Xia Chujian silently pondered how to help San Zong return to the Plantation.
Regardless of the Director's relationship with the assassin Feng Qianzhan, San Zong wouldn't give up until he saw the consequences with his own eyes.
He still wanted to go back to the Plantation to farm; Xia Chujian could see that.
She expressionlessly pulled out a cleaning tissue and began to carefully wipe her gun case.
Song Mingqian was still browsing the news.
Suddenly, he shouted again.
"Holy crap! Seven days ago, a riot occurred among the Humanoid Slaves at the Mulan City Plantation! It was completely suppressed by the Mulan City Guard! —Tsk tsk, too tragic. All the Humanoid Slaves, including the management personnel there, none were spared..."
"Oh my god! A massive explosion occurred at a chemical factory in the South District of Mulan City! Severe pollution! Alley 404 in the entire South District has been designated as a heavily polluted area! According to scientists from the Imperial Academy of Sciences, it is no longer suitable for human habitation, no, for any living thing to inhabit! All residents must move out!"
"Wow! The Mulan City Guard has set up checkpoints on the road from Mulan City to the Exotic Beast Forest, to receive a batch of Humanoid Slaves transported from Da Fu Prefecture, supposedly to replenish the Plantation after the suppression!"
"My god! We've only been away from Mulan City for a little over ten days, how has Mulan City turned upside down?"
Xia Chujian raised her head, subconsciously retorting, "Nonsense! There isn't even a handicraft workshop in the South District of Mulan City, where would a chemical factory come from? And a massive explosion! What lousy news, they can't even bother to put a little effort into deceiving the public!"
Ye Shijie and Li Fu exchanged glances.
"Little Chujian, how do you know there isn't a chemical factory in the South District?"
Xia Chujian was silent for a moment, then said, "When I was little, I lived in the South District with my aunt for ten years."
That was a place where Humanoid Lowly People congregated...
Infamously known for its highest crime rate and most appalling living conditions, it was a place where saying "If you're not good, I'll throw you in the South District" could stop a child from crying.
Any normal human in Mulan City would avoid living in the South District if they had the slightest possibility.
And Xia Chujian said that she and her aunt lived there for ten years.
It seemed that the lives of these two relatives back then were truly exceptionally difficult.
They only knew that her family was not well-off, but they didn't realize it was to this extent...
Ye Shijie, Li Fu, Song Mingqian, and Ping Qiong felt even more sympathy for Xia Chujian.
But none of them dared to show it, fearing it would embarrass her.
Song Mingqian flipped his long bangs and said thoughtfully, "Little Chujian is right! I also think there's something wrong with this!"
At this moment, Xia Chujian thought of San Zong, who was with Small Dog in the storage room, and immediately subtly changed the subject, "Does the Special Security Bureau have any special operations at the checkpoints here? Will it be troublesome for us to return to the city?"
"According to the news, because the Mulan City Guard has increased manpower at the checkpoints from Mulan City to the Exotic Beast Forest, they have been strictly checking people going to the Exotic Beast Forest since three days ago. In short, whether Humanoids or humans, basically no one is allowed to go to the Exotic Beast Forest from Mulan City."
Li Fu's eyes lit up, "Awesome! Good for our Wild Rhinoceros Pig meat!"
They had brought back the two unfinished Wild Rhinoceros Pig carcasses.
At this moment, those Wild Rhinoceros Pig carcasses were being refrigerated in metal canisters in the storage room! "Think about it, now that no one is allowed to go to the Exotic Beast Forest, won't the supply of Wild Rhinoceros Pig meat be even less? Scarcity increases value. With less supply, can't our goods be sold at a higher price?!"
Li Fu's eyes gleamed with excitement, "Anyway, as soon as I get back to the city, I'm going to contact restaurants to find buyers!"
Xia Chujian swallowed.
She thought the Wild Rhinoceros Pig meat was quite delicious, and of course, it would be even better if it could be sold for money.
Moreover, listening to Li Fu, her two Pig Kidneys and four Big Tooth could be sold for an even better price!
Xia Chujian was actually a little excited.
Ye Shijie thought for a while and said, "The sooner the better, we can't delay any longer, let's enter the city immediately."
He turned and left, not even looking at Xia Chujian.
After Xia Chujian waited for them to leave, she came to the storage room and said to San Zong, who was hiding in the corner, "San Zong, you heard, your Plantation has been completely suppressed by the Mulan City Guard. It is said that from the management personnel to the planters, none were spared, all are dead."
Tears were already welling up in San Zong's eyes.
He hugged Small Dog, looked at Xia Chujian with a face full of sorrow, and murmured, "...San Zong has no home... San Zong has no home... San Zong can never go back..."
Xia Chujian sighed, thinking, a place that makes you till the land with your bare hands is also considered a home, your standards are really not high...
But she didn't say it, just assured him, "What I said still counts. You and Si Xi stay here. Currently, no one from Mulan City can come out, so this place should be safe for the time being."
San Zong snapped out of his daze and hastily looked at Xia Chujian with renewed hope, saying, "Female Sire, take San Zong as a slave! San Zong will take good care of Small Si Xi! And..."
Xia Chujian glared at him.
He quickly shut his mouth, not mentioning the words "Blood Kirin".
He knew Xia Chujian wanted to cultivate Blood Kirin herself, and he also wanted to cultivate it for her, so he tacitly avoided mentioning those words.
Xia Chujian crossed her arms and paced back and forth in the storage room before finally saying, "Then you can follow me for now, but not as a slave. I'm just a commoner, I can't own slaves."
"Being a servant is fine too!" San Zong was even more excited. "San Zong knows that servants are one rank higher than slaves!"
He even puffed out his chest, looking proud of himself.
Xia Chujian said, "Don't think so much, let's just try to survive this crisis first!"
She instructed San Zong, "Be vigilant, if you see anyone coming, hide first. Also, hide that precious plant you have with Small Si Xi, understand?"
San Zong nodded repeatedly, "San Zong understands! San Zong understands! San Zong will go out and gather branches to cover this Flying Vehicle!"
But when he jumped out, he saw that Xia Chujian's teammates had already covered the Flying Vehicle with a dark green net, very similar in color to the hanging roots of a banyan tree.
They were also throwing various weeds and branches on top for camouflage.
San Zong wiped away a tear and hurriedly went to find branches and weeds as well.
After he left with the milky Small Dog, Li Fu came over and said to Xia Chujian in a low voice, "Chujian, you've done more than enough to help him. From the news, Mulan City is on high alert right now, so be careful and don't get yourself involved..."
Xia Chujian nodded, "I understand. Anyway, I can't take my Flying Vehicle away, I'm just letting him take care of it."
"Well, it's good that you know." Li Fu patted her shoulder.
Song Mingqian jumped directly into the Flying Vehicle and disassembled the flight control instrument and signal system inside, saying, "I'll put it in the spare parts of our Flying Vehicle first, and return it to you after we get through the checkpoint."
He was worried that the Pig-head Humanoids would secretly drive the Flying Vehicle away, and also worried that the Flying Vehicle would emit signals on its own and be captured.
Xia Chujian also felt that it was better to be cautious, and more precautions were better than regretting it later.
Moreover, her Blood Kirin and her Kong Sang were all here...
Xia Chujian sincerely thanked Song Mingqian.
The group re-disguised Xia Chujian's Flying Vehicle until it was impossible to tell it was a Flying Vehicle even up close, before leaving with peace of mind.
San Zong held Small Dog and stood in front of the Flying Vehicle's hatch, watching them leave, his heart filled with gratitude and trepidation.
...
Xia Chujian boarded the Flying Vehicle provided by the association and flew towards the Mulan City checkpoint with her teammates.
When they came, passing through the checkpoint was very easy.
Now there were not many people inside the checkpoint, but there was a long queue outside, so long that you couldn't see the end of it.
Xia Chujian was stunned, "Why are there so many people? Where did they all come from?"
"I heard they are Humanoids Slaves transported from Da Fu Prefecture!" Li Fu looked at the Flying Vehicle's display screen. "That's what the news says anyway. Look at the people in the queue, they don't look like normal humans."
Looking at the checkpoint again, it was completely different from when they came out.
Before, this checkpoint only had one tall building and a long city wall.
Inside the city wall, it used to be like a gas station, with many open passages for Flying Vehicles or pedestrians driving off-road vehicles to pass through.
But now, each passage was blocked by high walls, no longer like a gas station, but more like a maze.
Song Mingqian manipulated the Flying Vehicle, looking at the display screen in surprise, "The radar signal here is so strong! Our Flying Vehicle has been locked on, if we don't go down, they might be able to catch up immediately!"
Li Fu also put away his usual playful smile, seriously looking at the checkpoint below, and said in a low voice, "It seems the Mulan City Guard is serious, what can't these bastards do?!"
Each exit of the checkpoint had an additional small house with a white roof.
There were many Mulan City Guard troops in black uniforms guarding in front of the checkpoint, vigilantly responsible for security.
Punishment Department officials in gray uniforms were helping to maintain order, monitoring the situation inside and outside the checkpoint.
Each checkpoint had two iron gates three to four meters high, with blue arcs of electricity flashing on the iron gates from time to time, seemingly carrying an electric grid.
Next to the iron gate was a small side door, half-open.
Besides the Humanoids lining up on the ground, there were others like Xia Chujian and her team, returning from the Exotic Beast Forest in Flying Vehicles.
The sky was filled with Flying Vehicles of all types.
Only their team had a proper Combat Aircraft.
Everyone else had civilian Flying Vehicles.
Of course, civilian Flying Vehicles also had different grades.
The civilian Flying Vehicle they seized from Feng Qianzhan was considered upper-middle class among civilian models.
However, she couldn't tell the difference in grades, only by the color and appearance.
Compared to those, Feng Qianzhan's civilian Flying Vehicle seemed even more high-end.
Xia Chujian withdrew her gaze and noticed that the civilian Flying Vehicles were entering the checkpoint very quickly.
Moreover, the Flying Vehicles had a special lane, so they didn't have to squeeze in line with the Humanoids below.
There were originally about a dozen Flying Vehicles ahead of Xia Chujian, but it only took ten minutes for them all to be verified and allowed to enter.
One after another, the civilian Flying Vehicles entered the Mulan City checkpoint, and soon took off again, entering the inner city.
Xia Chujian's Flying Vehicle had just landed at the designated parking spot, waiting for identity confirmation.
The second update is here. See you tomorrow. (#^.^#).
-----------
This high quality machine translation is powered by: https:// randomtranslator.com/
To read the full translation, as well as more than 180+ fanfic and original translations or request new translations, check out: https:// randomtranslator.com/
You can also join the RandomTranslator community on Discord to connect with other readers: https:// discord.gg/NSWvfN7vua
-----------