What they said made sense, so Hongxiao held back and ultimately did nothing. If he lost his temper and disrupted the plan, Ye Nianzhen would be angry.
But to his surprise, his temper flared up to its peak the next second, and he almost went up and twisted the guard's hand off.
It turned out that the guard had grabbed Ye Nianzhen's arm and said, "I've been concerned about this from the beginning. Why are you wearing a mask?"
It was a miscalculation. Originally, she wanted to be less noticeable, since women in the apocalypse always face a lot of trouble. Even if they are strong, they will still be harassed by some ignorant and foolish men. She didn't expect that she would still be noticed even with her face covered. At this moment, Ye Nianzhen felt a little helpless.
She had no choice but to take off her mask and shake off the guard's hand, because she felt that if she didn't do something, the guard might lose his life.
She took off her mask, revealing a woman's face despite her heroic air. The guard immediately understood why she was covering her face. Although he couldn't help but have some restless thoughts, he knew his limits when he saw the expressions of the men around her. He didn't press the matter further and waved for Ye Nianzhen to go in.
The others passed the check quickly because they were all orcs and did not have any guns or other weapons that were contraband, so they all passed the check smoothly.
Upon arriving in the city, they were met with curious glances. Some were dressed as ordinary people, while others were dressed better, but none of them were from the small base.
They settled down first, then split up to gather intelligence, carrying with them goods that served as a cover, mostly food and daily necessities.
People like Mingyuan were very conscientious, even while selling their wares, they would also inquire about information. The others simply stopped acting altogether, just holding their goods without selling them, ignoring anyone who tried to sell them.
Such a situation would normally arouse suspicion, but fortunately, there are quite a few people with strange temperaments in the apocalypse, and it's not surprising that they are all from the beast race, making them even more difficult to understand than humans.
By evening, they had gathered almost all the intelligence they needed.
This was originally where the residents of the base lived. Everyone's living standards were about the same. The central area had a place for management to live, which was practically like the life of emperors in the old society.
They captured people from other bases to serve as their servants or laborers. These outsiders did all the dirty and hard work to keep the base running, while the outsiders themselves were at the top of all power, doing whatever they wanted to be comfortable and happy.
The Eastern Base is no longer the Eastern Base it once was; it is now a twisted cage of desire and despotism.
If Ye Nianzhen and the others want to save people, what they need to do is not just rescue those individuals, but also defeat the management and help the Eastern Base return to its former state.
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This is something that cannot be accomplished by the efforts of just a few people; it requires the unity of all possible forces.
Therefore, they also need to sneak into the central area and the laborers on the periphery to take a look.
So they decided to split up. Several tough male team members volunteered to go to the labor area, while Ye Nianzhen, Luo Shuiming, Yuan Muguang, and the others looked at the delicate-skinned ones. Note that the key is to look at them, because each one of them was a pitiful little thing that no one could bully.
They could only sneak into the central area as servants, and in the dead of night, they would quietly knock out a few of the central area's servants, change into their clothes, and then blend into their group without anyone noticing.
Those people had already become numb from being bullied, and when they saw a few unfamiliar faces, they assumed they were newly arrested and didn't react.
Ye Nianzhen decided to stay here for a few days. In addition to figuring out the map and preparing for the future, he also wanted to find a way to get along with these people and integrate into their community before considering persuading them to join him in the rebellion.
The plan was good, but to her surprise, the next day, when she arrived outside the mansion where the high-ranking officials and nobles lived as a cleaning lady in the courtyard, someone called out to her.
The man had been observing her for a long time and felt that she was different from the original people here, both in appearance and mental state. He had some guesses in his mind, so he called her over to ask her questions.
Ye Nianzhen felt a tightness in her chest and didn't dare to look up. She pretended to be scared and slowly approached the person with her head down.
It was a very tall man, dressed in expensive high-end tactical clothing that completely covered his powerful physique. When Ye Nianzhen approached, the man raised an eyebrow and asked in a deep voice, "Are you new here? Where are you from? What's your name?"
The clothes Ye Nianzhen stole had a designer label on them, belonging to a woman named Chen Ying. So she answered softly, "My name is Chen Ying. I was brought here from a small base in the southwest by the adults at the base. I haven't been here long. If I haven't done anything well, please forgive me."
The man found it even stranger. These cleaning jobs were usually done by older men and women. The woman in front of him, though she was looking down and speaking softly, was clearly a young woman. She would usually be asked to be a personal maid or something similar. Why was she assigned to do this job?
He then asked, "How old are you this year?"
Ye Nianzhen's voice was as soft as a mosquito's buzz: "30, sir."
This was the limit of what she could fabricate; if she exaggerated her age further, the man in front of her probably wouldn't believe her.
The man still felt strange, so he disregarded the rules of propriety and reached out to lift the woman's chin. The two people facing each other were stunned.
Ye Nianzhen was really because this man looked exactly like Lei Lang!
However, the Thunder Wolf originally had wolf ears and a wolf tail. Although it looked like a beastman, it wasn't. But the man in front of him was completely human. Except for his appearance, height, and build, which were the same as before, his voice was also unchanged.
No wonder she felt like she recognized this person's voice!
But this time he's actually on the human side? And it seems like he's working for the bad guys here? This won't do!
The man opposite him, who looked remarkably like Lei Lang, was drawn to the woman in front of him because she gave him a familiar feeling, but upon closer inspection, he recognized her as a face he had no recollection of.
Moreover, he finally understood why the woman was assigned to do manual labor; it was because she had a large birthmark on her face, which probably wouldn't meet the standards of those arrogant adults.
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