The King of Black Fog

"The situation is turning grim," one said.

"Hasn't it always been like this?" came the reply.

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Eagles soar through the sky, fish dart in the shallow waters,...

Chapter 215: "The Classic of Mountains and Seas"? "Strange Tales"? Actually, it's "Approaching Science".

Zheng Qing nodded to her and continued:

"Because of the newspapers, the special operations bureau's top experts are already well-known and famous. If they go abroad, they may be assassinated by the other side, or they may be suspected of having a conspiracy."

"So you came to us?" Yang Qinglan asked.

"Initially, the Special Operations Bureau was looking for Miss Yaochi." Zheng Qing glanced at Yaochi, who was resting her chin on her hand, looking like a female elite in the workplace.

She wore a women's casual suit, and indeed possessed the idealized elegance and beauty of a working woman, while her white hair gave her a dreamlike charm.

"But she recommended the three of you, believing that it would be safer to work with you and that the mission would have a higher success rate."

“If we can bring that thing back,” Yaochi said, her voice lazy and alluring, “we can choose any of the Special Operations Bureau’s visualization techniques, but they cannot be passed on to outsiders.”

Yang Qinglan looked at Li Changzhou; it was time to bargain.

"Um, just asking," Li Changzhou said, "what's the highest level of observation technology currently available to the Special Operations Bureau?"

“S+” Zheng Qing answered immediately, crisply and decisively.

“S+?” Li Qianxia exclaimed in surprise.

Li Changzhou and Yang Qinglan were also a little frightened.

Is the gap between national players and ordinary players really that big? The three of them are only at the A-level of the Viewpoint... even though there are only three of them and they have only participated in the game twice (not counting the ship).

Thinking about it carefully, it doesn't seem impossible.

With at least hundreds of thousands of players in the country, even if each person only participates in the game once a month, the probability of obtaining S+ level items, skills, and visualization techniques is unimaginable.

New discoveries every minute!

Moreover, it's not just the country itself; players who cooperate with the country may also sell items and visualization techniques to the government.

“If it weren’t for this level, do you think I would cooperate with the Special Operations Bureau?” Yaochi laughed.

Li Changzhou glanced at her, then asked Zheng Qing, "Can we choose the S+ level?"

“Of course.” Zheng Qing gave an affirmative answer, and added, “It’s just that the method to obtain the S+ level visualization method is very special, and I must make that clear to you to avoid the unpleasantness that happened last time.”

"Oh? What's wrong?" Yaochi's eyes darted between the two groups of people, and she asked with interest.

Li Qianxia pulled her aside and whispered something in her ear.

"How exactly is it special?" Yang Qinglan asked.

"To be precise, the highest level of visualization technology possessed by the Special Operations Bureau is S-level. S-level and S+ level are derivatives of two books—the Classic of Mountains and Seas and the Search for the Supernatural."

"Each mythical beast and immortal in these two books is a visualization technique, with varying levels, from the lowest being B-level to the highest being S+-level. However, regardless of the level, each page can only be learned once, and once learned, it cannot be passed on to others unless the previous person dies and the page number returns to the book."

"Moreover, to learn visualization techniques, such as those involving Qiongqi, Yinglong, Kunpeng, and Zhujiuyin, one must gain the approval of these mythical beasts."

"Is there a Kunpeng in the Classic of Mountains and Seas?" Yang Qinglan asked, puzzled.

“The book we got has it, it even has the Azure Dragon, the Black Tortoise, and the White Tiger,” Zheng Qing explained.

"According to some people's speculations," Yaochi had already heard the 'unpleasant' story, "the Classic of Mountains and Seas has sentience and will automatically collect some powerful ideas born in the world, just like the Record of Strange Tales, which will automatically record some strange and unusual things. That's how the Special Operations Bureau discovered me and said that I was the reincarnation of the Queen Mother of the West."

Zheng Qing frowned slightly, seemingly hesitant about Yaochi revealing more top-secret information without authorization, wondering if it was permissible to do so.

"Then, Sister Yaochi, are you really the reincarnation of the Queen Mother of the West?" Li Qianxia asked curiously.

"That book is 'Approaching Science,' don't you think so?"

"Ahhh!" Li Qianxia's memories flooded back, "It was that kind of thing, sucking any part of my body, even though I had no wounds, it would still draw blood, and it turned out that my gums were bleeding because I was inflamed!"

Yaochi smiled and said, "But it will indeed record such an event, and through these records, the Special Operations Bureau can deduce some things."

Li Changzhou roughly knew what the "Strange Tales" was. It was equivalent to the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" when the game had no value. It was deceptive, but it also had a slight resemblance to reality.

"How can we gain acceptance for these visualization methods?" Li Changzhou was particularly concerned about this.

“It’s very simple,” Zheng Qing replied. “Just find the page according to the table of contents and be able to open it.”

This method... seems so familiar.

Li Changzhou, Yang Qinglan, and Li Qianxia exchanged glances, all thinking of the Gospels.

Could it be some god trying to travel downstream from the past again? And this time it's a collective effort, with everyone using a book.

Or perhaps the Classic of Mountains and Seas was simply responsible for recording powerful visualization techniques, without any malicious intent?

"How about it?" Yaochi looked at them expectantly, "Want to go to Japan together? I can cover all the food and lodging, and beautiful women will accompany us the whole time."