A Journey Through Another World's Research, Starting with Scrap Collecting - Bonus Chapter for "Zailing Zaiyuan," Chapter 215

The news that Origin Harbor had come under attack by suspected forces of Chaos, and that the disaster had been averted with Governor Murphy's support, had spread throughout the city by dawn the next day.

Many Sanghae residents had seen the burning Chaos meteor crash toward the city last night. There was no hiding what had happened, so to prevent unnecessary panic, Origin Harbor's officials had responded to the public with a concise explanation.

Of course, the truth wasn't far off.

Although they'd left out the fact that those Chaos villains had been targeting Murphy all along, as a "Creator's Chosen," he deserved a few privileges.

But neither Murphy, Princess Fleur, nor the officials of Origin Harbor were concerned with the attack itself. What worried them was the rather serious chain reaction it had set off.

In the Green Shade Palace at dawn, the white-clad man, now dressed in clean, fresh clothes, was sitting at the dining table and eating heartily. With elegant movements, he popped fruit from the platter into his mouth, then savored spoonful after spoonful of delicious seafood fried rice.

Several fully armed Callum Dragon Guards stood close by, never leaving his side. It was the sort of treatment reserved for a true big shot. The only problem was that the big shot's current condition seemed a little off.

As if sensing someone behind him, the white-clad man abruptly turned around while eating. He spotted Murphy standing at the dining room entrance with his hands clasped behind his back. Acting like they were old friends, the man gave Murphy a warm, jade-like smile and waved at him, looking thoroughly amiable.

He remembered that Murphy and Pablo had rescued him from the water, so he regarded the vampire governor as his savior.

As an old Callum saying went,