Xianzhou Luofu 2

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I managed to get out from the Parlor before it was fully blocked, without a need to wait for people sent by General to escort me out. Welt, March and Stelle must still be checking out the area, while also running errands for Artisanship commission. I decided to let them handle it, given that I won't be able to do it myself. I look way too much like a Xianzhou native, and infiltrating Sanctus Medicus, for example, will be basically impossible for me.

Stelle is a smart girl. She'll handle it just fine. Welt and March will probably run some other errand as well, and that only left me to explore Luofu by myself. Auromaron Alley, for example, could be a wonderful place to visit next, but I was not in the mood for eating.

On the contrary, actually. I wanted to do something productive, and, given that I didn't have much tasks currently at hand, I had two major options. First, help Fu Xuan in Divination Commission, since she has no staff to help her out with calibrating and restarting this huge supercomputer built by an Aeon, or, I can go and meet Dan Heng...

...well, Dan Heng, I'll see you later.

On to the Divination Commission it is.

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What do you mean no one is here?! — Fu Xuan yelled from near the Matrix, talking to Jing Yuan, who was there as a hologram. I was slowly walking their way, getting through the gate that was closed, while dealing with a few disciples of Sanctus Medicus on my way. Honestly, they posed more danger in the game than they did there. One clean hit, and they just die, it was that simple.

— It appears everyone from Divination Commission had been assigned a task in order to help with the public instability. — Jing Yuan replied with a smile, pointing his hand at her. — Wasn't it you, Master Diviner, who assigned them to those tasks?

— I! May have... — She admitted, gritting her teeth, massaging her forehead, as if to get rid of the headache that hit her all of a sudden. — To think there would be a day where not a single person is present in the Divination Commission but me...

— Well, I might lend you a hand, if you need some help, — I said, getting even closer, unnoticed by the General and Master Diviner, who turned to me, with different face expression plastered on their faces. Jing Yuan was intrigued, albeit I could see a tad bit seriousness in his eyes, while Fu Xuan was caught off guard full volume. It appears she's not used to people walking to her with how she's able to foresee such events. — If you're not agains't it, of course.

— Why are YOU here? — Fu Xuan looked me in the eyes, focusing, as if trying to find something on my face, but I only tilted my head, gazing back at her.

— My companions are currently busy with their own errands, so I decided to drop by to see if I can find something to help on my own, and, as it appears, I arrived just in time. — I shrugged, nodding to the General, who only nodded back, probably glad to see me coming to Fu Xuan's aid. — If you're not happy to see me, though, I can go somewhere else.

— That's...not I was trying to say. — She sighed, putting her hand to her chin, thinking. — I can't seem to see you in my divinations, no matter the scenery. When I arrived to apprehend the Stellaron Hunter, I didn't foresee you in my divination of that moment. — She folded her hands on her chest, with Jing Yuan looking more intrigued than before. It appears Fu Xuan had yet to tell him about it. — Who ARE you, exactly?

— I have to support Lady Fu's question, Lost. — Jing Yuan nodded, pointing his hand at me. — Just recently, Miss Tingyun told us that you introduced yourself as a resident of the Xianzhou Yaoqing that left your home to join Astral Express, but, and excuse me if it sounds rude, I have hard time believing such a person like you could leave everything behind for the sake of traveling through cosmos. — His smile grew wider, as if he was about to unravel the mystery. — Moreover, there was never a time when Master Divider couldn't see someone in their divinations. Are you really someone you claim to be?

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