Chapter 63 Revenge Plan

Not long after Ruan Ning returned to her apartment, there was a knock on the door. A staff member in the base's uniform stood outside, and his attitude was fairly polite.

"Is this Ms. Ruan Ning? The base's water resources management department has notified you to report to the base's water plant, unit C12, before 10:00 AM today to participate in the daily water supply work." The staff member handed over a notification slip stamped with a red seal.

Ruan Ning took it, glanced at it, and nodded: "Understood."

This is a forced conscription of water-based ability users by the base, and it is also one of the "obligations" they need to fulfill to enjoy the base's protection and resources.

She arrived at the water factory in Zone C on time. It was a large pre-apocalyptic water purification plant that had been converted into a heavily guarded facility. Dozens of water-based ability users, men, women, and children of varying ages and abilities, had already gathered in the lobby.

The workflow is simple, but extremely tedious.

Each person was assigned to a different area, with a specially made large water storage container in front of them. The superhumans needed to continuously fill the container with pure water condensed from their own superhuman abilities.

There are dedicated staff members responsible for recording each person's water volume and working hours.

Ruan Ning found a corner spot. She didn't deliberately flaunt her abilities, but she also didn't overly conceal them. She manipulated the water flow, injecting it into the container steadily and efficiently, much faster than most people around her, and the condensed water was exceptionally clear.

The staff member in charge of recording glanced at her a few more times and made a mark in the notebook.

After working for about an hour, the amount of water injected had reached a considerable level. Ruan Ning told the staff that her superpower was about to run out.

"Ruan Ning, Level 2 Water-type Ability User, Working Hours: One Hour, Water Injection: ... Excellent." After verifying the information, the staff added 10 points to her ID card.

"Please be on time again tomorrow at the same time."

Ruan Ning put away her ID card, said nothing, and turned to leave the water factory.

The daily routine of "releasing water" consumes some of her supernatural abilities, but it also provides a stable income of points and, to some extent, masks the true recovery speed and total amount of her supernatural abilities—she can use the excuse of work-related consumption to explain why she can absorb crystal cores so quickly.

After leaving the water plant, Ruan Ning did not return directly to her apartment in Block B. Instead, she turned around and strolled casually through the streets of Block C.

Area C is an area allocated by the base to teams of superhumans with certain strength and important technical personnel. The environment is much better than Areas D and E, where ordinary people gather. The houses are relatively intact and even have basic electricity and limited water supply.

Lei Bao's "Thunderstorm" squad is based in Area C. If Lin Jiaojiao and her daughter are affiliated with him, they will likely live there as well.

Ruan Ning's mental energy spread out like invisible tentacles, not missing any potentially familiar mental fluctuations or traces of energy. Her gaze seemingly casually swept over the buildings on the street and the passersby.

Area C was indeed more lively than Area B, with quite a few powerful ability users visible. There were also some relatively well-dressed people, clearly technicians or family members affiliated with a certain team.

After walking through several relatively clean streets, her pace slowed down near a three-story building with a separate courtyard and two sharp-looking men standing guard at the entrance.

This is it. His mental energy silently spread over, carefully avoiding any potential sensory warnings.

The internal structure and personnel distribution of the small building gradually became clear in her mind. She could "see" several men wiping their weapons on the first floor, their energy fluctuations around the mid-level of the first rank.

There seemed to be a training room on the second floor, with faint sounds of striking and the agitation characteristic of lightning energy emanating from it; it was probably Lei Bao himself.

Her attention was focused on the living area. When her mental energy swept over a well-facing room on the third floor, her heart skipped a beat, and her breath caught in her throat for a moment!

Found it!

That's Lin Wanyun! Although the fluctuations in her spiritual energy were much weaker, carrying a sense of frailty, Ruan Ning would never mistake the core spiritual imprint!

She was sitting by the window, fiddling with a slightly worn vase. Her usual elegance was gone, replaced by a deliberately maintained submissiveness befitting a "domesticated person."

Immediately afterwards, in the next room, Ruan Ning "saw" Lin Jiaojiao!

Unlike Lin Wanyun's feigned docility, Lin Jiaojiao's mental state appeared restless and repressed. She was applying something in front of a mirror, her eyes filled with resentment and a sense of being imprisoned.

Ruan Ning's mental power, like a cold, venomous snake, firmly locked onto the two figures she had been searching for so long. The flames of hatred burned silently within her, threatening to shatter her calm exterior. They were indeed here, dependent on Lei Bao, living a seemingly safe but ultimately subservient life.

She suppressed the urge to act immediately. The place was heavily guarded, and Lei Bao himself was inside. Acting rashly would not only fail but also alert the enemy and expose her.

Just then, a noise came from downstairs, as if Lei Bao had finished training and was walking upstairs. Ruan Ning immediately withdrew all her outward spiritual energy, retreating back into herself like the tide, leaving no trace.

She gave the small building one last cold look, turned around, and without a trace of regret, merged into the flow of people on the street, heading towards Section B.

Her back remained straight, her steps steady, but the slightly clenched fists hanging at her sides betrayed the murderous intent surging within her.

The prey's location has been confirmed.

The hunt will no longer be far off.

What she needed was a foolproof opportunity, the perfect moment to make them disappear completely without implicating her.

Back in her apartment, Ruan Ning closed the door. Leaning against it, she slowly exhaled a breath of stale air. Her eyes held a frozen, cold pool, yet deep within burned the flames of revenge.

She knew where they were and what their current situation was. That was good.

Each subsequent step requires more precise calculations.

In this life, she not only wants Lin Jiaojiao to die, but also wants her to experience all the fear, pain, and despair she went through in her previous life!

Her revenge plan was based on the principle of "an eye for an eye."