“At 9:21 a.m. Jade Capital time today, Pengcheng City in our province was once again attacked by unidentified armed assailants. The renowned entrepreneur Anna Brooks was killed. This marks the fourth attack our province has suffered since relations between the two countries deteriorated. According to residual spiritual energy detected at the scene, the attackers used weapons that are still identified as tracer launchers from Lan Country, or possibly the tracer technique mastered by Lan Country’s military cultivators. The attackers have not yet been apprehended, and the investigation is ongoing. We will continue to keep you updated...

“With the major exam approaching, our province has suffered multiple attacks. Military forces have been temporarily mobilized and will conduct inspections throughout the province. During the exam period, they will also be on joint duty to ensure the safety of examinees and the smooth running of the exams...

“But we also want to remind examinees...”

Professor Brooks turned to glance at Grace Brooks: “As for the attack the day before yesterday, no civil force from Pro has come forward to claim responsibility.”

Grace Brooks nodded: “Maybe they don’t even know if it was their own people who did it.”

That’s quite normal.

There have always been several sects and religious groups in Pro with considerable strength, and there’s certainly more than one sect involved in retaliatory attacks against Yi Country. However, their methods are all the same: they send cannon fodder to sneak across the border and use tracer launchers developed by Lan Country to carry out the attacks, so that Yi Country can’t trace the masterminds and wipe them out in one go.

Moreover, in order to avoid detection by Yi Country’s official forces, once these attackers successfully enter Yi Country, they cut off all contact with their organizations.

The location and targets of the attacks are all decided by the attackers themselves.

The only thing in common is the tracer launchers from Lan Country.

The tracer launcher is a mass-produced weaponized application of the modern spell “tracer technique,” allowing ordinary people or martial artists without cultivation to carry out long-range attacks.

The principle of this spell draws on ancient Yi Country techniques similar to palm thunder, as well as various foreign spells, and eventually became the modern spell now used by militaries around the world.

But each country’s implementation of the tracer technique is different, with subtle distinctions and their own pros and cons.

Lan Country’s tracer technique is extremely advanced: stable trajectory, long range, powerful, highly recognizable residual spiritual energy, and tightly guarded technology.

“That’s all for today’s Yuanzhou news. Thank you for watching.

“Goodbye.”

Grace Brooks patted his backside, stood up, returned to his room, picked up a crystal disk—like a USB drive—and headed out again: “I’m going out for a walk to relax.”

Professor Brooks gave no response.

Seriously, with Pro people launching attacks everywhere, he’s not even worried about his son’s safety.

Out on the street, sure enough, there were plenty of police cars coming and going. Every place that could possibly harbor attackers was being carefully checked. There were guards at the entrances of all the schools, and the police sitting in the cars were fully armed—not just with the usual riot pistols, but with much more intimidating gear.

Grace Brooks walked along the street, bought a cup of milk tea, and stopped to watch a female streamer dancing by the roadside for quite a while.

He finally arrived outside a small internet café next to a youth school, just as he saw some police officers coming out, so he went in.

After a quick look around, he saw plenty of computers left on, with games still running.

He picked a suitable spot—not too picky, but not careless either. Grace Brooks closed the game, inserted the crystal disk, and after a brief loading screen, the computer automatically entered an interface.

He logged in and accessed a deep web site called ‘Wide-Narrow Alley.’

There were already messages flashing.

Mr. Cat: So? Is it working well?

Mr. Cat: Where are you?

Mr. Cat: Offline again...

Mr. Cat: Still not online

Mr. Cat: This habit of yours is no good. Doesn’t Yi Country have an average of 1.3 computers per person? What do you do for work usually?

Vegetable and Pearl Soup: Here

Vegetable and Pearl Soup: I haven’t learned how to use it yet, but it looks authentic. It’s just way, way, way, way too expensive.

Vegetable and Pearl Soup: Also, I’m not from Yi Country.

Mr. Cat: Finally online

Mr. Cat: How is that expensive? I didn’t even charge you a fee. With Lan Ya’s strict controls, how many people on Wide-Narrow Alley can get their hands on Lan Ya’s tracer technique? Of course, if you post saying you want to buy, tons of people online will contact you, but do you dare buy from them?

Vegetable and Pearl Soup: I’m so broke now

Vegetable and Pearl Soup: I don’t want to pay back those 2,000 black coins I owe you anyway, you can’t find me

Mr. Cat: /smile

Mr. Cat: Living in Yi Country, at a time like this, you spent a fortune just to get Lan Ya military’s tracer technique. You think I don’t know what you want it for?

Vegetable and Pearl Soup: /yawn

Mr. Cat: I want to do another deal with you, and you can pay me back at the same time

Vegetable and Pearl Soup: Sounds like a big job

Mr. Cat: I need the most advanced body-protection divine light spell and its auxiliary cultivation methods. Right now, I can’t find anyone both capable and trustworthy to do it.

Vegetable and Pearl Soup: /dumbfounded

Vegetable and Pearl Soup: Go see a doctor, will you?

Mr. Cat: So? Yes or no?

Vegetable and Pearl Soup: How would I have that level? I could maybe invent a body-protection divine light spell for you, but at best it’d be on par with the ancient level.