Inside the snow pit dungeon of the Fire Seed Base, the passage leading to the central furnace chamber of the energy furnace was slowly opened. As the furnace chamber opened, a wave of heat, mixed with the smell of burning charcoal and unknown substances, rushed towards the "sabotage elements" directly in front of the snow pit dungeon.

This was the warm atmosphere they had longed for day and night, the heat they hadn't dared to hope for all this time at the Fire Seed Base, and the light of salvation they yearned for when they were woken up by the cold in the middle of the night and hovered on the verge of freezing to death.

But now, this heatwave seemed to be blowing from the gates of hell, making their entire bodies, including their souls, tremble uncontrollably.

"Chief, spare me! I was wrong!"

"Chief, the child is innocent! Please have mercy and release my child!"

"Wrong, wrong!"

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Cries and pleas echoed throughout every corner of the snow pit dungeon.

However, to Li Yi, who was perched atop the giant ice sculpture's hand, their voices were like the faint buzzing of mosquitoes in his ear, barely audible.

Of course, even if Li Yi heard these voices clearly, his heart would not waver in the slightest.

His gaze was as sharp as a hawk's, looking down from high above across the central square at the desperate "saboteurs" struggling in the snow pit dungeon, his face devoid of any sympathy or pity.

"Punish him!" Li Yi's voice was as cold as the wind, devoid of any emotion.

He waved his hand lightly, as if he were shooing away a swarm of insignificant mosquitoes.

Some might think that there are nearly 200,000 people imprisoned in that snow pit dungeon, and no one can force them to walk into the passage leading to the furnace unless they themselves do so.

But it would be wrong to think that way.

The entire floor of the snow pit dungeon slopes towards the furnace passage, and with the current population density, it's nearly one person per square meter.

With such high density, even a gentle push or a small disturbance could trigger a chain reaction, causing everyone in the dungeon to surge towards the scorching furnace like a tidal wave.

Li Yi had anticipated this, and he coldly stared down below, as if he were watching a cruel drama about to unfold.

But soon, he frowned.

He entrusted this matter to the Imperial Guards.

Since it was the "Fire Seed Legion" soldiers who made the arrests, the executioners should be handed over to the "Imperial Guards".

This would make the warriors of the "Fire Seed Legion" think that the "Imperial Guard" was "reaping the benefits," causing resentment between the two sides, thus achieving his goal of balancing the two sides.

Moreover, the Imperial Guard had just been established and was in a position to establish its authority. Executing 200,000 "saboteurs" would undoubtedly leave a deep impression on all levels of the Fire Seed Base and instill fear in them.

However, with hundreds of thousands of Fire Seed citizens as witnesses, the "Imperial Guard" did not obey his orders immediately, which made Li Yi frown deeply.

"Imperial Guards, listen to my command! Send these saboteurs on their way!" Li Yi issued the order again, this time with an unquestionable resolve in his voice.

The cold wind howled past, stirring up the snow on the ground, but the group of Imperial Guards remained unmoved.

Not only that, but the passage connecting the snow pit dungeon and the furnace also suddenly closed with a bang for some unknown reason.

This sudden change stunned everyone, including Li Yi.

His brows furrowed even deeper, his gaze sweeping sharply over the Imperial Guards below and the suddenly closed passageway.

"You audacious Qian Peng, are you trying to rebel?" On the high platform beneath the giant statue, a middle-aged man in a cold-weather combat suit slammed his fist on the table and shouted sternly. He was Zhao Lei, the newly appointed general of the Fire Seed Battle Group.

He had heard about Li Yi's support for the "Imperial Guard" long ago, but he had always been dissatisfied with it.

In his view, the Fireseed Battle Group was the true guardian of the Fireseed Base, while the "Imperial Guard" was nothing more than a newly formed rabble that had not been tested by war. How could they be on equal footing with them, or even replace them in some aspects?

With the Imperial Guards being given important positions, Zhao Lei's status as the general of the "Spark Battle Group" naturally declined in the base, which Zhao Lei could not tolerate.

However, at the Fire Seed Base, no one could change Li Yi's will, and no one dared to challenge him, not even the "Great General" himself!

Didn't the previous "General" get executed just because he kept a private army of more than 20 people outside?

Faced with Li Yi's decision to establish the "Imperial Guard" to counterbalance the "Fire Seed Battle Group," Zhao Lei was unwilling, but dared not say a word of "no."

Now that he has this excellent opportunity to suppress his opponent and demonstrate his loyalty, Zhao Lei will naturally not let it pass.

Zhao Lei's gaze was like a sharp blade, piercing straight at Qian Peng, the commander of the Imperial Guards. His voice echoed in the cold wind, carrying an unquestionable authority: "Qian Peng, as the commander of the Imperial Guards, how dare you disobey the leader's orders? Are you tired of living?"

"I told you long ago, Qian Peng is an ungrateful wretch. When he was a company commander in our 2nd Regiment, he would come to curry favor with me every day! After he got lucky and made a name for himself in Wenshui Village, he turned his back on me. I went to visit him in person, but he wouldn't even let me in! Now he even dares to disobey the leader's orders. He's simply gone too far!" A man in military uniform said angrily. This man was the former battalion commander of Qian Peng's army.

“Yeah, what’s with the high and mighty act? Do you think I don’t know what kind of person Qian Peng is? When we were down on our luck, we even robbed the widows and orphans together… uh… anyway, Qian Peng is a despicable ungrateful scoundrel! Now that he’s successful, he turns his back on us, afraid I’ll try to extort him. Little does he know that everything he has is given to him by the leader, and now he even dares to disobey the leader’s orders. He deserves to die!” Another man who had a grudge against Qian Peng also stood up. He suddenly changed his mind halfway through his sentence, as if he realized that it was inappropriate to mention his less-than-honorable past in front of so many people.

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The rest of the management personnel at all levels of the Fire Seed Base, including some lower-level base members, also condemned "Qian Ming." The accusations came like a tidal wave, drowning out the name "Qian Peng" in the clamor.

Despite the accusations and backstabbing from the crowd, Qian Ming (Chen Yu) remained calm and composed.

Chen Yu doesn't associate with those "old friends" because he himself is an imposter of "Qian Peng". Although he has some understanding of Qian Peng due to his past life experiences, wouldn't he be exposed if he really contacted those who were familiar with Qian Peng?

As for ungratefulness, inhumanity, disobeying the leader's orders, and the like, he cared even less. His purpose in infiltrating the Fireseed base was to overthrow it.

However, at this moment, it's still not quite there yet; the grassroots investors haven't fully awakened.

Chen Yu decided to add fuel to the fire, to completely free these investors from their enslaved mentality.