Night's Nomenclature
Chapter 347: Belief

“I didn’t expect you, Yang Yang, to be so direct,” Qing Chen sighed. “But it’s alright, he’ll find out sooner or later.”

From the moment Qing Chen chose Hu Xiaoniu as a member of the Outer World Knight, his identity as the Boss was destined to be revealed.

Liu Dezhu, before, gained so much attention because he himself claimed to have gotten close to Li Shutong.

Later, everyone knew that Liu Dezhu was just a puppet, someone else was pulling the strings.

And this person was the one who had truly gotten close to Li Shutong.

As Zheng Yuandong had said, the third Time Traveler in Prison 18.

Thus, Liu Dezhu’s identity became an employee, and the Daybreak organization emerged.

Many now suspect that the Daybreak Boss has become the successor to the Knight, the next leader of the Knights.

The Daybreak members had their own guesses, but none dared to ask.

So, when Qing Chen admitted his Knight identity one day, at least for the Daybreak members, the truth would come to light.

After all, becoming a Knight isn’t that easy?

At one point, Qing Chen even suspected that Shendai and Koshima targeted him on the day of the Shendai Kongyin press conference because of the centuries-old hatred between Shendai and the Knight Order.

But that’s not the most crucial part.

For Qing Chen, the key was that the moment he admitted his identity, he would inevitably help Hu Xiaoniu recall many things.

At this moment, Hu Xiaoniu recalled how he met Qing Chen, so the kidnapping and rescue on Xingshu Road, the rescue on Laojun Mountain, and Li Dongze killing Wang Yun, were all done by this Qing Chen, the Daybreak Boss.

At this moment, Hu Xiaoniu realized how much he owed Qing Chen.

Just as Qing Chen had predicted, favors could be repaid slowly through work, but some things… Hu Xiaoniu felt something was wrong.

Hu Xiaoniu looked at Qing Chen: “When we were chatting in the group, Boss, how did you manage to control two accounts at the same time? Tianzhen told me that once, when Boss was sending messages in the group, you didn’t even have your phone!”

“…I had someone else send them for me,” Qing Chen said.

“Then, after we met Luo Wanya, you pretended to go and report to the Boss separately,” Hu Xiaoniu asked.

“It’s almost over,” Qing Chen sighed.

He muttered to himself, thankfully this was just a small-scale identity reveal social death, he could still handle it.

“Boss, you really put on a good act,” Hu Xiaoniu unconsciously changed his address, and then asked, “So, Liu Dezhu gossiped about the Boss in front of the Boss?”

“Yes,” Qing Chen responded calmly.

Yang Yang was stunned: “What gossip? Tell me.”

“Wait, we’ll talk about this later, I need a moment,” Hu Xiaoniu clutched his head. “So Boss, you brought me to Forbidden Zone 002, to make me a Knight?”

Qing Chen didn’t answer the question, but seriously corrected him: “You should change your address, don’t call me Boss Boss, remember, only a few people know my identity now, just call me Qing Chen.”

Hu Xiaoniu agreed, but Yang Yang was unhappy: “I’ve heard a lot about Daybreak in Haicheng, but I only found out now that you guys even created a group without inviting me in. Am I not a member of Daybreak?”

Qing Chen was silent for a moment: “Strictly speaking, I don’t know if you count as a member of Daybreak. You’re different from other members, you have your own goals and ideals, and your path and Daybreak’s may not be the same.”

For example, Yang Yang helped some Time Travelers who couldn’t make it in Haicheng leave the city, helping them rebuild a small-scale home in the wilderness to survive. Daybreak wouldn’t do that.

For example, Yang Yang and his organization staged Student Protests, opposing some of the Federation’s current systems, something Daybreak wouldn’t do.

Therefore, Daybreak’s path and Yang Yang’s path have diverged.

“I don’t care, anyway, I’m a member of Daybreak, Boss!” Yang Yang said with a smile. “Remember to add me to the group when you go to the Outer World.”

“Alright,” Qing Chen sighed.

Yang Yang tilted his head curiously: “But Daybreak doesn’t have any goals? With such great opportunities and changes, wouldn’t it be a pity not to do something?”

Qing Chen thought for a moment and said, “To survive better, that’s Daybreak’s goal.”

“Not bad,” Yang Yang said with a smile, “I’ve figured it out too, everyone has different ideas, I won’t ask Daybreak to help me with anything, so don’t worry about it.”

Until now, Yang Yang hadn’t even asked Qing Chen what they were doing in the wilderness.

Hu Xiaoniu thought for a moment: “I’ll go back to the tent and sleep, you guys chat.”

On his way back to the tent, he saw that in the two tents next door, the old man and Li Ke were both peering through the cracks in the tent curtains, quietly watching the bonfire.

When the old man saw Hu Xiaoniu, he immediately waved: “Hey, kid, come here, come here.”

Hu Xiaoniu was confused: “What is it, Old Master?”

“That girl, is she Qing Chen’s friend in the Outer World?” the old man said.

Hu Xiaoniu thought for a moment and said, “I don’t know.”

The old man lamented: “How can you not tell the truth to a dying old man.”

Hu Xiaoniu said: “I didn’t expect the Li Clan head to be so gossipy…”

“Annoying,” the old man waved his hand: “Hurry back to sleep, don’t block my view.”

“Okay,” Hu Xiaoniu said, returning to his tent. After lying down for a while, he also got up and silently looked out through the crack in the tent curtain.

Their tents were side-by-side, three people neatly lying in their tents, if someone looked closely, it would look very strange…

The three looked further afield, discovering that more than three people were gossiping, in a tent not far from them, Guo Huchan was also quietly looking through the crack.

Actually, they were quite far apart, Hu Xiaoniu and the others shouldn’t have been able to spot Guo Huchan.

But the light from the bonfire shone through the cracks in the curtain onto their foreheads, and there was even a little reflection, it was impossible not to notice it, the feature was too obvious.

By the bonfire, Qing Chen added some dry branches to the fire: “Tired? You must be very tired, a 17-year-old girl doing so much.”

“Well, it’s definitely not true to say I’m not tired,” Yang Yang said with a smile, “Without anyone you can completely trust around, you have to be careful and vigilant at all times. Sometimes in the newly built town, you have to sleep using a Force field floating in the air to feel at ease. Thinking back now, it was the most peaceful time on Xingshu Road in Luo City.”

“Are those Time Travelers and Wildlanders malicious?” Qing Chen asked.

“Well, you can’t judge a book by its cover. Many dirty things happened during the process of rebuilding our homes,” Yang Yang said, “The world isn’t as beautiful as we think. Even if you genuinely help someone, they may not be grateful to you. It’s one thing if someone steals supplies, but some people, thinking there’s no order, want to bully the weak and grab other people’s labor results.”

“Then why help them?” Qing Chen wondered.

Yang Yang smiled, “There needs to be such a place as an example, so that more people will be willing to follow us in leaving the Conglomerate and the city for the wilderness. Don’t worry, I’ve killed all those malicious people, I’m not some kind and innocent little rabbit! By the way, you guys are also going south this time, let’s go see the town with me?”

Qing Chen shook his head, “Sorry, my trip to the wilderness this time is urgent, I have to reach Forbidden Zone 002 as soon as possible.”

“Actually, you’re also tired, because your nerves have been tense,” Yang Yang said.

“Tired,” Qing Chen smiled, “That’s the meaning of establishing Daybreak, I hope that one day someone can stand by my side and share the burden with me.”

“That day will come,” at this moment, Yang Yang suddenly said, “I’ll take you up to the sky to see?”

“Ah?” Qing Chen was stunned, “Can you take people with you?”

“Of course,” Yang Yang smiled.

Speaking, she stood up, grabbed Qing Chen’s arm, and then soared into the sky, the bonfire and fallen leaves where she took off were blown outward by an invisible force.

Everyone in the camp looked up, and saw the figures of the boy and girl overlapping with the moonlight.

Many people involuntarily crawled out of their tents, only at this moment did Hu Xiaoniu understand that it wasn’t just a few people gossiping, but everyone was gossiping…

Guo Huchan stood in front of his tent and was puzzled: “The progress between these two is too fast, is this the legendary love at first sight? That’s not right, Yang Yang is very cold to everyone.”

At this time, the old man, who had seen much of the world, murmured in the tent: “It’s a Force field Awakened One!”

In the sky, Qing Chen felt as if he was being enveloped by an invisible force, as if he had suddenly become a magnet, and the surroundings were magnetic fields repelling him, propelling him to fly rapidly.

He felt the ground getting further and further away, and felt the girl’s hand tightly gripping his arm.

He looked at the sky and clouds that were getting closer and closer, the wilderness and the wind.

Perhaps this is the freedom that the Knights pursue throughout their lives.

“Let go of me,” Qing Chen suddenly said.

“Huh?” Yang Yang was puzzled.

“I’m serious,” Qing Chen said with a smile.

The next moment, Yang Yang suddenly let go of his hand.

But Yang Yang was surprised that she didn’t see any panic or dismay on Qing Chen’s Face^[-], he closed his eyes and opened his arms, as if enjoying the state of complete freefall.

That calm and composure was something she had never seen in anyone.

One second.

Two seconds.

Three seconds.

Time passed bit by bit, and Qing Chen’s descent got lower and lower.

But the boy never panicked.

Yang Yang suddenly accelerated downwards, the repulsion of the Force field could be heard even by the people on the ground.

The girl came to Qing Chen’s side and grabbed his arm again: “You’re too brave! Aren’t you afraid I won’t catch you?”

“Not afraid, I trust you,” Qing Chen said with a smile.

Yang Yang was stunned, it was the other person who was risking their life, but she was the one who was nervous, the other person didn’t seem nervous at all.

Trust?

The word trust is a luxury in every era.

How many people would dare to entrust their lives to another because of the word ‘trust’?

Yang Yang suddenly said softly, “If you want to play again next time, you can tell me.”

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