After the world spun around, he landed beside his own treehouse.
"Hm...?" Keke awoke from her slumber, raised her little head, looked around, and found herself back at the doorstep of her home.
Xu Xin returned to the treehouse.
Silver King and Mimi hadnât been taken out by him; they were still lazily lying by the fireplace. The egg that could move on its own was wobbling like a roly-poly toy by the fireplace, and upon seeing Xu Xin return, it immediately rolled over to him.
"Hmm!" Keke saw the giant egg and immediately lunged at it.
A panda cub and an egg once again began a chasing game inside the treehouse.
Just as he was about to sit on the sofa to rest for a while, his watch suddenly vibrated.
When he raised his hand to check, it was a message from Lou FeiâEr.
"Youâve just returned, right? I have something to tell you regarding District 187. Can I come over now?"
Hmm?
Isnât her watch connected to District 187?
If she could contact him, it meant she was now in her own parasitic treehouse.
Xu Xin walked to the window to take a look, and sure enough, Lou FeiâEr was at the window looking this way.
...Wasnât she supposed to be intercepting others?
"Come over." Xu Xin replied.
Lou FeiâEr immediately came up to the treehouse, then was pulled in by him.
"I told you to go and intercept those survivors, didnât I?" Xu Xin sat on the sofa, relaxed his body a little, and looked at her. "So why are you still inside the treehouse?"
Lou FeiâEr was staring dazedly at the giant egg rolling around the living room, only snapping out of it upon hearing Xu Xinâs words.
"I have gone once." Lou FeiâEr stood opposite Xu Xin and explained. "I checked on those stone statues after dawn."
"Oh? Whatâs the situation with those stone statues now?" Xu Xin slightly squinted his eyes. "Have a seat."
"They look just the same, but theyâre... posing for an attack!"
Lou FeiâEr mimicked an attack stance with her hands shaped like claws. She then found a chair to sit down: "However, they donât seem to move at all. Even those two pterosaur stone statues remain stationary. It appears that as long as we donât step inside, they wonât pay any attention to us."
Xu Xin nodded slightly.
Thatâs the best scenario.
Of course, we definitely canât just leave these stone statues be forever.
Once todayâs events are over, weâll have to find a way to deal with them.
After all, these stone statues are only one kilometer away from his treehouse, presenting a significant potential threat.
"So, you came back?" Xu Xin looked at Lou FeiâEr with crossed arms, asking.
This fellow really knows how to slack off.
"Well... they werenât moving, and thereâs no danger for now..." Lou FeiâEr saw Xu Xinâs intent to ask seriously and quickly explained, "I wasnât slacking. I came back to prepare for District 187 matters! Also, I asked Wenxi to announce in the district channel that people shouldnât get close to the giant crater in the Transmission Array where the first beam appeared, advising them to avoid those stone statues and directly find a nearby treehouse."
"There shouldnât be any issues..." Xu Xin slightly frowned, thinking those statues were extremely eerie, and even explorers like them lacked the confidence to handle them, not to mention other survivors.
"Youâre underestimating them! My dear master." Lou FeiâEr immediately defended her choice. "Those daring to come alone arenât weak; theyâve survived so far like other survivors, and finding a treehouse should be relatively easy for them."
This is true.
Theyâve traveled over a hundred kilometers; itâs unlikely they would encounter problems in the final kilometer.
As long as they heed the advice, avoid trying the Transmission Array recklessly, it will be fine.
As for those who donât listen, if they die, they die, just as long as they donât implicate others.
"Has anyone arrived during this period?" Xu Xin inquired.
People started to dismantle their treehouses to head this way just last night.
Lou FeiâEr shook her head: "No, nobody has come over yet. This morningâs batch started moving after close to nine oâclock, and itâs been only over two hours; itâs impossible for them to be here so soon. As for last nightâs ones... none have arrived from our side, Iâm not sure about the other side."
Xu Xin nodded and then asked: "Werenât you going to tell me about District 187 matters? You two, stop causing trouble in the living room, go to the large room downstairs!"
This sentence was directed at Keke and the giant egg.
"Rumble rumble..." The giant egg clearly understood Xu Xinâs words and rolled down the stairs; Keke also whimpered as she chased after it.
Even Silver King couldnât resist and joined them in the chase to the spacious second-floor room.
Wolves, naturally energetic creatures.
Meanwhile, Mimi just glanced at them and continued to lie by the fireplace, enjoying the peace.
Lou FeiâEr watched the group as they trotted down and only continued speaking afterward.
When mentioning District 187, her expression immediately changed to one of smugness: "Hehe, how can my moves not have any effect? Wasnât I pulled into the big shot group of District 187 by Zhang Daoguang before..."
She began explaining her plan.
Now, Lou FeiâErâs influence in District 187 nearly equaled Zhang Daoguangâs.
As for why she hasnât surpassed Zhang Daoguang to become the leader, itâs because Zhang Daoguang had always ranked first in the district, and the people surviving now were also those he saved once during the defense battle.