Chapter 34 Summer Internship (Part 1) (Comic Plot)...
Perhaps because Yan Shi was a junior of an old friend who was a behind-the-scenes investor in the Mithril Merchant Guild, Liu Guang did not enter the guest room to disturb Yan Shi the next day.
After finally getting a long, lazy sleep, Yan Shi lay in his room waiting for the update.
Although it's the other world, the cell phone signal is still strong.
She had no idea that the telecommunications operators in the surface world also operated a telecommunications network in the inner world. "Their business scope is so wide," Yan Shi thought lazily.
She refreshed the homepage of Qiman again, and her spirits lifted.
The comic has been updated.
The opening scene is set inside an airship where it is eerily quiet.
Yan Ju sat in the seat at the front of the airship, his expression indifferent and serious, looking out the window as if deep in thought.
Shu Zhijing sat behind her, a large pile of documents she had taken out of her spatial bracelet was on the table in front of her, and she was currently deep in thought.
Lin Cai sat upright at the back of the airship, her hands on her knees and her back straight.
Yan Ju didn't turn around to look behind him; from Lin Cai's perspective, all she could see was her back.
On the surface, Lin Cai appears quiet and well-behaved, but in the comics, a cute chibi-style figure floats behind her, its shadow outline filled with countless speech bubbles.
"Ahhhhh, I'm so nervous! I hope Lanlan's older sister won't think I'm unreliable when we meet for the first time."
"What should we do? Yanlan helped me escape from prison. Will Yanlan's sister think I corrupted her sister?"
"My sister looks so much like Yanlan! Yanlan is so handsome, no wonder he's called Lanlan! I wonder where Lanlan is now, and if he's found a safe place?"
The bubbles were numerous and dense, filling the entire area behind Lin Cai in this scene of the comic, while the real Lin Cai only occupied a small section.
[Lin Cai's posture... makes me hallucinate that some elementary school students and the head teacher are in the same room.]
[The person upstairs is really good at describing it. They said the elementary school student was nervous and awkward, like meeting the parents. Lin Cai, you have so much on your mind, just say it out loud for Director Yan to hear! (manual doge emoji)]
Meeting the parents? What's that all about? Rounding it off, it's not entirely unacceptable.
[Rounding it up like this, it means I met Yanlan's sister, and rounding it up even further, it means I'm going to marry Yanlan! Lin Cai is just a spectator in our love story (giggling a rose)]
[The director's authority is really strong, it's hilarious. Even Shu Zhijing in front of me looks nervous. Where is the dashing Director Shu who just cracked down on the black market?]
Yes, Shu Zhijing is drawn in the same way as Lin Cai. In the comic, there is also a chibi-style figure floating behind her, with a tense and blank expression, and several bubbles floating in the figure.
"Why did the director suddenly come? Did he see me fighting? It's our first meeting and he saw me fighting. Doesn't that make me seem young and impetuous?"
"What should we do? What should we do? We didn't even know if there were any loopholes when we were handling things."
"Should I be more serious now and demonstrate my professionalism and rigor?"
The comic's camera pans down and then gives a close-up of the large pile of documents that Shu Zhijing has placed on the table.
The notebook is upside down, and the contents on it are the mental cultivation techniques that the junior disciples from Kunlun Mountain collected and transcribed.
Shu Zhijing and Lin Cai were on the two pages next to each other. Both of them were extremely nervous and silently prayed to leave a good impression on Director Yan.
Yan Shi: ...
Yan Shi gripped his phone tightly.
No, she was nervous too. If Kirina had been drawn in the same way, she would definitely have been screaming in a chibi style.
However, in the comics, Yanju is unfathomable.
After the airship finally arrived at the boundary gate thanks to the prayers of Shu Zhijing and Lin Cai, a group of people dressed in alien bureau uniforms were already waiting by the boundary gate, led by a tall woman.
He was dressed simply and neatly, carrying several thin stacks of documents in his hands. He had short, black, ear-length hair and deep, calm amber eyes.
There was a black frame next to her.
[Sheng Chunqiu, Director of the Enforcement Division, General Administration of the Bureau of Special Management]
Upon seeing Director Yan disembark from the airship, Sheng Chunqiu took the initiative to greet him, first offering a salute, "Director."
Yan Ju nodded indifferently.
"I have confirmed Lin Cai's enrollment procedures with the Zhanzhou Admissions Office, and the admission notice will be delivered within a week." Sheng Chunqiu said, pulling out a few documents from his hand and handing them to Director Yan.
Yan Ju took it, and Lin Cai curiously peeked out from behind. The comic then used a flashback to recreate the conversation between Yan Ju and Lin Cai, which should have continued sequentially after the previous chapter.
After Yanju turned her gaze away from the window, Elder Baizhai of the Tiger Clan tried to get closer to her.
"No need to be nervous, the prison break wasn't their own idea." After Yan Ju said this in the comic, the elder of the Chaohu clan glanced at him, indicating that he didn't need to be prepared to suddenly protect the tiger cubs and escape at any time.
Shu Zhijing followed up with, "Director, do you need us to access the surveillance footage of Cero City now and extract the physical characteristics of the prison breakers frame by frame?"
“No need. It’s not some reactionary organization. I know who it is.” Director Yan sighed almost imperceptibly. “There are no loopholes in the rules of the Bureau of Extraordinary Management prison. This matter ends here.”
[Director Yan looks like some parents who come to clean up their kids' messes (tactical lean back)]
[Screening out the physical features of the prison breakers frame by frame is hilarious. If you can't offer suggestions, don't bother. They'll be shocked to discover that it's their own chief of police.]
Suddenly I really want to see the actual CCTV footage.
[Then the staff of the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs will find out that the director's sister is a criminal who broke into prison. How can the director bear this? Hahahaha, I'll screenshot this!]
【What kind of hellish suggestions are these? Of course I'm interested, I want to see them too!】
Yan Shi: No, I won't let you succeed.
For her, this was a social disaster.
Clearly, Kirina hadn't intended to draw it this way. In the manga, this matter was glossed over, and Yanju looked at Lin Cai, "Would you be willing to transfer to Zhanzhou?"
The following scenes depict Shu Zhijing introducing Zhan Zhou to Lin Cai. Having already experienced it firsthand, Yan Shi quickly flipped through these pages.
The comic's main perspective follows Lin Cai. After parting ways with the members of the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs, Lin Cai suppresses her excitement from returning from the Otherworld and heads straight home.
I sat down at the door of Yanlan's house.
Yanlan and Lin Cai lived in an ordinary residential building, with two apartments per floor, their doors facing each other. Lin Cai opened her door, letting in a ray of light, then knelt down and hugged herself, sitting against Yanlan's doorway.
The comic even thoughtfully included two signs on the gate.
[Lin Cai's family] [Yan Lan's family]
Yanlan's home was quiet and dark from the outside of the building.
Yan Shi: ...
If she remembers correctly, she had just gotten home when the world barrier broke, forcing her to go out and work overtime.
She wasn't home. Could Lin Cai have been sitting at her doorstep all night?
The viewers in the live chat were clearly shocked as well.
I knew Lin Cai and Yan Lan were neighbors, but I didn't realize they were actually living across from each other! So close?
Lin Cai is clearly up to no good. I'd also like to live across the hall from my wife.
So Lin Cai is waiting for Yan Lan to come home? Will Yan Lan really return to the outer world tonight?
Honestly, it's really weird for this person to be sitting in front of someone's house so late at night.
[Thinking about Yanlan's fighting skills, but then I saw Lin Cai sitting at her doorstep, and it reminded me where Yanlan is now. I wonder if Director Yan has caught her?]
After sitting at the door for a while, Lin Cai suddenly heard her cell phone ringing from the house across the street. She paused, stood up, glanced back at Yan Lan's door, and then went straight inside.
Surprisingly, Lin Cai's home was decorated in a very simple style, lacking any personal touch; it felt cold and even a bit like a show home.
Yan Shi was somewhat surprised, and the comic readers were clearly surprised as well, with comments popping up all at once.
Although I knew Lin Cai was an unconventional protagonist, the difference before and after is just too great.
I really want to know what my wife's home is like.
[This decor... it only makes sense if it's like Yan Lan's house. Could Lin Cai have copied Yan Lan's house decor 1:1?]
Of course not.
Yan Shi's home features a light and cheerful color scheme, and she only considered her personal lifestyle when decorating.
At that time, I never imagined that I would be drawn into a comic.
After entering her home, Lin Cai gently closed the door before rushing to answer the phone.
[Judging from the earlier illustration in the comic, almost all the windows outside the building are dark. This means that the vast majority of residents are asleep, indicating that it must be very late. Why would someone call Lin Cai in the middle of the night?]
To be honest, Lin Cai's personality as the protagonist hides some inside story.
[For example, the standard protagonist trope in adventure shonen manga: a tragic past, a broken soul.]
[Hilarious! How many comic books did the person in front of me eat?]
Lin Cai answered the phone with a relaxed expression, "Mom."
The comic book camera lens passes through the phone and projects onto the other end of the call.
The person on the other end of the phone wasn't at home, or even indoors.
It's in the suburbs.
It was also nighttime, and the background was drawn in great detail, revealing a mechanical city floating in the air.
In the center of the city stands a very conspicuous tower, its body encircled by different tracks, on which airships glide and fly into the distance.
Yan Shi sat up, his eyes widening in surprise.
She just left there and would never mistake it for the Cloud Journey Tower.
How did Lin Cai's mother end up in the Otherworld?
However, if Yan Shi remembered correctly, Lin Cai's household registration file stated that her mother was a professional agent.
The comic strip has a small black border next to her.
Lin Cai's mother, Su Jiefan
Lin Cai's mother and Lin Cai do look somewhat alike, but their overall demeanor is completely different.
Lin Cai has the typical appearance of a protagonist in a shonen manga, with short hair, a round face, and a sunny and energetic smile.
Su Jiefan had his hair tied in a small bun, and it was unclear what he was doing at the moment. Combined with the darkness of the night and the mechanical city behind him, he gave off a strong sense of oppression.
"Are you home yet?" Su Jiefan asked, tossing the irregular geometric shape in his hand absentmindedly.
Lin Cai: "We're here. Is Mom still working overtime? I hear some noise."
“Yes,” Su Jiefan said, looking into the distance, “there is a rare opportunity, a big project.”
The comic's camera then naturally focuses on where Su Jiefan is observing.
The area surrounding the Vell Hub is mostly plains, with only a sturdy arched mechanical gate.
At this moment, the air above the door distorted, revealing some tall buildings and highways that were completely out of place with the surroundings.
"I have to go now. I'll call and see if you've gotten home yet." Su Jiefan grasped the geometric shape in his palm.
"Then Mom, you should get some rest too. Don't overwork yourself for such a big project." Lin Cai, on the other end of the phone, sensed the farewell in Su Jiefan's voice. "Goodbye, Mom."
Su Jiefan: "Goodbye, sweet dreams."
Her gaze followed the twisting motion of the door with unwavering focus, her smile widening as the scene within the distortion became fully clear. Then, she forcefully threw the geometric object in her palm towards the distortion.
Space distorted and exploded suddenly, and after a few seconds of flickering, the world revealed a completely different scene.
[Mom is so cool!!!]
[While the little sun is certainly attractive, I've discovered that a cool, edgy mom is more appealing to me.]
[Is Mom a villain? The protagonist of a shonen manga is the daughter of the villainous boss? That old thief is really something else!]
This highway looks familiar; it seems a bit like the highway leading out of Beijing.
[The comic is based on reality, right? The old thief didn't even bother to change it, he even drew the toll booth exactly the same.]
Yan Shi: ...!
The familiar irregular geometric shape that Su Jiefan threw was probably a magic liquid bomb, while the spatial distortion she threw it towards was an unstable world barrier near the interface.
Yan Shi was no longer just shocked.
These are the buildings and highways outside the capital. That gate we just saw should be the boundary gate outside the Weier Hub that leads directly to the capital.
Therefore, the world barrier was not breached by accident, but rather blasted open by Lin Cai's mother.
Are Su Jiefan's files all fake?
The comic provided too much information at once, so she decided to call the police.
Author's Note: I've added 1300 words to this chapter as part of the make-up chapter. That's all for now, time to sleep!
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