Qing Chen had thought about forming a team in the Inner World before. After all, one’s power alone was very limited, so having teammates could be very beneficial.
In Qing Chen’s plan, he was going to find a proper opportunity to introduce them.
But he didn’t expect that this moment would come so suddenly…
“I think understand now,” Qing Chen looked at Li Tongyun and Nan Gengchen: “Xiao Tongyun, you are Li Yinuo’s favorite sibling in the Li Family, and Nan Gengchen, you are… Li Yinuo’s partner, so you two met in the Inner World and suspected each other to be a time traveler. Then, after checking, neither of you admitted being a time traveler, right?”
“Yes,” Li Tongyun nodded obediently, “Brother Qing Chen is so smart.”
Nan Gengchen explained, “Li Yinuo took us to watch a boxing match on a whim, and then we met you, Brother Chen, at Haitang Boxing Gym.”
While talking, Nan Gengchen threw a backpack he had on the sofa and sat down.
However, as soon as he sat down, he stood up again with a groan, his face full of pain.
Qing Chen hesitated and asked, “Isn’t Li Yinuo a female?”
Nan Gengchen was shocked, “Brother Chen, I never thought you would be this kind of a person! My dad did this to me!”
“What happened?” Qing Chen asked with a frown.
During the seven days they returned last time, Nan Gengchen briefly stayed with Qing Chen for two days because his father was drunk and abusive again.
But as a high school student, he couldn’t be away for too long, so after two days, he went back to his home.
Now that Qing Chen saw him coming over with bags, Qing Chen thought that he must have decided to move in with him.
Nan Gengchen explained, “When I returned last time, my mother officially filed for divorce. The two of them signed a divorce agreement, and neither of them came back much.”
“Then how did you get beaten by your dad?” Qing Chen asked.
“Before we traveled to the Inner World, my dad suddenly came home after drinking at 11:30 at night. When he saw me, he started beating me. But before he stopped, I transmigrated to the Inner World,” Nan Gengchen said, pretending to be relaxed, “Say, this time traveling thing is quite amazing. My dad beat me 7 days ago, and after traveling 7 days and returning, I was still being beaten by my dad. It feels like he’s been beating me for 7 days…”
Therefore, Nan Gengchen couldn’t take it anymore.
“Just stay at my house for now,” Qing Chen suddenly felt that reporting Nan Gengchen’s father should be put on the agenda.
Suddenly, he discovered that Li Tongyun, Nan Gengchen, and himself all had something in common. None of them seem to have a good father.
This was truly an Avengers team! 1“Avenge” in Chinese is “复仇” but here the author used “父愁”, which reads the same as “avenge” but means “sorrowful fathers”.
“I’m curious. Apart from you two, is there anyone else Li Yinuo can trust?” Qing Chen asked.
Li Yinuo had many subordinates and bodyguards, but she might not trust these people.
Nan Gengchen and Li Tongyun thought for a while and shook their heads at the same time, “No.”
Li Tongyun added, “Brother Qing Chen, I think sister Yinuo is a very nice person.”
“Don’t worry,” Qing Chen stroked her little head, “She and I have no conflict of interest. In a sense, we are undeclared allies.”
“Also,” Li Tongyun murmured in a low voice, “Can you let Brother Xiaonan sleep on the sofa? The bedroom next to yours is my mom’s…”
After hearing this, Nan Gengchen immediately promised, “I’m totally fine with sleeping on the sofa. Sleeping on the sofa is already far better than going back home!”
“By the way, Brother Chen,” Nan Gengchen said, “After returning this time, He Xiaoxiao’s group chat exploded. Everyone had been waiting for the time travel and didn’t speak for several days. This time, they couldn’t seem to stop.”
Nan Gengchen took out his phone.
Li Tongyun came over curiously. She first glanced at Nan Gengchen’s avatar and the nickname “A Little Duckling” in the chat interface, and then glanced at Nan Gengchen again, “Brother Xiaonan, why did you put your occupation as your nickname?”
Nan Gengchen: “?”
After returning this time, the chat group only initially shared some relatively scattered information.
For example, it was said that someone purchased the patented technology of artificial fish gills from the other world.
The product was quite popular in the other world a few hundred years ago. Divers wearing an artificial gill could stay underwater for 12 hours and breathe freely. However, later, all water systems in the other world became dangerous, and the technology gradually became obsolete.
The water system in the inner world was dangerous, but the outer world’s waters were fine.
So someone discovered the huge business opportunity of this technology, went through all the trouble to find the owner of the technology, and bought the information at a very low price.
In addition, someone brought back new oil refining technology and sold it for a large sum of money.
For the people of the Outer World, the Inner World was a treasure box of technologies.
These people expressed with their attitude that after becoming a time traveler, they didn’t necessarily have to participate in battles but could also use technology to change the world.
However, Qing Chen felt that things were not that simple. Without the ability to protect themselves, it would be difficult for ordinary people to keep what they got from the other world.
Those time travelers who had their mechanical limbs cut off were excellent examples.
The Outer World has also become dangerous.
In the chat, after talking about these miscellaneous things, they suddenly started to get to the more crucial information.
Li Si asked in the chat, “Roaming King, do you know anything about what happened to Prison 18 this time?”
King Chuang replied, “Of course I do.”
“I heard here that a meteorite hit Prison 18. Is this true?” Li Si asked.
Chuang Wang: “Haha, it seems that you are not doing well in the Inner World. Brother, the news you got couldn’t be more wrong.”
Li Si flattered humbly, “Of course, someone like me couldn’t be a fraction as well-informed as you, the Roaming King. Please let us know what actually happened.”
“What hit Prison 18 was not a meteorite at all, but Qing’s space-based weapon: the Divine Scepter!” Roaming King sent a message triumphantly.
“Li Shutong is dead?!” Li Si was shocked.
“Of course not,” King Chuang said, “All the core members of the consortium know very well that the divine scepter cannot kill Li Shutong. It is just a cover-up done by the Qing family and Li Shutong in order to take away the Forbidden Item ACE-002!”
“Are you sure Li Shutong is not dead?” Li Si asked.
“Of course, after the Divine Scepter penetrated Prison No. 18, the Federal Army’s Scepter air fortress and the Forbidden Tribunal arrived. The first thing they did was search for Li Shutong’s body but found nothing. Not only so, they also found the underground container that originally contained the Forbidden Item ACE-002 was penetrated by the Divine Scepter.”
“What about the others in the prison?” Li Si asked doubtfully.
“They are all dead,” King Chuang said, “Everyone sent by the Li, Qing, and Chen consortiums died in prison.”
At this time, an ID named ‘Lu Ya’ said, “You are wrong. There is no one from the Li Consortium in Prison 18.”
Qing Chen, who was reading the conversation, was a bit surprised. The person behind this account must be one of the insiders.
But Roaming King replied, “You do know some inside information but not all of it. The Li Consortium did have some spies within that died. Furthermore, the ninth and the most mysterious Shadow candidate from the Qing Family also died there. I was hoping to see something different from this candidate, but it seems like he was just a cannon fodder.”
“I see, thank you.” Lu Ya replied.
For a moment, everyone in the chat group was surprised and confused by Roaming King’s identity. How did this person know so much? Did he replace an important official when he time traveled?
In addition, Roaming King didn’t seem to be stingy with this information, as if these insights, priceless in the eyes of others, meant nothing to him.
The account Roaming King suddenly became mysterious in everyone’s eyes.
Aside from Nan Gengchen and Qing Chen, no one seemed to have any clues about his identity.
“Brother Chen, did you investigate these two people after you went back?” Nan Gengchen asked.
“Yes, not only did I find information about Qing Huai’s uncle and adjutant, I also investigated the seventh platoon leader who went to the Forbidden Land. If I meet him in the Outer World, I will definitely recognize him,” Qing Chen said, “I am now thinking that he was more likely to be Qing Huai’s uncle. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to grasp so much core information.”
At this time, Li Si suddenly asked, “Roaming King, if I want to seek an alliance with the First or the Second Branch, what should I do now?”
Roaming King replied, “Go to City 18 of course.”
“City 18?” Li Si was puzzled.
“Only 7 people were left in the Fight for the Shadow, and all have obtained at least one Forbidden Item. The first round was over, and the second round began,” Roaming King continued, “Soon, all the shadow candidates will gather in City 18 because their second round of missions will take place there. Therefore, if you want to join forces with one of the shadow candidates, then go to City 18 to try your luck. I believe that in the coming weeks, all major events in the Federation will be in City 18.”
“What is their mission?” Li Si asked.
“We can’t reveal for the time being,” Roaming King pretended to be mysterious, “But I will give you a hint. It is related to the Li Family.”
Qing Chen suddenly frowned when he saw this.
He felt already that someone was deliberately gathering all the shadow candidates in City 18. Their next battle would be fought there.
1“Avenge” in Chinese is “复仇” but here the author used “父愁”, which reads the same as “avenge” but means “sorrowful fathers”.
