Qing Yuan's Clue!

"I'll address you respectfully as Senior Li Yi one last time," Sun Chuci said calmly. "We may not be as well-off as Dragon Lake Commune right now, but we were happy even when facing danger in the wilderness. We enjoyed the pleasure of exploring an unknown world, not the pleasure of power."

Li Yi sneered, "If you can't protect yourself, what's the point of having fun?"

Sun Chuci said seriously, "At worst, I'll die in the Inner World, but that's better than kneeling. Dragon Lake Commune plays those bureaucratic games every day. I heard that your commune leader, Wang Zhenbei, recently asked a level 3 member to get his sister drunk and give her to him. Is that true?"

Li Yi narrowed his eyes. "Who told you that?"

"Then just leave it alone," Sun Chuci said. "Dragon Lake Commune is being too naive to think that just because they've become Time Walker, they can do whatever they want."

After saying that, Sun Chuci turned and left with Tuanzi and the others...

Qing Chen watched with a smile, thinking to himself that Sun Chuci's character was indeed excellent and suitable for daytime.

After they left, Li Yi carefully explained to Qing Chen, "What Sun Chuci said was all hearsay. The Third Boss didn't ask for it; it was given to him by that Level 3 member himself."

It seems that Wang Zhenbei is the Third Boss in Qing Yuan's organization. It's true that they only gave one boss title after the merger.

It's no different from bandits paying homage to a mountain stronghold.

Seeing this thing in modern society is truly amazing...

Qing Chen glanced at Li Yi, shook his head, and said, "I don't care about such things."

Li Yi breathed a sigh of relief, "Second Boss, what do we do now?"

"To pick someone up," Qing Chen said. "Isn't that what you came here to pick up? You haven't even picked them up yet, what else could you be doing?"

Li Yi paused for a moment, then asked, "Are you coming with me to pick up someone?"

"Of course," Qing Chen nodded, "Otherwise, why would I be here? I need these people. Once you pick them up, just come with me."

Li Yi said weakly, "The Third Boss said that after picking up the person, we should take them to him..."

Qing Chen said with a smile, "Do you think my words carry less weight than his?"

"No, no," Li Yi quickly said, "I'll do whatever you say."

Li Yi also knew Wang Zhenbei's attitude towards Qing Yuan. He was usually too busy currying favor with him, just waiting for Qing Yuan to win the Shadow Struggle so that everyone could rise to prominence together.

Now, whatever Qing Yuan wants to do, Wang Zhenbei will definitely cooperate. As his subordinate, Li Yi has no need to go against Qing Yuan.

Qing Chen looked at Li Yi and said casually, "You asked me before why I was here. Where did you think I would be?"

Li Yi quickly smiled ingratiatingly and asked for credit, "Everyone said you went to the International Conference Center to report, right? The clothes you requested that were exactly the same as the ones in the matrix were custom-made by someone from the Third Boss's side. The mask was also hard to find; I went to dozens of stores before I finally found one."

Qing Chen nodded and calmly said, "I was originally going to go and report, but the plans have changed."

At this moment, he finally found information related to Qing Yuan. The other party should have infiltrated the conference center by now, wearing the same clothes as the Matrix uniform and the same white mask.

Is this guy trying to sneak into the Matrix and eavesdrop on its secrets?

With masks on, even members of the Matrix have difficulty distinguishing who is who.

It has to be said that Qing Chen always felt that Qing Yuan was like a protagonist template. After transmigrating, he became a strong competitor in the struggle for succession among the nine princes of the Qing family. He was ambitious, had help from others, and even had the courage to infiltrate the matrix to gather information.

Many people probably think that someone like Qing Yuan is the protagonist of Time Walker.

At least that's what the people at Dragon Lake Commune think.

In fact, many characters in Time Walker seem to have been given protagonist templates, such He Jinqiu, Yang Yang, Zheng Yuandong, Huan Yu... they all seem to be Chosen One.

Even Nan Gengchen, the things he encountered after transmigrating, seemed like he had saved the earth in his previous life.

However, Qing Chen felt that this was also part of the interesting aspect of group time travel.

That said, he was relieved when he learned that the Qing Yuan were disguised inside the conference center.

Otherwise, wouldn't it be extremely awkward if two Qing Yuan suddenly bumped into each other?

Qing Chen sent Li Yi to pick up the person, and after Li Yi left, he sent a message to Liu Dezhu, Nan Gengchen, and Luo Wanyai: "Keep an eye on the people in the Matrix, as well as everyone wearing Matrix uniforms. If anyone in the Matrix sneaks away from the group, follow them and try to find out their room. I need information about this person. Also, let me know if anyone from Hongye, the Matrix, the Pao Ge, the Red Umbrella, or the Sanjiangkou leaves the conference center."

Liu Dezhu: "Received."

Nan Gengchen: "Received."

Luo Wanyai: "Received."

In Qing Chen's view, although Qing Yuan could infiltrate the Matrix team, there would always be a time when he had to leave. Otherwise, if he followed the Matrix back to his hotel room, he would be exposed.

Therefore, whoever leaves the team midway could very well be Qing Yuan.

At this moment, Li Yi led 21 people to Qing Chen: "Second Boss, these are our organization's Time Walker scattered in various cities. There are gene warriors and ordinary people. Originally, five members with mechanical prosthetics were also supposed to come, but their prosthetics ran out of power, so they had to stay at home and wait for the time travel in a few days."

The excessively long time travel and return journeys have brought about an unexpected drawback...

The Outer World doesn't have giant mushroom-shaped Cloud Flow Tower, and all the mechanical prosthetics in the Inner World use special wireless charging technology.

Moreover, everyone's mechanical limbs were constantly being charged in the Inner World, and they only remembered this when they ran out of power after returning to the Outer World.

Earlier, Jiang Xue's mechanical limbs faced the problem of power failure after only one high-intensity use. It was Xiao Tongyun found a way to replace them with a high-end mechanical arm from the Group Army, thus avoiding such an embarrassing situation in the future.

However, other Time Walker weren't as lucky as Jiang Xue...

Most of the Time Walker possesses are of the same level as those that Jiang Xue used in the earliest days.

Many Time Walker became crippled just seven days after returning.

There was a power outage in the robotic arm.

Some mechanical legs lose power.

Some Time Walker, whose entire bodies are modified with machinery, are now lying in bed like paraplegics. If they don't return to the Inner World soon, something bad might happen to them.

This morning, there were media reports that some Time Walker with modified mechanical legs were brought here in wheelchairs...

She's so strong.

To date, only a few organizations have developed small-scale devices for charging robotic limbs, and most of the Time Walker does not have one.

The technology behind this isn't actually that difficult, but the key is that it's impossible for anyone to achieve mass production within a month.

For some businesses, it's also necessary to consider whether it's worthwhile to mass-produce Inner World charging devices.

It's important to know that there are only 30,000 to 50,000 Time Walker in total, and at most one-fifth of them are equipped with mechanical limbs.

Even if we sell charging equipment, if it's too expensive, many Time Walker won't be able to afford it; if it's too cheap, it won't cover the merchant's costs.

So this is a very awkward situation. The Time Walker can only slowly figure out a way to save up money to replace the mechanical limbs with high-end ones.

Even so, there is still a problem: if the return time is one year, then although the high-end mechanical limbs can last for one month, they will be paralyzed for the remaining 11 months.

If, after one return, the traveler stops time-traveling, and at some Time Walker can't afford expensive charging equipment, then it would truly be no different from being a paraplegic...

Qing Chen sized up the Time Walker in front of him; there were 22 people in total, including Li Yi.

This number of people is enough for him to do some things.

Is there a problem with using other people's people to do your own work? No problem.

At this moment, Luo Wanyai sent a message: "The Sanjiangkou organization from Wucheng drove away from the conference center."

On the third floor of the conference center, Zheng Yuandong was silently watching Spider-Man, Deadpool, Pikachu, and Slime coming and going downstairs.

There's also the Scorpion Spirit from the Calabash Brothers cartoon... and the pangolin.

"Time Walker, your thinking is truly boundless," Lu Yuan remarked from the side.

Zheng Yuandong asked, "Did you receive Qing Chen?"

"No," Lu Yuan shook his head. "That guy disappeared. Ni Ergou was guarding the exit but didn't see him at all, and the platform was empty."

Zheng Yuandong instructed, "Waiting for him at the exit is not very safe. Next time we have a meeting, we'll send a car directly to his home to pick him up."

"Boss, where do you think he'll go?" Lu Yuan asked, puzzled. "If he doesn't come directly to the conference center, what else could he be doing?"

"I don't know," Zheng Yuandong shook his head. "You can't guess what a decent person is thinking."

"But at least that kid has some principles, he's a decent person to some extent, right? Do we need to be so wary of him? He's all alone," Lu Yuan wondered.

"Just look at how badly the European branches of Future, Shindai, and Kashima are doing now, and you'll know whether this is necessary or not," Zheng Yuandong turned and walked outside. "Keep an eye on the good news. Wherever Zheng Cheng has any trouble with Time Walker, go there to find him. You can't go wrong."

"...OK."

"By the way, what about the others during the day?" Zheng Yuandong asked.

"I checked the hotel registration. There were four of them who filled out the conference registration forms: Qing Chen, Liu Dezhu, Nan Gengchen, and Luo Wanyai. The latter three have already arrived at the hotel and checked in," Lu Yuan said. "However, I don't know where they went after leaving the hotel."

"Didn't they say they were dressed as slimes?" Zheng Yuandong asked.

"Boss, there are thirty-one slimes in the conference center right now. It's impossible to tell which one is which," Lu Yuan said innocently.

Zheng Yuandong nodded. "These two are fine, but keep a close eye on Luo Wanyai. Don't let him develop family connections in the conference center... How come there are all sorts of people here during the day?"

At this time, the conference center prepared afternoon tea for everyone at the exhibition.

At the edge of the conference center, long tables were set up, with delicate snacks, coffee, and juice on them.

The members of the matrix stood around the table, not eating, but chatting with others.

One of the matrix members whispered, "Senior, don't you think those two slimes over there seem to be staring at us?"

The Matrix member opposite him paused for a moment, then turned to look at the two slimes beside him.

However, when he turned his head, he found that the slime was not looking in his direction.

"No, aren't they looking at the girls?" a member of the matrix asked doubtfully.

"No, I always feel like they're watching us. These two slimes keep watching us, and there's a little green dinosaur watching them from the other side."

"What utter nonsense..."

"However, Matrix and Red Leaf should be the most dazzling at this joint meeting, so it's normal for them to be noticed," a girl said with a smile.

That's true. These past two days, the most attention has been on Matrix and Red Leaf. They've been enjoying the gaze of other Time Walker, maintaining their poise and elegance.

Just then, one of the Matrix members said with some confusion, "I also feel like those two slimes are watching us."

Another Matrix member laughed it off, saying, "It's okay, I'll go say hello to them and I'll find out what's going on."

After saying that, he strode towards the two slimes.

Two slimes were squatting on the ground. Liu Dezhu whispered, "Can't you be a little more reliable?"

"How am I unreliable?" Nan Gengchen said, displeased.

"When I said I wanted to replace the slime, you said you had a backup plan. Turns out your backup plan was to dress up as Calabash Brothers?" Liu Dezhu said.

"What's wrong? The Calabash Brothers clothes aren't on sale? I spent a fortune to buy them," Nan Gengchen said.

"But the Calabash Brothers' costumes don't cover their faces," Liu Dezhu said with great distress. "And how can we tell the real Hu Xiaoniu and Zhang Tianzhen about the fake identities?!"

"I'm just being honest, what do you know?" Nan Gengchen said.

"So what do we do now? Let's discuss what to say if someone asks about our identities. Should we pretend to be from Kunlun? Or maybe from Jiuzhou?"

Nan Gengchen thought for a moment and said, "Wouldn't it be embarrassing if someone found out? I have a solution."

"Stop talking, someone from the matrix has left the team. He might be the person the boss is looking for... Oh, he's here to see us," Liu Dezhu said.

But then the matrix members opposite them approached the two slimes. "Hello, who are you two?"

Nan Gengchen paused for a moment. "My name is Liu Dezhu."

Liu Dezhu was stunned. He stared intently at Nan Gengchen and said, "I... my name is Nan Gengchen."

The two exchanged a glance, Liu Dezhu thought to himself, "What the hell is the difference between this and directly revealing my name and identity?!"

The matrix members looked at the two men with some confusion. "Liu Dezhu, that name sounds familiar... Wait, you're a member of the Daylight faction?!"

"Hahaha, how is that possible!" Liu Dezhu and Nan Gengchen fled in panic.

Just when many people's attention was drawn to Liu Dezhu and Nan Gengchen.

On the other side, Luo Wanyai, wearing a large black mask, strolled around as if nothing was wrong, while silently observing the matrix.

At that moment, one of the people in the matrix team suddenly left.

Luo Wanyai's eyes lit up. He gave a wink to another person wearing a mask not far away, and the young man nodded and followed.

Luo Wanyai himself remained in the exhibition hall, keeping an eye on the matrix.

There will be another chapter at 11 PM.