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"You mean, you met a Tomboy with beautiful manicures and White Suit who called herself the 'Creator,' and after hanging you up, she not only didn't harm you, but also gave you some information she had stolen."

After "Good Night" finished recounting her experience, "Paper Kite" couldn't help but repeat it and raise questions.

"Has there been any short dramas with a similar theme lately? Are you even thinking straight?"

Loquat Candy looked at Ren Gu: "Why don't you use your connections with the 'Hacker' to find out what Comrade 'Good Night' has been watching lately?"

Hearing the doubts of the others, Good Night couldn't help but speak up.

"Xi Ba, what are you guys doing? Why are you assuming I'm imagining things? Can't I just be describing real people and events as Xi Ba?"

"The Dionysus" Yin Lan looked at Good Night and said earnestly, "It's not that we don't believe you, Comrade Good Night... it's just that this matter sounds too bizarre."

"We're all Puppet here, but you turn us into a sophisticated Tomboy in a suit... Why are you being treated differently?"

Good Night Ye blushed. "How would I know Xi Ba? Maybe I'm the one being treated specially... Don't you allow us to be treated specially just once?"

Faced with the doubts of the crowd, it was "Xiao Nian" who spoke up and chose to support Good Night.

"I think Comrade Good Night is probably fine, because when I found him, although he had been hanging upside down for too long and his brain was congested with blood, causing him to become somewhat disoriented, overall... I don't think he was experiencing any Hallucination or experiencing any cognitive impairment."

"Besides, although Comrade Good Night is usually unreliable, he wouldn't actually joke with us about something like this."

Good Night nodded quickly. "Yeah, Xi Ba, Comrade Xiao Nian understands me—besides, to be honest, Xi Ba, while Tomboy are nice, but... I don't really like Tomboy. Even if I were to make something up, I'd definitely make up something about pretty High School Girl in JK Uniform! And Xi Ba, I don't really like strong girls that much!"

Good Night spoke in a serious tone, while Xiao Nian, who was speaking up for him, was stunned and couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

"I really didn't need to explain all that..."

Xiao Nian muttered to himself, but quickly adjusted his mindset.

"In short, the 'personal image' of the person who contacted you isn't really important... Whether the information she gave you is true, and why she calls herself the 'Creator,' are the questions we should be investigating most right now."

Good Night nodded. "Damn Xi Ba, that's right... the information I got is right here."

He took the Storage Device out of his pocket, and Xiao Nian took it. He then took out his Communicator, set up the external reading device, and connected the Storage Device.

Then...

As Xiao Nian looked at the contents of the Communicator, his expression gradually became serious.

"Comrade Good Night... you've really done a great job."

"This information is not only genuine, but she also shared it... The technical data about 'Supreme Evolution' contained here... is definitely not just part of the database of 'Divine Power Group,' or even just part of the Divine Power Group's data."

"Its entire record is very complete; almost all the experimental data, project sources, and application examples have been preserved... Frankly, I don't think the archives of the Three Great Corporations can achieve this level of completeness."

Good Night looked towards the Xiao Nian.

"Xi Ba... Comrade Xiao Nian, so what does this mean?"

"This means that his claim of being the 'Creator' might not be... some kind of twisted humor or a joke," Xiao Nian said, turning off the Communicator and letting out a breath. "Even if she wasn't the Founder of that 'Supreme Evolution' back then... I would believe it if you said she inherited the mantle of that 'Creator'."

"Because... the technology involved is too comprehensive and too complete."

Upon hearing this, Ren Gu interjected, "Then, Comrade Xiao Nian, are any of these technologies... what we want?"

"Unfortunately, no," Xiao Nian said in a low voice. "Although it's comprehensive, it's mostly... technology from the 'Supreme Evolution' company level."

"However, I can assert with certainty that the core technologies related to 'Authority' could almost certainly not have been researched by the Creator at the 'Supreme Evolution' corporate level; they must have been his personal, private research area. Therefore... these 'corporation-level' materials do not truly touch upon the content of 'Authority.'"

"But... we haven't come away empty-handed. Based solely on the information we have, I can roughly determine that the 'Creator' does indeed possess technologies related to 'Authority,' and that the 'Supreme Evolution' has conducted many advanced alchemical techniques and product researches, although not directly involved in this area, there is certainly a certain connection, and it has been guided by the 'Creator's' knowledge and technology regarding 'Authority.'"

"What we're looking for... is confirmed to exist. Perhaps, once we get back, we can even use it to deduce some of the technology; after all, we also have some relevant information about the 'God Creation Project'..."

Good Night looked at Xiao Nian: "Xi Ba, can we leave now?"

"Of course not. It just means that even if we don't make any new progress from now on, we won't have gained nothing... This operation has already achieved initial results," Xiao Nian said, tossing the storage device to Yin Lan. "Comrade Dionysus, please keep it safe."

Yin Lan took the memory device, swallowed it, and gave it a thumbs up. "Don't worry, even if the Alchemy God himself came, he wouldn't be able to get it out now."

"In short... we're on the right track, so let's continue the investigation," Xiao Nian said. "Puppet, White Suit, Alchemy master... and someone who claims to be the 'Creator' —these elements combined, such an existence in this city, might not be hard to find out about."

"I'll Solence Family to help with the investigation."

Ren Gu nodded. "If there really was such a person who had been active in the City That Never Sleeps for a long time, it shouldn't have escaped the notice of the Solence Family... Kim Solence also met the 'Creator,' so he might be able to make a judgment. Wearing White Suit and getting manicures, he bears some resemblance to the 'Creator' from back then, or perhaps he's close to someone who was close to the 'Creator' back then..."

Paper Kite couldn't help but interject, "But the Solence Family can handle these things... What else do we need to do? We can't just sit here and wait, can we?"

Loquat Candy coldly said, "The three of you are like the nursery rhyme about Two Tigers —one without a head, one without hands, and one without strength. What do you want to do?"

"'Waiting' can also be called 'rest'... Given the current situation, the most urgent thing is to find you a comfortable hotel to recuperate until you're at least in good condition—I won't expect you to Combat Power, but at least your mobility and self-care abilities need to be restored, right?"

"Besides, the Divine Power Group is currently hunting us down everywhere, and it will take time for the Solence Family to pull strings and secure some space for us to operate... When you're wanted by the Police in an urban-themed Game, you should know that you need to lower your 'Wanted Level' before you can continue operating, right?"

Yin Lan scratched her thigh with the end of her bandaged Right Hand and offered a different perspective. "That's true, but I don't think it's necessary to just do nothing all night... After all, we're already being watched... Any news about 'Supreme Evolution' will attract attention from all sides in the City That Never Sleeps. We need to race against time with those lurking guys anyway. Even if we need to rest, we can't just waste the night doing nothing."

Good Night said, "Perhaps, we in Xi Ba could continue to investigate the other outposts separately? Although it's not very meaningful anymore, Xi Ba really has nothing to do... and this level of investigation is unnecessary."

What Paper Kite was waiting for was this sentence: "I also think we can split up and investigate first..."

Xiao Nian and Ren Gu were still considering whether to make this plan, but after hearing what Paper Kite said, they exchanged a glance and immediately spoke at the same time.

"No!"

Although the two of them weren't as familiar with Paper Kite as Good Night and Lin Yu, Paper Kite's attitude was far too obvious. Considering what he had just done, they knew without a doubt where Paper Kite's next destination would be if they agreed to split up and investigate.

Eris Mercury is not dead.

No matter what investigation mission Paper Kite is assigned, if he doesn't sneak up on a place like Eris Mercury Mansion in the middle of the night, Ren Gu and Xiao Nian can eat the Alchemy Vehicle on the spot!

After all, not everyone has the credibility of a "Director" and the freedom to act as they do.

Especially "Paper Kite".

Just as everyone was disagreeing on the next course of action...

Suddenly, everyone's Communicator rang simultaneously.

"Buzz--Buzz--"

Then, a recording was forced to play from the Communicator's speaker.

Obviously...

Their Communicator have been hacked!

"Hey, hey, hey—okay, Director," you can begin now.

The slightly light and distorted voice of Nightless Sky Fire Apricot came through, accompanied by the crackling of electrical interference, followed by Lin Yu's voice.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am 'Director,' and 'Schreiber' and I have discovered an important clue in the Great Wilderness."

"Unless there is a particularly urgent situation or crucial clue that you need to continue investigating... I want you to assemble immediately and depart for the Truth Company's main base in the Great Wilderness."

"I've arranged Vehicles to pick you up at the Truth Company Outpost in Zone A09 of the Great Wilderness. If it's convenient for you, you can go there to catch the ride."