NOVEL NEXT Chapter 235: Returning from Lost Paths
"Did they let you go?"
As Ji Xing's words fell, Chen Jian was momentarily stunned.
But after a brief confusion, he quickly regained his composure.
Indeed, this was basically the most reasonable possibility.
With Ji Xing's abilities, with the level of equipment of that Holy Blood Squad, how could they escape by simply "hiding in the ruins"?
It was the Mountain City People who let her go.
And the reason for letting her go...
Most likely is because she really possesses a certain degree of uniqueness.
So what is this uniqueness?
No one knows.
It's only by entering the Mountain City again that it can be verified.
Chen Jian instantly understood Ji Xing's thoughts, but did not immediately agree to her request.
"Let's discuss whether to go to Mountain City later."
"Actually, even if we do go to Mountain City, you probably won't have the chance to verify your idea."
"Because our strategy isn't to confront Mountain City head-on, let alone engage in urban street fights or CQB with enemies we don't even understand."
"Our basic strategy is to disable the entire city through continuous nuclear bombardment, then during the opponent's incapacitated window, eliminate all the enemies inside through non-contact means."
"All of them??"
Ji Xing looked at Chen Jian in astonishment.
"But there are still humans there..."
"I mean, I thought we would try to contact them first."
"No."
Chen Jian shook his head without hesitation.
"Do not romanticize the humans in Mountain City."
"They might truly be human, but everything they've done has deviated severely from our 'united front'."
"In fact, their position with me is even lower than the Mechanical God Sect."
"There's no need for us to reason with them; the moment Mountain City initiated the Beast Tide, the reasoning part was already over."
"Understood."
Ji Xing nodded solemnly.
At this moment, a thought suddenly flashed through her mind.
Could it be that one day, someone like her— a "Holy Blood"— would also lose the right to reason?
United front...
What does the united front mean?
She has actually spent a lot of time, read many materials, learned much about the history before the great catastrophe, and even understood the true origin of the so-called "Huaxia Army."
She has seen the term "united front" in many different places, but even now, she can't grasp the true meaning behind it.
Ji Xing's eyes flickered a few times, and as if noticing her expression, Chen Jian spoke:
"Don't take it personally; it's a bad habit."
As his words fell, Ji Xing raised her head and smiled awkwardly.
"It's not really taking it personally... it's just that the position of us Holy Blood is indeed becoming increasingly awkward."
Ji Xing paused, speaking thoughtfully:
"Actually, this is also a problem that needs solving, isn't it?"
"In the Huaxia Army, the role we can play is actually much stronger, but also limited."
"Moreover, because of our unique identity, we inherently cannot form more solid bonds with others."
"Just like the two hundred Holy Blood who were dispatched from the refugee faction before, they have yet to truly integrate into Base 011."
"Not only haven't integrated, one could even say, they're rather detached."
"If it were in the area controlled by the Holy Blood Temple, such detachment would make the order more stable."
"But here, the situation is completely opposite..."
"Save this for Shen Yue."
Chen Jian interrupted Ji Xing.
"This is a problem he should address— I can't possibly handle everything myself, can I?"
Chen Jian's expression was quite relaxed, as if he hadn't taken this matter to heart at all.
---- However, in reality, he truly didn't consider this a major issue.
Because he knew that the detachment between Holy Blood and ordinary people wasn't due to the so-called narrow-minded recognition barriers of 'not my race,' but purely due to the inertia that has long existed, preventing them from forming effective collaboration with others.
And collaboration is often the foundation of deepening connections.
This issue will be swiftly resolved after reorganization of the Holy Blood, so there's no need to worry too much.
Conversely, the problem that concerned Chen Jian more was another issue.
Family.
The family issues of Holy Blood.
Or more specifically, their emotional issues.
Any large force inevitably needs to establish connections through personal emotions, which is often bound to family in many instances.
Based on current information, Chen Jian has almost seen that no Holy Blood has a family.
That's actually one reason why this organization is so fragile, so scattered that it shatters at a touch.
Thinking of this, Chen Jian suddenly asked:
"By the way, have you ever thought about living like a normal person?"
"Living like a normal person?"
Ji Xing looked at Chen Jian in confusion.
"Isn't my life normal now?"
"That's not what I mean..."
Chen Jian waved his hand and said:
"I mean, living like a normal person by falling in love, getting married, having— yes, most Holy Blood can't have children, but forming a family should be possible, right?"
Ji Xing blinked her eyes, momentarily unsure of how to respond.
She mainly didn't understand the reasoning behind Chen Jian's question.
Perhaps it was just because the topic of Holy Blood came up, so he casually asked?
After careful consideration for a moment, Ji Xing replied:
"Maybe if there's an opportunity in the future, I'll consider it."