The First Mist Chapter 81 Secret
"You replaced No. 10. What's your name?" the middle-aged man who spoke earlier suddenly asked.
Xu Shen opened his mouth subconsciously, but closed it in time and said nothing.
After waiting for a few seconds and seeing that Xu Shen didn't say anything, the middle-aged man knew that Xu Shen had become alert and could only give up with regret.
"You are so mean."
The charming female voice said with a smile: "Number 10 is not so stupid, otherwise he would not have been able to deal with the previous number 10 clown. Well, the previous number 10 was codenamed the clown. He died so quickly, he really looked like a clown. I hope that the new number 10 can live longer and become an old friend."
Clown... Xu Shen was a little speechless when he thought of the clown mask. He lowered his voice and asked, "Are you all calling each other by code names?"
The charming female voice chuckled and said, "You can use code names. If you don't want to reveal more information, you can also use numbers. Of course, code names can also be misleading and have the effect of creating an illusion. For example, if you have an enemy, you can use the other person's characteristics or name as a code name. Perhaps other people with ill intentions will help you hunt down your enemy..."
At this point, she laughed like a silver bell.
Xu Shen's heart sank, which meant that the people who came here were not friendly to each other.
"If my reasoning is correct, No. 10, you should be relatively young, right? Let me guess... Well, probably around 20 years old. The range of second-form people of this age... is very small!" said the charming female voice with a laugh.
Xu Shen's expression changed slightly, and he said in a low voice: "Why do you say that?"
"Huh, you're not panicking, but you still seem nervous. Your tone is a little heavier than before . From a psychological point of view, there is a high probability that I am right."
The charming female voice chuckled and said: "I forgot to introduce you, my code name is Detective, can you guess, am I a great detective in real life?
As for why I say you are around 20 years old, it is because you deliberately disguised your low and hoarse voice, which sounds like a middle-aged person, but... your silent observation before shows that you are a very cautious and careful person. "
"Such a cautious person would definitely not reveal his true information at the first opportunity, so your real age is the opposite of what you want to show."
The detective woman's voice revealed a little pride: "Did I get it all right?"
Basically hit the mark...
Xu Shen felt a chill in his heart and thought that this seemingly easy-going woman was the most dangerous. He had been restrained and hidden enough, but she managed to find out his information with just a few clues.
She even knew from the other party's words that the clown masked man was the second form... Never mind, that guy used his mask as a code name, and it was normal for his strength to be detected by someone with this kind of brain matter.
"You'll scare the new guy like this, and he won't dare to speak freely in the future."
The middle-aged man next to him said helplessly: "Can't you wait for him to say more, wait until you have enough information, and then directly deduce his true identity?"
Xu Shen couldn't help but look at the other person. This guy was more insidious.
"That would be too boring. I said this just to remind him." The charming female voice laughed.
"You haven't told me yet where this place is and how to exit?" Xu Shen interrupted the two and said in a low voice.
Although he was guessed, he did not give up and still maintained his previous hoarse and low voice.
"This is the spiritual world, also known as the spirit world."
The charming female voice smiled and said, "The ball of light we are in can be called aura. This is the inner space of the red crystal. Our consciousness is drawn in by its power and can be connected here. By the way, this thing is very expensive and rare. If you are willing to sell it, it is enough for you to squander for ten lifetimes."
Xu Shen's mind moved, "Sell?"
"Haha, I'm really moved..."
The charming female voice smiled and said, "The red crystal is called Lingmi. According to legend, it contains the supreme power in the world. Whoever can collect all the Lingmi will gain this power and rule the world... Of course, it's just a legend, but this kind of legend is very tempting, so if you reveal your true identity, someone will come knocking on your door soon."
Xu Shen's face changed slightly. This tiny crystal actually has such a legend?
"There are 27 Lingmi in total, but currently only 12 of them have owners. The rest have either not been found yet or have been collected and treasured by others."
The detective woman said, "If you are really short of money, you can sell it to No. 2. No. 2 is a very important person, perhaps the leader of a noble family, or one of the rulers of the inner city. In short, the price he offers is 100 million, plus permanent residency in the inner city, and a prominent status."
"If you sell it, you will immediately become a rich man and enjoy endless pleasures for the rest of your life."
Xu Shen was slightly stunned and looked at the light balls around him. He counted them and found that there were indeed 27 of them.
But only 12 of them glowed faintly, while the rest were rather dim, and their brilliance was obviously less than that of the other spheres.
"One hundred million..." Xu Shen couldn't imagine what kind of a number this was. He estimated that the combined assets of the top ten richest people in the Black Light District would be around this amount, right?
The price was really tempting, but Xu Shen quickly gave up the idea.
"This life will probably be very short..." Xu Shen shook his head.
When Crystal was handed over, the money might not belong to him anymore.
The clown masked man was in a hurry to raise money and did not sell this item. Even he understood this truth, so Xu Shen naturally understood it as well.
Moreover, he could hear some teasing in the detective woman's tone. Obviously, if he really asked her, she would most likely laugh out loud.
"Since this thing is so precious and so dangerous, isn't it more dangerous for you to talk to each other here? What if the other party has bad intentions?" Xu Shen asked in a low voice.
Seeing that Xu Shen understood the danger, the detective woman said, "Some people used to sell it, but they disappeared later. Now no one sells it. Those who get the spiritual secrets keep them for themselves. Although this thing has a very tempting legend, it is impossible to collect them all. I heard that some were lost in the sea of ruins, and some were lost outside the world. In other words, even if we find all the spiritual secrets in our hands, we are still missing."
"Especially the spiritual secrets that are lost outside the world. Who dares to look for them? It is even more dangerous than outside the base city. Even if you go there, you can't come back."
Ruins of the sea?
Outside the world?
Xu Shen was stunned. The words spoken by this detective woman contained a huge amount of information.
And they were all secrets he had never heard of.
It’s not even recorded in the books!
Xu Shen's eyes flickered. He didn't know whether he should ask in detail. Based on the woman's previous observations and reasoning, the more she said, the more information about herself would be exposed.
"Are you the third form?" Xu Shen asked after thinking for a while.
The detective woman laughed and said, "How can you be so direct? I am only in the second form like you. From what I have observed, only No. 1, No. 2, No. 4 and No. 11 have reached the third form!"
Xu Shen was slightly stunned. There were only 12 of them in total, and four of them had reached the third form?
The third form...this is definitely a super big shot, right?
You know, the second form already has a very high status, and is in charge of a branch.
"If what you said is true, and Lingmi has lost some, then why did No. 2 buy it?" Xu Shen asked in a low voice.
"Who knows? Maybe he thinks he can collect all the money. Maybe it's because of some obsession?" The detective's wife smiled and said, "To us, this amount of money is an astronomical figure, but to others, it may just be a small amount of money..."
Xu Shen was somewhat speechless.
One hundred million is a small amount of money?
Poverty really limited his imagination.
"Speaking of which, if you point out other people's information like this, they will probably want to kill you, right?" Xu Shen looked at the orange ball of light.
"Hehe, that would be interesting..."
The detective woman suddenly laughed happily, even a little morbidly: " This kind of hide-and-seek game is fun. If you want to kill me, you have to find me first."
Xu Shen was speechless.
"Then how do I quit? Do you guys usually just chat here?" Xu Shen was puzzled. This was a bit too boring. He was not a person who liked to chat with others.
"See that gray fog under your feet? If you want to exit, just keep staring at it and imagine yourself falling into it, and you'll be able to exit." The detective woman said:
"We don't usually chat here. I heard from No. 1 that the spiritual world has lasted for thousands of years, since the birth of the ruins, or even earlier. The lucky ones who got the spiritual secrets gathered here. We don't know each other's identities, but we can help each other. Our identities are distributed everywhere, in all classes and professions. Maybe there are some problems that are difficult to talk about, or difficulties that cannot be solved, but we can find help from others here."
"So, we have another name here, called the Lingmi Mutual Aid Association."
At this point, she laughed again: "But remember, although we help each other, we must not let each other know our true identities, otherwise the well-intentioned help may very likely turn into malicious murder... No, it's not very likely, but inevitable!"
Xu Shen's eyes flickered slightly. This felt a bit like the ruins.
Invisible, must not be seen, and Xu must never be allowed to know that one can sense them, otherwise it will attract their gaze.
"How can we help each other while hiding our identities?" Xu Shen asked, "Any kind of help is fine?"
"How you hide is up to you. You can state your demands and rewards here, just like the previous clown No. 10. His demand was to build a Xushen cannon. He said he wanted to bomb a certain place. Hehe, it's a pity that he died before he could finish it..." The detective woman laughed.
“…”
Xu Shen was speechless. This was not a spiritual secret mutual aid association at all; it was simply a spiritual secret terrorist organization.
"You can ask for help, or you can complete the help of others." The detective woman smiled and said, "The reward is negotiable. You can gaze into the aura of others, and if others have hung up the mission requirements, you will be able to see it."
"Just stare?"
Xu Shen tried to stare at her orange-yellow light.
But nothing emerged.
"I don't need anyone's help, so it's useless for you to think of me." The detective woman smiled, obviously guessing Xu Shen's actions.
