{Tomorrow, the Divination Department will keep stirring things up~}
"All right, sir, stop trying to play the hero."
But Master Gongshu misunderstood Sushang's jab.
"A Cai, y-you can talk now?"
Master Gongshu's words made everyone unable to hold it in. Dan Heng and Ruan Mei twitched at the corners of their mouths as they looked at the irritated Sushang. The girl glared at Master Gongshu with her pretty face full of displeasure.
"Who are you calling a puppy?"
Sushang's aggrieved, indignant voice made Master Gongshu immediately look toward the girl nearby. Only then did he realize what had happened.
"Ah, oh! Sorry, young lady. I was just wondering why this little fellow could speak when I never installed a voice component in it..."
"And why are there more people here now? That group just helped me clear out the marauding wood spirits and already left. The apprentices have all fled too. I'm the only one left in the Artificer Department, so you should hurry and flee as well. Those Roots of the Arbor are truly infuriating. Even after being burned away, they still came back and wrapped themselves around the Forge of Creation."
Master Gongshu spoke with frustration and helplessness. The Cloud Knights had yet to arrive, and what could a civilian clerk like him do? Master Gongshu looked like a frail civil servant, not some burly ancient blacksmith swinging a forging hammer. After all, technology had advanced. His words made Dan Heng wonder whether his companions had just left. Moreover, the fragrance drifting from that sea of pink Higanbana reminded him somewhat of Theresa's natural scent, and he stroked his chin in thought.
"You said the Cloud Knights hadn't come for ages? Well, what a coincidence—I'm a Cloud Knight, and here I am."
"Leave this place to me. You