On the east side of District 14, inside the Daiyuan Auction House.
"Gentlemen, ladies, this auction item is one you absolutely cannot miss..."
With the introduction from the host on stage, the bidders below were enthusiastically placing their bids.
It was daytime, so this was a world for humans; of course, even during the day, there were inevitably a few ghouls sneaking in.
The atmosphere in the auction house grew increasingly heated. Two elderly men, both with serious expressions, had their eyes on the item and began outbidding each other.
Su Xiao was also sitting below, his focus different from the others.
This auction house was spacious, capable of accommodating hundreds of people bidding at once, and it had three exits.
These were: the main entrance, the back door, and the emergency escape route.
The emergency escape route wasn’t usually open, only during a fire or similar emergencies, but it also needed to be blocked if necessary. For more chapters visıt 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵~𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖~𝙣𝙚𝙩
If there were three routes, relying on Maniwa Haruo alone wouldn’t be enough; it seemed necessary to deploy others from the subdivision.
Su Xiao stood up, walked through the crowd, and headed to the restroom of the auction house, taking out his phone.
"Special Class Shinohara, this is Bai Ye."
Yukinori Shinohara was likely on duty, as the sound on the other end of the line was very noisy.
"What’s up, First-class Bai Ye?"
Yukinori Shinohara’s address left Su Xiao taken aback; he actually called him First-class, implying that headquarters had promoted him.
"I’ve discovered a large gathering place of ghouls, I need manpower, a lot of it."
Su Xiao specially emphasized ’a lot of it’, as he and Maniwa Haruo found it a bit challenging to clean up District 14 alone.
It wasn’t that Su Xiao lacked combat effectiveness; purging District 14 required a lot of help to block the routes.
"How many people do you need?"
As a First-grade Investigator now, Su Xiao had the authority to call for manpower but couldn’t gather too many.
"A lot, but they don’t need strong combat effectiveness, just capable of blocking the routes."
Yukinori Shinohara on the other end considered for a while.
"There aren’t many investigators in the 14th Ward Subdivision, probably about 80 Third-class and below.
But first, you need to tell me your plan."
Su Xiao conveyed his plan to Yukinori Shinohara, and Shinohara was noticeably stunned after listening.
"Clean up District 14? That’s not a simple task. Although there aren’t many ghouls in District 14, they’re very well-hidden. Do you have a way?"
Yukinori Shinohara was silent for a long time.
"Follow it through, if this doesn’t go well, it might significantly impact your future."
Su Xiao chuckled softly; he didn’t care about future prospects.
"Doesn’t matter, I’m taking action tonight."
"I can’t get there now, I’ll send Tokaji over. As for the manpower, they will arrive soon."
Su Xiao was about to hang up the phone but was stopped by Yukinori Shinohara.
"Bai Ye, you’ve been promoted to First-grade Investigator, your credentials are at the subdivision. I’ll have Tokaji bring them to you."
Su Xiao hung up the phone.
As he was about to leave the restroom, he accidentally saw a mouse.
This mouse was somewhat special, with light yellow fur. Upon closer examination, Su Xiao realized it was a hamster.
Seeing a mouse in a restroom wasn’t surprising, but why was there a hamster? Was it a pet brought by a bidder? Not entirely impossible.
The light yellow hamster wasn’t afraid of people. It was squatting on the edge of the sink, stood upright, nibbling on something with its two front paws.
In the quiet restroom, there was only the sound of the little hamster munching. The little creature was puffing its cheeks, quickly chewing, looking quite cute, with its jet-black little eyes curiously watching Su Xiao.
For some reason, Su Xiao suddenly felt like he was being watched, as if this was not just a hamster, but a person.
The little hamster squeaked, offering Su Xiao a small piece of carrot with its two front paws.
The meaning was obvious—it wanted him to eat.
Su Xiao smiled wryly, turned around, and walked away. Apart from being too smart, there was nothing wrong with this little hamster.
After Su Xiao left, the little hamster quickly finished the carrot, patted its belly contentedly.
A flash of blue appeared in its pitch-black eyes, and with a few agile leaps, the little hamster disappeared from the restroom.
Five hundred meters from the auction house, in a residential house, a girl in a light green dress suddenly opened her eyes.
The girl in green had a pure appearance, her long hair flowing over her shoulders. If you were near her, you could smell a faint scent of greenery, which was not the smell of any perfume but the scent of nature.
"How is it, is it as strong as Han Yu said? That guy is very cunning, outwardly fearful of us but actually harboring ulterior motives. If not for that person’s influence, we would’ve eliminated him long ago."
A tall woman in knight armor, holding a door-sized metal shield, spoke.
The tall woman’s equipment weighed at least two or three hundred pounds, but she seemed at ease using it.
"Han Yu might have lied. According to Kaka (the little hamster), that man’s perception indicates he has enhanced three attributes simultaneously: Power 13, Agility 13, Intelligence 12.
The individual attributes are similar to ours; he just takes a balanced approach."
The green-clad girl yawned, her charming face slightly weary; it appeared that remotely controlling the hamster was no easy task.
The woman in knight armor knitted her brows.
"I can understand the high power and agility attributes, but what’s with the intelligence? He’s a warrior who uses a sword, and he enhanced his intelligence?"
The girl in green lay on the bed, her slender white legs swinging slightly.
"Who knows, there’re oddballs all the time, today there are even more."
After finishing, the girl in green chuckled heartily.
"Shall we take him out?"
A husky female voice came from the corner of the room. Even though the room was pitch black, one could vaguely make out a woman in tight-fitting clothes.
If the woman didn’t speak, no one would notice her.
The woman in knight armor was clearly the leader among the three, carefully considering for a long time.
"Of course, take him out. Being alone in one camp is definitely abnormal. Killing him would disrupt this Derivative World’s balance, resulting in the Derivative World producing a lot of World Source.
We three used an exemption ticket to enter a low-level world with no main task. If we don’t do something, we’ll end up losing big. This is an opportunity, a once-in-a-lifetime chance."
The other two women in the room nodded.
"So, Queen, when should we act?"
The girl in green yawned again, looking as if she couldn’t fully wake up.
"Just call me Queen, leave out the title."
The woman in knight armor glared at the girl in green angrily.
"Sure thing, Queen~."
Since they were about to discuss serious matters, the other two’s faces turned grave.
"I’ll go find a vantage point."
The woman who had been hidden in the shadows stepped out, her purple tight-fitting outfit accentuating her full figure. Her purple hair was tied into a ponytail, and she carried a heavy sniper rifle at least a meter long on her back.
"I’ll leave it to you, Black and White."
Just like that, the three mysterious women began preparing to ambush Su Xiao, who was completely unaware and busy planning to wipe out the ghouls at the auction.