Global Abyss: My Skills Can Enhance Infinitely

Tao Yu had come to deliver his work report with all transparency this time, so it wasn't good to stay too long.

After his complexion looked about the same, he was also sent back directly.

"It's noon, time to find Goudan for a meal."

Tao Yu touched his belly.

Nowadays, relying on swallowing and circulating the Qi of Heaven and Earth, Tao Yu could actually go without eating.

But if humans lost even the pleasure of eating, then what joy would remain?

As a Great Sage, Tao Yu had no other worldly desires left; only eating remained...

He then activated Wang Goudan's walkie-talkie channel to make an inquiry.

"You there? Eating?"

"Boss Tao, I'm still on a task."

"What task? How long will it take?"

Tao Yu, with nothing else to do, directly threw on his partner's cloak and took to the streets.

"Hey, who knows what's going on, these family folks look down on others, made us wait for ages, it's been over two hours now, I planned to head home around this time too."

Wang Goudan complained from the other end.

That made Tao Yu pause for a moment.

People from the families?

Killed plenty yesterday, probably some unknown deceased's families.

An impact on the work progress was normal given the deaths, but even the diligent Goudan who comes and goes early and late didn't know about last night's events, which indicated the news hadn't spread yet.

It must be that the mission hall hadn't updated the official news, so those who wanted to know could only do so through the grapevine.

Though there was a big commotion yesterday, and there were workers from the Outer City coming in, those who entered the city early in the morning obviously wouldn't go out of their way to find out about the explosion outside, they might at most know something went wrong last night.

"What family? I'll come over and take a look, then we'll go back and cook."

It was a side matter, and Tao Yu was not afraid to help out.

"It's the Xu family of Shehua, over at West City Avenue, seems like something happened last night, the Liu Yi family was attacked, a series of suicides, they had the top few floors blown off, no idea how bad the damage is, don't know if it has anything to do with the problem in my task."

Although Wang Goudan didn't know about the situation outside the Inner City, the explosion of the Liu Yi family was something he learned immediately.

But with three pillars of the family dead, the Liu Yi family would now certainly try to conceal the news for as long as possible; for the moment, these were completely separate incidents.

The Xu family of Shehua was a mid-sized family with a standard similar to the Liu Yi family's, perhaps not stronger than the Liu Yi family as a whole, but they seemed to have some agriculture business in the old Development Zone, 'Shehua' being their main product and source of income.

Because this flower can stimulate growth in serpents, Tao Yu actually knew something about it.

However, Tao Yu didn't get a chance to take the initiative to visit them, as he was turning the corner onto West City Avenue, he heard Wang Goudan's walkie-talkie response.

"Boss, they paid me and left as soon as they knew you were coming, haha, so awesome, I freeloaded the task without having to do anything."

Wang Goudan's words made Tao Yu chuckle.

His reputation as 'Eight-Armed Vajra' really did carry that sort of weight.

Especially since the Xu family might have been involved in last night's operation, it was possible that one of the unfortunate souls he casually killed included an important member of their family.

They already suffered losses, so naturally, they wouldn't dare to offend a high-level partner any further.

Even a family like the Longxi Clan didn't have many high-level partners, let alone a mid-sized one like this; having three or four was considered decent.

Some declining families might not even have one, surviving entirely on their accumulated foundations, with fading away and relocation being common.

Or a new high-level partner might slowly become the core around which a family is born; it's cyclical...

"But it's still the same old story, seems humans are just repeat machines."

Tao Yu had already spotted Wang Goudan's unique four-armed figure and waved.

Despite wearing the partner's robe, Goudan immediately recognized him and eagerly trotted over.

"What does Big Boss Tao want to eat? We got a freebie from today's task; I'll go buy something fresh."

"Let's go for a bear paw and add a roast goose to that."

"Sure thing."

The two headed toward the meat and poultry wholesale purchase area, and at the same time, they saw a punk-styled bus start shuttling rapidly through the streets, adorned with the security team's insignia.

"The security team? What are they up to? The Lewis family isn't around here. It looks like they're heading out of the city—how odd..."

Wang Goudan stretched his neck to peer around with some curiosity.

As a partner who took on tasks daily, being sensitive to timely information, such as stuff related to the Lewis family, was necessary.

"No idea, but I heard a noise last night, seemed like some explosion in the outer city."

"Boy, that's a big deal, right? Technically, the security teams of the inner and outer city aren't affiliated with each other, so this must be an order from the council hall. A major shake-up's happening in the outer city."

Wang Goudan clicked his tongue in surprise.

The two purchased a large bag of food to take home and then found that Tao Long hadn't gone to work, so they invited him to eat together.

"Did Uncle Hu and the others go back?"

Tao Yu asked out of curiosity.

"They've gone back. Ah, it seemed like the outer city was troubled last night; it's good we moved in."

Tao Long said with a sigh.

"So there were some explosions? Was it serious?"

Although clear about what had happened, Tao Yu still pretended to know nothing, even in front of his father.

"According to Old Tiger, there was a major turf war near the Chaoyang Society last night, and even the Inspector intervened."

"The Inspector!"

While cooking with rapid, four-armed skill, even Wang Goudan couldn't help but exclaim.

Luckily, his culinary chip made sure his hands didn't stop.

With the Inspector's involvement, it meant there were actions beyond tolerable limits. Since it didn't concern the Lewis family here, one could only imagine the impact.

"Yeah, Old Tiger is in charge of the Southern District and just happened to be on leave last night. I wonder if it'll have any impact..."

Tao Long hesitated as he looked at Tao Yu but ultimately didn't say much else.

However, Tao Yu took the initiative,

"Don't worry, isn't Uncle Hu on vacation? He'll be fine. I'll go check it out this afternoon."

"Old Tiger has helped our family a lot in the past. If possible, it would be good to check on him. You're capable, and I don't understand these matters, so I won't command blindly. Just make sure you stay safe first."

Although Tao Long was aware that his son was now a person of some influence, since even the Inspector had become involved, he didn't dare to direct him recklessly. He was well aware of the limits of his own rustic perspective.

"Rest assured, I have it under control."

Tao Yu reassured Tao Long and then they both thoroughly enjoyed Wang Goudan's culinary chip creations.

The bear paw was plump and juicy, crunching and bursting with rich broth in the mouth—it was indeed exceptional.

Since the task had been completed with the help of Tao Yu's reputation, Wang Goudan had the afternoon off and accompanied Tao Yu on a trip.

They went straight out of the city gate to the security team near the city wall.

"This is a heavy case area, no access for non-essential personnel."

Previously, just by wearing the partner's cloak, Tao Yu could pass through unimpeded, but today, when he arrived at the security team's headquarters in the outer city, he was stopped by two unfamiliar and stern-faced individuals. Read exclusive adventures at My Virtual Library Empire

From their uniforms, it was clear they were from the Inner City security team.

With the guards changed, it seemed at least Ze Chuan was having some trouble.

But he probably had anticipated this, because even without Tao Yu's intervention and the crackdown on the Chaoyang Society, Ze Chuan would have been placed on the hot seat.

Perhaps he knew his time was up, so that's why he specially removed Uncle Hu from the equation, taking all the heat upon himself, maximizing the value of use...