Chapter 59: Molei's Perspective on the Reincarnation Paradise Side
The white town was certified, which for Su Xiao was an exceptionally good piece of news. As the only safe point in this world, it was very important here.
The forge, the pale palace, and the ancient insect tower were all located here. Not only these, but on both sides of the only intact main street in the white town, there were other buildings as well.
There were a total of three buildings that remained intact but were locked. Finding the keys to these buildings was not the main point; rather, the key was to find the owners of these buildings and bring them back to the white town.
Su Xiao had visited quite a few areas and found one resident who had once lived in the white town, namely Snake Lady.
When he first met Snake Lady, Moon Spirit recognized her, which already explained a lot. As for why he hadn't brought Snake Lady back, the reason was simple: Snake Lady was not a very ancient or mysterious existence. Her prophetic ability was passed down to her generation by generation; her ancestors were the original inhabitants of the white town.
Snake Lady had only inherited her ancestors' prophetic ability. As for her strength, it was not worth mentioning. She could not withstand the teleportation array Su Xiao had set up. If he insisted on binding her and bringing her back, by the time she returned to the white town, Snake Lady might only be left in half, or just a few pieces.
According to Moon Spirit, what Snake Lady had in the white town was a fortune-telling hut, which could only help with divination. Given Snake Lady's fortune-telling ability, whether she returned or not was fine.
Based on what Moon Spirit knew, besides Snake Lady, there were two other residents of the white town: the Giant and the Gem Master Lindbergh. The Giant was from the era of the Light King, while the latter had arrived in the white town one day.
Whether they could find the Giant was very important. According to Moon Spirit, the Giant originally ran a general store in the white town. He often left the white town, and when he returned, he would bring Moon Spirit delicious food. Every time the Giant left, Moon Spirit would be full of anticipation, wondering what he would bring back this time.
The Giant had left a few years ago and never returned since. Where he went was unknown.
As for the Gem Master Lindbergh, Moon Spirit's exact words were: "This is a very strange guy, often causing crystal explosions." When he had left the white town, Moon Spirit was also unclear.
When he heard the name Gem Master Lindbergh, Su Xiao recalled the rumors from Gem Street. Over there, it was said that the Gem Master had died. But it seemed now that he hadn't died; rather, he had faked his death and then come to the white town.
Su Xiao arrived in front of a shop on the main street. The door was locked. This was the residence of the Gem Master Lindbergh.
He pressed one hand against the door to sense inside, but everything was blurry. This building had perception-blocking properties. The only thing he could determine was that there was no life aura inside.
Noticing this, Su Xiao turned to leave. Just then, a voice suddenly came from inside the door: "Pass... code."
A hoarse and obscure voice appeared. Hearing this voice, Bubu Wang beside Su Xiao gave a doggy shudder. He had already sensed it; there was absolutely no way there was a living creature inside.
"Pass code."
The voice came from inside the door again. Su Xiao signaled Bubu Wang to step back, then swung his fist sideways against the door.
Boom!
A thunderous sound spread. The ruins on both sides of this house flew backward, clearing all buildings within a hundred meters around it. Even the ground was plowed up a layer.
One by one, phantom figures drifted out from the buildings of the white town. Upon discovering that it was Su Xiao who had caused the destruction, these phantoms faded away.
In front of Su Xiao, only a low, short building remained. He had just risked being attacked by the phantoms in the town to throw a full-force side punch, yet he hadn't damaged this building in the slightest.
Fine purple crystals faded into the surface of this building, and it returned to its original appearance.
"Pass code."
It was still the same voice as before, coming from inside the door. This building might be connected to the entire white town. The difficulty of forcibly breaking it was no less than destroying the entire white town.
Su Xiao did not know what the pass code was, so he could only guess.
"Gem Street."
"Pass code incorrect."
As soon as the hoarse voice from inside the door appeared, diamond-shaped crystals emerged on the old wooden door, sealing off the upper third of the door. There were three chances in total. If all were wrong, he would never be able to enter this building.
"Moon Spirit, what is the pass code?"
"Huh?"
Moon Spirit looked at Su Xiao blankly. Su Xiao silently reflected inwardly; how could he ask Moon Spirit such a question?
Su Xiao thought about all the intelligence related to the Gem Master. Soon, he thought of another pass code.
"Berg Heart."
"Pass code incorrect."
With a click, a second crystal lock appeared in the middle of the wooden door. Only one chance remained.
Regarding the Gem Master Lindbergh, Su Xiao had never interacted with him, only heard rumors about him. So it was impossible for him to obtain the pass code.
Su Xiao walked across the street to ask the Demon Blacksmith if he knew the pass code. The blacksmith just threw his hammer over.
Su Xiao looked at the forging hammer in front of his feet and felt this was not a good approach. He turned back into his residence, went up to the second-floor bedroom, sat cross-legged on the bed, and thought.
Since he was waiting for the Ouroboros Stone Slab to return, Su Xiao had nothing to do now. Trying to open that door was a good choice.
Su Xiao didn't know much about the Gem Master Lindbergh, but there were other contractors in this world. He could try to purchase this intelligence.
Using the temporary mark from the Apocalypse Paradise, Su Xiao activated the World Contact Platform. Now that the white town had been certified by the Reincarnation Paradise, being here, the temporary mark should still be usable.
Sure enough, the World Contact Platform activated successfully. As soon as he opened the contact platform, Su Xiao saw a large number of messages appearing.
Woshu Fort (Covenant Adventure Group): "Did everyone see that prompt just now? The Reincarnation Paradise certified this world? That means Reincarnation Paradise contractors can also enter this world now?"
Perl (Rogue): "Yes."
Starlight (Silent Alliance): "Then what's the point of thinking? Miners, aren't you pulling out?"
Kang Kang Wei (Logging Squad): "Reach the submission quota and then run."
Molei (Battle Angel): "Stay calm. I consulted with my authority. It will take at least the next world progress for Reincarnation Paradise contractors to enter this world."
Magic Hand (Integrity Merchant Guild): "That's really good news."
Perl (Rogue): "So, nothing will change after this? We can just keep mining?"
Kang Kang Wei (Logging Squad): "Fireworks to celebrate."
Molei (Battle Angel): "Don't celebrate too early. I'll give you a surprise."
Kang Kang Wei (Logging Squad): "What surprise?"
Molei (Battle Angel): "There's a Reincarnation Paradise invader in this world. Code name: Kukulin Bai Ye. Weapon: Blade type. Danger level: Overlord rank. I'll give you a piece of advice: if you encounter someone using a blade and of unknown origin, run fast."
Kang Kang Wei (Logging Squad): "Only one person? Then I'm relieved. As long as we're not unlucky to the extreme, in such a big world, we probably won't run into him."
Prince (Heaven Squad): "That's right. We're in the mine every day. There's no way we'll encounter an invader. And what does the term 'invader' mean? This world was certified by the Reincarnation Paradise? Is it because of something the invader did in this world?"
Hunter (Rogue): "Buying information related to the Gem Master Lindbergh's pass code."
Molei (Battle Angel): "Hahaha, someone's still interested in the pass code. That hidden mission is a trap. You can't find the follow-up link at all. You can only tough out the penalty. Are you seventh rank or eighth rank? If you're seventh, come find me. I'll take you to the underground kingdom to kill corrupted bugs to make up for the loss."
Magic Hand (Integrity Merchant Guild): "Molei big shot, count me in?"
Molei (Battle Angel): "Contractors are free. Merchants pay. Miners pay. You who have never been to a war world won't understand what kind of hell that is."
Kang Kang Wei (Logging Squad): "I heard it's very dangerous? What's the specific situation?"
Molei (Battle Angel): "Hmm~, you can think of it this way: meeting a divine stick is a religious war movie; meeting Death Rangers is a battle royale; meeting madmen is a horror movie plus war movie. Last time we encountered something called Black Demon, along with Revenge Baron, Mummy, and Scarecrow. I originally thought it couldn't get any worse, but in the end, I found out that Shenfu and Bai Ye were also in that world (crying loudly)."
Prince (Heaven Squad): "So tragic."
Hao Mei (Sealing Heaven Guild): "Hunter, I know the pass code. 150 Soul Coins and I'll tell you."
Molei (Battle Angel): "Hao Mei, stop scamming people. The pass code is 'Supreme Creation.' This is already an open secret. Don't continue the next chain of the mission, or the penalty will be heavier. Then you'll be waiting to go mining. Who knows where the final location of that mission, the white town, is? And, don't ask why I know this so clearly!"
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Su Xiao closed the contact platform. Based on the conversation between Molei and the others, this pass code was related to a hidden mission. Moreover, the threshold for this hidden mission was very low. Many people had received the mission and obtained the pass code step by step following the mission clues.
So far, no one had completed this mission. The reason was that they couldn't find the white town.
Su Xiao's situation was quite special. He hadn't even received that mission at all but had directly arrived at the final location of the hidden mission.
He hadn't noticed it before, but Molei was actually very warm-hearted. Not only was she willing to help contractors one rank lower than her, but she also provided the pass code for free. The title of "Molei Little Angel" was well-deserved.
Molei probably never dreamed in her wildest nightmares that she would be aiding the enemy this time, and helping the very person who had just chased her to the point of doubting her own existence.
Su Xiao walked out of his residence and came to the wooden door covered in purple crystals. From inside, the hoarse voice came again:
"Pass code."
"Supreme Creation."
As soon as Su Xiao's words fell, the purple crystals on the wooden door shattered with a crack, and the wooden door slowly opened.
Inside the house, a withered corpse sat on a chair, its head drooping. In its loosely clenched hand, a gem necklace emitted a faint glow.