When I traveled through time and became a player, I just wanted to commit suicide

Pour the milky white liquid into the teacup containing the brown turbid drink and stir gently with a wooden spoon to allow the two to fully blend and emit a faint aroma.

In the peaceful atmosphere of the restaurant, Li Shanren picked up a cup of coffee-like drink and took a sip.

The mellow aroma of milk dilutes the bitterness of brown bitter tea, and the combination of the two creates a very special flavor.

"It would be nice if I could add two more sugar cubes..."

Li Shanren put down his teacup and commented silently.

At this moment, he was staying in a quiet restaurant, which was a bit like the tea restaurant in the original world. It mainly provided drinks, desserts and some simple but delicious meals.

Alice used a wooden spoon to scoop up a spoonful of the dessert that looked a bit like jelly and put it into her mouth. The smooth and sweet taste made the little girl slightly frown.

They had found a hotel with a nice environment to stay in. The restaurant was not far from the hotel, so Li Shanren took Alice out to fill their stomachs so that they could prepare for the afternoon activities.

In addition to food and drinks, there was a gray newspaper on the table, which was given to guests by the restaurant. This small gift seemed to have attracted a lot of customers, making the entire restaurant almost full of people.

Li Shanren picked up the newspaper and flipped through it casually.

This is an official newspaper issued by the Royal Capital Propaganda Agency. It is published once a week and records recent events, big and small, in the Republic.

At present, the topic dominating the newspapers is naturally the election of the new governor.

As early as half a month ago, the old consul officially announced his retirement and handed over power to the Parliament of the Republic. The Parliament will serve as the hub in the middle, leading the subsequent elections and completing the transfer of power after the new consul is elected.

Speaking of the latest election news, it is undoubtedly the first election hearing in a month. In this hearing, the four candidates for consul will, under the witness of the Parliament of the Republic, present their own governing philosophies, guidelines, and favorable policies to be introduced after taking office, which will be evaluated by the 16 elders of the parliament.

The meeting is not open to the public, but after it ends, the recorder will compile the electors' statements and publish them in newspapers.

For voters, this is undoubtedly a good opportunity to increase their support rate. If they can widen the gap with other competitors through this hearing, it will definitely be of great benefit to subsequent election activities.

Li Shanren glanced at the newspaper briefly, and when he found that there was nothing that interested him, he looked away and began to think about his next plan.

If nothing unexpected happens, he plans to take Alice to the Extraordinary Guild here first, use the task bounty to quickly locate Alice's home, and then visit her.

Li Shanren estimated that it would take him at most one month to complete this task, and then take Alice back, or... go back alone.

"I'm done." Alice put down the wooden spoon and said in a soft voice.

"Want to order anything else? No? Let's go then."

Li Shanren smiled faintly, put the newspaper away, took Alice's hand and left the restaurant.

Ten minutes later, they arrived at the Extraordinary Guild in the royal capital.

The layout of the guild hall is not much different from guilds in other places. It is still filled with commission boards of various colors. All kinds of extraordinary people accept or issue one commission after another in the hall.

"I want to issue a commission." Li Shanren took out his guild badge and placed it on the desk of the reception desk.

It was a badge made of gold with a thumb-sized emerald green gem inlaid on the surface. The warm and smooth gem was covered with intricately carved patterns, which faintly formed a pattern of a long sword and a staff crossing each other.

"Emerald-level badge..."

The receptionist at the front desk had a look of surprise in her eyes. She received hundreds of extraordinary people here every day, but the emerald-level badge was still very rare for her. In her five years of working career, she could count the number of times she had seen this kind of badge on one hand.

After taking a deep breath, the receptionist picked up the badge and said respectfully, "I need to check your identity first."

"Okay." Li Shanren nodded slightly.

This badge was replaced by his Extraordinary Guild in Byron Kingworth. After verification by the Extraordinary Guild there, Li Shanren now possesses normalized emerald-level combat power, so he was awarded this badge.

Possessing a badge of this level means that Li Shanren will obtain many guild privileges in various aspects, such as exemption from handling fees for most matters, higher entrustment priority, lower commission ratio, etc. He will also be regularly invited to participate in trade fairs and exchanges between Emerald-level transcendents, and even auctions.

Soon, the receptionist used some kind of magic device to identify and authenticate the badge, and then she held the badge in both hands and returned it to Li Shanren.

"Welcome, Lord Lisern. What commission would you like to issue?"

"Looking for someone." Li Shanren said concisely, "Looking for Alice Yunafa's family."

"Okay, do you want to use your real name when signing the commission?"

"Um... no, the publisher wrote 'Claude'."

Li Shanren invented a new pseudonym. He was now a wealthy man, so he didn't want anyone to trace his lakeside estate in Byron Kingworth through the name "Lissen".

"Do you wish to issue this commission as an Emerald-level Transcendent?"

"No, just post it as a normal commission. The reward is five gold luxos."

A moment later, Li Shanren left the Extraordinary Guild with a magic scroll. If there was any new news about the client, the receptionist would contact him through this scroll.

This is also one of the privileges of Emerald-level extraordinary people. Ordinary extraordinary people do not have this treatment.

"Where are we going next?" Alice looked up and asked at the guild entrance.

"Walk around, maybe you'll find a place that looks familiar to you," Li Shanren said with a smile. "It doesn't matter if you can't find it, just think of it as traveling."

Alice only vaguely remembered that her home was in the eastern district of the royal capital, and that she had a small villa, which was usually managed by a housekeeper and four maids. However, she had not been back for more than half a year, so she wondered how her home was doing now.

Unfortunately, she didn't remember the exact location of her home. Normally, when her parents took her out, they would take the car. It was very rare for them to be taken for a stroll like this, so she didn't have much impression of the roads.

Walking hand in hand with Alice on the bustling street, Li Shanren fell into deep thought.

This time he came to the royal capital, in addition to bringing Alice back to see the world, he actually had another purpose.

Regarding Alice's parents, Li Shanren has not forgotten that the couple was killed by a black-clad assassin at that time. There must be some unknown reasons behind this.

This could be a hidden danger for Alice, who unexpectedly survived.

If the assassin who killed Alice's parents, or even another possible force behind him, discovered that the girl was still alive, they might take other actions, including continuing the assassination.

In order to solve this hidden danger, Li Shanren plans to investigate the cause of death of Alice's parents and even find out the murderer behind it.

This is also the reason why he did not disclose his identity as an Emerald-level transcendent in the commission. An overly high-profile identity might alert the enemy and would be detrimental to the investigation.

As for after finding the murderer...if it can be resolved through negotiation, that would be the best. If not, then we can only get rid of the person who wanted to create the problem.

Although Li Shanren still believes that violence is not the best way to solve problems, it is undoubtedly the most direct way.

Compared to more than half a year ago, he has become less and less afraid to use violence...

In the evening, Li Shanren returned to the hotel with Alice, who had accompanied him for the whole afternoon.

As soon as he entered the door, he seemed to notice something. He touched the storage bag and took out the magic scroll of the Extraordinary Guild.

When he unfolded it, he saw a line of small words slowly emerging on the blank part of the scroll.

[There is new information about your commission. Please come to the guild before 7 o'clock tonight. ]

"We got the news so soon." Li Shanren was a little surprised, "Then let's go."

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After temporarily settling Alice in the hotel, Li Shanren went out alone and went to the Supernatural Guild.

It didn't take him long to get back to the guild hall and find the receptionist at the time.

"Now you are here. Regarding your commission, a gentleman claims to have relevant clues, but he only wants to talk to the client in person." said the receptionist.

"No problem, take me to see him."

Soon, Li Shanren was taken to a small room.

The room is simply furnished with only a square table, two chairs and a few square meters of space. This is a small room set up by the Extraordinary Guild to meet the negotiation needs of clients and agents.

Of course, with Li Shanren's level, he could naturally borrow a more advanced negotiation room for free, but he didn't want to expose his strength, so he didn't make any trouble.

"Hello Mr. Claude, it's an honor to meet you."

A small, very shrewd-looking man in a round-brimmed hat rose from his seat to greet him.

"Hello." Li Shanren nodded and sat on another chair.

"Let me introduce myself first. You can call me 'Hummingbird'. I specialize in selling all kinds of information to people in need." Hummingbird said with a somewhat flattering smile.

"So, do you have the information I need?" Li Shanren asked without comment.

"Of course, the family of Alice Yunafa you are looking for... In fact, I have to regretfully tell you that she may not have any so-called family in the world. Uh... I mean family with blood ties. Whether direct relatives or collateral relatives, it is almost impossible to find them." Hummingbird said.

"Why?" Li Shanren frowned.

"First of all, Alice Yunaifa's parents, Bourne Yunaifa and Rose Yunaifa, are orphans with no other relatives or family. Secondly, her parents disappeared more than half a year ago and have not returned yet. In fact, even Alice herself disappeared along with her parents."

As Hummingbird spoke, he took out a crumpled commission from his pocket and placed it on the table.

"However, although her family cannot be found, the housekeeper who was employed by their family is still taking care of their house. If you want to learn more about the relevant information, you may want to look for it. This commission was issued by the housekeeper three months after his employer disappeared, but there has been no news since then."

Li Shanren picked up the crumpled commission and looked at it carefully.

This is indeed a missing person commission. The client is a butler named "Bott". The deadline for this commission is two months ago. The contact address left on it is Alice's home if nothing unexpected happens.

"Well, that's good. I approve of this information. I will tell the guild that you have completed my commission, and they will pay you on my behalf. Do you have anything else to add?" Li Shanren asked as he put away the expired commission.

"No sir, that's all I can tell you."

A hint of joy appeared in Hummingbird's eyes.

For this kind of intelligence that can be obtained with a little careful collection, the commission for this commission is not low. Even if the guild takes one gold russo as commission, he can still get four gold russo. For a low- to mid-level intelligence dealer like him, it is already a very profitable business.

Then he seemed to remember something and hurriedly took out a thin card and handed it to Li Shanren.

"I think you may still need me. This is my business card. If you need anything, you can contact me. I will do my best to provide you with satisfactory information."

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I'm a bit stuck in the writer's block. I originally wanted to start from the King's Selection, but I couldn't find a good entry point. After deleting and revising, I finally decided to overturn my previous idea and start from the very beginning of the re0 time travel. This chapter is a transitional chapter. It would have been better to update one more chapter together, but it seems that I haven't updated for several days. I'm going to pretend to be dead to prove that I'm not dead yet.

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