Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

Chapter 51 Investigate that Night General
Li Yelai appropriately expressed both fear and excitement in response to the goodwill shown by the Kingsoft Knights.

This is an unavoidable mindset for a wild psionicist when facing a powerful figure.

Especially when facing a powerful being from the forbidden zone of calamity.

The original calamity fog swept across the world, devouring 70% of humanity.

Until humanity found a way to defend against the disaster fog.

The calamities around the world finally ceased their advance and transformed into various forbidden zones of calamity, each occupying its own territory.

The third border city where Li Yelai was located, along with the other two border cities, were fortified cities built to resist the spread of the three calamity-prone forbidden zones.

Faced with such an existence, the 'Copper Face' should be filled with trepidation.

However, this also drew some disdain from the other Ark voters who purchased the intelligence along with them.

"Betraying information about the Old Mad King into the restricted area, what a traitor!"

"Don't you know how important the old Mad King's information is to humanity?"

Li Yelai did not respond to their curses. He had already become a spy, so it was only natural that he would be called a traitor.

The Golden Mountain Knight didn't seem to care at all. Instead, he said to Li Ye, "Copper Mask, I'll contact you later. We might have a chance to cooperate again."

“Of course, Lord Jinshan.” Li Yelai sneered inwardly, but replied aloud, “But I may not be able to find out any more information about the old Mad King. As you know, Lord Jinjia is seriously injured. If we encounter even a captain-level officer, we’re all doomed.”

His words implied a desire for more benefits. This certainly fits the "Copper Mask" persona.

“No rush. For now, just be careful and hide well, and protect yourselves.” Jin Shan slowly shook his head: “The information you brought is already important enough. Next time, I will not only bring the medicine I promised before, but also some materials. Your organization might find them useful.”

Freebies? Great! Since the intelligence was fabricated and provided by the authorities anyway, it's practically free!
Li Yelai thought for a moment, then nodded: "Thank you, Lord Jinshan."

The transaction then concluded. The private conversation was unblocked, and the surrounding sounds returned.

Li Yelai then inspected the spoils in front of him, all of which were the rewards obtained by 'Golden Armor'.

Among them are two potions, which are said to be the Five Awakenings and Six Awakenings potions for the Zero Path.

The potions were contained in translucent glass bottles, one amber in color and the other purplish-blue. Even just holding them in his hand, Li Yelai could feel the wondrous power they contained.

A psionic weapon of unknown level; it was a suit of armor that could change size on its own.

It's somewhat similar to the armor of Li Yelai's dual-wielding knight; it's likely a defensive psionic weapon crafted within the forbidden zone.

There are also materials from several unnamed supernatural creatures.

For these rewards, Jin Jia used the forbidden item, the Scourge of God, which directly led to the deaths of a large number of processors and clerical staff.

In the end, all of these rewards ended up in Li Yelai's hands. How ironic.
Just for these reasons.
'What a beast!' Li Yelai suppressed his anger and continued to silently look into the hall, watching the voters trade or discuss.

At this moment, the man with the black umbrella suddenly spoke up: "Which of you is still in Border City Number Three?"

Li Yelai's heart stirred; this was indeed what he wanted to know.

In the Fantasy Band incident, there were originally five Ark voters and their factions involved.

They are Black Umbrella, Star, Phantom, Golden Armor, and Wolf Image.

Black Umbrella left the stage early, while Golden Armor has already won.

The other three may still be in the giant city, which could be a good opportunity for the authorities to capture them.

The star looked at the black umbrella: "Don't count on me. Phantom and I are still wanted by the authorities of major cities. How could we possibly still be in a major city? You can ask Golden Armor and Wolf Map instead."

Li Yelai spoke up at the opportune moment: "We are indeed operating near Border City No. 3, but Lord Golden Armor is injured and may not be able to cooperate with you."

At this moment, a figure sitting not far from the black umbrella, wearing a wolf-head cloak, spoke up: "I am currently in the second border city, I have no subordinates, and I will not be going to the third border city for at least six months."

He must be Lang Tu!

Is Langtu in Border City No. 2?

Li Yelai pondered to himself that if he cooperated with Border City No. 2, he might be able to find Wolf Map among the people who traveled from Border City No. 3 to Border City No. 2.

Of course, it's hard to know whether this is true or false; perhaps Wolf Map gave false information to conceal his identity.

As Li Yelai was thinking about that, the man with the black umbrella continued, "As for the bronze mask, I'd like to ask you for a favor. I'll offer you a generous reward."

Li Yelai was taken aback, then asked, "I'm not sure if we can be of help, as you know, Lord Golden Armor."

Although he was eager to know Black Umbrella's plans, given Golden Armor's injury and Bronze Mask's character, he dared not accept any missions lightly.

"It's alright, this mission isn't dangerous!" Black Umbrella said coldly. "If it weren't for my subordinates being arrested after acting on their own, and the others being forced to flee Border City No. 3, I wouldn't want to trouble you."

"So what do you want?" Li Yelai looked at the black umbrella from afar and tentatively asked, "Do you need privacy?"

“It’s not a private matter, it’s not a big deal.” Black Umbrella said coldly, “I need your organization to help me investigate an official clerk.”

“This is dangerous!” Li Yelai’s heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly had a guess, but he refused to admit it, saying, “We don’t have time to avoid the authorities right now.”

"Don't rush to refuse. The other party is just a level one psychic, an official newbie!" Black sneered. "Of course, they may have reached level two awakenings by now, but that's all. It's nothing special!"

"You want it"

"I need you to investigate him, to investigate that processor codenamed 'Night General'!" Black Umbrella said. "Investigating a psionicist at the first or second awakening level shouldn't be difficult for you, right?"

"Oh? You mean that new clerk who secretly called for backup and beat you up in the alley?"

"Hahaha, Black Umbrella, Black Umbrella. You're a sixth-level expert, and you even possess a forbidden item. How did you manage to be defeated by a newcomer?"

"I heard that Black Umbrella was beaten up by three captain-level handlers and had to abandon his physical body to escape back."

The voters of the Ark laughed heartily.

Clearly, they were all gloating.

Although one cannot see Black Umbrella's face, one can tell from his trembling body that he is extremely angry.

A sixth-sense psychic was outmaneuvered by a first-sense psychic. This is an immense disgrace!

'Hahahaha!' Li Yelai laughed inwardly, also relieved that Black Umbrella had only seen him once and didn't recognize him yet. He said aloud, 'If he's just an ordinary processor, investigating him might not be difficult. What else do you need?'

The man with the black umbrella said in a deep voice, "He's somewhat special."

"Special abilities?" one of the Ark voters chuckled. "Psionicists with special abilities are rare, but they do exist. For example, among the official processors of Kunlun Giant City, there's a newcomer whose ability is the 'Space-Piercing Demon Eye,' capable of directly distorting and tearing space wherever his gaze falls. A newcomer has become a strategic weapon for Kunlun Giant City. What abilities does that Night General possess?"

“I don’t know, I couldn’t find out his abilities at the time. But I do know that he shattered a forbidden object, the Ghost Immortal Altar, without causing any crisis,” Black Umbrella said. “The Ghost Immortal was about to descend into the physical universe, but suddenly retreated.”

This silenced many people; it was indeed quite unusual.

Many forbidden items are indestructible, and some that can be destroyed will trigger extremely terrible calamities. "I suspect that Night General possessed something that made the Ghost Immortal hesitate to attack. I was curious and didn't act immediately. That's why I was caught off guard and suffered a setback." Black Umbrella explained, looking at Li Yelai: "Copper Mask, investigate him for me. If necessary, test his methods. I can pay you."

“Night General. A psionicist who has already awakened to the first awakening stage, or at most the second.” Li Yelai pretended to ponder, then replied, “What reward can you offer?”

The black umbrella chuckled: "You should know that I possess special crafting skills, capable of creating summoned creatures from ashes. I'm willing to craft one for you as payment for your operation. Of course, you'll need to provide the corpse. How about it? Should we ask Golden Armor first?"

"There's no need to ask Lord Golden Armor about such a trivial matter." Li Yelai laughed inwardly, then nodded in agreement: "I will investigate General Night."

Let yourself investigate? Is there a better way to get something for free?

Hahahaha!

Many people couldn't help but laugh when they heard that Copper Mask had to bypass Golden Armor to accept the mission.

"He took on the mission himself, that Copper Mask is truly treacherous!"

"So you've already started trying to get something out of yourself? Humph!"

"What's there to say? Aren't there quite a few of you here who were originally spokespeople before starting your own businesses?"

Voters discussed it, but that was all.

Seeing that 'Copper Face' agreed, Black Umbrella nodded and said, "Very good, next time you just need to bring the corpse to me."

Afterwards, the group exchanged information again.

Li Yelai gazed at the illusory starry sky outside the window, silently memorizing all the information.

The standoff between the calamity-stricken forbidden zone of Guixu Mountain and the giant city of Kunlun is becoming increasingly intense.

On the other side of the world, a conflict erupts between the giant cities of Ford and San Francisco, as humans wage war against each other for a certain resource. The forbidden zones there are laughing their heads off.

In the Radiant Azure City, a being suspected to be an Eighth Awakening expert has appeared, suggesting that humanity may be about to produce a new king.

In the Coral Sea City in the southern part of Vietnam, a Class A forbidden object went out of control, causing heavy losses.

This information comes from all over the world, and now Li Yelai has recorded it all.

This allows officials to better understand the situation in different regions.

Soon, when the intelligence sharing was finished and no one needed to make any more transactions.

The Ark emitted a piercing whistle.

A white light reappeared before Li Yelai's eyes, followed by a feeling of weightlessness.

The next second, Li Yelai's consciousness returned to the secret room located in the headquarters.

What he held in his hand was the reward he had brought back.

In his field of vision, there were more than a dozen powerful psychics surrounding him in the room, ready to fight.

They were worried that Li Yelai would be discovered and lose his way after forcibly leaving the ark. They were making preparations here specifically for this purpose.

In the worst-case scenario, they were able to bring Li Yelai back to his senses.

Seeing Li Yelai open his eyes, the psionicists visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

"You're back?" Yin Huo quickly approached and asked, "How were you? Did you encounter any danger? Were you injured?"

Li Yelai shook his head and placed the large handful of items on the ground: "I wasn't discovered, and according to the plan, I sold the information about the Old Mad King. I also unexpectedly obtained a recipe for the Four Awakenings Potion of the Whispering Path."

"Very good, then the first step has been successful."

Yin Huo breathed a sigh of relief, took the potion recipe from Li Yelai, and nodded slightly: "A new recipe for the Whispering Path. I'll arrange it and test its effects. If it succeeds, you'll have done a great service. You can also get this potion for free."

Get a free bottle of the Fourth Awakening potion? That's not cheap.

Whether you sell it to buy potions or materials, it's a huge boost for you!

Li Yelai knew what the materials above were; they were all extraordinary creatures from the vicinity of the restricted area, or even from within the restricted area itself.

Without a large number of powerful individuals, it would be impossible to collect these materials.

This reward is quite good.

Originally, Li Yelai only needed to bring back the reward for the golden armor, but now he has also obtained a formula, which is an unexpected bonus.

Li Yelai nodded in response: "I'm glad I can help."

“Of course, we can’t release information about obtaining this formula in the short term. Otherwise, your identity as a mole will be exposed,” Yin Huo said.

Li Yelai understood that this was official protection for him.

Otherwise, if he, the "Copper Mask" from Border City No. 3, had just obtained the recipe, and the official version already had it, wouldn't that be blatantly accusing him of being an undercover agent?

After leaving the room, Li Yelai told Yin Huo everything he had seen and heard.

Yin Huo's expression was somewhat solemn. He guessed that he had also realized the terrifying strength of the Ark and the importance of its abilities.

Then, Li Yelai asked, "If we sell information about the Old Mad King, will the Old Mad King be in danger?"

"It's alright, this is exactly the information that Old Mad King wanted them to know." Yin Huo's expression returned to normal, and he smiled, "You've really had a hard time this time."

Li Yelai shook his head slightly. In fact, he had benefited quite a bit.

The reward for the golden armor was none of his business.

But he accepted all the unexpected benefits he gained.

He handed the recipe over to the authorities, and later he could get a bottle of magic potion.

The next time you board the Ark, you will also receive a Grade B psionic weapon, as well as the materials promised by Jinshan.

Then, you can bring a corpse along and have the black umbrella create a summon for you.

The harvest was considerable.

Li Yelai pondered that next time, once he obtained a B-grade weapon, he would keep the usable ones and sell the unsuitable ones for performance points.

Then, spend merit points to have the official Night Watchmen hunt down a supernatural creature, and then take the supernatural creature's corpse to find Black Umbrella.

Then you'll have another summoned creature.

Moreover, you don't have to pay anything yourself.

What danger could there be if you investigate yourself?
(End of this chapter)