Chapter 882: Chapter 880: Rotten Meat (Part 1) Chapter 882: Chapter 880: Rotten Meat (Part 1) [Work for the day commenced, entering containment scene 3-0009]
[Current SAN Points 58, current Inspiration 99]
With Fu Qian embarking on the task, the familiar prompt appeared.
[Select the skills and equipment you want to carry]
Fu Qian thought for a moment, considering the names of the items, he decided to bring the seldom-used Worm Whistle in addition to his usual selections.
[…4%…6%…10%…18%…34%…66%…100%, containment scene loaded]
[Greedy Worms feed on rotting flesh, voracious and never satisfied.
Fresh blood and flesh are unbearable for them and must be discarded.
Fortunately, what they are best at is accelerating decay.]
[Condition for containment completion, sabotage Jiang En’s promotion ceremony]
Unrestricted Level 3 items?
Even the target has a name?
Although the introduction was brief, Fu Qian expressed great satisfaction with the unfolding of this mission.
However, sabotaging promotion ceremonies, these recent opportunities for villains, had he been doing them a bit too often?
Lost in such thoughts, the scene before him shifted.
Even before his senses had fully recovered, Fu Qian sensed some threat nearby, and zeroed in on a presence not far away.
A demigod? Was this a sign that things were not going to be simple?
Wait, this presence seemed familiar.
His mind raced, and suddenly, Fu Qian realized something.
The next moment, a warm glow entered his vision.
At the same time, the silhouette of someone vigorously writing outside the door seemed to sense something and slowly looked up.
Dressed in stylish professional attire, with delicate yet commanding features who betrayed no specific age.
Indeed, it was the Capital Night Watchman Chief Yuan, whom he hadn’t seen in a while.
The one he was planning to casually complete the task for and then find to have a chat.
This place, wasn’t it–Without making a sound, Fu Qian turned his head to look around.
Lounge chairs, counter, bookshelves, everything was so familiar, indeed it was his bookstore that hadn’t been opened for many days.
Isn’t this too much of a coincidence? If it weren’t for the clear task prompt a moment ago, he would have thought it was an operational error.
So, was this mission to be completed in Shangjing, directly under the identity of a bookstore owner?
Doesn’t that mean he could even resort to the power of the Night Watchman?
To sum up, Level 3 items, unrestricted capabilities, clear targets, and even assistants could be called.
What an ultimate satisfying setup!
Fu Qian couldn’t help but marvel, stating that it finally felt a bit like a weekend.
It was not until Yuan Shan came up and knocked that he rose from his seat.
“You really do appear out of nowhere!”
Upon entering, Chief Yuan expressed genuine emotion.
“I was just about to leave when you suddenly startled me.”
“Me as well.”
Fu Qian empathized.
“Did you need me for something?”
“Yes, but more specifically to make sure you’re alright.”
Yuan Shan shook the paper ball in her hands and then, with a graceful parabola, tossed it into the corner trash can.
“When did you get back?”
She sat down and asked Fu Qian.
After the trip to Ye Island?
A simple question, yet Fu Qian read significant information from it.
For a moment, he seemed to understand what a certain number in his vision meant.
Indeed, at the same time he had appeared in the bookstore, a countdown had appeared in the upper left corner of his vision, just like during his first mission, showing that there were less than twenty-four hours left.
From the angle at which sunlight entered the bookstore, it could be determined that it was around two o’clock in the afternoon.
That is to say, the countdown ended almost exactly when he had entered the warehouse in another world.
Could it be because of that limitation?
In that case, if he were now to log off and rest, waiting until midnight to be forcibly recruited again, would the countdown be more lenient?
“Just now, what happened?”
Caught up in his musings, Fu Qian answered honestly.
“Where’s Su Gao?”
Yuan Shan didn’t seem to question the truth of the answer.
“Her vacation has ended.”
Regarding this question, Fu Qian chose to directly repeat what Su Gao had said at the time.
Yuan Shan was momentarily at a loss for words.
In her view, Su Gao undoubtedly had an extraordinary relationship with the person before her.
From what she had learned previously, that person had almost immediately come here after stabilizing their status following their promotion to Demigod.
Now, after only a few days, she just left because her vacation had ended? She didn’t even return to Shangjing together.
“So you want to confirm that I am alright in some aspect?”
Fu Qian didn’t elaborate further and directly asked after thinking.
“Do you know something happened over at Ye Island?”
“What happened?”
“You haven’t heard while being there? The conflict between the Siren and Yasui was big news!”
Yuan Shan frowned slightly.
“So you mean that… I was engrossed in tea ceremonies and fortune-telling at the time and didn’t pay much attention to anything else.”
Tea ceremonies and fortune-telling… Yuan Shan’s breath intensified slightly.
Anyway, she found it hard to associate these two words with the man in front of her.
“The conflict between the groups is one thing, but mainly it was the unusual actions of a certain Demigod that caused quite a few civilian casualties, which worsened the situation.”
However, despite her shock, Yuan Shan didn’t beat around the bush and directly pointed out the crux of the matter.
“Sybil, right?”
Fu Qian nodded.
“Her defection in battle was sensational enough, but to think that it was a feigned defection. Yasui was too complacent, probably because they’ve been living too comfortably?”
“Perhaps…”
Facing Fu Qian’s comment, Yuan Shan momentarily had a peculiar expression.
This opinion was undoubtedly the mainstream view in the market; anyone who followed the matter closely would probably come to a similar conclusion.
But the problem was, this man was no ordinary person!
Plus, adding Su Gao, two Demigods went to Ye Island, and soon after, a disturbance broke out there.
Although it seemed like a fight between groups, something still felt odd.
“So you came to find me just for this matter? You can’t possibly think that I was also manipulating things behind the scenes?”
At this point, it was as if Fu Qian suddenly realized something and looked incredulous.
“How could I… I just thought that Ye Island was a place of dispute, and thought it would be better for you not to stay there. I happened to have some time today, so I came here to check on you.”
Yuan Shan quickly explained.
“I also need to thank you for your advice before leaving; the trouble brewed up by Gulad has been mostly handled.”
“Just a simple effort, I only moved my lips in the whole matter.”
Fu Qian waved his hand, giving off a Caring Valley demeanor.
In fact, strictly speaking, the whole issue even originated from him.
And while being modest, he looked around and finally found a kettle, promptly putting it on to boil.
“Speaking of which, where are the people you summoned? Even if they were slow, they should have arrived by now.”
After sorting it out, he suddenly realized something and looked up to remind Yuan Shan.
“Based on Old Master Logan’s last experience, you better not bring them here to me.”