Free Web NovelChapter 36: Chapter 36: Clues to Passing Through
The second level of the High Tower, Command Room of Team Seven of the Investigation Corps.
Wu Jiu was processing documents.
Not long ago, a high-ranking official from the Garrison Corps of Gao Ta Town contacted Wu Jiu, indicating that the next time they left the tower, it was very likely they would bring along a member of the Garrison Corps.
Compared to the Investigation Corps, the Garrison Corps of Gao Ta Town held a special position, but their overall strength was weaker.
This seemed contradictory, but the rule had never changed.
Nor had anyone from the Investigation Corps tried to vie for more power, at least not before Wu Jiu, because no one knew what kind of power the rulers at the top held.
The phone suddenly rang, and Wu Jiu picked it up to hear a triumphant female voice:
"Hey, Little Jiujiu, I’ve taken care of the matter you arranged for me, oh. But acting as a bodyguard outside the tower, that I can’t do."
Wu Jiu frowned. This woman was good in many ways, and she was efficient, but she was too greedy and too loose-lipped. ƒree𝑤ebnσvel.com
"With Yezi’s help, he will definitely become a new star of the lower levels."
Wu Jiu responded indifferently,
"Anything else?"
"How can you be so cold?"
"If there’s nothing else, I can hang up now. Contact me if there’s an issue, I’m still very busy."
"There is an issue! Yezi is one of my potential successors. How will you compensate me for exposing him prematurely?"
Wu Jiu’s eyes smiled.
He had entrusted Ghost Grinding Firm with the protection of Bai Wu, but that was just one aspect of it.
Throughout the monitoring process of Bai Wu, although Bai Wu had also been counter-surveilling, he did not seem very resistant, which allowed Wu Jiu to learn about Bai Wu’s actions.
Furthermore, since Bai Wu had picked a mask at the armory, and the Garrison Corps would report any movements in the lower levels immediately, Wu Jiu quickly deduced something:
Bai Wu might be planning to "unconventionally start a business," engaging in genuine live streaming of life outside the tower.
Wu Jiu had put a lot of thought into this process.
First, he instructed Jing Chu to not reveal the source of Bai Wu’s mask, then when Liu Chengzi went to contact the live streaming sponsor, Wu Jiu spent a lot of money to secretly get Ghost Grinding Firm to network on his behalf, in fact, Liu Chengzi alone would not have been able to get things done so quickly.
Next came Bai Wu’s live stream. To keep the viewers from learning the correct process and to prevent Bai Wu’s new business from failing prematurely, he contacted someone from Ghost Grinding again.
This "Little Dwarf old flame" in Bai Wu’s eyes was then arranged to be Ye Weiming.
One of the purposes was to let Bai Wu earn money, the second purpose was because people from the lower levels held many fantasies about grassroots non-official investigators, that is, freelance mercenaries.
It was like people always believed that true experts lived among the common folks, and Bai Wu could satisfy that fantasy.
This could help "Constantine" accumulate a certain level of popularity and prestige, although Wu Jiu did not yet know how to use this prestige, but he sensed it.
Perhaps one day, "Constantine" could change the destiny of the people on the lower levels.
"Speaking of which, you’re too good to this kid, aren’t you? You two haven’t known each other for long. Damn, you don’t really like men, do you?"
Wu Jiu ignored the nonsense from the woman on the other end of the phone:
"When my man comes back, I’ll have him contact Ye Weiming. He’s a very smart kid, but my man can bring out his talent."
Ye Weiming was from the analytical school, set to be the successor to Little Dwarf’s old flame, and Bai Wu gave Wu Jiu the impression of being a grandmaster of the analytical school, which was also a way of taking care of the old flame.
"You keep saying ’my man, my man,’ then what am I to you?"
"A handyman."
Ignoring the anger on the other end of the phone, Wu Jiu decisively hung up.
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Outside the tower, in an unknown jungle.
Bai Wu, Liang Yu, and Qin Lin entered deep into a tree hole, which was bigger than any tree hole the trio had stayed in before.
The tree hole was also home to red phosphorescent mushrooms, which gave the entire cavity an eerily sanguine aura.
"When you come to understand this area as a stomach, you should know that the tree hole, the giant woods, the tunnels, and the mushrooms, all have their roles to play."
Hidden deep within the tree hole was a notebook. This, too, was quite odd.
"What’s written in here?" Liang Yu flipped through it, found that he couldn’t understand it, and handed it over to Bai Wu.
Bai Wu couldn’t make sense of the symbols inside either, although they did bear some resemblance to the ones on the walls of the Ninth Hospital.
"It says you want to practice this power... Okay, although I’ve got the wrong script, Dandelion indeed has no lower body, and if one day you decide to become Evil Fallen, you might need to consider the cost. As for these symbols, they are the scripture of Dandelion. To interpret the content, perhaps you’ll need to unlock the prerequisite stages."
The information in the note was surprisingly sparse, reminiscent of a similar situation they had encountered with the patterns on the walls of the hospital.
The note could only provide information beyond the content itself.
The scripture, does Dandelion seek redemption through these patterns?
"Let’s go, the information in this tree hole is very limited."
Last time, Bai Wu took the ring, but this time he left the notebook behind.
From the remarks in the note, Bai Wu guessed that these hiding places were interconnected in a certain order.
Perhaps, like the archives in the Ninth Hospital ward, the notebook was something that could only be consulted during the final boss battle.
After leaving the tree hole, Bai Wu sped up:
"We’d best hurry, it’s going to rain."
"But what about Laoda..." Qin Lin hesitated to continue.
"He’ll be fine."
The more Yang Zhen battled the Evil Fallen, the more precisely he could control himself amid chaos.
At least for a certain period of time, Yang Zhen could safely buy time for his teammates.
Soon, Bai Wu and the others discovered another hiding place, this time not a tree hole, but a treehouse.
"Welcome to Dandelion’s publicly known house, which contains items necessary for passing the first stage, so keep your eyes peeled."
With the help of the Innate Force, Bai Wu easily climbed up to the treehouse; Liang Yu did not follow, for he always felt like a target hanging on an unknown giant tree.
Bai Wu wanted to separate Liang Yu and Qin Lin, so he said:
"Then you stay down here, ready to cover us or assist Yang Zhen."
Liang Yu nodded and remained outside the treehouse.
The treehouse was very clean, and even the stench of blood from outside was much less noticeable. An ordinary treehouse, long uninhabited, would have a decaying smell.
But this house did not.
The entire jungle board was laid out with each hiding spot correlating with certain information.
This treehouse was a supply room.
Inside were three items. freeweɓnøvel.com
"What are these?"
Of the three, Qin Lin could only recognize one item—the Return Roulette.
In Bai Wu’s eyes appeared the next puzzle; the notes for all three items were the same.
"Unlike last time, you can take away all three items, but two of them will lead you astray. Only one can truly help the four of you escape the predicament. The syringe contains a Negative Status Cleansing Potion, the umbrella can resist acid rain, and that round object is a usable Return Roulette."
Here was another puzzle.
Although they could take all three objects, attempting to use one of the other two might lead to the death of one of the trio.
So the question now was between the Return Roulette, the debuff-clearing potion, and the acid rain-resistant umbrella.
Choose one, and only one item could lead them to the next stage.
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