Chapter 100

Without saying much, he directly accepted the call. As soon as it connected, Feiyu's loud voice came through—

"Promise, where are you?"

"Valley of Moon Creek, just finished the Deep Freeze Pond dungeon, you know that," Yang Ye replied.

"Ah, right, I know. Do you have time? Come to Rainfall City coordinates... I have something for you!"

"OK, waiting."

"Be quick!"

After the brief conversation, Yang Ye immediately chose to return to the city. He had no intention of guessing about the mystery Feiyu and Sakura Rain were playing.

The number of players in Rainfall City had increased compared to before. After the first class change, the slower leveling speed allowed a large number of low-level players and newcomers to gradually catch up. However, once they made their first class change, they would also need to stay at this stage for a long time, just like everyone else.

Yang Ye quickly arrived at the designated location with Lina. He looked around but didn't see Feiyu. It seemed that while he told Yang Ye to hurry, he himself didn't arrive first. Truly despicable. However, Yang Ye wasn't in a hurry. He took out some materials he carried with him and started making potions. Although he had been making potions whenever he had time, he had been focusing on making Life Sprouts, and ordinary potions, especially those for the current level, were somewhat lacking.

After a while, Feiyu finally arrived.

"Give me the item," Yang Ye said directly, not at all polite to Feiyu.

Feiyu hadn't even had time to catch his breath. Hearing Yang Ye's straightforwardness, he couldn't help but glare at him and laughed, "Damn, I'm not keeping it from you, what's the rush!"

As he spoke, he spread his palm, and data fragments scattered in the air. In a moment, a black fragment rested quietly in Feiyu's palm.

A Spirit Ghost Pearl fragment!

"Damn, give it to me quickly!" Yang Ye's eyes sparkled with excitement. If it weren't for the rules, he would have taken it by force.

"Here, take it, what's the rush." Feiyu sighed helplessly. He sent a trade request to Yang Ye, which was quickly accepted. Feiyu placed the Spirit Ghost Pearl fragment on the trade interface, and the transaction was completed instantly. The speed...

Looking at the Spirit Ghost Pearl fragment in his hand, Yang Ye felt that the dungeon run was worth it! However, upon further thought, Yang Ye had another question—

"How did you know I needed this?" Yang Ye asked Feiyu.

"Ah," Feiyu sighed again, "Sakura Rain is very observant. She saw you get a black item in the video of your PK in Ancient Tree City. It looked a lot like this. She also saw that you need several fragments to use it, so she decided to have me give it to you. This... is mine, you know!"

Looking at Feiyu, who looked like he wanted to cry, Yang Ye laughed and patted his shoulder, saying, "Feiyu, don't worry, if you have any requests, just let me know!"

"Really?!" Feiyu's eyes lit up, the gloom from before gone.

"I'll consider any request you have!" (He would consider and then refuse.)

"..."

...

After parting ways, Yang Ye was still excited. He now had four Spirit Ghost Pearl fragments, just one more to go. Once he had all of them, his stats and combat power would definitely increase significantly!

For now, he would focus on external strength. Internal strength wasn't something that could be improved quickly...

In the future, he needed to find ways to enhance his strength. Relying solely on the Miner's Hat wouldn't solve practical problems, like the Dragon Chaser's Song...

Before leaving, Yang Ye returned to his two small shops. Due to the urgent need for goods and his lack of time to make new ones, most of the shop space was idle, making him feel the limitations of being a solo player. After working hard for a while, he restocked a large amount of equipment and potions before logging off.

...

Considering what he needed to do next, Yang Ye didn't take on any time-consuming quests or dungeons. He simply logged in to level up, participate in battles, and restock his shops with new items.

On the third day, Yang Ye finally received a "Title" in the battle mode.

The "Title" was a new feature in the battle mode. Players who participated in battles and achieved certain results could receive titles from the system. The attribute bonuses weren't very high, but they looked good and were suitable for casual use. The "Medal" was better, but Yang Ye didn't have enough military merit points to exchange for it, so he didn't bother thinking about it.

Titles were awarded at different stages based on military merit points, including those already spent. This meant the system awarded titles based on the highest military merit points a player had ever achieved.

The "Title" Yang Ye received was for players with 10,000 military merit points. The number of players who had received this title wasn't very high—

"Unyielding Warrior!"

This was the name of the title, indicating a brave and skilled soldier in battle.

Below "Unyielding Warrior" were "Brave Fighter" and "Battle Vanguard." Above it were "Invincible General," "Commander of Ten Thousand," "Supreme Ruler," and the highest, "War God."

Even getting "Unyielding Warrior" was no easy feat, and the difficulty of the titles above it was unimaginable. The "War God" title, with its requirement of over a million military merit points, would likely take at least a year or even longer to achieve.

However, despite its minimal practical effect, the title was quite impressive. For example, Yang Ye, with his "Promise" ID (which was hidden), but the "Unyielding Warrior" title was visible. When Yang Ye appeared in a crowd, the title's effect—two crossed long spears, a black, textured font with speckled bloodstains and notches, surrounded by blood-red flames—gave a sense of a brutal battlefield. This effect immediately caught everyone's attention, especially the male players, who were envious.

Peach, who only had the "Battle Vanguard" title, which wasn't as impressive, was so frustrated that he spent the night grinding for military merit points.

Yang Ye smiled, not taking it seriously. Strength was the most important thing; these were just superficial.

...

For the next two days, Yang Ye didn't participate in any major activities. On the fifth night, he worked hard to level up to 36 and then logged off to rest. He had more important things to do the next day.

The next morning, Yang Ye woke up early, changed into a suit that was a bit wrinkled from long-term storage, and combed his hair carefully before heading out.

He drove to the temporary residence of Li Yanxin and the others, finding them already waiting. They were all dressed in suits, which was unusual for them, and a new business van was parked behind them.

"Ready?" Yang Ye asked with a smile.

"Been ready!" the three of them laughed.

"Let's go!"

Yang Ye drove the new business van, accelerated, and merged into the traffic. After a few turns, they disappeared behind the skyscrapers of Z City...

Their destination was W City.

W City wasn't far from Z City, but it wasn't close either. It took them nearly two hours to arrive. W City was less developed than Z City, a third-tier city with slow development. The business van drove down the highway, entered the city, and then left the city, entering the suburbs. The road was no longer smooth, and the surface was a bit bumpy.

"Almost there?" Cheng Jun asked, looking out the window.

"Almost, about ten more minutes," Li Yanxin, unusually quiet, replied.

"The weather is changing, it's going to rain," Cheng Jun raised his head slightly and looked at the sky.

The others looked up at the sky as well. It was overcast, with dark clouds pressing down. In the distance, there was a faint flash, like lightning, and it seemed to be raining there. The trees on the nearby hills were swaying back and forth, and the wind was strong, with dust flying everywhere, like a yellow cotton ball, hazy and indistinct.

The four of them fell silent, and Yang Ye continued driving.

Ten minutes later, the car finally stopped. The four of them got out and looked up at the slightly familiar place, all smiling.

"This place hasn't changed," Li Yanxin said, looking around.

"How could it change? This place doesn't need to develop," Cheng Jun also smiled.

"Look at those weeds in the corner, they haven't grown at all. It's been years!" Wu Di laughed.

Yang Ye looked up and smiled, "Yeah, it hasn't changed!"

It hadn't changed, still as familiar as ever. It was the same when he came here years ago, and it was the same now.

The tall wall, painted white at the top and dark blue at the bottom, was almost peeling off. The wall was very high, probably taller than five adults stacked on top of each other. At the top of the wall were barbed wires, and a sign read: "High Voltage, Beware!"

Looking left and right, the high wall stretched for a long distance, enclosing a large area, which seemed to be quite spacious.

In the middle of the high wall, opposite where Yang Ye and the others stood, was a huge iron gate, dividing the wall into two. A small door was open on the iron gate, making it look very secure, as if not even a fly could escape.

On the right side of the iron gate, a white sign with black letters read: "J Province W City Prison."

This was a prison.

...

"When is he coming out?" Wu Di looked at his phone; they had been waiting for twenty minutes.

"I don't know, probably around now? They might need to process some procedures, just wait," Li Yanxin said, his eyes fixed on the iron gate. He had been staring at it for twenty minutes, ever since they got out of the car.

Fortunately, the weather wasn't hot, and it seemed it was going to rain. The wind was strong, making it quite cool, but sometimes it blew larger grains of sand into their faces, causing pain.

The sky was getting darker, and the wind was getting stronger. The rain was coming.

Forty minutes later, a dull sound finally rang in their ears, making them all perk up—

He's coming out!