It's not just Mayor Burb who misses the past.
The mode of accepting commissions, completing them, and receiving rewards reminded Lu Li of the old days. Back then, things weren't irretrievably changed; he and Anna ran a small Detective Agency, seeking commissions everywhere to earn some Shilling. The respect of the neighbors, the curiosity of the children, Anna's cooking, Oliver's visits.
Lu Li's consciousness seemed to split into two parts, with one side maintaining unchanged rationality and calmness, carefully checking every flourish in this contract with Beauty Lake Town to find potential loopholes, while the other side reminisced about those nostalgic tranquil moments of the past.
The yellow sand blew against his face as Lu Li followed the Blue Blood Chief in silence, leaving the mayor's mansion to a nearby obsidian tower at the edge of Beauty Lake Town.
Bang.
The Blue Blood Chief closed the iron-clad bronze door, hammering it to fit snugly with the door frame.
