Chapter 174: Nami

Coming to this Nansang City, besides wanting to find Nami, this Whispered, Li Boyong also wanted to find an overseas base for his unit.

His unit was a powerful faction in Amalgam, but logistics and supplies basically relied on Leonard, and the location was the barren land of Ankra.

Once there was a conflict with other forces in Amalgam, Li Boyong, who could only act as a thug, would appear relatively passive.

But if there was an overseas place to stand, then the situation would be very different.

Especially Nansang City, as a sightseeing and tourism city, the income it provided itself was quite considerable. And there was also this thing called AS fighting competition, which could not only provide economic sources but also provide considerable convenience in the maintenance of AS machines.

It was just that if he wanted to take Nansang City into his palm, he still needed to fix the current police chief.

Although it was said that the other party had a low status in the organization and didn't seem to have any special backing.

But he couldn't just kill the other party directly, as that would likely attract criticism from within the organization.

The necessary fig leaf was still needed, so he still needed to cultivate an agent to secretly assist the other party in killing this chief and controlling this Nansang City.

Perhaps Nami would be a good choice. Pushing this little girl out as a puppet would instead hide the other party's Whispered identity.

However, this still required actual contact with Nami to judge whether she was suitable to become the manager of Nansang City.

The next day, Li Boyong and his party watched the AS fighting competition on-site under the enthusiastic reception of the police chief.

Li Boyong flipped through all the participating teams in all levels of the league, but didn't find a team named "Crossbow", nor was there any team manager named Nami.

It seemed that Nami in this period probably hadn't come into contact with the AS fighting competition, or it was possible that she hadn't had the ability to obtain the qualification to participate.

Although the memory had blurred, Li Boyong still vaguely remembered that Nami's Savage seemed to have been picked up, just on the battlefield of civil strife that destroyed her hometown.

And this country was not big, and the civil war had only ended not long ago. It was possible to find her according to this clue.

Thinking of this, Li Boyong didn't rush to find her, but first sent his subordinates to find various interfaces to inquire about relevant intelligence, and then he analyzed Nami's possible location according to the intelligence obtained.

Then, it was his clever finding of some excuses to start the journey of finding Nami.

After several days of exploration, Li Boyong and his party finally found the target in the countryside eighteen kilometers southwest of Nansang City.

There used to be a small town there, and there was a school in the town, but they were all destroyed in the fierce civil war.

I heard that the battlefield at that time had not been cleaned up yet, and the survivors returned to this land to live and relied on picking up some junk on the battlefield for a living.

When Li Boyong saw Nami, this girl was picking up scrap iron on the battlefield with some children.

She was like in the animation, with orange hair tied in a single ponytail, wearing a white vest with ill-fitting military pants and military shoes.

Her face, body, and the nearby children were all gray, as if even the clothes on her body were picked up. The hard life of war orphans was evident.

But even so, these children still had to suffer the difficulties of adults.

"Little ghosts, get out, this is our territory."

Several young hooligans who didn't look like good things kicked Nami in the waist, kicked her to the ground, and some garbage she had managed to pick up was scattered on the ground.

Suddenly suffering a heavy blow, Nami curled up on the ground in pain, and the children around also showed panic.

"You little ghosts listen well, if you dare to sneak in and steal things without our permission in the future, the end will not be as simple as being beaten."

The young hooligan who was the leader shouted at the frightened children, "Of course, if you hand over your labor gains to us in the future, I will be merciful and allow you to make a living under my hands."

The children looked at each other in fear, and a few of them actually showed yearning expressions, which showed that they had been forced to such a desperate situation by life.

Although it could be foreseen that they would be exploited miserably, it seemed there was hope for survival.

"Don't be fooled by them, have you forgotten the encounter of Hu'an and the others?"

Nami, who was lying in the mud on the side, saw her companions hesitate and hurriedly reminded them.

Hearing Nami's words, the children woke up suddenly. It was obvious that another group of children had accepted the hooligans' persuasion before, but the end was obviously very miserable.

"Tch, you little ghost, who allowed you to speak."

One of the hooligans felt unhappy and grabbed Nami's hair, then let out an "eh" and wiped the mud off Nami's face with his hand.

"Boss, unexpectedly a good product. If sold to city people, it can earn a lot of money." 【

"Oh? Let me see."

Upon hearing his subordinate's words, the leader walked over and scrutinized Nami's face for a moment before putting on a kindly expression. "Little girl, you've hit the jackpot. If you let the rich people in the city dote on you properly from now on, you'll be living the high life."

"Pah, scum."

Nami, whose hair was being grabbed, spat at the man as her response.

"You little bitch!"

The thug leader was enraged. He grabbed Nami by the head and threw her aside, shouting to his men, "Boys! Go ahead and dote on this little girl properly right now!"

"Yes, boss."

Several thugs excitedly surrounded Nami, clearly looking forward to what was about to happen.

Seeing this, several adults who were also scavenging nearby, their consciences not yet completely extinguished, spoke up to stop them.

Unfortunately, they were immediately beaten to the ground by the remaining thugs. The leaders threatened Nami's companions, "You brats aren't allowed to leave. Once I'm done here, I'll come to deal with you."

Hearing this, the children couldn't help but cry out in fear.

But immediately after, a group of expressionless men in suits rushed into the scene like a gale, beating the thugs to the ground with a flurry of punches and kicks.

Several thugs who wanted to pull out their weapons saw the dark muzzles of the guns in the men's hands and obediently knelt back down.

After the thugs were all under control, Li Boyong, dressed in a floral shirt and beach shorts, made a flashy entrance with a swaggering gait. He then stepped on the thug leader's head, a toothpick dangling from his mouth, and mumbled a line of unclear meaning: "Don't be afraid, children, Uncle is here with Project Hope."

"Be serious." Sumeragi, who was on the side, couldn't help but give Li Boyong a hand chop for his antics. "Check on the children first."

As she spoke, she stepped forward to Nami, who was the most severely injured, and asked with concern, "Are you alright?"

"I'm... I'm fine..."

Nami stared blankly at this beautiful big sister who had suddenly appeared. Although the big sister's attire was ordinary, her whole being radiated a temperament that even the people in the city didn't possess.

Moreover, the big sister was accompanied by a group of subordinates who looked quite ominous (in Nami's view, this included Li Boyong), and they had dealt with those bad guys in a flash. Clearly, this big sister was likely a remarkable personage.

"I'm dirty..."

Watching the other person help her brush the mud and dust off her body without any hesitation, Nami felt instantly saved. This beautiful big sister must be an angel.

Li Boyong smiled bitterly as he watched Sumeragi frantically farming Nami's favorability. He had originally wanted to make a flashy entrance to win Nami's favor, but he hadn't expected Sumeragi's compassion to flare up and steal a march on him.

Li Boyong shrugged, indicating that this was fine too; at least they had found Nami and made contact.

It was just that under the system's suppression, he still couldn't reveal information about the Whispered to Sumeragi, which felt a bit annoying.

Therefore, Sumeragi and the subordinates knew Li Boyong might be looking for something, but they didn't know Nami was the person Li Boyong was looking for.

"You lot, take care of these thugs." Li Boyong ordered his subordinates. The subordinates soon dragged the wailing thugs into the small woods nearby, and the noise there soon ceased.

Meanwhile, Sumeragi was still comforting Nami, seemingly quite appreciative of this girl who remained tough even when facing thugs.

"Little girl, it seems your luck is good." Li Boyong walked over to Sumeragi and said to Nami from a high vantage point, "To think you could make Sumeragi like you so much. I'll be extra kind and give you a chance to change your life."

After a pause, Li Boyong pointed at Nami's group of companions and tempted her, "As long as you seize this opportunity, not only you, but if you're willing, the fate of these brats behind you will also change."

Since Sumeragi played the kind mother, I can only play the strict father.

Li Boyong, who didn't forget to take advantage of Sumeragi even in his internal monologue, began to win Nami over.

Everything seemed as if a big shot just happened to pass by, saved a little girl, and was kind enough to give her a chance to change her fate.

Those adults who had previously spoken up to stop the thugs kept winking at Nami, urging her to nod and agree quickly.

And Nami's companions looked on with envious eyes.

Nami looked at Li Boyong, then at her companions, thinking of the difficult life after her parents had left. She gritted her teeth, nodded firmly, and pleaded, "Please, definitely give me this opportunity."

Although Li Boyong and his group didn't seem like good people either, at least they had truly saved her and her companions.

"Very good, you will definitely not regret today's decision." Li Boyong snapped his fingers and mouthed to the girl: Welcome to Amalgam.

Nami was taken away by Li Boyong's group to welcome a new life, while the remaining people still had to continue struggling to make a living on this land.

But three weeks later, the local government, which had previously ignored this land, suddenly began to rescue the refugees here and planned to rebuild the school.

By this time, Nami had already embarked on a completely different life under Li Boyong's guidance.

This girl, who had just turned sixteen, became the manager and pilot for an AS Fighting Tournament team, beginning her professional career in the league.

"All the team's earnings will be provided to the children in that place."

Li Boyong's one sentence made Nami determined to risk her life in the competition.