50: The head of the investigation department is missing? Cursed statue!

It must be said that although Wan Feipeng was a bit reckless, he was very generous with rewards.

He even promised Ye Ze: if he didn't find what he wanted in the Lin Yuan City treasury, he could take him to the East Wu City treasury to choose!

After all, that Abyssal item had been given to Wu Ming and would be taken to the East Wu City research institute, so Wu Ming also tacitly agreed to Wan Feipeng's promise.

However, at this moment, Ye Ze still wanted to go to the Lin Yuan City treasury first, as he was still looking forward to the unknown materials he had seen before.

Wan Feipeng said, “Then let’s go first!”

“I advise you not to use the main entrance if you don’t want to be swarmed by reporters…”

Just as the two were about to leave, Wu Ming gestured for them to look out the VIP room window… a dense crowd, all reporters from various media outlets!

In just half an hour, the news of the first clear of Hell difficulty had spread like wildfire!

Ye Ze’s mouth twitched, “Then, the back door…?”

With his current strength, he didn’t really need this kind of fame. Instead, being blocked by reporters felt…

Friends who are often blocked by reporters know it’s quite terrifying!

No less than a zombie siege.

As the person in charge of East China, Wu Ming clearly had more experience in dealing with such matters:

“I’ve arranged a special car for you, and your classmates and Teacher are also here.”

Not long after, Wu Ming led Ye Ze out through another door, where four hovercars were waiting.

Even Wan Feipeng had to marvel at the professionalism of the person in charge’s arrangements.

Teacher Xia Qing and the War College students were already waiting there, their faces full of curiosity and excitement at the sight of the hovercars.

It was like children seeing their favorite toys.

Even Teacher Xia Qing, who came from an ordinary family, was riding a hovercar for the first time.

Seeing Ye Ze approach, she beamed with joy, “Ye Ze, how are you?”

She originally wanted to ask Ye Ze if clearing Hell difficulty was hard or if he was injured, but seeing Ye Ze’s clear and unrestrained appearance at the moment…

It felt as if he had cleared it completely unscathed.

Ye Ze leaned over and said with a smile, “Very good, and I also picked up a nice job along the way.”

Getting rewards while beating people up, that’s really good!

Teacher Xia Qing was equally happy, straightening her chest, and whispered with difficulty concealing her joy:

“Oh, by the way, thanks to you, my internship has been converted to a full-time position.”

“When you have time, I’ll treat you to a meal!”

As Ye Ze’s leading Teacher, shortly after Ye Ze led the team to clear Hell difficulty, she was personally converted to a full-time position by the Ministry of Education, without even needing to submit a conversion report.

Simply being a leading Teacher was considered a great honor.

But Teacher Xia Qing also understood that all of this was thanks to Ye Ze…

Although Ye Ze hadn't expected the impact of his clear to be so significant that even the Ministry of Education intervened, he probably suspected it was due to Wu Ming’s instructions.

Immediately, he readily agreed, “Okay, but I don’t have much time recently.”

“It’s okay, just let me know when you’re free!”

This time, seeing the interaction between Ye Ze and Teacher Xia Qing, not a single male student felt jealous or envious.

They even felt it was only natural.

“Ahem.” Wu Ming, who was off to the side, quietly reminded him:

“Let’s talk when we get back; you can talk more freely then.”

“……”

Nearby, four hovercars, sleek and silver-white, were extended models, with jet turbines emitting blue flames where the tires used to be.

Ye Ze and the emotionally complex Teacher Xia Qing got into the cars, along with Wan Feipeng and the students.

With a 'boom' of blue flame, the hovercar whizzed past, like a shooting star streaking across the sky.

Compared to high-speed trains, hovercars were far superior in speed and stability.

Furthermore, as aerial vehicles, they were difficult to attack, and with a Sixth-Tier Wan Feipeng on board, the sense of security was maximized.

Before long, the outline of Lin Yuan City could be seen.

Ye Ze sat on the soft sofa seat of the hovercar, and suddenly looked suspiciously at the city gate of Lin Yuan City:

“There are usually only four guards at the city gate; why are there now two teams of Demon Suppression Army stationed here?”

Two teams of Demon Suppression Army, totaling 20 people.

Why had the defensive strength of Lin Yuan City suddenly become so strong?

Hearing this, Wan Feipeng was happy to explain:

“Something went wrong in the No. 17 Contamination Zone; the Investigation Department Head and a team sent to escort them have gone missing.”

“The Demon Suppression Army dispatched a Regimental Commander here, both to strengthen defenses and for rescue.”

Missing?

Ye Ze was surprised. He had heard Liu Boyan say that the Investigation Department Head was a genuine Fourth-Tier professional!

Not to mention the personnel sent to escort them… how could they just disappear?

Ye Ze was not being overly anxious.

The No. 17 Contamination Zone was only a dozen kilometers away from the 19th Contaminated Land.

If something went wrong, it might affect Lin Yuan City…

But Wan Feipeng then cheerfully reassured him:

“Don’t worry, the East China Demon Slaying Regimental Commander has already gone there.”

“Besides the Regimental Commander and Vice-Regimental Commander, who are both Fifth-Tier, there are also more than ten Fourth-Tier professionals. It’s estimated it will be resolved very soon!”

Two Fifth-Tiers, over ten Fourth-Tiers… Ye Ze felt a little more at ease.

If this lineup still couldn't resolve it, then it would truly be a big problem, and at that point, it wouldn't just be a matter of affecting Lin Yuan City.

They arrived at Lin Yuan City.

The hovercar landed.

After bidding farewell to Teacher Xia Qing and the others, Ye Ze followed Wan Feipeng to the Lin Yuan City treasury.

In fact, it had only been two days since his last visit.

Wan Feipeng said cheerfully, “You’ve become a regular at the treasury, kid.”

Ye Ze did not deny it.

He could finally understand the unknown materials he had encountered on his last visit.

As soon as he entered the treasury, the first thing he saw was the [Void Meteorite]!

Last time, its function was unknown…

This time, Ye Ze directly activated his Eye of Insight, and a piece of information appeared in his golden pupils:

【Void Meteorite: An ordinary meteorite from the Endless Void, possessing 100% physical and magical resistance, containing unstable spatial elements, and cannot be touched by non-Void Creatures.】

What the heck?

An ordinary meteorite has 100% physical and magical resistance?

Is this what materials from the Endless Void are like?

And, this unstable spatial element…

After a moment of hesitation, Ye Ze chose to reserve judgment for now.

100% physical resistance, Panda would probably break two big teeth biting it.

Ye Ze then looked at the next item.

It was a statue made of an unknown material, and this one made Ye Ze particularly excited:

【curse stone statue: Inflict a negative status on yourself and gain a permanent class-exclusive skill (random quality)!】

A random quality class-exclusive skill!

For Summoners, for example, there are many types of exclusive skills, varying in strength.

If one is lucky, an exclusive skill can significantly boost the abilities of the Summoner or the summoned beast!

The cost is a negative status, some of which can be quite annoying.

Through the Eye of Insight, he learned that there would be one chance to cancel after using the statue.

After a moment of thought, Ye Ze decisively took it!