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"Xiao Ju, where are you going? Didn't the master tell you to keep a close eye on the Second Young Master these days and not stray too far?"
The moment her whereabouts were exposed, countless thoughts flashed through Yan Yu's mind, but she eventually suppressed them all. After a moment, she turned around and met the other person's gaze that was filled with anger and a hint of scrutiny.
The man was wearing a crimson robe, half of which was covered by a ghost mask. The other half of his face was shriveled and thin, with two small, dark eyes, deep and gloomy. The moment Yan Yu looked into his eyes, she felt a strong discomfort as if someone was peeping at her from head to toe, and her heart couldn't help but feel a little creepy.
It's as if my entire being has been seen through, with no secrets left, and I feel immense pressure.
She clenched her hands where the other person couldn't see, forced herself to calm down, and quickly circulated her mental cultivation techniques in her heart and other parts of her body, barely resisting the urge to escape.
Yan Yu's expression was calm, and there was no trace of guilt or evasion in her eyes. She responded to all changes with the same attitude.
When choosing her disguised person, she didn't just pick randomly, but specifically chose someone who seemed taciturn and very low-key. This way, even if she ran into someone he knew, she could temporarily pretend to be mute so that no one would immediately notice anything unusual.
However, her luck doesn't seem to be very good either, as she actually picked a traitor?
The second young master that person was talking about was the first one among the five members of the Shanhuang tribe to confront the beast statue.
Soon, the extremely uncomfortable feeling of being watched finally left her.
It seems that the guy who stopped her must have a higher level of detection skill than her or equipment that can see through invisibility, otherwise he would not be able to see through the special effects of the S group Biling skirt.
However, the opponent's skill/equipment level is at most S-level, at least he cannot break the camouflage ability of the SS-level camouflage ring.
Seeing Sui Ju's silence, the visitor's brows furrowed deeply. "Xiao Ju, don't forget why the master sent you to the Second Young Master, and don't forget everything the Second Young Master has done to your family and clan."
"If the master hadn't saved you from your deathbed, paid for your education, and found you a cultivation method to help you break through the Soul Condensation Realm, you would have long been prey to the beasts."
Yan Yu understood the elegant meaning and quickly adjusted her micro-expression to show a little gratitude and admiration.
She tried to understand Sui Ju's behavior and psychology, and didn't make her expression too exaggerated, trying her best to maintain her character.
Seeing this, the strange feeling that had arisen in his heart for some unknown reason faded a lot, and he nodded with satisfaction: "Remember, your life belongs to the master, and betrayal is absolutely not allowed."
Perhaps after enough beating, the other party finally asked, "You deliberately put on the invisible cloak, where are you going? Could it be that the second young master is up to something again?"
Yan Yu lowered her eyelashes, and her eyeballs moved slightly under her eyelashes. She sighed deliberately and shook her head.
Her actions undoubtedly confirmed the other party's guess. There was contempt in the man's eyes, but it was not known whether the contempt was directed at Sui Ju or the second young master, or both.
Yan Yu said vaguely: "He asked me to prepare some things quietly, saying that he was going to deal with Lin Tun."
Through the previous conversation between the beast statue, that is, Lin Tun, and the second young master, Yan Yu discovered that there must have been discord between the two families a long time ago, otherwise it would not be possible for the smell of anger and medicine to be so strong when they met. At this moment, it was more appropriate to pull Lin Tun over as a shield.
As expected, upon hearing Lin Tun's name, the man frowned even more tightly. "Lin Tun, the elder of the Lin family in New City District? Damn it, why would the Second Young Master confront him at this critical moment? What if this ruins the Master's plan..."
Halfway through his words, the man realized he had spoken out of turn and quickly stopped talking. However, he was no longer in the mood to talk to Yan Yu. He just waved his sleeves at her hurriedly and said, "Go quickly and come back soon. Report to me any news when you return to the Second Young Master."
"yes."
The man turned and left, but he walked hurriedly, apparently going to report to the master he mentioned, and he no longer bothered to ask for details.
This is exactly what Yan Yu wants.
She quickly walked out of the door, turned left and right, and walked a long distance. After making sure that there were no eyes following her, she stopped in a hidden alley. Then she used the camouflage ring to adjust her height, clothing, and appearance, and then removed the stealth effect of the Biling skirt.
Then, Yan Yu smiled softly and walked out of the alley, merging perfectly into the sea like a drop of water.
The place she came to was the territory of the Shanhuang tribe, or the player city.
The architectural style in the city is somewhat similar to that of ancient China, but the building materials used are mainly extremely hard shingles. Yan Yu specifically unloaded a few shingles for inspection and found that they were all A-grade materials.
I didn't expect that the A-grade materials that are considered precious in the inferior area can be seen everywhere here and have become something that is sold on the streets.
The residents in the city are mainly Shanhuang people, but people of other races can be seen everywhere, with various appearances. Some have a foot that looks like an inverted hair body, some are like floating ghosts, some have two pairs of eyebrows and eyeballs on their faces, and some look like walking plants... Humanoid races are actually a minority.
After most of the day's investigation, Yan Yu finally got a general understanding of the so-called upper-class area.
The upper zone of the game, also known as the floating world, consists of three parts: the central urban area, the new urban area, and the wasteland. The area of each zone is very large, at least ten times the area of Blue Star.
The central urban area is jointly ruled by ten major forces, and the Shanhuang clan is one of them. In addition to the Shanhuang clan, there are also the Lanjin clan, the Louci clan, the Blood clan, the Netherworld clan, and so on.
The new city area is wider than the central city area, and the races living in it are countless like stars, and the distribution of forces is intricate. The Lin family, to which the beast god statue Lin Tun belongs, can be regarded as a newly emerged noble family in the new city area.
In the floating world, one thing that cannot be ignored is the Supervisory Hub.
The Supervisory Center is independent of the central urban area and the new urban area. It is a very special department, and all its members are top masters in the Soul Refining Realm.
This place is not like the area Yan Yu stayed in before. The game levels are divided from 1 to 100, but are divided into three levels according to the strength of mental power: entry level, soul condensation realm and soul refining realm, and the soul condensation realm and soul refining realm are divided into 9 small realms.
The entry-level stage can be level 1-100. Only after reaching level 100 can you truly start practicing and have the ability to fight in the floating world.
Yan Yu made a rough calculation and found that the mental power in the entry-level stage was below 10,000 points, the Soul Condensation Stage was 10,000-100,000 points, and the Soul Refining Stage reached an astonishing 100,000 points or more. In the floating world, they were considered the pride of heaven and rare existences.
And such people account for more than half of the Supervisory Headquarters, which is enough to show how powerful it is.
No wonder even the ten major forces in the central city dare not openly confront it.
Yan Yu's mental power is now around 16,000, which is a true beginner in the Soul Condensation Realm. However, probably because of her mental power cultivation techniques and the absorption of many S-level mental crystal cores, her mental attributes are obviously more solid than those of other players in the Soul Condensation Realm at the same level.
According to Yan Yu's estimation, whether it was Lin Tun she met or the second young master of the Shanhuang clan and his group, their strength was basically at the third to fourth level of the Soul Condensation Realm. The old man with the ghost mask was probably at the sixth level of the Soul Condensation Realm. Neither of them was someone she could currently fight against.
Originally, with her strength, although her level was not yet 70, she was already one of the best. However, she did not expect that once she entered the floating world, she would find that there are always people stronger than her, and there are many people who are stronger than her.
A strong sense of urgency came over me.
She must hurry up and become stronger!
After exploring for nearly six or seven hours, Yan Yu still had not left the territory of the Shanhuang tribe, and had not even left the central area of this territory. This shows how large its area is and how wide its sphere of influence is.
As the sky gradually darkened, the number of pedestrians on the street suddenly decreased. Even many of the originally bustling shops closed their doors and hung up signs saying "Closed".
Yan Yu was confused: "???"
Yan Yu wanted to pull someone over to ask about the situation, but everyone was in a hurry and no one was willing to stop and waste time.
Soon, the streets were empty. The whistling sound of the wind blew from the beginning to the end of the street, picking up countless lost and scattered items. Even items weighing several kilograms or more than ten kilograms could be blown away in defiance of gravity.
Seeing Yan Yu still dazed outside, the shop across the street opened a small hole the size of a palm, revealing a strange-looking face: "What are you still standing there for? Tonight is Advent Day, and it will be dark soon. Hurry and hide to avoid being caught by the dungeon!"
Advent Day? Caught in a dungeon? What does that mean?
Before Yan Yu could ask clearly, the small hole on the opposite side had been quickly closed, fearing that something terrible would happen if it was a second late.
As a new arrival, Yan Yu was completely clueless about many details of the floating world, so he listened to the advice and took action immediately to find a hotel to stay in.
She finally found a hotel to stay in, but the currency here was completely different from the area she was in before. Copper coins, silver coins, and gold coins were like scrap metal here and had no value at all!
The girl at the hotel reception glanced at Yan Yu. At this moment, Yan Yu was using a camouflage ring to disguise herself as a young woman from the Shanhuang tribe. After all, compared to other races with different appearances, Yan Yu was still used to walking on two legs.
The girl at the front desk was a little puzzled. In the central city, the Shanhuang people were all very wealthy. At least they lived much better than people like them who were dependent on other races. How could they not even afford the 200 white crystals for a night's stay?
The currency of the floating world is a special shiny crystal, which is divided into white crystal, blue crystal and orange crystal according to color, and the ratio is also 100:1.
Yan Yu stared at his total assets of nearly one million gold coins and fell into an unspeakable silence.
Is this the despair of having mountains of gold and silver but still being a pauper?
The Shanhuang clan had always been overbearing, and the receptionist didn't dare offend them easily. So, she quietly observed Yan Yu's solemn expression and asked cautiously, "Did you forget to bring money, sir?"
"Well, our hotel offers a mortgage service. You can use your gear, medicine, or other items as collateral. Once you've survived the Advent Day, you can redeem them later. We only charge 1% interest, which is quite a bargain."
Hearing the suggestion from the receptionist, Yan Yu had an idea: "Then let's use the equipment as collateral."
After leaving the Beast King Battle dungeon, she put all the equipment in the bracelet space into the storage ring. Now there are 2,000 A-level equipment, 1,121 S-level equipment, 207 SS-level equipment, and 17 SSS-level equipment.
Fortunately, the equipment is universal, otherwise Yan Yu would really go crazy.
Anyone who works hard for several months would go crazy if he were to return to the pre-liberation era.
Yan Yu went into many shops during the day, and the equipment store was of course the focus of his attention.
She took out two pieces of A-level equipment and finally managed to collect enough money for accommodation. The accommodation fee in this hotel is quite expensive.
Just as she was waiting to get her room key, the next sentence from the receptionist ruined her plan of staying in the hotel.
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