Chapter 247

“Did you take the equipment from the research institute?!”

At that moment, Bai Ruo suddenly fixed her gaze on Yun Xiaoxiao.

Her voice carried a tone of suspicion.

Yun Xiaoxiao raised an eyebrow, calm and composed.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

“May I ask what gives you the right to question me in such a tone?”

“I...” Bai Ruo was caught off guard.

She remembered what Bai Hongting had just told her and, for a moment, didn’t know how to respond.

She just found Yun Xiaoxiao’s face irritating for some reason.

In a moment of impulsiveness, she blurted out that question.

“Little girl, today we’re here to exchange for some Evolution Fluid. Is that convenient for you?”

Bai Hongting spoke up at the right moment, diffusing the awkward atmosphere.

Seeing Bai Ruo pouting in frustration, Yun Xiaoxiao raised the corners of her lips.

“Sure, how much do you want to exchange?”

“You’re not going to make us do this right here at the door, are you?” Bai Ruo frowned.

“Do you want to come in?”

“It’s not a matter of whether we want to or not. It’s a matter of your hospitality. How can you leave guests standing at the door?”

What a rude little kid!

And a base leader, too? She should step down already!

“We’ve already explained that our base’s gate is special, and it’s not like we’re deliberately leaving you out. Besides, there’s a waiting room, isn’t there?”

Liu Tao was irritated by Bai Ruo’s bossy attitude and couldn’t help but retort.

“Ha, do you really think we’re three-year-olds? Special gate, my foot...”

“Ruo Ruo!”

Bai Hongting frowned sternly at Bai Ruo.

This was the first time he had spoken to her so harshly in front of others.

Because Bai Ruo was the orphan of a comrade who had once saved his life, their relationship was not just that of father and daughter.

He also felt a sense of guilt and gratitude toward his fallen comrade when it came to Bai Ruo.

So, unless it involved a major principle-related mistake, he rarely got truly angry with her.

Instead, he patiently taught her the principles of how to conduct herself in the world.

Bai Ruo usually listened well and was a very obedient child.

But for some reason, today she had been saying a lot of rude things.

Her sarcastic tone was making everyone uncomfortable.

After Bai Hongting’s shout, Bai Ruo froze for two seconds.

Then her eyes reddened.

Seeing this, Bai Hongting inwardly sighed.

But he didn’t go to comfort her.

If a sapling grows crooked, you need to tie it with a stake to straighten it. The same goes for people.

He didn't want his fallen comrade's only child to grow up spoiled, willful, and rude.

Yun Xiaoxiao glanced at her indifferently.

“Let’s go inside to talk, lest you accuse us of lacking hospitality again.

But first, let me make it clear.

Our base’s gate is indeed special.

It doesn’t like people with poor character and will attack them automatically.

So you’d better be mentally prepared.

I can’t control that, so if anyone gets hurt, don’t blame us.”

As she said the last three sentences, she deliberately glanced in Bai Ruo's direction, her eyes filled with a meaningfully ambiguous smile.

Bai Hongting and the others didn’t take her words seriously.

They just assumed it was her way of expressing displeasure at Bai Ruo’s rude remarks.

As Yun Xiaoxiao and the others approached the gate, it opened automatically.

Yun Xiaoxiao gestured for them to enter.

Bai Hongting and the others stepped inside.

As they marveled at the scene before them, a sudden cry of pain and the sound of a body hitting the ground came from behind them.

Everyone turned around.

They saw Bai Ruo lying on the ground, face up, struggling to get up.

The group was stunned and quickly ran over.

“Ruo Ruo, what happened to you?”

Bai Hongting hurriedly helped Bai Ruo to her feet.

Bai Ruo, her face contorted in pain, managed to straighten up.

“A strange force suddenly attacked me out of nowhere.”

She abruptly pointed at Yun Xiaoxiao.

“It must be them! They set a trap for me!”

“Ruo Ruo, don’t talk nonsense.” Bai Hongting frowned.

“They were all ahead of us just now. They didn’t touch you. Don’t falsely accuse people.”

"But I got hurt, that's a fact!" Bai Ruo was extremely wronged.

“I told you earlier, didn’t I? People with poor character get attacked by the gate. You just didn’t believe me.”

Yun Xiaoxiao crossed her arms and said lazily.

“Why did it attack you and not anyone else? Shouldn’t you reflect on yourself?”

She had known from the start that Bai Ruo harbored animosity toward her.

So the system wouldn’t let her in.

She had also deliberately mentioned that people with poor character couldn’t enter.

Provoking people? That was her specialty.

Who wouldn’t be annoyed being called out for having poor character?

Bai Ruo clenched her fists, her face clearly displeased.

Bai Hongting’s subordinates exchanged glances.

If Yun Xiaoxiao was lying, then why hadn’t they been attacked?

But if she wasn’t lying, then that would mean...

Ahem...

They quickly averted their gazes and straightened their expressions.

Since Bai Ruo couldn’t enter, Bai Hongting decided to conduct the exchange right at the gate.

He then took out all the crystals they had prepared.

Originally, they had planned to buy just one bottle to test its effectiveness before making a large purchase.

But after seeing Yun Xiaoxiao, he changed his mind.

A child so young being so powerful—if not for the miraculous effects of the Evolution Fluid, what else could it be?

Yun Xiaoxiao was like a living advertisement, leaving no room for doubt.

So he immediately had Bai Ruo take out all the crystals they had prepared from her space.

Bai Ruo was a bit reluctant, but remembering Bai Hongting’s stern tone earlier, she swallowed whatever she wanted to say.

Yun Xiaoxiao counted them.

No wonder they were from a large base—the crystals they brought were of high quality.

There were over a thousand Class 2 crystal nuclei, more than ten Class 3 crystal nuclei, and around seven thousand Class 1 crystal nuclei.

“Since ​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‍this is our first transaction, we also follow the principle of fairness.

This first bottle is on the house, so you can try it and verify its quality.

If everything’s fine, we’ll proceed with the exchange.

Once handed over, there’s no returning it.”

Yun Xiaoxiao handed a bottle of Evolution Fluid to Bai Hongting.

Bai Hongting took it without hesitation and drank it down.

He felt the changes in his body.

Yun Xiaoxiao hadn't been stingy—she had given him a high-grade Class 2 Evolution Fluid.

After a while, he praised, “It’s indeed good.”

Thus, they exchanged the crystals for the Evolution Fluid.

All settled.

Due to Bai Ruo’s behavior, Bai Hongting’s plan to rest for the night before leaving was canceled.

“Then we’ll take our leave first. Until we meet again.”

Bai Hongting smiled at Yun Xiaoxiao.

Back when he and his wife had wanted to adopt this little girl as their daughter, the idea had been scuttled due to Bai Ruo’s opposition.

For many days after, his wife would inadvertently mention the little girl, worrying about how dangerous it was for a child to be out on her own.

She had often said they shouldn’t have let her leave so easily.

If his wife knew he had met the little girl again and that she was now the leader of a base, with so many people protecting her, she would surely be relieved.

“Let’s go, head to the Western Base.”

After boarding the helicopter, he instructed one of his subordinates.

In fact, besides exchanging for Evolution Fluid, there was another reason they had come here.

The Western Base had sent them a message saying they would soon launch a major offensive against the zombies.

When he first heard about it, he was surprised.

But upon further thought, he realized the Western Base’s move was indeed forward-thinking.

So he decided to go take a look.

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