359: My wife is awesome

Shen Yuan stared at the screen, her brows tightly furrowed. She was rapidly flipping through Zhao Zixuan's posts, trying to find a pattern within them. On the surface, these posts seemed like meaningless chatter, but the posting times and frequencies appeared to hide some kind of information.

"Papa, let's go... go..." Xiao Xiao stretched out her small hand, wanting Tian Ming to take her out to play.

Shen Yuan waved her hand and said, "I won't be that fast. You take the baby out to play for a bit. Once I have a lead here, I'll let you know."

Xiao Xiao reached out and directly pinched Tian Ming's nose. The three-month-old baby, however, had a lot of strength. Tian Ming picked up Xiao Xiao and stood up, saying, "Alright, then I'll trouble my wife. I'm taking Xiao Xiao out to play."

Tian Ming did not rely on Number Three for decryption. Encryption between people can be very strange. For example, a glance or a look can have different meanings. In terms of text comprehension, the divergent thinking of artificial intelligence might not be as good as that of humans.

To give a simple example: inviting a brother to 'drive' and the brother saying he doesn't want to play with motorcycles, he wants to play with carriages. If they are familiar, they would understand the meaning.

It's like the same sentence, 'This fish is not tasty.' It's hard to tell if the fish tastes bad or if it has too many bones, making it inconvenient to eat.

This is relatively difficult for Number Three to crack. And online communities are open channels, so they naturally avoid ciphers that are easily cracked by machines. To decipher the information conveyed in these posts, one would need a very open mind.

Tian Ming took Xiao Xiao for a stroll in the Underground City, enjoying their father-daughter time. Little Xiao Xiao was full of curiosity about this novel world, her big eyes darting around, occasionally letting out joyful laughter.

Xiao Xiao was much smarter than ordinary children and had already grown two small baby teeth. She could also say many simple words. Although she was only a little over three months old, her intellectual level was already close to that of an eighteen-month-old. She was also very skilled at controlling the Number Two clone.

She sat on his shoulder. Xiao Xiao clapped her small hands happily, giggling.

"Go... ground, baby, want to see..." Xiao Xiao said in a milky voice.

"Okay, let's go, to the ground..." Tian Ming smiled and took Xiao Xiao to the elevator leading to the ground.

They arrived on the ground. Above the base was also a city. The newly built Graphene translucent dome covered the entire industrial zone. The residual heat from the fusion power station was used to maintain the temperature. Under the dome, many green plants were grown, and the air was fresh. Xiao Xiao sat on Tian Ming's shoulder, waving her small hands, her face beaming with a happy smile.

"Papa, fly..." Xiao Xiao pointed at the sky and said.

"Can't fly, there's a cover in the sky, it'll get damaged," Tian Ming said.

As the two played in the industrial zone's plaza, Qiu Qian, with an alloy forged blade on her back, appeared in the industrial zone with a group of people.

Currently, Qiu Qian was the leader of the former Special Operations Group. Their mission was to investigate outside the wall and hunt Corpse Kings. The Special Operations Group was originally led by Zheng Haoyu, but after Zheng Haoyu was injured, Qiu Qian took over as the interim leader. In terms of the degree of body mutation, the potion warriors of the Special Operations Group were no match for Qiu Qian.

Later, Zheng Haoyu directly abdicated, and Qiu Qian naturally became the head of the Special Operations Group. Currently, the Superpower Potion has been improved by the Ability Research Institute, especially after integrating the Red Crystal Core's energy, its efficacy has greatly increased.

The energy provided by one potion is long-lasting, able to last for half a year or even a year. However, potions infused with Red Crystal Core energy are scarce, and basically, only members of the Special Operations Group can use such potions. In addition, some will also be supplied to the mech pilots.

Seeing the Commander playing with his daughter, Qiu Qian said to the Special Operations Group members behind her, "You all go back and rest. New missions will be arranged in three days. Take the Red Crystal Cores you've obtained to the Ability Research Institute."

"Yes, Team Leader Qiu!" The Special Operations Group members said respectfully.

The few people dispersed, and Qiu Qian walked towards Tian Ming. Xiao Xiao looked at the alloy forged blade on Qiu Qian's back, a hint of excitement appearing on her face, and flew directly towards Xiao Xiao.

"Commander, long time no see!" Qiu Qian greeted with a smile.

Tian Ming nodded slightly and said, "Number Three told me about the Special Operations Group. Are you managing it now? How is it? Do you feel accustomed to it?"

Qiu Qian smiled, "The outside world is both wonderful and exciting. We've swept through the 500-kilometer radius around Donghai City, but now there are fewer and fewer Corpse Kings; they've all gathered towards the north. Although there were no casualties on this mission, the harvest was about half of what it was last time."

Clang...

The alloy forged blade on Qiu Qian's back unsheathed. Before she could even react, the blade flew directly towards Xiao Xiao. Xiao Xiao controlled the forged blade from a distance, swish, swish, swish, unleashing several arcs of light.

Tian Ming pointed his finger, and the forged blade immediately returned to its sheath.

"Xiao Xiao, don't mess around, or Papa will get angry." Tian Ming's face stiffened, and Xiao Xiao's face immediately showed deep grievance. Her big eyes became teary, and she burst into tears with a wail.

"Commander, Xiao Xiao can control objects?" Qiu Qian asked with a surprised expression.

"Yes, she's been able to for a while. Your blade is too dangerous." The Number Two clone sent Xiao Xiao over. Tian Ming held Xiao Xiao, and a toy sword appeared in his hand.

He handed the toy sword to Xiao Xiao, which finally stopped the child's crying.

"Commander, the Special Operations Group is directly under your command. Zheng Haoyu told me that after having clones, the Special Operations Group has nothing to do. Since its establishment, it has been idle. Commander, aren't you being a bit too irresponsible?" Qiu Qian's tone carried a hint of complaint.

"Aren't you managing it quite well now? Actually, Number Three has already reported all your actions to me. I saw that you all were busy and enjoying yourselves, so I didn't assign any tasks to the Special Operations Group!" Tian Ming said with a smile.

"Commander, the Corpse Kings in the surrounding area of Donghai City have almost been cleared out by us. I applied to Meng Xian to cross the midline, as there are more zombies closer to the north, which would allow us to obtain more Red Crystal Cores. But our application was rejected. Their reason is that the war has not officially begun, and provocative acts of crossing the midline might provoke a counterattack from Jiang Chen. So, for the next few months, we might not have any work."

"That's good too; it's a good time for you all to rest for a while."

"Commander, I can't sit still. Why don't you assign me some work?" Qiu Qian asked.

Tian Ming was about to answer when Shen Yuan's voice suddenly came to his ear.

"Husband, I have a lead! Come back quickly, I've deciphered the information." Shen Yuan's voice held a hint of excitement.

Hearing Shen Yuan's words, Tian Ming's spirits immediately lifted. He glanced at Qiu Qian and said, "Qiu Qian, you go back and stand by. In the near future, the Special Operations Group might really be needed to help me catch someone."

Qiu Qian nodded slightly, without asking further, and turned to leave. Tian Ming, meanwhile, carried Xiao Xiao and quickly returned to the Underground City.