Armor-Piercing Munition: Face Me, Carbon-Based Monster!
Chapter 254 - 105: Skilled Actor_2

Chapter 254: Chapter 105: Skilled Actor_2

It’s okay if I can’t get any information from Jin Zhong; I have a backup option.

Zhang Tao.

An opportunist like him would never miss such a perfect trading opportunity.

At most, I just have to pay a little more on my side.

With this thought, He Shuo’s expression changed accordingly.

He solemnly took off his helmet and set it aside, then said slowly:

"This matter cannot be known to your church."

"Because we suspect that the Mechanical God Sect is the one that prematurely triggered the beast tide."

"Impossible!"

Jin Zhong stood up abruptly, questioning in shock:

"Do you have evidence?"

"I absolutely cannot accept such baseless accusations!"

"You may look down upon us and our faith, but that’s no reason for such slander!"

"It’s a fact."

He Shuo said calmly:

"Whether you accept it or not, it is a fact."

"Moreover, we already have solid evidence."

"Now, you only have two choices before you."

"First, help us in your personal capacity, so we can obtain more information."

"Second, report back to your Holy Hall, completely blocking our access to information, and drag everyone down to Hell."

"Now, make your choice."

.....

One hour later, Jinling City Main Street.

Jin Zhong walked down the street in a daze, his eyes filled with confusion.

He could hardly believe what he had just done, nor did he want to recall what the other person had said.

All he knew was that he had effectively betrayed the Mechanical God Sect.

Not only had he disclosed secrets about the "Great Book Collection," but he had also revealed the defense measures of the Great Book Collection to the other party.

The most unbearable thing was, even after clearly stating that the Great Book Collection couldn’t be breached without alerting the Guard Brigade, he still accepted the other’s proposal and agreed to adopt their plan.

At this moment, there were two small devices in his pocket.

He recalled the words of that person.

"All you need to do is bring these two things to the first floor of the Great Book Collection, find a place to hide and activate them, and we will take care of the rest."

"Don’t worry about exposure, we will be careful."

"Even if discovered, we won’t let it implicate you."

"Remember, what we are doing is never against the Mechanical God Sect; we are targeting the monsters, the idle church..."

Jin Zhong took a long breath.

He tried to convince himself that what he was doing was right, was in accordance with the teachings of the Holy Trinity, and was beneficial for the continuation of humanity on this wasteland.

But no matter how hard he tried, the conflict between "faith" and "nature" could never be reconciled.

Was what he was doing really the right thing?

Can those Huaxia Army people really be trusted?

The Great Book Collection is the foundation of the Mechanical God Sect, and if he really helped them enter the Great Book Collection, all the secrets of the Mechanical God Sect would be exposed to their eyes.

They would grasp the entire weaknesses of the Mechanical God Sect, making the church more vulnerable before them.

If they wanted, with such transparent information, they could effortlessly uproot the entire Mechanical God Sect.

And by then, he would be the sinner of the entire church...

Jin Zhong walked a bit unsteadily along the street, his chaotic thoughts completely ignoring the crowds of people on the street.

And just as he was in a daze, he suddenly felt his chest bump into something soft.

His muscles instinctively tensed, but at that moment, a cry of pain reached his ears.

"Ouch!"

Jin Zhong looked down and saw a girl, about seven or eight years old and carrying a bamboo basket, knocked to the ground by him.

"Why aren’t you...watching the road!"

The girl didn’t recognize Jin Zhong in civilian clothes and complained non-stop while picking up the fallen pancakes:

"My pancakes are all spilled...my pancakes..."

Her voice carried a hint of sobbing. Jin Zhong paused, then immediately crouched down to quickly help her pick up all the pancakes back into the bamboo basket.

Then, he spoke:

"They’re all dirty; can’t be sold now, I’ll compensate you."

The girl’s eyes flashed with delight, and she then said:

"10 grams of gold!"

"No problem."

Jin Zhong took out a small piece of gold from his pocket, weighed it slightly, and handed it to the girl.

"Keep the change."

"Thank you, sir!"

The girl, full of joy, put away the gold, bowed to Jin Zhong, and was about to leave with the basket.

Jin Zhong said "Hey" and blocked her with some confusion, asking:

"Aren’t they all dirty? You’re still going to sell them?"

"Of course!"

The girl quietly approached Jin Zhong and said in a low voice:

"I’m not selling to people in the city."

"With the Huadu people driven away, many merchants from other places have come to the city in recent days."

"They can’t tell if the pancakes are dirty or not, it’s perfect to sell to them!"

The girl’s proud demeanor made Jin Zhong smile despite himself, and he shook his head, saying:

"With business like that, you’ll get beaten up sooner or later."

Hearing his words, the girl said indifferently:

"I’m not afraid of getting beaten, at least I won’t die."

"You rich people wouldn’t know."

"A few days ago, when those Huadu people attacked, many people almost died."

"So I need to make more money...Sir, you won’t tell anyone, will you?"

"I won’t."

Jin Zhong shook his head, his expression complex. After a pause, he suddenly asked:

"You want to make money...do you want to become an ’adult’?"

"No."

The girl shook her head and replied:

"I want to save enough money to leave Jinling."

She lowered her voice, speaking with an air of mystery:

"They say those who believe in the Holy Trinity Eighty-One have built a city in the Jinling Ruins."

"Life there is supposed to be easier than in Jinling City."

"I want to go there and see...if it’s true, I won’t come back!"

This sentence left Jin Zhong standing there, dazed.

He didn’t respond, and the girl watched his face for a moment before leaving on her own.

After a long while, Jin Zhong reached into his pocket.

As if making a firm resolution, his steps suddenly became a bit more determined...

...

Meanwhile, inside the manor.

He Shuo and the newly returned Zeng Yi were watching the drone surveillance footage on the screen. After the girl left the screen, He Shuo looked up and said:

"The little girl you found acted quite well; even I couldn’t see any flaw."

Hearing this, Zeng Yi smiled and shook his head, saying:

"Actually, it might not be acting...I just taught her some simple things."

"Most of what she told Jin Zhong probably came from her heart."

"For instance, I only taught her ’I can continue doing business because the Holy Trinity Eighty-One drove away the Huadu people,’ and she said the rest herself."

"The mindset of the grassroots is indeed changing, and the speed of this change is much faster than we anticipated...."

"That’s the charm of the marvel of technology."

He Shuo sighed with emotion. After a brief contemplation, he continued to ask:

"Do you think Jin Zhong will do as we asked?"

"Most likely, he will."

Zeng Yi nodded and replied:

"I believe the impact he’s undergoing is much greater than what I’ve experienced."

"I, Xie Liu, Li Shi, the education we received is all...positive."

"But for him, it’s both positive and negative."

"His transformation ought to be faster than ours. However, the religious beliefs of the Mechanical God Sect are too strong, which makes him seem so...stubborn."

"Yet, with that being said, the fact that he can take this step is already very commendable."

"Even if he changes his mind temporarily, it doesn’t really harm us, right?"

"Now that we know about the Great Book Collection, if worse comes to worst, we’ll just break in directly."

"The reason we’ve not acted so far is essentially because of the local civilians, not because of the Mechanical God Sect...right?"

"That’s right."

He Shuo looked at Zeng Yi approvingly, then said teasingly:

"You’ve made a lot of progress and changed quite a bit during this time."

Zeng Yi chuckled and replied:

"Captain, so have you—at least, you smile more now than when you first arrived, and that’s great."

"When the task is completed well and we can win battles, naturally, I’ll smile."

He Shuo rubbed his temples and then said:

"I hope our first mission in Jinling City goes smoothly as well."

"Whether we succeed or fail...it all depends on tonight."