Chapter 413 Safe House
It was early morning and the sky was slightly pale.
There was deathly silence around Xu's house in the suburbs.
There were hurried footsteps coming from deep inside the house. When Xu Yan found Yan Chengfan, he was standing by the pond feeding the fish. The fist-sized bait fell into the water with a thud. The koi, which had obviously eaten too much, kept fighting for it, greedily not caring whether they would die of it.
Seeing his fish being killed, the collector didn't know whether to stop the act first or speak up.
Yan Chengfan, who was feeding the fish, was the first to react: "What's the matter?"
Looking at the other party's lazy expression, Xu Yan relaxed his frown, called out the game panel, and pointed to the newly opened interface on it.
"The game has updated the forum, and it is said that this forum will be combined with the live broadcast of the End of the World." He first mentioned the unexpectedly useless update in the game.
Yan Chengfan raised his eyebrows and yawned, looking sleepy.
"Oh? Anything else?"
The update of the main system went through great pains to bypass him, so there must be other plans.
Xu Yan's tone was not good: "The matter of the mimics has been made public, along with the fact that we can't turn humans into mimics after losing Sai Qiye."
It happened too suddenly.
Someone disclosed the information of the Mimic on the black market, pointing the finger directly at the First Guild, Utopia, and even vaguely mentioned the last game, listing out all the Mimic's deeds, which were too numerous to list.
The forum that appeared a day in advance was like a fermentation vessel for public opinion. In just half a day, the volume of discussion was shockingly high.
"There weren't many human players in the club to begin with, and now almost all of them have quit."
Xu Yan pushed his monocle and his voice was cold.
As for the fact that Xu Zhiyan killed Song Longchuan and caused the death of Sai Qiye, he didn't take it to heart at all. The million-dollar bounty was just a casualty.
After listening to this, Yan Chengfan's tired eyes finally showed some light.
He poked at the panel with interest, found the player forum, clicked on the hot floor and took a look.
Without exception, the human players were unprecedentedly united, and almost all of them condemned the movement.
Some people demanded that the mimics be reported to the main system and their players be deprived of their qualifications; some people initiated a human alliance to attack the Utopia; some even wanted to take advantage of the situation and seize the Utopia's property in the shell.
Of course, it is unknown how many of these people are working for the future of mankind and how many are working for their own personal gain.
Xu Yan's original intention was to find Yan Chengfan to discuss what to do next, but his boss was quite unreliable. He seemed to be addicted to browsing forums and made exaggerated exclamations while reading.
"Oh! Some of them guessed correctly that we must be related to the main system."
"He's so good at scolding people. He even said I was a white-haired dog. Don't dogs love me?"
"Hiss, how could someone think that we are created by humans? He thinks too highly of himself..."
Xu Yan was speechless for a while after listening to Yan Chengfan's speech.
After seven or eight minutes, Yan Chengfan reluctantly withdrew his gaze and turned to Xu Yan, asking with great interest: "Who do you think did it?"
"...Don't you think this question is stupid?" Xu Yan retorted.
They both knew it well.
Apart from the main system, no one else could have such power.
Especially in terms of human transformation, except for the core members of the ideal country, even other mimics don’t know that if humans want to transform into mimics, they need Pope Sezier to take action...
Even after being criticized, Yan Chengfan was not angry.
"The information was released much later than I thought." As he said this, he looked up at the slowly brightening sky.
The mimics did not strictly guard their own information, and even their mimicry skills were made public. Some attentive players may have discovered the relationship between the mimicry skills and the ideal country.
"To be honest, I quite liked the last round of the game." He seemed to have thought of something interesting, his eyes full of nostalgia.
Xu Yan hesitated for a moment and nodded in response.
“It is truly an unprecedented event.”
When the events of the previous round of the game Utopia were exposed, countless humans wanted to become mimics in order to gain endless lifespans. Guild positions in Utopia were extremely hard to come by, but unfortunately...
The memories came to an abrupt end.
Xu Yan gathered his thoughts and snorted coldly.
"Do you need anything done?"
"No, don't do anything for now." Yan Chengfan pointed at the forum panel and seemed to like it. "I want to know what other strange tricks these human players will come up with."
He was in high spirits and not at all bothered by his identity being exposed.
"The leakage of player information within the main system is a good thing for us. In this way, we don't have to hide anything in the future."
When talking about the main system, Yan Chengfan's voice was full of sarcasm.
"It has been a chess player for so long that it has forgotten the real rules."
The death of the Rusty City creatures made the main system's final counterattack a luxury. Coupled with the adverse impact of the mimics, it lost its composure and made such a ridiculous decision.
“That’s its own set of rules, and violators will be stripped of their rights.”
Yan Chengfan continued to browse the forum and gave instructions: "Keep still for the next few days and let me see what other earth-shattering plans they can come up with. Humans are really interesting. I like to observe them."
Xu Yan reached into his arms and took out a gold pocket watch and checked the time.
"Okay," he said.
"It has the flavor of a pre-apocalyptic carnival for lower creatures."
He didn't ask what to do for a few days.
Although the main system's operation completely exposed the mimetic's disguise, he did not think it would cause any substantial harm to the Utopia.
At the same time, in Yunshan old house.
After hearing the information exposed by the Mimic, Xu Zhiyan didn't expect that he would have a bounty worth one million.
Unlike Yan Chengfan's relaxed and happy expression after learning about this, his face was solemn.
“…It’s a bit troublesome.”
The system did not expect that after its host learned about this, not only was he not happy, but he looked unhappy and did not even go to any player forums.
[Eh? Host, are you worried about the bounty?]
"No." Xu Zhiyan shook his head: "The reward is optional, this is not the point."
[Then why don't you go to the player forum! ]
The system raised a silly question.
[Some people say that if the host hadn't killed Song Longchuan, they would have almost entered the Utopia, and there was also the death of Sai Qiye... Anyway, host, go and take a look. There are many people praising you.]
Xu Zhiyan let out a long sigh.
"Under the current situation, who do you think can deal with the Utopia head-on if the main system doesn't take action?"
He could guess what was being discussed in the so-called player forum without even looking at it, but was written condemnation really useful?
Without strength as the foundation, everything is in vain.
"Disclosing Yuyan's information will only anger the Mimic."
A few months ago, there were still a few human players at the top of the leaderboard. With the death of Han Shi, who was originally ranked third, at the hands of the Collector, there are no stronger players left on the human side.
"The Joker can kill the Astrologer, but he can't beat Cen Jinyue, let alone Gan Mi."
The more Xu Zhiyan thought about it, the more headache he got.
According to the performance in the rankings, the difference between the top and bottom positions could lead to a geometric gap in combat power.
Jiang Huai Que was able to kill the Ghost Lion because of his extraordinary talent and hard work, as well as the restrictions placed on mimics by the copy itself. Most importantly, if it weren't for the Secret Pot given by the Joker, with such a short time, three Jiang Huai Que would not be able to defeat Wang Ying.
Without sufficient strength to support them, humans might not even be qualified to compete on the same stage.
But after saying so much, Xu Zhiyan found out that the Utopia hadn't made any moves and was extremely quiet...
The system is still very happy.
[Host, what should we do now?]
After confirming that the bounty would not cause harm to its host, it stopped hesitating and instead gave suggestions based on Xu Zhiyan's previous ideas.
[Should we go to the forum to stir up trouble? And make some money!]
It’s a pity that this time Xu Zhiyan pursed his lips and shook his head to refuse.
"Wait a little longer."
He didn't know if it was his intuition, but he always felt that the Utopia had a backup plan.
After the Dark Alley disappeared, Xu Zhiyan was shocked to find that the guild that had the most conflicts with Utopia was Gold Medal. Whenever Utopia came up with some tricks, he could make corresponding policies. But now that Utopia was handling the matter coldly, he could only think that Utopia was planning something bad.
After sending the system away, the area outside the restricted area became quiet again.
As soon as the squeaking noise died down, Xu Zhiyan felt something wrapped around his waist.
He subconsciously reached out to touch it, and the cold temperature of the snake's tail scales was transmitted through his fingertips, making him tremble a little, but he felt more at ease.
The ghosts and gods just wait quietly by the side.
He never questioned his decisions.
Turning his head to meet Bai Jin's golden eyes, Xu Zhiyan pointed to the restricted area door on the side and said in a much more relaxed tone: "So, what is in the restricted area?"
The restricted area gate still looks like a courtyard gate.
The cold black iron fence was printed with complicated spells, and inside the door was a rolling darkness, as if no one could see anything from it.
“It’s my memory.”
The ghost spoke in a low voice.
He stood in front of the door and reached his hand into the darkness inside. When he pulled his hand back again, there was a golden leaf in his palm.
Xu Zhiyan moved closer and grabbed the leaf from the other person's hand.
"Ginkgo leaves? How..."
He stopped talking halfway, and the fan-shaped leaf turned into black smoke and dissipated into the air the moment it touched him.
The ghost didn't say anything, but held the young man's hand and went into the darkness together.
Xu Zhiyan was stunned for a moment, and when he came to his senses, he felt his fingers touching a triangular groove.
He instantly understood the ghosts' intentions.
"Uta?"
The size of the groove was about the same as that of the Uta, and when one put one's finger into it, one could feel the shape of a triangular pyramid.
Xu Zhiyan took out the Uta without the key from his pocket and murmured, "...In other words, our memories are connected. Was the Uta of the Utopia taken from here?"
The ghost was stunned for a moment and then laughed softly.
"Well, our memories are connected."
He liked Xu Zhiyan's choice of words.
The reason why Xu Zhiyan was not allowed to open the forbidden area before was not because the ghost did not want to recover his memory, but because he felt a serious sense of loss. His intuition told him that he would not be able to gain anything even if he opened the forbidden area.
Now his surging power allowed him to glimpse some of the past. If Uta could complete the restricted area, then both he and Xu Zhiyan could take back the past.
During the conversation, Qu Ji rushed out in the midst of his busy schedule.
"Brother Xu, someone has delivered a paper message to the Shell branch, asking you to meet in the negotiation area in corridor 16."
Xu Zhiyan nodded slightly.
If nothing unexpected happens, it should be Gan Mi's people looking for him.
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