ctnovel Chapter 29 The Master of Yunqi Black Market
Chapter 29 The Master of Yunqi Black Market
Looking at the little girl in front of him, who was bowing her head and sincerely admitting her mistake with her hands clasped together, Jiang Yong's lips twitched involuntarily, even though he had expected this scene.
That's why the fishing hook was so straight this time—the big boss behind the scenes had been hiding beside him from the very beginning.
This isn't straight hook fishing at all, it's damn wire fishing!
Electricity in every sense!
But even if you understand, you still have to keep acting, otherwise the trust you've worked so hard to gain will be worthless.
Jiang Yong remained bewildered, seemingly stunned by the sudden turn of events, before quickly adopting a wary stance.
"Who exactly are you, and why are you disguised as someone and lurking around me?!" he hissed, staring intently at the person in front of him, his face filled with suspicion and uncertainty.
"...Oh, sorry, I forgot to introduce myself."
The little girl seemed to pause for a moment, then casually pulled off her sunglasses and mask, tilting her head back to reveal a delicate and youthful face: "My name is An Li, and I'm the manager of the Yunqi Black Market!"
After saying that, she added seriously, "Besides, this is how I actually look; I'm not pretending!"
That's right, the true owner of the Yunqi Black Market is a child who is just over ten years old!
The reason she was able to reach this position at such an unusually young age is largely due to her strength—she is an E-level contractor, known as "Master" in the combat power system of Planet Carlo, and is a true high-end combatant on this planet.
Having surpassed the level cap of 20, she can now fuse three Pokémon simultaneously, and with the Pokémon's level cap at 48, her combat power is on a completely different level from that of an expert-level Pokémon. This is evident from how effortlessly she annihilated a large number of pursuers.
An E-rank contractor in her early teens is considered a rare genius even in interstellar society. An Li is also widely regarded by players as the most talented person on all of Carlo Star, and even became a key figure in saving Carlo Star in several timelines of the Ghost Dungeon. The contrast between her age and status has brought her considerable popularity and widespread curiosity, so her backstory has been thoroughly investigated in countless dungeons—a significant portion of which is thanks to Jiang Yong himself.
In short, An Li's personality has two sides, almost like a split personality. But when she faces others directly with her true self without any pretense, that's when she's at her most innocent and harmless, and you can talk to her with peace of mind.
"...So it's the mysterious owner of the Yunqi Black Market who has come in person. My apologies."
Jiang Yong nodded stiffly, his face showing a forced and awkward expression, his eyes like a pie chart, conveying three parts disbelief and seven parts lingering fear—his acting was superb.
"No, don't be so formal. After all, I was the one who took advantage of you first."
An Li waved her hands repeatedly: "You should have noticed by now that the time you received the message was delayed by a day. Actually, it wasn't Professor Xu trying to lie to you; it was something I did on purpose."
"The speed at which you brought the information was too strange, so at first I was a little uneasy, worried that you had some other relationship with Tiandu City... So I kept Professor Xu's channels blocked until the encirclement was almost complete before letting him know the news, wanting to see your reaction when facing Tiandu City; I also deliberately set up the identity of a contact person in a smuggling team to contact you, thinking that if you were an undercover agent, you would definitely pass on information about such a wanted criminal..."
"So, when I broke into that radio station, you were actually secretly observing me the whole time? And I didn't even notice!"
Jiang Yong's eyes widened in surprise, his exaggerated reaction leaving the other party at a loss for words once again.
Hehe, teasing kids is so much fun.
(Is that so?)
(...This is a serious conversation, don't joke around)
Temporarily suppressing the sudden bubbling of spiritual energy, Jiang Yong continued his conversation with An Li, asking in a slightly more relaxed tone:
"I completely understand what you're saying; I would have done the same. But these were just tests, so why do you say you took advantage of me?"
Upon hearing this, An Li secretly looked away, tapping his fingers together as if he were feeling guilty.
"Well, hehe, that sudden encirclement just now was because I leaked the information..."
"Oh? What do you mean?"
"Since Tiandu City has surrounded us so aggressively, I naturally have to do something about it. So I originally planned to break the encirclement today and take down a bunch of Tiandu City's radio stations. Coincidentally, I also need to use Tiandu City to test your stance... So, I just combined these two things into one."
"So you deliberately leaked my information to Tiandu City, drawing some of their forces from their encirclement?"
"Hmm! And that's more than half of the fighting force deployed along the southern border! The expert-level fighter you took down, the six here, and the three that were on their way here... There are only sixteen expert-level fighters stationed along the entire southern border, and we took down ten in one operation!"
"My men should be up and running by now, and it won't be long before they've dismantled all their radio stations in the south!"
After proudly showing off his achievements, An Li suddenly remembered that he was apologizing. His face fell instantly, and he became weak and timid, turning his face away to steal a glance at Jiang Yong's expression.
"Although I did intend to use you as bait, I never neglected your safety. My spirit has been watching over you the whole time. You can see for yourself!"
As soon as she finished speaking, a blue-purple aura rose from her body again, and the surrounding air suddenly froze.
Countless fine spider silks gathered from all directions, intertwining, tightening, and overlapping, like an invisible giant hand gradually clenching—no, not like, it was actually a giant spider web that had already been spread out and was of unimaginable size, and was now rapidly shrinking and solidifying around An Li!
A moment later, the entity woven from countless spider silks revealed its true form.
A colossal spider, woven from a fine web, its eight legs outstretched and abdomen bulging, hovered silently in mid-air. Eight bluish-purple lights flickered slowly on its head, one by one, as if locking onto its prey. Even in the darkness that cast no shadow, it made anyone enveloped beneath it gasp for breath.
Not only that, but invisible threads also hung down from its body. Some of them reached the ground, each thread connecting to a fallen Tiandu City warrior, who appeared to be the one who had been knocked unconscious; while others gathered beneath it, ending at an ordinary black spider, which was being pulled along by the threads like a marionette.
(It probably looks like this)
【Name: Spider Puppet Silk】
[Level: 45]
[Attribute: Superpower]
【Trait: After using an attribute skill, the damage received in the next turn is reduced by 50%, and there is a 50% immunity to abnormal statuses】
[Race: Rare, High Rank]