Trafford Buyers Club

Chapter 3465 Are you really coming back?

When he was in Kunlun Capital, Li Bai would go out every now and then, carrying a small lower back and a long-focus cannon, looking like an old wizard. So when Lin SIR learned that Li Bai's family had opened a photo studio, he didn't even think there was anything wrong with it.

Is it true that there is business in a place like [Infinite City]?

People who come here are either forced to do so by life, but mostly have nowhere else to go. How can they have the leisure to visit photo studios and spend money, not to mention leaving their own photos... Aren't they afraid of being found by their enemies?
Captain Miyuki had also sat down and was looking at Li Bai with curiosity.

As a member of the [Fire Cloud Team], Li Bai has actually been exposed...but his presence has always been very low. It was only after the rules of the game were changed and everyone went into battle that he had a chance to show up.

Captain Miyuki had an impression of Li Bai because he caught Kobayashi-SIR who was falling from a high altitude during the competition.

"By the way, Brother Feng, what are you doing?"

Mr. Lin thought for a moment and said, "This is Captain Miyuki from the Fire Cloud General Administration. I am here with her to investigate something."

Miyuki subconsciously wanted to stop Lin SIR from revealing the case, but when she thought of Lin SIR's identity, she kept silent... In addition, a mature woman should not embarrass a man in public - her mother taught her that!
"What case?" Li Bai asked curiously, "Can I know?"

"Li Bai, you live here, do you know about the spontaneous combustion incident?" Lin SIR said: "I heard that several such incidents have occurred in [Infinite City]."

"Not a few." Li Bai shook his head and said, "It's dozens of cases."

Lin SIR and Miyuki exchanged glances quickly, and Lin SIR asked seriously, "How much do you know about this matter?"

Li Bai, however, made a gesture to calm down, pointed to the photo studio opposite, then called the owner of the stall to settle the bill, and led the two of them away.

There was also a young-looking girl in the photo studio, sitting coldly at the front desk, holding an old thread-bound book in her hand, looking absorbed in reading it. Even when someone came in, she did not react at all.

"She's usually like this, don't mind it." Li Bai smiled casually, "It's not a big place, but it's quiet. There's actually a yard inside, so don't be polite."

We were invited to sit down in the patio-like courtyard inside. The light was actually very dim, and there were very tall buildings on three sides... like a cage.

Mr. Lin found that Li Bai’s technique of making tea was quite sophisticated… He couldn’t help but suddenly think of his idol. It seemed that his idol also had a similar technique of making tea?

"Try this pre-rain Longjing tea." Li Bai smiled slightly, "I made it myself. Although the variety is slightly different, the taste is basically the same."

Captain Miyuki didn't think too much about it. Looking at Li Bai's appearance, she was reminded of her old-fashioned grandfather... This guy looks young, but he is very old.

"Actually, regarding the spontaneous combustion incident," Li Bai took the initiative to bring it up, "the earliest place it appeared should be in the Infinite City."

"How can you be sure?" Captain Miyuki asked in surprise.

Li Bai said casually: "This is [Infinite City], the flow of information is always more flexible than outside."

At this time, Captain Miyuki no longer cared about giving the man face or anything like that. "Mr. Li, what else do you know... about this matter?"

"In fact, I don't know much, and most of it is hearsay." Li Bai thought for a moment and said, "It is said that these people who died of spontaneous combustion seem to be related to a new spiritual practice center... Of course, no one has ever proved this."

"What kind of spiritual retreat?" Mr. Lin asked thoughtfully.

Li Bai lowered his voice a little at this time, "Perhaps it is related to the [Lotus Holy Church]... During this period, this spiritual retreat has been recruiting members in the lower district. I have studied the doctrines of this spiritual retreat, and they are indeed quite similar to the doctrines of the [Illuminati]."

"Illuminati?"

"Oh, the [Illuminati] is one of the branches of the [Lotus Holy Church]." Li Bai poured new tea for the two of them, "Just like the [Eternal Life Society]... Brother Feng, do you still remember the guy we met in the Demon Cult Ruins Scenic Area before? He was the former military advisor of the [Eternal Life Society], Xu Hongru."

Lin SIR nodded, still very impressed.

Li Bai continued, "Well, this [Illuminati] has always been the most powerful faction within the Holy Church. Many of the Holy Church rebellions that occurred in history were actually led by the [Illuminati]."

Captain Miyuki said in surprise: "Now that the Human World has just begun to settle down, there is chaos everywhere, and only a few places can barely maintain stability... This Holy Church has not appeared for a long time, and now it has appeared in the world, could it be some conspiracy..."

"I don't think there will be any chaos." Li Bai said casually.

"How do you know?" Captain Miyuki frowned, "The Lotus Holy Cult is not simple, it is as famous as the Demon Cult!"

——I beat the boss of the family away...

Li Bai said: "In the current [Human World], even those above the Saint Emperor cannot stay here. Without the support of the Saints, they are at best a relatively strong local force. It is probably difficult for them to cause chaos in the world like in history."

"That's true..." Captain Miyuki wanted to say something.

Lin SIR gave Captain Miyuki a look and she fell silent.

"By the way, Li Bai, do you know where exactly this spiritual retreat is?"

Li Bai thought for a moment and said, "Brother Feng, if you want to go, I can lead the way."

Mr. Lin asked, "Is it convenient for you?"

Li Bai smiled and said, "My shop is here, and [Infinite City] is also half of my home... No matter what, I still hope this place will be peaceful. Besides, Brother Feng, you will protect me, right!"

Mr. Lin recalled his idol's comments about Li Bai and said, "Li Bai, you are a member of the Fire Cloud Team. I still have high hopes for you!"

"I'll go prepare something. You two take a seat first and I'll be back soon." Li Bai said hello and left his seat.

Watching Li Bai leave the tea room, Miyuki asked directly through voice transmission: "Can you trust this Li Bai?"

Mr. Lin said: "It's hard to say..."

Captain Miyuki suddenly said, "Regarding the previous attack on our home in Eclipse, I have another idea."

"Ok?"

"There is no doubt that Tianshi must have been killed before we were attacked... Assuming that it was done by the same group of people, why would they still be lurking outside Tianshi's office?"

"They may think that Tianshi has accomplices, or..." Lin SIR thought for a moment and said, "Is there something in Tianshi's hand that they want, but that thing was not in Tianshi's possession at the time?"

Miyuki said: "Tianshi is a loner. I have known him for quite some time and he has always worked alone."

Mr. Lin said, "If the people who killed Tian Shi are the same as those from the Spiritual Cultivation Club, then perhaps we will find the answer soon."

……

Li Bai came back soon after, and changed his clothes, putting on a black robe. He also prepared one for Lin SIR and the other.

"This is the rule of the spiritual retreat club." Li Bai explained: "People inside will not ask each other's identities, but call each other brothers."

"Is this what you heard?"

Li Bai smiled and took out a flyer - a flyer for the spiritual club.

It contained the lodge's teachings, some simple instructions, and the background of the flyer was a large pattern of light.

"So blatant?" Lin SIR couldn't help but complain: "Doesn't the Infinite City security team take care of this kind of thing?"

"You really don't care." Li Bai smiled bitterly, "Before this spiritual association appeared, there were hundreds of weird sects of all sizes in the lower district, ranging from thousands of people to just a few people, like some kind of club, brotherhood, mutual aid association... How do you say we can control them? Unless we clear out all the residents here, we can just ignore them. As long as these organizations don't cause trouble, it'll be fine. However, this spiritual association should have attracted the attention of the security team. As for how the upper district plans to deal with it, I don't know."

Miyuki had already put on her robe, "When do we leave?"

"It's almost time." Li Bai checked the time. "It should be just right to go there now. This spiritual association has a fixed sermon meeting every day."

……

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On a street corner in the lower class area, in a street market area with low buildings.

——You took back the girl’s lollipop.

——The daily good deed has been completed and is being settled.

——Congratulations to the host, you have obtained 0.01 merit points today, and a total of 0.01 merit points today. Please keep up the good work, the system is already very hungry.

"..."

Just don’t tolerate this unreliable system… The boy patted the girl who got her lollipop back, scolded the boy who took the lollipop away, and then signaled the two naughty kids to leave.

He just got back here today and was in no mood to complete any tasks. He just casually snatched back a lollipop and considered it as completing the task... There was no strict requirement anyway.

The boy... Gu Ze raised his head and looked at the sky covered by the upper area. He felt quite vicissitudes of life... Although the system is not human under normal circumstances, it can still be trusted when in danger.

For example, this time he was directly teleported away by the system...which inevitably consumed a huge amount of merit points.

It is said that the person who attacked him in the Ghost Swamp at that time was so terrifying that the system was forced to activate the emergency mechanism on its own... Later, through communication with the system, Gu Ze learned that the person who attacked him at the end was the famous [Saint Empress] among the human race.

This time the teleportation directly moved him to the lower continent - [Qingzhou]. Gu Ze lurked in [Qingzhou] for a few days.

He didn't plan to go to Kunlun for the time being, for fear that he would run into the terrifying "Senior Wen" again, whom even the system was extremely afraid of... so he simply returned to [Huoyun City].

He also had a long-term mission as a "Protector of the Seedlings" and was worried that if he was away for too long, something unexpected would happen to the mission... But now it seemed that there shouldn't be any accidents.

That seedling... is quite a homebody. It seems like he hasn't gone out for a long time?

He looked around downstairs where he lived for a moment, but something suddenly happened to him and he walked into a small alley. When he came out again, he had changed his makeup.

"Please take it and have a look. We are all brothers. The light will cleanse us..."

"What's this."

Taking it from a man handing out flyers, Gu Ze asked calmly.

The man handing out flyers was delighted and was about to explain why he was recruiting people, but when he saw Gu Ze's appearance at this moment, he was stunned for a moment, and then he said happily: "Hero, you are back! Where have you been all this time! The brothers in the guild missed you so much!"

Gu Ze raised his chin, pointed to the alley next to him, and walked over.

……

This guy is a member of a brotherhood... Gu Ze created this brotherhood out of a temporary interest, so that he could help himself with daily tasks - but he didn't expect that this brotherhood would develop quite well later.

"What's wrong with you? Where did this spiritual center come from?" Gu Ze asked directly.

"Sir, we have changed our ways!" The man was very excited. "You are our guide! It was you who forced us to found the Brotherhood! Later, we came across the Spiritual Club, which helped us find the true meaning of life!"

The corners of Gu Ze's mouth twitched. Oh my god...it seemed like his home had been robbed?
Even though he didn't care much about this fraternity, he created it after all... and now he has voted for someone else. Isn't this poaching?
"Sir, do you know? Master Jianse of the spiritual club has always wanted to meet you!" The man grabbed Gu Ze's hand. "Master Jianse heard that you were the one who led us to establish the Brotherhood Mutual Aid Association. He said that you are a spiritual person and he really wants to meet you! It's a pity that you haven't shown up recently!"

Gu Ze frowned and subconsciously glanced at the system interface...but no tasks appeared.

"Really? Where is this person you mentioned?" Gu Ze thought for a moment and said, "I happen to have time now, take me to see him."

As for the seedling at home... forget it, let’s talk about it later.

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[Demon World]...[Chentang] Pass.

Be it the previous [Canglan Cave Heaven] or the [Demon Realm] divided into six realms now, in fact, it did not hinder Zi Ling's mother's ambition to become a landlady.

The joy of collecting rent is that you keep collecting rent and you are always happy.

"Are you seriously ill? You are so happy that you become an idiot just because you collect rent in the game?"

Ah Xiruo is always quarreling.

"People should have dreams!" Zi Ling's mother counted the money in her pocket and said happily, "I am timid in real life, but can't I strike hard online?"

——What the hell are you so submissive to in reality...

Ah Xiruo rolled her eyes.

Zi Ling's mother added: "Also, I recently registered on the game forum and found that there are people there who are collecting the game's gold coins! 1:1! I feel like I'm really going to get rich this time!!!"

"..."

——Well... the gold coins in the game are basically collected by the Shenzhou Administration behind the scenes...

Thinking about the speed at which Zi Ling's mother's gold coins dropped, she couldn't help but feel a headache... If they really wanted to collect them, wouldn't the management bureau be on the verge of bankruptcy?
Ah Xiruo stuffed a handful of glutinous rice cake into Ziling's mother's mouth, blocking it completely. She then propped up her chin in a bad mood and looked around the streets of Chentang Pass with boredom.

Zi Ling's mother was just treating this as a game... The discussion with Zhang Jiuji, Jiang Qiyun and others about the development of the [Chen Tang] level was too boring. Complaining that there was no option to fast forward or skip, Zi Ling's mother simply slipped out to collect the rent.

Ah Xiruo had advised me.

"Isn't it said that this is an open world?"

That makes sense. Ah Xiruo had nothing to say.

"Great God!" Zi Ling's mother swallowed the glutinous rice cake in one gulp.

"No... this still can't shut you up?" Ah Xiruo sighed, "Can you leave me alone for a moment?"

Zi Ling's mother ignored her and rushed out of the small restaurant into the street... Long Xiruo did not move. Not to mention that he was absolutely invincible as a game character - she could not think of anyone who could hurt him.

But soon, the real dragon of Shenzhou sprayed out a big bowl of tea, which directly poured into the flowerbed by the window.

After a while, Zi Ling's mother came back with a boy and a girl. She said happily, "Master, let me introduce you to them. This is my son! This is my son's girlfriend! I didn't expect to meet them in the game! I was so surprised!"

The True Dragon of Shenzhou suddenly had a dark face, looking at the two people who appeared here unscrupulously... and finally met the reserved smile of a black-hearted maid - TM, face-to-face, right? !

……

"When did you play this game? How come I don't know about it?"

"We have been playing for a while. Previously, we have been using the European server. We have just reached the level of descending to the [Blue Realm] today."

"Oh oh..." Zi Ling's mother hugged [Little Pharmacist] and complained: "You two have been gone for several months. Xiao Youye, haven't you dealt with your family's inheritance yet?"

"It's been taken care of." [Little Pharmacist] glanced at [Little Mage] and said softly to Zi Ling's mother: "We have actually booked a flight back next week. We wanted to give you a surprise, but we didn't expect to run into you here."

When Long Xiruo first heard this, she looked at him with disdain, but she quickly reacted and looked at the [Little Mage] in surprise, her eyes asking: Are you really going to come back?
(End of this chapter)