The Gentleman at the End-Chapter 709 - 707: The Mountains That Cannot Be Seen Through

Chapter 709: Chapter 707: The Mountains That Cannot Be Seen Through

Central Domain (Middle-Earth)

It was evening,

and the Moon tore through a gap in the clouds, casting strands of moonlight down onto the grey-matter-covered Central Continent.

William, as the first infectee of the New Moon, was bestowed authority by Lorrian to overview the basic situation of the Central Continent through the moonlight.

As he had surmised, the entirety of the Central Domain had fallen deep under the coverage of the Grey Zone, with even the weakest regions reaching at least shallow to intermediate levels.

The outbreak of diverse diseases had led to the death of about 70% of species, with all surviving individuals transformed into patients.

In the once thriving human cities, a ’relatively uniform’ situation could be seen,

Some cities had only one type of disease, such as the Absolute Dead City invaded by the Death Plague, where the "Dead Plague Fog State Bacteria" generally do not coexist with any other bacteria.

But most exhibited cases of cross-infection, especially some coastal cities, infected with deep-sea diseases (vibrio, barnacle parasitism) and other illnesses as well.

William even spotted a small city controlled by the Black Ascaris Company, which continued to develop technology on the basis of preserving original human relics, making the city even cleaner than before, with numerous sanitation workers active on the streets, and the city center already constructing various large logistics factories, utilizing the original human railways for prearranged logistics layouts.

By the time the two worlds merged, most of these cities would be taken over by the Old World’s Source Epidemic Areas and various organizations,

However, how the powers would be divided in those cross-infected cities was not very clear.

Where the moonlight reached, everything was visible; most infected cities had at most a few Open Source infectees, nothing like William, who was a path completer.

Looking at such scenes of infection, William even felt somewhat emotional, beginning to feel grateful to the Skin Factory.

"If not for the completely free-range, even ’kin-like’ nurture provided by the Mysterious Skin Factory, Zion would not have been possible to build, nor the organization able to develop.

It would have been impossible to develop ’cross-infected’ talents like Zede, Principal, Galon, and Asimov.

The Gentleman’s Skin sent from the Skin Factory almost erased the influence of most diseases, perfectly fitting the human body, and gradually guided individuals to develop, accommodating old world illnesses rationally.

From this alone, one should indeed be very grateful to the Skin Factory."

As William felt this way, he immediately received a message from Yellow Skin.

≮There’s no need to think like this, William.

Your small place is merely seen as a ’test field’ by the Skin Factory, intentionally tailored to fit your human development, feigning respect for your autonomy. Once the world infection is complete, those guys from the Skin Factory will come over and enslave everyone using your clothes or force you to sign servitude contracts.

The previous Blood People’s invasion proves that the Skin Factory could sell you out in a minute.≯

『Hmm.』

William did not respond much, he was naturally aware of Yellow Skin’s prejudice against the Skin Factory. All of this would be considered when he truly went to the interior of the Skin Factory, and William would naturally weigh the issues involved there.

While the two communicated, the Moon, which had been moving at a steady speed, suddenly slowed down and stopped.

"Lorrian, what’s happening?"

"William, were you just communicating with Mr. Yi? You don’t even know what happened, just take a look below."

The Moon currently hovered over a mountainous area,

but the moonlight it cast down could not penetrate the thick fog pervading the mountains, which contained other elements besides the gray matter indicating disease, capable of obstructing the moonlight.

William then shifted his view to the surroundings of the mountainous area,

noticing many rivers converging there and even several man-made roads leading to the area.

And importantly, whether on the rivers or roads, ’infected humans’ could be seen, though not in large numbers, they seemed to be purposefully heading towards this strange mountain range.

"It can block your moonlight, Lorrian? Did you not notice this place when you came here years ago?"

"I’ve already told you, at that time my main focus was on finding paths, I didn’t explore the Central Domain thoroughly, nor did I observe every piece of land as closely as now.

Besides, I could also increase the Moon’s power to forcibly see through what’s inside."

"Don’t... If there really is something inside, it wouldn’t be good to startle it.

Patients from all over the world naturally converged here, most of whom were elites, all having reached the Open Source Level. This suggested there must be something special about these mountains, and if possible, we might even consider opening the theater inside them.

"Shall we leave the moon in the sky and go down to take a look?"

"Yes."

Lorrian was actually very curious inside. This region, which could block the moonlight, was either presided over by a Completer, or it was under the special colonization of a Source Epidemic Area from the Old World,

and it might even hide secrets unknown to him.

"If the Principal were here, she might be able to divine the situation directly—my intuition tells me these mountains are not simple.

Lorrian, let’s not go down directly. We should use the surrounding urban areas as our entry points for investigation."

"Isn’t your theater performance quite time-sensitive? How come you have time to play house here?"

"Our long-term collaboration has already been established; I just need to produce enough Fear Essence within two months.

Starting our investigation from the surrounding cities will only take 1-2 days at most, not only giving us a chance to experience the illness culture of the Central Domain but also to hone our acting skills.

We’ll attempt to investigate this under the guise of ’exiled patients’; we might discover something very interesting."

"William, you’re not insinuating my acting skills are subpar and using this as a test, are you?"

"Our stage performances naturally require adjustment. Since it’s going to take time, why not get started here..."

William’s gaze followed the road around the mountains into the distance, quickly catching sight of a nearby multi-purpose small town,

filled with various types of infected, equivalent to a Neutral City in the Old World,

Instead of just a small town, it was more like a transit station linked to the Mysterious Mountains. Patients arriving from far-off places would stop here, naturally bringing in a lot of ’business’. freewebnoveℓ.com

As outsiders, William and his company could easily blend in.

"Let’s choose this town as our entry point. Lorrian, do you want to call someone to join us, like Doctor Fana?"

"No need, the Deep Red Cross has just been established, and her staying here can help me keep an eye on the moon, especially since there are still many uncontrollable elements locked up in the ’Chaos Building’."

"Alright, then I’ll ask Miss Jessica."

...

[Welcome to Lakavik Town]

A huge billboard, covered in diseased vegetation, stood by the roadside. It was evidently erected before the world became infected,

However, the local patients chose to preserve it and modify the original pastoral and cow images on the billboard,

replacing them with text painted in a foul-smelling green phosphorescent liquid.

≮This town offers lodging, delicacies, and a guide for trips to Sick Mountain≯

The letters concerning Sick Mountain were emphasized and even a few mountain-like green patterns were drawn.

Four young people were standing under the billboard,

"It seems that what’s blocking the moonlight is the so-called ’Sick Mountain.’ This nearest town indeed does related business. Let’s go.

Keep your plague aura suppressed, stay at the ’Early Open Source’ level, and make sure not to expose yourselves. Just treat it as a staged performance."

"Yes, boss!"

Nash, the most excited in the crowd, treated this as his first cooperative performance with William. He still wore a scattered look, dressed in an ill-fitting white shirt and beach shorts, barefoot.

Moreover, Dentist Jessica also came along, unchanged in appearance, with white hair and a mask, high-collared sweater, and long boots.

Lorrian, on the other hand, deliberately underwent a significant image transformation,

he wore a straitjacket that bound his hands, silver hair trailing over his ears, eyes tightly closed, appearing like a blind psychiatric patient.

William appeared scholarly, with a pocket watch hanging around his waist, wearing a white shirt, grey waistcoat, and black suit, and donned a pair of sophisticated rimless glasses, leading the group.

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