Chapter 45 - Self-Rescue Manual of a Villainess

Chapter 045: Slaves? Gathering strength Upon opening her inventory, the newly acquired "Brainwave" apparatus provided succinct descriptions within her interface. [Brainwave Suggestion] [This is an excellent creation] [A refined mini hand-gun, highly portable] [Does not rely on bullets but heckled with thoughts that need no precision] [Take note though, one can only fire a single round per day] As these descriptions flashed into view, Nan Yin grasped the utilization of the apparatus as if it was an enlightening epiphany. In her mental space, she had no fear of being watched, hence Nan Yin raised her right hand, and the mini handgun gradually materialized. Antique with a bronze-colored body, the gun had barrels concentrated at the front, each with grooves carved in. The grip at the back was made of black walnut. Holding the grip, Nan Yin slid the barrels forward, revealing the loading chamber. Although it could only fire once a day, four bullets could be loaded into it simultaneously. These bullets need just a rough target direction, and could be fired all at a single person, or divided evenly between four people. As for the bullets, they were supplied by the power of thought. Night was falling, and the shot count for the 'Brainwave' would reset each day. Even from 23:59:59 to 00:00:00 would reset the shot count. Why not use today's shot to test the gun? As soon as she thought, she acted! Nan Yin raised her left hand, inserted a thought into her brain, and a bullet appeared in her hand. She loaded that bullet, slipped the barrel back into place, and took a deep breath as she aimed the gun at her own temple. The barrel's black hole was unsettling even though she knew no harmful bullets would be fired. But for Nan Yin, who had unique profession in her previous life, it was tolerable. A gentle pull on the trigger, a mild metallic recoil, a bullet fired from one of the barrels. The bullet passed right into her without causing any sensation. But the next second, she spontaneously thought: I need to go pee... Even more surprising, when this thought emerged, Nan Yin honestly thought she needed to use the bathroom momentarily. But the thought quickly disappeared, as did the urge to go pee. The effect of one bullet left Nan Yin stunned for a couple of seconds, imagine the effect had all four bullets been unloaded upon a person. Once a bullet was fired, the gun could still be loaded, but was unable to fire until the next day. To ensure the gun was ready to use upon necessity, Nan Yin decided to load up the bullets in advance. First bullet: Did I turn off the gas at home? Second bullet: Did I lock the apartment door? Third bullet: Is this child mine? The mental bullets of Nan Yin represented three ordinary yet frequent anxieties. For the fourth bullet, Nan Yin intended to keep it flexible and left it empty for now. When the examination of "Brainwave Suggestion" was complete, Nan Yin found herself somewhat sleepy. Go pee! Go to sleep! ................ The second morning, Xia Yi Yi hadn't woken up yet. Perhaps due to the terrifying events that occurred the previous day, the young girl eventually had a good sleep. As per usual, Nan Yin went through her emails on the terminal machine, and her eyes lit up upon a message from Fuhu Zhengsi who hadn't been heard from in days. [Subordinate reporting: Located the people you were seeking. I've sent their coordinates to your terminal machine, they're not staying in one place, come quickly.] Right at this moment, Jiang Mi carrying freshly prepared breakfast came out of the kitchen. But after reading this message, how could Nan Yin still have the appetite for breakfast? She grabbed a piece of bread, gave quick instructions and rushed out of the house. ...................... The streets of Filo district were always encapsulated by abandoned places. Once a proud industrial park provided by the first generation of government, this area had now morphed into crime-infested areas only second to "Hell's Kitchen". The area, once a technology-filled industry park, had been stripped clean leaving only the empty old buildings that serve as cover for daily crimes. “Rustle!” Alerted by an unusual sound from the trees behind him, the man in black Sun Yat-sen suit fiercely pulled out the dagger from his palm and guarded his front. However, he rushed to relax as soon as he saw the person coming was Nan Yin. "Miss." Fuhu Zhengsi bowed his head to show respect for Nan Yin, called out in a low voice – yes, it's Nan Yin who came. Nan Yin nodded in approval, then looked at the abandoned factory not too far away, "Those people haven't left, have they?" Fuhu Zhengsi immediately answered, "Ever since those people entered there yesterday evening, they have not left. I've been watching here all the time, absolutely no errors." Unquestioning of Fuhu Zhengsi's ability, Nan Yin immediately took out the sniper rifle she obtained last time from her system space. Only after adjusting the zoom lens and her stance did she start to observe the factory area. She has to admit, these people were well equipped. Coming from Basailles, they inherently possessed many high-damage weapons not available to local forces in Zhou City. In addition, the syndicate from such a warzone had a considerably high battle standard. In Nan Yin's view, they were just as good as the Basailles mercenaries she met that night. Still ... as Nan Yin twisted her mouth with a smirk, their similarity with those mercenaries might not mean much. Didn't she easily defeat those mercenaries with the help of Fuhu Zhengsi? "Before that, I've investigated and concluded that the weapons these people own are specifically designed to counter abilities-users. They might be preparing to defend themselves against some force." Fuhu Zhengsi supplemented at this time. After nodding, Nan Yin quietly explained, "Zhou City is after all the capital of world abilities. It is natural for them to have such precautions." These people were in fact human traffickers from Basailles - strictly speaking, they are a large criminal syndicate. Ordinary traffickers usually don't possess counteracting firearms that could kill ability-users in one shot. When she took down the Basailles mercenaries, Nan Yin had thought about these people, so the next day she instructed Fuhu Zhengsi to verify if such a group existed. It seems now that Nan Yin's anticipation was accurate. In the original plot, after Su Xiao Yu saved Li Meng, who had lost her legs, he obtained the information about this criminal syndicate from the Basailles mercenaries. Then Su Xiao Yu set up an ambush against this organization. In the original storyline, Su Xiao Yu saved nearly a hundred slaves from Basailles. Basailles – much like the Middle-East in Nan Yin's previous life, was a lawless land. Slaves from there were hardy and had unique physiques. This was the reason these criminals went through great lengths to traffic these slaves to Zhou City. After all, compared to selling these “piglets” cheap in their own lands, there were more people in Zhou City, the city of civilization, willing to spend large sums of money to buy them. Now, for Nan Yin to locate these people, her motive was clear, she wanted those nearly one hundred slaves from Basailles. As mentioned before, if Nan Yin was to secure her standing in Filo district, she needs to establish her own resistance. Only relying on conquering those small hoodlums who dare only commit extortion and robbery can’t fulfill that - Nan Yin requires true desperados to serve her. As for the nearly hundred slaves from Basailles who've received intensive training … After receiving her training, Nan Yin believes they would turn into her sharp-edged swords. "Right, let's wait to take action at dusk when they let their guard down." She put away her sniper rifle, Nan Yin disappeared into the buildings behind her with Fuhu Zhengsi. Before the nighttime war comes, they'd better take some rest ... and gather their strength.