The Life of a Slacker
Time flies like an arrow, and life is fleeting.
In the blink of an eye, Li Yao has been back in the provincial capital for almost a week.
This week, Li Yao stayed obediently in the tavern and didn't go anywhere. He was simply being cooperative, not because he was cowardly! After all, Boss Li is someone important now; he's not going to back down!
Business at Lost Tavern and Midnight Bar has also picked up in recent days.
The reason for our situation is that Lin Xiaoxi and Chen Xi have returned.
Many regular customers greet Chen Xi and Lin Xiaoxi with surprise, but you can tell at a glance that those people are not decent!
They weren't there to drink at all! The reason for the gathering next door is because Zhou Li and Qi Qi are back...
Zhou Li had been living in the provincial capital for a long time, and many old friends came to support him after he posted two updates on his WeChat Moments.
These days were uneventful yet fulfilling. Li Yao would spend his days sitting in front of the fireplace in the tavern, studying magical knowledge, or occasionally wandering around next door. Occasionally, when the mood struck him, he would go out on missions with Zhou Li and the others.
This is the provincial capital, so there shouldn't be any major problems.
besides,
Wei Dadong and his men stayed at the Phoenix Legion camp for training. One of the soldiers who died last time was from the Special Dispatch Team.
This spurred Wei Dadong and his group on.
While busy with Maeve Manufacturing and Military Camp affairs, Maeve was also helping Li Yao build a global intelligence network.
Judging from Maeve's occasional feedback, progress seems to be not slow.
Currently, Maeve has planted agents in more than 30 major countries out of more than 200 countries worldwide.
certainly,
One or two secret agents in a country can not make much difference.
Maeve Manufacturing resources to help them most of the time, and for some special needs, Maeve Manufacturing need to obtain resources from the Wallfacers.
Most of it is intelligence or something like that.
certainly,
This is also information that is not very important to the Wallfacers.
The Spiritual Research Academy is expanding steadily, but even renovations to the academy buildings can't be completed in just a few months. Fortunately, there are plenty of buildings on the Bagua Continent to begin with, so Fu Qinghua, Guo Changshi, and Yang Tong continued their research on the "Universal Runes" provided by Li Yao in the Shi Sui Pavilion.
To date, they have discovered several uses for the "Universal Runes".
Some of these usages were even ones that Li Yao had never seen before.
In the past, these runes were used to engrave magic circuits or to brand objects onto them to create magical items.
In the hands of mages, the research direction of runes mainly focuses on the transmission of psionic energy and the effect of attribute determination in rune construction.
But it's a different story in their hands—
They maximized the ability of these runes to gather spiritual energy on their own, and then used them to compensate for the inherent deficiencies of certain materials based on their different properties—relying on these Universal Runes, they managed to develop room-temperature superconductivity technology! That's also spirituality.
This is probably what they mean by mindset determining direction.
That afternoon,
The weather was a bit gloomy and stuffy, it felt like it was going to rain.
At this time of year, a rain shower makes it a few degrees colder, and the provincial capital is almost at its most pleasant season.
Li Yao likes rainy days.
So he simply took a break.
Anyway, he's the boss, so he doesn't need to ask anyone for leave.
Li Yao moved from the fireplace to the French windows, watching the gray clouds churn outside and the chilly wind blowing, causing the Ginkgo Tree and Osmanthus Tree to sway.
This somewhat desolate scene actually made Li Yao feel even more at ease.
He doesn't like the bright sunshine and the brilliance of everything, even if the scenery is beautiful.
Perhaps it's because things that are too beautiful seem unreal.
He liked this kind of bleak and rainy weather, where the grass and trees swayed in the wind, losing their usual tranquility and revealing their true nature. When the heavy rain fell, the leaves and grass were beaten down by the rain and could not lift their heads, but they stubbornly refused to fall, or they finally could not withstand it and were broken on the ground—just like life.
In this kind of weather, he would think of many things.
For example, when he was in college, he worked part-time as an assistant at a firm. Twice he missed clocking in due to mistakes, and his bonus was deducted for half a year.
Two thousand yuan! At that moment, it felt like his heart had been pierced.
A dull ache.
But most of the time it's empty.
For example, once when he went to see a play with his best friend, he discovered upon exiting the airport that Zhejiang Province's airport didn't have a subway connection and they had to take a bus to their destination...
All sorts of memories surged through my mind.
It looks very messy.
But Li Yao felt very calm inside.
Just then, a white skirt fluttered down the street outside. Jiang Zhiying, wearing a pure cotton pleated long skirt, walked out of the street. She originally planned to go back to her beauty salon on Drum Tower Road, but when she passed by the Lost Tavern, she caught a glimpse of Li Yao sitting by the French windows. She was obviously stunned for a moment, then turned and walked into the Lost Tavern.
"Ring ring~"
The welcome bell rang crisply on the door. Chen Xi and Lin Xiaoxi were wiping cups when they heard the bell and instinctively wanted to say "Welcome!"
Chen Xi stopped after saying only two words, and looked at Jiang Zhiying with a smile, "It's Sister Jiang, long time no see."
Jiang Zhiying smiled mischievously, "I'm looking for your boss."
Chen Xi blinked and said, "Yeah."
Let's just keep looking!
She trusted her boss! Besides, Chen Xi's skills were quite impressive! Lin Xiaoxi, on the other hand, looked secretly excited, almost ready to jump onto a stool and squat next to Li Yao to watch the drama unfold! Something's fishy going on (乛乛)!
Jiang Zhiying sat down opposite Li Yao and greeted him, "It's been a long time, Mr. Li."
Li Yao replied, "It's been a long time. Is there something you need?"
Jiang Zhiying smiled and said, "I just came back from the Bagua Continent. Recently, I have been taught by Mr. Fu Qinghua and Mr. Zhen Zhiyin. I have learned a lot of things that I didn't know before! I didn't know that there are such wonderful things in the world! But it seems that they don't know your identity as Soul Ferryman?"
Li Yao: "..."
With her sister Jiang Zhiying as her witness, Jiang Zhiying firmly believes that she is Soul Ferryman...
Li Yao suppressed a laugh and said seriously, "This is confidential."
Jiang Zhiying suddenly realized. "I understand!"
She's heard the word "confidential" a lot lately.
Although the world of these extraordinary people is fascinating, it also has many taboos.
The origin and background of many things are confidential, and it is impossible to view them without authorization or sufficient ability.
Someone like her, a complete novice, knows even less.
For example, the symbols that Mr. Fu Qinghua and his colleagues often study—they look very impressive, but they don't allow themselves to get close to them, and even if they occasionally catch a glimpse of them, they find it difficult to remember them!
It's amazing!
Jiang Zhiying felt a little smug after making a serious promise.
She could tell that Mr. Li and Mr. Fu Qinghua were very close, because it was Li Yao who introduced her to the Bagua Continent. And those extraordinary people who seemed very capable and powerful treated Mr. Li with great respect, even with a sense of worship.
And she,
I have a unique secret with Mr. Li! This feeling is still quite subtle.
Jiang Zhiying composed herself and asked in a pleasant voice, "Mr. Li, do you like racing?"
This is the second update. Hope you enjoy reading!