I Carry a Game World With Me

Chapter 181: Chapter 164: Successful Deception! An Unexpected Change

"You will soon," Lu Feng said.

Guo Zhen was stunned for a moment, then he understood instantly and immediately headed for the weapons production line.

’The boss must have arranged things this way because our Qingfeng Base is about to get this kind of weapon.’

Next, Lu Feng tried moving the perspective of the game screen, arriving before the massive gates of a base.

It was the location of the City East Alliance.

He, Lin Jiao, and Xu Bin had been to the City East Alliance before. They had even bought two girls there, Cheng Sisi and Cheng Yaoyao. One was skilled with computers and the other with electronics, so it wasn’t a bad deal.

The crucial thing was that he wanted to see if he could keep an eye on Zheng Lin and check on the Li Family’s situation.

Unfortunately, the area he could enter during his last trip to the City East Alliance was limited; he had only wandered around some parts of the outer slums.

Therefore, Lu Feng couldn’t observe Zheng Lin or the Li Family’s situation from these locations.

However, based on the map displayed by the pulse-fissure chip control device, he could tell that Zheng Lin was already inside the City East Alliance.

The City East Alliance was the largest Survivor Base in Celestial Sea City.

Although the city’s and military district’s top brass had all left the planet on alien immigrant ships, under the control of people like the Flame Emperor, they had still managed to gather a considerable number of soldiers. Thus, when the Survivor Base was first established, it took in a large number of survivors.

Lu Feng actually felt that the game’s timeline was in a very awkward stage.

’There are alien immigrant ships. If they had been given enough time, they should have been able to build more and take more people with them.’

’The most critical point is that the leaders of every country simultaneously decided to leave with the elite, instead of choosing to stay and fight the Mutant Beasts and zombies.’

’Something about that is off.’

’If the national systems hadn’t collapsed, there should have been a complete state apparatus in place. There should have been a way to resist the zombies and Mutant Beasts.’

It was just that he knew too little about the game world, and his knowledge was limited to information from the game forums. But even the official materials didn’t seem to explain this point in detail.

So, he didn’t know why things were the way they were.

At this moment, within the City East Alliance, Zheng Lin was standing before an old man.

He was extremely reserved, even a little nervous, in the old man’s presence.

Because the old man before him was the Li Family Patriarch, Li Sheng. Furthermore, the man was an ability user, and rumored to be very powerful.

It was precisely because of Li Sheng that the Li Family was able to become one of the noble families in the City East Alliance.

Rumor had it that before the apocalypse, Li Sheng had actually been diagnosed with a terminal illness and given a death sentence by his doctors. But when the apocalypse arrived, not only did Li Sheng survive in the hospital, he even became an ability user.

Combined with the fact that the Li Family was already a wealthy family with many members, they had become the Li Family of today under his leadership.

No one knew what Li Sheng’s ability was, because by the time the City East Alliance was established, the Li Family no longer needed him to take action personally.

Zheng Lin had only joined during the City East Alliance period and had only heard others talk about it.

Li Sheng looked at Zheng Lin, studying him for some time before asking, "Four of you went, but only you returned. It seems something happened."

Although Zheng Lin was nervous, he forced himself to calm down and repeated his prepared story. "Mr. Li, we ran into some trouble. That Gray Wolf went rogue. He ambushed us, and the other three died."

Li Sheng frowned. "Gray Wolf went rogue? Why?"

Zheng Lin continued to fabricate his story. "It seems Gray Wolf found a new channel for slaves and didn’t want to be the Li Family’s errand boy anymore."

Hearing this, Li Sheng frowned. "Indeed, his greed is insatiable. It seems the Li Family raised an ungrateful wolf. Now that you’re back, what’s the situation with the Gray Wolf Mercenary Corps?"

Zheng Lin immediately said, "Although Gray Wolf went rogue, the Gray Wolf Mercenary Corps also had an internal conflict. I supported a faction and orchestrated a plan to get rid of Gray Wolf."

"That faction now controls the Gray Wolf Mercenary Corps. Moreover, they are willing to continue serving the Li Family, but they are no longer willing to engage in the slave trade. They’ve also renamed the base to Qingfeng Base. Additionally, they hope the Li Family can provide some food supplies."

"Unwilling to engage in the slave trade?" Li Sheng sneered. "So the whore wants to go legit? And they even have the gall to ask us for food?"

Zheng Lin quickly replied, "Mr. Li, Qingfeng Base has a fair number of people now, so it can be considered a force in its own right. We need to find that Salvation Army squad, but we can’t use our own people openly. We can use Qingfeng Base to handle the search."

"Once we’ve found what we’re looking for, if the Li Family doesn’t want to use them anymore, we can just kick them to the curb. We could even find an excuse to wipe them out."

Li Sheng fell silent upon hearing this.

After a long moment, he said, "Since you’ve put it that way, I’ll put you in charge of this matter. You go to Qingfeng Base and keep an eye on things. As soon as you find that Salvation Army squad, send word back immediately."

"Also, have the people from Qingfeng Base make a trip to the East Suburb. That area is our Li Family’s responsibility, but we’ve never been able to figure out what’s going on there, and we’ve lost quite a few people."

"Just let the people from Qingfeng Base go. Any further losses won’t be our Li Family’s people. And when the critical moment comes, we’ll have an opportunity to make our move."

As he spoke, Li Sheng tapped the armrest of his chair and added, "When you go, take a batch of grain with you."

"Yes, Mr. Li!" Zheng Lin breathed a sigh of relief. Clearly, he had successfully fooled the Li Family Patriarch and hadn’t given himself away.

Indeed, Li Sheng didn’t suspect Zheng Lin. After all, the man had always been loyal, and he handled many of the Li Family’s affairs.

Moreover, he was well aware of Zheng Lin’s strength; Gray Wolf of the Gray Wolf Mercenary Corps was no match for him alone.

Therefore, Zheng Lin killing Gray Wolf and winning over a group to take control of the Gray Wolf Mercenary Corps was the most logical course of action.

* * *

「In Tal Village.」

Lu Feng withdrew his line of sight, then entered Qingfeng Base to make some arrangements.

「Two days passed.」

Hadona and Red Lizard returned. They had found a warehouse in an area just across the Myanmar Border. With money, it was very easy to rent a warehouse in a place like that.

Lu Feng looked at the map to familiarize himself with the location. He also summoned someone from the Kudar Clan and had them report to Feilin, setting the transaction point near that warehouse.

The Kudar Clan member from Tal Village immediately went to report to Feilin.

Lu Feng naturally continued to wait in Tal Village, as the time agreed upon with Feilin was in three days, and there was still one day left.

But after the Kudar Clan member went to make the report, Lu Feng waited for a long time without any word from Feilin.

This made him feel that something was wrong.

’Given Feilin’s previous attitude, he should have responded immediately after being informed of the transaction location.’

’He should have at least sent someone to pass on a message. It’s impossible that he would just leave me hanging here.’

Lu Feng frowned slightly and asked Hadona, "Hadona, what do you know about this Feilin? Especially regarding his reputation?"

Hadona replied, "President Lu, among the few factions in Dal Town, Feilin of the Kudar Clan has the best reputation. That’s why many people hope to trade with him."

"A few times, trades have failed for exceptional reasons, causing heavy losses for both the Kudar Clan and the other party. In the end, the Kudar Clan always shouldered the losses."

"Right now, the Kudar Clan’s reputation is better than any of the others. However, the Kudar Clan’s second-in-command, Feilin’s younger brother Feisen, seems to have a problem with his older brother. He feels the Kudar Clan is taking on losses that aren’t theirs to bear."

Lu Feng listened and nodded. ’If Feilin has such a reputation, then I can only hope that I’m wrong.’

But time passed, and on the third and final day, Lu Feng still hadn’t received a reply from Feilin. This told him that something had definitely gone wrong on Feilin’s end.

He could only hope his deal wouldn’t be affected.

But just then, Red Lizard hurried before him and reported, "President Lu, something’s wrong. The number of guards in Tal Village has increased, and security has been tightened everywhere. The whole atmosphere in the village feels off."