Putting down the document full of characters and charts, he reached out for the teacup beside him, took a big sip, and drank the remaining half of the black tea in one gulp.
"what……"
As he swallowed the thick brown-red liquid, he let out a long breath of hot white air with great satisfaction. His eyes gradually became blurred and an unnatural blush appeared on his cheeks.
This change lasted for more than ten seconds before his demeanor returned to normal and he continued with his previous affairs.
"……Um?"
Less than five minutes later, the anxious irritation once again occupied his eyes, interrupting his work.
"What's going on? It's only been such a short time..."
He endured the impatience and desire that surged up from deep within his body, stood up, walked quickly around the desk, came to the tea cabinet, and used the remaining hot water to make another cup of black tea.
Bringing the new cup of black tea back to the desk, the impatience on his face was no longer restrained. He poured the half-full cup of black tea into his mouth without caring that the tea was still slightly hot.
Magical power spread from his body, sweeping away all his restlessness in an instant, making him feel refreshed and his body and mind attain ultimate satisfaction and comfort.
"Okay, let's continue..."
Muttering to himself, he sat back in his seat, picked up the document and continued to examine and annotate it.
But this time, before he could even sit down, the urgent desire and heat broke out again, spreading throughout his body in an instant!
“Ugh… Ugh!”
Secretary Dahler felt as if his whole body was being burned by flames and bitten by ants. The intense pain and suffering made him unable to even scream. All the sounds were stuck in his throat which suddenly became dry.
"Ahem, well..."
The already pale face became even paler, looking as scary as death, no longer having the gentle demeanor of the previous corporate executive.
He rolled and crawled to the tea cabinet, lifted up the half-empty kettle, and drank it all at once! His crazy look was just like a lost traveler who had been thirsty and hungry in the desert for three days and three nights!
"Gu dong... gu dong..."
The scalding hot water burned blisters in his mouth, but he ignored it. His Adam's apple rolled up and down violently, and in a few gulps he swallowed all the liquid in the pot.
“Cough, cough, cough… ugh… Damn it… uh…”
The hot water choked his trachea, and he dropped the empty kettle and started coughing violently, but the burning desire in his eyes remained unabated, but became more and more intense!
"Ahhhh!"
The immense pain distorted his face, his eyes turned red, and his limbs were out of control. He fell to the ground with a thud, and his nails scratched his chest and throat desperately, leaving streaks of bright red blood, as if this could ease his torment.
He was struggling and tumbling like a loach out of water, not noticing at all...
In a dark corner somewhere in the office, a small lizard, completely black in color and reflecting a dark red luster, recorded this miserable appearance.
Chapter 131 "Live Monitoring"
In a hotel, the miserable image of Dahler's secretary rolling on the ground was projected onto the wall, and the sound of his crying and wailing could be heard everywhere.
Gary sat on the edge of the bed, staring at the image on the wall without moving, his hands were covered in sweat and his face was livid.
"Do you know what these guys are planning?"
Qi Ji waved his hand lightly, and the live video that appeared out of thin air on the wall suddenly disappeared.
At that time, when she was in the Berkeley Building, the elevator had just reached the top floor and the door hadn't even opened yet when she noticed something was wrong.
In her inspiration, there is a special spiritual atmosphere in the room at the end of the corridor.
When she first traveled through time, she thought that spirituality was only possessed by extraordinary people and alien species, and that it did not exist in mortals and ordinary animals and plants.
Because she could not sense the spiritual fluctuations of mortals and ordinary animals and plants.
But after sleeping for a night at Lunxi's house and her inspiration greatly enhanced, she discovered... In fact, even ordinary people, even ordinary beasts and plants, have spirituality in their bodies.
Moreover, the spirituality in mortals is not much less than that in extraordinary people!
It’s just that the spirituality possessed by extraordinary people and alien species is more active and more agile, and the control of extraordinary people over their own spirituality is far beyond that of ordinary people.
They can indirectly interfere with reality by manipulating their own spirituality, thus manifesting as various magical supernatural powers.
And this is the foundation and underlying principle of all magic and martial arts.
Why couldn't Qi Ji sense the spirituality of mortals before his inspiration was strengthened? In fact, it was very simple, because the spirituality in mortals was "inert", passive, and simply existed.
The spirituality of extraordinary people is "alive". It not only exists quietly in their bodies, but will "fluctuate" continuously until the end of their lives.
Before her inspiration was enhanced, Qi Ji could only sense the "fluctuations of spirituality" but not the "spirituality itself", which led her to believe that only extraordinary people and alien species possessed spirituality.
However, the spiritual aura in the room at the end of the corridor...seems to violate these rules and appears very contradictory.
That spirituality was "inert" and "calm", as calm as a still body of water, which meant that its owner - Secretary Daler - was a mortal and did not possess any extraordinary powers.
However, within this spirituality that is as quiet as stagnant water... there exists an extremely subtle, "living" spirituality.
The characteristics of this "activated" spirituality are completely different from Secretary Dahler's own spirituality, and are almost identical to each other.
However, these two spiritualities, which have completely different characteristics, properties, and states, were forcibly stitched together...
It felt like that ray of "activated" spirit... was "parasitic" on the spirit of Secretary Daler.
Qi Ji is no stranger to this strange and contradictory situation.
Before in Stio, the spiritual beings who took the antidote for the fever...had similar conditions in their bodies.
However, the spirituality of the antidote for the fever is softer, and the boundary between it and the spirituality of the person who takes it is not so clear-cut; it is closer to "fusion" rather than "parasitism."
Regardless, one thing is clear:
This Dahler secretary...had taken at least one drug that contained spiritual properties.
And according to Qi Ji's analysis of that external spiritual energy...it is probably not something good for the body.
Moreover, that foreign spirituality has long been deeply rooted, like a thorn in a wound...it is almost impossible to separate.
"They added some ingredients to the tea they brewed, and the effect..." Qi Ji looked at Gary and his wife who were sitting side by side on the bed, "You have already seen it just now."
Through the lizard puppet left in Daler's office, Qi Ji did some tricks to him from a distance.
Simply put, it is to use magic means to stimulate the spirit of the drug in his body, making it forcibly restless, thus causing Daler's "drug addiction" to break out.
Under normal circumstances, that whole pot of "hot water with added ingredients" should be enough for him to meet his needs for the whole day.
But under Qi Ji's deliberate instigation, Daler tried his best to drink a whole pot of hot water, but he was unable to satisfy his volcanic desire.
The main purpose of doing this is to let Gary and his wife see how terrible this thing is... Although the effect was exaggerated by Qi Ji, it is best not to touch such a highly addictive thing, no matter how exaggerated the publicity is.
Recalling the beast-like appearance of Dahler's secretary, Gary moved his pale lips and said:
"They...want us to get addicted too? Just like that secretary?!"
Qi Ji nodded imperceptibly: "Probably."
"This is too horrible..." Mrs. Gary lowered her head and murmured in a low voice.
"So, what is their purpose in doing this?"
Gary gritted his teeth in anger as he thought that if Miss Yaoliuliu hadn't discovered and blown up the teacup in advance, he and his wife and children would probably have been infected with this horrible addiction.
“It’s so vicious…”
"Miss Yaoliuliu, that secretary... could they be in the same group with the people who tampered with the sign?" Mrs. Gary clenched her hands and rubbed them nervously. "And the people who robbed us this afternoon... could they all be under the same command?!"
Qi Ji remained silent and did not make any comment.
"The setting sun, it's so scary..." Seeing that the "powerful" Qi Ji didn't say anything, Mrs. Gary thought she agreed and repeated the intense fear in her heart.
"These guys have failed three times in a row," Gary patted his wife's back to comfort her, but his face was facing the wall. "If they don't give up... I'm afraid they will launch an extremely crazy counterattack next!"
Across the wall was another smaller room, which was Daisy and Eugene's bedroom.
"Don't worry, I'm here to guard it," Qi Ji said with a mischievous laugh, "Those guys can come as much as they want. I'll deal with as many as they come. Maybe I can even trace them back and steal their homes."
After hearing this extremely confident assurance, the worry on the couple's faces did not diminish.
Mrs. Gary hesitated for a few seconds, took a deep breath, straightened her face, and said to Qi Ji very seriously:
"Miss Yaoliuliu, I have a request... I hope you can agree to it..."
Qi Ji blinked and tilted his head slightly:
"how?"
"I hope... you can stay in the same room with the children tonight," Mrs. Gary pursed her lips nervously, "If anything unexpected really happens, please... protect the children's safety first..."
Gary also said firmly: “If necessary, you can abandon us.”
Seeing their fearless look of facing death, Qi Ji wanted to say something to comfort them, but he opened his mouth halfway and then closed it again, and finally said nothing.
"Miss Yaoliuliu, if we really ..." Gary said with difficulty, as if he had made up his mind:
"Please take Daisy and Youer to the Super Management Bureau in Sunset Harbor and find a captain of the Execution Team named 'Nancy' and entrust the children to her.
"Then... our home is on the second floor of the third unit at the 'Beechwood Apartments' in the central city of Sunset Harbor. The property certificate is in the bottom drawer of the bedside table on the right side of the master bedroom... this apartment is your reward... please!"
Qi Ji looked at the two parents' reluctant yet determined eyes, and nodded his head without a trace of joking:
"I understand. Don't worry."
Chapter 132 Silver Moon Night
The last ray of dim sunset finally sank completely below the horizon.
The velvety, deep darkness spread from the east of the sky, quickly dyeing the entire sky into a quiet night sky.
The colorful stars emerged from the pure black curtain, like phosphors sprinkled on velvet, flickering and trembling slightly, embellishing the night of this city.
On the eastern horizon, a silvery light rose from the ground, followed by a huge arc, which slowly rose from the intersection of heaven and earth, revealing a perfect circle.
moon.
Still, it is a full moon without any waning.
It seems that there is no law of waxing and waning in this world.
However, this huge, oppressive full moon is no longer as blue as before.
Instead, it was as pale as a jade plate, casting a cold, sleep-removing moonlight.
"Silver Moon".
There are two moons in this world, both are complete full moons.
However, one is light blue like the clear sky in daytime - the "azure moon"; the other is blindingly white - the "silver moon".
The two appear alternately on a weekly basis and usually do not coexist in the same night sky.
The huge silver moon, carrying a brilliance comparable to that of the sun, slowly crossed the sky, passed through wisps of tiny clouds, and arrived at the highest zenith.
It was midnight.
In the hotel where Gary's family stayed, Daisy and her brother Youer slept on either side of a double bed.
The cold and pale moonlight seeped in through the gaps in the curtains, casting a bright white mark in the not-so-spacious bedroom.
The steady and gentle breathing continued for a long time. Suddenly, Daisy, who had been pretending to be asleep, opened her eyelids, revealing her brown eyes.
She carefully lifted the quilt covering her body, gently raised her upper body, and glanced at the other end of the bed.
My younger brother Youer was sleeping soundly on his stomach, and from time to time, he could hear a quiet snoring.
She turned her gaze away from her brother and towards the corner of the room.
In the shadows where the moonlight could not reach, one could vaguely see an easy chair with the backrest adjusted to the lowest position.
A blurry figure was lying quietly on the armchair, wearing a cloak with the hood hanging down to cover his entire face.
"...Mage sister?"
Daisy greeted him tentatively, without deliberately suppressing her voice, and her voice was about the same as her normal conversation.
"..."
After waiting for more than ten seconds, there was no response from the figure lying quietly in the armchair.
Seeing this, Daisy let out a long breath, slowly moved her legs, groped on the ground with her feet, and soon found the small leather shoes that were almost kicked under the bed.
She folded her white knee-high socks and stuffed them into her small leather shoes. She first bent down to pull the socks out, held them in her hands, and then put her feet directly into the shoes, then stood up from the bed little by little.
