Naming Technique of the Night

Chapter 964: 600, Rules and Past Events

The rules of Taboo Land No. 10:

The first rule is, do not argue; if someone insults you, you must accept it.

The second rule is, on the first night at midnight, tell the Taboo Land a secret that only you know.

The third rule is, you must kill something every day.

This was a secret Old Master Li once gave to Qing Chen.

But these three are not the only rules of Taboo Land No. 10; there is an unknown fourth rule.

This fourth rule is the work of the Knights.

Taboo Land No. 10 used to be the pasture of the Fire Pit, with many useful rare animals and plants inside.

At that time, Taboo Land No. 10 had only three rules. The Fire Pit, which mastered these three rules, navigated it freely and joyfully.

By smearing powder of Feng Junhua, even the wild beasts would not attack them, allowing them to harvest the strange flowers and herbs of the Taboo Land as they pleased.

Later, the Knight Organization wanted to take the Dragon Fish in Taboo Land No. 10 for themselves, so they captured an expert from the Dear Island family, planted him in the Taboo Land, and forcibly created the fourth rule.

Since then, the Fire Pit could no longer access Taboo Land No. 10.

Until now, the Fire Pit still hasn’t figured out what the fourth rule is. Each time, the Grand Elder has to try personally, only to be bitten by the poisonous insects inside.

If it weren’t for the Grand Elder being A-Class, and not deeply venturing into the heart of the Taboo Land, he would have been poisoned to death long ago.

Planting rules is very particular; you need to know who was planted inside, what kind of person they were in life, what they loved most and hated the most, in order to grasp the direction of exploring the rules.

In this matter, the Knights acted extremely covertly, outsiders had no knowledge at all.

They didn’t even know how the fourth rule appeared, thinking someone accidentally died in there.

The most outrageous part is, after secretly planting the expert from the Dear Island family, the Knights waited for the fourth rule to emerge and then specially visited the Southwest Snow Mountain, advising the Fire Pit not to go anymore for safety’s sake.

They even had a long heart-to-heart with the previous Grand Elder, advising him not to prioritize money over life.

That concerned-for-your-safety demeanor almost drove the previous Grand Elder of Fire Pit to death from anger.

If they really cared about Fire Pit, they wouldn’t have done such a despicable thing, would they?!

Only then did the Fire Pit realize it was the Knights who were setting them up.

Later, the Fire Pit couldn’t figure out the fourth rule and it was extremely tricky, so they sold two of the three rules to the Chen Clan, hoping to trick the Chen Clan.

The Shadow laughed in the carriage: “Actually, the tea I grow is also picked from Taboo Land No. 10. At that time, the Chen Clan was shrewd too; they knew Taboo Land No. 10 was full of treasures and knew there couldn’t be only two rules, and that the Fire Pit couldn’t be that kind, so they announced the two rules they bought.”

The Shadow: “Once the two rules of the Taboo Land were released, they fooled many Wilderness Hunters and Federal Superhumans into rushing there, with countless casualties, eventually discovering the third rule. But what the fourth rule is, no one knows to this day. Qing Chen, your master must have told you what the fourth rule is.”

Qing Chen looked at the ceiling of the steam train: “What? I don’t know anything.”

“It’s alright,” the Shadow said with a smile: “Xiao Mengqiu is an ordinary person. If he doesn’t know the rules, he’s sure to die going in. You’ll have to reveal it sooner or later, I’m not in a hurry.”

Qing Chen changed the subject: “How exactly was Taboo Land No. 10 formed?”

The Shadow smiled and said: “Taboo Land No. 10 is a legendary place, formed by the fall of a certain Demigod.”

“Which Demigod?” Qing Chen asked in confusion.

“Hu’s Information Agency founder, Hu Shuo,” the Shadow said: “He passed away naturally of old age, he just chose to have his grave there. The numbering of Taboo Land No. 10 is quite early; at that time, the Federal people didn’t even know that after a B-Class or higher Transcendent died, a Taboo Land would form. So, the first rule must have been formed by Hu Shuo. Some say it’s because he had a bad temper and didn’t like others arguing with him.”

“Who formed the second rule?” Qing Chen asked.

“It was an Awakener named Zhang Baogen. It’s said that he was an orphan adopted by Hu Shuo, and after Hu Shuo, he became the second chairman of Hu’s Information Agency board. After his death, he had someone bury him next to Hu Shuo, to accompany the elderly man who showed him kindness,” the Shadow said.

“What about the third?” Qing Chen wondered, what kind of person would leave a rule requiring daily killing.

The Shadow said: “The third one is unclear, said to have been an A-Class expert who went there to seek fortune and was killed by the rule in the heart of the land… From this, you can see how dangerous the heart of Taboo Land No. 10 is.”

The first ten Taboo Lands are the Federation’s top ten dangerous places. You can find their legendary stories online, much like the centuries-old myths of Bermuda, Lop Nur, or the Kunlun Void in the Outer World.

Of course, the most dangerous are still No. 001 and No. 002, with many people venturing there every year.

After the occurrence of time travel events, Time Travelers, curious about the Inner World, are also eager to explore these places on foot.

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At this time, the Parents’ Meeting members who got on the train earlier began sharing their food on the train. Someone came over and handed Shadow two apples, a handful of seeds, a bag of oranges, and a bunch of bananas.

It looked just like a picnic outing.

One must say, the spirits of the family members were really great; they all looked vibrant and full of energy.

Ma Jingjing and others watched this scene, muttering quietly: “What exactly is the relationship between these people?”

Yi Wenbo shook his head: “Not clear…”

Among them, a Golden Family Member named Wang Dingye leaned over, sat beside Qing Chen, and quietly asked, “Fellow family member, did the Black Family Member ask you to meet us? Is there anything else we need to know?”

Although there are clear levels within the Parent Association, the organizational principle advocates equality for everyone, so this Golden Family Member did not put on airs for Qing Chen, the Blue Family Member, but was rather friendly.

Using Luo Wanya’s original words: “The Parent Association helps each other, everyone is equal, you Golden Family Members are not bureaucrats, but protectors of the Association. In times of danger, you should be the first to step forward, protecting the Blue Family Members, Green Family Members, and White Family Members behind you…”

Overall, the Parent Association currently doesn’t have the bureaucratic problems of large organizations, probably because everyone is fresh blood; so the atmosphere is quite harmonious.

It might deteriorate in the future, but not yet.

Qing Chen smiled: “You all are heading to City 13 to develop the property company, right?”

Wang Dingye smiled: “Yes.”

“Do you have a lot of money with you?” Qing Chen asked.

“Ah, well,” Wang Dingye thought Qing Chen wanted to borrow money, so he was a bit troubled and said, “The Black Family Member mentioned that City 22 is picking up, so life will get better in the future. But everyone is still struggling now, not having much money. For this long journey, people pooled their jewelry to make up the Gold Coins. The fruits were given by neighbors from the Association. Fortunately, meeting you allows us to keep more than ten Gold Coins… I was planning to use these Gold Coins to buy some weapons in City 13, but if you need, I… can share half with you! After all, you helped with the fare-free journey.”

Qing Chen smiled, took out three Gold Coins from his pocket, and handed them to Wang Dingye: “I don’t need your money. I was worried you might not have enough to spend. You all are the ones who work hard to expand the Parent Association; don’t let yourself suffer too much while away from home. Recently, the price of Federation medicine has increased again. If anyone gets injured, it’s good to keep some money for treatment. Also, save some money to stock up on medicines in advance.”

In the future, as the various consortiums recognize the threat of the Parent Association, they will definitely find ways to cut off its supply.

This day isn’t far, so Qing Chen asked Luo Wanya’s side to start consciously, in batches, purchasing medicines from the cities and storing them safely.

Even if the medicines expire, they can’t wait until the need arises and find nothing available.

This can be considered as being prepared for a rainy day.

At this moment, Wang Dingye looked at the three Gold Coins in his hand, deeply moved; this is family!

Such pure family!

A ride on the steam train not only incurred no cost but also gained three shiny Gold Coins!

Qing Chen said softly: “Alright, go back and get some rest soon. You’re about to reach City 13, and you still have a tough battle ahead. Also, try not to be too warm towards me. I’m in hiding; it’s inconvenient if my family identity gets exposed.”

“Okay!” Wang Dingye felt touched and returned to sit with his team.

Elsewhere, Ma Jingjing and others watched this scene, unaware that Qing Chen knew these people, and they didn’t know these people were of the Parent Association.

They only saw Wang Dingye go over with fruits, and Qing Chen gave them three shining Gold Coins…

Ma Jingjing and others looked at each other.

“Why did that guy give them Gold Coins?” Yi Wenbo asked, puzzled.

“Not clear, I just saw him take the fruits over and came back with Gold Coins. Do you think we can exchange for Gold Coins too?” Xiao Yu said.

It’s like the story of the Golden Axe, Silver Axe; as long as you’re sincere enough, there will be rewards…

Honestly, from their perspective, they couldn’t explain why fruits could be exchanged for Gold Coins.

Yi Wenbo immediately took a pile of fruits and peanuts to Qing Chen, placed the fruits on Qing Chen’s table, and said with a big smile: “We brought a lot, let me share some with you.”

After speaking, he silently waited.

Qing Chen looked up at him for two seconds: “Thank you.”

Yi Wenbo stood there for a while… that’s it? Where’s the Gold Coin?

Qing Chen asked with a smile: “Anything else?”

“No…no,” Yi Wenbo, stunned for a moment, turned and left.

What was that? Not only did he fail to get the Gold Coin back, but he also gave away some fruits. Isn’t this just foolish?

Returning to his seat, Ma Jingjing whispered: “Did you get anything back?”

Yi Wenbo replied expressionlessly: “Got a thank you back.”

At this moment, suddenly three floating ships skimmed over from the distant sky, quickly overtaking the steam train and continuing to fly south.

Each one was a military B-Class floating ship, all carrying full load ammunition.

Qing Chen watched the floating ships from afar and said: “Strange, these three floating ships don’t have unit paint markings on them. Are there civilian B-Class floating ships in the Federation?”

B-Class floating ships are military and must be painted with combat numbers.

The Shadow said with a smile: “By erasing the numbers, they don’t want it known who will kill you.”

“Kill me?” Qing Chen was stunned for a moment: “How did they know my whereabouts?”

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There’s another chapter at 11 PM tonight.