Chapter 107:Snooping


    What thing in Cloud City had enough value to make the military move in full force?


    Follow me. Cheng Yang had a sudden idea on how to find an answer to his question.


    Where are we going? Yu Kai asked.


    The Tavern!<hr>


    Cheng Yang sat down at the bar with Yu Kai as he ordered a Tianshui Pure Brew for each of them. Since Cheng Yang wanted to ess the World Module, he paid a full fifty Experience Fragments for each drink.


    Wow, its pretty fancy in here. Yu Kai said, his formal act dropped since he was alone with his friend.


    Its nice, but it costs as much as it looks like it should. Cheng Yangughed. The fee we paid is only enough for us to spend an hour here.


    Shit! Thats expensive! Yu Kai looked around and counted the chairs around him. It looks like theres enough room for at least a few hundred people, and thats just counting the first floor. At a rate of just ten Experience Fragments per person, wont this ce have a profit in the thousands every day?


    Not a chance, who has that much extra money these days? Maybe it will when Phoenix Vige is more stable, but until then oh, heree our drinks. Open up the forum. Maybe well be able to find something important.


    At that time, a waiter brought out two fine crystal sses on a tray, which he swiftly ced in front of Cheng Yang and Yu Kai.


    Probably not? Theres no way a militarymander would let their soldiers post about their operations online. Unless a donkey kicked thatmanders head or something . Yu Kaimented before taking a sip of the beverage in front of him. When he did, Yu Kai grimaced. You said this cost fifty Experience Fragments, right? This is just some cheap fruit wine!


    If you can handle the cost, whiskey costs seventy-five. Cheng Yang said, happily sipping on his drink. Or maybe youd like to pay even more for some good food?


    Yu Kai chuckled. Nevermind, fruit win works for me.


    Cheng Yang turned his attention towards his terminal while cursing the gods in his heart. The reason he needed to buy two drinks was that each terminal was only visible to one person. Otherwise, he and Yu Kai could have shared.


    Putting that aside, Cheng Yang opened up the World Module. The atmosphere was on a totally different level there. The Cloud City Area Module was deserted, but the World Module was filled with people.


    Cheng Yang was almost thankful that the World Module only updated once a day, or it would be impossible to navigate it.


    The most popted threads were one that discussed how various areas of the world weathered the apocalypse. One of the moremon types of poster was a person seemed almost excited by this new world.


    It may seem counterintuitive, but if you thought about it a little, it made sense. If you were a homeless beggar in the old world, after the apocalypse, you had a chance to be a new person. It was the ssic story of a crow bing a phoenix.


    Other threads detailed theories for what happened to the world or tutorials on how to fight monsters effectively, or be a Professional while being an normal person.


    Cheng Yang looked through page after page of threads before finally finding the message he needed to solve his mystery.<hr>


    <span>Dungeon


    Andrew Wilson | We found a portal outside the safe zone of New Orleans that lead to a dungeon. We arent willing to share the exact details but we felt the need to warn people about the Boss at the end. It was a High-Grade monster and we only won because we were lucky. If you find a portal somewhere, be very cautious before entering.<hr>


    An American posted the thread, but Cheng Yang could still read it even though he didnt understand English. It was another one of the gods small mercies that, at least on the forums, there was no longer anguage barrier.


    The message itself wasnt very striking, but over forty people were dering that they found a simr portal in their city.


    Anyone that saw this thread would be able to figure out that the information was urate. Yuan Jianzhe must have seen it as well, which lead him to send out the military to search for the portal in Cloud City.


    From now on, it would be impossible for Phoenix Vige to monopolize The Forgotten Grave.


    Even so, there was absolutely no way for Yuan Jianzhe to beat The Forgotten Grave without losing at least half of the people he brought in. Some Instance Dungeons were possible to beat with a party of Low-Grade individuals, but The Forgotten Grave wasnt one of them.


    Since he couldnt beat the Instance Dungeon, Cheng Yang didnt care if Yuan Jianzhe found The Forgotten Grave. However, if Yuan Jianzhe wanted to monopolize the Instance Dungeon, he woulde into conflict with Phoenix Vige when they tried to get the Hard Difficulty first clear. At that point, Cheng Yang would have to abandon his n to develop without Cloud City noticing.


    Cheng Yang could only hope that Yuan Jianzhe would be willing to share. Otherwise, he didnt mind purging the safe zone.


    Despite having resolved the matter he was worried about, Cheng Yang didnt leave immediately. Since hed already paid the Experience Fragments needed to ess the World Module, he was going to make the most of his time.


    Yoko. Yu Kai looked over at his friend. Theres a Tavern like this one in every safe zone, right?


    Yep, every single one.


    In that case, if I posted on the forum, wouldnt my parents be able to see it?


    It would work in theory. Cheng Yang said honestly. It was amon tactic in his past life. But, even if we use the Continent Module, there will be thousands of new threads created every day. Yours would be buried by then, so your parents probably wont see it.


    Still, they might! Yu Kai protested. I also saw a feature that allows me to pin my thread to the top of the module. If I paid for that, it would work, right?


    It probably would, but do you think your parents would be able to handle the exposure? Pinning a thread is expensive, so anyone willing to do so would be someone rich. If someone finds out who your parents are, they would be able to threaten you and receive a ransom through the Auction House.


    Then, Ill just make a normal thread. Yu Kai said after hesitating. Even if the chances of my parents seeing it are low, its better than nothing.


    Dont worry. Im sure your parents are doing well. Cheng Yang tried tofort his friend since he was in distress. You were able to warn them, so they definitely survived the earthquake. Even if they didnt manage to reach the safe zone before monsters started spawning, they would be close enough to be rescued first.


    Yu Kai nodded and, despite his mncholy mood, started to type out a thread.Yoko, did you manage to find what you were looking for? Yu Kai asked when he was done.


    I did. Its highly likely that the military is searching for The Forgotten Grave. Cheng Yang said. Theyve probably already found it.


    Yu Kai chuckled. who cares, weve already gotten the first clear, and the military couldnt beat the Hard Difficulty even if they sacrificed all fifty people that went in. Although, with so many groups trying to clear Instance Dungeons, theres no way well be able to get the first clear for all of them.


    Cheng Yang rolled his eyes. Of course they will. There are so many different Instance Dungeons in this world that wanting to get the first clear of each one is childish. Moreover, our new goal will be getting as many first clears on Instance, Dungeons for people in the second stage of evolution as we can.