Chapter 251 (Notification)
Yan Shi slowly walked out of the city lord's mansion, the blazing sun supporting him as he chatted with her.
"In the beginning, Baiyujing wasn't much larger than the Floating City," it sighed. "This was humanity's first major city. Back then, survival conditions for humans in the Inner World were far more difficult than they are now."
As Yan Shi walked along, he saw everyone he passed, from the branch office staff to the city lord's advisors, to the disciples of various sects, all of whom bowed their heads and bowed respectfully.
No one looked up and met her gaze.
Yan Shi replied casually to the blazing sun crown: "Hmm, and then what?"
"And then the human race had more and more main cities?" it said hesitantly. "I don't remember the specifics; it was all a very, very long time ago."
"Yan Shi, you look unhappy," the blazing sun crown said sharply. "None of that nonsense about Bai Yujing matters." It managed to spare a faint wisp of flame to brush against Yan Shi's wrist.
I just want you to be happy.
"Do you regret it?" Yan Shi suddenly asked. "You're all dusty and drab now, no longer the world's most beautiful, dazzling, and powerful crown."
Strangely enough, she could clearly remember the description of the blazing sun crown to her, every word and its order.
"Huh?" The flames, crowned by the blazing sun, shook angrily. "Yan Shi, that's too much! I'm only temporarily ashen-faced; the title is still mine!"
"No way!" it concluded sullenly, then its voice softened. "Did I do something wrong that makes you think I'll regret it?"
The cool night breeze caressed Yan Shi's face.
She paused for a moment before slowly saying, "Because I regret it."
"I shouldn't have let you take that hit from the law for me. It was my choice, and I should bear all the consequences, instead of involving others."
The blazing sun crown rolled off her wrist in shock, crawling onto her palm: 'Yan Shi, what are you saying?!'
"I'm going to be grouped with the others?!" it cried out loudly. "I'm so sad, sob sob sob."
Yan Shi lowered his eyes, raised his hand and carefully touched it, stroking the gem that had been straightened: "Because of the consequences I caused, you will be sent back to Baiyujing."
She was very cold when she talked about it with Shuyao.
But I regretted it as soon as I left the city lord's mansion.
The Crown of Blazing Sun must definitely be returned to Baiyujing; regardless of other circumstances, it needs to recover its vitality at its place of suppression.
Yan Shi just couldn't bear to part with it.
She rarely truly possessed anything, but the blazing sun crown was one of them.
But ultimately, it wasn't hers.
"What are you saying?" The blazing sun strained to lift itself higher, trying to appear more imposing. "I know I need to go back to Baiyujing. But aren't you going to come and get me?"
"You're leaving me here all alone. Baiyujing is so boring." It said, even sounding aggrieved, "Without the blood array, it's not disgusting anymore, and it's so boring too."
'No exciting adventures, no fights to fight, so boring, so incredibly boring.'
Yan Shi: "Huh?"
"So remember to come pick me up," the Crown of the Sun earnestly instructed. "I only need to stay for a while, no more than five years, and I'll be back to normal." Saying this, it perked up again, "Then I'll be the world's most beautiful, dazzling, and powerful crown again!" It smugly rejoiced.
Yan Shi looked somewhat bewildered. "Don't you need to stay in Baiyujing all the time to prevent it from falling?"
"No need." The Crowned Sun was equally shocked. "If it's just the initial Jade Capital, that little bit of energy—if I stay there for half a month a year to store some, that's more than enough for the Jade Capital to float for a long time!"
"Of course, I understand your human race's need to expand. As long as it's not like it is now, with so many floating islands that they could circle the central island of Baiyujing three times, I can manage as long as it doesn't exceed a hundred!"
Yan Shi: ...
She misunderstood.
but.
"Baiyujing has more than a hundred floating islands now?" Yan Shi asked incredulously.
Crowned by the Blazing Sun: 'Far more than that. A sect isn't just a single floating island; it also has affiliated islands; besides the sect and aristocratic families, Baiyujing also has some islands with entertainment features... there are many more.'
Yan Shi recalled again the countless pavilions, near and far, that she had seen in the sea of clouds along the way, and the layered sounds of eaves bells.
No wonder it's so spectacular.
She stood there, thought for a moment, then took out her phone and opened the navigation.
Under the blazing sun: 'Where are you going?'
Yan Shi remained expressionless: "The Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs."
There are just too many islands in Baiyujing. It's exhausting to kill even a few hundred mosquitoes, let alone hundreds of islands.
There's also the issue of what to do with the islands after they've been shot down.
As Yan Shi turned around following the navigation route, he found Jie Sheng on Lingxun and dialed the number.
The phone's notification bar displays the current time: [01:46]
It's midnight, a perfect time to work.
With all this commotion and the current situation, how could anyone possibly sleep? I'm getting up to go to work!
The Baiyujing branch of the Foreign Affairs Bureau does not have a de facto branch head, considering that the branch does not need to manage affairs within Baiyujing.
Therefore, its internal structure is extremely streamlined.
The main working departments are only the Execution Department and the Patrol Department, and the Execution Department has much greater authority than the Patrol Department.
Because the head of the execution office is Shu Zhijing, and her teacher is the Lord of Baiyujing City.
It was precisely because of this that, with Shu Zhijing's proactive remote cooperation, Yan Shi was able to easily enter the Baiyujing branch of the Bureau of Foreign Affairs.
Then I suddenly gained all the permissions for the branch office, including those in the headquarters system and those not in the headquarters system.
As for Shu Zhijing herself, she was very efficient in her execution.
After reaching a consensus with Yan Shi, she left Baiyujing to conduct on-site inspections of the concrete results of the anti-bombing propaganda.
Yan Shi sat in her office on the top floor of the branch office, flipping through the system list while waiting for her secretary to arrive.
When she traveled from Novano Port to Baiyujing by airship yesterday, the journey took about two hours.
This is clearly a civil aviation company.
Although the headquarters of the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs has lost control of its branches and its influence in the underworld is waning, it still retains its privileges.
This includes emergency routes and some teleportation portals that are not open to the public.
Less than half an hour after sending the message, Xie Sheng knocked on the door of Yan Shi's office.
"Director Yan." She pushed open the door and entered, her steps hurried and her breathing slightly rapid, but she paused for a moment when she saw Yan sitting back in his office chair.
Yanju has regained his memory.
Jie Shengneng was able to clearly perceive this fact.
Young Yanju's emotions were written all over his face as he looked at the world and them with a natural curiosity.
But Director Yan was always calm and composed. As long as she was there, there was no problem that couldn't be solved.
She's back.
After discovering that the young Yanju had gone missing, Jie Sheng's uneasy heart suddenly calmed down.
Director Yan is still Director Yan.
Only then did Jie Sheng regain his composure and belatedly realize that something terrible seemed to have happened in Baiyujing.
“Unravel the mystery,” Director Yan said, his voice as composed and unwavering as ever.
"Yes, sir." Jie Sheng immediately bowed.
"Lu Jian will arrive soon. The branch's enforcement team and patrol team will cooperate in the operation," Director Yan instructed. "Calculate the current number of branch islands of Baiyujing, excluding the central island, and notify the forces belonging to those islands."
“Baiyujing is undergoing major changes. The total number of sub-islands cannot exceed eighty, and affiliated islands are also counted separately.” As she spoke, her gaze remained fixed on the screen, and she moved the mouse rapidly. “All Baiyujing sub-islands need to submit applications for floating, and the Secretariat will assist the Information Department in completing the approval process.”
"Islands that have not been approved before 10 a.m. today will be sunk directly by the execution office."
Jie Sheng immediately replied, "Yes."
"The specific application process and documents," Yan Shi continued, "you should draft the charter as soon as possible and publish it on the official website within half an hour."
“If anyone refuses to cooperate, inform them that I will be in Baiyujing before the sinking operation. If you have any objections,” she raised her eyes, her gaze finally landing on Xie Sheng, “you are welcome to come and explain in person.”
Yan Ju's tone remained as cold and indifferent as ever. Jie Sheng's face showed no emotion, but at this moment he was so shocked that if he hadn't heard Yan Ju say it himself, he would have doubted that it was false information.
After Yan Ju finished speaking, his gaze swept over her: "Is there anything you don't understand?"
After hesitating for a moment, Jie Sheng cautiously asked, "Director Yan, many of Baiyujing's branch islands have existed for a long time. Why are they suddenly being destroyed...?"
Director Yan seemed to let out a cold laugh.
"Anyone with doubts should go and see the law stele in the center of Baiyujing first," she said coldly. "As for the specific reason, you'll see it in a moment."
"Go out."
Jie Sheng secretly memorized all the key points and bowed his head, saying, "Yes."
After leaving the office, she realized that her palms were sweaty.
She did indeed find out the specific reason immediately.
Because of work, Mr. Jie never turns on Do Not Disturb mode for his phone messages.
So as soon as she stepped out of Director Yan's office, she saw an external link being forwarded in Bai Yujing's family group chat.
It's on the official website of the Baiyujing Branch of the Yiguan Bureau.
Out of consideration for certain relationships, this notification has extremely strict access restrictions; opening it requires specifying an IP address and real-name verification.
After entering layers of identity information, Jie Sheng finally clicked on the page.
The moment the screen lit up, her breath caught in her throat.
The cover is a high-resolution overhead photo.
The photo shows an empty hall, and inside the hall, from the floor to the ceiling, is scarlet blood.
Director Yan's notice was written in a very simple and direct manner, without any embellishment or euphemism.
They either have to cooperate with the Bureau of Different Management, or they have to enter the Blood Array themselves and become the "raw materials" that support Bai Yujing's levitation.
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