Superhumans of the Dome City

Under the guidance of Gongsun Ce, the two arrived at the shopping street of Fixed Wing District.

After leaving the bustling main road, the buildings on both sides of the street gradually changed from tall office towers to low, flat houses. Unique signs hung around the shops, and occasionally, young superpower users who had just gotten out of school hopped off their vehicles and ran into their favorite stores.

It had only been ten years since superpower users appeared; even the most veteran users in the city were only college-age, making the residents of the sky city predominantly young people. Those with the most free time still lived their lives in haste, making the city operate at their unique fast pace.

As Gongsun Ce walked along the streets he was familiar with, his anxious heart gradually settled. He quickly adjusted his mindset and began to observe his companion out of the corner of his eye.

"Wow…"

Hunter Alice curiously looked around, acting like a tourist who had just arrived. Gongsun Ce couldn't resist saying, "There are tourist manuals for sale at the convenience store, five Imperial Coins each."

"That's great, thanks for the recommendation—wait, I'm here on a mission, not for tourism!"

And you still remembered you were here to catch someone.

Nowadays, everyone uses mobile phones, so who still runs around with a paper manual? Impermanence Law Enforcers are really old-fashioned.

"So, Miss Alice, do you have any plans for dinner?"

Alice's voice sounded particularly dejected.

"I don't know, all the leads are completely gone. Now the only hope is that Capro will find out something, but the likelihood that a severely altered evil spellcaster will remember important information… I think it's about as likely as a divine sword falling from the sky and choosing me as its master."

"Ahahaha." Gongsun Ce chuckled dryly, rarely choosing not to continue the conversation.

"What's with that weird laugh of yours?" Alice asked suspiciously.

"Nothing, I just think your example was quite brilliant. Since we have no leads, why don't we ask Mr. White?"

Being an official expert also pursuing followers of the giant dragon, undoubtedly, agent White might have some information to share. Unfortunately, just looking at Alice's worried expression, Gongsun Ce knew his suggestion was futile.

"It's no use going to White, I'll explain the situation to you later… Ah! After dinner, let's systematically check the areas we previously suspected and try our luck…"

Indeed, that agent wasn't someone Alice could trust. However, Gongsun Ce wasn't disheartened because this allowed him to slide in his own suggestions.

Gongsun Ce fished out his phone and waved it: "Since you don't have any leads for now, why not try my contact?"

Alice widened her eyes: "You have an informant? You're not an agent from Yiji Hall—"

"I don't understand what you're saying. I just want to find an informant."

"Isn't that even more suspicious!"

"Relax, he's neither an official worker nor an Impermanence Law Enforcer like you, just a college student about to graduate."

That wasn't a lie.

With no official background, not a member of the Impermanence society, just a student like himself with extensive information at his disposal, he could only be called a civilian informant.

As soon as he met Alice and learned about the situation, Gongsun Ce had messaged this informant. One of the reasons the informant agreed to meet later, after dinner, was the reply he had sent a few minutes ago.

[To Gongsun Ce]

[Understood, no rush. Two others I'm following up on, Ah Ce you had two fights this afternoon, grab dinner first then bring that Hunter to see me, be here by 7.]

The informant said to arrive before 7 pm, meaning there was no rush to get there immediately. Therefore, Gongsun Ce decided to give himself some time to rest, and to let the Hunter rest for a bit as well.

"How does that sound, Miss Alice?"

Alice hesitated all over her face, "I have a need for confidentiality on my side..."

"Missing out on a big fish because of confidentiality would be a loss." Gongsun Ce explained persuasively, "What's most important right now, confidentiality or thinking about what you are striving for?"

Without thinking, Alice blurted out, "I'm striving for my extra bonus and holidays."

How worldly!

"Can't you have a bit of social responsibility, Miss Hunter?!"

"Enough, I'm a hunter, not a Knight. Do you even know what hunters do? We operate in the gray areas, taking jobs for quick cash. It's already an overachievement of responsibility that I've followed this mission this far." Alice pondered for a moment and finally said ambivalently, "How about this, I won't divulge any information related to the Impermanence Skill, just search for accomplices of these three people. Can this meet your needs?"

Having no basic description of the situation and only having bits and pieces of information to find an unknown number of infiltrators among five million people would typically have caused any regular informant to turn hostile.

Fortunately, the person they were asking this time was a man with a very good temper. Gongsun Ce composed a text message and sent it off, saying, "Alright, alright... let's wait a bit. I guess we'll get a reply by the time we finish dinner."

Alice visibly relaxed, proving hunters weren't as irresponsible as she portrayed.

"Phew! That's great, what would you like for dinner?"

Gongsun Ce mischievously said, "The most expensive one."

Miss Alice's change of expression was so astonishing that Gongsun Ce was amazed. She clutched her hands tightly, making a teary-eyed expression, "Don't be like that, I really can't afford those fancy restaurants in the city of Sky… the kind that are hidden in secretive alleys and change their menu daily, which you need an invitation from a regular to enter... I've never been to one…"

How could she imagine it so vividly without ever going there? You actually want to try it, don't you!

"Just kidding, I had a cheap meal deal at a fast food chain for lunch today."

Miss Alice boldly puffed up her chest, "Say what you want, it's my treat!"

Where did those tears go?

You wouldn't happen to be someone who couldn't find a job after graduating from the Royal Art College and temporarily turned to being a hunter, would you?

As Gongsun Ce mentally crafted a touching, struggle-filled college history for his companion, he led her around a corner, "I don't feel like having meat tonight. There's a decent noodle shop nearby. Can you do noodles?"

The smile on the hunter's face indicated that it was not a problem.

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Thirty seconds later, Gongsun Ce led Alice into the noodle shop "Wholeheartedly".

The small noodle shop wasn't spacious. Pushing open the deliberately weathered wooden door, they were greeted by an open kitchen and a hard-working noodle chef. A wooden U-shaped bar surrounded the kitchen, with stools neatly lined in front, slightly crowded. An old TV in the corner of the noodle shop was broadcasting a fighting program from Zero Island, where a host, dressed like he belonged to the mafia, was shouting excitedly, "A real surprise not to be missed! A veteran pretending to be a new challenger entered the ring…"

"Welcome!" The owner's loud greeting overpowered the TV's noise. Gongsun Ce sat down at the bar and passed the menu to Alice, scanning the restaurant's surroundings. Today there were few customers besides them and Alice, except for the girl at the next table. She had long black hair, dressed in a green top and yellow skirt, and wore a white headband, she looked somewhat familiar...

"Quack!"

Gongsun Ce made a sound like a duck, which drew the female hunter's attention. The girl next door just happened to lift her head and met eyes with a stiff-faced Gongsun Ce.

The girl had just finished a large steaming bowl of noodles, with a few beads of sweat dripping from her forehead. It was hard for others to gauge her opinion of the meal, as her face showed no emotion, resembling a delicate doll who had just completed a feeding task.

The posture was almost exactly the same as when she was eating at the fast-food restaurant.

Click! The girl put down her chopsticks, took out her mobile phone, and snapped a photo of the two beside her.

"I'm going to upload it on the school's forum," Miss Qin Qianbai declared.

In a panic, Gongsun Ce yelled, "Don't do that!"