Chapter 238: Planning the Future

The "meeting" has ended.

Yu Sheng and Little Red Riding Hood sat together on the highest roof of the "castle," watching the scene in the camp, watching those already so exhausted they were stumbling about, the little ones being grabbed one by one by their older brothers and sisters and taken back to their rooms to catch up on sleep, watching the "parents" leaving the castle, yawning as they walked past the barracks; after a long while, Yu Sheng finally withdrew his gaze and looked up at the thin clouds and rosy hues in the sky.

"They've all gone back to their rooms to catch up on sleep; aren't you tired?" Yu Sheng didn't turn his head, just asked casually.

"The excitement hasn't worn off yet, so I can't sleep," Little Red Riding Hood threw herself backward directly, lying down on the slanted roof of the castle, "... in a few more days, I'll be able to take the driving test."

Yu Sheng thought for a moment: "What birthday gift do you want?"

"A car?"

"Can't afford it."

Little Red Riding Hood laughed, then shook her head again: "Actually, I really haven't thought about it... how could I have the mood to think about that? I've actually always been very afraid—don't laugh at me, I'm really afraid."

"Mm, I know."

Then the two of them fell silent together, enjoying this moment of quiet.

After quite a while, Little Red Riding Hood finally broke the silence: "By the way, I just thought carefully about what you said regarding the future operations of the 'Fairy Tale' organization, and the matter of recruiting members and the 'inheritance' of identities going forward; it feels quite worth looking forward to."

"Oh?" Yu Sheng raised his eyebrows, "I thought you had a psychological shadow over the words 'new Little Red Riding Hood'."

"There is a bit, but precisely because those words have always been a burden in my heart, I've actually started looking forward to the future 'change'," the girl smiled, "Just think about it: all this time in the 'Fairy Tale' organization, whether it was Little Red Riding Hood or Bai Xue, every single person was an orphan forcibly dragged into a nightmare, but from now on, the new Little Red Riding Hood might just be a mysticism fresh graduate who entered through regular recruitment channels, or a novice spirit world detective who actively submitted a resume...

"No fear of lifespan, no so much pain and loneliness; they are just here to find a long-term stable job, and we will train them like teachers—working normally, taking vacations normally; when they put on the red cloaks, they are the organization's 'employees' and 'apprentices', and when they take off the red cloaks, they go home to be with their families.

"Of course, the first person I might train could be Xiao Xiao; that child actually has very good talent, and she has already established several preliminary 'communications' with the Black Forest. In the process of training her, I can probably quickly master how to let a novice learn to control a pack of wolves without the influence of 'Ankara', and this part of the experience will be very useful for others too..."

Little Red Riding Hood chattered on, a warm and expectant smile always on her face, as if she were imagining how the future "Little Red Riding Hoods" would live such normal, steady "working lives"—even if such "work" was somewhat outrageous for ordinary people, for the members of the Fairy Tale organization, that was already a life so smooth it was incredible.

Little Red Riding Hood smiled, as if she too was enjoying such a life.

Yu Sheng did not interrupt the girl's chatter; he just listened patiently beside her, until Little Red Riding Hood's voice gradually grew fainter, until she began to emit soft snores under the bright daylight.

A touch of gold appeared at the edge of his vision; Yu Sheng saw two tufts of golden hair wiggling on the eaves like antennae, then a mass of long golden hair began to crawl up the roof like some kind of dark soft-bodied animal, and only then did Rapunzel's head appear at the roof's edge—the hair monster poked its head out, looked around, and happily greeted Yu Sheng: "Brother, I came to find Red Hood!"

Yu Sheng raised his hand and pointed to the side: "She's asleep."

"I knew it," Rapunzel wrinkled her nose, and a strand of golden hair continued to extend along the roof, carefully wrapping up the sleeping Little Red Riding Hood and beginning to lift her out, "I've slept in the same room as her for many years; the look in her eyes when the meeting just ended was definitely the look of someone who would fall into a deep sleep within half an hour."

Yu Sheng watched beside them, stunned, his gaze involuntarily falling on that large mass of hair crawling darkly along the roof: "With such long golden hair, in stories it should be going for an aesthetic route, but why does your style look like a goblin just crawling out of a cave, crawling darkly..."

"What use is aesthetics? Can it reduce the attack and defense of demons when fighting them, or increase movement speed when running away in the tower?" Rapunzel glanced at Yu Sheng, "At least I won't twist them into a single strand and fire them out..."

Yu Sheng immediately fell silent: "..."

But Rapunzel soon spoke up again, and this time she spoke with some hesitation: "... Brother, is our orphanage really gone?"

"Judging from the on-site photos sent by Li Lin, it can be said to be flattened," Yu Sheng sighed, "Only the small guardhouse at the gate is still standing, and the lifting bar at the main entrance—only the base remains."

"Oh, then that means Sleeping Beauty's 'workstation' is still there," Rapunzel casually made up nonsense, but immediately her expression turned serious, "So that means we'll have to live here for a long time from now on?"

"That is the current arrangement," Yu Sheng nodded, "After all, you have nowhere else to go for the time being. Of course, the specifics still depend on your own opinions—after all, if you really want to go somewhere else, the Special Operations Bureau and the Council will certainly be willing to help, after all, we just resolved an Angel Descent-level incident."

Hearing this, Rapunzel's eyes lit up: "Then, then can we just live here without moving, but have the Special Operations Bureau transfer the resettlement funds to our account based on the budget for rebuilding an orphanage?"

Yu Sheng: "..."

The girl in front of him quickly added another sentence: "Also... also transfer it to your inn's account as well."

"How can you just come up with ideas on the spur of the moment?" Yu Sheng finally spoke with a mix of helplessness and amusement, then waved his hand, "You don't need to worry about this for now; I still have to go to the Special Operations Bureau in person later; there are so many things to discuss with them, and if you really plan to live here long-term, I will also need to open a 'dedicated door' connecting the camp to the outside for you—after all, you dozens of people can't all keep coming in and out through my basement." "... Oh, it sounds like there really are quite a lot of things to do."

Yu Sheng was a bit curious: "Why did you suddenly think to ask about these things?"

"When I came over just now, I met Bai Xue and the King; they were discussing future matters," Rapunzel said while maintaining the bizarre posture of hanging her head out from the eaves by her hair to talk to Yu Sheng, "They also said that if we are to live here long-term, this camp will need to be gradually transformed; everyone will have to build houses themselves, moving out of the temporary housing; by then it will be like a small town. Bai Xue said that by then it will be called Fairy Town, and she wants to build a Titan altar next to the town..."

Yu Sheng was stunned listening beside them, then immediately realized this was the effect of the earlier meeting gradually revealing itself—

The children, having a long life ahead of them, were finally starting to plan their future with hope.

The only problem is that this group of super high school students, reserve super high school students, and super cats not only have amazing imaginations but also super strong execution—God knows what they will transform this place into in the future.

... Seems super interesting.

The corners of Yu Sheng's mouth curled up.

"Brother, you're smiling! Why are you smiling?"

"I approved it in advance; I mean the Titan altar thing—as long as they don't build it on my vegetable patch."

No mistakes, one sentence, one content, one inside, one look!

"Oh oh!"

Then Rapunzel left with Little Red Riding Hood.

Yu Sheng watched that huge golden fur ball wrapping the two of them crawling darkly on the road in the middle of the camp, all the way drilling into the small house where the two currently lived—honestly, he remembered that when he first met Rapunzel, the other party wasn't this style; at that time, he felt she was quite a quiet Miss...

But thinking about the mental state of "Matchstick" when he first met her and her normal appearance in daily life, Yu Sheng instantly felt relieved. Contemporary young people, and moreover young people dealing with "Fairy Tales," having this kind of mental outlook should be quite reasonable.

With a sigh of emotion in his heart, he casually pulled open a door and stepped into No. 66 Wutong Road.

The first thing upon entering was to quickly scan the surroundings while perking up his ears to listen for any sounds around.

It was okay; nowhere was on fire, nowhere had been blown open with a huge hole; what came from the second floor was Erin cursing while playing games; the TV in the living room was broadcasting a nutritionless variety show; Erin's silly laughter sounded clear and pure.

Yu Sheng thus breathed a sigh of relief and stepped further inside.

Hu Li's surprised voice came from the direction of the dining room: "Benefactor! You're back!"

Yu Sheng looked up and saw Hu Li happily pouncing towards him—fortunately, she didn't activate rocket acceleration; she just pounced over normally.

Yu Sheng saved most of his ribs.

He caught Hu Li, letting that huge pile of tails clamp around him like hydraulic clamps for quite a while, before struggling hard to get his hand out and patting the fluff behind the other's ears: "We were delayed in the valley for quite a long time, mainly explaining the changes in the 'Fairy Tale' otherworld to Little Red Riding Hood and the others—were you waiting anxiously?"

"Mm, waiting anxiously," Hu Li laughed happily, loosened her tails, and dragged Yu Sheng towards the dining table, "But Erin wasn't anxious; she said you were busy, then went upstairs to play games and to the living room to watch TV—but I made you breakfast!"

Yu Sheng's steps immediately stopped: "... Breakfast?"

"Mm, it's the one you ate last time, Benefactor; Erin said it can be called Fox Stew," Hu Li smiled as she pushed Yu Sheng onto the dining chair, then reached out to lift the lid on the pot on the dining table, pushing a basin of colorful, layered, bubbling, constantly undulating solid-liquid mixture in front of Yu Sheng, "It's so delicious!"

As soon as Yu Sheng saw the stuff in the basin, his face changed a bit, feeling even more horrifying than last time: "Wait! The stuff in this basin is moving! The colors are even more than last time!"

"Yes, this time there was no Erin messing around, so it's much more successful than last time," Hu Li became even happier, "I feel that if I try a few more times, I can stew a taste that is six or seven tenths similar to what Mom made!"

Yu Sheng: "..."

(End of Chapter)