Comment by andrewsleftballsacksdriedcumhair on Little Mushroom - Chapter 46

Novel Chapters 14/27. Pages 200/350, excerpt: This was so that as soon as a xenogenic invasion or large-scale warfare occurred, the buffer zone could buy valuable rapid response time for the military instead of allowing xenogenics to charge directly into densely-populated residential areas. Before long, there was movement in the coach as Colin regained consciousness after his brief fainting spell. He got up from the aisle, returned to his original spot, and sat down, his face pale. Head bowed, he took out a pair of black-rimmed glasses from his pocket and repeatedly polished them with the hem of his shirt without saying another word. At that moment, An Zhe felt that this boy was no longer the same person as when they first met. He turned back and looked at Lu Feng. At the exact same time, Lu Feng looked away from Colin and at him. Their eyes met, and An Zhe uneasily grabbed the hem of his own shirt. Lu Feng only gave him a flat glance before breaking eye contact. He felt the current Lu Feng was very unfamiliar—even though they had slept in the same bed last night. After some thought, An Zhe still said, "What's next?" Lu Feng said, "Based on the courses you studied before, you might go teach children how to read." "Then what about you?" Lu Feng said, "I'll obey the Main City's plans." An Zhe mustered up his courage. "Will you go to the Lighthouse?" He knew his spore was likely at the Lighthouse. Lu Feng looked at him. An Zhe felt that this seemed to be the look he would give to someone slow in the head. "I'm part of the military," Lu Feng said. "My next task is to recover the Dispersion Center." "... Oh." Then An Zhe said in a small voice, "Good luck." Lu Feng quietly looked at him for a few seconds. "Thank you." - Part 2/?, [TO BE CONTINUED]