Li Yao and Daniel Zhang stared at each other.
"What should we do next?"
Daniel Zhang asked.
"First of all, let's be sure of three things. First of all, this is a world where superpowers exist. No matter how illogical and scientific things seem, they can happen. Do you agree?"
Li Yao asked.
"Agreed."
Daniel Zhang nodded solemnly and pointed to the empty plastic bag. "You've already eaten my hundred-yuan steamed bun!"
"Don't be so stingy. I've tried my best to keep my stomach in. Second, it's not a coincidence that the Ark Foundation found you and the Dream Traveler at the same time, right? It's very likely that this is an organization that specializes in searching for superpowers. As for whether they are kind or malicious, and what they will do after finding superpowers, that's unknown. "
Li Yao said, "But we have to prepare for the worst, don't we?"
"... Yes."
Daniel Zhang thought for a long time, but still could not think of any other possibilities. He covered his face and sighed. "I just wrote a novel. Why am I so unlucky?!"
"Third, you're likely to be the next target of the Ark Foundation."
Li Yao said, "This is just my speculation. There's no direct evidence. But even if there's only a one-in-a-million possibility, it's worth investing 100% of our efforts to find the answer. You don't want to be taken to the laboratory to be dissected for research, do you?"
"Nonsense."
Daniel Zhang said unhappily, "But with the current evidence, it's not enough to be sure that the Ark Foundation is malicious. Maybe they're good people. Don't you see that the Dream Traveler is living well under the shelter of the Ark?"
"Yes, that's the question we have to figure out next."
Li Yao snapped his fingers. "Well, since we've reached a consensus on these three points, I'll talk about my suggestion. I suggest you take the initiative to contact the Ark Foundation."
"What?"
Zhang Daniu jumped up. "Are you the one who's crazy, or am I? I won't take the initiative to contact them! "
"If the Ark Foundation is malicious, then you and I will never be able to escape from their clutches. I can guarantee that as time passes, the people of the Ark Foundation will definitely gather more information about you and even me, and come up with a 'perfect plan of action' against us. When that time comes, we will have no secrets to speak of, and can only be at their mercy — this is the disadvantage of being in the open while the enemy is in the dark."
Li Yao opened his hands and said, "But right now, on the second day after I contacted you, the Ark Foundation shouldn't be aware of my existence yet. As long as you take the initiative to contact them, or even enter the Ark Foundation's secret base, I will have a way to sneak in and protect you in secret. Even if you are really cut into pieces and dissected for research, I will definitely avenge you, Mr. Niu!"
Daniel Zhang stared at Li Yao for a long time. "This lame joke is not funny at all."
"In short, if it's a blessing, it's not a curse. If it's a curse, we can't avoid it. This is really our only chance."
Li Yao said, "My identity can't be hidden for too long. If you have to wait until the Ark Foundation knows me like the back of your hand before you take action, it will be too late."
"Wait a minute."
Daniel Zhang said, "What if the Ark Foundation has good intentions?"
"If the Ark Foundation has good intentions, how did the creators of the fantasy worlds die?"
Li Yao said, "Even if some of them died of sudden diseases and some of them died of accidents, at least Garriott, the 'Father of Starlink', was killed by gunfire. The gunmen confessed that they were from an organization named 'Apocalypse'. This organization must be malicious! In order to avoid serious harm from the 'Apocalypse', you might as well seek the protection of the Ark Foundation as soon as possible! "
"That sounds reasonable."
Daniel Zhang said, "Hey, why do I feel that your mind is getting sharper and sharper, and your will is very determined, too? Your eyes are glittering like two light bulbs."
"This is all thanks to you, Mr. Niu. How should I put it? I feel that you are like a star, and I am like a planet. There is an inexplicable attraction between the two of us. The more I spend time with you, the more I remember a lot of things. Even incredible 'instincts' are bursting out from the depths of every cell in my body."
Li Yao moved his hands and feet at a super speed that was invisible to the naked eye. His fists broke through the air and even drew obvious streaks of white light.
"Stop right there."
Daniel Zhang said, "I will never have any 'inexplicable attraction' to a brawny, muscular man in my life. Just tell me, what should I do next?"
"Here are the details."
Li Yao's head became clearer than ever, and he said confidently, "Next, I will need to spend the entire day purchasing certain things, mainly electronic components that can be used to make mini bugs, trackers, and weapons. Don't worry. Of course, I will not purchase the particularly eye-catching, murderous knives, but I will need the necessary self-defense abilities. Right, there's also the high-energy food. I am still in the state of being reborn, reconstructing my cells, and 'super metabolism'. I cannot live on bread and sugar water all the time. I have to go to the military supply store and purchase some real compressed military food. Don't worry. I feel that I will be able to eat a lot less after my cells are completely reconstructed.
"After purchasing everything necessary for the operation, I will return to the school and erase all the traces that I left in the dormitory, especially the notebook where I recorded my dreams and the dumbbell that I tore apart.
"After all the traces are cleared, I will come back and meet you here. I hope that you can stay at home dutifully in the meantime and ensure the safety of the gas and the electric circuits. Do not go out at all. Can you do that?"
"Of course."
Daniel Zhang also realized the seriousness of the problem and nodded hard.
"Buses, trains, and planes will leave too many traces. I am going to rent a car and modify it myself. As long as we are on the move, the chances of us being discovered will be greatly reduced."
Li Yao tapped his fingers and suddenly frowned deeply, as if he had run into an unprecedentedly complicated problem. He said, "By the way, there is another problem that is very troubling."
"What is it?"
Daniel Zhang was shocked by Li Yao's serious attitude.
"I don't have any money."
Li Yao extended his hand to Daniel Zhang. "Mr. Niu, purchasing electronic components, weapons, and high-energy food will cost a lot of money. I will also need to rent a car. How much savings do you have? Why don't you take them out?"
"Ah!"
Daniel Zhang was dumbfounded. He stared at Li Yao's hands and asked in disbelief, "You … You don't have any money?"
"Yes, I am a university student and have no income. In the past week, I have already emptied my family's savings."
Li Yao said, "When my parents passed away, they left me a small house in my hometown, but I can't rent it for much money. The monthly rent is only about a thousand yuan, and I have to work part-time to study. My life is hard to make ends meet. In the past week, I have overdrawn three credit cards and swiped two small online loans. I really don't have any money left. Mr. Niu, you have many copyrights and countless aliases. You have been in the online literature world for so many years, so you should have some savings, right? How much?"
"I …"
Daniel Zhang's eyes were filled with tears. His lips trembled for a long time, and it was obvious that he wanted to curse. After holding it in for a long time, he said in a trembling voice, "Nonsense, if I had money, would I still be living in a place like this? I don't have money, I really don't have money. I only have twenty thousand yuan left. I haven't paid the rent for the next quarter!"
"Twenty thousand yuan is enough."
Li Yao said, "Anyway, you don't have a wife. Why do you need a wife's money?"
Daniel Zhang, "…"
Li Yao, "…"
Daniel Zhang, "I'm going to kill you. I'm going to write you to death in my novel. Really. I'm going to make you die once in '40,000 Years of Cultivation'!"
"Don't be rash, Master Niu. There are only two possibilities of success or failure in our operation."
Li Yao said, "If we succeed, it is very likely that you will crack the ultimate secrets about the Vulture Plan and the origin of Earth. You might even save the entire Earth! In that case, twenty thousand yuan is nothing. It won't be excessive to pay you back a hundred times or a thousand times! "
"That makes sense."
Daniel Zhang thought for a moment. "What if we fail?"
"If we fail, the two of us will probably be captured by the Ark Foundation or the Apocalypse Organization for dissecting and studying."
Li Yao said, "In that case, what's the point of your twenty thousand yuan that you've saved so hard for?"
"…"
Daniel Zhang took a deep breath. "Let me think. I have to think very calmly. You're not really trying to trick me out of twenty thousand yuan with such a lousy excuse, are you?"
Li Yao smiled.
It was a smile that was full of confidence when the supernatural strength returned to his body.
"Master Niu —"
He picked up the hardcover encyclopedia dictionary that he did not tear apart just now and bellowed, stabbing his fingers into it so deeply that the veins on his arms and neck were protruding. After a ripping sound, he really tore the dictionary that was harder than a brick in half!
"This is —"
Looking at the dictionary that was neatly cut and ten deeply dented fingerprints that were still burning, Daniel Zhang was lost for words for a long time.
"Master Niu, you should know now what a terrifying strength you've awakened, right?"
Li Yao grinned hideously. "Give me the money now!"
"You — you're robbing me, aren't you?"
Daniel Zhang shouted in desperation. "You're robbing me, aren't you?"
"The Earth will remember you."
Li Yao snatched the bank card from Daniel Zhang's hand and said solemnly, "The six billion people on Earth will remember your twenty thousand yuan for the resistance fund."
Leaving the author's house, Li Yao went straight to the largest electronic component market in Jiangnan City.
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