Chapter 85: The Magical Sandworm Skin

Li Yu returned to the Tango Inn. Since the incident had occurred right at the inn's entrance, the innkeeper had naturally witnessed everything that transpired.

When the three of them walked back inside, the Donkey-man boss had already adopted a fawning posture. The strong were respected no matter where they went.

"Boss, has the price changed?" Li Yu asked, impatiently tapping the metal table. Now that he had established his dominance, he naturally had to make good use of the lingering intimidation. Otherwise, wouldn't it be a complete waste?

"It's changed... it's changed..." The Donkey-man boss bowed and scraped. Wearing nothing but a pair of floral shorts on his lower half, he hunched his body, his equine face plastered with an obsequious smile.

"Three rooms, that will be fifteen thousand..."

On an ordinary Life Planet, this price would be enough to stay in a high-end hotel. However, in the No Man's Land System, it could only buy a single night's stay at this garbage inn.

"So, you were just messing with us earlier?" Li Yu narrowed his eyes, staring at the Donkey-man with an unkind expression.

Anyone capable of running an inn here possessed at least some measure of strength or connections...

However, this boss clearly had no desire to pay an extra price over such a trifling matter.

"Hmph..." Li Yu scoffed coldly, directly transferring ten thousand Star Coins through the Black Hole Network...

He didn't have many Star Coins left. Although he carried a lot of Gene Chains with him, he still had to find someone to sell them to, but this matter could not be rushed.

As a new face, it was not easy to get by here. He had just been targeted because he was suspected of being a Newcomer. If he were to take out so many Gene Chains right now, it would probably cause even more trouble.

Heading upstairs and stepping into the corridor... a putrid stench mixed with cheap aromatherapy, forming a scent that made one want to dry heave.

The hinges of the metal door had already rusted. After entering the password, the door slowly opened with a harsh, grating sound.

All three of them needed a good rest. After all, they had been through far too much recently. Li Yu and Mo Duo were fine; having developed Mental Power, they could hold on.

But Hunter's footsteps were already beginning to stagger...

"Claptrap... check how many surveillance cameras are in this room," Li Yu instructed.

"Master... there is a total of sixteen surveillance cameras... the visual feeds have been overwritten..." Claptrap reported.

Sixteen of them... that was more cameras than a live broadcast set... Li Yu was rendered utterly speechless.

After overwriting the feeds, Li Yu impatiently took out the Sandworm Skin. This thing was only the size of a palm. Although it looked brownish-yellow, it felt very smooth and supple to the touch.

A Sand Worm could fuse with Paul, allowing Paul to become a God Emperor capable of foreseeing the future and ruling the vast Universe for countless years.

[Sandworm Skin: The surface skin of a Sand Worm. It can fuse with living organisms and possesses various magical effects, including but not limited to... altering appearances, isolating thermal detection, and absorbing sound waves...]

Li Yu stared at the description, his expression becoming increasingly animated. It was a divine artifact for disguise.

He placed the palm-sized, brownish-yellow Sandworm Skin over his body, and a refreshingly cool sensation instantly spread across him.

The Sandworm Skin gradually turned transparent and stretched across the surface of his skin. A moment later, the fusion was complete.

It was a very strange feeling. Li Yu walked over to the mirror in the room, inspecting this bizarre transformation.

Soon after, his appearance began to slowly shift. His skin tone changed, and even the shape of his ears and the color of his pupils could be altered.

"The classic character customization phase..." Li Yu felt a sense of novelty and began to experiment with all sorts of adjustments on his own body.

This was a type of mimicry behavior, similar to a chameleon. Li Yu suspected that this had been magically modified by the System; after all, a Sand Worm was no chameleon.

"This..." Li Yu looked at his clothes and shoes floating in mid-air in the mirror, his heart trembling slightly.

'It can even simulate the surrounding environment? This is way too overpowered...'

Although most Armor could achieve this kind of invisibility, this skin was far more convenient than bulky plating.

"Master... a communication request from Elder Sister Widow..." The Smart Terminal vibrated as Claptrap's voice rang out.

"Mithril Church?" Li Yu's figure gradually faded back into view, a thoughtful expression on his face.

"Ah, Elder Sister Widow, long time no see..." As soon as the call connected, Li Yu revealed a warm smile and greeted her enthusiastically.

The other side of the screen remained pitch-black; not a single figure could be seen.

"You handed the Imperial Noble over to The Council?" Widow got straight to the point, not bothering with any idle chatter.

"You guys... are quite well-informed, aren't you?" Li Yu dialed back his smile, his words carrying an underlying implication.

"Why didn't you contact us? We could have also protected your life..." Widow's confusion was laced with a hint of dissatisfaction.

"I don't trust you," Li Yu told the truth. There was another half to that sentence he left unspoken: he didn't trust anyone who knew his background.

Hel was incredibly strong, and she wasn't a Local Tyrant of the Star Glory Empire. Any investigation into him wouldn't yield results anytime soon, and combined with her urgent need to return to The Council, she was the absolute best candidate for cooperation.

The Star Glory Empire, the Tyron Chamber of Commerce, the Mithril Church... these factions had deep roots. One careless mistake, and it was highly likely he would end up throwing his own life away.

Widow did not respond immediately; perhaps she had been stung by Li Yu's bluntness.

"I have a question to ask you..." Widow indeed hadn't come to demand an explanation. Such an organization wouldn't engage in such boring affairs.

"Will this use up my owed favor?" Li Yu asked.

"It's just a minor question!" Widow's voice rose sharply.

"Will this use up my owed favor?" Li Yu asked again, his expression unchanging.

The Mithril Church was not a small organization. Li Yu already regretted casually promising them a favor, so naturally, he had to find an opportunity to take it back.

He wasn't the kind of person to risk his life over a favor, but if the other party's request was measured just right... it would leave him very troubled.

Therefore... getting his favor back as early as possible was the only way to feel at ease.

"Fine..." Widow's voice turned cold. "Are you absolutely certain that the Imperial Noble had his Imperial Gene extracted?"

'What does this mean?' Li Yu pondered. Everyone he had come into contact with told him that Xia En had his Imperial Gene extracted because he leaked information about it.

'What is the Mithril Church implying?'

"I..." Li Yu thought about it for a moment, then nodded. "I am ninety-nine percent sure."

"How did you arrive at this conclusion?" Widow's voice carried a hint of urgency.

To be honest, this question was a bit unreasonable. After all, he didn't have any professional testing equipment.

"You guys are in luck. It's a good thing I prepared a backup plan..." Li Yu sent over a video file. It was the recording of him tying up Xia En; he had made sure to keep a copy...

Exchanging a mere video to get his favor back wasn't a loss at all...

Widow fell silent... Truthfully, the level of humiliation depicted in the video was more than any normal person could endure, let alone an Imperial Noble...

"Then I no longer owe you a favor..." Li Yu let out a long breath of relief. "I'll give you another piece of information for free: the Ghost Squad belongs to Xia En's older sister..."

Widow was silent for a moment before saying, ""

"I will also give you a piece of news... This news won't be made public for another two hours, so you have a two-hour head start." Before hanging up, Widow also sent over a video.

Li Yu casually opened it to take a look, and his pupils instantly contracted...