Naming Technique of the Night

Chapter 870: 533, One? I am here.

I have to say, this Time Traveler named Wang Shuang is indeed unlucky.

This is the northern Polar Chill region. Coming here, not only does he miss out on the fun that transmigrators enjoy, but he also has to move rocks every day!

Wang Shuang grew up under the sunny skies of the New China; when has he ever suffered such a hardship? The fact that he can’t escape is one thing, but he’s also too scared to tell anyone that he’s a Time Traveler.

After he spent half a day explaining to a group of prisoners what a Time Traveler is, someone suddenly got curious and said, “You hid it pretty well. I always thought there was something off about you. When I asked what was going on, you said you were sick. Why are you admitting it all of a sudden now?”

Wang Shuang replied, “Qing Chen is also a Time Traveler. I know him. First of all, things are not what you think. I don’t believe he has been defeated by Jindai.”

“Wait a minute, are you saying Qing Chen Inspector is a Time Traveler? Does Qing’s Family know about this?” someone from Qing’s Family asked.

“They definitely know. He’s quite famous in the Outer World now, a core member of an organization called Daybreak. I know him, but he doesn’t know me,” Wang Shuang reminisced about the news he saw in the Outer World and said, “Last night at midnight, it was the crossing time for all Time Travelers. You guys might not have felt it, but actually, Qing Chen and I have been in the Outer World for a month.”

Wang Shuang continued, “In that month, the Daybreak organization slaughtered over a thousand people, including the four B-Class core members of Jindai: Yunjue, Yunye, Yunyi, and Yunwu, to avenge Qing Chen.”

The cell was deathly silent. Everyone listened as if they were hearing a story. Wang Shuang opened a door to a New World for them.

“Shh! Jindai’s people are here!” someone reminded.

All the prisoners instantly lay back down on their bunks as the Jindai soldiers outside opened the window of the iron door and shone a flashlight inside.

After more than ten seconds, they closed it again.

Most of the prisoners had lived here for more than a decade. They knew very well that no soldiers would come to check on them again tonight. On such a cold night, even Jindai soldiers would choose to slack off, hiding in their guard room to play cards and sleep.

“Lao Lee, take out what you have in your crotch and use it, so Jindai doesn’t hear us,” someone said.

Lao Lee lay expressionless on his bunk and said, “Give me a photo of your sister, and I’ll turn it on.”

The person cursed under his breath, “Are you even human? I brought this photo with me, hidden in my clothes, when I came in!”

“You from the Qing’s Family, will you give it or not?” Lao Lee said indifferently, “That Qing Chen Inspector is your Qing’s Family’s inspector, not ours from the Li Family. I don’t feel like listening.”

The intelligence personnel from Qing’s Family struggled for a long time, “Fine, take it!”

The person called Lao Lee reached into his crotch, took out a small black box, and pressed the switch.

Similar to other prisons, at A02 Base, Jindai also made the prisoners do some other laborious work. For example, Jindai Yunzi would subcontract some assembly work within the Federation, then have the over three thousand prisoners here work day and night to make money for him.

It was during these times that the prisoners accumulated some small items over the years.

The soldiers here were not worried about anyone escaping. Each prisoner had a locator on them, and beyond A02 was an 800-kilometer Snowy Unmanned Zone.

In the winter Snowfield, there was no food, and no one could survive the trek.

Lao Lee said, “It’s on. Iron Egg, continue explaining. Everyone else stays on their beds and listens, no need to get up.”

Wang Shuang asked, “You want to hear about the Outer World?”

“No kidding, tell us what kind of person this Qing Chen Inspector is. How could a Time Traveler become the youngest Director of the Federation PCA?” someone muttered.

Wang Shuang thought for a moment and said, “I don’t know the details. The Daybreak organization is very mysterious. They say the boss of Daybreak is the next Knight Leader, and Qing Chen is a teacher at Li’s School and also the owner of Autumn Leaf Courtyard. No one knows much else. Oh, right, some say Li Changqing of the Li Family used the Qing Shan Air Fortress to save him before.”

The bargaining Lao Lee was stunned for a moment, “What? The owner of Autumn Leaf Courtyard? Damn, why didn’t anyone mention this before? Did Jindai really capture our Li Family’s future Imperial Instructor?!”

Earlier, Lao Lee had acted as if none of this concerned him, but now his face was full of shock.

Now, not only were the people from Qing’s Family concerned about Qing Chen, even the intelligence personnel from Li Family couldn’t sit still!

The owner of Autumn Leaf Courtyard was a legendary figure within the Li Family. The Family Head would visit Autumn Leaf Courtyard every year to pay respects and sometimes stay there during the full moon each month, longing for his mentor.

Besides, if Li Changqing indeed used the Qing Shan Ship, it couldn’t be fake.

Everyone here came from the military; they knew that to use the Qing Shan Ship, an administrative order from the Grand Secretariat was required, something that only the Family Head could authorize!

Lao Lee lay on his bunk, “Wait a minute, my mind is a bit confused. How can a core member of Qing’s Family, a Time Traveler, have such a high status in the Li Family? This is unthinkable!”

Wang Shuang, “Yeah, I also find it unthinkable… And the unbelievable part is yet to come. After Qing Chen was captured, all Time Travelers returned. The boss of Daybreak directly stormed Jindai’s territory, not only blowing up more than ten of their Shrines but also going on a killing spree…”

Wang Shuang continued, “So, you think he was defeated, but I have a completely different feeling. When I saw him stop building stone walls and started devouring his food hastily, I immediately knew he was conserving his strength. In the Outer World, there’s a saying that mature people endure humiliation for a goal. I think this saying is quite apt for Qing Chen right now.”

In fact, the discussions about Daybreak in the Outer World had already far surpassed those about popular celebrities.

And Wang Shuang felt it more acutely. As a Time Traveler, he witnessed Qing Chen’s resilience firsthand, watching him confront Jindai time and again, building stone walls.

Every time he saw this, Wang Shuang felt… no wonder Qing Chen became more formidable after becoming a Time Traveler.

He admitted that he could not do what Qing Chen did.

At this moment, Lao Lee silently returned the photo of the sister to the person next to him and muttered, “Don’t want it anymore, too hot to handle.”

Li Family’s intelligence personnel suddenly felt like they were caught in their own gossip.

And most importantly, that was a big figure in their Li Family, how could he suffer such humiliation from Jindai?!

Lao Lee said, “Was it you who spit in the morning, Li Zhong?”

Li Zhong was taken aback, “Huh?”

Lao Lee, “Get up and do a hundred push-ups as punishment.”

Li Zhong, “Okay, but I didn’t eat enough tonight, can I owe seventy first?”

Lao Lee, “No.”

In A02 Base, the people of the Li Family seemed relaxed on the surface, but in reality, they strictly maintained their superior-subordinate relationships according to military ranks.

This was part of the education they always received; Li Family valued order more than other consortia.

In the Li Family, the person in charge was Lao Lee, also known as Li Cheng.

Just as Li Zhong was doing push-ups, the sound of dense footsteps suddenly came from outside the prison area.

Everyone hurriedly lay down.

They saw the gate to the prison area suddenly open, and Jindai Yunzi stood outside wearing a mink fur cloak, “Winter Hunt has started early. In a moment, I’ll give you two hours to run for your lives. Run as far as you can. If you don’t want to run, hide well, otherwise, I’ll find it very boring.”

All the prisoners were stunned. Why had Winter Hunt started early?!

Seeing their confusion, Jindai Yunzi smiled and said, “It’s all because of Qing Chen. If you survive, you can blame him.”

After speaking, hundreds of armed Jindai soldiers rushed into the prison with batons, driving the prisoners outside.

Despair appeared on the faces of the prisoners one by one.

Over the years, the secret A02 Base held Winter Hunts almost every year, each time resulting in the deaths of over a thousand people.

Originally, there were more than ten thousand people in the four prison areas, but now only one remains populated.

Winter Hunt meant death.

The prisoners were driven into the cold wind, some even barefoot, without having time to put on their shoes.

In the pigsty, Qing Chen silently watched this scene unfold.

During the day, Jindai Yunzi had said it was three days later, but tonight he acted suddenly.

There were still four days until his planned operation was supposed to start.

To escape smoothly, it should happen four days later with sudden action, then rush towards the target at the fastest speed.

Stay.

Or act now?

If he stayed, his plan would undoubtedly be more perfect.

If he acted now, there would need to be more time from acting to escaping. If he gave Jindai time to react, he might not even get away, and his master might not have arrived yet.

However, Qing Chen knew very well what choice he would make.

Qing Chen suddenly stood up in the pigsty and said, “One.”

The 24 War Robots around him, as if suddenly coming to life, raised their heads to look at Qing Chen and said in unison, “I am here.”

These were the 24 War Robots just brought in from outside by Jindai. Qing Chen guessed they were not part of A02’s secret military base’s isolated network system.

He guessed right.

Qing Chen looked at the prisoners being driven into the icy wilderness, waiting for the right moment to strike under the surveillance of dozens of metal storms in the base.