Chapter 67

Casting these troubles aside, Lin Qi chose to focus his attention on work.

Although the planetary engine started successfully, there were still many things to do later.

For example, the site selection for new engines, construction plans, long-term goals, etc.

These problems all needed to be discussed with the project's chief engineer.

Even discussing until night.

After night fell.

In the Commander's residence, the learning atmosphere was still very strong.

"Serval, how do you feel? Is there anywhere you haven't figured out yet?"

"Here, and here, Commander..."

"This question is a bit profound; it doesn't matter, I'll guide you... how is it, do you understand?"

"Oh~ I understand! The Commander is really great!"

The next morning.

Serval returned to the construction site through the Anywhere Door.

However, judging from her rosy cheeks, she must have had her fill in the ocean of knowledge last night.

So much so that she was not only not tired now, but her energy was even very abundant.

On the other side.

Lin Qi also got up.

He had pushed aside his tasks for today for the time being.

He hadn't started research either.

Instead, there was something he cared about that had to be handled.

To be precise, a person.

And it was a man.

Lin Qi's orientation was fine; under normal circumstances, he wouldn't pay attention to it at all.

But this man was different; Lin Qi could see that he wasn't an ordinary person.

"Miss Miss Xueyi, did the Silvermane Guards catch him?" Lin Qi asked.

"Not yet; the blue-clothed man you mentioned is very cunning and proficient in disguise; he is definitely not an ordinary person," Miss Miss Xueyi said with certainty.

Because she had been hunting criminals for many years, and they were all vicious people.

Among them were many cunning ones.

It could be said she was very familiar with them.

So.

She could see the peculiarity of that blue-clothed man at a glance.

"You saw it too? I was a bit strange at the time, but other things were busy, and I didn't think of it for a while. I didn't expect it to be so hard to catch," Lin Qi sighed.

"Doctor, send me," Miss Miss Xueyi volunteered.

"That's fine."

Lin Qi thought for a moment and nodded.

"My intuition tells me that this man is not so easy to catch, although... this is our territory, you should still be careful."

"I understand!"

After Miss Miss Xueyi finished speaking, her whole person disappeared instantly.

Although Lin Qi told her to be careful, in her view, Belobog was now almost a primitive planet, not even a first-level civilization, so what kind of powerful figures could appear?

Of course.

Miss Miss Xueyi wouldn't be arrogant; the caution she should have wouldn't be any less.

After a period of reconnaissance, she discovered the person's whereabouts.

Although...

This person's appearance had already been dressed up as someone else.

But whether it was Miss Miss Xueyi's reconnaissance experience or the high-tech monitoring equipment loaded on her, she could see that something was wrong with the person in front of her.

Miss Miss Xueyi was very patient; without the certainty of a one-hit kill, she wouldn't act rashly.

Until she felt the time was right.

Only then did she, at that fleeting moment, throw the automatically binding rope in front of that person through the "Retrieval Telescope" on her arm guard!

Swoosh!

It was even faster than sound.

Shorter than an instant.

The moment the rope touched the object, it would automatically tighten along the outline of the object; its sturdiness was such that even an Aurumaton couldn't break free in a short time.

This was a prop she often used after catching criminals.

Unlike in the past, she could only tie them up after catching the criminals.

Now she could completely use it as a weapon.

Just like now!

Obviously.

The rope came out too suddenly, and the target being caught also had some slow reactions; for a moment, there was panic on his face.

But before Miss Miss Xueyi could further implement the arrest.

A phantom flashed by, and the rope that had clearly tied something actually loosened itself.

It was as if...

It had been hypnotized.

Immediately.

Miss Miss Xueyi's eyes became heavy.

Originally, she only intended to treat him as a small thief who was hard to catch; looking at this situation, he clearly had great skills.

On this planet of Belobog, it was impossible for such a person to appear.

"Pathstrider?"

Miss Miss Xueyi stared at this person and made a judgment. And not just an ordinary Pathstrider.

It's just...

Not clear which Path it was.

Just as Miss Miss Xueyi was preparing to strike again to test him.

That phantom appeared again, but the target wasn't the surroundings, but the person being caught.

Looking again, that figure had turned into a girl.

Black twin tails, and a red dress that didn't match the cold Belobog at all.

Then, there was a burst of teasing laughter.

"Huh? I seem to have seen you, on the Luofu Luofu Xianzhou; aren't you that judge?"

"What? Has the Ten-Lords Commission's business expanded here?"

"Also, how did you know I, Sampo, was here? No way!"

"I am the super invincible..."

"Sparkle!"

55. Masked Fool? Sparkle disguised as Lin Qi.

Sparkle?

Miss Miss Xueyi didn't speak.

Instead, she stared at the girl and sized her up for a while.

Not long after.

She had a guess.

"Are you a follower of Elation? A Masked Fool?"

"Amazing! You could even guess that! Pity... no reward! Hehehe~"

After the girl named Sparkle had her identity guessed, beyond the visible surprise, there was only an incomprehensible joy.

It seemed that being discovered was something very worth being happy about.

Even though she had been hiding her identity just before.

Upon hearing the affirmative answer, Miss Miss Xueyi remained silent for several seconds.

And then.

Instead of making a move, Miss Miss Xueyi put away the weapon in her hand.

Seeing this scene.

Sparkle was clearly stunned for a moment, "Eh? Why aren't you arresting me anymore?"

Miss Miss Xueyi did not answer, nor did she make any unnecessary movements; she simply glanced at her once more, then, just as she had arrived, quickly vanished from the spot.

"Hmm?"

Sparkle tilted her head, seemingly thinking about something.

After a while, whether she had figured it out or simply decided not to think about it anymore, her expression gradually returned to its previous state.

"Interesting."

"This planet is such a riot."

"I must have some real fun here."

……

Elsewhere.

Miss Miss Xueyi had not actually gone far; it was just that hundreds of years of arrest experience told her that when dealing with a Masked Fool, one must never do unnecessary things, and certainly never say unnecessary words.

Because any action you take could potentially become entertainment for the other party.

The Masked Fools are followers of the Aeon of Elation.

Or rather, disciples.

Not necessarily.

Regardless, everything this group does revolves around one core theme: finding amusement.

From the Aeon down to the Pathstriders, all are like this.

Coupled with their erratic movements and unique methods, they cannot be judged by conventional logic.

Therefore.

When dealing with them, one must avoid being led by the nose.

Otherwise, just wait to become the target of their pranks.

Although Miss Miss Xueyi had not dealt with members of the Elation faction many times, she knew at least this much.

Thus, after leaving the spot, Miss Miss Xueyi did not actually go far.

Instead, she monitored from a greater distance.

Additionally.

The reason Miss Miss Xueyi left so confidently also had to do with the Elation faction being generally neutral.

Although there are those among them who would do insane things just for a laugh, most are actually not that bad.

At most...

They like to play some rather nasty pranks?

Miss Miss Xueyi thought to herself.

Furthermore.

She was somewhat concerned about the other person Sparkle mentioned.

If nothing went wrong, this person was the one the Silvermane Guards were pursuing.

Miss Miss Xueyi thought while reporting the news upward.

Soon.

Lin Qi received the report.

Then, combining it with other information on hand.

Lin Qi had a rough idea in his mind.

"This girl named Sparkle may not be using her real name, and what she says cannot be fully trusted."

"But her identity as a Masked Fool can be confirmed."

"After all, there is no other faction in the universe that loves finding amusement so much."

"As for that man in blue... perhaps he is also of the Elation faction?"

Data showed.

This man named "Sampo" had already visited Jarilo-VI before Lin Qi arrived.

Although he had done quite a few shady things in the Administrative District, he was actually a decent person in the Underworld.

According to Natasha, there were records of Sampo bringing back scarce medicine.

Let's tentatively call him a...

Rogue?

Lin Qi evaluated him as such.

It must be said, Elation is very special.

So far, Lin Qi had not had much contact, so his understanding was shallow, and most of it came from books.

Considering the malicious behavior of the Elation faction, how much of this knowledge was true and how much was false was actually an unknown.

Then there was the rumor that the Aeon of Elation had climbed the Tree of Existence and seen some incredible things.

Whether this Tree of Existence and the Imaginary Tree were different descriptions of the same thing, Lin Qi was not sure.

But combining various pieces of information, perhaps He really had glimpsed something beyond the universe?

Lin Qi thought to himself.

"This is an opportunity."

"Perhaps I can better understand this Path."

The problem now was how to crack the mystery of Elation.

That is, how to find the correct information from their indistinguishable words.

Capture them and interrogate them?

Lin Qi shook his head.

Not to mention whether they could be caught, even if they could, how could one guarantee their words were true?

Communicate with them openly and honestly?

That would be even worse.

If the pranksters knew someone wanted to have a serious conversation with them, wouldn't that be even more amusing for them?

After much thought.

Lin Qi thought of a way: let time give him the answer.

"Miss Miss Xueyi, come back for a moment. I have a Curio for you. Use this Curio to monitor the movements of the Elation followers. As long as they don't cause chaos, you don't need to show yourself."

"Understood, Doctor."

After receiving the order, Miss Miss Xueyi rushed back immediately.

Then she saw an old-fashioned camera placed by Lin Qi's side.

Before she could ask, she heard Lin Qi explain.

"The Future Camera. Through it, you can capture images of the subject at any time period from one system hour to sixty years in the future."

"I won't interfere with how you use it or what time period you capture."

"Just make your own decisions."

Miss Miss Xueyi was stunned.

She almost thought she had misheard.

Future Camera?

Can capture images of the future?

This thing...

Is it really that magical?

Miss Miss Xueyi's first reaction was disbelief, even more shocked than when she heard the function of the Anywhere Door.