Chapter IX: Investigation

"Aren't you going to install a chip?" In another room similar to a lounge, Yi Xi, Arthur Pendri, and Cui Difen were sitting on the soft sofa eating lunch, of course, because Yi Xi only ate vegetarian, or even meat oil, so he only held a bowl of white rice and a plate of pickles that were originally used as a side dish and ate pitifully there, for Yi Xi's strange vegetarian behavior, the other two women thought that this man was a Buddhist believer, "Why did you put me here again, or did there be something wrong with the test results?" ”

"Problem, it's no problem, it's just that," Arthur Pendri, who has always been unknown and good-looking, said after taking a bite of the roast chicken leg, "It's just that because your ability is relatively special, or it can be said to be rare, that the white-bearded old man in Fang Cai attaches great importance to it, and even regrets letting me know that for people like you, special treatment is needed." ”

"What do you mean?" Although he is a man, a trace of suspicion flashed on his face when he eats the opposite and is very delicate.

"You say, Cui Difen, God, this guy really has too many problems!"

"Zhilu said, miss," After gently wiping his mouth with a napkin, Cui Difen put down the chopsticks in his hand, turned around and looked at Yi Xi's body, "That's right, Mr. Yi Xi, for mutants, most countries usually have three ways to control them to ensure the stability of this society, after all, you also know that just like your previous gambling stone, the existence of people like you can easily break this kind of rule, and I think you know the consequences of it, So for most ordinary mutants, the chip implantation method will be used, and there are three kinds of chip capabilities, tracking, tracking, and weakening the mutant's ability, that is, it will continuously consume the Gaia energy in the mutant's body, causing the part of the mutant to be unable to be used normally, and the ability to exert its ability, the most important thing is to self-detonate, of course, this is a deterrent, if the country wants to kill them, don't have to work so hard, the bomb has only one effect, tell them, don't be delusional about breaking the law, breaking the rules. ”

"The second type, that is, for a small number of mutants with a very high degree of danger, let them go, even if they themselves are kind, but no one can guarantee that they will not be discovered by foreign forces, captured, and forced to do what they do not want to do, just like a strategic resource, even if the country itself will not use it, and will not let it fall into the hands of foreigners, of course, except for me and Miss Arthur, we have legal procedures, That's why we were able to know about the emergence of a rare mutant like you without being sanctioned by the Later Tang Empire. ”

"As for how to deal with the second type of mutant, there are usually only two ways, the first is that you join the mutant management office, that is, one of the dragons, and receive training to become a powerful ability, the price is to work for the country from now on, or, from now on, you must live under the real-time monitoring of the dragons, and the state will provide you with various benefits to ensure that you can live a safe and happy life, and the price is that you must accept the dragons' irregular research on you, without threatening your life."

"The last thing is the kind of mutant who is completely uncontrolled, chaotic and disorderly, and the usual end is to really be sliced, or directly killed," Cui Difen took a small sip of hot soup, and said so many words in one breath, his mouth was still a little dry, "Mutants are actually rare, and they can even be described as scarce resources, like Mr. Yi, I have never heard of it before, and it can already be described as rare among rare, so special circumstances, special treatment, you will get that kind of treatment, it's really hard to say, but, Looking at the thoughtful Yi Xi, Cui Difen smiled slightly, "The only thing that is certain is that it will definitely not be the third type." ”

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The afternoon sun is warm, in an independent manor, a bald head, wearing a hurdle vest withered old man is lying on the rocking chair slowly swaying, holding a puff fan in one hand, from time to time to fan himself a few times, next to an incense burner slightly emitting sandalwood smoke, what is more amazing is that with the environment and layout in the manor, so that anyone standing here will have an indescribable comfort and comfort, but, take a closer look around, But I didn't find anything peculiar, suddenly, the old man who was closing his eyes slowly opened his eyes, which was completely different from what he imagined, and there was no trace of the ordinary old man's cloudy and godless look, deep, clear, and bright!

A few seconds later, a young man wearing the traditional costume of the Later Tang Dynasty and a Tang costume walked in, "Patriarch, the third master is here, just in the living room, saying that there is something very important." ”

"Ah~~" The old man known as the patriarch yawned, and stretched his waist fiercely, the grinding sound between the bones was like thunder, obviously, this old man was by no means an ordinary person, "Important matter?" You've come straight to me," the old man got up from his rocking chair after muttering a few words, "Let's go." ”

"Yes, Patriarch."

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"Ao Run, the Dragon King of the West Sea, has seen the patriarch," Ao Run, who was sitting in the living room drinking boiling tea, saw the old man wearing a hurdle vest and flip-flops, and hurriedly stood up.

"Alright," the old man waved his hand, "I'm old, I don't need to be like this, what's the matter with me?" Didn't you say it, I'm just putting on a name now, and you are up to you to decide the specific things? ”

"Patriarch," Ao Yan said as he sat down, "we've discovered a mutant, a brand new variant, whose abilities have never been recorded before. ”

"So what," the old man seemed impatient, "aren't they just mutants, and they don't need to be reported to me." ”

"If that's all there is to it," said Ao Yan, taking a metal box beside him, carefully entering a few passwords to open it, and then taking out one of the materials inside, "This is the information related to that mutant that I compiled earlier, if he was just a new mutant in the general sense, I wouldn't bother you, in the conversation with him, he mentioned it." spirituality', and said that he could feel certain spiritual objects, such as some high-quality jade, and the specific information was on it, and in order to ensure the confidentiality of the matter, the three people who knew about this matter, Crab Thirty-Three, Arthur Allen's granddaughter, and the servants, have been controlled to ensure that the news does not leak. ”

"Spirituality" whispered after repeating Ao Yan's words, the old man who had a lazy face before finally became a little serious, to be honest, this word, he hadn't heard anyone mention it for a long, long time, after taking a deep breath, the old man with a fragrant teacup in one hand opened the information that was placed in front of him, and the first thing that caught his eye was Yi Xi's detailed information, name, gender, appearance, family relationship, so everything that could be found was dug out, especially Yi Xi's appearance, After the old man carefully looked at it for a long time, the hand holding the teacup couldn't help but tremble a little, "Yi Xi's Chinese-French Half-Blood" turned a few pages back and forth, and even ignored Yi Xi's mutant ray data, the old man raised his head, "Where is his grandmother?" Why is there no information on this? ”

"**Long, these materials were sent to me by Ao Shun's subordinates, if there is none, then it should be really none."

"Hmm" After taking a sip of tea, the old man narrowed his eyes slightly, and some ancient memories hidden in the depths of his memory involuntarily flashed in his mind, spanning a long time, even nearly a century, "It won't be so coincidental, it's the descendant of the eldest brother, but in appearance, there is really a trace of feeling, and" After muttering a few words that Ao Yan didn't understand at all, the old man waved his hand behind him, and the young man from before appeared behind him, warm as the wind, without any sound,

"Patriarch, what do you command?"

"Telephone, bring me my phone."

"Yes, Patriarch."

After a few more flashes, it took only a dozen seconds before and after, the young man handed a big brother-style mobile phone to the old man, after taking the mobile phone, the old man couldn't wait to dial a number, and after a few beeps, the other end of the phone sounded the somewhat familiar hoarse and gloomy voice, "Patriarch, are you looking for me?" There was a hint of surprise in his voice, obviously Ao Shun was also a little surprised that the patriarch of the dragon clan could call him personally at this time period.

"Where are you now?"

"Luoyang, that group of people in the council asked me to do my best to investigate the cult."

"Investigate a mutant named Yi Xi for me, I need to know all the information about him and his grandmother, as quickly as possible! Specifically, you can ask your subordinates in Youzhou. ”

"Know, Patriarch."

"Okay, I'll wait for your reply," After hanging up the phone, the old man picked up the information in his hand again, looking back and forth, of course, this time, he mainly looked at this mutant's ability, only E level, it seems that he has only awakened for too long, "Bring him to me, I want to see him in person!" ”

"Yes, Patriarch, what about the other people who know about it? Especially those two little girls."

"It's not your fault for this," the old man seemed to have a headache, pinched the bridge of his nose, and said, "Forget about Crab Thirty-three, the native of the Later Tang Dynasty, those two little girls, sent to me with him, until the matter is clear, I will not allow any news to leak." ”

"Yes, patriarch, then I'll fly back first."

"Hmm."

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"Patriarch, what is his origin?" After Ao Yan left, the young man who was standing behind the old man like a bodyguard asked with some curiosity, "You are so important." ”

The old man's eyes were distracted, as if he was in a daze, and he just shook his head lightly after hearing the sound, the young man was also sensible, and he knew that he shouldn't talk too much about this matter, so he didn't ask anymore, but quietly disappeared into the living room.

"Dudu~" Suddenly, the old man who didn't know what to think suddenly picked up the eldest brother, obviously, he thought it was the phone of the Dragon King of the North Sea, and even praised her in his heart for her efficiency, but after he saw the phone number, the whole person frowned, because this number belonged to another person, to be exact, it was the phone of Arthur Penderi's grandfather.

"Good afternoon, Patriarch Long Aotian."

"Good morning, Your Majesty Allen," the old man known as Long Aotian frowned slightly, "I wonder if there is something wrong with you?" ”

"My granddaughter, I can't get her signal here, the phone doesn't work, God forbid, nothing happened to her."

"No," Long Aotian, who was originally a little irritable because of waiting for caution, rolled his eyes and actually showed a smile, "Recently, we have been carrying out some secret missions here, catching moths, maybe we are carrying out some secret missions, don't worry, Also, Your Majesty Alan really cares about your granddaughter, and even called me personally." ”

"Don't you think I don't know what you think? I am the same for all my granddaughters and grandchildren, and it is not up to me to decide which heir Shi Zhongjian chooses. ”

"Ha, you can say whatever you want," however, Long Aotian rarely showed a hint of nostalgia as he spoke, "When you were sent here, you were just a stinky boy, but I didn't expect you to step down now." ”

"It's not as good as you," King Alan on the other end of the phone seemed to be melancholy, "God, you're over 110 years old this year, and I guess you're going to come to my funeral." ”

"Almost gone?"

After a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, he let out a hum sound, "My strength is not mine after all, and the Arthur family will have to take care of you at that time." ”

"Dream on!"

"Are you sure?"

"For the sake of the arrogance of the American Empire, I'll take care of it for you."