Rei had been pulled aside by Esther and Lestia for a chat. As Sword Spirits, neither of them had ever seen a race like the Holy War Angels, so they were quite curious about Rei. Rei, likewise, had never seen Sword Spirits before, and the two sides quickly began chatting enthusiastically.
Ruizi, however, had it rough. The moment she returned, Shirai Kuroko dragged her aside and gave her a thorough scolding—she should not have acted on her own, she should have notified them first if anything happened, she had to be careful in all things... Ruizi wore a miserable expression as she listened and could only press her palms together toward Fang Zheng in plea.
"Alright, alright. This time, it was my fault too. Next time, I'll equip each of you with a Personal Terminal. Ruizi was just unlucky."
Seeing the pleading look in Ruizi's eyes, Fang Zheng stepped in to smooth things over. He was not wrong, either. If Ruizi had possessed a Personal Terminal at the time, she would definitely have contacted the others immediately. Unfortunately, she truly had no means of communication back then—but if not for this incident, Rei probably would not have formed a pact with her. So was Ruizi's luck good or bad...
It was definitely good.
"Thank you, Mr. Fang Zheng!"
Having been rescued by Fang Zheng, Ruizi hurriedly thanked him, then asked curiously.
"So, Mr. Fang Zheng, how did the matter you were investigating go? Did you find anything?"
"I've got a few leads."
Fang Zheng waved his Personal Terminal. After scanning the abandoned core of this Mobile City, he had indeed obtained another set of coordinate fabrication data. However, because the core itself was already dead, most of the information had become garbled. Fang Zheng had even needed to use divine