314: Fake flower man

Tian Ming stood quietly to the side, observing the Number Five Nanometer Avatar that had transformed into Lord Hua. He couldn't help but feel a sense of awe; a Nanometer Avatar alone possessed such immense utility.

"Master, I've already extracted some memories of this Corpse King from the Red Crystal Core. Would you like me to share them with you?" The Number Five Avatar swallowed Lord Hua's Red Crystal Core and asked Tian Ming.

"Yes, share them with me. And for the role-play, make it convincing."

"Understood, Master!"

As the female zombie king's memories flooded in, Tian Ming also saw fragments of her memories after she gained sentience, like a movie playing out.

However, this Corpse King had a very strong thirst for knowledge. She used herself as an experimental subject to explore the commonalities between humans and them. To put it bluntly, she wanted to create a hybrid.

Lord Hua truly played with fire. Tian Ming's lips curled into a cold smile as he shook his head.

After waiting for nearly twenty minutes, Lord Hua, as played by Number Five, had finished reviewing all the memories and began to preen.

With a creak, the door to the secret room opened. Luo Junhui looked at Tian Ming, who emerged unharmed, and a hint of surprise appeared on his face. Why was Lord Hua so lenient towards Tian Ming?

Luo Junhui respectfully asked, "Lord Hua, are you just letting this troublemaker go?"

Luo Junhui naturally didn't know that the current Lord Hua was Tian Ming's avatar, and no one could distinguish between the real and the fake.

"Luo Junhui, are you trying to tell me how to do my job?" The fake Lord Hua asked indifferently.

Luo Junhui quickly knelt down and said, "No, I wouldn't dare."

"This Mr. Lu said that you arbitrarily withheld food from civilians, colluded with some of the corpse race to hoard and distribute supplies, and developed a blood collection and selling base. I ask you, is this true?" Lord Hua's face darkened. Luo Junhui, hearing this, was so frightened that he didn't dare to breathe.

"This... didn't you already know this?" Luo Junhui's face turned pale as he said in a panic.

Lord Hua sneered, "I did know, but that doesn't mean I allowed you to do it. The death quota is a rule set by Lord Li. If the people under our control have their food withheld and are forced to sell their own blood, and then we can't control the quota, can you bear the responsibility?"

Luo Junhui's forehead was sweating, but he was very puzzled in his heart. Why was the current Lord Hua so considerate of humans? Although he had many questions, he didn't dare to contradict her.

"I... I know I was wrong. I'll immediately have the supply department release the hoarded goods, and I'll never withhold civilians' rations again." Luo Junhui knelt on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly.

"Get up."

Lord Hua said indifferently, "I will report this matter to Lord Li. You go and release the hoarded supplies yourself. If there's a next time, I will not let you off lightly."

Luo Junhui repeatedly assented and stood up. He looked at Tian Ming, thinking to himself, "What kind of bewitching potion did this brat give Lord Hua?"

Lord Hua glanced at Tian Ming and said to Luo Junhui, "Mr. Lu will be my personal strategist from now on. You must not neglect him. I'm taking him out for a walk. If anything comes up, handle it yourselves. If anything goes wrong, I'll throw you to my subordinates as an extra meal."

Luo Junhui's expression changed, and he quickly responded, "Yes, Lord Hua."

Tian Ming smiled slightly. He was very satisfied with this outcome.

Lord Hua walked forward, with Tian Ming and Jiang Xin following behind. Jiang Xin looked at Tian Ming's calm and composed demeanor, feeling quite uneasy in his heart.

"Lu, how did you manage to handle this Corpse King?" Jiang Xin's voice was extremely low, almost inaudible.

Tian Ming smiled calmly, "She's not Lord Hua. She's my Nanometer Avatar."

Jiang Xin's face was filled with shock, but Tian Ming immediately made a shushing gesture and lowered his voice, saying, "Your guide mission is over. We'll go to where you live to pick up your younger siblings, and then the fake Lord Hua will take us out of the base. I'll give you weapons and have the Number Four Avatar send you two hundred kilometers away, where people from the Alliance will pick you up."

Jiang Xin was overjoyed and said, "Thank you, thank you, Lu."

Tian Ming smiled and said, "You're welcome. This is what you deserve."

The three of them arrived at the warehouse where Jiang Xin lived, ready to pick up his younger siblings, but when they pushed open the warehouse door, the air was filled with a bloody smell.

The ground was covered in blood, and blood-stained clothes were torn and scattered everywhere. Jiang Xin's face instantly turned ashen.

"Little sister, Wu Di?" Jiang Xin called out anxiously, rummaging through the garbage pile. The food Tian Ming had given them was all gone.

Even their bodies had been dragged away. Jiang Xin's face was filled with shock, and he collapsed directly to the ground. He knew he had encountered the most vicious human traffickers in the base.

Jiang Xin trembled all over and said through gritted teeth, "It's them, it's those human traffickers."

"What human traffickers?" Tian Ming asked.

Jiang Xin took a deep breath, composed himself, and said, "In the base, there's a type of person who doesn't sell blood but specializes in gathering death quotas for Corpse Kings in other areas. My younger siblings were killed by them; they were used to make up the quota. Zombies, after all, can't resist the temptation of flesh and blood. They themselves don't dare to defy Lord Li's decree, so they use this method to create deaths."

Tian Ming's heart was calm. He simply patted Jiang Xin's shoulder and said, "Don't worry, I'll find those human traffickers for you and help you avenge your younger siblings. Let's go, I'll send you out!"

Jiang Xin's heart was filled with anger, and he gritted his teeth and said, "I'm not leaving. I want to avenge them with my own hands."

"How will you get revenge?" Tian Ming asked calmly.

Jiang Xin's eyes were bloodshot, and he was burning with rage. He shouted, "You help me, or I'll risk my own life."

Slap!

Tian Ming raised his hand and slapped Jiang Xin. Although he held back his strength, five clear palm prints still appeared on Jiang Xin's face.

Jiang Xin was stunned by the blow.

"Lu, why did you hit me?"

"I hit you because you're still talking about risking your life? Someone like you would just be delivering yourself to the human traffickers. I'll give you one last chance: do you want to stay and get revenge, or choose to leave?

Jiang Xin was awakened by Tian Ming's slap. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. After a moment of thought, he said, "I'll leave, Lu. I want to join the Alliance's armed forces. If I leave here, can you introduce me?"

"The Alliance's armed forces don't accept brainless good-for-nothings who only know how to get revenge," Tian Ming said.

"I understand!" Jiang Xin said, lowering his head, but tears couldn't stop flowing from his eyes. Although his younger siblings were not blood relatives, Jiang Xin had always treated them as his own family.

Tian Ming felt a pang of sympathy. He patted Jiang Xin's shoulder, let out a long sigh, and said, "Let's go. Only by living and becoming stronger can you prevent such things from happening again."

Jiang Xin nodded heavily, stood up, and followed Tian Ming out of the warehouse.