Her family, even if they were once in the Rock, may have long since lost their names, leaving only a cold number.
Chi Yanzhou stared at the leading man and changed the subject: "How did you get into the Rock?"
This question seemed to touch a nerve in the man. He suddenly raised his head, and although he immediately lowered it again in fear, his eyes were filled with disbelief and astonishment for a moment.
He tentatively asked in an almost inaudible voice, "M-Master...you...aren't you the Master of Rock?"
He sensed something was wrong; the questions these "adults" were asking were completely different from those they usually encountered with the Rock Guardians.
Chi Yanzhou's voice suddenly became more forceful: "Answer whatever you are asked!"
"Yes! Yes! I was too talkative! I deserve to die!" The man was so frightened by the murderous aura that he immediately prostrated himself and kowtowed repeatedly.
Lu Xici took over the conversation, her tone slightly softening: "To answer the question from earlier, how did you all enter the Rock? Tell us one by one."
Having learned from past mistakes, no one dared to ask any more questions.
The leader answered first, his voice trembling with tears: "I...I was out looking for supplies..."
"They were...captured by the Rock Patrol...their family...we don't know where they were taken..."
A man behind him choked up, saying, "I...I also...came out with the team...and got arrested..."
"I...I came to join the Rock Force because I heard they were powerful...but...but my ability level was too low...it was useless...so I was...assigned to the slave quarters..."
Their experiences outline several ways the Rock absorbs its "population": violent plunder, capturing lone individuals, and internal elimination.
Regardless of the type, they all ultimately became consumables of this rocky base.
Luo Xingyou: "Why are there no women here?"
Since entering this shantytown, all I've seen are men.
The man standing at the very front replied, "Reporting to...Reporting to Your Excellency, we are slaves responsible for the planting and breeding at the base..."
They were doing manual labor, and the women...they...they seemed to be in another slave quarter..."
"like?"
"Yes...yes, Your Honor! We only overheard it from the adults on patrol..."
We lowly slaves really don't know the specifics! We dare not inquire, nor dare we ask any further questions..."
His fear didn't seem feigned; it was an instinctive escape from being spied on, born from long-term subjugation and being tamed by cruel rules.
[It seems they really didn't know any more details.]
[With limited information, asking further questions would be futile and could even cause unnecessary panic.]
Lu Nange, Chi Yanzhou... the group quickly exchanged a glance.
These labor slaves at the very bottom of society were strictly isolated from core information; what they knew was probably limited to the suffering in their own small plot of land.
No one asked any further questions to avoid causing any complications.
"Alright, that's all for you. Go and rest."
After saying this, they stopped looking at the survivors who were still in humble positions and walked out of the shed.
They retreated all the way to the outskirts of the shantytown, back into the shadow of the relatively hidden waste dump area.
Chi Yanzhou: "It's not practical to take them with us, and once we engage the Rock Guards, they have no way to protect themselves and may even be accidentally injured."
He Zhuo, Ji Xian. Use your earth-based abilities to temporarily seal off this shantytown.
"We'll deal with things here after we've eliminated the main threats."
The ground in the shantytown trembled slightly, and thick earthen walls rose from the ground, their color inconspicuous in the darkness...
After doing all this, Chi Yanzhou said, "After exploring the other slave area, shall we head straight for the laboratory area?"
Lu Nange withdrew her spiritual power and nodded slightly: "Yes, on the way!"
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