The Target of the Deal
Wang Yu, the local guide, had an uncle, Cao Quan, who rubbed his hands together and said earnestly, "Group Leader Shi, I don't know the exact situation either. I only heard that Pavilion Master Zhou Hua has been captured, and the Wizards are fighting the people who took him hostage. It's just that the commotion is really too big."
At the end of the day, he was just a nobody. How would he dare risk his life by going anywhere near the fierce fighting? Just getting close had nearly cost him his life.
And who knew what kind of terrifying situation the Three Rivers Pavilion Wizards were in? It had to be a horrifying scene beyond imagination.
"I heard from Wang that the base's automatic defense system has been shut down. Is that right?"
Shi Boxue pressed him to confirm this important piece of information.
Cao Quan turned around and called loudly to someone behind him, "Uh, yes, that's right. Liu Long, you were the one who shut it down, weren't you?"
Then he turned back with an ingratiating smile. "Liu Long is in charge of the shift team. He has permission to manage the defense system."
One of the people following Cao Quan replied, "Yes, that's right! I've still got the access card on me!"
As he spoke, he took a pendant from around his neck. A small card hung from a thin cord, apparently the access card he had mentioned.
If they didn't shut down the defense system, someone fleeing from inside might trigger something they shouldn't and cause unnecessary casualties. For the Three Rivers Pavilion people, already in disarray, that would only make things worse.
Zhao Ziwu immediately took the pendant-like access card from him. Whether it was genuine or not, he