In her understanding, such a powerful pill must be a very precious and rare resource.
Xu Xin had just been able to give her one such pill to heal her injuries, fulfilling his maximum kindness, and she knew she had to pay a price to obtain these three.
"Iâll ask you one question, and if you can tell me the answer, these three pills will be yours." Xu Xin looked at her and said.
To Xu Xin, these pills were not really scarce resources.
Although these pills could not be mass-produced yet, they were definitely not lacking for those within the Explorers.
Xu Xin currently had a whole bottle in hand, with more than a dozen left, and if he ran out, he could always go to Qi Xuefei for more.
After all, the lives of the Explorersâ members were the most important because each of them carried tens of other peopleâs lives on their shoulders.
"...What do you want to ask?" Shi Wanyun paused for a moment and said.
She didnât look at Xu Xin, but rather observed the surroundings, as if avoiding Xu Xinâs gaze.
She seemed to already know what Xu Xin wanted to ask.
"Tell me, what is your... exclusive special ability?" Xu Xin asked directly.
Truthfully, he had wanted to know this question for a long time.
From the previous conversation, he couldnât guess what kind of ability this woman, ranked first in Area 1 for this event, possessed.
"Exclusive special ability?" Shi Wanyun gently turned to look at Xu Xin with a somewhat puzzled expression, "...What do you mean?"
She furrowed her brow slightly, her eyes showing a trace of confusion and bewilderment, seeming as if she genuinely didnât know about any special abilities.
"Do you really have no special ability?"
"...I donât know what you mean by exclusive special ability." Shi Wanyun shook her head.
Does she really have no exclusive special ability?
No.
Xu Xin couldnât help but laugh.
"Your acting skills are far behind Lou FeiâEr." He rubbed Kekeâs little head in his arms.
"Eep?" Keke looked up at him.
"...I donât know what youâre talking about." Shi Wanyunâs eyes flashed with a slight annoyance, seemingly displeased with Xu Xin comparing her to others.
"I mean, youâre overacting when lying." Xu Xin laughed.
"...What are you really trying to say?" Shi Wanyunâs soft tone slightly intensified, "Iâm not lying, nor do I know about any special ability."
If you only look at her attitude just now, she indeed gives the impression of completely not knowing about special abilities, but...
"Have you forgotten that the fact that some of our Explorers have special abilities is now basically known worldwide?" Xu Xin teased Kekeâs little belly as he spoke.
"..."
Among their Explorers, Li Wenxi and Qi Xuefeiâs abilities were basically fully exposed to the entire world because their abilities were essentially fully open to their subordinates.
Just like Li Wenxi leading people to mine, her hundredfold explosion rate had long been exposed to everyone.
And the Explorers hadnât taken any confidentiality measures regarding this.
After all, with so many mouths to feed, they couldnât control news leaks, so they might as well let it be, which could further improve their Explorersâ capabilities.
Indeed, their approach proved correct as everyone, whether from Area 188 or other areas, had strong confidence in the Explorers.
Basically, if they had the chance to join them, they definitely would.
"This matter, everyone in the world knows about it. You wonât say you donât know, right?" Xu Xin couldnât help but laugh, "You donât know what special ability is? Or are you trying to hide something."
Shi Wanyun was silent.
Her eyes flickered with a hint of frustration.
Xu Xin also smiled slightly.
This Shi Wanyun indeed wasnât very good at interacting with others.
"I canât tell you my ability right now, Iâm sorry." Shi Wanyun stood up, "I donât want your three pills. But thank you, and if I make it back, Iâll repay you."
Wow, just flipping the table?
"Wait, do you really not want them...?" Xu Xin held up a pill and waved it in front of the camera, "One pill can save a life, you know."
"...You donât need to tempt me. I canât tell you about this." Shi Wanyun shifted her gaze away from the projection.
She was indeed very eager for the pill, but...
"Itâs not that I donât want to tell you, itâs that I canât." Her voice remained gentle but carried words that made Xu Xinâs eyelid twitch.
Canât tell?
Why canât she tell?
The information Xu Xin had encountered that couldnât be disclosed to others...
Should only be regarding the underground world back then?
"...Is your ability related to the Blood Pattern Race?" Xu Xin tentatively asked.
Shi Wanyun turned to look at Xu Xin, her lips slightly opened but then closed again, turning away from him.
She seemed to already know what it meant to lose by speaking too much, so she simply chose not to talk to Xu Xin anymore.
However, she didnât hang up the call but instead waited for Xu Xin to do so.
Or perhaps she still had hope for the pill in Xu Xinâs hand.
"Alright, alright, you donât need to keep glancing over here." Xu Xin shook his head, directly trading the three pills over, "Iâve given them to you, hope you donât disappoint me. When you come back, Iâd like to know everything you know about that giant tree."