(Why did I feel like farming 6-5 was more profitable than farming 1-7? Five runs, five big chunks of dirt dropped...)
"Shh!"
Blaze's eyes widened as she hurriedly reached out and covered Bai Ye's mouth.
"Mm... isn't that a bit exaggerated?" Bai Ye rolled his eyes and pulled free from Blaze's hand.
Blaze shook her head.
"To me, it's very important..." Her eyes shifted before she fixed her gaze on Bai Ye. "Bai Ye, your Yan accent is so pure. Are you from Yan too?"
"...Yes, and no." Bai Ye really was from Yan, but not the Yan of this world. That made Blaze's question difficult to answer.
Suddenly remembering something, Bai Ye blinked and asked,
"Does it have something to do with that blonde girl from Yan?"
"So you saw through it after all... Yeah, the two of us are investigating a case."
Blaze nodded and gave Bai Ye a brief explanation.
"No wonder... Those people in red in Lungmen knew you before... And I remember you saying you couldn't put your birthday in your file..." Bai Ye nodded thoughtfully.
As they spoke, Orchid walked over to Bai Ye and Blaze.
The two of them tacitly stopped talking.
"Orchid, did they pull you into Human Resources to help again?" Bai Ye asked, blinking.
Watching Mudrock negotiate with the Human Resources operators in the distance, Orchid let out a sigh.
"Yeah. I used to work in an office, after all. I've seen all sorts of people, so I'm better at this sort of thing—far easier than dealing with all those oddballs."
"But things used to be better... Now, because Bai Ye keeps bringing back all sorts of extraordinary people, the workload for our Human Resources logistics staff has gotten much harder..."
"Not everyone has experience talking face-to-face with a Sarkaz