Chapter 609: Investigation in Progress

Dori's prices were too high, so the Traveler ran off directly. She was afraid that if she didn't run now, even her panties would be taken by Dori.

By the way, don't think Dori looks like a loli—she sees things more clearly than most people.

The side effects of canned knowledge only become apparent after long-term use. Now that the issue has just erupted, both buyers and sellers are only benefiting.

With such huge profits, it won't be easy for the Traveler and Cyno to stamp out this case. They might have to "offend" quite a few Smith inspectors.

Fortunately, the mastermind's goal is unusual, and Cyno and the Traveler are no ordinary people—they'll find a way.

The Traveler ran all the way to Caravan Ribat to find Cyno and reported the situation to him. This time, there was finally no more hiding.

However, the Traveler only mentioned the Court of Desolation and the auction—no word about Dori.

Since the intelligence had been gathered, the next step was action. Before acting, they still needed to deal with the little tail following the Traveler.

[Cyno said: "Don't worry, I'll handle this little matter."]

Cyno's words were incredibly gentle. But this gentleness was only for the Traveler and the others to hear—the criminals would face Cyno's other side.

What concerned the readers even more was another point: Why was the Traveler always being tailed by little tails, and always at Caravan Ribat? Was it some kind of curse?

The previous tailing at Caravan Ribat was handled by Alhaitham—this time, being tailed again, it was Cyno's turn.

No wonder you two fight as soon as you meet in the desert—you're so alike, so your relationship must actually be pretty good, right?

Whether their relationship is good or not is hard to say, but this time's "little tail" was bigger than last time, with more people.

But Cyno's combat prowess was no joke. In three moves and five against two, he had this Gilded Brigade group scrambling on all fours everywhere.

They ran, but they didn't forget to throw down harsh words.

["Cyno, since you're sticking your nose into this, countless people will come looking for trouble with you in the future. Don't regret it then!"]

There was nothing wrong with this statement—the bigger the interests involved, the more people looking for trouble.

After all, how can I deal with the Smith inspectors without touching them? Since we're investigating the Smith inspectors, won't the things I've done get exposed too?

So, to prevent Cyno from uncovering anything, the mastermind would instead become more united.

But Cyno has never feared such things. If he did, how could he be a Matra?

Should I avoid his edge? Draw my weapon!

Compared to whether he'd face danger himself, Cyno was more concerned about the Traveler:

["Sorry for dragging you into danger too. Being with me, you're likely to be resented as well."]

He was long used to being resented—used to it to the point that even when sleeping, he stayed vigilant, like a cat.

This was because his former partner, a senior, had once taken a blade for him when he let his guard down. After that, he became vigilant.

Not to mention Cyno as the General Mahamatra—even ordinary Matras didn't know how many people resented them.

After all, law-breaking and disorder were in the criminal code. Cutting off someone's wealth is like killing their parents.

But the Traveler was different—she was dragged into it—so Cyno felt some guilt.

[Cyno: "In any case... what we're doing is very dangerous. I'm used to it, but I don't want to see you get hurt."]

In a certain sense, Cyno's words were more heart-moving than sweet nothings—at least the Cyno fans were enjoying it.

But just like what Nabiya said during her fortune-telling, the Traveler had too many fortune-telling, and too many people said such things to her.

Not mentioning others, there was an adeptus in Liyue about Cyno's height who had said something similar. So, this move—useless!

The Traveler remained indifferent as usual, heading to the desert auction with Cyno, reacting like a block of wood.

The Traveler could stay indifferent, but Paimon couldn't—not because she was indifferent to Cyno's words, but because she couldn't stand the desert heat anymore and wanted to rest.

If this kept up, the emergency food would be cooked! What if it spoiled before the critical moment?

[Cyno: "There's still quite a way to go—hang in there a bit longer. Plus, from the surrounding environment, this place isn't suitable for resting."]

Cyno also told Paimon a "secret" to persisting—tough it out.

As long as you trick your brain into not judging the body's limits, keep moving without relaxing, you can hold out for a long time.

Such a "secret" was hellish for most people, but it was widely recognized by many.

For example, Jean, Ganyu, Keqing, and other famous liver emperors of Teyvat—they really relied on this "secret" to suppress the urge to rest.

As long as I don't rest, I won't get tired!

That's why they worked non-stop—because once they relaxed, fatigue would catch up to the brain, and they couldn't hold on then.

Jean drank coffee until she was desensitized, just to keep going without stopping.

Cyno and the Traveler were even more "superhuman." Walking in the desert for so long, fighting a major battle, and still having stamina left.

When attacked by venomous scorpions, they could counterattack—and not just one wave. Truly stamina superhumans.

But the problem was, these venomous scorpions were artificially raised—so how did they know the Traveler and Cyno's location?

The answer was—a "tracker" had been planted on the Traveler. This was a little gadget made by the Kshahrewar Darshan. Normally, ordinary people couldn't get it, showing the mastermind's extraordinary background.

Seeing this part, one could still feel the quantum state of the Traveler's vigilance.

She was clearly quite vigilant during cooperation, but lost sufficient vigilance when encountering certain things—laying the groundwork for being knocked out later.

Although the Traveler was a bit careless—nearly 100% falling for traps—her combat power compensated for it perfectly.

Even with her position exposed and constant attacks, the Traveler remained unscathed!

Perfect—Cyno was very clever and instantly thought of turning the tables.

He didn't tell the Traveler to remove the tracker; he let her keep it on, pretending not to notice.

Heading to the target location with the tracker, the criminals had indeed all fled.

After all, the Traveler was basically coming with a built-in alarm—the people at the auction weren't idiots and wouldn't wait to be caught.

This had nothing to do with Cyno's decision— these people had started running as soon as the position was exposed; removing it later wouldn't change much.

The merchants' escape was a bit hasty, leaving behind too much cargo.

Dori secretly lamented the pity—if this was a future only she knew, how much money would she make?

Oh my oh my, all mine!

As expected, foreseeing the future is a way to make money. Look, if she had foreseen the mountain fire in advance and canceled the insurance claim, she'd "earn" a fortune in one go!