"Forget it, I can't explain it to a little girl like you! Let's go!"
Zhong Chen looked at the little loli, who had already closed her eyes and was nodding off, with a helpless smile.
Then, he picked up the little loli with both hands and vanished from the spot.
"Miss Shizu, we've currently found over 300,000 Cursed Children, but we're running increasingly short on manpower."
"Fortunately, these children are all very well-behaved, so we can still barely manage to take care of them."
In the tent, Shizu listened to Kurut's words and couldn't help but rub her head. They currently had less than 20,000 people.
It was estimated that the Tokyo Area might have 500,000 Cursed Children, a ratio that didn't even reach ten to one.
"I wonder what A Chen went to do. Didn't he already deal with everyone in the city? Why isn't he back yet!"
Just as Shizu was at a loss, a voice that surprised her came from beside her:
"Didn't I just get back! I didn't expect you, Shizu, to have a day where you complain!"
Shizu looked in the direction of the voice, and it was Zhong Chen, who had returned, holding the little loli Tina.
When Shizu saw Zhong Chen appear, it was as if all her burdens had been lifted.
Although Shizu was much older than Zhong Chen, everyone regarded Zhong Chen as their greatest pillar, and this naturally included Shizu.
"A Chen, you're back! That's wonderful! I'm almost unable to cope here; there are simply too many children!"
Zhong Chen placed Tina on the small bed in the tent, looked at the little loli sleeping soundly, a doting smile appearing on his lips, then turned to Shizu and said:
"You've worked hard during this time. I'll handle things from now on!"
Seeing Zhong Chen's sudden appearance, Kurut quickly knelt on one knee and saluted:
"Lord Chen! You're back!"
"Yes. Go and gather all the children we've taken in. I'll send some back first."
"With so many people here, our manpower will never be enough!"
"Yes!"
After speaking, Kurut stood up and left the tent, while Zhong Chen turned to Shizu and said:
"I'll go back for a trip and let Rimuru prepare to receive them!"
"Okay!"
Shizu didn't say much, just nodded gently and said the word "Okay"... Slime World · Town Center Plaza
A white Dimensional Gate suddenly appeared in the center of the town square. Zhong Chen walked out of the Dimensional Gate and immediately saw the statues of himself and Rimuru standing there.
"Why are these two statues back up again? Didn't Rimuru and I steal them in the middle of the night before?"
Zhong Chen looked at the re-erected statues and complained with a speechless expression.
"These are the two statues that you and Lord Rimuru stole. After I found them in the storeroom at home, I handed them back to Rigurd!"
"He seems to be very enthusiastic about erecting statues for the two of you!"
Izayoi Sakuya, dressed in a maid outfit, suddenly appeared before Zhong Chen, a playful smile on her face, and said.
"This... this is all a misunderstanding, Sakuya... We didn't do anything, these two statues ran over by themselves!"
At this point, a drop of cold sweat appeared on Zhong Chen's forehead, and Sakuya, seeing Zhong Chen still stubbornly denying it, directly said:
"It doesn't matter if you don't admit it. Lord Rimuru has already confessed everything. She said you instigated her!"
"What? She clearly instigated me! She's actually making false accusations!"
"No, I'm going to confront her!"
Hearing that Rimuru had sold him out, Zhong Chen, with an angry expression, was about to seize the opportunity to slip away, but before he could run, Sakuya grabbed him by the back of his collar.
"You should go explain to Mr. Yaozai. You must have something important to do now that you're back!"
"Right, right, right, I still have something to find Yaozai for. Sakuya, you don't need to follow me!"
After speaking, Zhong Chen instantly vanished from the spot. Sakuya looked at the disappearing Zhong Chen, a doting smile appearing on her face, and she softly mumbled:
"Honestly, he's such a grown man, yet still acts like a child!"
After speaking, she also instantly vanished from the spot.
System: What, you guys can't walk? You just disappear, huh!
Kagaya Ubuyashiki, who was engrossed in work at his desk, looked at the document before him and fell into a dilemma. The document read: "Proposal for Land Transportation Infrastructure Construction with Various Countries on the Continent."
His dilemma was that if this plan were to be implemented, he would first need to communicate with various countries, which would completely expose the existence of the Jura Forest Alliance.
Based on his investigations, he discovered that behind every country in this world, there was the shadow of a Demon Lord. He feared that exposing the Jura Forest Alliance too early would attract unnecessary danger.
After all, Demon Lords, just by their name, didn't sound like good people.
"Sigh! If it doesn't work out, let's put it aside for now!"
"What are you planning to put aside!"
Hearing the voice, Kagaya Ubuyashiki quickly looked up and immediately saw Zhong Chen standing before him. He happily stood up and said:
"Lord Chen, you're back!"
"Ah, I'm back. Isn't it time to trouble our esteemed official again!"
Zhong Chen also responded with a smile to Kagaya Ubuyashiki. How to put it, the relationship between Zhong Chen and Kagaya Ubuyashiki was actually somewhat like that of close friends.
Previously, Kagaya Ubuyashiki always called Zhong Chen "Mr.", and only started calling him "Lord" after coming to this world.
However, Zhong Chen never regarded Kagaya Ubuyashiki as a subordinate. It should be known that ever since Kagaya Ubuyashiki arrived, the entire town had rapidly developed with his help.
Even when there were difficulties, he could always quickly find solutions. Even the Dwarf King Gazel praised Kagaya Ubuyashiki highly.
"Oh? Let me guess, is it because there are too many children found in that world, and you're short on manpower, so you plan to send some over!"
When Zhong Chen heard Kagaya Ubuyashiki's words, he felt a surge of emotion.
Look, this is professionalism. He knows what you want to do before you even open your mouth.
"Uh... indeed. The previous estimate for the number of these children was a bit off; in reality, it might be..."
At this point, Zhong Chen couldn't continue. After all, this was also his mistake. In his mind, the Cursed Children would at most number in the millions.
But he didn't expect that a single Tokyo Area alone would have 500,000. Although the Tokyo Area was a large city.
But if calculated this way, the entire world's Cursed Children would probably be around five million.
"In reality, it might be even more, and quite a bit more, right!"
Kagaya Ubuyashiki asked gently.
"Exactly! It's estimated to be around five million!"
Upon hearing Zhong Chen's words, Kagaya Ubuyashiki, this time, surprisingly didn't look startled, as if he had already anticipated it, and directly said:
"Hehe! That's not a problem. It's much less than I imagined. Don't worry, the houses currently prepared are enough for three million children to live in."
"Once you've found all of them, I think accommodating around five million children shouldn't be an issue."
"After all, the supplies you brought from our world are truly abundant!"
Zhong Chen exclaimed in pleasant surprise upon hearing Kagaya Ubuyashiki's words:
"Really?"
"Don't worry!"
"That's wonderful! I'll go bring the children back now. You prepare for their reception!"
After speaking, Zhong Chen was about to turn and leave when Kagaya Ubuyashiki quickly called out to him:
"Lord Chen! Wait..."