Chapter 86#
Guild#
Ye Sheng had not awakened any abilities and didn’t need biological agents at all. This temptation held no appeal for him.
Ye Sheng casually tore off a piece of paper, wiped the water droplets from his slender white fingers, and said calmly: “Thank you, but you misunderstood, I am not an ability user.” The environment he grew up in gave him an almost terrifying perception of others’ malice.
The moment the tall man spoke, Ye Sheng read the calculation and greed in his eyes.
“As for your proposal, I’m not interested either.” Ye Sheng’s voice was cold as ice. He threw the paper into the trash can, opened the door, and walked out, ignoring the two.
The tall man touched his ear stud, hiding the contempt and killing intent in his eyes. He leaned back, blocking the door, and said with a smile: “Brother, you really know how to joke. If you are not an ability user, how would you know the words ‘ability user’?”
Ye Sheng looked up at him, his pupils black and white, containing frost.
Seeing his expression, the tall man’s heart skipped a beat, and he became vigilant. Although the young man in front of him had a low ability rank, his capability was definitely not low. He was a ruthless character not to be trifled with.
The tall man rolled his eyes and suddenly whispered: “Brother, you are not interested in biological agents, then are you interested in the Jack Guild?”
Jack Guild?
Ye Sheng attracted them because he wanted to get some information from these two people. To ask about that vast and chaotic world of ability users that spans the globe.
Ye Sheng said lightly: “Speak.”
The tall man smiled and said: “I am good friends with a high-level executive of the Jack Guild. If you want to join the Jack Guild, I can introduce you. You are not yet twenty, right? The age is just right. The Non-Natural Bureau gives the three major guilds some quotas for further study at the First Military Academy every year. You are so young, if you work hard, maybe you will be selected.”
Ye Sheng said: “If there is such a good thing, why don’t you go yourself?”
The tall man pointed to his brother: “I want to take my brother with me. It’s inconvenient to join a guild, and I’m already over thirty. The First Military Academy has an age limit.”
Ye Sheng didn’t speak.
The tall man suddenly took out his phone and smiled: “Brother, let’s add contact information. We should be staying in Huaicheng for a few days. If you change your mind, you can contact me anytime.”
Ye Sheng lowered his head and did not refuse.
The tall man said: “My name is Yang Zong, and my brother is Yang Bai.”
Ye Sheng also briefly stated his name.
“Ye Sheng.” After speaking, he turned off his phone and walked out.
Yang Zong looked at his retreating back, patted his own brother on the shoulder, and said meaningfully: “Brother, do you believe it? This kid is not simple.”
After Ye Sheng returned to the dormitory, he turned on his phone, and Yang Zong sent him a website address.
Ye Sheng clicked in and found that it was actually an official website exclusively for ability users.
Ye Sheng didn’t have an account, and Yang Zong very enthusiastically lent him an account.
“Brother, take a look. I didn’t lie to you. There really are rumors saying that Jiahe Mall is going to become a dangerous place again.”
Ye Sheng logged in with the borrowed account. The content of the website was clearly displayed in front of him. It must be said that this website was quite lively, with posts constantly refreshing. It seemed that there were quite a few ability users globally.
Ye Sheng learned two terms from it: “Guild” and “Dangerous Place”.
The three major guilds of ability users: King, Queen, Jack.
As for “Dangerous Place”, Ye Sheng understood it as a place where Anomalies appear.
Only S-rank Executors in the Non-Natural Bureau can move freely. The rest of the Executors follow the steps, are deployed in various cities, and act on orders. It is precisely because of such arrangements that prosperous human cities rarely have dangerous places.
Dangerous places are generally in some long-abandoned, dilapidated, and uninhabited places.
S-rank Executors perform special missions globally.
Most of the information on dangerous places is reported to the Non-Natural Bureau by ability users.
The ability user official website has a ranking for dangerous places.
For the top ten dangerous places, people are wiped out every year, and at the same time, ambitious people set off every year.
Ye Sheng clicked into that ranking and looked from top to bottom, his expression indifferent, his brows furrowed. He found that the number one was actually an island in the Pacific Ocean, with the English name “travel” and the Chinese name “Lv”. And in the ability user dangerous place ranking, it is also called [Migratory Bird Habitat].
Because this Travel Island is a place where migratory birds stop, molt, and breed in the Pacific Ocean on the world’s largest migratory bird flyway, the “East Asian-Australasian” flyway.
Every dangerous place on the list has been visited by S-rank Executors of the Non-Natural Bureau, but top-level Anomalies appear and disappear unpredictably, and S-rank Executors often return empty-handed. However, for the safety of those who enter later, Executors will leave some information they obtained.
Next to the Migratory Bird Habitat is a flamboyant handwriting, and the clue given by the Executor is obvious.
He wrote a Latin word, tripalium.
Tripalium, a medieval torture instrument. The English word “travail”, representing “hardship; pain”, is derived from it. And because traveling in ancient times was an extremely tiring and painful thing, “travel” was born from “travail”.
It can be said that the root of travel is tripalium.
The Executor wrote this word as a warning to everyone.
Travel Island, this island of migratory bird migration, is not a tourist attraction for people to watch.
It is the gallows of the earth.
A strong sense of strangeness suddenly surged in Ye Sheng’s heart. He lowered his eyelashes to cover his gaze. Outside the peaceful and lively Huaicheng, this world is far bigger and more dangerous than he imagined.
He backed out and looked down. The second dangerous place is [Mermaid Bay].
After that.
[ENIAC Computer Room]
[Ghost Dead Sea]
[Night Cry Ancient Village]
[Paradise]
[Faith Museum]
[City of World Entertainment]
[Green Hell]
…
Going all the way down, Ye Sheng saw [Jiahe Plaza] at the 26th position. It didn’t say Jiahe Mall, but Jiahe Plaza. It should have been ranked when the mall was established forty years ago. [Dangerous Places] in big cities are generally quickly investigated by the Non-Natural Bureau, so Jiahe Plaza got rid of the “dangerous” title not long after.
Being ranked 26th should be when the Ghost Mother was born. Since the ghost children belong to the Story King section, then the Ghost Mother must also belong to the seventh section.
He looked at this dangerous place ranking, a trace of coldness flashed in his eyes, he pursed his thin lips, thinking ironically:
With the Story King personally sitting in command, telling the story about the urban night walker here. The danger level of Huaicheng now should be ranked in the top three.
Yang Zong always wanted to pull him into the team, and sent him a message two hours later.
[How are you considering it?]
Ye Sheng hadn’t considered his proposal at all and replied to him.
[Next time. My vacation is ending, I have to continue classes.]
[Yang Zong: Classes? You are still a student?!]
Ye Sheng casually grabbed the student ID on the table, took a photo and sent it to Yang Zong.
[Mn, Huaian University freshman]
After speaking, Ye Sheng threw the phone aside and went into the bathroom to take a shower.
While taking a shower, Ye Sheng touched the birthmark on his shoulder again. The familiar heat from his fingertips made him lower his eyes.
The steam wet his hair and eyelashes, and the hot water spread over his pale neck and shoulders. The red butterfly was lifelike, as if it was about to ignite in the rising mist.
Ye Sheng’s skin was already white, with thin muscles covering his lean and superior figure. Because of that red butterfly, there was an indescribable bewitchment and evil desire.
Ye Sheng moved his fingers away, hurriedly dried his hair, went out and went to bed. His brain didn’t stop when he closed his eyes.
Ability users, three major guilds, forum, First Military Academy.
He could hear Ning Weichen mention Butterfly Island, the Non-Natural Bureau, and those high-ranking S-rank Executors in a casual tone with a smile. Because Ning Weichen, as the heir of the Ning family, stood on the spire of this world from birth, he naturally disregarded everything.
But under the spire, the order of the world is complex and huge.
If he hadn’t met Ning Weichen, he should have become someone like Yang Zong. To explore the truth of his life experience, he would go to various dangerous places to train.
For ordinary ability users: biological agents are extremely precious, the First Military Academy is supreme, the Non-Natural Bureau equals authority, and S-rank Executors are people only in legends.
He would start from the lowest level missions, fight in the guild, and grow step by step.
The more he understood the truth of the world, the more he understood how terrifying Ning Weichen’s identity was.
No wonder Ning Weichen’s contact information had to be encrypted layer by layer. The one he met on the train was not an ordinary rich young master, but a prince in the true sense.
…Luo Xingyan, that remnant of feudalism, used quite accurate words.
“…”
Ning Weichen let him come into contact with the core of the world from the very beginning.
Ye Sheng opened his eyes, his almond eyes cold and sharp, like a sword.
But.
Is this really a shortcut?
He always had a premonition that to truly understand this world, he couldn’t… look from top to bottom.
Because he had contacted Yang Zong and learned some things about ability users.
The next day, Ye Sheng felt a bit strange when he saw the director excitedly sending the finished promotional video in the group.
Everyone in the city lives carefree, innocent and free because someone monitors all dangers for them.
Although he still didn’t like the Non-Natural Bureau, his prejudice dissipated a bit.
[Huang Qiqi: Hard work, hard work. The first night back from vacation is the orientation party. Our finished product will be presented to the juniors tomorrow. So excited hehehehehe]
[Cameraman: Flowers flowers flowers salute salute salute balloons balloons balloons.]
[Director: Tsk, Huaian University has a conscience, actually gave me three tickets.]
[Huang Qiqi: So everyone must come to support!]
As a freshman, Ye Sheng had to go even if he didn’t want to.
In the evening, he went to Ning Weichen’s apartment to take medicine as usual.
Ning Weichen sat aside, gently handed him water, and said with a smile: “Andrew asked me to ask you if the medicine didn’t work, otherwise why did you go to the obstetrics building alone last time.”
Ye Sheng could already completely ignore the teasing in his tone and couldn’t be bothered to respond. After drinking the water, he expressionlessly felt the movement in his stomach. The fetal girl seemed to be really soothed, quiet, and he wouldn’t notice its existence if he didn’t pay attention.
Ning Weichen rested his chin on his hand, looked at him with a smile and said: “How is it, brother? Is our child still there?”
Ye Sheng was cold as frost: “Dead as a doornail.”
Ning Weichen: “Wow, so heartless.”
Ye Sheng didn’t have time to act with him. His fingertips rubbed the water cup, and suddenly said: “Ning Weichen, can you get biological agents?”
Ning Weichen was slightly stunned, then chuckled lightly, the corners of his lips hooked up casually, his peach blossom eyes looking at him affectionately: “Mn, I can. How much do you want, brother?”
Ye Sheng: “…”
Ye Sheng: “One is enough.”
He just wanted to see what exactly this thing was.
Ning Weichen nodded: “Okay.”
While the Non-Natural Bureau was investigating Liang Xu and Old Master Qin, the orientation ceremony of Huaian University arrived.