Chapter 36 Meeting Lan Cang Again
Lan Ruo had just rushed home from college when she saw someone sitting on the sofa.
The man had short, messy black hair, a stern face, and a tall, straight figure. He still had on his slightly tight combat uniform, which outlined his smooth and strong muscles.
"Brother! How come you have time to come back today? Are you going to stay at home for a few more days this time?"
The man was applying medicine to the wound on his arm and wrapping it with a white bandage. He looked towards the door when he heard the words, "I came back to see you. I'm leaving tomorrow. How was the entrance exam?"
"I passed the test with very good results. I ranked 139th and was admitted to the combat department." Lan Ruo quickly changed into slippers and went into the house to clean up the clutter on the table.
"Well, I know you've always wanted to go there."
"The Alans Military Academy has the best teachers in the empire, and the graduates will be sought after by the entire Western Continent. From now on, I will be able to help you, brother." Lan Ruo looked at the man and suddenly felt a little sad.
Actually, my brother wanted to too, but he didn’t have enough tuition to pay and was rejected by the college.
He wanted to go to the Alans Military Academy to excel, partly to fulfill his brother's wish. Lan Ruo said somewhat unwillingly, "Actually, the orcs at Alans Academy aren't that powerful. Many are not as good as my brother. If my brother had gone to Alans Military Academy, he would definitely have been a leader..."
The man smiled and said nothing more. He turned and went to the kitchen. "To celebrate your successful admission to Alans College, what do you want to eat today? I'll show you my cooking."
"Brother's cooking is the best. I haven't tasted your cooking in a long time since you joined the mercenaries."
Lan Ruo also wanted to help. When talking about what happened in the competition, he became more talkative. "Those children of noble families are not that great. Some of them are no different from those vagrants in the slums!"
"At that time, several people surrounded me and tried to snatch my token. Fortunately, someone helped me. She was a female..."
As he spoke, his voice became softer. The man had also experienced a youthful and ignorant period, so how could he not understand his little thoughts? He chuckled and said, "You like it?"
"No, no." Lan Ruo quickly denied, her face redder, "She helped me, and I'm very grateful to her. She's like an older sister, very similar to the feeling my brother gives me."
"She has the same innate ability as you, the lightning element, and she also uses golden lightning..."
“Bang!”
As Lan Ruo stepped into the kitchen, he heard a crisp sound. He was stunned when he saw the broken pots and bowls on the floor. "Brother, what's wrong with you?"
"It's okay, my hand is injured and hasn't healed yet. I accidentally slipped it just now..." The man lowered his head and turned his back to him, his expression unseen, and his voice was a little hoarse. "She, has a talent for lightning?"
Lan Ruo quickly went to get a broom and dustpan to clean up the broken things on the ground, and subconsciously responded, "Well, this is the first time in my life that I have seen someone with the same talent as my brother. She is very strong, she should be a seventh-level orc. This is the first time I have encountered such a powerful female. I think she must be a female from a big family."
The man said nothing more, only giving a bitter laugh. What was he hoping for? She was already dead, killed in the beast tide.
It was his incompetence that failed to protect her, which became the greatest pain in his life.
The man didn't say another word until the meal was over. He was silent and depressed.
Before returning to his room to rest at night, he gave Lan Ruo a bag of crystals and asked, "Expenses in the imperial capital are quite high. Is your living expenses sufficient recently?"
"That's enough, that's enough." Lan Ruo accepted it with embarrassment. With his current financial situation, he really couldn't refuse. Thinking of the subsequent tuition expenses of the academy, he lowered his head and said, "Brother, actually, I found a few odd jobs in the capital. I can take care of my living expenses in the future, so I don't need to trouble you anymore."
"You are still young, just study hard, don't worry about other things."
"Brother, you're going on another mission. Why don't you get one more night to rest?"
Seeing him put on his coat and about to leave, Lan Ruo felt even more ashamed. His brother had worked so hard for him over the years.
Simply because he is his only relative.
Her brother was a man who valued relationships. From his childhood, he envied orcs with families and loved ones, yearning for a family as a place to connect with his emotions, but he had never found the right one. Lan Ruo felt like a burden to her brother, and her eyes suddenly turned red. "Otherwise, I'd better drop out. This school in Oro City is actually quite good..."
"What nonsense! I promised my father and mother that I would raise you until you are 18 and watch you grow up."
The man patted his shoulder. In a few years, he would be as tall as him. "Once you finish school, I won't have any worries anymore..."
Lan Ruo always felt that his words were a little strange, and there seemed to be a hint of sadness in his smile, but he really couldn't put it into words, so he thought it was his own illusion and said with a smile, "It's too early to say that, brother. When you get married and have children with your beloved partner, I can help take care of my nephew when you are not free."
Lan Cang withdrew his hand, no, there will be no future.
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Underground black market.
In the illegal restricted area of the Western Continent, everything is for sale, even human lives.
The orcs who came to trade were all wearing thick gray robes and strange masks on their faces to conceal their identities.
The man turned a corner and entered an underground bar. The orc at the front desk mixed a pre-mixed cocktail and handed it to him, saying with a smile, "Dear guest, it's been a long time since we last met. The boss thought you had retired."
"Take me to see your boss."
"The eldest boss is away, but the second in command came out of there a few days ago and came all the way to Oro City just to see you. Please come in, distinguished guest. He has been waiting for you for a long time."
The orc at the front desk pressed a mechanism on the right side of the counter, and a door opened on the wall, leading him into a secret passage and to the real underground exchange of this bar.
The second in command mentioned by the beastmen was a middle-aged tiger beast that looked burly and powerful, with a crew cut, a broad face, and arms with muscles as hard as rocks and covered with black tattoos.
He held a cigarette between his lips and looked at the newcomer, grinning. "Lan Cang, didn't you request to leave the organization a while ago, saying you wanted to live a normal, peaceful life? I heard... you found a beautiful young female? Why are you back now? Are you short of money? Or was that young female dumped by you?"
Lan Cang's face was expressionless, and his demeanor was extremely cold. "I don't want to waste time talking. If there are any other tasks in the organization, give them all to me."
The other male orcs in the room looked at Lan Cang, all of them a little stunned. Since he returned to the organization a few days ago, he has taken on no less than a hundred tasks in just two months, and they are all S-level or above tasks!
He'd fought tooth and nail on previous missions, but who wouldn't fight tooth and nail for the money? But this time, he'd returned as a complete killer. It wasn't necessarily about the money, but rather, it seemed like he was trying to numb himself with blood and slaughter...
The black-armed tiger beast extinguished the cigarette in his hand and said with a mysterious smile, "Here is a big order, do you want to take it?"
"catch."
"Think carefully. This is a 3S-level assassination order. I've sent dozens of people, all top-tier experts in the organization, but they all failed. Not a single one of them came back alive."
"It doesn't matter." Lan Cang no longer cared about life or death. "How much money can I get after completing this order?"
"Hahaha, I knew I was right to find you. Everyone knows that Lone Wolf has been entrusted with assignments for many years and has never failed. He is also the most trusted talent in the organization. The reward for this order will definitely not disappoint you." The tiger beastman took out a wanted poster and handed it to him, laughing, "Countless glory and wealth beyond your imagination."
Lan Cang took the wanted poster and looked at it. "Is it the general from the Alans Empire?"
"Yes, that damn guy! He killed all my brothers a few days ago and put me in jail. I finally bribed the people in the prison and escaped, but now I have nothing left. I will make him pay with his blood!"
Lan Cang sneered, "That person is the king beast, no one in the organization can kill him."
"Oh, I didn't spend this money in vain. So what if I can't kill the King Beast? The King Beast now has a little female with her. I heard she's pregnant. She's being watched very closely. If we can capture that female and use her as a threat..."
"You know, I never lay hands on females." His voice dropped.
The Black Tiger Orc turned his head to signal a nearby Orc and tossed him a gun. "This is the newly developed Mk-570. It can directly kill Orcs below level seven. I haven't tested its effect on King Beasts."
Lan Cang took the weapon, was silent for a moment, and said, "If the mission fails, this money..."
"Haha, don't forget that you are also in the top ten of the most wanted list. Let's consider it as us buying your life. It will be enough for your brother's tuition."
…
On the yacht.
It was such a pleasure for Sang Luo to lie on the deck, feel the sea breeze and eat delicious seafood.
Kaiser came over from behind and touched her ears and face. "Are you okay? Are you seasick?"
"How many days until it arrives?"
"Almost half a month. What's wrong? Do you want to go back?"
"No, it's very comfortable here. I want to stay here for a while longer~"
Caesar chartered a cruise ship, ostensibly to take Sang Luo out for some relaxation, but in fact he had discussed with her privately that he wanted to take her back to the East Continent to give birth. After half a month, when they arrived in the East Continent, it would be almost time for her to give birth.
The orcs who delivered the meal brought dozens of basins of fish, shrimp and shellfish delicacies, and Sang Luo's mouth was filled with the delicious taste.
Orcs naturally prefer to eat raw meat, but the orcs in the Western Continent have passed the barbaric period and mostly eat cooked meat, and most of the seafood is sashimi. Sang Luo touched her belly and found that this baby seemed to like eating raw meat very much.
Kaisar was no longer nervous after seeing Sang Luo not eat enough these days. He wiped her mouth with a handkerchief and said with a smile, "Are you still hungry? Just tell me if you want anything to eat. There are a few sea beastmen on the boat. We can go out to sea and catch any food we don't have."
"Hey, I'm almost eating you out of money!"
"Don't be afraid. Can't I still afford to feed you? I'm just worried that you won't have enough to eat." Kaisar handed her a few more purple crystals. "Use them for now. When we get to the East Continent, there are many natural treasures there, and the star beasts are more powerful than those in the West Continent. I'll hunt some higher-level star beasts for you."
After the meal, a waiter came to clear the table. The orc lowered his head and glanced at Sang Luo vaguely.
Sang Luo felt sleepy again while eating and didn't feel the gaze. Kaisar paused, bent down and kissed her on the cheek, and smiled gently, "I'll carry you back to rest first. I have some things to take care of, so I may have to leave for a while."
Sang Luo hummed twice, then was carefully picked up by him and taken to the engine room.
A room on the top floor.
The curtain behind the window was slightly opened, and a tall and obscure figure appeared.
A target appeared in the sight.
Just before he pressed the button, the woman in the man's arms slightly tilted her face to the side, revealing half of her beautiful face, black hair, fair skin, and bright red lips...
The gun slipped out of his hand instantly.
*
strangeness.
Sang Luo seemed to sense something and turned to look in one direction. The room was empty, no one was there. The window was half open, and the curtains were swaying slightly. "...You've booked the cruise ship, so there are no other tourists, right?"
"Apart from the two of us and the dozens of staff members on the cruise ship, there was no one else."
Kaiser's voice was still gentle, yet somewhat unpredictable. "Okay, Sangsang, you should rest first. Don't come out before dark. I'll take care of the rest."
“…”
At night, Sang Luo was awakened by the sound of gunfire outside.
Caesar hasn't come back yet. Could something have happened outside?
She thought of Caesar's warning during the day. It seemed that he had already known about what would happen tonight.
Caesar has been in a high position for many years, so this must not be the first time he has encountered an assassination attempt. But the difference is that this time he was accompanied by a female. Caesar was probably afraid of scaring her, so he did not tell her the truth.
Caesar is powerful, but those desperate criminals who dared to come and assassinate him definitely did not come here to die in vain. Maybe they had set a trap long ago. Could it be... Sang Luo's worries became more and more intense. She just walked to the door when she suddenly heard several unfamiliar footsteps approaching!
She hurriedly looked through the peephole and saw several masked men in black standing at the door. One of them, an orc, took out the key to the room and walked over to open the door.
These people are targeting her?!
Sang Luo stepped back.
“Wow!”
The window glass was suddenly shattered. Sang Luo had no time to react. She immediately gathered the power of thunder in her palm, but was caught off guard and hugged from behind. The man held her right hand, and the power of thunder actually flowed directly into his body.
Sang Luo didn't have time to be shocked. She wanted to turn around, but someone pinched her chin and pulled her into a long and passionate kiss. The man was breathing rapidly, as if he was suppressing a huge and strong emotion!
At the same time, several men in black broke in.
A big hand covered her eyes, and then a strong smell of blood filled the air.
The entire room was splattered with blood. An orc covered his half-broken neck and looked at the man with a stern face in fear.
"Lancang, you... you... dare to betray the organization..."
Thanks to "Yuyin" Baozi for the monthly ticket and reward~
(End of this chapter)
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