Where Does the Road Lead?

Old Li didn't understand Feng Xue's topic about the doujinshi, but he didn't care. Everyone comes from a different world, and it's normal for there to be cultural differences. He couldn't and didn't need to understand them all.

After Feng Xue asked a few more questions about Weird Tale stories, Old Li, judging the time was right, spoke up:

"Shouldn't you be leaving that Landfill Area now? Do you have a new destination in mind?"

Feng Xue raised an eyebrow, knowing that the price for asking Old Li for information was coming, and immediately followed up by asking, "Not yet, do you have any recommendations?"

"Well, just asking, do you have any of the elements of 'secrecy,' 'Hermit,' or 'recluse'? Well, you don't need to tell me. Anyway, if you do, then any Landfill Area will do. But if you don't, you'd better think about it."

Old Li, ignoring Feng Xue's reaction, continued:

"You saved a gatekeeper before. As long as you didn't kill the manager, the Residential Area must already know about you. Even if you're wanted, the people under you might not remember what you look like, but if you're discovered, you'll have to run away immediately."

"Oh, so you're saying there's overlap between the managers of Residential Area and the major Landfill Area?" Feng Xue asked, feigning ignorance. Old Li immediately replied seriously:

"It's more than just having some overlap; you could consider all Landfill Area Manager as lackeys of the Residential Area. Well, that's not entirely accurate, since they also have the opportunity to live in the Residential Area."

At this point, Old Li's tone was laced with barely concealed sarcasm. Feng Xue thought to herself, "Just as I thought," but outwardly remained calm and said:

"So, according to you, the Residential Area will stand up for their lackeys?"

"Stand out?" Old Li asked sarcastically, giving his answer before Feng Xue could reply:

"All they care about is profit. To them, the Landfill Area is their farmland, and all the produce there is their harvest. The managers are just tenant farmers cultivating the land for them. They don't care about the tenant farmers' lives, but they care about the reduced yields, understand? Of course, there are also those landlords' foolish sons who come to the countryside to experience life. If you encounter a manager with ridiculously luxurious equipment, it's best to stay as far away as possible. If you offend a tenant farmer, you can just avoid them and be fine. But if you offend a landlord's foolish son, you'll be targeted by bandits!"

At this point, Old Li First Turn and said:

"However, this doesn't really make a difference for ordinary people. For someone like you who's already registered, if you don't have any hidden Trait and want to live a more peaceful life, you either have to live in the wild until no one remembers you, or you can simply settle down in one of the four major Landfill Area."

"The four major Landfill Area? Aren't those Residential Areas?" Feng Xue asked with some surprise, but she also understood that this was probably the "clear path" that Old Li wanted to point out to her, so she followed up with the question.

"That's right. However, the four major Landfill Area are the earliest Landfill Area in Infinite City. Although they are theoretically directly controlled by the Residential Area, they are home to many experts that even the parasites in the Residential Area dare not provoke. The existence of these Weird Tale or Weird Tale who failed to challenge for a seat in the Tower of Babylon makes the four major Landfill Area much more lenient than other Landfill Area. Most importantly, the place is big enough and there are enough people. Even if a door occasionally appears, the administrators cannot arrive in a few minutes like in ordinary Landfill Area. Even if they do arrive, they dare not go too far. Do you understand?"

Old Li's almost explicit statement made Feng Xue understand his meaning, but she still continued to press for answers:

"What do you mean by 'seats in the Tower of Babylon'? How is it related to the rooms in the Tower of Babylon you mentioned earlier?"

"That's a bit too early for you. Come ask me again when you've become Weird Tale."

At this point, Old Li seemed a bit tired and immediately hung up the call. Hearing the busy tone coming from her work badge, Feng Xue grinned, stretched, and crawled out of the cardboard box.

He opened his employee badge and pulled up a map of Infinite City. After considering the distance, he immediately pulled out several small omnidirectional wheels and a roll of rope that he had obtained from the Real World. Then, he took out a bottle of glue from his Storage Bag.

Name: Phantom Object Super Glue

Elements: [Props], [Tools], [Connections], [Sturdy], [Reliable]

Description: A bottle of exquisitely packaged super glue that works on most solids. It only takes three seconds of pressing to achieve a perfect bond, but for some reason, it looks somewhat like a lubricant.

Note: This is not Vaseline! This is not Vaseline!

Although the note was a bit inexplicable, the glue was still very effective. With the addition of the "manufacturing" element given by Feng Xue's "[Money Printer]" Tag, he quickly glued four wheels to the four corners of the cardboard box and added a rope to the front. The cardboard box was immediately transformed into a large-capacity handcart.

As for not wanting these wheels in the future, that's easy to handle, since these are True Thing. Feng Xue just needs to inhale them, and these glued-on parts will turn gray. Naturally, there's no need to worry about permanent changes caused by the Phantom Object glue.

Having taken care of all that, Feng Xue tossed the Scavenger Set and other items that couldn't fit into her Storage Bag into a cardboard box, and dragged it northwards like she was walking a dog.

Although Old Li's intelligence was clearly purposeful, Feng Xue didn't have many other suitable options. Just as Old Li said, he either had to stay in the wild until no one remembered him, or he had to take a risk.

He didn't know if the four Landfill Area were as safe as Old Li had said, but with the trump card of revival, trying was better than waiting idly.

Ultimately, it's just a rumor now. Nobody knows how long the image of a "Money Printer" and a "devil" will last. As for the Yan Kingdom's official side, Feng Xue doesn't think they'll see any results in the short term.

After all, that's martial arts. Even if Yan Kingdom doesn't promote it, just putting it into experiments would probably take a considerable amount of time. If I'm not mistaken, they will definitely conduct some theoretical research first, then select a small group of people to practice it, and after confirming that there are no major problems in the short term, they will select several hundred more people. Only after confirming that there are no obvious adverse effects will they truly promote it internally. If they can get the first round of benefits within three years, that would be considered high efficiency from the authorities.

However, the slowness of official efficiency has its advantages. By the time the authorities truly make up their minds, his path of Weird Tale has been basically paved—an official mention in a textbook has a much higher profile than any folk Weird Tale.

The reason why Lu Xun has so many memorable quotes is not only because of his sharp writing and insightful understanding of the times, but also because they are closely related to everyone's student days.