315: Dig out the bottom

Under the guidance of the fake Lord Hua, Jiang Xin easily left the Su Yuan Base.

Tian Ming's fourth Nanometer Avatar sent Jiang Xin 200 kilometers away, which was his limit; now that he had five Nanometer Avatars, the sensing range had shrunk back to 200 kilometers.

Upon returning to the base, Tian Ming had Lord Hua take him to other areas.

The entire Su Yuan Base was also a medium-sized Underground City.

Each area was managed by a Corpse King.

Most Corpse Kings would select representatives from among humans to manage the personnel.

This hierarchical management model was simple and brutal, and those who worked for the Corpse King were all ruthless.

Most people knew their fate was to become food, so as long as they weren't eaten, they would do anything.

Women fared a bit better because women with children could live a few more years and enjoy better treatment, so while Su Yuan Base appeared orderly, its internal situation was actually very chaotic.

Tian Ming followed the Nanometer Avatar, disguised as Lord Hua, to visit the Corpse Kings of other managed areas.

He usually waited outside and let Lord Hua go in to eliminate the Corpse King.

This method was repeatedly successful.

However, the Red Crystal Core level of the Corpse Kings managing these areas was not too high; they were also blue Red Crystal Cores.

Moreover, the process of eliminating the Corpse Kings quickly alerted higher-level leaders, because the spiritual contracts between these low-level Corpse Kings and the higher-level Corpse Kings were broken, making the high-level officials of Su Yuan Base realize that their subordinates were inexplicably losing contact with them.

The hierarchy of Corpse Kings was a tree-like structure.

One level managed another, and when Tian Ming killed a low-level Corpse King, the higher level could sense it.

However, high-level Corpse Kings were not very sensitive to this, as there was also a certain competitive relationship within the corpse race, and mutual devouring to become stronger was a common occurrence.

But if too many of his subordinates died one after another, that would not be normal.

Soon, in the center of the base, the three regional leaders reported the situation to Lord Li.

"Lord Li, in the East District of the base, Corpse Kings 3, 5, and 6, who managed their kin, died inexplicably, and their remains are gone."

Lord Li frowned upon hearing his subordinate's report, feeling quite puzzled.

"The number of deaths seems to be increasing."

Lord Li pondered for a moment and immediately commanded, "Go investigate this yourself and see who dares to cause trouble right under my nose."

A hint of fear appeared in the leader's eyes: "Lord Li, what if the Full Element Ability has already entered the base?"

Lord Li's heart sank; this was the situation he feared most.

Seeing his subordinate speak this way, Lord Li pondered for a moment and then said, "First, clarify the situation.

If there is any abnormality, I will personally intervene.

Find members of our own kind to fill the new vacancies, and try to maintain stability within the base."

The leader dared not say more and quickly assented.

At this moment, Tian Ming and his disguised Nanometer Avatar arrived at the carbon capture factory.

This was where food was produced; most machines operated automatically, and huge bioreactors were in the carbon capture factory.

Tian Ming and Lord Hua inspected the area.

There were very few staff in the factory, and the defenses were extremely strict, with corpse race members on duty, making the protection very tight.

With Lord Hua leading the way, Tian Ming naturally encountered no obstacles.

Tian Ming and Lord Hua walked around the factory once, and Tian Ming then exited.

"Master, is the food produced by this factory for humans?"

Tian Ming nodded slightly and said, "Hmm, it seems the Corpse King leader here has some brains.

The factory's protection, equipment, and operations are all quite good.

Let's go, let's continue searching for Corpse Kings elsewhere."

As Tian Ming and the Nanometer Avatar were about to leave, a figure blocked their path.

The light in the passage was dim at this time, and the person's eyes glowed with a faint green light.

The Nanometer Avatar spoke: "Master, according to Lord Hua's memory, this person blocking the way is Lord Hua's superior leader.

Lord Hua's spiritual contract was signed with this leader.

His name is Hei Sha, and according to the Corpse King ranking of the corpse race, he should be third-tier.

There might be a Red Crystal Core present."

Within the corpse race, there was indeed a ranking system, ordered by the strength of the spiritual contract.

For example, a king like Jiang Chen, who could command billions of corpse race members, had first-tier corpse race members who signed spiritual contracts directly with him.

Those who signed spiritual contracts with first-tier members were second-tier, and so on.

The lower the rank, the lower the ability and intelligence of the corpse race member.

However, some corpse race members had a higher starting point, for example, if they were scholars or highly educated individuals before being transformed into corpse race members.

Upon gaining consciousness after becoming a corpse race member, they would be much smarter than other corpse race members, and thus, high-level corpse race members would sign spiritual contracts with them.

In addition, there were also some special types of corpse race members, such as those with no intelligence at all, who were used as combat tools.

These corpse race members had evolved bodies in various strange ways, possessing extremely strong combat power, and were used by Corpse Kings as puppets or weapons.

Tian Ming obtained these rankings through Lord Hua's memories.

The entire corpse race group had a very clear hierarchy.

Keeping humans as brain supplements was only enjoyed by Corpse Kings of the fourth tier and above; those below the fourth tier were lucky to even get a blood pack.

When the third-tier Corpse King appeared, Tian Ming was not polite at all; he slightly raised his hand, and with a crack, the air made a shattering sound.

As soon as Hei Sha appeared, his head was gripped by an invisible large hand, instantly rendering him unable to move.

Hei Sha's eyes bulged, and a look of pain appeared on his face.

Tian Ming slowly spoke: "Where is your Lord Li? Why doesn't he show himself?"

Hei Sha, restrained by Tian Ming, dared not move an inch at this moment.

"Lu Tianming, stop now.

Lord Li and I have no grievances with you, and my Emperor Jiang Chen has not sent a large army to your base to trouble you."

Tian Ming found it somewhat amusing and retorted, "What you're saying makes it sound like I'm being unreasonable.

Alright then, I'm too lazy to waste words with you."

Tian Ming's expression turned cold, and his mind stirred.

Hei Sha only felt his neck tighten, and then his head was crushed by an invisible force.

A Red Crystal Core condensed, and with a wave of Tian Ming's hand, the Red Crystal Core flew directly into his hand.

It was pink, not a deep color; it seemed a third-tier Corpse King wasn't that impressive.

Although it was a Red Crystal Core, it might not be fully mature; if it were allowed to grow more, the quality of this Red Crystal Core might look better.

Upon absorbing the Red Crystal Core, under a surge of energy, Tian Ming took a deep breath, and at the moment he absorbed the Red Crystal Core, his Nanometer Avatar also emitted a faint glow.

If it weren't for the dim light here, Tian Ming might not have even noticed it.

At this moment, Lord Li, who was in the center of the base, felt Hei Sha's contract disappearing, and his heart was instantly alarmed.

He knew that Lu Tianming had arrived.

"Someone, pass down the order: the entire base is to be on high alert, with no restrictions on death quotas; all our kin, if threatened, may evolve on their own."