Lu Nange and her group didn't linger. They turned around and walked straight towards the golden gate of the Flameheart Base...
The queue of people automatically parted to create a wide, unobstructed passage.
Everyone involuntarily lowered their heads, avoiding eye contact, their eyes filled with fear, awe, and a complex emotion that was hard to describe.
Jin Xiao watched their departing figures, opened his mouth, his Adam's apple bobbing, as if he wanted to say something...
Lin Shuang reacted quickly, grabbing his arm and pulling him back half a step. She warned him in a low voice, her tone leaving no room for argument: "Don't speak! You'll only annoy people!"
Jin Xiao was taken aback when he was pulled, a hint of resentment flashing across his face: "Xiao Shuang, I... I just wanted to say thank you..."
Pepper: "Brother Jin, to be honest, you might not like what I'm saying."
If Miss Lu and the others hadn't happened to be here today, given our petty schemes and actions at the Flameheart gate, our fate would probably have been... similar to that of the Rock gang.
Lin Shuang nodded: "Yes, Jiaojiao is right. People should know their place. It's best to keep this kindness in your heart. Trying to force it will only annoy people."
Pepper wholeheartedly agreed, nodding vigorously: "That's exactly right!"
After she finished speaking, her eyes sparkled as she turned to Si Sheng, who had been silent all along: "Base Commander, I... can I apply to join Flameheart in the future?"
Si Sheng glanced at her, his eyes unchanging: "Where you go is your freedom."
Pepper immediately beamed, clenched her fist tightly, and shouted in the direction Lu Nange and the others had left: "Idol! Wait for me! I will definitely become stronger, and then enter Flame Heart with honor!"
Jin Xiao: "Ah Sheng, Yan Ge and the others... are they really ignoring us? Does that mean we're no longer brothers?"
Si Sheng: "No!"
Jin Xiao: "What do you mean you won't? Do you mean you won't ignore us, or that you're not a brother?"
...
Inside the market, Lu Nange and her group had just reached the checkout area when they ran into Shi Xu, who was getting out of a modified off-road vehicle.
Shi Xu: "Is this... resolved?"
He Zhuo raised his chin, a hint of smugness in his voice: "Of course! Just a few noisy flies, already swatted dead!"
Shi Xu: "You killed him? You really killed Si Sheng?"
He Zhuo: "...I can't reason with you heartless people!"
Gu Qi: "Si Sheng wasn't killed... it was the group from the Rock Base that were eliminated."
Shi Xu: "What do you mean by 'not killed'?"
Gu Qi: "Since we can't kill him, let's just ignore him!"
Wen Qing jogged to Lu Nange's side: "Nannan, everyone's saying the Rock Base is practicing some kind of slavery... I... I'm a little worried about my parents, what if they..."
Lu Nange: "Sister Wenqing, let's go to the Rock Base and look for it."
Wen Qing: "But... what if my parents aren't there? Won't it cause trouble if we go looking for them like this?"
Lu Nange: "Of course not... We've all heard how outrageous this rock is. We were too busy to handle it before."
Now that I have some time, I might as well go take a look around, if you really have the resources...
At worst, we can unite, or... stir up the emotions of other bases dissatisfied with Rock, find a pretext, and take action together—we'll just wipe out Rock.
He Zhuo: "Yes, Sister Wen Qing, taking down the rock is definitely a good deed!"
Surrounded by Lu Xici, Chi Yanzhou, Gu Qi, Chi Yi, and even He Zhuo, who had just been smug, no one showed the slightest surprise. It was as if this was just another ordinary action plan about to be put on the agenda...
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