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Chapter 2620 Interlude - The End
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Welcome back, Silent One of Lawful Goodness, soon to be enshrined in the realm of innocence. Goodnight.

……

"Yo~"

As soon as she logged on, Mo Tan heard a familiar, pleasant, and increasingly reassuring greeting. Turning her head, she saw Ji Xiaoge, who was wearing goggles properly for once and looked a little disheveled but still had a bright smile, sitting at the table looking at her. Her white wings were raised high because she couldn't hide her emotions, and she looked exceptionally happy.

"Yo~"

Mo Tan, who was standing by the window, smiled and then strolled over to Ji Xiaoge. She peeked at the messy pile of parts on the table and asked curiously, "Have you already started working on the keystone?"

This is the headquarters of the Destruction King Mercenary Group located in Burning Bear Street. As mentioned before, given that the Woof Woof Adventurer Team had been of great help this time, the highland teenagers led by Bilge were determined not to allow these 'family members' to continue staying in hotels outside. As a result, they took action as soon as things settled down and there was no more trouble that required them to help out!

In short, a whole bunch of young men and women stormed into the Blue Carp House in the northern part of Anka Market, canceled the room they had booked for Mo Tan and his group, and dragged them back to their headquarters. At first glance, it looked like they were abducting civilians in broad daylight.

Incidentally, these highland teenagers weren't actually impolite. So before setting off, they went to see Gu Xiaole, who had been staying there for safety reasons and had become the leader among the group of kids, to ask for her opinion.

The beautiful female Onmyoji, who had long been a pillar of the Paw Patrol, waved her hand and said, "Since you're so enthusiastic, let's tie them up and bring them back!"
As a result, Mo Tan and the others were 'tied up' and brought back by Bill and his men.

After that, the members of the Destroyer King Mercenary Group hosted a small 'feast' for the Woof Woof Adventurers Squad. The details were similar to what they had experienced in the Loya Clan. In short, they ate, drank, and chatted happily, so I won't go into details here.

After that, Mo Tan and Dabus went to the public space to discuss sponsorship with Tian Xingdao, while Ji Xiaoge, worried about the girls who had been settled in the Missy Villa area by the [Clown Card] and the Market Supervision Bureau, decided to go and see them. Spider came to pick them up personally.

Meanwhile, Ya Ya and Wang Badan remained at the headquarters of the Destruction King Mercenary Group; one hadn't had his fill of food yet, and the other was too lazy to cause any trouble.

It is worth mentioning that more than forty cannibal laborers who have been continuously brainwashed since childhood are also temporarily staying at the headquarters of the Destroyer King Mercenary Group. Although Bilger and others had worried about the cannibals' appetites, they were not lacking in compassion and still welcomed these oppressed people to rest at their home. They arranged their accommodations and food as perfectly as possible.

However, these cannibal laborers, having suffered from long-term oppression, appeared completely lost and helpless in this environment. If it weren't for Anthony Dabs's attentive companionship during the 'feast' and his efforts to help them relax, coupled with the leading role played by Agent 715, who had already defined them as 'friends', these cannibals would probably have gone hungry until dawn.

After reaching a basic consensus with Tianxingdao, Dabus, who had logged back into the game, continued to chat with the ogres along with Anthony. Although it was impossible to correct their distorted values ​​in a short time, Anthony Dabus wanted to alleviate their anxiety as much as possible, even if it was just to make them feel at ease in this unfamiliar environment.

The rest is history. In short, Mo Tan first went to see Ji Xiaoge, and after deciding to visit the black market, he was ambushed by [Puppet] as soon as he left the villa area. After a friendly exchange, they reached an understanding, and the group, along with a receptionist from the Anka Market Adventurers Guild and the director of the Anka Market Supervision Bureau, had a great time in the replaced [Great Black Market] for a whole night before going their separate ways.

Xueyin, Jiali, and Spider returned to the temporary base of the [Clown Card].

Mo Tan, Ji Xiaoge, and Ya Ya, who was exhausted, returned to the headquarters of the Destruction King Mercenary Group to rest.

However, despite the name "rest," only Ya Ya actually gets to use the room assigned to her. As for the other two players, Mo Tan and Ji Xiaoge, they don't have the peculiar habit of sleeping in the game.

Of course, even though Bill was well aware of this, he still prepared rooms for everyone in the Woof Woof Adventurers team, and his attitude was very firm.

Under these circumstances, the two did not refuse and returned to their rooms to log off before the server's routine shutdown.

As for why Ji Xiaoge was in Mo Tan's room at this time, the reasons are self-evident.

Even if it's just a second earlier, a girl in love wants to see her sweetheart as soon as possible.

……

"Idleness is also idleness."

While fiddling with the pile of inconspicuous black sandalwood parts on the table, Ji Xiaoge said with a grin, "I remember the table in your room was a little bigger, so I came over here to make it."

Mo Tan shrugged, sitting opposite Ji Xiaoge and arranging the messy parts in a way that made them easy for her to see and grab, while smiling and saying, "So how much bigger is the table in my room than the one in yours?"

"Hehe, they seem to be about the same size, I must have remembered wrong."

Ji Xiaoge stuck out her tongue, assembling the parts in front of her according to the scribbles on the blueprints beside her, and asked, "So when is Teacher Tian coming? Dabus hasn't come online yet. Did he mention it to you before?"

"No, but Teacher Tian added me as a friend yesterday. Oh... he messaged me around 8 o'clock in his game time, saying he would probably arrive in Anka before noon."

Mo Tan quickly glanced through his messages, replying to Teacher Tian, ​​Yi Dong (telling them he was currently on this account), and Cordoba (to soothe his pointless and impotent rage). Then, he frowned slightly and looked at the blueprint beside the girl, hesitatingly asking, "Is this a quest item?"

"Huh? You mean the blueprints for the keystone?"

Ji Xiaoge was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized what she meant and shook her head, saying, "No, although these blueprints are indeed part of the mission items, my mentor said he would help me 'cheat,' so he just sent me the blueprints directly."

Mo Tan immediately realized and exclaimed, "So that's how it is! No wonder this blueprint didn't look like something a normal player could understand. It turns out it's a hand-drawn version by Master Lu Wei. Hmm... it seems that engineers and doctors are quite similar in certain situations. It's amazing that you could recognize the contents."

"..."

Ji Xiaoge's small hands, which were rapidly assembling the parts, paused slightly. After about half a second, she said in a rather subtle tone, "Is it possible that, due to some technical reasons, these drawings were drawn by me based on written descriptions, and that I had to communicate with my mentor through Cordoba?"

"!?"

Upon hearing this, Mo Tan's expression froze, and he stammered, "This...that...only after a closer look did I realize that this blueprint is actually...actually..."

"Actually, what is it?"

The girl pulled up her goggles, a sly smile playing on her lips, as if she had remembered something funny.

For example, someone who continues to defend their earlier exclamation might be described as an "honest person" who finds it inconvenient to lie.

"actually……"

Mo Tan took a deep breath, and after carefully choosing her words for a long time, she tentatively said, "Very cute?" "I'll smash you!!"

The girl couldn't help but chuckle as she tossed over a harmless spring, laughing, "Don't think I can't tell it's a question!"

Mo Tan reached out and grabbed the spring-like thing, obediently placing it back next to Ji Xiaoge without saying a word, only offering a forced smile.

It's clear that although Ji Xiaoge's hands-on skills and logical thinking are excellent, and she can even keep up with Lu Wei's train of thought when he's deliberately looking after her, her talent in drawing is somewhat subtle. The good news is that she can understand it perfectly well, and the even better news is that her drawings are extremely confidential, and no one but herself can understand them.

However, there's nothing we can do about it. After all, we can't expect a girl who is exceptionally talented in looks and cooking to also have terrifyingly strong drawing skills.

"Hey, speaking of which, this is the regional quest chain reward for the runner-up in the individual competition. Are you sure you can 'cheat'?"

Looking at the messy pile of parts on the table, Mo Tan hesitated and said, "If I remember correctly, this task should require you to reconstruct the final product from a large number of complicated and erroneous blueprints, right?"

Ji Xiaoge nodded, and said with lingering fear, "Yes, this task required me to reverse engineer the final blueprint from a full fifteen pounds of drafts and about two hundred failed attempts."

"Um……"

[Debate on accusations] Mo Tan, who had just finished listening to Ji Xiaoge's tearful complaints, glanced at the few scribbles on the corner of the table and asked, "So we don't need them anymore?"

"My advisor said it's not necessary, and I'm not really sure either."

Ji Xiaoge scratched her head, carefully assembling the two plug-ins, each no more than three centimeters in diameter, as she replied, "However, after he asked me for the complete mission instructions, he told me not to worry about the blueprints called 'Prehistoric Civilization,' and to just use the blueprints he gave me."

Mo Tan, who clearly understood how special Tianzhu Mountain was, nodded and smiled, "Since Master Lu has said so, there shouldn't be any problems. So, how's the progress?"

"Progress is encouraging!"

Ji Xiaoge grinned and showed Mo Tan the hollowed-out black cuboid in her hand, saying happily, "I had already squeezed in some time to make half of the core, and it's almost completely finished now. Next, I'll use the [Ascension Fire Steel] I bought yesterday to make an outer shell that can guide a fixed frequency. My mentor has already given me the specific parameters. If nothing unexpected happens, it should be ready in two days at most. If I work hard, it might even be finished tomorrow!"

"Yes, if possible, I'll accompany you on future missions."

Although he didn't understand, Mo Tan nodded slightly and said with a particularly warm expression, "Anyway, we don't have anything to do recently. We can leave the cleanup of the [Tide Worm] to Spider and his group. After Dabus and Teacher Tian settle those ogres, we'll have a lot of free time."

"OK!"

Ji Xiaoge nodded happily, then said with a somewhat dejected expression, "I wonder how Lao Jia is doing. Although Xiao Lu and Cordoba both said he's fine, I'm still a little worried."

"Old Jia said he would come to meet us once he had recovered enough. We'll ask him about the details then."

Mo Tan, who was also somewhat worried about the old man who liked to cause trouble, but didn't want Ji Xiaoge to continue to be uneasy, smiled and said, "But it shouldn't be a big problem. After all, his health is much better than mine."

How sturdy is it?

Ji Xiaoge's eyes lit up, and she said happily, "Take off your clothes and let me see!"

Knowing full well that the other party was just talking and would most likely flap their wings and run away the moment he actually took off his clothes, Mo Tan smiled wryly with a helpless expression: "Stop messing around, stop messing around."

dong dong dong-

Just then, accompanied by a knock on the door, Dabus's voice rang out from outside: "Mo, Pigeon, are you there?"

"Yes, yes."

Mo Tan, only then noticing several unread messages, quickly got up and went to open the door, smiling at Anthony Dabs standing there: "Is everything settled?"

"Not only is it settled, but that person surnamed Tian has also arrived."

Although he had realized that he had gone too far, Dabus, who still couldn't shake his hostility towards Tianxingdao, rolled his eyes and then took out a contract and handed it to Mo Tan: "This is the contract in the game. In addition, there is a donation form with similar content. Give me your email address and log off now to take a look. If there are no problems, let's go to the Gold Coin Merchant Guild to transfer the money."

Mo Tan, who didn't see anything wrong with the contract, shook his head. He casually handed the parchment to Ji Xiaoge, who was peeking out from under his shoulder, and said to Dabus, "No need to show it to me. If you think there's no problem, let's just transfer the money."

"Uh...this isn't appropriate."

Dabus scratched his head and hesitated, "Although I really don't think there's a problem, this money is something you asked them for, so we should still take a look at the details, right?"

"I trust you, and I trust Teacher Tian."

Mo Tan patted Dabus's arm, then turned to Ji Xiaoge: "Are you coming with us, or staying behind..."

"go together!"

"Is the mission all right?"

"There's still plenty of time, more than enough!"

"Really?"

"No, actually I promised my mentor I'd get the keystone sorted out in the next couple of days, so the deadline is pretty tight..."

"Uh……"

"But they just want to go with you. Anyway, you're offline and unavailable a lot of the time. They'll be all alone, all by themselves, just trying to make a living."

"What nonsense are you spouting!"

Chapter 2611: The End