Chapter 244 Rambling
Xu Yiming joked to himself: "Now that I think about it, what's so scary about a big white goose? But if I really met a big goose on the road, I would definitely be startled. There is nothing I can do but rely on reason to overcome my fear."

Feng Ling deeply agrees, "The fear and sadness I felt when I was a child seemed to be particularly real."

"Because the world of children is very small, even a small thing can be very big to them." Xu Yiming turned his head very naturally and looked at Huangfu Miaomiao beside him. "Miaomiao, what were you afraid of when you were a child?"

Huangfu Miaomiao felt that his words were very presumptuous, and replied with a straight face: "I was not this big when I came out of the jar when I was a child."

Xu Yiming smiled awkwardly and said, "Then...when you grow up, these things happening now will be like unforgettable memories of your childhood."

Huangfu Miaomiao frowned and replied: "I don't want to grow up. The gene tax I have to pay after maturity is too high."

Xu Yiming couldn't help but ask: "What is gene tax?"

"Cough, cough, cough!..." Li Qing suddenly started coughing.

Huangfu Miaomiao glanced at Li Qing unhappily, pouted and said, "It's nothing. If I say it, it will be blocked by the system anyway."

Xu Yiming was slightly stunned. "Oh, then let's not talk about it... Let's change the subject and talk about something else."

Feng Ling sat against the wall and said to Xu Yiming with a smile: "You are quite friendly."

"Ah..." Xu Yiming smiled, "It's okay."

Feng Ling glanced at Huangfu Miaomiao and Li Qing, then looked away, "You two get along quite well. Most people can't accept working with aliens."

——When they were at Mount Sanqing, Pei Xianjue and Baozi were able to accept Huangfu Miaomiao out of considerations of benefit. As for Liang Zhou who went crazy for no apparent reason, his disgust for the alien species was beyond words, and he didn't even bother to put on a show.

However, Feng Ling felt that Xu Yiming truly regarded Huangfu Miaomiao and Li Qing as teammates.

Xu Yiming laughed at himself and said, "Feng Ling, how can a weak person consider whether to accept or not? If I hadn't followed you, my cards wouldn't have had the chance to advance. I'm lucky to be able to enter the maze with you. I'm so happy that I can't wait to accept it."

Feng Ling listened and repeated his words thoughtfully: "How can a weak person consider whether to accept or not..."

"That's right. Saving the world is what the strong do, while the weak only think about how to survive." Xu Yiming sighed, "If I didn't have the cards, I would probably still be delivering packages, unable to pay the mortgage and support my family. Although I have been friends with Su Yuqing and Ye Zheng for more than ten years, we have actually kept in touch online since graduation. We rarely meet in person, and I... I always feel embarrassed. They are both too outstanding. Even if we meet, I don't know what to talk about."

He let out a long breath and looked at Feng Ling with a slightly bitter smile, "But, since I got the card, I not only started to meet them, but our relationship has become closer, just like we were back to the state when we were in school and could talk about anything. All these changes are because of the card... Sometimes when I see cases of aliens killing people in the news, I get angry and hate them, but how should I put it, the changes that aliens have brought to this world, I don't seem to hate them so much?"

Xu Yiming touched the back of his head, feeling that he seemed to have said something inappropriate. He was a little embarrassed and tried to cover it up with a relaxed tone: "I don't know how to describe this feeling... Hey, don't tell Lao Su about this, otherwise he will definitely do some ideological work on me. I can't stand his tricks."

Feng Ling smiled and said, "Okay, I won't tell anyone."

Xu Yiming opened up and asked Feng Ling: "What did you do before? The changes that the cards have brought to you must be huge, right?"

"Well, it's considered old..." She tilted her head and thought, then said slowly, "In fact, there is one thing we are similar to. I don't dislike the current changes in my life. I think it's because we have gained more than we have lost. But some people have lost their children, some have lost their friends, and some have lost their qualifications as human beings because of aliens... For these people, they certainly can't be as relaxed as we are when facing aliens, and we can't really empathize with their pain."

Xu Yiming listened and sighed softly, "Ah, yes..." This topic was too unfriendly to Huangfu Miaomiao. She couldn't help but ask, "Can't we treat them differently? Not every player will hurt others. There are good people among the players too."

"That's probably difficult." Li Qing whispered, "Feng Ling and Xu Yiming's current hostility towards the player community is based on their education, social environment, media propaganda and other factors that have formed their concepts and positions. This will never change, just like you players hate us administrators. If I tell you that there are good people among the administrators, how would you feel?"

"These are two completely different things!" Huangfu Miaomiao was a little angry, "You administrators are the system's lackeys. You don't treat us as human beings. You are all bad guys!"

Li Qing curled his lips slightly, "It's one thing for me..."

Xu Yiming looked at Li Qing and Huangfu Miaomiao with curiosity. He didn't expect that there would be internal strife among the alien group.

Feng Ling, who was standing beside him, seemed to see what he was thinking and said to him cheerfully, "Isn't it fun?"

Xu Yiming didn't know how to reply to her and could only smile awkwardly.

Anyway, after such random chat, Feng Ling finally returned to normal and was no longer affected by the phantom.

Although sometimes she couldn't help but take a few glances, her mentality was much calmer.

She could even make fun of herself, saying, "In front of Feng Ma, I was so scared that I didn't even dare to cross my legs."

Huangfu Miaomiao stood up for her and said, "This Feng Ma is so mean!"

Xu Yiming also echoed: "Some non-standard welfare institutions will use orphans for show, but in fact they do nothing."

Feng Ling didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said, "Don't get me wrong. It's one thing for me to be afraid of Feng Ma, but Feng Ma's character is another. She took good care of me when I was a child."

Huangfu Miaomiao frowned, "She has locked you up in a small dark room. How can that be considered taking care of you?"

"Oh, that's because..." Feng Ling was about to explain when she caught a glimpse of Ye Zheng sitting up shakily.

"How do you feel?" Feng Ling came over and said, "The Lord of the Labyrinth used the mark to dig out the fear in both of our hearts and created two phantoms. It will take some time to adapt. Once you are adjusted, we will act according to the original plan. Are you okay with it?"

Ye Zheng held his forehead, slowly raised his eyelids, and saw the squirrel.

She took a deep breath and closed her eyes again, "…No."

Feng Ling was stunned, "What?"

Ye Zheng's face was dejected. She lowered her head and whispered, "Feng Ling, give me another shot of sedative."

Feng Ling was stunned at first, then frowned slightly, looking a little annoyed.

"Hey, what are you doing! I've been waiting for you for almost three hours, and you told me you wanted a sedative?!"