On the splendid journey home beneath the rosy clouds, Meng Lang raised an eyebrow at Fang Ran's abrupt question, having been happily enjoying the unexpected gain.
"Why did you suddenly ask about that?"
"Nothing. It just came to mind."
Not paying much attention to his answer, Meng Lang merely gave him a rare serious warning.
"Don't ask Fang Shu, Magician, or Uncle something like that to their faces."
"In your eyes, am I really that thoughtless, bro?"
Fang Ran could not help rolling his eyes in exasperation.
"So Spellcaster and Magician really were members of the previous generation of the Night Bureau?"
Although no one had ever said so outright, everyone could more or less piece it together from various subtle details.
Hearing Gou Yu say that, Meng Lang gazed out at the brilliant scenery beyond the window and spoke with some emotion.
"Yeah. Besides them, there was also the leader of Against the Current, as well as five others. Maybe that big star's grandmother should count too."
"They all came from Midnight, the next generation of successors after the Night Watchers."
As he spoke of members beyond Spellcaster and Magician, he continued recalling some of the rumors he had heard.
"In that turbulent era of the last century, both in reality and Night Battle, Huaxia had no official Night Battle force. To fill that gap, they decided to step forward together."
"They were the original members of the Night Bureau."
Listening to Meng Lang describe the origins of the Night Bureau, Fang Ran could almost picture the scene from decades ago.
When Huaxia had not yet become as powerful as it was today, facing a global landscape where Europe and North America both had royal courts and official factions rising, those people had stepped forward.
Thinking of two other