So that was how it was?
The meaning of the parasol tree to Lord Feng Pan was different.
Jian Bai understood.
"Right, newcomer, what's your name?"
"My name is Jian Bai. Jian as in simple, Bai as in white."
"All right, Lord Jian Bai, this way please." Seeing that he had nearly finished his water, and had eaten quite a few pastries as well, the logistics staff saw that his condition had eased considerably.
They immediately led him to an empty room and handed him a key.
"This will be your lounge from now on. Everything inside is brand-new, and we'll have clothes prepared for you soon. If there's anything else you need, you can ask us."
"As long as their ID badges say logistics staff, they're here to serve you."
"Wait, wait." Jian Bai hurriedly waved his hands. "I'm not some lord, and you don't need to call me that. There's no need to use honorifics."
"Do you want to become a Contract Anomalist, or do you want to become logistics staff like us?"
"A Contract Anomalist? What's that?"
Could Lord Feng Pan be one too...?
"Lord Feng Pan is a Contract Anomalist. All Contract Anomalists are members of the Execution Department, the core department of the entire Aberration Association."
"In theory, every other department exists to serve the Execution Department."
"After becoming a Contract Anomalist, you need to contain Weirds. Weirds are extremely powerful and dangerous, so we call them lords out of respect."
"Don't worry, that isn't an official rule. We only address them so respectfully because we genuinely admire and respect them."
"Oh..." Jian Bai saw the light of admiration in every one of the logistics staff's eyes.
That showed they were not being oppressed into saying such things.
They genuinely believed it.
This was completely