“Daddy, we’re sleepy. We want to go to bed.”
“Bedtime! Bedtime!” Without waiting for Yue Zheng to intervene, the two little ones refused to listen. They had found that strange person and had something important to say to their uncles! That aunty was really annoying, dragging Uncle Yue last time, and now bothering Uncle Xu!
They were six years old, not three. Normally, they would disdain such childish behavior of acting cute and stubborn, but now… they could use it!
The two little ones successfully disrupted Qian Yu’s conversation. Seeing that they had finished eating, Yue Zheng stood up to pay the bill. When Qian Yu came to her senses, she found that the bill had already been settled.
Knowing that the northern district mostly used points for transactions, the two of them exchanged some supplies they had hidden in a tree hole for points at the material exchange center.
They had used Qian Yu this time to enter the northern district, but Yue Zheng didn’t want her to treat them to another meal… he didn’t have such thick skin.
“Oh no, how can this be? We agreed that I would treat you,” Qian Yu was surprised when she came to her senses. She didn’t expect Yue Zheng to have enough points to cover the bill. So, it meant that he brought a lot of supplies when he came to the shelter?
This was truly a pleasant surprise. Among the people who came to the shelter, the vast majority never wanted to leave once they entered. They would rather beg on the street corners than venture out to find things.
As a result, despite knowing that there were many things left in the city, no one dared to go and search for them. The exchange rate between supplies and points continued to rise. The supplies collected by the military during their outings were all handed over and redistributed. Unless obtained through labor or purchase, ordinary people couldn’t access them.
Yue Zheng had gone out a couple of days ago, and it was clear that he was bold and capable. It seemed that their future life wouldn’t be something to worry about!
Qian Yu, with a pink flush of joy, happily bid farewell to the family of four and promised to get in touch in a few days, insisting on inviting them to her home.
Once they left the gate of the northern district, Xu Song let out a sigh of relief and patted little Mo Tiancheng in his arms. “Let’s go home.”
“Go home!” Mo Tiancheng waved his little fist.
“Go home!” Mo Tianyou echoed from Yue Zheng’s embrace, extending his arms.
Xu Song turned his head and winked at Yue Zheng. Look, it’s not that I have a bad impression of that woman, it’s the kids who don’t like her!
Yue Zheng smiled and carried Mo Tianyou as they walked towards the temporary housing area where they were staying.
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The South was filled with oppressive weariness, while the North exuded intentional arrogance. Neither of them was likable.
If all the shelters had this kind of atmosphere, what would the future of humanity be like? Both Yue Zheng and Xu Song felt a sense of oppression in their hearts.
“…That is to say, besides the ‘vegetative person’, there are many supernatural beings inside.” Yue Zheng roughly drew an analysis diagram according to what Mo Tiancheng and Mo Tianyou said.
“Those supernatural beings are all experimental products?” Xu Song frowned. Mo Tianyou said that he could feel that there were many, but he couldn’t figure out how many there were. It seemed that many of them were “stacked” together. He can’t tell.
“Not necessarily, maybe there are guards, guards with supernatural powers.” Yue Zheng rubbed his chin, with a trace of solemnity in his eyes, “The laboratory should be underground, and how many floors are currently undetectable.”
Xu Song nodded: “If there are people with earth-type supernatural powers among the people who make the laboratory, it is possible to have as many layers as possible.”
Yue Zheng tapped his finger on the paper and said, “The laboratory must definitely have a power supply. When I was in the northern district today, which uses a centralized power supply, I didn’t see where their power supply is located…”
“Could they be using the ability users? Like generating electricity with their abilities?” Xu Song’s whimsical idea made Yue Zheng raise an eyebrow involuntarily. “How many ability users would be needed for that? And they would have to be electricity-based. Even if there are enough people, converting the energy into electrical current might not be easier than a traditional power supply.”
“Then we need to find the transmission lines… Would the laboratory have its own power supply equipment?”
“It’s very likely. Large-scale laboratories usually have such equipment…” Yue Zheng furrowed his brow again. “If not, we’ll have to try sneaking in at night.”
“Should we inform them today?”
“Not yet. We’ll contact them when we need to take action.” Yue Zheng wasn’t familiar with the group on their side. Although they were all victims, if anyone had a connection to the northern district, their operation could be compromised, putting both Yue Zheng and Xu Song in danger. It would be best to confirm that Liu Shishi is indeed inside before taking action; otherwise, this mission would become a sacrifice for others, not worth the risk.
As the night grew deep and quiet, although the shelter didn’t have specific regulations, a curfew was indeed in effect. In the southern district, due to insufficient troops, it wasn’t fully enforced. But in the northern district, both inside and outside the walls, fully armed soldiers would pass by from time to time.
It was as if ancient city gods had cast their roots, making it impossible for even a single bird to fly in easily.
Unfortunately, due to the destruction of most equipment and other factors like excessive unrelated personnel, the current scope of the northern district was quite large, and the night surveillance devices couldn’t fully cover all areas.
Especially with numerous important facilities and personnel in the city, the devices could only be installed in priority areas, so there were fewer of them near the city walls, with more personnel serving as substitutes for machines.
Under the deep night sky, the four of them, two adults and two children, approached the city walls. One peculiar thing twisted and suddenly made several “swish swish” sounds. That thing rapidly grew taller, resembling a tree that had instantly enlarged.
With the help of the small tree’s power, the four of them successfully infiltrated the northern district.
Initially, the two adults didn’t plan to bring the two children along. In fact, Yue Zheng originally intended to infiltrate the northern district alone. However, Xu Song claimed that his memory could help him find the target easily and remember the locations of all the cameras along the way. Additionally, he might be able to assist Yue Zheng in other ways.
As for the two children, they possessed natural radar-like scanning abilities that could be used to evade patrol teams and aggressive mutant creatures, both animal and plant-based.
Not to mention the small tree, which had various combat skills and could even shrink and hide in a pocket. Bringing it along wasn’t much trouble.
The most useless member of the group was the grasshopper, but it didn’t take up much space. Since everyone was already out, there was no need to leave only one behind. If something happened, it would be easier for everyone to simply run together.
Having received professional counter-surveillance training, Yue Zheng had already discovered those surveillance devices during the daytime. As long as they avoided them, coupled with guidance from Mo Tianyou on the positions of patrol personnel, the four of them could safely evade and reach the vicinity of the villa they had discovered during the day.
“There are no surveillance cameras.” Yue Zheng carefully observed the surroundings and confirmed that there were no surveillance devices before signaling it was safe.
“All the ability users are inside the house,” Mo Tianyou pointed to the neighboring building.
“There are no sentient plants inside,” Mo Tiancheng shook his small head.
Mo Tianyou could only sense the presence of people and animals with abilities, so he couldn’t perceive the ordinary people patrolling the neighboring courtyard.
Mo Tiancheng and the small tree had similar abilities. They could only sense powerful threats and had no way of detecting ordinary people. However, before entering the northern district, Xu Song and Yue Zheng came up with another, less dangerous method of detection.
Xu Song took out the small tree and placed it on a patch of land in the yard with plants growing on it.
The small tree twisted its body and its roots trembled vigorously, rapidly burrowing into the soil. The plant’s root system was highly developed, and some of the roots buried in the ground were even more lush than the branches and leaves above the surface.
The small tree was a mutated plant, and its root system was particularly extraordinary. It burrowed through the soil, bypassed the courtyard wall, and quietly peeked its head out from the neighboring yard. Mo Tiancheng stood next to the small tree and nodded his head after a while. “There’s no one in the yard!”
While there was no one in the yard, there were certainly surveillance devices.
Following Yue Zheng’s instructions, the small tree inspected several concealed cameras in places where they were likely to be installed. It successfully found a few cameras.
“We’ll enter from this location.” Those cameras were all aimed at the house, capturing any intruders, but there were blind spots in the yard. The situation in this laboratory was peculiar. It was built in a residential area, and the number of cameras was surprisingly low. There were no infrared detection tools in the yard either. Could it be hiding the experimental subjects?
Xu Song and Yue Zheng were unaware that this experiment was not supported by the top authorities in S City. In fact, it violated the current national guidelines on human research. Even among the upper echelons of S City, except for a few interest groups, no one knew of its existence.
Because it operated in the shadows and feared any ability users being discovered by the authorities, they didn’t dare to install visible surveillance or security measures around the villa. A small number would be acceptable, but having too many… would only invite trouble.
As a result, Yue Zheng and the others benefited from it.
With the help of the small tree’s power, the four of them crawled into the yard before the patrol team passed by. The villa was pitch black, and no light could be seen from the outside, as if everyone inside was fast asleep.
Although the northern district provided a 24-hour power supply, at this time, there were no people staying up all night partying. Even in the northern district, the expensive electricity bills made most people sigh in resignation.
Mo Tianyou pointed upward and drew a few numbers in the air, indicating the presence of several ability users in the villa. Then he pointed downward and waved his small hands, bringing them close to Yue Zheng’s ear. “There are many of them below, stacked together, too many to count.”
After analyzing it, Yue Zheng understood that Mo Tianyou’s “too many, stacked together” referred to there being multiple levels below with overlapping positions of the ability users, rather than a literal stacking of people buried underground.
They exchanged another glance. In the pitch-black night, there was no light in the corners of the yard, but they could see the determination in each other’s eyes. Xu Song understood Yue Zheng’s agreement from his eyes and pointed at the small tree. “Let’s go.”
With a proud twist of its body, the small tree once again buried its roots into the soil, exerting tremendous force.
Spy roots…little tree is like a magical multi tool … pfft! Thanks for the update 🤣❤️🤣❤️🌳
The grasshopper is already a member of the group. Thanks for the update