After a night had passed, with the effects of Bailu's miracle medicine, the injuries on Stelle's butt had completely healed.
Right now, the group was on their way to the Alchemy Commission.
To capture the Stellaron Hunter Kafka, who was hiding there.
From the Luofu General Jing Yuan, they had learned that there were three Stellaron Hunters currently on the Luofu.
At least, three on the surface. Whether there were others hiding in the shadows was unclear.
Of the three publicly known ones, two had already been captured and imprisoned.
"Sigh, what a coincidence. You got thrown in here too."
Silver Wolf, lying on the bed bored out of her mind, raised her head when she heard movement. The moment she saw Blade, she grinned.
Good, good.
At least someone came in to keep her company.
If she ended up being the only one captured in the end, she'd lose all face.
Blade: "..."
"So how exactly are we supposed to find Kafka?"
Stelle looked utterly drained. The Alchemy Commission was huge. Trying to find one person there was like searching for a needle in the ocean.
There was no way the few of them could manage it alone.
Hearing Stelle's words, March 7th couldn't think of any solution either and scratched her head.
"How about I contact Levi? He said he'd help us."
Mr. Yang, who had been released by Jing Yuan, said nothing. Instead, he took out something shaped like a small dog and placed it on the ground.
Under everyone's gaze, the thing hit the floor and immediately started running around, barking as it went.
"Woof woof woof!"
"Woof woof woof~"
The sound wasn't coming from the little dog.
Under Mr. Yang and Stelle's gaze, March 7th played with it curiously and picked it up in her arms.
"Mr. Yang, what is this thing?"
"Diting. Something that'll help us track down the Stellaron Hunters."
Diting wasn't a natural lifeform, but a tracking mechanism developed by the Artisanship Commission based on the sensory abilities of the Foxians.
There couldn't be anything more suitable for locating Kafka, who was hiding somewhere within the Alchemy Commission's domain.
Though apparently this thing was extremely difficult to forge.
The craftsman from the Artisanship Commission who had lent it to Mr. Yang, Master Gongshu, had looked deeply reluctant when handing it over.
And when Mr. Yang left, he repeatedly warned him again and again.
Absolutely do not damage it.
So while searching for Stelle and March 7th, Mr. Yang had kept Diting tucked inside his clothes the entire time to protect it.
Only now did he finally take it out.
With Diting, finding Kafka was no longer an impossible task.
Following the markings on the map, the group quickly headed toward the Alchemy Commission.
[Ding dong!]
While hurrying along, Stelle suddenly heard the sound of someone @-mentioning her.
She opened the group chat while still moving.
Then she saw what Levi had said in the chat.
"What do you mean my bat doesn't want…"
In an instant, inspiration flashed across her smooth brain.
She remembered what had happened last night, and her expression instantly turned ugly.
Her heart tightened.
[Stelle: No!!!]
[Stelle: Don't accept that commission, please! I'll do anything!]
Walking at the front, Mr. Yang sensed something off. He turned his head, noticing Stelle's strange expression, concerned about her physical condition.
Stelle glanced at March 7th and lightly shook her head at him, indicating that her body was fine.
Her expression just happened to look terrible.
Nothing serious.
[Levi: Then why did you even post that commission?]
[Stelle: I didn't know she'd use my bat as the reward!]
At the mention of this, Stelle's face filled with grievance. If March 7th hadn't threatened her, saying she wouldn't cooperate unless Stelle handed over the bat...
Would she have taken it out?
Stelle admitted there had been some gambling involved on her part, but she never expected March 7th to actually use her bat as payment.
The moment she heard March 7th say it back then, her heart and lungs had nearly stopped functioning.
But afterward, seeing the bat safe and sound, and with Levi not appearing in the chat either...
Both of them thought nothing had happened.
Who could've guessed it wasn't that nothing happened, but that Levi had simply been asleep and only just saw it now.
[Stelle: Anyway! Please, please don't accept this commission!]
Now that they already had a way to find Kafka, if Levi accepted the commission, it would basically be free money while lying down.
At most, he'd just speed things up a bit.
After reading Stelle's explanation of the whole situation, Levi only had one thing to say.
"Next time, let's go play cards together."
And this counted as gambling?
Wasn't the outcome completely obvious?
Still, since Stelle was begging him like this, as the great good guy of the group, how could he refuse her?
[Stelle: I feel like...]
[Levi: Quiet! Say one more word and I'll accept it!]
Stelle immediately clamped her mouth shut.
And Levi genuinely had no intention of accepting the commission.
Not because he actually thought of himself as some great good person.
But because Fu Xuan and Herta had contacted him at the same time.
Opening his jade abacus, he saw the messages the two had sent.
There was no need to look closely at Herta's. She was obviously looking for his assistance in investigating Cold Feet.
As for Fu Xuan, she was here to assign him work.
After reading Fu Xuan's message, Levi suddenly showed a look of realization.
"Oh! I just remembered! Fu Xuan still hasn't assigned me a position!"
He knew it. He had entered the Divination Commission, yet he still had no idea what exactly he was supposed to do.
"No wonder I couldn't remember. I thought I'd jerked off too much. Turns out there just wasn't anything to remember!"
After relaxing, messages from Fu Xuan came one after another.
Levi read through them carefully.
"At present, the Divination Commission does not have a suitable position for you. You probably wouldn't like the position of sect master either."
"No way! I like it, I like it!"
Sect master. Just hearing the title sounded cool as hell!
Fu Xuan replied immediately.
"This seat fears you'd subdue the gate itself and carry it around the Luofu."
When that happened, it would be the Divination Commission losing face.
And it would be her, the Master Diviner, losing face.
People wouldn't say anything about Levi, but they'd gossip behind her back instead.
"Considering that you'll need to assist those two with their work on the Luofu during this period, this seat has decided to temporarily place you in charge of diplomatic affairs."
Levi's eyes widened slightly. "I'm in charge of Luofu diplomacy?"
'You trust me that much? Aren't you afraid I'll ruin the Luofu's relationships with the other Xianzhou ships and organizations?'
"Wuwuwu… Master Diviner, you…"
"You're overthinking it. Only the Divination Commission's diplomatic affairs. The Luofu's actual diplomatic work isn't something you'd be qualified to handle."
"Mhm, what were you about to say just now?"
Seeing Fu Xuan's question, Levi silently deleted the words of gratitude he had been preparing to send.
"Nothing… Miss Herta contacted me. I'm heading off first, Fu Xuan."
Although Fu Xuan found Levi's last sentence a little strange, she couldn't figure out exactly what was strange about it.
The conversation between the two ended.
Levi opened his chat with Herta.
He really hadn't lied to Fu Xuan. Herta truly had contacted him.
There was only one short sentence on the jade abacus.
"Come here."
The meaning was obvious. She wanted Levi to go find her.
Meanwhile, after sending the message and receiving his reply...
Herta lifted her head to look at Ruan Mei.
"You're sure you want to do that?"
Facing Herta's question, Ruan Mei silently nodded.
———
[Seat of Divine Foresight]
Yanqing and Jing Yuan stood one in front of the other by the window.
Looking at Jing Yuan's back, Yanqing respectfully said, "That is the detailed account of yesterday's capture of the Stellaron Hunter Blade in Central Starskiff Haven."
"Mhm."
Jing Yuan's tone remained calm and steady. Even hearing the name "Jingliu" from Yanqing's mouth did not cause any reaction.
His deep gaze looked toward the distant Ambrosial Arbor.
What was meant to come would come eventually.
Back when Jingliu's corpse had never been found, it already foreshadowed her return someday.
"Strengthen the defenses around Central Starskiff Haven. Be wary of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus taking advantage of the situation. Issue a wanted order for Jingliu, and…"
"Spare no effort searching for the Stellaron's whereabouts."
Such a tiny Stellaron, yet it was hidden surprisingly well.