“Xu Chuyao, let me ask you something.”
“I don’t know.”
Before her roommate could even speak, Dalei Beautiful Girl had already given her own premium answer.
Mi Xiaolu giggled for a while, casting a sly glance at her. “Do you really not know why the Security Department recruits so many Interns? As soon as you’re in fourth year, you can go… You’re their boss, after all.”
The second semester of their third year was about to end. In less than two months, they would become fourth-year students at Guangtao, so they’d also started receiving recruitment ads.
“Oh, that’s what you meant? I thought you were going to ask about the Transforming Wand again.”
Xu Chuyao jumped off the bed, came to the table beside Tongzi, and picked up the recruitment ad her roommate had brought.
[Center City Security Department recruiting Mutant Beast Interns, excellent benefits, flexible shifts, daily patrols inside the city, no external deployment.]
There was an official seal below. Upon closer inspection, it really was issued by the Center City Security Department.
“They must be short on people.” She said casually.
“Short on people? Then what happened to the previous ones?” Mi Xiaolu was surprised. “Did they all quit?”
No need to be so shocked. The Security Department’s recruitment had reached even here. Considering all the things that had happened in the city recently, it wasn’t hard to imagine what they must have gone through to make such a decision.
“Of course not, the Clown Gang is basically finished now.” Xu Chuyao pointed out the window. “Mainly, there are places outside that need people, so everyone here’s been transferred out. The city is understaffed, so they’re recruiting Interns to fill the gaps.”
Just as she said, the Clown Gang was already done for. City safety was no longer such an urgent matter—let the Interns handle it.
“Some place outside needs people… Right?” Mi Xiaolu finally caught on, and hurriedly shook her head. “No, I won’t ask, I won’t ask!”
But Xu Chuyao revealed a wicked grin. “Well, it’s just that thing I told you about last time. The Mutant Beasts from the southern hemisphere crossed the defensive line—they might attack at any time! But before that, not a word of news will be leaked!”
“Don’t say it, I’m not listening, waah…”
Listening to her roommate’s preferences, Xu Chuyao chuckled and left the bedroom to look for her friend, trying to get her own Magic Girl Transforming Wand back.
Whether she got it or not didn’t matter much. What was important was the process. There would definitely be bonus points in the process of negotiating for things.
“Hey, Shen Ning, are you there? Don’t pretend to be asleep if you are. Or are you just napping? If you don’t answer, I’m coming in.”
A spark flickered at her fingertips, and the metallic lock clicked open. The breeze from the bedroom window swept against the girl’s neck.
No one!
Xu Chuyao realized a little late and quickly pulled out her phone. Sure enough, there was a new message from her girlfriend:
[Shen Ke: Help me out, bring me back before dark today.]
Inside the Soulstone, in a world blanketed with snow, a girl stood quietly on the ground, her gaze a bit distant.
Who could blame her? Because right in front of her in the sky was an enormous, ultra-high-definition Dynamic Wallpaper—
Dalei Beautiful Girl’s dazzling smile, her adorable little tiger teeth, her mischievous elven expressions… and so on, and so on.
Anyone seeing their own girlfriend’s moving wallpaper this big would be a bit dizzy for a moment.
Shen Ning had entered through a dream, just like last time. The “Mountain” had actively extended a rope and pulled her in, and the reason, of course, was—
“Come, Your Majesty, our great Queen, we offer you our most detailed tribute…”
They weren’t even addressing the girl; in fact, no one had noticed her arrival. When these people finished a round of recitation, another group immediately came up to take over, and the content of their odes was basically the same as before.
Yes, this was how Shen Ning arrived. The twenty-four-hour non-stop recitation, the ceremonial summoning arranged by Melon, ensured that as soon as the girl entered, she would be pulled in directly.
Upon closer inspection, she found that the team here had grown—compared to the original “Royal Guard” of a dozen people, now there were several hundred.
This scale could no longer be called a guard. It had become an army.
At this point, someone finally noticed her and hurried over to salute.
“Female Lord, good morning… We’ve been waiting for you… all along.”
They looked rather presentable. The stone on their bodies covered little surface, their speech was clumsy but at least understandable. They’d probably been soaking in Yichen Sand for a few days, and had become a bit more human.
Shen Ning nodded in reply, then asked directly, “Is Melon here?”
Someone quickly went to relay the message—more like announce her presence—and soon returned with others.
“Shen Ning,” Melon removed his hat with one hand and bowed, “you’re finally back again.”
Their attitude was extremely respectful, but Shen Ning felt a bit awkward. “It’s just that I haven’t discovered the right way to use Yichen Sand in a while.”
She couldn’t use it, Xu Chuyao wasn’t interested, and only the class rep seemed to get anything out of it—but that was for her own reasons.
“Shen Ning, you’re too modest. Yichen Sand is just an object. However you wish to use it is up to you,” Melon said. “We came today mainly to take you to another place as soon as possible.”
The Three Major Sacred Lands—this was only one of them.
Shen Ning nodded. She had indeed come for this today.
“Then let’s go.”
Before setting out, Melon recruited a few people on the spot, letting those in charge of recitation take a break, chose about a dozen to accompany them, and then the group set off.
Halfway there, Shen Ning brought up the matter of the recitation, saying that having it in one place every day didn’t seem right.
“Yes, it’s not ideal to keep it all in one place,” Melon replied affirmatively, then quickly shifted the topic, “So I’m eager to take you to the other two locations. That way, we’ll have three branches, and we can take turns with the recitations. It will also make team expansion easier.”
Shen Ning was silent for half a moment.
“Three branch offices?”
The total recitation time wouldn’t decrease, just be spread out.
“Yes, the Three Major Sacred Lands all belong to you, so of course, they need to be garrisoned,” Melon pointed down the path they’d come from. “Our first base is called Sand Lake Square.”
Because there was a huge sand dune there.
Shen Ning originally wanted to say something, but was worried that if the discussion went on, they’d end up naming it Xu Chuyao Square, since besides the sand dune, there was also that massive Dynamic Wallpaper.
“The second place we’re heading to next is called the Hall of Regret!”