Chapter 92. Head of Law Enforcement Management...
After a familiar wave of dizziness, Lin Xiaoxiao and Xiao Weizhi arrived safely in the City of Divine Favor, where the familiar floating islands came into view.
But not long after landing, a man wearing a dark blue suit with gold trim, with short, neatly combed blond hair, striking features, and a frameless, round lens with a gold chain over his right eye, gracefully emerged from a spatial rift.
He gently placed his gloved hand on his left chest, nodded slightly to Lin Xiaoxiao, and introduced himself in a very gentlemanly and gentle voice: "Welcome back to the City of Gods. I am the highest-ranking person in charge of the Law Enforcement Management Department—Lou Evan. Everything that follows will be guided and handed over to you by me."
Lin Xiaoxiao maintained a gentle smile, but there was no hint of a smile in her eyes as she stared at the well-dressed man before her, recalling his information:
Lau Evan, 178 years old, has no divine mark on his body. Since entering the [Enforcement Management Department] at the age of 25, he has climbed up from the lowest level of the Secret Realm God-favored Manager.
At the age of 40, he single-handedly turned around a major crisis and became the minister of the Secret Realm Management Department;
At the age of 58, he was successfully promoted to the Law Enforcement Management Department, starting from the lowest level of staff and climbing the ranks.
At the age of 88, after thirty years, he became the highest-ranking official in the entire law enforcement and management department. For the next hundred years, he diligently managed everything in the City of Divine Favor, never making any major mistakes, maintaining good relations with all parties, yet without getting too deeply involved.
Many deities' agents had tried to win him over, but he was always turned down in various ways, and in the end, they never became enemies. He was a remarkable person who could move between various factions...
During the minute that Lin Xiaoxiao scrutinized Lao Ewen, he maintained the same bent-over posture, showing no impatience whatsoever. His drooping eyelids and eyelashes obscured half of his emotionless eyes.
Lin Xiaoxiao responded with a warm smile: "I am Lin Xiaoxiao, the agent of the Goddess of Luck. Thank you for coming to pick me up. You must be tired."
Lau Evan straightened up, his smile gentle yet distant: "You're welcome. It's my honor to serve you. Please come with me. Your accommodation has been arranged; it's on a floating island above the City of Faith."
Lin Xiaoxiao, with Xiao Weizhi in tow, followed behind Lao Ewen and slowly stepped into the dark-looking spatial passage.
In the blink of an eye, the three of them had traversed tens of thousands of kilometers and arrived in the City of Faith.
[City of Faith: The main city of the Divine Capital, a super-large floating city composed of thousands of floating islands of varying sizes and heights. The headquarters of most divine agents, administrative departments, law enforcement agencies, etc., are located within this floating city.]
As soon as they landed, a patrol team dressed in uniform combat armor quickly appeared and surrounded them with weapons in hand.
The leader of this 30-man patrol team was a burly man with a thick beard. He shouted in a rough voice, "Direct teleportation is not allowed in the City of Faith. You will all surrender immediately and come back with me to the Enforcement Department to register and pay fines."
Lau Evan froze, as if only now realizing his rash behavior. He coughed twice, looking somewhat embarrassed, and took out a token from his spatial storage and handed it over: "Sorry, I'll arrange for someone to pay the fine later."
The patrol captain took the token, glanced at it, and immediately handed it back respectfully: "I'm so sorry, I didn't know it was you, Chief Enforcement Officer Lau Evan."
Lin Xiaoxiao raised an eyebrow with interest, her gaze lingering on Lau Evan and the burly man with great interest, her thoughts racing through her mind.
She simply couldn't believe that a cunning old fox who had been navigating the complexities of various factions for years would make a mistake. So what was the purpose of this whole scheme?
Was he playing the harmless role in front of her? Was he testing her personality? Or was he trying to send some message outwards? ...
After they finished their brief conversation, Lau Evan stepped aside and gestured for them to proceed.
Lin Xiaoxiao linked arms with Xiao Weizhi, hugged the black cat, and followed by the curious red-tailed cat at her feet. She took a step forward, keeping pace with Lao Ewen, who was only half a step ahead.
As I walked, the ankle of my right prosthetic leg gleamed with a metallic sheen in the sunlight.
When everyone present saw Lin Xiaoxiao's prosthetic right leg, they instinctively stepped back and made way, clearing a wide path for her.
The people who have lived in the city of faith for many years all share a tacit understanding.
That is: able-bodied professionals are not scary. At worst, you can get into a fight, be detained in the law enforcement department for a few months, and pay a fine. But what is most frightening is encountering someone with obvious physical disabilities.
Because only the agents of the gods have obvious physical defects, and these people happen to be the highest class in the capital city favored by the gods.
Of course, some people deliberately remove certain parts of their bodies to swindle and deceive; if they aren't caught, all is well; but once caught, the laws of the City of Divine Favor are no joke...
Laughman led Lin Xiaoxiao and Xiao Weizhi into a golden flying car. After more than two hours of flight, they successfully arrived at a floating island in the east, covering an area of 3,999 acres.
This floating island is located at the very top of the entire City of Faith. Inside it is a villa with gorgeous decorations and an appearance like an ancient castle, surrounded by layers of flowers. Among the flowers, trees and shrubs, you can also vaguely see points of light that are constantly floating around, just like an elf castle in a fairy tale.
Lau Evan opened the car door and said in a gentle tone, "Ms. Lin, this is the residence of the previous agents of the Goddess of Fortune. It has been completely cleaned and tidied up. You and your partner can stay here with peace of mind. The ownership has been registered in your name."
"This is the control authority for the floating platform. It only requires the injection of energy to activate the internal energy source and the external protective shield."
Lin Xiaoxiao took the control panel that Lao Ewen handed her, which looked like a remote control, and nodded with a smile: "Okay, thank you."
Seeing that Lin Xiaoxiao had taken over control, Lau Evan glanced lightly at the black cat in her arms and said, "Ms. Lin, you and your partner should rest first. This is my contact information. You can contact me anytime if you need anything, and I will come over as soon as possible."
After exchanging a few more pleasantries and receiving the contact information, Lau Evan left the flying car behind, opened a spatial portal, and left to continue his unfinished work.
He explained that he planned to organize all the materials and hand them over to Lin Xiaoxiao after she had rested.
After activating the protective shield of the floating island, Xiao Weizhi put his arm around Lin Xiaoxiao's waist and asked in a low voice, "I'll go check out the manor later."
Lin Xiaoxiao nodded: "Okay."
Just as Xiao Weizhi went to investigate the manor, Lin Xiaoxiao, carrying a black cat and with a red tail, entered the house familiarly and headed towards the workshop on the second basement level.
The moment I pushed open the door to the innermost workshop on the second basement level, a slight breeze blew in, and a cloud of dust rushed towards me.
"Cough cough cough, choke, choke..." Redtail kept sneezing because of the dust.
Lin Xiaoxiao waved the dust in front of her and waited for a while until the dust stopped flying before she stepped inside.
The room is about 30 square meters in size. The floor is an old wooden floor, and there are many empty shelves on the side. Thick dust covers the shelves with layers of white cobwebs. In the corner, there are several workbenches with hidden mechanisms.
Looking at this familiar room, Lin Xiaoxiao's eyes flashed with nostalgia; she had returned here again.
Then she took out a silver-grade disposable cleaning tool from her space. After using it, many bubbles with cleaning properties appeared, and each bubble would take away a large amount of dust as it fell.
Before long, the entire workspace was cleaned and looked brand new.
Lin Xiaoxiao placed the black cat she was holding on a chair and called softly, "Quan Zhi, I need your help."
As the words fell, many tiny specks of light appeared, and after a few dozen seconds, these specks of light coalesced to form a small figure.
Quan Zhi floated in mid-air, her small face expressionless, and nodded gently: "Mm."
After Quan Zhi came out, Hill, the [Omnipotent Repairing Elf] who was hiding in Lin Xiaoxiao's pocket, met his familiar elf companion.
It quickly flew out of the right pocket, circled Quan Zhi several times, and finally held Quan Zhi's little hand, chattering away:
"My name is Hill, an epic-level all-around healing elf. You're an elf too, right?"
What kind of spirit are you? What can you do?
'Why haven't I seen you before? La la la…'
Lin Xiaoxiao had no time to worry about anything else. She quickly pulled out a handleless hammer sculpture, materials for drawing and unsealing the magic circle, life spring water, mind-concentrating liquid, energy stones, etc. from her spatial storage.
She took out hundreds of materials one after another and casually placed them on the ground.
After all the materials were brought out, she turned to Quan Zhi and whispered, "Please."
Annoyed by Hill to no end, Quan Zhi gently pushed away the sticky pest after hearing Lin Xiaoxiao's words, flew to the center of the materials, closed his eyes to sense, and confirmed that no materials were missing.
Its two small hands emitted a faint golden light, manipulating all the materials to fly up.
A brush flew through the air, dipped in special paint, and continued to paint on the ground until the entire magic circle was completed.
It then placed the energy stones and monster cores in designated locations.
Finally, he placed the half-hammer sculpture in the very center of the magic circle and whispered, "Pour energy into it."
Lin Xiaoxiao nodded, grabbed the table next to her, squatted down at the edge of the magic circle, touched the lines of the magic circle behind her, and quickly poured her own energy into it.
With a surge of power, a cyan light burst forth from the magic circle, and the hammer sculpture in the center slowly floated into the air.
Bathed in the blue light, the hammer's surface gradually developed many cracks and began to vibrate violently, as if something was trying to break free from it.
Quan Zhi stared intently at the hammer, and at the opportune moment, he controlled the Life Spring and Concentration Moon Liquid floating beside him, sprinkling them onto the hammer that was about to shatter completely.
The life-giving spring water and the calming moon liquid quickly seeped through the crack and merged into it, and in an instant, the inside of the hammer began to glow.
'ka.ka.ka.ka……' More and more stone fragments fell to the ground.
A burst of intense light erupted, and Lin Xiaoxiao raised her hand to shield her eyes, peering through her fingers.
A figure radiating an earthy brown light appeared out of thin air, and she quickly sent a contract request to that figure:
[Special entity detected; request for an equal contract issued]
[The contract partner is currently under consideration...]
[Contractee: Monet; Contract application accepted by the agent of Goddess of Fortune: Lin Xiaoxiao]
Congratulations on obtaining: Forging Sprite (Legendary) (Upgradeable)
[Forging Spirit (Legendary): This spirit is said to have been born before the god of craftsmen. It is a born master craftsman with unparalleled talent and intuition. Given enough materials, even god-level tools and weapons are no challenge for it...]
[Skills: Epic-level Carving, Legendary-level Forging, Epic-level Socketing, Epic-level...]
As the yellowish-brown light dissipated automatically, an elf appeared, standing 1.4 meters tall with a round, chubby face bearing several white and gray marks, dressed in a complete set of red overalls, and with a small braid tied in her hair. She floated lightly down from mid-air.
Lin Xiaoxiao looked at the elf with a genuine smile and reached out her hand to it: "Monet, I'm glad you agreed to my contract request."
Finally, the forging spirit, one of the ten legendary figures, has arrived. It was worth all the effort she put in to gather the materials in advance and break the seal.
Monet pursed his lips and walked closer, slapped her hand on the palm, then quickly withdrew it and put it in his pocket, looking like a cool guy who didn't care about people: "Hmm."
Lin Xiaoxiao was used to Monet's habit of ignoring people and didn't think anything of it, but the red-tailed cat sitting to the side and the black cat with its emerald green eyes gleaming coldly felt that something was wrong.
Redtail's four little paws were planted on the chair, and her fur stood on end: "Hey, don't you have any manners?"
The black cat sat up, licking its paws, staring intently at Monet, as if pondering where to begin.
Monet glanced at the red-tailed cat and the black cat, and waved her hand dismissively: "Go away, I'm allergic to fur, stay away from me."
But when her gaze fell on the treasure-hunting rat sitting obediently to the side, she rushed over, gently picked it up with both hands, and said in a low voice, "Is it a treasure-hunting rat, or a treasure-hunting rat that is about to advance to epic level?"
Red Tail and Black Cat attacked at the same time, seemingly in perfect unison, heading straight for Monet.
Monet carefully protected the treasure-hunting rat as it floated lightly into the air, dodging the attacks of the two rats, and even had the energy to turn around and play with them.
In an instant, sparse hairs flew wildly throughout the small room along with the skills, and roars and cries of pain could be heard from time to time.
Lin Xiaoxiao reached out and pinched her brow, helplessly dodging several flying fist-sized fireballs.
How could you forget that Monet only has a good impression of special monsters like the Treasure-Seeking Rat? Other monsters are simply not good enough for it.
The reason I like the treasure-hunting rat is because this kind of monster can find a lot of resources that others can't find, hidden in secret places.
When they started making a ruckus, Quan Zhi vanished and went back to rest.
Hill flew excitedly around them, cheering on this one and that one.
Half an hour later, Lin Xiaoxiao carried Monet, who had shrunk down and was clinging to the treasure-hunting mouse, in one pocket; Hill, who was fast asleep after playing, in the other pocket; a black cat whose tail was constantly wagging, in her arms; and Red Tail, curled up in a ball with teary eyes, on her shoulder; and walked upstairs.
As soon as I entered the lobby, I ran into Xiao Weizhi, who had just returned from her inspection.
Xiao Weizhi reached out and hugged Redtail, who was curled up in a ball and had noticeably less hair on his buttocks. He asked in confusion, "Why is Redtail bald?"
Lin Xiaoxiao smiled somewhat helplessly: "I guess it's because I'm bad at the game but love to play?"
Originally, Red Tail didn't need to be bald, and Monet was just dodging earlier, without any intention of making a move.
Redtail was defiant and chased after the other person to bite, eventually getting a few tufts of fur plucked from him.
If she hadn't stopped it in time, it wouldn't just be missing fur, it would be missing a tail and a leg. Although Monet's combat power is not high, it carries countless items in its alternate dimension.
Xiao Weizhi didn't understand why someone who was bad at games and loved to play would go bald, but he still hugged Red Tail, who kept pawing at his clothes and complaining in a tearful voice. He imitated Lin Xiaoxiao's usual comforting tone and said in a somewhat stiff voice, "Well, we've wronged Red Tail."
Lin Xiaoxiao watched Xiao Weizhi's actions with a gentle smile.
After calming Redtail down, he put his arm around Lin Xiaoxiao's shoulder and said softly, "I've checked the entire manor. There's no danger, but there's no one here. We might need to find some people to help manage the manor."
Lin Xiaoxiao, holding the black cat, leaned against Xiao Weizhi's chest and replied with a smile, "No rush."
After she takes over the [divine favor and law enforcement management authority], she will spread the seeds of divinity once, and then find someone to manage this place together.
The question now is whether or not they can pull Lauewen into her formation.
As Lin Xiaoxiao thought about this problem, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, and a look of determination flashed in her eyes.
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