SWDnovel Chapter 22 Yang Miao's Repentance
Chapter 22 Yang Miao's Repentance
After the three of them went up to the fifth floor, they began to exchange information. When they learned about Wang Ce's scheme to kill Zhao Erde, both of them breathed a sigh of relief.
Of course, Wang Ce omitted the scene where Zhao Erde insulted Zhang Luoyan and he smashed her teeth.
"It's good that Zhao Erde is dead. People die in their factory every day. He was a troublemaker."
"However, now that Yang Miao has taken over the Xinke Plastics Factory, we don't know what the situation will be like next."
The mention of Yang Miao gave all three of them a headache, since they had kicked Yang Miao out, which had already sown the seeds of conflict.
Now that Yang Miao has become an evolved being, who knows, he might lead a team to our door one day and say something like, "Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river; don't underestimate the poor middle-aged."
"Where were you guys when I went downstairs? Did you find anything?"
Wang Ce recalled that when he first returned, he didn't see any of the others and thought they had been detained by Fuhuakang's people.
"My life level has entered the next stage. My physical fitness has been improved to a certain extent. There seems to be an energy flowing in my body. The most obvious change is that I can control my superpowers to a certain extent."
For example—it's dawn!
Zhang Luoyan snapped her fingers, and the office instantly became bright.
Although it was only a brief three seconds, it still amazed Wang Ce and Huang Feipeng.
"I can now focus and diffuse light to a certain extent. If I practice diligently, I should be able to use superpowers like flashbangs soon."
Amazing. Wang Ce had nothing to say about it; it was completely beyond his comprehension and beyond his understanding.
"Manager Zhang, let's arm wrestle again."
Huang Feipeng and Zhang Luoyan, who had become a first-level superhuman, were locked in a brief stalemate, but Zhang Luoyan ultimately prevailed.
"This should be considered an advancement in the level of life, entering the next stage of life, so the basic physical condition will be greatly improved."
"However, the evolution of life level only represents an increase in the lower and upper limits, and does not mean that one is absolutely stronger than someone who has not advanced."
Zhang Luoyan looked down at her hands; her slender arms were surprisingly able to exert such great strength.
"Advancing in life level may just be an advancement in talent; physical improvement is merely incidental. To truly become stronger, one must practice more."
"Now that you've become a Tier 1 ability user, your basic strength has greatly increased. Let's give it a try."
Wang Ce only knew that he was stronger than Zhang Luoyan and Huang Feipeng, who were at the same life level. Without any reference points, he didn't know how strong he was.
"Bang!"
After a stalemate of more than ten seconds, Zhang Luoyan was no match for Wang Ce.
"Everyone's evolutionary path may be the same, but everyone has their own focus. My focus is on physique."
After understanding his own level of power, Wang Ce had a clearer understanding of his evolutionary direction.
His physical advantages should far surpass those of people at the same life level. He should focus on improving his physical condition and make his advantage his trump card.
Furthermore, we need to increase the development of gold-level keywords. Judging from the current results, gold-level keywords are only somewhat unreliable in terms of recognition, but their actual effect is outstanding.
"Now that the basic base is in place, many factories have also realized the situation. In the next few days, these workers will probably flock to the primeval forest in large numbers to survive."
"The current external contradictions outweigh the internal ones, and pure idiots like Zhao Erde are, after all, a minority."
"Anyone with a brain would not choose to fight amongst themselves at this time; survival is the most important thing right now."
Wang Ce and his two companions took a box of instant noodles downstairs. Since there was no seasoning available, the grilled fish would probably be bland and tasteless, so eating it with instant noodles would be much more delicious.
As I reached the corner on the second floor, I heard arguing coming from downstairs.
"Yang Miao, what are you doing here? Don't think that just because you control Xinke Plastics Factory and have a hundred or so people under you, you can cause trouble!"
It was Master Xu's voice. After Zhang Luoyan came downstairs, she waved and opened the electric door.
Wang Ce and Huang Feipeng also picked up spears and Tang swords. Yang Miao was a bit petty and narrow-minded before he transmigrated, and he acted recklessly.
Now that he has become an evolved being and has taken control of the new plastics factory, it's inevitable that he will become arrogant.
This is a perfect opportunity to eliminate any future troubles.
Their next focus will be on exploring the primeval forest, bringing the best materials to the factory, and undertaking large-scale infrastructure construction.
We cannot allow such a dangerous element to exist in our rear area.
"It's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding. I'm not here to cause trouble, I'm here to deliver supplies."
"Zhao Erde has disappeared. I've taken over Xinke Plastics Factory now. The factory produces a lot of injection molded parts, like these plastic baskets. They're very convenient for carrying things, and you'll definitely find them useful when you go out hunting or gathering."
"There are also these injection-molded stacking bins. How long can the water you rob from the supermarket last? You'll definitely have to go back to the river to get water. With these stacking bins, you can just screw on the lid and drive right back."
Zhang Luoyan remained silent, and Wang Ce narrowed his eyes, wondering what Yang Miao was up to.
Zhao Erde had just died, and Yang Miao was able to usurp the position. Wang Ce would never believe that Yang Miao wasn't behind this.
In addition to the two troublemaking women from before, the property manager Zhou Jiakun was also the one who reported the Shenghong material storage point.
Would such a vindictive character really deliver supplies? It's like a weasel offering New Year's greetings to a chicken—what good could it possibly be?
"What are you up to, kid? Don't think that just because you've become an evolved being, I won't dare to mess with you."
Huang Feipeng immediately wanted to find a reason to get rid of Yang Miao. He thought that keeping Yang Miao around was a disaster and who knew what kind of trouble he would cause later.
"I admit that I instigated the two middle-aged women who were killed by you before, and I also lured Zhou Jiakun, the property manager of the park. Even Zhao Erde leading people to surround and kill you was a scheme I set up by using the boss's wife of Xinke Plastics Factory."
Upon hearing Yang Miao's admission, Huang Feipeng was so angry he laughed, and immediately burst into a tirade of curses:
"You still have the nerve to come here and show off? You think you're the chosen one just because you became an evolved being?"
"Today I'm going to show you why flowers are so red!"
Huang Feipeng, carrying a Tang sword, was about to go up and give Yang Miao a blow. With Wang Ce and Zhang Luoyan backing him up, he wasn't afraid of Yang Miao at all.
"Fatty, stop."
Under Huang Feipeng's questioning gaze, Wang Ce waved his hand, then turned his gaze to Yang Miao and said:
"Tell me, what did you see at the Shinco Plastics factory?"
Two thoughts flashed through Wang Ce's mind just now.
His first thought was that Yang Miao had realized his plan had failed and recognized their strength.
Therefore, they pretended to be snakes, making similar gestures to King Goujian of Yue's perseverance and humiliation, hoping to lull them into a false sense of security.
If this is the case, then Yang Miao has most likely awakened a superpower and wants to buy himself some time to develop before making a comeback.
However, when he saw Yang Miao's eyes, he immediately thought of another possibility: that Yang Miao had witnessed Zhao Erde's actions at the Xinke Plastics Factory.
The huge psychological gap, coupled with the safe return of Wang Ce and the other two, combined with other factors, caused Yang Miao to change his mindset and begin to lay his cards on the table.
Sure enough, Yang Miao took a deep breath and said in a heavy tone, "That bastard Zhao Erde is no human being. What he did at Xinke Plastics Factory is simply outrageous."
"All the female workers in the factory were imprisoned by him. Only those who obeyed him and could be manipulated by him had a certain degree of freedom to move around."
"The others were like hawks being trained and hounds being trained, locked in a room, tied up with ropes and tortured."
"The way he manipulates women makes my scalp crawl just hearing about it."
"Moreover, I found dried white meat in the factory's warehouse. The bloody scene inside almost made me, a grown man, vomit."
"Today I personally killed several people who were heinous criminals who colluded with Zhao Erde. Just now, a male worker whose limbs had been cut off said he didn't want to live anymore and begged me to kill him, so I did it."
"No matter what I, Yang Miao, am like, I would never do such a heinous thing."
"I've come here to apologize to you. I did target you before, and even used Zhao Erde to do my dirty work."
"But I've come to terms with it now. I'll lead Shin-Ke Plastics Factory and a few other factories that want to join us, and together we'll survive in this world."
Yang Miao's words were so sincere that Huang Feipeng hesitated to take action. He really hoped that Yang Miao would bully others and act arrogantly, so that he would have a legitimate reason to act.
But Yang Miao's words gave them absolutely no reason to make a move.
Wang Ce remained silent, and Zhang Luoyan finally spoke up:
"We didn't have any grudge against each other. It wasn't wrong of me not to give you food. It's not a big mistake for you to hold a grudge and want to target us. Everyone is trying to gain their own interests."
"We have not suffered any substantial losses, and we will face an even more severe survival crisis in the future. We are all adults, so there are no irreconcilable conflicts."
"And now that you have become an evolved being, you should understand the principle that with great power comes great responsibility."
"Keep the supplies, and let bygones be bygones."
Yang Miao left the supplies with a sigh of relief and returned to Xinke Plastics Factory with his men.
Huang Feipeng asked impatiently, "Brother Ce, has this kid really come to his senses? Or is he just faking it?"
Even Huang Feipeng, that simpleton, couldn't believe Yang Miao's words, which shows how different Yang Miao is now.
It's quite puzzling that someone who was once so shrewd and self-serving now wants to do something practical.
Wang Ce glanced in the direction Yang Miao had left, waved his hand, and said, "Let's eat the grilled fish first!"
"As for Yang Miao, it doesn't matter whether he's faking it or not. If he can keep faking it, then it's real."
Tonight was the most enjoyable meal that the entire Shenghong Precision team had had since they transmigrated.
The mudskipper was only 1.2 meters long, and each person could only get one piece of meat, plus a bucket of hot instant noodles.
However, for the workers who only eat one meal a day, this was a rare blessing.
Most importantly, the mudskippers here are more filling. Even if you only eat a small piece, you won't go hungry tonight and can get a good night's sleep.
In addition, those who went out hunting today also told others about the situation outside, and it seems that everything is developing in a positive direction.
It seems that as long as they are willing to work hard, they can still survive well.
The next day, when they went out hunting, they did not drive the Hummer.
Because this trip involved exploring the primeval forest to the south, a total of twenty people were brought along, effectively drawing away half of the factory's workforce.
"Manager Zhang, Supervisor Wang, look what I've managed to produce!"
When Master Xu presented the newly produced equipment to everyone, everyone's eyes lit up.
"With this secret weapon, we shouldn't be going home empty-handed this time while gathering and hunting!"