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After the brief encounter with Zhuge Caihua, the two parted ways. Meng Yu didn't need her to help spread the word; he had just planted a nail, so that one day, when he uttered the same words among thousands in the Immortal Sect, it would be effective.

Days passed by, one after another. Meng Yu obediently followed the arrangements from above, going on business trips, conducting reviews, and acting as a bodyguard—all sorts of ordinary, simple, mundane, and tedious daily tasks fell upon him, and he busied himself with them for the following months.

The destinations for his business trips included not only those accessible via the Interstellar Expressway but also several planets hundreds of light years away reached by Teleportation Array.

The tasks weren't dangerous but they sapped your time, wasted your life, and were faultless enough to prevent any objection.

No one knew that the coordinates of new worlds were entering Meng Yu's Divine Sense, allowing him to anchor to those places.

It was a dry and tasteless era, a silent and unnoticed period. Future historians studying this epoch often lamented the stupidity and arrogance of the Immortal Sect and expressed their sympathy.

Your next journey awaits at empire

Until one day, when Meng Yu returned to the Supreme Star, and it was raining heavily outside.

The rain was heavy, enveloping the entire air station, and the drops of rain were like a lover's tears.

Gazing at the colorful interstellar tracks on the platform, he couldn't help but think of a line from "Blade Runner."

"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe,

I've watched spaceships on fire off the shoulder of Orion.

I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Gate of Tang Huaise.

All those moments will be lost in time, like... tears... in rain.

Time to die."

Suddenly, he felt somewhat weary.

On the bustling platform, with creatures of all kinds moving to and fro, no one noticed a young man standing alone, observing everything.

The capital was filled with splendor, that was someone else's brilliance; a person stood, forlorn and haggard, and this was his downfall.

He came from Azure Star, yet he could never integrate into this world. He once hoped to find his place in the Immortal Sect but had to distance himself from the very start.

He returned to Grey Wolf Company, to his own room, where no cats or dogs greeted him. He even had to check if someone had snuck in quietly. As for a physical examination, he had long since refused, indicating he didn't need one.

After resting for half a day, Meng Yu went to Director Li's office again.

"Meng Yu, come in, have a seat."

Director Li was very welcoming, and in the office was another high-ranking officer from the Enforcement Hall.

"I have a new assignment here, are you interested?"

Meng Yu tapped the screen and found it was a document that required signing a nondisclosure agreement before reading.

"No, not interested."

Tasks that required signing a nondisclosure agreement usually implied a high risk.

"It's not that risky, you can take a look."

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The named Qin with the Foundation Establishment said this.

"No, I just came over because I wanted to ask for annual leave. According to the regulations, I can exchange for three months, right?"

"Wait a moment, this mission is really important, never mind the confidentiality rules, you should look at the content first."

The incident happened in the Scorpio Minor World, a Minor World known for producing a certain resource, currently being developed by Star Industrial. One particular copper mine is very important in smelting, but as a First Grade world, only those below the Foundation Establishment level can enter.

This Minor World is located at the edge of the Immortal Sect and has always been coveted by other sects. Now, enemies have infiltrated it and launched an attack, with hundreds of people in their number.

The Teleportation Portal has been destroyed, and the Immortal Sect is preparing to teleport five thousand Qi Refinement Practitioners at once to thoroughly annihilate the enemies on this planet.

The commander of the operation is working hard to strengthen the team's power, and at this time, Meng Yu naturally came into his sight. An official document was sent over, requesting the Enforcement Hall to have Meng Yu participate.

"Five thousand people, what a large scale, I'd rather not be involved."

Meng Yu replied like this.

"No, no, no, we really do need your participation this time, the higher-ups have named you specifically, saying 'Meng Yu, this talented individual, can take on hundreds alone, his participation would be the stabilizing pin in the haystack.'"

Qin Kege said very enthusiastically, "The situation in Scorpio Minor World this time is critical, the higher-ups are being very cautious, and Star Industrial has also provided various resources. You don't have to worry about any dangers; from all angles, there won't be any problems."

Qin Kege claimed this with utmost seriousness, but Meng Yu still shook his head.

"I'm really tired recently and would like to take annual leave."

"The terms are very generous, as long as you complete the mission, you can be regularized within two years, you'll be allowed to choose any First Grade equipment from the Armament Repository, and as for the spoils of war, you will only have to pay sixty percent in taxes. Besides, due to various mismanagements by the staff in the past, you won't be sent on business trips unfairly again. After the mission, you can cultivate wherever you want, including auditing classes at prestigious schools."@@novelbin@@

Qin Kege kindly explained to Meng Yu how the Immortal Sect had prepared powerful forces, implying that this operation might be as relaxing as a military parade, and if Meng Yu went, he might just end up gaining benefits without having to lift a finger as he did during his first Red Mission.

Qin Kege wasn't deceiving, and Li Tou also joined in persuading him, but after listening to them, Meng Yu simply shook his head with indifference, signaling his refusal to go.

With the Immortal Sect being so large and so many talents available, you can recruit more people, not just me.

"Did you hear some kind of rumor?"

After being rejected by Meng Yu for the third time, finally, Qin Kege furrowed his brows, thinking he had figured out why.

Meng Yu smiled. Although the details of the operation were confidential, the rumor mill on the internal network was not quiet. One-third of the Scorpio Minor World had fallen, the elite tactics of the Demon Gate were astounding, and news of the Immortal Sect organizing a large army for a punitive expedition was everywhere. Of course, what mattered most was that the commander of this operation was Zhao Yuxuan's sister, Zhao Yuxiang.

She was another genius from the Zhao Family, having gone to college a year earlier than Zhao Yuxuan and was the champion of last year's college entrance examination competition. If it weren't for Meng Yu's emergence, the story of siblings becoming champions in succession would have made countless people extremely envious.

Thank you for suppressing me in your daily routines, and thanks for remembering me when it comes to dangerous missions.

So, they wanted Meng Yu to participate in this operation?

Heh, heh.

"Meng Yu, the overall situation is what's most important, besides, I've met the child Zhao Yuxiang, and she's gentle and generous, a very good person. Once you meet her, you'll see that she truly is someone worth getting to know."

"No, no need, I really need to spend some time in closed-door cultivation."

Having placed his leave request in front of Li Tou, Meng Yu turned and left.