Chapter 160 - Approaching (1/2)

Chapter 160: Approaching

Jiang Baimian was already accustomed to Shang Jianyao going off the rails occasionally.

She didn’t say anything else and rushed to East Street with Shang Jianyao.

On the way, they encountered Bai Chen and Long Yuehong. However, they continued pretending not to know each other.

At this moment, many Ruin Hunters had already rushed to East Street and were searching the surrounding area for more clues.

The most critical area—Warehouse 1 to Warehouse 3—was sealed off by the city defense forces, and entry was temporarily prohibited.

Jiang Baimian looked up at the buildings around her. Upon seeing that snipers were in position at key spots, she nodded and said, “Rather professional.”

Even if the city guards didn’t know that Father was an Awakened, they still had to do their best in the face of such a person, who was labeled as ‘extremely dangerous.’

As she couldn’t enter the warehouse area for the time being, Jiang Baimian could only stand across the street with Shang Jianyao and wait while leaning against the wall.

After a while, a few Ruin Hunters—who had close ties with the city defense forces—received the news first.

This piece of news then spread through the guild hall.

“A basement was discovered in Warehouse No. 2. Signs of people living in the room were found—fresh marks. There are also several old pieces of printing equipment and a large number of pamphlets.”

Without needing to ask, Jiang Baimian could guess what was written on the pamphlets. It was nothing more than words like ‘thinking is a trap’ that were filled with spelling mistakes.

Jiang Baimian couldn’t help but complain to Shang Jianyao. “How many years has it been since it stabilized? Why aren’t the people in Weed City vigilant anymore? Energy is so precious, so why didn’t they discover the increased electricity usage in this area?”

Whether Warehouse No. 2 was private or came under Weed City’s jurisdiction, the corresponding management couldn’t escape the blame.

Shang Jianyao agreed with this very much. “They should be executed by cannon fire.”

Within Pangu Biology, everyone used electricity according to their energy quota. Thus, they could immediately discover and react to just a tiny blip in the readings.

Jiang Baimian was just about to ask whether Shang Jianyao had a deep impression of ‘execution by cannon fire’ when she saw Oudick walking over in a thick coat.

The black-haired, blue-eyed Advanced Hunter directly said, “The guards at the city gate recalled something. About an hour ago, a pale man in a black trench coat left the city.”

At this point, Oudick deliberately added, “He looked like he would’ve collapsed from an illness at any moment. This left a deeper impression on the guards.”

I know, I know… You actually saw it through a dream… Jiang Baimian immediately understood, and she asked with a smile, “You want two helpers?”

Since Father seemed to have left the city for some time, exchanging a few words didn’t change things.

“Your abilities are trustworthy,” Oudick said frankly.

When have we ever shown our abilities in front of you? Jiang Baimian grumbled inwardly before saying, “Is it because we look tall and can fight better?”

In the current environment, be it her or Shang Jianyao, they were considered relatively tall for their respective genders.

Oudick replied simply, “Confidence. You guys are very confident.”

There was no mistake about this. Furthermore, the duo didn’t seem like two rookies.

Someone who could stay sufficiently confident after passing the rookie stage definitely had some ability.

“I can’t wait any longer.” Shang Jianyao agreed with Oudick’s explanation.

Jiang Baimian didn’t say anything else and nodded. “Lead the way.”

Oudick turned around and quickly walked into a nearby parking lot before driving a red SUV out.

This car had clearly been modified. It had thick armor and bulletproof glass, making it appear very ostentatious.

“What a babe.” Jiang Baimian almost whistled.

Shang Jianyao helped Jiang Baimian make up for her regret.

This was a bad habit that they had developed during their two-day stay at the Rootless camp.

Jiang Baimian ‘whispered’ to Shang Jianyao, “I never expected a calm and reserved person like Oudick to drive such a car. Tsk, he might be very wild deep down.”

Oudick rolled down the window and spoke with a straight face. “Get in the car.”

With that said, he looked ahead and said, “Before you are that powerful, you have to use whatever car you get your hands on.”

After carrying out repeated modifications, it wasn’t that easy to abandon the SUV.

When Shang Jianyao opened the backseat door, he sincerely suggested, “If you dislike it, you can sell it to me. I have a group of friends that will definitely like it.”

Jiang Baimian—who had already gotten into the car—frowned slightly. “Why does that sound strange…”

At this moment, Oudick suddenly regretted hiring these two people as helpers. If it weren’t for the fact that the two of them were deeply involved, he wouldn’t have made such a choice. After all, it was good for one less person to know about the Castellan’s matters.

The red SUV drove back to Central Square, turned into South Street, and drove out of the city gate.

Although they had already heard Long Yuehong and Bai Chen describe the situation outside, Jiang Baimian and Shang Jianyao still fell silent when they saw countless wilderness nomads gathered on both sides of the road, kneeling or sitting.

Under the cold wind, their faces were blueish-white, and there was almost no light in their eyes.