Heaven · Unknown Lands
The Monastery.
"Big doggy, so fluffy-"
Outside the nursery that cultivated talent, a group of children dressed in white surrounded a large white-furred, red-eyed hound, petting him all over. One little blond girl with a ponytail was even riding on his back.
Jam wanted to give these foolish human cubs a childhood they would never forget, but when he spotted the blond young man and the kindly old man watching him with smiles from a distance, he immediately behaved himself.
"Big doggy!"
Jam: (｡•́︿•̀｡)
The foolish child on his back was pulling his fur, but he did not dare get angry.
Since he could not resist, he could only endure it. Jam stretched out all four legs and lay down, looking as though his canine life held no hope, letting the children make a racket on top of him.
Off to the side, the blond, golden-eyed young man and the kindly old man quietly watched the scene.
These children playing together were Angel candidates Heaven had selected from across Terra. They would receive systematic education and training here, and when the time was right, they would become Heaven's Angels under Eden's light.
"Are you leaving soon?" Mu asked Xia Xiu.
"Yes. I'm not a desk worker, after all," Xia Xiu replied with a smile.
"True. Staying here is a waste of time for anyone who isn't a desk worker. Only those who toil for humanity on Terra are Heaven's Angels."
The old man replied with a smile, then continued along that line of conversation.
"What path do you plan to take next?"
"I still have a few things to handle in the material world. If everything goes smoothly, I should become a junior researcher in the [Central Containment Room] next year," the blond young man said,