Delicious Mushrooms

Lin Yu had to admit that even though Nightless Sky Fire Apricot had told him that Luella Asen was once Noble and a master Alchemy, he still subconsciously ignored that fact when he met this guy.

After all, Luella looked more like a savage than a Noble.

If he had to say, Lin Yu had never seen anyone in the City That Never Sleeps with a similar temperament to this person.

On the contrary, Lin Yu felt that "Tengshe" and this Luella among the "Player" were "like-minded".

But...

Despite her wild temperament, Luella is indeed skilled at using Communicator.

After Luella had been clicking away on the Communicator buttons for a while, she looked up.

"Found. Palo is in the car. Waiting for detailed coordinates. Please wait a moment."

As Luella spoke, he put down the Communicator, then squatted down and dragged two flat pieces of ore out of the wooden cabinet.

"Sit, sit."

Luella patted the table, gesturing for the two to use the ore as chairs.

Lin Yu watched as the Nightless Sky Fire Apricot sat down, and then sat on the Nightless Sky Fire Apricot just like her.

Luella found chairs for the two of them, then tiptoed up to the top of the cabinet and took down two wooden bowls.

Then, Luella held two bowls in one hand and stretched the other hand above her head.

"Pop!"

Luella pulled the mushroom off his head.

Lin Yu's pupils contracted.

"Isn't this Card Key clip?"

Luella, over there, pinched the brightly colored, red and white mushroom and casually tossed it into the pot in front of her.

The pot of pale yellow, corn porridge-like soup, which was already bubbling, suddenly began to boil even more violently, making a "whoosh" sound and emitting a huge plume of pale red smoke.

After the smoke dissipated, the entire pot of soup turned orange-red.

Luella picked up a long-handled wooden ladle and ladled two bowls of thick soup, then handed them to Lin Yu and Nightless Sky Fire Apricot.

"Have some hot soup, and you won't be hungry while you wait."

Although it looks like tomato soup and looks quite appetizing, it does indeed have a unique aroma.

But Lin Yu witnessed part of the production process and felt a little uneasy.

Is this stuff really safe to drink? Is it really non-toxic?

But the woman next to her Nightless Sky Fire Apricot, still chose to drink freely.

"Gulp, gulp..."

Wow--This tastes so good!

Nightless Sky Fire Apricot spoke, she gave a thumbs up.

Seeing that the Nightless Sky Fire Apricot had finished drinking, Lin Yu simply picked up his bowl and drank it down as well.

And after drinking it...

Lin Yu did indeed discover this unexpectedly...

The taste was actually alright.

Moreover... the Alchemy Energy within his entire body had surged considerably.

It's like I drank a super nourishing tonic!

"That's really exaggerated?"

Lin Yu said, somewhat surprised.

Nightless Sky Fire Apricot gave a thumbs up. "An ancient alchemy master, of course, has extraordinary abilities."

Luella watched as the two finished their mushroom soup, a smile appearing on her face.

"Good friend, delicious soup."

Then, the Communicator that Luella had placed on the table started buzzing.

Luella picked up the Communicator, then a thoughtful expression appeared on his face.

"Coordinates in hand, time to set off."

As she spoke, she led the way, climbing up the hole from which Nightless Sky Fire Apricot.

After Lin Yu and Nightless Sky Fire Apricot climbed out, Luella solemnly put the cellar entrance cover back on and placed a stone on top of it.

After doing all this, Luella, carrying Communicator, led Lin Yu and Nightless Sky Fire Apricot in one direction.

As Luella led the way, the buildings on both sides became increasingly sparse, and the road beneath their feet became wider and wider.

The towering alchemical walls of the City That City That Never Sleeps came into view at the edge of his field of vision, and Lin Yu was slightly surprised.

"The City That Never Sleeps has such a spacious and empty place?"

After all, this highly developed city is so valuable that every inch of land is precious. Even the outer edge of the Outer City, closest to the border of the Great Wilderness, should be mostly filled with all kinds of buildings.

"This place was originally a super factory jointly invested by the Divine Power Group and the Universal Trade Association. After the parts they produced became obsolete, it was dismantled and turned into a place to dump alchemical waste. Later, the waste was cleared away and landfilled in the Great Wilderness, so it's now empty," explained Nightless Sky Fire Apricot. "Because of the serious residual Alchemy Energy, it can't be redeveloped for the time being, so it became this semi-abandoned open area—many desperate and homeless people camp here."

Luella nodded. "Yes, Palo, same."

As she spoke, Luella approached a parked Alchemy Vehicle by the roadside—it looked like a van, its exterior rusted and the antenna of the alchemy transmitter mounted on the roof broken off.

This vehicle appeared no different from any other abandoned Vehicles parked on the roadside.

However, Luella's very purposeful approach to the car already gave Lin Yu a clue...

Palo Valetti is very likely among them.

Sure enough, after Luella gently knocked on the car door...

"Knock knock!"

Who is it?!

From inside the car came a very unfriendly female voice.

Then...

With a loud "bang," the entire car door was kicked open very roughly.

A girl dressed in a leather jacket and pants, with a fierce look and a very punk hairstyle, jumped out of the car, looked at the newcomer, and softened her expression and tone.

"Oh, it's you... Luella, isn't it time for the delivery of the materials I ordered yet?"

Then, she noticed that Luella wasn't holding anything either, and that Lin Yu and Nightless Sky Fire Apricot were standing behind her, and she realized what was going on.

"Hmm... why did you bring two people? Are they clients you're introducing to me?"

This young woman is none other than Palo Valetti, whose appearance is almost identical to that in the file photo.

She looked at Lin Yu and Nightless Sky Fire Apricot, who were trying hard to appear less fierce, and said, "Are you two planning to have Alchemical Implantation or just simple modification and upgrade? Since Luella brought you here specifically, you should know that my prices aren't low, right?"

"But don't worry, although the price isn't low... it's absolutely worth it—in the entire Outer City, no one is better at implantation and upgrade surgery than me."

Even among the Three Great Corporations, most of them only benefited from the equipment compared to me.

Palo Valetti spoke with a confident and flamboyant expression.

Nightless Sky Fire Apricot was somewhat surprised by these words.

"What? You're an 'implantation expert'?"

"I didn't even know there was someone like you in the Outer City... I had no idea... This place really does hold surprises every time you dig deeper."

Palo Valetti frowned slightly upon hearing the words of the Nightless Sky Fire Apricot.

She can glean two pieces of information from this short sentence.

First of all, neither of them knew that I was an "implantation expert," so they were definitely not clients who came specifically because of my reputation.

Secondly...

Although this girl looked like a mercenary from the Outer City, she didn't seem to consider herself an Outer City.

Therefore, they mostly came from the Inner City.

They might be lackeys of Noble or companies.

Thinking of this, Palo Valetti's expression turned fierce again.

"Luella... what exactly do you mean by bringing these two people here?"

Who exactly are you two?!

Seeing that Palo Valetti looked like she was about to bite someone, Luella waved her hand and quickly tried to ease the tension.

"Friend, friend—you are, and so is she."

"No arguing, no fighting, it's unnecessary, it's not bad, it's neither."

She pointed left and right, but Palo still showed no sign of letting up.

However, Nightless Sky Fire Apricot spoke up.

"Don't be nervous... You must have heard of my name— 'Fairy Queen'. You make a living in the Outer City, you can't be unaware of it, right?"

Palo was taken aback when he heard Nightless Sky Fire Apricot introduce herself.

"Of course, who hasn't heard of the Fairy Queen... but how can you prove that you are?"

"That's easy!"

Nightless Sky Fire Apricot spoke, she blew a long whistle.

A Raccoon rolled out from under the car and then handed the Nightless Sky Fire Apricot an Alchemical Creation made of three interlocking clasps.

"You're an 'implantation expert,' so you must know a lot about Alchemy, right? You should be able to tell that this isn't a fake."

Nightless Sky Fire Apricot tossed the palm-sized creation over, which Palo Valetti caught gently, turned it over to examine it, and then looked at Nightless Sky Fire Apricot.

"It really is you... I didn't expect the 'Fairy Queen' to look so young."

"So... what brings you to me, sir?"

As Palo Valetti spoke, Nightless Sky Fire Apricot pointed to Lin Yu beside her.

"It was my friend Arthur who took the job and came to you."

Palo Valetti looked at Lin Yu, Lin Yu coughed lightly and said, "Ahem, it's like this... someone has asked me to find you and your mother."

Palo was somewhat confused. "Looking for me... what do you mean? I don't owe any debts. My mother probably didn't owe any debts either, right?"

Lin Yu shook his head. "I'm not here to collect debts... It was your father, Pankto Valetti, who sent me to find you."

Palo was stunned for a long time after hearing Lin Yu's words.

Then she realized what was happening.

"What... are you kidding me?"

"My father died many years ago—more than a decade ago, he was executed for his involvement in factional Struggle within the Truth Company."

How could he possibly give you another commission?

Lin Yu shook his head.

"No, it's true, your father is still alive—he's been trapped on the Despair Train, and he wasn't executed."

Lin Yu paused for a moment at this point.

"Even if you live in a desolate place like the Outer City, you should be able to realize what happened in the City That City That Never Sleeps, right?"

Palo Valetti immediately understood what Lin Yu meant. "Of course, the Despair Train was blown up..."

"Yes, I blew it up."

Lin Yu said it casually.

Palo Valetti was horrified. "So you're a terrorist?"

"That's not quite right, it's just... I did see your father on that train and received a request from him—he asked me to find his wife and daughter."

Palo opened his mouth upon hearing Lin Yu's words, but no words came out.

Then she scratched her head. "Uh, so since my father was in the car, he... died again?"

"No, I rescued him before I bombed him."

Lin Yu said calmly.

Hearing this, Palo Valetti said somewhat irritably, "So you mean he's free now... Then why did he ask you to come find me? Couldn't he come himself—is he missing arms and legs or what!"

"The car's GPS tracking device has never been turned off... Why doesn't he come looking for me himself!"