After cleaning up the battlefield and collecting the loot, the four of them set off again. Getting closer to Maple Yang Base, the four of them carefully avoided other teams, and then parted ways when they were about to arrive at Maple Yang Base.
Originally, according to Lin Qi's plan, Lin Qi and Zhang Yeqing continued to walk to Fengyang Base, while Qin An and Gu Wenyu stayed there and were on standby.
Lin Qi has combat power, and Zhang Yeqing has spatial ability. These are two people that no base will reject.
But now the situation at Maple Yang Base is unclear. After Lin Qi and Zhang Yeqing enter the base, they don't know if they can immediately send out effective information.
After discussion, the four of them decided to let Gu Wenyu enter the Maple Yang Base together as a black cat, and then come out to join Qin An after understanding the situation.
Even if Maple Yang Base has some misgivings about Lin Qi and Zhang Yeqing, it is impossible to doubt the "little pets" they raise. In the black cat state, Gu Wenyu wants to enter and exit Maple Yang Base much easier than Lin Qi and the others.
After finalizing the preliminary plan, Qin An found a hidden location to stay and wait for orders. Zhang Yeqing left compressed biscuits and water for him for several days.
Gu Wenyu transformed into a little black cat and jumped onto Zhang Yeqing's shoulders, and the two of them continued moving forward.
There is only the last kilometer away from Maple Yang Base. It is already difficult to encounter any monsters at such a short distance.
As for other teams entering and leaving Maple Yang Base, they generally would not choose to have major conflicts so close to the base.
Therefore, the final journey of Lynch and his team went quite smoothly until the two of them and a cat walked to the defense fortifications of Maple Yang Base and were stopped by the guards.
The Maple Base was formerly a prison and had natural defenses. However, due to the continuous expansion of the Maple Base, the prison could no longer accommodate so many people, so they expanded the defenses outside.
Compared with the high walls and towering iron gates of the prison, the expanded defense behind Maple Yang Base is indeed a bit crude, but fortunately there are people guarding it 24 hours a day.
The guard stopped Lin Qi and Zhang Yeqing and asked, "Passport." As he spoke, the man glanced twice at the black cat on Zhang Yeqing's shoulder. It was not easy for people to afford pets these days.
Lynch shook his head and explained: "We came from Nansen Base and did not have a pass."
After saying that, Lin Qi then asked: "I wonder if Li Qiang from Nansen Base is here with you?"
The man in charge of the guard raised his eyebrows when he heard this. He looked around Lin Qi and Zhang Yeqing, but did not answer Lin Qi's question. Instead, he asked: "What's your name?"
"Lynch."
"Zhang Yeqing."
The two of them reported their names separately and had no intention of hiding it.
The guard in charge dug through a pile of files and found a list of names, and then found the page with the word Nansen written on it.
The man casually opened the files at Nansen Base, and the names of Lin Qi and Zhang Yeqing suddenly appeared at the top.
When Lin Qi and Zhang Yeqing saw the list, they were basically sure that Brother Qiang and their relatives were probably at Maple Yang Base, otherwise they would not have such a complete list.
"Lynch?" The man looked at Lin Qi and confirmed.
Lynch nodded, "Yes."
"Zhang Yeqing?" The man looked at Zhang Yeqing again.
"Yes." Zhang Yeqing also nodded in agreement.
"Spatial ability is rare..." the man muttered, and then continued: "According to the data, you should be a team of five people. Where are the others?"
Regarding this question, Lynch had already made a preset, and now he only needed to follow the answer he had thought of before. So Lynch put on a distressed look and said: "The team encountered a monster attack while performing the mission.
They are all separated, and I don’t know where they are now.”
Zhang Yeqing asked immediately after Lin Qi finished speaking: "I wonder if our family...is here?"
After confirming the identities of Lin Qi and Zhang Yeqing, the guard in charge did not hide this, and said bluntly: "Don't worry, your families are all here, not hungry, not cold, as long as you join Maple Yang Base,
We can continue to protect them."
"Thank you, can we take our family away?" Zhang Yeqing asked just to test the other party's attitude, and did not really think that the other party would let him go.
Sure enough, the man asked with some displeasure: "You want to take people away?" There was a hint of threat in his tone, as if as long as Zhang Yeqing nodded, the man would immediately fall out.
"No, no, we are just asking. In fact, we are here just to join Maple Yang Base."
Hearing what Lynch said, the man's expression softened again. He nodded and said, "Thanks to your arrival in time, in two days, everyone in Nansen Base who has not contributed will be kicked out of the main city.
"
"Thank you for taking care of me." Lin Qi said politely, and then asked tentatively: "There are three more people in our team. Where are their families? Can you continue to provide protection?"
The guard in charge smiled contemptuously and said: "What are you thinking about? Maple Yang Base is not a charity. People who have not contributed are not welcome here. As for the unwelcome people..." The man licked his lips as he spoke.
It seemed that he thought of something delicious, but he did not say it clearly, but said very implicitly: "They need to use another way to provide value to the base."
Gu Wenyu felt a chill in her heart. Before that, she had heard Lin Qi and others say how the Maple Yang Base would treat those who had no contribution. If nothing unexpected happened, those people would be reduced to food...
Lin Qi frowned when he heard this and said, "My friend's family is my family."
The man in charge waved his hand impatiently, "Don't tell me about this. If you have the ability to pay enough supplies, you can buy anyone's life you want."
"I understand, I wonder if we remember Li Qiang, is he here?" Lin Qi forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart. Anyway, there is still a lot of food in Zhang Yeqing's space, so it should not be a problem to save Qin An's grandfather.
"The person who awakened the dark ability? Of course, our boss attaches great importance to him." When the man talked about Li Qiang, he felt less contempt and more awe, but he didn't say much to Lin Qi.
Seeing that Lin Qi and Zhang Yeqing had no other questions, the man took out two more blank passes. After filling in their names, he raised his finger and pointed at the bumpy road in front of him, "Follow this road and arrive at the main city. Naturally,
Someone will help you with the procedures."
"Thank you." Lin Qi thanked him and walked straight to the path with Zhang Yeqing.
From a distance, Gu Wenyu clearly heard the guard in charge mutter: "What age are you still raising cats? It would be better to kill them and eat them for meat."
Gu Wenyu couldn't help but shiver. Before she came, she didn't expect that she would also be put on the recipe. Fortunately, with Gu Wenyu's speed, if he wanted to leave, these people couldn't stop him.