Chapter 186: Divination Dream
If one paid 30,000, one could become a permanent resident of Soaring Cloud City. However, one could only stay in Area C. If the residents of Area C did not have special abilities, they would not be mutants or scientific researchers. They would not want to become soldiers either. They would have to spend 30,000 to enter Area B.
There were many ways to acc.u.mulate wealth. The most profitable way was by hunting monsters. In the Soaring Cloud City, beasts above the Rare rank were called demons. A Rare-ranked demon’s body was entirely a treasure, while soul gems were more valuable. The machinery core of the Soaring Cloud City could turn soul gems into energy. A Rare-ranked soul gem could sustain the daily consumption of the walls of the Soaring Cloud City.
Of course, soul gems could not be consumed so easily. These gems were very precious and needed to be used at critical moments.
Su Xiaoyu reminded him, “As long as you reveal your ident.i.ty as a mutant, you can easily enter Area B. The mutants are divided into ranks S, A, B, C, and D. If your rank is higher, your treatment will be better. There is only one S-ranked mutant in the Soaring Cloud City. That is the most famous prophet, Zhao Pingfan.”
Wei Huo was confused. “A prophet? An S-ranked mutant? What about Ma Tengyun?”
Su Xiaoyu sighed softly. Wei Huo was the only one who could call Ma Tengyun by his name in the Soaring Cloud City. She replied, “Zhao Pingfan was a prophet. He predicted the future of the Soaring Cloud City multiple times, but he was also a top-notch scientist. He was the only one who had the final say in the entire Area A. As for the City Lord, no one has seen him attack, so we do not know his mutation level.”
Area A was also known as a research area. Many things had been developed there. It is said that there were high-speed farming crops, mutation-inducing stimulants, and terrifying unknown technological weapons there. These are just things that were pa.s.sed down. Given the personality of the Chinese, more powerful technologies must have been hidden. The rumors that spread represented only about 10% of the actual numbers.
There were many ways for Wei Huo to enter Area B. The most convenient way was by showing off his mutation or electromagnetic knowledge. However, if Wei Huo did not want to attract attention, he could take out 300,000 silver coins or equivalent items to enter.
At that moment, Su Xiaoyu suddenly said, “Zhao Pingfan once had a dream-like premonition. He saw a huge coffin in the abyss. You might have been noticed when you entered the city with the coffin.”
Wei Huo’s expression changed. He said, “Now that you mention it, I want to meet the prophet.”
A prophet and a scientist had predicted the coffin in the abyss. What did this mean? Had he really seen the future?
Wei Huo wanted to meet Ma Tengyun and Zhao Pingfan. They were not simple people. They might know some secrets that normal people did not know.
Su Xiaoyu said, “It’s said that the City Lord has temporarily left Tengyun City. At the moment, the second-in-command, Zhao Pingfan, is in charge of the city.”
By then, the middle-aged man sent by Su Xiaoyu had already reported to the higher-ups. He had made sure to frame the report properly and had not exaggerated Wei Huo’s strength too much. He’d only said that Wei Huo might be a very strong mutant. He had interacted with the Marginalized Alliance before, so they had to be extra careful.
Zhao Pingfan’s ident.i.ty was not insignificant. Not everyone knew about his prediction. Su Xiaoyu’s ident.i.ty was unusual. After the higher-ups learned that Su Xiaoyu had sent someone over, they became even more cautious.
Su Xiaoyu continued walking around with Wei Huo. Someone was already investigating Wei Huo’s situation. When they heard that Wei Huo was dragging a coffin into the city with two giant birds, the higher-ups became alert.
A soldier reported the matter to the higher-ups. Wei Huo’s information was reported in detail. In the end, someone at the top gave the order to send someone to contact Wei Huo. However, they could not act rashly. They had to collect some intelligence before saying anything.
At that moment, three buildings in Area C collapsed one after another. Many construction workers died as a result.
The staff at the administrative center started getting busy.
The woman was still crying. “My son died a horrible death!”
However, the middle-aged man said coldly, “I told you before that you would ignore the truth and let the murderer escape freely. Sooner or later, you will be in big trouble!”
As soon as this person spoke, everyone’s luck started changing again. It was like a surging tide that kept moving.
This was not recorded by the Luck Severance Skill. Wei Huo was curious as to why this had happened.
Luck is also a science. However, the ancients of this country are good at scientific research through observation, acceptance, and conclusions. Foreigners are good at scientific research based on a.s.sumptions, experiments, and theories.
We do not know each other, but our hearts are the same.
Both methods have their own advantages and disadvantages. Although our methods are not necessarily accurate, we can study anything in the world. Although their methods are accurate, they cannot continue researching if the relevant instruments cannot be manufactured.
They cannot study things like Qi, Fengshui, Luck, and Divination. The ancients of our country established rules after a review. However, they are not necessarily accurate and could be lost easily. They need to improve continuously to prevent their heritage from being severed.
Just as the administrative center was in chaos over this incident, another rumor spread. A few workers who had just escaped from the construction site said that monsters had appeared in the construction site and killed a few people. The monsters were extremely powerful and had even destroyed a lot of machinery and buildings.
Most of the buildings in Area C were single-storey buildings. However, newly-built buildings had two storeys and were made of mud. Their purpose was to accommodate more people, but something unexpected had happened.
Su Xiaoyu was confused. “There are monsters in Area C? Did they dig underground?”
Wei Huo asked, “Does anyone know what those monsters look like?”
A middle-aged man who had escaped from the construction site said in horror, “I saw a monster. It was a pitch-black monster that could walk upright. It had a long tail and multiple arms. It looked skinny, but it was very fast. Its body was very hard!”
Wei Huo suddenly thought of something. During his long journey, he had seen such things. He asked, “Did you guys dig this monster out of the ground?”
The middle-aged man’s body was covered in oil stains. He was terrified, but he was surrounded by administrative officers that refused to let him leave. He had no choice but to reply, “I don’t know. At first, a scream indeed came from the excavator. Later, an unfinished two-story building collapsed and we fled in panic. When I turned around, I saw the monster moving corpses!”
Wei Huo asked, “Did this monster have terrifying fangs and a mouth full of teeth?”
If it did, there was no doubt that it was a Body-Breaking Worm.
The middle-aged man shook his head. “I saw an ant’s head. Its antennae and chin were very obvious. This monster seemed to be intelligent. When I ran away, it looked back at me. Its eyes were filled with hatred.”