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Chapter 40 Gray Crow No. [-]

"We're ready to go, take care of Bai Shu."

The pony-tailed girl followed the boy in a daze. Bai Yue opened the glass door of the bookstore and casually gave instructions to the clerk.

"Don't worry, leave it to me! Mr. Store Manager!"

The girl sitting in a wheelchair at the door hugged the white lion cat tightly. Ning Xiaoyao waved her fist: "I will never disappoint your order!"

"Very good. As expected of my subordinate, he is very energetic."

Bai Yue stretched out his hand and rubbed the little girl's hair. The boy turned his head and smiled at the slightly confused girl: "Miss Ning of 'The Departed Wanderer,' start leading the way."

He reminded: "The arena showdown between you and the Blood Witch will begin soon."

"My... showdown..."

Ning Caiying seemed to still be immersed in the bloody fight in the Mechanical Institute. She subconsciously clenched her palms to grasp the sword, but at this moment, the girl suddenly felt a softness on the back of her hands.

She lowered her head and found that her sister was holding her hand.

"Sister, don't worry! With the power of the store manager, you will definitely be able to kill those stupid opponents who don't know what to do!"

The girl's eyes were bright, and Ning Xiaoyao showed a wicked smile that only a villain would show. Unfortunately, her smile was not evil, but rather cute and naive.

Bai Yue: "..."

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Ning Caiying quickly got rid of her confused state.

The girl's eyes became as bright as a hunter's, and the power of the setting was growing deep in her soul.

"Boss Bai, why do I feel that Xiaoyao's character suddenly becomes a little strange..."

While waiting for the public train, Ning Caiying suddenly realized something. The girl asked her own questions towards a certain instigator.

"Strange? Ahem...what's weird?"

Bai Yue looked up at the sky without squinting: "I think she is normal."

"You can't fool me, Boss Bai. After all... keen insight is also a required course for hunters."

The girl twirled her hair with her fingers and thought: "Xiao Yao has become overconfident since becoming your clerk."

Before the boy could explain, Ning Caiying took the initiative and approached Bai Yue's side.

The girl was already tall. She met the boy's gaze seriously. The distance between the two was shortened. Bai Yue could even see the reflection of himself and the world in the girl's eyes.

"However, I have never seen Xiaoyao truly happy. Thank you, Bai Yue."

The pretty girl showed a heroic smile: "You are the only person besides me who is willing to accept her."

"It's just an equivalent exchange."

When Bai Yue responded, the dull sound of the mechanical wheels being braked by the shaft chain rang in their ears. The young man turned his head and found that the bloated mechanical creation had stopped beside him.

Public trains are the most common means of transportation in the downtown area.

Although the speed and ride comfort of the railway car are completely incomparable with the shuttle in the upper city, its cheap cost and fare have made the railway car an iconic vehicle in the lower city.

"Get in the car and I'll pay for the fare."

Ning Caiying reached out and held the boy's arm. She took out a few Chinese coins from her pocket. After confirming the amount again and again, the girl threw them into the coin storage box.

The vehicle began to bump forward slowly.

Fortunately, there were not many people taking the bus at this time. The girl held Bai Yue's hand and quickly found two empty seats next to each other.

"Our destination is the 'Grey Crow No. [-]' at the junction of the lower city and the upper city."

Ning Caiying took the initiative to explain: "The company's support staff will be waiting for us there."

"The junction area...Gray Crow No. [-]..."

Bai Yue looked at the scenery outside the window, and the young man looked thoughtful: "This place sounds quite interesting." "It is also the most chaotic and disorderly area in the city."

Only then did Ning Caiying realize that she was still holding the other person's arm. The girl quickly let go and said with a slightly red face:

"People from the upper city and lower city gather there for various reasons, so there is a mix of good and bad people there, and there are a lot of weirdos."

"Why is it called 'Gray Crow No. [-]'?" Bai Yue asked.

"Because the entire junction area is actually a 'work' from the depths."

The heroic girl told the astonishing fact: "It is said that "Gray Crow No. [-]" is an architectural complex created by Emperor Jiang, the great inquisitor of the Yan Kingdom, from a deep ancient civilization."

It's such a big deal...

Bai Yue sighed in his heart. He stared at the scenery outside the car. Gradually, Bai Yue discovered some amazing and strange things.

Due to the serious blockage of the water channels in the lower city, a lot of rainwater accumulated on the roadside, and under the reflection of these puddles, Bai Yue noticed that something seemed to be hanging over his head.

The young man subconsciously looked up, and he saw a golden wing that covered the sky and the sun, looming between the sky and the ground. The golden feathers were looming, and the terrifying wingspan was incalculable, stretching for thousands of miles with no end in sight.

There is a god, whose shape is like a yellow sac, red like red fire, with six legs and four wings, and a faceless body. It knows singing and dancing, and it is the only emperor river.

This is...the Grand Inquisitor of the Yan Kingdom...

Ning Caiying naturally noticed something strange about Bai Yue. The girl followed the boy's line of sight, but saw nothing.

The sky was as gray as ever, and some outlines of the upper city were vaguely revealed, sparse and ordinary.

Soon, the public train began to drive uphill. Two sections of the road intersected in a spiral shape, transforming into a solid overpass with no end in sight, paving towards the sky.

The downtown buildings outside the car window became smaller and smaller. The pony-tailed girl had long been accustomed to this boring journey. She closed her eyes and took a nap to recharge her energy for the upcoming competition.

Bai Yue held open the car window. The young man's eyes were amazed and he stared curiously at the bizarre world outside.

There is no road... there is no overpass...

From the moment it touched the uphill slope, the public train drove on one piece after another of giant feather shafts that were connected together. The gray feathers extended outward and turned into floating foundations of different sizes.

The Inquisitor's work takes over the depths of the sky.

Countless buildings are located on the feathers, and bustling people are walking among the feather shafts. Everyone has a calm expression, as if they cannot see the abyss beyond the feathers.

After a while, the public train stopped at its destination.

The sleepy girl got out of the car with the young boy who had never seen the world. Before Bai Yue could ask anything, the two heard the official announcement.

[This area is maintained by Judge No. 20 Dijiang of the Yanguo Trial Bureau throughout the entire process. Violators will be punished as appropriate. Citizens are requested to abide by the law and work together to create a good urban environment. 】

Amidst the steady and indifferent sound of the radio, Bai Yue looked at the surrounding scenery.

The cluster of buildings sitting on the feather rises and falls, almost filling the space, making it overwhelming.

Everywhere you look, there are colorful giant billboards, full of company slogans and new set products. The neon colors compete to fill people's empty souls.

On the billboard closest to Bai Yue, there happened to be a beautiful girl from the Eastern Kingdom in bright clothes.

The idol singer from Dongguo was dancing with a microphone. She scolded people's numb life with her lyrics and incited people to embrace higher-level pursuits, which aroused the enthusiastic resonance of countless fans in the audience.

A ragged little beggar fell under the billboard. He curled up and seemed to have fallen into a coma due to hunger.

Soon, several company employees in suits and ties hurried over and dragged away the thin beggar, seemingly unwilling to let the dirty beggar tarnish the image of the idol singer.

Bai Yue withdrew his gaze.

This place is neither as bright and beautiful as the upper city, nor as boring as the lower city.

The young man still looked that lazy, and Bai Yue's lips curved into a smile with unknown meaning.

"Come on, show me this wonderful world."

(End of this chapter)