Recruiting

Just then, a cool breeze carrying snowflakes swept in, chilling everyone to the bone.

Bai Yang pulled up the hood of his shirt, tightened his collar, and muttered, "Your team has pretty deep bonds."

Wang Ding said, "We are all in a relationship of life and death."

"Bai Yang, has anyone died in your organization?" Mi Chuchu asked curiously.

"I've died before. Everyone dies."

"Then aren't you sad?"

Bai Yang thought about it carefully and said, "I'm not sad."

What's there to be sad about? The birth of a personality is inexplicable, and sometimes its disappearance is just as inexplicable.

When personality dissipates, all that remains are probably some lingering memories.

Braving the wind and snow, they arrived at the shop and sat in a private room, drinking hot water to warm themselves.

Wang Ding skillfully installed the soundproofing Weird Object, then said, "I found a few likely locations in Qin Rang's information."

"The first, and most recent, time was when our team killed the Worship God," Wang Ding said. "That was four years ago. He was very happy then because he said that the Worship God had killed his friends, Worship God dead, his great revenge was complete."

Tao Yuan nodded in agreement. "Very likely."

As someone who also harbored deep hatred for Worship God, she could understand that feeling very well.

The Worship God was extremely arrogant back then, committing murder, robbery, and all sorts of evil deeds. She and her mother were both Worship God and almost died in the Instance.

An Ying frowned. "But this location is too vast, and it wasn't just our team at the time; Authorities were also there. After a chaotic battle, will his soul remain there?"

Mi Chuchu said, "Perhaps it's not in the area of the great battle, but in the stronghold of the Worship God?"

Bai Yang rested his chin in his hands, deep in thought, "Will his soul linger in the place of his enemy?"

Seeing this, Wang Ding continued, "There's another likely timeframe: when the bizarre events fully unfold."

"Ten years ago. The records say he found the Authorities himself and joined the Purger ten years ago."

Tao Yuan said, "That's unlikely. We don't know how he found the Official Base, and by then, the Official Base had long been converted into Weird Zone."

An Ying nodded. "I also think it's unlikely. He didn't have much affection for the base back then."

Wang Ding was convinced. "That is indeed true."

An Ying asked, "Is there anything else?"

"There's another location, which is also the one I suspect the most."

Wang Ding adjusted his glasses and said, word by word, "When Qin Rang was a child, after being abandoned by his parents, he was temporarily sent to the Chocolate Orphanage by a kind person."

Upon hearing this, Bai Yang paused in his hand, which was playing with the Puppet, and for the first time, a cold and fierce look appeared in his eyes that did not belong to Bai Yang.

Everyone was so engrossed in Wang Ding's words that they didn't notice the change in Bai Yang's expression.

"Chocolate Orphanage? What a strange name." Tao Yuan muttered to himself, frowning. "I... feel like I've heard it somewhere before?"

Mi Chuchu thought about it carefully, then shook her head. "Never heard of it."

She's been so busy with Qin Rang and Sheng Qingqiao's affairs these past few days that she hasn't paid any attention to anything else.

Wang Ding said, "It should be the Weird Instance that appeared before. It also feels familiar, but to find out about the Instance, you have to ask the Minister of the Information Office."

"I heard he's not here today; we'll have to wait until tomorrow to check the Instance the information."

"Tomorrow again..." Mi Chuchu frowned.

An Ying was deep in thought, suddenly looked up. "I seem to remember that the Authorities announcement about this Instance was made recently."

"This Orphanage is in Cloud City, and it's one of the earliest Instances to become eerie."

Wang Ding suddenly realized, "Now that you mention it, I remember something too. I recall that the Authorities team sent people to resolve this Instance before."

An Ying nodded. "Yes, the Instance is resolved, but the monster wasn't killed, so the Instance is still there. I heard it's showing signs of expansion in the next few days."

"Why would it expand out of the blue?" Mi Chuchu asked.

Tao Yuan said, "In that case, let's go take a look together. Maybe we can find Qin Rang's soul. By the way, where in Cloud City did you hear about this Instance?"

Both of them couldn't quite remember, and in fact, they hadn't paid much attention to the news when they first heard it.

Mi Chuchu asked, "It's not that Lily Weird Zone again, is it?"

Wang Ding confirmed, "No, I've already looked through all the known strange occurrences in that place, and none of them have this name."

Seeing that the group was guessing back and forth without reaching a conclusion, Bai Yang suddenly said, "In Minchuan District."

The others all looked up at him. Bai Yang raised an eyebrow, feigning confusion. "Why the expression? Are you afraid to go?"

Minchuan District is one of the few areas where an S -S-Class Aberration has been confirmed to have appeared, and it is also the most dangerous area in Cloud City, without exception.

Among the many high-risk and eerie S-Rank and SS-Rank Weird Zone, Minchuan District is the most unique.

It has been confirmed that there are two S -S-Class Aberration Instances in the Minchuan District.

The most famous one is Minchuan High School, an absolute SS-Rank Instance.

They remembered all the S-Rank SS-Rank Instance, but the Chocolate Orphanage didn't seem to be an S-Rank anomaly.

"I am a little worried." Tao Yuan took a deep breath and forced a smile, "But we were originally planning to go into the Lily Danger Zone anyway, this is just a little deeper."

"We can't just set off rashly." Wang Ding recalled their first experience in the Lily Weird Zone. Every three steps there was a small Instance, and every five steps there was a large Instance. The slightest mistake would cost them dearly, and they couldn't afford such a heavy loss.

If the Lily Zone is already that dangerous, then the even more dangerous Minchuan District is even worse.

He raised his hand to his brow, his expression grave. "With our captain and Sheng Qingqiao gone, our attack power is halved. Going to Minchuan District like this is suicide."

Mi Chuchu frowned, somewhat resistant. "You mean...?"

"That's right, we need to recruit more people and add new team members." Wang Ding raised his hand to push up his glasses that had slipped down his nose, his tone resolute.

Even though none of them were really willing, the reality was what it was.

Whether this operation is for Sheng Qingqiao, for Qin Rang, or simply to advance through the Instance, the team's current combat strength is far from sufficient to support high-intensity combat.

Tao Yuan quickly understood his meaning. She took a deep breath and stood up. "Okay, Qin Rang isn't here right now, so I'll temporarily be the captain. An Ying, you'll be the vice captain."

An Ying nodded, and Wang Ding had no objections.

Tao Yuan looked at Mi Chuchu. Although Mi Chuchu was unwilling, she knew the importance and urgency of the matter and slowly nodded.

As Bai Yang watched the commotion with his chin propped up on his hand, the little dog Doll on his lap also struggled to wave its tiny paws, pawing at the edge of the table and trying to peek out with its pair of hazy gray eyes to watch the excitement.

Sensing something was wrong, Bai Yang grabbed the puppy by the scruff of its neck, lifted it up, and sure enough, its eyes had changed color.

This idiot never misses an opportunity to watch the drama unfold, and he's even taking it out on his Dolls!

Bai Yang ruthlessly tossed the controlled puppy aside.