Ark Journey

After he left, everyone on the bridge breathed a sigh of relief.

The captain sat down on his seat without any grace.

After taking a few more breaths, he began to give orders.

"Send someone to fix the glass, and then send a liaison ship to inform the rear of the whereabouts of that person. We will continue to complete our first mission."

"Yes."

The soldiers who were almost frightened silly began to act according to the captain's instructions, and the silent bridge finally came to life again.

After leaving the fleet, Xue Zhi flew southeastward. He still could not see any settlements along the way, only a few military camps at most.

Instead of going down and smashing them to pieces, Xue Zhi flew over directly.

However, the next building he saw gave him other thoughts, because it was a mine.

"I haven't seen a mine in such a long time. I didn't expect to see it here."

Yes, he had hardly seen the mine since leaving the Reunion Movement, and he didn't know if it was a coincidence.

After landing, Xue Zhi quietly sneaked into the mine. He did not take action directly because he did not know where this place was and could not send the rescued infected people to the Integration Movement.

If we act rashly, the infected people inside might end up dying in the snow and ice, which would be a case of good intentions leading to bad results.

Compared to the white scene outside, the inside of the mine is more colorful.

Hiding in the corner, Xue Zhi saw a large number of infected miners wearing only thin clothes wielding pickaxes under the whips of fully armed supervisors, struggling to mine the source stone ores that emitted a bright green color.

Deadly Originium dust floated in the air, covering the pure and bright air of the snowfield with a thick veil. Heavy breathing and constant coughing were heard from all directions.

"Frost Star grew up in this environment..."

Xue Zhi watched all this quietly and looked for an opportunity.

Soon, he saw a supervisor who was not wearing protective clothing pulling a thin but beautiful infected woman into a room.

"Could he be an infected overseer? Interesting."

Making sure no one noticed, Xue Zhi quietly followed along the corner of the wall.

As he approached the house, he heard the rustling of clothing and a weak female voice.

"Do not touch me!"

Then came the sound of flesh colliding with furniture and men swearing.

"Who do you think you are? You think you are great just because you are a little pretty!?"

Xue Zhi, who didn't continue listening, flashed into the room. An invisible big hand grabbed the man's neck from behind and twisted it hard. The man who was angry just now immediately lost all his strength and collapsed to the ground.

The sudden change left the beautiful woman whose clothes were mostly torn dumbfounded.

She stared blankly at the young and handsome man in armor in front of her.

"Put on your clothes and don't talk yet. I mean no harm."

Chapter 5: Preparation for Counterattack

Satisfied that the woman did not make any noise, Xue Zhi looked down at the dead man. The snow-white leather armor on his body quickly turned into clothes.

Then he used his telekinesis to put the whip around his waist.

After adjusting her position, Xue Zhi asked the woman:

"Do you think I imitated it well?"

The woman, who was already dressed, nodded slowly.

"It's very similar."

"That's good. Now we have to stay in here for a while. We can't leave right away, otherwise people will get suspicious."

As she spoke, Xue Zhi rolled up her sleeves and used the reflection of light to simulate a piece of Originium crystal embedded in the skin.

"I'm also infected, and I sneaked in to see if I can rescue you."

The woman was obviously a little excited and her voice became louder.

"Get us out!? When!?"

Fortunately, Xue Zhi had just drained the air around her, otherwise she would be in trouble.

"Don't worry. Although life in the mine is bad, it's icy and snowy outside. Do you know what to do after rescuing you? You need to think carefully before taking action."

The woman didn't seem to be an ordinary person, she quickly calmed down.

"You're right, but life in the mines is so hard, that's why I got so excited just now. I apologize."

Xue Zhi felt that she was somewhat literary and very polite.

"You don't look like an ordinary infected person."

"What's the difference? You'll still be thrown into a mine and live a life worse than death."

It seems to have a story.

Without going into further details, Xue Zhi asked about something more important.

"What do you know about this guy I'm imitating?"

"He is also an infected person and lives with us, but his infection level is not serious and he is good at flattery, so he is made an overseer. Haha, he is also a boneless dog."

Speaking of the man lying on the ground, a look of obvious disgust appeared on the woman's pretty face.

Xue Zhi, with her arms folded, also glanced at the man.

"I see. It seems like a very convenient identity. It's almost time for us to go out. Remember to mess up your clothes a little."

The woman nodded and then pointed to the body on the ground.

"I know what he'll do."

"give it to me."

Xue Zhi didn't make any movement, but the body lying on the ground was instantly engulfed by flames, and soon only a little dust was left there.

Throwing the dust out through the crack of the door, before opening the door, Xue Zhi turned around and asked:

"By the way, what's your name?"

"Felicia."

"I know. My name is Xue Zhi."

After saying that, he opened the door and walked out, pretending to be very refreshed.

Felicia walked out slowly after messing up her clothes.

With her sharp eyesight, she noticed that someone in the distance was looking over here. At the same time, Xue Zhi also discovered that those people had mocking smiles on their faces.

The thick hat covered his face, so that others in the distance did not notice that the person inside had been replaced.

After returning to the workstation, a middle-aged man in his thirties glared at Xue Zhi, but when he saw this completely unfamiliar face, his anger turned into confusion.

There was no one else around. Xue Zhi reached for the whip with one hand and raised her index finger with the other hand to her mouth.

"I'm here to save you, don't show any flaws, just stay the same as before."

The whip was pulled out, and then hit the man hard. The huge sound produced by the vibration of the air and the whip tip dispersed a large amount of dust.

To put on a good show, Xue Zhi imitated the dead man's voice and shouted:

"What are you looking at! Get to work!"

The middle-aged man's body trembled, and then he immediately started to work hard. Normally, the whip would hit him, but not today.

Not many people noticed anything unusual. Everyone just worked hard to avoid the whip falling on their backs.

In the distance, two fully armed normal human supervisors were pointing and talking in this direction.

"Why aren't you drawing people today?"

"Heh, maybe I wasted too much energy on that woman."

"That woman is really beautiful."

"What are you talking about? If she turns you into an infected person, you won't even have time to cry."

"It's just a remark, don't take it seriously."

It was evening, and the temperature dropped rapidly without the sun. The supervisors led teams of infected people towards the cells.

Although the infected are not considered human beings to some people, a certain amount of Originium must be handed in every month. Without the infected, how can we mine Originium? So we have to use it sparingly.

Xue Zhi, who just did what others did, did not stand out at all, but his subordinates felt that this bastard seemed to have changed his personality today and did not beat people casually. He hoped that it would be the same after he returned to the cell.

When Xue Zhi led people in, several supervisors in protective clothing came up to him and said:

"Hey, these infected are in your hands. If anything goes wrong, be careful or we'll throw you into the mine again!"

"Yes, yes, don't worry, I will do it well."

Xue Zhi kept nodding with her head down, pretending to be obedient while hiding her face.

Then the normal supervisor who didn't hear anything wrong left, leaving only Xue Zhi and a large group of infected people in the cell.

After entering and looking around, Xue Zhi noticed that each cell here was independent, and the walls and doors were very thick, and 20 people lived in one room.

"Can these alone stop the infected? Aren't we afraid that they will suddenly awaken some strange Originium skills and escape?"

After muttering something in a low voice, Xue Zhi saw a clearly different room, which should be his.

There are still infected people being sent in one after another, so Xue Zhi is not in a hurry to do anything.

The cell door was closed only when the sun had completely set.

Glancing towards the gate, Xue Zhi saw two fully armed soldiers standing guard and a dozen soldiers walking around.

"It seems that he is still somewhat defensive, but he is really arrogant."

Xue Zhi, who had whispered, suddenly heard a roar coming from the door.

"What are you standing there for? You don't want to work anymore, right? Come here and bring in tonight's meal!"

"Here you come, my lord."

Xue Zhi walked to the door with her head down, and then she saw dozens of large barrels filled with some fairly sticky paste and some vegetables, but no meat at all, and she had no idea what was being cooked.

Several soldiers in protective suits carried the items in with him and stuffed them into the grooves at the door of each cell.

The barrels were sent in with the sound of mechanical equipment.

In just a few minutes, the work was done, and Xue Zhi received her reward - a piece of meat the size of a fist.

"You did a good job. Here's a reward."

"Thank you, sir."

No one could see the expression on Xue Zhi's lowered face.

After doing all this, those people fled here as if they were escaping the plague.

Chapter 6: Getting Started

After seeing that all the troublesome people had left, Xue Zhi breathed a sigh of relief. He first carried the plate to his room, where everything was relatively complete. At least the quilt was thick enough, not the extremely thin stuff in ordinary cells.

He also noticed a red button, which looked like an alarm.

"What a good dog."

Shaking her head, Xue Zhi sat here for a while to make sure no one suddenly came back, then she took the plate and went to find Felicia.

He didn't want to eat the meat on the plate, but it was not good to waste it, so he gave it to someone else.

We quickly found Felicia's cell, which was located in the inner part of the cell. She was drinking some unknown porridge with a group of people.

Seeing Xue Zhi coming over, many people subconsciously moved back a long way and stuffed food into their mouths voraciously.

"You guys share this, I don't want to eat it."

After delivering the meat and the plate into the cell at a weird angle that would not fall off, Xue Zhi took off her hat and mask. This completely different look made everyone stop what they were doing.

No one dared to touch the piece of meat, even though they were swallowing their saliva.