Chapter 591: Wariness Above All
The Underground Ark’s Iron Mountain entrance was no longer hidden, unlike when Jiang Baimian and the others had departed previously. A repaired road that could accommodate two trucks stretched from the foot of the mountain to the cave.
After all, with everyone in Redstone Collection and the mountain monsters knowing about this spot, it couldn’t be used as a secret entrance anymore. It was better to improve the surroundings so that it was easier to escape by car when problems arose.
The Old Task Force drove the jeep to the entrance.
Standing there were four guards in olive-green uniforms with submachine guns. They were now part of the Ark Management Committee.
"Halt!" Although they found the jeep a little familiar, they still dutifully stopped it.
Behind them, deep in the cave, a few cannons and clustered rocket launchers adhered to their programming. They adjusted their bearings and were ready to fire.
Yes, Genava’s program.
As the former interim president and current honorary president of the Ark Management Committee, he had personally modified the Underground Ark’s defense system back then.
Jiang Baimian pushed open the door and asked with a smile, "Don’t you recognize us?"
The four guards in different masks estimated her height and confirmed the number of team members before coming to a realization.
But as Eidolon Nun believers and parishioners of the Vigilance Church, how could they believe them so easily? They remained vigilant and wary, abiding to the maxim that distance was a friend.
At this moment, Jiang Baimian felt someone gently, carefully, and very vigilantly poke her upper arm. Without making any inference, Shang Jianyao’s figure surfaced in her mind.
She turned her head and saw that it was indeed the case.
At some point in time, Shang Jianyao had already taken out the monkey mask with the furry face and protruding mouth. He suppressed his voice and said, "Put it on first. Always be vigilant!"
Although Jiang Baimian didn’t want to imitate him as she watched him put on the monkey mask, she still followed the local folk tradition. She found her graceful monk mask and wore it.
Thankfully, I didn’t throw it away… Long Yuehong put on the fat pig mask amidst joy and sorrow. At the same time, he saw Bai Chen take out the ferocious man mask from her tactical backpack.
Just as the Old Task Force members finished their ‘disguises,’ the guards at the cave entrance took a step back at the same time, lowered their vigilance, and shouted, "Greetings, Presidents!"
They managed to fully match Jiang Baimian and the others’ appearances with the past and confirmed their authenticity.
The reason they didn’t cross their arms and place them in front of their chests while taking a step back was that they found it unsuitable for greeting the presidents. After all, it required the corresponding prayers.
Finally… Jiang Baimian straightened the mask on her face. She then had mixed feelings. Only someone like Shang Jianyao can blend in seamlessly in this magical place like a fish in water…
The only thing she felt gratified about was that the Underground Ark’s guards still had the habits they had developed during DiMarco’s era and adhered to the corresponding rules. They weren’t like the armed forces of the Vigilance Cathedral, the town guards at Redstone Collection’s entrance, or the people from the Public Security Department who had to hide when carrying out sentry duty, preventing others from finding them.