Chapter 678: Chapter 678: Let tell you, ancient people were not stupid at all, really.
I am truly a workhorse, really.
I originally thought that after finally welcoming the carnival, there should be a half-month energizing holiday, at least enough to satisfy my desire to loaf about and bask in the company of pretty girls all day. But I never expected that, on just the second day, I would see signs of impending trouble.
One was Sally’s identity: this could perhaps be put aside for now. The matter of the destruction of Atlantis had long since been concluded. We just needed to restore the history of that ti and try to clarify what happened on Earth after Visca left. This kind of routine investigative task could take who knows how long to reach a conclusion, and I don’t need to be involved, so I can put that out of my mind for now.
The second one was the appearance of Yakumo Lan.
That Nine-tailed Demon Fox found stuck in the spatial channel for unknown reasons and by the ti she was found, she was already severely injured and unconscious.
After an initial treatnt and assessnt by Yakumo Zi, the possibility of her injuries being caused by the tearing of the spatial channel had been ruled out. According to Mother Zi, those injuries looked more like they were caused by a pure physical impact, aning that Yakumo Lan was injured before she was sucked into the spatial channel.
How much force would be needed to injure a Nine-tailed Demon Fox with a simple impact?
At the very least, the firearms in the hands of Xyrin Soldiers using kinetic energy alone without adding Ghost Energy wouldn’t be able to breach that kind of defense. After all, Yakumo Lan is a powerhouse from another world. Her strength is not for show.
“Did she get hit by a teorite?”
Looking at the Demon Fox girl who was sound asleep in the dical cabin, completely oblivious to the crowd of onlookers surrounding her, I couldn’t help but sigh.
Lin Xue looked at the other’s tail and couldn’t help but marvel, “This fur color, tsk tsk, this kid must have been raised on Pantene?”
I suddenly found that I had sothing in common with this snarky, tsundere young lady: we both focused on Yakumo Lan’s fur color at the first mont!
Indeed, is the most eye-catching aspect of a fox lady with a tail and beast ears her non-human features?
The head of the dical center was personally taking care of this special patient. It seems that the novel species of “Fantasy Land Demon” had sparked a wave of analysis enthusiasm among the research enthusiasts here: “Her physical injuries are easy to recover from, but it’s going to take a while to heal the spiritual exhaustion and the bit of soul damage incurred during the transdinsional travel. She’ll probably be unconscious for a few days at least, hmm, we will take good care of her… *cough cough* I an, study this sample thoroughly.”
I nodded. This dical center, which focused on non-Xyrin Race patients, was a branch of the research institute filled with researchers whose moral compasses were, shall we say, quite delicate. They were fervently interested in every new and exotic creature that was brought in. The recent carnival had brought many otherworldly visitors who developed minor health issues due to the change of environnt (such as Bieberu who could only be pushed around in a wheelchair), which greatly satisfied the curiosity of the biologists at the dical center and ignited their even greater enthusiasm for researching new forms of life. Now that Yakumo Lan had been brought in, it was really…
Well, at least the dical technology here was still passable.
This place was the intensive care unit of the dical center, the kind with rooms that were dozens of square ters large for a single patient. Though, for Xyrin Apostles who used dical cabin technology, the specialness of intensive care didn’t an much. But such rooms were indeed suitable… for accommodating a large number of onlookers.
*Ahem*, “I an, the patient needs rest. Isn’t it a bit inappropriate for everyone to be crowding around here?”
I coughed dryly twice, sowhat troubled by the large circle of people around .
Not only the Imperial High Level, but even the Divine Clan had been drawn here after hearing about such a patient. Now there was three layers of people surrounding Yakumo Lan’s dical cabin inside and out, and Qianqian was nearly climbing onto the glass cover of the dical cabin.
“Curiosity~~” Qianqian was pulled down from the dical cabin by , still looking sowhat reluctant, “Ah Jun, Ah Jun, were her tails naturally braided like twist buns?”
: “…”
I had absolutely no idea how to explain this!
“Zi, you and Ling ng will be okay here keeping watch, right?”
I made an effort to shift my attention away from Yakumo Lan’s hilariously twisted braid-tail and looked back at the yawning Yakumo Yukari and Boli Lingng, who was brewing tea on the small table.
Well, there seems to be a problem here. No matter how you look at it, these two are not the reliable types! Especially you, Mother Zi. Is your love for your subordinates really limited to escorting them to the hospital for reimbursents at work?
“Let’s just keep the monitor on, and notify us as soon as she wakes up,” I said helplessly with a shrug to the person in charge of the dical center, “Sigh, so ends the day, the carnival is probably over by now.”
Due to Yakumo Lan’s incident, we hardly participated in this afternoon’s celebration. After seeing to the injured, Big Sister and the others were ready to head ho to prepare dinner.
I should ntion here that the first to cheer when Big Sister announced we were heading ho was Anwina, the Little Ghost who fears the outdoors. She really pushed her courage to the limit by wandering in a crowd-packed place for most of the day; her challenge was no joking matter.
“So, was it really that bad today?”
Seeing Anwina ecstatic about going ho made feel a bit downhearted, as it was I who insisted on taking her out. Doesn’t her current behavior show that my decision was a monuntal failure?
“Of course not!” Anwina, realizing her exaggerated reaction had embarrassed , quickly shook her head, “I had a lot of fun today, walking around with Master. Anwina really likes it, it’s just… well, if there weren’t so many strangers, um, it would have been a bit more fun.”
“Alright, alright, I’m not blaming you,” I said with a laugh, rubbing the nervous little maid’s head, “You guys head back first. Lin Xue, Ling ng, and I still need to assess the situation. Um, we might not be back for dinner.”
Sandora caught on to what I was saying and nodded, “Understood, it’s necessary to check in advance if there are any abnormalities in that world. When I get back, I’ll also try to expand the range of the world scan to locate Fantasy Country as soon as possible.”
The crowd left the hospital room, and finally, the room quieted down. Except for Yakumo Lan, who was temporarily acting as a backdrop, it was just and Lin Xue, along with Mother Zi and No Morals Witch, a total of four people.
“The possibility of a problem in Fantasy Country is not small.”
I got straight to the point, which made the previously yawning Yukari Yakumo imdiately serious, “To injure a Nine-tailed Demon Fox, it must be no ordinary force, and while the demons in Fantasy Country generally coexist peacefully, even if they do occasionally fight, it would not lead to such serious consequences. Lan definitely encountered big trouble.”
“Miss Xue, could you have a look, please?”
I pleaded with Lin Xue, who did not refuse and imdiately went over to Yakumo Lan’s dical Cabin. She placed her hands a dozen centiters above the target and, with eyes closed, softly chanted, “Past, present, future, gaze at the unclose Eye of Sanzu, I am the knower of all, the holder of all truths…”
I hurriedly waved my hands, “Enough, enough, you change your lines every ti, isn’t that a bit much?”
Lin Xue turned and rolled her eyes at , “Wouldn’t you find it la to just stand there silently without saying anything?”
“Pfft—”
Boli Lingng, who had just sipped so tea, couldn’t help but spray it out, “Is that even allowed?!”
Hmph, a No Morals Armpit Witch dares to compare with us, the gods of no morals? You’re nothing in front of Lin Xue!
Lin Banxian’s abilities were beyond doubt, even when bantering with . Her power was effortlessly activated, a faint white light began to erge from the bottom of Lin Xue’s eyes, overtaking her normal human pupils. Yukari Yakumo and I imdiately held our breath, waiting for Lin Xue to interpret the information from another world.
“There is indeed a problem.” After nearly fifteen minutes, Lin Xue finished her scrutiny and imdiately got to the point, even before the white light in her eyes fully faded.
Mother Zi next to shifted slightly in anticipation, and even Ling ng, who was still drinking tea at the back, put down her cup.
No matter how unreliable they seem most of the ti, in monts of crisis, they rember their responsibilities.
“But don’t worry, even though the interference is strong, the future leans towards a balance and stability,” Lin Xue said, massaging the corners of her eyes, “The incident in Fantasy Country will have to wait until this fox wakes up. For now, I can only confirm that the situation isn’t too bad.”
Assured by the Prophet, Yukari Yakumo’s expression visibly relaxed.
Despite the saying that demons lack human emotions, this individual at the apex of all demons seed to be an exception.
“Although this request might be a bit whimsical, we hope to be able to return ho as soon as possible,” the blond Big Demon said straightforwardly.
“Ah, what a hassle…” That was Ling ng, who had been lazily sipping tea and occasionally yawning on the side, muttering to herself, “An incident, certainly an extraordinary one, and it’s a case of getting no pay after resolution too, totally incomparable to the welfare here!”
Leveraging the internal employee card that allowed for unlimited consumption in the central area, the Red and White with No Morals who seized every chance to skip work and indulge in private trading, just hurry back to Fantasy Land and stop causing trouble here!
Yukari Yakumo and Ling ng, although capable, really had an attitude towards work that left much to be desired. One thought about nothing but sleep all day, while the other constantly looked for ways to skip work and do her own small trades or go on crazy shopping sprees. Now these two were fast becoming the infamous troublemakers of Shadow City, seriously corrupting both the work ethic and leadership of the city’s functional departnts!
Following that, Lin Xue and I chatted with the two of them for a while, mainly to satisfy our own curiosity about the state of Fantasy Land. After ensuring that Fantasy Land wouldn’t be in danger anyti soon and promising to locate Fantasy Land’s coordinates as quickly as possible to send the two redeed girls back, Lin Xue and I left the dical center.
Because the day-night cycle simulated the winter, although it was just after five in the afternoon, Shadow City had already seen the sunset, with night falling. The bustling streets of the day were finally quieting down.
The festivities of the day had ended, and guests from All Realms were now hastily looking for places to rest and have dinner waiting for the night market to start. This district situated at the junction of the military control zone and civilian area naturally quieted down first. Other than the soldiers coming back to change shifts and the few tourists still taking photos, the street just had a few leaves and flyers whirling in the cold wind.
Footsteps sounded from behind, and Lin Xue and I turned around in response, just in ti to see Qijia She, Charmy, and Chris leaving the dical center.
Three fighters famous in the King of Fighters World now looked utterly green-faced, almost trembling as they supported each other out. They were the picture of misery, as pitiable as Xiang Lin and as wretched as Cu Chulainn.
…Did you guys get sent here straight after the concert?
“Yo, you guys still alive?”
I flashed an unscrupulous smile and approached Qijia She to greet him mischievously.
Seeing , Qijia She’s face imdiately twisted with grief and indignation, “Why didn’t you stop then!”
“3.14,” I glanced at the tall man in front of and softly uttered a few words.
Just as I finished speaking, Chris thumped down on the street.
“Pi,” I stated calmly, and this ti Charmy let out a groan before staggering down.
Now, Qijia She’s gaze towards changed. His face turned pale, but before he could cover his ears, I already uttered those three terrifying words: “Pi!”
With a thunderous crash, the big, robust man convulsed noticeably before collapsing face up on the ground, a tangled heap like a fallen golden pagoda.
rely a hint of associative words could trigger such a reaction in them—surely the song of pi magnified ten thousand tis was formidable. I reckon after listening to it, the poor folks left in the hall (Listen to that! Poor folks!) went entirely pi and must have hopped straight onto an ambulance when they left, right?
The demise of Hell’s Band trio coincided with a large group rushing out from the dical center. A bunch of white-coated dical staff deftly scooped up the trio who had collapsed on the street and threw them onto a transport platform. After saluting Lin Xue and , they marched, back into the dical center’s entrance. What, were they just waiting inside all along?
“Wood, you’re utterly incorrigible.”
Lin Xue had always maintained a cold detachnt, witnessing Qijia She and his comrades barely leaving the hospital for recovery only to see them dragged back in. She finally heaved a sigh.
Nowhere near you!
I delayed a lot of ti at the dical center, and now it was almost past alti. Considering I’d already said I wouldn’t return ho for dinner and keeping in mind that Sandora was still at ho, it was clear there’d be no food waiting for .
Looking at the last ray of twilight on the horizon, I turned to the young girl beside and invited her, “Miss Xue, where should we grab a bite?”
“Co with ~~”
Lin Xue seed to have a plan in mind, as she imdiately started pulling forward when I asked, “There’s a great place right here!”
Ten minutes later, we stopped in front of a building near the entrance to the night market area… a restaurant.
Gazing at the majestic “Dragon Gate Inn” signboard in front of , I was speechless for a full five minutes.
“Last night, I took Ding Ling for a stroll and happened upon this place. I didn’t have a chance to check it out at the ti, but today it’s perfect since you’re treating,” Lin Xue said with a glowing face, boasting to , “They say it’s owned by soone from a martial arts world, it’s booming with business and offers a rich variety of dishes. It’s especially popular with people from similar worlds. After getting used to modern gourt als, sampling so food from the dieval era can be a nice change of pace.”
Okay, I stayed calm, because let’s face it, in the vast Macro World filled with all sorts of creatures—wouldn’t there have been hundreds, if not thousands, who’d traveled with the tide, all sorts of Southern and Northern Fist Kings, Jiangnan Wanderers, Scarlet Winter’s Single Sword, and Tianshan’s Snowy Plum, all of them seeing a bit of red?
Enticed by Lin Xue’s eager attitude, I was pulled into this “ancient structure,” a fusion of a transford ancient inn and a restaurant, and felt like I’d traversed through ti in an instant. Everyone coming towards us was dressed in ancient attire, with swords and regal accessories, performing traditional gestures. Although none of them wore ancient Chinese garnts, nor did they resemble the odd costus shown on TV, there was a certain martial arts era vibe that hit full force.
The reach of the Macro World is indeed long.
“Esteed guests, please follow this way!” As Lin Xue and I curiously looked around, a waiter, dressed in a short uniform and ancient-looking coarse garnts from an unknown world, approached us with no surprise at our modern clothing. Clearly, those attending the All Realms celebration were all worldly, “Are you staying the night or just stopping for a rest?”
Lin Xue glanced at the Redwood board on the wall listing the dishes and casually pointed out, “Let’s have a few of these, pick the priciest from the back to the front!”
I knew I shouldn’t have said I was treating!
“Alrighty! Please wait a mont!” The waiter answered with a loud voice, pulled out a tablet from his garnt, and tapped a few tis, “There’s a window seat available on the second floor. Would you prefer a cappuccino or Maojian tea?”
I imdiately grabbed Lin Xue’s arm, “What’s going on here!?”
Lin Xue thought for a mont, “Perhaps it’s just the evolution of the tis.”
That clang, doesn’t the rapid pace of this evolution seem a bit diabolical to you!?
Holding back a bellyful of complaints, Lin Xue and I made our way upstairs amid an ancient martial arts ambiance. The short journey made us feel faint multiple tis.
A swordsman scrolling on his phone, a swordsman playing poker, a Maoshan Daoist reading fortunes on his laptop, a constable studying Bejeweled on a tablet…
If I had to nitpick every scene, I’d be suffering from hypoxic shock by now!
After much contemplation, I finally figured out what was going on.
When it cos to ancient people, we tend to feel superior, thinking we’ve evolved so much more than they did. But in reality, aside from knowledge, humans from a few hundred years ago were hardly different from modern humans.
Since the last transmigration tide, over half a year had passed. Back then, these swordsn, swordsn, martial masters, and the like had encountered all sorts of miraculous high-tech in Shadow City (although, to a Xyrin Apostle, aside from entertainnt value, the aforentioned technologies were no better than stone tools). Upon their return, now serving as Reviewers, they, of course, still had very convenient channels to acquire these gadgets. Although the narrowness of their knowledge made it difficult for them to grasp these wondrous contraptions, one of the main features of modern technology is that understanding the principles isn’t necessary. Mastering the basic functions is enough, even an illiterate person can learn to make phone calls. As they say, ancient people aren’t foolish, they might not be able to make machines, but they can surely play Bejeweled…
So, half a year went by, and we ended up with a whole bunch of sword-wielding heroes adept at using the iPad2.
Just a mont ago, as I passed a table, Jiangnan Thirteen Legs was discussing with the Desert Heroes the issue of an iPhone 4s crashing. (
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