Chapter 472: Chapter 468: Utterly Outrageous

And so, half an hour later, the convoy stopped again.

At this point, people in the group chat were occasionally asking, "Why have we stopped again?"

"Did the sandstorm blow the wheels off again?"

Xie Ning, Gu Chen, and the others completely ignored these miscellaneous discussions.

First, they had everyone from Team A undergo Xie Ning’s inspection.

The good news was that all members of Team A were physically normal and healthy.

Their average comprehensive combat power assessment scores were all above three hundred. freewebnovⅇl.com

Xie Ning used her Satellite Bracelet to send Gu Chen a private message: "I have some good news. I just tried something and found out..."

"As long as a team member’s body is normal, my Little Spider can scan them very quickly."

"Little Spider also told me that as its scanning proficiency increases, the time required will continue to shorten. It could eventually get it done in just a minute or two."

Gu Chen sent back a laughing emoji.

Xie Ning, expressionless, let her Satellite Bracelet go dark.

She was now wearing two bracelets on her left wrist, which looked a bit ridiculous.

’Finishing a scan in one or two minutes is great,’ she thought, ’but the problem is there are nearly seven hundred people in the convoy.’

’At that rate, one or two minutes per person adds up to a significant amount of time.’

’And that’s only for people who are physically normal.’

’If we encounter someone with a parasitic source inside them, the scan will take an additional five to fifteen minutes.’

Xiao Gu quickly sent her another emoji—one with bright, sparkling eyes. "Ningning, I’ll find a way for you to screen everyone before we reach Gushang Base."

Xie Ning turned to look out the window at the swirling sand.

’This means we might not make it to Gushang Base before dark.’

’But there’s no other way.’

’In order to root out the parasitic Alien Species, they still had a lot of work to do.’

When the convoy stopped again an hour later, many people in the main group chat were getting restless.

Fierce Tiger Squad’s StrengthNotADream: Is there anything we can help with? Why are we stopping and starting all the time?

Revitalization Team’s Nana: Can you please tell us what’s actually going on?

Xie Ning glanced over at the electronic screen her mother had opened. A quick scan showed that everyone in the group chat was in a heated discussion.

Song You’ai slid her finger across the screen, murmuring to her daughter, "Honey, this bonded bracelet from the X Realm is pretty easy to use."

"Look, Mom can write just by swiping my finger."

Xie Ning didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

"What’s so special about that? Don’t phones have that feature too?"

"It’s different. This one feels more... virtual." Song You’ai tapped around and sent a message.

NingningMyPrecious: Let’s hear what the officials have to say.

Fierce Tiger Squad’s Yanzi Feifei: What’s all the arguing about? If the road were clear, we’d have passed through already. With this wind and sand, everyone should just focus on their defenses.

Revitalization Team’s Xinyi BB: Timidly asking... if we keep stopping like this, won’t the people at Gushang Base get tired of waiting for us before we even arrive?

Xie Ning leaned closer to her mother’s screen, swiped her finger up, and scrolled through the chat history.

"Zhuang Xinyi actually came too."

A speechless expression crossed Xie Ning’s face.

At first, she’d thought Zheng Heng of the Revitalization Team was a brilliant top student.

’Now it seems he’s not all that.’

’Bringing Princess Xin Yi along on such a dangerous mission...’

Song You’ai also had a faint impression of Zhuang Xinyi. "Isn’t she one of your schoolmates?"

Xie Ning nodded slightly and scrolled down the screen, seeing that Gu Chen had popped up with a message.

NingningYYDS: We’ve received a special directive from the higher-ups. We need to re-register everyone’s information. Please remain calm.

Team A’s Lu Wei: The sandstorm is severe. We will continue to advance, but we need to arrange for personnel to manually clear sand every half hour. During this time, we hope everyone will cooperate and follow orders.

The people in the car couldn’t help but look at each other.

’We’re already halfway there. Why do we need to re-register everyone’s information now?’

’Aren’t the officials being a bit ridiculous...?’

Li Zongyuan: Captain Gu, may I ask why? You already had our personnel information before we set off. Why do we need to re-register halfway through the journey??

NingningYYDS: Higher-up’s orders. It’s not convenient to disclose the details. If you have an issue, you can file a complaint with the higher-ups. If not, shut up.

The others who had also wanted to ask questions immediately fell silent when they saw Gu Chen shut down Li Zongyuan from the X Realm like that.

’If the leader was willing to be that confrontational with someone from the X Realm, what chance did little shrimps like them have?’

’What’s the point of asking? We should just listen to the instructions and follow the arrangements.’

When Xie Ning, following Zhai Ruobai and a few other Team A members, re-boarded the vehicle belonging to Qu Lanping’s Women’s Superpower Team One, the Earth Ability User sitting by the door practically had her hairs stand on end.

"Why are you back up here?!" Qu Lanping was on full alert, her defensive spikes raised. She leaped up from her seat, staring at Xie Ning like a tiger watching its prey.

Zhai Ruobai was taken aback by her reaction.

"What are you doing? Sit down!"

"Didn’t you see the message the captain just sent in the group chat? We’re registering personnel information."

A flicker of suspicion crossed Qu Lanping’s eyes. "Zhai Ruobai, are you crazy? You know who we are. What is there to register?"

’It would be one thing if it were the civilian teams that the officials weren’t familiar with.’

’But the member information for their own Superpower Team? Doesn’t Captain Gu and his people have it? They’ve probably read it to pieces by now!’

Zhai Ruobai shook his head. "Why are you whining at me? If you have a problem, take it up with the Captain! He’s the one who ordered this. I’m just following protocol!"

"You!" Qu Lanping was too angry to speak.

"So, is Feng Lijian’s team getting registered too? What’s this? Are you trying to start a battle of the sexes?"

"Whoa now... that’s a low blow. I’m almost speechless." Zhai Ruobai rolled his eyes at her in annoyance. "Yes, registration, everyone gets registered! We’re heading to Feng Lijian’s team right after this."

"Tch." Qu Lanping sneered.

"What, not convinced?" Zhai Ruobai slapped the thick registration book in his hand. "See this? The first ones to be registered were all the members of our Special Operations Team A."

’They’re completely insane!’

’Are they just trying to stir up trouble for no reason?’

Qu Lanping couldn’t for the life of her figure out what Gu Chen and his people were up to.

But seeing Zhai Ruobai and his men pressuring them step by step, she was momentarily at a loss.

"Fine, register us then. But why did you bring so many people up here? And her." She gestured at Xie Ning. "She’s not an official. What is she doing here?"

"Qu Lanping, why do you have to be so difficult? If you’re told to register, just register. What’s with all the nonsense?" Zhai Ruobai yelled, giving a look to the team members beside him.

The men immediately stepped forward and announced with deadpan faces, "First row, stand up."

Xie Ning silently followed behind them, telling Little Spider to hurry up and scan the rows of female members from Superpower Team One.

"First, scan them for any system information."

’Usually, the bait sent by the X Realm, like the parasitic Alien Species Ma Yu, will likely carry their newly developed smart-brain devices.’

"Host Ningning, all scans are normal."

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