The Fairy Queen's true identity

"Recycling? That's a rather subtle term..."

The newcomer, completely shrouded in metal, spoke, uttering that deep, resonant sound once more.

However, he didn't seem to care much about the legitimacy of Lin Yu and his group obtaining this [Item].

"So... the former owner of this portal device is dead?"

Lin Yu still didn't rush to answer the question. Through the water curtain, he looked at the other person and spoke again.

"Um... I need to confirm first, is the 'former master' you're referring to the one I'm thinking of?"

Do you know him? What do you call him?

Upon hearing Lin Yu's question, the creature encased in a metal shell let out a low laugh.

"Hehe, hehe... You'd think you knew your stuff to ask that."

"You know that these things have changed hands and have had two owners, right?"

Lin Yu raised an eyebrow. "That makes communication much easier for us. I happen to be quite interested in its first owner."

The huge metal sphere rotated slightly from side to side, as if it were shaking its head.

"Unfortunately... I don't know the first owner of this device either; I only know that such a person exists."

"After all, I'm very familiar with its second owner, 'Dark Rock'."

Upon hearing the metal-shelled creature's statement, Nightless Sky Fire Apricot immediately asked a question.

"Really? How familiar are you?"

After thinking for a moment, the metal shell countered with a question, "This is a difficult question for me to answer. How do you quantify 'familiarity'?"

"No need for quantification, just give an example."

"Nightless Sky Fire Apricot waved her hand and said."

The metal shell remained silent for a moment, then said, "I know all his assets... whether he's 'Dark Rock' or 'Tennyson,' I know them inside and out."

Lin Yu, Old Zheng, and Qin Siyu hadn't reacted yet upon hearing this, but Stiller and Nightless Sky Fire Apricot were already filled with respect.

Wow... you guys are even closer than blood brothers!

"Nightless Sky Fire Apricot sighed."

Lin Yu said, "So, you're also comrades in the same 'Hidden Organization'?"

The metal casing seemed somewhat surprised.

What Hidden Organization?

Lin Yu looked at the metal casing and said, "Isn't the reason you call him 'Dark Rock' because of his code name in some organization?"

The metal shell spoke up, "Oh... you mean that? If you call it an 'organization,' then you could... but in reality, it's just a 'group' created by some guy who gathered people together to serve him for convenience."

Neither 'organization' nor 'Association' counts.

Hearing what the metal shell said, Lin Yu Leng Jing replied, "Is that so... So, that person is 'Mr. Candle'?"

Upon hearing Lin Yu's words, the metal-cased creature chuckled silently.

"'Mr. Candle'? Ha... He's not."

"But since you're asking this question, you must have seen the 'email,' right? Sure enough, the Dark Rock incident happened too suddenly, so some 'traces' can't be erased."

"No wonder Mr. Candle asked me to come here to find out what's going on..."

The metal shell's words surprised even the Nightless Sky Fire Apricot.

"So it was Mr. Candle who sent you... That's quite unexpected."

The metal sphere at the head of the metal shell wobbled up and down slightly, as if it were nodding.

"That's right... Although we're all at the same level, we still help each other out."

"After all, although we all came together to serve 'that person,' now that we have this platform, it's also something our 'boss' would like to see us helping each other with some troublesome matters."

Lin Yu casually asked, "So, what are your and Mr. Candle's identities in the City That Never Sleeps?"

Even though he already knew "Mr. Candle's" identity... he still intended to test the other party with this question.

At the same time, since the other party has communicated with "Mr. Candle" Omia Boson, this might also be a way to mislead him—it might make Omia Boson mistakenly believe that he has no idea about his true identity.

Faced with Lin Yu's question, the metal-shelled creature said helplessly, "How dare you ask such a direct question? If I asked you what your identity is, would you tell me the truth?"

Lin Yu nodded. "Sure, I'm a confidant of Nightless Sky Yong Lian. I was sent by her to investigate you."

The metal shell spoke up, "What an interesting joke... Daring to call her by her name, aren't you afraid of being targeted by her? With the Supreme Alchemy of the Emotion Spectrum combined with the Wisdom Divine Art, she might actually sense you when you call her name."

Lin Yu replied calmly, "Why would I be afraid? I truly am her confidant."

The metal shell whispered, "If she were really investigating us, it wouldn't be me using this 'Teleportation Device' to find you; you would be sitting in my house."

"However... I do have some guesses about your identities," the metal shell paused, then continued, "After all, we're not completely ignorant about you."

Nightless Sky Fire Apricot sighed, "Since Mr. Candle sent you, didn't he tell you that I've already revealed my identity? I'm the 'Fairy Queen'... That's the absolute truth."

The metal shell said, "I know that... but the name 'Fairy Queen' doesn't represent your true identity, does it? If that's the answer to the question 'Who are you'... then I can also answer your companion's question about my identity."

"I am an 'Adventurer,' Mr. Candle is Mr. Candle —what information do these 'code names' and 'nicknames' convey?"

The metal casing said so.

"Actually, there is. If you're an 'Adventurer,' then I can roughly deduce... the 'equipment' mentioned in the emails from 'Dark Rock' and 'Mr. Candle' was probably crafted for you," Lin Yu said, looking at the metal shell. "Considering that you came out of this device that connects to the 'Gate of Boundary,' I can roughly deduce... you're probably the source of those 'Otherworld Materials' that Mr. Candle and Dark Rock possess—you were responsible for collecting these materials for them, right?"

"From this perspective, you really do seem like a private team serving some 'big shot'— Dark Rock is in charge of crafting equipment and logistics, his role is similar to a 'Forging' or 'craftsman'; Mr. Candle is in charge of distribution and overall coordination, and he should be the person who deals most directly with your boss, his role is more like a 'butler'; and you... 'Adventurer,' you are the frontline personnel who go out to carry out missions and collect materials, and perhaps sometimes you are also a combatant, your role is 'engineer'."

The metal shell was silent for a moment, then praised, "Smart, your analysis is basically correct—even if I don't want to admit it, you probably won't believe my explanation, so I won't argue."

"However, I must correct myself, I'm not collecting this material for them, but for our 'boss'."

Then, as if in response to Lin Yu exposing their operating methods, the metal shell immediately spoke again.

"However, on your side... although you were just bluffing by saying that the Family Head of the Nightless Sky Family is someone else, you should really have a close relationship with the Nightless Sky Family, right?"

"Or rather... the famous 'Fairy Queen' beside you in the Outer City should be Bloodline Direct Lineage the Nightless Sky Family, am I right?"

Lin Yu was genuinely surprised to hear the metal shell that called itself an "Adventurer".

"You know that?"

The Adventurer spoke calmly, "'The Fairy Queen' was indeed quite mysterious in the past... but we can't be completely oblivious to this underground king of the Outer City —although our several superficial investigations and contacts have yielded no results, sometimes no results are a result in themselves, aren't they?"

"It is precisely because Her Fairy Queen's past is like a vast, white, snow-covered plain—not only us, but no one else—can say where she came from—that we can narrow down our search to an extremely small extent..."

"In the City That Never Sleeps, only Ducal Family, or even the Five Great Families above the Duke, could possibly achieve this."

"Of course, this alone is not enough to confirm that it is definitely the 'Nightless Sky Family'... However, it seems that recently Her Majesty the 'Fairy Queen' has also felt that the time is ripe and there is no need to hide any longer, and has begun to make use of her original 'resources'."

"After all... you integrated the gangs and organizations in the Outer City, and those mercenaries, assassins, and underworld figures revered you like Deity. It couldn't have been just for fun, right?"

Upon hearing this, Nightless Sky Fire Apricot laughed.

"Ha, that's really true..."

Lin Yu showed no outward expression, but inwardly he sighed.

The analysis by the "Adventurer" above was indeed correct, but from this point onward... it went astray.

After all...

Lin Yu knew perfectly well that Nightless Sky Fire Apricot became the "Fairy Queen" purely because it was "for fun."

She is truly driven by "fun" in her activities.

Sure enough, the "Adventurer's" subsequent analysis was like a car that had chosen the wrong turn and continued driving further and further away from its original direction.

"Therefore, you are not only a member of the 'Nightless Sky Family,' but also an important member, the current Family Head's own flesh and blood..."

"The recent series of developments in the Outer City and the Great Wilderness are not a matter of contact and cooperation between the 'Fairy Queen' and the 'Truth Company Great Wilderness Business Division,' but rather... a semi-public consolidation of the 'resources' you yourself control, a collaboration between your confidants."

"Am I right, 'Fairy Queen'?"

Or rather... should I address you with a more respectful title...?

"Your Excellency, Nightless Sky Huo Ming City."