Steam Era: The Lord of 'Puluo'

Chapter 979 535: Resentful Spirit of the Underground City (Part 2)

Li Banfeng shook his head and said: "You should report such an important task, let me go to the scene and take a look."

After getting on the minibus, Dumpling first introduced the situation: "An organization of Dark Energy enthusiasts held a gathering in Menghao Underground City, which was attacked by an autonomous Dark Energy aggregate. The attack resulted in three deaths and two injuries. Survivors have evacuated the scene."

Li Banfeng shook his head and said: "Don't call it an aggregate, just say Resentful Spirit. Does the Dark Star Bureau have a clear definition, what's the difference between this kind of Resentful Spirit and ordinary Lost Souls?"

He needed to know what the combat power of this Resentful Spirit was.

Upon hearing Li Qi's question, Dumpling sat next to Li Qi and quietly explained: "Residual consciousness after life's end is a Lost Soul, and a product born from the combination of Lost Souls with Dark Energy is a Resentful Spirit,

Resentful Spirits have two origins: one is ordinary Lost Souls exposed to a large amount of Dark Energy, the other is Lost Souls of Dark Energy Users, since Dark Energy Users themselves carry a lot of Dark Energy."

Li Banfeng thought for a moment, then frowned and said: "This doesn't seem to be related to resentment."

Dumpling's voice became even softer: "So, Resentful Spirits cannot be used to refer to autonomous Dark Energy aggregates."

The reason for sitting close to Li Qi is partly because Li Qi hadn't been back to the bureau for a long time, and she wanted to sit closer to him.

On the other hand, she didn't want others to know Li Qi's lack of common knowledge.

Actually, based on what she knows, Li Qi has much more common knowledge about Dark Energy Users than they do, but he operates in a different knowledge system.

Li Qi didn't feel embarrassed, if he didn't understand, he asked: "Dark Energy enthusiast organization, does that refer to civilian Dark Energy Users?"

"They are not Dark Energy Users, but through some channels, they have mastered some knowledge of Dark Energy, possess some Dark Energy resources, and understand some spells and rituals related to Dark Energy,

These organizations are generally divided into two types, one is learning folklore from domestic and surrounding countries, the other is learning witchcraft and black magic from Western Oceans, today's organization is called the Chamomile Wizards Association, the president and three key members are Lavsha People, the total membership is sixty-three people..."

The minibus drove all the way to Menghao Underground City.

In the 1990s to the early 2000s, underground cities flourished in major cities, with catering, entertainment, sales, and various industries thriving in underground cities.

Dumpling introduced: "Ten years ago, underground cities gradually declined, and Menghao Underground City was severely impacted by a fire, which dealt a heavy blow to stores struggling to maintain operations, and this underground city has since been abandoned,

In the subsequent years, it became a gathering place for Dark Energy enthusiast organizations. Among these organizations, there are rumors calling it a spirit-rich place or a source of dark energy, even though we have repeatedly tried to prevent similar... similar...

Before finishing, Li Banfeng suddenly heard arguing voices, a blonde, tall and thin man was shouting with a broken accent: "You have no right to keep me here, I am not from your place, you have no right to restrict my freedom!"

On-site law enforcement personnel introduced that this man was Cheleviko, president of the Chamomile Wizards Association.

He was pushing and shoving enforcement officers, shouting loudly.

Li Banfeng glanced over and ordered: "Handcuff him."

Dumpling was startled, Light Bulb blinked, Ming Xing pretended not to hear.

Chuuni took the handcuffs and walked over, but was stopped by Director Wang.

"Director Li, foreign affairs are no small matter, don't act impulsively."

Li Banfeng repeated: "Handcuff him."

Chuuni bypassed Director Wang, walked up to Cheleviko, and grabbed one of his arms.

Cheleviko shook off Chuuni, shouting: "What are you trying to do? What right do you have to do this? Do you know who I am? You are not qualified to touch me..."

Chuuni kicked Cheleviko to the ground, twisted his arm, and handcuffed him from behind, securing both hands together.

"You will pay for this, you must pay for this!" Cheleviko shouted hoarsely.

Li Banfeng said: "Put him in the car."

Chuuni lifted Cheleviko and tossed him into the car, during which Cheleviko's head hit something, and he quieted down.

The other three Lavsha People were still shouting, Chuuni took out another set of handcuffs, and those three quickly quieted down too.

Deputy Director Wang was frightened, quickly called Director Shen: "Director, Director Li acted too impulsively, he handcuffed people without any rhyme or reason, they are not from our place..."

He recounted the events, Shen Jingye was silent for a moment and said: "Alright, I'm aware of it."

Just one sentence, "aware", and that's it?

Deputy Director Wang asked: "How should I handle this here?"

"You don't need to handle it, follow Director Li's command on site." Shen Jingye hung up the phone.

Director Du asked: "What happened?"

Director Shen said: "A Resentful Spirit appeared in Menghao Underground City, no big deal."

"If it's no big deal, let's set it aside for now. Let's discuss the reporting aspect, the Contract Book from the Inner State is extremely crucial, does Greenwater Beggar indeed struggle to obtain substantive material?"

With this single question, Shen Jingye didn't even know how many times he'd answered.

He was tired, genuinely felt exhausted.

...

Li Banfeng led the team into the underground city, glimpsing karaoke halls, dance halls, billiard halls, game halls, and internet cafes—the representative entertainment venues of the late 20th and early 21st century came into view.

Guided by the onsite personnel, the group entered a karaoke hall, the gathering place of the Wizards Association, located in a private room near the entrance.