Bai Ye nodded, "Then it's settled. Contact me if you hear anything."
Bai Ye rose again and pushed the door open to leave.
Although he had agreed to Jin Sha's request to kill Liu Shiyue, the name Liu Shiyue felt very unfamiliar to Bai Ye.
As the vice president of the Hidden Dragon Association, Bai Ye should definitely know him.
However, in Bai Ye's memories from his past life, there were only three vice presidents of the Hidden Dragon Association: Lin Lindong, Xia Cheng, and Lester Levius.
This meant that Bai Ye had no recollection of anyone named Liu Shiyue; he knew nothing about this name.
Still, it wasn't entirely unexpected.
The Hidden Dragon Association had undergone several transformations as it grew, from relying solely on its own world to eventually recruiting members.
Survival of the fittest meant that people in many positions would change.
Take the three names in Bai Ye's memory: Lin Lindong, Xia Cheng, and Lester, none of whom were from the world of supernaturals. Before joining the Hidden Dragon Association, they were all considered masters in their own right.
Among them, Xia Cheng even had some prior connection with Bai Ye.
This was a genuine connection.
After Bai Ye became one of the "Twin Whites" of the Eastern District, many people wanted to ally themselves with him. After all, following a strong individual was a way of survival.
Xia Cheng was one of them. He had once charged into battle for Bai Ye and had also received Bai Ye's protection.
As for how he later ended up in the Hidden Dragon Association, it was quite ordinary – the Hidden Dragon Association offered him too much.
Bai Ye didn't blame Xia Cheng at the time. Xia Cheng's trump cards back then were the super-quality ultimate skills, Six Meridian Divine Sword and Spiritual Telepathy.
The Hidden Dragon Association enticed Xia Cheng with the last chapter of the Six Meridian Divine Sword and the final stroke of Spiritual Telepathy.
It was no wonder Xia Cheng agreed. Who would give up the opportunity to transform from a first-class master into an ultimate expert?
Bai Ye shook his head and then came back to his senses.
The topic had strayed too far; he needed to focus on the present.
In short, Bai Ye had no impression of the person named Liu Shiyue. Since that was the case, he would have to borrow the influence of the Evil Spirit Gang.
With this thought, Bai Ye left the restaurant.
"Well then, it's time to travel!"
Bai Ye stretched and then left the ancient town.
The Eastern District, as the name suggested, was located at the easternmost part of the World Battlefield.
Bai Ye had been to the Mount of Heavenly Spiders in his previous life, so he knew that it was in the eastern region.
Therefore, he just needed to keep heading in that direction.
However, it was impossible to reach the future technology region so quickly.
In the later stages of the World Battlefield, the Eastern District encompassed all areas along the eastern border.
The emphasis was on the word "border," so he would need to traverse quite a few regions.
But Bai Ye wasn't in a hurry. He had time now. Bai Ye understood clearly that he had moved past the "searching" phase.
That is to say, Bai Ye no longer needed to actively seek out anything to increase his strength in a short period.
The Rumble-Rumble Fruit, Steel Slime, and Five-Spirit Curses were all very valuable. Therefore, Bai Ye only needed to steadily improve these three aspects, and his strength would naturally increase.
Of course, he would still go to restricted areas, take any good items he found, and diligently collect God Stone fragments.
However, Bai Ye believed that his current strength was gradually becoming a complete system. Before completing the existing system, he didn't need to specifically search for new ones.
But if any presented themselves, Bai Ye wouldn't refuse.
...
Five days after leaving the ancient town, Bai Ye finally saw a massive regional boundary.
After passing through it, a city of towering buildings appeared before Bai Ye.
"A region of the modern world?"
Bai Ye looked around. Judging by the buildings, it was a modern civilization.
But it was difficult to say precisely what kind of region it was.
Modern civilization encompassed many areas, such as supernatural regions and haunted regions, which could all have modern environments.
Even some future technology regions, while already using energy weapons, might not be highly developed in other aspects, and their living environments could still resemble modern civilization.
"No matter what..." Bai Ye looked up at the night sky and said, "I'll find a place to stay first."
With this thought, Bai Ye walked forward along the pedestrian crossing.
It was already late at night.
Occasional vehicles could still be seen on the street, but there were no pedestrians on the sidewalk.
Bai Ye walked for a while, then stopped in front of an ATM. After looking around, he snapped his fingers.
The surveillance camera on the side suddenly sparked, and then Bai Ye glanced at the ATM. A similar arc of electricity appeared, and the ATM began to dispense money.
Bai Ye collected the money casually.
He didn't know how large this area was, but he would definitely need money to stay here tonight.
Just as Bai Ye took the money and was about to leave, a rustling sound suddenly came from a nearby alley.
Bai Ye paused and looked into the alley.
Deep within the alley, a figure was crouched on the ground, doing something.
But...
There was the smell of blood!
Bai Ye narrowed his eyes and walked into the alley.
Upon reaching the depths of the alley, Bai Ye discovered that the person crouching on the ground was a man in a suit, and in front of him lay a woman.
The woman's abdomen had been cut open, and her internal organs, mixed with blood, were scattered everywhere.
At that very moment...
The man suddenly turned his head to look at Bai Ye.
In the dim starlight of the night, the man's face was incredibly contorted. Half of his face was covered in blood.
Moreover, in his mouth, he held a palm-sized piece of flesh, which he was continuously chewing!
Bai Ye's expression immediately changed, and he felt a wave of nausea.
Cannibalism!
The man was eating a person!
"Food..." The moment the man saw Bai Ye, his eyes lit up. He seemed to suddenly become excited, mumbling at Bai Ye, "Food, I'm hungry!"
Suddenly, amidst his mumbling, the man lunged at Bai Ye, opening his monstrous maw.
Bai Ye frowned. Was this a haunted region?
Or something like a post-apocalyptic zone?
Was the opponent something like a zombie?
But zombies shouldn't be able to speak, right?
As Bai Ye pondered this, he watched the man in the suit charge at him and forcefully kicked him in the chest.
*Bang!*
Bai Ye hadn't used too much force, merely intending to kick the man away.
However, the kick to the chest sent the man flying, smashing violently against the wall behind him. His expression twisted in pain.
Bai Ye tilted his head...
This guy is so weak!