Troubling Problem

Troubling Problem

After checking carefully, the nearest one was still more than ten kilometers away. Because of this incident, the entire planet had been locked down, and residents were advised not to go out.

"Since I have the money anyway, I'll take a stroll around nearby and clear my head." Yang Bo had no plans to enter the game either. Yesterday had been far too eventful, and he still had not decided what to do next.

Should he buy a big house and improve his strength, or save the money so he could run at any time?

"It looks prosperous, but who knows what dangers might be lurking?" Yang Bo went out and watched the Air-to-Ground Fighters constantly patrolling the sky.

Air-to-Ground Fighters and Air-to-Space Fighters—Air-to-Ground Fighters traveled from space to the ground, while Air-to-Space Fighters traveled from the ground to space. As for the specific differences, they seemed to belong to different branches. Air-to-Ground Fighters belonged to the space fleet, while Air-to-Space Fighters appeared to be under planetary defense.

Yang Bo did not go far, merely wandering around the residential community. There were all kinds of trees, flowers, and plants here, and quite a few people were in the community. Since the entire planet had been completely locked down, anyone who so much as took off into the air would immediately be targeted by countless weapons.

Mechas were not very useful in a civilized world like this. Based on Yang Bo's guess, the reason mecha companies were all major corporations was probably that powerful enemies existed somewhere. The Mecha Game he played was likely set on a planet under contention.

"Could it all be for those Exotic Beast Materials?" Yang Bo made a bold guess. The reason exotic beasts were valuable in the game was probably because they were used as raw materials for Gene Serum.

When he reached the edge of a Small Lake, he heard someone humming before he even got close. Yang Bo frowned slightly.

At the lakeside, he saw a girl in a loose hoodie, her face concealed and her eyes hidden behind sunglasses.

This sort of outfit was perfectly normal, because many residents in this world dressed like that when they went out. The residents barely interacted with others, their shut-in tendencies practically maxed out.

Although the melody sounded beautiful, Yang Bo inexplicably felt irritated. He had originally been walking in that direction, but while still several meters away from the woman, he turned and headed the other way.

The humming woman abruptly stopped and turned to look at Yang Bo. She was quite surprised. He had clearly been walking toward her, so what had made him turn away? She knew her own ability very well. That should not have happened.

"Sir?" The woman could not help calling out.

"Hm?" Hearing the woman call for him from behind, Yang Bo responded and turned to look at her.

Yang Bo's response startled the woman, but she still asked, "Sir, did my humming disturb you?"

"No. I prefer quiet surroundings." Yang Bo shook his head, then turned and left.

As he walked, Yang Bo was somewhat surprised. I didn't expect to run into her here.

Yang Bo had sensed something wrong earlier. The song she hummed was popular in this world, and he had heard it before, so why did it make him feel uncomfortable? When the woman spoke just now, her voice sounded somewhat grating. Then he suddenly remembered—at the Li Aida Concert, he had felt uncomfortable the moment Li Aido opened her mouth.

He had used his reply to conduct Sonic Detection, and sure enough, she was a Gene Evolver. Judging by her height and build, there was a 99% chance she was Li Aido.

Li Aido watched Yang Bo leave suspiciously and frowned slightly. She recalled the whistle she had heard in the backstage basement at Dome Entertainment City yesterday. She was highly sensitive to sounds; once she heard someone's voice, she would never forget it.

Later, the police had informed her that the mysterious Ace Mecha Pilot had vanished without a trace.

"He's too young. None of the Ace Mecha Pilots I know are this young." Li Aido frowned slightly.

Then she stood and left as well, while several bodyguards in the distance slowly followed after her.

Li Aido also lived in this residential community. She had been temporarily relocated here, since things had become somewhat chaotic at the big hotel this time...

After returning to where she was staying, Li Aido picked up a pen and began drawing. She finished quickly, and the person she had drawn was Yang Bo.

After taking a lap around the community, Yang Bo had made up his mind. He would buy a house first. Increasing his strength was the top priority. When real danger came, no amount of money would be useful. Only strength mattered.

For the time being, Yang Bo did not plan to grind in the game either. To turn skills into actual combat ability, he still needed a certain amount of practical training.

After returning home and looking into it, he discovered that all real estate transactions had stopped processing.

Sitting on the sofa, Yang Bo rubbed his forehead. "Unknown people are keeping an eye on me. I don't know who they are. The Red Earl Organization has infiltrated the military. If they end up directly using warships to attack the planet, that'll be a huge problem."

"And Anzhi Clean Company. Liu Pangzi is obviously dangling bait in front of me."

"The more I know about this world, the more insignificant I feel."

"Sigh... what is freedom?"

Yang Bo stood up and looked once again toward the building where he had obtained the Mecha Space button. He had passed by there earlier and checked it out. Nothing in the room had been moved.

Yang Bo could not be sure whether that place was under surveillance, and he had another problem of his own.

It was the ornament he had bought that looked exactly like the Space Mecha button. Originally, he had wanted to make the Red Earl suffer in silence, but if the planetary security authorities discovered it, investigating the matter might be easy. After all, they could trace who such ornaments had been sold to.

"Fuck." What Yang Bo was hesitating over now was whether that place had been watched by the Security Department.

Yang Bo felt irritated, but he had no choice but to deal with it.

He went down to the basement, which was both the parking area and where Yang Bo recharged. He coughed. There was no one around.

Finding a concealed spot, he took off his clothes and pants, then activated Stealth and headed directly to the place he had visited last time.

In the stairwell, Yang Bo snapped his fingers and carefully sensed his surroundings, but found nothing unusual.

Then he instantly destroyed the internal structure of the door lock. This was also a loophole, since the material could be examined.

Entering the room under Stealth, Yang Bo carefully examined the traces he had left behind and found that no one had come in.

"Could it be that I killed them all?" Yang Bo muttered to himself.

He picked up the fake he had bought and prepared to leave. Then he suddenly saw the Ancient Oil Painting, and an idea came to him. This thing was definitely important. Once the authorities discovered it, they might conduct a thorough investigation. He could not be sure whether he had left behind any traces.

"I'm actually cleaning up after these guys." After carefully inspecting it, Yang Bo took down the painting. It was not in a frame, but hung like a scroll.

He checked the other things again and found nothing suspicious, then hurriedly left.

If anyone had seen it, they would have discovered a painting floating through the corridor out of thin air.

Back in the basement, Yang Bo's scalp tingled. What was he supposed to do with the hot potato in his hands?

"I wonder if I can put it inside a mecha and store it away. But where can I deploy the mecha?" Yang Bo could only bring the hot potato back to his own home.