A violent storm battered the earth. Everywhere the eye could see, the world was hazy and indistinct.
Beyond forty or fifty meters, it was hard to make out houses or trees.
This sudden downpour had disrupted Li Bai's business plans and caught the Chinese peacekeeping force off guard as well.
People hurried back and forth around the camp, gathering up anything left outside before it got soaked and ruined.
On top of that, with the rainy season's arrival, the humidity had remained high, making it harder to maintain some of the equipment.
After standing in the vegetable garden for a while, Diana finally tired of watching the rain and followed Li Bai back to the command center.
When they went inside, not a drop of rain had touched either of them, and even their shoes were dry. The barrier overhead had not only blocked the falling rain along the way, but had also pushed all the pooled water aside. It was as if they had walked across slightly damp earth, with only a little mud clinging to their soles.
Two people were already waiting for Diana inside the command center.
As soon as they saw her, a Black Woman and a white man snapped to attention and saluted.
"Hello, 'Nia' reporting for duty!"
"Hello, 'Zorro' reporting for duty!"
Their eyes then fell on Li Bai, puzzled about his relationship with Diana.
"Hello, Nia and Zorro. It's good to work with you again."
Diana clearly knew them.
"Who are these two?"
Li Bai noticed that they were speaking Chinese.
If you ignored their appearance, their flawless accents could almost make you think they were native-born Chinese. In fact, that assumption wouldn't be far off.
China likely had more than fifty-six ethnic groups by now, and there might be even more in