After that, Walnut and Katie quickly confirmed the commission and process, and then said goodbye and left. According to Walnut's intention, they wanted to leave immediately, but Katie still had some matters to hand over, so the two sides agreed to leave early tomorrow morning.
Then, Kurumi took Fang Zheng and Kuang San back to the hotel where they lived and asked for a room for Fang Zheng.
"Well, Xiaohong, you should get some rest early. You can always tell me and Kuang San if you have anything."
After saying hello, Hu Tao went back to her room with a smile on her face. It was only then that Fang Zheng stretched out his arms and lay down on the bed.
"I never expected to run into someone I know..."
While muttering to himself, Fang Zheng couldn't help but smile bitterly. It seemed that he had come to the right place this time.
For the prophecy wizard, there are no coincidences in this world. If you meet someone by chance, it means that she is "destined" to appear in front of you at this time.
By the way, for a prophecy wizard, the meaning of "destiny" is not as romantic as ordinary people think.
In other words, if Fang Zheng hadn't appeared here, maybe Katie wouldn't have given this commission, or even if Katie had given this commission, Hu Tao wouldn't have accepted it. But because of Fang Zheng's appearance, the result of this variable formula was fixed, so the process itself didn't matter.
This is the thread of destiny, invisible and intangible, but omnipresent, controlling everything about you at all times and in all places.
"Boom boom boom."
Just then, there was a knock on the door. Fang Zheng was stunned when he heard the knock.
"Who is it?"
"It's me, Xiao... Hong?"
"Kuang San, come in."
Listening to the voice outside who was trying to hold back his laughter, Fang Zheng rolled his eyes helplessly. Kuang San certainly knew about Fang Zheng's transformation, after all, she was one of Fang Zheng's most capable assistants, and Fang Zheng didn't intend to hide it from her, but the fact that others knew that he could transform into a magical girl... well, it was still a bit embarrassing.
But only a little bit.
Hearing Fang Zheng's response, Kuang San opened the door and walked in, then closed the door. She looked at Fang Zheng who was lying lazily on the bed and couldn't help but smile.
"What's wrong? Cute Xiaohong? You look very tired..."
"Give me some mercy, I just feel a little mentally exhausted, that's all."
Facing Kuang San's teasing, Fang Zheng rolled his eyes.
"Where's Walnut?"
"We are having dinner."
"Come to think of it... Kurumi's identity hasn't been exposed yet."
After hearing what Kuang San said, Fang Zheng immediately became worried about Hu Tao. Although Hu Tao looked alive and kicking, she was still a zombie that needed blood to move. Even if Fang Zheng had provided Hu Tao with enough blood bags, if she was discovered... Although Hu Tao was not an undead creature in the broad sense, she would definitely be in trouble.
"No problem, don't worry, Walnut is very careful in this regard, and even if she is discovered, most people won't think in that direction."
While answering Fang Zheng's questions, Kuang San walked over to sit next to Fang Zheng and looked at her.
"...You don't believe us?"
"No, I'm just worried."
"To worry is to not believe."
Kuang San reached out her hand and gently pressed it on Fang Zheng's lips, looking at her with a smile, but there was a complex emotion in Kuang San's eyes.
"Kurumi and I are no longer children. We can take care of ourselves. Besides...if you ask me, you didn't have to go with us on this mission, right?"
"That being said, the lunatics on the Day of Destruction are not easy to deal with, and we still need to make some backup plans just in case."
"...But you don't need to come in person to handle these things, right? As the ruler of Tiandao Palace, you still have a lot to do, right? For things like this, you can just entrust it to me and Hu Tao, and let us report to you at any time through our personal terminals. If something goes wrong, it will be bad to take action later."
"What on earth do you want to say?"
Hearing this, Fang Zheng also sat up and stared at Kuang San beside her. She was not a fool. Obviously, it seemed that Kuang San was not here to chat with her.
"I'm talking about the future development of Tiandao Palace, Mr. Fang Zheng."
At this time, Kuang San's expression also became serious.
"Have you ever thought about why the plan of the Church of the Day of Destruction makes you so worried that you want to stop it yourself? It is because our Tiandao Palace has too little contact with the outside world. I have experienced this kind of thing in my world. You know, I personally killed 10,000 people in my world. But in addition to these people, there are others who were not killed by me, but were also pushed onto us elves. Do you know why? Because we elves have powerful strength, but we don't communicate with humans, and humans don't trust our existence, so for them, it is normal for us to do anything... Isn't this the same as the current Tiandao Palace?"
“…”
"You stopped this plan, but sooner or later someone will find ways to throw dirty water on us. Not only the cultists, but also those politicians with fat brains, fat businessmen, and even those who are unfriendly to us, can't they do this? Are we going to turn a blind eye to this?"
"So what you mean is that our Tiandao Palace should take the initiative to attack, right?"
Hearing this, Fang Zheng sighed.
“But we are short-staffed at the moment.”
"No, Mr. Fang Zheng, we have enough manpower, but you just don't want to use it."
"Of course not."
Fang Zheng raised his eyebrows and interrupted Kuang San's words.
"You know what those children have experienced in their world. To be honest, I brought them to Tiandao Palace so that they can live a life like ordinary people, without danger and without worries. Those children don't need to be tempered. They have been living a life comparable to hell since they were born. Now they just need to enjoy everything they have now. As for the mess outside, I don't want them to care about it."
"I understand your idea, but there must be sacrifices..."
"I just hate this."
Fang Zheng raised his head again and looked at Kuang San.
"That's just an excuse for people who are not strong enough. It may be true in the ordinary world, but the situation in this world is different. If I want to, I can destroy a country in just one afternoon. What do I need to sacrifice? In order to stop my destruction, this country may have soldiers rushing to fight me. But even if they sacrifice their lives and everything, can they hurt even a hair on my head?"
Having said this, Fang Zheng paused and sighed.
"Power, the gap in power is the most obvious in this world. This is not the stable Earth. Here, as long as you have a big fist, you have a say. Even if the weak have a strong consciousness and will, it is meaningless in front of an existence that can destroy a force, a country, or a plane with a wave of the hand. Now, if I take action myself, it may waste some time, but it can minimize the danger. It may be a little troublesome for me, but other than that, we have not made any sacrifices, right?"
In fact, before this, Fang Zheng had thought about actively integrating into the main world, otherwise he would not have dispatched the fleet and those little girls to participate in the war in the Northern Fortress.
But the evil dragon's sneak attack frightened Fang Zheng so much that he retreated back into his turtle shell. In fact, after that, Fang Zheng never thought of sending the little girls out of Tiandao Palace again.
Once they are targeted by those crazy cultists, God knows what will happen to them.
Although, except for a few of the cursed children who are more familiar to Fang Zheng, most of the others in Tiandao Palace are just names to Fang Zheng, but Fang Zheng has always treated them as his own daughters. Obviously, no father would let his underage daughter go out into the world and face the dangerous environment.
Not to mention, these children have already suffered enough.
"Then you can choose someone else."
However, Kuang San was not discouraged and quickly gave an answer.
"You already own so many worlds. It shouldn't be a problem to select some reliable candidates to be in charge of the work of the Tiandao Palace in this world. I can understand your concerns, and kindness is not a shortcoming worth criticizing, but... we have to do something."
"...After this mission is completed, let me think about it."
With a long sigh, Fang Zheng lay down on the bed again.
Just as Kuang San said, maybe... he really needs to do something.