43: [Japanese and dogs are not allowed to enter! ! ] Thanks to the great god for the certification

While others were grinding levels all night until they doubted life itself, Lin Ling slept until 9 AM.

He lazily got up, washed, and walked towards the city, carrying his Wolf Tooth Hammer.

Although Xiao Base City was just a small city, it was less than a thousand miles from Kyoto Base City.

As the first prefecture west of Kyoto, Xiao used to be bustling with activity.

But today, both the main streets and the small alleys had become incredibly desolate.

Perhaps it was due to being repeatedly bombarded by Forbidden Spells, or maybe it was to take advantage of the free teleportation array.

Over hundreds of thousands of Xiao Professionals chose to leave overnight.

As Lin Ling passed by the Teleportation Temple, he was somewhat surprised to see a group of people standing next to the temple.

These people were clearly from Sakura Country based on their appearance.

However, at this moment, they were all standing by the roadside like grandchildren, bowing and scraping to the occasional Dragon Country Professional who passed by.

Lin Ling was not surprised by this scene.

Long ago, Sakura Country had been thoroughly beaten by Dragon Country.

Three hundred years ago, when Dragon Country recaptured Taiwan Province, Sakura Country, instigated by America-Alliance forces, sent troops to interfere.

As a result, Dragon Country swept through them in half a day, pushing all the way to their capital, Eastern Capital.

When a million Dragon Soldiers surrounded Eastern Capital, it completely broke the courage of the Sakura Country people.

Only after paying trillions of dragon coins in reparations did the Dragon Country army withdraw from Sakura.

Since then, Sakura Country's economy regressed three hundred years, and Sakura Country people became incredibly respectful whenever they saw Dragon Country people.

At least, they had to act like grandchildren on the surface.

Sakura Country merchants had to pay high taxes in Dragon Country, and after the Great Fusion, Professionals coming to Dragon Country had to stand silently outside the Teleportation Temple for six hours before they could move freely.

Moreover, they had to pay a pollution fee of three thousand dragon coins per minute to the local area.

At this moment, seeing Lin Ling pass by, all the Japanese merchants immediately bowed ninety degrees in unison.

“Konnichiwa! (Hello!)”

Lin Ling gave them a cold, disdainful glance.

Lin Ling's lips curled into a slight smirk before he looked away.

He didn't understand Sakura language.

To be precise, he only understood three phrases of the island nation's essence.

Baka yarou.

Yosh.

Yamete.

Withdrawing his gaze, Lin Ling continued to walk forward; he had no good feelings for these Eastern devils, and national humiliation would never be forgotten.

Let alone humiliation, if he got the chance, he would definitely not hold back.

Just after he left.

A Sakura Country man with a small mustache raised his hand and checked his wristband.

A fierce glint suddenly flashed in his triangular eyes.

“Baka yarou, this kid actually looked at the great Gui Tian Xiang Tai with such contempt! I've marked him! I'm going to make him die, die, die!”

“Kameata, don't forget our mission. We only have five more minutes of standing time, then we need to enter the wilderness to find Ye Xiu.”

Another round-faced man wearing gold-rimmed glasses said coldly.

The man with the small mustache clenched his fists, his gaze fixed on Lin Ling's retreating figure.

“Kameata-kun, Kato-sama, Ye Xiu's whereabouts haven't been found yet. I have a doppelganger skill, let me go take care of that kid. No one will find out.”

A scrawny Sakura Country youth whispered.

His name was Inoue Kojiro, a Ninja from Sakura Country, who had just reached Two Turns.

A fierce glint flashed in the gold-rimmed man's eyes, and he nodded slightly.

The next second, Inoue Kojiro's body paused, and a phantom separated from his body, chasing after Lin Ling, while what remained was merely a mirror image clone.

Lin Ling continued forward, suddenly feeling as if he was being watched.

He abruptly turned around but found no one behind him, yet a faint sense of danger grew stronger.

This feeling had saved him many times in his previous life; if it weren't for his superior mental strength, he would hardly have been able to make such a premonition.

He continued for a bit, then turned into an empty alley.

Inoue Kojiro, who was invisible behind him, was overjoyed to see this.

“Yosh, this small alley is perfect for killing.”

He thought to himself and quickly followed.

However, as he entered the alley, Lin Ling's figure disappeared from his sight.

A hint of confusion flashed in Inoue Kojiro's eyes, and he began to cautiously examine the trash cans by the roadside.

Soon, his invisibility time ran out, and his figure immediately appeared.

“Where did he go? Could he also be invisible?” Inoue Kojiro murmured.

However, at that moment, a voice like something from hell suddenly sounded above his head.

“Are you looking for me?”

Inoue Kojiro's pupils suddenly contracted, and he abruptly looked up.

A spiky hammer head, carrying a strong gust of wind, smashed down at him.

Boom...

Everything happened too fast; Inoue Kojiro didn't even have time to react before his health bar was instantly emptied.

[You have successfully killed Sakura Country Professional Inoue Kojiro.]

Lin Ling quickly looted the body and flashed out of the alley.

He turned and walked out of the alley, heading back towards the Teleportation Temple.

When he reappeared in the sight of the Sakura Country group, he extended a middle finger towards them.

Only then did he turn and leave.

This scene immediately made all the Sakura Country Professionals' eyes burn with rage.

“Baka! Inoue, that useless trash!”

Kameata glanced at Inoue, who was slowly dissipating beside him, and immediately flew into a rage.

“Kato-sama, let me go. Inoue was probably harmed by that kid. I'm going to kill that kid. Don't worry, I absolutely won't expose myself.”

Kato Shoji adjusted his glasses on the bridge of his nose, his eyes slightly narrowed.

“I wonder if Ye Xiu has left Xuanfu Base City. Too many people left Xuanfu yesterday.”

“Did any of you use the Peeking Skill?” Kato turned to look at the others.

The others all lowered their heads and said nothing.

Kato knew they hadn't used the Peeking Skill, and although he was annoyed, there was nothing he could do.

They were members of Sakura Country's Soul Group, specifically responsible for assassinating talented new Professionals from enemy countries.

All Soul Group members were Two Turns experts, and Kato, their captain, was a Three Turns special Professional, an Onmyoji.

Before entering Dragon Country, they had all undergone rigorous training and would never easily use the Peeking Skill on Dragon Country Professionals.

“Kato-sama, the equipment on that kid seems to be Level 1 white gear. The Wolf Tooth Hammer he's carrying and the equipment on his body are clearly not a set. He must just be a low-level lifestyle Professional.” Kameata said anxiously, watching Lin Ling walk further and further away.

Kato's eyes narrowed slightly, and Lin Ling's appearance as he passed by reappeared in his mind.

He always felt something was off.

But for a moment, he couldn't put his finger on it.

“Kameata, you go follow that kid. If you get a chance, take care of him. Anyone who dares to insult our great Sakura Empire must die, die, die.”

“Hai!”

Gui Tian Xiang Tai bowed deeply, his eyes fixed on the time on his wristband.

As soon as the time was up, he walked in the direction Lin Ling had left.

After Kameata left, Kato suddenly froze.

The appearance of Lin Ling's equipment flashed before his eyes.

A milky white light shimmered slightly, and faint runes were indistinctly visible on the seemingly simple magic robe.

He seemed to have seen this equipment somewhere before.

Kato suddenly widened his small, bean-like eyes to the size of soybeans.

He finally remembered that not long ago, when he attended a high-level Soul Group meeting, he had been fortunate enough to meet an important figure from Eastern Capital.

The armor that person wore emitted such a white light, and the patterns on that armor were extremely similar to what the young man just wore.

And he had personally heard a Seven Turns great expert say that it was a sacred set of armor.

“No! I know! That guy isn't wearing Level 1 white gear, that's a sacred set.

So young and wearing a sacred set, he is very likely that Ye Xiu! Everyone, follow me! We absolutely cannot let him get away!”

At Kato's command, a group of Soul Group Professionals disguised as merchants immediately chased in the direction Gui Tian Xiang Tai had left.

Meanwhile, Lin Ling was leisurely strolling along.

The occasional passersby he encountered all stared dumbfounded at the Wolf Tooth Hammer on his shoulder.

Especially the contrast between his white-glowing mage set and the terrifyingly huge Wolf Tooth Hammer.

The stark difference between the two left people constantly amazed.

Lin Ling, however, was completely unconcerned. He quickly arrived at a restaurant called Chaoyang Lou.

He lifted the door curtain and stepped inside.

This scene was witnessed by a few teams who hadn't left Xuanfu Base City and had just returned from an overnight grind outside the city. Those Professionals were instantly stunned.

“Holy cow, is there any justice? Did you see Lin Ling?”

“Yeah, what about him?”

“His face looks full, like he just woke up. We were grinding monsters all night, and he was sleeping at home until 9 AM.”

“We have to eat a quick flatbread in the morning and keep leveling, while he's directly having breakfast at Chaoyang Lou.”

“Why is the gap between people so big?”

“Oh, come on, you've already reached Level 8. God Lin has fallen from the altar, he's probably completely given up.”

“What's there to envy? If he were sleeping soundly and eating lamb offal soup, and his level was higher than mine, then I'd really be seething with envy.”

“Hehehe... Saying it like that makes me feel much more balanced.”

A group of Professionals paused briefly before dispersing again.

Meanwhile, Gui Tian Xiang Tai, who had been secretly following him, stopped at the door.

“Lin Ling? Yosh, so it's you, the Professional who awakened the most useless SSS-grade talent.”

A hint of mockery flashed in Kameata's eyes as he muttered softly.

Guluulu...

Just then, a fragrant aroma wafted from inside the restaurant, and Kameata's stomach immediately let out a joyful rumble.

“What a delicious smell. While keeping an eye on this kid, trying some lamb offal soup sounds pretty good too.”

He muttered, intending to enter the restaurant, but as soon as he lifted one foot, his entire body froze.

No other reason.

There was a very conspicuous sign posted at the entrance.

[No Japanese or dogs allowed!]