Newspaper Boy
Chapter 285 Nanming City
It's a rule-based item, of course, the Clockwork Compass fragment itself is a rule-based fragment. Annie spoke with a solemn and serious expression about this item, saying it possesses three predictive functions.
"First, it predicts the holder's ominous signs for the day. Second, it predicts the holder's auspicious signs for the day. Third, it predicts the holder's goal for the day."
That's too powerful, Xie Lingxi and the Queen listened with stunned expressions.
"Drive carefully!" Zhang Yuanqing reminded.
"Ah, oh, okay." The Queen concentrated on driving, but still couldn't hide the shock and envy in her eyes.
It's simply a cheat artifact, I wish I had such a treasure.
"Master, what is the Light Compass?"
"An exquisite treasure, demigods fought to the death for it. Each fragment is rule-based, and the core fragment is even more exaggerated, but don't ask me how exaggerated, because I don't know either." Zhang Yuanqing finished speaking and fell into contemplation. He was worried about one thing: possessing the Taiyin Source fragment, he appeared perfectly normal in the Star Gazing Art deduction. It wasn't concealment or anti-Star Gazing.
The Taiyin Source fragment possesses abilities similar to karma, so even the most powerful Night Wanderer couldn't detect his abnormality. But what about prediction?
Can the Oracle Mirror predict anything about him? Will it be a normal prediction, or a direct and accurate one? If it's the latter, it would be embarrassing.
The Demon Hunter would wonder why a mere Yuanshi Tianzun could shield the prediction of a rule-based item. This kid must have a problem.
Zhang Yuanqing pondered for a moment and asked, "What is the price of the Oracle Mirror?"
Since Tianfa has authorized the Demon Hunters to use the Oracle Mirror, it means the item is frequently used.
With the methods of the Divine Beauty Association diplomats, it wouldn't be difficult to figure out the detailed information about the Oracle Mirror.
Nothing can't be solved by a good night's sleep, and if there is, then let the President sleep.
Sure enough, Annie had obtained sufficient information and said, "There are two prices: first, playing with fate will eventually lead to being played by fate. It can only be used once a day, and each time you can only choose one from auspicious, ominous, or target."
"Hmm, the first price is beneficial to me. Even if the prediction about me is false, I can explain it as being played by fate. The Oracle Mirror's prediction range is one day, which means the Demon Hunter cannot directly predict the result of capturing the Underworld Lord or any event in the process, because he can't advance the event to that extent in one day."
This also means that Tianfa cannot lock onto the Underworld Lord in the short term. I should be able to stay ahead of them.
Zhang Yuanqing said, "Forget buying Zongzi. Queen, let's get to Ke City before dark. I need to deal with a few small fries."
Three days later, a plain white car arrived in the distant suburbs of Nanming City, Guangxi Province. Night had just fallen. The car drove along a gray and dusty national highway. On both sides were rice paddies and mountains. Above was a blue-black night sky, with sparse and twinkling stars.
"Guangxi has so many mountains, everywhere you look. Sister Annie, the water in Guangxi is top-notch, I'll take you to play later." Xie Lingxi leaned against the car window, looking outside. Search for "Three Excellent Novels" by name on Bi Ying or QQ Browser to read new chapters every day.
In the past three days, Little Green Tea had become familiar with Annie. Green Tea is good at making friends, acting cute and ingratiating to enter your heart, and then suddenly stabbing you and saying: "Brother is mine." … In the past three days, Zhang Yuanqing had hunted down over twenty evil practitioners, mostly Saints in the Extraordinary stage, with only three Sovereigns. The power of Taiyin had increased considerably, but not yet to the point where he could control a Level 6 Yin corpse.
Annie took out her phone, opened the map, and glanced at it. "Tourism isn't urgent, business is the priority. We're in a border city. Mr. Yuanshi, should we go to the Five Elements Alliance branch first, or use Star Gazing to locate the target first?"
"Use Star Gazing to locate it, let's see that guy." Zhang Yuanqing said. "Queen, pull over."
The white car slowly decelerated and stopped by the side of the road.
Zhang Yuanqing used Star Vanish to reach the roof of the car, sat cross-legged, and took out the Greater Luo Star Disk, placing it in front of him. This exquisite item allowed his Star Gazing Art to directly rival the Star Constellation that dominates the power of the Star Shield. It was now an essential artifact for his Star Gazing.
Without it, Zhang Yuanqing would definitely not be able to locate the Underworld Lord's location.
He opened his eyes, poured in the power of the stars, activated the Greater Luo Star Disk, and looked up at the stars for more than ten minutes. The starlight in Zhang Yuanqing's eyes contracted, and a look of joy appeared on his face. "Annie, we've arrived at the destination."
The car door instantly opened, and a tall, alluring blonde beauty jumped out of the car, staring at Zhang Yuanqing with glee. "The Underworld Lord is hiding in Nanming City?"
Zhang Yuanqing nodded. "It's in this area, but I can't pinpoint the exact location. He might be hiding in the city, or in a county or even a village under its jurisdiction."
Nanming City only occupies a small green bean-sized area on the national map. In reality, finding an evil practitioner skilled at hiding within it is like searching for a needle in a haystack.
First, use Guan Ya's account to check the situation in Nanming City.
Zhang Yuanqing returned to the car and said, "Lingxi, give me the computer."
Xie Lingxi hurriedly offered her laptop to her brother. Zhang Yuanqing took the computer and used Guan Ya's account to log into the official database, Nanming City branch.
The information quickly came out. The Nanming City branch is under the jurisdiction of the Qinghe branch, managed by Senior Executive "Poison Tracer". The total number of The Way of the Extraordinary in the Nanming City branch is 32, with a total of six The Way of the Extraordinary teams.
The remarks briefly introduced the situation in Nanming City. Nanming City is within the sphere of influence of the Western District Branch of the Spiritual Energy Society, so the Spiritual Energy Society's Witches and Gu Masters are extremely rampant. Also, because it is a border city, drug trafficking groups, foreign fugitives, domestic wanted The Way of the Extraordinary, and evil practitioners from the Western District Branch of the Spiritual Energy Society are all mixed together, so public security is still not good. These criminal organizations engage in illegal activities such as human trafficking and telecommunications fraud to make huge profits. Not only are they not afraid of official organizations, they even search for and protect the residences of official The Way of the Extraordinary in Nanming City, which is outrageously arrogant.
If the Qinghe branch organizes manpower to eliminate them, they will immediately retreat across the border line to escape abroad temporarily.
The mortality rate of official The Way of the Extraordinary in Nanming City ranks among the top three in the Qinghe branch. Compared to the prosperous and stable Songhai, the official The Way of the Extraordinary in this border city are in an extremely difficult situation.
"That's not right, the Qinghe branch should be the strongest branch of the Five Elements Alliance." Zhang Yuanqing frowned. "The ancestor of the Qinghe clan is a figure who can stand shoulder to shoulder with the King of the Central Court."
He thought for a while, deleted the Nanming City branch, and entered the Qinghe branch. This time, the information that came out shocked him. The mortality rate of official The Way of the Extraordinary in the Qinghe branch actually ranked first among all provincial-level branches in the Five Elements Alliance. The information described it this way: team leaders are frequently replaced, and executives are vacant every year.
What this means is that the team leader-level The Way of the Extraordinary often sacrifice. There are not enough Sovereigns, and the executive positions are vacant. No one is willing to work in the Qinghe branch. "This is unscientific." Zhang Yuanqing muttered to himself. The The Way of the Extraordinary world in Guangxi Province is chaotic, which greatly increases the difficulty of capturing the Underworld Lord. The difficult situation of his colleagues in the Qinghe branch also made him feel puzzled and unhappy.
Although he had a very unpleasant experience with the headquarters, that was unrelated to other branches. Seeing that the colleagues in the branch were in such a difficult situation, he instinctively felt a sense of unity.
"The more chaotic the place, the more you need the help of local snakes. Let's go to the Nanming City branch for help and ask what's going on with the entire Qinghe branch. It's inevitable that border cities are chaotic, but this is too miserable. According to the strength of the Qinghe branch, it shouldn't be like this."
The white car started and continued along the national highway.
An hour later, the car entered the urban area. After another half an hour, according to the location recorded in the official database, they arrived at the Nanming City Public Security Bureau, the Nanming City branch's stronghold. This was a very old public security building, with mottled and faded walls, exuding a sense of the vicissitudes of an eighteenth-tier small city.
Zhang Yuanqing led three beauties of different shapes into the administrative building, walked up the stairs to the third floor, and arrived at the Nanming City branch's office location.
It was already eight o'clock in the evening. The second floor was brightly lit, and clerks with solemn faces were busy going in and out, walking hurriedly.
Zhang Yuanqing heard someone say: "Arrests will be made at 8:30." It seemed that the Nanming City branch had some kind of arrest operation, so the entire branch was working overtime.
Nanming City is located in the southwest, very close to the border line.
The people here have slightly different appearances and temperaments from those in Songhai. Their skin is darker and their figures are slightly smaller, but they are also more capable.
"Who are you?" A dark, thin, and lean man noticed them and took the initiative to greet them, his eyes fixed on this group of uninvited guests.
He did not relax his vigilance because of the superior beauty of the three women. He asked sharply and cautiously, "This is the internal area of the Public Security Bureau. Non-staff personnel are not allowed to enter. If you want to report a case, go to the lobby on the first floor to register."
Zhang Yuanqing said, "Colleagues, we are from the Songhai branch, here to carry out a secret mission." The Queen cooperated by opening her handbag and taking out a document from it, handing it over.
This document was a letter of guarantee issued by the Songhai branch, guaranteeing that Zhang Yuanqing was a member of the Songhai branch carrying out a secret mission.
Therefore, identity information needed to be kept confidential, and it was hoped that various branches would cooperate. In addition to the written description, the seal of Fu Qingyang and the mission code were also added at the end.
Any official The Way of the Extraordinary can enter the code in the information and then find the Songhai branch to file a case.
He had specifically asked Fu Qingyang for this letter of guarantee, so that he could contact the local authorities when needed.
He could not reveal his identity. Yuanshi Tianzun had countless enemies, and evil organizations dreamed of killing him.
There were also many people within the official organization who wanted him dead.
He had to act low-key when leaving Songhai. For this reason, he used Yi Chuanmei's Disguise Art to change his appearance.
The lean man took the document suspiciously and read it. His expression and tone immediately improved. "Please go to the reception room first. I need to verify it again." He pointed to the direction of the reception room, then hurried away with the document.
Zhang Yuanqing and the others stayed where they were and waited for about ten minutes. A middle-aged man in a suit walked out from the interior of the office area and strode up to greet them. "You are colleagues from the Songhai branch, right? I am the captain of the first team in Nanming City, The Way of the Extraordinary ID is 'Boundless Sea of Learning'." He eagerly extended his hand. Zhang Yuanqing shook his hand while sizing up the middle-aged man. Unlike the people of Nanming City, this middle-aged man in a suit was pot-bellied, with a round face and fair skin, and did not look like a native. Judging from the strength of the handshake, muscle resilience, and skin tightness, he was either a Musician or a Scholar, and according to The Way of the Extraordinary's data, he was most likely a Scholar.
"We are carrying out an arrest operation and are a little short of manpower. I apologize for the lack of hospitality. Please sit down in the reception room first." Boundless Sea of Learning apologized. He led the four colleagues from the Songhai branch into the reception room, personally poured tea and lukewarm water from the water dispenser, and offered it. After serving the tea, Boundless Sea of Learning pulled out a chair and sat down. "Executive Poison Tracer is leading the team in action. He is not at the Public Security Bureau. You can tell me what's on your mind, and I will definitely try my best to satisfy you."
Zhang Yuanqing said, "I am here to arrest a foreign fugitive who fled to our place. According to valid intelligence, we have confirmed that he is hiding in the Nanming City area. I would like to ask where foreign fugitives usually hide in Nanming City? If possible, I would like to access the road surveillance in Nanming City through you."
Boundless Sea of Learning smiled bitterly and said, "That would be a lot of work. You have seen the situation in the branch. We don't have enough manpower at all. If it's not urgent, you can wait for the executive to come back and talk about it."
He tentatively asked, "What level is that wanted fugitive?"
Zhang Yuanqing smiled and said, "Not a high level, I can handle it alone."
Boundless Sea of Learning carefully looked at the young man in front of him. He had an unremarkable appearance and did not feel any highlights. Judging from his aura, he was probably a captain-level figure.
Secretly arresting fugitives but only bringing three subordinates shows that he does not have much experience. Maybe he is in the early stage of Level 3.
The maximum number of subordinates for a Level 3 captain with full experience is ten.
"Anyway, feel free to ask for anything you need." Boundless Sea of Learning said with a smile.
Zhang Yuanqing happened to want to inquire about the situation of the Qinghe branch, so he immediately said, "This is my first time in Guangxi. I checked the information on the way. The Nanming branch, or the entire Qinghe branch, is not in a good situation. What's going on? If I remember correctly, this Qinghe clan is very strong."
Boundless Sea of Learning smiled bitterly again. "The Qinghe branch is very strong, but that has nothing to do with us. The entire Qinghe branch is actually divided into two major factions. One faction is the municipal branches directly under the Five Elements Alliance, and the other faction is the Qinghe clan."
"Although the Qinghe clan has surrendered to our official organization, they actually listen without obeying. The old ancestor of the Qinghe clan even prohibits clan members from having too much contact with the outside world. We can't count on them at all."
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