My Apocalypse Territory-Chapter 275 - 272 The Plan Hasnt Started... Just Dont

Perhaps there was a slim chance, perhaps the identity of auctioneer wouldn’t be so easily lost, but she didn’t want to gamble her fate on that unknown luck.

After all, it was the apocalypse, where strength ruled supreme.

“The managers… wouldn’t let us leave easily.”

Before the apocalypse, job-hopping required compensation for breach of contract, let alone now, in the business of the Black Market… the price was either flesh or life.

He Liuyao thought for a bit, “The Black Market is a mixed bag, if we act fast enough and disguise ourselves as Awakeners, leaving overnight, by the time the Black Market managers realize, it would be too late.”

“I’ve heard that Green Shadow has no auction. If we can make contact with the higher-ups of Green Shadow and persuade them, we may still have a chance to return to our old profession.” Her eyes sparkled, “At worst, with what we’ve accumulated over this period of time, we should be able to establish ourselves in Green Shadow, whether it’s renting a storefront or something else. If the Black Market managers still relentlessly pursue us, then we can change our identities; if it really comes down to it, we can always continue southward.”

He Liuyao had thought through all of her escape routes, which left her assistant looking somewhat pale.

She smiled, “Don’t worry too much. Although I’ve never been to Green Shadow, based on all the information I’ve gathered, the person in charge of Green Shadow is a very principled man. As long as we can settle down there, even if the Black Market managers come knocking, we won’t have to be too afraid.”

The assistant nodded repeatedly, looking up to He Liuyao with admiration, almost as if she had become a little fan.

She considered for a moment and said quite seriously, “Sister Liuyao, I’ve heard that the ruler of Green Shadow is young, handsome, powerful, and holds vast influence. Why don’t you dedicate yourself to him, then we’d be completely safe in Green Shadow.”

He Liuyao’s forehead vein throbbed as she gave her assistant a knock on the head, “I sell services, not my body, understand? Understand!”

In the midst of speaking,

The two moved quickly, only taking essential items with them. Other things, such as food, clothes, cosmetics, and other items that seemed precious to outsiders, were all ignored.

They put on black cloaks, wore masks, and became like any other ordinary Awakeners that came and went in the Black Market.

He Liuyao led her assistant through the night, breaking into the vast wilderness.

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In a lavishly decorated yet tasteful spacious office.

Gu Dong sat in the office chair, lost in thought.

Knock, knock, knock—

The steady knock on the door came from outside.

“Come in.”

Without seeing Gu Dong speak, his voice clearly reached outside the door.

The office door was pushed open, and a young man, resembling a secretary, walked in.

“Director, He Liuyao has escaped with her assistant. Should we send someone to bring them back? The Black Market has reported that they’ve been gone for nearly an hour, but they don’t know how to avoid detection. Just send a squad of executors, and they can be easily captured.”

The male secretary spoke hastily.

Gu Dong, upon hearing this, showed no change in his expression. He paused before looking up to ask, “Did they take anything with them?”

“They left in a hurry. It seems they only took the Source Crystal and a soul power container. They even left many of their everyday clothes in the bedroom.”

Gu Dong spoke, “Being able to make a decision in a short time, to forsake their comfortable life and materials to escape, they’ve got some courage. But since they haven’t taken any items from the Black Market, and they don’t possess any secrets, there’s no need to chase them. I guess they’re headed to Lindong. The wilderness at night is very dangerous. If they can successfully get there, it will be to their credit.”

“But,” the male secretary was somewhat anxious, “the trade volume of the auction has been declining. If we lose He Liuyao, the auctioneer, the next auction might not be able to proceed. The other replacement auctioneers are far less popular than He Liuyao.”

Gu Dong supported his chin with his left hand and placed his right hand on the desk, lightly tapping the surface, creating a rhythm that was expressive with pauses.

“Influenced by Green Shadow, even if the auctioneer doesn’t flee, the Black Market auction won’t be able to last for many more sessions.” He looked at the secretary and asked, “How are things going with the supermarket?”

The male secretary stammered, “The supermarket… its sales have dropped by another five percent compared to yesterday. Green Shadow is really too arrogant, stealing both the equipment and the food supplies. If this continues, the supermarket might start losing money. Director, we can’t just sit by and do nothing. We must fight back.”

Gu Dong didn’t answer immediately, closed his eyes, leaned back in the office chair, and fell into deep thought.

As one of the few magnates in Lindong, Gu Dong controlled sixty percent of the factories in Lindong, including mechanical and food processing factories, etc. The rest were in Lu Jianjun’s hands.

The equipment sold in the Lindong supermarket, including most of the goods there, belonged to him.

The equipment produced by Lu Jianjun was mostly used to arm the Awakeners of the Military. Gu Dong didn’t have that many Awakeners under him. Most of the equipment he produced was for sale, including the Standard Battle Sabers that were highly favored by the Awakeners of Lindong. He was the one who profited from these equipment sales.

Now, with the sales dropping day by day, he was the one who was most affected.

Deep down, Gu Dong had his own plans regarding Green Shadow.

He was well aware that the fact Green Shadow’s Sanctuary could provide so many rune equipment meant they must have mastered the production methods, which couldn’t possibly emerge out of thin air…

Before, Green Shadow was just made up of natural Awakeners, and even the Science Academy couldn’t decipher the mystery of the runes in a short time, let alone a few Awakeners.

The most likely scenario was that Green Shadow had found a Secret Realm.

A complete and safe Secret Realm.

It provided them with enough knowledge.

Gu Dong had noticed Green Shadow early on, but he was a cautious person, or in other words, slow to act. Before he had figured out how to proceed, he received news that Lin Wei had secretly led a team and headed south.

Then, before he could investigate thoroughly, the next secret message that followed stunned him.

Lin Wei had failed?!

How? Where did it happen? He was somewhat bewildered.

It wasn’t until a few hours later that he received reliable news—Lin Wei had fallen at the doors of Green Shadow’s Sanctuary.

That very night, Gu Dong tore up the plan he had just begun drafting.