The Abyssal Garden: No Room for the Idle-Chapter 36 That Existence!

Su Qi didn't choose to continue gaming; instead, he opened the gaming pod and sat up.

It was already the deep night. It had to be said that after spending a few days inside an instance, coming out felt somewhat magical, as if time had moved on, making everything seem less real.

After he got up and went downstairs, he first ran five kilometers around the neighborhood before, with his stomach growling, he found a restaurant to satisfy his hunger.

"Physically, I'm not tired, but rather, I feel a bit too energetic."

Su Qi mused to himself, not knowing if it was just his imagination, but he always felt some kind of restriction while running, as though he could go faster, just like in the instance, but somehow he was being held back.

During the meal, the people at the table next to his were actually discussing the game Abyssal Paradise.

They were speaking with great excitement,

while discussing strategies and even browsing forum posts to share with each other.

These strategies were really just insights from beta testers—valuable, but not abundant.

They soon mentioned the game clubs.

There seemed to be even more clubs associated with this game than he would have thought, and they were not small in scale. A large amount of money was being poured into them, and many people didn't understand why, as the size of the clubs didn't seem to have much significance for the independent instances.

But Su Qi had a different opinion on this. It seemed that Paradise was where countless gamers took root, so these clubs were probably not just simple clubs.

"This is a deep pool..."

But let it be.

He's just an active gamer, a sunny, cheerful big boy, maintaining this as his principle, and everything else doesn't matter.

"And besides... that's not the most important thing right now."

Su Qi looked at the beef over rice served to him, and his gaze became sharp.

Good grief...

"I spent 20 on this beef over rice, where's my beef!"

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Yishou put on a hat and headed straight out the door.

Twenty minutes later,

he pulled up in front of the Investigation Bureau in his ostentatious car that drew countless stares.

"Brother Xu... I'm here!" Yishou pushed open the door without hesitation.

Xu Linqiu and Liu Yishou were sorting things out. Xu looked out at the car and stayed silent for a moment: "You'll make people think that the Investigation Bureau is a den of corruption and decay."

"..." Yishou coughed: "I'm not from the Investigation Bureau."

"Spit it out, what's up?" Xu Linqiu bent over his work: "I'm swamped right now trying to find someone who meets the teacher's requirements."

They were in urgent need of exceptional newcomers who had enough strength, temperament, and significantly higher instance ratings than other players.

So far, they'd found only two that were somewhat suitable.

If they didn't hurry, it might be too late.

Yishou was aware of this situation and said in a low voice, "I think... I might have found one for you."

"?" Xu Linqiu stopped: "Is it that player called Old Tomato from the offline club event? Did you scout him? His previous data was indeed good, and he was one of the potential standouts on the assessment list."

"Though I feel a bit sorry for Brother Tomato, it's not him... it's the guy called Su Buxian, whom we met offline during the day."

"Him?"

Xu Linqiu certainly remembered, for until now they hadn't been able to access the other party's data. Such a situation naturally wouldn't be due to a BUG; it could only mean that the other party had a Pollutant that surpassed his level of access, or was shielded by some special item from having his data revealed.

"We were in a duo match when we ran into Brother Su..."

Night Guard recounted the events that occurred in the instance: "The most critical part is, when I asked him about his clearance score, he said it was 100, and it was the same for his previous attempts!"

Xu Linqiu's expression changed immediately, showing a hint of shock, then he fell into deep thought:

"Did he say that himself?"

"Mm-hmm."

Xu Linqiu seemed undecided and looked towards Liu Yishou: "Brother Liu, you know we can't access his data right now, so we can't tell if it's true or false."

Liu Yishou's gaze flickered slightly: "Wasn't the original intention of establishing the club to observe and support promising newcomers? I think we can give it a try... This young man should be fine, at least without so-called data. Based on the instance he just described, he seems to have performed quite well."

Xu Linqiu mused: "Alright, I understand. I will report this to the teacher."

"We can't delay this matter either. The new version of Abyssal Paradise is expected to arrive soon, and the first critically important trial since the public beta will also begin then."

Xu Linqiu said in a serious tone: "Other forces from Paradise are all making heavy bets on their chosen seeds. Before that... I just hope that the newcomers I've picked can quickly build up their strength. Perhaps they can even secure a spot for themselves."

Night Guard's blood boiled with excitement, and he nodded: "Brother, I'll put my all into it!"

"You..." Xu Linqiu paused, unable to find the right words, and finally just patted his shoulder: "Then work hard."

Night Guard: "... "

That just made me feel even worse!

He sighed: "At least I still have hope; worst comes to worst, I could seek help from my dad."

Xu Linqiu nearly stumbled: "You better shut up. In any case, whether it's that major person from your family or my teacher, they are all very busy lately. You'd better not disturb them."

"Busy with what?" Night Guard was curious.

Xu Linqiu shook his head: "Don't ask. It's classified."

"Then I'll ask my dad."

Crap, Xu Linqiu's eyelids twitched.

Why don't you just go die!

Such an enviable... ahem, such a helpless background!

Xu Linqiu sighed and said: "Anyway, you haven't entered Paradise yet, and there's a lot you still don't understand. In short... they are looking for traces of a powerful existence."

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"I don't know much about the specifics, but that existence... you should have heard of him."

Night Guard pointed at himself, surprised: "Me?"

"Although you aren't aware of his name within Paradise, he frequently appears in different worlds, and ever since the public beta, he seems to have been paying attention to and even contacting new players."

Xu Linqiu said with a deep look in his eyes: "And he is known among you newcomers as... the Traveling Merchant."

"...I've never heard of him."

With that one sentence, Night Guard made Xu Linqiu want to smack him.

Night Guard quickly raised his hands: "It's true I've never heard of it. The game has only been in public beta for so long. I can't be watching the forums all the time, and it seems like the number of people who have met him is quite small, right?"

Xu Linqiu nodded, then shook his head: "I'm not sure either. Those who meet him are considered lucky. A long time ago, this existence made contact with a few individuals, and now, those individuals in Paradise... are incredibly powerful and not to be spoken of."

Night Guard: "...everything is not to be spoken of, huh."

"You'll understand once you enter Paradise yourself," Xu Linqiu said, not wanting to waste more words. He spoke earnestly:

"Anyway... orders from above dictate that if you encounter this existence, you must maintain a friendly attitude. Even if you can't win his favor, you mustn't annoy him."

Night Guard looked at Xu Linqiu's serious expression and subconsciously nodded.

"I understand."