Fog Province.0

Fog wreathed the land, blanketing the province with haze no matter day or night.1

Inside a high-class hotel.0

Yuan Shuo chose to spend the night at a hotel this time instead of camping in the wilderness. He presented a genteel front as he wore a pair of glasses. Jadelight fidgeted uncomfortably next to him and stared at her outfit. She was wearing a suit jacket and short skirt. Having never worn this kind of clothing in her life, she glared furiously at Yuan Shuo.2

“Don’t lose your temper now.” The old man lit a cigarette, the very picture of urbane sophistication. “You’re my assistant for the time being. I am a professor at the Near River Academy—and this is a real identity. I got it quite a few years ago, they won’t find anything wrong with my background. We’ve come to the three northern provinces to inspect the recent aberrations in the creatures living by the sea…”2

“Why can’t we be more normal?!” Wu Hongshan snapped.0

“Normal?” Yuan Shuo laughed. “Can’t, the three northern provinces are a mess right now. There’s no way to be normal. But it’s also good that they’re a mess. We can fish in troubled waters. We’ll take our time...0