Only I can make them stronger

"Dong dong dong..."

no response.

"Luoqi? Are you... okay?"

Xia Ye stood alone in the living room for a long time before she came back to her senses from the other party's stress-like reaction just now.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.

In Qianshi Agency, including himself, no one's emotional outburst had been as shocking to him as Luo Qi's sudden emotional outburst.

Because Luo Qi has always played the role of a mature, steady, gentle and intellectual "parent".

So, when such a character suddenly gets angry and acts out of character, it must mean that the matter is serious, or she is really sad.

No matter what, Xia Ye felt that he should come and care about the other person.

Although Luo Qi is the only one among the three who has not had a substantial relationship with him, her position in his heart is no worse than that of the other two, and is even slightly higher.

Because Luo Qi's intelligence and wisdom gave Xia Ye, who had just arrived, a lot of help, and she was also the main guide who enabled Xia Ye to quickly integrate into the Hill Continent. Her gentle personality also gave Xia Ye the most warmth and tolerance.

But at the moment, there was no movement in the house, and Xia Ye didn't know how to help the other party.

"Luo Qi?" He called again with some concern.

"Mr. Xia Ye...can you let Luo Qi be alone for a while...just a short rest will be enough..." A response with a strange tone finally came, but it rejected Xia Ye's kindness.

“But…” “Xia Ye!”

Xia Ye was about to say something else when another small shout from the stairs interrupted him.

Sana, casually wearing a bathrobe, walked out from the corner. Her bottomless cleavage stood out on her chest, and her muscular long legs, glistening with water, were faintly visible between the hem of her legs.

But now Xia Ye didn’t have much time to appreciate these things. He was quite worried about Luo Qi’s condition.

"No need to call. I have a general idea of Luo Qi's situation. It's useless to look for her now. Let her be alone for a while."

…………

"'Black Moon'? What is that?" As soon as Shana and I sat down in the living room, she mentioned a word she had never heard of.

"No one knows how this phenomenon is formed. All we know is that every year on the night of the black moon, the entire continent will fall into a state of silence and darkness."

"Wouldn't that be very dangerous?" Xia Ye felt that the situation was very disturbing just by imagining it. "And what does this have to do with Luo Qi's abnormality?"

"Don't be impatient, just listen to me... Actually, it's not as dangerous as you think, because... the appearance of the black moon will cause the energy of the entire Hill Continent to become extremely dull, difficult to function, and difficult to mobilize, just like..."

"Like inert gas?" This word popped up in Xia Ye's mind for the first time.

"Inert gas? Inert..." Shana was stunned at first when she heard this strange term, but soon her eyes lit up and she praised: "Yes, that's the feeling! A very appropriate description!"

Xia Ye is always like this, knowing nothing about some common sense content, but appearing to be quite knowledgeable in some strange things.

"In that case, it's not just the wilderness..." After receiving an affirmative answer, Xia Ye suddenly realized how great the impact of the "Black Moon" would be.

You know, even cities that look highly modern and even have futuristic elements rely almost entirely on physical elements as a power source.

If the above situation occurs, it means that the city's operations will be largely paralyzed that night.

"That's right." Shana nodded and smiled slightly. "But it's not as exaggerated as you think. At least Hill City-State is not a small gathering place, so it is quite experienced in dealing with the Black Moon Night."

"Although there will be some impact, they will solve the basic needs of city operations."

"The ones who are really affected are actually the creatures on Hill Continent...including us, of course."

"The power of the element has been equally reduced by half, and everyone has fallen into a state similar to exhaustion. This feeling will be very uncomfortable."

"So... Luo Qi is nervous because of the feeling of being about to collapse? This shouldn't be the case..." In his impression, Luo Qi is not the kind of person who would have such emotional fluctuations just because of losing strength in just one night, right?

"On the contrary... Luo Qi's physique, or the mutation factor, is very strange. Even among special people like us, she is the most special one." Shana shook her head and said:

"On a black moon night, the power in Luoqi's body will become almost completely uncontrollable, and she will... become a different person."

"That was a look... that she hated very much, almost crazy..."

lunch time.

The atmosphere at the table was unusually silent because this time, there were only three people.

Luo Qi hurriedly prepared lunch, left without eating a single bite, and locked herself back in the room.

Today’s lunch was not terrible, it was just inedible.

The soup was like salt water, with cheese, fruit, and a whole fish porridge without removing the internal organs, and pancakes that were fried to a crisp on both sides.

There is a saying that the food can best reflect the chef’s inner confession.

I'm afraid Luo Qi's mood at this moment is as chaotic as this table of destructive food.

"Recently, because of Xia Ye, we all forgot that the Black Moon Night is coming soon... Every year on that night, Luo Qi would ask Leah to stay in the house and not come out..." Leah put her head on the table with a bitter face and said with a pout.

The afterglow of last night's joy disappeared in this scene.

"Usually it's Canaanzi who helps Luoqi deal with her problems...but Canaanzi and Anke have been on this mission for a month and a half and haven't returned yet. If it's any later, we'll have to help them pay the residence tax first." Shana frowned and thought quietly.

"Many of Sister Canaanzi's equipment do not need to rely on rational elements to operate, so they can help Luoqi."

"But even if the equipment was left in her room, we won't use it, and we can't contact them now."

"Don't you need to rely on Lisu..." Xia Ye suddenly caught the key words that Leah uttered.

Nowadays, on this continent, apart from those devices that Leah mentioned, which are probably similar to the principles of the previous life, isn't he the only one who can maintain his abilities without relying on physical elements?

One's own strength is never driven by rationality.

"Could it be that the key to helping Luo Qi overcome this difficulty... is still with me?"

As soon as this thought came to mind, the system prompt came:

[Luoqi Bond Mission* appears]

[Mission name: Raven under the Black Moon]

[Mission content: Help Luo Qi safely pass through the night of the black moon]

【mission rewards:? ? ? 】

[Note: This mission is a "*" type mission. This type of mission is extremely dangerous and is likely to cause casualties to the bond owner. Please treat it with caution.]

Sanity and Madness

1. The One Named Phoenix

"There are still two and a half days until the night of the black moon..." Late at night, Xia Ye tossed and turned in the room where the body scent of Leah and Shana still lingered, and he could not fall asleep.

Luo Qi’s matter made him very upset.

Xia Ye even wondered if she had been too negligent in regarding Luo Qi's feelings, which was why she had said those words to her on purpose.

"It seems that Mr. Xia Ye doesn't know how to appreciate maid costumes."

Luo Qi is sensible, mature and gentle. Except for the fact that she sometimes has a little bit of bad taste that is unique to her style, everything about her is so beautiful that she looks like the perfect girlfriend who only appears in dreams.

In comparison, Shana's competitiveness and Leah's confusion and possessiveness do make him spend more time and effort to deal with them.

What about Luo Qi?

Are there some unknown problems in her heart, beneath her perfect personality?

Luo Qi never took the initiative to mention these things to anyone, so Xia Ye naturally ignored them.

From the amount of bond tasks completed, it can be clearly seen that Luo Qi rarely needs his help.

Leah's secondary factor link was almost unlocked, and her primary link had just encountered its last task.

However, this mission, which seemed not dangerous on the surface, was marked with an asterisk just like Dilven.

Xia Ye will never forget the fierce battle with the latter.

"It's really a headache... The battle with Dillwyn at least gave me some information, but Shana only knows a little about Luoqi..."

In the morning, Shana's description of Luo Qi's state on the night of the black moon made him completely unable to imagine how these words could be associated with Luo Qi.

"She will become crazy and indifferent, and look at everything with contempt in her eyes, much like... the legendary mythical species."

"The reason? I only know that it is the power that comes from Luo Qi's body, and it seems to be related to her bloodline and ancestors. But every time these things are mentioned, Luo Qi always mutters something that people can't understand, and then keeps silent."

"Her bloodline... well, it seems that she is used to calling that power..."

"Ancestor Raven."

Xia Ye murmured these words, without any idea in his mind.

No information related to "Raven" could be found on the computer, and the system did not indicate that there was a factor disease in Luo Qi's body.

He couldn't just solve the problem by having sex again, could he?

Regardless of whether he could have sex with Luo Qi in this state, Xia Ye clearly remembered that Luo Qi was currently unable to devote herself to him completely for some reasons.

Although Xia Ye is lustful and has coveted Luo Qi's beauty for a long time, he would never take advantage of someone's misfortune or go against their wishes.

"Fuck... forget it, let me get some sleep first and talk about it tomorrow..." After thinking it over, Xia Ye still had no idea, so he could only give up for the time being and forced himself to close his eyes and fall asleep.

…………

The next morning, as soon as he woke up, he received an official notification from the Shia City-State Mission Commission Gathering. The content was roughly that the escort commission for Careya's Livica Mine had been confirmed to be completed, and the registered mission participants needed to go to the gathering to hand over the mission and receive their rewards.

When accepting the task, Xia Ye was the registrant, so this message will be sent to his number.

"This is also a troublesome matter..." Xia Ye sat up and thought for a while, feeling overwhelmed.

All the cities invited to participate in the sample identification meeting must be aware of what happened in the Livica mining area.

He needed to think carefully about how to explain how he could return safely amidst the massacre.

After all, all of Shadow Claw's men had died in the mining area, so he could continue to hide his identity as the mastermind behind the scenes.

The current Qianshi Agency does not have the ability to openly challenge Yingzhua.

But no matter what, he still has to get the compensation, after all, this is an important source of income for his survival in the city.

So he quickly got up, left a note at his door, and quickly went downstairs and left the office.

Not long after, Xia Ye arrived at the commissioned meeting place.

Because it was morning, there weren't many people around, but as someone who had dealt with combat-type mutants before, he could clearly feel that among the few people making transactions at the counter, a few had very strong auras surrounding them, and one of them even had a stronger sense of oppression than Dilven.

It is not surprising that there are a few aliens above level five in a city of the size of Xia City-State. He had heard Luo Qi say before that it seemed that the mayor of this city was a powerful alien of level seven.

"Monsters are rampant..." After sighing softly, he also walked towards a counter.

The receptionist was a young and talkative guy. After looking at Xia Ye, he frowned slightly and asked:

"Is there a problem?"

"I'm Xia Ye, a clerk at Qianshi Office, and I'm here to hand in a task." Although the other party's look was not as cold as Sullivan, who interviewed him for residence permit, there was still a hint of scrutiny in his expression.

But today Xia Ye was too lazy to pay attention to the other party. His mind was full of words related to the Livica mining area.

“Qian Shi… Oh my god! Are you the lucky guy from the Livica Mine? Awesome! I’ve heard so much about you!”

"It's me...ah? Wait? What does that mean? What does a lucky person mean?" The other party's 180-degree turn in attitude made Xia Ye a little unable to keep up.

"Don't be so ungrateful! The Levica Mine was attacked by Shadow Claws and almost everyone was killed. If it weren't for the intervention of Phoenix Office, I would have to remove the 'almost' in front of it." The young man curled his lips, "I was lucky to run into Phoenix Office when I encountered such a thing and was rescued by them. Isn't this lucky?"

"You don't mean to say that you were the one who killed the Shadow Claw members?"

"What's going on!?" Xia Ye was secretly shocked, but pretended to be lucky on the surface and said:

"Uh...hahahaha, I wanted to brag a little, but after hearing what you said...I'll forget it."

Upon hearing this, the young man immediately said disdainfully: "You still dare to brag? Aren't you afraid of Shadow Claw's revenge? I advise you, if you survived, just be happy about it..."

"That's right..." After being reminded by the other party, Xia Ye suddenly understood the general situation of the matter and felt warm in his heart.

I'm afraid Karen asked Phoenix to release this news.

In order to prevent Shadow Claw from tracing her back, she simply borrowed Phoenix's influence to take all the credit.

For her, this might indeed be considered an achievement, but for Xia Ye, it was simply a time bomb.