Chapter 217: Traces, Suddenly Enlightened

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Kaiyang City, military building, commander-in-chief’s office.

Chen Jinrong was reviewing documents when the office door was suddenly pushed open. Qi Lianjun hurriedly walked in. “Sir, we might have been infiltrated by the Crimson Star people!” Crack!

Chen Jinrong’s pen paused. “What’s going on?”

“It’s [Extreme Ice Hell].”

As Qi Lianjun spoke, he placed a few documents on Chen Jinrong’s table. “This morning, there was news from the [Extreme Ice Hell]. The Ice Hell that imprisoned the Crimson Star royal family member, Andu, was closed for an hour yesterday.”

“Nothing happened with Andu, but the other party is very cunning. After opening the Ice Hell again, he deleted the operation record. Therefore, it was not until the handover this morning that the prison saw the missing record in the system.”

“And?”

Chen Jinrong flipped through the document and asked, “Have you found the person who closed the Ice Hell?”

“I did, but…

Qi Lianjun suddenly paused in the middle of his sentence. After a few seconds, he continued, “The person on duty last night was an intern from Blue Planet University. However, when I confirmed with the school, I learned that he had an accident when exploring the secret realm last week. ”

Chen Jinrong narrowed his eyes. “What’s his name?” “Wu Yan from the magic department of Blue Planet University.”

[Thorn Canyon], long and narrow basin.

Wang Xiao walked along the edge of the basin and did not walk far before discovering a grass path that had been trampled by something.

“Senior Wu! I…

Wang Xiao turned around and wanted to call Wu Yan, but he realized that the other party had already walked far away. The other party lowered his head as if he was looking for something.

Seeing this scene, Wang Xiao did not disturb him and prepared to go over and take a look before making a decision.

He walked along the grass path and reached the end dozens of meters later.

A large area of grass here had been crushed, as if something had once rolled here. However, there was nothing here now, and there were no traces of it leaving. It was as if that thing had disappeared after coming here.

“Could it be a bird mutated beast?”

Wang Xiao muttered and suddenly saw something. His pupils constricted. Just as he was about to confirm carefully, he heard a rustling sound behind him.

When he turned around, he realized that Wu Yan was walking over. Wang Xiao was stunned for a moment and asked in confusion, “Senior Wu? Why are you here?”

“I think I heard you call me just now, so I came to take a look.” As Wu Yan spoke, he pointed at the pressed grass. “What’s going on?”

“I don’t know either.”

Wang Xiao spread his hands and bent down to pluck a crushed weed. “There’s no more grass here. I think it’s a mutated beast with flying ability or a stronger jumping ability—how’s the situation on your side?”

Wu Yan shook his head. “I feel that something is wrong with this place. Let’s move together.”

“That’s good too. I don’t have to run around if I find anything.”

Wang Xiao nodded in agreement without thinking. Then, the two of them returned to the edge of the basin along the grass path.

After searching for a while, Wu Yan suddenly asked, “I just remembered that the lord competition of the Nine Provinces Domain was invaded by the

Crimson Star people. Were you the one who led the new lords to resist?”

At the mention of this, Wang Xiao immediately revealed an awkward expression. “I didn’t expect someone to still remember something that happened so long ago.”

“Is it long? It’s only been a month, right?”

Wu Yan smiled and said before Wang Xiao could speak, “I heard that your performance at that time was very outstanding. The Nine Provinces Domain should have given you many rewards, right?”

“The Nine Provinces Domain didn’t give me any rewards, but the academy gave me many good things.”

As Wang Xiao spoke, he turned around and looked at Wu Yan. He asked jokingly, “Senior Wu, you suddenly asked about this. Don’t tell me you want to kill and rob me?

“What are you thinking! I’m just asking casually.”

Wu Yan laughed and did not take it seriously. Then, he nodded with deep emotion. “Although I haven’t seen that live broadcast, I’ve heard a lot of legends about you. If there are more people like you among the young lords, the rise of the Blue Planet will be imminent!”

“Senior Wu is too kind!”

Wang Xiao hurriedly cupped his hands. “Senior Wu is our role model. You’re capable and kind. Most importantly, you have a calm temperament—you don’t even blush when you lie!”

“Junior Wang, don’t make fun of me…”

Wu Yan suddenly reacted halfway through his laughter. He frowned and looked at Wang Xiao. “What did you say?”

“I said… you don’t even blush when you’re lying.”

Wang Xiao replied casually as if nothing had happened. As he spoke, he summoned the [Ice Thunder Horn Wolf] with a thought. He turned around and looked at Wu Yan before asking coldly, “The marks on the topographic map of the base… were drawn by you, right?”

Wu Yan’s eyes trembled, but he had a blank expression on his face. ‘What nonsense are you talking about? This is my first time entering [Thorn Canyon]. How did I know that there was a crack here?”

“It’s my first time entering, so I naturally won’t know.”

Wang Xiao smiled and the figure of the Raging Lava Bear appeared. “But what if it’s not the first time?”

Wu Yan looked at Wang Xiao with a strange expression. “What are you talking about? Why am I getting more and more confused?”

Wang Xiao did not speak. He only raised his right hand and opened his palm, revealing a small black stone in his palm.

Wu Yan looked at it and frowned. “What is this?”

“[Black Gold Ore].”

Wang Xiao replied indifferently. He paused for a moment and added, “It’s the

Black Gold Ore that only appears in the Blue Planet’s secret realm.”

“So it’s the [Black Gold Ore]! It’s so burnt that I didn’t even recognize it!”

Wu Yan smiled in realization. Then, he suddenly stopped smiling. “But what does this mean?”

Wang Xiao ignored Wu Yan’s question and looked at him with a faint smile. “There are no traces of fire in that grassland. How do you know that this Black

Gold Ore has been burned?”

“Of course I can tell.”

Wu Yan sneered and replied righteously, “Have you forgotten that I’m a fire-element mage?”

“If you didn’t mention it, I would have really forgotten!”

Wang Xiao smiled in realization, then sighed regretfully. “Your fire magic is indeed very powerful. Unfortunately, it’s not powerful enough. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have left a flaw.”

Wu Yan frowned. “What do you mean?”

“Li Tongfu.”

Wang Xiao stared at Wu Yan and said coldly, “In order to obtain his resources, you suggested burning his corpse. However, if you couldn’t burn the complete corpse, he won’t be considered to have lost to you. You can’t obtain his resources either, right?”

Wu Yan narrowed his eyes and did not say anything.

Wang Xiao continued, “But you ended up obtaining his resources, which means that you had burned his entire corpse.”

“If I’m not wrong, it’s probably because the time it takes to burn his corpse completely is too long. You didn’t want to be discovered by us, so you burned his head first. There’s naturally no need to be anxious about the rest.”

“Lastly and most importantly, this Black Gold Ore has been burned, but there are no traces of fire in the grassland. It was the same when Li Tongfu’s body

was burned. This means that this is very likely done by one person.”

As he spoke, the figure of the [Gold Armor Black Turtle] also appeared.. Wang Xiao took out the [Blood Qi Connection] as he looked at Wu Yan and asked coldly, “Am I right? Senior Wu? Or… should I call you… the survivor?”