It was three o'clock in the morning, and the Mokugyo Forum looked deserted under the dim lighting. After the crowd had disappeared, the smoke had dissipated, and the air had cooled down. All that was left was a floor of trash and a few ordinary people who were cleaning the place. The place had become a lot more spacious, and many corners that Lin Sanjiu had never noticed were exposed to the light. However, since the light was only half-lit, she could barely see anything in the dark.
She sat in the cocoon pod and turned on the screen.
"Ining Calling" popped up from the top right corner. She did not have time to switch to the system language, so she quickly accepted the call. A huge peacock head appeared on the screen. Behind the green head was an empty white wall. Lin Sanjiu glanced at it, but she still could not tell where the peacock head was.
The peacock head swayed a little, and a pair of human eyes appeared from the two holes on its head. The corners of the eyes were bloodshot.
"How is it?" Lin Sanjiu asked as she examined the peacock head, "Do you have any news about the thing I asked you to find out?"
Even though the man was just a common "mercenary" in the Twelve Worlds Centrum, he was very vigilant. Lin Sanjiu hoped that the peacock head would be as cautious as he was when he was carrying out his mission.
"Of course," the peacock head said casually. "Your job is pretty easy. If I can get a few more jobs like this, I will be able to get my next visa soon."
"Tell me."
"The target is quite famous in the Twelve Worlds Centrum, so it didn't take me much effort to find out her background. She is 29 years old this year, and she comes from the Nightmare Sensory Realm. She has been wandering in the apocalyptic world for about four to five years and only arrived in the Heaven Underworld two years ago. " As Peacock Head spoke, he moved something under the screen out of the range of the camera. Lin Sanjiu's screen immediately popped up the words "Ining.
Lin Sanjiu clicked on the "Ining Files" prompt.
The file was not long, and the words only lasted for two pages. She skimmed through it and realized that most of the content happened in the Heaven Underworld. It mainly described the process of Jezebel building Bliss.
"Other than her pretty face, there's nothing special about her," the peacock head shrugged. Peacock Head shrugged. "What was that word again? It used to describe their... Oh, high-end escort?" His voice began to turn sour. "It's so convenient to be a woman. Spread your legs —"
Lin Sanjiu raised her head and shot him a glance. The peacock man immediately shut his mouth, as if he suddenly remembered that his employer was also a woman.
"Something's not right." She was not in the mood to care about the peacock head's mouth. After closing the two pages, she leaned back in her chair in annoyance. "That's all? It's too common. "
Jezebel went from a nameless posthuman who struggled between life and death every day to finally establishing a foothold in the Twelve Worlds and owning Bliss. The process could not be considered "ordinary". However, after reading through the document twice, she felt that something was missing.
"What else do you need?" The peacock head obviously did not agree with her. "I have everything! For this job, I even found her fellow villagers. No one can investigate more thoroughly than me. "
This person did have a good reputation for his work.
After Lin Sanjiu paid the remaining half of the bill, she sat in her seat and spaced out for a while. Generally speaking, the things that posthuman brought out from the Reverie Libretto were a response to their thoughts when they entered the pocket dimension. It was just like the old saying, "What you think about in the day, you dream about at night." The response was not direct, and sometimes, it did not fully satisfy the posthuman's needs. However, it was more or less related to their goals. That was why Silvan suggested that she try her luck in the Reverie Libretto.
If the virus that she brought out from the Reverie Libretto had really given her a hint, then the only possible clue was Jezebel, who was not infected.
Lin Sanjiu read through Jezebel's information again, but she still could not find any clues.
Their pasts had never overlapped, and there was no connection between their friends. Jezebel had no reason to kill her. From the information, she did not seem to know anyone who wanted to kill Lin Sanjiu.
"So, what could this clue be?"
"Since this won't work, I have only one stupid idea," Lin Sanjiu sighed. As she mumbled to herself, she opened her mail on the Mokugyo system. Silvan did not send her any news. Silvan did not send her any news. She did not know if he had come out from the underground or if the Munitions Factory was still searching for her. However, there were a few replies from the consular officer channel, accepting her mission of searching for Silvan. One of them caught her attention. "I don't know about Hai Tianqing, but I think I've heard about Sayo, who is with him. She is also in the Twelve Worlds Centrum. I will contact you once I have any news. "
The message was sent two days ago, so it was still fresh.
If she could contact Sayo, Executive Hai and B.Rabbit might not be far away. Hu Changzai also came out from the oasis, but he and the cat doctor had fallen into Puppeteer's hands. Now, there was no news from Puppeteer. Lin Sanjiu wondered if he had recovered from his injuries.
When she realized that she was worried about Puppeteer, she knew that she was worried about all her friends. After some thought, Lin Sanjiu gritted her teeth. She felt that she could afford to take a risk now. At 3: 40 am, she opened the public channel of the Mokugyo Forum and purposely sent a vulgar message, "Who knows where Puppeteer is? Tell the girl who plays with dolls to come and find me. I want to break his legs! "
Of course, she did not leave her address. Her goal was to blow up Puppeteer's whereabouts. That was enough.
Even though she had concealed her identity, Lin Sanjiu couldn't help feeling a little guilty when she wrote the message. However, aside from feeling anxious, she also felt a little happy. The moment she sent the anonymous message, or rather, a bomb, she jumped up as if she had been burned by the chair. She crouched down and crawled out of the cocoon pod.
The soft sound of the cabin door closing reverberated throughout the basement, adding to the deathly stillness of the surroundings. Lin Sanjiu was the only customer at the moment. The rest of the customers were on the lower floor. She strode toward the door, but the moment she opened it, she almost bumped into a person.
The person's reflexes were obviously not as good as hers. He staggered for a moment before regaining his balance. He lowered his head and hastily pulled down his hat. The stranger's face was once again shrouded in shadow. He glanced at Lin Sanjiu from under his hat. Without saying a word, he walked past her quickly.
Lin Sanjiu went upstairs and walked past the rows of screens to the entrance of the Mokugyo Forum. There were only a few shadows standing in front of the screen in the forum. Occasionally, there would be some noise when they bumped into something in the dark silence. No matter what they looked like, how they dressed up, or what race they were from, the people who appeared in the Mokugyo Forum at this hour always seemed a little sneaky.
But then again, Lin Sanjiu was one of those sneaky people.
One of the screens seemed to have just been used as it was still lit up. Lin Sanjiu glanced at it and saw an instant message scrolling across the screen. [Hire a bodyguard. My life is on the line, but I don't have much money.] She let out a bitter laugh, but she did not stop. She walked up the stairs and left the Mokugyo Forum.
When she arrived at Black's Market, the sun was already setting in the east. She stood on a high slope and looked into the distance. She could vaguely see the undulating shadows on the horizon, but she could not tell if they were the mountains where Mid Mountsburg was located. After buying a few new masks, Lin Sanjiu took out a few red crystals from her money pouch as she walked along the street.
She could put Jezebel's matter aside for the time being, but there was something else she could do while she was at the black market.
The cool morning air around the check-in point was gradually warmed up by the sweet aroma of fried milk cakes. Lin Sanjiu walked to the narrow shop with the sign "Duoluozhong Slices" and handed the few red crystals to the masked duoluozhong. "Give me a few milk cakes and some slices."
Time seemed to hate duoluozhong, unwilling to pass by them. Even though a few months had passed, Naga-ashi was still doing the same job in the same place. No matter how hurt or resentful it was, as a duoluozhong, it still had to return to this small shop day after day to slice, fry, steam, clean, and serve customers. Naga-ashi did not recognize Lin Sanjiu, so it quickly kept the red crystals and put the snacks into two paper bags. After the collapse of human society, plastic products became more and more scarce. Perhaps, as Nuwa said, the extinction of human beings was a good thing for every planet.
Lin Sanjiu took the paper bags without batting an eyelid. She leaned against the wall and shoved a slice into her mouth.
Naga-ashi glanced at her from the top of its mask, but it did not say anything. After a while, it looked at her again. The shop was narrow, and Lin Sanjiu was tall, so she blocked half of the front of the shop. When Lin Sanjiu ate another piece of milk cake, the duoluozhong could no longer hold itself back and said, "We don't provide dining."
"You have to have a place to eat."
"Then, can you find another place to eat?" Naga-ashi asked stiffly.
"Sure, but before that, I have a request."
Naga-ashi was stunned, and its hands slowed down.
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