Raven 12345's "Work"

Thanks to that five-digit white-haired witch, her ample funding allowed Hao Ren to enjoy life as a rich man in a foreign land—of course, he couldn't compare to true tycoons, but for Hao Ren, booking a suite with two bedrooms, a living room, and a bathroom in a hotel of this caliber was already within the realm of being rich. After fumbling through the check-in process, the three of them were led by a hotel staff member to the room they had booked two days prior. By the time they entered, Lily had already lost all semblance of humanity due to exhaustion—she entered on all fours.

Hao Ren could only explain to the stunned hotel staff member, "Sleepwalking, sleepwalking..."

The hotel staff member had a strange expression, likely never having encountered someone who sleepwalked to such an extreme. However, his excellent professional training allowed him to wisely refrain from asking further questions. He simply explained the suite's amenities and hotel services in slightly odd but still clear Mandarin before taking his leave.

"This hotel's advertisement wasn't lying. Look how well they speak Chinese—much better than your English," Hao Ren said, dragging Lily towards the small living room. He couldn't resist teasing Vivian, "Check if the door is properly closed, and then use your superhuman senses to make sure there are no cameras or anything in this room. I don't want to alert the scientists who should be alerted."

Vivian pouted, checked the door, and then muttered something as she scribbled invisible characters on the door. She then turned around, "Alright, if anyone approaches, I'll know immediately."

Hao Ren nodded and unceremoniously dumped the completely asleep Lily onto the living room sofa. Only then did he have the chance to survey his surroundings. Honestly, this was the most luxurious hotel room he had ever stayed in. The living room was covered in thick, light yellow carpet, and the warm lighting on the walls gave off a sense of comforting warmth. On one side of the living room was a flat-screen TV and a small wine cabinet. On the other side were sofas, a coffee table, and chairs suitable for entertaining guests. At the north and south ends of the living room, there were bedrooms, each with its own attached bathroom. This last point was crucial, as Hao Ren knew he couldn't possibly share a room with the two girls, but he was even less willing to let these two superwomen, who could falter at any moment, out of his sight. Thus, he had to book this suite with two bedrooms, taking one for himself and the other for the two superwomen.

There was a potential issue, of course: whether Lily and Vivian would fight if they shared a room. However, they couldn't find anything more suitable when booking the hotel, so they had to make do. Before leaving, the two superwomen had solemnly promised to get along harmoniously during their trip, though their reliability was yet to be determined.

Hao Ren, like a country bumpkin, was contentedly admiring the suite, which he considered quite luxurious (though in the eyes of the truly wealthy, it was probably just a step up from poverty). Just then, Lily, who was beside him, suddenly opened her eyes. The werewolf girl sat up with a powerful surge, stretching lazily and exclaiming, "Landlord, have we arrived?"

Hao Ren looked at the energetic Lily with a strange expression. The bright morning sun outside the floor-to-ceiling window shone directly on her face. It was 6:30 AM local time, and Lily's internal biological clock had just finished its usual nap time. The magical werewolf girl had woken up perfectly on time.

"I have a premonition that this mission is likely to be a disaster," Hao Ren sighed, pulling out his data terminal from his pocket. After activating it, he found the mission details that Raven 12345 had given him. "We depart the day after tomorrow. The destination is almost a full day's journey from London, even on the highway. So, tomorrow's main task is to figure out the route and locate this place called 'Yuefu'erde.' Raven 12345 said it was a test for newcomers... Is this how you test people? Give me a more precise map!"

"Yuefu'erde... I can't find it on the map," Lily was fully awake now. She leaned over, curiously looking at the image projected by the data terminal. "Hey, Landlord, haven't we had lunch yet?"

Hao Ren glanced at the sky outside. "It's probably breakfast... around breakfast time. We'll go down to eat soon. Also, after we go out, stop calling me Landlord. Just call me by my name, it sounds weird otherwise."

"Okay, Landlord, got it, Landlord."

Hao Ren: "..."

Vivian had excitedly toured all the rooms in the suite, even specifically visiting the bathroom. Only then did she turn back, looking even more like a country bumpkin than Hao Ren. She glanced at the holographic image floating in front of Hao Ren and reminded him, "Didn't you say you wanted to report to Raven and ask for more details?"

"Oh, right, I almost forgot about that," Hao Ren slapped his forehead and then, recalling the method, pressed an edge of the data terminal, desperately searching his mind for Raven 12345's contact channel. "Hope she's working today. She's not exactly reliable most of the time."

This time, Raven 12345 didn't make Hao Ren wait any longer. The holographic projection above the data terminal flickered a few times, and the beautiful woman with stunning silver hair appeared before him. "What's up?"

"I've arrived in Britain," Hao Ren said with a slightly strange expression, as the background behind Raven 12345 was clearly space. "Where are you?"

"Britain? What are you doing there... Oh, right, I remember. You were supposed to pick someone up. How's it going?"

"Not great," Hao Ren couldn't be bothered to figure out why a massive flash, possibly an explosion, appeared behind Raven 12345. "Vivian dropped the ball, Lily was sleeping like a log a few minutes ago, the 'Yuefu'erde' you told me about doesn't exist on any British map, and... none of us speak English. For this secret mission, we can't just find locals to translate, can we? What if they discover anomalous beings?"

"Don't speak English? That's a minor issue?" Raven 12345's mouth didn't move as she spoke, but her voice came from the image. Clearly, being in space, she was communicating with Hao Ren through other means. At this moment, another bright flash appeared in the background of the holographic image. Raven 12345 turned her head and threw a dazzling blue-white sphere, then turned back, "I told you to study your data terminal properly, why don't you listen? — Go to the application list and find the translation program."

Hao Ren watched Raven 12345 throw a spherical lightning bolt in space, his curiosity about what she was doing growing, but he still focused on his own questions. "I looked for the translation program. It's either XX Star Language or the XX Universal Cosmic Dictionary. I reckon even traveling to other worlds would be easier, but there's nothing usable on Earth..."

Raven 12345 paused, then smacked her forehead. "Ah, I installed the wrong one... You know I'm not good with these tech-related things. I'll have someone who knows send you a normal translation program in a bit. I need to deal with this guy here first, be right back."

As Raven 12345 spoke, she turned and hurled another bright blue "arc" outwards. Hao Ren couldn't gauge the scale of the arc from the holographic projection, only seeing that it almost filled the entire screen in an instant. He was astonished. "What exactly are you doing, Elder? It looks so lively!"

"Oh, cleaning the house," Raven replied casually. "A bunch of insane guys feel their fate is tragic and are planning to destroy the world. They've even built a probability weapon. I have to take care of them before they hurt anyone else..."

As Raven 12345 spoke, Hao Ren saw a massive, mountain-like, peculiar wreck in the background, engulfed in blue flames, slowly drifting through space and disintegrating. Numerous small, spaceship-like objects were detaching from the wreck, but without exception, they were being turned into fragments by blue beams of light that seemed to come from nowhere.

Suddenly, Hao Ren knew he couldn't delve any deeper into this issue—what Raven 12345 was doing was clearly not peaceful...

"Alright, where were we?" Raven 12345's voice pulled Hao Ren out of his daze. "Oh right, uploading a new translation program for you. Sigh, you guys who haven't officially joined are so troublesome. It'll be better once you're official; systems like translation can be directly implanted into your mental world, so you'll have built-in localization wherever you go."

"..."