Chapter 91. Considerations and Subsequent Arrangements...
Lin Xiaoxiao and Xiao Weizhi stayed at the operations department for several hours.
Before leaving, she did not give a definite answer, only saying that she needed to think about it further.
Around 9 p.m., Lin Xiaoxiao lay in the bathtub with a hot towel covering her eyes, slumped against the tub.
Two communication modules floated by her ears, one from Hoshino and the other from Kagome. The three of them were in different places and often used this method to communicate.
Xingyan's slightly tipsy voice came from the left module: "Fengxiao, the Dragon Kingdom is a hot potato right now. If you take it over, given the current situation, you might not be able to handle that group of people on your own."
Kagome agreed with Hoshino's statement and said softly, "Xiaoxiao, think it through. You already have quite a few enemies. If you take on this project, those neutral parties will probably also start targeting you."
Lin Xiaoxiao lifted her hand from the water, water droplets dripping from her arm and creating ripples on the surface. She removed the hot towel from her eyes, casually draped it over the edge of the bathtub, and said in a deep voice, "I know."
She had already considered the issues that Xingyan and Ge Wei mentioned long before Jiang Dehai and Mu Dongye asked her to bring them up.
I had also considered in my mind what kind of difficulties I might encounter if I agreed to asylum.
In her previous life, Liu Duoxin, as an agent of the God of Greed, managed to win over the support of many neutral god agents and join them in settling in the Dragon Kingdom. In the end, she still had to expend a lot of effort to barely hold off that group of people.
Lin Xiaoxiao, who was in the same period, was forced into an endless pursuit after her identity was exposed. She had no time to pay attention to other things. By the time she found out about these things, everything had already been settled.
If Lin Xiaoxiao agrees to protect Longguo, she would never follow Liu Duoxin's example of letting the wolf into the house, but there is no particularly good solution at present.
Upon hearing Lin Xiaoxiao's words, Xingyan knew that she must have been thinking of protecting her. She was brainstorming solutions and smiled helplessly, then took another sip of red wine.
Slightly drunk, he stated bluntly, "Crazy Xiao, you know that if you decide to protect the Dragon Kingdom, then Kagome and I cannot help you."
According to the terms of protection between the deities' agents, they can only provide limited assistance. If they are found to be providing excessive assistance, both of them will be in serious trouble.
Lin Xiaoxiao rested her hand on her cheek and replied softly, "Yes, I know."
Both Hoshino and Kagome are citizens of the gods who grew up in the capital of the gods, and they also have floating islands and secret realms under their protection and management.
According to the rules, the vast majority of agents will choose their country/region of birth as their place of refuge, and only a very small number of agents will cross this line and be willing to pay a 'huge price' to protect other countries.
And the countries that are protected, after being marked with a unique symbol by the divine representatives:
You need to periodically hand over some resources in exchange for protection; the agent is responsible for dealing with any agent forces that want to invade.
Kagome rationally recounted the information she knew: "As far as I know: Life, War, Disaster, Order, and Death; these five agents of the gods have been watching the Dragon Kingdom for a long time, but for some reason they haven't made a move."
Two first-level divine agents; three second-level subordinate divine agents?
Lin Xiaoxiao gently tapped her cheek with her index finger, pondering why these people hadn't made a move.
If we can find out why they dare not take action, then the matter of protecting the Dragon Kingdom can be put on the agenda.
After thinking for a moment, she changed her position, causing ripples in the bathtub. Leaning over the edge, she whispered, "Can you find the cause?"
Kagome gave a negative answer: "I can't find it, no matter what method I use."
Out of curiosity, Kagome had spent several years investigating why those agents hadn't taken action.
But each time they got halfway through the investigation, they would run out of information, and even the people sent out to investigate would disappear without a trace, as if there was an invisible hand behind them preventing others from investigating these matters.
A hint of gloom flashed in Lin Xiaoxiao's eyes, and her voice lowered slightly: "I understand."
After chatting for a while, Kagome seemed to remember something and suddenly said, "The Omniscient Library might be able to find the answer."
[The Omniscient Library: The largest library in the City of the Gods, it was built by hollowing out a colossal World Tree. Inside, there is an alternate dimension containing hundreds of billions of books. No one knows who built this library, nor how many books it contains...]
The most unique thing about this library is that everyone can enter the first ten floors; only authorized people can enter the next nine floors; and only divine agents can enter the last three floors.
Lin Xiaoxiao nodded: "I will make time to visit the Omniscient Library when the time comes."
Before the call ended, Xingyan said one last thing: "Crazy Xiao, you were right not to kill that professional in the last round. They originally planned to use your indiscriminate killing of innocent professionals as an excuse to dismiss you from your [Divine Favor Management and Law Enforcement Authority]."
Lin Xiaoxiao raised an eyebrow, it seemed she had guessed correctly: "Yes."
In her past life, she was hunted down for a long time. After she recovered, she went to acquire the [divine favor management and law enforcement power] with the guidance of other agents.
The Divine Favor Management Department had been emptied out by that group of people, leaving only a mess and an empty shell, which she, the 'destined' scapegoat, had to take over.
With this lifetime's timeline advanced so much, those people probably haven't had time to transfer many resources yet, and many things haven't reached the point of no return.
After the three finished chatting, a few minutes later, there was a knock on the bathroom door, which was then opened.
Xiao Weizhi slowly stepped in from outside, sat down by the bathtub, reached out to touch the water temperature, and asked in a low voice, "Want to soak some more?"
Lin Xiaoxiao nodded and extended an invitation: "Want to soak a little longer, together?"
Xiao Weizhi gladly accepted the invitation, took off his bathrobe, tossed it onto the washbasin, strode into the bathtub, and pulled Lin Xiaoxiao into his arms.
Because of his actions, a lot of water overflowed from the bathtub, and the two hot bodies were pressed together tightly.
Lin Xiaoxiao used Xiao Weizhi as a cushion, closed her eyes and leaned against his chest, whispering, "Weizhi, do you think I should protect the Dragon Kingdom?"
Xiao Weizhi reached out and tidied her wet hair. After a long silence, she replied in a low voice, "From the perspective of a citizen of the Dragon Kingdom, I hope you can protect the Dragon Kingdom; but from a selfish perspective, I hope you will make a decision according to your own thoughts."
Even if this decision may not be good news for China, is it appropriate to place all our hopes on a female agent?
Upon emerging from the secret realm, Xiao Weizhi received messages from Jiang Dehai, Mu Dongye, and others, all of whom hoped he could help persuade Lin Xiaoxiao to agree to grant Dragon Kingdom protection.
Xiao Wei ignored all of this, and gave only one consistent response to the outside world: 'It depends on Lin Xiaoxiao's choice.'
Upon hearing this answer, Lin Xiaoxiao turned around, propped herself up on the bathtub on either side of Xiao Weizhi, bent down and touched her nose to his, asking, "Oh? Weizhi, if I don't agree, can you get past your grandfather?"
Xiao Weizhi stretched out his large, wet hand and gently stroked her smooth back upwards, raising goosebumps before stopping at the back of her head. He pressed his hand firmly, and their lips met intimately.
Xiao Weizhi's voice was somewhat muffled: "Good boy, open your mouth."
The ambiguous sound of swallowing water echoed throughout the bathroom.
A moment later, he let go, holding Lin Xiaoxiao, whose strength had dissipated by half, against his chest. He leaned his broad back against the bathtub wall, his smile gentle, his tone carrying a hint of sarcasm: "Heh, it's not like the Dragon Kingdom doesn't have agents, especially since the City of Divine Favor has five of them."
The implication is that there are more than just those five in the Dragon Kingdom; there may be undiscovered agents of the gods. Why should those people think that he must protect the Dragon Kingdom just because of his relationship with Lin Xiaoxiao?
Xiao Weizhi also received a message: 'Some high-ranking officials feel that Xiaoxiao has a close relationship with him and is also from China, so it would be best if they didn't ask for any resources and just helped protect her for free; it would be best if his Xiao family also helped...'
Upon receiving this news, Xiao Weizhi's first reaction was to sneer, laughing at these supposedly clever people who treated everyone else like fools with their shallow calculations.
Lin Xiaoxiao rested her face against Xiao Weizhi's chest, listening to his rapidly beating heartbeat. She lowered her eyes and pondered, thinking, "No rush, I'll think about it some more. I'll always come up with a better solution."
The next day at noon, Lin Xiaoxiao was awakened by the noise outside her room.
When they changed their clothes and came out of the room, they found that Longya's friends had arrived, and Hongwei and Xunbao had also been brought back from the Xiao family.
Wang Hao, Jiang Tao, Li Junxuan, Cheng Cheng, and Huang Yuwei sat in the living room, which was over 40 square meters, chatting while eating snacks.
Chen Yijin and Liu Huihui were busy in the kitchen; Xiao Weizhi and Chen Feng were nowhere to be seen.
Wang Hao snatched a piece of jerky from Jiang Tao and stuffed it into his mouth, looking extremely smug. When he saw Lin Xiaoxiao come out, he greeted her immediately, his voice a little muffled: "Yo, going against the flow, Xiaoxiao, here for midnight."
Li Junxuan complained helplessly, "Haozi, swallow your food before you speak."
Cheng Cheng, holding a handful of sunflower seeds, greeted her cheerfully, "Good afternoon, Xiaoxiao."
Lin Xiaoxiao, who had just been holding the red tail that had pounced into her arms, bent down to pick up the treasure from the ground and stuffed it into her pocket, and said with a smile and a gentle voice, "Good afternoon, Sister Cheng Cheng."
Huang Yuwei waved and patted the seat next to her: "Come sit down."
She sat down next to Cheng Cheng, holding Hongwei in her arms, and took the sunflower seeds Huang Yuwei handed her. Her gaze swept over Wang Hao and Jiang Tao, who were arguing again, and she asked with some confusion, "Where did Weizhi and Brother Feng go?"
Huang Yuwei poured a glass of water and placed it in front of Lin Xiaoxiao: "They're discussing something in the study."
Lin Xiaoxiao nodded, then watched the show with them, occasionally offering Wang Hao and Jiang Tao some dirty tricks as they were wrestling.
Soon, Xiao Weizhi and Chen Feng finished their conversation and came out of the study.
Chen Yijin and Liu Huihui have also finished cooking.
After a big meal, all the Dragon Tooth team members sat in the living room and discussed the team's future plans.
Because Lin Xiaoxiao and Xiao Weizhi won first place in this Trial of the Prodigies, they will enter the City of Divine Favor ahead of time and will not be able to bring their teammates with them.
Chen Feng can only lead the team temporarily. Everyone should advance to the seventh level as soon as possible before gathering in the City of Divine Favor.
Jiang Tao raised his hand, somewhat puzzled: "What kind of place is the Capital Favored by the Gods?"
Xiao Weizhi, Chen Feng, Lin Xiaoxiao, and Cheng Cheng exchanged glances. They had actually forgotten that ordinary professionals had no way of knowing about the City of Divine Favor before they reached the seventh level.
Chen Feng, receiving a wink from Xiao Weizhi, sighed and explained the information he knew about the City of Divine Favor to his teammates in detail.
Of course, Chen Feng's knowledge was also limited. He only knew that the City of Divine Favor was a holy land for all professionals above the seventh rank to further their development.
As for Lin Xiaoxiao and Xiao Weizhi, they knew quite a bit, but they couldn't say too much, as it would easily mislead their impression of the City of Divine Favor.
A dozen minutes later, Wang Hao was as excited as the protagonist of a shonen manga, one hand on his hip and the other clenched into a fist, his tone excited: "No wonder we rarely see seventh-level professionals in the city, it turns out they've all gone to the City of Divine Favor."
The other teammates also showed excitement in their eyes.
It turns out that those powerful figures didn't stay in SS-level or higher secret realms like Elder Mu (Mu Dongye) for long periods of time; they went to the magical city of divine favor.
Xiao Weizhi continued with the follow-up arrangements: "After a while, Xiaoxiao and I will enter the City of Divine Favor ahead of schedule. You should take advantage of this time to level up as soon as possible, and then we will meet there."
"Chen Feng will take you into the secret realm during this time. You should advance to the seventh level as soon as possible. I have made extra arrangements..."
The meeting lasted from noon until night, and even dinner was ordered as takeout.
Around 9 PM, after everything was arranged, the team leader's authority was transferred to Chen Feng, and the supplies and equipment were transferred to Chen Yijin for safekeeping and management.
After seeing them off, it was already past 10 p.m.
During this time, Lin Xiaoxiao's communicator kept receiving all sorts of messages.
This included: invitations from various powerful families to gather, greetings from several ministers of the Operations Department, banquet invitations from high-ranking officials in the capital, and messages from Lin family relatives asking when they would be home for dinner...
She picked out a few and kept the rest.
When Xiao Weizhi returned, he saw Lin Xiaoxiao holding Red Tail, motionless like a cosplay sculpture, deep in thought, with a black cat lying beside her who had returned at some point.
He stepped closer, sat down next to her, and asked in a low voice, "What are you thinking about?"
Lin Xiaoxiao looked up at him and said, "There are many things to consider, whether to agree or not. There are many, many things you might encounter when you enter the City of Divine Favor."
Xiao Weizhi put his arm around her shoulder and smiled gently, "No rush, think it over slowly, and do it your way."
In the following days, Lin Xiaoxiao was extremely busy:
First, more than ten million units of faith power were sacrificed to the Goddess of Luck to make up for part of the deficiency. The remaining amount can only be made up after receiving the reward in the City of Divine Favor.
Afterwards, he took Xiao Weizhi back to his second uncle's house in the Lin family for dinner.
I had another meal with Wen Feifei to discuss future cooperation plans;
Finally, she accepted Li Youran's invitation and, after careful consideration, agreed to let Li Youran become her first volunteer.
They also agreed on three rules: Li Youran must restrain the people in her family and change their domineering ways; she must not abuse her luck outside; and she must shut down certain shady businesses.
Ten days later, the invitation to the award ceremony from the City of Divine Favor arrived as scheduled.
On the eve of their departure, Lin Xiaoxiao and Xiao Weizhi secretly went to the Operations Department and had a private conversation with Jiang Dehai and Mu Dongye for several hours.
Before the conversation ended, Lin Xiaoxiao explained that once she returned from the City of Divine Favor, she would give them a definite answer, regardless of whether she agreed to provide protection.
After arranging everything, Lin Xiaoxiao and Xiao Weizhi held hands and entered the City of Divine Favor ahead of time using their tokens.
Other professionals, on the other hand, need to wait for a special carriage to come and guide them into the City of Divine Favor.
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