Quadruple split.

Chapter 2470 Parents Who Don’t Spoil the Fun

After the two sides reached a preliminary consensus, Zordon Nightcrawler quickly said goodbye and left.

As a commissioner sent by the Archaeologists Association to this large base, this young and promising elf man, who is only over 300 years old and has already become the president of the Golden City branch, is actually very busy and not as relaxed as he appeared in front of the Paw Patrol before.

In his words, although many affairs in the Golden City could be presided over by the vice presidents, the situation of [Ancient Ruins Codename: Purple Night] was too unexpected. Not only did legendary old-era experimental subjects appear, but also an outstanding front-line expert like Percy Clark Scheele died unexpectedly. Such a heavy loss was undoubtedly a major blow to the association, which was already lacking in top talents.

It is foreseeable that for a long time to come, the Archaeologists Association will definitely find ways to coordinate with all parties and try their best to pull back the ancient ruins that have been exiled to another space. Although the difficulty of this project is extremely outrageous, considering the legendary creature inside that is obviously produced by artificial experiments, there will definitely be a lot of top powerhouses participating in this project.

"In my estimation, the Council of Truth from the City of Miracles will send at least one or two members over here, and they will all be sages with top attainments in related fields."

While explaining the theoretical follow-up process to Ji Xiaoge, Gu Xiaole and Yaya, Harley Boyd nodded to Mo Tan who had returned to the Holy Shield Hall with Samurai Shodown, and then continued, "In addition, the Adventurer's Guild and the Mercenary Union will definitely send people here. Oh, and we have to add the Wanderer's Inn and the Holy Church's combined knowledge sect. I think within a month, the number of epics here will reach double digits, and there will be at least two or three legends."

Ji Xiaoge: “Oh oh!”

Gu Xiaole: “Oh oh!”

FangYa: “Woof oh!”

"No, it's a bunch of epics and several legends."

Harry looked at the three people in front of him helplessly, and said helplessly: "I think I have no common sense enough, but your reaction is too... Oh, forget it."

Looking at the three pairs of bright, innocent eyes in front of him, the slightly proud and arrogant academic student sighed and did not continue to complain. Instead, he raised his hand and patted the large terminal next to him that Ji Xiaoge had just checked and maintained.

"As for us, the association's specialists who don't have much combat power, we will organize and decipher the information that you risked your lives to bring out of the ruins. To be honest, the difficulty of this task is no less than exiling the ruins back in reverse."

Harry looked at the ten or so 'documents' on the screen that had been entered last night, and said solemnly, "More than 70% of the data that Senior Peschi has selected has been incorporated into a complete independent encryption system, and the other 20% or so are the 'code books' that are most likely to determine the background of the era and even the faction to which the ruins belong. If nothing unexpected happens, the decryption work will definitely be a major project that will require the mobilization of at least 30% of the experts in various fields within the association."

Ji Xiaoge flapped her wings and flew to Mo Tan's side. She nodded seriously, "So that's how it is!"

"Thank you for your support, but I'd rather abandon the seriousness of popular science and just state the conclusion directly."

Harley laughed dryly, then her face became serious. She said to Mo Tan and the others, "Based on your outstanding contributions in the investigation of [Ancient Ruins Codename: Purple Night], and combined with the value of the data itself, the association will give you additional rewards after a rigorous evaluation of the results. Although the process will not be fast due to the complicated procedures, you will at least receive a very generous bonus and the Morning Star Medal representing [Honorary First-Class Investigator]."

"This...this isn't appropriate."

Ji Xiaoge waved her hands and said repeatedly, "Didn't you pay us the agreed compensation as soon as we came back? There's really no need to pay more!"

"It has to be given, because this is the strict rule set by the association."

Harry shook his head slightly and smiled, "You should also know that the missions of our Archaeologists Association are different from those of the Adventurers Guild and the Mercenary Guild. The missions we issue will encounter a lot of unknowns, and of course there is a considerable proportion of 'unknown risks'. Therefore, the association's rule is that there is a fixed reward of approximately 120% of the expected difficulty in the commission. If the actual risk is higher than 120% of the theoretical difficulty, the reward will be made up after the mission is completed."

"Oh~"

Although it was the first time for him to work for the Archaeologists Association in the [Realm of Innocence], and he had never come into contact with the Mercenary Union, Adventurer's Guild and other organizations before, but Gu Xiaole, who had rich "practical experience" outside the game, immediately understood what Harley meant.

As for Ji Xiaoge who didn't seem to understand immediately, Harley patiently explained further, "In the final analysis, if the association chooses to let everyone consider themselves unlucky after completing a task that is much more difficult than expected, then it won't be long before no one is willing to cooperate with us. As for promising too much compensation at the beginning... the association's budget does not allow it, so this somewhat troublesome and inefficient rule was derived."

"I see."

Ji Xiaoge suddenly realized and immediately turned to look at Mo Tan: "It seems we can accept this with peace of mind!"

"really."

Mo Tan nodded slightly, then chuckled and asked Harley, "Did Lord Zordon specifically instruct you to do this?"

"Well, because this is the rule, I didn't intend to mention it to you specifically. The most I could do is remind you before you leave to check the records at the association when you have time."

Harley nodded without hesitation, folded her arms and leaned on the terminal next to her, shrugging, "But Branch President Zordon told me to emphasize this. Now it seems... you guys really have unexpectedly no common sense."

"Hey~"

Ji Xiaoge stuck out her tongue a little embarrassedly and said awkwardly, "We are newcomers in the industry."

"Ah, so my initial speculation that your opinions 'seem not reliable at all' was not a 100% misjudgment."

Harley, who was full of one-sided hostility when they first met, made a face, then sighed and bowed deeply to Mo Tan and the others, saying seriously: "I apologize again for my previous attitude towards the Paw Patrol. Although you are a little off the mark in some aspects, and even lack common sense to the point of making people wonder if it is your first day as an adventurer, you don't have the temperament of a master and look sloppy, but you are all people worthy of respect."

"Pfft-"

Ji Xiaoge, who had initially intended to ask Harry to be less polite, burst into laughter after hearing these words.

"I'll take it as a compliment from you."

Gu Xiaole also laughed, and at the same time began to persuade the Samurai to return to the tablet for the fifty-ninth time.

"Woof, you deserve respect! Woof is awesome!"

Yaya put his hands on his hips, looking proud. Mo Tan saluted Harley like a knight and said with a smile: "Then we'll take our leave first."

"go Go."

The top student, who had gained an indescribable and complex experience on his first internship, didn't know how long it would take to fully digest this experience in the future. He smiled and said casually, "I will probably stay here to help until the entire project is finished and then report back to the college. If you have any small matters that require help from the association or professionals but don't want to trouble big shots like President Zordon, you can write to me. I will probably be here for the next six months."

"Okay, see you later."

"Goodbye."

……

Just like that, after saying goodbye to Harley and then to Klaus who was busy writing a report, Mo Tan, Ji Xiaoge, Gu Xiaole and Yaya completed the handover and performance review process and left the [Archaeologists Association's seventh large base in the Savage Highlands] and returned to the Highlander tribe 'Loya' half an hour later.

Since the left-behind child Wang Badan had already greeted Birge, the Highland boy who agreed to travel with Mo Tan and the others and was grateful for it was already ready to go. However, after the reunion, they did not set off immediately, but were forced to stay for lunch by the old and young people of the "Loya" tribe. Although the ceremony was not as grand as the "banquet", they still showed a considerable degree of enthusiasm and respect.

The plot in third-rate bard stories where the blame was turned to a few "outsiders" because of Largo's accident and everyone blindly forced the other party to give an explanation did not appear. On the contrary, because Birger had already explained the ins and outs of the ancient ruins to his compatriots, the entire Loya tribe was very grateful to the Paw Patrol, and several old men who retired from "Wreck-It Ralph" even regarded the Paw Patrol and Peschi as their benefactors.

The reason is very simple. If Mo Tan and others were only concerned with escaping from danger when Largo and Peschi failed to gain the ideal time and allowed the legendary monster to leave the ruins, the nearest "Loya" would have a very high probability of facing a catastrophic disaster.

And according to Wang Badan's retelling, Bilge seemed to deliberately conceal the fact that "Cordova would not die completely" in his description, and also attributed Jadka's serious injury to preventing the monster from leaving the ruins.

It has to be said that despite being suspected of deceiving his own people, under Bilger's "polishing", even the most cunning Loya people did not have any soil to support their "conspiracy theories", which invisibly saved the Paw Patrol a lot of unnecessary suspicion.

That's right, even though it was just said that it was the content of a third-rate bardic story, the quality of many people can only be compared to that of a third-rate bardic story. So after weighing the pros and cons, Bilge finally did not choose to tell his people the truth. Instead, he slightly "modified" the story without affecting the overall context, thus eliminating all hidden dangers.

Although Mo Tan didn't care about these, he still gave a considerable degree of affirmation to Burge's actions. After all, even Mo himself, who was decent enough in every sense, never thought that there was anything wrong with white lies and whitewashing.

It is no exaggeration to say that Mo Tan is quite optimistic about this Highland boy who is a little too young but mature and delicate enough, and likes to look at the overall situation when thinking about problems. This also strengthens his determination to accompany Birger to the headquarters of the "Wrecker" mercenary group in Anka Market to solve those unnecessary hidden dangers.

So, after a sumptuous lunch, Mo Tan, Ya Ya, Ji Xiaoge, Gu Xiaole, Wang Badan, who had completely won the highest friendship of the Loya tribe, set out with Birge to the Principality of Freya, located in the northeast of the Loya tribe. Because this journey did not require the transportation of food like the previous one, if nothing unexpected happened, the means of transportation [Guoshan Cart], which was jointly modified by a field engineer and a great Onmyoji based on a grain transport vehicle and can be driven by secondary rune energy and spiritual power at the same time and can use the Shikigami as the power core, should be able to reach the destination within three days.

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at the same time

Game time PM13:29

Violet Empire, Imperial Capital Salamun, Tricolor Courtyard

"Long time no see, Ms. Futaba."

Lazily leaning in the luxurious wheelchair, the thin old man with white hair and beard smiled and nodded to the old friend in front of him, saying gently: "I'm glad to see you so energetic."

"Huha~ Long time no see, Your Majesty."

The petite and beautiful female mage yawned, then bowed slightly and sat down unceremoniously on the armchair opposite the current emperor of the Violet Empire, Cleaver Brethren. She chuckled and said, "I'm glad to see that you're still alive. This fully proves that your overly outstanding son is not as cruel as he appears to be."

"I feel the same way, Ms. Futaba."

Although the Purple Thorn Guards standing on both sides were sweating profusely, the emperor who had lost all his power in the wheelchair was not angry. On the contrary, he smiled happily and said, "I originally thought that Ash would inherit the throne as soon as possible after the situation stabilizes and better rule this empire that is too strict with mediocre people, but it is obvious that he has his own opinions."

"Never mind that foolish opinion, Your Majesty."

Futaba stretched and shrugged, "In my opinion, the most favorable development for all parties is that the current emperor dies unexpectedly, and His Royal Highness the Regent is appointed to succeed immediately..."

"Ms. Futaba!"

Although they were ordered not to harm the distinguished guests, the two Purple Thorn Guards were still frightened and cried out in shock after hearing the girl's words, and even subconsciously put their hands on their weapons.

"It doesn't matter."

But the old emperor waved his hand, stopped the two Purple Thorn Guards, and raised his eyebrows to the girl and said, "But I personally have reservations about your opinion, Ms. Shuangye."

"How to say?"

"Because I thought so too, and Ash is much better than me."

"so what?"

"So I should respect Ash's opinion more than my own judgment, instead of being a father who always says he is doing it for the good of his child but completely disregards his child's feelings in his actions."

"Tsk, tsk."

"Since Ash doesn't want me to die, then of course I have to live well and try my best to keep everything, including my own life, under his control, and be a parent who doesn't spoil his fun."

Chapter 2461: End