carrying compartments, and after a brief ideological struggle, she made a decision.

She wanted to see the RBS carrying compartment.

Since the pattern of Ark emissions from Gnaku is known only to a few people, it is undoubtedly a big project to find RBS in these nearly 1,000 carrying compartments.

But Shangguan Jing just wanted to go and see it.

Finally, after more than ten minutes, Shangguan Jing finally found the carrying compartment printed with the words RBS.

RBS slept quietly in the carrying compartment, but this made Shangguan Jing feel a little gentle.

"Shangguan Jing?" A cold voice came from Shangguan Jing's right side.

She heard the sound and saw the person who was as cold as RBS - Bai Qi.

Even, she sometimes wonders if these two people are the same person.

"Before, senior." Shangguan Jing greeted a little nervously.

Bai Qi stepped forward, looked at the RBS in the carrying warehouse, and then looked at Guan Jing with a nervous face, and asked, "Is this your Ark?" ”

Shangguan Jing looked at RBS, and then shook his head a little sadly: "It's my team's Ark, it's not very easy to communicate, but it's a relatively reliable guy." ”

"Yes." Bai Qi replied simply.

Suddenly, Shangguan Jing plucked up the courage to say to Bai Qi: "By the way, senior, let me invite you to eat a dessert, just as a little heart from my junior." ”

Bai Qi thought for a moment and nodded.

——

Somewhere in the harbor's commercial district, Bai Qi sat on a bench on the side of a busy street.

He kept his head down, trying not to pay attention to the flow of people that made him very uncomfortable.

"I've been waiting, senior." Shangguan Jing ran in front of Bai Qi with two ice cream cones.

Bai Qi slowly raised his head and looked at Shangguan Jing who was panting.

"This one was bought for seniors, and there were too many people in line just now, so it took a little longer." Shangguan Jing handed one of the cones to Bai Qi.

Bai Qi took the cone, but didn't taste it immediately.

Shangguan Jing sat down beside Bai Qi tiredly but very carefully, gently licking the sweet cone.

But soon, Shangguan Jing noticed the untouched cone in Bai Qi's hand, so he said tentatively: "Senior, your cone is about to melt, hurry up and eat it." ”

Bai Qi looked at Shangguan Jing, and then at the cone in his hand, and then finally opened his mouth and bit off a large piece.

"Poof!" Shangguan Jing laughed unconsciously: "Senior, the way you eat a cone is really cute." ”

Bai Qi didn't respond, but took another big bite.

Suddenly, a tingling sensation that had never been felt before pierced Bai Qi's brain, which also made Bai Qi's cold face finally have a trace of expression.

"Don't don't be senior! You don't dare to gobble up like this, you'll have a headache! Shangguan Jing explained with some tears and laughter: "You have to ...... Burst! You have to lick and eat slowly so that you don't have a headache. ”

Bai Qi looked at Shangguan Jing, tried to stick out his tongue, and gently licked the remaining half of the cone.

"Haven't you eaten ice cream before?" Shangguan Jing asked.

Bai Qi responded, "I rarely come to a place with a lot of people like this, and I haven't eaten anything other than Brave's special food. ”

"Huh? Why? Shangguan Jing asked.

Bai Qi responded: "I'm uncomfortable, I feel quite comfortable when I'm alone." ”

"Is this the case with the Ark?" Shangguan Jing asked.

Bai Qi responded: "When I had a task before, I was basically alone. ”

His logical accent is vague.

"Doesn't that senior have a mission now?" Shangguan Jing then asked.

Bai Qi nodded.

"Hey, I feel like I can understand my predecessors very well now." Shangguan Jing smiled bitterly with some loss.

Bai Qi didn't respond, just continued to eat ice cream.

Shangguan Jing felt as if she had accidentally stepped on a white minefield, so she slowly lowered her head and quieted down.

The atmosphere gradually became a little depressing.

"Senior, can you tell me how to be a good captain?" Shangguan Jing asked with his head buried in his head.

"I haven't been, I don't know." Bai Qi said.

Shangguan Jing slowly raised his head, looked at Bai Qi and asked again, "Then do you know how to fully exert Ark's abilities?" ”

Bai was stunned for a moment at first, and then said slowly: "Ark is a machine after all, and Brave's consciousness is just a means of control.

However, the compatibility of consciousness with the body can affect Ark's abilities. ”

"Compatibility?" Shangguan Jing didn't quite understand, "What do you mean?" Is there still a situation where consciousness is incompatible with the body? ”

Bai Qi then explained: "To be precise, it is an autosuggestion.

Because the essence of consciousness is a human being, it is inevitable that there will be some rejection when it suddenly transforms into a mechanical body, so the compatibility will be reduced. If you are very repulsive to being a machine, then there will be incompatibility.

On the other hand, the more you believe that you are a mechanical body, the higher your compatibility will be, and the more complete your strength will be.

That's why it's important to use codenames to match each other when carrying an Ark. ”

"So, as long as you don't think about anything when you carry the Ark, will you be able to use the maximum strength of the mech?" Shangguan Jing concluded.

Bai Qi responded: "It can be understood in this way. ”

At this moment, Shangguan Jing seemed to understand something.

"That is to say, this is the reason why RBS is so powerful, although he has no emotions, but from the point of view of the mechanical body, he has no problem at all, and he is also unconditionally obedient to orders."

Thinking of this, Shangguan Jing suddenly felt a little uneasy.

If being stronger means losing human emotion like RBS, then what's the point?

Shangguan Jing stood up, bowed deeply to Bai Qi, and then got up and said, "Thank you, senior, for your guidance." Since there is still training tomorrow, I will go back first.

Excuse me. ”

After speaking, Shangguan Jing trotted out of the business district.

Bai Qi looked at Shangguan Jing, who was gradually leaving, until he disappeared from his field of vision.

He slowly stood up, thought about the exit of the shopping street, and threw the little cone he had left into the trash.

——

8 p.m. East 8 Earth time.

Bai Qi lay alone on the bed in the dormitory, quietly looking at the ceiling.

Then, a few crisp knocks came from the door of his dorm room.

"Bai Qi, have you slept?" Lin Xuan asked in a whisper outside the door.

Bai sat up and responded, "Not yet." ”

As soon as the words fell, Lin Xuan brushed open the white dormitory door and walked in.

still took the chair and sat in front of Bai Qi.

"How are you feeling these days?" Lin Xuan asked.

Bai Qi responded: "Those newcomers' combat power is too slow to improve and they can't pose a threat to me. ”

"What about you? Have you been feeling happy or sad about anything lately? Lin Xuan then asked.

Bai Qi was silent for a moment, and then said, "Ice cream cone, it's sweet, but it hurts. ”

Lin Xuan smiled with relief and asked, "Then do you like to eat?" ”

Bai Qi said: "It's cool, it feels very comfortable." ”

"Well, then I'll report to my superiors tomorrow and add another ice cream to your food. May I? Lin Xuan asked.

Bai Qi did not respond.

Lin Xuan's expression was a little helpless, and then she returned to her smile and stood up: "Then, I'll go write the application first, and I'll talk about it here today." ”

After speaking, Lin Xuan put the chair back in its place and walked to the door.

However, just as she was about to walk out of the room, she said to Bai Qi with relief: "I'm glad to hear that you have your own preferences." ”

Then, after leaving Bai Qi with a smile, he walked out of the door.

"Preferences?" Bai Qi finally whispered to himself.