Chapter 214: Another O5

Chapter 214: Another O5

Huh?

Hearing this voice, Zhang Jue froze for a full second. He looked around, but there was no one around.

"Where are you looking, it's me talking to you!" It was only then that Zhang Jue confirmed that it was really this flower talking to him.

It's alive! So, this was the power he had acquired from Cain! He could actually talk to the plant!

"Holy crap, that's awesome!" Zhang Jue shouted in his heart.

"Put away your foul language." The flower reprimanded, "Can't you see there are so many minors around?"

Zhang Jue shot a glance, and sure enough it was right. Except for this one, which had bloomed earlier and others were still not bloomed. Perhaps in their eyes, they were still underage. Oh no, underage flowers.

"Sorry, it's my habit." Zhang Jue said heatedly, "Man, let me ask you a question. Why didn't you open your mouth before?"

"Before?" The flower snickered, "I've been talking to you before too, you just couldn't hear me."

So that was it. Zhang Jue could probably guess the reason for this. He had acquired Cain's ability. When faced with these plants, he could only communicate with them if he genuinely treated them as partners. Having figured this out, Zhang Jue turned to the other little plant.

"Little fellow, can you hear me?" He asked.

A childish voice rang out in his mind, "Who are you?"

Zhang Jue was overjoyed to discover that he could already master this skill.

He stroked the tip of the little grass's leaf with his hand, "Little one, don't be afraid. I'm a good guy-"

The moment that car pulled into the site gates, those gossip-loving researchers each found a good spot to satisfy their curiosity by even taking a look. All of them were discussing excitedly.

There are 13 people in the O5 council, and I wonder how many this one is. Legend has it that they all have three heads and six arms, even a few of them are not human at all.

Most importantly, what exactly they are doing when they come to Site-17? Even Site Director Hubbard is not enough for an O5 to travel so far to visit in person.

However, they don't know who would come at this time. It was possible that they had come to see Advisor Zhang Jue.

Everyone, including Clement, nodded secretly. After all, at this time within this site. The only one who really had the ability to get O5's attention besides Site Director Hubbard was Advisor Zhang. The more people think about it, the more they think it makes sense again.

It's the only explanation that make sense. In the crowd, the little girl called Kareena silently lowered her head while looking at the extended car and listening to people's praise of Advisor Zhang. An O5 had indeed come to see Zhang Jue.

Early in the morning, Zhang Jue and Yang Xue were both placed in a specially made room by Hubbard and they were very strictly screened, as if they were afraid of carrying any weapons.

In response, Zhang Jue could only hummed. If he really wanted to do harm to an O5, there were a million ways to bring weapons in unnoticed. Even if he didn't, it didn't matter. He himself was the most lethal weapon. But still, before he has turned his back on the Foundation, he still has to take it easy and not go too far when facing those so-called O5 Council.

A knock sounded on the door, followed by a kind-eyed old man walking in with the help of Hubbard. This level of hospitality was really high, even the Deputy Site Manager Harvey is not enough. Hubbard was not young, but the one he was supporting was obviously even older than him to the point trembling on its steps.

If Zhang Jue remembered correctly, this was the third O5 he had met. Unlike O5-2 (SCP-3844's old friend) and O5-5 (The Woman), this old man didn't have any special aura. Generally speaking, people who have been on top for a long time are bound to have some feeling, but there was no sense of it from them at all. He was just like an old man in the neighborhood. But it was also this feeling that let Zhang Jue know that this was certainly not a person to be messed with either.

"Advisor Zhang, Dr. Yang Xue. How are you?" The old man smiled, "I'm O5-8. I've bothered you guys to wait here for so long. I'm too old to be useful."

"No need to be polite, old man." Zhang Jue clasped his fist, not humbled, "It's okay to wait longer. As long as you bring good news."

O5-8 nodded, "The two of you found the long-lost Site-237, reorganized the Antimemetics Division, destroyed SCP-3125 once again, and saved humanity. Taking the greatest credit, what I bring you is of course none other than good news."

"Oh? Really? What good news? A monetary reward of 5 million?" Zhang Jue rubbed his hands. This time, he would not donate it again.

But the old man shook his head, his eyes shining, "Maybe it's even better than that."