On the way to becoming the strongest, I first became a popular person.

Chapter 169 No. 1 and 9

Somewhere deep in the mountains, there is a base whose interior has not been fully repaired. The walls and gates of the base are made of thick metal walls, which are extremely strong. The sky is covered with a layer of light blue energy wall, protecting all the buildings below.

This is the cultivation center of the "God-making" plan - the cradle base.

The entire base is composed of a series of huge white buildings with a simple and technological shape. The surface of the buildings is covered with a layer of special metal material, which reflects dazzling light under the sunlight.

"Hello, the participants of the project have arrived outside the base. Please send someone to meet them."

"Got it. What about the two children Dr. Ji specifically mentioned, the two children numbered 9 and 11? Are they here?"

"They are here too. We put them in a room so they can get familiar with each other first."

"Okay, I'll bring someone out to pick them up right away."

Eleven looked up with great effort at the huge building complex in front of him, his eyes full of curiosity and amazement, while Dongfang Shou on the side just stared silently at the closed metal door in front of him, and couldn't help but hold the hand of the person next to him.

"Brother Xiaojiu, are you scared?"

"……Um."

"It's okay, I'll be with you."

She held the other person's hand and spoke softly.

They chatted for a while on the airship, and she found out that No. 9 was sent here by his family. They didn't want him anymore and he was even more pitiful than herself. If the dean and the others were still alive, they would never give up on him.

But, they are all dead...

Can this make me stronger?

Make me strong enough to kill those hateful star beasts.

I must survive, I must become strong, kill them all, and avenge everyone.

She looked at the slowly opening door, held the other person's hand tightly, and said firmly: "We will all survive. Drive the star beasts out of the alliance and kill them all."

"Ah."

Dongfang Shou looked at the little girl next to him who was not even as tall as his shoulder. She was looking forward with a firm gaze. There was no fear or timidity in her eyes, only fearlessness and curiosity.

She was different from his initial impression. Rather than a flower born in the mud, she was more like a tenacious bamboo. Her indomitable courage and determination, as well as her fearlessness of death, were totally unlike a child of her age.

Perhaps it was her tragic experiences in the past that shaped her character. She went from having everything to having nothing, repeatedly experiencing despairing losses, and in the end, she left with nothing.

That's probably why she is like this. In some ways, she is more mature than him, a child who is always said to be precocious by adults.

Dongfang Shou thought to himself, held her hand tightly with his backhand, and looked at the opened door with her. That was where they would live in the future, and it was the fate and responsibility that they were destined to be unable to escape.

A group of researchers in white coats came out, and the leader began to connect with the person in charge of the airship.

"Yes, that's right. Everyone is here. Thank you for your hard work. You can return now."

He turned around and looked at the dozens of people standing there scattered around. There were people of all ages, from a sixty-year-old man to a six-year-old child. They looked a little weird and absurd standing together.

But he knew that these were all the qualified people known to the alliance at present, and they were a group of people who were accidentally discovered before. The "God-making" plan was officially implemented today, and the secret screening had just begun. The qualified people discovered later would continue to arrive at the base, and they were just the beginning.

"Okay, follow the assignment and take your people away."

He clapped his hands, signaling everyone to start moving, and then walked straight towards the two youngest children inside.

"Come on, I'll take you two to see your chief."

In the sunlight, a group of researchers in white coats led a crowd of people in various clothing towards the base, casting long shadows on the ground.

The heavy metal door slammed shut behind them with a deafening sound. With a "bang", the door completely isolated this place from the outside world, announcing their eternal farewell to their past lives.

Some people couldn't help but look back, with longing and reluctance to leave the outside world and nostalgia for the past in their eyes. Others secretly wiped away their tears, worrying about their future.

The two children who were walking in front of the leading researcher did not even look back, as if they had no attachment to the past at all, and just walked forward resolutely.

……

"Dr. Ji, the person has been brought here."

The researcher took the two children through many corridors and turned many corners, and walked into an office filled with various materials and pictures, and spoke to a busy figure.

"Okay, got it. Go ahead and get busy."

Ji Liuyun stopped writing, looked up at the two children, one big and one small, raised his eyebrows in surprise, and said in a playful tone: "Your father really asked you to come?"

The leader was truly ruthless in official business. Given his status and contributions to the alliance over the years, he was actually fully capable of protecting his son. Others were at most a little dissatisfied with him, and they would just say a few words and then let it go.

I thought he might disagree or stop this matter, or at least delay it for a while so that he could spend the last moments with the child. Unexpectedly, I didn't hesitate at all and sent his son here directly.

Wei Wei died on the front line half a year ago, and now her son is about to follow in her footsteps. How pitiful!

The leader is a truly respectable and hateful person. He is both a successful and a failed person.

Of course, as a citizen of the Alliance, having such a leader does make her feel at ease. She has no worries and can trust him with all her heart, because they are all on the side of the Alliance. Everything is for the Alliance and humanity. They are teammates on the same front.

Ji Liuyun's eyes fell on the boy's feet that were directly on the ground. There were a lot of stains on his white socks. She raised her eyebrows in surprise, and found the pair of shoes that were obviously too big and didn't fit on the girl next to him. She instantly understood what was going on.

Haha, he is somewhat like his father in this respect.

The footprint on the clothes should have been kicked by the girl. I don’t know what happened. The two people seemed to have a good relationship and their hands were held together.

She remembered that this boy was not so kind before. He was a little kind but not much. He was still far inferior to his father.

As long as others don't appreciate his kindness, he will leave immediately without saying a word. He is not the type of person who meddles in other people's affairs. Could it be that now that his father has abandoned him, he has changed his character and started to care for others?

Ji Liuyun turned to look at the girl next to him and asked, "What's your name? I'm not asking for the orphanage number."

Her name was Eleven on the orphanage's document, but that was the unified numbering method used when recording information in the orphanage for the convenience of management.

"Eleven is my name."

She looked at the calm girl and said, "Okay, then you will still be called Eleven from now on. It just so happens that your number is also 11."

Then he turned and looked at Dongfang Shou.

"you……"

"My name is No. 9." Dongfang Shou interrupted her.

Number nine? This guy's number is indeed 9.

But why did he suddenly want to change his name?

Doesn't he want others to know his identity?

The leader's son, the only descendant of the man who worked so hard for the alliance, this identity is indeed a hot topic. If other people knew about it, they would probably deify him. Not to mention taking action against him, it means they are not afraid of death.

Well, he didn't answer the question I asked him just now. He must still be resentful of his father. This may be one of the reasons why he changed his name. No matter how mature and sensible he is, he is still a child. Although he doesn't say it, he must have resentment in his heart.

"Okay, the name is just a code name anyway, you can call it whatever you want, and it saves trouble this way."

"Eleven, and number nine, right? Come with me. I'll give you a physical examination first."

She stood up from her chair and walked towards the door.

Dongfang Shou looked at her back and pulled Eleven to follow her.

After arriving here, the name is no longer important. Everything in the past has nothing to do with him. Instead of keeping the original name and causing trouble for others, it is better to change to a new name.

It can also be considered as drawing a clear line with the past and...taking revenge on someone.

Father, please forgive my childish desire for revenge.

From today on, I am no longer your son, but the ninth participant in the "God-making" plan.

If I can live to see the day of victory, let me take back my old name.

I will still be your child then.