Chapter 1003: 103: The Swarming Crowd (Part 2)

Chapter 1003: Chapter 103: The Swarming Crowd (Part 2)

At first, no one was willing to believe these claims.

However, when the Thunderbolt event happened soon after, their statements began to be accepted by people.

And finally, when the Sword Shadow was unveiled to the world, their hypotheses about “Cultivators” were even more admired.

In the past five days, all the hot searches on the internet have turned into these events happening in Jinyinhua City.

The celebrity Eight Diagram news that used to dominate the headlines were also overwhelmed by the Transcendent topics.

Of course, the occurrence of such a situation was naturally under the tacit approval of the Abnormality Department.

Their intelligence department was also working overtime, guiding and monitoring online topics to prevent malicious individuals from intentionally spreading panic.

…

At this moment, in a hotel room located in the South District of Jinyinhua City, three youths were gathered on the top floor, busy with something.

They were students from nearby cities, here for an adventure, and usually shared a common interest in Transcendent topics.

The few had previously been discussing it in online group chats; after the Thunderbolt event, they decided to meet here immediately.

The weather was good today, and the three of them didn’t need to go out to see the distant, faintly visible mountain ranges through the window.

They knew that was the magical immortal mountain being talked about online.

According to what they gathered from the past two days’ visits, they found that local residents had never seen this mountain range.

This mountain appeared overnight, just as described online.

At this time, a boy dressed in a thick down jacket was sitting by the window.

He was holding a telescope, trying to observe the distant mountain more clearly through it.

“Lao Liu, still looking at it here? I’ve told you before, with that thing in your hand, you can’t see anything.”

A companion walked over, patted his shoulder, and said:

“Plus, look at the mountain over there, it’s completely covered by clouds. Even with professional equipment, the effect wouldn’t be great. Save yourself the effort.”

The person spoke with a disappointed expression, obviously curious about what had happened there.

The boy surnamed Liu sighed, put down the telescope, and said:

“Cheng Youquan, why did we come all this way? We can’t just watch the mountain from dozens of kilometers away… This is really disappointing…”

“What do you suggest we do then? I initially thought we could climb the mountain and perhaps find some Immortal cave-like places…”

“But now, the government has blocked all roads leading there. I heard someone saw tanks at the intersection! What can we do? Even if the Hulk came, he couldn’t get through.”

The boy named Cheng Youquan sat back on the bed and turned his gaze to the remaining boy in the room, asking:

“Old Wang, you’ve been playing on the computer since you arrived. What’s so interesting? We’re here for an adventure, what’s the point of playing on the computer?”

The boy with glasses sitting by the computer didn’t react at all, still concentrated on the screen.

“Hey, what on earth are you doing? I want to see what game is so engrossing to you.”

Cheng Youquan just got up to walk over but was suddenly startled by the actions of the boy surnamed Wang.

“Ah-ha! It’s done!”

He slapped the table hard, then suddenly stood up, looking at his two companions in the room with joy and said:

“Guys, I did it! We can go to the immortal mountain now!”

The two others heard and didn’t react right away.

“What, what do you mean…?”

The boy surnamed Wang slapped his thigh and said:

“Oh, it means going to the immortal mountain! Didn’t we come here for that?”

Cheng Youquan looked at him as if he was an idiot and said:

“Wang Zinan, are you crazy? All the roads leading there are blocked. How are you going to get there? Fly?”

Beside the window, Lao Liu also chimed in:

“Not to rain on your parade, even if you could fly, you’d be detected immediately by radar there, so you still couldn’t get through.”

Wang Zinan didn’t take his friends’ teasing to heart and said confidently:

“Alright, alright, you two blockheads, if you can think of these things, how could I not know them?”

“Seriously, coming here and just watching out the window all day? What can you possibly see?”

He spoke as he turned the computer screen towards them, showing lines of dense chat logs.

The two couldn’t see the contents from afar, just heard Wang Zinan say:

“There’s always a solution to every problem; sometimes you have to use your brain.”

“Look, I’ve checked the hotel records nearby and found many tourists like us. I’ve observed, many have already started heading towards the immortal mountain. What do you think they’re up to?”

“What are they doing?”

The two asked in unison.

Wang Zinan posed as if defeated and said:

“I really can’t believe you two. They’re not going on a picnic; of course, they’re going to the immortal mountain for an adventure!”

“I found out there’s a group of private car owners here, recently taking people around our area.”

“Because online isn’t safe, all transactions are basically done offline, and they take us through nearby rural areas or hillside areas to bypass those blocked roads.”

Cheng Youquan asked incredulously:

“Old, Old Wang, you mean we take an unlicensed car? Go through the wild? Are you sure it’s alright…?”

Beside him, Lao Liu also added:

“Yeah, I read the latest government announcement, prohibiting personal entry into that area, saying it’s an unknown affected zone and very dangerous, with many large beasts roaming…”

Seeing this, Wang Zinan revealed a look of exasperation and said:

“You two really… Since we’re already here, why are you so worried? Do you think finding the immortal mountain is easy?”

“Plus, we’re three men together, what is there to fear? Haven’t you seen many expedition teams are composed of girls? They’re not afraid, what are you afraid of?”

“Government? At most, believe half of what the government says. It’s just to stop people from getting closer. In such a large area, they can only block the entrances; how can they guard the hundreds of kilometers of surrounding region?”

“So, I’ve already contacted a driver, and we’ll meet later to discuss. He’ll take us from a small path directly under the mountain, and we can explore the secrets of the immortal mountain up close!”

He spoke with an excited expression.

His thick glasses reflected the sunlight, leaving the two companions in awe.

“What do you say, guys? It’s a matter of a word, go or no go?”

Wang Zinan asked again.

The other two in the room exchanged glances, contemplated briefly, then gritted their teeth and said:

“Go!”

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