Lisa hesitated for a while. Under normal circumstances, she would never approve such a request for leave.
But this reason...
After thinking about it, she sighed.
"Go ahead."
“Thank you, manager!”
Wang Man was a little happy, and ran away after getting permission.
The new leader of the art troupe didn't quite understand Lisa's approach.
"Manager Li? The higher-ups are planning to launch a star project to create a public idol to divert attention and adjust the mental fluctuations caused by the two black tides.
All citizens have entertainment needs, and they need entertainment channels to relieve stress.
We are all planning to push Wang Man up. Li Na and Zhou Xiaoyun are not as good at singing and dancing as her. It is inappropriate to let her fool around like this at this time, right?"
Lisa did not answer immediately, but looked at Wang Man's leave application and murmured:
"You have to keep one between regret and him."
"ah?"
The head of the art troupe picked up Wang Man’s leave application and took a look at it.
"Cherry blossoms at Jiming Temple? Where is Jiming Temple?"
"An ancient building in the south of the city."
"It's not necessary to take a leave just to have a flower bloom there, right?"
The team leader still expressed his incomprehension, but Lisa's eyes moved.
"The cherry blossoms at Jiming Temple are blooming, which means... that impossible person has returned."
"Wang Man is in love? How can this be possible? No, I have to go and bring her back."
"Don't go. Maybe it's unrequited love?"
"Well, Wang Man is our little flower after all, this is impossible, right?"
…
Wang Man stood not far from the Rose Studio, dangling some cat snacks in her hands and muttering:
"Hey? You're back? Brother Xu Le... No, no, that's too deliberate.
”
"I didn't expect to see you here. Didn't you say you would never come back? No, I'll be beaten to death for being so arrogant!"
"Brother Xu Le, I didn't expect that we could meet here... You are so soft, not like me."
Wang Man grabbed her hair in distress, not knowing for a moment what to do to meet Xu Le in a "reasonable" way.
And even if they met, she didn't know whether Xu Le's cat would scratch her.
That cat is too fierce.
Wang Man looked at the cat sausage in his hand and felt a little relieved.
This thing should be able to calm it down.
"Wang Man, what are you doing here?"
The sudden voice startled Wang Man. She didn't expect to meet Li Qingcheng here.
"Qingcheng, what a coincidence."
"I'm on duty here today. What's a coincidence? As for you, the Zion Art Troupe is not close to here, right? Why did you run to this place?"
"I... I heard there's a good cat food store here, so I came here to buy some cat food."
Wang Man's not very reasonable explanation barely dispelled Li Qingcheng's doubts.
Li Qingcheng asked curiously:
"You actually have a cat, ahahaha, don't you hate cats the most?"
"Um, it's not me, it's a friend's. I was planning to go see him, but I didn't know what gift to bring, so I bought some cat food."
"Oh, that's very thoughtful. It seems like they are close friends, male or female? Is there a story behind it?"
Faced with Li Qingcheng's repeated questioning, Wang Man was a little at a loss.
However, when she thought about the past between Li Qingcheng and Xu Le, Wang Man felt that she should not be so hypocritical towards Li Qingcheng.
She has changed a lot over the years.
In the past, whenever she liked someone, she would look in the mirror to remind herself that she was fat and ugly.
But now she doesn't need to, she has the right to like it.
"He is indeed a good friend. What's wrong?"
Seeing Wang Man's generous admission, Li Qingcheng felt a little disappointed for no reason.
She still hasn't been able to match Wang Man's straightforward attitude.
"That's good."
The two fell into an awkward silence for a while.
Just then, an insignificant passerby happened to pass by here.
The passerby wore a pair of round-rimmed glasses, leaned on a black cane, and a black cat stood on his shoulder.
As it passed by the two people, the black cat suddenly meowed.
Meow! ~
Xu Le knew that Ding Ke would not bark randomly under normal circumstances, so...
He could only pretend not to see it and lowered his head to look at the floor. Well, I just passed by.
Wang Man also noticed Xu Le, but when she saw that Xu Le didn't seem to see them, she suddenly became anxious.
If Xu Le had stayed in the lighthouse, she would have only regarded the past as a memory, but now Xu Le has returned to Zion.
It took her a lot of effort to ask for leave, it took her a lot of effort to muster up the courage to come over, and it took her a lot of effort to dare to look Li Qingcheng in the face.
So she won't let go so easily this time.
"Brother Xu Le, I didn't expect to see you here. Didn't you say you would never come back?"
Since she had already spoken, Xu Le felt embarrassed to just ignore her as if she were a passerby.
He could only turn his head and laugh awkwardly:
"Ha~haha, I was persecuted by villains in the lighthouse and couldn't survive there anymore, so I had to come back."
What Xu Le described was actually quite true, but Wang Man just thought he was joking.
"Who can persecute you in the lighthouse, given your position?"
Xu Le didn't explain much, just smiled and said:
"That's true. The main reason is that the salary is too low and I can't make it. Hahaha."
Li Qingcheng felt inexplicably uncomfortable when he saw Xu Le chatting happily with Wang Man.
After looking at the cat on Xu Le's shoulder, I finally realized that the friend Wang Man was talking about was Xu Le.
It turned out that she had been hiding it from me all along.
Moreover, Xu Le's attitude towards Wang Man is much better than towards her.
When they met before, Xu Le was like a stranger, and the relationship of more than ten years was thrown away like garbage.
"Xu Le, why are you here too?"
Xu Le looked at Li Qingcheng in confusion.
"I work here, what's the problem?"
Li Qingcheng lowered her head when asked and said, "Okay, it's all her fault."
"sorry."
Xu Le has discovered that this woman can't do anything except say sorry.
"Don't keep saying sorry, it's all in the past."
Wang Man felt anxious when she saw that the atmosphere was gradually becoming strange. She had come to find Xu Le specifically. If Xu Le started talking about those sad past events with Li Qingcheng at this time, it would be all over.
"Brother Xu Le, I am now an official member of the art troupe, can you congratulate me?"
"Congratulations, you are on the path to your dreams."
Xu Le's congratulations are sincere. Being able to fight for your dreams is indeed a very happy and admirable thing.
Meow! ~
Ding Ke narrowed his eyes and stared at Wang Man with an unfriendly look.
It didn't want to pay any attention to someone like Li Qingcheng because in Ding Ke's opinion, Li Qingcheng was too cowardly.
But Wang Man is different. Wang Man has an inexplicable courage. Although no one knows where this courage comes from, it is indeed worth worrying about.
Facing Ding Ke's hostility, Wang Man seemed to be prepared. She took out a sausage and handed it to Ding Ke.
"Hey, Ding Ke, I bought you something delicious."
Ding Ke was a little angry because of this action. Damn it, it's a big... I can't take it anymore, just eat one.
Meow!
"This cat is really useless." Xu Le looked at Ding Ke who surrendered for a sausage and secretly despised him in his heart.
"Brother Xu Le, can I treat you to a meal?"
"You don't have any income now, right? Don't you need it?"
Hearing Xu Le's words, Wang Man puffed out her chest proudly.
"After I became a formal member, I got paid, and it was all my own money."
After saying that, Wang Man looked at Li Qingcheng seriously. Her eyes were firm and confident, and she showed no sign of stage fright at all.
"Qingcheng, come with me. Since we haven't seen each other for a long time, why not sit down and have a good chat?"
Li Qingcheng on the side suddenly raised her head, and she finally realized why Wang Man became so confident.
Because Wang Man didn't know when she started to be able to live on her own.
And what about her? Although she said she was self-reliant, she actually used her family's money.
There is nothing wrong with this, but because she asks too much from her family, she needs to be very considerate of her family's feelings, needs to listen to her parents, and needs to give up Xu Le.
Maybe it wasn't wrong, but it really wasn't what she wanted.
Although he felt unhappy, Li Qingcheng knew that there was no place for him in the conversation between Xu Le and Wang Man.
Compared to Wang Man, she seems more like an outsider.
She knew it was time for her to leave.
"I still have to go on duty, so I won't go with you."
Wang Man was a little excited. Perhaps this was just a verbal confrontation, but she knew that she had finally "won" Li Qingcheng once.
"That… "
Before she could say anything nice, Xu Le suddenly said:
"Come along, I have something to ask you."
"Huh?" Li Qingcheng's expression became a little strange, while Wang Man was a little angry. They finally got a chance, what happened
Although she was very dissatisfied in her heart, she certainly couldn't say it out loud, so Wang Man could only invite her again:
"Brother Xu Le has spoken, so Qing Cheng should come along."
"Well, all right then."
The three of them came to a relatively low-end restaurant. Normally, Li Qingcheng would never come to such a place for meals.
But Xu Le is different. Good or bad makes no difference to him.
And he also knew that even if Wang Man had a salary, before she became really famous, she would only have a fixed salary from the art troupe.
He invited Li Qingcheng to discuss some things about Zion's official professional system, so there was no need to spend too much money.
After ordering a few dishes, none of the three drank any alcohol. Wang Man chattered non-stop, telling about his work experience in the art troupe during this period.
Xu Le nodded from time to time and occasionally gave a compliment or two, and the two of them had a very pleasant conversation.
Only after finishing the meal did Wang Man say that he was tired.
Li Qingcheng didn't say much during this period. She was indeed a little slow in many things, but there was one thing she was very sensitive about.
That is love. It is obvious that Wang Man likes Xu Le.
Only true love can make Wang Man have so much to say in front of Xu Le!
"Brother Xu Le, I'm so tired after talking so much. Can you tell me about yourself? Is your work at the lighthouse not going well?"
Wang Man knew that Xu Le became a night watchman at the lighthouse.
Although this kind of work is dangerous, in her eyes it is already a very powerful job.
The difficulty of being a lighthouse keeper is much higher than that of a Zion law enforcer.
When talking about the work at the lighthouse, Xu Le just shook his head slightly:
"It was going smoothly at the beginning, but then one of my leaders left and people lost their morale. I couldn't continue without anyone to support me."
"Is the internal struggle of the Lighthouse so intense?"
"Yeah, the internal struggle is fierce."
After talking about this, Xu Le felt that he and Wang Man had almost finished reminiscing about the past and it was time to talk about business.
He turned his head to look at Li Qingcheng and suddenly asked:
"Enforcer Li, I want to ask you something about Zion's Enforcers."
Wang Man was stunned for a moment. Li Zhifa? When she heard Xu Le call Li Qingcheng like that, she almost laughed, but she finally held it back.
She was a little curious about why Xu Le wanted to talk to Li Qingcheng, but when she saw that Xu Le's eyes didn't look strange and his attitude was very sincere, Wang Man knew that Xu Le wanted to talk about business.
After the experience of Kuroshio that night, Wang Man knew very well that she must not disturb Xu Le when he was serious.
So she was very sensible and shut up, and then went to find Ding Ke.
"Ding Xiaoke, would you like some chicken legs?"
Ding Ke looked at the chicken leg with a hesitant expression, and suddenly looked at Xu Le with some anger.
Damn it! Others have come to your door, why don’t you go to Muyue to practice
Why are you so poor
After some hesitation, Ding Ke finally chose to compromise with the chicken leg.
Meow! ~ began to lie down beside Wang Man's hand and meow.
Li Qingcheng's nose felt sore when she heard Xu Le calling her like that. He used to call her Little Chengzi, but now he calls her Li Fazhi. How cool!
"Ask me, I'll answer whatever I can."
Xu Le pondered for a while. In fact, he had a lot to ask about Zion’s official extraordinary execution system and situation.
But he also needs to consider which questions are okay to ask and which are less appropriate to ask.
"I would like to ask, what are the entry requirements for your law enforcement officers?"
When talking about the recruitment of law enforcers, Li Qingcheng's eyes lit up. This is what she is most proud of.
Because she insisted on practicing on her own despite being looked down upon by many people, and was admitted to Zion Law Enforcers.
"The requirement for law enforcers is to be a Level 2 warrior. In addition to the basic strength requirement, they also have to assess the reporter's personality, family environment, and mental energy level.
Only those who meet all the requirements can become law enforcers, which is quite difficult.”
Xu Le's mouth twitched. Is your mental stability worth talking about? Forget it, these things are not important.
"Oh, are there warlocks in the law enforcer system?"
“Yes, but not many. Although there are many warlocks in Zion, their status is obviously higher than that of warriors and ordinary researchers.
After all, only warlocks can access the power of the red moon, and warriors and ordinary people have no way of doing this.
Therefore, in Zion, usually only warlocks who are short of money and have no research ability will join the law enforcement system. "
Xu Le nodded and asked:
"So what are the daily tasks of you law enforcers? In addition to your daily duties, are there more dangerous tasks, such as field duty?"
Li Qingcheng didn't know why Xu Le asked this, and this question was not included in the confidentiality agreement.
But as law enforcers, they usually don't tell others about the internal affairs of their unit. This can be considered an unspoken rule.
But now, the person asking is Xu Le...
Xu Le also noticed Li Qingcheng's hesitation, and he quickly said:
"If it's inconvenient to say, you don't have to say it."
"No, there are no strict rules. In fact, it's not that these things can't be discussed. If you ask from other places, you should be able to find out.
Recently, Zion has a lot of field missions. In addition to our daily duties, we also need to participate in field missions regularly and in a certain amount. "
"So what is the personnel structure for your field missions? Is that convenient for you to tell me?"
The point of field mission is what Xu Le is very concerned about, so he has to ask about it clearly.
Both training and research and development require money.
He now has an envisioned money-making chain.
Generate anima fruits by intercepting other people's anima, then collect extraordinary resources through the ancient sound multi-vision, and create anima shielding devices to obtain Zion research rewards.
This series of operations will form a stable chain of interests and at the same time rapidly improve one's own strength.
But whether it is intercepting mental energy, exploring resources, or the most basic start-up capital, it all needs to be obtained from outside.
Therefore, the situation of field missions, especially the team structure and command, are very important.
“The field mission team is usually a 10-man team, and usually recruits two field warlocks as a backup.
Then three mercenaries will be recruited, usually from Tianrui Lifeng, and then the law enforcers will be supplemented, usually 1 commander + 4 team members, making a total of 10 people.
Of course, since there are relatively few warriors in Zion, sometimes we will recruit more Tianrui Lifeng mercenaries."
This was not the first time Xu Le had heard of the name of Tianrui Lifeng Mercenaries.
He had almost no impression of this city and had never been there, so he was quite curious.
"Does Tianrui Lifeng have many mercenaries? Are they all warriors?"
"Yes, Tianrui Lifeng has a lot of mercenaries, but not all of them are warriors. They also have warlock mercenaries. In short, it is a very martial city-state."
Xu Le frowned slightly. If that was the case, what was the social structure of Tianrui Lifeng like
"Why does Tianrui Lifeng have so many extraordinary people? Don't they need to produce?"
The idea of everyone becoming a soldier sounds great, but what about basic production
At the very least, someone has to farm the land, right? Someone has to make clothes, shoes, and daily necessities, right
These are all very basic things. Don’t Tianrui Lifeng have them
“I can’t really say, but what is certain is that they have a lot of extraordinary people, especially warriors.
Tianrui Lifeng’s policies are somewhat special, and they are carrying out some kind of revolution. We have to go and see what’s going on.”
Xu Le nodded. According to Li Qingcheng, the personnel composition of the Zion Trail Blazers mission was a bit complicated.
There may even be a ratio of 5 officials + 3 mercenaries + 2 recruited warlocks.
Although this situation is not absolutely likely to occur, in any case, as long as the extraordinary people do not belong to the same system, problems will easily arise.
What to do if they don’t obey orders
What to do if you have selfish motives
What to do if there is internal strife
What to do if the spoils are unevenly distributed
These are all basic things, and more serious issues include combat coordination and so on.
Haven’t Zion officials thought about these problems
Xu Le felt that since he could think of the problem, it couldn't be that the Zion officials didn't even have someone as smart as him, right
"Won't your team structure cause chaos during the mission?"
“It may sound confusing, but it’s actually not that bad. The requirements will be explained in detail before the mission, and the quality of the warlocks recruited by Zion is quite good.
Most of them are from Tianrui Lifeng. The quality of the mercenaries is indeed uneven, especially those who come to other city-states.
However, Zion's pioneering mission is not very strict. If the captain feels that he encounters a problem that he cannot handle, he can just report it directly."
"I see!"
It is easy to obtain good things through exploration in the wild, not to mention the trivial things like antique information.
But the strange materials, relics, and moonstones that may appear in the developed areas are all very valuable.
Xu Le thought about some of the points where he could make a profit, and then continued to ask a question that he was most concerned about:
"Is it possible to let the recruiter take command of the team?"