Free Web NovelChapter 95: Chapter 95: Don’t Underestimate the White Zone
Wu Jiu nodded:
"This mission is not very difficult. A new mining area opened six hours ago, supposedly in some mountain range. We just received a report that a collapse has occurred, and twenty miners are missing."
The mining area is the white region, which is also the most extensive light mutation zone outside of the tower.
It’s rich in resources, including the energy needed for the operation of the High Tower and the Blue Line Grass necessary for producing nutrition meals.
Because teleportation from the tower is random, it is always members of the Investigation Corps who first find the mining areas and ensure their safety before allowing bottom-dwellers to go there to extract resources.
However, it’s not possible to guarantee absolute safety. There are too many bottom-dwellers. Suppose there are a hundred miners in a mining area, and each works for four hours. That’s a hundred plus negative attributes.
Negative attributes can’t all be treated the same; some can be extremely terrifying.
Therefore, the miners only work for four hours.
Hearing about the collapse in the mining area, Bai Wu asked:
"Is our goal to carry out a rescue?"
"Yes, we’re heading to the white region to save these miners. There’s no time to lose. Get ready, and let’s try to complete the mission today." freёweɓnovel.com
"Captain, with your strength, would you still take on such a mission?"
Bai Wu felt like an elite ninja taking on a D-rank mission.
Wu Jiu said:
"Although the mission is simple, it’s not of low importance. Actually, there are many of these missions; bottom-dwellers go to the mining areas every day and some never return. Occasionally, when there are no major missions, I also take on these tasks."
Wu Jiu still did not know about Bai Wu’s ability to increase his physique by a hundred percent when undertaking missions with increased difficulty. He just felt that this mission would be like physical therapy for Bai Wu, a warm-up.
"Okay, then I’ll go get ready."
"Good, I’ll give you two hours. In two hours, we’ll meet directly at Lower East Square. For this mission, the members of the Vanguard Group will accompany us—Yin Shuang, Wurou, Xiaoyi, and Wang Shi are also going."
Bai Wu felt that this mission should be very simple, yet something didn’t feel right.
Why didn’t the missing miners use the Return Roulette to come back?
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With two hours to prepare, Bai Wu went straight to find Liu Chengzi.
Li’s Port was still extremely crowded. The business at Liu Chengzi’s shop was still not as bustling as her love life.
"Hey, Li, don’t you know how I am towards you? You are the only one in my heart. That little issue with Zhang last time, it’s just because he liked me, is it wrong to be liked by someone?"
Liu Chengzi was on the phone, seemingly always able to find some high-quality items through her well-connected boyfriends.
"Tomorrow? I’m not free tomorrow, I have to report to the Investigation Corps. You know, I’ve just joined a new unit and am quite busy. The day after tomorrow... let me check."
Liu Chengzi took out her boyfriend schedule. The day after tomorrow she had a date with a new "puppy love", and the day after that she was supposed to dine with a clothing factory owner she’d snagged on the third floor. With Bai Wu coming as well, she could only regretfully say:
"It won’t work, I’m so annoyed. I’m busy with the Investigation Corps for the next few days and don’t have any free time. Never mind, I really want to see you. I’ll just quit my job then. This damn job is getting in the way of my love life, boo hoo."
The person on the other end of the phone eventually softened, and soon Bai Wu heard Liu Chengzi saying:
"Okay, then I won’t quit. Once I’m done with my busy period, I’ll come to see you first thing."
After hanging up the phone, Liu Chengzi looked unfazed and turned to Bai Wu:
"Brother Bai Wu, you healed up already?"
Watching Liu Chengzi’s manipulations, Bai Wu could not help but admire her; Liu Chengzi certainly had the makings of an excellent teacher.
"I need a favor from you."
"No can do, I haven’t upgraded the camera you gave me."
"Is that so, well, okay. And here I was thinking you might be able to go to the third floor."
Liu Chengzi’s ears perked up:
"Aww, I was just kidding, you know? Going or not going to the third floor doesn’t really matter, but how could I not help with Brother Bai Wu’s request?"
Bai Wu nodded very calmly, not at all surprised by Liu Chengzi’s reaction, and then he explained about the issue concerning Yan Jiu.
To give Liu Chengzi some motivation, Bai Wu took out some of Yan Jiu’s paintings:
"These paintings, if they were to circulate, could fetch a good price on the third or fourth floor, and she can draw them with ease."
"Holy shit!" The Sea Queen couldn’t help but blurt out a curse upon seeing Yan Jiu’s paintings.
Isn’t this just like a human-shaped money tree?
"I’m going to accompany her right now! I’ll let her know that life isn’t just about romance! There’s also besties!"
Watching Liu Chengzi, the Sea Queen, full of energy, Bai Wu felt very satisfied.
Yan Jiu’s personality was actually quite endearing, and the Sea Queen was someone who knew how to get along with others and make them like her.
Before leaving, Bai Wu chatted with Liu Chengzi about the camera again.
Liu Chengzi still hoped the camera could be upgraded, to take more pictures.
Bai Wu, however, was pessimistic, since his pot still hadn’t been upgraded to this day.
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Lower East Square.
After meeting up with Wu Jiu and the others, Wu Jiu began to explain the details of the task.
"Our target this time is to head to the white region. It’s unlikely we’ll encounter Evil Fallen. However, don’t let your guard down. It seems that if we reach the end of the white region, we could very well inadvertently enter a more dangerous area."
Bai Wu looked at Lin Wurou and Wang Shi among others, a bit puzzled.
The lineup for this mission was the cream of the crop, a Vanguard Group kind of lineup.
The Investigation Corps’ strongest lineup consisted of team captains, also known as the all-star lineup, which brought together all the powerful and independent team leaders only for extremely dangerous tasks.
Next were the vanguard groups from each division. The Seventh Division’s Vanguard Group was also known to have an extremely high mission completion rate within the Investigation Corps.
Heading to the white region seemed like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.
He thought of Bai Xiaoyu and Qin Lin.
One with an immortal body, the other possessed astonishing fortune.
The former was still undergoing basic knowledge training, while the latter was still undergoing case investigation. Qin Lin, in fact, was a typical case of being used as a tool by others.
Bai Wu thought that perhaps after returning from this mission, he should form a secondary Vanguard Group.
"Alright, that’s pretty much everything about the mission, let’s go."
Wu Jiu’s gaze swept over everyone, while Bai Wu observed the surroundings to ensure there were no suspicious looks targeting their Captain. He and the others then used the Teleportation Stele to leave the High Tower again.
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After the white light dissipated, Bai Wu and the group appeared in a massive mountain range.
"The weather is foggy with a visibility of fifteen meters, current temperature is 34 degrees, and within a three-hundred-meter radius, no Evil Fallen have been detected."
It was Shang Xiaoyi’s responsibility to sense their surroundings, and the absence of Evil Fallen seemed to relax him noticeably.
Bai Wu looked at the hazy outlines of the distant mountains with a sense of unease.
[Although this world is divided into multiple regions, sometimes due to the presence of certain special entities, the regions may merge—continue deeper into the mountains, and you’ll enter the next area. In this region, the Guardian holds a piece with a unique ability, which we call—the Travel Ship Ticket.]
(Thanks to everyone for your comments in the previous Chapter, they were quite a relief. In order not to affect the reading experience, I’ve deleted them for now, and I won’t fuss over these small issues anymore~)
