Chapter 62 Updated Early
Yan Shi emerged from the spatial rift.
Emerald City was in chaos at this time.
The world barrier had just shattered, and a city from the surface world was directly crushed onto half of Emerald City.
Even though the world barrier was repaired and the surface world cities were put back in place, this half of Emerald City was still in ruins.
The headquarters of the Bureau of Emergency Management has recorded this incident as a Level 1 incident and has urgently dispatched enforcement teams, patrol teams, and logistics teams from nearby branches to handle the scene.
Although the spatial rift landed at the site of the collapsed Emerald City ruins, Yan Shi couldn't immediately pinpoint the exact location of her fight due to the chaotic scene.
Maybe it's all here, but who knows?
She stood there bewildered for a moment, then leaped onto the ruins to try and make out the altar patterns on the ground.
Yan Shi remembered that the fight took place directly above the altar formation.
She recalled for a moment and concluded that the hairpin—no, the scepter of life—could only have been shaken off during the fight.
Just as Yan Shi was rummaging through the stones on the ground, trying to pull the Scepter of Life out of the ruins, someone suddenly called out to her from behind, "Yan Lan!"
Yan Shi turned around and was surprised to find that it was Libertas.
Libertas was no different from when she was separated from the Mithril Merchant Guild during the airship accident; she was still wearing a vest and shorts, carrying her greatsword.
The Mithril Merchant Guild is estimated to be on the verge of disappearing from the Otherworld, while Libertas remains her happy "Free Knight".
“Yanlan,” Libertas also leaped onto the ruins and squatted down beside her, “you left too quickly last time, I didn’t even have time to call you back.”
Watching Yan Shi rummage through the items, she asked curiously, "What are you looking for? Let me help you look."
Yan Shi: What are you doing here?
If she remembered correctly, Libertas was the heir to the Duke of Lorenz. How could he be so idle every day, and why was he always at the chaotic site of the Mithril Merchant Guild?
Libertas: "I came with the Mithril Merchants; they've been illegally trading Soul Trade Scrolls on my territory."
Libertas sensed something was wrong with Yanlan as soon as he saw her searching through the ruins while the surrounding enforcement team pretended not to see her.
This is the site of an illegal altar belonging to the Mithril Merchant Guild. The Bureau of Extraterrestrial Affairs has already cordoned it off. How did Yanlan get in?
Moreover, once inside, they were clearly searching for something in the ruins of the altar.
It's not that Yanlan is a ghost that only she can see.
Libertas even called out uncertainly to a shadow her mother had given her: "Can you see anyone in the ruins?"
Shadow respectfully said, "Young Master, there is a black-haired woman wearing short sleeves in the ruins, with a petal of an elven holy flower on her head."
Libertas: "You may leave."
The fact that Yanlan can be seen even by her shadow indicates that Yanlan is not a ghost that only she can see.
Libertas pondered, "Why isn't the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs doing anything about her?"
Just as Libertas was about to enter the ruins of the altar, he was stopped by the cordon, and the guards next to him immediately went on alert: "Who goes there!"
“Madam,” an enforcement team member approached and said, “the Bureau of Extraterritorial Control has sealed off the restricted area, and no unrelated creatures are allowed to approach. If you do not leave within three minutes, we will take enforcement action against you.”
Libertas pointed to Yanlan on the ruins: "Then how did she end up in there?"
The enforcement team member stated matter-of-factly, "This belongs to the Bureau of Foreign Affairs."
Libertas: ?
She remembered that the last time she met Yanlan, wasn't he still an unregistered person trying to buy an illegal identity code from the Mithril Merchant Guild?
Why haven't I seen any of the mutation control bureaus for the past few days?
She then recalled that, according to intelligence, Yan Lan had used her employee card to enter the Weier Hub Branch and retrieve contraband, but the Weier Hub Branch did not have any employees whose facial recognition matched Yan Lan's.
Has Yanlan acquired yet another new identity, and it's even been recognized by the General Administration of the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs?
Libertas pupil earthquake.
She showed her identification code to the enforcement team: "I am the young lord of the Kersei territory, and I have been tracking the Mithril Merchants in accordance with the orders of Grand Duke Lorenz."
"This time, we also want to go in and check out the Mithril Merchant Guild's altar. Perhaps our Xerox territory can provide detailed information about the altar."
Team member: "Ms. Lorenz, please wait a moment."
She took three steps forward, pressed the communicator in her ear, and whispered the situation. After a while, a member of the enforcement team returned: "Ms. Lorenz, please come in, but the shadow following you is not allowed to enter. This is the area controlled by the Bureau of Extraterritorial Control."
Libertas nodded. "Okay."
Yanlan was clearly surprised that Libertas would be here, but she was more concerned about what she had found.
After Libertas explained his purpose, Yanlan thought for a while, but her anxiety about the lost item prevailed: "I'm looking for a wooden hairpin."
Libertas: "A wooden hairpin? What kind of wooden hairpin?"
She remembered that Yanlan seemed to have been wearing a wooden hairpin the last time they met, but she couldn't quite recall what it looked like.
Since Yanlan had already decided to let Libertas help her find him, she answered exceptionally quickly: "Have you met the Director of the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs, Director Yan?"
Libertas was somewhat surprised: "I guess you could say we've met before."
I've seen it in photos.
It was the photo of Director Yan pressing down the scorching sun with her bare hands. Although the Bureau of Foreign Affairs quickly blocked the news, most of these large families had photos of it.
Yanlan: "The same wooden hairpin as the one she wore in her hair."
Libertas: ?
Is Yanlan looking for the same hairpin as Director Yan?
Libertas looked at Yanlan in surprise and suddenly realized that Yanlan looked somewhat familiar.
She took out her phone from her pocket, opened the photo of the setting sun, zoomed in, and then looked up at Yanlan.
Although the photo is a long shot, Yanju only shows half of his face, and it's a bit blurry.
But that's right, Yanlan and Director Yan look almost exactly alike.
"Are you related to Director Yan?" Libertas said in shock. "No, you look so much like him, are you Director Yan's sister?"
When Yan Shi suddenly took out her phone in Libertas and compared it with a photo of hers, she had a familiar feeling that she knew it all along.
Yan Shi: ...
Yan Shi: "Yes, I am her sister."
Libertas suddenly understood all the key points.
Because Yanlan is Director Yan's sister, she can move in and out of the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs as if it were her own backyard, and now she can even brazenly look for things in the Bureau's controlled areas.
Why would Yan Ju's sister buy identity codes from the Mithril Merchant Guild and even resell contraband?
Libertas didn't have time to think it through and said, "Yanlan, what a coincidence, let's add a spirit message then."
"We're already friends, aren't we?"
Libertas is still as outgoing as ever.
Yan Shi: "Okay."
Just as Yan Shi took out her phone to scan the QR code to add Libertas's spiritual message, a new notification popped up on her phone.
The comic you've been following has been updated! Come check it out!
Yan Shi: ?
She remembered that she had been following a comic book called "The Curse of the Laws".
What kind of hellish update is this?
Libertas was holding up his phone, looking at her expectantly.
Ignoring Libertas, Yan Shi clicked into the Qiman interface.
"The Curse of the Laws" still holds the top spot, with a prominent green "New Update" icon on the page.
Yan Shi: !
If she remembered correctly, Kirina had just merged into the world barrier right in front of her, just two hours ago...?
So who drew this update? Is it real or fake?
Yan Shi quickly opened the comic page, and the first thing that appeared was a huge cover image.
Unlike previous cover illustrations that focused on a single main character, this huge cover illustration clearly depicts a large scene.
A chaotic, sprawling auction hall, with masked men in black fleeing in all directions. The central auction platform is surrounded by several alchemical spears, upon which lies a naked man with short blond hair, next to whom stands Shu Zhijing, sword in hand, on guard.
A woman with purple braids held several sheets of paper between her fingers in the audience. Several origami cranes flew from in front of her toward the alchemy spear. Sitting next to her were Lin Cai and Yu Junxun, who were also dressed in black, only their hoods removed.
Not far away, a woman leaned against the railing of the auction stage, toying with several irregular, deep purple geometric shapes. The outer shells of the shapes were transparent, and liquid sloshed inside, giving them a dangerous and mysterious appearance.
The woman's upper face was completely covered by the hood, with only a few strands of hair and a smile on her lips visible.
The comments section was clearly shocked, filled with a dense barrage of messages.
[Is today Tuesday? The old thief updated almost half a week early? Or am I confused from work, and today is actually Friday?]
[What is this? A new update! And two chapters at that! This update is really good! (chewing)]
[I'll never curse that old thief again!! You're my god, ma'am! The next chapter is finished, right? There will be a new update tomorrow, right? Yes. I know you have (I'm reaching for my phone)]
[Is that woman in black on the cover Yanlan? Absolutely! I can't mistake my wife! Wow, she seems so mysterious.]
[This picture is so handsome, he has that villainous vibe with a lot of backstory (what the heck)]
[The cover art seems quite different from their previous styles. We've never had a cover art with such a large scene and many characters before. Has the artist changed their style?]
Libertas was still calling her: "Yanlan?"
Yan Shi: "Wait a moment, I'll update the spiritual message."
I'd like to update my thinking a bit.
Has Kirina come back from the dead?
What kind of paranormal event?
Or has the Destiny Platform changed hands and someone else taken over the comics?
Author's note: I'll definitely add an extra chapter tomorrow!
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