Chapter 21 The Extraordinary World Is Really Amazing

Chen Guangxi pinched his chin, scrutinizing the red-clad clown floating in the air:

"I feel it would be quite troublesome if I encounter this fellow while gathering monsters, should we take the opportunity to get rid of it?"

Gu Honggao pondered for a moment, then slowly nodded:

"We move right before dawn."

"Are we really going to take action?" Zhou Yuan raised an eyebrow.

"Mhm." Gu Honggao responded steadily, "The clown is an unstable element, better to take care of it."

"Alright then."

Zhou Yuan didn't say much after the other party had made a decision, especially since there was nothing wrong with this strategy. If the clown got involved while Chen Guangxi was gathering monsters, then the safe time she could win for everyone would be drastically reduced.

They already didn't have much time to explore, and any further reduction would really spell the end.

Subsequently.

Gu Honggao gathered Chen Guangxi and a group of experts to start discussing the plan to encircle and capture the clown.

Zhou Yuan then found a few investigators and quickly got familiar with them. After asking about the matters related to Paradise, he began inquiring about common knowledge of the Extraordinary World.

"The Flesh Workshop, now that's a really weird organization, you better stay away from them meow, they worship the flesh supreme. So even their skinniest members have enormous strength, and they can manipulate flesh with their spells, making every piece of meat on your body have its own thoughts, oh right..."

The investigator named Bai Xiao lowered his voice, "They also regularly throw silver parties."

"Ah, this..." Zhou Yuan said seriously, "Go on."

"What's there to say? It's just finding a secret stronghold, summoning members, and regularly hosting parties. In fact, many Supernatural Organizations have such team-building activities."

Bai Xiao paused. "If we're talking about this, then it's got to be the Witches Association."

"The Witches Association..."

Zhou Yuan mulled over the name with a puzzled expression, "None of these witches were men before, were they?"

"Of course not. The Witches Association is composed entirely of female members, they worship the 'Abnormal 1408·Goddess of Love and Charm'."

Bai Xiao raised an eyebrow at him, "You must be familiar with this goddess."

"Me?" Zhou Yuan was clueless; he had only been in the Extraordinary World for a few days and this was the first time he had heard the name, so how could he be familiar with this goddess?

Bai Xiao said with animated eyebrows: "The power source of the 'Abnormal 1408·Goddess of Love and Charm' comes from people's desires for Her. To put it crudely, the more people who have thought about Her, the stronger Her Strength. This goddess and the Control Bureau have friendly relations, so, you know, X-rated content based on Her is all over the internet, and most of it is free. You've definitely seen it."

Zhou Yuan was flabbergasted. There are such gods?

"And the Witches Association, who worships 'Abnormal 1408·Goddess of Love and Charm', naturally also needs to cultivate through the desires others have for them. Most of the high-quality actresses and welfare queens you've seen online are from their ranks.

As for why they're all high-quality—

Because any woman who joins the Witches Association, no matter how ugly she was, will quickly transform into an attractive beauty full of Charm in a short amount of time, and their needs would greatly increase, requiring regular yin-yang harmony, so everyone calls them female bodhisattvas... well, those who understand, understand; and I won't explain more to those who don't."

Zhou Yuan's expression suddenly turned bizarre: "Isn't this... the Hehuan Sect?"

"Pretty much, but the Witches Association can absorb essence through a screen." Bai Xiao shrugged.

"Cyber cultivation, holy crap!" Zhou Yuan could only marvel at how thrilling the Extraordinary World was.

"The Mechanical God Cult, that's real cyber cultivation. They even installed nuclear reactors, ever heard of 'Cyber Martial Arts'? It's their unique skill."

Bai Xiao gave Zhou Yuan another briefing on the Mechanical God Cult, whose members were a group who revered mechanical ascension and had some ties with Spark Technology and Eternal Gene.

"Spark Technology is also involved in the Extraordinary World?" Zhou Yuan asked in surprise.

"What else do you think allowed Spark Technology to rise after the third war?" Bai Xiao retorted.

He continued, "The founders of Spark Technology are scholars from the Control Bureau, so this company is actually a front for the Control Bureau.

You might think you're far from the Control Bureau, but in reality, the Control Bureau has long become an indispensable part of your life."

Human society nowadays can hardly do without the creations of Spark Technology, which can be seen everywhere on the streets, and that's no exaggeration.

Bai Xiao was speaking until his mouth was dry and his tongue parched, so he took a sip of water to moisten his throat, "Anything else you want to ask?"

"Um... are there any more bizarre organizations?"

"Let me think...",

As Bai Xiao was pondering, someone suddenly interjected beside them, "The Holy Crow Church definitely counts as one."

The Holy Crow Church?

Crow?

Crow!!

Zhou Yuan's heart skipped a beat at the mention, thinking of that mysterious raven. He kept a poker face, "What is this organization about?"

"The Holy Crow Church worships 'Abnormal Entity 233·Raven', and speaking of oddities, they are indeed quite peculiar."

Bai Xiao smacked his lips, "They're all fun-seekers, happiest when looking for amusement."

"How should I put it, their modus operandi is very unique, everything they do is for their own enjoyment, and even if it means death for them, as long as they can find enough fun in it, they'll willingly embrace it."

"That's just like Sit and Forget Tao, isn't it?"

"Not that bad. The Holy Crow Church has a decent reputation, belonging to the lawful camp, and they have a pretty good relationship with the Control Bureau. However, they are few in number and their whereabouts are unpredictable, which makes them seem very mysterious."

The Holy Crow Church... Abnormal Entity 233·Raven...

Could this organization be related to that mysterious crow?

Zhou Yuan started to brainstorm.

After a long while,

Gu Honggao had finalized the plan, ready to take action at 5:30 a.m. the next morning. Everyone took turns to rest to conserve energy and vitality.

The investigators entered a peculiar state of meditation, similar to the Tortoise Breathing Skill, which could reduce the consumption of the body and preserve more energy, leaving only a few to keep watch.

The hall gradually quieted down. Zhou Yuan rubbed his temples, no longer dwelling on those distractions, and chose to rest as well.

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By the time Zhou Yuan was woken up by someone, it was already light outside.

"Huh? Is it time for the plan?" he asked groggily.

Bai Xiao looked exasperated, "Brother, it's all over already."

"What?" Zhou Yuan instantly became fully alert, looking at the clock on the wall — it was half past seven.

Gu Honggao's battle plan started at five-thirty. That means it's been almost two hours since it ended?

"Why didn't anyone wake me up..." Zhou Yuan then realized, perhaps waking him up wouldn't have been of any use. Better to let him continue sleeping.

"Here." Bai Xiao pointed off into the distance.

In the hall were four metal boxes, each firmly bound by iron chains and covered in talismans.

[The Clown's favorite trick once was the sawing a woman in half magic trick, but after being cut apart itself, it didn't find the trick to be as amusing anymore.]

"You're awake now."

Chen Guangxi came over with a bowl of instant noodles, slurping them up, "What are your plans next?"

"I'm planning to have a stroll in the amusement park during the day."

Zhou Yuan said, "Let's start with the carousel."