Chapter 96 Chapter 96: Pardo: So, who among us will go in as the undercover agent?
Chapter 96: Pardo: So, who among us will go in as the undercover agent?
No matter what, when on someone else's turf, it's still necessary to follow their rules to some extent. Kevin believed what Qingque said wasn't without reason, but the person causing these disturbances was right there. Letting this guy get away just like that obviously wasn't a good idea either.
He wasn't particularly fond of trouble, but if he let this slide and something bigger happened on the Xianzhou, that would be a real headache.
To avoid being detected while tailing, Kevin even kept himself hanging back hundreds of meters away, quietly sensing the target's still-locked-on presence. He would only slightly change his stationary location when the guy was about to leave his range.
Clearly, facing this kind of cheat-like tracking method, no matter how skilled the target's counter-surveillance techniques were, they were completely meaningless—just like Miss Bailu burying her head in the sand.
This resulted in Kevin standing there alone, seriously focused on locking onto the suspicious individual's position, while Pardo and Qingque sat idly by.
It was supposed to be a rare slacking-off time, but Qingque's expression didn't look too good. Being forced to tail a suspicious person was only a secondary reason; the most important thing was that even during slacking-off time, she and Pardo couldn't do anything while sitting here?
Not only could she not play Emperor's Huan Jade by herself, but even with two people together they couldn't play... Was Emperor's Huan Jade not omnipotent?!
"Qingque-jie, Qingque-jie, what you just mentioned about the Ten-Lords Commission and those judges... they sound really impressive. So, what are they like?" Pardo suddenly scooted closer to Qingque, calling her "jie" (sister) with each word, sounding extremely familiar.
This was a survival skill for small-fry she had summarized after a long time... You have to act familiar enough with people so they feel too embarrassed to refuse you.
"About that... honestly, I don't really know either."
Qingque very honestly spread her hands and said: "Compared to other departments, the Ten-Lords Commission is probably the most mysterious place for Xianzhou people. Those judges usually take away Xianzhou people who are about to fall into Mara-struck state quietly and silently. They're practically like soul-reaping envoys... I guess probably no one really wants to see them, right?"
"After all, if a judge really comes looking for you, it means you're probably not far from the end of your life."
Theoretically, Xianzhou people do have unlimited lifespans, but they always fall into Mara-struck state around a thousand years old, going mad and even turning against their own kin... That's why the Ten-Lords Commission takes them away before that happens.
Strictly speaking, this is indeed exactly like the underworld judges from their legends?
"But if you insist on someone who has met a judge while alive and came out almost unscathed, there is one..."
As she spoke, Qingque lowered her head and fiddled with her Jade Abacus a few times, then reached out to display its interface in front of Pardo: "Here, look. Hmm... Actually, someone this 'smart' isn't very common on the Xianzhou either?"
Hearing this, Pardo looked at Qingque's Jade Abacus and saw what seemed to be a novel related to Ten-Lords Commission judges. However, Qingque had directly jumped to the book review section—
[Judge-sama's Dog (Posted September 7th): I want to be Judge-sama's dog! I want to be whipped hard by Judge-sama's chains!!! Judge-sama, I am your dog! How can I live without you!!! Judge-sama!!!!!]
[Snowcoat (Reply to Judge-sama's Dog, September 7th): A bit disgusting.]
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[Judge-sama's Dog (Posted October 28th): Aaaaaah Judge-sama why are you rewarding him aaaaaah!!! Don't hit him, hit me!!! Hit me to death!!! I am Judge-sama's dog aaaaaaaaaah!!!!!]
[Snowcoat (Reply to Judge-sama's Dog, October 28th): Where do you live? Let's talk offline.]
[Judge-sama's Dog (Posted October 29th): I deeply understand and reflect on my inappropriate remarks. From now on, I will definitely watch my words and actions carefully and strive to be a pillar of the Xianzhou. Fellow readers, please take this as a warning. The book review section is not a lawless zone.]
"......"
Clearly, this was a Xianzhou person who went crazy online over novel creations and photos. He successfully got "taken care of" offline by the original judge from the Ten-Lords Commission after being discovered, thus realizing his dream of being severely whipped.
Honestly, Pardo had no idea how to comment on this... After all, the image of the Xianzhou in her eyes had always been that of a culturally rich and polite civilization. Who would have thought there were also these kinds of... rare specimens inside?
"After seeing this, do you still want to see what a judge looks like in person?" Qingque asked.
"N-no! I don't want to anymore!" Pardo quickly shook her head. Are you kidding? She didn't have any masochistic tendencies.
"That guy stopped moving. Barring any surprises, that place over there is their base... Let's go."
Coincidentally right at this moment, Kevin, who had been resting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened them. He led the two to the outside of a large walled courtyard by the street.
This place could barely be considered the edge of the pocket realm, but there were still one or two pedestrians passing by occasionally on the street... There was a guy who looked highly suspicious just from a glance standing not far away, occasionally pulling over targeted passersby to say something.
This looked exactly like a... multi-level marketing camp?
"Alright, alright. Since we've already found this group's gathering place, let's quickly report it to the nearby Cloud Knights or the Divination Commission... Not only can we earn merit but also avoid taking risks. Why wouldn't we do that?"
To prevent Kevin from getting carried away and charging in directly to start a one-man army rampage, Qingque quickly clapped her small hands together and said this.
Maybe Kevin's strength really could easily take care of them, but getting involved in this kind of thing would be really troublesome!
What if she accidentally earned merit and got promoted? Wouldn't that result be even worse?
"Too troublesome. They seem to be recruiting new members. Infiltrating directly might yield more information." Kevin said calmly.
He didn't believe that even if the Xianzhou obtained any information from this, they would truly share it with him. The so-called initiative is always better kept in one's own hands.
"Huh? In that case, which one of us should infiltrate then?"
Pardo was really thinking seriously about this problem. But when she raised her head again a few seconds later, she found her boss Kevin staring intently at her.
"Huh? Huh???"
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