As the words fell, a blurred grey figure slowly descended from the rooftop, landing precisely before Wang Batian. The scene was eerily strange.
"No!"
Wang Batian shook his head slightly. "Ye Feng, is it... I'm really getting more and more interested in this kid!"
"This kid not only has a good grasp of fire seeds, but he also knows a lot about arcane runes!"
"The Li Goudan he belongs to might indeed be the first City Lord, Shen Lang... and Shen Lang's mysterious legacy... perhaps only he can decipher it!"
Wang Batian narrowed his eyes slightly and spoke slowly.
"Moreover, I have reliable information that this kid has been to the City of Despair, and might have gained some unexpected rewards!"
"The legend of the Divine Stone!"
Finally, Wang Batian added word by word, a strange glint flashing deep within his eyes.
The blurred grey figure did not respond immediately. He was silent for a moment before speaking, "Last night, I successfully had Shen Yunyao bitten by a Rank Five initial stage zombie!"
"Although I don't know Shen Potian's trump card, his most beloved granddaughter being bitten by a Rank Five zombie is definitely enough to make him a bit of a mess for a while!"
As he spoke, the blurred grey figure trembled all over.
"I say, Old Ghost, what is it about this half-dead old man Shen Potian that makes you... or rather, the organization behind you, so wary?"
Wang Batian asked the blurred grey figure with great confusion.
"Mind your own business!"
The blurred grey figure, addressed as Old Ghost, replied coldly before his body began to dissipate.
"Hmph! A thing that is neither human nor ghost!"
After the blurred figure had completely vanished, Wang Batian snorted, a hint of cruelty flashing across his lips.
...
On the other side,
Mecha Star Hotel,
"Hoo~!"
"So troublesome! It seems something is missing~"
Ye Feng, having just absorbed the energy of an arcane primal stone, was a little dejected. He had failed to break through to Silver again.
A few days ago, he had discovered that the progress bars for 'Strength' and 'Agility' in his personal status panel were already at the highest level of Refined Steel, yet he had tried to break through multiple times without success...
He had absorbed quite a few arcane primal stones...
Ye Feng had a strange feeling, as if an invisible, intangible membrane was blocking his advancement to Silver...
This feeling was quite mysterious and difficult to explain clearly...
...
The next day,
As Ye Feng walked down the street with Xiao Xiao, his mind was occupied with how to quickly obtain the other parts of the fire seed record that might exist in Mecha City. The photo of Shen Lang he had seen in Shen Yunyao's bedroom yesterday had given him a very bad feeling.
Although Mei You had many suspicious points and might not be Shen Lang, if he was, then trouble would be immense...
Furthermore, Mecha City, as one of the seven major powers, had many experts, many of whom gave Ye Feng a sense of unfathomable depth, not to mention the City Lord, Shen Potian, who had never revealed himself.
Coupled with his current inability to break through to Silver, Ye Feng couldn't help but feel a deep sense of insignificance and powerlessness for the first time...
He had been a little too focused on the fire seed record initially, and without much proper planning, he had come to Mecha City, one of the seven major powers...
Feeling somewhat dejected, Ye Feng chose a milk tea shop, ordered two cups, and found a seat by the window to rest.
Now feeling insecure, Ye Feng chose a milk tea shop near Mecha Star, as it was not far from the entrance to the formation tunnel, making it convenient for him to escape at any time...
Xiao Xiao also sensed that Ye Feng was preoccupied and sat beside him obediently, quietly sipping her milk tea...
"Um... Big Brother..."
With half a cup of milk tea gone, Xiao Xiao spoke, but seemed hesitant.
"Xiao Xiao, what's wrong?"
Ye Feng looked at her curiously.
"Big Brother, how long... do we have to stay in this Mecha City?"
"Is it... we have to find that fire seed record?"
By the end of her sentence, Xiao Xiao's voice had become very soft, and she cautiously looked around.
"Uh... that... it's not necessarily so... we can leave anytime~"
Ye Feng looked at Xiao Xiao, puzzled. "Xiao Xiao, why are you asking this?"
"Big Brother, here... I feel very suffocated... not as comfortable as exploring outside before~"
"Here, I often don't dare to sleep soundly!"
Xiao Xiao frowned slightly, clearly lacking a sense of security.
"Hoo!~"
After hearing Xiao Xiao's words, Ye Feng pondered for a moment, then let out a long sigh. "Xiao Xiao, I'll go discuss some things with the people at the Secret Mecha Institute the day after tomorrow, and then we'll leave here!"
Although he hadn't found the remaining parts of the fire seed record, Ye Feng, having already gained considerable rewards, didn't want to risk staying here any longer. He decided to discuss his doubts after reading the basic arcane rune books with Shen Bai, Shen Qing, and the others, and then leave...
"Oh, okay!~"
Hearing this, Xiao Xiao nodded vigorously, clearly very happy.
"Hey, you two poor wretches, how long are you going to sit there after ordering two cups of milk tea?!"
Just as Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao were about to get up and leave, a displeased female voice reached their ears.
Ye Feng looked in the direction of the voice and saw, about five meters to his right, a short, stout, middle-aged woman in a hip-hugging skirt, with a face full of pockmarks and eyes of unequal size, glaring at him.
"What are you looking at? I'm talking to you!"
"Is this the kind of place you poor wretches should come to? How long did you save up to come here for a cup of milk tea?"
"Finish drinking and quickly take your milk tea cups and go back to your pigsty to show off!"
"I don't know what the City Lord is thinking, placing a high-class hotel like Mecha Star in the outer city, and always having these trashy poor people polluting my beautiful eyes!"
Meeting Ye Feng's gaze, the middle-aged woman with mismatched eyes immediately glared at Ye Feng and began to curse.
"Sister Zhen is right, two ignorant poor wretches are even occupying the best seats!"
"Exactly, the man's clothes are even torn... that little woman is blind to be with someone like him..."
"Hurry up and get lost!"
"Sister Zhen, look, that man dares to look at us... no... he's going to assault me..."
...
After the middle-aged woman called Sister Zhen finished speaking, several heavily made-up middle-aged women beside her chimed in.
"What the hell, what kind of people are these?"
Ye Feng was stunned.
He had simply found a place to rest with Xiao Xiao as usual, and have a drink, only to be met with such sarcastic remarks. Xiao Xiao also looked bewildered.
However, Ye Feng couldn't be bothered with such eccentric women who appeared out of nowhere and were acting crazy. He stood up, preparing to leave with Xiao Xiao.
But at that moment, the middle-aged woman with mismatched eyes, named Sister Zhen, rushed forward. "Little woman, how dare you look at me? Let me teach you a good lesson!"
Saying that, the middle-aged woman with mismatched eyes, named Sister Zhen, raised her plump, large hand and slapped towards Xiao Xiao's cheek.
Seeing this, Ye Feng's expression immediately turned cold. However, before he could make a move, another dark hand swung towards Sister Zhen's pockmarked face.
"Slap~!"
A crisp slapping sound instantly rang out. Sister Zhen was sent spinning by the dark slap.
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