Chapter 54: Work Notes (Important Plot + Comic Strip...)

【!! Director Yan, oh my god, you looked so cool when you said that!!! So divine】

[I was stunned... I thought there would be a lot more talk and back-and-forth, but Director Yan immediately solved the problem by physically addressing the root cause. I can only say, as expected of Director Yan!!]

It's hard to describe how I felt after reading this short story; I'm completely blown away by Yan Ju's recommendation—it's a masterpiece!!

[Yan Ju's final scene perfectly illustrates his role as a rule-maker. It's truly a case of what goes around comes around; the Lingkong City branch deserved it.]

[Having a director like that gives me such a sense of security! It's like I have Director Yan protecting me in everything!!! Director Yan!!!]

These words finally settled on Yan Ju's eyes.

Cartoonists seem to have always had a particular fondness for Yanju. Although Yanju always observes the world's turmoil with a detached and aloof air, the surrounding scenery becomes gentler when the cartoonist depicts him.

This only served to accentuate the aloofness in Yan Ju's eyes, which was as dark as ink against the blazing sun.

The last glance was sharp, as if piercing through the screen and looking at the onlookers outside.

Meanwhile, Yan Shi, who was sitting in front of a tablet reading comics: ...

Her ears slowly turned red.

Although this character profile differs somewhat from her actual appearance, as the comments say, Director Yan is incredibly charismatic.

Indeed, no matter what comic it is, strength is always a character's best fashion accessory.

The problem is that she still doesn't really understand what her abilities are all about.

Yan Shi realized that she was still a very superficial human being, unable to withstand praise. After silently setting the cover image of the character biography as her screensaver, she opened the now-blocked spiritual message again and found Lu Jian.

[Yan: Enter someone's identity information; I am her guarantor.]

[Yan: Name Yanlan. Please contact Zhanzhou again and arrange a teaching assistant position for a required spiritual course for Yanlan when the new semester starts.]

[Lu Jian: Received. Director Yan, what are Yan Lan's identification documents?]

[Yan: She doesn't have any identification documents. You record it as you see fit.]

[Lu Jian: Okay, Director Yan, what kind of background and experience would you like Yanlan to have?]

[Yan: She's about the same as Shu Zhijing and the others.]

Lu Jian didn't ask any more questions, which was what Yan Shi was most satisfied with—she knew very well what not to ask.

Yan Shi ignored all the other explosive information from the spirit message, reopened Qiman, and prepared to start browsing the forum.

This character profile says she's so cool, let her see how the readers praise her.

A little bit of inflated vanity.jpg

The comic forum was bustling with activity.

Yan Shi first clicked in to take a look at the voting results that had already ended. Yan Ju defeated Yan Lan by a narrow margin of 197 votes and took the top spot. Lin Cai, who came in third place, was more than 100,000 votes behind Yan Lan, who came in second place.

They seemed to have absolutely no hope of winning.

Yan Shi: ...What a disappointing protagonist of a shonen manga.

[Hey old rascal, are you asleep? I can't sleep, let's chat for a bit.]

What kind of post is this?

Yan Shi clicked in out of curiosity, and was then caught off guard and dumbfounded by the outrageous analysis in the main post.

[Hey old rascal, are you asleep? I can't sleep, let's chat for a bit.]

1L Original Poster:

Friendly smile.jpg

Has the old thief come in?

2L:

I don't know if the old thief came or not, but I couldn't sleep either, so I came in.

3L:

+1

...

532L:

How dare that scoundrel?! Did I spend money to watch my wife take her medicine?! Oh, may I ask you something?

533L:

Yan Ju's biography is too perfect.

The previous chapters only gave us a limited understanding of Director Yan, who was known for being knowledgeable about everything and decisive in his actions. This short biography brings Director Yan's character to life.

Serious and composed, fair in handling affairs, and committed to maintaining order.

I've realized that after all these years, what I love most is still this absolute justice.

534L:

And Yan Ju is truly incredibly strong!! He effortlessly suppressed the blazing sun with a flick of his wrist. Given that this manga is set in a magical and fantasy world, there must be gods, right? What else could this power be but divine?

Some people have analyzed before that Yan Ju might be the strongest righteous character in the entire manga, and now it seems that they are right.

535L:

Since the power system in the manga is not yet clear (some of it was introduced in the second chapter of "The Healer's Journey," but more will probably be revealed when Lin Cai starts school), I am just making a rough deduction.

Judging from the biography, Yanju's ability is quite clear: it's the power of words.

In the third episode, when Yan Ju first appeared, the Fire Spirit bowed to him. Before seeing Yan Ju, Tiger Cub thought it was just a myth (emphasis added), which suggests that Yan Ju has a deep understanding and control over the cultivation of spirits.

At that moment, Yan Ju glanced at Di Nanzhe casually, and Di Nanzhe immediately caught fire.

Note that Emperor Nanzhe is the Golden Crow, and the Golden Crow's residence in the Inner World is the City of Chasing the Sun, indicating that the setting of the Golden Crow should not have changed. In various myths and legends, the Golden Crow is closely connected with the sun.

Yan Ju's ability to suppress the Golden Crow, which has an innate advantage in bloodline, coupled with his ability to suppress the blazing sun with his bare hands, already gives him the feeling of a Lord of Fire Spirits.

Personally, I think that neither of the two cultivation systems related to the spirits introduced by Zhihe Qing can reach Yanju's level. Therefore, Yanju should firmly hold the title of the strongest in this manga (in terms of fire spirit control), unless a divine war is involved later.

536L:

I doubt there will be a war of gods. The main character of this manga is Lin Cai. What's the point of having a protagonist like Lin Cai if there's a war of gods? Is she just there to cheer for Director Yan?

537L:

LOL, speaking of Lin Cai, your main character's popularity doesn't even crack the top two in the manga. Old thief, do you have any clue?

538L:

Yan Ju is so cool! The Lord of the Blazing Sun, with an air of absolute control over the world. And she smiled when she suppressed the blazing sun!! Absolutely amazing!!!

I felt completely captivated by Director Yan's smile at that moment (cupping my face) (completely mesmerized)

539L:

The probability of a god-like battle is too low; what kind of adventure manga is this? Therefore, I deduce that Yan Ju is the absolute ceiling of the righteous characters in this manga, and as for the villains, currently, it's Lin Cai's mother, Su Jiefan (suspected).

...

1140L:

It's hard to say, after all, Director Yan's words of power come at a price (the old thief pulls out his knife).

1141L Original Poster:

That's enough. My heart isn't a chopping block. I'm already trying to forget the scenes of Director Yan drinking the medicine.

1142L:

I just reread the previous chapters and found that there were signs all along.

[Screenshot of Director Yan's close-up when Yu Junxun first went to see Director Yan.jpg]

I noticed that when Yu Junxun first went to Director Yan to talk about the layoffs in the Household Registration Department, Director Yan's expression was normal.

However, Yan Ju had already used his Word of Power to repair the world barrier, so I looked at the composition again. I noticed that Yan Ju's hand was firmly pressed against the table!

It's estimated that the backlash is already starting, but because this is Yu Junxun's memory, Director Yan's expression is normal.

1143L:

I feel so sorry for her...

Did that old scoundrel give you a hint all along? How ruthless!

114 4L:

Is the person upstairs looking at the comics with a microscope? The details are so fine!

1145L:

How long did Yanju endure the backlash before his face turned so pale...?

1146L:

I just took a screenshot.

[A close-up screenshot of Director Yan when Lin Cai and Yu Junxun come for the second time.jpg]

This is where you can see that Director Yan's condition is off. Later, they went to the Medical Department. Director Yan only had two scenes, and both of them were:

[Yanju frowning.jpg]

[Screenshot of Yan Ju covering his throat.jpg]

One thing is strange: it was drawn so prominently in the comics, yet no one present noticed that Director Yan's condition was off.

1147L:

Because those present at the time were preoccupied with finding Sheng Chunqiu, Yu Junxun and Lin Cai concerned with their own company's affairs, and the elf was even less involved. Therefore, no one paid attention to Director Yan's inappropriate behavior...

1148L:

Chunqiu isn't here, is he? Xiaochuan discovered that Chunqiu actually cares a lot about Yanju.

1149L:

Did anyone else anticipate that Director Yan would suffer a backlash? After all, Director Yan is omnipotent.

1150L:

There's no such thing as omnipotence, sob sob sob. My wife looks so gentle to the world when she sees Leng Su, sob sob.

...

2919L:

Yanju probably only went to the medical department to get her medication after she reached a certain threshold; she likely didn't want others to discover that she was suffering from a backlash.

2920L:

So Yanju was also hesitant. This part is really well drawn; Yanju isn't a saint, she also feels pain and hesitates.

However, they ultimately repaired the world barrier themselves because the Secret Service had spent too long setting it up, and the surface world couldn't withstand the strain.

2921L:

The contrasts between the worlds in the comic are quite ironic.

The cubs on the Ju'e Plain lacked food and clothing, with many huddled together on a single old cotton quilt, and medicine had to be diluted with water. Because there wasn't enough, the branch office had no money.

After Lingkong City was razed to the ground by Yan Ju, a large number of medical teams arrived in a short period of time. They treated all kinds of medicines as if they were free, preferring to waste them rather than share them with the cubs on the Giant Egret Plain.

2922L:

So Director Yan came; she loves this world.

I can't think of a second reason why someone with power that's practically at the top of the charts in this manga would choose to be the head of the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs. The biography also shows that the position of head of the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs has been vacant for over twenty years, which is a huge mess.

There are too many problems, from top to bottom.

2923L:

Yanju deliberately avoided others when taking his medicine, which was probably partly due to this factor.

She couldn't let anyone know that she had suffered a backlash for repairing the world barrier.

2924L:

Only if Director Yan remains powerful can he suppress the Bureau of Dissidents.

She swiftly and decisively eliminated the entire Household Registration Department, including this recent razing of a branch office to the ground; all of this was to deal with the corrupt elements within the department.

2925L:

I feel even more sorry for my wife now. She knew the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs was a complete mess, yet she still chose to join...

2926L:

For the cubs of the Giant Jaw Plains, and for many other creatures not depicted in the comics, Yanju is truly a compassionate god.

...

9870L, the original poster:

After reading through it all, I feel even less able to sleep now.

My wife is so kind; she protects all living beings in the world with her own body.

Hey you old thief, let's have a chat. I know you're... (grimaces) (pulls out a hundred-meter-long sword)

Oh my god!!! Don't you dare kill my wife!!!

...

The content of this post is as incomprehensible as its title.

Yan Shi: ...

She really just had a cold.

When Yu Junxun first came to see her, she had her hand on the table because she was flipping through Lin Cai's file and slacking off.

If the paper on the table gets blown away, Yu Junxun will realize that she's slacking off. How can that be allowed? She has her pride!

In the post, she seemed to have suffered a backlash, was severely injured, and was about to collapse at any moment.

These are such outrageous guesses. Well guessed, but don't guess again.

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Moreover, she didn't join the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs because she knew it was a mess but still came for the sake of living beings.

If she had known the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs was like this, she would never have signed that appointment letter for Wuming (Zhensheng).

This is a pirate ship!

Speaking of Kirina, Hikoshi looked at the work journal of his grandmother, which he had brought back from Kirina, on the bedside table.

She closed the forum and flipped back to the last page of her journal.

This page is actually quite long; Yan Shi only had time to quickly glance at the first part at the Heavenly Mandate Platform.

[July 28th, cloudy]

I did the most selfish thing I've ever done since I became the director of the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs.

I kept the Scepter of Life that I had borrowed from Ishmael in the name of the Bureau of Heterodox Affairs.

I know I should return the Scepter of Life. Only with more than five authorities suppressing the world can the barrier be truly secure. The Crown of the Sun is unwilling to return to its place of suppression; if the Scepter of Life is also absent, there is no room for error.

But I must take it with me. The authority of the spirit has remained in the same place for so many years; it's unlikely that I would just happen to take the scepter of life and have the other authorities temporarily moved away.

I'm only using it temporarily for a hundred years; I'll return it later.

But only with the Scepter of Life can I protect Yan Shi's life. The laws are too sharp; if it weren't for the Crown of Blazing Sun blocking his path, Yan Shi would have been annihilated by the laws at birth.

This is Linxiqiao's daughter's only child, and I must protect her.

Linxi Bridge has fallen. I know Lin Zizui blames me, so she named her child Yanshi.

I can't blame Lin Zizui; she is Linxiqiao's only living blood relative.

Why did Lin Zizui have to give birth to Yan Shi in Guixu Town, and why did Lin Zizui have to name her child Yan Shi while filled with anger and sorrow?

However, Yan Shi's ability is the law, and he was born with it.

How come so many coincidences have come together?

I need to try and find another name for her to give her double insurance.

...

This is the last page of this work journal.

Yan Shi turned to the title page and looked at the signature on it repeatedly.

Single-seal Yang.

She is confused right now, so she is actually not her grandmother's biological granddaughter?

Author's Note: This is yesterday's update plus some bonus chapters. Tonight's update will be as usual.

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