Clouds
Yelai City, as the name suggests, is an existence in the interstellar network that is always in darkness.
In order to provide users with an exciting and secluded experience, there are no street lights on the streets of Yelai City. Whether you want to go to a bar, a dance hall, a haunted house, or a night amusement park, you only need to tap the corresponding sign three times and you will be automatically transported there.
Aside from the official hotels in Yelai City, where couples are allowed to have sex, any unruly behavior is prohibited elsewhere in Yelai City. Those caught hooking up or having sex will receive a fine and a warning, but those who engage in prostitution or group sex are considered serious offenders and will be sent to cyber jail.
Of course, if your body needs to eat or drink water, the Internet police will still let you log off to replenish it, but unless you never go online again in your life, as long as you log in to the Star Network before your sentence is completed, you will automatically go to prison.
These only target users with minor offenses. For those with serious offenses or causing adverse effects, the Internet police will directly contact the real police force, investigate their true identities and then make arrests.
Yu Sheng walked along the streets of Yelai City, examining the signs one by one. Kevin had told him before his mission that there was a club called "Hubbisle" that had a well-established profit-making system through the sale of adultery, but the law enforcement agency had never been able to obtain evidence. He hoped Yu Sheng would be able to succeed.
Pausing, Yu Sheng's gaze fell on the sign in front of him. The word "Hubbisel" was complex and mysterious. Yu Sheng's grasp of interstellar characters wasn't very good, but the spelling of this word was clearly the same as the name of the club Kevin had shown him.
Yu Sheng thought this was the place, and reached out to knock on the sign three times. A light array lit up, and Yu Sheng disappeared in front of the sign. The next moment, he appeared in a noble and luxurious hall. Several well-dressed receptionists approached with smiles, "Sir, how can I help you?"
At the same time, in the Law Enforcement Bureau.
Kevin: "Oh! Oops, I forgot to remind Qiuqiu not to go into the wrong club. It's 'Hugh Bissell', don't go to 'Hugh Bistton'. We can't afford to offend the people there."
The colleague next to him said nonchalantly, "What are you thinking? How could it be wrong? Qiuqiu is not a three-year-old child. How can he not distinguish between these two words? Stop worrying about it."
Kevin thought about it and realized that even if he dropped out of college before completing it, he wouldn't be unable to distinguish between two words. With this thought, he felt relieved. He took a sip of the boiled leaf water, smacked his lips, and continued his boring shift.
"Please help me get a room with better privacy, thank you." Yu Sheng said to the receptionist in accordance with the principle of not alerting the enemy.
"Okay. Please follow me." The receptionist smiled and bowed, then turned around to lead the way for Yu Sheng.
Yu Sheng paused as he was about to click on the payment button, wondering why he didn't have to pay. Could it be that only erotic services required payment?
Fortunately, Yu Sheng applied for 500 copper coins tonight. Kevin said that if they could really eradicate the cancer of Yelai City, "Hugh Bissir", it would be a great achievement.
Yu Sheng had no idea that he had entered not "Hubissell" but "Hubston", the most luxurious high-end club in the Star Network.
People who come here are either rich or noble, so the service staff will not take the initiative to ask guests for bills, but will wait until the guests have enjoyed the services of the club and settle the bill when they leave.
The receptionist took Yu Sheng to a room in the corner and asked him if he needed any other service, but Yu Sheng refused.
After the receptionist left, Yu Sheng took the two weapons uniformly distributed by the Internet police - "anti-surveillance" and "offline cutting", and quietly left the room.
Just like in China, where guns were not prohibited for the public, these two items were only available to the Star Network Police. With the help of "counter-surveillance," Yu Sheng did not attract the attention of any club staff and successfully checked the rooms on his floor, but found no illegal activities.
Yu Sheng did not lose heart, but took his weapon and went up to the second floor with determination.
——Hubston Club Room 0201——
The middle-aged man with a solemn face looked at the seventeen promising young elites in front of him. They were the top ten in last year's mecha competition and fighting competition. Among them were three strong players in both mecha and fighting, and they were the ones that the middle-aged man hoped to recruit.
The deputy came up to the middle-aged man and whispered in his ear, "General, ten people have already agreed, four want to reconsider, and three have explicitly refused."
The general's eyes fell on a tall and imposing man, unable to conceal his passionate admiration for talent. "What about him?"
The deputy hesitated for a moment, "This 'Yunxiao' is one of those who clearly refused."
Although the general had prepared himself mentally, he still sighed in disappointment.
It's understandable that such a rare talent, a champion of both mecha and combat, would be reluctant to join the Interstellar Alliance. After all, joining the Alliance would mean joining the Zerg battlefield, which carries the risk of sacrifice. Therefore, despite the generous conditions offered by the United Interstellar, some were reluctant to join.
But in the general's eyes, "Yunxiao" does not seem to be a coward who is afraid of death. Maybe he really has some unspeakable secret or he is not interested in this?
The general stood up, told his deputy to treat these pillars of society well, and left. The deputy called the receptionist and whispered a few words to her. The receptionist smiled and nodded in agreement.
After a while, ten girls, dressed in either gorgeous or innocent clothes, came in with seductive looks on their faces, their every move full of charm. Then came five young and lively boys and two strong and handsome men. This was for the women and men of the seventeen.
Yes, even though Hubiston is the most exclusive club on the Star Network, it actually provides this kind of service. However, with United Star Network as its backend, it's impossible for the Internet police to investigate.
The self-righteous elites soon began to be distracted by the teasing of girls and boys.
The hand of the most impatient young man had already reached into a place where it shouldn't have been, and the already noisy room was filled with slight gasps.
Yunxiao, who was sitting in the corner, frowned in disgust. He stood up and planned to log off directly after leaving the club.
Of course, the young man wouldn't do it in public. He just picked up the woman and walked out. The entire floor was occupied by the deputy anyway, so he could just go into any room and lock the door without being disturbed.
As soon as he opened the door, a figure suddenly rushed up and caught the young man off guard with a sweeping kick and a grabbing hand.
The woman in his arms screamed and was thrown onto the carpet. The young man reacted and endured the severe pain to attack back. He was the tenth place in the fighting competition, so there was no way he could be defeated by an unknown person.
Yu Sheng also felt that the situation was very tricky. He had missed the best time to use "offline cutting" because offline cutting must be used less than half a meter away from the user to cut off the possibility of the user escaping offline.
Yu Sheng originally planned to apprehend this person as soon as he opened the door, cutting off his chance to log off, and then immediately photograph the remaining people as evidence. This way, even if they were offline, the next time they came online, the law enforcement bureau could arrest them.
But Yu Sheng hadn't expected that his two winning moves, which always guaranteed him victory, would not incapacitate the young man he had attacked, but would instead engage him in a fight! Every move was powerful!
What made Yu Sheng feel even more weird was that none of the lawbreakers left in the room had any intention of running away. Instead, they all watched the fight between him and the young man with great interest... Was he scared silly?
The young man didn't give Yu Sheng a chance to think. His fierce attack forced him to fight and retreat. After all, his "work" rhythm was interrupted. The young man was very manic and angry, and he wanted to beat the intruder to death.
Yunxiao, who was sitting alone in the corner, narrowed his eyes and looked at the intruder who seemed to be at a disadvantage but was actually in a state of ease. He was rarely interested and gave up the idea of logging off immediately, waiting for the follow-up.
Seeing Yu Sheng stagger, the young man's eyes lit up, and he bent his right knee and kicked Yu Sheng's head hard. However, he didn't know that Yu Sheng was just feinting. His body was in a half-squatting position. He used his left hand to push the young man's right leg outward, and then he clenched his right fist and hit the young man's crotch hard. For a moment, there were loud screams, and everyone turned their heads away or closed their eyes, unable to bear to watch.
Yu Sheng felt no shame in attacking someone's private parts. He used his personal panel's built-in camera to record the entire scene. He then used the "offline cutter" function to cut off the young man holding his genitals. He shouted, "I'm from the Interstellar Network Law Enforcement Bureau. Your photos have been transmitted to headquarters. You'd better not try to escape! Men, squat on the left with your heads in your hands, women, squat on the right. Hurry!!!"
He is actually an Internet police?
Everyone was surprised. Where did this young man come from? Didn’t his boss tell him not to meddle in Hubiston’s affairs?
Seeing that no one was willing to stay, Yu Sheng sent his location and request for help to the law enforcement bureau. Just as he was about to say something, a girl with short hair stood up and looked at Yu Sheng from beginning to end with great interest.
"Not bad, you defeated the tenth in just a few dozen moves. You're quite capable, little brother. Come on, let's trade some moves."
As soon as the words fell, a powerful punch came straight towards Yu Sheng's face. Yu Sheng's brain had not yet reacted to what was happening, but his body had already acted before his thoughts. He tilted his head, and the wind from the fist whizzed past his ear. Yu Sheng grabbed the girl's shoulder and elbow with his backhand, and bent his arm behind the girl. The girl bent her other arm into a blade, and regardless of the twisted arm, she chopped at Yu Sheng fiercely. Yu Sheng was forced to dodge and loosened his grip on the girl's arm.
The girl distanced herself from Yu Sheng, rubbing her aching arm. She hissed, but her expression was exceptionally excited. "That's awesome! How about we add each other as friends?"
Everyone was silent. You actually added the Internet police who came to arrest you as friends. Are you sane?
Yu Sheng said seriously, "Don't try to get close to law enforcement officers!"
Girl: “…” What a young and naive person.
Yu Sheng also vaguely guessed that the people in this room were probably not ordinary people, but as an Internet police officer, he could not escape. He could only deal with it temporarily and hope that the support team from headquarters would arrive quickly.
Before the support team arrived, Hubiston's bodyguards had already rushed over with photon guns, several of them pointed their black muzzles at Yu Sheng. The leading bodyguard shouted solemnly, "Drop your weapons immediately! Surrender!"
Yu Sheng was annoyed by the slow pace of the support team, and his brain was working fast, thinking about how to escape.
The short-haired girl who had just fought with Yu Sheng seemed oblivious to the tense confrontation. She giggled and jumped over to Yu Sheng, winking at him and whispering, "I can help you get out of this. How are you going to thank me?"
Yu Sheng expressed doubt with his eyes.
"How about adding me as a friend and we can often practice and communicate with each other?" After going around in circles, the girl just wanted to find a skilled sparring partner.
"I..." Yu Sheng was about to agree when footsteps were heard at the door. Yu Sheng heard Kevin's howl, "Don't shoot, don't shoot, this is all a misunderstanding!"
Yu Sheng was stunned when he saw Kevin, accompanied by several members of the law enforcement team, walk up to the bodyguard captain, say something apologetically with a smile, then walk back in and bow and apologize to the people in the room. "I'm sorry, our new guy here is ignorant and has disturbed everyone's fun. We will definitely deal with him seriously!"
After that, he asked his men to hold Yu Sheng and leave, and winked at Yu Sheng to tell him not to resist. Yu Sheng watched helplessly as Kevin, with a servile look, led the law enforcement team out of Hubiston and all the way back to the bureau.
Yu Sheng stood in front of the table, listening to Kevin's angry scolding, "Qiuqiu, are you blind? You can't even tell the difference between Hugh Biston and Hugh Bissir? Oh, I really shouldn't have sent you to carry out the mission of Yelai City!"
Yu Sheng stiffened his neck. "What difference does it make if I admit my mistake? This 'Hubston' has obviously committed some illegal acts as well. Why are you..."
"Oh my God, are you a three-year-old? You're asking that!" Kevin interrupted Yu Sheng angrily, glaring at him with gritted teeth. "Do you know what kind of people are in Hubiston? Not to mention that Hubiston is backed by United Interstellar! Don't you understand how big a mess you've made?"
Yu Sheng stopped talking.
He listened to Kevin's clamor for a long time before finally saying, "Sorry, I quit."
Yu Sheng, who came out of the law enforcement bureau, felt inexplicably tired. He stood there for a while with his mind blank, thinking about what Kevin had just said to him.
"You are a talent, but you are a talent that can't survive more than three days in the interstellar space."
Forget it, I'll just be unemployed. I've already joined the Freedom League, so I'll focus on training for the rest of my time and try to meet the Freedom League's expectations of me!
Just as Yu Sheng was about to log off, he suddenly noticed a pair of eyes staring at him from under the green tree in front of him. Yu Sheng turned his head sharply and saw a tall, familiar figure standing there quietly, studying him wordlessly.
Yu Sheng tensed his muscles and walked over with a serious face. He remembered this man, just now in Hubiston's room, this man was sitting alone in the corner, without a girl or boy serving him.
The man's silent aura made Yu Sheng's hair stand on end instinctively and he became highly alert.
Was he here to teach me a lesson? After all, I had ruined their good fortune.
Yunxiao looked at the tense chestnut-haired young man in front of him and said, "I'm Yunxiao. What's your name?"
Yu Sheng was shocked. Wasn't this the Yunxiao that Haidun kept talking about, the double champion of both the Star Fighting Tournament and the Mecha Tournament?! Was this true?!
Before Yu Sheng could question Yun Xiao's authenticity, Yun Xiao had already displayed his name above his head. Yu Sheng was familiar with the spelling of Yun Xiao, having seen many videos and materials of Yun Xiao's battles before.
Yu Sheng looked at it carefully for a long time and confirmed that it was Yunxiao without a doubt, not a high imitation.
But the man in front of him was completely different from the ordinary appearance he showed during the fighting match, and Yu Sheng was a little puzzled.
Yunxiao seemed to see Yu Sheng's confusion and explained calmly, "I don't like being recognized on the street, so I always wear a realistic mask during competitions.
Yu Sheng understood, but he didn't figure out Yun Xiao's intention in coming to see him, so he didn't introduce himself and asked tentatively, "What do you want from me?"
Yunxiao looked into Yu Sheng's eyes and said, "Add friend."
“…”
Is it me or is it StarNet that's out of whack? Why would someone like Yunxiao suddenly add me as a friend?
Yu Sheng was extremely conflicted. On the one hand, he didn't believe in free lunches, but on the other hand, he was really impressed by Yun Xiao's talent in fighting and mechas.
While Yu Sheng couldn't reach the level of Haidun's fanboy fanboy, he could still be considered a lurking fan. If only he could add Yunxiao as a friend and ask him for some guidance on fighting and mechas...
"Okay!" Who cares what his conspiracy is? After all, he's a broke, unemployed vagrant. What could Yun Xiao possibly want from adding him as a friend? Perhaps it was the skills he'd displayed in Hubiston that piqued the interest of this big boss...
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