Chapter 43: Wang Ying’s Education Problem【4K】
“Ah? Are you really planning to infiltrate the Solar Eclipse Society?” Miao Xiaoqi widened his eyes and scrutinized Luxianbei.
He understood that his boss was mimicking the growth trajectory of the Calamity Witch in front of him, gaining strength each time without any major risks and reaping substantial rewards.
As the largest illegal Spirit Energy Organization on a global scale, the Solar Eclipse Society possessed astonishing resources and numerous hidden secrets.
But…
Wouldn’t infiltrating the Solar Eclipse Society be too risky? Luxianbei nodded and answered without hesitation, “Yes!”
Although not immediately or right away, there was indeed such an intention, Luxianbei added in her heart.
“I’ve told you everything about my boss, you can’t trick me!” Miao Xiaoqi still had some doubts about Luxianbei.
He always felt that Luxianbei was trying to play a trick to undermine his boss.
“Why would I trick you in something like this?” Luxianbei shrugged, “When the time comes and I make my move, with your boss’s methods, it should be easy to find out if what I’m saying is true or false, right?”
“That’s true! Hearing Luxianbei praise her boss, Miao Xiaoqi proudly lifted his chin, “Okay, I get it, I’ll report this to my boss honestly!”
“But if you really mix in with the Solar Eclipse Society, that’s three identities: Siye Association Operative, King of Urban Legends in Huacheng, plus a member of the Solar Eclipse Society. Aren’t you afraid you’ll be exposed one day?”
“Honestly, I’m quite afraid.” Luxianbei said, a shadow passing through her eyes, “So, I think it’s necessary to eliminate all those in the know to reduce risks.”
Miao Xiaoqi suddenly jumped back, her fur bristled, and she became alert, “What do you mean? Am I not one of the informed parties? You can’t do that! When you were still a newbie, I never bullied you!”
It turned out that dogs are indeed natural enemies of cats.
“I’m talking about informed parties, not informed cats.” Luxianbei said. “Alright, fine, then I’ll get ready to sleep.” Miao Xiaoqi said weakly. “Then sleep!” Luxianbei waved her hand.
Miao Xiaoqi remained silent, her little cat face drooping down. She slowly turned her eyes to look under Luxianbei, at the cat nest that was almost completely squashed.
Woman, you should lose some weight!
Noticing Miao Xiaoqi’s gaze, Luxianbei froze for a moment, then glanced down at what she was looking at and awkwardly said, “Uh, sorry! I’ll move now.”
With that, she crawled out of the cat castle, hopped on her little motorcycle, and drove out of the Happy Neighborhood’s gate—
Svalbard.
A polar natural archipelago under the jurisdiction of Norway, one of the closest habitable areas to the Arctic.
In the deep of night, a large ship was sailing on the deep blue-black surface of the Barents Sea southeast of Svalbard.
It was an orange-red whaling ship, looking like a monster, rudely tearing apart the floating ice on the surface of the sea and leaving behind a trail of frothy white waves.
Although due to ocean currents, most of the Barents Sea surface does not freeze over year-round, and it was early summer, those floating icebergs scattered throughout the sea could sometimes be even deadlier than a completely frozen surface.
Thus, only a monster-level whaling ship could navigate the Barents Sea without any care. Printed on one side of the ship was a fiery red Phoenix.
While it was called a Phoenix, it was not the same as the King of Birds from Z Country’s ancient legends; from its appearance, it should originate from the Assyrian legend of the “immortal bird.”
On the other side of the ship was imprinted a pitch-black sun totem.
These two identifiers proved that this ship belonged to the Solar Eclipse Society’s subsidiary organization—the Black Sun Brothers Tech Society. The primary work of this whaling ship was not actually whaling but capturing urban legends.
Many enormous urban legends with low Spirit Energy fluctuation levels existed within the Arctic Circle, and these urban legends were often captured by the Black Sun Brothers Tech Society’s whaling ships and sent to laboratories, becoming subjects like little white mice.
In fact, under the guise of whaling, hunting urban legends in the ocean was a ploy originally thought up by people from R Country. R Country has a history of whaling and consuming whale products for over 400 years, and it is the largest whaling country in the world.
Since the international “Moratorium on Commercial Whaling” took effect in 1986, R Country has been forced to abandon commercial whaling. However, the following year, they began sending whaling ships back to sea under the pretense of “scientific research,” bypassing international conventions.
Decades have passed, and as the consumption of whale meat within R Country has continually decreased, the “scientific whaling” of R Country fell into deficit after 2005, yet the treasury still provides a substantial amount of tax revenue every year to fill the gap.
All of this is a cover for their hunting of ocean urban legends, to continuously obtain a vast quantity of the core essence of urban legends and alchemical materials every year—a significant interest that’s hard to give up.
So, from a certain perspective, those whales are just scapegoats; beneath that shocking and bloody scene, the number of dead ocean urban legends can rival or even surpass that of whales.
Adelaide Phoenix, upon discovering the hidden secret behind R Country’s “scientific whaling,” spent a significant sum to purchase several super-large whaling ships to imitating hunt urban legends.
The difference is that their purpose is very clear—they only hunt urban legends and other whaling ships.
In fact, over the years, the Black Sun Brothers Tech Society’s whaling ships have had numerous conflicts with R Country’s “scientific” whaling ships.
If that “scientific” whaling fleet silently disappears in the vast ocean, aside from encountering formidable urban legends in the deep sea, nine times out of ten it has been sunk by the Black Sun Brothers Tech Society.
By late night, the temperature of the Barents Sea’s surface had long dropped below zero, the deck was icy cold, and the wind was laced with tiny snowflakes.
Yet, at this moment, a man wearing thin professional attire stood motionless at the front of the deck, gazing darkly into the abyss of the sea.
If it weren’t for the frost forming at his mouth and nose when he breathed, one might think he had turned into an ice sculpture.
One could only wonder how his supervisor would feel upon learning that he took leave to visit home but instead ended up cosplaying an ice sculpture on the edge of the Arctic Ocean.
The large ship continued to sail through the pitch-black sea, and time seemed to lose all meaning, flowing slowly.
Uncertain how long had passed, a strange glimmer suddenly flickered in the man’s vacant eyes, and he muttered softly, “Finally arrived.”
With his words, ahead, seemingly empty a second ago, a massive island quietly appeared on the previously barren seascape like a mirage.
On the island, majestic peaks rose high, and at some point, the aurora appeared in the sky, the swirling clouds sketching a blurred yet ethereal horizon.
Misty and dreamlike light spilled onto the surrounding waters, while the terrifying polar winds intermittently lashed across the sea, mixing with a cry-like sound that inexplicably stirred a sense of unease.
From a distance of several kilometers, one could see that the island was covered in dense forests, towering into the clouds.
If one had not seen it with their own eyes, it would be hard to imagine that such an elusive island exists within the Arctic Circle, filled with massive redwood trees that can only thrive in mountainous areas far from the coast.
What was even stranger was that those redwoods, from trunk to leaf, exhibited an unsettling dead ash-gray color.
The island seemed like a realm appearing only in dreams, resembling a grand door standing in the desolate sea, leading into a world of unknown taboos.
And the man on the ship knew that deep within the eerie gray forest on that gigantic island, there was a dilapidated small wooden house.
That was the Solar Eclipse Society’s number 2 stronghold—the Gray Forest Cabin.
Although there were many other ways to enter the Gray Forest Cabin, the man still chose this method. After all, for the Elders’ Council of the Solar Eclipse Society, he, as the leader, is definitely an uninvited guest.
If he were to be transported to the Gray Forest Cabin through other routes, the Elders’ Council would surely detect him in advance and set up various contingencies. Only by directly boarding a ship to the island could he catch the Elders’ Council completely off guard.
From a certain perspective, his actions were akin to a robber who doesn’t personally break in but climbs over the wall into someone else’s house.
And this robber did not steal treasure; the Elders’ Council had nothing valuable to steal; he just wanted those old geezers to stay on the island obediently for a while and be with the people they disliked the most.
“Could this be considered sheer torment?” the man murmured, curling the corners of his mouth. At that moment, he inexplicably thought of Luxianbei.
Although Luxianbei indeed wanted to infiltrate the Solar Eclipse Society, what she told Miao Xiaoqi about her next plan being to “infiltrate the Solar Eclipse Society” was purely casual talk.
Right now, she hadn’t even found a way to get into the Solar Eclipse Society; there was still a heap of tasks to attend to, and infiltrating the Solar Eclipse Society was not a priority.
Moreover, she thought that the Void wouldn’t be that desperate to actually join the Solar Eclipse Society. What would it even do there?
Such matters are nothing like searching for the God Realm Prototype, which is obviously profitable.
It wouldn’t be possible that the remnants of its father’s soul are possibly trapped in a certain stronghold of the Solar Eclipse Society, right? It doesn’t even have a father!
The kind of hellhole that the Solar Eclipse Society is, to say it’s a dragon’s den or a tiger’s lair is no exaggeration; urban legends of Wang Ying’s caliber, without external assistance, find it hard to get in and out.
If the Void did rush into it, it might end up becoming an experimental specimen, bound to be toyed with in a variety of forms. It couldn’t be that stupid, right?
As Luxianbei thought of this, she clicked her tongue, expertly stopped her small motorcycle, walked inside the apartment building, and took the elevator home. There was still a long time until dawn.
What’s the need for sleep on a long night? We, as strong men, should cultivate!
Taking this time, she decided to carefully study the memories of the Great Serpent God to find a way to integrate Ling Tai Purification and the God Realm Prototype.
If Stinky Sister didn’t cause trouble.
Thinking this, Luxianbei took out her keys and opened the door. As she stepped inside, she heard a conversation that piqued her interest. “What? It can do math problems?”
“Yeah! That woman often plays ‘Advanced Mathematics’ online courses for it.”
“Tsk, that little brat! Wang Ying is still a child! Shouldn’t children grow happily? Why put so much pressure on him?”
“I say, let him play games! Here, Wang Ying, look at this, it’s the latest exciting team fight montage! Learn well, and you can make a name for yourself in the professional scene!”
Luxianbei thought, “Stinky Sister, do you know how many times harder it is to become a professional player and make a name for yourself compared to just studying well? Wait, that’s not the point!
What the hell are you doing to my Wang Ying?
Luxianbei thought as she quickly walked into the living room.
What she saw next left her feeling flustered.
In the living room, there was a drawing featuring a round cartoon girl with large anime eyes wearing a lace-trimmed little skirt, placed on the coffee table, while Jumeng held a phone playing game videos, reciting incantations at the drawing, surrounded by small urban legends.
The scene resembled a little girl playing with dolls and a group of little friends observing.
Hearing the sound of footsteps, Jumeng turned her head, saw the gloomy Luxianbei, froze for a moment, and then awkwardly laughed, “Oh, heh heh, you’re back? I thought…”
~Well, I suddenly remembered how to get past that stuck boss, I’ll head upstairs first!” Jumeng finished, stood up, and quickly ran upstairs.
Following her footsteps, the little urban legends scattered in all directions.
Luxianbei glanced at Jumeng’s retreating figure, then at Wang Ying on the table, and called out softly, “Wait! Don’t you plan on explaining what you were doing just now?”
Clearly, the last time she saw Wang Ying, he looked like a disgusting slug; just a few hours apart, and now you’re playing with slugs? Luxianbei thought.
“What?!” Jumeng rolled her eyes at Luxianbei, “I’m helping you educate your child! Ungrateful brat!
“Is there such a way to educate a child?” Luxianbei retorted unhappily, “Your behavior is no different from that of a troublesome older sister who leads children astray!”
“What troublesome older sister?” Jumeng shot back defiantly, “When a child grows up, they should decide what they want to do for themselves! Did you even ask Wang Ying’s opinion when you made him listen to those things?”
“What can he understand? I was doing it for his own good!” Luxianbei argued, “In this day and age, urban legends also need to be educated and knowledgeable!”
Luxianbei and Jumeng exchanged repartee, while the little urban legends in the shadows whispered to each other.
~You guys say, this situation seems like parents arguing over their child’s education issues? Mafun analyzed seriously. “Yes! Exactly!” False Teeth concurred, “I’ve felt their relationship was unusual for a long time.”
“Tsk!” Eye angrily said, “Bringing back different girls a few times a week, has she ever asked for our opinion?”
“I’ll tell Jumeng about that crippled girl crying on that woman’s bed later, and then I’ll tell the crippled girl about Jumeng’s story!”
~Those who sit on both sides should be sunk and drowned in the water!” Mafun, False Teeth, “”
In the silence, they quietly distanced themselves from Eye.
They really wanted to advise Eye not to seek d*ath, but they knew it wouldn’t be of any use.
After all, entangled in the world’s malice, it wasn’t that easy to d*e; let it continue playing the fool! We just need to keep our distance from it.
