Chapter 384
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Chapter 384: The Third Royal Market
Bang bang bang bang…
Under the dark sky, a green train sped along the tracks, with drifting snowflakes falling onto the black rails, gradually melting away.
Hey? What are so many of you doing here?
At the door at the end of the train, a guard leaning against the side immediately asked warily as a group of five rushed to the entrance.
Lin Qiye placed his hand on the door handle, slightly tilted his head to glance at him, and a faint golden light flashed in his eyes. The next moment, the guard’s eyes rolled back, and he fainted on the spot.
Cao Yuan reached out to steady the guard’s body, silently placing him on the ground, and nodded at Lin Qiye.
Lin Qiye opened the door, and the cold wind mixed with snowflakes rushed into the carriage. He swayed slightly, lightly pushed off the railing with his toes, and leaped down from the train, floating gently onto the tracks.
Following closely, Jialan, Cao Yuan, An Qingyu, and Baili Pangpang also jumped down from the back of the train. Fortunately, everyone was quite skilled, and the green train wasn’t moving too fast, so they all landed steadily.
In the darkness, Lin Qiye turned around and watched the green train speeding away along the tracks, disappearing from view, and he sighed with some regret.
What’s wrong? Cao Yuan walked up beside him, puzzled.
The train fare, what a pity. Lin Qiye shook his head.
Baili Pangpang wrapped his clothes tighter against the cold wind, exhaled a puff of white mist, and couldn’t help but complain: It’s so cold… By the way, what happened in Gusu City? It’s urgent enough for us to jump off the train?
Once we get on the plane, we’ll naturally find out.
Lin Qiye looked up at the pitch-black night sky as a helicopter swept across, its black rotor blades leaving behind trails, and the fierce wind howled across the land.
The five of them stood quietly in place, gazing at the helicopter, their clothes flapping wildly in the wind.
The helicopter landed steadily on the open ground next to the tracks. The five of them braved the wind from the rotor blades and quickly walked into the cabin. As the helicopter slowly ascended, they disappeared into the night sky.
Ten minutes later.
A black transport plane took off from the Tianhe military airport, flying straight south.
Inside the cabin, Lin Qiye and the others sat facing each other on a long bench, strapped in with seatbelts, their expressions revealing worry.
Hello, this is the information regarding the two missions that Commander Ye asked me to pass on to you.
A military officer stepped forward, saluted Lin Qiye, and then handed over a document. Behind him, two others carried several black boxes and placed them in front of them.
Hmm. Lin Qiye nodded and took the document.
The surface of these two documents bore a highly confidential seal. After hesitating for a moment, Lin Qiye first opened the report on the recently completed Anta County mission.
The content of this document wasn’t extensive, and Lin Qiye quickly scanned the paper.
On the first page, in a very official tone, it expressed approval and affirmation of Lin Qiye and the others’ actions during this mission, promising to award all team members the Starlight Medal.
Lin Qiye merely glanced at it and moved on to the next page.
The moment his gaze fell on this page, Lin Qiye’s pupils slightly constricted, and a look of surprise appeared in his eyes.
This page contained information about the Third King Ruins.
Forbidden Ruins Sequence 015, ‘Third King Ruins’, [Immortal].
In the entire history of the Great Xia, the Third King Ruins [Immortal] has only appeared once, suspected to be the first forbidden ruin to manifest in humans, with its owner existing over two thousand years ago during the Han Dynasty, a girl around ten years old.
[Immortal] possesses the ability to grant an object or being an absolute constant state. Theoretically, any external influencing factors (including divine attacks) cannot affect [Immortal], granting it endless lifespan along with absolute defensive capabilities. Researchers have assessed that this forbidden ruin poses a potential threat to deities, hence it is classified as ‘Third King Ruins’.
According to fragmented royal historical records, the owner of this ruin was sealed in a coffin two thousand years ago and sent to an unknown place, disappearing without a trace. Researchers speculate based on the characteristics of [Immortal] that this owner has a high probability of still being alive…
Following this lengthy research report, there were a few handwritten lines from Ye Fan. The gist seemed to be that Lin Qiye should not rush to submit it and could observe for a while. If the overall assessment was satisfactory, it could be incorporated into the newly formed fifth special team.
After all, for someone with such strong potential, there seems to be no other place for her except a special team…
However, the existing special team members were not lacking, so the best solution was, of course, to place her in this newly formed fifth special team.
Lin Qiye understood Ye Fan’s intention and looked up at Jialan beside him.
Seeing him looking at her, Jialan tilted her head in confusion, her long eyelashes fluttering gently, her eyes filled with puzzlement.
Lin Qiye hesitated for a moment and finally asked: Do you have a place you want to go?
Jialan was taken aback, frowned in thought for a moment, and shook her head.
Then stay by my side… how about that? Lin Qiye looked into her eyes and said earnestly.
Upon hearing this, Jialan’s cheeks quickly flushed with a hint of red, and she slightly turned her head away, her lips pressed together, looking at Lin Qiye with a strange expression, as if to say she didn’t expect him to be this kind of person.
…Lin Qiye seemed to understand something and quickly added, I meant, stay in this team…
Jialan was stunned, the corners of her mouth slightly lifted, and she spoke somewhat ambiguously: Not… submitted? Why…?
You want to ask me why I changed my mind and won’t submit you? Lin Qiye tentatively asked.
Jialan nodded, her eyes filled with anticipation as she looked at Lin Qiye.
Lin Qiye thought for a moment and honestly replied: Because you’re too strong.
…
Jialan’s expression froze, and she shot him an angry glare before abruptly turning her head away, clearly not intending to talk to him anymore.
Lin Qiye scratched his head in confusion, feeling that the current situation seemed a bit troublesome. He decided to set those matters aside and continued to look at the second document.
This document described the upcoming emergency situation in Gusu City.
He opened the document stamped with a highly confidential seal and pulled out a thick stack of papers. At the top of the first page, several large characters were written in bright red.
——Gusu has suddenly experienced a large-scale mental pollution area, with the pollution source suspected to be the mysterious entity that escaped from Cangnan City a year ago, [Bell Crand].
