Snake Tongue suddenly woke up from her meditative state. The living room of the yacht was empty. Yin Le was nowhere to be seen.
The virtual work area was still lit up, and the interface was constantly refreshing with information. Ability users from all over the world were revolving around the hot topic of last night. Wave after wave of discussions were launched, and the keywords were none other than Luo Nan, the airship, the Amaterasu Order, and so on.
For the spectators, the matter was over, and it was time for them to show their strength.
But for the people involved, was it really over?
Snake Tongue looked at the time. It was approximately 4 in the morning. It had only been five or six hours since the intercontinental airship incident.
The atmosphere in Ban City was still very low, making her heart feel heavy.
Snake Tongue adjusted her aura and followed the feeling in her heart. She slowly stood up. There was no one around, but she still took traditional steps out of the living room and took the small elevator to the upper deck.
There were few lights on the passenger terminal, but the darkest hour had passed. The railings on the deck, deck chairs, and other decorations all revealed their silhouettes in the dusk. At the same time, there was a figure at the bow of the ship, who knew how long it had been standing there.
"Secretary Yin."
"Madam Northmountain."
Even though they had adjusted it many times, the way they addressed each other was not precise enough. They were unfamiliar and polite, just like their relationship.
"Don't you want to rest for a while?"
"There are some matters in the headquarters that need to be dealt with."
"Thank you for your hard work."
Di City was three hours earlier than Ban City, so it was about time to deal with things. Needless to say, some things did not care about time.
Just like this moment.
Snake Tongue only casually greeted him. Her gaze and mind were cast outside the yacht.
The bow of the anchored yacht was pointing towards the east. The lake was vast, and one could see everything at a glance. One could even see the glaze that had been quietly painted on where the water met the sky.
At this time, the ground was still being colored layer by layer. A few clouds were piled there randomly. Stirred by the changing colors, they vaguely turned into indigo mountains, adding a sense of composition to the design.
Snake Tongue furrowed her brows slightly. She looked at the sky and clouds in the distance, which were gradually brightening. The feeling in her heart seemed to have been illuminated a little, but it still wasn't vivid enough.
Yin Le followed her line of sight and gently exhaled. "Is it sunrise? I thought there would be no sun today, thick clouds, and low atmospheric pressure. "
"It doesn't feel good enough."
The conversation that had been going on and on was suddenly stuck here. In fact, both sides of the conversation had captured a common understanding from each other's perception.
They didn't say anything else and just stared at the boundary of the water and sky from afar.
The sun was still below the horizon, but at this moment, in the layers of glaze, in the indigo mist mountain range, there was clearly a different type of power stirring restlessly.
It was hidden deep under the vast laws of nature, but it could not wait to stretch out its claws. It was even half a step beyond the newborn sun. In the eastern horizon, it pressed out a ferocious shape.
"Yun!" Yin Le exclaimed.
The Azure Cloud Peak that was piled up on the horizon suddenly collapsed. Then, under the distortion of that clear power, branches were pulled out, almost losing the nature that clouds should have, turning into the shadow that came with that power, following the contours of the sky and the water body, extending in all directions.
The amount of clouds over there wasn't much. After a few stretches, they became so thin that they couldn't be seen. However, the image of the roots spreading out, piercing into the void, and supporting the structure of water and sky was still deeply engraved in Snake Tongue and Yin Le's pupils and hearts.
"The Fusang Divine Tree …."
Snake Tongue subconsciously extended her hand, wanting to cover her eyes, but it was already too late. She lowered her arm halfway, and her face turned pale. She had just looked directly at the operation of a high-level power and subconsciously analyzed it. It had caused quite a bit of a backlash for her.
Who knew how many unlucky people were like her in the past few minutes in the entirety of Ban City.
Yin Le was much better off because she was already used to borrowing the power of the Bloodsoul Temple of the Abyss District to observe high-level things. Although the Bloodsoul Temple of the Abyss District seemed to have changed again ….
"What method is this?" Yin Le's mind was suspended in the Abyss District, painstakingly distinguishing the deeper meaning behind the turbulent storm. Unfortunately, her level wasn't high enough. She became more and more confused as she watched.
"It's nothing more than a seal." Snake Tongue was unable to sense the details, but she understood the gist of it even more. "It's not a good thing …."
Yin Le's thoughts were chaotic. "The Amaterasu Order wants to make a move in Ban City? This is their headquarters! "
"This isn't the first time."
Snake Tongue paused for a moment, then concluded, "It just depends on who they're targeting."
Yin Le suddenly turned her head. "Where is Mister?"
"…."
Yeah, where was Luo Nan?
Even at this critical moment, that person had stubbornly disappeared without a trace.
Whether it was Snake Tongue or Yin Le, they could half-guess and half-feel the faint light of the first rays of dawn. They could feel the gradually extending and gradually permeating psychic pressure.
There was still a bit of coolness in the Northern Mountain Lake during the early hours of the morning. But as the faint light of dawn enveloped them, their bodies inexplicably felt a bit hot and dry. It stirred their energies, making them feel quite uncomfortable.
This change was much more direct and sharp than the change in the clouds at the edge of the sky.
Snake Tongue lowered her eyelids and tightened her mind. She whispered, "Don't expose yourself to the outside."
"Indeed." Yin Le gave one last glance at the light of the clouds at the edge of the sky. She turned around and walked back, but she hadn't taken two steps when she sensed something at the same time as Snake Tongue.
In the blink of an eye, the two saw a small flying machine suddenly soar into the sky from the warehouse at the dock. It didn't obey the traffic rules of the peaceful trade market. It flew straight into the clouds and soon disappeared from their line of sight.
Yin Le and Snake Tongue glanced at each other. They both furrowed their brows.
In this kind of situation, as long as one was an ability user, they would have to make some sort of reaction. However, most of them would be like Yin Le and Snake Tongue. They would be muddle-headed and make guesses. Captain Jimmy's reaction was too obvious.
This wasn't strange. After all, they were backed by Quantum Corporation and even the government and military.
On the other hand, over at the inner world …...
The two hurriedly returned to the living room on the lower deck.
It was quite strange. As they entered the shadowy area of the cabin, the discomfort brought about by the disturbance of energy naturally calmed down. The effects were immediate.
They just didn't know if this was a temporary phenomenon.
The projection work area was still flickering at this time. The interface where Luo Nan and the Amaterasu Order spammed before finally had some other elements mixed in:
"Ban City, Fantasy Clouds?"
This topic had just appeared for a few seconds when another freshly baked topic flipped to the top. "Ban City's Sunrise. Please help me decipher it."
"Vitality is restless? I nearly went berserk just now. The coordinates are the Xitian District of Ban City. "
"The Divine Tree's Kingdom of Heaven descends!"
… …
Since the topics discussed in the forum were closely related to Ban City, the words that followed easily swept away a large amount of attention from the world.
Yin Le opened a few posts and similar topics became very influential. She used the waterfall mode of intelligent categorization to automatically select keywords. She scrolled for over half an hour, but the more she scrolled, the more she scrolled.
However, the majority of the posts were pictures, descriptions, conjectures, and the like. Aside from pointing the spearhead at the Amaterasu Order, there wasn't anything useful.
Yin Le's brows furrowed. She wanted to go to a more professional circle to take a look. Just as she left the post page, she saw a new post that was highlighted, pinned to the top, and other effects. It forcefully appeared in the very center of the work area.
The bright red words were extremely glaring.
Most importantly, the poster was from the Ban City branch of the ability user society.
Yin Le's wristband buzzed and vibrated at this moment.
She lowered her head to glance at it, and her brows furrowed even tighter.
"This is troublesome!"
The forum post opened as she spoke. The information on the wristband was split into two screens and projected onto the work area. The reason why Yin Le did this was because the things described on both sides were exactly the same. Even the words and sentences used were exactly the same!
The gist of it was that Ban City's side discovered that an extremely dangerous mutant had infiltrated. The Amaterasu Order was righteous and had taken the initiative to open a so-called "Divine Nation" to protect the safety of the citizens. The Ban City branch demanded that all ability users in Ban City immediately register online and report their location as well as the brief situation of the nearby ability users. They were to cooperate with the Ban City government and the SCA in conducting a comparison of social authority in order to ensure safety and so on.
"Big Suo's entire city … Is the Ban City branch sticking their faces under the feet of a true god? Are they willing to act like cows and horses to play with?"
The above words weren't said by Yin Le or Snake Tongue. It was the ridicule of some spectator on the forum.
However, this person's words hit the nail on the head.
As an ability user society branch organization without an Extraordinary overseeing it, the Ban City branch had already been reduced to a vassal of the Amaterasu Order over a decade ago. Normally, it was invisible. Now that it had jumped out, it was nothing more than a marionette on stage.
"This is … looking for Mister?"
Yin Le and Snake Tongue looked at each other once more. They both felt that trouble was imminent.
The power of the Amaterasu Order, coupled with the semi-official nature of the Ban City branch, really did possess something akin to a legal coercion in the inner world.
It was more or less the same as "fight if you don't accept it".
Even if they were cooperating, Yin Le could go register, but she was the only candidate who could register.
It was true that Snake Tongue had an ordinary identity in Ban City, but in the end, it was just a facade. She had always hidden her true identity and notoriety.
Not to mention Luo Nan, who had made his debut under the name of Mister Mo. However, there was no such person as Mister Mo in this world. Even though Yin Le had left some arrangements in Di City over the past two days, it was enough to deal with normal situations.
The people on the ship gathered together and corroborated each other. The logical clues were chaotic. To sum it up:
Suspects!
However, wasn't this a bit of a roundabout way too big?
"I thought we were going to charge into geosynchronous orbit and then turn back …. Isn't Mars better?"
Captain Jimmy walked into the main hall with large strides. He had circled back from the Quantum Corporation branch in Ban City. The private airship had just finished connecting with his flying craft.
However, the sarcasm in his words was not limited to his family's itinerary.
Bai Xinyan could be seen from afar standing in front of a projected area that was not yet clear. Her complexion was normal, and she was even smiling and greeting Captain Jimmy. Next to her was Yukawa Eisuke. He had an unlucky expression on his face. He was sickly and dispirited. He turned a blind eye to Captain Jimmy's arrival.
"You're beating around the bush because you can't find him!"
"Hehe, you're still so self-confident!"
Captain Jimmy was still a bit confused about the new mission he had been assigned. He only knew that he was to assist the Amaterasu Order in finding a powerful individual who had been in hiding for a long time. However, this did not stop him from fiercely attacking Bai Xinyan when the opportunity presented itself.
"This is the truth. The Amaterasu Order has used methods that are close to flipping the table. From sunrise until now, they still haven't locked onto their target. "
Bai Xinyan carelessly brought up the Amaterasu Order. "It's said that this is due to the surrounding area having some convoluted and distorted space-time dimensions. Excluding natural phenomena, it's the interference of the Extraordinary plane. It's a shielding interference …."
"It's also a big problem."
The one who concluded was a middle-aged man of unclear age. He did not come here in person, but rather appeared in the projection area.
The most direct impression he gave others was that he was bald.
His eyebrows and beard were sparse, and his skin was pale. He gave others the feeling that he didn't have enough nutrients to support the growth of his hair. He looked very thin and weak. Perhaps this had something to do with the large robe he wore.
The seventh generation Dynamo Core had already recorded the data of all the Extraordinaries in the world, and it was updated in real time. Captain Jimmy completed the match in the first instance. He immediately straightened his legs and puffed out his chest.
"Your Majesty."
This bald middle-aged man was the Pope of the Hundred Collections.
Jimmy was still puzzled. This Majesty had just finished attacking Luo Nan, yet he came back to find trouble. Where was the logic?
Uh ….
Captain Jimmy was not an idiot. He looked at the three people gathered before him and thought of last night's arduous training. He suddenly grasped the inner connection within.
Trouble = Luo Nan?
Was this scene set up for Luo Nan?
But wasn't that fellow several thousand kilometers away? Could it be that he had returned?
Bai Xinyan suddenly asked, "Your Majesty, do you think that there's someone behind Luo Nan?"
"There's no need to rush to conclusions."
The Pope of the Hundred Collections faintly smiled. His face was sparse with hair, and his expression was amiable. "The truth is that there's a strange existence in Ban City right now. He's suspected to be an Extraordinary, but he's different from all the other Extraordinaries on Earth. Of course, we need to investigate his background …. He might not be a living person. "
"If he's not a living person, then what is he?"
"It's hard to estimate. The initial probing won't have any results. After all, I'm not proficient in the mental side."
"......"
The Pope of the Amaterasu Order, Majesty, was the spiritual leader of millions of believers. He was the world's top mental Extraordinaire. For him to say that he wasn't proficient in the mental side was truly the biggest joke in the world!
The Pope still smiled amiably. "You can't view the convenience of horse racing as an ability. Besides, there's no future in the mental side. Perhaps you agree? "
Captain Jimmy discovered that he couldn't get a word in edgewise. He was the same as Yukawa Eishuke next to him. They were completely superfluous.
He only heard Bai Xinyan respond. "The road ahead was paved by a character like Majesty. How could I think so much …. Oh, the registration of the Ban City branch has been updated."
"Tell me about it."
"Currently, there are more than three thousand four hundred people registered. Among them, seven hundred are at least Awakened."
As she spoke, Bai Xinyan projected another distribution map. With Ban City as the background, the map was dotted with dots of varying density.
Next to him, Yukawa Eishuke's pupils dilated slightly. He secretly compared the image with the information he had. He felt that this included almost all the secret orders and supernatural organizations in Osaka. Even if it wasn't 100% accurate, it was close to 80% accurate.
"Not enough," the Pope said simply.
"The time limit isn't up yet."
"This is a problem of attitude."
"I will convey Majesty's opinion."
Bai Xinyan shrugged. "Next, Majesty, please arrange for your subordinates to communicate with the various Orders and organizations in Ban City. The Ban City branch and the SCA will send a message to those who have records but haven't voluntarily registered. If necessary, they will visit and urge them. All work will be completed by 1: 30 PM. By that time, Ban City will have more or less been plowed, and we can begin the next phase of the operation. "
Captain Jimmy also stared at the distribution map and searched for relevant information. His mind was racing. After a few seconds, he suddenly spoke.
"Does our team also need to report?"
Bai Xinyan glanced at him. Her eyes were clear and calm, but in Captain Jimmy's eyes, there was a hidden meaning.
He liked this … especially liked to destroy this!
So, he spoke again. "For the past few days, we have been neighbors with a few aptitude users. We also watched them work and discuss business … They probably aren't locals of Ban City. So far, it seems like they haven't registered yet?"
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