Ronald's resting place is located at the beginning of Waterway Avenue.

Because of the swift leap down from the top of the waterfall, this position close to the city is the nearest in a direct line.

And what he needs to do now.

Is to follow this road all the way east, eliminating any potential hazards among all the merchants before Black Pine Street.

However, before Ronald could take the first step.

At the corner of a store lit only by a streetlamp, a man who had been leaning against the wall resting stood up straight, and then immediately jogged over to Ronald.

"Mr. Ronald?"

"It's so late, why are you casting spells to come to this place?"

"And I see the direction you came from... you should be coming from the direction of the Executive Hall, right?"

After being called, Ronald's gaze swept over the man and instantly recognized him as an Entrode Agent on night duty.

"Hmm..."

"You came at the right time!"

Observing the other party, Ronald immediately had an idea.

Being able to do night duty on this street, this guy is definitely quite familiar with the commercial street neighborhood, and it can also save Ronald a lot of effort.

So Ronald immediately took out the token given to him by Kangdingrant and showed it in front of the other party:

"I just received a commission from Kangdingrant and now I need to investigate some things in this business area. If it's your working time now, come with me."

"Ah?" The Entrode Agent, who came up to inquire, was taken aback.

He was originally just doing his duty by asking about the situation, who would have thought that just by opening his mouth - he'd be requisitioned just like that?!

...

However, the token from Kangdingrant in front of him couldn't be fake.

The spell from the original text "Human Body Construction" is already the most widespread thing among Entrode Agents. Those who learned the spells from it naturally couldn't mistake the aura of the original text on it.

"Mr. Ronald, I'm just an ordinary Caster, do you really need me for your big important matters?"

This agent still wanted to make an effort to avoid this late-night overtime.

However, a smile from Ronald shattered his fantasy:

"Follow me, you can definitely help."

"..."

"Speaking of, did something happen at the Executive Hall..." Seeing Ronald start pressing forward, the agent could only follow with a bitter expression. Just as the words to inquire about the situation were on his lips, he wisely shut his mouth.

The agent's mind worked quickly.

He's just an ordinary street patrol agent, asking about the Executive Hall affairs.

——Wouldn't that just be asking for trouble unnecessarily?

He's already being forced to work overtime today, so he figures he shouldn't cause himself more trouble.

His mindset changed in an instant.

The agent naturally shifted the inquiry topic:

"As long as it's an order from the Executive Hall, I will unconditionally obey! Mr. Ronald, whatever you want me to do, just say it, I will unconditionally comply!"

"..."

Ronald looked at the agent with a subtle expression. He understood the agent's mindset right away, so he didn't expose it.

Continuing with the agent's tone, Ronald continued:

"I came here mainly to investigate the specific situation of the business district, especially those who have had close contact with Batty in the past month or so."

"Interacting with Lord Batty..."

The agent was taken aback by the things Ronald wanted to ask.

However, he could distinguish the importance, suppressing the wild thoughts inside, the agent immediately replied to Ronald:

"Due to the increasingly complex situation in the city, Lord Batty has been frequently appearing in this business area over the past month, and has indeed protected the safety here. As for those having close interactions with him..."

Stopping here, the agent's expression was somewhat hesitant.

Noticing this hesitation, Ronald immediately used a serious tone:

"Think carefully, the information you provide must be as accurate as possible."

"This matter is very important, affecting the safety of the entire Waterfall City!"

"Yes! I understand!" Startled, the agent promptly continued honestly, "In the past month, those who had close interactions with Lord Batty include the Zilier Candy Store in front of us, the Ikeclara Perfume Workshop further away, and the Neher Handcrafted Clothing shop."

"The owner of the candy store is blood-related to Lord Batty; the other two are high-end shops under control by large business guilds, quite famous places in the city."

Ronald nodded to show understanding, then signaled the agent to lead the way:

"Let's go to the Zilier Candy Store first."

"Yes!"

The two then proceeded deeper into the street one after the other.

During this process, Ronald activated most of his reconnaissance magic, and besides monitoring the psychological activities of the people on the adjoining streets in detail, he also specifically employed the [Lie Detector] spell he hadn't used for some time, to handle the inevitable interrogation scenarios ahead.

Soon, they arrived at Zilier Candy Store.

This shop was located at a T-junction on the street, evidently one of the prime spots on the entire street.

But since it was already late at night, it was naturally impossible for the candy store to still be operating.

"These shops all have night guards, sir, let me go knock on the door."

With a simple explanation, the agent himself went forward to call the door.

As a Guardian of the night in this street, the Entrode Agent quickly got the door of the candy shop open.

At the same time as entering and reporting his identity,

Ronald learned the name of the agent taking him on this investigation - Oak.

...

But unfortunately, the search results were worrisome.

The subsequent search was not as smooth as when Ronald first entered the street. The person in charge of the candy store was in good health, and Ronald did not find any signs of being invaded by giant nuclear organisms.

The entire store was operating well, and even checking the night shift employees one by one revealed no issues.

——There were no lurking dangerous giant nuclear organisms here.

Thus saying goodbye to the candy store.

Ronald, under Oak's guidance, proceeded to the perfume workshop and clothing store.

On the way, he was constantly paying attention to the conditions of this commercial street.

However, as they went along, even after investigating both the perfume workshop and the clothing store, Ronald still couldn't find any traces of the giant nuclear organisms.

This was a fruitless operation!

...

Could it be that the giant nuclear organism eroded Batty's body but hadn't had the chance to further unfold its activities?

As the time neared dawn.

Standing at the end of this search on Black Pine Street, Ronald's expression appeared somewhat grave.

He recalled how the giant nuclear organism controlled Batty in battle before.

The state of being able to use even the Complete Technique... Batty was evidently under the giant nuclear organism's control for quite some time, otherwise, how could he show such strong combat capabilities?

They couldn't have done nothing!

But the question remained—where exactly have these creatures hidden their activities?

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