Ten minutes later, Wubei wiped the sweat from his forehead, lowered the hand that was resting on his neck, and let out a sigh of relief. "All done."
He turned back and said, "Brother Chen, I’m going in to search for any stored information. I’ll share so of it to your Realm Token so you can look through it. If you find anything yourself, you can also start your own search, and I’ll assist you."
Chen Chuan nodded and said, "Alright."
Wubei then took off his damp outer jacket, used a handkerchief to wipe his head, face, and neck again, and walked toward the opening of the Resonance Nest.
Chen Chuan wondered if Wubei could squeeze through such a small opening, given the size difference between him and You Xing. However, as Wubei got closer and touched it, the opening naturally expanded, seemingly able to adapt to its master.
’It seems the previous Domain adjustnts worked,’ he thought.
Once inside, Wubei sat down. He then took a vine from above and connected it to a port on the implanted Realm Token at the back of his head. A mont later, more vines began to wrap around him, as if under soone’s control.
The faint, flickering light inside the Resonance Nest suddenly brightened. In response, the surrounding vines, which looked like a tangled ss of lines, also began to glow faintly, casting light and shadows onto the ground.
Chen Chuan watched from the outside for a mont before he felt a continuous stream of information being sent to his Realm Token.
Inside the Resonance Nest, Wubei had found You Xing’s stored information from the past year. Most of it consisted of requests You Xing had accepted from clients on a certain platform to assassinate various targets.
You Xing seed to greatly enjoy watching his assassination targets die, as he had technically recorded these monts and stored the complete Domain information within the Resonance Nest.
So it wasn’t just a simple image; the entire scene was presented with clarity and completeness, essentially allowing him to witness the death of each target as if he were there.
Not only that, but because so of You Xing’s personal emotional records were mixed in, Chen Chuan could also feel You Xing’s state of mind at the ti—a mix of faint guilt and imnse pleasure.
The records vaguely indicated that this person had connections to several companies and a mysterious organization. The na "Black Gate" was ntioned several tis, but whenever the subject was touched upon, he seed afraid to delve too deep. The emotions conveyed were a mixture of fear and a desire to draw closer.
Chen Chuan sensed that a more significant secret might be hidden here, possibly related to the strange tales, so he tried to probe deeper into the information about the Black Gate.
Just as he made the attempt, the surrounding scene changed abruptly.
He found himself standing in a large hall filled with fluorescent lights. In front of him was an altar, flanked by people in black robes kneeling in prostration. Directly ahead was a shimring object whose form was impossible to discern.
The object seed to be emitting its own light, yet it also looked as if light sources were converging upon it.
Just then, he suddenly noticed his Second Self showing faint signs of becoming illusory. Not only that, but the Snow Monarch Blade in his hand also began to vibrate faintly. His gaze hardened.
He looked toward the light source, but just as he tried to get a clearer view, the surrounding curtain of light suddenly dimd, and the scene reverted to the room he had been standing in monts ago.
Wubei pulled the vine from the back of his head and rubbed his forehead, seemingly suffering from a headache.
He said, "This is my first ti using a Resonance Nest, so I’m not quite used to it. The resonance amplitude spiked too much just now, exceeding my Domain’s limits. Fortunately, I managed to record all the residual information inside. I’ll send over the parts I didn’t get to transfer just now, Brother Chen."
Chen Chuan looked at him; Wubei seed completely unaware of the scene he had just witnessed. At that mont, more text-based data arrived on his Realm Token.
He looked it over. It contained not only You Xing’s assassination commissions but also his business dealings with several companies. These companies would frequently hire him for dirty work and provide him with a legal identity, which also explained the origin of this Resonance Nest.
According to the records, for the past year, this man had been practically invincible, relying on the strange tales and his superb Domain Technology. It wasn’t until this ti that he finally t his match.
However, there were no clues to be found about the current incident.
’You Xing clearly had the ability to destroy the Realm Token but chose not to,’ Chen Chuan mused. ’He might have wanted to follow the clues. Whether it’s to drag his employer down with him or to get killed by the employer, either outco would fulfill his dying wish.’
’But the prerequisite for that is that I can find the clues.’
’They’re not on the Realm Token, and they’re not in the Resonance Nest. That might an the information was never in either of those places to begin with, but it’s still sothing I can access.’
’In that case, there’s only one possibility left.’
He asked, "Brother Wu, are there any records on You Xing’s Realm Token of a final ssage being sent anywhere?"
Wubei said, "There is one, but the destination address was scrubbed. I can’t see who it was sent to, and I don’t know what the ssage was."
Chen Chuan grew more certain. He said, "Brother Wu, can you help mask my current location data?"
Wubei said, "No problem." He inserted the vine into the back of his head again. After a mont, he added, "Done."
Chen Chuan imdiately used his Realm Token to contact the Wuyi Academy platform. Then, in the public platform’s inbox, he found a ssage addressed to him. The sender’s na was blank, and the tistamp matched the mont he killed You Xing.
’This is it.’
’Before he died, You Xing sent so information directly to . But when I ca out, I had switched to a different Realm Token. He must have noticed and, fearing I wouldn’t receive it, chose to send it directly to the Wuyi Academy’s external information receiving platform.’
’Of course, it’s not that You Xing was being kind. He just wanted to see go up against his employer.’
He wanted to view the ssage’s contents imdiately but found he couldn’t open it. After asking Wubei, he learned that it used so kind of directional frequency technology, which ant he had to return to Wuyi Academy and preferably use his original Realm Token to view it.
’In that case, I’ll have to deal with it when I get back.’
He said, "Then we’ll have to head back first. We can take anything useful from here."
Wubei looked around and said, "This is a pretty good spot. It’s hidden and safe."
Chen Chuan agreed that it was well-hidden. If not for the Realm Token’s display, it really would have been difficult to find this place.
But he wouldn’t call it safe. Although he hadn’t seen any gang mbers on his way here, he figured they must have been cleared out by You Xing. Those people wouldn’t just disappear, though. Without a deterrent, they would probably show up again soon. Besides, the guest rooms upstairs proved that people ca to stay here, so they couldn’t linger.
He said, "Brother Wu, you head back with your things first. I’ll wait here. If Old Qi is free, ask him to co along too. We need help driving the cars from here. Just store the things we’re moving in your warehouse for now."
From inside the Resonance Nest, Wubei gave a fist pump. "No problem! You can count on ."
He tidied himself up, put on his clothes, and went down the mountain with an umbrella. Since he had walked the path once before and knew the correct way, he drove the truck straight up after reaching the bottom.
Chen Chuan rembered there was a dolly on the third floor. He loaded it with the first batch of things to be moved, pushed it down the gentle slope behind the third floor, and finally loaded everything onto the truck parked out back.
This trip’s main cargo was the Resonance Nest, the High-Energy Nutrient Tanks, and the dicines stored in the cabinets. However, because there was so much, it would likely take two trips.
Wubei finally felt relieved once the Resonance Nest was carefully placed and secured on the truck. Then, he suddenly rembered sothing and slapped his forehead.
"Brother Chen, I almost forgot! I have to pay you for this Resonance Nest later. And the High-Energy Nutrient Tanks, I’ll take those too. A transaction this large on the account platform would attract attention, and there’s a transaction tax. It’s better to pay in cash, but I don’t have that much on hand right now. I’ll get it together and give it to you later."
Chen Chuan said, "Brother Wu, we’re a team. Finding a good tool for you helps the team. If you insist on paying, then just put the money into our three-person public fund."
Wubei had been providing him with help for free all this ti, and there would surely be more occasions in the future where his assistance would be needed. When you got down to it, hiring a high-level Resonator wasn’t cheap.
But Wubei wasn’t short on money himself, so paying him directly would just create distance between them. Chen Chuan had been looking for a way to repay him, and the Resonance Nest was the perfect opportunity.
Wubei didn’t dwell on it. He wasn’t one to fuss over such things anyway. He said cheerfully, "Alright, it’s settled then." He got into the driver’s seat, waved at Chen Chuan, turned on the headlights, and slowly drove down the mountain.
Chen Chuan watched until he saw the truck successfully reach the road below, then turned back to continue packing. As he entered the building, his eyes fell upon the Long Staff that had fallen to the floor.
He walked over and picked it up. The mont it was in his hand, he had a strange feeling; the object seed to have an inexplicable resistance toward him.
He realized it imdiately. ’This must be a Mutated Weapon.’
’That’s extrely rare. No wonder I couldn’t break it even after striking it repeatedly.’
An idea couldn’t help but surface in his mind: ’In the future, I should have a display room just for weapons like this.’
He took the Long Staff with him and returned to the third floor. He tested the Gard Car and found that it was drivable, so he contacted Ni Qianqian and registered the two vehicles he had confiscated with the Bureau. She imdiately sent him a temporary permit.
However, according to confiscation regulations, if he wanted to keep the two cars, he would need to pay a fee to the Processing Bureau and the relevant administrative departnt and complete so paperwork. The amount wasn’t large; it was considered a perk for the people who did fieldwork for the Processing Bureau.
He thought about it and decided to keep the cars. He currently used the electric tram for transportation, which wasn’t very convenient for getting to certain places. Not to ntion the Silver Lightning, the Gard Car in front of him had been modified. It was fitted with protective plating, making it inconspicuous yet armored, and it could also carry things. It was very low-profile and practical.
He first put the remaining items to be transported in the trunk and back seat, then returned to the first-floor hall. Instead of ignoring You Xing’s body, he placed it in the earthen pit he had smashed open in the middle of the floor, grabbed a shovel, and buried it.
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