Lily looked at the children sitting in front of her and thought about why she found these children.
Stephenson's ability to grasp colors is extremely good, which allows him to quickly help the team distinguish foreign objects in [Two Points Four Fog].
Sandra loves to play video games, even more than Andre, so Sandra's reaction speed should be the fastest in the orphanage, and her dynamic vision is also quite good.
Dunn talks a lot, but his reasoning ability is very strong and his brain works very fast. It reminds Lily of the great detective Sherlock Holmes played by an actor nicknamed "Curly Fook" in the early 20th century.
Camille is the only girl Lily chooses. She is much stronger than Lily, a bit like Barbie King Kong (this child spends most of her time near the fitness equipment in the orphanage).
Seeing several children looking at her eagerly, wondering why Sister Lily called them here so seriously today, Lily cleared her throat and said in a solemn tone:
"According to Aiden and I's estimation, there is a high probability that the 'Screening Patrol' team led by John will encounter some inescapable danger or something else, so the orphanage needs to send out a second team to search and help them."
Lily first pointed out the current problem, and then continued:
"I will lead the search and rescue team this time, and Aiden will accompany me. And you guys are the best candidates I think after careful consideration."
After speaking, Lily paused, and sure enough, Dunn immediately raised his hand, indicating that he had a question to ask.
But Lily just pressed down her hands slightly, indicating to him and everyone to wait a moment, and continued:
"Although I think you are the best candidates, this does not mean that I have the right to force any of you to accompany Aiden and I on the adventure. The failure of the team led by John to come back shows one thing. The situation outside may have arisen. Bad change.”
"To this end, I need to make it clear to you the dangers of this operation first - Mr. Dunn, can you help me recount some data related to [Two Points Four Mist] to you?"
After being called by Lily, Dunn immediately stood up and gracefully performed a gentleman's courtesy. After thinking about it for two seconds, he spoke to everyone present:
"In the early morning of February 4, 2024, at 02:04 late at night in Xia Kingdom's Jingzhou time, [Codename: Two Point Four Mist] suddenly appeared from the sky above Jingzhou. It took 2 minutes and 4 seconds to complete the task at a speed that was almost impossible for humans to react. It has global undifferentiated coverage and is not affected by the magnetic fields of the North and South Pole. The overall shape is almost the same as the Blue Star, just like a thick enough cover formed by a layer of fog."
"The name of [Two Points and Four Mists] was given by the Xia Kingdom. Two and four are the Xia Mandarin pronunciations of the Arabic numerals 2 and 4 respectively, because the formation and many attributes of this fog are linked to the Arabic numerals 2 and 4. And the number 2 must be in front."
"[Two Points Four Fog] is 2.4 kilometers above the ground, gathering together to form a rolling sea of clouds that never stops rolling. It rolls very fast and can be clearly identified with the naked eye."
"【two......】"
"Okay, okay, thank you for your patience in explaining, Mr. Dunn." Lily hurriedly interrupted Dunn's "personal show". She almost forgot that this guy is a talker. Even though he is only 14 years old, he has a very bright mind. It's easy to remember things quickly and accurately.
Dunn opened his mouth, but finally returned to his seat and sat down. He also realized that he seemed to be memorizing a book called "Two Points and Four Detailed Essays on the Mist".
"As Dunn...recited to us, [Two Point Four Fog] suddenly appeared six months ago, covering the city of London where we are located, and even the whole world.
"To the people outside the 'wall', it seems that ten years have passed, and the reason is temporarily unknown. The fog has also completely paralyzed human communication means, and they have lost the right to fly freely in the sky."
Lily chose to give up calling Mr. Dunn, took a breath, and continued:
"The sun's rays can only reach the earth to a very limited extent, and our line of sight is blocked at the absolute value of 24 meters."
After saying this, Lily took a deep breath and continued with great solemnity:
"In other words, if John cannot actively make a sound to let us know his approximate location, then our search difficulty will basically be hellish, because we can only see a 24-meter range around us."
"Although so far, John and his "Screening Patrol" team have proven to us that this [Two Points of Four Mist] only exists and is not poisonous and harmless, but people outside the 'wall' come in and communicate with us every time They were wearing thick clothes when they were in the tank, and they also had masks on their faces, and Aiden said it was a gas mask.”
"Now that John has not come back, it is possible that something bad or strange has happened to the fog outside, so this search operation is very dangerous."
"You can choose to go or not to go, without any psychological burden."
After saying that, Lily closed her eyes and only relied on her ears to listen to the movement on the other side. She didn't want to put too much pressure on the children opposite.
After five or six seconds, Lily opened her eyes in surprise.
None of the children on the opposite side got up and left. Even Stephenson, who Lily felt was most likely to leave first, sat there and looked at her with determined eyes.
At this time, Dunn raised his hands again, and he raised his hands.
"...Dunn, what's wrong with you?" Lily resisted the urge to turn away and asked.
"First, I applaud this operation with both hands. Second, I would like to ask when we will set off." Dunn spoke very fast.
"The departure time has not been determined. I need to discuss it with Aiden, but it will be the day after tomorrow at the latest." Lily also imitated Dunn and responded very quickly.
As for why Lily didn't make the decisive decision to leave tomorrow, it was because she had one more thing to confirm in the early morning of the day after tomorrow.
Only she, Xiu, Aiden, and John knew about this matter, and it was also a secret shared by them all.
It was true that Lily said that she needed to discuss with Aiden, but the content that needed to be discussed was not the time of departure, but the feasibility of the thing she wanted to confirm.
After sending a few people away, Lily went to the basement of the orphanage and found Aiden in the storage room of various "garbage" that John had collected before. But what surprised Lily was that Xiu was also here.
"Xiu, why are you here?" Lily asked a little embarrassed.
"Heh..." Xiu simply said one word to Lily and continued to look for something that might be useful.
Lily subconsciously touched her face. It seemed that Xiu already knew that she wanted to kill him first and tell him later.
Why can't Aiden hide his words as soon as he arrives at Xiu's place? This is really...
"Aiden, Xiu, I have something to discuss with you... Isn't it my birthday the day after tomorrow? You said..."
"Lily, are you crazy? It's not like you didn't notice what happened to John. Do you think it was magic, turning a living person into a living person?"
As if a dynamite keg had been ignited, Xiu immediately straightened up and started glaring at Lily fiercely.
"But you have also seen John's abilities. If we want to get John back this time, we must use that kind of power!" Lily was not to be outdone, and looked directly at Xiu across Aiden.
