Chapter 226: Moss, protect, go with the flow.

Chi Xiaochi retracted his gaze and rolled over to sit up, having collected all his sudden emotions.

Right now, his time was precious and there was no margin he could spend on himself.

By definition, the catfish is dead.

The only thing that concerns Chi Xiaochi is how many "catfish" are in the team.

Three, he speculated, was a reasonable number.

The three people who died last night in various places for no apparent reason also confirmed his suspicions.

But why do four catfish appear in Bai Anyi's memory?

With this in mind, he rose and crept out of the tent.

The order of last night's night watch was Lou Ying--Zhao Rou--Wei XVI--Shuang Shuang, and I think what happened last night had already been passed down by Zhao Rou by beating the drum. I guess what happened last night had already been passed down by Zhao Rou.

That's a good order.

Zhao Rou has suffered a big loss, than the other people are very cautious, Wei sixteen she can not be trusted, should only try to be objective to Wei sixteen to state what happened.

As for Wei XVI, since he had been saved by Lou Ying and had seen Lou Ying's skill, he was so impressed by Lou Ying that he must have thought that the "hallucinogenic" ability belonged to Lou Ying.

This inadvertently reinforces the perception that Lou Ying is a polymath.

Zhao Rou had risen early, nodding nervously and curtly to Chi Xiaochi as he exited the tent.

Compared to the overly nervous Zhao Rou, Wei XVI is a heartless man who sleeps soundly in his sleeping bag with his tent open.

When the fire was about to end, Shan Shuang, bored with fiddling with the embers of the fire, saw Chi Xiaochi come out and looked behind him, and his demeanor became a little more cautious and reverent: "Mr. Chi is still not awake?"

Chi Xiaochi said, "Don't bother him. He was too tired yesterday."

Shan Shuang held back, still did not hold back the surge of full of hope: "Mr. Chi ...... really have the ability to save us out?"

This was probably Wei XVI's boast when he was blowing water with him.

Chi Xiaochi nodded once, his afterglow glancing to the unseen, countless gazes following them in the void, "All the Exalted, not a single one will be left behind."

It was still early, but no less than a hundred people were already squatting in the pop-up area.

They argued all night about whose "hallucinogenic" powers belonged to them, and even set up a private chat channel to analyze and discuss the recorded live video frame by frame, and the discussion in the comment section was sparse.

"What the hell are they talking about?"

"It's hard to hear."

"Don't struggle, experienced people tell you that you really can't hear unless you talk at 60 decibels or more."

"What a crap radio system."

"Only three years online. Besides, which escape, not less pussy directly dry, where is someone like them so much talk?"

Chi Xiaochi rolls up her sleeves as she walks over to the small pool of water, ready to wash.

"You've got some nerve." While taking a picture of the water, the "Bai Anyi" in the water quickly filled in the full picture of last night's events, "You're playing with your life."

Chi Xiaochi held her hands on the bank, "How so?"

"Haven't you ever thought about what to do if they take Chi Jiangyu out by injecting all the other aliens with poison and aborting the gambling in order to save one more alien, one way or the other? You dare to gamble your life like that?"

"It's not whether I dare or not." Chi Xiaochi rinsed her mouth and inclined her head again, spitting water on the shore, "It's whether they dare or not."

Bai Anyi in the water tilted her head slightly in confusion.

But this change, to an outsider's eyes, is nothing more than a normal fluctuation of water.

"I've read Bai Anyi's memories, and I've also read the reactions of other Exalted when they were told to participate in the Battle Royale." Chi Xiaochi shook off the water droplets on her hand, "Killing game, gambling with life, collective participation, and profiting from it, in the normal world, either one of these would have caused a huge uproar. But apparently, before entering the game, there was no relevant social news flowing out; after entering the game, those aberrants didn't look like they had heard the legend and came prepared. ...... So, I guess that this kind of hidden underground transaction will only exist in the unknown darknet."

"Bai Anyi" says, "It's better to deal with it because it's not known, isn't it?"

"No." Chi Xiaochi said, "It's precisely because it's not known that it's worse to deal with."

Said Chi Xiaochi, looking up and muttering to herself, "Wow, a textbook no proposition. I'm awesome."

"Bai Anyi": "......"

After a moment of narcissism, Chi Xiaochi leaned over and cupped the water to wash his face, "The reason why they have to hide their heads and their tails is that they themselves know that this kind of disgusting fun is not to be revealed to the world. And the reason why the game continues from session to session is that the gamblers have the same tacit understanding: the game can only be played if it is kept secret."

Then he asked "Bai Anyi": "What are gamblers thinking, do you know."

"They can admit that they have a black face, they can admit that they have no luck in gambling, they can admit that it was something unlucky around them that affected their luck, but they can't admit that they invested their capital, poured out their feelings, spent their time, and in the end lost because the casino closed temporarily and threw them all out."

"It would be hard to control what kind of things a gambler would do when he goes crazy. You should be able to imagine what kind of sensation this kind of game will cause once it's exposed and out in the open."

"Bai Anyi" said, "Have you ever thought about what if the casino returned all of the principal and privately explained the reason for suspending the game? Would they still choose to expose and rebel?"

"True enough. But it's not that 'time' yet."

Chi Xiaochi was sure, "The people in the organization are not entirely sure if my brother is a Multi-Shifter. After all, there are still mono-Animals like Wei XVI who look like multi-Animals on the surface. Just for this 'possibility' alone, they don't have to risk suspending the game and causing public outrage just yet."

"So you can be sure that they'll wipe out the 'catfish' in the team for this uncertain 'possibility'?"

Chi Xiaochi didn't hesitate for a second: "I can."

"They obliterated the most aggressive 'catfish' precisely for the most basic safety reasons."

"According to reason, 'Catfish' was originally a carrot, and knows many information that ordinary contestants do not know, taking advantage of the timing. My brother's appearance was an accident to the 'catfish'. As long as there's a slightly smarter one among them, they will realize that to the organization, my brother's existence is a great threat to their lives."

"The better possibility is to squeeze out a survival slot that they should have; the worse possibility is to sacrifice the entire game to save just my brother."

"Therefore, my brother's existence is completely contrary to their interests. They only have two choices, either they try their best to hold on to my brother's thighs and be the one-third survivor, or they try their best to kill him."

"And from the perspective of the 'catfish', Chi Jiangyu already had Bai Anyi on his side, as well as Wei XVI, and the three didn't seem to have a bad relationship, and later, the team absorbed Zhao Rou and Shan Shuang. So, for the 'catfish', the best time to hug their thighs had been missed, so they were left with the latter option."

"And the latter option, again, is completely contrary to what the agency is seeking."

"So, whether or not the other aliens harbor murderous intentions toward my brother, 'Catfish' must die."

As she explained the process, Chi Xiaochi repeatedly stirred the surface of the water with her hand, her expression faint and her voice extremely low, as if she were whispering, even with the huskiness of a first awakening.

The confused voice intertwined with the sober logic, the murderous intent within the words and the calmness on the surface blended with each other, and even caused "Bai Anyi" to have the illusion of tingling in the back of the spine.

He creates all kinds of hints, releases numerous signals, shows the importance of Chi Jiangyu step by step, adds weights, and eventually kills the "catfish" by the hands of the organization.

For the first time, "Bai Anyi" had a genuine appreciation for someone other than Bai Anyi.

He asked, "You're studying psychology?"

Chi Xiaochi raised an eyebrow, "Me? I'm not majoring in anything. Didn't go to college, flunked out of high school."

"Bai Anyi" chokes up in a rare moment, "...... huh?"

Chi Xiaochi: "Do I look like a good student?"

"Bai Anyi" is now really curious: "Why don't you read it?"

Chi Xiaochi generalized, "I don't have time."

"Bai Anyi could see that Chi Xiaochi did not want to talk, so she stopped digging into the root of the matter and brought the topic back to the right track: "It is true that the organization is not yet sure if Chi Jiangyu is a polymath or not. But they will definitely try their best to find out."

Chi Xiaochi lazily responded, "Yeah."

"When they're sure, they'll be sure to refund the gambler's principal, shut down the entire game, and dispose of all the shifters who took part in this game. After all, as the world's first case of a polymath, the organization will pay any price to protect him." "Bai Anyi" said, "I remind you not to have unnecessary expectations or hope that they will look at 'Bai Anyi is Chi Jiangyu's cousin' and not kill Bai Anyi."

That's what "Bai Anyi" is really worried about.

One could even say that at this point he is blaming Chi Xiaochi.

--Why not let Bai Anyi take on the role of the "Multi-Alien" when there's a good plan in place?

That way, even if all the other aliens are dead, at least Bai Anyi will still be alive.

Chi Xiaochi could also hear that his tone was not favorable.

He said, "I have my reasons for doing this."

"Bai Anyi" is all ears.

Chi Xiaochi said, "I can't stand the thought of my brother dying again in front of me. So I have to keep him safe."

"Bai Anyi looked a bit ugly: "That's all? What's Bai Anyi then? A prop to prove that your love is stronger than gold?"

Chi Xiaochi didn't mind his vitriol: "That's just the first reason."

"Second reason, no matter what happens, my brother will definitely protect me. Whether I'm Chi Xiaochi, or Bai Anyi, or whatever."

These two plausible reasons still do not convince "Bai Anyi".

He said, "I can't rest assured. Unless you have a better plan for Bai Anyi's personal safety."

"Since you put it that way ......" Chi Xiaochi stood up and patted the dirt off his knees, "let's make a bet."

"What bet?"

Chi Xiaochi said, "The agency would not kill anyone even if they were sure that my brother was a polymath, and would not only keep the whole game running, but would preserve as many of them as possible and tell them to concentrate on my brother alive."

"Bai Anyi":"...... Is this possible?"

Chi Xiaochi smiles a little, "There are oh."

......

Chi Xiaochi was washing his face by the pool when Lou Ying awoke from his tent.

Seeing that her side is empty, Lou Ying sits up and tries the residual warmth of the bedding.

It's still hot, and it looks like it's only just woken up.

He connected to Chi Xiaochi's consciousness again and found that he was talking to "Bai Anyi", so he did not say anything to disturb him and got up silently.

There is fresh horse mackerel in the warehouse, top quality, crispy fried in oil and seasoned with just a little salt, it's a fresh and refreshing dish for dinner, and cook some congee to go with it ......

He was formulating a breakfast menu when he abruptly heard a female voice ringing in his head.

"Hey, hey, Mr. Chi Jiangyu, can you hear me, can you hear me."

"This is the Alien Rating Assessment Center speaking to you. We have turned on the backup sensors in your collar to conduct sound directly into your ears. This conversation, therefore, is completely confidential. Please do not make any movements or sounds. We would like to ask you some questions, and they are all very simple, and only require you to nod and shake your head in response ...... Please is this acceptable to you?"

Lou Ying gazed in thought for a moment before voluntarily laying back into his sleeping bag and nodding to the air.

After receiving an affirmative reply, the female voice then gave the first question bluntly, "May I ask, Mr. Chi Jiangyu, are you a psychic with multiple psychic abilities?"

Lou Ying lowered his eyes, thought for a moment, and nodded.

Such a quick admission called for the various members of the Emergency Response Department, including the minister, who were closely watching his movements off-screen, to clench their fists.

Impatiently, the minister pulled over the interlocutor and said, "Ask him again how many of his powers he has."

The ministry reminded him, "He can only nod and shake his head."

The minister calmed down, thought for a moment, and rejoined, "Ask him if he has more than five powers."

After the female voice relayed the minister's original question, everyone saw that Lou Ying nodded her head.

Even the female voice was so astonished that it changed tone and trembled a little, "Excuse me, Mr. Chi Jiangyu, do you ...... have more than ten kinds of supernormal abilities."

Lou Ying nodded again.

There was a slight commotion among the ministry.

"Cheat, right?"

"That's right, double psychic ability is already exaggerated, ten or more psychic abilities, unless it's a monster ......"

"Be quiet!"

The minister's hand perspired as he gripped the dialoger after a chortle, "Ask him if he'd agree if we could get him to end the game immediately."

The ministry stirred again.

...... Is this the point of shedding other gamers?

To be honest, the minister who bet his entire fortune on Chi Jiangyu was the last person who wanted the game to end so hastily.

But with several orders from above, repeatedly emphasizing the need to protect Chi Jiangyu's safety, he had no choice but to watch the hard-won opportunity to make a fortune slip through his palms.

He was already restless, and when he heard the cacophony around him, he was upset to the core, and quickly ran out of patience as he bellowed, "Shut up, all of you!!!"

As soon as there was silence all around, a strange knocking sound became clearer.

The minister was really annoyed now, "Who the fuck is banging on the table? Stop it!"

But all the ministry members were glued to the screen, full of amazement.

A ministry member pointed to the screen, "...... It's not us. Minister, it's Chi Jiangyu who is knocking."

Chi Jiangyu is shown reclining back into his sleeping bag, the zipper of which obscures his hand movements, making it impossible to tell what he is doing from the outside.

In fact, he was tapping his collar one at a time.

Soon, a ministry member exclaimed, "Morse code! He's using Morse code ...... He's got something to say to us!"

The ministry member had only a passing knowledge of the use of Morse code, so it was a good thing that there was an avid Morse code enthusiast in the technical department next door, who was immediately brought in to do the deciphering.

He listened sideways to a short, long tapping sound for a while, and after making a quick note on a white sheet of paper, he picked it up and read, "He said he'd been waiting for us for a long time, just waiting for us to contact him, because he happened to have some requests for us as well."

The minister made a swallowing motion before he realized that his throat was dry and stinging.

The decipherer picks up a new piece of white paper and reads, "He says that he has a total of three requests. The Morse code representing each request will be typed twice, so please listen carefully."

For some reason, the minister got goosebumps.

This was clearly a one-sided interrogation in which the human side had the upper hand, and not only was the upper hand easily taken away by this man, but he was also told to turn the tables and take the initiative.

...... This is a really bad feeling.

He scratched nervously at the chicken skin on his arms and looked uncertainly at the young man on the screen with his eyes closed, tapping his index finger on his collar in an irregular rhythm of lengths.

It wasn't long before the decipherer had successfully translated his first request, "First, both inside and outside the game, I will guarantee the absolute safety of my cousin Bai Anyi."

The minister said sharply, "That's no problem, what about the second one."

Another long burst of typing and deciphering.

It took three minutes before the decipherer looked up from between the white sheets.

His expression looked a little subtle.

"...... Secondly, the game can't end early, not only can you not kill any more xenos, but you have to find a way to get them to gather around me."

Everyone in the room fell silent, the same question surfacing in their minds in unison.

...... What does he want?

All eyes were on the decipherer, waiting for him to give Chi Jiangyu's third request.

Under this pressure, beads of sweat began to break out on the decipherer's head, and the dots and lines he scratched down inevitably looked messy.

As he put the pen down, he was unsteady and it rolled straight down to the bottom of the table.

The sound of a foreign noise, as if knocking on top of everyone's nerves, called for everyone's eyebrows to follow.

The decipherer rustled up the white paper.

The third sentence is a bit shorter than the second, but the amount of information it contains is nothing short of gut-wrenching.

He said in a hard voice, "...... Third, I will kill all the aliens except Bai Anyi to strengthen my own ability, please cooperate."

Here and there, the sound of inhaling resounded through the chamber.

Chi Jiangyu knows that killing a psychic can strengthen one's powers?

However, that would explain a lot.

Why does he have so much power but won't show it to anyone, instead of entering a virtual game of crisis; why does he go around recruiting his teammates, why does he generously give out so many supplies to entertain them; why does he refuse to end the game ......

So, he's raising pigs.

Reeling from the shock, the minister was ecstatic, "Quickly, quickly, report upwards and submit his request! Until it's approved, I'll make the call, let the game continue and don't move any more Exalts."

"Contact the PR department and have them send the ten or so trumpets we've raised up to the live broadcast, spark public opinion in the pop-up area, drive up emotions, and say ...... Let's say that this batch of Exalted led by Chi Jiangyu wants to take all the Exalted to escape from the game, and that he possesses a very tricky ability, and that the officials probably can't do anything about him either ...... Just spread similar remarks."

"After laying the groundwork for about half an hour, contact the action team and send the 'Catfish' squad to Sector B3 to round them up, put on a show with Chi Jiangyu, and then pretend to be defeated and flee. Basically, all the viewers are watching every move in Area B3, our siege will be seen by them, and without us having to say much, they will think that the officials are really in a hurry, and then they will further decide that Chi Jiangyu and the others might really have a chance of escaping. Such remarks, as long as they are seen by those Exalted, they will naturally draw closer to Chi Jiangyu and seek refuge ......"

"Escape, escape ......" mused the minister, "Right, we can also develop a new gambling model while we're at it! Just bet on whether they can all escape! ...... Quickly, quickly, all move, move, we've got some work to do!"

The fervor of the present world could not reach Lou Ying's ears.

After the communication hung up, he fumed in his sleeping bag for a few more moments before stifling a low chuckle.

...... Chi Xiaochi really has all the innings lined up, framed and detailed.

Their current crisis is twofold.

For one thing, the agency's focus on the first case of multiple aliens could potentially invite death for other aliens.

Secondly, the other Exalts already knew that Chi Jiangyu was a very powerful person, yet they all stumbled and intentionally waited and watched, and the more time they delayed, the worse it would be for them.

Chi Xiaochi knew that the organization would come to confirm whether "Chi Jiangyu" was really a polymath.

The most effective way to confirm this is to ask Chi Jiangyu directly.

He only needed to push the boat, and he could take advantage of the importance they attached to the so-called "multiple aliens" and use their hands to concentrate the scattered aliens around them without any effort.

As long as that can be accomplished, I'm sure Chi Xiaochi will have a way to get everyone out of here safely.

Lou Ying puts her hand on her forehead and closes her eyes.

...... is so, so smart you want to kiss him.