Li Chengyi sighed upon seeing this and glanced at Keya, who was counting ants by the side.
"Wait here for , I’ll be back in a mont," he said.
"Okay," Keya nodded.
The two were on a ridge between two rice fields, surrounded by old farrs busy with their work. It was not a deserted area, so safety was not a concern.
After giving instructions to Keya, Li Chengyi quickly headed towards Tom.
Shortly thereafter, as he reached a corner out of sight, a flash of black light occurred, and he vanished on the spot.
The next ti he appeared, he was beside Tom and the other two.
On the modest grasslands outside the Water Forest, there were three adults covered in wounds and bloodstains.
’Such good children... offering themselves up as excellent materials, not a single one can be missed.’
Li Chengyi took one glance at the trio, first approaching the woman who was on her last breath. He extended his hand and lightly touched her forehead.
A soft golden light burst forth from his fingertip, flowing into the woman’s head.
That was the Radiance Field.
Although this Flower Language Technique was not strong, it truly was the one Li Chengyi used most frequently.
Healing, detoxifying, and removing curses, it was akin to a panacea with abilities that, while not overly powerful, were far from weak and could save a life.
And now, used on an ordinary person, it was truly a divine dicine.
The woman’s vital signs quickly returned to normal, and Li Chengyi withdrew his hand, moving on to the next person.
With the sa action, that person was soon out of danger as well.
Lastly, it was Tom.
’Huh, it’s not poison? A kind of contamination of Consciousness Power? A curse maybe?’
During his examination, Li Chengyi discovered that Tom’s condition was different from what he had expected.
’No matter, a greater intensity can still remove it.’
He imdiately increased the strength of the Radiance Field, letting it envelop Tom entirely.
Soon, the curse was removed, but Li Chengyi left a hint of injury on Tom to avoid raising any suspicions.
After completing these tasks, Li Chengyi stood up, thought for a mont, and then gently touched Tom’s forehead.
Hiss!
A violet-black sword-shaped pattern flashed by and disappeared in an instant.
That was an unford Sword of Wisdom, one of the tens of thousands within him, capable of protecting Tom’s life in a crucial mont.
Such a promising seedling could not be lost to an accident.
Having done all this, he Flash Appeared back to his original location and walked towards Keya.
’In the future, this seedling can be codenad Detective as a point of reference.’
The two did not linger any longer, instead choosing to head back to the city.
The unexplained trip out of the city, the mysterious wait on the ridge, followed by the equally enigmatic return to the city left Keya utterly baffled.
But she asked no questions, for whatever the boss did, her only responsibility was to ensure his safety.
Back at the office, Dunis was hiring soone to paint the outer wall with waterproof paint.
"People from New Moon ca by again, but when they saw Niya, they turned back. Speaking of which, we really owe a lot to Niya," Dunis said with a feeling of gratitude.
"Yes, Miss Niya truly is our lucky star. Without her, my progress would have been much slower," Li Chengyi agreed with a nod.
At that mont, Durania was playing chess with Nilan, both deeply engrossed and clearly wagering sothing on the ga.
Li Chengyi observed Durania from the side, seeing another promising seedling.
She was born with a strong Power of Persuasion, able to easily transmit her Consciousness Power to others, infecting them.
Li Chengyi, of course, had planted a Consciousness Seed within her mind, and over the past two years, Durania had beco one of the two people, aside from Tom, whose Consciousness Power had grown the fastest.
In fact, by now, Li Chengyi had turned the whole of Ludian City into his Thousand Facets Sword To Farm, scattering seeds that were peacefully growing under his watch.
And like an old farr, he worked hard to shield them, protecting them from the elents.
Of course, they couldn’t be completely sheltered from all storms; his job was rely to prevent them from being beaten to death by the weather.
Entering the office, Li Chengyi called Dunis over and looked over a previous investigation report.
"There’s a new job. Help look into it."
"Boss, we have a new client at the office, should we take it? It’s an investigative case, offering two hundred thousand upfront. There’s more after success! It’s a rare big client!" Dunis whispered urgently.
"If you want to take it, take it. My job cos first. We can hire a few more people to help," Li Chengyi said casually.
"Alright!" Dunis nodded.
If initially he sold the office to Li Chengyi for protection, now he truly felt a difference.
Everything was going too smoothly.
After the office was renad to Forever Office, whenever he went to a departnt in the city, he no longer experienced the arduous pleading of the past. People ca to assist him promptly and efficiently, without any delay.
His daughter Nilan might not sense this change, but as soone who frequented various departnts, he could feel it acutely.
Therefore, he now understood that the boss was definitely not as simple as he appeared on the surface.
He stayed on to work, feeling it was well deserved.
"Has there been a major case outside the city, near the Water Forest?" Li Chengyi asked.
"There has, so small Church Group was having a gathering there, performing a ritual, and then over thirty people vanished without a trace," Dunis nodded.
He paused.
"However, the authorities have suppressed the matter. After all, it was an underground church, one of those unregulated types. Dead is dead; they were all bad elents, people with such bad records, it would be almost justifiable to execute any of them."
"Is that so?" Li Chengyi pondered for a while. Since Tom and the other two had survived, they must have witnessed and co into contact with so dangerous secrets. There would inevitably be more to co.
He waved his hand.
"I understand. You may leave now."
"Alright."
Closing the door, Li Chengyi walked to the window and gazed in the direction of the Water Forest.
’The seeds have begun to sprout, yet I do not know the reason for their germination. This is not good...’
His mind stirred.
Suddenly, three hazy cyan halos of human figures appeared in his field of vision.
The three figures floated still, and as the halos gradually dissipated, their true details beca apparent.
The first one was none other than Tom, whom he had just saved.
He was wearing a brown leather jacket and camo pants, with a narrow-brimd cowhide hat, his head bowed, his expression serene, and his brown eyes revealing an indescribable sadness.
Below him, two words in Black Sea Script automatically erged: Detective.
The second, a deford dwarf with both hands and feet severed off. He was holding a broken bowl, struggling to raise his head, but instead of a begging plea, his ugly face and eyes exuded calmness.
The words in Black Sea Script below him were: Dwarf.
The third was the familiar Durania.
The kind and gentle noblewoman wore a beige cinched waist long skirt, her exposed forearms and hands were fair as lotus roots, and although her face was not attractive, rely common, her eyes were like gentle waters, clear and flowing.
The Black Sea Script below her read: Noblewoman.
These three were the ones whose Consciousness Seeds had grown the fastest and were the most stable after he had planted them, and their Consciousness Power was of the highest quality as well.
In the future, they were likely to condense three Human-Faced Spirit Swords.
This kind of projection was simply a small trick of Li Chengyi’s own Consciousness Power control, not difficult, but it could very vividly display the status of the three individuals.
With the distance transfer of seeds, the status of the three individuals would automatically appear and provide feedback here.
Even significant shifts in emotions could be reflected here.
"Such good children..." Li Chengyi looked at them with a gentle gaze in his eyes.
What exactly was hidden in the Water Forest that allowed Tom’s Consciousness Power to grow so much?
He decided to see for himself.
It was just as well that he had been studying the localization of spatial positions of the Floral Beads, which was sowhat tiring; going out for a stroll might be good for him.
The aura of the Floral Bead on Paine’s side seed to be becoming richer with the passage of ti.
Li Chengyi, using the technique of reverse tracing and the Floral Bead’s location teleportation, carefully studied and slowly dissected, was actually making so gains.
His strong perceptiveness once again served him well, helping him to begin gradually extending along the aura into the depths of space, slowly forming a new technique for excavating deep spatial traces.
Coming back to his senses, Li Chengyi walked to the corner of the curtain, a flash of black light, and he had disappeared within the office.
The next second, he was in the Water Forest.
In the gloomy depths of the forest, branches hung down like curtains, casting an even more sinister shadow over the area.
The ground was damp and soggy, soft like a swamp.
The densely packed dark green branches around were as if covered with a thick layer of green mold, making one’s heart itch just by looking at them.
Li Chengyi simply glanced around, his Consciousness Power spreading out, and quickly found another place.
He stepped forward, lightly floating up, and flew towards that spot.
Before long, he ca upon a wetland that was obviously damaged.
Several corpses clad in white robes lay on the ground, their eyes all gouged out, leaving only two desiccated bloody holes.
But these were clearly not fresh wounds.
Li Chengyi moved closer, searching one of the bodies and found an ancient booklet.
The pale yellow, coarse booklet — upon opening, it was filled with densely packed poems praising a deity nad Ra.
’Ra? That seems to be the main deity of the Church Group of White Praise...’ Li Chengyi recalled.
Could it be people from the White Praise?
He hadn’t expected that this domineering and strong Church Group actually possessed the ability to induce changes in one’s Consciousness Power and significantly enhance its strength.
A new idea rapidly took shape in Li Chengyi’s mind.
’If the Detective continues to surge like this, it is estimated that within three more tis, he will reach the perfect limit and then undergo sublimation and transformation.’
"Who’s there!?" Suddenly, a deep voice erged from the forest not far away.
Li Chengyi snapped back to reality, his eyes shifting slightly to look in the direction of the sound.
There, in the shadows, two tall figures in white robes quickly appeared; the one in front was distinguishable by the number of silver stripes on the cuffs of their sleeves.
The two of them wore white masks, only exposing their eyes. At this mont, their gaze towards Li Chengyi was tinged with a hint of wariness.
’Hostility 1.’
’Hostility 2.’
Their Evil Thoughts surged rapidly into Li Chengyi’s mind.
"Just as well, as a passerby with all-white hair, I would like to ask you two, what brings the White Praise here...?"
He smiled at them, and the Evil Flower on the back of his hand lit up with a faint purple glow.
All white hair?
The two of them looked at Li Chengyi, unable to argue.
Instantly, their eyes began to take on a hint of purple.
’Flower Language Technique: Power of Persuasion (chance of permanently persuading the opponent to change their allegiance attitude).’
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