Devil Expulsion Pass, Auxiliary Personnel

Three days later...

Aboard the airship headed for Devil Expulsion Pass.

Ying Suifeng led Lin Feng and Cai'er toward Devil Expulsion Pass, along with Paimon, the Emergency Rations whose mouth never stopped moving.

Over the past two days, Lin Feng had told Cai'er about everything that had happened during his trip to Knight Sacred Mountain.

Naturally, he had also introduced the little Paimon to Cai'er.

Cai'er liked Paimon, that little livewire, very much as well.

"Wow, Lin Feng, Cai'er, come look! The city below is huge! Is that Devil Expulsion Pass?" Paimon pressed herself against the airship's glass and exclaimed in surprise as she looked down at the city below.

Looking down through the window, Devil Expulsion Pass was less a fortress than a city. Its area alone was larger than most inland cities.

The entire Devil Expulsion Pass was situated between two mountains at the center of the Devil Subduing Mountain Range.

The terrain was perilous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. The Devil Subduing Mountain Range, stretching for thousands of miles, formed the most important pass for the Temple Alliance's eastern resistance against the Demon Race.

Inside Devil Expulsion Pass lay a basin within the Devil Subduing Mountain Range, and beyond it stretched vast plains. In other words, once Devil Expulsion Pass fell, the Demon Race Army would be able to charge straight in.

That was also why the Assassin Temple had guarded this place year-round.

Hearing Paimon's words, Cai'er silently stepped beside her and looked down, though a trace of hostility flickered in her eyes.

A painful memory from her childhood involuntarily surfaced in her mind.

Cai'er unconsciously bit her lower lip.

When Cai'er was three years old, the Assassin Temple had used a secret technique to discover that her Innate Inner Spiritual Power had exceeded 90.

From then on, Cai'er had been raised as the Reincarnation Saintess, for the continuation of humanity.

Her great-grandfather and closest family had sent her into a cold, dark cave. For seven days and seven nights, there had been no family, no food—only despair.

From that moment onward, Cai'er, only three years old, had sealed off her heart and come to hate her family.

It was not until the moment she pulled Lin Feng from the lake that she felt the reality of this world.

She had also come to understand the meaning of her own existence.

Seeing Cai'er's expression, Ying Suifeng could not help but feel a trace of self-reproach.

The reason he had not taken the initiative to mention bringing Cai'er to Devil Expulsion Pass was that he feared it would stir up some of her old memories.

He had hoped that Cai'er could grow up steadily somewhere safe.

But just as Ying Suifeng was considering how to comfort Cai'er—

Lin Feng stepped forward, took Cai'er's tightly clenched little hand, and said, "Cai'er, biting your lip when you're angry isn't a good habit."

The corner of Ying Suifeng's mouth twitched beneath his veil.

He could not help grumbling inwardly, Why does this kid always bring up exactly what shouldn't be mentioned?

Only after seeing that it was Lin Feng did the hostility in Cai'er's eyes gradually fade.

"Then I'll be more careful in the future."

Taking the opportunity, Lin Feng rubbed Cai'er's head. "I know you hate those people from the Assassin Temple... Once we get stronger, I'll take you to beat them up one by one."

"Ah!"

Cai'er froze. When she heard the first half of Lin Feng's words, she had assumed he would comfort her like everyone else and tell her to let it go. She had already prepared herself to feel disappointed.

But Lin Feng's next sentence caught her completely off guard.

She had never even dared to imagine something like that before. Her great-grandfather was Ninth Rank... Cai'er turned to look at Ying Suifeng, who was sitting beside them and watching the show. And this guy was Ninth Rank too.

Could she really defeat them someday...

But why did the thought of beating them up feel so satisfying!

A trace of anticipation actually appeared in Cai'er's eyes, and the smile at the corner of her lips could not be suppressed at all.

"Mm. I'll definitely beat them up someday." Cai'er clenched her delicate little hand into a fist.

But where some rejoiced, others worried.

Ying Suifeng, who had been sitting nearby and listening to their conversation, felt his head grow enormous.

The two before him both possessed Innate Inner Spiritual Power of one hundred already. It was only a matter of time before their strength surpassed his old bones...

Seeing that Lin Feng and Cai'er intended to continue discussing the matter—

Ying Suifeng coughed to draw their attention. "Lin Feng, Cai'er, come here for a moment. Take these."

Ying Suifeng handed the two of them two prepared envelopes.

"Letters of Recommendation?"

"Mm. After we arrive at the Assassin Temple headquarters in Devil Expulsion Pass, it won't be convenient for me to appear because of my identity. You and Cai'er should go to the registration office yourselves and register as auxiliary personnel of Devil Expulsion Pass."

"Remember not to use your real names. Just come up with code names."

"Teacher, although I did say some things that offended you just now, we still have to handle official matters properly..."

"If Cai'er and I go there, we won't even count as regular troops..."

Lin Feng could not help complaining as he looked at the Letter of Recommendation in his hand.

"What are you thinking, kid? There are limited auxiliary personnel slots every year. Countless people want one but cannot even find the right channel."

"Although auxiliary personnel do not receive fixed Merit Points rewards every month, their other benefits are the same as those of regular personnel. The only difference is that you don't have to obey orders from above, and you're qualified to trade freely within Devil Expulsion Pass."

Hearing Ying Suifeng explain it, Lin Feng realized this was indeed quite a good thing.

And when registering, they would not have to use their real names, so information about him and Cai'er coming to Devil Expulsion Pass would not be exposed.

A quarter of an hour later, the airship landed on the Assassin Temple's airship platform.

After Ying Suifeng gave the two of them some daily necessities, he returned to report to the Temple Master.

However, as he left, he still could not resist reminding Lin Feng, "Don't teach Cai'er any strange ideas..."

After parting ways with Ying Suifeng, Lin Feng put Paimon back into the Pet Space. Then, following the signs, the two found the information registration office.

They entered a lobby filled with a futuristic atmosphere.

Lin Feng had to admit that technological development in this world was quite advanced.

Most data had already gone paperless.

People came and went inside, all there to handle various affairs.

As soon as the two entered the lobby, a female staff member with slender, fair legs and dressed in OL attire appeared before them with a smile.

She seemed like someone who had only recently entered the profession, with clear pupils utterly free of impurities.

"Little friends from the Assassin Temple, is there anything I can help you with? If not, this isn't a place for you to play, you know~" the staff member reminded them in a sweet voice.

Before Lin Feng could answer, a more seasoned staff member's impatient voice came from within. "Lin Yun, hurry up and chase those little brats out. Stop wasting words on them and get back here to help."

Hearing the senior employee ordering her around, fatigue flickered in Lin Yun's eyes. Clearly, the other person had ordered her about plenty of times before.

Sure enough, workplace bullying existed everywhere.

Lin Yun turned back to Lin Feng and Cai'er, her tone carrying a trace of apology. "Children really aren't allowed to enter this place. You should head back too."

Just as Lin Yun was about to turn and leave, Lin Feng directly stated what they needed.

"Hello, we're here to register as auxiliary personnel. Where do we apply?"

Sorry, I posted Chapter 26 incorrectly yesterday. It has already been fixed. I'll try to post earlier in the future... Wishing everyone gets Firefly in ten pulls here. How did you know I got Firefly in ten pulls? o(￣︶￣)o