Chapter 554: The Armored Man and the Smiling Tiger
She withdrew her gaze, turned around, swiped the card, opened the door and went straight into the house. The door successfully blocked out the outside world's gaze.
Leaning against the cold alloy wall, Xiao Jin slowly exhaled a breath of foul air.
This base commander is really interesting.
What do you want to see by putting all the players in one place?
Putting this matter behind him, Xiao Jin raised his eyes and looked around the room in front of him.
This is a small suite of about 20 square meters, with a -meter bed, a bedside table next to it, and a single wardrobe on the other side.
In front of the wardrobe is the dining area, which only has a small round table. Finally, in the corner of the room, there is a small bathroom of only three square meters.
Although it looks small, it is already very large for an underground base.
You have to know that the rest of the ordinary people sleep in large bunk beds without partitions and usually go to the public toilet, and the same is true for the soldiers. Only special talents, such as doctors and researchers, have better treatment.
Even the base commander lives in a small cubicle behind the command room to facilitate her work.
After Xiao Jin came in, he did not relax his vigilance, but immediately checked the situation in the house.
She checked under the bed, at the corners of the table, and even the bathroom, but fortunately she didn't find any cameras or eavesdropping devices.
Seeing this, her expression relaxed a little. After checking that the bathroom was still supplying water, she immediately went in to take a shower.
Although the disinfectant at the base could not leave any traces on Xiao Jin's clothes, the smell was still there.
My goodness, she almost suffocated me!
You have to know that Xiao Jin's sense of smell is very sensitive, and this sensitivity can often be a torture at certain times.
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Time passed quietly in the slightly depressing atmosphere of the base.
During this period of time, Xiao Jin saw the other players one after another.
There were more than a dozen faces, all unfamiliar and alert, none of which had the familiar outlines in her memory. Perhaps the players Xiao Jin knew were in other cities in this world, or perhaps they were not here at all.
Among this group of players of all kinds, there were only two people who made Xiao Jin's nerve endings slightly tense, as if he had smelled the scent of the same kind of beast.
One of them is a man like an iron tower.
He was wrapped in heavy black armor, like a moving steel fortress. He casually carried a ferocious long-handled battle axe, half a man's height, on his back. The dark stains on the axe blade silently told of its battle record.
What was most frightening was his eyes - they shone through the gaps in his helmet, pitch black as an abyss of cold, bottomless water, without the slightest emotion, only a bloody murderous aura that was almost condensed into substance.
He stood there, and the air around him seemed to become heavier.
The other one was completely the opposite, a fat middle-aged man who always had a warm smile on his face.
He was dressed in ordinary clothes, looked even a little simple and adorable, and smiled and nodded to everyone he met. However, Xiao Jin's intuition was sharply warning him.
From the first moment he saw him, Xiao Jin knew that this man was much more difficult to deal with than the previous one.
This is exactly the case with the saying that a dog that bites doesn’t bark!
That smile was like a mask welded on the middle-aged man's face. He was full of enthusiasm, but deep in his eyes there was an icy indifference and a calculating cold light.
A typical smiling tiger, a poisonous snake in a kind appearance.
The rest of the players also have their own strengths.
A man dressed like a gorgeous medieval wizard was fiddling with a few glowing crystals while muttering something; the other woman was tall, but her pupils were strangely vertical.
From time to time, a fluffy, furry tail with strange patterns would occasionally stick out uncontrollably from under her clothes, and then be quickly pushed back by her.
Strange and bizarre props appear and disappear in the players' hands, or are pinned on their waists, or suspended at their sides.
Since their identities have been exposed, deducting points has become an inevitable price to pay. Many people simply give up on disguising themselves and openly show their "abnormality".
The main character doesn't even act anymore.
This group of people are all tough guys who have struggled out of a sea of blood and corpses, and the instinct for survival has long been engraved in their bones.
They had an almost beast-like keen intuition about Xiao Jin, who occupied a corner alone and whose aura was as heavy as the abyss. It was a danger signal that they could sense without words.
Therefore, everyone tacitly kept an invisible distance from her, each occupying their own corner, forming a delicate balance: they kept their distance from each other, were wary of each other, and yet lived in peace for the time being.
It was time for dinner in a blink of an eye. The food provided by the base was simple and regular.
Two meals a day: a bowl of bland porridge in the morning, with a boiled egg and a steamed bun; in the afternoon a small portion of a meal that could barely be considered one meat and one vegetable.
The quantity was barely enough to fill one's stomach, and the taste was not good. However, this was already a "privilege" treatment in the base.
Xiao Jin once briefly left the area where players gathered and caught a glimpse of the meals of ordinary survivors.
What they were given was a white bread that was as dry and hard as a brick. It took all their strength to chew off a crumb. The side dishes were even less, only a small bowl of vegetarian dish with almost no oil in it and a watery soup.
In comparison, the players' pitiful "meat" and relatively soft steamed buns seemed extremely precious.
After getting the food, Xiao Jin went straight back into the house and locked the door.
The rest of the players did the same thing, and their figures disappeared behind their respective doors one after another.
As soon as Xiao Jin entered the door, he took out the food sent from the base from the lunch box and skillfully put it into the disposable lunch box in his space ring.
This is how she solved the problem of meals during this period. After all, she had food to eat, so why should she suffer for her stomach?
Thinking of this, Xiao Jin curled up the corners of his mouth into a sly smile, thinking that the other players must have the same idea as him, and are hiding in their respective rooms enjoying the food!
"What should I eat?" Xiao Jin looked at the ready-made food area in the space and touched his chin.
Then his eyes scanned the numerous delicacies and finally stopped at a corner.
"Yes, it's you!" Xiao Jin's eyes lit up instantly.
She quickly reached out and picked out a roasted lamb leg wrapped tightly in tin foil from a pile of delicacies. The lamb leg was golden and crispy, and the aroma was so fragrant that you could almost smell the tempting aroma of meat through the tin foil.
Xiao Jin picked up a few more exquisite dishes.
A plate of tempting shrimp and tofu, garnished with green chopped green onions; a serving of scallops with vermicelli and garlic, the scallop meat is plump and juicy, perfectly blending with the aroma of garlic; and a bowl of steaming mushroom soup, the soup is clear and full of mushroom fragrance.
Xiao Jin placed the selected delicacies one by one on the table in front of her, and then she couldn't wait to tear open the tin foil of the roasted lamb leg. A rich aroma instantly filled the whole room.
He picked up the knife and fork and stabbed it into the roasted lamb leg. With a "crack", the tender meat juices gushed out. Xiao Jin chewed it with big mouthfuls, and his eyes became brighter and brighter as he ate.
"Hmm! Not bad, the heat is just right..."