Chapter 467

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Chapter 467: The Greedy Boss Exploiting Online

The story takes place outside the city, where the dense fog refuses to dissipate.

In the bamboo forest outside the city late at night, Bai Wei was holding a freshly purchased bottle of milk, feeding a cat.

A striped cat was sitting on his lap, happily licking the fresh coconut-infused goat’s milk, thoroughly enjoying its meal.

Demon Cat Yumeko didn’t idle around after entering the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom, but provided information everywhere.

Because it was free and fast in its movements, it brought a lot of valuable information.

Bai Wei avoided many detours along the way, thanks to the efforts of this guide. As a result, they established a certain degree of understanding.

However, there was still some lack of trust.

After the tiger-striped cat had its fill, it licked its paws, stretched lazily, and began meowing.

"The imperial court is really far away. It took a long time to come and go."

"I didn’t come here to listen to your complaints," Bai Wei, like an employer forcing an employee to work overtime, said sternly, "Being tired is a good thing. Comfort is for the dead. If you have time to complain, you should improve your efficiency instead."

The cat’s paws tightened as it replied with a swipe, "You have no humanity. You even borrowed the cat’s paws. Can you get any more heartless?"

"You expect humanity from capitalists? It’s better to make the Trisolarans collectively turn vegetarian," Bai Wei said coldly. "So, did you find anything?"

"The imperial courtyard is heavily guarded, even a cute cat like me would find it difficult to enter, let alone a flying bird." The shadowy figure shook its head. "But I managed to sneak in on one occasion, unfortunately, I didn’t encounter any members of the royal family. I was discovered only a few steps in, and then I got eaten."

"Eaten?"

"There are many pets in the imperial court."

"But you are a cat."

"But the other pets are bigger than me."

"I understand… you can continue." Bai Wei showed sympathy and then coldly said, "This doesn’t count as a work injury, it was your own mistake."

The shadowy figure’s fur bristled in anger, but then it realized that it didn’t even have a salary or insurance to begin with, so it calmed down.

If you were to ask Bai Wei, he would confidently say, "Since I gave you a job, why should I also give you a salary?"

The shadowy figure licked its fur. "I only visited the imperial courtyard, I didn’t stay there for a long time, so I’m not sure about other things."

Bai Wei asked again, "What about the news of the dragon tribe that had their dragon pearls stolen?"

"I don’t know anything." Kitty lay down and said, "The Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom is too big, it’s not easy to gather information, we can’t even find their hidden base."

Bai Wei frowned and said, "It’s almost the same as getting no results, it’s like a zero score."

Kitty yawned and said, "There are still a few reliable pieces of information. Firstly, we can confirm that Bi Fang’s plan is real, not just talk. Secondly, the intensity of the battles on the edge of the Bai Ze Kingdom hasn’t increased. Lastly, your reputation is spreading."

Bai Wei nodded and said, "That’s also the result I need."

Since it’s impossible to keep the secret, it’s necessary to make a show of force.

The Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom also has a reputation in the martial arts world. The stronger the peaceful times, the weaker the influence of the martial arts world. But in chaotic times, there are more cases of people taking advantage of the situation and becoming bandits. It becomes like a martial arts world with heroes everywhere.

The stable martial arts world in martial arts novels is actually a group of folk armed forces forming teams to survive together. But in times of great conflicts, the martial arts world becomes much more brutal, where the big fish eats the small fish.

The martial arts world is of the people; the military is official. The way they are governed is different.

In a chaotic world of warlords, many warlords saw the martial arts world as their own fish pond. Occasionally, a few powerful martial artists would emerge from the fish pond, and at least they were considered local bosses.

These local bosses also had to show respect to the warlords, acting as their guard dogs. The powerful martial artists, on the other hand, received more respect. They could gain favor and assistance from the warlords or prominent families. Some notorious villains suddenly disappeared because they became bodyguards for some important prince.

Although Bai Wei didn’t seek fame, it was necessary for him to establish his reputation. Without any status, he would have no place to stand.

Becoming famous within the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom was not difficult at all. It only required one thing: killing! The more you kill, the faster you become famous!

This time, Chao Lu and Nalan were bound to attract many heroes and secret assassins from the martial arts world. Bai Wei needed to prepare in advance and deal with them cleanly. As long as he could safely pass through this ordeal, he would definitely become famous after a single battle.

It sounds simple, but in reality, it’s quite difficult. Along the way, there will be various pursuits, blockades, and ambushes.

The daily task of following the safety transportation rules is really annoying. Those who understand it, understand.

There are no comfortable situations where monsters gather and let themselves be preyed upon.

Bai Wei thought about it and felt that his future was full of uncertainties. Unfortunately, he didn’t have any choices at all. At this moment, even if he wanted to take a shortcut, there simply wasn’t any shortcut available.

What is a shortcut? Fame, power, status.

Bai Wei was disappointed that his disguise was useless. Even though his identity as an emperor or mentor was well-known in Europe, it was different in the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom. People who were not interested in foreign history would be confused, just like when they heard about the French hero, De Gaulle.

Who is it? I don’t know them.

So when Bai Wei heard the word "mentor" from Nalan Qingshu, he couldn’t help feeling a bit proud. He thought he had some knowledge of history after all.

Demon Cat Yumeko finished drinking coconut milk, and she voluntarily asked the second boss for overtime tasks.

"What should we check next?"

"If you want to visit the various scenic spots in the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom, I have a few good reference plans."

Bai Wei glanced at the cat. "Do you know that the last person who said this worked overtime until they collapsed?"

Yumeko scratched her ear, showing an indifferent attitude. Cats have nine lives, so they can handle anything that comes.

Bai Wei’s biggest wish is to directly communicate with the Third Princess.

The palace is heavily guarded, and Cat Cat said we can’t get in. We’ll have to explore this area later.

Bai Wei also hopes to further investigate the Black Dragon of the North Sea.

Cat Yumeko says it’s impossible, as it’s extremely difficult to investigate this. Firstly, the dragon tribe’s headquarters are all in the Frost-free Port, which is too cold for cats. And cats are naturally afraid of water and won’t stay in cold coastal areas. Secondly, even if there were aquatic scouts spread out everywhere, have you ever seen crabs and shrimp keep cats as pets? Cats and aquatic animals just don’t get along. They see cats the way humans see snakes and say things like, "Oh, how cute, let me touch it."

Even if there are some special enthusiasts, they wouldn’t just go ahead and touch, but rather take off their pants directly, right?

Grassroots heroes have existed since ancient times.

Bai Wei only hopes that Cat Cat can check who among the martial arts experts might block their way ahead.

Cat Cat says, "I’m too lazy to check. Anyway, you don’t know them. Whether it’s whoever, I can just chop them all down, right? Is it necessary to waste Cat Cat’s precious time on characters who might not even survive three chapters? A cat’s life is only a dozen years, which is short, so it should be spent on more meaningful things, like being cute and getting free food and drinks."

Bai Wei, "I have nothing to say. Why don’t you act as the party A (client) then…"

The boss of Party A made three requests but they were all rejected. So, you should set your own goals and pay on your own. Show your initiative and strong self-management skills.

Ghost said, "Okay."

It happened that it had some things that it wanted to figure out. At the moment, it only had some guesses but couldn’t sort them out. It will wait until it finds out for sure if there is any connection. It seems to be related to the spider web woven by the strategist. If it can catch their layout and intelligence network, it won’t need to collect information by itself. It can just sit back and enjoy the fruits. This was also its usual way of gathering information in Yingzhou. It saves time, effort, and is efficient.

Before leaving, Yumeko reminded, "You better pay attention to your surroundings next week. The spread of information is fast and a bit unnatural. Perhaps someone is fueling the fire."

Bai Wei asked, "Help me look up the top ten experts in the Ten Thousand Demon Kingdom’s martial world."

Ghost said, "There are no experts, only demons and assassins… I will take care of it."

Yumeko left, and the tiger-striped cat disappeared into the bamboo forest.

Bai Wei stood up and picked up the bamboo rod, only to realize that he had been fishing for so long without any catch. He reluctantly threw the bamboo rod into the water.

The green fish that had been playing around the fishing rod but refused to bite suffered. The angler, who was part of the air force, became angry and forcefully hit the water, causing a bunch of swimming fish to leap up. However, he no longer cared about them and left after losing the bamboo rod.

After taking a few steps back, he said, "Come out… I saw your fox tail."

"I don’t have a tail! I’m not a fox!" The little snake girl, who was following secretly out of the city, was exposed and clumsily tried to explain while using her tail to tap on the bamboo.

Bai Wei ignored her and walked through the bamboo forest with his hands behind his back.

"Were you just talking to a cat?" Yubing asked curiously.

Bai Wei didn’t answer, but instead changed the subject and reminded her, "Though the security is good in Longyao City, it’s not an idyllic paradise. As a snake girl, you should be aware of your sensitive identity. It’s fine to go out at night, but leaving the city is out of the question. What if you run into a strict grandpa fishing law enforcement officer…"

The little snake girl said, "I, I followed you because I had something to say… I found it interesting how you were talking to the cat, so prim and proper."

She spoke hesitantly.

Bai Wei said, "Just say it."

Yan Yubing gathered courage and said, "Can you… for me…"

Bai Wei answered smoothly, "Do you owe me 50?"

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