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"Yes, we're about to land."

Mei gave a positive reply.

During the journey, she had been observing this mysterious man, and time had slipped away without her realizing it.

In her opinion, Zhao Bai was an unremarkable man.

His hands bore calluses formed from long periods of gripping a blade, a mark that could have resulted from practicing swordplay or from preparing meat.

He could be a chef, or he could be a swordsman.

Or perhaps he was both, achieving success in both fields. Mei couldn't quite figure it out yet.

As Mei pondered, the passenger jet descended lower. With a slight tremor, the aircraft's wheels touched the ground, initiating a deceleration glide that stretched for hundreds of meters.

Finally, the plane came to a steady stop. They stood up, grabbed their weapons, and got into a car. After a brief bumpy ride, Zhao Bai and Mei arrived at the world's largest cattle ranch.

Schicksal's Anna Creek Ranch.

Located in southern Australia, the ranch's area was slightly larger than that of the entire country of Israel. It contained a mountain called Anna Creek, which gave the ranch its name.

A black flag with a bright yellow Schicksal emblem fluttered, seemingly proudly declaring its dominion.

This was a ranch spanning over twenty thousand square kilometers, so it obviously wasn't just for raising cattle.

It wasn't even solely a missile testing ground. Zhao Bai didn't want to think about its actual purpose.

Driving an off-road vehicle, they arrived at the administrative building, where Zhao Bai and Mei met their client.

The client was from Shenzhou?

Zhao Bai was a little surprised. Then, he considered that Australia had no indigenous population, so a Shenzhou national operating a ranch here didn't seem all that astonishing.

Chen Sicheng, that was his name.

Mr. Chen was a gaunt middle-aged man. His skin was dry and cracked from the prairie winds, and he had severe dark circles under his eyes, as if he hadn't slept for days.

Upon seeing Zhao Bai and Mei, he tried to force a look of joy but failed. Prolonged mental exhaustion had long since drained his ability to manage his facial expressions.

Mr. Chen, spotting their vehicle from a distance, immediately hurried over.

"Mr. Zhao Bai, Miss Raiden Mei?"

Mei stepped forward, putting on a perfunctory smile, and asked, "Mr. Chen, are you the one who submitted a report to headquarters requesting combat personnel for protection?"

"Yes, I am Chen Sicheng, the one who submitted the report. Thank you both for coming."

Mr. Chen was overwhelmed with gratitude, then changed the subject: "However, I didn't request protection. I want combat personnel to help kidnap the chairman of the Firefighting Committee and order those firefighters who do nothing to put out the fire!"

What the...

Zhao Bai was dumbfounded. A mission like this required a report to headquarters, and it was even handled by a specialist?

Was this a joke?

There must have been some misunderstanding during the message transmission. Zhao Bai was here to extinguish fires; the imitation spirit blade Ice Lotus Sky in his scabbard was clearly emitting a chill.

And the mission turned out to be a kidnapping?