Chapter 318: Chapter 199: The Great Era of Zombie Refining! The Gloomy Heritage of Yanhuang!

Ning An’s face showed a hint of surprise; the person who came was none other than the young Taoist priest Quan Xiaobai.

Back then, he and Lin Yanke went into the mountains originally for the Grotto Heaven Blessed Land, but by a twist of fate, they ended up meeting him unexpectedly.

After helping him clean up the mess, Ning An and his fellow apprentice just walked away, leaving him to the military and police.

Now, almost two months later, seeing each other again, compared to his previous sorry state, Quan Xiaobai was now much more radiant.

His demeanor was now more sinister compared to before; the youthful aura was no longer visible.

Even if you were to use your backside to think, you’d know that Quan Xiaobai had been officially recruited.

After all, as the world’s patterns were about to shift, Dragon Country’s official manpower was scarce, a crucial time for utilizing people.

Moreover, Quan Xiaobai didn’t kill indiscriminately; there were always appropriate reasons, so employing him and protecting him wasn’t difficult.

Looking at the squad’s formation, Quan Xiaobai was in the middle, while others were scattered around, protecting him in all directions.

From this appearance, it seemed he was not only not punished but rather given heavy responsibilities, appointed as the team leader at the Supernatural Bureau.

"You guys actually arrived so early, the camp was just prepared for you!"

"Duty calls, military orders like mountains, no room for slackness!"

The burly man, who seemed like the team leader, met with the camp leader and solemnly introduced the young Taoist, saying, "This is Quan Xiaobai, our First Squad’s strongest combat force."

"I’ve heard about this name; today, I finally meet the real person."

The person in charge smiled even more brightly; being part of the military district, he naturally knew about Quan Xiaobai. He immediately extended his hand, saying, "With you joining us, the safety of the camp will surely be a step higher, and Daoist Ning won’t have to work so hard alone."

"Oh."

Quan Xiaobai barely squeezed out a word from his throat, sounding awkward as if he hadn’t conversed with anyone in a long time, with language functions deteriorating, lacking emotion, cold and distant.

Hiss!

Is this hand something a normal human should have!

The person in charge felt eerie; the hand Quan Xiaobai extended was like it had just been taken out of an ice cellar, with a chill penetrating through flesh and bone, drilling straight towards the soul.

Yet his expression didn’t change, still joking and laughing, as if nothing had happened.

"How should we handle this black bear?"

The person in charge, a bit worried, pointed at the black bear. To him, anything that could threaten the base’s security should naturally be sent to meet King Yama. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

"Hmm."

Quan Xiaobai squeezed out a word stiffly from between his teeth and then fell silent.

On the contrary, the team leader beside him smiled and took over the conversation: "No worries, just find a cage for it and make sure it’s well-fed. Before we leave, we’ll take it with us."

The black bear seemed to understand the team leader’s words; a humane expression of gratitude appeared on its dark face, and it turned around, bowing several times like a person doing a salutation.

Seeing this, the person in charge felt an indescribably complex mix of emotions.

Truth be told, they didn’t really see Quan Xiaobai as a colleague, but more like a henchman.

With Quan Xiaobai, they needed to appease and utilize him well while being constantly vigilant. After all, with his past crimes, who knows when another timeline might explode. For now, he’d just been subdued through official means.

Once the black bear issue was settled, the person in charge called them over personally to settle them in the camp, while the cafeteria started cooking some simple dishes to welcome them.

Ning An watched everything from afar without stepping forward but silently pondering to himself.

When the new group left, Quan Xiaobai didn’t even care about what the person in charge was saying, instead focusing his gaze on Ning An, staring for a long time.

Hey, buddy...

I don’t like guys!

Regarding this little episode, Ning An shook his head with a smile, not taking it to heart.

Once the laboratory is repaired, he would continue to immerse himself in learning from Elder Shi.

As the saying goes, having more skills never hurts; maybe one day he’ll indeed find them useful.

"Xiaoning, you say you’ve got a decent appearance, why is it just a shell?"

"Elder Shi, I think..."

"Fool! Foolish! Unbelievably foolish! You still think? Does calcium carbonate in water react to form calcium hydroxide and carbonic acid? Can those two react? You just keep reacting yourself!"

"Why can’t they react? Water consists of hydrogen ions and hydroxide ions; hydroxide and calcium ions form a base, hydrogen ions and carbonate combine, no problem! Oh, I get it, Elder Shi, you’re testing my confidence in the answers!"

"What nonsense! Who was your high school chemistry teacher? I’ll report to higher-ups and get them removed immediately, misleading the youth, truly misleading!"

Well!

Isn’t this just a roundabout way of scolding me?

Ning An, with a darkened face, was thinking of words to retort, when a knock came from outside the door, "thud thud thud."

"Who is it!"

Ning An stood up angrily, opened the door without looking back, and to his surprise, it was Quan Xiaobai standing outside.

His face was still deathly pale, the black robe he came in was gone, replaced with a clean Taoist robe, probably prepared beforehand, fitting him nicely.

"Uh, you, anything you need?" Ning An asked curiously.

"Hmm."

Quan Xiaobai squeezed out a word from his throat, sounding as if it could be heard bouncing to the ground.

His facial expression changed dramatically, first hesitating, then yearning, and finally lost. He made no effort to conceal his emotive fluctuations.