Chapter 66: Divergence
Li Youcai, who received the information, first returned to the accommodation, took Yang Yuhuan with him, and then the two went to the meeting place together.
The meeting place was a mansion under the name of the Rhapsody Company, which was the residence of the caravan leader.
Naturally, it is impossible for more than 100 people to be present at the same time, so the team leaders of their respective teams come here for the meeting.
And Li Youcai's team is only two people, him and Yang Yuhuan, because he is a gold-level fighter, so he can barely serve as an independent leader.
In general, the weaker team with a small number of people will basically join other large teams in the task to act together.
He brought Yang Yuhuan into the hall of the mansion, fortunately, this hall was big enough, even if each person in charge brought a guard, it could fit it.
There were twenty team leaders in the entire caravan escort team, and when all twenty people arrived, the meeting began.
The leader of the caravan was named Kunshan, that is, the master of the Grandmaster (Distraction) level, and he began to tell everyone about the recent events in this small city.
Li Youcai had already understood these things before, but he still listened carefully to the captain's news.
After Kunshan introduced the situation here, he began to ask the opinions of the various team leaders.
Kunshan's opinion is to get out of here as soon as possible, and whatever is unusual here has nothing to do with their caravan.
That's what most of the team meant.
Only a handful of captains or two wanted to stay here and help investigate here.
Just as everyone was about to vote on whether or not to leave the place, one of the captains suddenly spoke.
"Aren't you worried that when we leave, we'll disappear like everyone else?"
The person who spoke was named Gregya, and she was a diamond (yuanying) level female master.
One of the captains retorted, "There are Grandmaster (Distraction) level masters among us, and I inquired before, and the highest missing person is the diamond level. ”
Grigga: "But I've heard that even if there are Grandmaster (distraction) level masters in charge, there are still people missing from the team. The Grandmaster (Distraction) Master can rest easy on its own, but the rest of us are just as likely to be targets. ”
This time everyone was silent, and they looked at each other, as if contemplating the possibility of their own disappearance.
Kunshan saw that the atmosphere was not right, and immediately said: "Then we can't nest in this small city forever, right?"
Grigha: "At least no one is missing in the city, but if we leave, we might disappear somehow, so I think it's better to wait here for rescue." ”
Kunshan: "But our goods have a time limit, and we can't wait indefinitely. ”
Gregya: "Then you go first, we're here waiting for rescue, anyway, I don't want to risk my life and my team's life." ”
Gregya's words also convinced many people, and now the opinions in the team cannot be unanimous.
One of them asked Kunshan: "Have you reported to the top and asked for support from the Rhapsody headquarters?"
The captain of Kunshan said helplessly: "I have already asked the above, and now there is no extra manpower above to deal with the crisis here." ”
Everyone began to whisper, everyone knew very well that the wrist of the Rhapsody Company had always been vigorous and resolute, and the supply of troops was sufficient, why couldn't they send troops at this time?
Li Youcai knew that it was not that the captain was lying, nor that the company didn't want to do its best.
In fact, in recent times, Rhapsody has to face a lot of problems.
The battle with the old rulers, although the time was short, but it was a fierce attack from the beginning, which caused the company to lose a lot.
And now, according to the news that Li Youcai has gotten, the old rulers are probably not just invading one or two cities in the Sea of Freedom, and it is not only the city of Night Race that has trouble asking for help.
Now in the sea of freedom, the game between the two sides has just begun, and it is certainly impossible for the Rhapsody Company to disperse its forces and support them everywhere.
In order to stabilize the morale of the army, Kunshan said: "Actually, it's not that there is no support, but similar incidents have happened in other places, so the Rhapsody Company is a little stretched down now, and their rescue team is fighting fires everywhere." We're not actually the most serious here, so the rescue order is relatively low. ”
As soon as these words came out, the scene suddenly exploded, and many of them began to complain: "Why are we staying behind?"
"Our side is a caravan trading with the Heavenly Dao Alliance, isn't trade important?"
Li Youcai shook his head slightly. This Kunshan is good, but the leadership is much worse.
At the same time, he also paid attention to Gregya, although what this person said seemed to be fair, but it was obviously demagogic and wanted to cause chaos here.
The whole team is now showing signs of falling apart, and Li Youcai didn't say a word, trying his best to hide himself in this chaos.
It's just that he doesn't speak, but someone wants him to speak.
Ge Lijia looked at Li Youcai and said, "This person in charge, why haven't you been talking?"
Li Youcai smiled: "I'm just a gold (Jindan) level warrior, this matter can't be solved even by the grandmaster (distraction) and diamond (Yuanying) level masters, how can I be qualified to express my opinion? I just want to hear everyone's words before making a decision." ”
In the end, Kunshan decided to rest here for three days and then discuss it after three days, during which time he asked everyone to collect information to understand the truth of the incident, and if they could solve or find out the truth of the matter, then they could go on the road with peace of mind.
There are a total of twenty-one employees of the real Rhapsody Company in this caravan, including Li Youcai, and the rest are temporary workers recruited through missions.
These employees of the Rhapsody Company, except for Li Youcai, are neat and uniform, similar to the army.
And these remaining temporary workers, although their team combat ability, may not be as good as the regular employees of Rhapsody.
But they're all old men of the Sea of Freedom, and they're more familiar with the underground networks here, so they're able to gather more information.
After the meeting, Li Youcai did not stay long and left directly, although he was also a rhapsody employee, but after all, he was not a member of the core team, so he did not participate in their subsequent internal meetings.
Looking at Li Youcai's departing figure, Ge Lijia, who had been observing him, fell into deep thought.
When we met again three days later, sure enough, these temporary workers had gathered much more information than the official news in Kunshan before.
For example, those who have disappeared, although they do not have many things in common, are mostly outsiders, and the local residents of the Sea of Freedom have very few disappearances, and the disappeared people are not too ethnically homogeneous.
As for strength, it has been said before that only the diamond (Yuan Infant) level is missing at the highest, and no one has disappeared from the Grandmaster (Distraction) level so far. But there is a precedent for a Grandmaster to watch his men disappear.
And none of the missing people have come back until now.
Moreover, according to statistics, the frequency of missing people is getting faster and faster, and the number of missing people is gradually increasing.
And the place of disappearance. Distributed in all directions of the Night Race City.
As the people in the caravan continued to analyze, they found that if the caravan left at this time, there would be a high probability of attrition.
It can even be said that except for the Kunshan captain in the team, everyone else may be missing.
The news was undoubtedly a bombshell, and everyone began to get agitated.
At this time, Griga said to everyone: "We might as well wait here for rescue, even if we are ranked low, but the rescue will come sooner or later, right?"
Kunshan frowned, although he wanted to refute, he really couldn't find a reason.
Li Youcai sighed, he found that if he didn't speak again, these simple-minded guys in front of him might really stay here.
In desperation, Li Youcai said, "Don't you think this matter is very strange?"
Seeing that everyone's attention in the living room was focused on himself, Li Youcai continued: "The disappearance of the surroundings seems to want people to stay in this night cyber, as if someone is going to take some action against this night cyber in the future. ”
After listening to Li Youcai's words, everyone was a little overwhelmed for a while.
Griga retorted, "How can you keep people in the city in this way? Don't you know that in the early days of the incident, many people fled here. ”
Li Youcai said: "But it's true that more idle masters have gathered here, isn't it? After all, according to the legend, at least people above the grandmaster (distraction) level. I can bring it here unscathed, through those missing places. “
"Originally, in this small night race city, there was only one king (combined) level master in charge, but now? On the bright side alone, there are three kings (combined) and eight grandmasters (distractions), it can be said that the masters who can still free their hands around are gathered here, if there is a demigod (Mahayana) level crisis at this time, what will happen?"
Gregya: "Don't be alarmist, any demigod (Mahayana) is a great person, he will be stared at by all forces, and the slightest action will alarm everyone, how can he lurk here unnoticed." ”
Li Youcai: "Then how do you explain it, even the Grandmaster (Distraction) can't see how those people disappeared? Even if an assassin at the king (combined) level makes a move, the Grandmaster (Distraction) should be able to see the clues, and the only explanation is that the demigod (Mahayana) makes a move." ”
Gregya: "Maybe it's some special life or special means, don't forget that there is a team of kings (combined), and no one is missing." ”
Li Youcai: "Okay, even if it's the latest research method, then why doesn't the other party try to attack the Grandmaster (Distraction)? With their concealment methods, even if they fail, they should be able to get out of the way." ”
"Moreover, after the investigation in the past few days, it is not difficult for us to find that some of the disappearances occurred at the same time and in different places, which means that the other party should be a team, even if one person is not sure about the grandmaster (distraction), why not rush to the city? The most reasonable explanation is that they are planning this night race city. ”
Grega couldn't come up with a rebuttal for a moment.
And Li Youcai saw that everyone began to think, and continued: "This small city usually has only one king (combined) powerhouse, but now it has gathered such a master. If there are certain people who want to do something about it, then the next time is the time to really do it. I don't think I need to say much about the ending. I'm afraid that if we stay here, we will probably become the fish pond that has been affected. “
Hearing Li Youcai's words, Kunshan knew that there was no further ado, and he immediately said to everyone: "You have heard it too. If you stay here any longer, there is a good chance that something will happen, so for the sake of safety, I think everyone should leave. “
Ge Lijia took a deep look at Li Youcai and said, "I still think it's safer to stay here, don't you think what this person in charge said is a bit alarmist?"
Li Youcai shrugged his shoulders and said, "Since everyone disagrees, it's better to just take action." Those who want to stay stay, those who want to leave leave. It's good for everyone. ”
Gregya's eyebrows furrowed tightly, she didn't understand why Li Youcai was so confident, was he really not afraid of disappearing after leaving?
The team was split into two.
Twenty-one Rhapsody employees, including Li Youcai and Kunshan, plus forty-two recruited cultivators, a total of sixty-three people left with the goods.
The rest of the people listened to Grega and stayed in the city with her.
After the team set off, Li Youcai found Kunshan.
Straight to the point, he asked, "Did you receive instructions from above?"
Kunshan looked at Li Youcai blankly, and the deputy who had been by Kunshan's side at this time said: "We have received orders from above, but shouldn't you continue to hide, my lord? ”
Li Youcai: "The other party is about to do it, nothing is exposed, and now that we are out of the city, then the interception will definitely be carried out halfway." ”
This was actually a ploy agreed upon by Li Youcai and the Old Man of the Holy Light, using Li Youcai himself as a bait to attract deep divers to assassinate him, so that he might be able to get some information from the assassins.
The deputy thought for a moment and asked, "Then why don't we stay in the city all the time and rely on the location to defend?"
Li Youcai: "How do you know that the people in the city will help us and not harm us?"
Deputy: "At least in the city, we don't have to worry about someone suddenly disappearing." ”
Li Youcai: "How do you know that there will be no disappearance in the city, and how do you judge that the grandmaster (distraction) level and above will not disappear?"
Deputy: "You're saying that these are smoke bombs released by the other side?"
Li Youcai: "I'm not 100% sure, but I don't think it's safer in the city than outside." ”。
Deputy: "But there must be ghosts in our team, and the employees of the Rhapsody Company can be trusted, but the idle personnel recruited are not easy to say." ”
Li Youcai: "Don't worry, I have my own way to judge who is the inner ghost." ”