Published: February 11, 2025
Chapter
Is it really just a coincidence?
There are coincidences, and then there are non-coincidences.
When Ye Zhongming arrived in Jicheng, he originally didn’t have any valuable information; everything had to be found by him. With only a few days left to complete his tasks, he knew he had to act efficiently.
Previously, at the avoidance intelligence station, the person in charge had given him a piece of information that may or may not be useful: during their reconnaissance, they discovered that the person in charge of the southern gate of Jicheng was engaging in corrupt activities.
Ye Zhongming paid attention and, after infiltrating Jicheng, did a quick investigation, only to realize that he actually knew this person.
Of course, not in this lifetime, but in the previous one.
In the previous life, this person named Mo Lian, the gatekeeper, and his brother Qin Rengan were powerful evolvers. If he remembered correctly, before Ye Zhongming was reborn, both of them were already eight-star evolvers.
Once, the two of them led a formidable convoy through Ying City, and the bosses of various factions had come out to welcome them. From a distance, Ye Zhongming had seen the two brothers once.
Now, seeing their nearly unchanged faces, Ye Zhongming recalled all these memories.
The information he possessed, although all based on rumors from his past life, had proven to be mostly true after talking to Mo Lian.
According to the rumors, Mo Lian and his brother Qin Renxuan were not originally very powerful evolvers. They had previously exchanged a precious profession scroll for an urgently needed Evolution Potion and were called “Big Heads” for a long time.
Later, something happened, though the specifics were unclear in the rumors. What could be confirmed was that Mo Lian and his brother began to flee, and after being driven to a dead end, they returned to the place where they had obtained that precious profession scroll and inadvertently found another treasure, which allowed them to rise again and become powerful eight-star evolvers. They later also incorporated the convoy of the evolver who had traded the profession scroll with them, becoming a famous presence among the apocalyptic freedom wanderers.
By utilizing memories from his previous life, Ye Zhongming found a shortcut to quickly obtain the information he wanted, and perhaps he would also acquire a precious item.
As for the strength of the Red Kwanzaa Free Army, Ye Zhongming couldn't estimate it, but it was certain that they could acquire high-level detoxification potions. However, they surely wouldn’t provide them to peripheral members like Mo Lian, and Mo Lian wouldn’t seek help from the Free Army either, as the clandestine activities he and his brother were involved in could lead to their deaths.
Mo Lian and his brother worked efficiently, and by the next evening, they both appeared in Mo Lian's room and handed Ye Zhongming a list.
“My capabilities only allowed me to obtain this.”
Qin Renxuan was somewhat smaller compared to his brother, but perhaps because he was the deputy commander of the main camp, there was a certain imposing aura about him that Mo Lian lacked. When facing Ye Zhongming, he was less fearful and more curious.
Ye Zhongming glanced at the list. The previous message relayed back by the avoidance members indicated that there were about five hundred middle-level leaders in the Red Kwanzaa Free Army, and this number corresponded closely with the list in hand.
Some of the details for positions that were not part of the main forces were more detailed, while the higher-ups had less information, being somewhat vague.
Mo Lian anxiously watched Ye Zhongming; he was currently poisoned, and after several hours, the toxins had begun to spread. He felt the approach of death. His efficient brother had successfully obtained this list, and he had played an important role in it.
“Can you give me the high-level detoxification potion now?”
Ye Zhongming glanced at the anxious Mo Lian but did not respond, instead focusing his gaze on his brother, Qin Renxuan.