White Tower

Li Wei did not show much surprise at her words.

Although he had only spent a short time with the man named Feng Yanyi, he could sense things more clearly than Feng Zi could.

It was obvious that the man felt little joy or relief at Feng Zi finding him.

"So, where are we going next?"

Li Wei was indifferent about leaving; the key was having a destination.

Hearing his question, Feng Zi turned her head to look through the dust-covered glass at the faint, shimmering light visible in the far, hazy distance.

Her azure eyes revealed a sense of bewilderment.

Clearly, when she brought Li Wei along to escape from that testing ground, she hadn't actually considered what she would do if Feng Yanyi refused to help her.

"If we want to retrieve the Light Stone, we must find a way to enter the White Tower. But the White Tower is in the very center of this city, and usually, only those councilors and big factory owners can enter. I heard that restrictions might be relaxed during the Festival of Radiance, but surely only for residents of the Radiance District."

Feng Zi gripped the hem of her shirt tightly.

"Although Uncle Feng is trapped in this Border Market, he still has some connections in the council. I originally wanted to ask for his help to get us into the White Tower during the Festival of Radiance a month from now. As long as we get inside that tower, there is hope."

"We can't blame him. The lives of everyone in the Border Market depend on him. If the council discovered this, it would implicate everyone here."

She comforted Li Wei, and it was clear that despite being rejected, she held no grudge against Feng Yanyi.

Since she felt no resentment, Li Wei naturally had nothing to say.

He glanced at the player information, where the task regarding helping Feng Zi was still as rudimentary as ever. From the current perspective, they truly seemed to have no leads.

There was a clear, substantive status gap between the people of this city. The Afterglow District, where laborers lived, was a slum in every sense of the word, and they had no qualifications or authorization to enter the Radiance District, with its better environment and higher quality of life.

Not to mention that Feng Zi and Li Wei were currently wanted; it had taken a great deal of effort just to board the labor train, only to be tricked into a black coal mine.

Just as Li Wei was worrying about the task hitting a dead end, he suddenly felt that a term Feng Zi had mentioned sounded familiar, and he recalled something.

He turned to look at Feng Zi with a strange expression.

"What did you say the tower that holds the Light Stone is called?"

Feng Zi found his reaction odd, but she answered anyway.

"The White Tower. That tower existed before my father brought the Light Stone to this city. It was the name of the tower before the city was renamed Sun City."

Li Wei frowned and rubbed his smooth chin, muttering to himself.

"Is it such a coincidence? Or is the plot specifically arranged this way for the sake of the mission?"

Feng Zi didn't understand what he was saying; she just blinked, watching as Li Wei turned around and began searching for something in the direction he had come from.

A moment later, he retrieved the address card he had tossed away like a frisbee in the corner.

[Afterglow District, Laborer Sector 2, No. 18 Twilight Church]

Looking at the address, Li Wei shook his head.

He was a person who subconsciously doubted everything and every problem. Especially since this was indeed a bit too coincidental, he was more inclined to believe the plot was intentionally designed this way—after all, the game wouldn't give players a mission that was fundamentally impossible to complete.

Feng Zi stood on her tiptoes, peering curiously at the card in Li Wei's hand. She wasn't tall, and when Li Wei held the object close to his face, she couldn't see anything at all.

It wasn't until Li Wei handed her the address that Feng Zi finally saw the content clearly.

She said in surprise.

"Twilight Church? Is there a priest who wants you to join the Twilight?"

"He didn't just want me to join the Twilight; he also said I looked good and wanted me to sign up for the choir. If selected, I'd have the chance to enter the White Tower with the Bishop during the Festival of Radiance a month from now and see those big shots."

Hearing Li Wei's words, Feng Zi's eyes widened. After digesting the information, her face lit up with pleasant surprise.

"Yes! When I first arrived in Sun City, I heard the wives and daughters of the councilors talking about it at a tea party! Every year during the Festival of Radiance, the Bishop of the Sun City branch of the Twilight Church organizes a choir to enter the White Tower to raise donations and funds for the people of the Afterglow District!"

"I originally thought the choir members were all selected from the Radiance District. I never expected that Bishop to be so merciful and open-minded as to select suitable people from among the laborers!"

She appeared quite excited, the loose coins in her pocket jingling.

Li Wei casually tucked the card with the address back into his pocket. He wasn't as optimistic as Feng Zi. Not to mention their current status as wanted fugitives, it was unclear if they would even have a chance to be selected for the choir.

Just getting back to the Afterglow District from the Border Market was a problem in itself.

He still had the fake ID card on him, but news of the incident at the coal mine must have spread by now. The Tian'en Company and the police officers had surely figured out the fake identity he used to board the labor train.

If he tried to go back using that same identity, he would likely end up like a turtle caught in a jar.

Feng Zi clearly thought of this as well, and her high spirits quickly dampened.

Just as the two were squatting side by side against the wall trying to think of a solution, Master Thirteen found them with a grave expression.

"The Master wants you to leave immediately. The police officers have been waiting at the surrounding factories since they arrived at the Border Market last night, and now they have received word and are closing in on this place!"

Hearing this, Feng Zi instinctively grabbed Li Wei's arm, while Li Wei just blinked, looking thoughtful for a few seconds before asking.

"The police can't come running on foot, can they?"

Master Thirteen was momentarily stunned by Li Wei's sudden question.

"Of course they are driving police cars! You must leave quickly; staying here will only bring trouble to yourselves and to the Master!"

He urged them, as if worried that the two wanted to linger.

Li Wei stood up, brushed off the stolen floral shirt he was wearing, and picked up the black suitcase filled with cash along with the short sword Feng Yanyi had gifted him, showing none of the previous anxiety regarding how they would leave this place.

"Rest assured, we will certainly leave; we won't implicate any of you."

Feng Zi remained silent with a cold expression, standing up alongside Li Wei.

Although Feng Yanyi was currently overseeing the security of this Border Market, most of the people living here had previously been destined to work themselves to death in the factories, and it was her father who had consistently led them in fighting for their rights and status.

In the end, her father died and everything was seized, yet these people, out of fear of being implicated, had forced them to leave.

She respected their choice, but in her heart, she still could not accept it.