Million-Level Divine Artifact (5,500 Words)

"I've heard of cities rejecting or even purging people after the Fourth Element was strengthened."

"But those who are welcomed by the city... are rare!"

"..."

Yang Jia was quite surprised to see Xiao Xiao return to the city so confidently, and he really didn't show any signs of being rejected by the city. But after the surprise, she quickly accepted this unreasonable phenomenon.

Having known him for so long, I should be used to it by now.

Yang Jia, a rising star in the prestigious Dante Organization and a born Branders Black Hand Yang Jia, was already somewhat famous on the forums.

But I always felt that ever since I returned to Black Gate City, especially after bringing my old classmate into the city, my image has been somewhat affected. My old classmate became famous in a duel with the Hell Organization, and Ruan Ruan's post also became popular. As a result, more and more acquaintances, including some colleagues from Dante Organization, began to ask me about him in private.

Is this guy really as mysterious as the legends say?

Regarding his origins and the direction of his enhancement, etc.

Sometimes, I actually want to answer their questions...

The truth is, I did bring this guy into the world of strangers, and I watched him grow up step by step. Even his position as the president of the Black Gate City Outsider Association is inseparable from my influence. Logically speaking, I should be the one who knows him best, but whenever someone asks me these questions, I can't answer them at all...

Sometimes Yang Jia would have the illusion that Mister Ye, Ruan Ruan, and Little Four all knew him better than she did.

Of course, sometimes she reflects that perhaps this is not an illusion.

The car stopped in front of the Iceberg Bar. It was already night, but that was when the strangers were most active.

Looking at the familiar bright lights and bustling city before him, Xiao Xiao breathed a sigh of relief.

I have to say, although this business trip wasn't long, the various bizarre experiences made it feel like a lifetime ago. Returning to a familiar city and seeing my familiar bar made me inexplicably happy...

Look at these neon lights, look at these storefronts, look at this brutal scene of chasing each other...

...Um?

Xiao Xiao suddenly paused, realizing something was wrong. Even from dozens of meters away, he could sense that the bar was bustling with activity, but at the entrance, there was chaos. Several thugs with tattoos were frantically fleeing from the bar, shouting as they ran, "Madmen! Monsters... This bar is full of madmen! Don't chase me... Don't chase me..."

No one knows what they saw in the bar, but they clearly seemed a bit traumatized.

Despite their panic, no one from inside the bar actually chased after them. Instead, a waiter in a red vest was frantically chasing after them with the manager, waving his hand and shouting, "Sir, you haven't paid your bill yet!"

Those thugs didn't try to skip out on the bill; they ran for several dozen meters before stopping and panting heavily.

Once they were sure no one was chasing after them, they gathered together and took out money from their pockets to pay the bill.

Finally, the waiter did the math and honestly said, "It's twenty yuan too much."

These thugs, who were clearly having trouble settling the bill, waved their hands generously, saying, "Keep the change, keep the change..."

"Let's go, let's go, we can never come to this bar again..."

"..."

The group walked away as if they'd seen a ghost, while the waiter followed behind, smiling and thanking them, "Thank you for the tip, sir..."

"How do you entertain guests?"

Xiao Xiao frowned. Was it okay to scare people so much that they dared not come?

"Hello, Mr. Xiao..."

When the store manager saw Xiao Xiao, he hurried over to greet him. Xiao Xiao asked a few questions casually, and the store manager immediately laughed and said, "It's none of our business. These punks, I don't know where they came from, came into the store trying to extort money. Before our security guards could even make a move, the customers next to us got upset and said a few words to them with a smile, and these guys got scared..."

Xiao Xiao exclaimed in surprise, "Which guest is so awesome... so amazing?"

"Just a regular member..."

The store manager said, "They've probably been involved in a few murders. Anyway, they were scared just by looking at them."

Xiao Xiao was surprised. "We even receive murderers?"

Seeing his boss's surprised expression, the store manager looked even more astonished. "What's a murderer...?"

"A top-tier assassin with a necklace made of human fingers around his neck, a twisted rich kid, an arsonist brat just released from juvenile detention, a resident VIP at Qinghu Sanatorium, and even an old lady leading a walking group... These are the people who make up our clientele right now. The most we can kill is just a regular member, while those high-level members have a much stronger aura..."

"..."

Xiao Xiao was completely bewildered. Without realizing it, something seemed off about his bar.

"But don't worry, Mr. Xiao."

The store manager smiled and said, "We can't ask each customer about their background. At most, we can listen to them chat occasionally or hear some rumors. But what we can be sure of is that although our regular customers are not ordinary people, they are very law-abiding in our store. Especially last time, that robber didn't have enough money to order drinks, so he went to the convenience store next door and robbed money to pay for them."

"It sounds strangely touching..."

Xiao Xiao really didn't know what to say.

Ruan Ruan was standing next to him, also became interested when she heard about this topic. She tugged at Xiao Xiao's sleeve and said, "Xiao-gege Xiao, do you not know how popular your bar is? The entire underworld of Black Gate City knows about this bar. It's great for stress relief, has a great atmosphere, and especially a great DJ. Although the drinks aren't the best, they're still barely acceptable, which is why it attracts a lot of people..."

"... someone who's not quite normal!"

"..."

"I should have known this day would come..."

Xiao Xiao couldn't help but sigh.

The Record Player Miss used to work here, and she made the music style of this store quite different from what normal people could accept. But considering that she could save points by doing so, we let her be. Unexpectedly, this style became popular. Later, when I was doing Yang Jia's special training, I found that there were quite a few violent people and voyeurs here.

Now, it's probably more than just too much...

... This has attracted all the monsters in the city!

"You seem to be quite accepting of these guests?"

While thinking to himself, Xiao Xiao glanced at the store manager. Wouldn't the employees have any complaints about serving customers like this every day?

"It's more than just accepting."

The store manager lowered his voice slightly and said, "I absolutely adore them."

"Mr. Xiao, you don't know, I used to have a girlfriend. She was beautiful, but you know, she had high demands. I would spend time with her whenever I could, but when I couldn't, she would ask my friends to keep her company. She cheated on me so badly, I was greener than a stock, but I couldn't do anything about it. But then one time, I just showed a little bit of unhappiness on my face, and a customer noticed it."

"He guessed what problem I was having without me even having to say a word, and casually taught me a few tricks."

"I tried it out at home, and it worked great..."

"..."

The store manager clapped his hands and laughed, "Not only did my girlfriend stop cheating on me, she even called her best friend over to ask me to cheat on her..."

"..."

Even Xiao Xiao, with his Mind Burst ability, couldn't hold back any longer and subconsciously asked, "What did I teach you?"

"It's very simple..."

The shop manager said, "I just go online to research how to dispose of large animal carcasses weighing around 100 pounds, occasionally do some chemistry experiments to see how to make bones disappear, and put waterproof membrane on the bathroom at home. The more she cheats on me, the more I show her care, like making brown sugar water..."

Xiao Xiao expressed doubt. "That's all?"

"I didn't really believe it at the time either."

The store manager smiled and said, "But the customer said he had tried it and there was no problem."

"And when I tried it later, I found that it worked very well."

"..."

"..."

As they were talking, the group entered the bar, walked through the lobby, and went straight into the elevator.

Whether it was after listening to the store manager's report or because of his Unquenched Heart, Xiao Xiao glanced around and indeed felt that it was extremely different. The customers in the store, whether they were sitting in the corner drinking, partying on the dance floor, or playing games together, all gave people a different feeling. It was as if each of them had a rich and reassuring aura.

Even among the indigenous people, there are many differences between them.

Some indigenous people are like blank sheets of paper to outsiders, as simple as puppets.

But some others, at first glance, possess a subtle distortion and madness that would startle even a stranger.

And in his own bar...

... That's more than just twisted and insane; they're among the most outstanding talents in this field.

"I'm just cramming at the last minute, cramming at the last minute..."

Perhaps seeing Xiao Xiao return, the Record Player Miss suddenly became unusually excited, and the shrill sound exploded in the bar. The customers immediately became even more frenzied and excited. Xiao Xiao could even feel a tangible, eerie aura coming towards him. He subconsciously glanced around warily and found that there were no real mutants. Only then did he feel slightly relieved and went straight to the third floor.

I wondered to myself, what will this bar become if it continues to develop...

Once they reached the third floor, they all sat down and breathed a sigh of relief.

Even seasoned outsiders like Ruan Ruan and Ling Ping felt a little out of place suddenly entering such a bar.

The flavor is too strong.

By this time, Serpent Sisters, Old Zhou Under the Bridge, Xiao Xiao, Yang Jia, Ruan Ruan, and Xiao Si, who had been waiting there earlier, remained in the third-floor office. Xiao Little Four had already taken Lin Bo and the others to dinner. Lin Bo and the others had no objections, knowing that when Xiao Xiao returned, those with Black Gate City Knight Pact and above would definitely need to have a discussion. There were many things that Dante Organization could not easily hear.

What Lin Bo found slightly unsatisfying was that Yang Jia was clearly also a member of Dante's organization.

But Chairman Xiao's gaze made him unable to resist, and besides, the staff meals at Iceberg Bar were indeed quite good...

Who would have thought?

After everyone was seated, the one with the Red Eyes Ling Ping. He had fulfilled his responsibility as the owner of the Black Gate City Knight Pact by bringing Xiao Xiao back. He knew that the next thing to do was to discuss some things about the future of Black Gate City, but he couldn't help but drift off into thought.

After the Old Chairman passed away and Black Gate City was nearly crippled by the Hell Organization, these people had two main thoughts: first, to get rid of the threat of the Hell Organization as soon as possible; and second, to allow Black Gate City to return to the days when it was led by the Old Chairman, in a safe environment. At least, they wanted to avoid being a disorganized bunch and to have a unified structure, whether it was for training new people or resolving the anomalies.

But now, like a dream, these wishes have actually come true.

The Hell Organization has suffered a major defeat in Black Gate City and has even designated it as a forbidden zone of Hell.

After defeating the Hell Organization, Black Gate City also gained a large number of points and lost special items. During this time, he was also responsible for finding a large number of new people and training them. Some of them have now solved several aberration incidents.

It's fair to say that Black Gate City now has at least a hundred newbies.

Among these newcomers, there are no fewer than ten who have already reached the veteran level with between one hundred and one thousand points.

Everything went surprisingly smoothly.

But he naturally understood that the key to success was the young man in front of him.

An unpredictable fellow.

At first, I just thought of him as a slightly strange newcomer. Even after he became the president, I realized that Yang Jia and Mister Ye were just using him as a puppet. But who would have thought that he would actually lead Black Gate City to victory over the Hell Organization in this meeting? More importantly, in such a short time, he has already strengthened the Fourth Element and successfully returned to Black Gate City.

In terms of strength, he was already a rank higher than him; he no longer had the right to regard him as an equal...

... It can only be described as miraculous; Black Gate City underwent unexpected changes because of him.

... Of course, there are side effects too. Black Gate City's reputation in the industry is really not good right now.

"Congratulations, Chairman Xiao."

Just as Ling Ping was Ling Ping these matters, Xiao Xiao and Yang Jia exchanged a few words in hushed tones. Then, the landline in the office rang. Xiao Xiao seemed to know who was calling. After glancing at Yang Jia, he pressed the speakerphone button. Immediately, Mister Ye's voice rang out in the office. "It seems that the acquisition of the Fourth Element is going smoothly, and the city's acceptance rate is also very high."

"Yes, we were pretty lucky."

Xiao Xiao replied with a smile, "The people in Night's End City are all quite reasonable and generous."

"..."

Mister Ye's rhythm was clearly interrupted for a moment, and then he said, "That's good."

"But now that the guild leader has completed the fourth stage of enhancement..."

"Then, shouldn't we also prepare to move forward with the Old Chairman's Noah Project?"

"..."

Upon hearing this, everyone's spirits lifted slightly, and they turned to look at Xiao Xiao.

They came for two reasons. First, to fulfill their responsibility and prevent the City Will from rejecting Xiao Xiao. Second, and more importantly, they were concerned about the plan left behind by the Old Chairman. They had only vaguely known about the Noah Project before, but during Xiao Xiao's absence, Yang Jia and Mister Ye had informed them of this plan while reorganizing Black Gate City, and they had made preparations accordingly.

Everyone knew that once Xiao Xiao completed the fourth stage of enhancement, Black Gate City would begin that plan.

This is the goal of the entire Black Gate City.

"It seems Mister Ye is even more anxious about this plan than I thought..."

Xiao Xiao had known about the plan before, but he was not in a hurry to push it forward. The Fourth Element was only for better investigation of the secrets of Black Gate City. Of course, investigating the Pioneer Project of Black Gate City and Black Forest was his private matter, while the Noah Project that Mister Ye was very concerned about was a public matter of Black Gate City. He really could not delay this matter any longer.

They should at least come up with an attitude.

After thinking it over, he gave his answer, "I will study it carefully. If no one else has any objections, then we can begin."

"Before this..."

Yang Jia suddenly spoke up, frowning as she looked at Xiao Xiao: "I want to know, what exactly is that plan?"

She also voiced the thoughts of Ling Ping, Ruan Ruan, and others.

The people of Black Gate City now only know that there is a general plan, and they also know that the core of this plan can be summarized in one sentence: to build a large ship that can carry everyone and take them away from this strange world and back to their homeland.

But no one knows the more specific details.

The only ones who can further explain this plan are Xiao Xiao and Mister Ye.

Mister Ye. Ye, however, admitted that he knew far less about the plan than Xiao Xiao.

Although he had the right to speak with the old butler left behind by the Old Chairman, he did not have the right to enter the small building.

The detailed information about the Noah Project is all in the small building.

Seeing that everyone was looking over, including Mister Ye on the phone who remained silent, looking expectant.

Xiao Xiao let out a soft sigh and said, "Now that things have come to this, there's no problem telling everyone. Regarding the Old Chairman's Noah Project, I haven't studied the specific implementation details in depth, but I have indeed read the plan and am certain that if this plan is to be implemented, it's definitely not something that I, or one or two assistants, can accomplish. It will require a lot of effort and sacrifice..."

"Of course, at least judging from the plan, the Old Chairman firmly believes that this plan is feasible."

"I firmly believe that this great ship named Noah can bring everyone who believes in this plan back to their homeland."

"..."

For a moment, everyone's heart pounded.

Returning to one's hometown, away from all this strangeness and torment, has always been the greatest hope in the hearts of all those living away from home.

Those who don't believe in this hope have gone mad.

Such as the Hell Organization.

"So..."

Yang Jia composed herself and asked in a low voice, "How can we create something like this?"

You can understand it this way.

Xiao Xiao glanced at everyone and said, "We need to use the Mysterious Guidepost as the core to create a huge special item."

"Even without taking the Mysterious Guidepost into account, its total value will be over a million points."

"It wouldn't be an exaggeration to consider it a divine artifact of this world..."

"..."

"A million-level artifact?"

These words stunned everyone present, who subconsciously began to calculate what this enormous number of points represented.

Then, a wave of unease washed over me.

The gap is too huge. It's in the millions, while the average number of points accumulated by everyone present is only a few thousand...

... Leaving aside other difficulties, how do you even manage to accumulate a million points?

In the oppressive atmosphere, as if to lighten the mood, Ling Ping gave an awkward laugh and said:

"Truly worthy of the Old Chairman's handiwork..."

"But although it's very difficult, at least we now have 300,000 on hand, right?"

"..."

Everyone was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Xiao Xiao.

Yes!

Our Chairman Xiao just extorted 300,000 yuan in Night's End City, plus what he won from the Hell Organization...

... Xiao Xiao's face immediately fell!