Chapter 26
Lu Mi always felt that he seemed to have forgotten something.
When he finally returned to the K8 branch and saw the demon standing in front of the door, he suddenly realized—
I forgot to contact Aronfoss in advance, and he doesn't know anything yet.
"Owner."
The only people who came to greet him at the door were Aronforth and the best undercover agent in the world, Gaudi.
Since they were all family, Aronfoss didn't hide anything.
"You're finally back." The demon made no effort to conceal his joy, his scarlet eyes filled with delight. He restrained himself and bowed slightly, but it seemed that he would rather just embrace him after a long separation.
Afterwards, Aronforth quickly and stealthily examined the entire body of the silver-eyed young man, and curled the corners of his lips in satisfaction.
——It seems that things went smoothly this time.
I don’t know how the devil explained his relationship with Lu Mi to Gaudi during this period.
At this moment, Gaudi was not curious about all this. He just stared at Lu Mi's slowly approaching figure with full concentration and enthusiasm.
Lu Mi nodded to the two of them, then glanced at Aronfoss hesitantly, and finally said, "...Let's go inside and talk."
After returning to the branch manor, Xikes, who was walking down the corridor with a pile of documents in his arms, saw three people coming towards him.
It was as if the scene of Lu Mi's first visit to the branch was replayed, the difference was that the silver-eyed young man was no longer alone.
At the first moment, Six hurriedly reached into his pocket, and Lu Mi helped to take over the shaky pile of information, but it was snatched away by the two people next to him.
After a moment, Six put on his glasses shakily and took a closer look.
"It's really you, Lu Mi! You're finally back--" Xikes was both worried and relieved, and he breathed a sigh of relief as if he had put down a heavy burden!
Lu Mi smiled and soothed, "It's me, I'm back. I wanted to contact you on the way using the terminal, but the signal wasn't very good at sea."
"No wonder..." Six said, "You didn't know that a day ago, the Extraordinary Guild issued an emergency evacuation plan to all branches and allied nations around the world. The source of the red-marked incident occurred in the waters where you were carrying out your mission! This is your first mission, how could it be such a coincidence! The president even made a big fuss about this to the higher-ups. By the way, are you okay? What happened there?"
Lu Mi calmly shook his head. "The auction ship was attacked by a powerful, unknown abyssal creature. I don't know anything else."
On the side, Aronfoss looked at Lu Mi thoughtfully, but did not interrupt.
Hearing this, Six muttered, "Is that so? What on earth are the higher-ups thinking?..."
Naturally, he didn't think that Lu Mi would know the truth behind everything. After all, this was a top secret that the headquarters kept silent about, and perhaps even the higher-ups were still investigating.
"At least you're back safely." Sixes looked relieved again and pretended to complain, "Donald's been nagging you for days. I'm almost tired of him..."
So the three became four, and they walked towards the main hall of the manor, chatting easily all the way.
One advantage of the K8 branch having a small number of members is that while other branch members just go through the procedures coldly after completing their tasks and hand over the progress, the K8 branch will even hold a banquet to celebrate Lu Mi's successful completion of his first field mission.
Of course, it is not as large as other large branches or the Blue Steel Empire. It is actually just a group of people getting together to eat hot pot.
But the atmosphere was relaxed and cheerful. The branch president even contributed his favorite hot pot and his collection of seasonings - although Six unilaterally announced that these things were confiscated by him and kicked the president aside when he tearfully requested to return them.
In the middle, Donald tried to get Lu Mi to drink.
"Young people can easily make mistakes while drinking..." Six was about to criticize, but suddenly his gaze fixed and his tone became erratic, "Wait, this can't be Fiord 2237, the super famous and priceless wine..."
"One drink will make you drunk for three days, hehe—this is a famous product from the palace's cellar!" Donald hooked his hand on Lu Mi's shoulder, "Good things should be shared with brothers!"
Ever since they saw the miracle together that night in the Blue Steel Empire, Donald's grandfather, although he did not show support, no longer opposed him continuing to be a superhuman, and would occasionally secretly send him some good things.
Of course, Lu Mi was willing to believe that the original purpose of this bottle of wine was probably for the king to let Donald give it to others as a gift to build relationships. If the king knew that Donald drank it so happily by himself, he would probably be furious.
"Come on! To celebrate Lu Mi's triumphant return - cheers!" Donald first handed a glass to Lu Mi, and then raised his hand holding the glass.
The president snorted and laughed, "Well, you rascal, you have such a good thing and you actually hid it until now. You only took it out because we are following Lu Mi and benefited from it, right?"
Xix looked at the wine in the glass with deep sorrow, "At least ten thousand star coins in one sip..."
Damn it! Their entire guild's savings aren't even worth as much as this bottle of wine! With that thought in mind, Sixx gulped it down, as if he was in a competition with someone. He was determined to drink his fill today!
Afterwards, everyone drank one cup after another until night fell. Donald began to hold Lu Mi in his arms and talk nonsense in a delirious manner.
"The palace... the small garden... wait, don't, don't go...!"
Donald closed his eyes but was still holding Lu Mi's clothes tightly. He didn't know who he was dreaming about, but he was trying hard to keep her.
Aronfoss, standing by, brushed the other person's hand away without a second thought, then bowed to Lu Mi, who was lying on the table, and said, "It's late, Master. Let me take them back."
Now, he and Lu Mi were the only two conscious people in the entire branch. The demon knew that Lu Mi would not leave these humans here, so he volunteered.
Lu Mi, who was pretending to be drunk, slowly stood up. Seeing that everyone was finally drunk, he propped up his forehead and put away the hazy look in his eyes.
"Then thank you for your help." He gently fiddled with the empty cup on the table, his silver eyes bright as morning stars.
When the demon was about to turn around and leave, Lu Mi suddenly said, "Aaron, come to my room later. I have something to tell you."
Aronfoss stopped in his tracks.
Donald, who was held up by chains in the shadows, suddenly widened his eyes, because the chain around his waist suddenly tightened for some reason, making him look confused and painful: I'm going to... die--!
The devil, however, was in a very excited mood. He quickly reacted and said, "That's right, I also have something to report to you."
This time, this place...
The devil couldn't help but grin in anticipation, wondering what his master wanted to talk to him about alone.
Perhaps because of the secret excitement in his heart, the devil quickly and efficiently sent everyone back to their respective rooms one by one, and then finally came to Lu Mi's bedroom.
He quickly and carefully adjusted his clothes before solemnly knocking on the door.
"Come in." As Lu Mi's faint response came from inside the house, the door slowly opened.
However, when Aronfoss looked up, he found that the person in front of him was not Lu Mi himself.
Gabo, who came to open the door, and Aronfos' eyes met.
“…”
At that moment, the expressions of both parties suddenly froze.
There seemed to be something extremely turbulent in the air, suddenly spreading in silence.
The sharp burst of mental power couldn't even control the range for a while, but the only thing both sides remembered was to avoid this bedroom.
The spreading power swept across other parts of the manor, and Donald and others who were drunk in their respective rooms inexplicably felt a chill.
In their drowsiness, they seemed to have had an outrageous dream at the same time—
I saw two giants, one of ice and one of fire, fighting each other in the wilderness, and the world was divided into black and white.
There were thunder and lightning in the sky, and the whole earth was barren, with burning fire and frozen ice everywhere.
They were suffering in this extreme heat and cold, screaming for their lives when the volcano at the center of the world suddenly erupted, destroying everything in the dream.
Quick, run! It seemed like we were going to be engulfed by the overwhelming volcanic ash in the next moment!
…
The people lying on the bed were twitching all over, kicking their legs subconsciously, and showing signs of struggle in their sleep, looking extremely uneasy.
"...Master, Aronforth is here."
In front of the bedroom door, Jiabo was the first to look away. Even though they had just had a fierce battle of strength in secret, his voice was still lazy as he turned to speak into the house, as if nothing had happened.
At this moment, Aronfoss discovered that the small bedroom was extremely lively!
“…What are these?”
Aronfoss didn't know what expression he should make now.
"This is what I want to tell you, Aaron." Lu Mi held the Red Dragon in one hand and sat in his seat with a relaxed expression like a retired old cadre.
The red dragon has now turned into the size of a ball, curling itself up into a ball and nestling in the young man's arms. The dragon's cool yet warm body temperature can be called the best hot water bottle.
Ji Zhou was standing behind the silver-eyed young man, reporting to him some things about the Zerg Queen's past rule over the Western Regions.
However, Ji Zhou was obviously not good at telling stories, and he was worried that missing some key information would affect Lu Mi's future arrangements for the Western Regions, so he called a few high-level Zerg to supplement.
"There are two more fairy species in the mirror world, but their situations are a bit special, so we won't call them out." Lu Mi raised his hand to signal Ji Zhou to stop talking here, and waved to the demon who was standing stupidly at the door for some reason. "Let's meet each other today. We will be partners from now on."
Some are new members, and some are old friends reuniting.
Lu Mi could fully understand the excitement of this group of people. He had also seen the previous competition between Aronfos and Jiabo.
“…”
Aronfoss took a deep breath, and after a few seconds, he restored his perfect smile to Lu Mi, but the corners of his mouth were a little stiff.
"Would you mind telling me in detail what happened? I feel like I've missed a lot of things about you without realizing it."
Just as Lu Mi was about to speak, Jiabo spoke first, "Let me speak."
In the dark night, Gabo's white hair was as dazzling as falling snow, and coupled with the devil's usual nonchalant expression, the severity of Aronfos's heart attack instantly doubled.
Aronfoss had reason to suspect that the other party was taking revenge on him for being the first to find the master but not reporting it!
However, as Jiabo told him little by little about what Lu Mi had done during the less than one week's absence, Aronfos's expression gradually changed.
Lu Mi was about to pick up a cup of tea to drink, but because of the overly passionate gaze cast by Aronfoss, he had to put the cup back.
"Is there any problem?" Lu Mi asked calmly.
"No, I just suddenly realized how shallow and short-sighted I am."
Aaron Foss's face at this moment was a mixture of excitement, joy, admiration, shame, self-blame...all kinds of complex emotions overflowed in the devil's chest, making him feel even more ashamed.
Even his concern for Jiabo and others disappeared temporarily, and his heart and eyes were filled with only the silver-eyed young man in front of him.
"I've been by your side for so long, yet I still haven't learned a single bit of your strategy. I can only rely on the remaining light of your wisdom. How can I have the nerve to call myself your most capable assistant and share your worries? I'm truly ashamed!"
Where did such a massive project begin?
Everyone thought that the young man was just going to attend an auction, but what was the result?
Defeating the Zerg Queen, gathering the Zerg's most powerful legion, and naturally taking the entire Western Region of the Abyss into their possession! What a terrifying victory!
Aronforth's eyes couldn't help but gleam. This interlocking development—upon closer inspection, it seemed like sheer coincidence, but how could such a coincidence exist in the world? This conspiracy, with no trace of conspiracy at all, was the most terrifying perfect crime.
Aronfoss even boldly speculated that his master might have long set his sights on the Western Region of the Abyss. Even the steps taken by the Zerg Queen along the way - ruling the Western Region and marching into the ordinary world - were all under his master's watch!
Thinking of this, Aronfoss couldn't help but glance at the many Zerg present.
Even he could easily see that these Zerg were now truly loyal to Lu Mi.
These fearless alien legions will eventually become Lu Mi's more powerful supporters in the future!
As if he had seen the day when the young man would completely dominate the abyss, Aronfoss's eyes were filled with pity and uncontrollable excitement: Yes, just continue to ignorantly offer all loyalty to his master. These secrets will only be known to him and his master forever.
Lu Mi looked at the devil's gaze, which seemed to be knowing each other, and wanted to ask a question.
——I don’t know what happened, but it’s always right to smile at a time like this.
Seeing the silver-eyed young man's lips secretly raised, Aronforth's smile deepened and he sighed with admiration.
As expected...
As for the side, Jiabo, who had no idea what was going on, frowned slightly.
He always thought that Aronfoss had an amazing imagination and liked to complicate things.
However, looking at the two of them smiling in tacit understanding, could it be that... there is indeed another hidden story behind this?
Jiabo couldn't help but lower his eyes in distress. He was not afraid of the other party in terms of strength, but in terms of wisdom, he seemed to be inferior to the other party.
At this moment, Lu Mi finally found an opportunity to change the subject. "You said before that you had something to report to me. What was it?"
Aronforth quickly replied, "That's right. You asked me to survey the surrounding area for a crack in the abyss. Now it seems that crack is probably the one you have already brought into the mirror world."
Lu Mi nodded.
Aronforth smiled slightly. "So, although I didn't find the abyss rift this time, I did discover another interesting group of people during the search."
Lu Mi couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, changed his sitting position, propped up his chin and looked at him, "Since you said so... tell me in detail."
The author has something to say: Aronforth: Today is also a day with my mood fluctuating.
To the innocent people who are having nightmares: Only our hurt world has been realized.
It turns out that imagination is contagious - Jiabo: Thinking hard
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