Netherworld Retrograde

66: Chapter 31 God’s Whip 66: Chapter 31 God’s Whip The facilities in Black Prison are very complete: water, electricity, food, heating, everything you can think of.

Considering the influence of some curses, even the break rooms are single rooms per person.

If you don’t think about the Taboo Items that might cause trouble at any moment, and the fact that you can’t get sunlight,

life here is not too bad…

right?

Anyway, Li Yelai quickly adapted to this living environment.

He would regularly wake up and alternate with Cheese and other Processors to inspect the various Taboo Items, either suppressing or appeasing those that showed signs of losing control.

Like, a foul-mouthed scarf.

Like, burning incense for the Gate God.

Like, tasting tea that might restore your strength or might give you diarrhea.

However, after being tricked once on his first attempt, Li Yelai didn’t try that teapot again.

And during breaks, he would listen to the senior Processors and the Ye Boshou bloviating.

He indeed heard a lot of novel things.

Especially about what lies beyond the high walls.

In fact, Li Yelai’s parents came from the wilderness outside the high walls, and his mother was apparently a citizen of some distant Giant City.

But when Li Yelai was young, they came to Border City to settle.

So, Li Yelai’s knowledge about the wilderness wasn’t clear, he only knew that beyond the high walls lay chaos and danger.

Indeed, it was exactly as he understood.

“In the wilderness, human life seems to be worthless,” said a Ye Boshou known as ‘Bai Yang.’

In the wilderness, there are large numbers of abandoned cities; after the Calamity erupted, the populations were devoured by the Disaster Fog.

Only these uninhabited cities represent the traces of civilization that once existed here.

A large number of abandoned cities gave rise to the profession of Scavengers.

They risk entering the wilderness and the abandoned cities to seek objects or knowledge that could make them rich.

This is the most common group in the wilderness.

Some Scavengers, unable to enter Giant City, have also indirectly fostered various gathering spots and villages scattered throughout the wilderness.

Next up are the trade caravans traveling between various Giant Cities.

They have substantial firepower for protection, and some large caravans even hire Spiritual Ability Users.

Then, there are the wilderness bandits, who frequently rob the villages and gathering spots in the wilderness, and might also rob caravans.

Of course, these four kinds of groups often switch roles between others.

One day a Scavenger, the next turn into a wilderness bandit.

One day a bandit, the next perhaps a small caravan’s hired gun.

This chaos is why, in the eyes of ordinary people, outside the high walls is seen as a land of danger.

Even Spiritual Ability Users have first been ambushed and turned into human barbecue.

Of course, Spiritual Ability Users face dangers beyond just these.

Forbidden Zones and the Abnormalities roaming the wilderness are also deadly existences.

“When in the wilderness, if you don’t meet an official colleague, don’t trust anyone.

There have been powerful Spiritual Ability Users who have killed Abnormalities, but got capsized in the underbelly of some gathering spots,” Bai Yang, a middle-aged uncle in his forties, reminded the Processors again: “In the wilderness, be cautious of everyone.

Some Abnormalities can read memories and mimic the appearance of loved ones, making them unpredictable.”

“Night General, if you ever leave Giant City to work, you must remember this!

Capsizing in a gutter is something we don’t want.”

Li Yelai nodded repeatedly; these were lessons from experience, and he naturally wouldn’t waste such kindness.

As a rookie of the team, his teammates took good care of Li Yelai.

Especially that Ye Boshou, Bai Yang, who seemed eager to pledge brotherhood with Li Yelai, only to be jokingly blocked by other teammates.

“Bai Yang, old man, don’t you see your age.

You still want to be sworn brothers with the young Night General?”

“Exactly, exactly!”

“Shoo, shoo, shoo!” Bai Yang muttered lowly: “What’s the fuss about?”

Being an experienced member of the team, he was quite aware of a particular thought of Captain Yang Chen.

Thus, he really wanted to establish a good relationship with Li Yelai.

Meanwhile, the unknowing Li Yelai felt his teammates were very enthusiastic.

However, due to the lack of sunlight, Li Yelai felt somewhat disoriented in time.

If not for communicating with Li Yunyan on the outside to reassure her, he wouldn’t have known he had been in Black Prison for nine days already.

“Only twenty-one more days, big brother, and you’ll be out,” Li Yunyan’s voice came through the communicator.

“Is everything okay recently?” Li Yelai asked.

“Of course, Doll Sister brings me meals every day.

I feel like I’ve gained a bit of weight, looks like the little girl is trying to please her little sister-in-law.

Exciting, huh, hehe.

I wonder how your beautiful senior’s cooking is?

When can I try it?” Li Yunyan started talking to herself again.

Li Yelai didn’t respond to her; he felt his sister was always fantasizing about things.

More importantly, that beautiful senior, Cheese, was chatting with the administrative staff nearby.

Then, he heard Li Yunyan reluctantly say, “What a pity, big brother, you won’t make it to the Fantasy Band concert this time.

I was thinking of getting a few autographs, you’re an official, maybe you could meet their lead singer?”

Fantasy Band?

Li Yelai pondered for a while but eventually recalled that band with many fans.

So he asked, “All these years, I didn’t know you were into star-chasing.”

“I’m certainly not chasing stars, but their autographs are valuable!” Li Yunyan said with envy, “Signing one autograph can sell for several hundred Giant City Coins, you Processors risk your lives and still don’t earn as fast as they do, what a world.”