WTYTIAAN Chapter 205

Chapter 205

Yan Yunqing didn’t think such a coincidence would happen. When the player closed beta login meant he couldn’t stay at the academy any longer, he handed over the task of tailing Demetrius to Alice.

Alice could now be considered part of his faction. She had also participated in the construction of Newbie Village. Although thirteen years old was still considered young on Blue Star, in the Ermann Continent, especially in aristocratic circles, a thirteen-year-old noble lady could already be engaged or married.

Alice took on this task, continuing to secretly keep an eye on Demetrius for Yan Yunqing.

“Last month…it was around the time Bato Vita officially declared war on Romunike that he left?” Yan Yunqing calculated the time and guessed.

“Yes.” Alice said, “During that time, the royal family had a bunch of things happening. I was busy dealing with those matters and relaxed my observation of Demetrius a little. It was at that time that he applied for leave, and by the time I knew, he had already left the school.”

“This is my mistake.”

Yan Yunqing didn’t blame Alice for this. After all, Bato Vita’s sudden declaration of war seemed ridiculous even to him. As a royal princess of Bato Vita, Alice had too many things to worry about.

Especially since she was plotting for that highest position.

Demetrius leaving the academy at that time and disappearing could already explain that his identity was indeed not simple.

“Do you know where he went?” Yan Yunqing asked, not holding out much hope.

As expected, Alice shook her head, “The reason he used was to go home, but in the academy’s records, his address is rather vague. I had people look for it, but they didn’t find any trace of Demetrius. However, there is news that the last place he appeared was in… near the border.”

Yan Yunqing was thoughtful. He was sure that he hadn’t seen Demetrius nearby, otherwise he would have followed him to find out.

However…

“Who gave you the news?” Yan Yunqing asked curiously.

If Demetrius’s identity was indeed related to the Eternal God Cult, it would be easy for him to hide his tracks. Even Isabel and Merlin couldn’t completely figure out the forces hidden deep within the Eternal God Cult. How could Alice, an ordinary royal princess, even get news that Demetrius had supposedly appeared on the border?

Could it be that Demetrius discovered someone was investigating him and released false information himself?

Alice blinked her eyes and suddenly revealed a well-behaved smile, very innocent.

However, Yan Yunqing saw a bit of ‘ill intent’ and felt that this little girl was going to do something bad.

More than half a year of getting along at the academy had allowed Yan Yunqing to completely see through Alice’s nature. Don’t be fooled by her innocent and cute appearance, she also has the beautiful qualities of perseverance, but she is a ‘white cut black’, a sesame-filled glutinous rice ball.

She is very reliable on big matters, and occasionally reveals a bit of childish ‘mischief’ on small matters. Yan Yunqing has really fallen for her harmless pranks a few times. This little girl especially likes to scare people.

In fact, Yan Yunqing had noticed this trait from the first time he met Alice. Alice immediately used her talent skill to expose his true identity, scaring him into thinking about countless guesses in an instant, and finally coaxing Yan Yunqing to actively become her teacher.

It was just that Yan Yunqing didn’t think too much at the time. Even if a twelve-year-old girl was precocious, she couldn’t be more mature than someone like him who grew up in a world of information explosion. Later, after reacting, Yan Yunqing realized that he had underestimated the people of the other world.

Especially Alice, who grew up smoothly in the infighting of the royal family in the other world.

Now Yan Yunqing really doesn’t dare to continue treating Alice as a child.

Seeing Yan Yunqing reveal a bit of ‘defensive’ expression, Alice knew that he was thinking too much and embarrassedly pinched her earlobe, “This news was told to me by my godmother.”

Godmother…?

This term was not unfamiliar, but it is not common now. It generally refers to the guarantor when a newborn is baptized. This is an identity derived from religious belief. Before the God War, when the Light Church had a large influence, godfathers and godmothers were more common. Whether noble or commoner, they all wanted the bishop of the Light Church to become their child’s godfather or godmother.

After the God War, with almost all the gods fallen, godfathers and godmothers have evolved into a formal title, similar to honorary fathers and mothers. They are almost never seen among commoners, and only some old aristocratic families have this habit.

However, Alice’s godmother?

Yan Yunqing had never heard of such a lady. Alice’s mother died when she was young, and later she was taken away by the Tenth Prince’s mother to be raised together, so she called her mother along with the Tenth Prince. That lady has also passed away, so she couldn’t be Alice’s godmother.

Could it be…

“Bato King found a godmother for you?” Yan Yunqing found it incredible. Could a rotten person like Bato King still think that Alice is still young and needs an older person to guide her?

Hearing the name of Bato King, a hint of disgust appeared in Alice’s eyes, “No, how could that person find a godmother for me? I… um, found it myself.”

“She should be a good friend of my mother’s in the past.” Alice paused and continued, “She knows that I… want to do some things, so she proposed to become my godmother.”

Alice’s mother?

Yan Yunqing recalled. He didn’t know much about Alice’s birth mother, only that she seemed to be a commoner woman who died soon after giving birth to Alice, seemingly due to dystocia.

“Is she trustworthy?” Yan Yunqing was a little suspicious, “She can even find out Demetrius’s whereabouts?”

Could this be a friend of a commoner woman? Could Alice have been deceived?

Alice blinked her eyes playfully, “Of course, doesn’t teacher understand me yet? I’m not the child who needed to gamble to break the situation anymore.”

“If there’s a chance, I will let my godmother meet you, teacher. Then teacher will understand.”

Yan Yunqing: “…Okay.”

Mysterious, could that godmother have some special identity?

“In that case, you should have confirmed the news that Demetrius once appeared on the border before coming to tell me, right?” Yan Yunqing thought for a while, “Okay, I will find a way to investigate the accuracy of this news.”

The border is so big, he definitely can’t handle it alone. At this time, the hardworking players will come in handy.

Letting the current players fight Demetrius is definitely impossible, but letting the players investigate clues is too useful.

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After Yan Yunqing exchanged information with Alice, he got off the carriage in a remote alley and separated from Alice.

As soon as he got off the carriage, Yan Yunqing noticed that there was a gaze observing him. This gaze was scrutinizing and probing, as if trying to see through his concealment magic robe and see his true identity under the hood.

Yan Yunqing couldn’t help but raise his eyebrows. He didn’t have this feeling on the carriage just now, but it appeared as soon as he got off. Could it be that this gaze was attracted by Alice?

Who? Demetrius?

No, it shouldn’t be Demetrius. If Demetrius disappeared because he discovered that Alice was tailing him, then he shouldn’t take the initiative to come… Of course, it is also possible that he wanted to know himself and his enemy.

Yan Yunqing made a decision in just two seconds. He walked towards a more remote location without hesitation. He opened the mini-map and scanned it, seeing a few player dots. There were no other NPCs nearby.

Yan Yunqing was not surprised to see players. Players are a magical group. You can see players wherever you are, no matter what corner they are in. They go to heaven and into the sea, infiltrating everywhere.

As for the dots with no other NPCs, Yan Yunqing was no longer surprised. He knew after being betrayed by the mini-map in Mandipell for the first time that some people’s special talent skills would not be displayed on his mini-map.

He continued to walk without changing his expression, preparing to fish and see if he could lure out the person observing him in secret. As a result, he found that the players on the map… were following his steps.

Yan Yunqing:?

Yan Yunqing took a few more steps uncertainly and found that the players were really moving in his direction.

Yan Yunqing smiled. These players wouldn’t have regarded his meeting with Alice as the prelude to some hidden mission, right? They were here to prepare to get a hidden mission?

Yan Yunqing was sure that the person who was observing him just now was definitely not a player, so he didn’t pay too much attention to the players following him. However, he found that the gaze on him disappeared after walking for a while.

He didn’t catch a fish.

Yan Yunqing was a little disappointed, but the players were still firmly following him, as if ready to rush out to accept his hidden mission at any time.

The sky was getting dark, and a thin layer of mist shrouded the deserted path. The gloomy sky could only barely cast a faint light. In the narrow and quiet alley, only slight footsteps and the occasional cat meow from a distance could be heard, adding a bit of terrifying atmosphere to this deserted place.

The humid mist vaguely contained a decaying fishy smell, and the stone road under his feet was potholed. It seemed that some unknown tragedy had happened here.

In the alley, the man in the magic robe with the hood covering his face completely suddenly stopped, and the players behind him, such as [Broken Bridge Remnant Snow], also stopped, their hearts in their throats.

The hooded man slowly tilted his head, and the players hidden at the entrance of the alley could only see the deep black under the hood, unable to explore the reality.

“Aren’t you coming out yet?” The hooded man’s voice was low and a bit hoarse, “You’ve been following for so long.”

The players hidden in the shadows looked at each other and whispered using the nearby chat system.

[Orange Throne Supreme (Nearby)]: Is he talking about us?

[Snow in the Northern Frontier (Nearby)]: Otherwise, who else is there nearby besides us?

[Atongmu (Nearby)]: He found us so quickly? Is this right? Isn’t he an ordinary traveling merchant?

[Snow in the Northern Frontier (Nearby)]: You believe him when he says he’s an ordinary traveling merchant? Which ordinary traveling merchant dresses like this? From the first day he appeared, I have determined that this is definitely an important NPC!

[Orange Throne Supreme (Nearby)]: So, are we going out now? The traveling merchant’s level is still a question mark. Will we be killed instantly if we go out? I don’t want to lose experience after waiting two days for the resurrection CD.

[Atongmu (Nearby)]: Take a gamble? I feel that traveling merchants won’t randomly turn red in the main city, right…?

[Orange Throne Supreme (Nearby)]: But this is the edge of the main city, almost out of the main city… Will there still be plot kills? Why don’t we go together?

Yan Yunqing called out but didn’t see any players coming out. He thought the players didn’t hear him, but when he looked at the chat system, he found that the players were chatting about him using [Nearby].

Yan Yunqing:……

Actually, I can see your chat content too.

Watching the players discussing what to do with him in [Nearby], Yan Yunqing was speechless. He was just about to give these bold players a resurrection gift pack as a surprise when he saw a figure slowly appearing from the entrance of the alley out of the corner of his eye.

Yan Yunqing’s eyes fell on the other person, and he couldn’t help but be stunned.

Huh? What is this combination?

The other person was wearing a thief’s leather armor and boots, but had a pigeon egg-sized magic stone ring on his hand. He was also holding a light magic staff. The clothes he was wearing underneath were also mage equipment. Looking closely, there was even strength-enhancing equipment suitable for swordsmen.

What is this? Swordsman mage mix-and-match style?