C14 [king and Barbarian]

Outside the dark room, Liu Sishan was leaning against the wall with the badge in her hand. She was waiting anxiously for the result.

She waited for an hour.

Suddenly, the pearl on the badge lit up slightly. Then, the old man said, "Sisi?"

"Captain, I'm here." Liu Sishan immediately responded.

The old man said, "Sisi, you and Judy will be responsible for protecting Zhang Ping in the dark. The information he provided is very important. As for his credibility, you can judge it yourself. Bing Bing will lock onto your mental state. Once there is a problem with your mental state, I will order Jin Bo to take you away from Pearl City.

"Also... You will cooperate with Zhang Ping and try your best to confirm the identity of every Sky Fox."

"Captain, what is Zhang Ping's current identity?" Liu Sishan asked.

The old man replied, "The situation in Pearl City is still unknown. Although Zhang Ping has provided critical information, we can't guarantee that it is not a trap set by the enemy. So, he will be an important spy for now. If this matter is successfully resolved, we will arrange a reward."

"Understood." Liu Sishan nodded.

After the communication ended, Liu Sishan put away the badge and returned to the dark room.

The binding on Zhang Ping's body was instantly undone. He moved his limbs and asked, "Is it verified?"

"Yes, but we can't be sure. We can't be sure if the Sky Fox is a trap set by the enemy. So, I'm sorry, you can only be a spy. Apart from providing the location of the Sky Fox, we will not have any more contact with you for now." Liu Sishan nodded and continued.

Zhang Ping was not dissatisfied with this result.

He did not want to obtain anything from Liu Sishan or the organization behind her. As long as he could get rid of the Sky Fox in the city, with his ability, he would have everything in the future. There was no need to go so far.

He did not care about anything else, so he did not care.

"In the coming period of time, I will be protecting you in the dark. If you discover anything, you can contact me at night." Liu Sishan added.

Zhang Ping laughed, "Protect and monitor? I understand. Don't worry, I will cooperate with you. As long as we can get rid of the Sky Fox, everything will be fine."

"Thank you for your understanding." Liu Sishan heaved a sigh of relief.

She thought that Zhang Ping would be angry because of this. After all, most young people would be unhappy if they knew that they would be monitored, and they would even fly into a rage.

Zhang Ping was so reasonable that she had a good impression of him.

"But I have a question. I hope you can answer it." Zhang Ping said.

Liu Sishan pondered for a moment and agreed, "If you can answer it, I will tell you everything."

"Why can't those advanced Awakened in the city see through the disguise of the low-level Sky Fox?" Zhang Ping asked straightforwardly.

This was something he had never understood.

Advanced Awakened had a certain resistance to the abilities of low-level Awakened and catabolic beast. Therefore, the opponents of each class would only be of the corresponding class.

Generally speaking, the opponents of advanced Awakened were definitely advanced Awakened, and it was impossible for them to be intermediate Awakened or top Awakened.

The former was too weak, not worthy of being an opponent, and the latter was too strong, not qualified to be an opponent.

"Actually, we have already realized this long ago. According to the captain's guess, there is a possibility that a catabolic beast at the King Level is hiding in Pearl City," Liu Sishan replied.

Zhang Ping's eyes widened as he said in surprise, "King Level? Are you joking?"

According to what he knew, there was no Awakened at the King Level among humans.

If a King Level catabolic beast with intelligence no less than that of a human were to invade Pearl City, what would the humans do to stop it?

"I know you will doubt it, but the existence of a King Level catabolic beast is real. After becoming a top Awakened..." Liu Sishan thought that Zhang Ping was surprised that the King Level was not a legend, so she explained.

However, just as she was halfway through her explanation, Zhang Ping interrupted her, "No, there is no problem with the existence of a King Level. I just want to know if there is a King on our side."

"No, even the captain is only a top Awakened." Liu Sishan was stunned for a moment before replying.

Zhang Ping frowned and said, "If soldiers fight with soldiers, generals fight with generals, then even if I find the Sky Fox King hidden in Pearl City, what can you use to fight with it?"

"You don't need to consider this problem. You need to consider how to find all the Sky Foxes, and we will be responsible for eliminating them." Liu Sishan frowned. In fact, she was not sure either. The captain did not tell her what to do.

However, due to her trust in her captain, she did not question her captain's decision.

Zhang Ping was silent for a moment before he spoke again, "So the advanced Awakened is unable to detect low-level catabolic beasts because King Level catabolic beasts have affected them?"

"The biggest difference between catabolic beasts and human Awakened is that they have racial innate skills. Once a King appears, all the catabolic beasts in a certain area with the King as the center will be strengthened by the King."

"Normally, this kind of strengthening can only increase one's level by one level at most. However, the spiritual type is an exception. Unless one's spiritual power is higher than the King, it is very difficult to see through the illusions, consciousness distortions, and common sense distortions created by the spiritual type," Liu Sishan explained.

Zhang Ping frowned and said, "Then wouldn't the spiritual type catabolic beasts be invincible once a King appears?"

The appearance of a King was equivalent to the appearance of a group of Kings. It was too unreasonable.

"That's not the case. The reason why the spiritual type is so powerful is that their abilities do not cause any harm to the target. Once they take the initiative to attack the Awakened who is of a higher level, their abilities might be seen through," Liu Sishan shook her head and said.

Zhang Ping said thoughtfully, "That's why it is even harder for the Sky Fox to attack the strong."

"Not necessarily. If the Patrol Party has been completely replaced by the Sky Fox, then the Patrol Party's Captain, Linken, must have been killed. And Linken is a top Awakened," Liu Sishan said.

Zhang Ping took a deep breath and stood up. "Alright, there are no other problems for now. If there is, I'll ask you again. How do I get out of here?"

"Mm, I'll contact you when the party is over," Liu Sishan nodded.

In the next moment, Zhang Ping felt a force pulling him forward. In an instant, he flew up into the air and returned to the small park through a pitch-black tunnel.

He blinked and then looked down at the ground. The ground was still the same, and nothing could be seen.

Superpower?

Zhang Ping thought for a moment and had some guesses in his heart.

The secret chamber itself was a space formed by superpowers, and the entire small park had a special tunnel that led to the secret chamber.

He returned to the Iron Soul, opened the window, and entered the house. He sat on the bed and thought about his gains tonight.

Firstly, his safety was slightly guaranteed.

Although Liu Sishan's protection itself also had a component of surveillance, he did not do anything that would make him feel guilty, so he was naturally not afraid of being monitored.

Secondly, he could use Liu Sishan to pass the information to the organization behind Liu Sishan, and the organization would be responsible for killing the Sky Fox.

Lastly, he finally understood the general outline of the enemy.

"The King."

Zhang Ping sighed slightly. The organization behind Liu Sishan was probably the strongest among the top Awakened.

Although he did not know what trump cards the other party had, he felt that it was not safe.

The firepower was insufficient.

Since our side doesn't have a King, it would be best if we gather a few hundred or a few thousand top Awakened to kill the King.

The next day.

Zhang Ping woke up as usual and continued to practice and forge under Liu Tiefeng's supervision.

No matter what kind of craft he was, unless he had a superpower to support it, he could only practice it again and again until his skills were comparable to a superpower.

This was not an easy thing to do.

Zhang Ping realized that there were many benefits to practicing and forging with the forging method. His hands were more sensitive to the materials, and as he continued to forge, he had to use all his strength. The training effect was no less than doing push-ups.

Not only could he learn the skills, but he could also train his physical fitness. Why not?

In addition, when he was forging, he could also multitask and continue to deepen his control over the fire element in his body. It was simply killing three birds with one stone.

When the forging practice was over.

Zhang Ping continued to learn how to distinguish different materials and the functions of these materials.

There were many strange materials on the third floor. Some were ores, some were plants, and most of them were catabolic beast body parts.

This time, Liu Tiefeng took out a dog claw-shaped material and said, "This material is from a catabolic beast called the Nec linéund. Because Pearl City conducts cremation, there are no Nec linéund near Pearl City. However, there are still many villages outside Pearl City. Some of the villages still follow the ancient tradition of using earth to bury the dead. There might be Nec linéund hiding in those places."

"There are still villages outside Pearl City?" Zhang Ping asked in surprise.

He had always thought that Pearl City was a lone city that was uninhabited for tens of thousands of miles.

"Hehe, of course there are. Those villages are usually closed, backward, and xenophobic. Many of them even worship the catabolic beasts as gods. If you encounter a village in the wilderness in the future, it would be best to avoid it and not be captured by them as a slave or a sacrifice," Liu Tiefeng said slowly as he smoked.

Zhang Ping thought for a while and analyzed, "In other words, the people living in most of the villages can be considered as enemies?"

"Hehe, they can't be considered as humans at all. The adventurers all like to call them barbarians. Sometimes, in the wilderness, the most dangerous thing is not the catabolic beasts, but these barbarians. If you become an adventurer, most of the seniors will tell you about this," Liu Tiefeng's wrinkled face revealed a trace of ridicule.

Once, there was an innocent Awakened who tried to communicate with the barbarians in the villages, and in the end, he became the barbarians' sacrifice. Even his companions who tried to save him died in the hands of the barbarians.

The customs and habits of the barbarians were completely different from the civilized people in Pearl City.

They had their own set of logic. In their eyes, outsiders were not human.

"Alright, let's stop talking about the topic. Let's continue talking about the Necolleusund. The claws of the Necolleusund are born with the attribute of 'earth'. This attribute cannot be smelted, so it needs to be ground into powder. When the weapon cools down, it will be poured into the grinder along with the fire oil. In this way, we can create a weapon that has a certain suppressive effect on the earth element energy." Liu Tiefeng threw the claws of the Necolleusund to Zhang Ping and continued.

After saying that, he threw the claws of the Nec Nogiwaund to Zhang Ping.