Chapter 4
It's hard to say which will come first, the accident or tomorrow.
The next morning, Six appeared in the living room angrily, attracting the attention of Lu Mi and Donald who were having breakfast.
"What's going on?" Donald asked.
Six calmed down and glanced at the two of them. "I called the K1 branch last night..."
Before he finished speaking, Donald already had an expression of "Oh, I understand", and finally looked at him sympathetically with an expression of "Why are you doing this?"
Lu Mi, who had just taken office, was probably the only one whose reason was unknown.
And Donald was clearly happy to help him out.
He carefully glanced at the aggrieved Sickles, covered his mouth with his hand, and then lowered his voice to Lu Mi, "You know that the K1 branch is the strongest branch in this area, right?"
Seeing Lu Mi nod, he continued, "Besides the Royal City, our area was originally under its jurisdiction. But when we arrived half a month ago, the management rights of the K8 star zone were taken away."
So that’s how it is. Lu Mi understood immediately.
This is because the cake was taken away and I am unhappy.
Although they are very poor here, even the smallest mosquito is still meat.
Perhaps the extraordinary people working on the front lines would feel more relaxed with one less place, and the public would feel more at ease knowing that multiple organizations were protecting them, but the management of the K1 branch obviously didn't think so.
In fact, Donald still remembers the condescending tone of the person who came to take charge of the handover when they moved in here.
After that, their branch has been ignored.
Meanwhile, Six continued, "Based on the data, I previously speculated that Fei Zhang might have escaped from the K1 sector. I asked them if they knew about this, because the appearance of abyssal creatures definitely means there are abyssal rifts nearby."
The Abyss Rift is a major event that threatens several star regions, and the K8 star region is naturally no exception.
"They said they would take care of it and told me to mind my own business."
The original words were: "If we can't solve it, what use are you?"
In the end, instead of getting the information he wanted, he was ridiculed.
Lu Mi knew that the crack was in the palace, but he couldn't explain the source of the information, so he didn't say anything.
Six didn't expect them to be of any help, he just wanted to vent his frustration and feel better.
When Six left with dark circles under his eyes, Donald looked at Lu Mi and asked, "Aren't you worried?"
Lu Mi gave him a puzzled look.
Donald: "When I first realized the abyss rift was so close to me, I was so panicked!"
He was convinced. This man was too calm, making him feel no sense of accomplishment as a senior!
Lu Mi raised his eyebrows lazily, "There's no point in panicking."
"...That's true." Donald perked up. "But there's been no major news for such a long time. I guess the K1 branch should have already controlled the rift."
"Let's not talk about this for now." Donald stood up and took out a bucket and a rag from the corner. "We only gave the archives room a quick sweep yesterday. Let's hurry up and clean it thoroughly today!"
Lu Mi paused, then seemed to remember, "I've already cleaned the archives room."
"……Um?"
Donald, who didn't believe it, followed Lu Mi upstairs.
Then, the moment I pushed open the archive room, it was like opening the door to a new world——
this……
Is this still the same dirty, shabby place from yesterday?!
The corners were completely free of the dirt that had accumulated the previous night. The cluttered bookshelves were neatly arranged in rows, and the dust on the floor had faded, revealing the beautiful patterns of the tiles.
The morning light shines in from outside, passing through the large windows, so clean that even the carvings on the window frames seem to be glowing!
What is this? Even the Snail Girl isn’t this efficient!
He couldn't help but look at the brand new long table in the center in astonishment.
Lu Mi was already sitting there calmly, entering the names and storage locations of the data into the terminal, and making search forms and notes.
Donald opened his mouth in shock and unconsciously put down the bucket in his hand. "You didn't sleep all night last night, did you?"
Otherwise, he really couldn't imagine how one person could achieve this level on his own.
Lu Mi: "Not really."
What he longs for is a healthy lifestyle.
As for all this happening before his eyes, of course he didn't do it alone -
"Just tell us what you need!"
Last night, after expressing their loyalty, the two monsters knew the correct way to hold someone's thigh, and were eager to show off.
Seeing how enthusiastic they were, and having just learned some "big surprises", Lu Mi naturally wouldn't be polite.
He: “Can you clean the house?”
Two monsters: "...Huh?"
So there was this bright room.
Although Donald was puzzled, he had to accept the facts.
This new colleague of his... I always feel he's quite magical.
Just when both of them thought it was an ordinary day, they were urgently called over by Six in the afternoon.
"Something happened."
Six got straight to the point right away.
"The K1 branch has lost contact."
Lu Mi: “…”
Donald: “…”
Although I know now is not the time to think too much, but I just said "I don't need help" yesterday, and now I'm upset in the afternoon?
This speed is too fast.
"How is the royal city now? Is everything okay?" Donald came back to his senses and suddenly became visibly anxious.
Lu Mi looked at him thoughtfully.
"I don't know. But before I lost contact, I received a message asking for help. I then contacted other star regions and found that they had received it as well and were now gathering teams to rush to the royal city."
"I'm going too!" Donald said immediately.
Six was not surprised and did not refuse.
Although their K8 branch is small, as long as it exists, it cannot help but make a statement at this time.
It is the capital of the Blue Steel Empire, and its peace and tranquility concern many people.
"Go prepare the aircraft. I'll go with you," Six instructed Donald, then turned to Lu Mi. "You stay at the branch for now. I'll leave Fei Zhang and Yu Chong in your care. We can't afford any more trouble here."
In fact, Six hesitated for a moment before making the decision. After all, Lu Mi’s talent must be strong, and he might be the decisive fighting force.
But then he remembered that Lu Mi had just entered this line of work. It was like letting a newcomer who had never even touched a special attack gun go to the battlefield - this was an extreme disrespect for the lives of the soldiers.
Not to mention that this was a promising youngster destined for a bright future as long as he lived. How could he let him die here because of a rash decision? Just thinking about that possibility made him feel heartbroken.
So Six chose the most cautious path.
Unexpectedly, Lu Mi did not show dissatisfaction as he had worried.
The young man with silver eyes remained expressionless, and only nodded slightly, "Okay."
A stone fell from Xike's heart. He felt more and more relieved, and the more he looked, the more satisfied he became.
When Six took Donald away, Lu Mi, who was left alone, turned around.
In the operating room, Fei Zhang, who had been cleaning the ceiling all night yesterday, was lying dead in the water tank, exhausted.
The next second, as Lu Mi's figure appeared in its sight, it immediately jumped up from its limp state as if it had been revived with full blood.
"Why are you here?"
Fei Zhang had already stuck to the glass, his eyes moist and watery as he stared at Lu Mi.
The fish and insects wandering behind also looked excited.
Lu Mi directly asked, "Do you still remember the exact location of that crack?"
Fei Zhang nodded excitedly, "I remember, I remember, that's where I came out! It's in the southwest corner of the palace!"
"Very good." Lu Mi raised his hand and pointed, "Change to the smallest size you can and come with me."
Fei Zhang: Oh oh oh oh oh——! I, I, I, I can get out! The master is going to take me out!
Under the envious gazes of the fish and insects, it shrank and in the blink of an eye became the size of a piece of eraser.
Lu Mi was a little curious, "Didn't they say that your clan can only shrink to the size of a palm?"
At least that's what the documentation says.
Fei Zhang shyly said, "I, I'm quite thin..."
Lu Mi: “…” Okay, are monsters’ requirements for body shape so strict now?
The special water tank was difficult for them to break through, but to Lu Mi, it was just a slightly harder paper box.
Without setting off the alarm, he opened the lid and took out the flying seal.
Then he told the fish worm that was left alone in the water tank and was looking at him eagerly, "You stay here to look after the house."
Fishworm: “…Oh.”
So disappointed,嘤QAQ
Since the branch's only aircraft had just been driven away by Six and his team, Lu Mi naturally could not travel in the normal way.
He turned around and walked to the full-length mirror in the dormitory, shaking the octopus in his hand.
"Stare at the mirror and recall the appearance of the palace. The more detailed the better."
He possesses the "knowledge" to travel across space through mirrors, but the destination he goes to must be one he has already visited.
Lu Mi had never been to the palace, so he had to settle for the next best thing and use flying seals as a medium.
In fact, this was not included in the "knowledge" obtained in the original contract. It was something he independently upgraded and perfected after integrating it into his own understanding.
——He was able to use the “knowledge” more effectively than the person who contributed it, which was one of the reasons why he was able to survive in the abyss.
Ripples slowly appeared on the mirror surface.
Fei Zhang, who was holding his breath and trying hard to picture it in his mind, had never seen such a scene before and couldn't help but widen his eyes.
When the silver-eyed young man and Fei Zhang originally reflected in the mirror faded away and a palace that had never been seen before emerged, Lu Mi did not hesitate and stepped straight in.
Even a D-level monster cannot withstand such high-level forces involving time and space. Fortunately, Lu Mi put a protective shield on it.
Fei Zhang glanced at him gratefully and spoke cautiously, "Are you planning to suppress that crack?"
Although it had only a short time of contact with Lu Mi, it always felt that the other party should not be such a... uh, enthusiastic person?
Most of the time, Lu Mi gave it the feeling of being more like a spectator, lazy and indifferent, as if nothing could enter those light silver eyes.
Lu Mi looked down at it condescendingly, and the monster was frightened, so he didn't dare to ask any more questions.
However, in fact, beneath this expressionless face, Lu Mi was pulling the corners of his mouth with helplessness and headache - do you think he didn't want to sit in the office and drink tea comfortably? Wasn't he afraid that an acquaintance might run out from the crack!
Although the possibility is very low, he still has to be on guard, otherwise he won’t know until the other party comes to him, which would be so embarrassing!
At this time, the space conversion was finally completed, and Lu Mi walked out of the passage in the mirror world and landed on the ground.
"That's right, it's here! This is where I first came to this world!" Fei Zhang couldn't help but feel excited when he saw the familiar scenery around him.
Lu Mi looked up and saw——
Good heavens, did we disturb the nest of some monster clan in the abyss?!
The sky was filled with huge pterosaur-like monsters, covering the entire sky and roaring in groups in the sky above the palace complex.
He quickly matched the creature's appearance with the information:
[Snake-headed Pterosaur, D-rank]
[Special Note: Generally speaking, a D-class creature can be dealt with by several transcendents working together. However, the snake-headed pterosaur is a social creature, and the appearance of a single one often means that there are likely other companions nearby!
In addition, a small number of snake-headed pterosaurs will reach C-level! Experts speculate that this type of pterosaur is most likely the leader of the tribe.
These pterosaurs were soaring in the air, screaming, and flames spewing from their mouths.
The azure sky was obscured by the rising flames and black smoke, and loud explosions could be heard from time to time in the distance.
They tried to fly out of the palace, but were stopped by an invisible barrier.
When they collided with it, Lu Mi saw the shadow of a huge shield fluctuating, covering the entire huge palace complex.
On the one hand, this shield prevented them from escaping from the palace and causing chaos, but on the other hand, it also made them completely trapped, causing them to begin destroying everything around them more and more frantically.
Following a burst of messy footsteps, Lu Mi saw a large group of people walking towards him.
Just by seeing their exclusive blue combat uniforms, he knew that this was the K1 branch operations department that Donald had explained to him.
At this moment, these extraordinary people from the K1 branch were escorting a white-haired old man forward.
Lu Mi easily found out the old man's identity from their address.
"Your Majesty, please come this way!"
As soon as the other party appeared, Fei Zhang, who was hiding under Lu Mi's collar, became excited, "Oh oh oh oh! What a nice smell! This human seems to smell very good..."
Before he could finish his words, Fei Zhang felt a cold gaze falling on him.
It calmed down instantly. "It's not tasty! It's not tasty! I've decided to only eat fish from now on, I swear!"
The diet of most creatures in the abyss is very broad, and only the strong have the right to be "picky about food", while for those at the bottom of the food chain like it, there is nothing they cannot eat.
As long as Lu Mi doesn't like it, it will never touch it again.
This little episode did not attract anyone's attention, but soon, those people noticed Lu Mi standing in the road ahead.
The young man in the black and white windbreaker stood quietly under the gloomy sky, his body incredibly clean.
The burning world beside him seemed to suddenly slow down, and even the screams that burst his eardrums seemed to fade away at this moment.
He stood calmly in the wind, spotless. Noticing movement, he raised his eyes calmly, revealing a pair of silver eyes beneath his long lashes, so beautiful they seemed to belong to another world.
Almost all of the people were injured and were caught off guard and stunned.
The author has something to say:
Lu Mi: (Praying) Considering that I have to work overtime the next day, there are no acquaintances, no acquaintances, no acquaintances...
God: Who? You want someone you know? Okay, I'll arrange it right away!
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