The Stowaway: I'm Here to Find Yadelik

The person has been caught.

Li Wufang got serious much faster than "Gongyang Jiao". After all, he was a top-level Hunter. With his full strength, the intruder didn't even see who came before his feet left the ground and he was brought in front of Cheng Shi.

The Investigator were so efficient that when the intruder knelt down in front of Cheng Shi in a daze, Cheng Shi instinctively took a step back, thinking that the other party was trying to take advantage of him.

Unexpectedly, his cautious reaction caused Li Wufang, who had just relaxed, to change his expression instantly. He looked around with extreme vigilance, while taking a step back towards Cheng Shi, and asked with suspicion, "Is there something else going on?"

"..."

A hint of embarrassment appeared on Cheng Shi's face. There was indeed a situation, and you were in that situation. If we disregarded you, this place was quite safe.

But he couldn't very well say that he was being overly cautious and had started to doubt his teammates, so he could only laugh it off and say, "Let's see how fast your reaction is. It is pretty fast."

"..." Now it was Li Wufang's turn to be speechless. He sighed with a speechless expression, wanting to say something, but then held back with a strange look on his face. He pointed to the intruder beside him and said nothing more.

Cheng Shi chuckled twice, thinking to himself that it was a good thing the other party didn't respond, otherwise he wouldn't know how to continue the conversation.

After dealing with Li Wufang, Cheng Shi turned his attention back to the intruder in front of him. This person was obviously a stowaway, and a stowaway with little money at that.

The man's face was covered in mud, his clothes were tattered, and apart from a small bag tied to his waist, he had nothing of value on him. He looked far more miserable than most of the illegal immigrants Cheng Shi had seen that day. However, the reason he was able to determine that the man was also an illegal immigrant was because he had a pair of shrewd eyes like those of a hotel guest.

The stowaways at the Door of Falling are shrewd; they must be adept at spotting opportunities to accumulate enough wealth to buy their ticket out of the underground.

The man in front of me is clearly here for wealth as well. As for whether he's here to steal people or to steal mines, we'll probably have to ask him to find out.

Cheng Shi wasted no time; he tossed a Scalpel at his feet and asked with a smile:

"I'll give you a chance to live. Tell me who you are and what you're doing here. If you explain clearly, I'll let you go. If you don't, I'll bleed you dry."

"..."

The stowaway was terrified. He lay trembling on the ground, begging for mercy.

"Don't kill me! Don't kill me! I'm not here to steal anything. I'm here to find someone. I know a miner here, and I'm here to ask him for help. We agreed to meet at a certain time, but he hasn't come yet, so I came to check!"

"It's true, it's true, please don't kill me!!"

It was indeed true. Cheng Shi frowned and continued to ask, "I'll give you another chance. I told you to explain more clearly."

"Yes, yes, explain clearly, I'll explain clearly now."

My name is Gers, and I come from the Surface —no, from underground, from underground.

I am of mixed Bomedean and Farcaster descent, my father's name is...

"Bang—"

Before Gers could finish speaking, Li Wufang kicked him to the ground.

"I'm asking you to explain things clearly, not to recite your family tree here. What use is it for me to know your parents?"

And whether you come from the Surface or underground, you're not going to lie to him at this point, are you?

Li Wufang pointed at Cheng Shi with a bright smile, but as soon as he said that, not only was Gers terrified, but Cheng Shi's heart skipped a beat.

What's going on?

What did the Investigator see, or did he know something?

In front of a Hunter, Cheng Shi dared not show any suspicion. He could only glance at the other party as if he were not paying attention, and became slightly wary. However, he still kept his Ear perked up, listening to the terrified Gers constantly defending himself.

Gers was stunned by the kick; he curled up on the ground, trembling uncontrollably.

"I understand, I understand. I am an underground person. I was born underground, but a few months ago, I went to the Surface through the Proxy Hand and became a homeless person in Gasmella.

Cities where Scholar hold power are truly wonderful, and life on the Surface is glamorous. But for people like us who have no status, city life is too difficult. We are hungry and cold, and we have no civil rights. Even if we die on the street, the people who collect our bodies will not be research institutes or Cemetery, but other hungry homeless people.

I was terrified. I knew I couldn't keep wandering the streets like this, so when I heard that the Tower of Tower of Reason needed someone to explore for mineral veins in the Abyssal Volcano, I signed up, hoping to obtain a legitimate citizenship of Gasmella.

But to my surprise, I fell down again while exploring!

I spent all my savings to get a ticket to the surface of the Surface. I worked so hard to reach the paradise of "Truth," but now, everything is gone, and I'm back!

"Destiny, how could you treat me like this! How could you treat me like this?!"

At this point, the grown man burst into tears. He cried his heart out, as if falling back into the underground had killed his future and made him completely lose hope.

But Cheng Shi felt something was off about what he heard.

Dude, you did something stupid, why are you blaming it on my Lord of Grace?

Furthermore, the space inside the [Abyssal Volcano] is extremely dangerous, and even Peak Player rarely venture into it. It's already difficult enough for you to survive going up there once, let alone fall back down alive. Isn't that thanks to the protection of [Destiny]?

He's gone to such lengths, and you still give him a bad review... Tsk, serves him right, serves him right.

It's because there are too many people like you that His reputation has become so bad.

Cheng Shi rolled his eyes and continued listening to Gers's lament.

"I almost got Gasmella's identity, I was so close! How could I accept that? So I'm trying to find my friend again and ask him to help me out by secretly getting me a spot on the Surface. If I can get there, I can become a true citizen of the Tower of Reason!"

I can help them solicit business on the Surface, and I can also act as their contact person. I'm diligent, capable, and hardworking. I..."

"Then why don't you suffer underground?"

"...?" Cheng Shi's question interrupted Gers's wailing. He looked up at the man in front of him in a daze, and after choking for a while, he replied, "The underground is full of bitterness. I've tasted it all. There's no way I can finish it all... Waaah."

"..."

I have a lot to say, but I don't know how to express it.

Cheng Shi laughed out loud. He thought the Door of Falling was absolutely amazing, and everyone here was a genius!

"Your friend is from the Proxy Hand. What's his name? It wouldn't happen to be... Arad, would it?"

"Arad? Who's that? I don't know any Arad. My friend's name is Yadelik. He's just an ordinary miner."

"?" The two players present were stunned for a moment, their faces full of astonishment. "Who?"