This astonishing number surprised even Lin Ruo, who was standing to the side. The quantity was so large.
Although she didn't know much about the entire B City base, she could guess from the details of Jiang Yue's conversations that the entire B City base currently only had less than 20,000 superhumans.
And a laboratory at the base on the western mountain peak killed 10,000 superhumans? And that doesn't even include the number of ordinary survivors.
At this moment, her emotions were different from Jiang Yue's. She felt more surprise than anger. Although she was shocked by the inhumanity of these people, she didn't feel much about their deaths, since they had nothing to do with her.
It's only been a little over a year since the Blizzard incident, and these people have already experimented on so many people. What did she see in City A in her previous life? Was it just the tip of the iceberg? How many bases like this are there?
Thinking about this, her brows gradually furrowed. The other side's network seemed to be very large. They could only speculate about the whole picture based on a small part of what they knew. But was such a large-scale network really just to allow those superhumans without high-level connections to obtain superpowers? Was this purpose worth all the effort?
She touched her nose with a self-deprecating smile, amused by her past naiveté.
Why did she believe that Zhou Qing could lead such a large-scale experimental project and achieve results in just six months? If she were truly a top genius in this field, the B City base would never have let her go, and how could she have stayed peacefully in the small A City base?
Now that a corner of the veil in front of her has been lifted, she finally understands that these people had probably already successfully developed the technology in other bases, and Zhou Qing was just a tool, simply copying their results. At most, she was just one of the operators.
Thinking of this, she closed her eyes, and the question that had been lingering in her mind began to have an answer.
She didn't understand before that she was a powerful force in the A City base, the only Level 5 ability user. Even if only her spatial ability was exposed, given Jiang Haochen's character, he would never exhaust all resources.
Killing her would only yield one of her crystal cores, a profit far less than what she could create. At first, she thought the key reason lay with Zhou Qing, that Zhou Qing wanted to kill her, and that Jiang Haochen made a choice in order to obtain the technology in her possession.
But now it seems that whether it's Zhou Qing, Jiang Haochen, or even herself, she is nothing more than a pawn on the opponent's chessboard, at their mercy to be molded and manipulated at will.
The tangled mess in her mind seemed to have finally found a thread. Putting herself in their shoes, she realized that if their original purpose had changed and they were no longer just cooperating with the A City base, then she, as a level five ability user, would inevitably become a stumbling block for them. Naturally, it would be better if she died.
There are many things we may not think about much while experiencing them, but when we reflect on them afterward, details that were previously overlooked will keep coming to mind, and things that were not clear before will become clear.
At the time, she was the captain of the superpower team at the A City base. Given her status at the time, what would likely happen if someone had designs on her?
She had prior knowledge that she would lead her group of superhumans in a rebellion, causing chaos throughout the A City base. At that time, both the base and the superhuman team would suffer heavy losses, which would be a perfect opportunity for these people to intervene. Their deal with Zhou Qing and Jiang Haochen might just be a smokescreen to lure others into the scheme.
These people wanted more than just her crystal core; they wanted complete control of the entire A City base. And considering the numerous unknown experimental sites within this vast network, Lin Ruo's eyes were deep and gleaming. These people had quite the appetite.
Unfortunately, they misjudged many things at the time. For example, she was betrayed by those around her despite being the captain of the superpower team, and she actually hid the fact that she had dual superpowers, which led to her blowing up the entire A City base. In the end, their plans failed.
She took a deep breath. This was truly a grand scheme. Even with so many advanced instruments at the B City base in this life, it was only a year after the blizzard that the clues were discovered. Thinking about it now sends chills down her spine.
But... Lin Ruo suddenly remembered Jiang Yue's words from before, and a few more questions arose in her heart. From this perspective, it seemed a bit hard to explain. For example, controlling Jiang Haochen and the others should be very simple. Didn't they have poison that could kill people instantly? Why didn't they use it?
Lin Ruo still had many questions in her mind. She didn't know what these people's methods were or what their identities were. She had a headache. Getting involved in such things would only make her sink deeper and deeper.
She looked at Ye Lin and the other two people in the office. They didn't have her memories from her previous life, so they naturally wouldn't connect all those things. At this moment, they just thought it was an experiment and didn't think that much about it.
Lin Ruo's gaze slowly darkened as she watched them, eventually settling into utter calm. If she found this organization, she would not allow them to survive, but she would not reveal everything to Ye Lin and the others just to eliminate the organization. She was inherently selfish; her rebirth was her greatest secret, and she could not abandon herself for those people.
Thinking of that organization, Lin Ruo's face turned cold. She thought she had avenged her past life's grudge by killing the last Li Ke. Now she knew that all those she had killed were just pawns, and there was an even bigger boss behind them. She would do everything in her power to make those who had schemed against her pay for their blood debts!
"By the way, the guard captain we captured before mentioned that their base's supplies had always been delivered by someone behind the scenes. This time, their supply delivery team disappeared halfway. We can start our investigation from this direction. According to him, they had fought with these guards before and saw one of them with a strange totem on his shoulder. I have already asked him to draw the totem, but we can't be sure whether it is a totem or a pre-apocalyptic tattoo."
Upon hearing this news, Lin Ruo's eyes lit up slightly. Sure enough, when the investigation is carried out with great effort, it is impossible to be completely without clues. This totem is very likely the key to breaking the deadlock, as is the toxin that was taken for analysis.
However, she knew she wouldn't get either of those clues today, and there was no use in worrying.
Judging from the behavior of the three people in the office, Lin Ruo was basically certain that this matter had little to do with them. With their doubts reduced, it was even less likely that the B City base would become an experimental base. It would be almost impossible to conduct secret experiments in this base without their knowledge.
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