novelraw Chapter 50 – Infiltrate the enemy's ranks
Chapter 50 – Infiltrate the enemy's ranks
By evening, Qin Yu made a special trip to the Central Plaza to gather some information.
After all, the Xuantian Token in his hand was considered "stolen goods," so he had to be cautious about it.
From a distance, Qin Yu saw the whiteboard in the Central Plaza.
On the whiteboard were today's hints and the first, sixth, and seventh hints from yesterday!
The Xuantian Tokens in those locations had yet to be found.
The Central Plaza was bustling with people, and from afar, he could hear many shouting loudly.
"What’s all the noise about?"
Curious, Qin Yu squeezed through the crowd. After hearing what they were shouting about, he paused, lowered his head, and quickly retreated.
'Wow, everyone seems really agitated!'
"Scam! It's definitely a scam!"
"Why can't we find a single token? Did you even place them at all?"
"Yesterday, over three thousand people turned the Central Heavenly Pool upside down and found no trace of the tokens. Today, not a single token has been found. We have reason to suspect whether the tokens were placed where they should be!"
"If no one can find the tokens, what's the point of this event?"
"We demand the event organizer come out and explain why none of us can find the tokens!"
Seeing the crowd so agitated, Qin Yu felt that if they knew the truth, they might beat him to death.
'Is it really worth getting so worked up over a little Xuantian Token?'
After muttering a few guilty words to himself, Qin Yu raised his arm and shouted, "Protest, I suspect you didn't place any tokens at all!"
'First, infiltrate the enemy ranks; know yourself and your enemy, and you'll never be defeated!'
As more and more disciples gathered, the protests grew louder.
One voice spread to ten, ten to a hundred, and people swarmed in from all directions like locusts, creating a massive commotion.
"What’s all this noise about!"
A thunderous voice exploded in everyone's ears.
The Outer Sect Elder responsible for the event hovered in mid-air, questioning the disciples:
"Are you trying to rebel? What kind of behavior is this!"
The crowd immediately quieted down, listening to the elder's speech:
"I can assure you that this event is absolutely fair and just!"
"To ensure fairness, we randomly select a staff member each day to hide the Xuantian Tokens before dawn."
"The hint words are also written by this staff member, and no one else knows where the tokens are hidden, not even me."
"Just now, the staff member responsible for distributing the tokens today has checked all the locations, and the tokens have disappeared."
"All seven tokens for today have already found their owners!"
Someone below protested, "If someone found the tokens, why haven't we heard about it?"
The Outer Sect Elder snorted coldly and said unceremoniously:
"There is no rule in the event that requires those who find the tokens to inform others."
"If someone finds them and chooses not to say, that's their freedom and has nothing to do with the event itself!"
"If you have the ability, you can also find the tokens and not announce it."
The crowd was left speechless.
After the elder left, the crowd gathered to discuss.
Qin Yu joined in, looking indignant.
"One person finding a token and staying silent is understandable, but surely not all seven people would stay silent!" someone pointed out the key issue.
Qin Yu took the opportunity to speak: "Isn't it possible that one person got all seven tokens?"
"Impossible!"
"Definitely impossible!"
"If one person got all seven tokens, I'll do a handstand and poop!"
The crowd immediately dismissed Qin Yu's outrageous guess, with some even using extreme methods to show how absurd Qin Yu's words were.
Qin Yu: "..."
"But your words did remind me," someone said. "While it's impossible for one person to get all seven tokens, what if it was a group that planned it?"
"You mean an organization?"
"Exactly, if they are an organization with at least seven members, they could search for all seven Xuantian Tokens simultaneously."
The crowd found this reasonable, but there was a significant flaw in this explanation.
"There are so many of us; are we really no match for that mysterious organization?"
"Finding the Xuantian Tokens is a probability event; everyone's chances are the same."
"With so many of us, the probability of us finding the Xuantian Tokens should be high."
"But now, all seven Xuantian Tokens have been taken by them; there must be something fishy."
Qin Yu: "That's right!"
A tall person explained, "There are three possible reasons for this phenomenon."
"First, the person responsible for hiding the Xuantian Tokens is connected to this organization and leaked the token information to them."
Qin Yu immediately refuted.
"The risk is too high; if exposed, they'd be expelled from the sect. It's not worth it for a few Xuantian Tokens."
"Exactly!"
"That makes sense!" The crowd supported Qin Yu.
Tall person: "Second, this organization has a divination expert who can break the anti-divination formation on the Xuantian Tokens and calculate their general location."
"Before we even see the hints, the organization already knows where the Xuantian Tokens are hidden."
"How can we compete with them!"
Qin Yu continued to refute.
"This possibility is still very small because someone with such divination skills would at least be at the elder level, and someone with such abilities wouldn't care about a few Xuantian Tokens."
"Exactly!"
"That makes sense!" The crowd supported Qin Yu again.
Tall person: "Third, we must admit that some people are born with extraordinary fortune, so much so that even the heavens favor them."
Qin Yu: "You mean a Child of Fortune?"
"Yes, the term Child of Fortune is very fitting!"
"If this organization is full of such people, their chances of finding the Xuantian Tokens would be much higher than ours."
Qin Yu thought for a moment.
As a transmigrator and system owner, he was undoubtedly a Child of Fortune.
And Li Zhengtong, with his two heaven-defying A-Rank Talents, meeting him, a top-tier Child of Fortune, could barely be considered a minor Child of Fortune.
So, the third guess was correct.
Qin Yu agreed, "I think that's the reason; we indeed lack the skills and have nothing to complain about."
"Exactly!"
"That makes sense!"
"Great analysis!" The crowd praised Qin Yu.
Qin Yu waved his hand modestly, "Appreciate the applause!"
"Clap clap clap clap~"
The crowd applauded Qin Yu.
Tall person: "..."
"Everyone, stop clapping!" the tall person shouted loudly.
"Clap clap clap clap~"
Qin Yu: "Everyone, stop clapping!"
The applause abruptly stopped!
Tall person: "..."
Qin Yu glanced at the tall person and sneered inwardly.
'This is the influence of someone like me, Qin Yu!'
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