171: Chapter 171 The Might Makes the Righteous

Ye Qingqing felt a bit puzzled. The deceased Chen Ziang had been talking about the base's rules, and now they were being mentioned here as well.

Ye Qingqing grew increasingly curious about what exactly these base rules were.

And why they had to pull out the reasonably attractive women separately.

Before coming out this time, Ye Qingqing had disguised herself.

She had long ago obscured some of her features.

Yet, she was still being led away.

Ye Qingqing couldn't help but feel a bit suspicious.

She was even more curious about what the rules of this base actually were.

“First, our base follows the law of the jungle. I believe everyone has seen that everyone present is an Ability User. I trust you all came here after hearing about our base's policy of preferential treatment for Ability Users.”

“That's right, our base leader recruits the talented. Anyone with strong Superpowers holds a high status in the base and can directly enjoy the base's resources.”

“But, conversely, those with weak Superpowers won't be without resources, but they will receive less. If you feel it's unfair, you can see yourselves out and leave right now.”

Under normal circumstances, these arrogant Ability Users would have surely jumped up in protest upon hearing such requirements.

But now, not only did these Ability Users not protest, they even looked particularly worried about being kicked out.

Ye Qingqing knew then that something was wrong with this base.

“Second, in our base, men are not treated as humans, but as beasts of burden; women are not humans, but slaves.”

After the man said this, there was an uproar, yet not a single person raised an objection, as if this notion was tacitly accepted here.

Zi Yi secretly asked Mo Wangchuan off to the side.

“I think this base isn't simple. How can people agree to these kinds of conditions?”

Before Mo Wangchuan could respond to Zi Yi, the tall Patrolman continued.

“Of course, what I just said only applies to those without Superpowers. In this base, any Ability User can do as they please. As for those slaves, as long as you have the Ability to buy them, whatever you want to do is your own business!”

After the tall man finished speaking, a sinister laugh escaped his lips.

The surrounding crowd also let out hearty laughs after hearing the tall man's words.

But Ye Qingqing, Huo Sixian, and the others couldn't bring themselves to laugh.

Because the 'slaves' the tall man spoke of were clearly synonymous with 'women'.

In other words, in this base, as long as one was an Ability User, they could do whatever they wanted.

This wasn't a base; it was a hedonistic paradise...

“Third, I'm sure you've seen that in this base, men are the heavens and women are the earth, but women who are Ability Users are different. If you wish, you can go directly to serve the leader.”

“Of course, the prerequisite is that you must be chosen by the leader.”

After the tall Patrolman said this, he glanced at Ye Qingqing once more.

The greed and lust in his eyes were palpable.

Ye Qingqing instinctively felt a wave of disgust.

“Hahahaha!”

The tall man let out another sinister laugh after finishing his speech.

“These are our base's rules. I'll say it again: if you can accept them, come in; if you can't, get lost. Our base doesn't want you anyway!”

After the tall man finished, he moved to grab Ye Qingqing.

But Huo Sixian's Metal Ability instantly surged from his hand, transforming into a metal shield that blocked the man's path.

“Sorry, she's my woman. You can't take her.”

The tall man glanced at Huo Sixian's Metal Ability, naturally recognizing that its power was not small.

His expression immediately shifted to a different facade.

“Oh, so you're a capable one. Forgive my ignorance; I didn't realize this person belonged to you.”

“How about this, to show my apologies, you two go ahead first. I'll lead you in right now.”

The speed of the man's change in attitude was so fast that even Huo Sixian and Ye Qingqing couldn't react for a moment.

But soon, Ye Qingqing understood. These people patrolling the gate were naturally no fools; they could roughly gauge the strength of everyone's Superpowers.

Moreover, this base was one where the strong were respected.

Once Huo Sixian displayed his Ability, the man knew Huo Sixian's approximate standing, so his tone became polite in an instant.

Huo Sixian didn't mind and simply took Ye Qingqing's hand as they entered together.

As for Lu Huan and the others, they stayed behind to continue waiting in line.

After all, they needed to enter the base, but to avoid exposing their relationship, it was better to separate.

Ye Qingqing followed behind Huo Sixian, passing the crowd waiting in line.

However, the people there kept their eyes fixed on Ye Qingqing.

Although her face was somewhat obscured, the aura she carried couldn't be faked.

Thus, she still attracted a lot of attention.

However, once the two officially crossed the queueing stage, the scene before them left them stunned.

Because here, there was an instrument exactly like the one used in the Official Base to test Ability levels.

It hadn't even been modified.

“You two, please test your Ability levels here so I can arrange your positions within the base.”

After Ye Qingqing and Huo Sixian exchanged a look, Huo Sixian stepped forward first. However, he held back quite a bit, only releasing his Metal Ability.

After all, what he had displayed outside just now was his Metal Ability.

“SSS-Rank!” The tall man almost screamed when he saw Huo Sixian's Ability level.

SSS-Rank Espers were already rare, and generally, an SSS-Rank Esper would not choose to come here.

But today, an SSS-Rank Esper had appeared here—how could that not be surprising?

When Ye Qingqing released her Superpower, it was also a Metal-type Ability.

However, Ye Qingqing held back a bit and didn't release it fully.

Nevertheless, the instrument was no fool and still measured Ye Qingqing's Ability as SSS-Rank.

One SSS-Rank Esper was already suspicious enough, but now, two SSS-Rank Espers had appeared.

Even if they were both Metal-type.

It was truly astonishing.

At this moment, the tall man's heart trembled as he looked at Ye Qingqing.

If he had known earlier that Ye Qingqing was an SSS-Rank Esper, he wouldn't have said those things earlier.

His attitude toward Ye Qingqing was now extremely respectful.

“Um, esteemed Ability User, I was blind before. I hope you can be magnanimous and forgive my earlier transgressions.”

Ye Qingqing frowned as she looked at the tall man.