novelGlobal #512 - Chapter 511 The Current Situation of the Gathering Place
#512 - Chapter 511 The Current Situation of the Gathering Place
Li Chenqiu sat quietly on the bed for nearly an hour, not saying a word, just watching the sunrise.
As the gloomy sky was reflected in the sunlight and turned azure, and the warmth of early winter fell into the room, a gleam gradually appeared in Li Chenqiu's eyes.
You can stop and rest when you're tired, but you can't rest forever.
He rubbed his aching temples and murmured, "I need to find the space ring that bastard hid."
Both 'Finishing Touch' and 'Ember' were spiritual Xuan artifacts, and because they were already bound to him, he could sense their exact location. Unfortunately, the space ring had the function of isolating senses, so it couldn't be located through the spiritual Xuan artifacts.
However, although he couldn't sense the spiritual Xuan artifacts, he could sense the space ring itself. After all, it was a Xuan artifact that required mental communication to retrieve and store items.
But this sense wasn't as heaven-defying as that of a spiritual Xuan artifact. If the distance was too far, he wouldn't be able to sense its approximate location. For example, he couldn't sense it at all now.
"First, determine the time he checked into this hotel, then determine its current location, draw a rough range of where the space ring might be hidden, and check it bit by bit. It's only been one night, so it shouldn't take too long to check."
After clearing his thoughts, Li Chenqiu got up, put on his black coat, went to the bathroom to reshape his face, and then left the room. He took the elevator to the lobby on the first floor and walked towards the front desk.
The front desk girl, who was eating a steamed bun, saw a handsome guy walking quickly towards her. She quickly swallowed the bun in her mouth, stood up quickly, and showed an awkward but polite smile.
"Sir, is there anything I can help you with?"
Li Chenqiu took out a room card from his pocket and placed it on the desk: "Hello, I would like to ask what time room 1909 was booked."
The front desk girl picked up the room card and glanced at it, smiling politely: "Please wait a moment, I'll check for you."
As she spoke, she lowered her head to look at the computer in front of her, her slender fingers tapping on the keyboard.
While she was checking the check-in time, Li Chenqiu asked, "Hello, what city number is this?"
The front desk girl was slightly startled, raised her head and said, "City number 178."
"City number 178." Li Chenqiu nodded thoughtfully and continued to ask, "Do you sell maps here? I mean a map of the entire Federal District Two."
The front desk girl pointed in one direction and said, "The store at the entrance should sell them, but I'm not sure."
A smile appeared on Li Chenqiu's face: "Thank you. Has the check-in time been checked?"
The front desk girl nodded: "It's been checked. The room was booked at 3:32 this morning."
"Thank you."
"It's nothing, it's all we should do."
After getting the check-in time, Li Chenqiu went to the supermarket pointed out by the front desk girl. Luckily, he bought the map he wanted, and then returned to his room.
...
Gurgle, gurgle—
The boiling water fell into the cup, and the rich aroma of coffee filled the air.
Li Chenqiu walked to the table with the coffee and sat down. He unrolled the map and spread it out, picked up the black marker on the table, and first circled the locations of the Sand Sea and City 178, and then connected the two places with a vertical line.
"Since that guy reminded me not to use methods to enhance my strength after I had already lost the space ring, he shouldn't know about Fu Yuesheng's blood."
Li Chenqiu stroked his chin, his eyes narrowed slightly as he stared at the map.
Chen Qianfan's strength should be similar to mine. At full strength, his speed would be at the tenth level. It would take me at least seven hours to get from the Sand Sea to City 178.
And that's if I choose the shortest route and don't encounter anything along the way.
I lost control of my body around six o'clock yesterday afternoon. By the time he took a boat back to the gathering place, it would probably be six o'clock in the evening.
From six o'clock last night to 3:32 this morning, it's a total of nine hours and thirty-two minutes. Subtracting the seven hours of travel time to reach City 178, there are still two and a half hours left.
"Two and a half hours of free time..."
Li Chenqiu stared at the map for a while and drew a large circle with the marker, circling dozens of cities.
If Chen Qianfan hid the space ring before coming to the hotel, it must be within this circle. If it's outside, he wouldn't be able to reach this hotel by 3:32 in the morning.
Of course, if he gave the space ring to someone else or put it on some means of transportation, the range would be larger. But because there's no countermeasure, he can only ignore this possibility for the time being.
After drawing the range where the space ring might be hidden before arriving at the hotel, Li Chenqiu didn't put down the marker, but turned to look at the right side of the map.
It's also possible that Chen Qianfan hid the space ring after booking the room. He can't let go of this possibility.
"From checking in to when I woke up, it's a total of...two hours and thirty-eight minutes. Calculating the round trip at the farthest distance, that's one hour and nineteen minutes for me. I should be able to run this time..."
Li Chenqiu picked up the marker and drew a somewhat irregular circle with City 178 as the center, determining the approximate range.
Snap!
Putting down the marker, he picked up the coffee that was no longer hot and drank it all in one gulp, looking at the map and muttering to himself, "That guy shouldn't have put the space ring in a sealing box...right?"
...
Sand Sea Gathering Place
The scorching sun hung high in the sky, and the sunlight baked the quicksand. The once bustling gathering place had long disappeared, replaced by a scorched black earth.
Red warning lines completely sealed off the area, and fighter jets circled in the sky, guarding the surroundings.
Combatants wearing black combat uniforms and holding vacuum cleaner-like instruments were scattered across the scorched black earth, moving slowly.
Just yesterday evening at seven o'clock, a towering giant hand made of metal and wrapped in deep red flames appeared above the gathering place and slowly fell, creating the current scene.
Obviously, Chen Qianfan did this, and his behavior successfully attracted the attention of the Security and Control Department. The Special Hazard Elimination Task Force 5, responsible for clearing "Delusions", immediately rushed to the scene.
On the only intact dock in the gathering place, a middle-aged man wearing a combat uniform, with rugged features and a short ponytail, stood alone, his deep eyes staring at the undulating sand sea.
His name was Zhang Heping, and he was the leader of the Special Hazard Elimination Task Force 5, a powerful eleventh-level Destiny Awakened.
At this moment, a middle-aged man with a square face walked to Zhang Heping's side and said in a low voice, "Team leader, the test results are out."
Zhang Heping turned his head: "Is it a Delusion?"
The middle-aged man nodded: "Yes."