Published: March 2, 2025
Wen Yu's secluded life began, as he researched skills daily, cooked for himself, and brought Duyan and Victor back to his side. Occasionally, he would use the Dream Come True skill system to refresh his physical limits, living quietly as a homebody, enjoying life with dogs and cats.
Unfortunately, it was tough for Duyan and Victor. The Dream Come True skill system required the enhancement of both their skills to function effectively. Wen Yu couldn't afford to delay his progress in breaking limits, so he had to go back on his word, recalling Duyan and Victor from their vacation, letting the two little guys quietly accompany him.
Victor didn't mind; he had a calm personality, like an old cat that just wanted to stay in one spot, cozy wherever he settled. However, Duyan was envious of the colorful world outside, which made it difficult for the few mutated beasts in Maple Leaf Town. Although Duyan couldn’t reveal his full strength, the faint pressure he exuded was enough to establish dominance in Maple Leaf Town.
This was only true within the circle of local dogs, however.
The townsfolk didn’t suspect Duyan's background—when in mini form, Duyan resembled a small dog the size of a forearm, appearing harmless. Moreover, as animals mutated and evolved, their intelligence continued to rise, allowing these mutated creatures to understand the stakes and refrain from harmful behavior. Of course, necessary precautions were still in place, like the electric collar currently hanging around Duyan's neck...
This was some kind of advanced technology that Wen Yu obtained from the Livestock Management Bureau, designed to prevent animals like cats and dogs from attacking humans. Naturally, it was a joke to think it could control Duyan, but mutated creatures that couldn't be controlled had developed enough awareness not to attack recklessly.
As for the remaining spirit pets, Wen Yu didn’t bring them back but left them in the Level Seven area to compensate for the defensive gap left by Tang Haofei's departure.
In summary, everything seemed quiet, and Wen Yu was rare to enjoy some peaceful time.
But good times didn’t last long.
“Activate the spies in the Main City of the Layered Battlefield and find Tang Haofei's whereabouts for me.”
A single order from above sent people running.
The total area of the Main City of the Layered Battlefield was one million square kilometers, comparable to the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. This magnificent city, along with the meticulous defenses of the soul puppets inside, made finding someone not much easier than when the celestial god faction was looking for Tang Haofei's hiding place.
There were countless spies deployed by the celestial god in the Main City of the Layered Battlefield. As the core of the Layered Battlefield and Wen Yu's power, any occurrences here could lead to earth-shattering changes. In fact, not only the celestial god but even Beijing had established a meticulous spy network in this area.
Shankui likely had some understanding of this, but considering the character of his big boss and the societal nature of the soul puppets, he didn't pay much attention to the minor spy Shankui—all key areas were guarded by soul puppets, and all power and government departments were controlled by soul puppets. Without the master's permission, no human or mutated beast could enter certain confidential areas. As for unimportant areas, why not look around? Do you need me to open the door for you?
So Shankui wasn’t afraid of information leaks; he was even less concerned about those spies.
As the celestial god's order was issued, the spies on the celestial god's side in the Main City of the Layered Battlefield began to take action. They discreetly gathered intelligence, checking one potential hiding place after another for Tang Haofei, but as mentioned earlier, this job was indeed extraordinarily difficult.
The celestial god feared alarming the enemy, so he intentionally told the spies to act cautiously. Coupled with the societal structure of the soul puppets, the entire investigation process took more than three months before a preliminary result was achieved.