Chapter 37: Comics and Reality (Comic Plot + Discussion...)

Yan Ju didn't have many panels in this chapter. After the manga gave Yan Ju another panel where he unconsciously covered his throat, it cut back to Lin Cai.

Lin Cai was clearly surprised that her name was on the emergency transfer list, but what was even more embarrassing was that Gui Gemu and Yu Junxun both had emergency transfer orders on their work cards, but hers did not.

So embarrassed I could dig my toes into the ground.jpg

Yu Junxun gave an awkward laugh, a guilty thought popping into his head: 'Oh no, I forgot to connect Lin Cai's work card to the main control panel.'

"Director Yan, you didn't see that, did you? I've really been working hard lately!"

He covered up Lin Cai's face and took the initiative to change the subject, saying, "Lin Cai, you've been coming to the medical department a lot lately and you're quite familiar with Fia and the others. Let's prepare to take them to the entrance of the headquarters first. I'll contact the logistics department to have a car drive to the entrance to pick you up."

Hurry up, don't let Director Yan discover his mistake.

My silence was deafening; Yu Junxun actually called slacking off "working hard."

[Imagine myself in Lin Cai's shoes; it's suffocating. An unreliable boss, isolation—what will she do?]

[The person above should go work in the UC advertising team; they're so good at trending headlines.]

Yan Shi: ...

She initially thought Lin Cai was an intern, which was why her work card wasn't working, and that Yu Junxun was trying to help Lin Cai out. She never imagined that the problem was actually Yu Junxun's own work-related issue.

Both come from prominent families, so why is it that Gui Gemu, who seems unreliable on the surface, at least gets things done with a sense of propriety, while Yu Junxun is just a complete incompetent pretty face?

Is this reasonable...?

Although she is an ordinary person with no abilities, Yu Xuewen does not teach her own children at all.

In the comic, Yanju seems to be in a daze and hasn't said a word.

Lin Cai had already left the ward, while Leona remained standing there watching Director Yan. After a while, Director Yan finally spoke, "The Bureau of Heterogeneous Affairs will not steal the authority belonging to the Wood Elves. Our staff will go to the Forest of Life to investigate this matter and fully cooperate in recovering the Scepter of Life."

Lin Cai turned around to look.

Director Yan stood by the window, his face pale, with a hint of weakness hidden beneath his clothes, yet his expression remained cold and stern. As long as he stood there, he was the all-knowing director of the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs.

She already knew the secrets the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs had been investigating for a long time, which the Wood Elf hadn't uttered a word about; she simply kept them to herself for her own investigation of the Household Registration Department. She was also aware of the power struggles among various factions, but she intervened appropriately to ensure the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs remained invincible.

Lin Cai withdrew her gaze. How could a powerful figure like Director Yan ever be weak?

She must have seen it wrong.

She needs to focus on her work!

This was her first time going out on fieldwork, and she had legal proof of entry into the Inner World.

Legal proof! The little figure behind Lin Cai is highlighting the key points, and at the same time, a panel recalls the scene where Lin Cai was arrested on the spot the first time she entered the inner world.

[Hahahaha Lin Cai, so you still remember you're a protagonist in a prison drama?]

[Lin Cai, how about we stick this legal certificate on our faces? That would look more impressive (doge)]

In the comic, Lin Cai's energetic smile returned. "Let's go." She took Fia's hand, and Fia pouted and followed her.

They walked together toward the gate.

The vehicle dispatched by the logistics department was a normal business vehicle. Lin Cai originally thought that going to the Inner World would be a very long journey, but the car stopped on the outskirts of Kyoto.

Lin Cai peered out of the car window and saw a stone archway in front of her. Gui Ge Mu had already opened the door and gotten out of the car.

Yu Junxun also stepped out of the carriage from behind the curtain of Guige Pavilion: "We've arrived at the boundary gate."

"Is this a boundary gate?" Lin Cai was somewhat surprised. If she remembered correctly, this seemed to be a tourist attraction in the suburbs of the capital.

Because the drawing was so realistic, the viewers in the live chat clearly noticed the portal, as it looked very familiar.

[The old thief really did film directly from the actual location, without altering anything. This is Shimen at the foot of Chongming Mountain.]

Yes! This stone gate makes for great photos.

[I'll go home and make the exact same special effects as Lin Cai and the others when they crossed the boundary gate. It'll be hilarious; by the way, I've practically crossed the boundary gate too.]

My home is in Beijing, so I've decided to go for a spring outing tomorrow to check out this boundary gate. Who knows, I might even bump into that old thief (trying to dream)

[The old thief has already filmed that scene; it won't be repeated.]

After Lin Cai got out of the car, several employees in the uniforms of the Bureau of Foreign Affairs were already standing next to the boundary gate, and they were placing several crystal-clear stones next to the boundary gate.

Yu Junxun stood next to Lin Cai: "The boundary gate needs to be activated with spirit stones."

"If we just activate it directly and walk in like this, won't we be seen?" Lin Cai asked.

Yu Junxun: "No, the logistics department has already set up barriers. Ordinary people passing by will suddenly remember something and then leave or take a detour."

As they were talking, with the arrival of the spirit stones, several spirit lines rose one after another from the bottom of the boundary gate, the boundary gate lit up, and a light screen appeared in the center of the stone gate, where the scenery behind could be seen directly.

The logistics staff next to the gate of Guigemuchao nodded: "Thank you for your hard work."

The logistics department returned the salute: "Everything is for the purpose of maintaining order."

Yu Junxun had already stepped forward, and Lin Cai followed behind him, involuntarily closing her eyes as she passed through the boundary gate.

A burst of white light.

Lin Cai opened her eyes again, and before her stood a magnificent mechanical fortress. In the sunlight, the tallest tower-like structure within the fortress seemed to pierce the clouds and touch the sun. The fortress's outer walls were entirely mechanical, with interconnected giant gears of varying sizes slowly turning.

Such a huge fortress floated in the air, taking up two whole pages; it was truly awe-inspiring.

Beneath the giant fortress, Lin Cai and the others stood like tiny black dots.

Next to the comic strip, there's a small black box that says: [Vell Hub]

[That old rascal really knows how to draw scenes!! The mechanical city, so cyberpunk. But this Will Hub...it looks kind of familiar...]

[It does look familiar. This is the building behind Lin Cai's mother when she made the phone call in the previous episode. There was only a thumbnail drawing at the time, but the gate is the same.]

[Did Lin Cai's mother blow up the boundary gate outside the Weier Hub in the middle of the night? What kind of performance art is this?]

In the final scene of this episode, Lin Cai stands by the boundary gate outside the Ver Hub, looking up at the city in awe.

The scene echoes the previous episode, where her mother, Su Jiefan, stands under the night sky, also by the boundary gate outside the Weir Hub.

This concludes the episode.

Turn the page further, and you'll see a tiny figure of Lin Cai lying on a paintbrush, with four large characters above her head: "To be continued."

Yan let out a long breath.

These two sentences contain a lot of information for her, as someone who experienced them firsthand.

Moreover, the scenes related to her in these two chapters are all drawn by Yan Ju, who not only included her experiences that she had thought of but also those that she hadn't, but the image he drew was completely different from her self-perception.

Yan Shi always thought of herself as a kind and easy-going leader at work. After all, sometimes she couldn't understand anything in meetings, so she could only nod calmly.

She saved screenshots of several panels from the comic she liked and swiped up to access the comic forum.

The Curse of Laws has just been updated, and the forum is buzzing with excitement.

The forum's pinned post is still that voting event, which is essentially a money-grabbing scam.

Yan Shi: ...This event hasn't ended yet due to complaints.

Slightly speechless, she clicked on the voting link and found that two days had passed, and Yan Lan was still in first place, but Yan Ju, who was in second place, had seen a significant increase in votes and was now close to Yan Lan's votes.

Besides the fiercely contested first and second place, Lin Cai, who came in third, also saw a significant increase in votes, while the rest of the votes were scattered.

The two newly released episodes clearly not only propelled Director Yan, the head of the Bureau of Unorthodox Management, into the trending topics, but also established the image of Lin Cai, the protagonist whose popularity couldn't compete with Yan Lan from the moment she appeared.

Many of the top posts on the homepage are highlighted in red, with the first few having over 100,000 replies.

With the increase in updates and the unusually long period of prominent placement on the homepage, the popularity of "The Curse of Laws" has also risen.

Lin Cai, a one-of-a-kind protagonist in a shonen manga.

[Everyone go vote for Director Yan!!! There will be a lucky draw in this post to give away a custom-drawn illustration of Director Yan]

[A rational analysis of Lin Cai and her mother's relationship with Su Jie]

[A compilation of Yanju and Yanlan appearing together and an analysis of their sisterly relationship]

Yan Shi first clicked on Lin Cai's personal post, which was quite rare.

Lin Cai, a one-of-a-kind protagonist in a shonen manga.

1L Original Poster:

I declare that Lin Cai is the pinnacle of shonen manga protagonist design this year.

2L:

I understand you, OP. After all, no shonen manga protagonist would be a typical office worker with a typical student vibe.

3L:

It's a shonen manga, especially this kind of classic shonen manga with lots of action and passion. Lin Cai's office skills are on full display, and I'm genuinely shocked.

4L:

Although previous posts had analyzed that Lin Cai was waiting for Yan Lan to get off work at the entrance of the residential area, I didn't expect that she also lived across the street from Yan Lan and was waiting outside Yan Lan's house in the middle of the night.

I hesitated, wanting to speak but stopping myself.

5L:

Black suns are rare, but they do exist. These protagonists, from their very first appearance, have a strong object of their obsession...

Okay, baby, let's go squatting during the day next time. Sleeping too late might stunt your growth. (Unconditional pampering with eyes closed)

6L:

Lin Cai isn't tall anymore! Although she is indeed half a head shorter than Yan Lan...

The baby has received negative reviews, don't look at them.

Honestly, this kind of obsessive protagonist is amazing!!! Judging from what I've seen so far, Lin Cai and Yan Lan are definitely going to have some flashbacks—a long-separated, one-sided reunion of close friends—it's just so incredibly compelling.

...

132L Original Poster:

I just replied to my boss's message, and there are already so many replies (shocked).

133L:

Because the Curse of Laws exploded, it's now a shoo-in for the top spot on Qiman.

134L Original Poster:

I checked the list, and yes, it's the same as what the previous posts said! This kind of protagonist, who maxes out all the office skills and not even mentions the adventure skill points, is unique in shonen manga!

[Screenshot of Lin Cai handling official business.jpg]

[Lin Cai's Black Market Report.jpg]

...

Although Director Yan has reduced the Household Registration Department to just Director Yu Junxun, I think it would be more reasonable to also dismiss him.

Lin Cai's speed in handling official business, as well as her ability to process various reports and hand over tasks to other departments, is truly impressive!

135L:

He's the kind of colleague I dream of having. Many of my colleagues have the same work skills as Yu Junxun, but they don't have his face...

The rest of the post was filled with jokes about Yu Junxun's abilities and detailed analyses of Lin Cai's various office skills. Yan Shi left the post and began to think for the umpteenth time why Yu Junxun hadn't been fired back then.

[A compilation of Yanju and Yanlan appearing together and an analysis of their sisterly relationship]

No, Yanlan and Yanju are both her; it's just that Wuming was given different filters in the comics, which caused the split into two character images.

How does she manage to get herself in the same frame as herself?

What an outrageous post title! I'm not sure, I'll take another look.

Author's Note: An extra chapter with nutrient solution will be released at 10 PM tonight.

Thank you to all the little angels who voted for me or watered my plants with nutrient solution between 17:41:37 on June 24, 2024 and 18:00:33 on June 25, 2024!

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