Doomsday Code

Chapter 380: Clever Monet

The night passed quickly, and when the two were still eating breakfast, the old mole came to their door.

Originally, the two of them didn't want to appear anxious and arouse the old mole's suspicion.

But it seems that the old mole is more anxious about this matter than the two of them.

After watching the two finish their breakfast, the old mole pulled them into the cave.

After some twists and turns, they finally arrived at the cave where everyone was imprisoned, and heard the people inside making loud noises.

If you listen carefully, you can hear that these young masters and young ladies are asking the gophers to provide them with water for bathing.

Hearing what these people were saying, Chen Cheng couldn't help but twitch his mouth. He wondered if these people's brains were covered with mud.

They are all prisoners now. Instead of thinking about how to escape, they are arguing with these gophers about taking a bath.

When the old mole saw Chen Cheng's mouth twitching, he thought that Chen Cheng was angry that they had neglected his people.

The old mole then explained:

"Don't worry, benefactor. We, the mole tribe, have lived in this cave for several generations and know the need for cleanliness. It's just that it's really difficult to carry water from outside, so we provide water for bathing to your people in batches."

Chen Cheng nodded, and then said:

"Then after I take them out later, can I let them wash up outside?"

"Oh, it's natural."

When they arrived at the prison cell, those noisy guys saw Chen Cheng and the other two being brought back by Old Rat, and some of them began to mock and sneer.

"You lowly thing, you want to curry favor with these beasts, but now you are being sent in too."

Chen Cheng looked at the person who spoke, and that person was the second prince.

When the Second Prince saw Chen Cheng looking at him, he glared back and said:

"What are you looking at? Even if I am imprisoned, I am not someone you, a lowly person, can look down upon."

Chen Cheng shook his head, showing a compassionate expression and said:

"Well, I wish your highness a happy life here."

Then he ignored the angry Second Prince and looked at Florina in the corner.

At this time, there were more than a dozen people following Florina, and most of them were practitioners of the way of warriors, and the familiar Monet was among them.

When Monet saw Chen Cheng, he gave him a nasty look.

The old mole didn't care about the dispute between Chen Cheng and the second prince. He asked someone to open the cell, and then said to everyone inside:

"Who among you knows cotton?"

These people looked at each other in bewilderment, thinking that this old mole was bringing Chen Cheng and the other two back. They never expected that he would ask such a question.

Just as these people were stunned, Florina and a dozen people around her raised their hands.

Chen Cheng was also shocked when he saw this, and he forgot to remind Florina to do it quietly.

Seeing this conspicuous crowd, anyone with a brain would feel that something is wrong.

And Florina seemed to have discovered this loophole, and her palms began to sweat.

Knowing the entire planning process, she was very clear about how much it cost Chen Cheng and his men to come here and select people. She was afraid that the governor's armband had been removed by now.

If the plan fails because of the situation she encountered, she would really regret it.

However, at this moment, the smiling Monet said:

"Good boy, I knew you would come back to pick people, so I will help you gather all the people who know about cotton. We have been waiting for this day."

When Monet said this, the old mole's eyes flickered, and his initial suspicion was reduced a little.

At this moment, the second prince started to act like a demon again and suddenly raised his hand.

At this time, Monet spoke directly:

"Second Prince, why are you raising your hand? You are the only one who has never touched the earth before. Do you know whether cotton grows in the ground or on trees?"

Although the second prince was reckless, he was also very smart. He realized that something was wrong, so he took the opportunity to raise his hand and go out to see the situation.

But who knew that Monet would come out to cause trouble.

But to be honest, considering Monet's family background, his current identity as the second prince of the kingdom is still not enough to suppress Monet.

The second prince then pointed at Monet and said:

"I don't know. Do you know that? You are a descendant of a big family. I'm afraid you are no different from me."

And Monet seemed to be waiting for him to say this, and immediately he talked a lot about cotton.

Especially when it comes to planting, he talks about every detail.

"Hmph, you didn't expect that. My Siduo family is well-known, so I have planted a lot of cotton in my backyard. How come I don't know the habits of cotton?"

The second prince did not expect that Monet was waiting for him here, and was speechless for a moment.

The person who was most surprised at this moment was not the second prince but Chen Cheng. He really didn't expect that Monet actually understood this thing.

But fortunately he stepped forward, otherwise today’s matter would be in jeopardy.

Although he passed this level, the old mole was still cautious. When he got out, he had to question those guys who raised their hands one by one.

At least we have to make sure whether these guys want to take advantage of the situation and slip away.

When the old mole led everyone towards the second cell, Monet came up to Chen Cheng and the other man, and gave them a thumbs up.

Then he pointed at the old mole in front of him and made a catching gesture with his hand.

At this time Huidun shook his head.

Because of the contact over the past few days, they also understood the power structure of the mole tribe.

Although these elders have high status, the one who truly leads the entire tribe is still their king. Now that this mole elder has been held hostage, the worst that can happen to the mole king is that he can just select a new elder.

The Rat King is different. He is the most powerful being in the tribe. If the tribe wants to survive in this cave world, they must have a powerful king, otherwise the tribe will be swallowed up by other tribes and become slaves.

So even though Chen Cheng and his companions have been treated respectfully by the Rat King these days because of their advanced technology, the real law of this underground world is still the survival of the fittest.

After a while, everyone arrived at the second cell, where some people were also imprisoned.

But no matter how I looked here, I couldn’t see the missing prince.

The process was the same afterwards, except that the people here didn't know what the plan was. However, the person who raised his hand in the end was beyond the expectations of Chen Cheng and others.

Surprisingly, there were seven or eight people who said they knew cotton.

Among these seven or eight people was the separated seventh prince Tandin.

He knew all this when he discussed territory management with Huidun before.

Especially when talking about the dyeing and weaving industry, which was the first industry that made Huidun's territory prosperous, Huidun also talked a lot about it.