Breaking through the earth to reach the heavens

Lin Yu was genuinely unsure what hidden methods the "Diviner" had employed within the Shenzhen.

Even with the identity of "Yayu" deeply embedded within the "Marauders," Lin Yu still had no clue about it.

But this also precisely illustrates that... this is something worth investigating in depth.

This is because it means that the "Diviner's " arrangements within the Shenzhen were not even disclosed to the "Marauders '" Internal Members.

This definitely indicates that he is secretly plotting something.

Fortunately...

The "Emperor" of the "Copper Furnace" seemed to have noticed this, and he also distrusted and was wary that the "Diviner's " arrangements were aimed at him, so he sent out the First Generation "Jung" to investigate everything.

If Lin Yu were to start the investigation from the beginning, he would definitely be too late, since there was less than half an hour left until Noon.

However... he is currently in the initial stage and can completely adopt the First Generation "Jung" plan.

Before he himself came to him, the First Generation "Jung" was using his Soul Power to sense and search for those nodes while riding the subway, and had already achieved some results.

Lin Yu activated [Gray Spirit Eye], passed through the top of the subway car, and returned to the car. He also spread his "Soul Power" outwards, beginning to search for those nodes.

The First Generation Jung was clearly not lying about this matter, and following this statement, Lin Yu quickly detected a hidden and quiet energy node.

Just as the First Generation Jung said, Lin Yu could not sense what kind of Supernatural Power this huge underground Energy Cluster was.

After scanning it with his Soul Power, Lin Yu could sense that it seemed to simultaneously exhibit characteristics of the Witchcraft of the Black Marsh World, the Daoist magic of the Prison Mountain Realm, the magic of the Night Valley Realm, and the spells of the Nether Void Realm, among others...

Various energies appear and disappear within it, forming a dynamic and delicate balance among themselves—which is why it is so secretive and almost imperceptible.

Because without entering the interior of this "Energy Cluster," and without using "Soul Power" to directly probe into the Energy Cluster, it is indeed almost impossible to find any energy fluctuations from the outside through rough and extensive "perception."

Soon, Lin Yu sensed the presence of a second "Energy Cluster".

The third, the fourth...

Another pattern summarized by the First Generation Jung is also correct—the trajectories of these Energy Cluster surprisingly overlap with subway lines.

On average, there are about two or three such Energy Cluster distributed along the tracks between each subway station.

These Energy Cluster exist silently, like duds buried underground, as if waiting for a signal to detonate them all at once.

After riding the subway for five stops, Lin Yu had a general understanding of the external characteristics of these "Energy Cluster"—although from the outside perspective, these Energy Cluster were almost "dormant".

Everything that exists will inevitably leave a trace.

Their external energy fluctuations only approach zero infinitely, but are not truly zero.

The search efficiency of using "Soul Power" to scan like casting a net and only detecting their existence by accidentally bumping into the interior of the Energy Cluster is still far too low!

So...

Having already pinpointed the extremely subtle fluctuations in their properties, Lin Yu naturally no longer intended to use this method.

He stepped off the empty subway train, and in doing so, reawakened Old Zheng had shut down his self-awareness and pretended to be a puppet behind him.

"Smack!"

Lin Yu snapped his fingers, and Old Zheng regained consciousness.

"Oh-boss, is it over?"

Lin Yu nodded. "Yes, the talks with the First Generation Jung went very well, and we've become Partner."

Old Zheng was somewhat taken aback. "Really?"

"Of course it was fake. He tried to kill me, but I One step ahead," Lin Yu waved his hand, "But I still couldn't kill him. He was rescued by the people from 'Copper Furnace'..."

"Will the people from 'Copper Furnace' still save him?"

Old Zheng exclaimed in disbelief.

"Here's the thing... I'll explain in detail later. Right now, I have work to do," Lin Yu activated his Mental Power, transmitting the fluctuations he sensed to Old Zheng. "You'll manipulate the Mental Power Network for me, using those mental nodes to scan for these energy fluctuations throughout Shenzhen —note that these fluctuations are very weak, almost nonexistent, so it might require very high precision."

Lin Yu issued the instructions, Old Zheng nodded. "Received... Wow, boss, this is really a difficult task. The fluctuation you sent is really weak."

"Is ten minutes enough? I need the results before midnight."

Lin Yu glanced at Old Zheng and said.

Old Zheng activated his Mental Power and pondered, saying, "I'll do my best; ten minutes... should be enough."

"It's just that I might consume more energy."

Lin Yu looked at Old Zheng: "After things are settled in Shenzhen, if you have time, please have something to eat here."

Old Zheng smiled and said, "Boss, even if you hadn't mentioned these rewards, I would definitely have given it my all. How could I possibly hold back when you've given me this order?"

Old Zheng spoke, he adjusted his glasses and pressed his temples.

The two had arrived near the subway exit via escalator. Lin Yu took out his phone and pressed a few buttons, erasing their images from all the Subway Station's surveillance footage and records.

The sparse crowd in the Subway Station seemed to ignore the two of them—and indeed, there were no other "Player" there.

In this almost completely "invisible" state, Lin Yu swaggered into the storage room next door.

Two minutes later, Lin Yu came out again...

He has changed from "Zhu Ming" to "Director".

Using a face that was almost identical to his original appearance, Lin Yu patted his shoulder.

"Hannah."

"Quack!"

The Little Octopus reappeared, creating illusions throughout the subway until Hannah was almost completely exhausted, so Lin Yu had it return to the [Item Space] to rest for a while.

But now...

"I'll have to trouble you again to continue helping Old Zheng with Xingyi optical cloaking... and keep an eye on him, make sure he doesn't bump into walls while walking."

As Lin Yu spoke, Hannah, who had regained her spirits, waved her tentacles.

"Receive!"

Her tentacles contracted and bounced onto Old Zheng was very focused and whose eyes were even somewhat unfocused. A layer of optical cloaking ink covered Old Zheng's body.

Hannah is now becoming increasingly skilled at manipulating invisibility, and can maintain it for longer periods of time.

And so, Lin Yu, followed by the invisible Old Zheng, also ascended to the ground level through the elevator at the station exit.

The torrential rain continues, and the ground at the subway entrance is already piled with sandbags for flood control. Although the Shui Shui has not yet risen high enough to overflow the steps at the subway entrance and flood in, the roads are already almost a vast expanse of water.

The strong wind rippled the water, which was almost up to the calves, and raindrops hit the surface of the water, making a noisy sound.

The moment Lin Yu reached the ground, he also heard Old Zheng's voice.

"All done, boss."

At the same time, within his mind, Old Zheng's Mental Power transmitted certain information—after Lin Yu received it, he discovered that a small Map seemed to have appeared within his Mental Power perception.

That Map... was a miniature Map of the entire Shenzhen!

The nodes of the Mental Power Network are also standardized within it.

Using his Mental Power Network, Old Zheng completed a "three-dimensional map" of the entire Shenzhen.

At the same time... all the abnormal "Energy Cluster" that Lin Yu had asked him to mark had been marked on it.

The level of completion is simply perfect.

More importantly...

"Old Zheng, it hasn't even been ten minutes... maybe just over five minutes," Lin Yu exclaimed, glancing at the time, "Six minutes and twelve seconds."

Old Zheng, who had been hiding behind them, laughed, "Boss, your Mental Power Network setup is really good... The tools are so handy, so it's definitely going much more smoothly than I expected."

"Oh, right, boss, if possible... I'd like to eat Japanese food."

Old Zheng said in a low voice.

"No problem, but was Japanese food your favorite food before?"

Lin Yu asked curiously.

Old Zheng shook his head. "No, that's not it. Saying I crave it the most... actually, what I really want to eat is toon sprouts with tofu, but that's a common dish at home, you can't get it outside."

"My ancestral home Qi Province. Every year during the toon sprout season, my mother would go to Zhangqiu District in Quancheng to buy the best toon sprouts... but they weren't very tasty."

Lin Yu said, "Why not just go to a Shandong cuisine restaurant and order some scallion tofu? Why did you suddenly switch to Japanese food?"

Old Zheng was a little embarrassed. "Because more than what to eat, I'm actually... well, how should I put it, Japanese restaurants usually have large mugs of draft beer and Ichiban Shibori (a type of Japanese beer) that I can drink..."

Lin Yu was helpless.

"So that's what you're after... Then I'll buy you another drink separately—let's get a craft beer."

After Lin Yu finished speaking, Old Zheng also showed a touched expression.

"Boss, someone like you is bound to lose everything in your business."

I have no interest in starting my own business.

Lin Yu said helplessly, ignoring Old Zheng and turning his attention to the Map.

On the Map, there were more Energy Cluster marked than Lin Yu had imagined.

Thousands, even tens of thousands, of red dots representing these abnormal Energy Cluster flashed on a three-dimensional Map in my consciousness.

Using this further perspective, Lin Yu also reached a conclusion that went even further than that of the First Generation Jung.

These Energy Cluster do not overlap with the subway track lines; their distribution pattern is... ring-shaped.

Rings of Energy Cluster are distributed in a circular pattern beneath the Shenzhen.

The reason it overlaps with subway lines is simply because most subway lines are also distributed in a near-circular pattern.

This is an approximate result caused by the same reason.

"Diviner... so why did you arrange things this way...?"

Lin Yu murmured to himself, and personally took over the Mental Power Network, attempting to perceive it.

After taking over and gaining an overall understanding of the Mental Power Network, Lin Yu suddenly realized a new fact.

"No, no... these aren't Energy Cluster."

"These 'Energy Cluster'... are actually 'leak points'?"

Lin Yu's expression suddenly turned very ugly.

He had a vague idea of what the "Diviner" was doing, though he didn't know exactly what it was, he already had a very bad feeling about it.

What exists beneath the Shenzhen is not some kind of "Formation".

Instead...

"A new... vulnerability...?!"