Chapter 89

The station has Wi-Fi, so I'll update one more chapter before the train leaves! I'm seeking all kinds of support!

Lin Qing took a deep breath.

He understood what Mitsugi Sanjou meant.

"Your destination?" Lin Qing asked straightforwardly.

Mitsugi Sanjou smiled faintly and moved his finger on the map: "Following the successful example of Hokkaido, we analyzed the positions of 20 hidden worlds, which should be roughly similar to those in the game. In the game, there are 24 hidden supply points distributed globally! These are located in Santa Barbara, Nome, Inuvik, Churchill, and Cape Cod in North America; Rio de Janeiro, Montevideo, Valparaiso, and Calao in South America; Tahiti, Hawaii, and Guam in the Pacific; Hokkaido in Japan; Khol, Tiksi, and Dixon in Russia; Narvik, Hekla, and Faroe in Northern Europe; the Azores in the Atlantic; Kari-Bi in West Africa; and Rebaqu, Perth, and Wanganui in Australia."

Lin Qing listened intently.

He was very grateful that he had obtained the identity of a surgeon by chance; otherwise, where could he hear such deep secrets of a world?

Such secrets were enormous, obtained by a gang through great effort, and related to the distribution of global interests.

Mitsugi Sanjou took a deep breath and looked at Lin Qing, saying, "The location where I last obtained the Ancestor Virus is here!"

His finger pointed to a position in the vast western Pacific!

Lin Qing smiled.

Mitsugi Sanjou also smiled helplessly.

"Tahiti! S14, 147. Not too far!" Lin Qing said in a calm tone, "If it were in modern society, it would take about 10 hours to fly there from Hangzhou."

Mitsugi Sanjou smiled bitterly, "But in this Age of Exploration world, reaching there is almost a matter of life and death. You understand why I must dominate East Asia to go there, right?"

Lin Qing nodded, "Yes. First, one must dominate one of the seven seas, establish a vast maritime commercial empire, and have enough financial resources to invest in navigation technology and develop long-distance ships. Plus, one must widely recruit talented navigators to have any chance of reaching such a distant place with the technology of this era."

"I estimate that to reach this location, we need to control at least two forward bases: Guam and Hawaii!" Mitsugi Sanjou said solemnly, "Only then can we reach Tahiti."

"Is it impossible to find the Ancestor Virus in other places?" Lin Qing asked solemnly.

"Very unlikely!" Mitsugi Sanjou affirmed, "In Tahiti, I found the Ancestor Virus on a type of pirate bee by chance. This type of pirate bee is only found on a special species of bee native to Tahiti. In the world of the biohazard, this species of bee is nearly extinct. To implement my theory, there are two prerequisites. First, the area must not have undergone large-scale industrialization, meaning no species extinction or pollution, and the genetic diversity must not be destroyed. This requires a world setting before the Age of Exploration and the Industrial Age. Second, there must be the technological means to reach Tahiti. This rules out many medieval world settings. Only this advanced yet backward Age of Exploration world is the most suitable."

Lin Qing nodded.

To use a bug to change a world, what a huge benefit!

How could the space so easily provide such obvious loopholes for adventurers to exploit?

Mitsugi Sanjou is indeed a genius to have found such a place!

However, to go to Tahiti and find the Ancestor Virus, one must first establish two forward bases; otherwise, the voyage cannot reach that far.

This task is extremely difficult.

"Alright!" Mitsugi Sanjou said, "I've finished telling my story and secrets. Now it's your turn. How do you plan to help me get close to Li Huamei and assassinate her?"

"Very simple!" Lin Qing grinned, "When I entered the world, I was given the identity of Richard Huison!"

Mitsugi Sanjou stood up in shock!

His eyes flashed with disbelief.

Lin Qing remained calm, sipping his pre-rain Longjing tea.

After a while, Mitsugi Sanjou sat down and said calmly, "I see. No wonder you are so confident in getting close to Li Huamei. As Richard Huison, you can approach her without arousing any suspicion. I am beginning to have confidence in this mission."

Lin Qing nodded, "Our time is very tight, right?"

"Yes!" Mitsugi Sanjou said solemnly, "You know, one must wait a month between each entry into a world. If we fail to find the Ancestor Virus this time, I can only come back after 30 days. The changes during this period and the invasions by other teams are unpredictable."

Lin Qing nodded and stood up, "We should part ways."

Their conversation lasted for two hours.

"Seize the opportunity and act immediately," Mitsugi Sanjou stood up and bowed to Lin Qing, "I leave everything to you."

Lin Qing nodded and walked out.

The banquet was over.

The Takenaka gang found a local snakehead and connected with the Rai Island family. It seemed that the Rai Island family also had spies and bases in Hangzhou, the headquarters of the Li family. Lin Qing and his team watched the Takenaka gang board a medium-sized Chinese trade ship flying the Li family's merchant flag, set sail, and disappear into the distant horizon.

The lone sail faded into the blue sky, leaving only the Yangtze River flowing to the horizon.

Unfortunately.

On the distant ship, Mitsugi Sanjou gazed at Lin Qing and his companions on the distant dock, and the smile on his lips faded.

"How did your talk with him go?" Tanaka Yuu asked respectfully beside him.

"This guy is not ordinary," Mitsugi Sanjou said deeply, "But I need to observe him further."

A glint of sharpness flashed in Tanaka Yuu's eyes.

Clearly.

The boss still had reservations about this guy and the Hong Gang.

He knew that Mitsugi Sanjou always kept a card up his sleeve, especially for a first-time collaborator like a Hong Gang assassin. The words he told Lin Qing might contain great danger.

Mitsugi Sanjou smiled enigmatically.

"We should go," the Magician team leader glanced at Lin Qing, knowing that Lin Qing had a meeting with Mitsugi Sanjou.

Lin Qing gave him a nod, and the team leader led the way to a local tavern.

Like in the Age of Exploration, taverns were the best places for the Li family's merchant fleet to recruit sailors, gather intelligence, and meet navigators. These unidentified individuals would have to go to the tavern to find work if they wanted to join Li Huamei's fleet.

But Lin Qing didn't need to.

He walked straight to the Li family's merchant office, located on a bustling street near the Hangzhou dock.

"Xiang Fei Hu" Li!

He glanced down at his attire.

A white suit of rather poor taste, fortunately, his hair wasn't the greasy middle part typical of a traitor in the plot. Instead, it was black, which relieved Lin Qing.

His current identity was the British inspector of the Li family's merchant fleet.

Ironically, the Ming Dynasty strictly enforced a maritime ban, and the Li family's fleet was no exception. However, the Li family could navigate in the Ming Dynasty's waters thanks to Richard Huison's deep ties with Britain and Li Huamei's bribery of officials, which tacitly allowed the existence of the Li family's private fleet!

A Chinese merchant fleet and ship had to rely on foreign forces and bribery to operate in the Ming Dynasty, truly ironic.

But perhaps it was indeed the case at that time.

Lin Qing walked confidently into the building under the Li family's merchant flag.

It was a building with a distinct Chinese style, the headquarters of the Li family's merchant fleet.

Lin Qing was not stopped by anyone; the guards on either side saluted him.

"As Richard Huison, you have entered the Li family's merchant fleet. Your current contribution to the Li family's merchant fleet is 0, and Li Huamei and Yang Xien's attitude towards you is -15 points."

"In this world, Richard Huison's true identity is a British spy, Crawford, planted by Li Huamei. You have a secret relationship with Crawford, and his attitude towards you is friendly, with a relationship of 60 points."

"Due to your heavy bribery and British background, you have a good relationship with the governor of Jiangnan Province, Governor Jiang, and his attitude towards you is friendly, with a relationship of 60 points."

Clearly, the latter was the result of Lin Qing's universe-defying charm.

Before Lin Qing even entered the hall, he heard laughter and cheers.

"Great! Great!"

A hearty laugh echoed through the hall.

Lin Qing pushed open the door and looked inside.

An old man with gray hair but a vigorous spirit, dressed as a general, was laughing loudly.

Yang Xien.

A Chinese general of the Ming Dynasty's central army, known as a fierce warrior in the military. He was sent to the region and became friends with Li Huamei's father, who was like a brother to him. He had known Li Huamei since childhood and, after her father's death, raised her like his own child. He supported Li Huamei's desire to go to sea and provided her with overt and covert support.

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