Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 105: Chapter 48 Entering the Ark_2

But once the other party moved or made sweeping actions, the curse would reappear. It wasn’t until the other party stopped all movement that the curse could be isolated again.

Meanwhile, the helmet couldn’t block the cursed voices; in Li Yunyan’s ears, Cheese’s voice was an indescribable, bizarre ravings.

This conclusion left the three of them somewhat silent and disheartened.

But there was still some good news, at least—it allowed Li Yunyan to see others besides Li Yelai.

”Your sister’s curse is very strong, just the Anti-Spiritual Ability Helmet alone can only do so much. She might need other anti-spiritual power user equipment later on,” Cheese whispered to Li Yelai.

”But other anti-spiritual equipment carries a significant risk of distortion,” Li Yelai sighed.

”Maybe after your sister becomes a Spiritual Ability User and experiences a few Awakenings, she could try using it,” Cheese consoled, ”Don’t worry, at least she can see me temporarily, right? She can’t move, but it’s still good news.”

Li Yelai nodded, ”Then this helmet, we’ll have to keep it.”

”Let’s continue the trial use. The captain has applied for a three-month trial period,” Cheese reminded, ”We’ll see the situation after three months. Right now, the most important thing for you is to prepare the Magic Potion.”

Although regrettable, that was the only option they had.

Afterward, Cheese came up with a method. She sat at a restaurant table while Li Yunyan sat opposite her, the two of them communicating via a Communicator. Li Yunyan would look up at Cheese occasionally, who would then remain still, allowing Li Yunyan to observe her. When Li Yunyan looked down to type, Cheese would then make her movements.

This was odd but allowed Li Yunyan a way to interact with others.

Li Yelai didn’t know what the two had talked about, but the atmosphere had improved a lot.

A smile appeared on Li Yunyan’s pale face.

And Cheese was making some peculiar comments, ”I’ve met my match!”

Seeing that neither was inclined to share, Li Yelai didn’t press further.

After their chat was finished, he escorted Cheese to the car.

”Thanks for chatting with my sister for so long,” Li Yelai said seriously, always feeling like he was the recipient of kindness yet seemingly having nothing decent to offer in return, which felt awkwardly guilty.

”No need to thank me, it was like playing the role of a wooden person. It’s just... my uncle wants to invite you over for dinner. Could you give us the honor?” Cheese hesitated before asking.

”Your uncle?” Li Yelai recalled the middle-aged man he saw at the Wang Family’s banquet when he took on private work, ”Why the sudden invitation for dinner?”

”His daughter, my cousin, was also a team member of the First Squad,” Cheese said somberly, ”So, he’s very kind to the colleagues from the First Squad.”

Cheese’s cousin? A former teammate of the First Squad? Former?

Remembering the fate of the First Squad, Li Yelai’s expression changed slightly.

Did that mean Cheese’s cousin had sacrificed herself?

He nodded promptly, ”Okay, but it’ll have to be after the 15th, I have other missions.”

”Alright, goodbye,” Cheese said, revealing a trace of a smile upon getting Li Yelai’s agreement, and drove away without inquiring further about the mission.

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The next day, Li Yelai received rewards for the previous day’s actions.

The West City Branch delivered 50,000 Giant City Coins and forty Merit Points.

This was quite generous of the West City Branch.

The previous operation was actually where the West City Branch made the biggest effort, and Li Yelai had just taken down about twenty people and knocked out four Spiritual Ability Users. The rest was handled by the West City Branch.

This brought Li Yelai’s total Merit Points to one hundred sixty-five.

Not a small sum, but still far from the three hundred points needed for the Third Awakening Wanxiang Potion.

No wonder Processors took a year or two to save up points; Magic Potion consumption was high. Without more than a year, it’s really impossible to save up three hundred points.

However, this also allowed Processors to calm down and slowly break through without the risk of distortion.

Afterward, Li Yelai spoke with the antique shop owner.

After the events of the previous day, the antique shop owner somewhat understood Li Yelai’s identity.

Perhaps considering Li Yelai’s official status, the owner was excited, ranting about not worrying about Scavengers causing trouble anymore, and so on.

Indeed, if an employee was an official, as long as he didn’t break any laws, he needn’t worry about other things.

Moreover, the people saved from the Red Dart Commerce the day before, although they had signed confidentiality agreements, they knew Li Yelai’s identity, which brought many favors to the antique shop and opened up numerous channels.

He indicated to Li Yelai to come to work when he had time, and there was no issue if he didn’t—the salary would still be paid.

This was indeed good news.

Over the following days, all the members of the First Squad gradually recovered from their injuries and actively participated in missions.

Among them, Bai Yang specifically sought out Li Yelai to update him; his arm had been successfully reattached.

Now, it was time to leave Giant City and return to the mission with Ye Boshou. He had specially come to bid Li Yelai farewell.

To this, Li Yelai wished him success.

Bai Yang waved his hand, ”Get strong quickly; we need you as a teammate.”

”You need me to attract monsters, right?” Li Yelai joked, sending him off from Giant City.

Afterward, Li Yelai noticed several newcomers in the division.

So much so that Li Yelai encountered unfamiliar faces several times; those newcomers all called him senior, which was a rather strange feeling.

Days passed by, and with the appearance of Yin Fire, Li Yelai knew that his covert operation, ’Dark Pile’, was about to begin.

On the fifteenth of October, Yin Fire took Li Yelai to headquarters.