Ye Cangtian has now truly integrated into the Dark Association.
Although Xuan Qi, who could see through his identity, was still around, he wouldn't be back anytime soon, so Ye Cangtian wasn't overly worried.
At this moment, he made a rough estimate. On the ground, there were about sixty to seventy Yellow-level members.
According to two "colleagues" from the same dormitory, there were at least another ten to twenty people below.
Coupled with the Xuan-level powerhouses, the number of Dark Association members on this small island surprisingly reached a hundred!
Such a scale made even Ye Cangtian gasp.
He recalled that last time in the capital, only about twenty people were gathered, and among those twenty, everyone except Shangguan Yun, himself, and the mysterious Huang Yi was annihilated.
Even two Xuan-level powerhouses had died!
And now, with nearly a hundred Yellow-level members and over a dozen Xuan-level members here, could the Chinese Dragon Group handle such a powerful force if it were deployed in China?
What's more, Ye Cangtian even felt that this wasn't the entirety of the Dark Association's members.
After all, Shangguan Yun, also a member of the Dark Association, hadn't received a mission, and it seemed Huang Yi hadn't come this time either!
Ye Cangtian smiled and took out a cigarette from his pocket, then said to the other two Yellow-level members in the dormitory, "Brother, I heard some superiors mention an ancient ruin below. You two arrived a few days earlier than this junior, so you should know the situation, right?"
The two opposite them were slightly startled and quickly looked around.
One of them lowered his voice, "Keep it down. This is a secret of our Dark Association, and superiors have forbidden us from discussing the ancient ruin!"
It was evident that these two knew something, but they had been specifically instructed by the superiors upon arrival not to discuss the ancient ruin in private.
This was why they were hesitant about this topic!
Ye Cangtian whispered, "This junior is just curious. However, some superiors mentioned this matter before, and with the ancient ruin about to open, there shouldn't be any problem with us discussing it privately!"
This statement made the two men's expressions soften slightly.
One of them hesitated, took the cigarette, lit it, took a deep puff, and then sighed, "Actually, I've been to the ancient ruin!"
Ye Cangtian's eyes lit up. It seemed he had asked the right person.
He was somewhat curious about this so-called ancient ruin. After all, it could cause the Dark Association to act on such a large scale and even kidnap countless scientific researchers; this ancient ruin must be extraordinary.
The person before him was called Huang Liu, a Yellow-level member under Xuan Shi Jiu.
He had come to this small island with his Xuan Shi Jiu five days ago and, the next day, had entered the ancient ruin with some people.
However, that wasn't the interior of the ancient ruin, as it hadn't truly opened yet, so these people were merely exploring the periphery.
But even the periphery was often accompanied by danger.
Because among the eighteen members who went down in their group, two died unexpectedly during the exploration, and three were seriously injured.
"The periphery of the ancient ruin is dangerous? What about the inside? Brother Huang Liu, have you entered similar ancient ruins before?" Ye Cangtian inquired.
"I've been in the Dark Association for three to four years, and I haven't entered any other ancient ruins, but my Xuan Shi Jiu has been there once!"
This Yellow-level member cautiously glanced outside before lowering his voice and continuing, "Moreover, I heard my superior say that he was promoted to Silver Face after making contributions in the ancient ruin!"
Ye Cangtian's eyes narrowed. These few sentences provided him with a lot of information.
According to the person, the Dark Association not only had this one ancient ruin but had even developed other ancient ruins before.
Furthermore, although there were dangers within the ancient ruins, one could make contributions and get promoted inside!
"By the way, I heard we have captured quite a few scientific researchers. Are these people ordinary? What can they do for us?" Ye Cangtian asked again.
"They are of great use!"
The Yellow-level member clicked his tongue twice, then smiled and said, "I heard that our ancient ruin wasn't supposed to open so soon, but with these scientists, using current scientific levels, they managed to shorten the opening time of the ancient ruin."
"Of course, it's said they have even greater uses, but I don't know the specifics!"
After speaking, this person glanced at Ye Cangtian and Huang Wu, and said, "You two don't need to be too curious. It's estimated that it will be your turn to explore in a day or two. You'll know when you go down!"
"Also, when entering the periphery of the ancient ruin, try not to go alone. If you encounter any strange-looking stones, don't get too close!"
Don't go alone?
Don't get close to strange-looking stones? Could the stones attack people?
Ye Cangtian became increasingly interested in this so-called ancient ruin. He cupped his hands in gratitude, "Thank you, Brother Huang Liu, for your guidance!"
...
Late at night!
As the facilities on the island were not well-developed, even with the power system, most of it was supplied to important areas.
The dormitory only had four beds and simple toiletries; there wasn't even a fan or a light!
Even using the toilet required going to the public restroom outside the dormitory.
Ye Cangtian, taking advantage of the fact that everyone else in the dormitory was asleep, sneaked to the restroom. He naturally intended to transmit the situation outside.
He opened his phone and, as expected, there was no signal!
He guessed that the Dark Association, to prevent the news of the ancient ruin from leaking, had already blocked the satellite signal for the entire island. Therefore, even if people brought their phones onto the island, they couldn't communicate with the outside world.
However, Ye Cangtian had already made preparations for this.
He quickly took out a finger-sized object. This was a small gadget devised by Scorpion, similar to the telegraph machines commonly used decades ago.
Members of the Grim Reaper mercenary team all carried such small telegraph machines.
After all, in many places during missions, there were signal interferences. With such a small telegraph machine, team members could communicate more conveniently.
As soon as the telegram was sent!
A person walked into the public restroom. Ye Cangtian flipped his wrist, and the finger-sized telegraph machine slid into his sleeve.
At this moment, the person who walked in finally saw him, hesitated, and then asked, "Is that Brother Huang Jiu?"
"It's me!" Ye Cangtian replied.
Both of them wore copper masks. Although their clothes were slightly different, in the dim light, the best way to distinguish each other was by their voices.
Upon hearing that it was indeed Huang Jiu, Huang Wu curiously asked, "Brother Huang Jiu, you're not asleep so late?"
Ye Cangtian said, "Perhaps it's the change of environment. Plus, I spent a day on the ship, and my stomach is a bit uncomfortable!"
Huang Wu nodded sympathetically, "Me too!"
The two then squatted side by side in the simple public restroom.
Hearing Huang Wu make sputtering sounds next to him, Ye Cangtian's face twitched unnaturally: This... Damn it, why aren't you further away from me?
It really stank!
Huang Wu let out a comfortable sigh of relief and then looked back in surprise, "Brother Huang Jiu, are you unable to excrete?"
"Yes, I'm a bit constipated!"
"I happen to have brought a bottle of medicine from China. It's very effective for constipation. It's from Tong Ren Tang. Brother Huang Jiu, why don't you try it!"
"..."
Ye Cangtian stared dryly at the constipation medicine offered by the other person, feeling somewhat speechless, but he still forced a dry smile, "Thank you!"
"What is there to thank? If you follow Master Xuan Qi in the future, I'll have to rely on your care, Brother Huang Jiu!"
"You're welcome! You're welcome!" Ye Cangtian nodded.
Although this guy was tall and burly, he wasn't stupid at all.
Of course, it could be seen from the time he immediately ran away when things went south at the Yangzhou cargo terminal that day!