Collective Condemnation

Loop listened to Qinghua's speculations and raised a few questions.

"The fact that the bodyguard [King Kong]'s family received time from an unknown source, and [King Kong] himself made a transaction with someone—the causal relationship between these two isn't entirely absolute, is it?"

Qinghua nodded. "True. Even if it was a transaction, it might not necessarily have been with the person receiving the package on his behalf. This is just a logical guess."

"Loop, is there any new information from the East District Clinic?" Chen Miemie asked.

"Not yet. I'm guessing the 'me' over there is currently looking into the special medical assistance."

The different individual Loops did not share any telepathic or information-syncing abilities. The only way to bring information back remotely was to die out there and then respawn back home.

This was also something Chen Miemie had always been slightly worried about—Loop's legs were easy to conceal, but she was an unregistered citizen and didn't have a watch.

The watch on the wrist of the Loop in the hospital was fake.

A watch was a highly personalized, special item. If the owner died, the watch would completely shut down; past information could no longer be viewed, and time assets could no longer be transferred.

For the following night and day, Chen Miemie stayed home for over twenty hours. Aside from going downstairs in the morning to check on the road rage entity possessing the main road, he didn't go anywhere else.

A new night arrived. Today was the sixth day of the week.

It happened to be a Frost Moon.

The [Silver Moon Court] society.

Today, there was a group activity within the society called a "Collective Crusade."

The society members would go out together to hunt down an anomaly.

Chen Miemie stepped out of his palanquin and strutted into the society with an arrogant, swaggering gait.

The peripheral members at the entrance had their own little circles, and they were mostly no longer surprised by the appearance of the palanquin.

Chen Miemie wasn't the last to arrive today; he was second to last.

He sat on his little moon and casually greeted everyone with familiar ease, "Hello everyone, have you all eaten?"

The society members' persona was aloof and unapproachable.

Aloof to outsiders, that is.

Faced with a greeting from one of their own, they didn't show any obvious signs of wanting to ignore him.

Dawn, acting as the teacher, naturally replied first: "Chen Miemie, what are you making such a racket for as soon as you arrive? Keep quiet."

Leng Ruxue's name sounded cold, but in Chen Miemie's eyes, he was the most talkative person in the entire society.

He chimed in naturally, "Chen Miemie, what's up? Are you planning to treat everyone to a meal?"

Chen Miemie quickly shook his head.

What a joke. He wasn't asking anyone for a favor, and they weren't even that close yet. Why would he treat them?

"I have a groundbreaking new product. Since everyone in the society is on the same side, I thought I'd show off the results." Chen Miemie wore an expression that said, 'I'm looking out for you guys.'

Chen Miemie brought out his achievement from the past day—a red and white Moonlight Cloak.

"Look, everyone! This is a super treasure garment that emits its own moonlight. It's a divine artifact that can greatly reduce the chances of being attacked by anomalies in the fog!"

The Fifth Seat, [Merchant of Agony] Pain Reserve, whose name contained the word "Merchant," was the first to show interest.

"How long can this garment of yours continuously emit light?"

Chen Miemie told the truth: "I don't know. It's a new product, and the very first one. However, an experimental wristband I made a few days ago is still glowing just as brightly now."

Pain Reserve was a bit chubby, with small eyes on his round face that would narrow into slits when he was thinking.

"Then it would be best to wait until its specific performance has been tested before determining its value."

"Of course, this requires my pure handiwork. It takes a lot of effort."

"Bring it here, let me see," Dawn spoke up.

"Oh." Just as Chen Miemie was about to hand it over, a gentle breeze blew past, and the Moonlight Cloak drifted toward Dawn on the wind.

The garment floated slowly in the air, as if intentionally allowing everyone a better look at its details.

Truth be told, quite a few people present were feeling tempted.

A treasure that could prevent attacks from anomalies—even Dawn had shown desire the first time hearing about it. This was something that could save lives.

Besides, even if one was strong enough themselves, who didn't have family?

"Chen Miemie, is there any special meaning behind these little sheep patterns you wove onto the garment?"

"Oh, those. My name is Chen Miemie, so the clothes I make naturally need to have Miemie's exclusive mark. It's to prevent people from copying it later. It's called an anti-counterfeit trademark."

"Boring. With your ability, how could anyone else copy it? Still, producing a finished product in just a few days isn't bad." Dawn more or less acknowledged Chen Miemie's progress.

The last to arrive today was the [Gardener], Keyuan.

Only after he arrived did the president, Fina, who hadn't spoken the entire time, open her mouth: "Ready?"

Keyuan gave a slight nod. "Ready."

As he walked, quite a few dandelion-like fluffs drifted along his path.

Fina was straightforward: "Then, everyone move out."

Having said that, she took the lead and walked outside.

For collective crusades, the society had a dedicated vehicle for transportation.

Before setting off, no one knew where the destination was.

This wasn't just for secrecy; often, the locations of anomalies in the wild didn't have specific names to begin with and were difficult to express in the form of regular coordinates.

Chen Miemie, Xi, Dawn, and Cassan shared a car.

The [Silver Moon Court]'s vehicle naturally had a pass to enter and exit the gates of Sixiang City.

Especially since tonight was a Frost Moon.

The entire mystical circle of the city knew not to mess with this group during a Frost Moon.

Everyone in the car was an acquaintance. Chen Miemie sat in the passenger seat, while the three ladies sat in the back.

"We're pretty lucky today. We planned a group outing, and it just happened to be a Frost Moon," Chen Miemie started the conversation.

"It's not luck," his master's wife, Cassan, corrected. "What kind of moon appears each night is random, but as long as it involves randomness, it has to do with probability."

Xi continued, "On the first day of this week, after joint calculations by four of our members, we deduced that the probability of a Frost Moon tonight was over 60%."

"You guys can actually calculate that?"

"Probability is also a science, you know."

"Heh, you're all dabbling in [Mystery], yet you still believe in science."

"Who says science isn't a type of [Mystery]?"

The small car bumped along the wild roads, making Chen Miemie miss his own palanquin immensely.

Four wheels weren't even as stable as two people carrying him. Hmph, the shock absorption was terrible.

After traveling for about two hours, the car stopped.

Everyone got out and gathered, while the driver remained in the car on standby.

At this point, Fina finally began to introduce the target of this crusade.

"Everyone, as mentioned before we came, the estimated danger level of this operation is 5 stars. Members at [Mystery] level 3 should focus primarily on ranged support later and avoid getting too close.

This anomaly is called the [Heart Orchard Owner]. According to the gathered intelligence, it is an amalgamation of a dryad and a human. Its ability is to use the intense emotions of living creatures as nutrients to grow fruit trees in its orchard, and the fruits borne by these trees are actual hearts.

When facing it, try to minimize your emotional fluctuations, otherwise, you will be turned into fertilizer by it."