Entering the City

Unlike [Bridge Maiden], no one wakes Chen Miemie up when he sleeps in.

The room is quiet. Even the paper wind chimes and the water in the fish tank don't move.

After staying up all night, he wakes up at noon. His watch is full of bombarding messages from [Bridge Maiden].

The general idea is that she thanks him for the balloons he gave. She has broken through to [Mystery] 5 and wants to express her gratitude in person.

Chen Miemie refuses to meet just for the sake of "thanks". He'd rather stay at home for an afternoon than go to a meeting that he knows will be full of evasion and politeness.

"Humph, just [Bridge Maiden]. What's there to show off about [Mystery] 5? I... I can do it too." Stimulated, Chen Miemie realizes that he should also level up.

He doesn't want to go out today. He spends the whole afternoon sitting at the door with Old Man Yu next door, chatting nonsense and playing two games of chess. Time passes quickly.

Hong Yue is on duty tonight.

'Xiao Hong, I feel like you haven't been talking much recently.'

Chen Miemie is a bit surprised. Xiao Shuang is cold and it's normal for her not to talk, but Xiao Hong doesn't seem as lively as at the beginning.

[There have been some movements in the city of the blood - descendants recently. I went to watch the fun. My attention was there. Have I been quiet for a long time? I thought I just took a quick look.]

Chen Miemie thinks about it. Indeed, one or two months might just be a blink of an eye for Hong Yue.

'What happened?'

[There is a blood - descendant city lord who, in order to be promoted to [Mystery] 7, wanted to sacrifice more than half of the people in the whole city. As a result, his plan was exposed, and he fought with the rebels.]

'Did we get the result? Who won?'

[The city lord won and lost at the same time. He won the battle and suppressed the resistance, but his sacrifice plan failed. He has no hope of promotion. He'll have to wait another hundred years until he's ready next time.]

'He even did such a thing as massacring his own city. Can he still be the city lord?'

[The moral values of each race are different. In the blood - descendants' world, strength is the only truth and everything. If the city lord had succeeded, he would have been recorded as a hero in the clan history.]

'This is so bloody. How can there be such a value system?'

[Because this is what I like to watch. Rivers of blood and all that. I love it the most. Only when their performance is exciting enough will I agree to their promotion.]

Well, it turns out that the biggest evil boss is Xiao Hong.

Chen Miemie doesn't plan to care about Xiao Hong's value orientation, but unexpectedly, Xiao Hong comes to him.

[Chen Miemie, the new era has begun. Why haven't I seen you kill many people?]

'Ah, why do I have to kill people?'

[Killing is meaningful. It's not just for the sake of killing. We, the double - day in March, are the laws of the world. Protection doesn't mean blindly protecting. Sometimes, we also need to "reduce the burden" on the world.]

"Doing subtraction?" Chen Miemie ponders.

[Yes, in the Hundred - City World, resources are limited and the number of cities is fixed. As the new era progresses, if we only do addition and no subtraction, one day, they will still kill each other in the end. Since it's destined to be like this, it's better for us to be in control.]

'Do I seem to understand why you are so stingy with [Blessings]? Are you deliberately controlling the number of high - level mysterious people?'

[Xiao Shuang seems to think so, but for me, it's not this reason. I still do it according to my mood. Everything in the world has two sides. [Blessing] is not only a "blessing", it might also be a curse. Without the corresponding qualifications and potential, constantly giving [Blessings] won't help either.]

'Okay, okay. Xiao Hong, I'll think carefully about what you said about doing subtraction today. I'm looking for you for another thing today.'

[What's the matter?]

'I'll soon be able to break through to [Mystery] 4, but I've never found the so - called high - compatibility materials. Do you know what kind of strange creatures could drop materials suitable for me?'

[No. There are no strange creatures in the world that meet such conditions.]

'Ah, what about those that glow and are related to the moon? Are they not okay?'

[You should have a feeling.]

Chen Miemie is silent for a while.

'Yes, I just feel they're not suitable. I thought it was because I've seen too few or not strong enough strange creatures.'

[Actually, you have countless materials.]

[Back in your original body, any small stone on you is the most compatible. The only difficulty is that our original bodies are not in this world, and you can't bring the things on your original body in. You have to figure this out on your own.]

After ending the conversation with Xiao Hong, Chen Miemie keeps the thinking posture.

"How to bring the materials from the eternal moon outside the world in? This problem must be solved."

If he doesn't solve it, he'll be stuck at [Mystery] 3.99.

Once he solves it, he won't have to worry about materials for all his future promotions.

Since even Xiao Hong can't do anything about it, the strange creatures will definitely be even more useless. This problem can only be thought about by Chen Miemie himself.

Under the scarlet moonlight.

At the entrance of the city gate of the Sealed Library.

A strange man in his thirties walks in.

He has a plastic bag on his head, as if using it as a hat.

He's not wearing shoes, and there are also plastic bags on his feet.

He's wearing a work uniform with a lot of pockets, and there are half - exposed plastic bags in each pocket.

"The Sealed Library. I'm here. Well, it's really a prosperous city. I hope the people here are interesting enough to bring me some joy."

His strange dressing naturally catches the attention of the city gate guards.

"Who are you?"

Two guards holding unsheathed weapons approach him.

"Me? I should be considered someone who will bring a little change to this city. Yawn~"

The man takes out a plastic bag from his pocket, shakes it casually, and yawns himself.

The two guards approaching him can't help yawning too, then collapse softly and fall into a dream.

There are three other guards not far away.

Before they can rush over or give an alarm, a strong sense of drowsiness sweeps over them. They also yawn and then fall to the ground.

"Well, you've worked hard. Have a good rest and take a vacation." The man walks into the city gate unhurriedly.

The next day.

Chen Miemie receives two messages.

The first one.

Time: 07:20

Sender: Lady Scab

Content: The new bishop of the Misty Church arrived last night. His mystery level is unknown, and his code name is [The Bag]. There is no previous information about this person. We haven't met him yet. He will convene a meeting for our three principals tonight at 20:00 at the [Second - hand Book Paradise].

The second one.

Time: 07:45

Sender: Boss Guan

Content: The new bishop of the Misty Church entered the city last night. His code name is [The Bag]. He has invited our three principals to meet at the [All - People's Restaurant] at 19:00 tonight.

After reading the messages,

Chen Miemie props his head on one hand on the armrest of the sofa, and taps his fingers on the table one by one with the other hand.

"Interesting. The same invitation, but set at different times and places. It seems that this [The Bag] wants to fish and see if anyone will betray his whereabouts right away."

Qinghua brings a plate of pineapples: "Miemie, what are you going to do?"

Since I'm running a shop here, I'm like the host. Let's give this new friend from afar a good treat tonight.