Befriending the Most Powerful PersonCh28 - Changing capture targets

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After that, Shao Ci lived on the airship for several calm weeks. yEKB5A

In these few days, after they dealt with a few useless little noble clans, Pei Fan’s troops absorbed a number of commoners who were unhappy with the nobles. They even changed to a new airship. Shao Ci also got a room that could be called his own.

Everything was developing well, but Shao Ci began to feel a little upset. According to the original novel’s description, after they went to some mining planet and looted the materials, this group of people would draw Islair’s attention. But Islair hadn’t done anything yet, just secretly observing what these rebels could actually do.

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Islair didn’t make a move until he felt that Pei Fan wasn’t very dangerous. If it wasn’t for the protagonist halo, this group of people would probably get caught up in one fell swoop. Even Pei Fan nearly got caught. He managed to escape thanks to the power of the protagonist halo. After this, Islair began to see Pei Fan as a threat and began to respond in earnest.

And now, the day that would happen was close. GIFNgv

“Ahhh, I can’t say anything about the plot either.” Shao Ci was in a deep struggle. “Besides, even if I try and bring it up secretly on the side, who knows what will happen if it changes the plot… But I can still take the chance to kiss up to Pei Fan. In any case, there isn’t anyone who’s going to get offed this time.”

After he thought about it, Shao Ci let out a sigh, going to sleep in peace.

What Shao Ci didn’t know was that Pei Fan had taken in all of his strange actions these days.

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Soon, the day of the event that happened in the original plotline arrived.

Shao Ci still remembered that the plotline said Pei Fan took a few of his subordinates and infiltrated a planet’s city to buy supplies, then when they were about to leave, they were blocked by people at the port. And at that time, Islair didn’t consider these lower class Zerg and commoner rebels as a threat. He only sent around fifteen strong subordinates, and Pei Fan seized the opportunity to escape.

Since the mission at the mining planet last time, Pei Fan paid special attention to Shao Ci. He normally didn’t let Shao Ci leave his sight, and he naturally pulled Shao Ci onto the message this time.

Although Shao Ci thought something was a bit weird, it was fine as long as he reached his goal this time. He didn’t feel like thinking about anything else. UjoHvy

This was an extremely prosperous trading planet. What was unique was that they had airship port cities. Every day there were countless airships that anchored there.

In fact, it was Shao Ci’s first time coming to somewhere like this. Although the view was great at the capital planet, it wasn’t nearly as bustling. After all, they didn’t allow outsiders in.

The planet was filled with tall buildings. Countless aircars cut between them. There were even all kinds of facilities that were available for purchase or to enjoy. There were a large number of nobles who would take airships over to amuse themselves.

The city center even had a large lake that looked like a sapphire from a distance. Two rivers split from the lake, flowing towards the city. KBalEs

Shao Ci and the others didn’t have the leisure to enjoy the view. They hurried to a hidden area in the city center and soon entered the black market.

Exactly. These prosperous trading planets typically all had a black market, and people like Pei Fan could also buy supplies here.

After they paid and got the goods, several people wanted to leave, but the shopkeeper made as if to speak before stopping. Finally, he said a single sentence. “Be careful when you leave.”

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“I already know the plot, what is there for me to worry about?” Shao Ci kept consoling himself in his head. “As long as we follow the plot, nothing will happen.”

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They boarded an aircar and headed towards the port, but before they had even reached the halfway point, someone picked up their communicator, their face changing. “This is bad, the port already has troops guarding it, and they’re investigating all airships.

Shao Ci: “!” What the fuck? Was this something a not-fully-mature Xdian protagonist has to endure! Where were the promised fifteen subordinates? Islair, why aren’t you following the plotline! iHRMhx

“It’s a good thing our people sensed something was wrong and already flew the airship away… But we can’t go to the port now. Let’s find somewhere to hide first, then we can talk more.”

In the next moment, several military airships surrounded them, shooting their weapons at them and causing their airship to plummet to the ground under the attack.

When they left the airship, they saw fifteen or so people, all carrying weapons, surrounding them from the road.

By now, even if they were idiots, they knew they had been met with an ambush… And there were so many people! Even if they each had cheats, they couldn’t win! 2FjdXv

“How horrible.” They could only run towards the little alley, and their opponents similarly chased after them. But maybe they were afraid of alarming the surrounding people, so they didn’t shoot, though Shao Ci felt that they were already very alarmed.

The unlucky thing was that because of several different factors, the military people were naturally stronger and had better physiques then their patchwork militia, and they were also much faster. If it wasn’t for the fact that the alleys were filled with a mess of things, they would probably have caught up long ago. But as long as they kept going like this, they would still get caught in moments.

“It’s better if we split up,” Pei Fan said, his voice unusually calm. “I’m their target. Let me go this way, and you guys leave from somewhere else.”

Although the others weren’t willing, they knew this wasn’t the time to argue, and they would be a burden on Pei Fan if they stayed. Thus, they nodded, running towards another alley. 0KCQLG

Shao Ci hesitated for a moment, wanting to find an excuse to stay. In the next moment, Pei Fan grabbed his hand. “You stay with me.”

Shao Ci froze, looking over. He could only see Pei Fan’s back, so he swallowed his words, hurrying ahead after him.

Shao Ci had been training on the airship often recently. Otherwise, with his old physical strength, he would already be fighting for breath. Now, it seemed that there really was a benefit to him exercising when he was bored.

And as expected, the military people following behind them didn’t pay attention to the others. They rushed after Pei Fan. oyVAsR

Just as they were about to exit the alley, another crowd of people surrounded them from the opposite side. They had probably gotten a message earlier.

Luckily, there was a side path. Almost without hesitation, Pei Fan pulled Shao Ci into the side path. It wasn’t very long. After a few turns, they actually ended up at the fiercely flowing river.

“We’ll leave from the water.” Pei Fan made a decision quickly.

Shao Ci: “!!” Fuck, he didn’t know how to swim!! qITSmk

Before Shao Ci could say anything, the people behind them saw they were about to leave from the river and became noticeably anxious. Someone went directly for their gun.

When he saw the bullet was about to shoot Shao Ci, Pei Fan covered Shao Ci’s body in the blink of the eye, hugging him tightly. At the same time, the bullet ran through his shoulder. This wasn’t a normal bullet, but rather a bullet specifically engineered against Zergs. Even if a stronger Zerg was shot with the bullet, they would be weak for a period of time. They needed to rest for several days before they could return to normal.

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Pei Fan grunted lowly. Most of the blood splattered onto Shao Ci. When he smelled the scent of blood, Shao Ci was completely stupefied.

He originally came out planning to save Pei Fan to raise his favorability score. Why did things turn into what it was now? Why was he the one that was saved instead? Xzbe1P

The incredible power of the bullet sent the two of them tumbling into the river.

The blood dripped out from Pei Fan’s shoulder, immediately dyeing the blood red, but even like this he gritted his teeth fiercely, hugging Shao Ci tightly. The rapid flow of the river sent the two of them flowing downstream. When Shao Ci was in the water, he nearly choked, feeling as though he was about to drown. In the end, he didn’t know when he fell unconscious.

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When Shao Ci woke up, he discovered he was laying on Pei Fan’s thigh. He hurriedly sat up. ztAwgd

They were in an extremely narrow space. Their backs were pressed against an extremely large abandoned machine. They were surrounded by pitch black. It was completely quiet, with only a few rays of light coming through the cracks.

“Where is this?” Shao Ci’s memory stopped at when he and Pei Fan had fell into the water together.

Pei Fan said, “This is an abandoned factory downstream of the river. There’s nobody around, but we’ll probably be found quickly… We have to leave soon…” He began to cough.

“Right, your wound!” Shao Ci looked over with the aid of the few rays of light and saw that Pei Fan’s face was completely bloodless. The cloth at his shoulder was already dyed red. He looked extremely weak. He propped himself up against the wall, wanting to stand up, but he couldn’t gather the strength. 6rS8EY

“This… looks really severe.” When Shao Ci remembered what had happened, he felt a wave of fear. If it wasn’t for Pei Fan, he would probably have gone straight to eat his lunchbox. “Hurry up and rest, you won’t be able to run at all like this.”

Pei Fan didn’t respond, just panting. In the next moment, he fell directly onto Shao Ci. His temperature was high enough to frighten him. He panted incessantly, his awareness already gone. It looked as though he was in great pain. He had probably gotten feverish because of the severe injury.

Xdian protagonists weren’t strong from the beginning, and Pei Fan’s physique was especially unique. This could be counted as one of his cheats. Every time he was injured or at death’s door, when he woke up his strength would soar.

When Shao Ci reached out, he was grabbed by the unconscious Pei Fan. BO1Wl

“Ah…” Shao Ci could only use such a position to introduce his ability. The ability worked quickly. The hideous wound quickly healed. In moments, Pei Fan’s breathing turned calm. He pressed against Shao Ci, sleeping soundly.

It was just that the blood loss and the effect of t he bullet couldn’t be healed in such a short time. Even if Pei Fan’s physique was good, he needed to rest for a few days before he could run around again.

“Ugh.” Shao Ci sighed. It looked like for some reason or another, the original plotline had still changed. After all, an entire person had transmigrated over. It was a bigger effect than a single butterfly.

He didn’t know how long he sat there. The sound of footsteps came from outside, along with the sound of voices. mW1d3b

After all, there were only so many places downstream. It was normal for the people searching for them to come so quickly. There were definitely plenty of marks outside. Being found was only a matter of time.

But even if Pei Fan had a protagonist’s halo, there were so many enemies, and he wasn’t completely healed yet. Even if he wanted to run, there was no way to run. The plotline and the original novel’s plotline were so different. Even Shao Ci couldn’t guarantee Pei Fan would be able to escape in one piece.

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The sounds from outside got louder and louder.It was obvious that after some more time, they would come inside this factory.

Shao Ci gritted his teeth. One person getting caught was definitely better than two being caught, and Pei Fan had saved his life earlier. He would repay Pei Fan’s kindness now. hfE8aZ

He lowered his head to look at Pei Fan, who was resting on the ground. Shao Ci wanted to pull back his hand, but Pei Fan gripped his hand with even more force. His voice was low. “No… Don’t go…”

“I’m sorry, I have to leave now.”

When all was said and done, Pei Fan was weak at that moment. With a little force, Shao Ci pulled his hand out of his grip and he moved Pei Fan to somewhere hidden away. He stood up and ran out. When he ran, it created an extremely obvious sign of movement.

When the people who were about to investigate heard the sounds of movements, they dashed over. There was actually nobody who wanted to continue investigating whether or not there was someone else inside… It was probably because the protagonist halo influenced their IQ greatly. KOPDld

Shao Ci’s physical ability wasn’t great to begin with. He was caught before he could run for long.

He thought he would be given a beating, but the group of people actually just fished out a pair of handcuffs and locked his hands together before they pulled him over to an aircar at the side.

Shao Ci sat on the aircar, incredibly nervous, feeling that something very scary was going to happen to him soon.

It was fine as long as Pei Fan wasn’t caught… With the help of the protagonist halo, he would definitely be able to escape. 9iXtj1

[Because the regulations are not comprehensive enough, after amendments, the rules have been changed to allow the host three days of buffer time every time he leaves the capture target. In these three days, the host won’t need to accomplish the daily task.]

Shao Ci: “!” When he heard these news at this time, although he should be happy, his emotions were very complicated!

As Shao Ci went through a huge mess of thoughts, the aircar arrived at its destination, and Shao Ci was pushed of the aircar. There were countless troops surrounding him, and there was even a large number of strangers surrounding him, sizing Shao Ci up with strange gazes and even whispers.

Even though he had already gone through so many embarrassing things, and Shao Ci considered himself someone with high endurance, he felt a little embarrassed now. CLqPUc

And then troops before him suddenly parted. Some people walked over to spread a red carpet, and the surrounding people seemed to understand something. One by one, they began to shriek.

Shao Ci: “???” They needed to make such a spectacle when they captured someone?

Petals began to fall from the sky. When they landed, the disappeared. These were flowers created with a high-tech projection. They were both beautiful and environmentally friendly.

In the next moment, Islair, dressed in uniform, walked over leisurely, as though he was a nobleman stepping out of a painting. He walked towards Shao Ci, grabbing his hand and pulling him straight into his chest. Smiling slightly, he said, “Long time no see.” ZRdchK

[Beep beep beep… Detected a more powerful character… Beginning to change capture targets in accordance with the system’s regulations… Change complete. The current capture target is Islair Reims.]

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T/N: sorry I haven’t had time to respond to the comments this week >.> but I’ve been reading them all and you guys are SO funny in the comments for ch26 (zombie apocalypse epilogue) so if you haven’t seen them and you’re easily amused I highly recommend checking the comment section out for laughs