261: Chapter 261 Ordinary People in a World of Superpowers

"Yan... Lord Qiming, it's me..." This was Yun Lan's voice.

"Come in..." Xing Yaoyan pulled up her wide white hood, completely concealing all of her features.

The door pushed open, and a cultist dressed in a plain white robe walked in. He took a few steps and accidentally tripped over his cloak because of the robe's length; he was clearly a newcomer.

"Regarding your revenge, have you reached an agreement with the Star Cult Leader..." Xing Yaoyan gestured for him to close the door.

"Yes." Yun Lan nodded, then asked in a low voice: "By the way, Sister Yan, is there something you needed me for by calling me to the stronghold this time?"

"Here... this is my privilege card. Many Cultivate rooms and public resources in the stronghold can be used infinitely with my privilege card. I'm lending it to you for the time being."

As she spoke, Xing Yaoyan flicked her hand, and a gold card printed with a hyacinth flower pattern landed in Yun Lan's hand.

"This..." Yun Lan looked at the item in his hand, his voice trembling slightly.

This privilege card was only possessed by Star Cult Priests, and each priest only had one. It was not only a symbol of a priest's status but also a master card that could infinitely unlock access to all Star Cult strongholds.

Such a resource was given to him without her even blinking an eye?

"After all, you are my only subordinate in the Star Cult right now; it'll look good on me if your strength increases." Xing Yaoyan waved her hand indifferently.

"Also, remember, I'm going to do something important in a moment. The timing is uncertain, and I might disappear for ten days or half a month. If the Human Alliance sends someone to find me, you, as my only witness, must do everything in your power to stall them."

Yun Lan hurriedly nodded. He thought to himself that this condition was completely insignificant compared to the privilege card she had given him.

"By the way, when I first came to the stronghold a few days ago, I heard some cultists say that the organization might be planning a big move in Youfeng City... could it be..."

"Shut up..." Xing Yaoyan took a deep breath. "This is none of your business, stop prying..."

Yun Lan hurriedly and tactfully shut his mouth. To show his determination, he even used both hands to make a zipper gesture across his lips.

He could clearly feel that she was unhappy...

Xing Yaoyan didn't say anything more. She then took a specially made invisible earpiece from a hidden pocket inside her white robe and put it on.

After a series of adjustments, the voice belonging exclusively to Crystal Coin, sounding like a profiteer, came through almost the instant it was tuned:

"Qiming... you finally contacted me. I thought you had changed your mind and weren't going. Let's get this straight, I won't be giving any refunds..."

"Cut the crap, tell me the location..."

"Tsk... you have a nice voice, but quite a temper. I really don't know if your strength lives up to your temper..."

There was a hint of probing hidden in Crystal Coin's slightly casual tone.

"Crystal Coin, is this how you do business? It seems I'll have to leave a bad review for your service this time..."

"No, no, no... Qiming, I was just joking... haha... I'll send you the information of the people I've dispatched. Remember to give me a five-star review on my service platform at the Dark Pavilion..."

Xing Yaoyan hung up the call without waiting for him to finish, just like how no man has the patience to listen to those meaningless pleasantries after finishing business.

The next instant, golden light flashed.

Xing Yaoyan's white-robed figure just vanished before Yun Lan's eyes.

Seeing this, Yun Lan just sighed and turned to leave.

Although he still had some grievances about Xing Yaoyan forcing him to join the Star Cult, after calming down and thinking about it for a while, he realized that given his situation, joining the Star Cult was indeed the safest option.

Moreover, after brief contact with the Star Cult Leader, he had also obtained the promise he hoped to receive...

From this point of view, his progress toward revenge had indeed improved a lot because of this...

Combining this with the recent movements of the Star Cult, Yun Lan had already roughly guessed some things, but just as Xing Yaoyan had said, this was none of his business...

"Young Miss Xing Yan... then I can only wish you all the best..."

...

One day later...

Youfeng City.

Secretary Wu Ming woke up in his apartment of about one hundred square meters.

After getting dressed and washing up, he drove to the breakfast shop on the street as usual to buy his "old three" staples, eating while driving toward the Mayor's Office Building.

It wasn't morning rush hour yet, so there weren't many cars on the road.

In this quiet environment, he felt a bit depressed and began to recall the unpleasant incident he had just encountered at the breakfast shop:

He was the mayor's secretary, a fact that every citizen of Youfeng City should be well aware of. So, even though he himself was not an Esper, people from all the major Families in Youfeng City, including those from the Beastmaster Association, treated him with courtesy when they saw him; at the very least, they wouldn't actively look for trouble with him.

But just now, when he was buying breakfast, a few young people who looked travel-worn had actually ignored him right to his face and rudely cut in line in front of him.

He had dealt with many Espers, so he quickly saw that they were extraordinary in their skills, and they didn't look like they were from the city.

Adhering to the principle that it's better to avoid trouble than to invite it, Secretary Wu Ming just frowned and didn't say anything more.

But the leader of that group suddenly turned his head, scrutinized him carefully, and abruptly let out a sneer. At the same time, the aura of a Tier 5 Esper suddenly erupted from his body.

"You're not even an Esper, yet you can be the mayor's secretary. I think you're just a nepotism hire..."

"You..." Secretary Wu Ming clenched his fists, but he immediately relaxed them.

He had memorized what these people looked like; he could always find people from the Security Bureau to sanction them later, although existing laws weren't particularly effective against Espers, especially high-tier Espers...

Moreover, compared to them, an ordinary person like him was completely a weakling with no strength to truss a chicken. If a fight really broke out, he would definitely be the one to suffer...

The people around were terrified into silence, and many diners even quietly left the breakfast shop.

There was no help for it; once these Espers with heaven-reaching abilities were determined to cause trouble, they couldn't be stopped in the short term, and everyone didn't want to suffer innocent disaster...

Time passed minute by minute...

Fortunately, seeing that Secretary Wu Ming was so timid, this group seemed to lose interest instantly.

The leader reached out and patted his shoulder, and watching his body tremble slightly, a flash of secret amusement crossed his eyes.

"Hmph... boring..."

After saying this, the few of them bought their breakfast and turned to leave.

It was only then that the breakfast shop slowly returned to its original lively atmosphere, as if everything that had just happened hadn't occurred at all...

Back to the present.

Driving the car, Secretary Wu Ming slammed his hand onto the steering wheel, startling the passersby. He then fiercely swallowed the last bite of his hand-grabbed pancake, as if he were eating those Espers who had just picked a fight with him.

In this world, even a mayor's secretary like him could be bullied by Espers at will, so ordinary people with lower status than him had even less recourse when encountering such things. All they could do was accept their bad luck and pray that they wouldn't run into such hellish things again in the future.

"Sigh... if only I had Awakened a Superpower too..."

He had arrived.

Secretary Wu Ming parked the car and sighed deeply, feeling quite helpless.

But for the sake of his work, he quickly adjusted his mindset.

Seeing himself in the rearview mirror reveal a perfect, professional smile, Secretary Wu Ming got out of the car and walked quickly toward the Mayor's Office Building.

And what he didn't notice was that under the sun, his black shadow flickered quietly, like an aging television screen...