Blind Spot
Chapter 221 - 209 Feiliu 1

Chapter 221: 209 Feiliu 1

"Does that mean I will be subjected to increased control?" Li Chengyi was beginning to understand.

"Pretty much, after all, just like in ancient times, the authorities might tolerate small knives being used freely, but they would never allow cannons to roam around at will," Liu Tongbei said with a smile. "But you don’t need to worry. The so-called surveillance is not to restrict freedom, but to check with all individuals nearby on the list through a phone call in case of any dangerous event that is assessed to exceed commercial limits. At that time, you just need to provide your coordinates and status, and there will be no problems."

"Calls like this might not even happen once a year. After all, most incidents are far below commercial limits."

"If the people of the Jiu Yi are so powerful, why didn’t they intervene when Utopia was causing trouble?" Li Chengyi asked coldly.

"It’s quite simple. It’s a matter of territorial influence," Liu Tongbei answered. "Fengnan Province is not under their jurisdiction. And, aren’t you misunderstanding something? They are not some messengers of justice. As long as it doesn’t concern them, they don’t care about your usual affairs. If it weren’t for you getting on their radar this time, I wouldn’t have come to warn you."

Li Chengyi was silent.

He suddenly recalled the news that Utopia had been severely damaged; now it seemed that the power of the upper echelons of Yi Country might have revealed just a sliver of itself before him.

On further thought, indeed, if you replaced the common Mini Feiyi with a bigger warship or aircraft, carrying a large amount of modular system weapons, and supplemented them with powerful AI... that power...

One man becoming an army was no longer just a story from legend.

"Regardless, you need to be careful from now on. I can’t tell you which faction within the Jiu Yi that has ties with the Noel Group, but I can tell you which peripheral forces they can mobilize—are part of the Jiu Yi," Liu Tongbei stopped walking and took a long breath.

"Thank you, Commissioner Liu! I will repay you in the future!" Li Chengyi didn’t know what to say, so he simply responded with a dry cliché.

"No problem, " Liu Tongbei laughed, this favor wasn’t for him, but for the one behind him... that is, the golden thigh behind Rainbow Candy.

The one who says one thing and means another. On the surface, he claims not to care about his daughter anymore, but in reality, everyone knows that he’s been secretly looking out for her.

"According to reliable information, Zhongyi University, which has been entrenched in the northern provinces, has already sent people over to deal with you. They have some collaborations with the Noel Group. Initially, they didn’t want to bother with you because of your Blind Spot Individual status, but now that the incidents you’re involved in are escalating, they probably won’t want to wait anymore. Be careful," Liu Tongbei advised.

"Careful of what? We live in a society governed by law. Surely they wouldn’t dare attack me in the city, would they?" Li Chengyi argued.

"That definitely won’t happen. But you’ve spoiled their plans, and it’s related to their interests. As long as you’re out of the city limits, beyond the surveillance of the Heavenly Eye, with their capabilities and speed, a Feiyi could make a quick move, decapitating someone from a thousand meters away is not difficult. If they destroy the body and fabricate a cover-up afterward, you wouldn’t even know how you died," Liu Tongbei clarified.

"Is the gap really that big?" Li Chengyi didn’t think that, given his current situation, Zhongyi University could affect him much. Even if they were stronger than Kadis, he hadn’t yet used his full strength.

The inequality in information inevitably leads to misjudgments.

"Zhongyi University has actually rebranded to keep up with the times. In reality, their core, during the super-ancient period, was known as Zhu Yin Academy, a top domestic Sword Sect specializing in Dagger Assassination Technique. If you had scored high enough initially, you might have been able to study there. If you had the aptitude and the intention, you might even have been able to join their core. They’re a national key training institution with at least two top experimental facilities there, what do you think?" Liu Tongbei said.

"Anyway, that’s just a heads up. Jiu Yi Experts generally stick to their self-contained city circles; the outer limit is Jiu Yi. Of course, just be careful when you leave the city. Given the current situation, they probably won’t go so far as to kill you; they are part of the regular army after all, and many of their students are genius Feiyi Masters with pride. If they can’t beat you, at worst, they’ll just cripple this body of yours."

"Thank you for the warning!" Li Chengyi said earnestly.

"It’s not easy for you guys," Liu Tongbei said. "Jiu Yi, Jiu Yi, the citizens, these are the three major Feiyi Master structures in the country. They are also the three mainstream forces against White Star. From top to bottom, from strong to weak, most of them are integrated into various associations."

He looked at Li Chengyi.

"Just think of them as universities. Civilian Feiyi Masters are like community college and undergraduates, the Jiu Yi are like heavy research universities, and the Jiu Yi is the national advanced research institution. That should make it clear and straightforward.

In the end, Suiyang is too small for you. Too bad..."

It’s a pity that if the thug hadn’t been a Blind Spot Individual, they might have already become a highly valued genius seedling on their way to glorious achievements.

Speaking of which, Sister Li Chengyi from the Garden of Fate seems to have joined the military academy, and is now being singled out for focused training by the army. If she performs well, she could have a chance to join the eleventh Feiyi stream.

With this thought, Liu Tongbei’s gaze towards Li Chengyi softened even more.

He was from the nearby eleventh Feiyi stream. According to local customs, Li Chengyi’s sister would be assigned nearby, and it’s quite possible she could become his junior.

The elites from the eleventh Feiyi stream are to a large extent considered the academic version among Feiyi Masters, which is exactly the path that Li Chengjiu took, only their version is a much more intense and comprehensive enhancement.

"Looking at it this way, it really does... seem a bit small..." Li Chengyi also felt moved.

Suiyang itself is just an ordinary city in the province, and the entire Fengnan Province is also just an average province in Yi Country.

At such a level, it’s inevitable that there are many things they can’t come into contact with or even see here.

"When you have time, you can go to the provincial capital for a visit," Liu Tongbei said with a smile.

"The provincial capital..." Li Chengyi thought of her previous circumstances, and perhaps it was time to leave Suiyang.

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Yunshan.

Central business district.

Cars come and go, the stream of people surges.

The traffic light at the intersection has only a short duration, to prevent traffic jams.

The Mingyuan bus, inconspicuous among the many vehicles, was just like many other long-distance buses passing by.

Inside the bus, Rainbow Candy and Xiao Zhong were making adjustments to the unmanned systems around the county.

"Quite a few people have come... hehehe... What are they planning to do? Want to pick peaches!?" Rainbow Candy chuckled coldly as she looked at the situation displayed on her laptop.

"Most of them are other unaffiliated Blind Spot Individuals, but there’s one guy named Yu Yanhu who deserves a bit of attention," Xiao Zhong said seriously, with a projection screen floating next to him, continuously flowing with fine blue data.

"Based on detailed observation and reverse inference, this guy’s three-man team is well-equipped, and the module levels they’ve modified themselves with are definitely not low," he whispered.

"What’s not low? The highest commercial grade is danger level 4, but that requires a powerful matching power module which is not feasible for non-full-body Reinforced Humans to operate," Rainbow Candy scoffed, "Yu Yanhu used to live right across from my place, from the same area. I’ve heard his name before, never thought he’d enter the Blind Spot too."

"Sister Tang knows him? Is this guy that impressive?" Dragon Gate Crane asked with interest, leaning in to inquire quietly.

"A money-burning warrior, if you want to say he’s amazing, sure, but if you say he’s not up to snuff, that’s also true. Just a prodigal," Rainbow Candy responded casually.

"Seems like the information about the Book of Record must have been leaked. These people didn’t come before, but now they have, obviously knowing that the Book of Record is the true form of the Blue Book," Da Xiong said softly.

"I don’t know anything about that kid; he used to hang around the north side and lost his limbs in that last Blind Spot; he barely escaped with his life. Now he’s probably nothing more than a human stick with the rest all modular," Rainbow Candy said disdainfully.

"So what do we do? Kick them out straightaway?" Xiao Zhong asked.

Brother Cheng’s not here; Sister Tang’s in command.

"No... Since they’re in, let them look as well. It’s all the same who finds it, right? Worse comes to worst, we can just rob them once they’ve got it," Rainbow Candy said unapologetically.

Ugh....

The others were at a loss for words.

This thuggish approach was so typical of Sister Tang, and she had the nerve to sound so righteous about it.

"We’ve already been to the Blind Spot once; we’re not likely to Flash Appearance again soon. But it’s different for them, they’re new here," continued Rainbow Candy.

She adjusted the light screen, zooming in on a corner of the surveillance feed.

Suddenly, the view expanded, showing three individuals in leather jackets squatting and smoking by the street.

Two men and a woman, all uniformly dressed in red leather jackets and black jeans, each bearing a single large character on their backs.

The tallest man, with white-dyed hair, bore the character ’Hatred’.

The slightly shorter man with black hair had ’Love’ on his back.

The last one, who looked a bit sexy and pretty, wore a white tube top under her jacket with black long hair; her back donned the character ’Grudge’.

Together, the three of them made up ’Love, Hatred, Grudge.’ They were just one ’Affection’ short from forming a four-character phrase.

"This kid’s still the same as before, as dumb as ever," Rainbow Candy said with the corner of her mouth twitching.

She was watching the surveillance feed.

Suddenly, the white-haired man in the screen seemed to notice something, looking around.

Before long, his gaze landed on a distant drone in the sky.

Immediately, he became excited, waving enthusiastically towards it.

"Is he shouting something?" Dragon Gate Crane questioned, noticing the man’s mouth moving continuously.

"No, you’re seeing things," Rainbow Candy said, her expression stiffening as she quickly changed the view to monitor other areas.

Da Xiong chuckled softly to one side.

"No laughing!!" Rainbow Candy burst out like a ruffled chicken, jumping up and grabbing Da Xiong by the shoulder.

"I wasn’t laughing. Who laughed? Ah~~ It seemed like Dragon Gate was laughing." Da Xiong blinked innocently with wide eyes.

"It wasn’t me! I didn’t laugh!!?" Dragon Gate Crane felt a bad vibe coming on.

But he was immediately slapped hard on the forehead by Rainbow Candy.

"What’s so funny?! Huh?! Huh?! I’ll give you something to laugh about!" Rainbow Candy started swinging her fists in a furry of punches.

As cries and screams echoed, Xiao Zhong stood by, at a loss for words.

He remembered the people he had just seen, their lip movements seemed to be....

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By the streets of Yunshan.

"Didn’t I just see Aqing’s drone?" the white-haired man wondered, still waving his hand.

"I remember that marker, but why is she ignoring us?"

"We, the Four Holy Beasts, have been incomplete for so many years, all because that guy Aqing left without a word," the black long-haired woman said, frowning.

"Don’t say that. Aqing is stubborn. She had a falling-out with her family before she ran away; it wasn’t really her choice," the black-haired muscular man consoled.

"Let’s drop it and keep investigating. Thanks for backing me up on this trip," the white-haired man said with a sigh. "The Blind Spot is terrifying, but with you guys by my side, there’s nothing to fear."

"It’s just unfortunate for Aqing... she was once an excellent scout." He shook his head and, hands in pockets, walked towards a silver luxury flyer parked at the side of the road.

"Let’s go. There’s nothing more to see here."

The trio boarded the flyer, ready to leave.

Just as they were about to start the engine.

The parking red light of the flyer had just turned off.

All fell quiet.

"Hatred bro?" Love the muscular man and Grudge the woman noticed something amiss and looked forward.

The driver’s seat was empty, with no sign of anyone.

"He’s gone in; let’s hope all is well," Love the muscular man exhales deeply.

While they said they were accompanying him, in reality, they couldn’t offer much help to Hatred brother.

"Sigh." Grudge the woman pulled out a cigarette, leaned on the window to light it, and began to smoke slowly, looking melancholic.