I Am Also An Extraordinary Creature
Chapter 142 - 130 Sisters_1

Chapter 142: Chapter 130 Sisters_1

"I’ve mentioned before, those who like the Dusk Cathedral will go there a second time after their first visit, much like fishermen," the bartender began. "As for those who dislike it, they generally don’t return after their first visit. There might be some exceptions, but Miss Seven of the Ahn family clearly isn’t one of them."

"What about certain hunters that are a bit more unique to that place?" Zheng Yichen posed his second question. The person who initially recommended the Dusk Cathedral to him wasn’t the bartender but a hunter he had encountered previously. However, since then, he had learned additional information about the Dusk Cathedral here.

The bartender did have a certain understanding of the place and possibly knew even more.

"Are you referring to the Dusk mercenaries?"

"Holy shit, are you one too?" Zheng Yichen looked at the bartender with some surprise. The bartender nodded slightly, then shook his head. "I was, at least once. You’ve seen quite a few Dusk mercenaries over there, haven’t you? Don’t think that just because there are many of them that the circle is large."

"Most people’s knowledge of the Dusk Cathedral is only surface level, and those indifferent to it don’t pay much attention to its affairs."

"What if someone directly told her about it?"

The bartender smiled. "Then she would know directly, but it wouldn’t affect the Dusk Cathedral in any way. Other issues that might arise are for you to resolve on your own. The Dusk Cathedral never keeps secrets about certain things."

His meaning was similar to what some of the nuns had previously said. If you want to talk freely, go ahead; the Dusk Cathedral never cares about such matters, but those who speak rashly must take responsibility for their own words and actions.

Zheng Yichen wasn’t particularly stubborn in this regard, thinking since the Dusk Cathedral acted so special, he should test it out himself. Right now, his interests aligned with those of the Dusk Cathedral, and stirring up trouble would bring no benefit to him—it was a lose-lose situation.

"So why did you quit and end up opening a bar here?" Zheng Yichen asked curiously. It seemed that Dusk mercenaries, unlike Proxy Agents, could leave anytime, but leaving this line of work mustn’t be that easy, right?

It wasn’t about restrictions placed by the Dusk Cathedral; it was human nature. Being able to access alien worlds and freely return meant grasping more possibilities—getting stronger, wealthier, and having a longer life. All of these could be achieved through this route; how could any Dusk mercenary give that up easily?

"There are many reasons," the bartender said, smiling. He noticed the hint of skepticism in Zheng Yichen’s eyes and chuckled lightly. "So, Dusk’s Proxy Agent, shall we meet at the Dusk Cathedral tomorrow morning?"

"...Is it so easy to distinguish between Proxy Agents and Dusk mercenaries?" The skepticism in Zheng Yichen’s eyes faded significantly. He suspected the bartender might be someone with a hidden agenda, just like Raymond, who after mixing in for a few months and gaining his trust, caused quite a stir.

Raymond belonged to the Equilibrium Faction, and the previous Apocalypse World they visited was controlled by the Wall Breaker Faction. It wouldn’t surprise Zheng Yichen to encounter someone from another faction in such a vast world where any kind of demon or devil might appear.

"It’s very easy to spot," the bartender said, pointing to his eyes. "Those who are under Dusk’s scrutiny have unique traits, the more attention Dusk pays, the more apparent these traits become."

"That’s messed up... making people want to work for you but not allowing them to keep a low profile." Zheng Yichen’s lips twitched slightly. "Let’s settle the bill then. See you at the Dusk Cathedral tomorrow."

The bartender handed Zheng Yichen a bill that wasn’t too expensive and explained, "Our conversation falls under a special category and isn’t costly."

After paying, Zheng Yichen drove to another location and decided to take out his phone to contact Ahn Seven.

"What’s up? I’m really busy right now," Ahn Seven said into the phone as she glanced at the woman seated opposite her, who was about her age but had long hair and a softer demeanor.

Had the caller been anyone other than Zheng Yichen, she wouldn’t have answered the phone at that moment.

Busy? Zheng Yichen briefly explained his situation, "I have some goods to deal with, quite special items."

"I’ll contact you at two in the afternoon," Ahn Seven said before hanging up.

The long-haired woman across from her spoke up, "When did my little sister become so rude?"

"He’s the one who dealt with that dragon yesterday."

"Oh?" The long-haired woman nodded lightly. "Let’s go together for the afternoon matter."

"...Alright, sister," Ahn Seven said after a moment of silence, agreeing without hesitation. Her sister’s tone was not asking for her opinion; it was a firm statement. And Ahn Seven had no reason to refuse; her sister was the one in charge of dealing with that fire dragon.

Zheng Yichen decisively handled the dragon, which meant she had some conflict with her sister on this matter. Although she had prepared for this when arranging it, even if her sister didn’t come to her, she would have taken the initiative to seek her out.

In this affair, she ultimately overstepped her bounds, but the family elders wouldn’t care too much about it. As long as the matter was handled well, it hardly mattered who did it. The issue of overstepping was minor as long as whoever did so managed to handle the situation better and resolved the series of problems that followed the overstepping.

She would not miss out on anything she deserved.

She rarely overstepped in matters, for overstepping implies ambition, the desire to control more resources and conditions, and now was not the time to show such ambition.

However, this time, she had her eye on that fire dragon. There were differing opinions within the family on how to handle the dragon: some advocated for complete control to subjugate it and treat it as a ’pet,’ just providing it with the needed materials.

The value of a dragon for research is immense, whether it’s genetic research, the study of special powers, or even material sciences; it can offer significant help.

Ahn Seven’s thought was to incorporate the dragon into her own hunters group after conducting a certain degree of research, rather than completely raising it as one would raise a pig, getting a steady and long-term return from treating a dragon like a pig.

Her idea, on the other hand, exchanged long-term stable returns for the chance of additional benefits. The deterrent effect of a dragon active in an alien world is far greater than that of mere humans.

The phenomenon of Alien only lasted for a few hours. Normally, sending Alien Phenomenon hunters there to collect resources or other things would often require a show of force or even direct conflict, which are time-wasting actions. Bombardment with cannons?

That’s not convenient either, but having a dragon is different. Dragons are seen as monsters by most people; they may look cool in films and television, but when a living dragon appears before someone, it feels entirely different.

In a world connected to the Phenomenon, the mere presence of a dragon stands as a deterrent; under such circumstances, it’s naturally easier to negotiate terms, and even if trading is used, the natives of the alien world won’t be easily swayed.

When active in an alien world, saving an extra half hour of time means greater profits.

The activities of Alien Phenomenon hunters are extremely strict. When going to an alien world, the time allocated is exact. Once the time for retreat is set, it must be precise to the second—even if one is mid-bowel movement, they have to cut it off, pull up their pants, and leave!

Many of the gains that could have been taken in her arranged operations were forced to a halt due to insufficient time. Although Ahn Seven took it in stride, knowing that her hunters group would not be affected and could obtain more later,

the accumulation of many such instances still left her somewhat unwilling to accept it. Those interrupted operations often encountered trouble on the native side, with her people attempting to trade peacefully but facing natives looking to murder and loot, who only cooperated after being subjugated and conceding defeat.

Though there was no need for trade by that point, it resulted in a significant waste of time, making it difficult to carry on the subsequent actions.

She wanted the dragon, but she was not responsible for handling it. The result was that she overstepped her bounds, which also affected her sister. Naturally, she would take the initiative to discuss matters of interest distribution later, as it’s proper for family members to be open with one another.

"For a young Hunter who can subdue that dragon in just a few minutes, you’ve hit the jackpot this time," Ahn Longling said to her sister. Ahn Qi was in charge of a part of the Ahn family’s Alien Phenomenon hunters group, while she herself controlled some of the Ahn family’s armed forces in the home world, just like Ahn Qi.

Her armed forces mainly dealt with creatures that emerged from the Phenomena. While Hazy City’s officials would also engage them, her actions seemed superfluous. But when interests were involved, it wasn’t superfluous at all, just like with the dragon—if Hazy City or other officials dealt with it,

then the Ahn family would have no part in the subsequent benefits. If they subdued it, the profits from the dragon would be theirs to divide.

They looked like real sisters, with her being the fourth in the family and Ahn Seven, whose real name was Ahn Qi, being literally the seventh. They were half-sisters with different mothers who were themselves sisters, which is why they resembled each other so much.

Their mothers were actually in reverse positions, with Ahn Qi’s mother being the elder sister and her own mother the younger. However, that didn’t affect their status as sisters; Ahn Longling was two years older than Ahn Qi.

"Lucky, but he has no interest in joining my hunters group," Ahn Qi replied. The value of the fire dragon was great, but Zheng Yichen, who could take down the dragon in just a few minutes, was of even greater importance.

She had been somewhat careless about this matter; she should have set up some surveillance on the scene in advance to observe more of Zheng Yichen’s combat details. She glanced at her sister; the fire dragon should have been Ahn Longling’s responsibility, meaning she very possibly had video of Zheng Yichen’s battle details.

As for this matter, she wasn’t very keen on letting her sister meet Zheng Yichen, but her sister made this request proactively, implying that the issue with the fire dragon was in the past.

The condition was her agreement to the request.

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