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Chapter 119: The Different Tune Bureau Makes a Move _1

Chapter 119: Chapter 119: The Different Tune Bureau Makes a Move _1

When they saw the gargoyle fly into the bag and land on the table in the shed, it turned back into a stone statue again.

Mu You didn’t pay any further attention to it. He took his phone, switched the game skin back to the Medicinal Plant Gatherer and then utilized the teleportation circle at the entrance of the hall, returning to his thatched cottage at the base of the mountain.

After a bowl of rice porridge, he became fully revitalized and set off towards the mountain again...

Meanwhile, amidst Mu You’s fervent gaming,

The outskirts of K City, the beach.

The scene of last night’s fierce battle, several members of the Illuminati gathered on that sandy beach.

At the forefront stood a towering hulk over one meter ninety, his muscular body akin to a fitness instructor’s inverted triangle shape. He was the president of the Illuminati and the owner of the Taurus Bull Ring.

"How’s the surveillance going?" The hunk turned to look at a young man beside him.

"We’ve combed through all available surveillance, but the rain was too heavy last night, and this area is remote from the city. Neither satellite nor cameras captured anything." The young man replied.

The hunky man frowned at the news but didn’t say anything. He then approached a nearby woman.

She was dressed like a fortune teller. Presently, with eyes closed and legs crossed, she sat on the ground holding a crystal ball in her hands. Continuously, she poured magic power into it and watched as bits of information flashed rapidly inside it.

A moment later, she abruptly opened her eyes, put away the crystal ball, and stood up.

"So?" The hunk asked eagerly.

"It’s clear now. All three of them died here." She answered.

"Here? You mean right under our feet?"

"Correct."

"All three of them died at the same time?"

"Yes, the fortune-telling results confirm this." She confirmed.

"..."

After a short pause, the hulking figure pressed on, "What about after that?"

"Then, Gao Ziming ran from here into the sea until his tracks disappeared... That’s all I could see." She said.

The hunk frowned and asked somewhat reluctantly, "Were there any other people in this area?"

"No."

The lady shook her head decidedly: "Until this morning, when someone discovered this place, only these four people had set foot in this area."

"...You’ve worked hard, you should head home." The hulk sighed, dismissing her with no further question.

Watching the woman disappear in the distance, he sent a few lieutenants away and walked towards a beach chair.

Sitting in the current chair was a bespectacled young man, who was rapidly clicking on his mobile phone, giving the impression he was playing games. However, the hulk knew he was handling serious matters.

"I’ve located seven deceased members in the game, and their inheritance has been fully recovered." The bespectacled man reported as the hulk approached.

"Oh? What are the results?" The hulk immediately asked.

"Comparatively, a few items registered with the club are missing from these inheritances, including a ’Merfolk Mask’..." The bespectacled man stated.

The hulk is taken aback: "So you are saying..."

"Yes, it appears Gao Ziming either drowned in the ocean or swam across to the other side... With the Merfolk Mask, he stands a fair chance of surviving." The young man chimed in.

"Tsk!"

The hulk’s frown deepened.

The young man, however, just chuckled: "What are you worried about? Even if Gao Ziming survives, he definitely wouldn’t dare to return to the country in the short term."

"Nothing..."

The hulk breathed out, but the unease in his heart couldn’t be dispelled.

For some reason, he felt something was off about this whole incident, but he couldn’t figure out what. It was rather puzzling...

For the next two days, players from various forces in K city began to appear more frequently.

With seven players dying at once, such a big incident was blocked from public networks, but it had already become the hot gossip on player forums.

Many players specifically came to K city to join in the fun, and nearby Mu You’s home, many people visited the park. Even experts from the special department went to inspect the scene.

Fortunately, the preparations Mu You made beforehand were not in vain. Lu Yao’s cover-up worked well, and for two days, no one suspected him.

In reality, two days passed peacefully.

"Boss, I’m heading home." On Sunday evening, Little Ya came to the shop to help clean up the fish tank and bid Mu You goodbye.

"Go on then."

Mu You was sitting at the front desk playing with his phone, and without lifting his head, he waved at Little Ya.

However, after taking a few steps, she again stretched out her head from the door of the store.

"Boss, we really have activation codes tomorrow, right? You’re not playing me, are you?"

"Why would I play you? Don’t worry, we really have them," Mu You rolled his eyes.

"Oh, good!" Only then did Little Ya leave with a skip in her step, humming happily.

"Silly girl!"

Mu You watched her walk away with amusement.

It seemed this girl was really looking forward to becoming a player. Even on her day off, she specifically came to the shop to help clean it. She probably came just to ask him about this.

Shaking his head, Mu You looked back at the game on his phone.

Over the past two days in the game, he had been wandering around the foggy areas, got a lot of precious herbs, but he also died quite a few times. This foggy area was clearly a bit beyond his current strength, and the exploration was very bumpy, with very poor efficiency.

Fortunately, the experience gained from the monsters he occasionally killed these days finally broke the upper limit of level seven.

After advancing to level eight, all attributes increased by one, plus five free attribute points, including the one left before, a total of six free attribute points.

Mu You added another round of strength, agility, and intelligence, made up a ratio of 123, and the remaining points were used to increase his constitution, which slightly improved his HP upper limit.

Now Mu You’s attributes are: Strength 11, Agility 22, Intelligence 33, Constitution 11, HP 1100, Magic Power 3300.

After leveling up, Mu You didn’t rush to continue exploring the mountain. Instead, he controlled his character to ride a donkey back to the Peaceful Village this morning, planning to go back to the village to observe the situation, and at the same time set up a teleportation array in the little cabin.

Having seen many high-level magical beasts of around level ten on Foggy Mountain, he now encountered only level one or two minor monsters on his way back to the village, and it took him a while to adapt.

There were also obviously more players on the road, where he could meet one every few steps.

However, these players were more normal compared to those on Foggy Mountain. At least they didn’t immediately rush up to kill anyone they saw.

After all, these monsters around the village were of a very low level. Compared to a mutual massacre, it’s definitely better to kill monsters. Unless fighting over a particular resource, players usually would not engage in battles.

Along the way, Mu You saw a lot of level two and three players. There were no level four or above for now, but there were a lot more players with skins.

Mu You controlled his character, passed these players without any conflict.

However, just as Mu You was about to reach the gate of the village, the other phone in his pocket suddenly vibrated.

Mu You paused the game and took out the old-fashioned phone to answer the call.

"I have good news and bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?" After the call connected, this was the first thing heard on the other end.

"Emmm...just get to the point," Mu You said.

"Then I’ll tell you the bad news first. The Werewolf made a move!"

"Oh, how so?"

"Just now, the Werewolf attacked two lone female players nearby. It seems he’s planning to use this carpet search approach to find me," Lu Yao explained.

"And the good news?" Mu You asked uninterested.

"The good news is... just as he was about to take action, he was caught by one of the magic surveillance tools I set up beforehand! Hahaha, I immediately passed the intelligence to the special department anonymously. In the end, when the Werewolf tried to attack, he was ambushed and injured by the special department. Now he’s being chased and trapped in a residential complex and can’t get out..."

"It seems the special department has quite the grudge against the Werewolf. They sent a lot of people this time. Maybe we won’t have to do anything. Maybe the Werewolf will be killed by the special department," she continued.