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Chapter 619: Twelve Years Old
Chapter 619: Twelve Years Old
"Morning news, today in the city..."
Watching the latest news report, the incident of the person jumping from the building yesterday did not cause any ripples on the internet or in the media. After all, it was related to an anomaly, so it was just a line of text that floated by in the news report, and then that was it.
Qin Muye was not particularly concerned about this, as the apartment building had been sealed off. It was said that administrative planning was underway, which meant it would be demolished.
Due to the intervention of the All-Realm Guardians, the process was very quick. Whether it was compensation or relocation, it was estimated that the building would be torn down within three days.
If left unchecked, there was a risk of containment failure, and the female corpse might return, bringing a man to jump from the building again. This time, it would be an Alpha-level anomaly, and it would likely lead to thousands of men being dragged along as it made its way from the All-Realm Guardians' base to the building.
Now, any male within the vicinity would be swept away.
This was an extremely domineering anomaly, living up to the threat level of an Alpha-class anomaly.
So, of course, it had to be demolished quickly.
Old Li would also return to work today. His memory of last night had been completely erased and replaced with a different segment, and even his security colleagues had undergone the same process.
Surveillance footage and the like had also been altered by the All-Realm Guardians, leaving no trace of the anomaly.
Before his memory was erased, Old Li had also implicated Qin Muye, and the All-Realm Guardians were currently searching for him. However, they were not doing so openly but rather using the existing social systems and various surveillance facilities.
Qin Muye was not particularly worried about being found. After all, he had changed his appearance and aura. To use an anomaly to find him would require an Alpha-level anomaly, which was too dangerous to use lightly.
Even a Beta-level anomaly could not be used recklessly, as it might also lead to a containment failure.
The All-Realm Guardians, whose primary goal was containment, would avoid using anomalies unless absolutely necessary.
The consequences of a containment failure were self-evident.
After finishing breakfast, Qin Muye also read through the city's list of successful individuals, entrepreneurs, and the like. He planned to visit them one by one today to see if any of them were the First Emperor's infant.
If none of them were, he would have to search for outstanding young people, and if that failed, he would have to visit schools.
If he still couldn't find anyone, he would have to take his time and see if he could find a suitable candidate.
Leaving the restaurant, he encountered several enforcers checking identities. They claimed to be hunting a fugitive, but Qin Muye knew they were looking for him.
However, after changing his appearance, he walked past them confidently. He was stopped and had to show his identification, but the process was quick.
They couldn't really drag him off for severe questioning; it was primarily about verifying his appearance.
Earlier, they had used facial recognition equipment, which was connected to the All-Realm Guardians' advanced AI. If his change in appearance was not thorough, even a slight trace would be detected and further monitored.
His behavior, when recounted by Old Li, made him appear knowledgeable about anomalies and possibly an anomaly himself. Otherwise, his reaction to the incident would have been the same as Old Li's.
More importantly, Qin Muye had vanished without a trace, which naturally raised suspicions.
"The city's largest entrepreneur, donating an average of 20 billion annually. I hope it's true," Qin Muye thought, doubting that it was a solid 20 billion. It was likely divided among others.
Qin Muye did not go directly to the man's company but to his luxurious villa instead.
"Even bigger than my villa. The All-Realm Guardians are really stingy."
He had thought his villa was large, but seeing this one made him realize his own was small in comparison.
"There's a basement, of course. Wealthy families need to store things."
"Thirty-year-old white wine, twenty-year-old red wine, and twelve-year-old... that's illegal!"
Qin Muye took a tour of the villa and found a few people locked up.
"I wonder if the enforcers will do anything about this." Qin Muye casually picked up the villa's phone and called the police.
Taking advantage of the enforcers not having arrived yet, he quickly discovered that this basement was a bit unusual.
"Another layer?"
"You're playing with me, aren't you?"
After a thorough search, he finally found the entrance and climbed in. "Quite hidden. This is interesting. It looks like they're raising small ghosts or sacrificing to demons." Qin Muye observed the second basement, the pungent odor was quite strong.
"Given this, the twelve-year-old girls are likely sacrifices." Qin Muye explored the area, but felt nothing unusual.
"Looks like they are indeed sacrificing to some anomaly. There are no traces, but there is a certain process, which is typical of anomalies."
"So, it seems this city's top entrepreneur's success isn't entirely clean."
"I wonder if the All-Realm Guardians have discovered this, or if they've been bribed."
Qin Muye didn't plan on taking justice into his own hands. He had already called the police, and the enforcers arrived quickly, rescuing the twelve-year-old girls while he was inspecting. Whether the entrepreneur would be arrested or if they would let him off was no longer his concern.
"Sacrifices are needed, and they even specify the age. I wonder if I could lie down and offer myself as a sacrifice, but I doubt they would accept me."
Sacrificing himself wasn't a big deal. Qin Muye was willing to offer himself, but he didn't believe the other party would accept him. His situation didn't meet the basic requirement of being a human sacrifice, so there was no way he could satisfy them.
"Let's try the wish spell." Qin Muye casually dug several stones from the wall and said to them, "This is a twelve-year-old girl!"
As he spoke, Qin Muye shuddered. "It worked, but it cost me one percent of my magic value."
The stones were still stones, but they had been imbued with the term.
"Good thing the sacrifice left some traces, otherwise, I might not have understood."
He placed the stones on the altar and waited, staring intently.
The stones with the term "twelve-year-old girl" began to be accepted, and a vague figure appeared.
"State your wish."
The figure's form became more realistic, speaking in a captivating voice.
"Can you give me the knowledge of a perpetual motion machine?" Qin Muye asked tentatively while quietly preparing to capture the entity.
Though it didn't look like a genie, it was at least presentable, and capturing it could be useful.
"Your sacrifice is insufficient to fulfill this wish." The figure seemed to lack intelligence, following a bizarre logic.
"Then give me as much knowledge about the perpetual motion machine as my sacrifice can afford." Qin Muye wasn't picky; he would accept whatever knowledge he could get.
"Your sacrifice is insufficient to fulfill this wish." The figure repeated.
"Not a real entity?" Qin Muye reached out, but it was just a phantom, not a real being.
Unfortunately, the figure still repeated that the sacrifice was insufficient.
Qin Muye suspected it was just trying to trick him into offering more sacrifices, otherwise, why would it take the stones and not fulfill the wish?
Although the stones weren't real twelve-year-old girls, they carried the term. Since they could summon the entity, it meant the entity accepted them, not asking for more later.
"Then I want to know all the secrets of the All-Realm Guardians."
"I want to know the method of creating dragon veins."
"I want to..."
"..."
"I want a one-dollar bill." After nearly two hours of attempts, Qin Muye finally gave up.
"Your wish has been granted." The figure disappeared, leaving a one-dollar bill on the altar.
"This cheat. It can't even grant a cup of soda." Qin Muye was truly speechless. Perhaps the sacrifice was indeed too small.
So, in the end, he only got a dollar.
"Thinking about it, how many people did this city's top entrepreneur sacrifice to achieve his current status?"
Qin Muye realized he had overlooked something. He then wondered, if he wanted the wish machine to help him find the First Emperor's infant, how many stones or dirt with the term "twelve-year-old girl" would he need to offer?
(End of Chapter)
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