Invade the World

  Chapter 19 "Secret Base"

  One weekend afternoon.

  The warm sun shines on the wide unmanned balcony, and even the rusty bucket and the moss-covered wall give a warm impression.

  Xu Xiangyang was holding a workbook, and Lin Xingjie was holding a science fiction novel, and the two lay side by side on the asphalt floor under the water storage tank across a low wall, cushioned with only a newspaper.

  This is a residential building closest to the alley. The rooftop here has become a secret base for the two of them recently because no one is here all the year round.

  Today, the girl actively invited him to the rooftop, saying that she felt bored at home and wanted to let herself be with her. Xu Xiangyang always feels that her attitude is a little strange these days, it seems to be too "enthusiastic". But from the bottom of his heart, he hoped to get along well with her, so he readily agreed.

   "The end of the world..."

  Facing Xu Xiangyang, who was thinking about two math problems, he heard the young girl's emotional voice coming from his ears.

  She turned her head and asked a strange topic in a low voice.

  "Hey, Xu Xiangyang, if one day the end of the world is about to come, what do you think it will be like?"

"Compared to the end of the world, the next monthly exam is more important." Xu Xiangyang raised his head and looked at each other seriously, "Have you memorized all the key points I drew for you last time? From next time on, you will have to do it yourself. Take the strokes out, the teacher must memorize it carefully when teaching the text, and I will check it regularly..."

   "Okay, well, I know, master, don't read it!"

   Lin Xingjie immediately covered her ears with her hands, shook her head and glared at him dissatisfied.

   "I just ask casually, can you answer or not?"

  "..."

  He reluctantly took the pen from between his nose and upper lip.

  "What does it mean?"

   "That's why it was destroyed. It may be the alien invasion described in this book, or it may be a robot rebellion, or a zombie crisis."

   "Hmm..." Xu Xiangyang thought for a while, "I think it is more likely that humans have made mistakes. For example, nuclear wars, biological disasters caused by the abuse of genetic technology, and the abuse of antibiotics caused large-scale epidemics that are difficult to treat..."

   "Hey, you have no imagination," Lin Xingjie turned the page casually. After hearing what he said, the cheeks bulged slightly and complained with some dissatisfaction, "Obviously, you have seen Xiao An."

   "What is said, is it possible that it has the power to destroy the world?"

  Xu Xiangyang couldn't help laughing.

He admits that it is incredible... He doesn't know whether to describe it as "creature"-in short, Xiao An's existence allows him to see another side of the world that he has never seen before. The fantasy that can only be seen in movie novels in the past seems to be no longer It is a far away thing that is difficult to touch, but it is still too far away from the topic of "the end of the world" because it is so large that it is illusory and ethereal.

   "Why is it impossible? It's still small now. When it grows up, it might be able to do it!"

   "Who would hope that their pets will destroy the world when they grow up..."

   "That's me."

  She snorted softly with a triumphant expression.

  Xu Xiangyang recalled the scene when the two met for the first time, so he smiled and said:

   "Student Lin, you seem to be very interested in this topic."

   "Did you notice?"

   "Yeah. Let me guess, is it because Xiao An's existence makes you feel different and selected, so you are worried that something very important will happen to you one day?"

   "Hey, you are quite smart."

   Lin Xingjie’s answering voice became a little erratic. However, Xu Xiangyang thinks he should be right.

  The most important thing to get along with friends is to learn to “think empathy”. This is what Xu Xiangyang did. He imagined that if he was Lin Xingjie and knew that he had special abilities, but could only keep everyone secret, what kind of mood would she feel; and what she would worry about and fear for the future Something.

   "I don't think you need to worry too much."

  Xu Xiangyang put down the workbook, straightened up, and said seriously while looking at her face. In fact, he has wanted to say this for a long time.

   "You will definitely not be the only person with special abilities in this world. When the sky is falling, there will be a tall man against it. In the real world, it is impossible for a high school girl to save the world."

   "Really? But I don't seem to have met before. You are the only person who can chat with me."

  Lin Xingjie smiled, seeming not to be very caring about what he said.

"That's because you and I are still students, and the level of insight is too narrow after all." He replied confidently, "When we are both adults, I will accompany you to find it again. turn up."

"…thanks."

  Lin Xingjie sighed, then sat up, but did not look at him, but looked at the gray sky in the distance. The earth is gradually covered by reinforced concrete forests, even if it is sunny and bright, it cannot completely evaporate the haze covering the city.

   "However, what you said is wrong."

"what?"

   "What you said is wrong," Lin Xingjie repeated, "I am interested in this topic because of..."

The girl turned her face, her smooth face was stretched tight, although she seemed to be smiling, there was no smile in her dark pupils, her lips grinned slightly, revealing a row of white teeth. .

   "I hope the end of the world will come one day. At least, it can destroy this city."

  Xu Xiangyang froze for a moment, and for a while, he couldn't tell whether she was joking or serious; at the same time, a huge breathing sounded from behind him, with a greedy smell. A chill climbed along his back.

  The black whale glide past Xu Xiangyang's head. It wandered along the four sides of the balcony, wandering above the tube tower, opening its huge mouth from time to time, making a long and silent cry.

  I don’t know when it started, she released Xiao An.

   "Hey, were you scared just now?"

  The age-incompatible gloom on Lin Xingjie’s face disappeared without a trace like magic. The girl leaned her body over and arched him with her shoulders, with a smile on her face of successful mischief.

   "...not," Xu Xiangyang frowned, "I'm used to it a long time ago."

  One day when he woke up in the morning, he opened his eyes and saw a big mouth facing his blood basin by the bed. It was a irritation and scared him to a cardiac arrest.

  Because Xiao An can pass through the entity, and Xu Xiangyang is the only person who can see it, it is too convenient to use it for pranks, but he never let it go when he takes a shower or goes to the toilet.

  Of course, during that time, Lin Xingjie made more and more behaviors of crossing the fire, but he finally stopped him.

  "Are you still angry?"

   "I was not angry at all, I was worried about your head... You can't find a friend if you go on like this."

   "Haha, don't I have it now?"

   "I'm the only one?"

   "It's enough to have you."

   Lin Xingjie replied indifferently. She stood up and patted the dust on her body. The legs wrapped in jeans reveal the young girl's slender and straight legs, showing only a section of white ankles. She leaps and moves in place, and her posture is as light as a wild deer in the forest.

   "Okay, it's late, let's go back."

  Xu Xiangyang just wanted to follow her and leave, and suddenly remembered something.

   "Ah, by the way, Xingjie, I'm going to the street later, do you want to come?"

  The other party agreed without hesitation.

   "Okay. I'll drop by to buy some stationery. Where are you going?"

  "I'll rent a few discs." Xu Xiangyang replied, "I want to watch it when I go home to rest."

  Speaking of this, he asked hesitantly:

  "Does your family have any opinions? Do you want to notify me?"

  Xu Xiangyang is because the guardian is working overtime all year round, and her sister trusts herself, so she arranges her own schedule after school, which is more free than her peers.

   "You said my mother."

   Lin Xingjie blinked, smiling slowly at the corner of her mouth.

   "She is very busy every day, maybe she can't take care of me."

  Xu Xiangyang felt that his friend’s expression was a little weird.

  In this way, he has never been to Lin Xingjie's house, and the place where the two get together and chat is often in his own home.

  Xu Xiangyang met Lin Xingjie’s mother a few times, every time she was in a hurry, unable to say a few words, but her attitude was quite gentle, she seemed to be an ordinary middle-aged woman.

To be able to give birth to a beautiful and pleasant daughter, the mother was naturally a great beauty when she was young, and she still has the charm to this day, but the years of tempering are cruel after all, and no amount of makeup can stop the tiredness of the woman’s face. The wrinkles appear.

  But, after all, they lived in the environment of Tonglou, where a person was so messy, Xu Xiangyang would inevitably hear some bad rumors about the mother from his neighbors.

  However, since Lin Xingjie almost never mentioned her family situation, Xu Xiangyang would not ask. This is the tacit understanding of being a friend.

   "Okay, let's go."

  (End of this chapter)