"I hope you two can tell me your names and where you come from."
"Answer honestly."
Clatter!
The two Cloud Knights shifted slightly, their equipment making a faint noise.
Looking at the foxian girl named Tingyun in front of her, March 7th kept swallowing.
'This is a threat, right?'
'It has to be a threat, right?!'
What would happen if they didn't answer? Would they just get locked up directly?
A reception officer, she hadn't heard of that position before and didn't know much about the plants of the Luofu.
But if there were people specially assigned to protect her, then this position was definitely enough to get her and Mr. Yang thrown in.
Seeing March 7th's little expression, Tingyun couldn't help covering her mouth and laughing.
But her eyes showed no emotion at all, quietly staring at the two of them.
"I hope the two of you can be honest. You should know, lying comes with a price."
After hearing that, Mr. Yang pushed his glasses up, preparing to properly explain their identities.
"Levi!"
March 7th suddenly shouted, "We're Levi's friends!"
Mr. Yang turned his head to look at her. Noticing his gaze, March 7th stuck out her tongue.
"The other party is an official from the Sky-Faring Commission. Maybe they know Levi."
That was what she said, but could just saying a name really have that much effect?
Could it really make her drop her guard?
Tingyun clearly hadn't expected to hear Levi's name here, from two unfamiliar faces.
The tail swaying behind her paused briefly the moment the name was spoken.
But it quickly returned to normal.
She looked at the two again. This time, although there was still caution, the earlier aggressive pressure was gone.
Her behavior also became much more polite.
"Since the two of you know Levi, then please follow me to the Divination Commission."
"On the way, please don't hide your identities, so that I can make arrangements for what comes next."
As she spoke, she took out her jade communicator and sent a message to Levi. The result was the same as with Asta.
No reply came.
Tingyun shook her head.
First, settle these two at the Divination Commission headquarters.
Contact Levi. If they were really his friends, then let them go. If not…
A faint glint flashed in Tingyun's eyes.
Then detain them and hand them over to the Cloud Knights.
Seeing Tingyun signal them to follow, March 7th's mouth opened slightly.
"Is Levi's name really that useful on the Luofu?"
As soon as she said it, the attitude flipped completely. Even though the guard wasn't fully dropped, compared to before, it was like night and day.
Mr. Yang silently followed. He felt that coming to the Luofu had been a bit rash. This situation clearly looked like the base of that Herrscher.
The other party obviously held a high position, possibly even powerful enough to cover the sky with one hand.
'This expedition… might be dangerous…'
———
[Divination Commission: Archives]
A petite figure hunched over the table, eyes fixed on the open data in front of her, letting out a series of "hehe" laughs.
Following Fu Xuan's instructions, the two who had come here looked at the excited Qingque and compared her to the staff chart.
She was the diviner Qingque that Fu Xuan had mentioned.
As the two approached, Qingque's excited voice reached their ears.
"Hehehe… card psychology. Why did I only just discover that the archives actually have something this good!"
By observing all kinds of micro-expressions, you could see through your opponent's cards.
This kind of skill... If she could learn it...
"!"
She could already see herself dominating the card tables.
Stepping on Levi and Fu Xuan, punching Yanqing and Jing Yuan.
Her face practically had two words written on it, invincible.
But that beautiful dream was quickly shattered by a hand.
"Look carefully. This is a novel."
Herta closed the book, then flipped it over, pointing at the extremely small and nearly invisible words printed on the back.
As if afraid Qingque wouldn't see it, she even took out a magnifying glass and placed it over the text.
The letters instantly enlarged dozens of times.
"Now even an eighty-year-old grandma can see it clearly."
"An eighty-year-old is still young, okay.", Qingque muttered a small rebuttal.
'Don't underestimate eighty-year-old grandmas!'
'The champion of the last women's triathlon was an eighty-year-old grandma!'
For long-life species of the Xianzhou, that was just the beginning.
Then Qingque seemed to have all the strength drained out of her, collapsing into the chair like a limp noodle.
"Books in the archives can be freely read unless specially marked. If you need anything, call me."
After saying that, she picked up the book on the table, opened it, and covered her face with it.
Leaning back in the chair, she tilted her head up.
Seeing her about to sleep, Herta couldn't help twitching her mouth.
Most of the staff at the space station were like they were pumped full of stimulants, afraid of having nothing to do. Even if there was nothing, they'd find something to keep busy.
An employee like Qingque, who slacked off when there was work and slacked off even more when there wasn't, was a first for her.
Herta took out Fu Xuan's token and placed it on the table.
The token hit the surface with a crisp sound.
Drawn by the noise, Qingque opened her eyes and glanced at the table through half-lidded eyes.
The moment she saw what it was, she sprang to her feet at a speed even Herta couldn't react to.
The book that had been on her face was neatly placed at the corner of the table.
The girl in front of them wore a wide smile and said, "Oh my, honored guests of Lady Fu Xuan, you should've said so earlier!"
"I didn't neglect you, did I? Come, come, let's go inside and have some tea."
"Qingque! Come play cards!"
Qingque hurriedly waved toward the voice.
"Go away, go away! I'm a model employee, don't you know? Hard work is my middle name!"
Then she came over to Herta and Ruan Mei, making a gesture of invitation.
Ruan Mei blinked, as if she had noticed something.
"No need."
Looking at the small stool Qingque had brought out, Herta stated her purpose.
"Looking for Levi?"
Qingque showed a suspicious expression, her gaze turning somewhat strange as she looked at Herta. She didn't even glance at Ruan Mei beside her.
Even if Levi went out searching himself, he wouldn't be able to find a beauty like this, this kind of temperament, manners, and even a faint fragrance.
She stared at Herta for a while, her suspicion growing stronger.
'This person looks familiar… feels like I've seen her somewhere…'
"May I ask, what do you need Levi for?"
This time, Ruan Mei answered. Compared to Herta's brief explanation, Ruan Mei softly and carefully explained the whole situation.
After hearing it, Qingque became even more certain, there was no way Levi could find someone like this.
But she still had to apologize.
"I don't know where he is right now either."
As she spoke, she even showed her chat records with Levi. The screen only had her messages; Levi hadn't replied at all.
Seeing Herta's slightly trembling shoulders, Qingque suddenly felt the air around her turn a bit cold.
She said softly, "How about I give you his home address? You can go find him yourselves."
"You…"
Just as Herta was about to lose her temper, the standby puppet at the space station suddenly detected an anomaly.
Herta's consciousness instantly crossed countless distances, returning to the puppet at the station.
The moment she opened her eyes, she heard Asta and an unfamiliar girl's voice.
"Hehehe, let uncle check if your development is normal!"
Though it was a girl's voice, it sounded lewd.
"Don't!"
That voice was unmistakably Asta's.
At this moment, her voice was full of refusal.