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Chapter 581: Twin Snakes Invitation

Chapter 581: Chapter 581: Twin Snakes Invitation

Compared to Huang Junjie’s deep concern and Tan Yang’s pensive mood, Vice President Pu Kang and the others present weren’t so tense. Pu Kang said, "Let him come, I don’t believe he could ever walk out of here once he gets in."

After hearing this, Tan Yang turned to Huang Junjie, "In your opinion, is Xu Huo the kind of person who is so vindictive?"

"It’s not about vindictiveness," Huang Junjie said: "Any smart person has one characteristic in common, and that’s not to care about conflicts with others unless they get tangled up with him. However, he’s not an unreasonable person, perhaps he came to Yang City for other matters, and it just so happened that he encountered Wang Meng on the way."

"But, the matter with Bao Jiali really needs to be dealt with. In the future, there will be more and more players, and if we want to grow the First Association, we must first have a solid standing on public opinion. If people start regarding the First Association as some criminal cult, it’s of no benefit to us. Players have families too, and which family doesn’t have several relatives? Compared to the general population, players are still a minority."

"You make sense." Tan Yang said: "I’ll have someone else take over Wang Meng’s situation."

"Should we have a few people keep an eye on Xu Huo?" Pu Kang asked.

"Just have someone watch his movements from a distance," Tan Yang still felt unsettled about Xu Huo’s ability to move through cities out of thin air, "Don’t let him realize it, and don’t interfere with him."

"I’ll handle it well," Pu Kang said with a smile.

Huang Junjie frowned, "I don’t think that’s necessary, don’t create trouble where there is none."

Pu Kang slapped him on the back, "You are too timid, even the Special Defense Department treats us with courtesy. Besides, he’s just one player. Huang Junjie, you are, after all, the First Association’s strategist, don’t diminish your own prestige."

"The Special Defense Department is just too busy to deal with us at the moment," Huang Junjie said with irritation: "Wait until the border issue is resolved, then you’ll see."

"What’s there to fear," Pu Kang said: "Aren’t we cooperating with the Special Defense Department so that we have a legitimate position? Even if they do turn their attention back here, they will definitely target those cults."

Speaking of cults..." Huang Junjie took out a hard-shell envelope from the drawer, "How do you plan to deal with this?"

*

"Twin Snakes invitation?" Xu Huo looked at the black hard-shell envelope that had appeared on his desk only minutes after he left, and noticing that Sima Xiao’er recognized it, he asked, "What’s the story with this?"

Sima Xiao’er opened his notebook and logged into the Pioneer Player forum, pulling up a hidden post, "Just look at this and you’ll understand."

"The world is full of all sorts of people, and not all players are career-minded, some are superstitious and particularly enjoy putting on airs of mystery. This Twin Snakes Organization is one of those."

"The group we ran into on the way back from Hua City last time belonged to a cult as well, and later they were absorbed by the Twin Snakes. They no longer stalk people but instead post encrypted messages on platforms frequented by players. Those who crack the code can log in and get an invitation with an address."

"Just like the one on the table."

Xu Huo briefly went through the content of the post, "Are they recruiting people or looking for targets?"

"It’s not clear." Sima Xiao’er said: "Speaking of which, it’s strange. Many people from the Special Defense Department have opened this post, but very few have received an invitation."

"Those who did get an invitation also visited the address on the envelope, only to discover it was a mass prayer event. A bunch of people praying to a bronze statue for ten minutes, with the remainder of the time mostly used for networking – like if you want to know some game information, item information, or to trade. After two hours of this, it’s done, and everyone goes their separate ways."

"Hasn’t there been any analysis on their criteria for picking targets?" Xu Huo asked.

"It seems random." Sima Xiao’er said: "The Special Defense Department followed up on several events and then stopped bothering about it, but I didn’t expect that they’d still be sending out invitations everywhere."

After pondering for a moment, Xu Huo opened the envelope adorned with a silver Twin Snakes pattern and pulled out the invitation inside, "An address, the time is in five days."

"Are you going to go?" Sima Xiao’er asked: "If it’s for exchanging information, it might be better to do it on the forum."

Xu Huo placed the invitation to one side and looked outside before saying, "Let’s talk about it in a couple of days."

"Is there a problem with this Twin Snakes Organization?" Sima Xiao’er perked up, "I knew they had to be up to more than just holding tea parties!"

"Brother Xu, can you take me with you when you go? I can run errands for you, and if I do a good job, I’ll give you all the reward from the Special Defense Department!"

Xu Huo withdrew his gaze and turned to pour himself a cup of water, "You’re that eager to make a name for yourself?"

Sima Xiao’er laughed somewhat sheepishly, "Making a name for myself means I can rise up the ranks, and the more authority I have, the better items I can apply for."

Xu Huo didn’t immediately agree, similarly replying "We’ll see when the time comes," but Sima Xiao’er appeared very excited, eagerly inviting him out to eat.

After watching the "Master Craftsman Handicraft Shop" for two days, Xu Huo had a good idea of what sort of place it was.

On the surface, it looked like an ordinary shop, but it would become pitch-black inside after closing time, making it almost completely impossible to see inside from the outside. Last night, a few thieves were burglarizing this street but passed by the shop as if they hadn’t seen it, instead, they entered the luxury brand store next door.

In some ways, the shop seemed more like an instance zone, with the ability to ward off outsiders.

Yang City was also a bustling metropolis with many wealthy people, and some were not players but valued the handmade items in the shop; no fewer than ten groups of such individuals had gone in, and they all came out behaving themselves, including two who had argued with the owner.

Players were no different, in two days’ time, only one had managed to buy something.

Furthermore, Chief Wu informed him by phone that the Special Defense Department had also tried to acquire high-level items by offering higher prices, but were turned down, and did not dare to forcefully take them—Sima Xiao’er was unaware that in another city someone had robbed a toy store, only for the store to be completely emptied the next day, not just the items, but even the decorations were taken, as if the store had never existed.

In this light, the Artifact Maker’s objective was clear—they were only interested in ore.

What specific types of ore could be traded was something only they knew. If the Special Defense Department wanted to get their hands on premium items, they had to present the mined ores right in front of them.

In an instant, many hypotheses flooded Xu Huo’s mind, and after linking the information together, another thought struck him: Was there really only one Nüwa Stone in the underground lair beneath Clown City?

The diary in the Xiaohua Honghong Building instance mentioned this underground lair, indicating that people from other districts could also enter. Assuming that Nüwa Stones of exceptional nature had appeared not just in Clown City, then wouldn’t the researched lair fungi attract the attention of the Game Government or other powers?

"Maybe it was left behind..."

The Nüwa Stone given to him by Xin Lang could also be a coincidental leftover piece of ore.

Pulling out his phone, he sent a message to Girl in the Painting, asking her to take a picture of the Wormhole Flower.