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Chapter 677 Coming to Find My Brother and Lover
The humidity increases significantly at night, making the smell in the air even more unpleasant.

Yu Xia felt that even she, as a guide, could hardly stand it; she didn't know how these sentries could tolerate the smell.

She wanted to ask the Knicks, but when she turned around, she saw that they were all wearing masks.

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The Knicks handed her a mask. "Would you like to wear this?"

Seeing the other team members looking at her, she took the mask, put it on, and casually touched the back of her neck.

A suppressant patch was applied to her gland. Compared to the injection, the suppressant patch was not very comfortable, since this area of ​​skin is one of the most sensitive parts, and the suppressant patch was too noticeable.

Seeing her movement, Knicks leaned closer and whispered to her, "Don't worry, I can't smell your scent anymore. This patch works very well."

Yu Xia didn't really want to talk to him, and with a dejected expression, she slumped forward and sank into the snow wolf's thick fur.

She wanted him to help her cover up the scent of her pheromones, so he simply took out a suppressor patch and put it on her.

Fine.

“Remember, don’t release your spiritual form here,” Nix continued to remind Yu Xia. “These mercenaries dislike sea creatures and dragon sentinels the most.”

Yu Xia said in a muffled voice, "I know."

Hearing her tone, Knicks said, "Unhappy?"

Yu Xia didn't even look up. "I'm just your employer. Why do you care whether I'm happy or not?"

Knicks smiled, intending to comfort her, but then he thought about why she was unhappy and didn't know what to say.

If you want to make her happy, you have to do what she wants; this matter has to stop here.

"Don't be upset, little princess," Nix said. "If you don't like the suppressant patch, I'll find you some other suppressants later. But this stuff works better than injections and lasts a long time."

Yu Xia said, "No need."

She'll have the inhibitor when she meets Floch and the others later; she's almost used up the one Floch gave her before.

Knicks assumed she was still angry with him. He reached into his pocket, pulled out a piece of candy, unwrapped it, and handed it to her.

Yu Xia smiled, took the candy, and put it in her mouth.

Seeing how easily she cheered up, Knicks raised an eyebrow. "So easy to please?"
In fact, Yu Xia wasn't angry with the Knicks at all; she was just a little annoyed.

"Boss, is there any more candy?"

When Casey saw Knicks take out candy for Yu Xia, she came over and asked.

"Nothing."

Casey sniffed at the Knicks. "Boss, there's still some candy in your second pocket on the left, peach flavored."

"You brat." Knicks slapped Casey on the head, pulled out a candy and shoved it into his hand. "This is the only one left, there aren't any more."

As soon as Casey got the candy, she turned around and happily handed it to Yu Xia, saying, "Your Highness, here you go."

Amu and the others following behind them: "."

Yu Xia saw the tail swaying behind Casey, and the spirit creature with a tongue sticking out and an expression that was very similar to his. She laughed and ruffled his hair.

"Thank you, Casey. You can eat it yourself."

When she touched her like that, Casey's face turned red all the way to the back of her ears.

“Don’t call us ‘princess’ here.” Nix grabbed Casey by the neck and pushed him aside, then said to Yu Xia, “You have to give us a name.”

Yu Xia: "Don't you know my name?"

They recognized her identity, so how could they not know her sea tribe name?

After arriving at the outpost, she did not deliberately conceal her identity or name; it was not a secret.

The snow wolf spirit stopped, and Nix leaned against the wolf, turning his head to look at Yu Xia and saying, "Give us a name you want us to call you."

“Yu Xia, you can also call me Potti, whatever you like.” Yu Xia saw through Nix’s thoughts and said, “The sea tribe has no taboo against calling someone by their name, so it won’t offend me.”

“Yu Xia.” Knicks murmured the name a few times, and the feeling that had made his heart ache earlier surged up again.

“Let’s call her Yu Xia.” Nix snapped out of his daze, straightened the black hat on her head, and tucked the strands of hair that had fallen out of the hat back into her hair.

Yu Xia lowered her head and asked him to fix her hair.

Amu and the others reacted differently to the natural and intimate actions of the two.

"Wait here for a moment, I'm going to trade something." Knicks patted his spiritual body, told Miles to stay behind, and led the two little ones into a dimly lit alley.

The mercenary logistics area at night is no different from that during the day; it's just as lively. Mercenaries who enter the contaminated area don't follow normal routines for activities and rest.

There are only two streetlights at the crisscrossing intersection, one of which is still flickering and may break down at any time.

The sentries were shrouded in darkness, their swaying shadows mingling with whispers, like a hazy dream.

Every now and then, the sentries' rude shouts and the sounds of fighting could be heard.

The buildings and streets here are similar to those in the Federal Logistics District, but they seem to be covered with a layer of rust.

Miles subtly moved closer to her.

The waiting time was lengthened by the silence between the two.

Yu Xia stared at Miles' profile. He was wearing a mask, so she could only see the contours of his face.

As if she had been staring at him for too long, Miles turned his head, his eyes questioning.

Yu Xia felt she should say something, "Have you not blinked at all?"

Miles: "It's not very safe here. I should be careful."

Yu Xia leaned closer to Miles. "Miles, have you been with the Knicks for a long time?"

She had never met him before.

She still had some impression of the Knicks players she played for back then, but this was the first time she had met him, as well as Amuk and Casey.

Less than half of the other players were familiar faces, indicating that the Knicks have replaced quite a few players.

“Not long,” Miles said. “I used to lead the second team. After the first team suffered losses, I merged the veteran players from the second team with the first team.”

Yu Xia asked curiously, "How many teams do you have?"

Miles said, "There are only two. The second team is basically made up of green recruits, so we won't let them enter high-level contaminated areas."

Yu Xia remembered what Amu had said before, that he was

"So, you're the captain too?"

Miles nodded: "He is the captain of the second team and also the vice-captain of the first team."

Yu Xia: "I said you look much more composed than the little wolves."

Miles glanced at her smiling eyes, then immediately looked away.

He had heard rumors about the sea creatures; they had the ability to bewitch people, and it was best not to look them in the eye.

The two people who video-chatted with Princess Potty, or rather Yu Xia, might be among those who were bewitched.

The thought only flashed through Miles' mind for a moment before he quickly dismissed it.

Miles thought about it all the way. The little princess's personality was very different from the way the sea people did things. If that was the case, then she didn't need any charm ability.

Putting aside her sea-kin identity, it would be easy for the Sentinels to fall for her. Thinking this, Miles wanted to subtly ask the little princess about it, but he stopped himself from speaking.

Never mind, it's her secret. He has no right or qualification to pry.

Since she is their employer, he should just do what he is supposed to do.

“Amu calls you an old man, but I don’t think you’re old at all.” Yu Xia saw that Miles was silent again, so she started a conversation with him.

Miles gave her a gentle smile, but Yu Xia couldn't see the smile because of the mask on his face; she could only see his resolute eyes, weathered by time.

“He was acting a bit recklessly today, don’t take it to heart, he didn’t mean any harm, young guys are all like that, hot-tempered,” Miles said.

He was not good with words and usually didn't talk much, so he couldn't say anything comforting.

“Young man,” Yu Xia smiled, “your tone is starting to sound like an elder.”

A faint smile appeared in Miles' eyes. "Age-wise, I am indeed an elder."

Yu Xia looked him over and over, but she couldn't tell his age.

Miles stated frankly, "I am 127 years old."

Yu Xia: "Well, it's alright. According to federal statistics, the maximum human lifespan has exceeded three hundred years. You're in your prime."

Miles: "The upper limit is indeed over three hundred years old, but there aren't many Sentinels who can live to three hundred."

Not just few, but almost negligible.

Sentinels are frequently exposed to pollution, which greatly shortens their lifespan.

The average human lifespan is longer than that of a sentry.

His body cells are still young, but what he has experienced has already weathered his spirit and made him weathered by life's hardships.

Sea creatures have a higher lifespan than ordinary sentinels, which may explain why the little princess has a higher perceived age threshold.

Yu Xia didn't really care much about age. The lifespan of the Golden Clan was calculated based on energy. Theoretically, as long as there was enough energy, they could live indefinitely.

However, this is only in theory; there are still many factors that could weaken the Golden Clan.

To create such a theoretical environment and survive for a long time, she only knew herself and Polya.

Thus, they did not survive indefinitely because they had enough energy, but because they had remained in the eggs for so many years without hatching, their actual age should be counted from the time they hatched.

“You’re very young, Miles.” Yu Xia noticed the weariness in Miles’s voice and comforted him, “You’re mature and composed, with more experience than the little wolves. You should be a very good leader.”

As Miles listened to the little princess's earnest words of comfort, he couldn't help but look into her eyes.

She was indeed different from those sea creatures, who were born with an air of superiority and arrogance.

The girl in front of me was gentle and easy-going, with a special kind of approachability that couldn't be faked.

He was about to say something when he suddenly sensed several dark figures approaching them. He immediately became alert and released his spiritual form.

A huge black wolf blocked Yu Xia's path. The wolf was even larger than Nix's spiritual body. It arched its back, dug its claws into the ground, and bared its teeth in a defensive stance against the newcomer.

"Don't get excited, Miles."

These dark figures entered Yu Xia's field of vision one by one; they were all familiar faces.

Not long ago, they even tried to stop her and provoke her and the Knicks with harsh words.

Yu Xia frowned; it was that group of rogue sentries.

"What do you want to do?" Miles cocked the gun at his waist without saying a word.

"This thing is useless to us." The speaker was a small fraction of the group of sentinels, and the spiritual entity was a sentinel belonging to the cheetah.

He had a sharp face, with thick, slanted eyebrows that pressed close to his eyes, making him look intimidating.

Yu Xia had seen those fierce eyes on another sentry's face, Og.

Aug also had such eyes by nature. Even when he smiled, he seemed unapproachable and had a strong sense of aggression, as if he might pounce on someone and bite at any moment.

The cheetah sentinel in front of me had slightly toned down its ferocity, like a sharp blade yet to be drawn.

“Try it.” Miles brandished the gun in his hand. “Take one more step, Walter, and you’re in for a rough time.”

The sentry called Walter curled one corner of his mouth, his smile carrying a hint of aggression. "We don't mean anything by it, we're just saying hello to our new comrade."

As he spoke, his gaze swept past Miles and landed on Yu Xia, gesturing with his chin towards her. "Little Sentinel, what's your name? Who did you work for before?"

His tone was deliberately slow, sounding peaceful and without malice.

Miles shifted his body to the side, blocking Walter's view. "She used to be on our second team, and she was just promoted to the first team."

“I didn’t ask you.” Walter’s tone shifted, revealing a hint of ferocity.

In an instant, their eyes clashed.

The black wolf let out a warning growl, scratched the ground with its claws, and slowly took a step forward—a signal that it was preparing to attack.

Wot's team kept a close eye on Miles, ready for any battle to begin.

Walter stood still without making any attacking or defensive moves.

"My name is Yu Xia." Just when the atmosphere was at its most tense, a gentle and clear voice rang out, "I'm actually not a member of the Knicks team."

Miles turned to look at her in surprise.

Yu Xia winked at Miles and continued to Walter and the others, "I'm here to see my brother, sister and lover. The Knicks know them."

Walter became interested. "Your brother and lover? Who are they?"

One of the sentries said, "It can't be this old wolf, can it?"

After he finished speaking, the other sentries burst into laughter.

Miles ignored their mockery, only wanting to know how the little princess was going to deceive them.

Yu Xia soothingly patted the restless snow wolf beneath her and said, "My brother's name is Aug, and my sister's name is Maki."

Miles turned to look at her again, his pupils dilating slightly, his eyes filled with even greater astonishment.

Wot was taken aback, and his teammates were also stunned for a moment, then they all started talking in hushed tones.

"It was them!"

"Your brother is Aug?" Wot asked with a strange expression.

Yu Xia nodded. Aug and Magi were quite famous among mercenaries, and most of them knew them.

“Vice Captain, she’s one of Maki’s women.” A sentry approached Walter and whispered, “Otherwise, we…”

Walter raised his hand to stop him from speaking.

"And who is your lover?" Walter continued to ask Yu Xia.

Yu Xia paused for a moment, then said, "That's a bit much."

"Huh?" Everyone was stunned again.

"You know my sister, right?" Yu Xia quickly changed the subject. "Can you take me to her? I'll pay you."

She discovered that they were clearly more wary of Magee than of Aug.

“Oh?” Walter: “Our compensation is not low.”

Yu Xia: "I can afford any amount."