Early the next morning, Rulu and Kallen followed their original plan and took a small wooden boat parked on the island back to Blue Sea City.
After returning to Blue Sea City, they first cautiously wandered around the outskirts of Blue Sea City for a few hours, using channels such as radio, television, and the news to understand the recent situation in Blue Sea City.
However, Blue Sea City had been calm and tranquil recently. Rulu did not detect any events worth noting, their appearance did not attract the attention of others around them, and no guards came to interrogate them.
Afterward, Rulu and Kallen took a taxi to the vicinity of the secret cabin they previously lived in in Blue Sea City. They first scouted around the cabin very cautiously for a while. Only after confirming that there were no suspicious personnel nearby did they enter the cabin. They saw that the furniture layout in the cabin was basically the same as when they had left, and it looked like there were no traces of anyone else having been there. They also went to the basement, and there were no traces of anyone having been in the basement either.
Seeing this situation, Rulu felt very puzzled. He wondered if the Emperor of the Sanctuary hadn't sent anyone to Blue Sea City to capture him after all, or if the Sanctuary was deliberately pretending not to take any action to make him lower his guard before coming to capture him.
Next, Rulu tried to contact the people from the Rebels, and successfully got in touch with Captain Guan. Captain Guan was very happy upon hearing the news that Rulu and Kallen had returned to Blue Sea City. He immediately invited Rulu and Kallen to meet him in a small town outside Blue Sea City, and Rulu agreed.
That afternoon, Rulu and Kallen arrived at an inn in the small town mentioned by Captain Guan as agreed. The contact person led Rulu and Kallen into a very spacious and bright secret room. Rulu took a look around this secret room and saw Captain Guan, A-Bing, and several others all in this room. However, what made Rulu feel strange was that Captain Guan and the others were all lying on white hospital beds with IV needles stuck in their hands, looking like they were receiving intravenous drips.
"Captain Guan, A-Bing, and everyone else, long time no see. What happened to you guys? Are you sick or injured?" Rulu said in a steady voice to the people lying on the beds. Just like before, he wore a mask when interacting with the people from the Rebels, not revealing his true face.
"Don't worry, we are all fine, and we'll be able to get out of bed in a few days. Rulu... no, Lord Leader, and Kallen, please just find a place to sit down. I'm sorry that I can't get out of bed to entertain you," Captain Guan said. Supporting himself on the edge of the bed with his hands, he sat up from the bed, looking at Rulu and Kallen with a gentle smile on his face.
"There are no outsiders here, Captain Guan, you can just call me by my name. What exactly happened to you all? It looks to me like your condition is not very good." Seeing that everyone in the room were people close to Captain Guan, Rulu took off the mask worn on his face, found a chair, and sat down beside Captain Guan's bed. Kallen also pulled up a chair and sat down next to Rulu.
At this time, A-Bing, who was lying on the bed, shouted loudly, "Isn't it all because of that damn biological modification? Every day they inject us with some strange drugs and make us undergo radiation exposure. That stuff is really not something a human can endure. I almost thought I was going to die."
"So that's how it is." Rulu nodded and said, "Although this biological modification process is arduous, it is still very beneficial for you all. After undergoing this biological modification, you will be able to become Ultra-capable like me and Kallen from now on."
Captain Guan shook his head and said with a bitter smile on his face, "It's not that wonderful. According to General Li, for those of us who become Ultra-capable through acquired means, our Psionic power level will usually be very low. We can reach the level of a level-two Ultra-capable at most, which simply cannot compare to you and Kallen."
Rulu said, "It doesn't matter. Fighting a war relies not on individual ability, but on collective strength. Moreover, as long as you become an Ultra-capable, you will possess very strong anti-radiation capabilities and can also wear armored combat suits to fight on the battlefield."
Captain Guan said, "Yeah, we underwent that biological modification precisely for this reason. By the way, a while ago, Leader... Rulu, you and Kallen went to the Sanctuary to handle an important matter. How did that matter go? Did it proceed smoothly?"
Rulu said, "Although we encountered a lot of trouble along the way, overall, it went quite smoothly."
A relieved smile appeared on Captain Guan's face as he said, "That's good. To be honest, I had been worried that you and Kallen wouldn't be able to return safely from the Sanctuary. Now that I see you are safe and sound, I can finally rest assured."
At this time, Kallen couldn't help but speak up, "Oh my, Captain Guan, you have no idea how thrilling our trip to the Sanctuary was this time. You don't know who the enemies we faced were. If our luck had been just a bit worse, we really wouldn't have been able to come back."
"Was it that serious? What did you guys encounter in the Sanctuary, Kallen?" A-Bing asked curiously.
Kallen was about to answer, but just then, Rulu gave her a subtle look. Being looked at by Rulu like this, Kallen immediately remembered that she had to keep Rulu's secrets for him. Kallen scratched her head, deliberately pretending to be confused, and said, "Ah, about that, I can't remember it for the time being. I'll talk about it later when I remember."
But A-Bing's interest had already been piqued by Kallen's words. Seeing that Kallen wasn't answering his question, he turned to Rulu and asked, "Leader, what exactly did you and Kallen go to the Sanctuary to do this time? You've been gone for so long, you must have had a huge harvest, right? Did you get some very powerful treasure from the Sanctuary?"
Rulu smiled and said, "Of course there was a harvest, otherwise I wouldn't have taken such a huge risk to go to the Sanctuary."
A-Bing's eyes lit up, and with a look of excitement on his face, he said, "So you really did get a treasure from the Sanctuary! Hurry up and take it out for us to see what kind of treasure it is!"
Rulu shook his head and said, "That won't do. Since it is a treasure, it's not something I can just casually take out and show you."
A-Bing said with a cheeky grin, "Leader... Rulu, don't be so stingy. For the sake of our past friendship, just let me take a look at that treasure you got from the Sanctuary. Just one look will do."
Keeping a straight face, Rulu said in an emotionless tone, "Since you know I am your Leader, you shouldn't make unreasonable demands of me, or could it be that you simply don't treat me as your Leader?"
Although A-Bing was usually a bit frivolous in his speech and actions, he knew his limits when it came to important matters. He immediately accompanied with an awkward smile and said, "Uh, I was just saying that casually just now. Actually, I'm not interested in those things at all. Just pretend I didn't say anything just now, haha..."