How could Lin Yifei not know that although Han Jingjing's proposal was due to normal operational needs, he did not want to take this opportunity to recruit her into the army.
Previously, Lin Yifei had a way to send everyone to the Kengtou base without anyone noticing, but the premise was that Han Jingjing begged her in person.
Han Jingjing readily agreed at that time, and indeed went to Lin Yifei to request it alone. But a beautiful and proud girl always feels a little angry.
Whenever there is a chance, Han Jingjing will naturally not mind winning the game.
Lin Yifei also knew that if Han Jingjing came up with a good idea and she opposed it purely for the sake of being a naysayer, she would be isolated in the team and would lower everyone's impression of her.
It's not that Lin Yifei particularly cares about other people's opinions, but she has always liked competing with Han Jingjing, so naturally she doesn't want to lose to Han Jingjing in front of others.
When asked by Han Jingjing, Lin Yifei said openly: "As long as you have a way, of course I have no objection. But please don't screw it up, okay?"
Han Jingjing smiled and said nothing, but everyone could feel the confidence reflected in the smile on her lips.
Dong Qing, the youngest at the scene, suddenly asked: "Sisters, let's drill a hole from here and go up. There is water above, right?"
Lin Yifei smiled and said: "What? Don't you believe in my sister's judgment?"
Dong Qing shook his head, but said: "It's not that I don't believe it, but I'm worried."
"What are you worried about?" Lin Yifei asked with a smile, her eyes a little encouraging.
If you, the boy, are worried that Han Jingjing has messed up, speak up boldly and your sister Lin will make the decision for you.
Dong Lan pulled Dong Qing and signaled him to be quiet. But Dong Qing said: "Do you think that if we dig a hole above our head, the water above will definitely flow downward? By then, all the water in the lake will flow into this dense cave.
The secret passage will soon be filled, and won’t we be exposed by then?”
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Everyone was stunned. I have to say that although Dong Qing's question was very simple, it seemed to be that way.
Mao Doudou was the first to ask: "Jingjing, can this problem be solved?"
Han Jingjing said: "I can freeze the mouth with ice sealing, but I can't say how long the freezing effect will last. But we probably don't need to keep it secret for long, right?"
Lin Yifei said with a smile: "It doesn't have to be so troublesome. It reaches the ground here, at least twenty or thirty meters. As we continue to rise, I will continue to fill it back with soil and compact it. There is no need to worry about these."
She is good at underground operations and naturally has strong ability to control the earth element. This is naturally not a difficult task for Lin Yifei.
After finalizing the strategy, Lin Yifei took the lead in opening the way. From the passage to the soil layer and stone layer above, Lin Yifei was required to operate.
After entering the water, it was Han Jingjing's job.
These two girls usually fight openly and secretly and compete with each other, but this time they have a rare chance of joining forces, and they actually understand each other very well.
Sure enough, the people who know you best, besides yourself, must also include the people who compete with you.
Both of them were obviously eager to show off their strength in front of their companions. Lin Yifei was very skillful and quickly brought everyone close to the edge of the lake. Everyone could almost feel the strong moisture hitting their faces.
"Okay, this is it. If you go up further, the water will quickly cover you. The first water pressure will be very strong. Everyone should be mentally prepared."
In fact, there is no need for Lin Yifei to remind us, everyone is already on full alert.
When the last layer of soil was drilled out, the eight people were immediately swallowed up by the water. Han Jingjing quickly used her methods, and a huge bubble quickly formed around them, wrapping the eight people tightly inside.
The connection speed was so fast and the connection process was so perfect that it was almost seamless, so much so that the eight people were wrapped in huge blisters before their clothes even had time to get wet.
Han Jingjing said before that she was greatly inspired by the skills of the water attribute awakener in Xie Chun Base, but everyone was still a little confused.
As soon as the big bubble appeared, everyone immediately understood. It turned out that Han Jingjing had also understood this skill, and the intensity and scale of the bubble seemed to be a bit stronger than that person.
This shocked everyone. You know, how long did it take for Han Jingjing to realize that he could actually create blisters of such strength?
It shows that Han Jingjing is absolutely top-notch in terms of understanding of the water attribute.
Under the protection of the bubbles, everyone felt extremely peaceful, and there was no sense of suffocation like they had in the tunnel before.
It was as if the water bubble could actually provide sufficient oxygen, making everyone's somewhat depressing breathing become smoother.
"Jingjing, are your blisters still supplying oxygen? Why do I feel like breathing is so much easier?" Mao Doudou couldn't help but ask.
"I guess you understand." Han Jingjing admitted with a smile.
"Good guy, this is not a luxury diving project, and it also offers a 360-degree panoramic view." Mao Doudou smiled from ear to ear.
He regretted not bringing Senior Axia with him. Such an interesting and exciting thing, he would have to brag about it later.
Others, on the other hand, admired Han Jingjing even more. They knew before that Han Jingjing was an ice attribute awakener, and her strength was indeed the top among the team.
But because she is the daughter of the chief minister and has a close relationship with Jiang Yue, it is easy for everyone to underestimate Han Jingjing's strength.
Now it seems that under Han Jingjing's graceful demeanor and pretty face, she actually has a level of strength that is no less than top-notch combat power.
Apart from anything else, if you encounter Han Jingjing in the water, no one in the team can be against her.
Although they were underwater, everyone's sense of direction was still online. They quickly locked the location of the core area.
Although there are many waters in the Kengtou base, the core area is not on the edge of the water after all. Therefore, they will definitely not be able to directly reach the core area under the water.
Eventually, they will have to infiltrate from the ground.
Because it is close to the core area, there are also huge risks in underground operations. Unlike the Xiechun Base, the underground defense of the Kengtou Base is very layered.
Especially the underground defense around the core area is clearly planned by experts.
The monsters sent by Lin Yifei also sensed the crisis when they approached the core area, so they did not rush in but returned to inform Lin Yifei.
Lin Yifei told everyone about the situation.
"The good news is that we are close to the core area. The bad news is that we must return to the ground. There is a huge earth-attribute magic circle underground, and there is a defense network around it. Whenever it touches it, it will definitely cause fluctuations in the earth's veins and alarm the opponent.
If we don't want to alert the enemy, we must return to the ground and seek infiltration."
"Return to the ground." Han Jingjing made a decisive decision.
Although the Kengtou base has a large population, no matter how large the population is, it is impossible for people to be everywhere. After all, the Kengtou base covers such a large area, and although the population is large, the density is actually average.
And they divided their forces again, having just left so many troops. The two entrance passages were also heavily guarded, and some other fortresses were also garrisoned by large numbers of troops.
This means that although they have many people, their layout is inevitably scattered.
In the darkness, several people quickly returned to the ground. Looking around, they also saw that this core area was actually the original Kengtou Market Town.
This market town should have had a population of 30,000 to 50,000 in the Sunshine Era. However, with the advent of the Weird Era, there are not even one survivor out of ten, and with the gathering of all kinds of monsters and monsters, the real local population is actually not much anymore. They have been screened out long ago.
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As for the buildings in the market town, although some have collapsed and been damaged after several disasters, the main structure is still there.
Just the bombing area during the day seemed a bit miserable.
There are ruins everywhere, and gunpowder smoke is still rising at the moment. There are still some people around who are cleaning the abandoned buildings overnight, and patrols are moving around from time to time.
These patrols are not casual, but very serious and focused.
However, it was not difficult for a few people to avoid these patrols. Soon, they sneaked into an abandoned building.
This building should be a small processing factory, and all the machines inside are still there. However, the ruins are in a mess, and the grain and oil processing machines have been smashed out of shape.
Not long after a few people entered, they heard shouting not far away.
"It's really unlucky. It's hard to explode somewhere, but it happens to be around the processing plant. We only have these rice mills and oil presses."
"Okay, stop complaining! Try to get all these machines out. Even if they are smashed, see if you can piece together a few of them to make one. You can't manually grind rice and extract oil in the future, right? This will cost people's lives.
"
While talking, some figures walked in from outside.
These people didn't look like combatants. They were all wearing work clothes and looked like they should be internal staff in the base.
One of them, probably the master who performs routine maintenance on the equipment, was surrounded by everyone.
And this man was arrogant: "You guys quickly clear away the rubble and bricks around the machines, and remember to be quick with your hands and feet. These machines have been badly damaged, but we can't cause any more damage."
"I hope I can still put together a complete machine."
The others should all be tool workers who do hard work. They are all very particular. They wear safety helmets and carry tools in their hands, such as picks and crowbars. The equipment is quite complete.
It's just that there is no large-scale mechanical assistance such as excavation. It is obviously a huge project to clear these ruins manually.
Even though everyone's power has been more or less improved in the Age of Awakening, the cleanup work is still not easy.
Fortunately, these people were not powerful awakeners, nor were they fighters. Although Han Jingjing and others were lurking twenty or thirty meters away from them, no one noticed them.
In the darkness, Han Jingjing and others exchanged glances and discussed their next move.
Lin Yifei smiled slightly and made an OK gesture, indicating that everything would be left to her.
Before Han Jingjing could refuse, Lin Yifei's figure flashed and disappeared in front of everyone. After a while, she returned like a ghost.
"nailed it."
Lin Yifei snapped her fingers and led everyone over. The previous group of people disappeared from the scene, leaving only giant cocoons, tightly wrapped, lying among the broken walls.
If everyone hadn't known that there was a group of people here before, no one would have guessed that there was actually a living person inside this giant cocoon.
"They're all inside, do you want to arrest one of them and bring him out for trial?"
"Just pick the one who was gesticulating just now. He has a higher status and knows more."
Lin Yifei walked to a giant cocoon, reached inside with one hand, and grabbed a person directly from it. Although the person was not unconscious yet, his mouth was also wrapped tightly by a small cocoon.
I couldn't even open my mouth to call.
Lin Yifei whispered: "If you want to die, I will send you on your way now."
The man shook his head repeatedly, his eyes full of horror.
It’s not easy to live these days. Who would want to die?
"If you don't want to die, just be honest and answer whatever I ask you. Don't even think about calling out. I guarantee that I will kill you ten times before the reinforcements arrive."
The man nodded repeatedly, indicating that he knew and would definitely cooperate.
Lin Yifei actually wasn't too worried about what he was up to. After all, this guy was wrapped up like a mummy. He could open his mouth and seal it again at any time.
After this guy's mouth was untied, he breathed fresh air for the first time.
After sucking it for several times in a row, he said with a flattering smile: "I never dreamed that I could see two such beautiful ladies at the same time in my life. You must not be from the Kengtou base, right? It's impossible in the Kengtou base.
There are two young ladies with such good temperament.”
This flattery is actually a bit blunt.
However, Lin Yifei chuckled after hearing this, which was somewhat helpful. Han Jingjing, on the other hand, stared at this person coldly.
This person felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave, and he couldn't help but shiver. He was wearing only one piece of clothing, but he felt the terrifying extreme cold of dozens of degrees below zero in the ice and snow.
His upper and lower teeth couldn't help but chatter and make a chattering sound.
This is a small punishment from Han Jingjing.
"Spare your life, spare your life! I... I am just a small character. I have never done anything bad. Don't get me wrong. I am an engineer and I am valuable to society."
This man is not stupid. Since the two young ladies are not from the Kengtou base and came here in the dark to capture him, there is no need to say more about his background.
"Who sent you here? Who is your immediate boss? What is your status in the base?"
"I...I am not a soldier. My boss, my boss is Ms. Hu. She...she takes orders directly from Ksitigarbha Protector."
"Ksitigarbha protector?"
"Yes, Ksitigarbha Ksitigarbha is the real power figure in our base, equivalent to the second in command. However, the power of the base's chief is higher than anything else. Ksitigarbha Ksitigarbha is also a steward, and his real power is given by the chief."
"What is Ms. Hu's status in the base?"
"She...she is in charge of the base's logistics, food supplies, etc. She is basically responsible for it all by herself. She only needs to be responsible to the Ksitigarbha protector, and she is very respected by the Ksitigarbha protector. Moreover, everyone says that she is the Ksitigarbha protector.
The protector’s concubine is having an affair with the protector Ksitigarbha.”
Lin Yifei's beautiful eyes flashed, as if she was particularly interested in these gossips.