The biggest source of income for the Violent Bear Society is human trafficking. They sell women to mutant organizations outside the society in exchange for various resources, and then use these resources to exchange for Tower Coins, which are then offered to Gu Chen.
Human life has a price here, and it's not expensive.
"Your monthly salary could buy several lives here. Don't you feel a thrill of controlling other people's lives?"
Yin Lin was trembling all over. Everything she had done and seen today had shattered her worldview.
Previously, Yin Lin rarely came to the first floor, and even used other passages to enter and exit the tower.
She only thought the first floor was a bit dirty and messy, but she never expected it to hide so much darkness.
This caused her long-held belief that the tower was the last hope and the last spark of human civilization to crumble.
And that's exactly what Yang Cheng wanted.
Threats alone might get Yin Lin to do things for him, but she won't do them wholeheartedly.
Moreover, if this woman finds an opportunity and thinks she can rebel and turn the tables, she might do something foolish.
What Yang Cheng needs to do now is to completely shatter her reverence for the tower, her illusions about the tower, and completely destroy her values, so that she believes that what she is doing is right, that she is not betraying the tower, but liberating the tower!
Although this was somewhat cruel, Yang Cheng still believed he was being fair.
He saved her life, and she caused him so much trouble, so is it wrong for him to come back now?
Yang Cheng walked over, patted Yin Lin on the shoulder, and his tone became much gentler.
“I have said that I am not a spy for any force, nor do I work for any force. All I have done is to liberate the oppression of the Tower!”
You are not wrong to believe that the tower is the hope of human civilization, the spark of human civilization. The technology left behind by the tower is indeed the most complete in the post-apocalyptic world.
But now look at the first level of the tower, and even the numb second level.
This hope and spark are not in the hands of the people of the Tower, but in the hands of a bunch of greedy, shameless, despicable, and vile worms!
Hope and the spark of hope have been tainted by sin and darkness, so we must liberate them.
The tower doesn't belong to those filthy guys at the top; it belongs to every human being!
It belongs to every worker who works tirelessly to keep the tower running, and to every soldier who sacrifices their life to explore the outside world for the tower!
What you did wasn't betrayal, but saving the tower!
Yang Cheng's words seeped into Yin Lin's mind, making her ponder them, feeling both doubt and certainty.
She seemed completely lost at this moment, but somehow, she no longer felt any hatred for Yang Cheng, and even seemed to no longer resist helping Yang Cheng gather intelligence and steal secrets from the Tower Research Institute.
"Alright, you should go back now."
Someone will definitely investigate you after Su Jie dies.
"If you're gone for too long, people will get suspicious."
Yang Cheng sent Yin Lin, whose worldview had collapsed and who was still in a state of confusion, back to the passage on the third floor, and then he returned to Black Soil Street.
This time, Yang Cheng instructed Lao Zhao to keep a close eye on the movements on the first floor and gather some intelligence, and also gave Lao Zhao a sum of Tower Coins.
He extorted more than 5,000 Tower Coins from Su Jie, including a vial of an improved version of Ladon potion.
However, Yang Cheng already had this stuff; the improved version only had fewer side effects. Injecting the same drug would not bring Yang Cheng any increase in strength.
Intelligence gathering is a long-term collaboration, and Lao Zhao understood what Yang Cheng meant.
From now on, Yang Cheng is Lao Zhao's backer and financial backer, no longer the shady broker who wouldn't make a sale for three years but would live off his profits for three years.
For people like them, who are at the bottom of the social ladder, seeking refuge with a powerful figure at the top is their best way out.
It's like Lawrence siding with Gu Chen.
Although Yang Cheng's status as an explorer was not as high as that of the guardian legion, for Lao Zhao, he recognized Yang Cheng as a person.
They are ruthless and decisive in their attacks on enemies, showing no mercy, and they will annihilate the Violent Bears swiftly and cleanly.
He's very generous to his own people, ensuring his subordinates have a good life; that's the kind of person worth seeking out.
A few days later, Lao Zhao passed on a batch of messages to Yang Cheng, including information about Su Jie.
The death of a major in the Guardian Legion on the first floor is definitely a big deal.
Unfortunately, neither the security forces nor the guardian forces found any useful information when they came to investigate.
The first level was under martial law for a few days. Several underground gangs were wiped out, and a group of corrupt officials were deterred. That was the end of the matter.
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