Love letters are not allowed in the exorcism notebook!-Chapter 1007 - 74: The situation in Lanton is very complex

There’s no child you can’t appease with some snacks; if one snack doesn’t work, give them more.

The Special Service Section team must always carry various food and water supplies when out on a mission.

Sometimes when Dumpling isn’t around, or Chen Yan is out of commission and stuck somewhere bizarre, it can be easy to starve to death.

Wang Yunxiao always has chocolates in his pocket, a wisdom imparted by the former head of the Special Service Bureau’s action section.

Two pieces of chocolate later, his image in Su Ya’s eyes transforms from a "suspicious outsider" to a "kind big brother."

At the same time, it extracts all sorts of intelligence from her mouth.

When Su Ya first remembered things, Lanton was already like this.

The machines in the Upper City run ceaselessly, spewing out countless dense smoke and wastewater daily. Mechanical Puppets have replaced human labor, ordinary people losing their jobs and struggling to survive in the cold steel metropolis.

Some indeed choose to leave, but those who do vanish without a trace, their fates unknown.

Lanton City isn’t just simply divided into Upper and Lower City Districts—perhaps it seems that simple to those at the bottom, but it’s more complex than they imagine.

In the so-called "Lower City District," the largest faction is the "unemployed" group controlled by the Mechanical God Sect, followed by the "Grey Rat Nest" composed of various gangs, illegal immigrants, smugglers, and criminals.

And the nominal managers of the Lower City District—the Welsh family.

Wang Yunxiao found it very confusing; logically, shouldn’t these three be mixed together? How can they be spoken of separately like this?

"It’s different."

Su Ya shook her head while biting the chocolate: "You outsiders wouldn’t understand even if we told you."

Alright, respect the local customs.

"So your Moriaty Gang belongs to the Grey Rat Nest side, right?"

"No, no, no, our Moriaty Gang is part of the Upper City crowd!"

Su Ya proudly thumped her thin chest.

Hmm... She doesn’t look it.

But it doesn’t matter; since she said so, Wang Yunxiao went along with it, asking, "So what’s the situation in the Upper City now?"

"The Upper City is very complicated; you can’t explain it in a few words."

Su Ya took back her helmet and gun, wiping her mouth before saying solemnly: "Since you guys are from over there, our boss is very interested in the situation over there, so I’ll introduce you! Any questions you have can be asked directly to our boss!"

"Where’s your boss?"

"Of course, in the Upper City."

"Is it far?"

"Not far."

From a straight-line distance perspective, it’s indeed not far.

The Upper City, as the name suggests, is above the Lower City.

One just needs to keep moving upward... but in this dark, waste-filled place, without a local guide, nobody can find the correct path.

Following Su Ya’s winding path for over ten minutes, they saw a staircase so corroded it was beyond recognition. There were corridors with stairs along the way, but most were blocked or had collapsed into ruin.

It felt like game developers purposely made you go the long way just to waste your time online.

Of course, the staircase itself was revolting; the surface was wet and sticky, and if it weren’t for his gloves, Wang Yunxiao would have loathed climbing it.

Wanted to throw a punch.

But, as they say, since you’re already here.

Just treat it as a life experience.

Following the iron ladder to climb out from dozens of meters deep in the duct, the surroundings suddenly became much cleaner and tidier.

Although still filled with decades-old dust, it at least gave Wang Yunxiao clarity on where he was.

This is a subway station.

Huge circular tunnels and the tracks inside them gave a strong sense of deja vu.

Though it remained quite futuristic, compared to the enormous waste processor he’d seen earlier, this subway station barely conformed to Wang Yunxiao’s normal understanding.

The only problem was this subway station seemed abandoned for many years.

But, then again...

"Big brother, this feels familiar."

"Indeed."

Entering this subway station felt like walking into the underground shelter at Qinghe Middle School.

Things not belonging to this era.

Previously, Wang Yunxiao couldn’t understand what this meant; now, with more experience, he did.

This is a remnant of the Temporal Tide disturbance.

Moreover, by his past experiences, only an event as legendary as the "Space Tide" could cause such terrifying impacts.

Reversing the creations of the future world back to this point in time.

This world has at least endured one "Space Tide" impact.

It was his first time feeling the impact of the Space Tide on human civilization outside Ming Country’s soil.

If they hadn’t resisted the Space Tide back then, would Tianmen become like this?

"This way!"

Su Ya waved her flashlight and pointed at the stairs above.

Wang Yunxiao followed her steps for a bit, then suddenly halted.

"Wait a moment!"

Su Ya shivered and silently turned around: "What’s wrong? You’re almost out!"

Wang Yunxiao didn’t speak, merely raised his hand and clenched his fist.

Something feels off.

"Chen Yan, light a fire."

Chen Yan raised her hand gently, and the silver flame flickered and vanished, failing to ignite.

Indeed, something’s wrong!

Su Ya fled without another word.

"Stop! You think we don’t dare to shoot?"

Wang Yunxiao shouted sternly, but the loud sound from above interrupted him.

Large chunks of stone fell from overhead; they had to retreat and dodge, only to find their steps unusually heavy.

"Our powers have been weakened."

After the violent shaking ceased, Su Ya’s figure vanished; in the pitch-black darkness, she was nowhere to be found.

Wang Yunxiao brushed off the dust from his clothes and checked on his brothers’ situation.

Guozi had his head split open by a brick; he stared at the blood flowing from his forehead, barely believing it.

What in the world could make me bleed?

"I think someone mentioned before that Lanton’s closed borders didn’t just mean physical isolation but also a seal against all mysterious forces."

Wang Yunxiao frowned: "Given this situation, as long as we enter the Upper City, even the Twelve Laws we’ve cultivated will lose their effect."

"Are the British this powerful?"

"Not quite sure, today ends here; let’s head back the way we came."

"Ignoring that rascal?"

"Why bother with her? We’re not here to conquer Lanton." 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

Seeing no benefits and having gathered ample intelligence, Wang Yunxiao no longer wished to stay in this unfamiliar place. There’s no need to waste his brothers’ lives in an unexplained location.