Things like what happened on Redwater Street were taking place all across the Mid-level Plaza and the Sump today. It was merely a small microcosm. Every Zaunite would be extremely busy today.
The content broadcast over the street loudspeakers this morning had briefly made the Zaunites forget their hatred for one another. In fact, many of them were just like Gordon today—they might not have known exactly what was happening, or what all these Zaunites on the streets were doing.
But when they saw those busy people, light in their eyes as they hurried about, they were like insects drawn to a flame, instinctively moving closer.
It was precisely because they had lived in darkness that they needed light more than anyone.
And then, they would join in.
"Li Ke, this is even faster than I imagined!"
Standing beside Li Ke, Silco looked up at the sealed wastewater pipe. They were in Black Alley, and above Fugen Tavern ran a massive wastewater pipe. Now, a group of former Wildfire Gang members emerged with smiles on their faces, covered in filthy water and toxic fumes. Yet the people around them crowded forward as though welcoming Heroes.
As the strongest force under Li Ke's command, the Wildfire Gang members were already agile and physically strong. Under Ekko's influence, every one of them had become a capable craftsman. Sealing a wastewater pipe and rerouting it naturally posed no problem.
That was why the Wildfire Gang had been the first to complete their modifications.
When the massive iron ring, fitted with a huge circular locking clasp, was driven into the wastewater pipe, Silco's voice wavered unusually. His emotions were clearly running high. The hand gripping his cane clenched so tightly that his knuckles turned white. As he looked at Li Ke, his eyes brimmed