Tomb Raider: What the hell is this strange commission?

Chi Yu was looking at Xie Yuchen.

In the face of surging emotions, all words are pale. The result of Xie Yuchen's choice is already clear - he let down the defense line in his heart and accepted Chi Yu.

This is good. Xie Yuchen got what he wanted, and Chi Yu will soon get what he wanted, or even more.

Chi Yu thought that Xie Yuchen had always been a generous employer, but he was still a little surprised that Xie Yuchen's first reaction at this time was to appreciate the scenery here.

after all--

"I thought you would be more concerned about whether your guys arrived at the designated location during our operation." Chi Yu said, "You left a signpost for them, right?"

Xie Yuchen sighed softly.

"Yes, you know, I left some space every few sections of the road. Even if the sandstorm may cover some of it, the remaining part is enough for them to find us and join us."

He looked at Chi Yu's unmoved expression, unable to tell what kind of emotion he felt in his heart, "Of course I care about whether my plan can proceed smoothly, but in the current situation, we can't contact them, so we might as well focus on the present."

"—like the Aurora."

Xie Yuchen asked him: "It's a beautiful natural scene, isn't it?"

Chi Yu therefore looked up at the sky again.

Chi Yu has a very clear standard for judging beauty and ugliness. Can the aurora be classified as beautiful? That is a question that does not require any thought.

But what is so beautiful about it, and why do people attribute it to beauty? Chi Yu couldn't understand.

In his view, the aurora is nothing more than a luminous phenomenon caused by charged high-energy particles from the magnetosphere and solar wind being guided into the Earth's atmosphere by the Earth's magnetic field and colliding with atoms in the upper atmosphere.

The different-colored sky is just a form of natural evolution. It changes the spectral lines received by the human perspective, thus bringing a different visual experience.

Therefore, Chi Yu could not empathize with Xie Yuchen's thoughts.

"Even if it was the cause of the temporary paralysis of our communications?"

"Only under this level of geomagnetic storm can we see the aurora in China. If communication failure is the price to pay, it is not unacceptable to me."

Xie Yuchen said, smiling at Chi Yu, "I am lucky that you are by my side, but not everyone is as lucky as me, so now, there must be someone who is worried about this situation."

Well, that's true, after all, not everyone is like him and can be prepared for this.

Chi Yu thought about it, then turned to ask Xie Yuchen: "How much time did I save you?"

"Two weeks." Xie Yuchen replied.

"Although the original inspection schedule stated that the inspection would take one month, those people must have known that I would not delay returning that late, so conservatively estimated that I would only have two weeks to operate freely."

"So what you're saying is that I have to stay in Lop Nur with your family for at least two weeks - until you come back?"

Chi Yu's tone was obviously critical, and at this moment Xie Yuchen suddenly understood Chi Yu's previous choice, because sometimes, ambiguous words were the most appropriate answer.

So he hesitated between answering "yes" or "no" and chose to say: "I will deal with those things as soon as possible and won't keep you waiting too long."

Chi Yu didn't say whether it was good or bad, so the conversation between the two was interrupted because of the silence of one of them.

They strolled in the pale city, and the rose-red aurora dyed the earth with a layer of romance. When Xie Yuchen set foot on this road again, his mood was completely different from when he came here.

The fog that symbolized confusion and the unknown dissipated unknowingly, and the blinding wind and sand were blocked by the silent curtain. The clear vision allowed him to clarify his goal, and all Xie Yuchen had to do now was to keep moving forward.

In almost the same amount of time as before, they returned to where they had started.

No matter how much basic protection there is, it is useless under the power of nature. The off-road vehicles left here have most of their tires buried in the yellow sand, but at least the basic functions can still be used.

Xie Yuchen opened the car door and started the car. Soon, the air conditioning function started working. He sat in the passenger seat, enjoying the warm air while trying to adjust the car radio.

——Even if the magnificent aurora is still hanging in the sky, people always have to do something to prove that they are not idle.

Xie Yuchen listened to the silent channel and thought.

Although Chi Yu was not very interested in turning on the heater, he also didn't want to stay outside in the wind and sand. He sat in the car, staring at the desolate scene outside the window.

A vague figure appeared in the wind and sand.

The figure gradually became clearer as it came closer and closer. It was a person wearing a robe with obvious Mongolian-style accessories.

There was no other person or object behind him, as if he had come here alone in the wind and frost.

The man stopped at a sheltered spot not far from the two of them. Instead of approaching rashly, he took off his windproof mask, revealing a face that looked exactly like Jie Yuchen's.

Chi Yu looked at the man: "That's the guide you hired."

Xie Yuchen nodded and said, "I don't trust the others. Batu is one of the backups I left outside. He can disguise himself and his body shape is similar to mine. When necessary, he can do things for me. No one else knows about this."

"But now I know." Chi Yu said, "So this is a secret for another secret?"

Xie Yuchen smiled softly: "Because you are not someone else."

Chi Yu didn't say anything, just stood there staring at him, so Xie Yuchen had to change his words:

"Well, you guessed it before, didn't you? I saw you staring at Batu for a long time, and later he quietly asked me if he did something wrong that made you suspicious."

"When he came to see me, he looked terrified, and I had to comfort him by saying that it was normal for you to see through him, and that we were on the same side, so he didn't need to be too nervous."

After Xie Yuchen finished speaking, he asked again: "So what did you do to Batu to make him so scared?"

Hearing this, Chi Yu's eyes wandered.

Xie Yuchen also fell silent, "Okay, I understand, you don't have to say anything."

Chi Yu's gaze lingered on the weather changes on the Mo Yu map for a while. He looked at the countdown on it and slowly sorted out his clothes.

"The time has come for you to finish what you have not finished."

He got out of the car, walked to the other side, and opened the door for Xie Yuchen. "In the next period of time, I will get along well with 'Jie Dangjia', you can rest assured."

Xie Yuchen laughed and said, "You should know that once you say this, I will be even less likely to feel relieved, right?"

“So you might consider speeding up the process.”

Chi Yu said: "Because I'm still waiting for you."

Behind him, the brilliant aurora was no longer visible to the naked eye, indicating that the invisible magnetic storm that affected communications was gradually dissipating.

The wind pushed the clouds that stayed for a moment, and a few rays of cold white moonlight leaned out from the gaps, quietly falling on this land eroded by wind and sand.

The boundary between light and darkness was clearly cut, and the night sky became clear again. Even in the dark night, this pale city sparkled under the moonlight.

The strong winds stopped here.

During this brief silence, the moon came out.

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"The Story of Lop Nur"