Chapter 305
305 Unequal Strength
Chapter 305 305 Unequal Strength
"They're dead. And those few people who went to the Beicang base before, the ones who are still alive will be brought here in a while. Li Hou promised to hand them all over to Base Chief Zhang to deal with, regardless of their lives, as long as the transaction continues, even if it's just a small share. Li Hou is a man who can take things in stride, but he's too greedy."
"Oh."
When Zhao Lexi brought up the matter of the level-six spiritual fruits, Zhao Shikang promised to help her trade them all. Zhang Lijuan would likely agree, given the huge favor she owed Zhao Lexi this time.
With Gao Jue's help, Zhao Shikang was able to acquire the fruit at a very low price. This was mainly because Zhang Lijuan was grateful to Zhao Lexi, and the fruit was practically given away for free.
She knew very well that without Zhao Lexi's arrival, not only would they be unable to avenge their enemies, but they would also have to continue their dealings with the Li family, and there was even the constant possibility of them being silenced. But now, even if Zhao Lexi left, she could still go to the Zhao family to negotiate, and the Li family could only watch, not daring to harm her in the slightest.
She didn't know what Zhao Lexi did when she rushed into the energy center, but the two groups of people who came later were clearly people she couldn't afford to offend, because they spoke to her politely because of Zhao Lexi.
Yes, the little girl wasn't invited by her; she was protecting them voluntarily, but she shouldn't be ungrateful and show no gratitude.
The five then got into the car and prepared to continue their journey.
Lin Baoying was very interested in Zhao Lexi, but she also wanted to take a batch of fruit back with her. The price hadn't been agreed upon yet, so she had to say goodbye to the group and agree to visit Zhao Lexi at the Beicang base on her way back.
Speechless all the way.
Two days later, the convoy returned to the Beicang base.
Zhao Shiyun prepared a room for Zhu Jinxian to live in alone, and forbade anyone to have contact with him.
Two buildings were specially arranged for the people of Jingshan Temple. After their conversation, Xie Yuan declined Zhao Shiyun's invitation and did not join the decision-making level of the Beicang Base. Instead, he established the Jingshan Mercenary Group and officially settled in the Beicang Base. Zhao Shiyun was not disappointed. As long as the ring was in his sister's hands, Jingshan Temple would belong to the Beicang Base.
Of course, if that were all, Xie Yuan and the others could have stayed at the Benxi or Jianghai bases, which were closer to Jingshan Temple. Zhao Lexi didn't force them. There was another reason why they chose to follow Zhao Lexi and obey her: Master Yuantong had vaguely mentioned that the opportunity to end the apocalypse lay with Zhao Lexi.
If it's Zhao Lexi, Xie Yuan is willing to take the gamble. He has no other hope, after all.
While the group from Jingshan Temple were tidying up their lodgings, Zhao Lexi, Gao Jue, and Zhao Shiyun had already finished exchanging stories about what had happened since they parted ways.
At the Beicang base, after Zhang Gang left, Zhao Shiyun explained the existence of the Longevity Base to Xiong Anquan and Lin Youchang. The various kinds of potions attracted most of their attention. In addition, the base had been completely controlled by Zhao Shiyun. Even the White Tiger Gang inexplicably sided with Zhao Shiyun after the new leader took office. Seeing no hope, they stopped opposing Zhao Shiyun and focused their attention on the Longevity Society.
The same thought began to take over: if we take over the Longevity Base, we'll inevitably need a new administrator. It's far from the central government's reach; wouldn't it be better for them to stay there and act as local rulers? I've heard the conditions there are far better than at the Beicang Base. The only competitor is…
A single longevity base destroyed all possibilities for cooperation between the two after Zhang Gang left.
At the same time, they were also made to wholeheartedly oppose the Longevity Base.
Next, the person tracking Zhang Gang sent back a message, confirming Zhao Shiyun's location of the Changsheng Base. However, after the message was sent back, the person lost contact, and Zhao Shiyun could not be sure whether the location was real or a conspiracy by the Changsheng Base to lure people into a trap.
Back at the capital base, Pan Jinming was under house arrest, but because of his special status, he was not subjected to severe torture. He pretended to be stupid and just ate and slept all day without saying a word.
But his confidants fared worse. After various interrogations, one of them finally revealed a location that was ten kilometers different from the location Zhao Shiyun had obtained.
News came from the capital that, to avoid any unforeseen complications, we plan to go and investigate tomorrow.
Zhao Shiyun hadn't decided whether to go along, since the two locations weren't exactly close, nor were they far apart, and the whole affair reeked of conspiracy. After listening to Zhao Lexi recount her experience in detail, he turned to Gao Jue: "Gao Jue, what do you think?"
Gao Jue could hear Zhao Lexi's thoughts, and even without having personally experienced what Zhao Lexi said, he could deduce about 80-90% of what had happened.
After two days of thought, he had a guess in his mind.
"The four-dimensional beings came to deliver energy, definitely to enhance the strength of the evolved humans. I was there at the time and could feel it. Even someone as lazy as me, who only took a few breaths, leveled up twice. You can imagine how much energy they brought, enough to change the course of the battle."
"Lele asked him if he had come in the previous life. He said he came in another form, and his expression was apologetic. Why would he feel apologetic? He is a higher-dimensional being; if he feels apologetic, it must be something serious. Lele also said that if such a huge energy surge had occurred in the previous life, you would have told her, but you didn't, which means he didn't come before you died. If he came after you died, he wouldn't have any reason to feel apologetic, since you are already dead. Unless, he came, and you, as humans, didn't know."
Zhao Lexi was confused, so did he come or not?
"Yes, he apologized because he stood on the opposite side of humanity. He is a four-dimensional being with a God's-eye view. To him, humans and zombies are just two species, and choosing either side is not wrong."
Zhao Lexi understood and exclaimed in horror, "So, in his previous life, he helped the zombies!"
They both nodded at the same time.
"But why?" Zhao Lexi couldn't imagine "Saint" helping zombies while wearing her master's appearance, even though she knew in her heart that the Saint that others saw was not her master's appearance.
"There's no particular reason; they probably just want to end this conflict as soon as possible, regardless of which side wins."
"So in the end, the zombies won?"
Gao Jue wanted to say yes, but seeing Zhao Lexi's teary eyes, the words that came out were: "I don't know, it's just a guess. In the previous life, you saw that Li Jun did not die. After he killed Shi Yun, who disagreed with him politically, he sent Tang Yu to negotiate with the other party. Based on the reaction of the four-dimensional creatures, it is almost certain that the negotiating party was a zombie."
Zhao Lexi opened her mouth wide.
"Remember that control-type zombie?"
Zhao Lexi nodded. It was that zombie that led the zombie horde to attack the Beicang base.
"If it weren't for you, the Beicang Base would be gone. And the Beicang Base in the previous life was indeed not preserved; its reconstruction came later. This means it's still alive. Think about it, a zombie like that, growing more and more like a human, might it evolve into another intelligent species in five years?"
“If it’s true, then negotiations between humans and zombies won’t be a pipe dream. Ha!” Gao Jue sneered. “Negotiations with zombies are like asking a tiger for its skin, so it makes sense that your older brother insists on opposing it.”
"Yes, even if I knew my sister-in-law would be threatened, I wouldn't agree, because if I did agree and made peace, humanity would truly be finished." It was clear from the last zombie siege that the zombie's goal wasn't to kill all humans, but to raise them as food.
That would be worse than death.
Gao Jue smiled coldly: "After you die, humanity won't fare any better. They received help from four-dimensional beings and are far stronger than humans, yet they chose to make peace with humanity. Guess why?"
Zhao Lexi shook her head.
Zhao Shiyun remained silent.