Dragon Gate Swordsman

It was a bit difficult, but looking at Xingxiong's focused expression with a hint of gloom between his brows, he felt that he was doing the right thing.

With a loud "bang", as Prajna flew out in a spin, the two ended their fight.

Xingxiong did not lose, because it was Prajna that was thrown out by her to attack Chongxiao; Chongxiao did not lose either, because he dodged the shield by a hair's breadth and even tapped it to prevent it from flying out of the training ground.

"...That's all for today. Thanks, Chongxiao."

"If you still can't figure it out, you can continue."

Even without reading his mind, Chongxiao knew what was bothering Xingxiong.

Ilona Vince contracted oripathy during the operation.

Although the physical fitness of the special inspection team members is absolutely impeccable, and if she actively takes treatment, Ilona may even be able to stabilize her condition, but her life... has completely taken a different path.

A path that is destined to be excluded by the mainstream society of this land.

"There's nothing to be confused about. No one can guarantee 100% that they will not be infected through such actions."

That being said, Xingxiong's expression was completely different from his open-minded words.

Chongxiao suddenly remembered that when they first met, Xingxiong seemed to have muttered that he was a war criminal. He guessed that this "crime" was committed by his companions.

"Go and get some rest. There will be an operation tonight and we may not be able to sleep."

Xingxiong didn't say anything else, picked up Prajna and left the training ground first.

Chongxiao, who didn't feel particularly tired, returned to the special inspection team's office and started surfing the Internet again...but this time, he searched for information about oripathy.

The development of information technology in this land is relatively smooth, but due to the ubiquitous influence of Originium energy, electromagnetic-based information is difficult to transmit over long distances, so the network, broadcasting and signals are also limited to a certain range centered on the mobile city.

It is impossible to contact Victoria directly at Longmen...

Therefore, the information that Chongxiao could search was uploaded and compiled by Longmen’s doctors and scholars.

The more Chongxiao looked, the tighter his brows furrowed, until he noticed a figure walking up to him.

"Chelinena?"

"There are some things I want to ask you, Officer Chongxiao."

As her injuries had not yet fully healed, Cellinina did not participate in the operation two days ago. However, Mrs. Wen Yue, who was acting as the director, had already signed the special recruitment documents, and Cellinina is now an official member of the special inspection team.

"Sit down."

Chongxiao pointed to a chair not far away and said, "Let me tell you in advance, I don't have any money to borrow."

“…It has nothing to do with that.”

"Really? I remember you were poorer than me."

Cellinina gave him a blank look.

That’s right, after her family was destroyed, she was left on the streets in Columbia. After arriving at Lungmen, she did nothing but got into a fight with someone, which resulted in the girl becoming penniless... Otherwise, she wouldn’t have lost her composure at the meal.

But Celinina had someone to help her! The emperor just casually gave her 20,000 Dragon Gate coins!

So... sorry, I have much more money than you now.

"Okay, so it's work-related?"

"I guess so... I've never had a good chance to ask you why you want me to join the Guards Bureau?"

Well, because the Imperial Guards are in urgent need of manpower, and because I introduced you, Lao Wei will give you a reward, and because someone with your ability can easily become a hidden danger or even a disaster if you don't become a police officer, but the most important reason is...

At that time, I thought you were alone and helpless... and later, I thought the penguin had ulterior motives...

Although the above thoughts quickly emerged in his mind, Chongxiao did not say them out loud.

"Maybe...I think you're a good fit?"

He smiled warmly, "It's pretty good anyway, isn't it?"

Celinina didn't say anything, but just looked into Chongxiao's eyes seriously, and saw that he turned his head away a little embarrassedly.

Come on, it's embarrassing to be stared at by such a beautiful black straight Roper, isn't it?

"I will work hard to repay you for saving me that night, but I probably won't stay here forever."

"That's no problem. The Guards are not Tal'darim."

"Tal'darim?"

Not only was Celinina confused, Chongxiao was also stunned. He had no idea how he could have said this word.

After pondering for a few seconds and still getting nothing, Chongxiao waved his hand nonchalantly, "Anyway, this is an organization where you can't get out once you're in... If you want to resign, just write a report, little Nina."

“Please don’t call me that.”

"Okay, Nana."

"This won't work either."

"There's no need to dwell on such trivial matters, right, Cellinia?"

"Sorry, it's necessary."

After a few minutes of arguing, Cellinina finally gave up after the helpless Chongxiao learned to call her Texas directly.

Perhaps she didn't want to forget something, or maybe she was compromising something, or maybe she just didn't want someone she had just met for a few days to call her in such a natural way. The girl secretly decided that from now on she should be "Texas" instead of "Celinina" (note)

At this moment, the office door was suddenly pushed open, and Haoyun's loud voice rang out.

"Chongxiao, you're...oh, sorry to bother you."

"Get in here!"

Hearing this, Haoyun pushed the door open again with a meaningful smirk on his face.

He didn't really think that there was anything between Chongxiao and Texas. After all, the two had only known each other for a few days. But what is called a bad friend? Isn't that someone who tries every possible way to make his brothers laugh?

"What are you talking about?"

"What level of hell should the big mouth who is looking for trouble go to?"

Okay...Haoyun’s smirk froze.

A hint of envy flashed in Texas' eyes. Friends were something she had longed for since she was a child.

However, for some reason, a figure with fluttering white hair suddenly flashed through the girl's mind...

"You guy..."

Haoyun shook his head as if he was disappointed with his friend. "He is not serious when he should be serious, and he is not funny when he should be funny."

"Do you understand that knowing yourself and your enemy will ensure victory in every battle?"

"Does it have anything to do with what I said?"

"If they can't see through you, they can't defeat you."

This sentence made Haoyun and Texas stunned.

Like Xingxiong, they now also experienced Chongxiao's habit of randomly throwing out famous quotes, just like when playing COD and suddenly being shot to death by a cold gun from nowhere, and then having to "receive education" with a weird feeling.

"...I don't want to waste my time talking to you. Commander Wen Yue asked you to go to her office."

"Oh, do you know what it is?"

Haoyun glanced at him unhappily and said, "Go ask yourself!"

……

Chongxiao discovered a fact that disappointed him a little, that is, his mind-reading ability seemed to be very unreliable.

It would be fine if he couldn't think of doing this for the people he knew, and it was also useless when facing the Ursus people who instigated the infected to cause trouble. And now, facing Mrs. Wen Yue who was obviously hiding something, he couldn't sense any thoughts or ideas.

Could it be that for a person with a strong will, it is impossible to see what he is thinking...

As for Wen Yue, what she wanted was actually more complicated.

Chongxiao possesses the power to crush Wei Yanwu and even cause a horrific natural disaster, but he himself is unaware of it, and does not even know that Wei Yanwu has been seriously injured.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have asked where Lao Wei had gone as soon as he entered the door.

Who are you?

What exactly is the Xel'Naga?

Wen Yue, who was as shrewd as her husband, naturally would not express her doubts and vigilance. She just casually asked about the special inspection team's recent work.

Therefore, Chongxiao quickly realized that something was wrong...Xingxiong must be the one to be asked about this!

"By the way, Xiaojie wants to learn swordsmanship from you, is that true?"

"Xiao Jie?"

"Chen Huijie."

Oh...Little Dragon Girl.

"Yes, I have promised her."

Although the work of the special inspection team is a bit busy at the moment, Chongxiao has no worries. In his free time, he either fights with Xingxiong or surfs the Internet. There is no problem in taking some time out to teach Chen Huijie swordsmanship.

And maybe... I can even earn some tuition money.

"In that case, please take care of me. That child... is in great need of real power."

Wen Yue's sudden seriousness made Chong Xiao a little confused.

He thought that Chen Huijie was only working hard to learn swordsmanship in order to join the Imperial Guard Bureau, but could this be described as "real strength"?

"This... is it convenient to explain it in detail?"

"inconvenient."

"All right……"

Having hit a snag, Chongxiao shut his mouth obediently, but in his heart he had a new opinion of the little dragon girl.

The one who could attract so much attention from Mr. and Mrs. Wei must be more than just a niece... Could she be a princess from the Great Yan Dynasty who was stranded abroad?

It has to be said that as Chongxiao's understanding of this land deepens, his imagination has become quite divergent.

At this moment, Wen Yue suddenly leaned over and took something out from under the table.

It was a sword case with a simple and rustic shape. The material did not look particularly special. It seemed to be the most common composite wood in Longmen, which was somewhat unworthy of the status of Wei Yanwu and his wife.

"This is what Yanwu told you to do."

Wen Yue opened the sword box, and what was inside surprised Chongxiao.

The Scarlet Sky Sword... to be precise, it was the Scarlet Sky Sword that was broken into three pieces.

He suddenly remembered the day he went out with Wei Yanwu, but until he lost consciousness in the battle, the Chixiao Sword was absolutely intact.

"This... this wasn't something I did!?"

"Maybe, maybe not, but it is definitely related to you. Yanwu has other things to do during this period, so the task of repairing the broken sword can only be entrusted to you."

"I have no money!"

Chongxiao straightened his chest with confidence.

"You don't have to go out. Just take Chi Xiao with you and go find the Momen craftsman who lives in seclusion in Longmen. Say that you are going there on Yanwu's orders."

……

(Note: Taking into account the habits of the original game players, Celinina Texas will be referred to by her last name in this book, but this is only an exception... The operator codenames in the original game will not become the standard for calling characters in this book)

Chapter 20: Every Master Must Have Some Personality

Many times, "doing things for the boss" is a shortcut to promotion and salary increase.

The premise is that this matter cannot be caused by you...

From Chongxiao's perspective, Chixiao was not actually a good sword, but it was obvious that it was very expensive, so he definitely couldn't afford to pay for it.

This also meant that he couldn't just find a blacksmith shop or hardware store on the street and fix it.

Besides, he couldn't afford the repairs.