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That concludes the discussion. New character, start!

Volume 2: Fireworks at Dragon Gate: Chapter 255 (Main Story) Mace: You ask me if I made an appearance? Yes, I did.

While Swire was brainstorming here, Yunyi, with her mind blank, arrived at her "loyal" Lungmen City Government.

Perhaps due to the series of events in the past few days, the municipal government was much busier than the municipal government in Yunyi's previous life. The flow of people was so large that the automatic door located in front of it was never closed.

Under Hoshiguma's guidance, she bypassed the hurried government officials and landed in an inner courtyard—

"I didn't expect there to be a courtyard inside..." Yun Yi looked at the neatly trimmed greenery, unconsciously rubbing his collar with his fingertips. "I thought places like this were all metal boxes, but I didn't expect it to be so lively?"

She looked at Hoshiguma with a sigh, while Hoshiguma looked at her with a puzzled expression. "Hmm? Many city governments have courtyards, and many of them are open to the public. Of course, Lungmen's government courtyards are not open to the public for the time being, so we can appear here without worry."

"Yes, is that so?" Yun Yi continued to express her disbelief. Let her off the hook. As an ordinary person who obeys the law and has never encountered any bad people who would lead to a court case, she had only ever seen the city government when she passed by. She knew nothing about what it was like or what it was like inside.

Realizing that government departments were different from her stereotypes, Yunyi couldn't help but tug at Hoshiguma's sleeve as she came to her side, and looked curiously at the lush greenery outside the projection, asking, "Does the Guard Bureau have facilities like this... for relaxation?"

"Yes." Hoshiguma recalled, resting his chin on his hand. "A few years ago, a number of new ones were built, including courtyards and basketball courts for relaxation and exercise. It's better to go out and get some fresh air than to be cooped up in the office when you work late."

"That's really enjoyable. You don't usually get to have these conditions at work." After satisfying his curiosity, Yun Yi sighed again and stopped paying attention to these things. He turned to look at Hoshiguma, his eyes flashing with excitement. "Never mind, anyway, we can just go out and find the staff to exchange the bounty for the innocent citizen, right?"

“This matter…I’m afraid the municipal government can’t make the decision,” Hoshiguma said awkwardly, forced to pour cold water on Yun Yi. “Longmen is a bit special. Although the municipal government is called the municipal government, it doesn’t actually have much power. It’s more about handling some necessary but overly trivial matters for the governor and other departments.”

“In essence, it’s even a level below the Royal Guard Bureau, the Fire Department, and the Border Engineering Department. Things like bounties fall under the Royal Guard Bureau’s responsibilities,” Hoshiguma shrugged. “Nominally, they don’t care about them, nor can they manage them.”

"Then why are we here?" Yun Yi frowned and looked at Hoshiguma with a puzzled expression.

Hoshiguma subconsciously patted her head reassuringly, thinking: This angle, this expression, is really beautiful, and strangely cute?

As she thought about it, she smiled and explained, "You can think of the city government as a place where you can throw out a knock and make a sound. In a little while, we will hand over the innocent citizens to them, which will give us the opportunity to communicate with Governor Wei or other high-ranking officials in the Guard Bureau."

"Hmm..." Yun Yi squinted and shook her head slightly. Hoshiguma's warm fingertips brushed across her scalp, bringing a comfortable tingling sensation. Her soft, smooth hair also brushed against Hoshiguma's palm, giving Hoshiguma a comfortable experience.

The two were lost in their touching for a while before Yun Yi suddenly woke up.

She opened her eyes, blinked, and slowly turned her mind, which had been unwilling to move while soaking in the hot spring, to analyze the information she had received.

Then Yun Yi asked even more questions, "But you're not from the Guard Bureau, and your position seems pretty good, right? Why don't you contact other Guard Bureau members or Wei Yanwu directly?"

If she remembered correctly, Hoshiguma had not officially left the Guard Bureau and had a certain relationship with Wei Yanwu and the Rat King. Logically speaking, she should have the right to contact these people directly.

“It would be possible to make direct contact, but it would cause more trouble.” Hoshiguma withdrew her hand, scratched the back of her head, and turned her head away guiltily. “My terminal was damaged when I was rescuing people before—and Lungmen has been making too much noise these past few days. Governor Wei and the top officials of the Guard Bureau are most likely dealing with core matters. Even if we make contact, they may not have time to deal with our little matter—it might even be suppressed as a ‘non-urgent interference’.”

“The city government’s internal lines do have access to the Health Bureau, but they must go through the formal registration process. We can use the handover of personnel as an excuse to go through this process.” Hoshiguma smiled at Yun Yi. “After all, I’m about to leave my job now. If I openly abuse my privileges, it will be easy for the supervisory department to find fault with me, which will delay my resignation.”

In other words, they know each other and have a relationship, but they have no way to contact each other online or offline?

"...I see." Yun Yi suddenly realized that the reason they had to go through all that trouble was because of the commotion she had caused and the broken Hoshiguma terminal.

Yun Yi crossed his arms; this was really troublesome.

Honestly, she doesn't really want to go out and see outsiders, especially large groups of people. After all, people who see her will feel uncomfortable indiscriminately. Therefore, if possible, it would be best to go straight to Huanglong to resolve the issue once and for all, thus reducing the number of victims.

Yun Yi didn't really like this way of making public appearances, and couldn't help but start thinking about whether there were other ways.

Soon, her eyes brightened slightly. "Before leaving, Swire and Old Chen said they wanted to see the Rat King first, right? Why don't we contact her and ask her to help us contact Wei Yanwu or the higher-ups in the Guard Bureau directly?"

“That’s not a good idea. The Rat King has just finished dealing with us, and I’m afraid he hasn’t had time to talk to Miss and Old Chen before or now. It’s most likely that Miss Lin will be the one to receive them.” Hoshiguma shook her head and refused. “Miss Lin is even more troublesome than the Rat King in some ways. We’d better not cause trouble for Miss and Old Chen.”

"Even Swire and Old Chen together are so difficult to deal with?" Yun Yi clicked his tongue in amazement. Longmen really is full of hidden talents. But in this case, it seems that they really can only make do with this. "Then let's talk about how to hand the person over to the municipal government. It's best if I don't get involved in this process, as it's easy to hurt people."

“Okay, I’ll handle this alone.” Hoshiguma readily agreed, and with a quick movement, she put her arm around Yunyi’s shoulder and led her to a bench. “Come on, let’s sit down and chat. It’ll be a good time to rest for a bit.”

As he spoke, Hoshiguma's gaze swept over Yun Yi's waist, abdomen, and hands, clearly indicating that the "rest" he was referring to was Yun Yi, who had just finished a battle and had been running around for a while.

Yunyi didn't feel tired at all, but she didn't feel obligated to refuse Hoshiguma's sincere kindness.

Yunyi nodded and happily let Hoshiguma lead him to sit in the chair.

The two had just sat down when a sudden commotion erupted from the external projection, which had previously only shown the chirping of insects and rustling of leaves, abruptly ending their impending conversation.

Hoshiguma and Yunyi both looked toward the projection, their gazes drawn to the tall, curvaceous woman in the very center, who possessed a powerful physique and was solemnly pinning someone to the ground.

ps:

From a real-life perspective,

Whether for the physical and mental health of local office workers or for receiving guests, government departments with the means will indeed provide suitable places for relaxation, entertainment, and exercise. Not to mention regular running tracks, some places even have billiard halls and mahjong tables.

After all, this can also improve employee work efficiency, enhance team cohesion, demonstrate humanistic care, serve as an emergency site, and establish a good image, among other benefits. As long as managers have some experience or human touch, they generally will not refuse to build these facilities.

In the story, there are also scenes involving basketball courts and such in Swire's territory, so the author feels that Lungmen and Yan Kingdom should be similar to government departments in reality in this respect.

By the way, I suddenly realized that I can reply through other channels, so I will reply directly in the short comments if there are any questions.

Volume 2: Fireworks at Longmen: Chapter 256 (Free bonus chapter for 2000 favorites) (Main storyline) Yun Yi: I want it!

This woman, who exuded a fierce aura and pressed someone's head firmly to the ground, even creating a large crater, was dressed in a simple yet stylish olive green uniform. Her flowing blonde hair, tied in a ponytail, reached the ground and shimmered in the sunlight.

Two striking, large, and smooth whorls extended from the hair on either side of her head, and her golden eyes gleamed with a cold, indifferent light, radiating an aura that kept strangers at bay.

As Yun Yi was observing, the woman suddenly looked up and gazed in the direction of the mecha. Her facial features became clearer and more distinct in Yun Yi's vision, and although her gaze was sharp and resolute, it revealed a kind of... somewhat blank and confused feeling.

The expression was very direct and clear; even Yun Yi could tell that she was saying, "Huh? Why is no one here? I felt like there were people."

However, this woman, who clearly has a tough personality, obviously wouldn't think that way.

She swiftly released her hand from the person's head on the ground, instead firmly pressing it down with her foot. With her free hand, she immediately drew a mace from her waist, and together with the sword she had raised, she stared at Yun Yi with heightened vigilance.

Even though there was no one in sight, no one in her senses, and no one in her energy detection, the woman remained on high alert, her gaze never leaving the mecha.

As Yun Yi maneuvered the mecha to try and move, the woman's gaze followed his movements.

Yun Yi slowly typed out a question mark, “?” The mech’s stealth capabilities are absolutely no problem; this was the answer personally given by the well-known combat unit, Terra’s top-tier internal guard.

The Inner Guards' primary role is as assassins, and their powerful senses are undoubtedly capable of detecting the mechs. Yet, suddenly, someone has appeared who clearly senses the mechs' location—someone whose senses are at least at the top level of Terra Mortal. This is quite strange.

It's not that Terra doesn't have people like that, but—"This land is way too small!" Yun Yi couldn't help but complain to Hoshiguma, "We can just stand here and still run into people who can spot mechs, am I really that unlucky?"

There are hardly any people in the entire Terra with stronger perception than the Inner Guards, and she encountered one without moving at all. Statistically speaking, it's really outrageous.

“It’s not that you’re unlucky, it’s just that we came at the wrong time.” Hoshiguma patted Yun Yi on the shoulder and comforted him. “Look, even after she committed the crime, these people from the municipal government around her didn’t react. Instead, they cooperated with her in guarding the area. And their uniforms are obviously not from Lungmen. This person must be an international friend who happened to be in Lungmen for business.”

"An international friend..." Yun Yi muttered to himself, "Now that you mention it, why does he seem so familiar?"

I have a feeling that I've seen this somewhere before.

"The list," Hoshiguma reminded him with a smile.

A list? A list... Oh! Yun Yi pondered for a moment and then suddenly realized, "So they are contractors, no wonder they look so familiar."

As she spoke, she summoned the system and opened the list of potential contract partners. After flipping through a few pages, she saw the other person's ID photo, which meant that in the system's evaluation, this woman ranked very high in terms of mental resilience among all the potential contract partners.

With a thought, she clicks on her ID photo, and a pop-up window with her unique introduction appears on the system panel.

[Code Name: Mace]

[Name: Unknown]

[Origin: Letania]

[Birthday: June 6th]

[Race: Caprini]

[Height: 182cm]

[Currently affiliated with: Kalan Trade]

[Mental Strength: High]

(The 90 words including the ones in parentheses will not be included in the paid portion.)

Aside from this brief basic information, the rest is simply described in five words: a powerful martial artist.

Every time Yun Yi looked at the list, he couldn't help but mentally criticize the system: "With so little information, are you trying to fool me?"

Moreover, some people's information is incomplete. For example, the lady outside who is staring in the direction of the mecha doesn't even have a name. She is simply given an "unknown" answer, which is outrageous.

What's this? You're doing the same thing as Hypergryph, creating mysterious systems that fit the characters' personalities? People do it to sell cards, what's your goal? Do you want people to immediately recognize that you're copying their strategies?

After silently cursing the system in his heart, Yun Yi finally looked up at the projection, gazed at the beautiful woman outside, and blurted out an extremely off-topic exclamation, "So high!"

She turned her head and glanced at Hoshiguma again. She had also looked at Hoshiguma's file once before. His height of 184cm, which made people envious and jealous, was imprinted in her mind and she couldn't forget it. "You two are so tall. Sigh, I really wish I was that tall too."

"..." Hoshiguma touched the tip of her nose to make herself less noticeable. Yun Yi's behavior when they talked about height last time was still fresh in her mind. Talking about it would only provoke her and put her in an awkward situation. Therefore, Hoshiguma felt that it was better to keep quiet.

Yun Yi didn't care about not getting a response. She was just making a casual remark, and her emotions calmed down after she said it.

Yun Yi relaxed and turned to look outside, pointing at the mace. "Little Xingxiong, she's blocking the way here. If you go out, you'll be discovered and might even be forced to fight her, right? Are you sure you're okay with that?"

"Don't worry, those municipal government officials next to her have already sent someone away. That person should have been sent to find someone who can resolve the current management situation," Hoshiguma said calmly, a composed smile on her face. "I know quite a few people in management, and many of them know me. I'll wait for him to come before I go out, so I don't need to worry about any conflict. On the contrary, this is a good opportunity."

Upon hearing this, Yun Yi, who was about to voice his thoughts—such as using teleportation points to leave, flying away to another location, or using a mech to suppress the enemy before going out—swallowed all those ideas.

In the end, what she blurted out, almost instinctively, was a thought-provoking statement: "A good opportunity...can we bypass the complexities of the situation and directly claim the bounty through her?"

“That’s right.” Hoshiguma gave Yunyi an encouraging thumbs up, as if to confirm her words. At this moment, the shadow of a new figure appeared from the edge of the winding path in the courtyard.

Immediately afterwards, a familiar figure appeared before the two of them. She walked with a swift and decisive stride. As she passed the mecha, the slender dragon tail that was swaying was slightly lifted by the wind, attracting Yun Yi's attention for a moment.

Yun Yi quickly came to his senses, staring in shock at the owner of the dragon tail, "Old Chen? Shouldn't she be with Swire at Miss Lin's place? Did they manage to win Miss Lin over so quickly?"

As she spoke, she subconsciously glanced at the light strip extending from her wrist. The color and thickness of the light strip told her, "No, Swire is still in the Lower City."

The moment Hoshiguma saw Chen Huijie, she immediately surveyed her surroundings. After hearing her words, a thoughtful expression appeared on her face. "And this is the Upper City. It seems that Old Chen and Miss have split up."

She chuckled softly, "That's good too. With Old Chen around, we're sure to avoid any conflict."

While the two were confirming the situation, the people outside were also confirming it.

As soon as Chen Huijie arrived at the scene, she immediately checked the situation with Jian and then held Chixiao upside down to keep watch, but she was not as restrained as Jian, who was in a foreign land.

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Which two fellow cultivators are still awake so late? It seems you're both skilled in cultivating immortality. ⊙▽⊙

Volume 2: Fireworks at Lungmen: Chapter 257 Chen (expressionless) Mace (expressionless) Hoshiguma (smiling broadly)

Chen Huijie proactively displayed the demeanor of a dignified and reliable leader. After ordering the unarmed government personnel around him to retreat immediately, he led the capable government personnel to raise their swords and probe towards the mecha inch by inch.

Before that, she also asked the obviously powerful mace to always be careful to protect her people from harm.

Seeing this, Hoshiguma breathed a sigh of relief. She patted Yunyi's shoulder, picked up Hannya, and stood up. "Little Yunyi, let me out. There's no point in continuing this stalemate."

Indeed, although the Nirvana could have used a 0-5 score to probe the enemy's territory, since we had our own people with us, there was no need to go through that trouble again.

Too lazy to bother, Yunyi nodded, raised his hand and pointed his palm at Hoshiguma, "Okay, then I'll leave it to you."

Before she finished speaking, Hoshiguma nodded and then vanished from her spot, appearing out of thin air in the center of the crowd led by Chen Huijie.

A tall figure suddenly appeared in the group, startling everyone. Several people instinctively wanted to attack, but Chen Huijie decisively shouted "Alert!" to stop them.

The reasons are simple: first, the figure's aura is familiar; second, the figure has a strong presence, and if his temporary subordinates were to actually make a move, they would definitely be asking for trouble.

As Chen Huijie's forceful voice rang out, the blue light around the figure dissipated, and amidst the drifting light fragments, Hoshiguma revealed a friendly and cheerful smile, "Hey! Old Chen, it's been a while, what brings you to the city government?"

Chen Huijie saw Hoshiguma clearly and silently sheathed her sword, giving Hoshiguma a serious glare. "This is my problem."

As planned, it was perfectly normal for her and Swire to appear at the city government to discuss matters with Wei Yanwu.

On the contrary, Hoshiguma should have been making a scene at the hotel with Yunyi for a while, and then quietly waited for them to finish or take the initiative to contact them. Why did she suddenly run up to the city? What happened?

Thinking of all this, after refuting Hoshiguma, Chen Huijie immediately gave her a questioning look mixed with a little worry.

The dragon's tail behind her swayed restlessly at that moment, its beautiful, jade-like scales undulating slightly, reflecting a warm yet inexplicably cold luster in the sunlight, making it very conspicuous and eye-catching.

In the driver's seat, Yun Yi was immediately drawn in. He couldn't help but scratch the fabric on his thigh. "Hmm...it feels so nice to touch. Speaking of which, I've never seen a dragon before. Hmm, I'm even more curious now!"

What would a dragon's tail actually feel like in real life? Rough, smooth, or bouncy? I'm so curious!

—I must find an opportunity to get Old Chen to agree to let her touch me to her heart's content!

Since you've come to the orc world, at the very least you should try out all sorts of tails and horns, right?