Steam Era: The Lord of 'Puluo' Chapter 880 - 513: Who Stole the Human Energy?

Big Head returned home, lay in his bedroom, and smoked a cigarette.

The smoke swirled in the room, obscuring the phone and satellite phone placed to the side. Big Head fiddled with the buttons on his clothes and connected with He Jiaqing.

"I found the address of Medical Cultivator Kang Zhenchang. He’s in Yuezhou, and I can go find him right now."

He Jiaqing said, "Brother, you can’t go. You’ve helped me too much already. I can’t let you take risks anymore. Hand over the address to the manager of the Tea Mountain Hotel, Zhu Junlong, and let him handle the rest.

He also has something to give you. Take those things to the New Land at Flower Lake Park and place them in the cave where you usually practice. I’ll come to pick them up in a couple of days."

Big Head agreed, went downstairs to a flower shop, bought a bouquet of roses, and then drove to the Tea Mountain Hotel.

His wife, the hotel lobby manager, saw Big Head and quickly greeted him, "Why are you here?"

Big Head handed the roses to his wife, "After work, I couldn’t sleep at home and realized I hadn’t given you flowers in all these years. I suddenly felt like I’ve owed you a lot..."

His wife’s face turned completely red, her eyes redder than her face, and her lips trembled slightly, but she couldn’t speak for a long time.

How did this blockhead suddenly learn to be romantic?

General Manager Zhu Junlong came to the lobby, startling his wife into hiding the roses behind her back.

Zhu Junlong greeted, "And who might this be?"

His wife quickly introduced, "This is my husband."

Zhu Junlong extended his hand, "Nice to meet you, nice to meet you. Are you here to see your wife?"

Big Head nodded and said, "She has been working here for so long, yet it’s my first time coming over."

Though they had met before, they behaved as if it was their first meeting.

During the handshake, Kang Zhenchang’s address passed from Big Head’s palm into Zhu Junlong’s hand.

Zhu Junlong instructed someone to bring two boxes of tea leaves from his office: "Since you’re here, you can’t leave empty-handed. It’s a little gesture, hope you don’t mind."

Big Head declined a bit but eventually accepted.

After leaving the hotel, Big Head drove to Flower Lake Park, walked behind the mansion, and saw a woman sobbing, her back to him.

This was neither a living person nor a lost soul; it was a marker, left by He Jiaqing through special means.

Only Big Head could see this marker. Upon seeing this woman, Big Head found the entrance to the New Land.

Seizing the absence of people around, Big Head took two steps forward and vanished in the blink of an eye.

Li Banfeng stood beside the mansion, quietly watching the scene unravel before him.

Since Big Head left the Dark Star Bureau, Li Banfeng had been following him, as the gloves on Big Head’s body detected a distinctive scent.

Now, Big Head seemed to have descended into the ground, likely making his way to the New Land. Li Banfeng hesitated about whether to follow.

It’s daytime now, none of this is hard to explain, except dropping an electric pen to the ground; that might draw some attention.

How did Big Head get in?

Li Banfeng had heard sobbing just earlier, loud and clear, yet couldn’t locate the source of it.

Perhaps the sobbing was nearby, but due to some special means, people are unable to accurately pinpoint its location.

Li Banfeng activated the Golden Gaze Autumn Hair Technique, scanning briefly, he caught sight of a blurred figure.

Using the technique more intensely, this time Li Banfeng saw clearly, a woman stood behind the mansion, back to him, wearing jeans and a white top, both soaked and covered with mud.

She was sobbing, and as Li Banfeng approached her stealthily.

After just two steps, Li Banfeng felt the ground give way beneath him and promptly fell into the lake.

What’s going on?

Seeing this woman, one could find the entrance to the New Land.

No wonder Luo Zhengnan said this was a mechanism to guard the gate.

This entrance was different from the route Luo Zhengnan developed. According to Luo Zhengnan’s route, reaching the lakebed requires using an electric pen once more.

This route bypasses the need to use an electric pen again, directly granting access to the New Land.

Big Head ascended ashore first and went to the cave where he usually practiced.

This cave was usually sealed, the entrance seamlessly blending with the mountain, making it unnoticeable to most people.

Big Head brought out a key, found a keyhole behind a cluster of Green Vine, inserted the key, and with a twist, a rock slowly rotated, revealing an entrance wide enough for a person to pass through.

Inside the cave was Big Head’s practice space, and the so-called practice was basically taking elixirs.

The cave stored some daily essentials and antidotes for the Pill’s Poison.

Each time, Big Head would consume elixirs in the cave, and afterward, use these antidotes to counteract the Pill’s Poison, avoiding detection by the Dark Star Bureau personnel.

Inside the cave there was a section for storing drinking water, filled with more than a dozen barrels. Big Head placed the tea leaf boxes from Zhu Junlong on top of the barrels, fearing He Jiaqing wouldn’t notice them, he also found a blanket to cover the tea leaf boxes.

Once everything was settled, Big Head departed the cave, closed the Stone Gate, and returned along the same path to Flower Lake Park.

Li Banfeng didn’t return, using the Path-breaking Technique, he entered the cave.

With a blanket over the water barrels, it was a clear marker, Li Banfeng quickly found the tea leaf boxes.

Removing the packaging, and opening the boxes revealed all sorts of items.

There were magnets, antennas, earphones, nails, circuit boards of various sizes, and an assortment of fox tails.

What are these things for? Why hide them in the cave?

Frowning, Li Banfeng disdainfully eyed the two boxes of knick-knacks, analyzing Big Head’s peculiar penchant.