Night's Nomenclature
Chapter 414: An inexplicable sense of familiarity

Thanks to Capri’s high profile, after the storm subsided, Qing Chen found out this guy’s full name.

Capri Louvier Dur.

Qing Chen thought to himself, no wonder he couldn’t guess it, it turned out to be a French-style surname…

North America is a country of immigrants, so it’s normal to have all kinds of surnames…

Now, Capri has become Qing Chen’s Marionette. He can perceive everything, but his body is completely out of his control, and he can’t even speak.

He knew it all came from the insignificant thread in his hand.

A Forbidden Artifact.

On the first floor of a small apartment building, Qing Chen sat on the sofa watching the still unconscious Yang Yang, waiting for her to wake up.

A knock came from the door.

Qing Chen tucked Yang Yang’s blanket before going to open the door. As soon as the door opened, the cold wind from the street poured in.

Zheng Yuandong was standing outside, holding a supermarket paper bag. The Kunlun leader had changed into a down jacket and a thick beanie, looking a bit like a local Amsterdammer.

In this unfamiliar place in Europe, after Yang Yang fell unconscious, Qing Chen naturally contacted Kunlun.

He himself was fine, but he couldn’t take Yang Yang’s safety for granted.

She had helped him a lot at sea, but he was taking her on an adventure? That won’t do.

Actually, Qing Chen should have contacted Nine Provinces, because Nine Provinces’ overseas influence is much greater than Kunlun’s.

But for some reason, Qing Chen still trusted Kunlun more.

“Here, eat something first,” Zheng Yuandong handed the paper bag to Qing Chen and walked into the room to take off his scarf.

He glanced at the tightly closed inner room and said to Qing Chen, “Who’s in there? Future Organization’s Bas Ship has arrived in the Greenland waters, and your previous battle has already spread among the Time Traveler circles in Europe and North America. As far as I know, you should have hired a helper, and it’s most likely the girl who saved Liu Dezhu and his mother.”

Qing Chen smiled without answering.

Zheng Yuandong said, “She’s injured and needs to stay in bed to recover, but you don’t want to expose her whereabouts and injuries, so you keep the door closed.”

Qing Chen raised an eyebrow. Dealing with this Boss Zheng really requires extra caution. His combat effectiveness is high, his IQ is high, and you never know when you’ll be seen through by him.

Although Zheng Yuandong didn’t guess everything correctly, he was basically not far off.

He smiled at Zheng Yuandong and said, “Boss Zheng, don’t worry about these trivial matters.”

Zheng Yuandong nodded, “It seems I guessed right… You really know how to stir things up. You were still restrained in China, but when you got to Europe, you couldn’t wait to turn the place upside down. But it’s good, young people have a lot of energy, and it’s better to make a mess in foreigners’ territory than to cause trouble in China.”

“Where’s Boss He?” Qing Chen changed the subject.

“He was chasing Shendai Cang in the Barents Sea, chasing him for days and nights. But there are too many restrictions at sea, and even A-Class experts can’t exert their speed advantage. Shendai Cang escaped back to Amsterdam,” Zheng Yuandong said, “Once back in the city, He Jinqiu has to restrain himself, otherwise all European countries will ban him from entering.”

Qing Chen thought, that Shendai Cang is so miserable…

Zheng Yuandong asked, “Did you kill Capri?”

Qing Chen shook his head, “I swear I didn’t.”

“When someone like you swears, it’s usually to cover up the truth,” Zheng Yuandong said slowly, “You definitely didn’t kill him, but his end won’t be good. The Bas Ship is now anchored outside the Amsterdam harbor, but the future boss has already come ashore by speedboat. They didn’t come for you, but instead gave the news about you to Shendai and Koshima, it seems they want to watch you two fight to the death.”

Qing Chen thought for a moment, “Then their plan will probably fail.”

He looked at Neidapu, Zhang Jian, and Old John across from him, “Are these all the North Pole crew?”

Qing Chen nodded, “I need to get new identities for these three, identities that no one can find, so they can live anonymously.”

Zheng Yuandong thought for a while and asked, “What’s in it for Kunlun?”

Qing Chen said, “I’m a Kunlun Member…”

Zheng Yuandong looked at Qing Chen seriously, “You really use your Kunlun Member status when it’s useful and throw it away when it’s not… But it’s okay, I can help you, but these three are not Kunlun Members.”

Qing Chen thought for a while and said, “We found a treasure ship called Dawn at sea, a treasure ship carrying wealth looted from our homeland by foreigners in the mid-19th century… a ship full of gold coins. I know Kunlun is short of money because it’s upright and has a large operation. I can give you the coordinates. I’ll take 40% of the treasure on the ship, Kunlun will take 50%, and the three of them will take 10%.”

Zheng Yuandong was a little surprised, “A shipload of gold? In the mid-19th century, cargo ships that could cross the sea were over 200 tons, with a considerable carrying capacity. If it’s really as you say, loaded with so much wealth, do you know how much profit you’ll be giving Kunlun this time?”

“It’s fine,” Qing Chen thought for a moment and said, “I can’t salvage it myself, so it’s only fair to give up some of the profit, and I also need help getting fake identities for these three.”

The inability to salvage is the key problem. Salvaging a sunken ship is a huge project, it’s not something you can do by taking a crab boat out to sea.

Qing Chen couldn’t rent another salvage ship, and even if he did, he would Face^[-] the threat of the Bas Ship at sea.

That’s a destroyer, even a B-Class expert would die if hit by a single shot.

Zheng Yuandong looked at Qing Chen, “Aren’t you afraid that after I salvage it, I’ll tell you there’s only one ton of gold when there are actually two?”

Qing Chen smiled, “In this regard, I can always trust Kunlun.”

Zheng Yuandong looked at Qing Chen unexpectedly but didn’t say anything.

He took out a piece of paper and handed it to Qing Chen.

“What’s this?” Qing Chen curiously asked.

Zheng Yuandong put on his scarf and hat and walked back into the cold wind outside, “The addresses of Shendai, Koshima, and the three Future organizations in Amsterdam, as well as information about the main members of each organization. They’ve been chasing you for days, and I think you, with your personality, should need this. It also includes Kunlun’s safe house in Amsterdam, if you can’t handle it, run there.”

Qing Chen was amused. He didn’t expect the honest-looking Boss Zheng to have this side.

However, this is exactly what he needs.

Qing Chen said to Zheng Yuandong’s back, “But I need Kunlun’s cooperation on one more thing.”

“What?”

“Please spread the word that Future Organization is lying, that Capri has killed the Eastern Time Traveler and returned to Amsterdam.”

Zheng Yuandong thought for a moment, “Okay.”

Capri’s swaggering return to Amsterdam is a fact, and Qing Chen needs the water in Amsterdam to be even muddier.

A weak voice came from the room, Qing Chen pushed the door open and poured a cup of hot water for Yang Yang.

“Feeling better?” Qing Chen asked, sitting by the bed.

Yang Yang smiled weakly, “I don’t feel that dizzy anymore. How many days are left on the countdown?”

Qing Chen replied, “21 days.”

“I’ve slept for two days,” Yang Yang sighed, “Time flies, but I should be able to recover to my best state before I travel through time.”

Qing Chen felt relieved. Fortunately, the return time this time is long, otherwise Yang Yang would have to travel through time in a weak state.

Yang Yang lay in bed and smiled at Qing Chen, “You look guilty, but don’t be. The secret to the Awakened One’s repeated promotion is actually to repeatedly surpass the limits. Knights have their limits, we have ours. Awakened Ones who don’t dare to overdraw themselves, who don’t dare to challenge their limits, cannot reach a higher level. Maybe when my mental state stabilizes, there’s a chance for me to become an A-Class… But it’s fine if you feel guilty, just remember you owe me a favor.”

Qing Chen smiled, “I will remember.”

“When are we going back to China?” Yang Yang asked.

“After you recover, I need to do something. Time Travelers are everywhere in the harbor and airport now, if we don’t create some chaos, we may not be able to go back,” Qing Chen said.

Yang Yang thought, the chaos Qing Chen is going to create must be really chaotic…

She thought for a moment and said, “I can fly you back to China.”

Qing Chen also thought for a moment, “If I still can’t tell the direction in the air, we might really not be able to go back.”

Yang Yang laughed. She suddenly said, “Qing Chen, after this overdraft, I feel that many things have become Force fields in my perception. I’m a little worried. What if one day, when I look at you, I only see Force fields, but not colors, shapes, no blue sky and white clouds, no sea and mountains, what should I do?”

Qing Chen was stunned. He understood what Yang Yang meant…

Yang Yang seemed a little down, “What if one day, I see you as just a Force field, not you? Will I lose my feelings, the meaning of life?”

Qing Chen suddenly grabbed the bed sheet. After a long silence, he calmly asked, “What can I do for you?”

Yang Yang said softly, “Can you dance for me? Maybe I’ll be better after you dance.”

Qing Chen: “????”

He said angrily, “Don’t joke about this. I’m asking you seriously, is what you said true?”

Yang Yang laughed, “You’re so humorless, after this overdraft of my abilities, my perception suddenly changed into two modes, I can freely switch between Force field and reality perception, so I feel that I shouldn’t get lost anymore!”

Qing Chen felt relieved, “Don’t say it too soon…”

Yang Yang smiled, “Were you just very nervous? I saw you start grabbing the bed sheet!”

Qing Chen stood up, “No.”

…

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Two days later.

In a three-story European-style building by the Amstel River, Shendai Cang held a cup of black tea and sat silently by the fireplace.

Someone came in from outside and whispered, “Boss, we still haven’t found Qing Chen.”

Shendai Cang frowned, “Not in the harbor, not in the airport, not in the train station, not in the bus station, he must still be in Amsterdam, find him for me. If it weren’t for him, I wouldn’t have been chased by that monster He Jinqiu in the Barents Sea for three days and three nights!”

His subordinate whispered, “Boss, what do you think of the recent rumors? Some say Qing Chen has been killed by Capri, they had a fight in the Greenland waters, and the Glowing Radiance Ship was riddled with holes. In the end, Capri had to abandon the Glowing Radiance Ship, which cost more than 200 million US dollars, and returned on the North Pole.”

Shendai Cang pondered, “I’ve also thought about this rumor. Logically, someone saw Capri alive and well in the harbor, and he wasn’t controlled, so this rumor has some credibility. But I can’t figure out why Future Organization would say Capri is controlled?”

“Maybe Future Organization has other plans?” The subordinate thought for a moment and said, “They might be deliberately hiding some information. Or they want to do something with Capri?”

“Possible,” Shendai Cang replied, “Strengthen the guard these days, in case He Jinqiu really goes all out and doesn’t come to Europe, and directly wipes us out. Don’t go to quiet places, be careful of Nine Provinces’ underhanded tricks, they like to do that, don’t give them a chance.”

But at that moment, the subordinate’s Bluetooth headset rang, and a hidden outpost on the street outside the building sent a message, “Suspicious individuals are approaching.”

Shendai Cang’s subordinate asked, “What race?”

“He’s wrapped up tightly, but the skin under his hat is black, he’s a black man,” the outpost replied.

Shendai Cang breathed a sigh of relief, “That shouldn’t be Nine Provinces.”

But the moment Shendai Cang finished speaking.

The black man on the street suddenly materialized nine long spears, like cannons, bombarding Shendai Cang’s house.

The sharp tips of the spears were golden, and they shone with a dazzling metallic luster.

The moment the spears shot out, a buzzing sound vibrated in the air, the momentum was tremendous!

In an instant, nine spears pierced the windows of the house, like a firestorm sweeping through the house.

The neatly arranged furniture in the house was blown to pieces, and the walls were full of holes made by the spears.

Shendai Cang lay on the carpet in shock. If he hadn’t reacted quickly, he would have been hit by the Awakened One’s materialized spears!

The attacker ran away after attacking, extremely fast!

The outposts were all stunned. They wanted to chase but found they couldn’t.

What level of expert is this, why would they attack Shendai’s headquarters in Amsterdam?!

They couldn’t figure it out!

Shendai Cang’s subordinate hid in the house and roared, “Where’s the attacker?”

The outpost replied, “Gone.”

Shendai Cang stood up with a gloomy Face^[-], “Capri! This is Capri’s ability, our informant confirmed it, he’s a C-Class Awakened One, his ability is to materialize Spartan spears!”

The subordinate said strangely, “But why would Capri attack us? Is it Future Organization’s intention?!”

“Hard to say, but in any case, things are getting complicated,” Shendai Cang said coldly, “There are two possibilities, Capri betrayed Future Organization, and what he did was the work of another organization. The other possibility is that Future Organization has always regarded Europe as its own territory, and our development here has touched their interests, so Future Organization wants to take advantage of its numerical superiority to start a conflict and completely drive us out of Europe.”

In fact, after Shendai, Koshima, and Nine Provinces came to Europe, they had more or less conflicts. There’s only one piece of cake, and no one wants others to eat more.

Europe is just the beginning, the struggle in the Middle East is really fierce.

It’s not an exaggeration to say they have old grudges.

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…

The attack on Shendai’s Amsterdam headquarters quickly spread among the Time Traveler circles.

Li Minghao, the person in charge of Koshima’s side, happily celebrated with wine.

This trip to Europe, although he didn’t personally kill Qing Chen, Koshima’s side went pretty well.

First, they didn’t encounter He Jinqiu at sea. The Nine Provinces leader only chased Shendai and didn’t pay attention to them.

Secondly, Shendai was attacked this time, but they were fine.

Li Minghao held a glass of wine, swirling the amber whiskey in the glass and said with a smile, “Shendai is so miserable this time, I wonder what Shendai Cang’s expression is like now. I heard they’ve started moving, preparing to move to a safe house to avoid the limelight. You send someone to keep an eye on them, I want to know where their safe house is.”

A subordinate said, “Boss, we also need to be wary of Future Organization starting a war against all organizations in Europe. This is their home ground, those Mafia families, the Corleones, the Stracci families, have all become their eyes and ears, completely incorporated. Our ability to gather intelligence here is far inferior to theirs, and our numbers are far fewer.”

Li Minghao pondered for two seconds, “This is indeed a problem. Future Organization has always been very aggressive. When I fought them in the Middle East before, I almost didn’t come back. Although this sudden attack on Shendai’s headquarters by Capri is a little strange, in any case, we need to be wary of Future Organization. Okay, you send someone to comfort Shendai, although everyone in the Inner World has already disliked each other, but in Europe, we must continue to form an alliance.”

“By the way,” Li Minghao continued, “Strengthen our guard here.”

“Understood, I’ll arrange it right away,” the subordinate quickly left.

Li Minghao picked up the phone and called an agent, “Have you found the models I want you to interview? If so, you can bring them here tonight, I want to relax.”

Shendai had an accident, Li Minghao decided to celebrate.

However, the moment he finished speaking, he saw nine Spartan spears shatter the glass outside Li Minghao’s house.

The shattered glass fragments, like shrapnel, shone crystal clear under the light.

Li Minghao immediately leaned back in fright, then watched as a spear flew past his Face^[-], past his nose, and into the wine cabinet on his right.

With a few loud bangs, the nine spears actually broke the load-bearing columns of the house, and the roof collapsed.

Minutes later, Koshima’s members dug Li Minghao out from the rubble.

Li Minghao said with a livid Face^[-], “Capri! Future! Nine Provinces! Shendai! Who did it?!”

The two attacks today happened too quickly and suddenly, so everyone fell into chaos and suspicion at the same time.

They couldn’t figure it out at all.

If the heads of the various intelligence teams of Inner World Intelligence Bureau One were here, they would find that all this… was so familiar…