A mage's journey begins with a battle mage.

Chapter 349 Camp

"Gentlemen, our camp is just ahead."

Lin Ye spoke respectfully, but for some reason, he felt a natural fear of Jiang Shuzhou and Denuozhi.

This made him extremely cautious and respectful.

How many people are in your camp?

Jiang Shuzhou asked casually.

"Around five hundred people."

Lin Ye replied.

"You guys are doing pretty well to have managed to gather so many people."

According to Jiang Shuzhou's data, there are only about 10,000 people still alive today.

That's one-twentieth of it.

Led by Lin Yeyu, Jiang Shuzhou saw the campsite.

Rough logs were sharpened and stood upright, forming a primitive wooden wall. In addition, red vines climbed all over it, swaying from side to side as if they were alive, which looked very eerie.

Jiang Shuzhou recognized it at a glance as a bloodthirsty vine, which survives by absorbing the flesh and blood of animals and is extremely aggressive.

It's obvious that this camp must have been growing this blood-stained vine, which is why it has been able to survive for so long.

"Who goes there!"

On the wooden watchtower, a man holding a white bow drew back the bowstring, aimed down, and shouted sharply.

"It's me, Lin Yeyu."

Lin Yeyu said.

"Who are they?"

"The people I met outside were not hostile."

Forestry returned to the road.

The man stared at Lin Yeyu for a moment, then finally opened the door.

"Third Master, you can't be so kind all the time, can you?"

"Fifth brother, just bring one person. Besides, it's not easy to survive here."

As he spoke, Lin Yeyu suddenly moved closer and whispered.

"Look at those two. Do they look like ordinary people? One is incredibly handsome, and although his clothes look ordinary, they're still way too new. The other one is so beautiful, and he's just following along like that, his clothes are ridiculously new too. Can these people be normal?"

"You mean, they're mannequins?"

The so-called fake people are, to put it bluntly, fake people. Jiang Shuzhou put a large number of fake people into this place, even tens of thousands.

In terms of total numbers, there are more fake people than real people.

"I have my doubts too, but please don't hurt them, otherwise..."

"Okay, I understand."

The man nodded, indicating that he understood.

Although the fake humans are not averse to killing, in reality, many of them do not choose to kill because they want to imitate humans. Therefore, most of the fake humans choose to watch these settlements from the shadows.

Whether day or night, there are always eyes watching the camp intently from the shadows, observing its every move.

At first, the camp was a mixed bag of people, and some even attacked the fake people.

Then they all died; normal humans could never defeat fake humans.

However, everyone soon figured out the fake man's temperament. As long as you don't attack the fake man, he will just watch you and learn from your every move.

This includes both appearance and attitude towards others.

False people are like mirrors, reflecting the inner world of people.

Later, the camp encountered a fake human that could communicate with them. This fake human helped the camp a lot, and it was thanks to the fake human's help that the camp was able to stand.

That's why, although the people here don't live very well, the community is quite harmonious.

Because if they frequently engage in fighting and killing, then the hypocrites will follow suit and also engage in fighting and killing.

"Could they be from Camp Two?"

"I don't know, maybe, but we must remain friendly; these two seem to be quite intelligent."

Lin Yeyu said.

The so-called Camp No. 2 is not a branch camp here, but a camp that is a one-to-one replica of this one. The difference is that everyone in it is a fake human.

These fake people have the same faces and similar body types as them, but their language and some details are quite different.

For example, Lin Ye once got lost and accidentally walked into Camp 2. Unlike here, the gate of Camp 2 is often open, and theoretically anyone can enter, even a human.

He didn't pay attention at the time and went straight in, reminding the gatekeeper to close the door properly.

The gatekeeper seemed to be drunk; he couldn't speak properly and just gave a perfunctory reply before closing the gate.

At the time, Lin Ye didn't notice that the other person used only one hand to close the heavy wooden door, just like closing a room door.

Afterwards, Lin Ye returned to his house and was about to go to sleep when he realized something was wrong.

Because on the bed lay a Lin Yeyu who looked exactly like him.

A tremendous fear gripped his heart, and even more bizarrely, the other person uttered a sentence at that moment.

"You came back an hour later than usual."

Then, the fake Lin Yeyu turned his head 180 degrees and stared straight at Lin Yeyu. In the bright moonlight, Lin Yeyu could still see that the fake man's face was not very similar to his own, but upon closer inspection, he could still tell the difference.

But as they locked eyes, Lin Yeyu was horrified to discover that the fake man's face was gradually changing, becoming more and more like Lin Yeyu, and even his expression of terror was the same.

Finally, Lin Ye escaped in a panic.

Along the way, all the fakes stared intently at Lin Yeyu, the only real person, and their faces changed, becoming more and more like Lin Yeyu's. In the end, the whole street was filled with Lin Yeyu's face.

There is no doubt that Lin Yu escaped without any hindrance.

Along the way, no fake person harmed him, nor did any fake person stop him from leaving.

All the fakes just silently watch and silently imitate.

This encounter terrified Lin Yeyu. He returned home in a daze, especially the next day when he saw the fake man in the shadows of his house.

The fake man stood in the shadows, staring intently at Lin Yeyu. One could imagine that even while Lin Yeyu slept, he was being watched and violated by the fake man.

The sense of horror was overwhelming.

No one ever found Camp Two again, nor did anyone hope to.

Later, everyone discovered that as long as the fake person wasn't attacked, the fake person wouldn't do anything, and it was even safer to be near the fake person in dangerous situations.

What are terrifying hounds to them are like roadside dogs to the fake humans, easily killed with a flick of the wrist.

It can only be said that the fake person and the real person have achieved a strange symbiotic relationship.

Perhaps it's not that amazing.

"Please, gentlemen."

Lin Yeyu ushered Jiang Shuzhou and Denuozhi into the camp.

The man behind him, whom Lin Yeyu called Fifth Brother, revealed a strange smile.

Then, he bowed respectfully to Jiang Shuzhou's departing figure.

The real Fifth Brother is long dead; the Fifth Brother here is an imposter.

Once someone has been completely learned by a fake person, the fake person might kill the original person and take their place. However, this is not always the case, and some fake people will not do so.

Neither the forestry worker nor anyone else discovered this, and perhaps they never will.