Chapter 1065: Chapter 735: Mute Mountain
Agreeing to invest was to return the favor to the girl, but he also had to consider Zhao’s interests. If he followed the girl’s screenplay outline without any changes, Zhao, as the distributor, would probably be laughed at by his peers.
Yang Xiao had also been a scriptwriter, and he was well aware that young people nowadays were deeply influenced by brainless, sweet, romantic leads. What people wanted to watch wasn’t the male and female leads getting seriously injured, forced to jump off a cliff, then defying the laws of physics to embrace, kiss, and confess to each other mid-air for half an hour. If it weren’t for censorship, they might have even had a child by the time they reached the bottom of the cliff.
After leaving the Script Club, Yang Xiao went home, eating instant noodles while further organizing the new information he had gathered. After a night’s rest, the next morning, Yang Xiao, full of energy, directly headed to the Patrol Defense Office.
With just a phone call, Yang Xiao summoned the head of the Technical Department to his office and presented the organized geographical characteristics concerning the "Thousand Prison Country," instructing the department to pinpoint its exact location.
As it was an order from the Deputy Director, the Technical Department went all out and found three potential locations in less than an hour.
Among these three locations, there happened to be one marked in the Patrol Defense Office’s secret archives, confirming that supernatural events had occurred there.
It wasn’t long before Yang Xiao signed off to access the archives. After a brief glance, he confirmed that this was indeed the "Thousand Prison Country" he was looking for.
This place was called Mute Mountain, located in a neighboring province to the one Yang Xiao was in, and it would take less than a day to drive there.
The archives recorded that a supernatural signal, existing in a fog-like state, had been detected in the uninhabited area deep in Mute Mountain. Over the past few decades, no fewer than three expedition teams had disappeared in the mountains, leaving no trace of either living or dead.
However, because the supernatural signal was not active and had limited mobility, and due to its location in a remote mountain, the local Patrol Defense Office did not risk sending people to deal with it. Instead, they adopted the simplest and most effective solution by setting up monitoring stations and patrol teams nearby to prevent anyone from entering the deep mountains.
From the results, this approach proved very effective, as there had been no reports of disappearances in the last ten years.
"Is the supernatural signal still there?" Putting down the file, Yang Xiao looked up and asked the person in charge.
"Yes, but it’s very inactive, and the monitoring station might capture it only once every two or three years." The head of the Technical Department, perhaps due to the demanding workload, had a significantly receding hairline and heavy dark circles. Though he was just over 30, he looked like someone in his 50s.
Hearing this, Yang Xiao felt somewhat relieved. The supernatural signal still being there indicated that the Resentful Eye, which triggered the supernatural event, had not been taken away.
He still had a chance.
"Group Leader Wu, is there any sign of the supernatural signal becoming active recently?" This was important to Yang Xiao, as he didn’t want to make a trip in vain.
"That... It’s unclear for now. I’ll contact the local monitoring station right away." The head’s attitude was very proper.
"Okay, report to me immediately if there’s any news. Thank you for your hard work."
"It’s you who work hard, boss!"
Seeing the responsible person leave without forgetting to close the door, leaving Yang Xiao with a smile of a loyal follower, Yang Xiao couldn’t help but laugh to himself.
The Technical Department used to be known for being dull and inflexible, but perhaps seeing how quickly this "newcomer" had climbed the ranks, those who only understood data and technology had also wised up, frequently wandering by the leaders’ offices, flattering Nalan Shuo and himself.
"Bureaucracy is undesirable; what the Patrol Defense Office lacks are dedicated and hardworking comrades." Yang Xiao took a sip of tea, slowly leaning back in the comfortable and wide chair, waiting for his subordinates’ updates.
The boss spoke, and the subordinates ran their legs off. Within less than an hour, Wu was back, jogging all the way to bring the latest news to Yang Xiao: the local monitoring station reported that the dormant signal was reviving and was expected to appear within the next two to three days.
Coming at the right time was better than arriving early. Yang Xiao immediately decided to head into the depths of Mute Mountain to obtain the Resentful Eye that the Sect Master was so keen on.
Yang Xiao didn’t know what this Resentful Eye looked like or its exact capabilities; this was an adventure for him. But Yang Xiao believed it was worth it. Now that the young Sect Master was free, he was his biggest threat.
He only knew that this Magic Artifact was either related to the Corpse Mirror in the Sect Master’s hand or to the Soul-Capturing Mirror in his own.
If this Magic Artifact could counter the Corpse Mirror in the Sect Master’s hand, then it would be a huge gain for him.
If it could counter the Soul-Capturing Mirror in his hand, he could preemptively eliminate future threats.
In any case, he needed to get his hands on it first.
Now he was out in the open, while the young Sect Master was in the shadows. His strength was far inferior to the Sect Master, so to seek a sliver of hope, he must take some risks.
But he still needed to take necessary precautions; he couldn’t go alone–he needed a few people to assist him.
This trip was fraught with danger and unpredictable outcomes. He couldn’t bring his friends; he needed a few scapegoats willing to take risks for him.
After pondering for a moment, Yang Xiao picked up his phone and directly called Ling Yanyu, asking him to pay a high price to find a few people from Xiang Ma Town who were ruthless, decisive, and sharp-minded.
Additionally, they must be Angel Envoys, and their skills couldn’t be too weak.
After some training over this period, Ling Yanyu had roughly figured out Yang Xiao’s nature. He quickly chose three candidates for him.
They weren’t from their group but rather guys from the town who specialized in dirty work, willing to do anything as long as they were paid.
