No one paid any attention to Liu Zhao's shock. Academician Zhou and the others had finished their work inside the space. As soon as they emerged, they got straight to work, taking the Superpower People with them to inspect the soil by flashlight.
Jiang Yu vanished on the spot. When she reappeared, she was holding a large platter of strawberries.
She handed it to Ke Jiaxue. "Wash these?"
Ke Jiaxue sighed and rinsed the strawberries with practiced ease.
Once they were clean, she took one for herself, eating it as she passed the rest to Sheng An.
Sheng An popped one into her mouth, then tossed a few to Liu Zhao.
Liu Zhao: "..."
Having so many Superpower People around sure was nice. They could still eat strawberries this fresh at a time like this.
And they're pretty sweet, too.
Liu Zhao instinctively looked at Jiang Yu, then withdrew his gaze, not daring to dwell on it.
Sheng An said nothing.
They had kept Jiang Yu's space hidden before to guard against the Otherkind.
But the Otherkind's last attempt to kill Jiang Yu made it clear that they already knew. And since the Otherkind had a special means of communicating with one another, there was no keeping that secret.
There was no point in deliberately concealing it anymore.
Of course, for her safety, there was no need to let everyone know, either.
Liu Zhao was the only person here who "didn't know." He was smart and had a strong sense of responsibility. He would never go around blabbing about it.
Jiang Yu had eaten only two strawberries before Academician Zhou dragged her away.
She rolled her dull, lifeless eyes, her face expressionless.
In the latter half of the night.
Wan Yuan suddenly exclaimed in delight, "We're connected!"
Liu Zhao had