Zheng Qing dared swear that, apart from that Dark Wizard, he had not gotten himself into any other trouble this winter break.
But when he saw the visitors outside the door, that confidence suddenly became less certain.
The several Trident Sword members who had come to visit Zheng Qing were all familiar faces.
At the head was the stern-faced Wizard Mili, a senior investigator with the Investigation Bureau who had once handled communications with the Rat People, leaving a deep impression on several D&K employees. Behind him, on the left, stood Andrew, the Trident Sword's commissioner at its Beta Town office. This short, plump wizard had been the first Trident Sword member Zheng Qing had met and was classmates with Thomas from the Teaching Assistant Group. On the right was Li Yijin, from the Sudden Incident Rapid Response Department—the department Andrew had previously worked in. Not long ago, during the Silent Forest operation to encircle Dark Wizard Wotrey, he had been part of the Trident Sword crisis support team.
The moment he saw this strange combination, Zheng Qing felt a surge of confusion.
After his dealings with them over the winter break, he had gained a somewhat better understanding of the Trident Sword. It seemed simple and brutal on the surface, but its internal management was actually extremely rigorous.
In theory, wizards from different departments should not carry out missions together. This was to reduce operational risks within the system.
"I heard that cross-department cooperation within the Trident Sword only happened for major matters. Looks like rumors really are just rumors, hahaha." After the pleasantries, Zheng Qing looked toward Andrew, whom he was relatively more familiar with—or rather, whom he remembered as easier to talk to—and gave an awkward laugh as he tested the waters.
Wizard Mili kept a straight