kingnovel Chapter 920: Surprise and Shock
Chapter 920: Surprise and Shock
As the saying goes, even a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake.
Chen Futu wanted to keep a low profile when he first arrived in Philadelphia in order to find Mo Fei, but if Mo Fei was in danger, would keeping a low profile cause him to miss the best opportunity to rescue her?
Through casual conversation along the way, Qin Mo learned about Chen Futu's purpose in coming to Philadelphia.
He said in a deep voice, "Philadelphia is actually divided into two areas: the inner city and the outer city."
"What do you mean?" Chen Futu asked suspiciously.
"The inner city is protected by an eighth-level expert, so it maintains a normal order of life. The lawless zone that people talk about refers to the outer city. Generally speaking, most of the treasures or women sold at auctions end up in the inner city. However, entering the inner city is not easy, and we need to think of another way."
Chen Futu pondered for a moment, glanced at the little girl holding the child, then looked at Chen Yun and his wife, and said to Qin Mo, "You must have your own connections to be able to come to Philadelphia, right?"
“That’s right. We have a good relationship with the leader of a force in the outer city. His name is Jie Nanfeng, and he should be a seventh-level expert now.”
Qin Mo's answer made Chen Futu's eyes light up, and he said, "I'll give you another seventh-tier crystal core as a settlement fee. Please take care of these people for me while I go to the inner city to check on the situation."
"Okay, this is no problem."
Qin Mo agreed. He knew that in this world, running around with Chen Huang and her siblings would definitely lead to accidents, so he decided to stay in the outer city, since not everything there was dangerous.
Ding!
"Qin Liangyu has been detected in the inner city."
The system's sudden words struck Chen Futu like a thunderbolt. "You, what did you say?"
"Qin Liangyu has been detected in the inner city."
"Are you sure! It's not Consort Mo?"
Chen Futu was completely dumbfounded.
"The system confirms that Qin Liangyu's current situation is somewhat strange, and the host needs to investigate on their own."
"strangeness?"
Listening to the system's explanation, Chen Futu had a bad feeling.
It's important to understand that Philadelphia is within the system's regional channel coverage area. It's unreasonable that the system didn't detect her even though she was right under its nose.
"The system cannot explain why."
"My wife is right under your nose, and you're only detecting it now? What about Mo Lan?!"
Chen Futu pressed for an answer.
The system said, "Because Mo Lan is not a personality created by the system, it is impossible to detect Mo Lan's whereabouts."
Chen Futu fell silent. Ever since he touched Philadelphia, the system had been illogical in every way.
Moreover, why would Qin Liangyu suddenly appear in the inner city? Something feels off. I'll wait until I enter the inner city to find out. Hopefully, it will be a pleasant surprise rather than a shock.
With these thoughts in mind, Chen Futu arrived at a residential area.
This is the territory ruled by Xie Nanfeng, whom Qin Mo mentioned.
Soon after, a cheerful and outgoing man came up with his entourage. Just as Qin Mo had said, he was a seventh-level expert. Upon seeing Qin Mo, he gave him a very enthusiastic bear hug.
Seeing that Chen Futu had no intention of revealing himself, Qin Mo did not make a special introduction. Instead, he took out the seventh-order crystal core given to him by Chen Futu, hoping to take in his team and a group of migrants.
When Xie Nanfeng saw the seventh-order crystal core, he was overjoyed and patted Qin Mo on the shoulder, saying, "Brother Qin, don't be so polite. We're all on the same side. I'll make arrangements for them right away."
"These are my friends, please arrange for us to be together."
Qin Mo followed Chen Futu's advice and gave special consideration to Chen Huang and her brother, as well as Chen Yun and his wife.
Jie Nanfeng nodded, then instructed his men to lead the team to their destination.
Seeing that the matter was resolved, Chen Futu called Chen Huang aside to a corner, patted her head, and said, "Little girl, you stay here and behave yourself. I'll go find someone first, and then I'll come back to pick you up."
"Godfather, please go ahead. I will take good care of my younger brother and will definitely not cause any trouble for Uncle Qin."
Chen Huang is not old, but she has experienced a lot and has a kind of well-behavedness and maturity that is not common among people her age.
After watching Chen Huang carry the child and follow Qin Mo and the others, Chen Futu called out the system, "What about the reward? The anecdote should be completed by now, right?"
"Sorry, host, the Silver-Eyed Slayer is not yet complete. As required by the anecdote, Philadelphia is about to experience a frenzy, and Chen Huang is needed to kill the mutated beings of the frenzy."
"What the hell?"
"Similar to the monsters the host encountered before, this is a special calamity that the system calls a specialized frenzy. Philadelphia is about to experience a specialized frenzy, and the host needs to assist Chen Huang and her brother in intercepting and killing the specialized monsters."
"In other words, you have to defeat the BOSS to get the reward."
"Yes."
The system's answer was decisive. Chen Futu exhaled a breath of stale air, suppressing the urge to curse. "Fine, we're already here, a little delay won't make a difference. I'll find the person first and then help Chen Huang take down the special body. By the way, don't forget the double reward you promised."
"The system remembers. Please find Qin Liangyu as soon as possible. The system needs to verify the status of personality formation."
When the system issued the task this time, Chen Futu did not object.
He also wanted to know what had happened to Qin Liangyu. Given the system's tendency to say such things suddenly, there must be a big problem. Moreover, Philadelphia itself was special and could not be teleported across space. All these signs indicated that Philadelphia was strange.
Next, Chen Futu parted ways with Qin Mo and the others alone.
He anonymously asked in the regional channel how to enter the inner city, and the question immediately drew ridicule from the crowd.
"Dude, you're acting so suspiciously. You think you can get into the inner city?"
"Yes, what kind of place is the inner city? It's not a place you can just go to whenever you want."
"It is said that to enter the inner city, one must have a letter of introduction or be a relative of a servant of the city lord's mansion. Otherwise, one can only go in as a slave or maid."
Listening to everyone's chatter, Chen Futu gained a general understanding of the inner city.
It's impossible to get into the inner layer by ordinary means, but he has teleportation and can fly, so getting in isn't difficult. The difficulty lies in finding people.
"The system does not recommend that the host use teleportation in Philadelphia, because teleportation is a spatial transfer method, which may induce uncontrollable variables."
"You said the same thing before, that you couldn't activate the teleportation between the two places. Can't I just fly over?" Chen Futu asked.
"The city lord of the inner city is an eighth-level expert. The system suggests that the host should play it safe."
Chen Futu listened to the system's suggestion.
If it were a one-on-one fight, he might not be afraid of an eighth-level expert, but if he rashly barged into someone else's territory, he would inevitably attract not only an eighth-level expert, but also a seventh-level expert. To be on the safe side, it would be better to find an opportunity.
After much deliberation, Chen Futu patiently waited and then spent some resources to acquire a house in the boundary between the inner and outer cities to temporarily lie low. According to the system, a specialized-level frenzy was coming, and with such a large-scale frenzy, both the inner and outer cities would definitely be in chaos. Infiltrating the inner city would be a breeze, and finding people would be much easier.
Chen Futu lived in an old residential area with quite a few residents, which was under the jurisdiction of a force called Hai Dongqing.
Most residents are Awakened Ones, but their power is not high, similar to the second or third tier.
Night fell quickly.
As dawn approached, Chen Futu suddenly sensed something ominous deep within his heart.