Chapter 230 - 72 Paperman and Rejuvenation Pill

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Chapter 230: Chapter 72 Paperman and Rejuvenation Pill"Hmm, okay, Captain Lin, no problem, I’ll definitely ensure Mr. Xiao’s safety." Xiao Wang ended the call and nodded at Xiao Jie, who was in the passenger seat. At that moment, they were driving towards Chen Tianwen’s villa, and the sky outside the car window had already darkened. As Xiao Wang drove, he casually asked, "Mr. Xiao, I heard you killed quite a few people in the game?" "Not that many, just four or five," said Xiao Jie nonchalantly. "What does it feel like?" Xiao Wang’s voice tinged with a hint of excitement. Xiao Jie looked at him strangely, "What are you asking that for?" "Nothing." Xiao Wang continued to drive, but after a moment, he couldn’t help but ask, "Are the abilities you get in the game really as awesome as in martial arts movies?" Xiao Jie suddenly laughed, "So, you want to play the game, huh?" "No—no." Xiao Wang quickly denied. However, Xiao Jie could see right through Xiao Wang’s insincerity. This Xiao Wang, though acting competent, was clearly still green, probably just over twenty, and it baffled him where the Game Administration Bureau was recruiting from, as there was none of the sharpness and alertness he associated with special agents. And what exactly was the Game Administration Bureau considered as an entity? Given the influence of Old Soil, it couldn’t be subpar. "Let me guess, your Game Administration Bureau must have people assigned inside the game, right? Such work is so dangerous, you definitely need to recruit volunteers, like undercover agents with certain selection criteria, so do you want to participate?" Xiao Wang looked at Xiao Jie with surprise, obviously having been read like a book. But he muttered, "I won’t confirm or deny that." Xiao Jie was speechless, "You guys don’t have some sort of script you learn from? Everyone talks like that." "I won’t confirm or deny that." Xiao Wang repeated the phrase again. Xiao Jie spread his hands, "Fine, treat it as if I’m talking to myself then. The abilities from the game are indeed cool, just like in martial arts movies, and unlike the movies, this stuff is real, it feels amazing to use them. But really, you get used to it after a while, and these things can’t really be shown off publicly, so it’s just for fun. Besides, in the face of modern weapons, martial arts don’t really stand a chance." "What’s truly valuable is magic, Spell, but it’s bloody hard to come by, and I still haven’t learned any real spells yet. Also, the death rate in this game is pretty high, though you probably know that better than I do." Seeing that Xiao Wang remained silent, Xiao Jie continued, "I think the most important thing in life is knowing the consequences of your actions and whether you can handle them. So if you really have this idea in mind, just think these two points through carefully. First, are you willing to put your life on the line, and second, is it worth risking your life for the power in the game." Xiao Wang seemed to take the words to heart. "Thank you." "What are you thanking me for, I’m just reflecting on things—hey, we’ve arrived." The gate of Chen Tianwen’s villa appeared ahead, and the car stopped abruptly. Xiao Jie grabbed the Tao, "Just wait in the car, I’ll be right back." "No can do, Captain Lin said I must ensure your safety." Xiao Jie thought he wasn’t even sure who was protecting whom. "Suit yourself, but don’t stick too close." Xiao Jie casually took the Tao out of the car, and the two of them walked into the villa’s courtyard one after the other, the ground littered with stone debris from explosions. Xiao Jie looked around at the piles of rocks, wondering if Qimen Dunjia was really all that, destroyable by explosives. Last time he was here, the Formation could apparently change physical properties, so why was it now only producing the effects of an Illusion Technique? He couldn’t figure it out at the moment, so they entered the living room’s main door, and Xiao Jie headed straight for the study. He had been here once before when he came to Chen Tianwen for the translation of Human Dao Chapter, so he knew his way around. He thought he was just there to pick something up, but just as he approached the door, Xiao Jie suddenly stopped. Inside the study, a faint rustling sound could be heard, as if someone was carefully searching through things. His heart immediately tightened. Previously, Chen Tianwen had said that to prevent enemies from discovering it, he had hidden the elixir. Could it be that the enemy had appeared? That would be bad news. "Shh!" He gestured for silence and, since the study’s door was a traditional double-door style, he peered through the crack into the room. At that glance, his heart skipped a beat; he could see a figure in black, weirdly searching through the room. Weird, because the figure was unusually thin, and whenever it turned, it appeared as a mere line from the side, lacking any semblance of human structure like a chest or a back. And its movements were very strange as well, always curling its body when searching for something, bending at an unnaturally eerie angle. Since the room light was off and it was hard to see details, the figure looked even more terrifying in the dark. Xiao Jie’s scalp tingled, thinking what on earth is this thing? Being a Physical-based Beast Tamer with no Pet in reality, he was not equipped to deal with this kind of entity, so he decided to call for backup. He turned to signal Xiao Wang to retreat first, but was shocked to find a Paperman staring at him angrily from under the staircase behind Xiao Wang. Indeed, it was a Paperman, dressed in black with a black hat, about one meter sixty-seven tall, with an angry expression painted on its face, making it look all the more eerie.

Chapter 230 - 72 Paperman and Rejuvenation Pill

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