Chapter 493: Shining on the Ideal Path (1)
He didn’t sleep the entire night.
While the residents of Star City were having fun, Feng Qi sat on the balcony for the entire night.
During this period, he received New Year’s blessings from the owner of the fog, Lin Ran, and Wei Wei.
Looking at the red sun gradually rising from the horizon, he stood up and patted the snow off his body.
With the arrival of the new year, he would also begin a new ideal journey.
After entering the house, he glanced at the things in the old house for the last time and walked out of the room.
He stuffed the key back into the crack in the wall and headed off without looking back.
From now on, he would follow the owner of the fog and fall into darkness. When he walked out of the neighborhood, it was still snowing heavily outside. There were not many pa.s.sersby on the streets. Only the snow-sweeping robots were working overtime and pushing the snow on the road to the sides. He exhaled a cloud of mist and walked along the sidewalk to the bus stop around two miles away.
The holidays given to staff and researchers by the Tiger Soul Research Inst.i.tute were not uniform.
The researchers of some important projects had to go back to work the day after the New Year’s Eve dinner.
Scientists on other non-essential projects could rest for a few more days.
He clearly belonged to the latter group.
However, he knew that he had to rush back as soon as possible. Last night’s blessing from the owner of the fog meant that the Tiger Soul Research Inst.i.tute had been completely taken down.
When he heard this news, he was not surprised.
Based on his understanding of the owner of the fog, it wouldn’t have taken the risk to take action if it didn’t have absolute confidence.
This plan might have been deduced countless times in the owner of the fog’s head before it started.
Even if an unexpected situation happened during the plan, he believed that with the owner of the fog’s strength, it could still escape unscathed.
According to the owner of the fog’s description on the phone, he also understood the situation.
That night, the civil war between the Night Shadow Race was tragic.
In the end, none of the three factions won.
Just as they were exhausted, the owner of the fog attacked.
The owner of the fog was severely injured in this battle, but fortunately, it did not injure its life source.
However, its new body had become dilapidated in the battle and could not be used for long.
However, to the owner of the fog, all of this was no longer important. He had taken control of the Tiger Soul Research Inst.i.tute.
The way to control it was also simple.
He did not kill all the Night Shadow clansmen.
In his opinion, the Night Shadow Race’s mental control ability was useful and could help it better control the Tiger Soul Research Inst.i.tute.
Therefore, after controlling the situation, he chose to enslave the remaining Night Shadow clansmen.
To be safe, he forcefully cultivated Flesh Sacrifice for the remaining dozens of Night Shadow clansmen.
He used the trigger switch to kill three of them and let the other Night Shadow clansmen understand the consequences of betraying him.
It also made them understand that after cultivating Flesh Sacrifice, they only needed a thought from the owner of the fog to exhaust their Qi and die.
The three Night Shadow clansmen who were used as examples also turned into blood mist and died tragically.
The Night Shadow clansmen who had cultivated Flesh Sacrifice seemed to have been marked by the black shadow faction behind the Science and Technology Research Inst.i.tute. Their lives were no longer in their control.
It was just like the owner of the fog’s evaluation of the Night Shadow Race.
The Night Shadow Race’s mindset was deemed “weak.” Confronted with the inevitability of being unable to resist, the remaining Night Shadow clansmen lowered their heads and chose submission.
At the end of the call, the owner of the fog expressed.
Next, it would transfer him and Lin Ran back to the headquarters of the Tiger
Soul Research Inst.i.tute and it would possess Lin Ran.
This was also the reason why Feng Qi wanted to rush back to the Tiger Soul
Research Inst.i.tute’s sub-base as soon as possible.
With this thought in mind, he arrived at the platform.
After waiting for a long time, the driverless bus slowly stopped by the platform.
When he got into the vehicle, it was still empty.
He sat down by the window and pressed the destination of his trip.
The bus drove slowly and kept increasing its speed.
A few hours later, Feng Qi returned to the main entrance of the Tiger Soul Research Inst.i.tute.
Just as he was about to verify his ident.i.ty and enter the base, he looked up at the sky.
A helicopter with the words “Tiger Soul Research Inst.i.tute” on it was hovering above the sub-base, preparing to land on the helipad inside the base.
After verifying his ident.i.ty, he walked into the base.
He turned around and looked in the direction of the helicopter landing pad. He saw Lin Ran walking down from the helicopter with bags on his back.
They looked at each other from afar, and a smile appeared on Lin Ran’s face. Then, Lin Ran ran towards him.
Feng Qi stopped in his tracks.
“Brother Qi, why are you back today? Aren’t you going to rest for a few days?” “What about you? It’s rare for you to go home for a gathering. How do you feel?”
“I was praised by my relatives. Now, I’ve become their bragging point,” Lin Ran replied with a smile. Then, he continued.
“Also, after not seeing my sister for a year, I suddenly realized that she has grown to the height of my chest…”
Looking at the happy Lin Ran, Feng Qi suddenly didn’t know what to say. He could sacrifice himself without hesitation, but sacrificing others was a completely different feeling.
It was against his wishes to request others from the moral high ground of righteousness.
Even though Lin Ran had made it clear that he was willing to sacrifice himself for the greater good.
On careful thought, Lin Ran was different from him.
He was alone and had nothing to worry about. Only the flames of desire to pursue his ideal path burned in his chest.
But Lin Ran was different. He had family and attachments.
Everyone in each timeline was a living person, and Lin Ran was no exception..