Settling Personal Scores Under the Guise of Public Duty. Jiang Mian followed Gao Hong deeper inside, finally landing before a camp.
Although she could have found this place directly through her senses, a free guide was there to be used—and it even saved her the trouble of getting through the gate.
Unlike the other camps, the tents here were mostly uniform military green, while fully armed soldiers moved in and out all around them.
"This temporary headquarters... is quite plain and unadorned, isn't it?"
"Heh heh, resources are tight. The battle corps has a special structure—all Awakened. We can grit our teeth and hold out."
Gao Hong answered simply, then led Jiang Mian into the camp.
Jiang Mian looked around. If nothing unexpected had happened, Oblivion River should have been moved to Base City Number One long ago.
But she had caught Shen Qiuyu's aura. Since she was passing by, she decided to say hello and, while she was at it, see what the real situation was.
"Commander Gao!"
The soldiers along the way saluted Gao Hong one after another, but their gazes all shifted toward Jiang Mian in unspoken agreement.
Still, they only gave her an extra glance before looking away.
Only after Gao Hong and Jiang Mian had gone far away did faint murmurs begin to rise around them.
"An Aberrant?"
"Yeah, nine times out of ten!"
"An Aberrant can walk openly through the front gate? And Commander Gao is even guiding her?"
"More than that! Look at Commander Gao's expression, the way he moves—he's practically as restrained as if he were standing before some top-ranking leader!"
"Maybe she has some connections higher up? After all..."
Speculation like this went on without end. Some, like that person, guessed Jiang Mian had powerful backing. Others guessed that she might