Chapter 13
"A lot of new powerful abyssal creatures have appeared?"
Lu Mi pondered.
Since Aronforth said so, then those awakened ancient monsters may be really troublesome... I hope they don't come to this world.
The silver-eyed young man calmly lowered his eyelashes. After a moment, he looked up and asked, "Where are the others...what happened?"
Before he could finish his question, he saw the demon suddenly kneel down on one knee and look up at him.
"I'm deeply sorry," the demon said in an apologetic tone. "I told them your instructions when you left, but some of them didn't seem to believe me."
Having said that, the devil's eyes dimmed slightly.
"After they confirmed that you had left, they followed suit. I can't track their whereabouts now."
Although Aronfoss had passed on the message, not everyone believed it.
Therefore, some of them followed Aronfoss obediently, while others, obviously having other ideas in mind, chose to act on their own.
Aronfoss was extremely dissatisfied with this. Although he knew that those guys would never obey anyone other than his master, could they still doubt his loyalty? He was actually carrying out his master's will!
"...Is that so." Lu Mi spoke in a daze, feeling...so relieved in his heart!
There is actually someone who is not brainwashed by Aronfoss!
Lu Mi seemed to see his ordinary life, which had originally faded away, shining with new glory!
However--
Aronforth: "Some of them are searching for you non-stop for some reason, like crazy."
Lu Mi: “……?”
The demon's expression was both compassionate and cold. He said, "In my opinion, you are quite ignorant of the seriousness of the matter. Your selfish desires are nothing compared to your great cause."
Lu Mi was silent for a long time before he asked in an inaudible tone, "How crazy is it?"
The demon's eyes flickered, and after a moment's hesitation, he replied, "I'm afraid it's impossible to generalize using words. It requires a specific analysis of the specific object."
Lu Mi: ...I understand. Each one is crazy in his own way.
He tried to salvage it one last time, "What about Sequence One? Didn't he stop them?"
Because calling the name may be sensed by the other party, Lu Mi usually uses a nickname.
Aronforth narrowed his eyes slightly, but still replied, "From what I know, he wanders the land of the Northern Territory all day long, seemingly aimlessly, but he has eliminated most of the disobedient forces and monsters in the Northern Territory. He recently slaughtered the entire clan of a powerful enemy from the other three realms who attempted to encroach on your territory."
That reckless drive, coupled with his immense strength, made him look like a killer. Even the farthest south region heard of him and tried to avoid him.
If it happened to any other sequence, it probably wouldn't be so strange. But who is Sequence One?
If this world had seven deadly sins, there couldn't be a better embodiment of laziness than this one. Indifferent to everything, detached, letting things run their course—this languid existence suddenly came alive.
This is enough to show that the other party is abnormal!
*
The conversation ended with "long-term consideration".
Lu Mi could sense the status of the beings above through the Book of Keys and knew that they were all alive and well. In this way, in this abyss that was beginning to become chaotic, it was not a bad thing to maintain that kind of activity for a while.
As for the rest...
The silver-eyed young man was in an ordinary dormitory, slowly sinking into the spiritual world.
In the afternoon, Six and Donald returned.
Perhaps because he had finally returned to a familiar place, Six visibly relaxed, even his always tense face softened.
In comparison, Donald's excitement seemed very abnormal.
"I'm telling you, you'll never imagine what happened in the past two days!" Donald's hearty voice rose more than one degree again, and his voice broke slightly due to excitement.
Lu Mi recalled the content of the forum and quickly put on the role of a bystander, saying cooperatively, "I saw some news on Starnet. It seems that there is a big commotion in the Royal City this time. Are you two okay?"
"I'm fine, I just got quite a fright. But anyway, I'm back alive." Six let out a long sigh, relaxed, sat down in a chair and drank a large glass of water.
At this time, Donald had already used his hands and feet to vividly describe the scene to Lu Mi.
When discussing the killing of the Snake-Headed Pterosaur Leader, and the silver-blue light, Donald exclaimed, "It was a divine force descending from the sky!" It was like nothing seen in heaven or on earth!
It was also the first time that Lu Mi discovered that the other party had a talent for storytelling.
Xikes, who was standing by, took the opportunity to interrupt and said, "That's right. Right now, all the extraordinary people in the entire K-zone are searching for that mysterious person. You're in the archives, so remember to compile this person and this incident into an encrypted file, numbered Blue Steel K1218. Then, put it together with the files uploaded by other branches and make a top-secret collection."
Lu Mi: "...What do you want to do with him?"
"Of course we have to find him!" Donald said, "Who wouldn't want to recruit such a powerful Transcendent? He'll probably be recommended directly to the headquarters... That's great! I also want to go and see where all the powerful people gather..."
Lu Mi's tone remained unchanged, "Maybe this isn't their ambition."
"Hmm..." Donald thought.
Under the influence of his father, Donald, who has always been pursuing the extraordinary world, finds it a little incredible.
But this entanglement did not last long. Soon, Donald was completely attracted by another thing in his memory and fell into his own world.
"What's wrong with him?" Lu Mi was surprised by the young man's sudden distraught look.
"Don't worry about it." Xikes had obviously gotten used to it, not even a glance. "It's been like this since we came back from the Royal City, like it's possessed."
Donald heard this and cast a resentful look at the two of them in a trance.
He was just thinking about the miracle that happened that night.
How can others understand the pain of having a big secret but not being able to tell it, the discomfort of having so many thoughts but not being able to share them!
Lu Mi seemed to have noticed something. He quickly glanced over it and then noticed that Xikes was typing on the terminal on the desktop.
Since Six had no intention of covering it up, Lu Mi could see the contents clearly at once.
"Are you planning to recruit workers?" Lu Mi raised his eyebrows and spoke slowly.
Six responded, "Our branch didn't really focus on recruitment before. There were actually two reasons for this. One was that we were aware of the importance of our branch. Transcendents were already scarce, and we didn't want to delay the recruitment of other promising talents... But then, you showed up not long after."
Speaking of this, even though some time had passed, Xikes still couldn't help but sound surprised.
Then he went on to say, "The second reason is that we have no money."
Lu Mi seemed to understand, "So what are you like now?"
Hicks glanced at Donald, who was still daydreaming, seemingly unintentionally, and a smile could not help but appear on his serious face.
"This time, the Blue Steel Empire allocated a large amount of bonuses to thank the Transcendental branches for their support, and they intend to continue providing funding in the future. Although our branch doesn't get much, it's more than enough to hire one or two employees. I thought about it and realized that what we need most right now is cleaning staff. After all, such a large manor needs a thorough cleaning at least once a month, and we don't have enough manpower. More importantly, cleaning only requires ordinary people, so there should still be hope of recruiting people."
Yet, in reality, Hicks is optimistic.
He didn't expect that in the K8 star region, which is extremely backward in all aspects, no one would go to the star network to look for a job.
Simply put, everyone was still stuck in an old-fashioned world where terminals were only used for making calls. The young people who knew a little about these things had basically gone to work in other star regions, completely unwilling to stay here and sink into despair.
——Maybe if you don’t have hope, you won’t be disappointed.
Just when Six was about to give up, a young man suddenly showed up outside the branch manor.
"Good morning, sir."
This man has an exceptionally handsome face, but his cheeks are slightly pale. He speaks slowly and seems quite cultured.
The other party said slowly: "I am here to apply for a job."
But for some reason, the moment the other party raised his eyes, Xikes met the young man's scarlet eyes, and his sixth sense suddenly began to ring wildly. He felt a chill in his heart, and when he came to his senses, he was sweating all over his back.
He stood there motionless, as if frozen in place.
"Is anyone here?" Just when the situation was at a stalemate, Lu Mi's voice suddenly came.
There had never been a time when Sixes didn't want Lu Mi to show up as much as he did now. No, even though he didn't know why, he just felt it was dangerous! It would be terrible if Lu Mi got dragged into this!
However, Lu Mi, who was always sharp in his eyes, seemed not to have received his crazy hint at all this time.
The young man with silver eyes walked over slowly, glanced at her casually, and briefly met another pair of scarlet eyes.
Then, the silver-eyed young man nodded calmly, "Since you're here to apply for a job, then go inside and talk." He opened the iron gate and turned back to gesture to his colleague who was standing there stupidly, "Six, aren't you coming?"
This sentence seemed to be a switch. Hicks, who suddenly came back to his senses, suddenly found that the sense of crisis that had just hit his heart disappeared in an instant.
He turned around suddenly and saw that the other two had already walked away side by side. He could still faintly hear their conversation -
"We're hiring a cleaner here, but you're dressed like a butler."
"It was my negligence, but please believe in my sincerity in staying here."
"I hope you mean it."
"Of course, working here... is a great honor for me."
Sounds like a normal conversation?
Six wiped the sweat from his forehead, so was it just an illusion?
I feel like there are more weird people in the branch!?
At the same time, in another distant place, a man whose face could not be seen was talking on the phone.
The man wore a golden watch on his wrist, with an hourglass-shaped emblem on the dial.
"Yes, sir, it has been confirmed that our man has been arrested. But don't worry, the 'jailer' who is watching him will definitely not let him say anything he shouldn't say."
He kept responding to the other end's words, his tone respectful and unusually calm.
"The Blue Steel Empire's Blue Steel is a vital resource, and we were determined to obtain it. But now that the king is still alive, our plan to infiltrate the empire is in jeopardy..."
"The K8 branch? I know. It's said to be a humble, down-and-out organization with fewer than five members... You want me to infiltrate it and use the opportunity to monitor the actions of the entire Blue Steel Empire Transcendent Guild? I understand."
"Thank you for thinking so highly of me. I will definitely not let you down!"
The cadre spoke in a low voice, calmly closed the terminal, and looked at a job advertisement on Starnet.
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