Chapter 501: Fate Building: Bathhouse, Fusion, The Man Sitting on the Mountaintop |
— Fate Building: Bathhouse
Introduction: Warm water flows over taut nerves. In such moments of exhaustion and relaxation, people are always more prone to leaking secrets... You can gather all sorts of gossip here.
Function: Can be placed independently or fused with other buildings to form a unique structure. The identity of those entering and leaving the bathhouse will determine the value of the intelligence gathered.
(Reminder: Someone must be stationed in the bathhouse long-term to obtain gossip. Those who are charismatic or brimming with passion are more willing to make weary people pour out their hearts.)
"The identity of those entering and leaving the bathhouse determines the value of the intelligence gathered..." Yu Yuan mulled over this sentence.
A glimmer of understanding dawned in his heart.
He immediately used the Transmission Portal to head to Dead Mine Town.
But he couldn't find Quis. Upon asking, he learned that Quis had actually gone down into the mine.
Yu Yuan frowned. As the Chief Executive of Dead Mine Town, why would Quis be going down into the mine for no reason?
But Quis's reply made Yu Yuan pause for a moment.
He immediately changed his itinerary and walked toward the mine as well.
"Leader!"
The soldiers on guard at the entrance of the Dead Mine saw Yu Yuan arrive and immediately saluted.
"Where is Quis?"
"In the L8 mine area, Leader. Let me take you there!"
"Alright, let's go!"
The soldier led Yu Yuan down into the mine.
They took a large elevator.
Before long, Yu Yuan saw a group of people gathered in a mine tunnel ahead.
In the middle was Quis.
"Quis, are you sure the Red Ghostly Shadow has appeared again?"
Hearing Yu Yuan's voice, Quis quickly turned around.
"Leader, it was indeed the Red Ghostly Shadow..." He pointed at a patch of gray dust on the ground.
"When the joint patrol team was making their rounds, they received a distress signal from a miner. When they arrived, they saw a Red Ghostly Shadow about to attack the miner, so they killed it with the Spirit-Slashing Blade. This gray dust is the residue left after killing the Red Ghostly Shadow."
Yu Yuan walked up to the gray dust, crouched down to examine it.
A line of information popped up.
— Bound Spirit Dust
Quality: Excellent
Introduction: Often used as ritual material. Has a certain attraction to some life forms.
"Bound Spirit... ritual material?"
Yu Yuan finally understood the name of the Red Ghostly Shadow.
As for what a Bound Spirit was, Yu Yuan naturally knew well.
As a regular guest in horror movies and novels, Bound Spirits were common knowledge, even if not everyone was intimately familiar with them.
"Bound Spirits are usually formed when a soul is trapped in a certain place by some mysterious force."
Yu Yuan looked around the mine tunnel.
"After I advance, I might be able to explore the surroundings."
Yu Yuan collected the Bound Spirit Dust and instructed Quis.
"Have everyone be careful. The Red Ghostly Shadow is called a Bound Spirit. From the looks of it, the souls of the miners who died in the mine before are all trapped here. There are definitely more Bound Spirits..."
Hearing this, Quis's face changed dramatically.
After the last incident, he had thoroughly investigated the casualties that had occurred in the mine before.
He naturally knew that a considerable number of miners had died in the mine back then.
Even though he had weathered many storms, he couldn't help but feel a bit creeped out.
But soon, a flicker of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes.
If it had been before, that was one thing. But now that they had the Spirit-Slashing Blade, if these ghostly things appeared again, huh...
"Leader, I'll make the arrangements!"
Yu Yuan nodded and shook the glass bottle containing the Bound Spirit Dust.
"From now on, whenever you kill a Bound Spirit, collect this dust. Don't let it go to waste..."
Quis indicated he understood.
With the matter handled, Yu Yuan remembered the purpose of his visit.
"Come on, let's go to the Black Dog Bar together!"
Quis quickly followed.
"Leader, the robot that was staying at the bar has left. I've been going there every day for the past few days. During that time, a dwarf appeared, but he only stayed for a day before leaving."
Quis reported on the recent situation.
"What about the Dawn Consortium and the Reyes Legion?" Yu Yuan asked.
"They're still probing and observing from the periphery. They found the canyon camp where the Reyes Legion used to be stationed and checked the battle traces. They're probably assessing our combat strength."
"Good, don't actively start a conflict with them. Focus on gathering intelligence. I don't have the energy to deal with them for now. Let me finish what I'm working on first..."
As they spoke, the two had already arrived at the Black Dog Underground Bar again.
Yu Yuan opened the Virtual Light Screen and pulled up the page for placing the Fate Building: Bathhouse.
Yu Yuan thought it over carefully.
The Black Dog Underground Bar was undoubtedly the most suitable building for fusing with the bathhouse.
This place randomly attracted down-and-out travelers from various worlds.
If he fused the bathhouse with the bar, he could definitely harvest secret intelligence and gossip from all kinds of worlds.
As for whether the fusion of the bathhouse and the bar would displease 'Lian' or the mysterious 'Old Dog' behind her...
That was not something Yu Yuan needed to worry about.
This Gold-tier building was placed here by him. He didn't need anyone else's approval for what he wanted to do.
Besides, without his permission, no one could leave the bar and enter this world anyway.
Moreover, once this Fate Building was fused with the bar, it was still up for debate who would be in charge of the building!
This was another reason Yu Yuan chose the bar as the building to fuse with the bathhouse.
He didn't want an area beyond his control to appear on his territory.
That would make him feel very insecure.
Yu Yuan didn't dawdle any longer. He directly selected the Black Dog Underground Bar as the fusion building and deployed the bathhouse.
[The 'Black Dog Underground Bar' has been selected as the fusion building for the 'Bathhouse'. Are you sure?]
— [Yes]
The Black Dog Underground Bar was immediately enveloped by a shimmer of light and shadow.
The commotion drew the attention of the soldiers in Dead Mine Town.
But Yu Yuan's gaze was drawn to the light and shadow.
In a daze, Yu Yuan's consciousness crossed countless worlds and collided with a man sitting on a mountaintop on a floating continent, drinking wine.
The other party was startled at first. Yu Yuan could clearly sense a trace of surprise from him.
But after taking a deep look at Yu Yuan, the man shook his head and let out a scoff.
"Heh~ What a boring guy! Since that's the case, I'll give this to you as a meeting gift..."
These words were like a murmur, a soft whisper.
Though the voice was very light, Yu Yuan felt as if it was right next to his ear.
After saying this, the man waved his arm, and the light and shadow dissipated directly.
Yu Yuan's consciousness returned to his body, his heart filled with shock.
"Who is he?"
That person was definitely at Gold-tier or above. Absolutely!
Just then.
The light and shadow enveloping the bar vanished completely.
In its place was an enormous bathhouse, far surpassing the size of the Black Dog Underground Bar.
It was more like a comprehensive bathing service center than a simple bathhouse.
Its name had also completely changed. It was now called — The Myriad Nations Bathhouse!