Chapter 54
The ark carried the huge city and sailed across the sky.
"Is this all right?" Kano asked calmly as he looked at the headquarters of the extraordinary people which was gradually disappearing into the distance.
At this time, no one dared to stop them in the airspace.
The huge ark rose higher and higher, and then completely disappeared among the atmospheric clouds, like a fleeting blue meteor.
Lu Mi did not look at the completely chaotic scene on the earth. No matter whether it was the sensation or shock that followed, it had nothing to do with him.
"They should be able to return to Tartarus safely afterwards."
Lu Mi was referring to the former chief warden, Xiao Lun and others. He believed that after this shock, no one would dare to offend them at this time.
As for other things, whether it is cooperation or leaving, I believe the elderly can make the choice.
The other demons had no interest in the affairs of this world and only asked, "Where are we going next?"
"You haven't returned to the Northern Territory for a long time." The demons said this with an inexplicable resentful tone.
Lu Mi blinked and tilted his head to think for a moment. "There are still quite a few abyssal species left in Tartarus. Besides that, the door leading to the southern region... hmm..."
These were all fragmentary but not difficult to resolve remaining issues, so after pondering for a moment, Lu Mi quickly made a decision.
"Let's go back to the K8 branch first," he said.
"What are you going there for?" Kano certainly didn't think that Lu Mi would continue to work there at this point.
"Go pick up some people."
When everyone heard this, their eyelids twitched, and then they grinned.
The speed of the Ark was naturally incomparable to that of ordinary aircraft, and with Lu Mi's unlimited energy supply, everyone arrived at their destination after just a short rest.
Almost at the moment when Fang Zhou appeared above the K8 branch, the alien species in the branch, sensing Lu Mi's aura, moved in unison!
So Kano and others met their "old friend" whom they had not seen for a long time.
"My Lord!" This familiar aria is unmistakably Aronfoss.
Aronfoss spread his dark wings, soared into the air, and stepped onto the Ark.
Then, his heart began to beat heavily according to what he saw.
"Hey, Aronfoss, long time no see!" Kano waved at him with a smile, but the wind around him suddenly became noisy.
The other demons narrowed their eyes slightly and looked at him expressionlessly, their eyes flickering, and no one knew what they were thinking.
"..." Aronforth quickly calmed down, "How could you do that?"
"Are you surprised to see us?" Waliza's eyes twitched slightly. "You should at least let us get ahead of them once, Aronforth."
Aronfoss panicked when he heard this, not because of the other party's aggressive attitude, but because he suddenly realized that he seemed to have missed something.
"My lord, what is this city?" Aronfoss took a step forward almost eagerly. He looked at the silver figure he had been thinking about day and night, and his face showed excitement and eagerness of finally seeing it.
"It's a relic obtained in the Southern Region." Lu Mi's voice was lightly soothing.
"...Southern Region?" Aronfoss looked behind Lu Mi.
There, the fairy with golden and silver eyes was staring at Lu Mi like an exquisite doll, focused and devout.
This is a member I haven't seen before.
He had heard of the Fairy Race. They were a unique race in the Southern Territory... and they had even obtained a city like this from the Southern Territory...
Of course, Aaron Foss would not think that Lu Mi was just traveling to the Southern Region. Suddenly, sparks and lightning flashed through his mind!
The pitch-black wings suddenly spread open, and black feathers flew all over the sky due to its owner's intense emotions. The demon's scarlet pupils suddenly shrank, and then trembled wildly.
"You...could it be?" Aronfoss subconsciously took a step forward, and his trembling fingertips seemed to touch the corner of the man's clothes.
Lu Mi sighed resignedly, "Calm down, Aaron, I only defeated the Shura species in the Southern Region."
"...Ashura species?" Aronfoss couldn't help but mutter, as if he had become a pure repeater.
Kano, who was always looking for trouble, chuckled and crossed his arms, saying, "Simply put, our king defeated the king of the Southern Territory, so—"
He deliberately didn't finish his words with malicious intent.
However, this only gave Shadow Demon more room for imagination.
At that moment, the duel between the two kings, the battle between the two domains, the summoning key book... the earth-shaking explosion scene has been imagined in Aronfoss's mind.
——But he himself is not in it!!
What does it mean to be happy in pain? This is what it means to be happy in pain!!
Aronforth, a typical fan of the business, is now extremely excited.
Most of the time, Lu Mi always looked calm and didn't care about anything. He didn't dare to speculate about the king's thoughts, but he would secretly worry from time to time.
And now the facts told him that his master had already put all the plans in mind and had executed them perfectly. Everything was under his control!
"You are indeed the one chosen by fate!" Aronfoss suddenly looked up. Lu Mi was not sure whether he saw the fanatical tears in his eyes.
"The abyss is only one step away," Aronforth continued, gritting his teeth. He suddenly knelt on one knee and raised his voice. "From now on, I will practice harder and follow you until—"
The devil narrowed his eyes slightly, it’s almost there, it’s almost there… the days that I once only dared to imagine are closer than ever!
He seemed to have seen the day when the silver-eyed young man would wear the crown and ascend the throne!
But then, Aronforth revealed a look of deep regret and anguish, "Such an important war, and I was absent. I was unable to contribute to your efforts!"
The devil's extremely sad expression made Lu Mi, who was actually not named by him, cough lightly and turn his head away.
Afterwards, Lu Mi regained his composure and looked at Aronfoss and asked, "Why aren't Jiabo, Jizhou and the others here?"
Aronforth quickly perked up. "They're still in the mirror world. I think they're less sensitive to the outside world. Do you need me to call them over?"
Lu Mi thought for a moment and shook his head. "Forget it, I'll go in person and submit my resignation to the KB branch."
"Resignation?" Is that what he meant?!
"You can stay here and ask them for details." Lu Mi pointed at the demons and fairies behind him.
“…”
Silence returned to the huge city until everyone watched the silver-eyed young man jump off the Ark and disappear.
Aaron Foss slowly stood up, his expression gradually calming down. He rarely showed such violent emotional fluctuations in front of people other than Lu Mi, which showed how explosive today's series of news was.
But as the silver-eyed young man left, his enthusiasm instantly subsided, and he seemed to have turned back into the perfect butler.
"Everyone," the butler of the Black Winged Horn straightened his messy collar and smiled slightly, "If it's convenient, could you tell me what happened to the master recently?"
I've been waiting for you to say this!
The demons looked up with a half-smile, and some secretly gritted their teeth. "Rather than this, I'm also curious about how you first appeared beside our Lord."
"Ah, this..." Aronforth said, "If we exchange intelligence, I might be able to tell you about our master's great feat of killing the Zerg Queen. As for our new companions—those Zerg from the Western Regions—you haven't seen them yet, have you?"
Waliza: "...Unfortunately, Ark just returned from the Transcendent Headquarters. You missed more than just the Southern Territory."
“…”
The two sides looked at each other, with flames of unwillingness burning in their eyes. Come on, let's hurt each other!
They each missed an important period in that person's life, which was really...unpleasant to the extreme!
"If I remember correctly, there is a pile of rocks in the southwest corner of the Ark that has not been repaired yet. Going there to solve the problem should not cause too much damage." Ka Nuo rubbed his chin, and a wisp of breeze wrapped around his fingertips.
"Wait," Fei suddenly stopped everyone, and the stern-faced demon said, "Whether it's to vent or to learn from each other, no matter what the final result is, after this battle we should make a pact of honesty."
"Indeed." Aquimorro nodded. "Our Lord's cause is at a critical juncture. As fellow servants of his, we should work together. Personal grudges are nothing in the face of our Lord's glory!"
Fei raised her eyes, "You probably don't want to cause him any more trouble."
"...Ah, they've gone away." After the demons left towards the pile of rocks with high morale, Zuofa and Youfa, who were hiding behind the rocks, walked out cautiously.
Zuo Fa couldn't forget the demons' murderous intent, and said in great confusion, "Is their relationship good or bad? I really can't understand it."
Youfa thought for a moment and replied, "Probably, as a demon—the relationship is quite bad. As Lu Mi's demon, it's neither good nor bad... ..."
Zuo Fa still had a puzzled look on his face. "So the most powerful one is still Lu Mi?"
Youfa nodded confidently this time and gestured, "Look, this is a pyramid."
"You said Lu Mi stood at the top of the pyramid?"
"No, it's in the sky above the pyramids!"
"ah……"
It has already exceeded the food chain, dimensionality reduction and suppression!
"boom--!"
The pile of rocks in the southwest corner exploded with loud noises. Zuo Fa suddenly hugged his head and said, "Start, it's started!"
Youfa nodded frantically, "Well, let's begin!"
The two fairy species looked at each other tremblingly, and were on the verge of tears under the pressure of a group of high-ranking abyss species.
—Wow, Lu Mi, when will you come back?! Demons fighting each other can’t kill any of the other demons, but the poor fish in the pond is in danger!
…
When Lu Mi walked into the K8 branch, Six was walking down the corridor with a pile of information in his arms.
He paused and smiled for some reason.
It always feels like this is the scene every time he comes back, and Six's work is never done.
"!" Xix spotted the figure standing in the middle of the corridor, "Lu Mi!??"
So, just like the previous times, the silver-eyed young man walked over to help lift the pile of information, while Six hurriedly took out his glasses from his pocket and put them on.
"...Is it really you!?" Six adjusted his glasses, staring in astonishment at the young man who shouldn't have appeared at this time. "But, you...shouldn't you be interning in Tartarus right now?"
Lu Mi raised the corner of his lips slightly, "Well, due to some reasons, the internship ended early."
Six thought of the previous phone call. "Because of that award?" he quipped. "The kind that will go down in history?"
These are Lu Mi’s original words in the communication.
To be honest, considering Lu Mi's talent, it was not surprising for Xikes to think that he would make great achievements, but he naturally regarded the exaggerated words "leave his name in history" as a joke of the young man.
Lu Mi didn't explain anything. He helped carry the documents towards the manor hall. When Xikes pushed open the door, he suddenly said, "Actually, I came back today to resign."
“…”
Six's hand, which had just been about to open the door, suddenly stopped. At the same time, a "bang" sound of something heavy falling to the ground was heard in the hall.
The two of them subconsciously looked in the direction of the voice and saw Donald, who happened to hear Lu Mi talking in the hall.
A box fell at Donald's feet. Inside, the contents were mostly assembled, a vintage camera. Perhaps because of what Lu Mi had said, Donald accidentally knocked over the camera's high stand.
"Donald," Hicks said angrily, "Didn't I tell you not to spend money on unnecessary things? Our chapter is so short of funds!"
"Ah, this, this wasn't reimbursed by the branch. I found it myself at the second-hand market!" Donald hurriedly explained, then dropped his beloved camera and rushed to Lu Mi. "What did you just say? Resign? Why did you resign so suddenly?"
"Donald, stop it." Six already had a guess in his mind, "Lu Mi has been recruited by headquarters and will be promoted to the headquarters."
Lu Mi was stunned for a moment, then realized that it was probably because of that phone call that Sixes had misunderstood.
So, under Donald's gaze of "Is that so?", Lu Mi shook his head and said, "That's not the case, Six. I just don't plan to be a transcendent anymore."
Now it was Six's turn to be surprised. He opened his mouth slightly, and an expression appeared on his face that said, "The thing I was most worried about has happened!"
As for what Sixes was most worried about? It was naturally that talent would be wasted, that a promising young talent would die halfway through—how could that be?!
In Six's opinion, Lu Mi, this good seedling, has just taken root, and the world has not yet seen his amazing fruits!
"Is it because... because after leaving the K8 branch, I found the outside world a bit overwhelming?"
Six racked his brains to think of the reason and felt that the biggest problem was that their branch was unable to provide Lu Mi with more support and education.
"Indeed, you haven't experienced many decent missions since you came to the K8 branch... We are a small place after all, and even abyssal creatures are rare, almost non-existent..."
Lu Mi watched as the other person continued to talk, about to reflect on himself and then help him transfer. So he quickly interrupted, "It has nothing to do with this. It's my own problem. I really like life in the K8 branch."
"Then why—?" Donald raised his voice slightly, and the boy's eyes seemed to be slightly red. "I've always been happy that you came. It's the first time I've met a like-minded partner. I thought we could go on together... But why are you leaving so soon..."
His words could not hide his loneliness and loss.
Lu Mi was the first person of the same age as Donald met in this branch, and she meant something special to him.
Especially in a place like the K8 branch which was in a state of decline and had just started, if nothing unexpected happened, he might never be able to leave it in his entire life, and Lu Mi became the warmth and encouragement he relied on.
"I'm sorry, but I didn't give up. Instead, I found a new way." Lu Mi's voice was calm.
After a long pause, Six sighed, "Are you sure?"
Lu Mi nodded and said, "I'll trouble you to cancel the extraordinary number." This is equivalent to having the original company stamp its approval on the resignation letter.
"Alright." Six breathed a sigh of relief. "Since you've made up your mind, there's nothing I can do to persuade you to stay. It's a good thing for young people to go out and explore more."
In Six's opinion, Lu Mi was probably changing his career to do something else. His biggest fantasy was that he was venturing into the underground world to become an illegal supernatural being - young people, they all love to make trouble.
Just as Hicks turned around to deal with the cancellation, Donald finally realized that he was overly emotional.
He apologized hesitantly, like a dejected golden retriever, "Can we still contact each other in the future? Please don't delete my terminal number, okay?"
Lu Mi looked at him and finally smiled helplessly, "I may not be able to get a signal where I go. Okay, okay, don't look so sad." He thought for a while and took out a piece of blue steel from his body.
Donald's eyes widened. "Blue steel of this purity!" As the nominal fugitive crown prince of this country, he knew exactly what this meant. "Where did you get it? I'm afraid even the Imperial Family can't extract it."
"It happened a long time ago." Lu Mi thought of the incident in the small garden of the imperial palace. "Anyway, I'll leave this to you. I've marked it. If you want to find me, just crush a part of it."
“…If everything is shattered?”
"This is the only piece I have."
"Okay." Donald couldn't help but accuse the other party of being cold-hearted. Isn't it that even the number of "calls" is strictly limited? This piece of blue steel stone itself is not big, and it can only be used about a dozen times at most.
"Enough talk, let's take a picture before we go." Donald patted his newly bought camera. "It's said to have magical powers!"
"That's just a secondhand gimmick."
Despite saying this, Lu Mi still cooperated with the other party.
On the other hand, Six wanted to change Lu Mi's "employment status" on the Star Network, but found that the other party's information had been blocked by the system and even he could not access it.
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