A few members of the convoy, through their coordinated act, drove Jiang Rou away.
Chen Ye played the role of a numbskull who only knew how to provoke thoughtlessly.
He represented the convoy’s hardline stance.
That kind of dumb brute had already become a fixed impression in Jiang Rou’s mind.
Someone like that had no brains, so they surely wouldn’t lie.
Chu Che portrayed an honest, trustworthy captain, someone very convincing.
Combine that with Captain Chu’s superb acting skills.
Sun Xixi was forced into the performance, serving as the show of force.
Only then could they send Jiang Rou packing.
Chu Che didn’t want to fight someone like that. Even if Sun Xixi could beat Jiang Rou off, it certainly wouldn’t be something simple.
Chen Ye didn’t want to fight her either. Too much trouble.
Sun Xixi didn’t want to either; she trained hard to deal with the Anomalies, not humans.
What seemed simple was actually the result of long-term interaction and tacit cooperation among them.
Sometimes one glance was enough for the others to know what you were thinking.
Of course, this kind of rapport excluded Iron Lion.
...
After Jiang Rou left.
When the man in the tailcoat greeted Chen Ye and the others.
Several guys in gray work uniforms came over, carrying a wooden mast.
Their gray uniforms bore the image of an old man with a wrinkled face, holding up a finger to make a “shh” gesture.
Obviously, these people belonged to some organization.
The guy who had been lying in the pit earlier climbed up looking like he’d just woken.
His acting was a bit raw, nowhere near Captain Chu’s level.
Those gray-uniformed men greeted him.
He shook his head, then walked over and pulled out the previously broken wooden mast.
Then he reinserted a new wooden mast.
Someone else held a ladder and rehung the fallen banner.
...
On the Fair Convoy side.
The man in the tailcoat drew everyone’s attention.
Chen Ye and the others turned to look at the friendly-smiling man in front of them.
This was the same man who had been standing at the door earlier in a tailcoat.
Only this time the man’s mouth didn’t move. The one speaking was the bird with multicolored tail feathers perched on his shoulder.
In simple terms, that multicolored-tailed bird served as this man’s mouthpiece.
Chu Che glanced deeply at the bird with the multicolored tail feathers.
Chen Ye keenly read the emotion in Captain Chu’s eyes. If they weren’t here, Captain Chu would definitely roast that bird.
The bird seemed to sense Captain Chu’s thoughts. It tilted its head back in an attitude that said, “What are you gonna do about it?”
Arrogant.
It almost made Captain Chu flip with anger.
“Everyone, sorry. Little Five can be a bit naughty. If it offended any of you before, please forgive it.”
“My name is Hou Junji, Breeder branch, Beast Trainer Sequence.”
The so-called “Little Five,” that dumbass bird, opened its beak again.
The words that came out sounded like they were spoken by the man in the tailcoat, yet that man didn’t move his mouth at all!
Breeder branch, Beast Trainer Sequence?
Everyone remembered Zhan Lei from the Shepherd Convoy.
That guy also couldn’t speak, or so they’d heard.
Apparently, the man in front of them was similar.
This annoying bird in front of them was his mouth.
“Mr. Hou, I’m the captain of the Fair Convoy...”
As convoy captain, Chu Che naturally stepped forward in this situation.
The two exchanged simple pleasantries.
The bird stood in front of the tailcoat man and briefed them on the current state of the base.
About a dozen convoys had already arrived.
Other convoys were still on their way.
It was estimated that the total could exceed thirty convoys.
Thirty convoys!
At that scale, it was already comparable to the original size of Oasis.
“I heard one of the top ten numbered Wonders might come?” Chu Che asked.
Hou Junji nodded. The parrot at his side said, “That’s right. That patron promised to come, but when, I still don’t know!”
“Which specific number?” Chu Che asked.
Hou Junji shook his head. The parrot immediately replied, “I don’t have permission from that patron to say. Sorry!”
The parrot raised its head; though it apologized with its words, its expression practically said, “Mortal, you don’t even bow when you see me?”
Chu Che pretended he didn’t notice the parrot’s little attitude.
Today it hadn’t called him “dumbass,” so it was already giving face.
Captain Chu was very good at comforting himself!
Just after the convoy finished registering.
The guy who looked as strong as a bear also finished his work and walked over.
Hou Junji patted the man on the shoulder.
That stupid bird spoke again: “Let me introduce him, Xiong Baochun, an outer member of the Silent Council. He’s in charge of this base’s security. If you need anything, look for him!”
He was actually the Silent Council’s security guy?
And he’d just been beaten by that crazy woman Jiang Rou?
Still, despite his bruised and battered appearance, he was lively and spirited.
Alright...
For now they’d take him at his word.
“Ahem... everyone, I didn’t lose to that crazy woman, I was just holding back!”
“Guardian Sequence 2, you know how it is. The Guardian’s power gets stronger the more it’s hit!”
“The more times a Guardian’s liquid armor breaks, the stronger it becomes in the end!”
“Every time the liquid armor shatters represents a rebirth!”
“This is just our way of training!”
“Don’t make a big deal out of it!”
“Maybe if it gets smashed dozens more times, I’ll finally have liquid armor covering my whole body!”
Couldn’t beat her?
You were getting beaten one-sidedly, more like.
And yet, despite both being from the Silent Council.
When Xiong Baochun was being pummeled, the tailcoat man didn’t go to help.
He acted as if nothing had happened.
This Silent Council was definitely interesting.
While Xiong Baochun forcibly tried to save face, he also took the chance to explain the Guardian’s ability—liquid armor—to everyone.
Chen Ye’s heart stirred.
So that’s what ability he’d gotten from Ding Shen: liquid armor.
So that was this method of training.
Break it once and you grow stronger.
Ding Shen’s liquid armor could cover his entire body.
After Chen Ye got this ability, he could only cover a small part of his body.
Ding Shen had never explained how to cultivate this ability.
Thinking that Ding Shen’s liquid armor could cover his whole body, he must have had it shattered many times.
For some reason, Chen Ye felt a tiny spark of respect for Ding Shen in his heart.
Getting to that stage probably wasn’t easy.
“Ahem... everyone, I have matters to attend to. You all carry on!”
Maybe his forced bravado had been seen through.
Xiong Baochun really couldn’t take it and turned to leave.
He muttered curses as he walked away.
Whether he was swearing at Jiang Rou or at Gong Yong wasn’t clear.
Gong Yong, the science-minded guy, wore a look of pure disdain on his face.
It was as if he wanted to carve the words “I don’t believe it” on his forehead.
After spending a long time with a few quirky convoy members.
Gong Yong’s social anxiety seemed to have eased a lot.
Back then, even if he had thoughts, he would never show them.
But now...
Gong Yong’s behavior ultimately made the bear-like Xiong Baochun unable to resist.
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