Chapter 73 Chapter 73 [? ? ? (Evolver) (Disguise)...
Ye Mian took a look at his message, and in order to hide the surprise that flashed across his eyes, he took the initiative.
"I want to join you."
The man walked without stopping and sat down on the single sofa at the side. Then he asked Ye Mian a series of questions in a hoarse voice.
"Where are you from?"
"Carp City."
"What are your skills?"
"Teleport and fight."
"…You went to the East District first?"
"Yes, I met the two captains over there."
"Why not join them?"
Hearing this question, Ye Mian paused for a few seconds, then looked at the quiet and luxurious office before answering, "They are too poor."
“…”
There was nothing wrong with her answer. Outsiders only knew that Pei Mingning and Zixiu were only willing to accept evolvers with combat skills, but they didn't know that this type of evolvers also eat more than other evolvers.
Even if the East and West districts initially had similar amounts of supplies, the East district would definitely run out first.
Not to mention that this is not the case.
The West District is much richer than Hou Rong and Pei Ming had imagined.
Of course, that was before Ye Mian reached a deal with the East District.
After a moment of silence, the man looked at Ye Mian's strange clothes and said, "It's okay for you to join, but you have to change your clothes, otherwise you will be too conspicuous."
"Okay, do you have any clean new clothes?"
"Come with me."
From the time he came in to the time he left, the man never glanced at the glass wall. Ye Mian didn't look at him much either, but just stared at the back of the man's head who was only half a head taller than her.
His message came to her mind again.
[? ? ? (Evolver) (Disguise), Skill 1: [Lie Detection], Skill 2: [? *#], Weakness: ? …]
[No specific emotional response]
[You can view more information after removing the disguise]
This confirmation once again made Ye Mian's expression even more complicated. She didn't expect that even though she had reached the level of [Eye of Truth], she would still be blocked by this so-called disguise.
What she didn't expect was that the suspected mutant who had just been mentioned in the East District would appear in front of her so openly.
What's more, he, a disguised evolver, actually has two skills.
Fortunately, it was a lie detector test, and there was not a single lie in her answer, she just didn't tell the whole story. If he had first asked her how many skills she had and then asked what they were specifically, that would have been a bit bad.
After all, the secrets in the West District cannot be figured out in a short time, so Ye Mian must stay and investigate it personally. Another thing is to see if he can find the researcher who left the experimental records.
Ye Mian thought that this man would take her to a place where she could change clothes or store clothes, but he unexpectedly took her directly to the room where she would live in the future.
And also have a roommate and partner.
"Li Wenwen, your skill is limb strengthening. From now on, you two will go on missions in a group."
Still need to go on a mission?
Ye Mian suppressed his doubts and smiled and nodded to his new roommate with wheat-colored skin and cold expression: "Hello, I'm Ye Mian."
Seeing that she didn't mention her skills on her own initiative, the man next to her supplemented her two skills for her.
Hearing that she had two skills, Li Wenwen's expression changed slightly. She looked at Ye Mian with doubt and said, "Come in."
After welcoming Ye Mian into the room, Li Wenwen nodded to the man imperceptibly and then closed the door.
Although she didn’t notice this, Ye Mian soon realized that this so-called roommate and partner was actually here to monitor her as a newcomer.
She had to follow him when he changed clothes and when he went to the bathroom, so there was no place for him to be alone.
“Was that our deputy captain just now?” Ye Mian casually turned on the faucet, stared at the gurgling water flowing out for a few seconds, then reached out to wash.
"Yes," Li Wenwen crossed her arms across her chest, her tone a little proud, "He also has two skills, one is lie detection, and the other is... purification!"
Purification?
Ye Mian pretended to be surprised and turned around: "So the water here can be used normally?"
"How is that possible!" Li Wenwen frowned slightly, "Don't you know that every time an evolver uses a skill, it consumes some energy? It's amazing that the deputy captain can keep the water in this building usable!"
"That's right. There are at least several hundred people living in this building. I really came to the right place."
Li Wenwen was very pleased with what he said, as if Ye Mian was praising her, and raised her chin proudly: "It's still early now, it won't be too late to say this when it's time for dinner."
Ye Mian set out from the farm at around nine in the morning, drove for four or five hours to reach the university town, and then spent another hour or two in the East District and the research institute, so before he knew it, it was almost dinner time.
Although she had just joined the team and had not yet had time to show her true strength, she still had a share of dinner, just like veteran team member Li Wenwen.
Seeing Ye Mian staring at her own steaming lunch box, Li Wenwen thought that she hadn't had such a proper meal for a long time, so she couldn't help but say, "Eat it with confidence. If you're not full, you can have a snack in the evening."
On the surface, these words express concern and a reminder, but secretly they contain a hint of boasting.
Therefore, we can infer that such a meal is just a normal dinner in the West District and not a sumptuous one.
Ye Mian finally came back to his senses and hummed softly, then picked up the matching alloy chopsticks.
This meal includes meat (braised chicken), vegetarian (mapo tofu), and appetizers (braised eggs and braised kelp). Except for the lack of fresh leafy vegetables, it is perfect.
The cooking skills are also very good, there is nothing wrong with it.
After a hearty meal, Ye Mian couldn’t help but have an idea - it would be nice to just stay here.
Then he laughed to himself, finally understanding why Li Wenwen was so loyal and had no suspicion of the deputy captain whose words and deeds were different.
The next morning, the task was issued.
The mission location is an underground parking lot in Yanshi, which is quite remote. Above the parking lot is a newly built commercial area. There were few people there to begin with, and it became a ghost town after the power outage at the beginning of the year.
For this reason, the West District directly occupied a newly opened large shopping mall and an underground imported supermarket, and the supplies have not yet been completely moved in.
The task this time is for some people to move the remaining supplies, while the other part deals with the surrounding mutants to ensure the smooth completion of the mission.
Ye Mian and Li Wenwen followed a team of evolvers, who also consisted of two people, and went directly to the second underground floor.
Because there was no light, it was pitch black everywhere, but the unique, rough and low roars could be clearly heard, and the fishy smell in the air was also very strong.
Um?
Ye Mian paused. The information he sensed showed no danger. Did that mean that all the people here were low-level mutants?
Just when she wanted to quietly observe the reactions of the other teammates, she heard them moving almost without communicating. Soon afterwards, various collisions, muffled groans and howls came from the darkness.
"Tsk, remember not to hold me back!"
Li Wenwen, who was standing by, whispered these words, then activated her skills and rushed towards the mutant group.
Her skill is that she can choose to strengthen a body part, such as arms, legs, torso or even head.
It may not have much chance of winning against a mid-level mutant, but it is more than enough to deal with a low-level mutant.
Not all of these people have excellent eyesight, but they can all fight in the dark skillfully. Plus, they seem to have known for a long time that there are only low-level mutants here, and no difficult high-level mutants... So, is this a kind of training?
But why are the skills of Li Wenwen and even other evolvers in an unupgraded state?
It is not known whether they were lucky on this level or because of something else, but these low-level mutants all had insufficient combat power, and there was not even one with a high danger rating. They fell to the ground after a few punches and kicks with added skills.
Before Ye Mian could take advantage of the situation and his vision had just adjusted to the darkness, the battle was over.
But it wasn't over yet, so the group continued to move forward.
There are four floors underground, three of which are parking lots. Ye Mian originally thought that the mutants would become stronger as he went deeper, but he didn't expect that the situation would remain the same, with only a slight difference in number.
After everything was done, the group of people neither planned to collect rhenium stones nor thought about dealing with the corpses of the mutants, and simply left as a team.
He didn't even meet or communicate with his companions who were transporting supplies upstairs. It seemed like everyone was minding their own business and had nothing to do with each other.
On the way back, Ye Mian wanted to take the opportunity to talk to Li Wenwen based on the fact that he had just helped to block several attacks from mutants, but as soon as she approached, Li Wenwen said with a cold face.
"Don't help me next time. We will change partners soon. There is no need to cultivate tacit understanding, and we are not allowed to rely on each other."
After saying that, Li Wenwen strengthened her legs and ran quickly. Halfway through, she stopped as she thought of something, turned back and stared at Ye Mian who was not going to catch up.
“…”
Ye Mian had no choice but to follow them, watching as a group of people did not talk to each other at all, nor did they have to find anyone to hand in the task, and they all went back to their rooms as soon as they arrived at the base in the west district.
Disrupt the team, change partners regularly, have clear division of labor in tasks, act quickly, and have no sense of teamwork.
But they will obey orders from their superiors unconditionally.
This is not some kind of militarized management, but... some kind of shady organization.
…
Unfinished buildings in the suburbs of Yanshi.
Unlike the dilapidated exterior, the inside is full of green, with small bright red flowers blooming on the dense branches and leaves, which are charming and brilliant.
In the hall, which had only a rough structure, there came the sound of deliberately suppressed conversation.
"Take it easy. If you let Wild Panax notoginseng grow like this any longer, how are you going to explain to the boss if something happens?"
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. Besides, it's not meant to look good, but has other uses..."
Before Yan Dongni finished her words, she felt her wrist being scratched by a branch, and then it trembled. She subconsciously pulled the vine leaf and said, "Put it back!"
Then he quickly pulled Shi Lang beside him and said, "Find a place to hide."
Shi Lang did not panic. He immediately took out the vase and poured out two drops of dew. Then he hid in the corner and asked quietly, "Is there anything coming?"
"No..." Yan Dongni was about to say it was a person, but when she lowered her head and saw Ye Sanqi, who was shivering and wanted to crawl into her sleeves, she stopped talking and just said "hush" to signal him not to make a sound.
The next second, the two saw a man wearing a hat, mask and black clothes walking in from outside.
Then, as if he noticed something unusual, he looked up at the high place where Yesanqi had climbed, paused for a long time, and then continued to walk inside.
Watching him walk down the stairs instead of going up, Yan Dongni and Shi Lang couldn't help but look at each other in surprise.
This unfinished building actually has a basement! ?
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