Lucky billion players, you've never seen one before / I can accumulate my own luck

silver:"……"

Is it that... straightforward?

Van Shaw's straight-ball style...it's terrifying!

She had absolutely no idea how to respond.

Fan Xiao continued, "You just got back from your assessment, so don't think about work for the next few days. People who have just left their hometowns are not suited to being alone; they are prone to feeling lonely and isolated. You should just come with me for the next few days."

"Um……"

Yin felt a sweet feeling in her heart.

During this period, she did feel a sense of loneliness.

After leaving node G06, her only support was Fan Xiao, but she couldn't see him during the assessment period, and he didn't really pay attention to her... This made her feel very insecure and empty inside.

Now, Fan Xiao's initiative gave her a sense of security, and she unconsciously moved closer to him.

Fan Xiao felt the touch that was close to him and couldn't help but sigh... It's so easy to deal with someone who's arrogant. As long as he takes the initiative and gives them enough opportunities, that's all that matters.

He could naturally see through Yin's feelings.

Now that he'd decided to become a multi-winged angel, he couldn't keep Silver hanging on any longer.

Given his junior sister's awkward personality, if he doesn't put in some effort, she'll probably drive herself crazy with anxiety, frustration, and depression sooner or later.

Being arrogant is such a hassle!

However, their reactions when teased are quite cute.

……

Xilun Royal City.

Mount Oman Station.

A team of investigators, dispatched by a group with white shoulder patches, arrived here silently.

The group of five changed their appearances, dressed in casual clothes, and disguised themselves as players who came to Xilun Royal City to run a dungeon, concealing their original identities.

This is a secret mission.

Directly assigned by the white-strap leader, Otsuk.

The 001 division is not dominated by a single voice; the power struggles within the division are incredibly complex.

Perhaps in the early stages of this newly integrated zone, the royal family was the true supreme authority.

But over the years, with the disloyalty of the nobility, the rise of the church, the emergence of capital, and the growing player base, the 001 division has now developed into a stage where multiple parties check and balance each other and jointly hold power.

Of course, although the royal family has lost a lot of power and resources, it is still a weakened camel, and no force dares to underestimate it.

Therefore, all major powers have been secretly monitoring events related to the royal family, big and small, without missing any details.

For example, Count Tina Christie, who suddenly appeared before... Many people risked their lives to prove that this count was indeed extraordinary.

Another example is Princess Melissa's recent outing.

Yes, Melissa's outing was exposed.

Everyone was curious about what she did after running away on her own.

As a B-rank player with considerable strength, Melissa's every move can have a significant impact.

Based on this, Oman secretly dispatched a team to investigate the situation at the Oman Hill station, where a considerable disturbance had occurred.

He didn't mean anything by it; he was simply acting out of a sense of caution, wanting to know if the royal family was up to something big so he could make the right response.

After all, in terms of status, he belonged to the aristocratic faction.

Although he didn't really care about those brain-dead aristocrats and had been trying to distance himself from them, the royal family didn't think the same way. What could he do?

If the royal family were to take any action against other factions, he would inevitably be implicated as well.

In order to understand the latest situation, it is essential to proactively gather intelligence.

This time, because the powerful Princess Melissa was involved, in order to ensure everything went smoothly, he even had the team of white-strap epaulets who came to investigate in secret carry the words "Truth Overcomes All".

Chapter 615 "The Truth Transcends Everything"

"Captain, should we investigate first, or should we just use the props?"

The young man wearing a hood asked the young woman with black and red dyed hair.

The young woman wore loose and comfortable clothes, and her figure was more robust than that of an average woman, seemingly exuding a heroic air, but her expression gave off a lazy vibe, which was somewhat contradictory.

The woman's name was Sivina, and she was the leader of the covert investigation team, a B-level player.

The hooded youth who asked her the question was also a B-rank player, while the remaining three team members were all C-rank players.

If you look closely, you'll notice a pair of slightly protruding dog ears under the hood of the hooded youth's head... He's a demi-human player.

At that moment, Sivina was smoking a cigarette, looking quite relaxed. Her demeanor suggested she was on a paid vacation rather than conducting intelligence gathering. The four team members standing around her, however, were not surprised; they seemed quite used to Sivina's nonchalance.

Upon hearing her subordinate's question, Sivina first stubbed out her cigarette. Then, a fleeting spark appeared in her hand, and the remaining half of the cigarette turned to ash, which was blown away by the wind and disappeared from her hand.

“Of course, we’ll do both,” Svetlana said solemnly. “You’ll be in charge of the investigation. Search this area carefully and look for Princess Melissa’s presence. I’ll be in charge of the equipment.”

"..."

Upon hearing this, the hooded youth... or rather, the dog-eared youth, immediately showed an extremely surprised expression. His calm face lost its composure, and a hint of astonishment appeared in his eyes.

"Captain, are you... alright?"

The young man with dog ears asked with great concern.

The other three team members also cast somewhat concerned glances at Sivina.

Good heavens! Svina is actually planning to work seriously... Is it because they didn't check the almanac before going out today that they encountered such a strange thing?

A habitual slacker, out of his boss's sight, actually plans to work diligently and honestly... Is Siweina just messing with them?

"Your expressions and eyes are truly rude!"

Svina looked displeased and said, "Can't you tell what can be faked and what can't?

"..."

We really can't tell the difference, after all, you can slack off whenever you want... That's what the dog-eared youth wanted to say.

However, considering that Sivina was his boss and had always treated him well, he instinctively held back.

Svina didn't seem to really expect an answer, and directly stated her own: "It all depends on our boss's preferences. Our boss doesn't like siding with the aristocracy, so when faced with pressure from the powerful and influential, we can outwardly comply but inwardly resist, appearing enthusiastic while secretly handling the situation passively."

"Our boss believes in the principle of 'protecting yourself first before you can uphold justice,' so when we encounter vicious wanted players, we have to hold back... There are several A-level players in Division 001 keeping things in check, so these guys won't dare to cause any major incidents. How much do you guys earn? Is it worth risking your lives against the most dangerous guys for some trivial matter?"

"For example... the person who raised a cuckold last time? Or, for example, the case of the cannibal player that Princess Melissa entrusted us to investigate a long time ago?"

The young man with dog ears took the initiative to ask an example.

"Oh? You have a pretty good memory."

Sivina nodded and said, "The people who raise cuckolds are super criminals, their strength is clearly at a level that violates the rules, they are not people we can touch, just deal with them casually."

"The case that Princess Melissa entrusted, although it involves those crazy guys in Star Memory City, is still within our capabilities to handle. It's just that the whereabouts of B-level players are elusive and too difficult to find. Even if we wanted to investigate seriously, we are powerless and can only be forced to give it a perfunctory answer."

“There is a difference between voluntarily doing something and being forced to do something. The former is considered slacking off, while the latter is considered reluctant. You should be able to distinguish between them.”

"Then why are you taking this investigation so seriously, Captain?" one of the team members suggested. "We came here with that prop anyway, so why don't we just let it do a quick search and then go back and report?"

"madness!"

Svina scolded, "I just said that our way of doing things must be biased towards our boss's preferences."

"Our boss has always been very concerned about the situation of the major forces. In order to keep the White Shoulder Badges in their current neutral position, real-time intelligence on the major forces is very necessary."

"Princess Melissa's outing may be a simple trip, or it may be more complicated than that. We cannot afford to be careless or negligent in our investigation of this matter!"

"You were leisurely smoking just now? I didn't see you being careless or slack the whole way..." The team members thought to themselves.

On the other side, after warning her team members, Sivina sighed slightly and continued, "Although 'Truth Overcomes All' is an A-level item, its performance is always inconsistent, and its level is very unstable. We can't rely entirely on it to solve cases; we also need to collect and analyze information ourselves."

At this point, her gaze fell on the young man with dog ears, and she asked, "Have you found anything?"

"According to the information provided by witnesses yesterday, the battle took place in that direction."

The dog-eared youth pointed to the other end of the station and said, "There are too many people and too much noise here. I can't smell anything clearly. We need to go over there and take a look."

“I’ll use the tools; you’ll be in charge of the manual investigation,” Sivina ordered. “Even if we can’t get results this time, we have to report back as much detailed information as possible and give a general direction of our guess. In short… we have to prove that we’ve done our best, otherwise it won’t be easy to explain to the boss.”

"Okay, Captain."

The dog-eared youth nodded, then led the other three team members and quickly moved towards the other end of the station.

Svina carefully took out the monocle decorated with a silver chain from her storage space and put it on her right eye.

This monocle is the original form of the A-grade item "Truth Surpasses All".

Grade A items are naturally not as fragile as ordinary glasses, so Svina's caution seems somewhat comical from a logical standpoint.

However, considering the rarity of A-grade items, this action suddenly became reasonable.

Once the monocle adorned with a silver chain was put on, it seemed to become a part of Svina's body, defying the laws of physics and automatically fixing itself to her right eye.

Soon, the information gathering process began.

Svetina relaxed a little and waited patiently.

The time required to use "Truth Overcomes All" varies each time.

The exact time required depends on factors such as the events being investigated, the people involved, their abilities, and the tools used.

The more powerful the character, the more prestigious their status, the greater the causal relationships involved, and the higher the level of their abilities and items... Under the influence of these factors, the time required to gather information will be longer.

Furthermore, the more abstract the "truth" is presented, the more metaphorical information it contains.

This incident involves Princess Melissa of the royal family. She is of noble status and considerable ability, and the connections behind her may be very deep... Therefore, it will likely take a long time to get to the bottom of this.

It would take at least half an hour, conservatively estimated.

Svina didn't want to wait idly for so long. She silently took out her fourth cigarette of the day and slowly started walking around the station, heading in the direction the four dog-eared youths had gone.

Then, an unexpected event occurred!

Just as she was about to use her talent to light a cigarette and take a puff, the view in front of her right eye suddenly changed—the scene she saw with her right eye gradually became two-dimensional, and the related events that happened at the station yesterday slowly appeared in front of her in the form of cartoon animation.

"Uh... what happened? How could it be so fast!?"

Svetlana was astonished.

She had used this tool to investigate many incidents, but this was the first time she had seen it react so quickly—the change in her field of vision was a sign that the information gathering was complete and the tool was beginning to present the intelligence.

In other words, the "truth" will soon be revealed to her.

But... this isn't right, is it?

Isn't it supposed to be at least half an hour...?

How could they have found out the truth so quickly...? Could it be that they came to the wrong place?

Princess Melissa never actually came here?

Soon, Sivina stopped thinking about it and brought her slightly scattered thoughts back to focus on the anime-like scene before her.

Inside the cartoon-style train station, eight figures were seen moving rapidly through the crowd—their figures were flashing constantly, and their movement appeared to be teleportation.

To Svetlana's astonishment, five of the eight people had their names clearly marked above their heads.

Two of the three running ahead were labeled "Lang Mo, the Man-Eating Player" and "Ma Da, the Man-Eating Player".

The five people chasing behind had three of them marked with "Melissa Hillen", "Malfoy" and "Elise" above their heads respectively.

The remaining figure was presented as a long, pixelated shape, with no discernible features.

Ah this...

what the hell! ?

This was the first time she had ever seen an anime character with their name displayed above their head.

Princess Melissa and her party were chasing two cannibalistic players... Sveina immediately recalled a related incident—Melissa had commissioned White Shoulder Badge to investigate the cannibalistic player hunting case that occurred half a year ago.

Could these two guys be the criminals who committed the crime back then?

Did Melissa find the killer on her own?