Meeting New Faces

The Cassell trio's itinerary was packed tight.

After resting for one night at the hotel arranged by the Japanese branch, they were awakened by the staff early in the morning and sent to the restaurant for breakfast.

Ben Lu Mingfei, who had not slept well to begin with and had experienced a real-life version of Fast and Furious last night, had wanted to sleep in this morning.

"The Japanese branch's car is already waiting downstairs," Chu Zihang reminded him.

Judging from the faxed documents they had received during breakfast, every moment of today, including meals, had been arranged down to the minute.

That was why Lu Mingfei did not particularly like Japan's work culture.

It was like a machine, with every second calculated to the brim.

Inside the car.

After tidying up his bird's nest of hair, Lu Mingfei looked out at the scenery through the window.

Honestly, he had not yet figured out what to do next. Kill Tachibana Masamune ahead of time?

Who knew which one was Ben's true body? He would not show himself until the very last moment, when it was time to harvest the fruit.

And it would be rather difficult on his own.

Erii.

That girl's ending in the story had broken his heart. If possible, he hoped that this time, he could protect her.

But what kind of feelings did he have for her?

Lu Mingfei had not figured that out either. He felt somewhat uneasy, somewhat nervous.

He patted his own face.

Wake up, Lu Mingfei. You have not even gone inside or met her, and you are already thinking about someone else's little sister.

You have not even seen a photo of her.

There was too much to do. What should I do?

"Hm?" Lu Mingfei noticed through the reflection in the car window that the others were looking at him. "What are you looking at me for?"

"I just feel like you're a little excited today." Caesar raised an eyebrow, lounging lazily in the leather seat. "Like a child too excited to sleep the night before a spring outing."

"Unless something unexpected happens, you won't be able to go to Akihabara today."

Lu Mingfei fell silent for two seconds before saying, "That's really a shame."

Below the Genji Heavy Industries building, wrapped in iron-black glass curtain walls, Gen Chisei's assistant, Yabuki Sakura, had long been waiting at the entrance to receive them.

She began telling everyone about the history of the Genji Heavy Industries building.

Bored out of his mind, Lu Mingfei followed behind the others while pulling out the chat group to check its messages.

It was more convenient than a phone. At least he did not have to worry about missing the road ahead while looking down.

Hm, a gathering?

He absolutely had to experience something like traveling through worlds.

"Sorry, Miss Yabuki, where's the restroom?"

"Turn right ahead." Yabuki Sakura pointed toward a corner with several potted plants.

"President, Senior Brother, sorry, I need to pee."

He would come back after figuring out what to do in the future.

Come to think of it, should he visit the author of that Dragon Clan novel and pressure him into updating, then ask what happened later in the story?

What exactly was Lu Mingfei?

Shirou Emiya came out of the convenience store and scratched his head. Ben had planned to head home and make dinner first, but he did not know that Miss Tohsaka had arrived at his doorstep with a suitcase.

As he passed a park, he saw a purple figure swinging alone on a swing.

So he privately messaged Xiao Yan.

Shirou Emiya: "Brother Xiao, I'd like to ask Yao Lao to take a look at my sister's physical condition. Is that okay?"

Xiao Yan: "No problem. Teacher agreed."

Shirou Emiya: "Brother Su, can I bring a family member?"

Su Lin: "That's fine. Luffy brought his companion over to play last time too."

Shirou Emiya: "All right, thank you."

After saying that, he went offline, and no one knew what he was doing.

Xiao Yan: "You're the first one to bring a girlfriend, kid."

Ye Fan: "What about your snake?"

Xiao Yan: ".."

Su Lin: ".."

Luffy: "Uh, I'll come next time. I really want to come hold a feast, but something happened on this island."

Zhongli: "Excellent. Then I shall trouble Mr. Su Lin."

Su Lin: "You're too polite. Just call me Su Lin."

Xiao Yan and Yao Lao were refining pills within a mountain range of green hills and clear waters.

"Oh, we're going to another world again? Last time, we left in such a hurry that I did not get to properly discuss the principles of medicine with our friends from other worlds. This time, we can stay a few more days."

Thanks to the chat group's help, Xiao Yan had now reached the level of a Two-Star Dou Ling.

The three-year agreement? A few days ago, he had suppressed his strength to roughly the same level as Nalan Yanran's and won the agreement with ease.

However, the Misty Cloud Sect's Grand Elder seemed dissatisfied and looked like he wanted to stir up trouble.

Xiao Yan had merely sneered at that. Not long afterward, he returned to Wutan City and waited for them to make their move.

If they did not come, he would not take out his anger over things that had not happened simply because of a novel.

But if they came, hehe.

Still, Yun Shan had probably already colluded with the Soul Palace by now. The Xiao Clan would most likely run into some trouble regardless.

The aged medicinal herbs he had bought in bulk from Han Li were also about to run out, so he needed to gather some more nearby.

It was just that Xiao Yan turned his head and glanced at Queen Medusa Wong, who was lying on a rock in the distance and basking in the sun.

Emmm.

Why had she not switched out with Little Cai yet?

Little Cai, if you still do not come out, do not blame me for not taking you to eat good food this time.

Su Lin looked over the current state of his home, Water Mirror Peak.

Computers, potato chips, instant noodles, all kinds of snacks, and drinks were scattered everywhere. In any case, Historical Projection could help clean up.

It was better to gather outside first.

On a stone table by Water Mirror Lake, Su Lin placed some spirit tea he had acquired not long ago.

With help from Han Li's Little Green Bottle, the spirit tea trees had grown quickly.

The tea trees had naturally been Ye Fan's friendly contribution. Come to think of it, would he have the chance to plant an Enlightenment Tree here in the future?

Before long, a portal opened at the edge of the lake on Water Mirror Peak.

Everyone arrived one after another.

This time, there were three new faces.

One man wore a loose black robe, his braid casually tied behind his head. The golden morning sunlight shone through it, bringing out a faint brown hue. His eyes were molten gold, and he carried both gentleness and authority.

A young man in a T-shirt and jeans looked around somewhat timidly, curiosity showing in his eyes.

Su Lin thought to himself that he did not even need to guess who they were.

Another slightly plump but pleasant-looking man in a suit stepped onto Water Mirror Peak. Su Lin froze for a moment, remembering that this was what Zhou Mingrui looked like.

"I am Zhongli."

"I'm Lu Mingfei."

"Klein. Of course, you can also call me Zhou Mingrui."

After everyone introduced themselves, the Partner of Justice still had not arrived. At Su Lin's invitation, they sat down first and began chatting.

After some thought, Su Lin placed a pile of junk food on the table, along with takeout he had previously sent Historical Projection to fetch.

After all, Klein had only just become a Sequence Four demigod and could not use Historical Projection to recreate food he had eaten before.

After so long, he probably missed the taste of home as well.

Although a certain Emperor Luo had "invented" quite a few things, they were more or less incomplete.

"So this is Earth in a parallel world?" Klein looked around curiously, only to find that the surroundings did not seem much like the Earth he remembered.

"This is Old Su's sect, floating ten thousand meters above the city." Ye Fan explained to Klein. "The city below is Ledu."

"There are three portals over there." Su Lin pointed in a distant direction. "They lead to Rong City, Anqing, and Ledu."

"If you want to stroll around the city later, go through there."

"I would also like to explore this world's cities and culture." Zhongli took a sip of tea and spoke. "Brother Zhou, shall we go together later?"

"No problem."

Experiencing modern life again was Klein's goal. If possible, he wanted to buy some things and bring them back to see whether they could be mass-produced.

Like bicycles, for example. It would presumably be a good business and earn quite a few gold pounds.

Thanks to "We're the Demon King" for the 500-point tip!

(End of Ben Chapter)