"So busy, so busy, I want to keep taking time off—"
"One day? One month? One year?"
The familiar exchange played out again. As Lu PingAn began complaining as usual, Captain Xia, who had come to urge him back to work, glared at this "child who never grew up" with irritation.
"...A lifetime."
Lu PingAn sighed. As a Pactbearer, he could not lie. He truly wanted to retire.
The arrival of Lu Lu and the others also meant that Lu PingAn's vacation was over. The team's work alone was nearly endless.
On top of that, he had to communicate with the Savior Army, study the local magic plants and rituals, and engage in political maneuvering with the big shots. Now that an alliance and deep cooperation with the Savior Army had been confirmed, he also had to ensure the votes were properly directed, lest they really end up voting themselves into some absurd outcome.
"If it really turns into, 'I thought you'd vote to found a nation, so I voted to leave, but it turns out you all thought the same thing'..."
Just imagining such a ridiculous scenario actually happening made Lu PingAn's scalp tingle.
Who said it was impossible? Wasn't something as absurd as a certain country leaving the EU voted into being? And after many national leaders were elected, there were always spectacular periods when countless voters desperately regretted their choice.
None of these matters were particularly exhausting to handle, but they demanded a great deal of energy and time. At the moment, Lu PingAn still had two most important tasks.
"I have to ensure the ritual's success rate, and improve my own strength."
Lu PingAn was already Rank Six. Though he had entered the Quasi Rule-level, he was still essentially a blank-slate Rank Six. He had not