I Became a Witch in a World Full of Urban Legends
Chapter 15Vol 11. : Sea Trip 1
It was early morning, fifteen hours and thirty-three minutes had passed since the Night Watch announced "Calamitys Death."
Over the long night, major Psychic organizations held numerous joint meetings, and their stance on the "Disaster" had been settled—regardless of its authenticity, they would no longer inquire about it. Only the Assassins organization remained "stubbornly misguided," insisting on "seeing the person alive or the corpse dead."
However, unlike the major Psychic organizations, the video of Black Emperor killing the Disaster had spread among various Psychic and urban legend, fueled by the Monster Story Chat Group. After a night of fermentation, the discussion grew even more heated...
"I am from the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor: What a pity! I really liked her 【Terracotta warrior crying emoji】"
"Water-boiled Mermaid: I wonder if Old Zhang's radio station will stop updating? As an old fan, I'm worried he'll run out of inspiration!"
"Hydrocarbon Heavenly God: With the blade in hand, follow me, enter Hua City, seize the Divine Kingdom!"
"I am from the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor: Idiot! See that? Old Zhang won't run out of inspiration; there will always be idiots like this to provide material."
"Yan Xiluo: The Night Watch can even hunt Calamity level urban legend, and even legendary Calamity level urban legend... This is not a good sign! All urban legend active in Z Country, shouldn't you pack up and leave quickly?"
"Yu Sou: Is packing up and leaving useful? Haven't you heard about the God's Gate incident by the Euphrates River?"
"Hydrocarbon Heavenly God: With the blade in hand, follow me, enter Hua City, seize the Divine Kingdom!"
"I am from the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor: I've heard a little about it. I heard that over two million people from three cities and more than fifty thousand urban legend all turned into charcoal overnight, completely devoid of life. The night erosion in the core area was so severe that even ordinary A-ranks couldn't withstand it... Some even said that Nergal revived and opened the gate to the underworld."
"Yu Sou: See! Leaving Z Country might be even more dangerous; the God's Gate incident is the best example... What does the strength of H Guardian, who killed the Disaster, have to do with the overall strength of the Night Watch? As minor characters like us, do we have a chance to come into contact with H Guardian?"
"Water-boiled Mermaid: That makes sense. I usually just like catching beauties and fish to stew and eat. H Guardian wouldn't even manage that, would he?"
"Hydrocarbon Heavenly God: With the blade in hand, follow me, enter Hua City, seize the Divine Kingdom!"
"Everyone: @Hydrocarbon Heavenly God idiot! If you spam again, do you believe we'll contact your brother?"
...
Looking at the chat group with over a thousand members, tens of thousands of chat messages per second, interspersed with all sorts of messy videos that might contain faint powers, constantly scrolling, Netizen Laosepi couldn't help but marvel at his boss's foresight.
If his boss hadn't connected the Divine Kingdom he controlled to the chat group and various Websites long before spreading the news of Black Emperor killing the Disaster, he would most likely have crashed due to information overload by now.
One can only say that the power of this generation of "netizens" is truly terrifying...
Of course, the benefit of enduring this terrifying power was being able to fill his almost empty Divine Kingdom.
Junk data is still data, not to mention, some of it is recyclable junk!
"Code 3: Staying in Z Country is indeed a good choice. ❖ Nоvеl𝚒ght ❖ (Exclusive on Nоvеl𝚒ght) Not long ago, a prophecy spread from within the Eclipse Society, saying something like 'destruction awakens from slumber, the deep-space jewel no longer shines brightly.' Soon after, the God's Gate incident occurred, and the Eclipse Society entrenched in Free City also experienced internal strife."
"black sun Bull Horse: @Code 3, what the hell are you talking about! I'm an Eclipse Society member, why don't I know about this?"
"Code 3: You're from your President's faction, right? And your position shouldn't be high, right? This prophecy came from the Elder Council, so it's normal that you don't know yet... Why don't you go ask your superior before speaking?"
Three seconds later.
"black sun Bull Horse: 【Message recalled】"
"Code 3: In short, you all weigh for yourselves what will happen in the future. Anyway, I think that with the Night Watch and H Guardian in Z Country, even if some Disaster breaks out, it will be the last place to suffer. I won't pack up and leave; I even want to bring my friends from abroad over."
"Hiss, this person's remarks are a bit off, aren't they?"
After reading the unknown urban legend's remarks with the ID "Code 3," Netizen Laosepi narrowed his eyes slightly, then quietly opened his treasured image pack and performed a "Heaven and Earth Unification" move.
"Netizen Old Pervert 00: 【Selected Videos/Beautiful Pictures Collection.7z】"
Whether powerful or weak, poor or rich, male or female, in the face of extreme lewdness, all are equal...
Thus, in less than ten seconds, Netizen Laosepi successfully shifted the attention of most "netizens" from Code 3's remarks to his image pack.
After temporarily preventing the spread of Code 3's inappropriate remarks, he switched interfaces and was about to report the situation to Void when a fair hand gently rested on his shoulder.
"No need, I saw it." The young man behind him, with peculiar dark green short hair, smiled, "That Code 3, you don't need to bother with him anymore. Let him say whatever he wants to say."
Netizen Laosepi turned to look at Void, his face full of confusion, "But boss, the things he said..."
"It's fine!" Void grinned, interrupting, "I will keep a close eye on him from now on, and if necessary, I will personally take action."
That guy should be from the Eclipse Society Elder Council, right?
The cooperation fell through, so they plan to act on their own?
What exactly do they want to do? They can't possibly want to plunge the entire world into panic, can they? Void wondered.
Although the intelligence he possessed about the Eclipse Society Elder Council was limited, in his perception, the Eclipse Society Elder Council could not possibly do something so boring and cliché...
Those guys always consider themselves to be above all humans, Psychic, and urban legend, like shepherds raising cattle and sheep. And even if a shepherd's actions truly cause panic among the cattle and sheep, they would never let them perish.
Their ultimate goal is only one: to continuously harvest the milk, wool, and flesh of the cattle and sheep...
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On the other side.
Inside Lan Yue Cave of Da Chunyang Palace, three people sat silently around a wooden table. Behind them, white smoke from the incense burner of the auspicious beast rose gently, seemingly recording the passage of time.
After reading the detailed information about Jin Chan Lang, Yu Yinchuan, Lu Yibei pondered for a few seconds, then put down the paper in his hand, looked at Zhang Huainan, and frowned, "Can I change my identity? I don't think this one suits me..."
Setting aside Jin Chan Lang's series of attention-grabbing deeds after becoming a Night Watch agent, Lu Yibei simply couldn't accept Jin Chan Lang's usual style of wearing a large gold chain, a floral shirt, and a pair of toad-eye glasses that he never took off.
It was simply like a hooligan, not just eye-catching, but to the point where seeing him made one want to beat him up.
"Why doesn't it suit you? Frivolous and exaggerated behavior, full of trash talk, a game enthusiast, just like you, clearly not a serious character... I think it suits you perfectly!" Zhang Huainan said in a deep voice.
"Wait! You wouldn't be refusing because you'd have to continue Jin Chan Lang's missions after getting this identity, would you?"
Noticing Zhang Huainan's slightly narrowed eyes opening and looking at him, Lu Yibei instinctively shrank his neck, turning his face away guiltily.
The psychological shadow Zhang Huainan left on him when filming that video had not yet dissipated. Now, every time he saw Zhang Huainan open his eyes, he had the illusion that the old man was about to rush over and unleash a powerful attack to beat him up.
"Of course not!" Lu Yibei argued, "How could I be afraid of carrying out missions? I've served in the Night Watch for three hundred ninety-two days, six hours, and forty-seven minutes, and I've never shirked any mission assigned by my superiors. I've always been on the front lines; I can't help but want to award myself two small commendation banners!"
"I'm refusing this identity mainly because I feel that our personas don't match. If I'm not careful, at least one of the carefully crafted personas, mine and that of the Yu agent I've never met, will collapse..."
"Also, if I remember correctly, at least half of the Night Watch's annual financial expenditure is thanks to Caishen (God of Wealth)... And this gentleman is a direct agent under Caishen (God of Wealth), so he must also be working hard alongside his elder for his fellow Night Watch colleagues. Do I look like someone who can make money?"
"Alright, alright!" Zhang Huainan, annoyed by Lu Yibei's endless trash talk, waved his hand to interrupt, "It's already good enough that I can arrange a new identity for you. Why are you still being so picky?"
"Moreover, Nameless Book is helping you forge your new identity. Whether you can change to another identity is not up to me; she has to agree!"
Hearing this, Lu Yibei frowned and looked at Nameless Book, who had been silent, blinking his eyes.
He hadn't seen this Guardian many times, and her appearance was different each time he did, let alone understanding her. He wondered... would acting cute work?
"Ahem..."
Nameless Book, who had been silent, glanced at Lu Yibei, cleared her throat, and calmly said, "First, please allow me to refuse your request to change identities..."
She paused, then, before Lu Yibei could speak, continued, "Secondly, Jin Chan Lang's dressing style is actually not high-profile in the place where you are about to carry out your mission..."
"Finally, do you know what a 'Three-legged Golden Toad' does?"
"Three-legged Golden Toad? I haven't heard of it..." Lu Yibei shook his head.
"According to legend, the Three-legged Golden Toad helps the God of Wealth of the Northwest Road distribute wealth!" Zhang Huainan rolled his eyes at Lu Yibei and explained, "Who told you that Caishen (God of Wealth)'s subordinates all have to make money? Always guessing wildly!"
"What do you mean? This gentleman, Yu Yinchuan, is..." Lu Yibei asked blankly, "...someone who helps Caishen (God of Wealth) spend money?"
"Precisely," Nameless Book nodded.
"Hiss—!" Lu Yibei gasped, lowering his voice, and weakly asked, "If I agree now, will you think I'm doing it for the money?"
Hearing this, Zhang Huainan and Nameless Book exchanged glances and nodded in understanding.
Lu Yibei, "..."