"I can help you!" Bai Ye said, "I can help you get promoted quickly, and I can also help you become stronger. Only by becoming a cadre faster can you build trust faster, or..."
Bai Ye curled his lips.
"Helping you get stronger is also an option. Sometimes, trust isn't that important; strength is the most important. As long as you are strong enough, the Canglong Society must promote you and rely on you. Whether they trust you or not won't matter, because they will have to trust you and keep you in the Canglong Society."
Yimi glanced at Bai Ye and said, "I admit you are strong, but this is not something that can be achieved by personal strength alone."
"No, I can do it," Bai Ye replied. "Since I dare to say it, it means I can do it. All you need to do is believe that I can do it, and secondly, believe that you have such qualities and potential." xxs壹贰
Bai Ye actually felt that Yimi had quite a bit of potential in terms of strength.
In his previous life, Yimi was considered a top-tier expert, just a step away from the pinnacle. But looking at him now, Bai Ye felt that this guy might have been held back by the Canglong Society.
The world battlefield had only entered its mid-early stages not long ago, just two or three months at most, and Yimi was already capable of exploring the Ruined City.
What did that signify?
Just look at the activation of the restricted zone of Laboratory No. 3. Besides Bai Ye and Yimi, there were no other chosen ones!
This was not an area anyone could access!
Even as an entry-level future technology zone, the Ruined City was still a future technology zone. Most of the items here were calculated from black onwards.
Putting aside matters from his previous life, as of now, Yimi was definitely among the top experts.
As for how Yimi declined in status in his previous life, only heaven knew.
At the very least, Yimi indeed possessed the traits and potential of a strong individual.
"I know you're very curious now about how I can do it, but that's not important, because I don't need you to do anything. Just join the Canglong Society according to your own plan," Bai Ye said. "Then I will help you, and when I have helped you, you will know whether I can do it or not. However..."
Bai Ye's arm, which was around Yimi's shoulder, suddenly tightened, causing Yimi to feel a slight pain.
"I hope you remember one thing," Bai Ye said. "I am a fair person. Whatever I give you now, you will have to repay me in the future. If you refuse, I will take it myself. If I cannot get it, then I will destroy it."
In that instant, the sudden surge of hostility from Bai Ye startled Yimi.
The immense pressure made Yimi swallow hard, wanting to speak, but the words caught in his throat.
Bai Ye looked at Yimi and asked, "Do you have a way to contact me?"
Yimi shook his head. "Lailia could use magic to create a communication magic array. Now that she's dead, it's naturally impossible."
"It's fine, I'll be hanging around the Ruined City for now," Bai Ye said. "You have three days. If you've made up your mind, come find me at the hunting ground in the slums. If I don't see you after three days, I'll assume you've refused me. Be careful the next time we meet."
As Bai Ye spoke, he squeezed Yimi's shoulders twice as a threat.
After finishing, Bai Ye released Yimi and walked forward.
"I'm leaving, I still have a hidden mission to complete."
Bai Ye said, waving his hand as if to bid farewell to Yimi, and then...
With a crackle!
Bai Ye transformed into a bolt of electricity and vanished without a trace.
...
When Bai Ye reappeared, he was back on the outskirts of Laboratory No. 3.
The timing was quite coincidental; Allen and the others had just emerged from Laboratory No. 3.
"Bai Ye?" Allen was startled, then his eyes lit up. He stepped forward and patted Bai Ye's shoulder, "You disappeared suddenly, you scared us to death."
Bai Ye spread his hands, feeling a bit helpless about the situation.
His restricted zone and hidden mission had overlapped. According to the rules of the restricted zone, Bai Ye had to be teleported out. According to the rules of the hidden mission, he had to leave with Allen and the others. Clearly, the rules of the restricted zone took precedence.
"It's nothing," Bai Ye said with a smile. "How did you guys do?"
Allen produced a thin sheet, translucent in the center with metal on both sides, and said sternly, "Those crystal people were the work of the Rhine Company. They wanted to develop a fully controllable puppet warrior, the crystal people, to replace androids, and the research on crystal people was based on androids."
Bai Ye exclaimed, "Ah? That's truly terrible."
Bai Ye's face showed surprise, while his heart rejoiced: Done, mission accomplished.
Allen said, "We need to leave here immediately. This matter is of great importance."
Gonzalez and Davis nodded. "We'll go find a vehicle."
"No, no," Bai Ye said. "Didn't we take down a lot of crystal people before? We can go to that place."
Allen asked, "How?"
Bai Ye explained, "Aren't the crystals that appeared on the outskirts the same as the crystals on the crystal people? If so, the crystal effects should be the same. Therefore, as long as we have enough crystal person corpses, we can still leave here."
Bai Ye paused, then added, "That's my conjecture."
Bai Ye actually knew it was possible but couldn't explain how he knew, so he resorted to conjecture.
Allen agreed, "Then let's do that."
Returning to the place of the previous battle was not difficult. After Laboratory No. 3 was destroyed, its defense system was no longer controlled, and the armed robots would not attack.
As for the crystal people...
Absolute obedience to orders was not always a good thing. There were still remaining crystal people in Laboratory No. 3, and they could still pursue. However, without anyone to issue commands, those crystal people were just immobile puppets.
"However, we still need to transport the corpses," Bai Ye said. "Based on the previous situation, the teleportation point corresponds to the original world. If we go back like this, we'll appear directly in the affluent district."
Allen nodded. "That's indeed not ideal. Can we try to teleport some small items back first? If we can, we'll transport enough corpses to an uninhabited area in the slums before going back."
Bai Ye replied, "It should be possible."
Allen urged, "Then let's get moving. We need to hurry. We don't know if the Rhine Company will discover this situation and take action. We need to be as quick as possible."
Davis said, "I'll go find a vehicle. We can't carry the corpses with our bare hands, can we?"
Ji Ruyue added, "I'll go with you. Starting the car might require deciphering passwords or something."
Allen stated, "The three of us will look for the corpses."
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