Pushing open the door, the eerie atmosphere in the room startled Shu Li.
A strange, six-star monster seemed to be trembling with joy, while Yang Zijing stood awkwardly to the side, her face both unpleasant and slightly embarrassed.
As for Su Luo...
Of course, the one with the thickest skin acted as if nothing had happened, completely ignoring the strange expressions on the faces of the two people.
Upon seeing Shu Li enter, Su Luo was slightly taken aback. He unusually looked Shu Li up and down, scrutinizing him from head to toe.
"I didn't realize you looked so good when you dressed properly! No wonder Xiao Yang was mistaken."
Now, Shu Li was dressed neatly. Her previously dry and brittle hair had been washed and styled properly, now hanging just to her collarbone. Without the bulky, tattered cotton-padded coat, and after changing into well-fitting clothes, Su Luo realized that Shu Li's frame was not large, and could even be described as delicate and petite.
Slightly wider than a woman but smaller than a normal young man, coupled with his slightly long hair, it's entirely possible that he could be mistaken for a woman in the dark.
Shu Li: ...
What does it mean to dress properly? Does it mean his previous clothes don't count?
He simply didn't want outsiders to see his figure, and coupled with the nature of his job, he preferred to wear loose-fitting clothes to conceal his physical appearance.
He didn't expect Yang Zijin to misunderstand him like this, or rather... there was no misunderstanding to begin with.
Thinking of this, Shu Li's eyes dimmed slightly, but she quickly cheered up and handed a letter to Su Luo with both hands.
"This is?"
Su Luo didn't think that Shu Li had dressed up for the rare occasion just to deliver a meaningless letter. She didn't try to hide from Zhao Jinlai and Yang Zijin either. After all, one of them was Shu Li's subordinate, so there was no need to hide from him. The other was Gui, who knew her background and even brought her to the Abyss. Unless he wanted to completely eliminate her here, there was no need to hide from him.
On the back of the envelope was a totem sealing wax, which seemed familiar.
He opened it directly, and only after seeing the contents of the letter did Su Luo realize why the wax totem looked familiar.
It's practically the symbol of the Spark Association!
Good heavens, it's actually a recruitment letter, or rather, an invitation to join.
After learning that she was human, the Starfire Society became interested in her and extended an invitation to her, which was exactly what Su Luo expected.
However, Su Luo wasn't a member of the Abyss, nor was she interested in restoring this ravaged world to its former state. After all, she hadn't even sorted out her own world yet, so why would she be interested in helping others?
It seems that Shu Li did not inform the higher-ups of the Spark Society of this news; otherwise, given the Spark Society's practices, it certainly wouldn't have been recruiting new members.
It's about cooperation.
Or...to wipe them out.
Of course, after considering the [Time] aspect in the Su Luoming Nine Stars game, most players would choose the former.
Anyone with a brain knows how difficult it is to kill someone in the Time Realm of the Nine Stars, and since there's no mortal enmity involved, everyone would choose the former.
As expected, Su Luo refused, and Shu Li followed suit, offering another private invitation, or rather, a request.
"Dr. Su, Lord Su, this is my personal request." As she spoke, Shu Li's expression was somewhat tense and anxious, and even her tone carried a hint of urgency. After glancing at Zhao Jinlai, she hesitated before continuing.
Noticing Shu Li's gaze, before Su Luo could speak, Zhao Jinlai nodded tactfully, "I just remembered I have something to do. I need to familiarize myself with the Golden Cave's operations, so I'll go look at the ledgers first!"
Zhao Jinlai got up with a smile, quickly left the room, and then thoughtfully closed the door gently behind him.
The three people: ...
You're so weird... but you're actually pretty good.
"Speak, Gui Du left, what exactly happened?" Su Luo paused, then asked with some certainty, "Is it related to the Starfire Society?"
Hearing Su Luo's words, Shu Li sighed and nodded.
As expected, he couldn't hide it from Su Luo. He dressed so formally today because he wanted to make a deal with her in the name of the Spark Society.
"Actually, our president disappeared a year ago."
Disappeared?
The student council president has disappeared?!
This news was completely unexpected for Su Luo. She thought it was about wanting to cooperate with her to attack a major city, or break someone out of prison, or like in various TV dramas and novels, to go on a "day trip" to a highly confidential place. But it turned out to be... looking for someone.
This Spark Society is really something. Their own president has disappeared, yet they've managed to operate perfectly for a whole year. That's quite remarkable. No wonder Shu Li and Yang Zijin said the news was wrong and the leaders weren't there. How could the news not be wrong?
Curious as she was, Su Luo raised an eyebrow, signaling Shu Li to continue.
"Based on our deduction, he went outside!"
"Outside?"
"Yes." Shu Li nodded, looking at Su Luo with certainty in her eyes, "Just like the world you live in."
Can people inside the Abyss also go to the apocalypse outside?
However, it's not surprising, since she also has to go back. The monsters in the apocalypse also came out of the Abyss. In theory, these two worlds should be interconnected to some extent. It's just that there aren't many high-level monsters that can go to the apocalypse. Otherwise, they wouldn't have anything to do with it; they would just arrive and be swallowed up!
"Are you so sure? Did your guild leader tell you this himself?" Then again, Su Luo wouldn't believe everything. He disappeared a year ago, presumably going outside. It's strange that these people knew this all along but didn't go looking for him.
"No," Shu Li denied. "However, I have a brocade pouch left by the president here."
A secret pouch?
It's truly a long-lost term that people still use this in modern society.
Seeing that Su Luo did not interrupt him, Shu Li continued, "There is a letter and a note in that brocade pouch. The note says that if I encounter someone who is either an outsider or a very outrageous talent who suddenly appears in the Abyss, I should hand this letter to them, and everything will become clear."
That's it?
A letter?
Su Luo looked at the letter she had placed on the table. It was most likely the letter in the brocade pouch that Shu Li had mentioned. But how could she draw the conclusion that Shu Li had made from just this one invitation to join the association?
“Dr. Su, you probably don’t know this, but not just anyone can open that sealing wax seal.” Shu Li pointed to herself and then looked at Yang Zijing. “If you hadn’t opened it today, we wouldn’t have known what the letter said.”
"To put it bluntly, this letter can only be opened by people related to the chairman or by the chairman himself."
Hearing this, Su Luo frowned slightly, a rare occurrence, and picked up the letter again, examining it closely. She could indeed detect a faint fluctuation of domain energy on the sealing wax, but it was so weak that she wouldn't have noticed it at all if Shu Li hadn't pointed it out.
Only the president or someone related to the president can open it. Su Luo is certain that he is not a rebel leader of the Spark Society, so there is only one possibility.
She had met the president of the Spark Society in the apocalypse!
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