Chapter 86
The fact that Main Quest Four would be very simple was actually within Yu Zhi’s expectations.
From the very beginning, none of the main quests had truly been difficult.
Main Quest One: Kill one alien species nearby.
Mission Objective: Within a six-hour countdown, kill at least one alien species within the designated area. After completing the task, you will not be able to leave the designated area. Please complete the task actively.
Main Quest Two: Defend the Earth, starting with yourself.
Mission Objective: Within the limited time of twenty-four hours, do your utmost and carry out one personal action to defend the Earth. Please complete the task actively.
Main Quest Three: Love the Homeland (0/10)
Mission Objective: Kill at least one alien species every day. The mission lasts ten days and refreshes at 00:00 each day. Please complete it actively.
During Main Quest One, killing a single insect was enough to finish the task.
Main Quest Two only required exhausting your abilities or spending all your universal coins.
Both of those missions played a small word game.
By the time it reached Main Quest Three, it was practically a repeat of Main Quest One, removing even the tiny bit of difficulty that remained.
All along, the true difficulty had never been the main quests. It had always been the dungeon quests.
Compared to the low-difficulty, low-reward main quests, the system had been constantly encouraging everyone to complete the high-difficulty, high-reward dungeon missions.
Ten days ago, when Main Quest Three first began, Fu Suxi had already been searching for pollution sources, hoping to trigger dungeon quests.
There was no way Fu Suxi didn’t understand the system’s true intentions.
There was also no way he didn’t know that this time Main Quest Four would be simple.
Yu Zhi stared straight at Fu Suxi.
Fu Suxi’s expression remained indifferent. Even his eyelashes did not tremble. When the newly released Main Quest Four appeared, he showed an unusual calmness.
As expected.
He had known long ago.
He knew the mission wouldn’t be difficult, which was why he deliberately mentioned Yu Zhi’s “prophecy.”
For a moment, Yu Zhi couldn’t quite figure out what Fu Suxi was thinking.
He was helping hide Yu Zhi’s real ability while spreading the rumor of the prophecy ability Yu Zhi had casually fabricated.
Yu Zhi looked at Fu Suxi.
Fu Suxi was also looking at him.
Those long, narrow black eyes held no obvious emotion—only a faint killing intent, a trace of hostility, cold indifference, and unmistakable scrutiny.
Their gazes met.
Fu Suxi broke the silence first.
“You knew what this mission would be, didn’t you?” he said meaningfully.
Yu Zhi’s brow moved slightly.
“Aren’t you the one who knew?” he asked back.
Before Fu Suxi could respond, Lu Liming’s loud voice suddenly rang out between them.
“I knew too.”
“More than half the Operations Bureau already knows.”
Lu Liming scratched his head, puzzled. “Brother Yu, didn’t you already predict it?”
Yu Zhi: “…”
Fu Suxi: “…”
After a brief silence, Yu Zhi asked casually, “How did they spread it?”
Lu Liming answered without thinking. “They said you predicted that there wouldn’t be any major mission tonight.”
Yu Zhi couldn’t help glancing at Fu Suxi.
What exactly was Fu Suxi trying to do with this so-called prophecy ability?
Control S City? That didn’t make sense. If Fu Suxi wanted control of S City, he didn’t need a prophecy ability.
Lure Meteorite Biotech? That didn’t make sense either. Meteorite Biotech was already very interested in him. There was no need to add unnecessary complications.
Using his prophecy ability seemed to bring far more disadvantages than benefits for Fu Suxi…
Yu Zhi’s eyelashes trembled slightly.
Then he suddenly realized something.
Fu Suxi had been staring at him the entire time.
That undisguised gaze was filled with investigation and scrutiny, fixed directly on his face.
Yu Zhi’s eyelid twitched.
Only then did he understand what this mad dog was trying to do.
He had deliberately spread the prophecy rumor. Deliberately come to find Yu Zhi just before the main quest was released.
All to see how Yu Zhi would react.
Fu Suxi was testing him.
Observing him.
Yu Zhi: ???
The corner of his mouth twitched slightly, disbelief flashing through his eyes.
Is this guy insane?
He had deceived the entire Operations Bureau just to observe Yu Zhi’s reaction?
Wasn’t he afraid Yu Zhi might take advantage of that prophecy ability to say or do something reckless?
Yu Zhi couldn’t help asking, “Are you still suspecting that I’m from Meteorite Biotech?”
“If I really were, they wouldn’t need to go through all this trouble—”
Fu Suxi slowly said three words.
“I know.”
Yu Zhi stopped mid-sentence.
You know?
He looked up.
Fu Suxi took a drag from his cigarette and said slowly, “You’re not from Meteorite Biotech. That’s exactly why you’re even more suspicious.”
The man’s dark eyes locked onto him like a hawk’s, tearing away the thin veil between them without mercy.
“You’ve heard about those things.”
“You’re not from the Operations Bureau, and you’re not from Meteorite Biotech. As an ordinary person, where could you have heard about them?”
Yu Zhi’s heart skipped.
He watched as Fu Suxi walked toward him step by step and stopped right in front of him, looking down at him.
Fu Suxi’s features were sharp and severe. When he lowered his head to look at someone, the pressure was overwhelming.
“And second,” he continued, “can an ordinary person manipulate Meteorite Biotech and the system like that?”
“Would an ordinary person dare deceive the livestream audience? Dare to do it right in front of the Operations Bureau?”
Fu Suxi glanced casually above Yu Zhi’s head.
Checking personal information… Unable to view target information.
Unable to view.
Fu Suxi slowly exhaled smoke.
More importantly—the personal information.
Blue-white smoke drifted through the air, blurring the outlines of their faces.
Fu Suxi glanced briefly at Lu Liming. Seeing that his mouth was hanging open wide enough to fit an egg inside, it was obvious he understood nothing. Fu Suxi withdrew his gaze and looked at the barrage.
User “Lord of Fire God” is curious about your speculation and tips 100 universal coins.
User “Supplement Vitamin E” hopes you will honestly reveal your guess and tips 50 universal coins.
User “Clear-Minded in the World” hopes you will torture the other party for answers and tips 100 universal coins.
User “Scarecrow’s Grass” urges you to interrogate him brutally and tips 100 universal coins.
Even the barrage had no idea what Yu Zhi actually was.
Fu Suxi extinguished the cigarette, bent down, and pinched Yu Zhi’s face, forcing him to raise his head.
He stared directly into Yu Zhi’s clear black-and-white eyes and asked bluntly,
“Yu You. Who exactly are you?”
Yu Zhi tilted his head back slightly.
He felt numb.
He was really just an extremely ordinary passerby!
So ordinary he didn’t even know the plot of the novel!
Yes, he had lied. Yes, he had tricked the system and played the livestream viewers.
But he was still a good person!
The livestream viewers also believed Fu Suxi’s words and immediately began asking questions.
User “World’s No.1 Cute Girl” is curious about your true identity and tips 20 universal coins.
User “momo” is extremely interested in your hidden identity and tips 20 universal coins.
User “Arrogant Rich Young Master” believes you are hiding your identity for a profound reason and tips 0.1 universal coins.
Yu Zhi: “…”
Your so-called hidden identity exists entirely in your imagination.
If he told Fu Suxi about the novel, Fu Suxi would most likely not believe the excuse of “a friend told me.”
Even if he believed it, he would definitely investigate further. And since Yu Zhi himself didn’t know the detailed plot, Fu Suxi would inevitably go after Ah Zheng.
That might even bring trouble to Ah Zheng…
Thinking of that, Yu Zhi abandoned the idea of explaining and slapped Fu Suxi’s hand away.
He sighed softly and said earnestly,
“Who else could I be?”
“I’m the older brother you can never have, no matter how much you love me.”
Fu Suxi: “…”
He lifted his eyelids, about to speak, but after noticing movement at the far end of the corridor, he swallowed the words.
The next moment, hurried footsteps echoed down the quiet hallway.
“Minister Yu.”
A familiar female voice sounded.
Yu Zhi turned his head and saw Shang Yu rushing over with a pile of documents in her arms.
But when she approached and saw that the two people standing beside Fu Suxi were Yu Zhi and Lu Liming, her steps suddenly stopped.
For a moment, she didn’t know whether she should come closer.
Fu Suxi saw her hesitation and said coldly, “Why are you standing there?”
Shang Yu quickly walked forward.
The closer she got, the more clearly she could feel the tense atmosphere among the three men.
She quickly looked them over, her gaze settling on Yu Zhi in the center. Forcing a smile, she tried to ease the tension.
“Brother Yu, I just heard about it when I came back. Your prophecy was incredibly accurate! This mission is really simple, and it even lasts a full month.”
“When did you predict—”
She was walking too quickly and accidentally bumped into Lu Liming, who was still standing there in a daze.
The stack of documents in her arms scattered across the floor, and Lu Liming was knocked down by an unintentional elbow.
“Ow—”
He landed on the floor with a thump.
Shang Yu hurried to help him up and continued asking Yu Zhi, “Brother Yu, when did you make the prediction?”
Lu Liming, now shaken back to reality, rubbed his tailbone and answered instinctively.
“When Brother Yu was sleeping.”
Shang Yu’s eyes widened in shock.
“With who?”
“No—what I mean is, it triggered while he was asleep? Are there any other conditions?”
Lu Liming didn’t notice her first question at all and continued, “Brother Yu said he never woke up. Maybe he predicted it while sleep-talking.”
Shang Yu glanced at his exhausted, absent-minded expression, then turned to look at Fu Suxi.
Fu Suxi was staring straight at Yu Zhi, showing not the slightest trace of fatigue.
In an instant, countless scenes flashed through her mind.
A moment later, she cleared her throat and slowly raised the corners of her lips.
“So Minister Yu overheard it.”
“Brother Yu, if it’s convenient later—”
Fu Suxi interrupted her. “Have you finished investigating?”
Once the conversation turned to business, Shang Yu immediately suppressed her wandering thoughts and answered seriously.
“Everything that could be investigated has been investigated.”
Fu Suxi glanced at Yu Zhi, signaling her to follow him, then turned and walked toward the room.
Yu Zhi remained standing where he was.
Suddenly, something was stuffed into his hand.
He turned his head.
Shang Yu winked at him and silently mouthed six words:
Headquarters phone. Anytime.
Then she hurried after Fu Suxi.
Bang.
The door closed.
Yu Zhi looked down. The item Shang Yu had given him was her ID card, complete with her photo.
He put it away and turned to Lu Liming.
“Do you know where the communications officers are?”
Lu Liming nodded. “At the command center. I remember the way.”
After saying that, he turned and walked ahead.
Yu Zhi followed.
When they reached a corner, Lu Liming almost walked straight into the wall. Yu Zhi quickly grabbed him, meeting his slightly unfocused eyes.
“What’s wrong?” Lu Liming asked blankly.
Although there weren’t many people in the corridor, someone could appear at any moment. It wasn’t a good place to talk.
Yu Zhi asked, “Where’s your room?”
Lu Liming pointed.
Yu Zhi headed in that direction.
After entering Lu Liming’s room and locking the door, Yu Zhi spoke directly.
“Do you remember Chen Tingting and the pollution source experiment?”
Lu Liming nodded. “I remember.”
Yu Zhi explained, “The company that conducted the experiment is called Meteorite Biotech. The pollution zone Fu Suxi went to early this morning is their branch in S City.”
Lu Liming paused slightly. The company name sounded somewhat familiar, but after thinking for a moment he couldn’t remember where he had heard it before. He stopped thinking about it and listened carefully as Yu Zhi described what had happened in the pollution zone.
Yu Zhi recounted everything that had happened in the dungeon, including the black-robed man and the invitation letter.
“After leaving that company, a dungeon quest appeared…”
Lu Liming thought it over for a while.
Then he suddenly understood why Fu Suxi had asked those strange questions earlier.
So he was suspecting Brother Yu’s identity!
It seemed Fu Suxi only knew a little about Brother Yu. With so many identities, how could this little suspicion even count?!
Lu Liming thought about it and concluded that Fu Suxi was probably just a minor passerby in Brother Yu’s grand plan to eliminate pollution sources.
Not worth thinking about.
He refocused on Meteorite Biotech and asked, “Meteorite Biotech is actually trying to recruit you.”
“Brother Yu, are you going to join them? If you go, I’ll go too.”
Yu Zhi fell silent.
He had thought Lu Liming would say something about Meteorite Biotech itself. Instead he simply asked whether Yu Zhi would join.
Yu Zhi answered directly.
“I won’t.”
Then he suddenly felt that answer might have been too decisive. What if Meteorite Biotech ended up ruling Earth in the future?
Thinking of that possibility, he added another sentence.
“For now.”
“Okay,” Lu Liming nodded naturally. “Then I won’t join either, for now.”
Yu Zhi asked, “Do you have anything else you want to ask?”
Lu Liming thought for a moment.
“Yes.”
“Looking at this Main Quest Four, it’s even simpler than the previous ones.”
He paused and carefully reread the mission objective to confirm he wasn’t imagining things.
“During Main Quest Two, it said we had to do our utmost. But this time we only need to perform a personal action to defend Earth. It doesn’t even require doing our utmost. Doesn’t that mean it can be completed very casually?”
“I know the system wants us to focus on dungeon quests, but isn’t this main quest a bit too easy? And it lasts so long. It’s practically giving away free money.”
Yu Zhi blinked.
Instead of answering directly, he asked, “Are you still afraid of the system?”
Lu Liming replied without hesitation, “Not anymore.”
When the system and missions first appeared, he had been very afraid of that ghost-like thing.
After the system killed those people who failed Main Quest One, he had been even more terrified.
But as the missions became easier and the punishments more ordinary, he had gradually grown used to the system’s existence.
Most of the time the system didn’t even appear. Its presence was extremely low—far less noticeable than the livestream and barrage.
After thinking seriously for a moment, Lu Liming found his answer.
He hesitated before asking, “Are the missions getting easier because it wants us to get used to it?”
Yu Zhi nodded.
Then shook his head.
“I think it’s more like…”
“Domestication.”
“Using rewards and punishments to slowly domesticate everyone.”
Lu Liming froze.
Domesticate?
Although “getting used to it” and “domestication” sounded similar, their essence was completely different. One implied equality, while the other implied control from above.
As they talked about the system, Fu Suxi’s earlier question echoed again in Yu Zhi’s ears.
He had said he knew Yu Zhi wasn’t from Meteorite Biotech.
If not Meteorite Biotech… what else could he suspect?
In the next second, a shocking thought flashed through Yu Zhi’s mind.
That mad dog Fu Suxi… couldn’t possibly be suspecting that Yu Zhi belonged to the system or the livestream, could he?!
No way.
No way.
No way.
There was no way his imagination had gone that far.
Yu Zhi raised his eyes and looked at Lu Liming, whose imagination was already extremely active.
“Xiao Ming, what identities have you imagined for me?”
Lu Liming came back to his senses. His eyes flashed with countless possibilities. Clearing his throat, he began listing them proudly.
“A male college student, a police officer, the father of pollution sources, Yu Yi’s unattainable older brother from a different father and mother, a great prophet, the target of Meteorite Biotech, a survivor who understands the rules of the apocalypse…”
Yu Zhi fell silent for a moment.
Then hesitantly asked, “Have you ever imagined… that I might have something to do with the system or the livestream?”
Lu Liming sucked in a sharp breath and asked nervously,
“Brother Yu… if you reveal your real identity like this, will it really be okay?”
Yu Zhi: “…”
You really dare to believe anything.
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