CHAPTER 528: CHAPTER 510: INVITATION

After dinner, the power was restored.

The trio swiftly said goodbye and dashed to the Internet café at a speed akin to a sprint race, making sure to grab complimentary instant noodles from the counter.

Air conditioning, cigarettes, instant noodles, gaming with feet bare.

This is an extreme enjoyment impossible to attain in Hell.

In the buffet, Luo Di and the others had also finished eating and started chatting.

"Squad Leader, I remember David promised something about ’Game Brain,’ when do you plan to take it?"

"I’ll put it off for now; my true self can’t go over there, making real organ adaptation impossible.

Since the barrier between True Hell and here is constantly thinning, we can wait until both sides are completely connected before going over.

Anyway, unlike you, Luo Di, I wasn’t chosen by Hell from the start to facilitate Cooperation and Development between the two sides.

My plants have matured and can’t maintain balance; integrating Game Brain would only provide me with a new insight."

"Alright then~ let’s get ready to go back!"

"Going back now? Aren’t you going on vacation with us sisters? It might be a long time before we get another chance."

"Hmm... What does Hua Yuan think?"

Luo Di turned to look at the girl who was still stuffing food into her mouth, seemingly not very full yet.

"Let’s go play on the island; we might not get such a chance again, and someone might end up dying in the corner... Of course, mainly everyone’s going to be really busy."

"Then I’ll book the tickets."

With the same sea route as before, the same island, and the restored and operational Mercury Hotel, they used Luo Di’s premium membership to stay in a top suite.

At the terrace pool.

Seizing the moment while Hua Yuan went to the bathroom, Luo Di finally had the chance to raise a question that had weighed on his heart, or so he returned urgently to the corner because of this matter.

"Squad Leader."

Hearing Luo Di call, Wu Wen quickly swam over from underwater, almost surfacing close to Luo Di’s body.

The wet black hair fell on both of their shoulders.

Lips almost touching,

but Luo Di had no reaction whatsoever, holding a piece of paper with a specific address written on it, which doesn’t exist in the Human World but is located between the corner.

"Is this Teacher Guo’s base?"

"Yes."

"Couldn’t you just tell me directly, but had to convey it like this? Is the monster named ’Dormo,’ related to sleep, also a member of your organization?"

Wu Wen leaned back a bit, providing Luo Di’s desired specific answer:

"Teacher Guo arranged it this way, I have no choice.

Just like when we previously participated in Mr. Question Mark’s ’Death Grand Challenge,’ Teacher Guo himself was present, personally monitoring my performance in the game as my personal ’final exam.’

The best outcome of this exam would be for me to win the final championship, using Mr. Question Mark’s stage to showcase Vortex, announce the organization’s existence, and recruit talent.

But who’d have thought you, Luo Di, were involved and at the crucial moment of your sprouting advancement, disrupting my original exam plan completely.

I could only opt for a middle path, trying to write unconventional answers on the test while aiding your sprouting. Of course, this is on the premise that your performance is exceptional enough for me to risk helping you.

Fortunately, your advancement was perfect, and you finally won alongside Lebeite,

Fortunately, Teacher Guo also has a great liking for you,

This saved me from bearing the severe consequences of a ’fail’.

Of course... Teacher Guo is strict only during exams, usually doesn’t manage us much, and provides considerable help.

This arrangement is also a kind of ’exam,’ both testing Dormo’s influence on the Human World and your entry exam."

Luo Di naturally understood the underlying meaning; the final address information was given to encourage him to go there.

Suddenly, Luo Di’s gaze shifted from the squad leader’s fair skin, crossing the infinite pool, towards the vast ocean.

"Is this why you suggested the vacation?

On this island not covered by the corner, we can speak freely.

I remember before, anything concerning Teacher Guo or Vortex, you were evasive, needing to convey through some details."

"Not at all~ this is purely a vacation. Now it’s because Teacher Guo allowed me to ’leak’ to you, which is why I can discuss freely.

Previously, there wasn’t the intention to recruit you; back then, you were still too weak."

"Do you want me to join directly now?"

"Isn’t that obvious? Privately, I’m telling you, Teacher Guo values you even more than me... If you decide to go, we can go there together after the vacation."

But Luo Di shook his head,

"Me, who has worked hard to join the Exploration Bureau and utilize national resources as a human investigator.

Haven’t even been to the Exploration Bureau Headquarters once; it feels not right... Also, I must greet the Sisterhood, for Grandma has helped a lot.

Once I have dealt with everything, I will naturally go to the address based on this.

Since it’s Teacher Guo’s invitation, I will definitely go."

Luo Di’s impression of Teacher Guo is quite good, even very favorable.

Moreover, he is also curious about why Teacher Guo transforms into a Pseudo-person but remains unaffected by the corner, always retaining his essential nature.

How can he manage to establish his organization through mere ordinary seam advancement in the corner?

Even Mr. Kraft seems to have high regard for him.

The most crucial factor is that monsters like the squad leader, who painstakingly detach from the Sisterhood with strong independent ideas, actively opt to join.

Perhaps there exists some hidden secret, one Luo Di must explore.

Even faced with the worst scenarios, Luo Di is now confident to handle them independently.

A voice came from inside, "Yo~ did you stick together already while I was gone? Wouldn’t you have secretly linked underwater?"

Hua Yuan returned and saw the scene of the two close together in the pool corner.

Wu Wen, though, swam sideways, climbed ashore, and looked eagerly at Hua Yuan approaching.

"We are discussing my organization, Luo Di said once he handles his matters, he might start from the Sisterhood to find me, Sister Hua, do you want to join us?"

"Is your organization in such a hurry to recruit people? Wu Wen you’ve mentioned it more than three times."

"Isn’t it timely? Hehe."

"If Luo Di decides to go, I’ll take time to tag along, but I’m not intending to join, just purely visiting.

Remind you, Grandma’s concern you know, she’ll definitely monitor my and Luo Di’s whereabouts."

"It’s alright, even if Grandma comes personally, she’s very welcome."

"Then it’s settled, enjoy your vacation~ don’t talk about these corner topics anymore. Let’s go to the downstairs supermarket for a stroll later and participate in some Ghost House activities in the evening.

By the way, how are we sleeping tonight?"

"We’ll talk about it tonight."

...

[A week later, Capital City, World Headquarters]

The time for Wu Wen and Hua Yuan’s avatar has ended.

Luo Di returned solo to the headquarters, went through simple identity verification, and once again arrived at the familiar ’Boundary,’ the layer between the Human World and the corner, presented in the form of an island.

The ’Seam’ at the center of the Boundary is the stable pathway for humans to reach the corner.

Luo Di would make his first official trip as an investigator to the Exploration Bureau Headquarters set in the midlayer.

Last time, he was a newcomer, encountering a monster attack en route to headquarters and forced to separate. Subsequent headquarters investigation found the monsters disrupting newcomers were "Eight Evil People."

Usually, even ordinary monsters pose a deadly threat to newcomers,

Yet Luo Di chose to sacrifice himself at a critical moment, luring away the Eight Evil People, reducing sacrifices among peers. He eventually survived, maintained his humanity, and returned.

His personal investigator file had already been noted, listed as a special talent.

Though the files Luo Di submitted fully detailed his experiences in the corner without needing headquarters to assign someone for reception,

Yet when Luo Di took a bus to the island’s center, he still saw a familiar face.

"Yu Ze, Youzhen!"