Free Web NovelChapter 46: Chapter 46: X River City Zoo
"Little brother, we are rich now!"
Seeing Bai Wu, Liu Chengzi was still very happy, although she couldn’t freeload off Ye Weiming, but all in all, her income today was much higher than usual.
Bai Wu nodded, earning money was the main goal of the live stream.
"Ah! I’ve met Lord Constantine himself! I’m so happy!" Ye Weiming behaved like a little fanboy.
Ghost Grinding Firm was the organization Wu Jiu had been involved with before joining the Investigation Corps, enjoying a wide variety of odd jobs that matched the mindset of those at the bottom, grounded, with a humble attitude.
However, that was all an act. Since the kid was sent to him for cultivation, Bai Wu said,
"You’re happy too soon. My name is Bai Wu, not Constantine. If I hear you call me Constantine again, I will fire you on the spot."
Ye Weiming was stunned...
Hadn’t Guzi told him that the new boss was cultured, easy-going, and approachable? Why did it feel like he’d been tricked?
Ye Weiming even felt a kind of oppressive aura.
Bai Wu had returned for serious matters, and he went straight to the point:
"After returning to High Tower, it will be twelve hours before we can go outside the Tower again, so in the next twelve hours, prepare for the next live stream."
"What do you mean... you’ve just come back to the Tower and now you want to go out again?" Liu Chengzi looked at Bai Wu in surprise.
Ye Weiming was also puzzled; it was his first time seeing someone so eager to leave the Tower.
Bai Wu said,
"This time leaving the Tower, the main goal is not exploration, but survival."
Simply put, to raise the Innate Force to the second tier.
Humans know ghost terror, and ghosts understand human wickedness. The Evil Fallen outside the Tower were ghosts; they might be ferocious, but humans might encounter even more terrifying humans at the higher levels.
Bai Wu even wondered... if he might encounter people from the gambling den.
"Dwarf must have given you a heads up, right? The matter about the third level."
Ye Weiming was at first stunned. Who was Dwarf?
Then he realized, Dwarf was Gu Qingyu, Guzi.
He had a strange expression on his face. In the Bizarre Jungle, he didn’t find Constantine that impressive, but now he thought this man... was very strong.
Back when Guzi was at Ghost Grinding, even the female boss wouldn’t dare call him short to his face.
"What matter on the third level? You know each other?"
Liu Chengzi sensed something was off.
"Sort of. After I return to High Tower, he will start working under me. In two days, I will go with him to the third level to handle a case."
Bai Wu thought Liu Chengzi might ask about the case, but women’s thoughts were completely different:
"You’re going to the third level? That’s great! Really? Can you buy some stuff for me then?"
She swiftly wrote a shopping list with incredible speed. It included clothes, bags, shoes, perfume, lipstick, scarves.
Also gifts for men, a total of six, including belts, briefcases, ties, figurines, and so on.
From the various gifts, one could tell that Sea Queen was very clear about the preferences of the fish in her pond.
Bai Wu found it strange and asked,
"Can’t you buy things from the upper three levels on any normal day?"
"Of course not. Even if you occasionally get the chance to be summoned by someone from the upper levels to work as a laborer, you’re only given partial access to certain routes, and you’re not allowed to enter various shops and entertainment venues."
Bai Wu suddenly understood why, despite such a large population at the lower levels, there were no factories, because the processing plants were all on the upper three levels.
They controlled all kinds of resources, and the lower levels basically used what was left over by the upper three levels.
Most people’s clothes were sold at the lower levels only after they couldn’t be sold at the upper levels.
And could be sold at a higher price at the lower levels. This was just one example; in fact, other than the basic materials needed for survival which the lower levels could produce themselves, any items that could improve quality of life... could only be used after they were left over by the higher levels.
Even these unwanted items from the upper levels were fought over like treasures in the lower levels.
Bai Wu silently laughed to himself, growing even more disgusted with the first group of people who had entered High Tower.
How much greed would one need to establish such a societal system reminiscent of the slave era?
Bai Wu even speculated that maybe the first group to enter High Tower went straight to the top tier, obtaining some kind of power that enabled them to rule the tiers below?
After all, only after realizing they had the power to dictate alone, would they start such a backward societal system.
"So us folks from the bottom going up to the third floor aren’t permitted on many streets. To go to certain places, you need a permit for these areas?"
"That’s about right. Additionally, one must wear a tracking device."
Liu Chengzi and Ye Weiming had actually grown accustomed to it, but Bai Wu felt a strange sensation inside once more.
He couldn’t quite articulate it, and in the end, he too could only sit with a calm expression.
He could fake various expressions, but when he showed his true self, his range of expressions was very limited.
"Anything else? Opportunities to go to the higher floors are rare, so I’ll try to bring you as much as I can."
"Ah... Wouldn’t it be too much to carry? Is it easy to carry?"
"As long as the total weight doesn’t exceed 20.5kg, it should be fine."
"Oh, then I’ll prepare some gifts for Bootlicker too."
Sea Queen felt she was being incredibly thoughtful and began writing her shopping list with high spirits.
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After giving some instructions to Ye Weiming and Liu Chengzi, Bai Wu returned to his residence to replenish his energy.
He now had to manage his time well, becoming a master of time management.
At four in the morning, Bai Wu groggily woke up; he had slept for eleven hours.
After eating the distasteful meal replacement, Bai Wu was brimming with energy. An extra hour of sleep meant he could last an additional hour outside the tower.
After changing into Constantine’s clothes, Bai Wu headed to Eastern Square. One needed to rest for twelve hours before venturing outside the tower again.
This also led to the various floors of the High Tower having a day-night cycle under the simulation of a ceiling, though many people had actually grown accustomed to a certain rhythm of life.
Exiting the tower, return after four hours, sleep, eat, exit the tower twelve hours later, return after four hours, sleep, eat... and the cycle repeated.
So even at this time, members of various divisions of the Investigation Corps were at their posts.
Constantine had already gained some fame on the lower levels.
Seeing the cloak and smiling mask, the inspectors of the Investigation Corps chatted idly with Bai Wu before letting him through.
Bai Wu also observed his surroundings; the feedback from Prayle’s Eye showed that everything was normal.
The area he was heading to this time was the blue zone. He did not use the Traction Disc.
Bai Wu decided to avoid Cain for a while and quietly level up.
In two days, he was to head to the third level. He had to maximize his use of time and try to stay a full two days. The moment the number was generated, Bai Wu memorized it, and a blue light engulfed him.
The next moment, he was outside the tower again.
Even though it was four in the morning, Liu Chengzi and Ye Weiming had already begun preparing for the next broadcast.
The moment the massive TV wall in the middle of the port lit up, people saw Constantine’s figure once more.
But the environment around him wasn’t the twisted jungle anymore, it was the ruins of a zoo from seven hundred years ago.
Constantine’s luck didn’t seem to be very good because the moment he appeared, he encountered three ostrich-like Evil Fallen.
The audience grew excited, finally getting to see a man-eating scene! Some of Constantine’s fans were both worried and excited.
Outside the tower, Bai Wu watched the three ostriches approaching slowly, as if sniffing for some scent but appearing hesitant due to their inability to smell anything.
The size of the three ostriches was enormous compared to a normal ostrich.
"[Second-level mutant Evil Fallen, Mutation Entry: Innate Force. They can share their vision. Though you are barely able to protect yourself with your strength, facing three of them, it’s a good idea for you to think about how you’d like to write your will. If you don’t have a pen and paper, I suggest you back away a bit.]
Without negative emotions, the monsters couldn’t perceive their prey, even at close range; they would not immediately attack.
But it wasn’t ruled out that getting too close, the Evil Fallen would try to use their senses. So Bai Wu slowly distanced himself from the three ostriches.
On the TV wall at the port, this scene puzzled many viewers.
"Why don’t the Evil Fallen attack him?"
"Why would they attack him? Constantine is invincible and utterly unflappable, right?"
"Such a calm broadcaster is rare to see. I always thought that only dead people could encounter Evil Fallen without panicking."
The people inside the tower were baffled.
Bai Wu, on the other hand, was surveying his surroundings and soon spotted a sign. He finally realized what kind of area he was in.
It was an old wooden sign, hanging on a power pole by the road.
One of the characters was broken, only revealing the words "City Zoo;" the character in front of "City" had long disappeared.
"[The reality that humans are penned and kept as cattle and animals doesn’t only exist in the High Tower; places like that also exist outside. This place used to be a zoo, but now, we might call it... People’s Garden. Current area exploration degree, 0. Remaining Evil Fallen, seven hundred forty-four. Doomsday Puzzle pieces for this area not yet obtained. My evaluation: I’ve even prepared the conclusion. You’d better hurry back to the city.]
Tsk, the white zone he went to could be compared to the blue zone, and the blue zone he was in? Looking at the notes... it might as well be compared to the purple zone, right? What kind of constitution is this?
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Bai Wu was intrigued, the remaining seven hundred forty-four Evil Fallen. For leveling up by hanging around, this was the worst possible place.
But what’s that old saying... since I’m here already.
(To be continued)
