Night’s Nomenclature

Chapter 954: The Hidden Time Traveler

Australia, Sydney. Xiao San sat in a penthouse suite.

A Louis XV Savonnerie carpet lay on the living room floor. This carpet appeared at Christie's auction in 2000, and was anonymously bought for 31 million RMB. Now, it lay quietly on the ground.

A suspended fireplace next to it burned with red Luo charcoal. The room was very warm, yet there was no dust. This red Luo charcoal was exclusively used by the royal family during the Qing Dynasty. In winter, even an Imperial Consort could only use fifteen kilograms; there was no way to use more.

Xiao San sighed, "This stuff is so wasteful! Why not install underfloor heating? In winter, in the North, with centralized heating, wearing shorts and short sleeves, stepping on the warm floor, even your toes are warm, and it saves money."

His family member beside him retorted, "This is about style; it's burning money."

Xiao San turned to the slightly chubby middle-aged man in front of him and said to his family member, "We seem to have found a big fish this time. The comparison results show that he is very important, but how do we convince him to come with us? He doesn't seem to be short of money. Others followed us for 100,000 yuan, but he wouldn't be interested in that!" Right beside them, the Australian tycoon's bodyguards lay on the ground, and the only one who made the move was Xiao San.

It had been a long time since the outlaw Xiao San had personally taken action. Xiao Jin, the cockroach beside him, was enough to help him complete most combat missions. Currently, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the strongest member of the Guardians' Union after Qing Chen.

The only drawback is that his fighting ability only exists in the Inner World. In the Outer World, without the cockroach, he has to do it himself. The tycoon, his face gloomy, sat motionless on the sofa, watching the uninvited guest.

Xiao San patiently said, "Sir, we are friendly. Although we knocked out your bodyguards, we are still very friendly. They will be fine; they won't even be injured. They'll wake up after a good sleep." The tycoon remained silent.

A family member whispered beside him, "He probably doesn't understand what we're saying. Should we just tie him up? The Leader is waiting for these people to implement the plan. So many people are stuck in the Heiye Plain; it won't do if they can't get out." "No, we must be polite," Xiao San said to the tablet, "Can you translate this for me?" A line of words appeared on the tablet: "Yes."

Xiao San pointed the screen at the tycoon, "I'm sorry to disturb you so late, but could you come with us?" The tablet quickly translated the sentence into English.

After seeing it, the tycoon said coldly in English, "Who are you? Do you know the consequences of kidnapping me? I advise you to leave now, or my wife will put a bounty on your heads worldwide. Then all Meta humans will hunt you down!"

Xiao San looked at the tablet, "What did he say? Is he willing to come with us?" Tablet: "Yes."

Xiao San breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good." After saying that, he and his family members carried the tycoon out.

A family member mumbled, "He seems to have said a lot, but the translation was just two words." Xiao San paused, "It doesn't matter."

When they went downstairs, they happened to meet their female neighbor in the elevator. Seeing them carrying the rich man in, with the bodyguard's blood splattered on his face, she screamed. Xiao San and his family members looked at each other. Xiao San hurriedly said to the woman, "Sumimasen! Sumimasen! Sorry! Sorry!" The family members simultaneously said, "A ssi ba." Xiao San looked at his family members. "The family members looked at Xiao San."

One said Japanese, one said Korean, one said sorry, and one cursed. They were a Japanese-Korean joint operation.

With a ding, the elevator doors opened. Two people quickly entered the underground garage, and under the cover of local Nine Provinces members, they withdrew towards the Key Gate. Sitting in the black business car, Xiao San was still mumbling, "Next time, let's all speak Japanese, understand?" "Yes!"

Similar invitation operations were being carried out all over the world. For every person they invited, they would take them directly to Whale Island and send them to the war fortress. That night, over 10,000 family members shuttled back and forth through the Key Gate, extremely busy. But things didn't go as smoothly as they had imagined.

It wasn't that they encountered very difficult people, but some people were really hard to find, and the transportation in many foreign places was really inconvenient.

Xiaoba was rather unlucky and was assigned to India. He successfully matched more than ten people in the household registration database, but the places where they lived didn't even have public transportation, and Kunlun couldn't possibly open another Key Gate specifically for this person.

So Xiaoba and several family members bought several bicycles and rode more than 200 kilometers to invite the target back. This was truly from riding at night to sunrise, passing through countless villages.

Little Seven's situation was even more absurd. The target he was looking for was a gypsy who drove a motorhome around, and when he was free, he would go to live in the mountains. It was only after Nine Provinces bought intelligence that they found the target's exact location. Little Seven climbed more than ten mountains before finding the gypsies' camp. After they met, the gypsies didn't hold back; when they heard that Little Seven and his team were going to take their companions away, they directly fought Little Seven with guns. Little Seven didn't want to hurt anyone, so he besieged them for a day and night, waiting for them to run out of bullets before rushing in to arrest them. It was too arduous.

Xiao San blindfolded the Australian tycoon, and only removed it after they arrived at the Key Gate. They took the tycoon through the Key Gate to Kunlun's secret base.

The tycoon stood in the iron corridor, looking at the walls full of doors, and the Guardians' Union members who were going in and out of the doors. He was completely dumbfounded. He never thought that simply passing through a clothing store's changing room mirror would lead him to such a magical place. Lu Yuan used the secrecy spell one by one on those who had been brought here.

Xiao San took the tycoon through the tunnel. When their vision suddenly opened up, they saw the unprecedented brilliance of the entire Whale Island's holographic neon lights.

The tycoon's gaze passed through layers of neon lights, gazing at the dolphins in the clouds, intoxicated. The next moment, a giant whale, flapping its huge wings, let out a long and vicissitudes-filled whale cry, soaring in the sky.

As it descended, its wings wrapped the pristine white clouds and fell together.

In the sky, students from the Time Traveler Academy were shuttling among the towering buildings on their flying vehicles. "This is magic," the tycoon asked in astonishment. There were many people as fascinated as him.

They seemed to be in another world, a world they had never seen before. These tycoons were the ones who had contact with the core secrets of this world, so everyone didn't find the existence of Time Travelers strange. He had even hired a Time Traveler as his bodyguard before, but this scene was something they had never seen before. Even the holographic projection in New York was incomparable to this place. It must be remembered that on Whale Island, almost anything could be created without any process; it all depended on Xiao Zhenji's imagination. Those who were brought here were completely shocked. They fantasized that they could also live in such a world. After they had finished appreciating everything, they were taken to the war fortress.

In the fortress, the Guardians' Union members were still busy harvesting plant fruits, and some were busy frying tea.

All the potential Time Travelers sat down, and Luo Wanya gave each of them a plate with two Eternal Heaven Fruits and a cup of Jingshan Tea. One Eternal Heaven Fruit could increase strength by 30 kilograms, and a cup of Jingshan Tea could significantly improve eyesight.

These were the most effective plants on Whale Island, so effective that as soon as the tycoon ate the fruit, he immediately noticed the changes in his body! Everything was so magical! The number of potential Time Travelers in the war fortress gradually increased, from more than ten at the beginning to thousands the next day. The potential Time Travelers gradually relaxed their vigilance. After all, if they were to be killed, there was no need to go to such great lengths.

They began to ask where this was, and why they had been brought here. Someone even recognized Shendai Kongyin who was picking tea, "I know you, you're that Japanese actress who suddenly retired."

At this time, Shendai Kongyin was wearing a straw hat and bending over to pick tea, looking like a pretty girl from the countryside. She just smiled and didn't answer.

Qing Chen stood in the shadow of the war fortress, calmly observing everyone. He had built a huge monitoring room in the war fortress, with cameras observing everyone from all angles without any blind spots.

On the third day of their return, he didn't do anything, but simply arranged rooms for these potential Time Travelers, treating them to good food and drink every day.

On the fourth day of their return, there were already more than 3,000 potential Time Travelers, but Qing Chen still didn't do anything, just continuing to observe the more than 600 screens in front of him.

Qing Chen was very patient. On the other hand, some of the potential Time Travelers were restless and kept asking the Home Families, "Were we brought here because we also have the chance to become Time Travelers?"

However, the Home Families did not answer, but simply asked them to stay at ease. On the fifth day of their return, some potential Time Travelers became anxious and actively requested to become Time Travelers.

Even Little Seven was a little puzzled and went to find Qing Chen, "Leader, is it time to send them to North America and start the Substitution Plan?" Qing Chen stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window on the fourth floor, selecting more than 70 people from more than 3,000, "Go, bring them up." "Ah?" Little Seven was stunned. "Go."

Little Seven hurriedly took pictures of the faces of the more than 70 people and quickly took them to the fourth floor with others. Qing Chen wanted to talk to each of them individually.

In the interrogation room, the incandescent lights shone directly on the other person's face. Qing Chen sat calmly opposite, "You don't seem surprised at all about this place. When you saw the top-level holographic neon lights, you weren't surprised, and when you ate the fruit, you weren't surprised either. You have always maintained a cautious attitude, observing your surroundings and keeping your distance from others." The middle-aged white man opposite said, "If you were kidnapped, you would do the same." Qing Chen smiled and shook his head, "Should I call you Winston, or Lord Winston?"

From the beginning, Qing Chen didn't only want to implement the Substitution Plan; he also wanted to find those West Continent Time Travelers who had successfully hidden their identities through global comparison.

In East Continent, there are still some Time Travelers who have hidden themselves very well. They did not join Kunlun, Nine Provinces, or the Guardians' Union, nor did they tell anyone or be discovered. They simply lived cautiously and quietly made a fortune.

In Koshima and Shendai, because of the language, Time Travelers would be discovered as soon as they entered. But North America is different. Many people in North America have a foundation for hiding. They only need to survive the most difficult period before they can naturally live as Inner World people. Now, Qing Chen hadn't let any of them go; he had almost found all of them.

In the war fortress, everyone had their mobile phones, watches, and all time-telling tools confiscated. The dome of the fortress was illuminated by fluorescent lights, day and night, blurring everyone's sense of time. But people need time.

Psychological studies have shown that if a person cannot see the sunrise and sunset and cannot judge day and night, their inner state will gradually approach collapse. This is the main reason why the small dark room causes the collapse of prisoners. Two people were used in an experiment. One was placed in a cell where natural light was visible and day and night could be judged, but there were no entertainment facilities. The other was placed in a cell where natural light was invisible and time could not be judged, but there were movies to watch. The result was that the latter collapsed first.

In these two days, Qing Chen wasn't observing who was more excellent; he was simply forcing the hidden Time Travelers to involuntarily look at the time on their arms. Under his observation, even the slightest movement could not escape his eyes, so Qing Chen firmly believed in his judgment.

Now, he was very certain that the man in front of him had already completed his crossing and had become a Time Traveler, replacing Lord Winston of the Roosevelt Kingdom, but no one knew it. Lord Winston remained silent for a moment, "You must have misunderstood; I'm just an ordinary person."

Qing Chen calmly shook his head, "The East Continent is now under invasion. I don't have time to persuade you calmly or reason with you. As the Director of the Royal Capital Food Administration, you will be a key part of the logistical support during the future Eastern Expedition."

"I will tell you what will happen next. I will cut a wound on my hand. If you don't go to work after crossing, I will conclude that my judgment was wrong. Then, I will do everything possible to make you live painfully and even wish you were dead. You have been cast with the secrecy spell, and you cannot tell anyone about your experience. Of course, even if you tell King Roosevelt, they won't be able to save your life in the Outer World. It seems that their forces in the Outer World have been completely eradicated since last week."

"Although I really want to be a person who respects personality and is friendly, compared to the lives of those around me, your life is no longer very important. I'm sorry."