Blind Spot
Chapter 205: Ready One

Chapter 205: Ready One

"Really, has anyone ever escaped from the Blind Spot?!"

Li Chengyi, in fact, had also secretly speculated about Xindela’s actions, but when he actually heard the other party admit it, the impact on his heart was undoubtedly huge.

The Blind Spot had always been associated with extremely dangerous patterns and difficulty levels.

At fixed times, it would relentlessly pull people in, and as time passed, the frequency of these abductions would increase, as would the difficulty of the Blind Spot.

The key issue was the method of entering the Blind Spot, it wasn’t just about being passively dragged in. Those unlucky enough to enter the sensing range of other Blind Spots, and inadvertently wander into someone else’s Blind Spot, were also numerous.

Don’t assume that Rainbow Candy and Da Xiong, who are not High-Frequency Blinkers, are safe—if they loitered around a Blind Spot for a few days, they would likely be pulled in several times as well.

The real problem is that the Blind Spot Individuals themselves do not know if there are Blind Spots around them. Nor do they know whether they are operating within the sensing range of a Blind Spot.

This is the most lethal part.

In such circumstances, escaping from the Blind Spot becomes an extremely difficult problem.

Because one can only succeed by either completely evading the Blind Spot’s sensorial capture or by the total disappearance of all Blind Spots.

Only then is it possible.

And now, Xindela was telling them that there was, in fact, one person who had managed to do just that??

"I am not joking."

Xindela answered seriously over the phone.

"Actually, in many of the official records, there are confidential notes on this. But the existence of the Blind Spot has some value to the government as well.

At the very least, research on various different environments and the demonstration of different phenomena can provide rare samples for technological development.

Therefore, no one cares about the life or death of the Blind Spot Individuals, nor does anyone care if they can ever completely escape."

The conference room fell silent.

Li Chengyi’s phone was loud enough that everyone present heard his conversation with Xindela.

The effects of the Strengthening Injection were slowly becoming apparent at this moment.

"So, who is this person? Can you tell us?" Li Chengyi, seeing that everyone’s attention had been drawn to him, immediately asked in a grave voice.

"Didn’t you all go to Yunshan?" Xindela said, "The author of the Blue Book, he is the only one who has ever struggled free from the Blind Spot."

"You mean... Lan Meng Mountain Master?!" Li Chengyi instantly caught on.

"Hm? You know?" Xindela was somewhat surprised, "Yes, the Lan Meng Mountain Master is indeed the one who has completely escaped. My son, Lien, has been following the clues left by the Mountain Master, trying to replicate the Master’s method of struggle."

"The Blue Book left by the Lan Meng Mountain Master is related to this, right?" Li Chengyi asked.

"You know more than I expected," Xindela was even more surprised, "The origins and death of Lan Meng Mountain Master are unclear, and though he is known by many other names, his movements are well-recorded. He left behind an ancient book called the Exotic Knowledge Records of Lan Meng Mountain Master. Hence, everyone calls him Lan Meng Mountain Master. But why he was given the title of ’Mountain Master’ is something we don’t understand."

"Moreover, the Blue Book that Lien mentioned, in fact, isn’t the Wishing Blue Book you guys were fighting over... it’s something else entirely." This statement from Xindela, like a thunderclap, made everyone in the room straighten up in shock.

Especially Li Chengyi.

He had watched with his own eyes as the Blue Book disintegrated into ashes and vanished from his hand after he made his silent wish.

That kind of complete shattering was not something that could deceive anyone.

And now, Xindela was saying that the Blue Book they knew was only the Book of Wishes, and not the real Blue Book?

"In the notes left to me by Lien, it was mentioned that there are two Blue Books, one is the Wishing Book, and the other is the Book of Record. And they are usually not far from each other, scattered in two different Blind Spots. These two Blind Spots are often right next to each other."

Right next to each other?

The others were okay, not knowing why.

But for Li Chengyi, a flash of insight suddenly crossed his mind—Yunshan County!

He thought of this.

The Blind Spot of Yunshan County is right next to the Wolf Cave Blind Spot.

If the Wishing Book was in the Wolf Cave, then Yunshan County, which is right next to the Wolf Cave Blind Spot, is very likely to be the place where the Book of Record is kept.

"So, I suggest if we want to find the next clue, to find the traces left by the Lan Meng Mountain Master, I suggest starting with the Wolf Cave as the center and looking for the second Blind Spot nearby to find the Book of Record," Xindela said.

"The other Blind Spots right next to it... That depends on Brother Cheng... we even have trouble just getting into the Wolf Cave," Rainbow Candy said, frowning.

"It would be great if there was a way to increase our chances of entering a Blind Spot," Da Xong said seriously.

"Before, I was frustrated that I could end up in a Blind Spot at any moment, but now I actually want to go in voluntarily, is this the so-called ’no venture, no gain’?" Xiao Zhong said with a bitter smile. "However, I have carefully analyzed how to increase the chances of entering."

"Let’s hear it?" Everyone’s eyes focused on him.

Xiao Zhong coughed a few times.

"It’s simple, Brother Cheng has a short duration but high probability, we don’t have a high probability, but we can extend the duration. Let Brother Cheng first determine the rough area, then we keep moving within that area, there will always be a chance to enter."

"Indeed, very simple... Now the problem is how to find that Blind Spot right next to the Wolf Cave?" Rainbow Candy said.

"I know."

Li Chengyi spoke.

"Before entering the Wolf Cave, I’ve encountered that Blind Spot. I’ve been a bit into its edge and perimeter."

Everyone was immediately invigorated.

"What’s it like? Is there a general area?" Rainbow Candy quickly asked.

The Xindela on the phone also fell silent, waiting for Li Chengyi to give an answer.

"There is an area. And it’s big," Li Chengyi took a breath and spoke softly.

"But I suspect it might be dangerous inside. So... I’m asking again here, have you really decided to go down this path together with unwavering determination, all the way to the end until we escape the Blind Spots?"

His words seemed like a challenge, a vow. Not a common question.

It carried an indescribable sense of ritual.

"Are you really sure? You might be able to live longer if you don’t go down this road, but once you do, you could die at any time."

Li Chengyi placed his phone on the desk, his tone serious and sincere.

He looked around at everyone, making eye contact with each of them.

No one avoided his gaze, from the moment this team gathered, they had come a long way and already shown their determination.

Because the reason Li Chengyi gave for assembling them was to pursue a way to completely escape the Blind Spots.

And those without this mindset and determination wouldn’t have traveled so far, paid so much, just to join such a small team.

"Brother Cheng, are you about to make a weighty decision? You’re being so solemn," Dragon Gate Crane asked with a smile.

"Yes, so I need to get a renewed confirmation of your determination," Li Chengyi nodded.

"For whatever reason, I just don’t want to die a confused death or disappear without a trace. So even in death, I want to go out with a bang!" Rainbow Candy slapped the table and stood up.

"I’m with Sister Tang," Da Xiong said with a gentle smile.

"I promised my brother I would live on for both of us," Xiao Zhong stated, standing up.

"Whatever Sister Tang says! In the worst case, we die! What’s there to be scared of?" Dragon Gate Crane stood up as well.

"I’ve long since put life and death aside. What’s lost cannot be recovered, now I just want to know why all of this is happening," Xindela replied over the phone.

"In that case, in a few days, I will give you an answer. And from that moment on, we will become an even tighter group," Li Chengyi said earnestly.

"What’s this all about, speaking so mysteriously..." Dragon Gate Crane was unimpressed.

"Actually, it’s very simple. Do you know how Xiao Hao’s exoskeleton armor was made?"

Leaving them with a cliffhanger, Li Chengyi picked up his phone with a smile and paid no more attention to the few people who were momentarily stunned.

"Boss, you should come too,"

Xindela fell silent for a moment, and from his words, Li Chengyi faintly heard a different kind of thing, a different kind of expectation.

"Alright," he replied seriously.

He understood Li Chengyi’s character; if there wasn’t a real benefit, something useful for him, the other party would not have taken the initiative to invite him back to Yi Country at this time.

"Next, in three days, everyone prepare on your own. When the time comes, one person stays behind to look after the company, and the rest head to Yunshan County!" Li Chengyi ordered.

"Okay!"

Everyone responded in unison.

This time, there seemed to be a true sense of team spirit emerging.

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The night was deep, and all was quiet.

Inside Everpeace Garden.

Li Chengyi dragged a black bag out from under the bed, illuminated by the light from the bedside cabinet.

The curtains were sealed shut, with a signal blocker placed by the window.

The door was locked from the inside; this was his private bedroom, where any intrusion would trigger an automatic alert.

All devices capable of recording video or audio were kept far away in an isolated box.

After these preparations, Li Chengyi changed into a new set of clothes before dragging the bag out from under the bed.

Untying the bag’s knot, he reached in and pulled out a dark purple, membrane-wrapped circuit board.

Through the semi-transparent film, one could see the densely packed white larvae inside.

How should this thing be used?

Li Chengyi examined the object from all angles but didn’t dare tear open the outer wrapping directly.

He was concerned that the larvae inside might escape and cause unpredictable consequences.

No one knew the combat strength of these larvae, their toxicity, or whether they carried any special pathogens or viruses.

’Perhaps, I could trade these with the creatures of the Black Sea, to exchange for something more suitable.’

He set the circuit board aside, then reached into the bag again to pull out the focal point of this occasion.

A book with a rough texture like tree bark and a reddish-brown cover.

On the surface of the book was a white symbol akin to a bone knife.

The Eternal Darkness Book, this was the provisional name Li Chengyi had given it.

Flipping through the pages, they were as inscrutable with unfamiliar text as ever.

But this time was different from the last.

After AI comparisons and big data searches for decryption.

Rainbow Candy had helped to reveal that the text in this book was related to the vanished Gilkini people.

The writing was in ancient Gilkini script used by the Gilkini in old times.

Thus, after tireless transcription and translation by Li Chengyi, he began to recognize many of the book’s characters.

Pressing the small button on his glasses, he activated the translation mode of his AR glasses.

Suddenly, in his field of vision, a virtual floating dictionary appeared.

Yes, a dictionary.

Because the Eternal Darkness Book couldn’t be scanned by electronic devices, Li Chengyi had to manually input, look up, and translate bit by bit.

Time ticked away.

The hands of the wall clock silently swept past three numerals.

Finally.

At 11:31 PM.

Li Chengyi let out a soft sigh.

"Finally... finally I’ve figured out what this thing is..."

Li Chengyi flipped back to the first page of the book, gazing at the cover which bore no name.

He took out a pen and gently wrote on the cover.

’The Book of Eternal Darkness’

Having determined the book’s title, he retrieved the contents he had transcribed into the database.

And then matched them to the book’s pages.

The first page.

’I am delighted that a living being has come to read these travel anecdotes that I have compiled.’