Just a magical girl who picks up trash

Well, in a way, it was confirmed, but Ming Chuo didn’t know that the so-called love rival was actually right next to him, and it was Xin, the passerby he ignored.

This mission is a semi-long-distance mission. Knowing this, and feeling that the relationship can be further promoted along the way, it is clear that Ming Chuo will definitely not miss such a good opportunity. Of course, this is for personal reasons.

After all, he is the male protagonist and the future base commander of the neighboring base. Even when he is chasing girls, Ming Chuo obviously has not forgotten his main job and ambition. Therefore, this visit is actually a visit on behalf of his own base. If he can take the opportunity to establish a cooperative relationship with the other party, it will be a good decision.

He had to go anyway for both public and private reasons, and Ming Chuo was more than happy to have Zhao Yingcao join him.

At this moment, seeing that the captains of many superpower teams came to accept their tasks, or to hold a small meeting to confirm their identities, Ming Chuo's eyes were almost glued to Zhao Yingcao since he walked into the meeting room.

However, Zhao Yingcao didn't care about this at all. She just sat there with her eyes closed, as if everything around her had nothing to do with her.

With this attitude, many captains of the surrounding superpower teams undoubtedly looked at the two of them when they were bored waiting, and most of them looked at them with gossipy eyes.

After all, the news that Ming Chuo was pursuing someone across the base was no longer a secret among the various teams in the base. In addition, although Zhao Yingcao had always been very low-key and aloof in the base, her charm was indeed obvious to all, so in fact, she had quite a few suitors.

In this situation, in fact, when Ming Chuo first came, many people caused trouble for him because of "jealousy", and no one gave up even though Ming Chuo had such and such a background.

However, this comparison or jealousy mentality gradually disappeared after seeing Ming Chuo suffer the same defeat at the hands of Zhao Yingcao and not much better than them, and was replaced by sympathy and empathy.

After all, this Captain Zhao Yingcao... seemed to have never had any feelings. She had always been like this, no matter who she was. Unknowingly, the title of "Ice Beauty" spread out, and she was labeled as someone who could be admired from afar but not touched. So far, the only one who still persisted was undoubtedly Ming Chuo.

To be honest, many people have changed their initial jealousy and disdain for Ming Chuo's infatuation into admiration and wait-and-see expressions. In fact, countless teams want to see whether Ming Chuo can melt the iceberg, which can also make up for the regrets they have always had in their hearts.

Unfortunately, several months have passed and the result is... absolutely no result.

At this moment, many captains have begun to look at Ming Chuo with sympathy, but Ming Chuo seemed to be completely oblivious to those gloating looks. He just stared at Zhao Yingcao who was resting with her eyes closed. The emotions in his eyes were no longer concealed at all. It was a pity that no matter how passionate he was, the goddess completely ignored it.

This situation lasted for more than ten minutes, until the door on the main side was opened and an old man in a Zhongshan suit walked in from outside. Everyone's eyes turned to look over, including Ming Chuo who was looking at Zhao Yingcao and Zhao Yingcao who was resting with his eyes closed.

Everyone's eyes fell on the seemingly kind old man in front of them with a gentle smile on his face. However, they could clearly feel that the harmless old man exuded a powerful aura that made everyone, including Zhao Yingcao and Ming Chuo, tremble.

"Haha~~ Looks like everyone is here. Young people are great, full of energy~~~"

Although he had deliberately delayed the arrival, he used a bland joke to gradually ease the atmosphere. The old man immediately came to the main seat under the escort of two bodyguards. He glanced around casually, and then lingered on Zhao Yingcao and Ming Chuo for a while. After a long while, he spoke, not knowing what he was thinking about.

"Meeting... forget it. Old people tend to talk at length. I won't say anything extra. I'm afraid you'll nag me, so I'll just talk about this mission directly!"

As he said this, he moved the cane in his hand without any nonsense. The next second, with a flash of light, a huge projection instantly appeared behind the old man.

The huge floor plan looks like a picture projected from a high altitude, and you can clearly see a thriving city gradually operating in it.

It looks like an ordinary steel city, no different from an ordinary city. However, this so-called "ordinary time"... is referring to the "ordinary time" before the end of the world.

The streets are clean and tidy. Between the passing vehicles, people are hurriedly passing by under the flashing red and green lights.

On top of the towering buildings, one could occasionally see figures of three or four flashing past the windows. Judging from the looks of the people present, they could naturally tell that those people seemed to be doing daily chores like collecting clothes.

Looking at such a scene, if one ignores the walls at the edge of the city, the desert ruins outside, and the time shown above the projection, everyone present might think it is a screenshot from before the end of the world.

The video was not long, only less than a minute, but the scenes captured in it undoubtedly made almost everyone present speechless, and they were unable to say a word for a long time.

In this situation, Zhao Yingcao also frowned, and Ming Chuo also withdrew his attention from her and turned his gaze to look at the strange city in front of him.

An 'ordinary city' in the apocalypse, how... is this possible?

188. Cooperation

At this moment, everyone present was undoubtedly attracted by the clean and tidy city in front of them.

From just a few screenshots, it is enough to see too much information, and it is these messages that are so eye-catching.

"Ahem-everyone..."

At the same time, under the incomparable shock brought by the picture, the old man on the side also continued to speak in time:

"As you can see, the interior of this Heart Voice Base has clearly far exceeded our imaginations. This is one of the important reasons why we've summoned everyone here. We don't know what the emergence of this base actually means, so this time... I'm afraid I'll have to rely on you all."

Having said that, everyone understood why so many teams of psychics were summoned for what was supposed to be a "diplomatic" mission. The reason was obviously here.

Of course, everyone present was an old hand. Although the old man's words made it seem that the so-called "diplomacy" meant visiting with a peaceful and friendly attitude, how could a guy who could hold the old man's position be so kind in his heart?

Everyone understands what visiting means, but in another sense, the so-called exploration is undoubtedly the key point, and the results of the exploration are also the key to what attitude should be adopted towards this new base in the future.

After all, it is impossible for a person in power not to be envious of such a 'prosperous' city.

Why can the other party maintain this?

Is it because there are powerful people with special abilities?

Is it because he possesses some powerful weapon?

Or is there something special about the base itself?

If we can figure this out, or even if we can get our hands on it, then can we...

To sum up, all the ideas mentioned above are ultimately intertwined to form calculations and ambitions from all sides.

Under such circumstances, the advance of these teams is actually similar to that of vanguards.

Of course, no one present would object to this.

After all, although they were used as guns, it must be said that the emergence of a new base is obviously a new resettlement place for these wandering teams that have no fixed place to stay.

Similarly, no matter what the higher-ups are planning, at least for them, no matter what happens to the new base in the future, these people will obviously be able to get some benefits from it.

There's no big danger. We can just go in and explore. As long as the base doesn't drive us away, there won't be any problem.

This can be said to be a task that has no danger at all but can bring generous rewards, so there is naturally no reason to refuse, right?

With this thought in mind, naturally none of the teams chose to withdraw or refuse the mission. Even Qiang Zhaoyingcao and Ming Chao agreed to it. This shows that the mysterious base obviously attracted the attention of the two.

……

After learning the basic information about the mysterious base, there was naturally no need to continue this impromptu meeting. After some encouragement and empty promises from the old man, everyone left.

However, Zhao Yingcao frowned slightly the moment she walked out of the meeting room. Then, out of the corner of her eye, she saw a figure walking towards her at a leisurely pace, as expected.

"Captain Zhao, this time... we have a pleasant cooperation..."

Walking in front of Zhao Yingcao, Ming Chuo immediately spoke so. With his unruly temperament, handsome face and a pair of eyes that seemed to be able to emit electricity, facing Zhao Yingcao, if it were an ordinary person, he would probably have been bewitched by him and lost his mind.

However, Zhao Yingcao was not a flower maniac, nor was she a normal person, so even when facing the other party's look that was obviously seductive and provocative, she still kept a calm face from beginning to end.

The eyes that had mutated into blue-purple due to the supernatural power were staring at Ming Chuo in front of him without any emotion at this moment.

At this moment, even Ming Chuo, who had seen countless women, could not understand what emotion was in Zhao Yingcao's eyes.

While I was thinking, Zhao Yingcao suddenly withdrew his gaze and walked away without looking back.

Just as Ming Chuo subconsciously wanted to catch up, the other party's calm words came from the front, with a hint of impatience in the coldness:

"We each have our own missions, and there's no cooperation. Also... stop bothering me, I already have someone I like."

The words were still cold and flat, and the tone was still without any ups and downs. It was obvious that Ming Chuo had long been accustomed to his pursuit of these days.

But even so, at this moment Ming Chuo was still petrified in an instant because of Zhao Yingcao's words.

It was not the obvious rejection attitude he had shown before. It was obvious that Ming Chuo had experienced this attitude many times, so he had long been immune to it and did not care.

However, what really matters is the other person's next sentence.

What does it mean to already have someone you like?

Who is the other party?

When did this happen?

Was it before I knew myself?

Or maybe she was lying to herself, just looking for an excuse or a reason...

Of course, the latter possibility was quickly denied by Ming Chuo.

Although the other party did not respond much to him during this period, Ming Chuo was able to analyze the general character of the place just from these.

It is obvious that the cold beauty is not just talk, but Zhao Yingcao is really cold. Not only is her appearance cold, but her heart seems to be cold as well.

It is difficult for such a person to completely let go of someone, but at the same time, if they can really make the other person "like" them with such a personality, it will definitely be something that will never change in their lifetime.

At the same time, Zhao Yingcao would not lie, nor would she bother to lie, so her previous words were obviously not perfunctory or deceiving herself... There was no need for that at all.

So what Zhao Yingcao said was true, she... has someone she likes?!

It was this sentence that made Ming Chuo stand there in a daze for a long time, and his face began to turn visibly pale.

Not only that, there seemed to be a constant flash of murderous intent in his eyes, and the sense of danger even made the air around him colder at this moment.

Just stood there motionless until a long time later...

"hehe--"

Suddenly he grinned, and that charming yet bewitching smile seemed to make the air around him agitated for a moment. Then Ming Chuo muttered to himself:

"So what? Now that I've seen it, you... can only be mine!"

Although it was a premonition and a feeling, it only suddenly touched my heart at the beginning, causing me to feel a sudden heartbeat when I first saw the girl.

But immediately afterwards, Ming Chuo took the initiative to suppress this inexplicable feeling.

He doesn't allow anything to happen that is beyond his imagination.

However, later on, as Ming Chuo gradually became interested in Zhao Yingcao, although the initial excitement was gone over time, Zhao Yingcao had undoubtedly left her own mark in Ming Chuo's heart.

That woman belongs to him and can only be his. Only he can melt her ice. Her tenderness, smile, etc. beneath the iceberg are things that only he can enjoy.

This is not pathological, but an idea that only arises when one is confident in one's own conditions.

However, what I never expected was that I had prepared so much for this for so long, but in the end, not only did I not get a response from the other party, but I still got such a result.

Who is the person I like?

Will you behave completely differently in front of that person?

Even saying that you and that person have already...

"thumping····"

With a loud noise, the wall beside him had already cracked into spider-web-like cracks under the unharmed fist.

Standing not far from the entrance of the empty central city hall, looking at the direction where the girl was no longer there, an increasingly enchanting smile suddenly appeared on that handsome face.

"I actually get jealous of others sometimes... But this just goes to show how much of an influence you have on me. If that's the case... you can only be mine!"

After the words of appraisal fell, Ming Chuo gently tidied up his somewhat messy clothes. After closing his eyes for a few seconds, he opened his eyes again, and his face had returned to a cynical expression.

"Well--keep up the good work--"

After muttering to himself, he immediately started walking in one direction, leaving behind only a cracked wall as evidence that someone had been there before.

Zhao Yingcao got rid of Ming Chuo with just one sentence, but he had no idea what the other party was thinking now and didn't care. He didn't stay for long, but quickly returned home.

Home... Actually, this word has become something that is so far away from her now, but for some reason, this word suddenly popped up in her mind at this moment.

Maybe it’s because in that house called ‘home’, someone is still waiting for his relationship!

When Zhao Yingcao thought of this, his steps quickened without even noticing it, and he returned to his residence at almost the fastest speed. As soon as he opened the door, he heard a pleasant voice humming a tune coming from the kitchen.

It’s Qian Xin, she is...cooking?

Of course, Zhao Yingcao would not expect the other party to make this for her. She probably was hungry. But despite this, listening to the relaxation and happiness contained in the untuneable tune, Zhao Yingcao couldn't help but reveal a faint smile on her face.

This feeling... is so good!

189.Hunter

Qian Xin was indeed cooking, but it was definitely not for Zhao Yingcao.

However, after all, the two of them now live under the same roof and have already developed such a relationship, although Qian Xin has always emphasized that she is just taking advantage of this relationship.

But even if it's just a pretense, how can we not show the "relationship" well?

So even though she was disgusted and didn't want to do this, when Qian Xin walked out of the kitchen and saw Zhao Yingcao who was already waiting at the dining table in front of her, she couldn't help but show a look of displeasure on her face.

Although he was unhappy, he still walked over obediently with two bowls of noodles in his hands. He placed one bowl casually on the table and started eating the other bowl.

Although he didn't say anything, his attitude was already very clear.

Zhao Yingcao naturally would not waste the noodles that Qian Xin specially cooked. Although she was a little cold, it cannot be said that she had no emotional intelligence at all.

As soon as he saw the second bowl of noodles, joy and a hint of amusement flashed in his calm eyes. Looking at the "tsundere" Qian Xin from the vocational school, he also picked up the noodles and started eating without saying anything.

The sounds of both of them eating were very quiet. Although the saying of not talking while eating and not talking while sleeping was no longer useful now, there was really nothing much to talk about between the two of them, so the atmosphere was very quiet for a while.

After finishing the meal, Qian Xin casually threw the things on the table and didn't intend to care about it, but Zhao Yingcao was very conscious and took the dishes of both of them into the kitchen, washed them carefully, and then put them away in the space.