Chapter 36
Lin Yan.
But his name in that world was not this.
Lu Ze was very surprised at that time. He didn’t expect that the tacit understanding they had maintained would suddenly be broken by him.
They had known each other for more than a dozen worlds, and the process of getting to know each other at the beginning was actually very ordinary.
That is, they knew each other, felt that each other’s various concepts and ideas were very compatible with their own, and slowly they could talk, and gradually became friends.
But Lu Ze knew that he would not stay in this world for long, and he would never invest too deep feelings, so his usual interaction with him was somewhat similar to a gentleman’s friendship, as light as water. They would occasionally get together, chat and eat, and they had never even had overly intense emotions.
This also led to the fact that in front of outsiders, the two of them did not seem to be particularly familiar.
After the mission in that world was over, Lu Ze thought of him. Although he couldn’t help but feel regret, he also knew that this situation was the norm for a mission-taker like him.
He quickly threw himself into the next world, but he didn’t expect to meet a person who was very similar to him in this world.
Lu Ze didn’t dare to doubt it at that time and only thought it was a coincidence. But once and twice, but not three times. When he met him again in the third world, looking at his smiling and light eyes, the thought in his heart was already confirmed.
The next dozen or so worlds were also like this. Both of them knew each other’s identities, and neither of them chose to expose it. Every time before Lu Ze was about to leave after completing the mission, that person would always come to him, either for a meal, or to simply say a few words, and then wait for the next world. Perhaps he didn’t know when or where, but he would be able to see him again.
Later, they didn’t even need to talk. Just a simple look at each other in the crowd, and Lu Ze, looking at that smiling gaze, could recognize the other party.
It wasn’t that Lu Ze hadn’t suspected his identity, but after letting the system report the matter, the department had never given a clear reply. Lu Ze then understood that no matter who this person was, at the very least, he was not a threat to him.
In that case, Lu Ze would not bother with his identity. He even had a faint sense of anticipation before going to a new world. What identity would they meet in this world?
Were they enemies, or allies?
Both of them knew what was appropriate and never mentioned anything that did not belong to this world. Lu Ze had also thought that after he completed the mission and returned to the main god space, perhaps they could really get to know each other and become friends.
Not the kind of friend who was only on the surface, but a real friend in the true sense of the word.
Because of this, after hearing that person’s words, Lu Ze was stunned for a moment, and then he smiled and replied, “See you again.”
But he didn’t expect that when he went back this time, he would be assigned to the redemption department.
As for the sudden change of department, Lu Ze had not suspected him at the beginning.
He had always thought that Lin Yan was a high-level executive in the face-slapping department. After all, the world restrictions between various departments were strict. Except for the people of the department, outsiders could not enter the world of the department at all.
Just like when Lu Ze was in the face-slapping department before, he couldn’t enter the world of the redemption department at all, unless the two departments had a joint mission.
Lin Yan had followed him for more than a dozen worlds, so he naturally regarded him as a person from the face-slapping department.
So when he first learned of the transfer, although Lu Ze had regrets, he did not force it. When he had accumulated enough points and returned to the main god space, if the two of them were fated, they would naturally meet again.
But the current situation made him have to be suspicious.
According to 777, such a thing had never happened in the main god space before, and there was no record of it in the data it was loaded with. Then how could it be so coincidental that both examples happened to him?
An excessive coincidence is deliberate. Lu Ze was more inclined to believe that they were originally the same person.
But in that case, he might not be the person from the face-slapping department that Lu Ze had thought.
Lu Ze pondered for a moment and asked, “Little cutie, besides the face-slapping department and the redemption department, what other departments are there in the main god space that you know of?”
777 said, “There are many departments in the main god space. Besides the face-slapping and redemption departments, there are also some more common ones such as the strategy department, the rescue department, and so on. There are probably more than a dozen in total.”
Lu Ze asked, “Then is there anything special?”
777 thought for a moment. “If you’re talking about special, there are two departments that are quite special.”
Lu Ze raised an eyebrow.
777 said, “One is the judgment team. They have very few people and can’t even form a department, but basically, people from other departments don’t dare to look down on them. Because they are responsible for dealing with the mission-takers or systems of various departments who have committed crimes, such as using high-dimensional weapons that do not belong to the current world in the mission world, or killing innocent people in the mission world. These will all lead to the investigation and punishment of the judgment team.”
“There is also another one, the repair team.”
“They also have very few people, but they are also the most indispensable existence. They are responsible for maintaining the stability of all the small worlds in the main god space and for repairing all the incorrect elements in the small worlds. You can understand it as repairing bugs, Host.”
Lu Ze was intrigued. “For example?”
“For example… if a Western mage appears in a cultivation world, or if a monster or a supernatural element appears in an ordinary modern world, these are all world bugs and must be cleaned up.”
Lu Ze asked, “How are they cleaned up?”
“They are just cleaned up,” 777 said. “Physical obliteration.”
Lu Ze’s heart skipped a beat. “So brutal?”
777 said, “They are originally the product of an error in the world’s consciousness. Even if they are not cleaned up, they will disappear when the world line gradually converges and heals itself. But if they are left alone, they may have a greater impact on the world, which is not worth the loss.”
Lu Ze was silent for a moment, then added, “Then this repair team, can they go to all worlds without restriction?”
777 said, “Yes, because any world in any department may have bugs, so no one dares to offend the people of the repair team.”
Lu Ze was thoughtful. He can freely enter and exit various departments… so which department does Lin Yan belong to?
Lu Ze knew that he wouldn’t get an answer even if he thought about it now, so he put this matter aside for the time being and focused on Xu Qingyan.
As he thought about it, Lu Ze rubbed his head, feeling very helpless about the pits he had unconsciously dug for himself before.
He was cold, complained that his legs were short, and threw him into the factory, almost ignoring him.
Lu Ze let out a long sigh. Most importantly, he had personally arranged a roommate for him.
Now, first of all, how to coax him to come and live with him was a big problem.
As Lu Ze thought about it, he couldn’t help but let out a low laugh. “And I even said he was a pervert…”
777 thought of when he had just arrived in this world, when the Host had complained that the original host had even laid his hands on a seventeen-year-old child. Now…
777 wisely did not speak.
In any case, at least his beloved was by his side. Even if the road ahead seemed to be full of obstacles, Lu Ze had more expectations when he was doing things, which made everyone who saw him today think that he was in a good mood.
Early in the morning, before Lu Ze had eaten, he went to the factory and found Xu Qingyan, who was eating in the cafeteria.
“Lu-ge?” Xu Qingyan looked up, still chewing something in his mouth, his round eyes blinking, obviously a little surprised.
Lu Ze usually just bought something to eat outside in the morning and would only appear in the cafeteria at noon and in the evening, so it was no wonder that Xu Qingyan was surprised.
Lu Ze raised his hand and very naturally rubbed his head, then sat down next to him with his plate and asked, “How’s breakfast today?”
Xu Qingyan glanced at the plate. There was a bowl of white rice porridge, two steamed buns, an egg, and a side dish. The meal was very rich, so he nodded and said, “It’s delicious! Today’s steamed buns are filled with mushrooms and vegetables, and there’s also some minced meat. They’re so fragrant. You should try them, Lu-ge.”
Lu Ze took a bite of the steamed bun as he said. The aroma of the mushrooms and the minced meat were mixed together, and it was indeed fragrant. “It’s indeed not bad.”
As he ate, he very naturally handed the egg on his plate to Xu Qingyan. “I don’t like boiled eggs. You can have it.”
Seeing that Xu Qingyan was about to refuse, he said, “You said yesterday that you wanted to grow taller. Then you have to supplement more nutrients. Don’t be polite with me.”
Xu Qingyan hesitated for a while before he took it. He then picked up another steamed bun from his own plate and looked at him. “Do you want another steamed bun? I’ll give you this one. I can’t finish it.”
Lu Ze helplessly tapped his forehead. “Are you raising a pig, little classmate Xu? How can I finish three steamed buns?”
“Hurry up and eat. How can you have the energy to work in the morning if you don’t eat more?” he said with a smile.
Xu Qingyan felt the touch on his head and felt that Lu Ze’s attitude towards him seemed to have become much more intimate since yesterday. He didn’t know why, but he was naturally happy that he was good to him, so he said, “I just sit there every day and don’t move.”
“Moving your brain is also moving,” Lu Ze said. “It’s cold. Is it cold to sit in the office?”
“It is a little,” Xu Qingyan said. “But when it’s cold, you can drink some hot water, or get up and walk around, and it will be fine.”
Lu Ze nodded, but in his heart, he was thinking that the air conditioner could only be bought on the market next year at the earliest. It was not realistic to use this kind of heating method now. Or he could get one from abroad, but it would also be troublesome…
Lu Ze was thinking in his heart, but his face was expressionless. He said, “I saw that you seemed to have something to say to me yesterday?”
“Yes, there is something…” Hearing this, Xu Qingyan’s face couldn’t help but turn a little red. The hand holding the chopsticks also tightened. He looked up at him and asked, “I wanted to go to your office later. Is it convenient for you, Lu-ge?”
Lu Ze smiled. “What’s not convenient?”
Hearing this, Xu Qingyan smiled and finished his meal in silence. Lu Ze had already gone back to his office to wait for him. Xu Qingyan first went to say hello to Accountant Li, then, with the things in his arms, he went upstairs.
“Knock, knock, knock.” The next moment the knock on the door sounded, the door creaked open. Lu Ze looked down at him, his eyes gentle, and stepped aside. “Come in.”
“Lu-ge.” Xu Qingyan was obviously a little nervous, his lips slightly pursed, and his eyes didn’t dare to wander.
Seeing this, Lu Ze couldn’t help but smile. “You’re making me a little nervous. What is it that you want to say to me?”
“It’s nothing.” Xu Qingyan shook his head. After a moment’s hesitation, he slowly took out the things in his arms and looked at him with a red face. “It’s just that you’ve taken care of me so much before, Lu-ge. Now that I’ve gotten my salary, I bought you a gift…”
Lu Ze was stunned.
Xu Qingyan pursed his lips and smiled shyly. “It’s not anything good. I just hope you don’t mind, Lu-ge.”
He handed him the things in his hand. Outside was a beautifully packaged box, which looked long and thin, somewhat like a fountain pen.
Lu Ze slowly reached out to take it, his face complicated as he looked at him. “You’ve been at the factory for half a month, and I haven’t taken care of you much.”
Xu Qingyan smiled. “How else do you want to take care of me? I’m not a child anymore. Can I let you watch me all the time, Lu-ge?”
His eyes curved. “And you’re busy, Lu-ge. The accounting department has so much data to prove it. I know all about it.”
“You’ve been good enough to me, Lu-ge.”
Lu Ze looked at his smiling and satisfied eyes, and the hand holding the box tightened. His voice was low. “Not good enough…”