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Ruan Mei said softly, "Originally, according to etiquette, we who have made an appointment will be entertained by the captain of the Tianbo Division, but now we have to keep it simple."
"Great, we can finally enjoy a normal entry process - although it still didn't work... Sorry, go on."
Xiao Sanyue shrank her neck.
"That's fine. Miss Tingyun, we will follow the procedures. If we see the immortal ship being hit by a star core disaster and being attacked by the rich people, we will help them. Don't worry about us having bad intentions. Just take us to the Xingcha Sea."
"Obedience is worse than respect. I will introduce you to Lord Yukong."
"'Yukong'? Oh, I think we have some connection."
Liu Yun chuckled, but her expression became calm. People who knew her knew that she had entered "preaching mode":
"Kong, I know you came to Luofu to find the hunting method and prepare for revenge for Lawrence, but she told me to tell you that she doesn't want you to be too ruthless and brave and lose your mind. You should be the most important for protecting yourself."
"The one who holds a grudge the most actually advises me not to hold a grudge. Don't worry, Liuyun. I'm just running around following the instructions of the mission. I'm not only considering the hunter's commission, but I just happen to be here every day."
"Everyday... familiar saying..."
She nodded, as if to make sure that Kong was not carried away, and turned to torture others: "Miss Tingyun, the craftsmanship of Luofu is really dazzling. Could you please explain it to me?"
"Of course, I wonder...what object is the Immortal Lord interested in?"
Tingyun seemed to have vaguely heard the name of a remarkable organization, but she remained calm, turned her eyes away, and smiled apologetically at Liuyun.
"Please start with this world. Ordinary caves are based on floating stones, but only lightning elemental power is flowing on this platform, and there is no trace of 'wind'. Why is that?"
Although the old lover is important, Liu Yun's personality makes it difficult for her to steal the limelight from the younger generation. She can only pin her thoughts on the private time that may come in the evening. In addition, when she looks around, she sees all kinds of rare and precious mechanisms that are similar in appearance but completely different in nature. The science and engineering girl's strong interest soon turns to this paradise.
"Yuan, what is elemental power?" Tingyun, who had been brewing for half a day, crashed again.
It seems that even though Liyue and Xianzhou have similar cultures, the subtle differences still create a generation gap.
Kong touched his chin and wanted to explain the principle of the anti-gravity platform in words that Liuyun could understand on behalf of Tingyun, but his hand was snatched away by Shenhe as soon as he raised it.
The right eye that was exposed outside her hair was full of undeniable meaning. In addition to the restraints of immortal magic, she also put physical restraints on Kong.
The red rope was tightened around Kong's wrist with circles, as if he was tied to something, as if afraid that he would run away. Xiao Sanyue, who was standing behind him, covered her mouth repeatedly when she saw this.
"...Shen He, you shouldn't do this."
Feeling that Shen He's inner demons were getting worse, Liu Yun had no choice but to apologize to the sweaty fox man and scold his apprentice.
"But Master...Sora already ran away once."
"Master, I know you are uneasy, but you don't even give him the basic trust. How can you compare with your senior sister? She will definitely not tie her lover down like this. You are too greedy. If you continue like this, it will only rekindle the evil spirit."
"……Um."
After the master's reminder, Shen He was finally able to walk side by side with Kong in a relatively normal manner. The red rope was not undone, but his body returned to formlessness, which saved Kong some face.
Seeing him turn his head in confusion, Baimao's straight gaze dodged for a moment: "...Senior Sister Ganyu is too busy with work and can't come."
I haven't asked anything yet—the corner of Sora's mouth twitched violently.
This ability to tell lies may barely be considered as proof that she has been exposed to the mundane world.
"Is she okay?"
"It's nothing serious. I was very careful during the competition."
Well, the accounts don’t match up, and I’ve exposed myself…
Kong was already beginning to get scared. Neither Liuyun nor her apprentice were good at communicating. Perhaps it would be better to seek help from a few cautious friends in non-convergent cultural circles than to force everyone in Liyue to help.
It is hard to say whether Zhongli agreed to let the two of them come to help because he valued the martial arts skills of this master and apprentice duo, or because he wanted to wait until they returned to "have no traitors and make some jokes about travelers."
"You guys decide who goes out on the trip by actually competing in martial arts?"
Xiao Sanyue became curious and began to imagine a group of women in strange costumes tearing each other apart on the ring.
In fact, one can get a glimpse of the grand occasion from the occasional sword fights between Ying and Eula on the train, but Shen He's temperament is different from Eula and Ying; she is the type that can give people a sense of danger at first sight.
“Oh, my good disciples all miss him very much. The younger generations have been fighting for supremacy for a long time… Many children have come from Xumi Monde. If it weren’t for the Emperor’s intervention—ahem, Miss Tingyun, please continue.”
Seeing Kong almost bowing and begging him to shut up, the chatty Zhenjun turned away with a bit of regret.
After stealing a glance at the sky for a while, Tingyun found it a little difficult to match him with the big shot who was rumored to be so powerful.
But she knew she had to please him.
After being ignored many times, she worked harder to explain to this team of women:
"…Everything from docking to logistics is fully automated and remotely monitored by trackers, so the Cloud Riders were able to evacuate civilians very quickly. This was designed based on experience in boarding battles, and it is convenient and safe."
She lowered her eyes, spread out her fan, and then looked at the completely stagnant logistics belt with some subtlety——
"...But...if the trackers shut down the logistics system before evacuation...the containers and the Star Raft won't move on their own."
She turned to Sora weakly and coquettishly, "My benefactor, the road ahead is blocked by containers. Is there any hero who understands the 'logistics chain' and can help me operate the freight platform at the terminal?"
"Aren't you working at the docks? Why don't you understand this?"
March was full of questions about this fox who had "nothing but a pretty face" and seemed to be good for nothing except sweet words.
"Well, everyone has their own specialty... I mainly do reception and greeting..."
"Then wouldn't it be enough to just jump over it?"
"I'm afraid I don't have the skills as good as those of many benefactors..."
"boom--"
But before Sanyue could continue to complain about the fox's love of ordering people around, the cold-haired immortal walked to the container, unhooked it from the track with one hand, and stood it up -
"...Please." Turning around, Shen He made a waiter's gesture to the dazed Fox and Sanyue.
"……what……"
If Tingyun remembered correctly, that thing weighed more than 90 tons.
340. Vixen?
When the Cloud Riders withdrew, they left almost no corpses behind, including those of the Moyin - but the complexity of the roadblocks they set up still gave people a glimpse of the ferocity of the evil creatures' attack.
It was not until they reached the area near the dock exit that they finally saw some signs of a battle that had obviously broken out recently.
The burnt smell that seemed as if the air was burning was refreshing. Without having to think too much, Kong knew that Sam had passed by here and should have reached the ferry first.
Tingyun, an official of moderate importance, was right beside them. In order to avoid trouble, he did not choose to join the train group, but instead went to look for a ferry to Xingcha Sea on his own.
Automation has its advantages. Even if Tianbosi stopped all ferries, Silver Wolf could hack into the public transportation system and find him a means of transportation elsewhere.
"There's no defense around the ferry, so it will be very troublesome to land again... Has the Tianbosi completely abandoned the dock?"
"At present, we still have the air supremacy in our hands. The evil creatures can only wander around nearby platforms and pose no threat to Xingcha Sea. You see."
She pointed at the fighting ship that was flying through the air, and then waved the jade sign at it.
The other party also noticed the visitors on the platform, but did not approach. The single-piloted combat aircraft could not carry so many people. It turned a corner and scattered a string of shiny objects that looked like hot bait bombs from the ferry, as if to remind everyone that there was an evacuation point over there.
"Great, there are still some star ships left." Seeing the fighting ship swinging its tail, the fox girl's eyes lit up, and she glanced at the sky calmly.
Perhaps after seeing Shen He's extraordinary strength, Ting Yun became more respectful to the train crew on the surface. At the same time, she ran more and more hurriedly. When she ran, she didn't even need the train crew to slow down and wait for her, and she was gradually getting rid of her image of a "weak woman".
During this time, several star ships arrived one after another and circled overhead.
"...I always feel like the Star Chariot is drawing a circle - won't they come down to rescue people?"
March looked at the flight paths of those fighting ships and instinctively felt something was wrong.
"Don't worry, benefactor. They are maintaining the blockade and sending Star Chariots to patrol the surrounding area, waiting for the infantry of the Shen Ce Mansion to rush to the rescue. As soon as the infantry arrives, they will immediately counterattack the port."
This rhetoric is so damn familiar. The Air Force is responsible for Pegasus and Ma Run is responsible for death, right?
But the key is not tactics.
"…If one of the external windows is invaded, the other caves will have their own cloud riders who can surround it in time, especially the Xingcha Sea, which has the most battleships. Buwu will definitely react immediately."
She saw Shen He looking up into the void as if he had noticed something, and hurriedly added more explanation.
"Miss Tingyun, I wanted to ask you just now - you clearly said that you couldn't contact the Tianbo Division, so how do you know that Xingcha Sea has not been harmed?"
Before the immortals could question the strange trajectory of the aircraft, Lao Yang pointed out the inappropriateness of Tingyun's certainty.
"...I can't guarantee that. But if Xingcha Sea is lost, there won't even be a place to stay on Luofu. The Battleship Soldiers will immediately come back to support and protect the Shen Ce Palace."
Tingyun could tell that Lao Yang was testing her and could no longer hide it, so she immediately pretended to be pitiful: "I just returned to Luofu and don't know much about the situation. I can only trust Master Yukong's methods... But the instructions from the Sichen Palace are... that Ting should send a few Yunqi brothers to the camp first..."
"We were planning to send the wounded to the nearest military camp... but don't forget that there is a star core deep inside the Immortal Boat. It is the target we must resolve."
Old Yang emphasized the seriousness of the problem again: "It is very likely to affect the core of Luofu. I am not exaggerating. Miss Tingyun, do you have other alternative refuge caves on Luofu? If you take us to the military camp just to monitor us, it is not in accordance with the hospitality, and it will easily escalate into a diplomatic issue."
He quietly clenched the knuckles of his cane, as if he was ready to launch a big move.
"The Six Divisions Headquarters and Changletian can probably withstand the disaster - they are good places to go, but I have already traveled with the Star Core and the Star Core Hunter... No matter how scared I am, I can only believe that Luofu can get through the difficulties, right?"
Tingyun rolled up his tail, spread out his fan, and looked straight at the sky with his curved green eyes.
"…It seems that the whole universe knows that the Black Tower lost the star core."
It's unclear whether Ruan Mei's words were meant to mock her best friend or to simply make a statement.
When she looked at Fox, the coldness in her eyes had lost all the humanity she pretended to have: "If it were her, she would have regarded this as an insult, Miss Tingyun, you should be glad that it was us who came."
"I'm sorry that such a serious incident has occurred and I'm sorry for not hosting you well enough..." Tingyun was still repeating the same thing over and over again.
"It's also my fault that I didn't intend to hide it at all. I just didn't know when Sam exposed his whereabouts. All right, Miss Tingyun, we trust you. To be honest, even without you leading the way, we can still reach other caves. If you are held responsible, you can say that you were forced to do so. Besides, the star core of the Chaos Immortal Boat has another core. We should try to meet your superior as soon as possible. As long as it's not in the prison, you can decide whether to go to the military camp or the Shen Ce Mansion."
Kong felt really bored and couldn't stand it any longer so he confronted Tingyun.
"I know that you are not the one who will cause trouble... I sent a signal to the battleship soldiers simply to call for escort."
"Let's just take it as it is."
"...So you've been using that magical object to communicate with people?"
Hearing Kong snort, Liu Yun finally understood the twists and turns involved.
"You are a brave and resourceful girl, but unfortunately you are targeting the wrong person. This immortal is here to help you in Luofu."
"My humble lady has little influence, but you will definitely be able to see Lord Yukong. I have not neglected this. Fighting ships to clear the way is also the highest etiquette of the immortal ship. Please understand, Lord Immortal."
"Then let's go and let me see Luofu's hospitality."
"...Wow, you are so insidious, fox!"