Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

Chapter 154 Helper
Because of the curse, Yang Chen did not trust Little Mad King and was skeptical of her plans.

This is unavoidable.

However, rationally speaking, Yang Chen believed that the plan was indeed feasible.

Traitors must die!

There are indeed traitors among humans, whether they are wild psionics who have committed serious crimes, psionic organizations, or even the agents who have betrayed the Great City.

Those human traitors turned and joined the forbidden zone, thinking they were safe now.

However, these very targets of the giant city ironically provided it with a large amount of mysterious materials, which were then used to create numerous psionic weapons.

Meiwu, a traitor who murdered her compatriots and teammates, betrayed multiple Nightbane strongholds, and destroyed humanity's plans within the forbidden zone.

They deserve no pity! They must be killed as soon as possible!
And Li Yelai is the best candidate!
His resistance to curses is extremely strong; even the curses from Little Mad King and the doll cannot affect him.

This will allow Li Yelai to kill that traitor decisively, giving her the fury and revenge of humanity!
Ultimately, Yang Chen agreed to the plan and, after discussing with his superiors, formulated the actions of the support team and the Giant City Legion.

Once the operation is launched, it will ensure that the two can safely escape the restricted area.

After all, a human assassination attempt could very well draw out powerful high-ranking members of the Forbidden Zone. Considering Li Yelai's misfortune, it might even attract a psychic supreme being or simply the king of the Forbidden Zone!

Therefore, Yang Chen had to prepare for the worst. Even if the higher-ups in the restricted area were to intervene, he had to create an opportunity for them to escape.

Li Yelai thought to himself that if he could really attract the King of the Forbidden Zone, he would make a deal with Mr. Shadow directly!

Although somewhat resistant to the deal, he worried that Mr. Shadow was a more dangerous presence.

However, replacing a key player in the penalty area is currently the most cost-effective trade.

Once the penalty area loses its ruler, its deterrent power will be greatly reduced.

Human megacities, and even other restricted areas, will seize the opportunity to act.

If Jucheng seizes the opportunity, they might actually be able to reclaim a restricted area!
That would be the first time humanity had ever conquered a forbidden zone, which was of immense significance!
The only problem is that Mr. Ying said after the last transaction that he would not be able to trade for a short period of time, and Li Yelai does not know when Mr. Ying will be able to trade.

"Don't tell anyone about this plan. If it gets out, we're finished," Yang Chen continued. "Meiwu once held a concert in Border City Three. Although it's been several years, no one can guarantee that no one in the city is still affected by her."

The curse of the enchanting dance makes those who have met her feel an irresistible attraction to her.

Although this goodwill will gradually fade as the two separate.

But who knows, there might still be someone within the giant city who cherishes Meiwu in their heart. Even if she has already stood on the opposite side of humanity, they will still love her and protect her.

If they find out about this information, they will probably try to inform Meiwu.

If Meiwu receives the news and escapes, the worst that can happen is that the operation has failed. But if Meiwu actually sets up an ambush and waits for Li Yelai and Xiao Kuangwang to walk right into her trap, that would be terrible.

"I understand, I'll be careful," Li Yelai replied.

Yang Chen continued, "You are now officially a Night Watchman, enjoying all the privileges of a Night Watchman, and you can also learn more about the Void Realm. Absorb this information well, and try to become stronger before the operation begins. Only when you are strong can you have the resources to deal with danger."

Li Yelai nodded. Currently, the most important thing is training, mastering the new psionic techniques as soon as possible.

So he left Yang Chen's office and went to the equipment department within the branch.

After he becomes a Fourth Awakener, he can purchase B-grade psionic weapons that are stronger and more powerful.

The mysterious substance in B-grade weapons often originates from the soul wells of psychics with four or even five senses.

As for these psionicists...

Some were sacrifices, or distorted treatments of colleagues.

Almost all handlers would leave their last words in the communicator beforehand.

If things are distorted, who should be asked to help with the funeral, if circumstances permit?

Or, after dying in battle, they may bestow or destroy their mysterious substance.

Like Mada, his last words were to ask Xinghuo to attend his funeral and to give Xinghuo his mysterious substance.

Like Benlei, his dying words didn't specify who should attend his funeral, but he did leave his mysterious substance behind for the Rangers, to provide assistance to those who came after.

They were acutely aware of the human condition, and even after death, they wanted to help humanity and those who came after them.

In fact, Li Yelai strongly resisted this kind of dying wish.

In particular, after learning that Li Yelai himself was the one who attended the funeral and gave the gifts in the last words recorded by Cheese.

Li Yelai became increasingly resistant because he didn't want this to happen.

However, despite his resistance, he also prepared a copy of his last words: if he were to die in battle or become corrupted, someone had to kill him and inherit his mystical substance.
Then came those who were enemies of humanity.

Such as the Church of the Embers, or illegal organizations or small groups like the Flying Gunners. There are also those who betray humanity or psionicists who have emerged from forbidden zones.

They provided the giant city with a large amount of mystical material, and their psionic weapons will be broken down and used as new weapon materials for the processors.

However, all the enemies that Li Yelai killed were eaten by Mr. Shadow.

As a result, Li Yelai never obtained any of the enemy's mysterious substances; at most, he could only disassemble the enemy's psionic weapons again.

"Damn it, when you calculate it like this, Mr. Ying has taken a lot of my merit points." Li Yelai frowned as he looked at the offer in front of him and complained in his heart.

Seeing him frown, the civilian staff member beside him couldn't help but ask, "Lord Night General, are you dissatisfied with these mysterious substances?"

"Then take a look at this, Zero Path - Starlight Combo. It can condense light orbs in mid-air and continuously fire light spears at enemies. If controlled properly, it can maintain five light orbs at the same time, forming crossfire to continuously shoot at enemies. In our division, we have Night Scouts who can maintain thirteen light orbs, maintaining thirteen firing points! The output capability is simply off the charts!"

"And this one, Netherworld Path: Shadow Prison. As long as you control the light source, you can use shadows to lock down the enemy's movements. The West City branch has Night Scouts who once locked down four non-psychic users and more than a dozen armed personnel in one fell swoop. It's an excellent control ability! Once locked down, the enemy is at your mercy, isn't he?"

Li Ye glanced at the price, his expression shifting between light and dark.

Seeing this, the civilian staff had no choice but to flip through the screen again, pointing to a new mysterious substance.

"If none of these are satisfactory, then I recommend this." The clerical staff member looked serious, as if pulling out their trump card: "This comes from an illegal psionicist of the Church of the Embers, the Divine Path of Lava Giant. As long as you are on a rocky surface, you can use psionic energy to create and control lava formations, which are said to reach up to eight meters in height. It's incredibly powerful!"

Li Ye glanced at it and thought, "Wow, the price for the mysterious substance alone is over two hundred merit points. Once it's forged into a mysterious substance, its value is estimated to be around three to four hundred merit points." Keep in mind, Li Ye's C-grade weapon only costs sixty or seventy merit points.

Once it reaches Grade B, the price increases several times over?
"I have no problem with the mysterious substance, but I have a problem with your price." Li Yelai complained, "A single piece of your mysterious substance is worth half a bottle of my Four Awakenings Potion! Last time I sold you a mysterious substance, I only got thirty merit points."

"Comrade Night General, you can't say that. What you sold us last time was a second-level awakening ability. What we're showing you now are fourth- or fifth-level awakening abilities. Besides, there are also costs involved in extracting the mystical substance from the soul wells of psionicists. We also have to share it with the frontline processors. We really didn't make any money off you."

The civilian staff member explained, "Look, these illegal psychics have to pay such a high price to obtain potions and gain their abilities. You only need to pay less than the price of one potion to use their abilities. Although the power is reduced, isn't the cost-effectiveness much higher?"

Li Yelai hesitated for a moment, but ultimately decided against buying it.

He currently has exactly two hundred merit points. If he sold the extraordinary materials he acquired earlier, he could buy a mysterious substance. But then, nothing happened. He simply didn't have enough merit points to craft B-grade equipment. Even selling the Azure Dragon Halberd wouldn't be enough!

No wonder those fourth-awakening processors didn't immediately change their equipment after becoming fourth-awakened; it turns out they were short of merit points after buying potions.

"Once the potion formulas I brought back from the Ark are verified, I can sell them as potions. That should be enough," Li Yelai thought to himself.

He brought out five potion recipes from the ark that were not known to the authorities.

The Dream Path Fourth Awakening Potion - Dragon Roar, I gave the potion I got to Cheese.

The remaining item is the True Martial Path Third Awakening Elixir - Broken Force.

Zeroing Path Six Awakening Magic Potion - Heavenly Fire Spreads Across the Plains.

Myriad Paths, Four Awakenings, Magic Potion: Mimicry, Wings Unfurled.

Spirit Eye Path Four Awakenings Potion - Focused Gaze.

The official authorities will provide Li Yelai with one bottle of each of these four potions after verification, and these are all very valuable.

If he sold them all, it would be enough for Li Ye to equip himself with freedom. However, instead of using these B-grade weapons for trade, it might be better to buy other extraordinary materials and then trade them inside the Ark; the gains might be greater that way.

Furthermore, one can go inside the Ark and sell some potion recipes as appropriate.

Maybe I can get a B-grade weapon too.

Li Yelai was pondering this when he felt his phone vibrate in his pocket.

Li Yelai picked up his phone, only to find it was Jing Lin calling.

After the fog of disaster subsided, Li Yelai exchanged contact information with him. However, to be on the safe side, the two did not discuss any important information over the phone.

"Hello? Jing Lin?" Li Yelai answered the phone and asked.

"It's me!" Jing Lin's voice was tinged with laughter: "Congratulations, Night General, you've successfully become a Night Guardian. How does it feel to be a Fourth Sense?"

It seems they received news that Li Yelai had become a night watchman and came to congratulate him.

"Thank you. It feels very powerful," Li Yelai replied.

"Hey, looks like you've had quite a haul," Jing Lin said with a smile. "I hope I'll have the chance to see it for myself someday."

"Simple, I'll bring you over as a henchman for the next mission," Li Yelai said with a smile. Then, remembering Li Yunyan's words, he asked, "By the way, why did you go to find my sister? Is there something you can't tell me?"

"What?" Jing Lin was somewhat taken aback; his surprise was palpable even through the phone. "What? Looking for your sister? Our Jing family?"

“Isn’t it you?” Li Yelai frowned. “My sister said that someone found her online and contacted her wanting to meet. The other party claimed to be a member of Yao Qingjing’s family.”

“Impossible. We wouldn’t do something so offensive.” Jing Lin said in a deep voice, “You and I are partners, we’ve fought the Zerg together, and even faced the Zerg Lord together. For both public and private reasons, we wouldn’t bypass you to contact your sister. Unless… she’s not from our lineage.”

Jing Lin is indeed a member of the Jing family, but he is not in power.

That Supreme Martial Lord is the true head of the Jing family, and his several sons, being half-brothers, each form their own lineage.

Jing Lin is a descendant of the third branch. Although he controls considerable resources and has a voice, he is not the only dominant branch.

"You mean... your great-aunt, Jing Jing?" Li Yelai's brows furrowed even deeper. He had no goodwill towards the woman who harbored unwarranted malice towards him. And now, she was contacting his sister? It didn't seem like anything good.

"I will give you an explanation. This was our mistake." Jing Lin frowned. The Jing family's attitude towards Li Yelai was actually rather ambiguous.

His grandfather initially wanted to win over Night General, but after the disaster fog passed, he changed his attitude and made it clear that he wanted to maintain a good relationship with Night General.

Jingnuo, the younger sister, even wanted to use her abilities to win him over, since Ye Jiang was quite good-looking and she felt he was a good match.

But the old man sternly refused, saying that he wanted to interact with them as friends, and that they must not cross any lines.

Although it was a bit strange, it made Jing Lin feel much more at ease.

After all, my younger sister probably can't beat a doll or cheese.

Moreover, this way, it won't be difficult for him.

But now, Jing Jing's intervention has disrupted their plans.

Originally, Jing Lin wanted to discuss with Li Ye whether they should celebrate.

He instructed the disciples of the three lineages to cultivate good relationships with him.

As a result, Li Yelai probably has some issues with the Jing family.

“Let’s meet sometime, and I’ll explain things to you in person,” Jing Lin said.

Li Yelai glanced at the vibrating communicator; it was a message from the new students' group chat.

[Heavy Cavalry: Gentlemen, do you have a moment? I need your help; it might be related to something supernatural.]
They were heavy cavalry?
That's really rare. She usually just lurks in the group and rarely speaks.

It seems they've run into some trouble.
After thinking for a moment, Li Yelai replied, "Perfect timing, I also need your help with something. Could you come over here?"

"You certainly know how to get help." Jing Lin laughed on the other end of the phone. "Okay, give me the address. I'll try to get there before dark."

“Okay, let’s talk when we meet,” Li Yelai replied.

After hanging up the phone, type on the communicator.

[I'll bring an unofficial helper.]
(End of this chapter)