After realizing that there might be someone behind his return to the small world where he had been on a mission before - specifically referring to the current minister who was not doing his job and was idle - Chu Lu went straight to the minister's office after coming out of the previous world.
There was no one inside.
Chu Lu:!
Now it is confirmed that it is definitely some old guy who is behind this.
The door that had been violently opened slammed shut behind him, and the office instantly became as dark as Chu Lu's face. The mechanism made a clicking sound, and a faint fluorescent light spread in the dark room, slowly gathering into a human figure.
Chu Lu didn't even look at it, he just raised his leg and did a spinning kick.
As if he had anticipated this situation, he immediately ducked down as he had just gathered a clear image, and avoided Chu Lu's kick by a hair's breadth. Only his flying hair turned into specks of light, but after dispersing, it quickly gathered again.
The man, whose whole body and hair were filled with carefree air, slowly stood up. He stepped back and sighed, "Oh, Xiaolu, please don't be so irritable~"
As he spoke, he sat back on the recliner in the office as if he had no bones.
Chu Lu didn't continue.
This was just a pre-recorded video. There was no point in beating him up. Even the kick just now was purely a subconscious reaction to seeing this face that deserved to be beaten.
"The path was discovered later than I thought."
The man smiled and put his legs on the desk, "I thought that with your sensitivity, you must have discovered it in the first world."
"…My leave application was stuck, and I almost thought I couldn't get away." He leaned forward and shook his right index finger, half sighing and half regretful, "I didn't expect that Xiaolu really didn't notice anything wrong."
Chu Lu: ...My hands are itchy.
Putting aside his other abilities, this guy's ability to fan the flames is truly super S-level.
The man folded his arms and leaned back, looking thoughtful: "Work and rest, work and rest... Teacher thinks this makes sense. Xiaolu has been in the bureau for so many years, and it seems that he has never applied for a vacation..."
Chu Lu: "..."
Whose fault is it that he can't take a vacation?
Since you know the importance of “combining work and rest”, then you should “work” for me! Bastard!!
As if he knew what Chu Lu would complain about, the man shook his head and sighed, "Oh, oh, don't be so responsible... There are so many small worlds, it's not a big deal to destroy a dozen or twenty of them... We are the 'villain' department here, and destroying the world is our duty..."
Chu Lu:! ! !
What terrible thing is this bastard saying so nonchalantly? !
As if he had expected Chu Lu's reaction, the man laughed and said, "Alright, alright, I won't tease you anymore... This is the leave that the teacher specially applied for you. After all, you won't have much free time after you take over as the director... Xiaolu, you are not the type to push all the work to your subordinates..."
Chu Lu:? !
How dare this old bastard who pushed all his work to him say such things? ! And why has he, the person involved, never heard of the matter of "taking over as minister"? ! !
The man guessed Chu Lu's question, shook his head and said nonchalantly: "Don't worry about such trivial matters... If I tell you directly, Xiaolu will definitely refuse, right?"
Chu Lu:! ! !
This person, this person! How could there be such a nasty person in the world? !
…
…………
When the other party finally said shamelessly, "It's a promotion gift sent to you in advance by your teacher. Xiaolu accepted it with gratitude," Chu Lu couldn't help it and punched him.
Speckles of light scattered, as if it was Chu Lu's illusion. When he swung his fist, the other party had an expected smile on his face.
——It’s not an illusion.
Amidst the light fragments, the scattered voice still echoed in my ears, resembling a sigh, "The gift I prepared is not liked by Xiaolu. Teacher, I am so sad. I need a very long vacation to recover."
"... During this period, the department will be handed over to you. The teacher has high hopes for you..."
The scattered light spots did not reunite, and it was obvious that the video ended here.
Chu Lu: "..."
Although I took action, I was even angrier inside. What happened?!
…
Chu Lu didn't plan to care about the old bastard's bullshit "vacation". After dealing with a pile of documents left by someone, he planned to take on the task. The "Cannon Fodder Villain Department" has been short of staff for years, and there is a bastard who is the director but does nothing, which makes the situation even worse. It was only after Chu Lu joined the company and shared most of the work that the department finally looked serious and recruited a lot of people, and the situation was slightly better.
But most of them are still newcomers, and some tasks are difficult for them to take over.
Chu Lu drank the nutrient solution in his hand and asked the system to help him call up the task acceptance interface.
But when he saw the four big words "Authorization Locked", he accidentally crushed the armrest of the seat.
——That bastard!!!
When Chu Lu entered the small world again, he had calmed down.
An emotionally excited state is not conducive to making rational decisions. In most cases, Chu Lu's emotions are very stable.
——Except in front of a certain bastard who is a teacher but doesn’t serve as a role model at all.
Although "authority lock" is rare, it is not uncommon. This kind of "lock" is usually in a special assessment world, "locking" some functions of the system, allowing the tasker to solve the dilemma alone, so as to more objectively judge the tasker's ability.
If Chu Lu's current status is considered a "promotion assessment", then that bastard "examiner" does have the authority to do such a thing, especially when Chu Lu opens up all his authority to the other party.
But not to mention that Chu Lu's promotion came out of nowhere and even he himself was completely unaware of it, even the system function was locked and he had never heard of locking the task acceptance interface.
——Thinking of this, Chu Lu couldn’t help but grit his teeth again.
Since there is a "lock", there must be unlocking conditions after completing the assessment. Generally speaking, the unlocking conditions will be clearly stated.
But it was obvious that the bastard wasn't so kind.
——It was definitely hidden on purpose!!!
Judging from the comments in that video, perhaps we need to go to all the worlds to reach a certain number.
And according to that bastard's usual style, maybe he will really go to every world he has been on before! !
It’s fine if you skip work yourself! Don’t cause trouble for other people’s work!!
Thinking of this, Chu Lu's mood couldn't help but fluctuate again.
The scenery around him also changed with his mood. The magnificent spring scenery that seemed like a fairyland suddenly dimmed. Floating clouds blocked the warm sun and snowflakes drifted down slowly. In just a moment, the place where he was turned into a cold winter with heavy snow on the mountains.
The white snow piled up on his black hair and eyelashes, but there was no sign of melting. The sitting immortal in white was like a statue made of ice, completely blending into the vast snow.
Although he seemed about to be frozen into a lump of ice, Chu Lu was not moved at all.
——It’s just an illusion.
Everything around here, whether it is the mountains, the water, the sky above, the falling snowflakes...it's all fake.
Even now, the way he existed in this world was just a trace of soul. And judging from the strength, it was just a trace of soul that depended on a medium to exist.
Chu Lu looked through the stories that happened in this world. In order to avoid being hunted down by all parties as soon as he showed up, he decided to stay in this illusion until the power that maintained his soul completely disappeared, and then he could naturally leave this world.
Having said that——
"You stole it, you little monster!"
"…Hand it over honestly, and I will spare your life."
"Can't take it out?! If you can't take it out, you can pay me back!!"
"I saw you at the market yesterday. You have money to shop at the market but no money for us?!"
…
Amid the noise of accusations, there were weak, almost inaudible excuses, but soon the sounds turned into faint whimpers under the beating of sticks, and even the whimpers became smaller and smaller, until in the end there was almost no sound.
There was no resistance for a long while, and finally someone shouted in panic: "Hey, he's not going to die, is he?"
As if startled by the question, the sound of beatings stopped briefly, but then someone snorted coldly, "This little monster is very tough, it won't be that easy to die... Watch me..."
No one knew what he did, but a shrill scream was heard immediately, startling even Chu Lu, who was originally in a state of meditation.
The man smiled smugly: "See, I said he was fine."
He turned around and grabbed the boy's neck and asked fiercely, "How dare you pretend to be dead and deceive me?! Huh?"
In a new round of beating, the boy, who was surrounded in the middle with half of his face covered with burns, cried out weakly, "Help, help... help me... help..."
He didn't know who he was calling for help, perhaps it was just the instinct for survival in a desperate situation.
Anyone can come and save him!!
He wanted to live... live... live... ah...
The light in his eyes was gradually drowned out, and the blood-mixed scene was eroded by darkness.
Just before he completely lost consciousness, he seemed to vaguely see the stick that fell on his body stop in mid-air, and then turned to the owner who originally held it.
Hallucination...huh?
“Ahhhh——Ghost!!”
"Monster, it really is a monster!!!"
The shrill howl faded away, and cold fingertips touched his forehead.
In contrast to the slightly cool touch, a warm feeling spread over his body...
It's like soaking in spring water at just the right temperature.
He hadn't felt so relaxed in a long, long time.
I want to take a nap... just sleep like this...
...was...rescued?
Fighting the sudden drowsiness, Lou Kongyu tried his best to open his eyes, trying to see clearly who was coming.
But all he saw was a spotless white corner of clothing with a faint flash of light on it.
——It’s an immortal.
This thought vaguely emerged in his already chaotic mind, and at the end of his blurred consciousness, he tried to reach out and grab the corner of the clothes.
I clearly have reached it, but my outstretched hand seems to pass through it and I only grasp nothingness.
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