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After Kong won two small victories and was sure that even if Nian was dissatisfied, he would not have the energy to blame him. He discussed with Ling which friends he would send a message to in his dreams on which day, and then his spirit slipped back to his original place along the temporary passage opened by Party A to welcome new passengers on the train.
It was still early in the morning. Shen He, who had not gotten enough rest yesterday, was still meditating and resting. Liu Yun, like a bird sleeping on one leg, maintained the posture of resting his empty knees with his eyes closed.
The seemingly endless energy and heart furnace of the star core allowed his tired body to recover faster than his spirit, to the point that a strange situation occurred where his spirit was still adjusting, but his arms and legs were ready to greet a new day.
If I stood up now, Liu Yun and Shen He would probably wake up, but they probably wouldn't call me...
Sora wanted to take this opportunity to get some fresh air, take a look at the scenery near Youxia Court from a distance where Paimon would not be forcibly summoned, and sort out how to assign tasks after the reinforcements arrived, and how to arrange them on Befa's roster.
He got up gently, and the guilt that had been drained away by Nian resurfaced in Kong when he saw the peaceful "sleeping faces" of Liu Yun and Shen He. But there was nothing he could do. At this point, he could not turn back. He could only try his best to make the time and energy he spent with each girl worthy of their efforts.
"..."
It was unknown whether the master and disciple sensed Sora's guilt and his renewed sense of responsibility, but they did not say good morning to him. Instead, they let him change his clothes and walk out the door on tiptoe before opening their eyes in unison:
Thorn "...his breath was very disordered last night."
Hedgehog: "Even in dreams, I can't rest. Haha... But this is also a solution. I just don't know which girl he is with."
4 “Isn’t the Master angry?”
"If being angry is useful, I should have hung him on the branches of the Wangshu tree as a warning to the public when my two beloved disciples were abducted. He has his own difficulties, and I have my own demons. Many times, we have to compromise with each other in this world, otherwise nothing can be accomplished."
Dai: “…I don’t quite understand.”
"You have martial arts and magic skills in the mortal world, and ordinary people can hardly hurt you, nor can they make you compromise, but the girls around him are no less beautiful than you, and it is hard to say who will suffer if you solve the problem with violence - if none of you compromise properly, give up time, and be reluctant to show some understanding, either he will be overwhelmed and run away, or you will fight endlessly."
: "So it's because..."
2 "Leaving Teyvat was indeed force majeure. He didn't lie about that. If he really couldn't stand us, he would have definitely cut off our thoughts when he ran away."
9 Liu Yun placed her slender fingers on her chin, remembering that Kong had emphasized many times that he could not guarantee their stay, and that they would be separated from each other sooner or later. But since coming to this world, he seemed to have never emphasized that he might disappear from the face of the earth at any time.
This was a fundamental change, which meant that he was considering building a social system that spanned multiple relationships and multiple worlds... Liu Yun really wanted to know how he was going to coordinate, and how many of those familiar faces in Teyvat would come over one after another -
In order not to block the advancement of other young people in Teyvat who were also under her care, Zero did not intend to show a bad face to the girls around Sora. She just hoped that other girls would also recognize her kindness.
Hissing, "Alas, it's hard for me to even let him sleep well. Even if you don't understand those girls, you should understand him. It's something we both wanted... but there's no end to this."
"...I have recovered very well, Master. I don't need to carry her around when I travel anymore."
Wu understood a little bit of his master's painstaking efforts, and Shen He became more obedient.
Lu: "But you don't have to avoid him. You always like to go to extremes. You should hold hands and sleep with him. It's a long-term strategy to make things difficult for him but not to kill him."
"Yes."
"… So early in the morning, did he rush to meet that girl Sam? Huh? He didn't even leave the inn. Oh, really, did he not go far to let Paimon have a good sleep?"
"I thought he was afraid that we would see him awake, so he pulled him together before leaving and then hid away."
"Do I look like a greedy person? Only you young people do that frequently."
"Of course not." Shen He learned to lie.
Although the master obviously cared about her extremely much, he would only reveal his true feelings to Kong in private. Just this perfect awkwardness was enough for her to learn for a lifetime.
"The dream method just now is somewhat similar to the Emperor's method, but now there is no trace of it... Reiwa year? The simpler the name, the more powerful the magic power it contains - well, let it go, there is no need for me to check -"
"Everyone from Terra knows Miss Holhaiya in the car."
"...Oh? You investigated very carefully, Shen He, could it be that you have already chatted with her privately?"
"We talked about it. She said that Nian was a very active and self-centered fool, and Ling was a sour intellectual who looked cool but was actually a dark person."
“…Why are all the comments negative…”
The disciple actually had the nerve to communicate with the "brain snake woman" as Eula called her... Even so, her ability to act was already much greater than hers. She still felt that actively trying to curry favor with the younger generation to extract information would not preserve her sage demeanor.
Thinking of Eula's fair evaluation of Holhaiya, I always feel that the "poisonous mouth" that Eula mentioned may be more than a little bit.
When someone asks her about her opinion of Shen He in other places, she will give the same unpleasant answer.
"She also said she wanted to take a nap before talking to me—"
"...Wait, Shen He, what did you just talk to her about?"
No matter whether it is public or private psychic communication, it cannot be connected when the other party is asleep or refuses to connect, unless the host, that is, Kong, forces the connection. Otherwise, everyone's head will be filled with "Are you there?" and "Are you asleep?" all day long. It's scary to think about it.
"I found her using the phone Mr. Yang sent me. I went to the default train group and searched for Quetzalcoatl's avatar. I clicked on it and started a private chat. There is a synesthesia beacon that supports both voice input and typing.
Seeing Shen He with a dull look on his face but quickly playing with the high-tech product distributed by Lao Yang, and explaining to him how to chat in the group, while he was still tinkering with its text system and learning Luofu's language, and his mobile phone was still stuck on the "Luofu Service Area Registration" interface... Liu Yun felt that the generation gap between himself and the young people was indeed not something that could be bridged in one or two days of entering the world.
She understood the principles of elemental energy flow in mobile phones, and the general mechanism of signal reception and transmission, and had also developed similar equipment in Teyvat, but she had no idea about the dazzling array of packages and registration forms, and was always hesitating about which one to choose.
She didn't even fill out the Tianbosi entry form - but in fact, Yukong had already completed it, but it was interfered by the star core, and the upload progress on her mobile phone was still stuck in Changletian's "local area network".
"... Help me, it seems to be stuck at the registration stage." Liu Yun looked at Shen He with an expressionless face but was playing with her phone enthusiastically, her lips pursed into wavy lines, and finally he could only ask her for advice.
If Tingyun or Kong knew about this, it would be a joke. Shen He at least inherited her tight-lipped nature and wouldn't go around saying anything -
"Well, Miss Tingyun said that if you are in the Xianzhou service area, you should use the Xianzhou one, and if you leave the service area, you should use the company one. You have to register two. Now it is the Xianzhou registration form, and there are only options that cannot be freely entered... Master, do you want to fill in the information truthfully?"
"Did you fill in the answers truthfully? Just make sure it's as close as possible to me."
Lao He, who wanted to teach his disciple a lesson not to disturb Haiya so early in the morning, had his attention successfully diverted. He moved closer and hesitated at the densely packed list and package recommendations.
"It's almost the same process as the previous trip to Fontaine. Gender: Female - Age range: fifty to two hundred, two hundred to five hundred... None of them. There is only one option: 'one thousand years old and over'."
"Then choose this one..."
"..." However, after Shen He selected this option, the page was directly locked.
"Hmm? [Please wait where you are]...what does this mean?"
……
Kong was taking a breath in the courtyard, thinking that the weapon-making technology in Nian's hands might be able to be exchanged with Xianzhou for some information on molecular reorganization and advanced smelting. At the very least, it could optimize the ratio and take Terra's materials science to a higher level. So he began to look forward to it - if he could develop more advanced energy field shielding technology, maybe his friends could settle down and no longer have to worry about natural disasters running around.
At the same time, if Luofu could absorb the casting technology brought by Nian - their essence is to mix conventional power sources with destiny energy, similar to sword-shaped floating cannons, only the appearance is a strange thing like a traditional sword. Perhaps it can also be optimized to enrich the power pool. This is a win-win situation.
Although in a sense, the transfer was intercepted by these two sisters, it is also true that Kong quite recognizes their strength and character. They can even serve as the first batch of communication ambassadors to a certain extent, and do some things that Kong himself wanted to do before, but was not realized due to the limitations of system functions and cost-effectiveness.
But before Q could rejoice for helping Terra make another great change for a few minutes, a "dead face" poked its head out from behind him.
U felt like she hadn't slept for days. The jackdaw in the early morning still looked like she was about to faint. If she hadn't been pretty enough, she would have been no different from a corpse with its eyes staring blankly.
N didn't wait for Kong to greet her. She mechanically and hastily asked Kong who raised his eyebrows: "Although Jackdaw has a hunch that it's a misunderstanding, we just received an alert from the operator... Youxia Ting has located a person who may be trapped in the demonic shadow soon. Doctor, do you have any clues?"
: "...Isn't it a false alarm?"
363. Jackdaw's Mumblings
No matter how much Jackdaw looks like a human, he is still a living person after all. She spent the whole night looking at the evidence of crimes and staying in the coffin, going over the memories of the criminals passed down by the King of Medicine over and over again in her head, and she was almost numb. The sleep during the "interrogation" could not be considered sleep, and due to shortage of manpower, her elder sister was waiting to be resurrected in the Karma Hall and could not come, so she had to take her sister's place. It was really a 24-hour 007 job without a break.
When Ba Yinkong saw her, she looked extremely gloomy, as if she might die in the lobby in the next second.
Er was worried about her health and didn't care much about the false alarm. When she saw Sora's puzzled face, she knew that this was probably a misunderstanding.
No one knows the actual age of Dr. Kong and the people around him - it is completely reasonable for them to register a few "elderly accounts" with the operator whose ages may be reborn at any time.
Among the few old men on this immortal boat who have lived for a thousand years, the only one who is not subject to investigation is the one from the Shen Ce Mansion and the people in our company. They are all registered with the Di Heng Division. If anyone is to blame, it is Xing He who intercepted the entry permit issued by Tian Bo Division to Di Heng Division. Now we can only ask someone from Xing Cha Hai to carry a physical terminal to input the data, and then upload it to the operator and other identity recognition occasions through the local system to ensure that similar mistakes will not happen again.
Damn it! The docking documents have to be sent to the government office - and they have to be uploaded through the Taibusi. The six departments have to do one thing after another. It's really annoying. These things should have been done when Dr. Kong entered the country! Are Diheng and Tianbosi both good-for-nothings! They really don't care about anything beyond their scope of responsibility.
崊... Although if she asks herself honestly, Jackdaw would never interfere if possible, highlighting the self-cultivation of a civil servant, but a judge is a judge after all, and the order from her superiors to "fully cooperate" means that she has to find a way to prevent these nobles from being neglected and wronged in Luofu - the former has to be handed over to that Tingyun, and the latter... The Diheng Division is so busy restricting Chang Letian's entry and exit and conducting a new round of "census" that she is almost overwhelmed, and she is the only one who can find a solution.
Even though all these tasks could theoretically be solved with just one word from the general, the general didn't say anything and the distinguished guest didn't ask for it, so at this time I could only use my almost rigid mind.
Really, I've never been so attentive when trying to please my boss—
Kong couldn't hear the long string of mumblings in Jackdaw's mind, but he saw endless fatigue and work pressure in his eyes, which seemed to be more concerned with his heart than his body.
"…Are you okay? Do you need us to cooperate with your search?"
He tried waving his hands in front of her eyes. Kong knew that this was a bit rude, but it would be good to let her move her eyes a little, otherwise it would be too creepy.
"No, Doctor. The signal coordinates were just shown in the rooms of the distinguished guests. I only need to know how many of you are over a thousand years old."
After running to the government office, she would make those idiots reflect on why they did not send the operator the special identification codes for this group of people in advance - if everyone was not so worried, there would always be omissions in the procedure, and she would even think that someone was deliberately delaying the uploading of the information in order to make some bad calculations.
"Over a thousand years old, about two people?"
"Why is it approximately..."
"I'm not sure what your perceived age is compared to your actual age, so I'll just write it down as '2'."
"...In the Xianzhou Alliance, all Xianzhou people who are over a thousand years old will enter the Demon Yin Manifestation Period. Although it may be a bit lazy to say this...but if you are not from Xianzhou, you can fill in a smaller age when asked about your age or filling in information in other occasions..."
"Just turned eighteen, right?"
"…About that. But if the age is too young, there will be problems. Generally, the range of 200 to 500 is the most appropriate."
"We have obviously connected to the interstellar space, so why don't the survey questionnaires have two versions, local and foreign? "
"I heard from the Tianbosi that the company's commercial offensive is too fierce. In order to ensure that the capital inflow is not too brutal, it is necessary to block the foreigners in some small places... Sorry, I spoke out of turn."
It was very strange. She should have responded to Kong's conversation with a half-vigilant and half-respectful attitude, but it seemed that because of Kong's sympathy for the workers who resonated with "I understand, you've been working overtime again", she couldn't help but say a few more words, and even exposed the muttering in her heart.
"Oh, that's an effective method, but it's also a bit stupid - is your investigation over?"
"It's over. I'm sorry for causing you so much trouble."
But Kong changed his attitude and tried to make conversation, as if he was genuinely happy that the misunderstanding was resolved and that he could save her from having to worry.
It was completely different from the impatience and uncooperativeness she had imagined.
"I just came out to get some fresh air. It's fate that I met you. We'll be going out soon. Have you decided on the person to assist the Ten Kings this time?"
...From the sound of it, he doesn't seem to have any special feelings for his sister.
Yes, there are so many female companions. At this stage, even if you accept all of them, it basically means you just go with the flow and don’t have any special desires.
"Since I was tricked by the operator to come here... then I will take over my sister's job... She doesn't have much time left, and she always has to deal with difficult cases and catch the murderer. If it's just an investigation, let me do it - good steel should be used on the blade."
The Jackdaw sighed.
For some reason, she was so rude twice in front of the distinguished guest, as if she was cooperating with Sora to make her unhappy. Although this was the truth -
"Don't you really need to take a break?"
"I'm used to it..."
These words truly express the blood and tears of all those who work overtime.
"Actually, there's no need. I have a choice. I don't really want her to stay out of it or be lazy. You and your sister did a great job yesterday. I'll contact the prime minister when I need to make arrangements."
"Why is it Kazutabu...Oh I understand, please don't mind it."