My wife is the stand-in.

Amanosaki paused in rubbing his eyes, then sighed in frustration.

In the anime, Icarus likes round things, but he never expected that his stand-in girlfriend, who had acquired Icarus's identity, would also inherit his obsession with watermelons.

Furthermore, he went a step further and came up with the bizarre idea of ​​cultivating his own watermelons.

'It seems that her shrewdness yesterday was merely due to the influence of Yubaba's identity, and today she has become a pure girl.' Amanosaki thought with a mixture of disappointment and joy.

A shrewd girl can handle many things, and Amanosaki is getting used to a life dominated by strong women in her interactions with Yubaba and Rin Tohsaka.

But there are advantages to being a naturally beautiful girl.

For example, they are easily fooled and easily moved by small gifts.

These remarks truly startled Lin Shuyu. She glanced at Icarus, who had wings on his back, her eyes sweeping over the girl's full breasts and delicate skin. Feeling slightly inferior, she looked at Amanosaki and asked:

"Angels like watermelons? Is heaven a watermelon field, and God some kind of old watermelon farmer? Don't tell me humans came from watermelon seeds."

Amanosaki shook his head: "I don't even know how to verify Goldbach's conjecture, so how would I know about these complicated issues?"

"Ok."

Lin Shuyu pressed her temples; the prolonged use of [Celestial Recognition] was giving her a headache.

She deactivated her powers and began a fifteen-minute rest, during which she took out a camera, a brand-new graphics tablet, a tablet, and a complete set of painting tools, including a drawing board, watercolors, paints, and brushes, from the cabinet.

Then he pushed everything onto Amanosaki.

"what's the situation."

Amanosaki Joji was completely baffled.

Lin Shuyu took a sip of tea and slowly said, "Originally, the branch's mission for us was to participate in the protection of the Sanjiang Reservoir, but the destruction of the hall where the heroes and staff of the Sanjiang Reservoir rested aroused the wrath of Qunxia Mountain and the government. Now the security work of the reservoir has been upgraded to a higher level, with a branch-level hero in charge."

"So we can go back?" Amanosaki was overjoyed.

"Do not."

Lin Shuyu shook her head regretfully, "Although I really want to go back, I can't."

"Given that you were a renowned scholar before becoming a knight-errant, and that you are quite well-connected in the Diwenxing section of the Jianghu forum, the organization has decided to assign you a task."

"I'm not being modest, but you should find someone else," Amanosaki replied without hesitation, cupping his hands in a gesture of respect.

Lin Shuyu looked at Amanosaki in astonishment: "Don't you want to hear the specifics?"

Amanosaki covered his mouth: "Sorry, sorry. When you said you were giving me a task, I subconsciously thought you were making a joke."

What meme are you playing?

Amanosaki grinned, unsure how to respond.

how to answer?

I can't exactly explain to him that I'm from another time and am just using internet memes from my past life, can I?

Besides, this is something you should only play with occasionally; you can't go into details. If you talk too much, the great god of censorship will censor you.

To prevent Icarus, the airhead, from letting something slip, he even kept repeating "Don't talk, don't talk" in his head.

Icarus nodded at him, making a zipping motion with his finger over his mouth.

'Good girl! I knew you were reliable!' Amanosaki gave a thumbs-up in her heart, but remained outwardly calm. 'It's nothing. Let's talk about the mission the organization assigned to me. I believe it must be glorious and arduous, but I will do everything in my power to complete it.'

"Ah... okay." Seeing that Amanosaki wouldn't say more, Lin Shuyu didn't press further. She picked up the tablet and showed Amanosaki the to-do list, beginning a simple explanation:

"The destruction of the Sanjiang Hall is an outright scandal, and an unsuppressible one at that. There hasn't been a case of a hall being destroyed in China for thirty years."

"Yesterday, due to the urgency of the situation and the related incidents triggered by the mysterious appearance of the bathhouse, the governments of Qunxia Mountain and Yushan jointly blocked the news. But regardless, today, the government must hold a press conference and open first-hand interview channels to domestic and foreign journalists. You understand the necessity of this, right?"

Icarus tilted his head, indicating that he did not understand.

Amanosaki nodded, answering with the shallow political sense he had developed in his previous life—being forced by his political teacher to watch the evening news and memorize current affairs every day before the college entrance exam in his senior year of high school:

“Understood. The hall is managed by Qunxia Mountain, a special department in China targeting evil forces. The destruction of the Sanjiang Hall by evil forces is no less serious than criminals bombing a police station. It is a slap in the face to Qunxia Mountain and the government.”

"Not bad!"

Lin Shuyu slammed her hand on the table, her pretty face tense. Upon hearing Amanosaki's words, a chill was visibly settling on her face: "Especially the Sanjiang Hall, located in the Yushan branch. Although it is jointly managed by multiple organizations, the masses won't care about that. We'll have to take the biggest blame! Amber Master has already been summoned by the authorities. Although you and the Karma Bhikkhuni of the Songshan branch have already killed the ringleader, this is still a provocation!"

When Lin Shuyu read the word "provocation," she was practically gritting her teeth.

A faint light flickered in her eyes; her supernatural abilities were activated due to emotional excitement.

Under the influence of the "Heavenly Man Appearance," the beautiful girl, whose figure was accentuated by the suit and whose legs in black stockings were crossed and squeezed together on the swivel chair, instantly regained her composure.

It looked as if a volcano that was about to erupt at any moment had suddenly transformed into an ancient, unmelting glacier.

'Does exceptionally high intelligence bring absolute rationality...? Others become more violent the more excited they get, but Miss Lin becomes more abstinent the more excited she gets.' Amanosaki found this contrast in Lin Shuyu quite amusing.

Lin Shuyu was unaware that Amanosaki was watching her make a fool of herself. She continued to speak eloquently: "So even if it's just to clear the name of the Yushan branch, we need to let reporters in. Not to mention that the Sanjiang Hall is related to the Sanjiang Reservoir. The reservoir's capacity of 300 billion cubic meters can determine the safety of people in several downstream provinces. We need to immediately confirm to the outside world that the reservoir is safe."

Amanosaki nodded, pursing his lips, trying hard not to laugh out loud at the contrast between Lin Shuyu's icy exterior and her volatile temper.

“What you said makes a lot of sense, and I also think these things are urgent.”

He shifted his position and spread his hands: "But what does this have to do with me?"

“Whether it’s entertaining reporters or holding a press conference, you need someone with eloquence and knowledge. Ms. Lin, you don’t think I can handle a large-scale press conference that will be attended by reporters from home and abroad, do you? Besides, I don’t even have a diploma. I’m completely illiterate.”

Actually, yes, there are, but they're Earth's high school and university diplomas. Hmm... I still haven't picked up my university diploma from school. But they're pretty much the same; Earth's diplomas don't cover job opportunities in this world—they're just worthless pieces of paper.

Lin Shuyu snorted a few times, neither agreeing nor disagreeing. She scrolled through her tablet, and several people's ID photos appeared on the screen.

"In an effort to save face, the branch and the Yushan government have submitted a proposal to the capital, requesting the complete extermination of the four-clawed scale fish in our waters. The capital has already signed the extermination order, and today's press conference will announce this."

Wait, what's with the extermination order? Why did the art style suddenly switch to Warhammer?

Amanosaki had a lot of complaints to make, but he finally patiently asked a practical question: "Won't we get protested by some international organization that doesn't care about our mothers?"

Lin Shuyu waved her hand in disgust: "Then let them go to the sea and ask the four-clawed scale fish what they think of the extinction order, and then come back alive to tell us. Maybe the government will consider it."

"Understood." Amanosaki nodded.

A contemporary remake of "Gongsun Bao Governs Ye" in another world, except the witch has been replaced by a saint, and the so-called river god has been replaced by a four-clawed fish.

Amanosaki doesn't believe that the volatile monster fish, dominated by evil spirits, can communicate amicably with humans.

Lin Shuyu pointed to the ID photo on the tablet and swiped to the column with Amaterasu: "The extermination order has been signed twice since the founding of the country. Each time, the central and local governments jointly dispatched a production team to record a special documentary for future generations to study. Compared with the past, the Internet is more developed now, so we have secured an opportunity."

"Besides the production team, we also plan to promote this event across the entire internet through various means such as live streaming and illustration. It just so happens that you have experience taking on freelance drawing jobs, know people in the industry, and are from the Yushan branch, so we plan to involve you in this campaign as well."

Lin Shuyu gave Icarus a meaningful look, as if to say that his girlfriend deserves much credit for getting him into the show that so many people would kill to become famous.

However, she then changed the subject: "But it seems you weren't too happy just now. Well, that's understandable, after all, angel girlfriends are rare!"

Lin Shuyu pinched her chin, a half-smile on her face: "We always emphasize the principle of voluntariness. Since you're unwilling, then let's cross your name off the list."

As she spoke, she pressed and held down Amanosaki's ID photo, and a big red X really popped up in the upper right corner of the photo!

Amanosaki immediately jumped up, grabbed Lin Shuyu's hand, brought his face very close, and spoke earnestly, almost to the point of tears:

"Going on a field trip, is that it? Leave it to me! I guarantee I'll complete the task assigned by the organization!"

Chapter 67: The Art of the Construction Site (4500)

Amanosaki grasped Lin Shuyu's hand with a sincerity Lin Shuyu had never seen before.

Startled by Amanosaki's grab, Lin Shuyu lost control of her powers and exited the [Celestial Being Form] state.

A blush silently crept onto Lin Shuyu's pretty face. She bit her lip, struggled to pull her hand away, pouted, turned around, and frantically operated the tablet.

"Since you're so enthusiastic, I'll report your information."

Lin Shuyu spoke rapidly, biting her tongue in her panic, and closed her eyes with a "gulp," a glistening tear welling up in the corner of her eye.

Even someone like Amano Saki, who has seen countless movies, anime, and TV dramas in the information age and has witnessed beauties throughout history, has to admit that Lin Shuyu, who can seamlessly switch between icy and gentle, is a very beautiful girl.

Especially the adorable contrast between her sudden transformation from an icy beauty to someone completely flustered – he gave it a perfect score.

Beautiful girls with a charmingly unexpected appearance are truly a treasure of the world.

"Nozaki, hormones are raging."

Holding the watermelon, Icarus described the objective facts in a declarative tone: "Norepinephrine surge, heart rate increases, endorphins increase, abnormal reaction, data comparison in progress... Comparison complete. Based on the comparison of hormone secretion in pigs, cattle, and primates, the preliminary judgment is estrus."

"Don't become a data freak at a time like this! How did you manage to describe something lewd from a bunch of cold data?!" Amanosaki quickly covered Icarus's mouth, even though Icarus had promised not to interrupt!

With her mouth covered, Icarus let out a triumphant squeak. She detected that Amanosaki's heart rate exceeded 150 beats per minute, and at the same time, his hormone levels rapidly shifted from biological estrus to embarrassment. Glucocorticoids and thyroid hormones surged, successfully turning Amanosaki's mindset around.

She harbored no resentment towards Lin Shuyu, yet she still managed to keep a close watch on her!

Brave Icarus, unafraid of difficulties!

Even though she has lost her sharp tongue as a woman because of her current identity, she still keeps an eye on Amanosaki!

This is a victory for science; biology has made a great contribution!

The morning sun in Chongqing Province was already quite scorching, and the air temperature was slowly but steadily rising. Amanosaki was sweating profusely at this moment, and he said awkwardly, "The air conditioning temperature is a bit too high."

Lin Shuyu had her back to him, her ears as red as crab shells after cooking, and pointed to the tabletop air conditioner standing on the corner of the table.

Amanosaki stared at the large "16" on the screen, his toes digging awkwardly into the soles of his shoes, feeling as if he were digging a three-bedroom apartment out of them. He tightly covered Icarus's mouth, preventing her from saying anything more, while muttering;

"Oh, the air conditioner might be broken."

Lin Shuyu shrugged, lowered her head slightly, and her voice trembled slightly. She tried her best to control her emotions and said slowly and deliberately, "The branch and the government are drafting a list. In the morning, you can go to the site of the reconstruction of the ruins to take some research. In the afternoon, you will set off with the expedition team."

"Because this is an extermination order signed by the central government, all provinces and cities along the river will actively cooperate. All you need to do is record the heroic deeds of the expedition team."

Amanosaki nodded repeatedly, wiping the sweat from his forehead. He hoisted Icarus onto his shoulder, said "I'm going now," and quickly slipped out of the tent.

When the footsteps could no longer be heard, Lin Shuyu finally couldn't hold back anymore. She trembled all over and burst out laughing.

While Icarus's explicit words certainly made her feel ashamed and angry, Amanosaki's disheveled appearance just now was indeed quite comical.

She was laughing as she texted her great-uncle.

Soon after, Lin Shuyu's name appeared in the filming team that the expedition belonged to.

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Under the scorching sun, the site of the Sanjiangtangkou ruins... should now be called the Sanjiangtangkou reconstruction site. The temperature at the site quickly exceeded 30 degrees Celsius and continued to rise.

The ground temperature has exceeded 40 degrees Celsius due to direct sunlight, making it hot enough to scald your feet.

Amanosaki sat on the steel frame, holding a brand-new tablet in his hands, with seven or eight full bags tied around his waist, breathing contentedly, like an old ox chewing on water grass by the river.