Chapter 81

Casting these worries aside, Lin Qi chose to focus his attention on his work.

Although the planetary engine had been successfully started, there were still many things to be done in the aftermath.

For instance, selecting the site for the new engine, the construction plan, long-term goals, and so on.

These issues all had to be discussed with the project's chief engineer.

It would even have to be discussed late into the night.

After nightfall.

Inside the Commander's mansion, the atmosphere of study remained very intense.

"Serval, how are you feeling? Is there anything you still haven't grasped?"

"Here, and here, Commander..."

"This question is a bit profound. It's alright, let me guide you... How about it, do you understand now?"

"Oh~ I get it! The Commander is truly amazing!"

……

The next morning.

Serval returned to the construction site via the Any Door.

However, judging by her flushed cheeks, she must have learned her fill in the ocean of knowledge last night.

So much so that not only was she not tired now, but she was even full of energy.

On the other side.

Lin Qi had also woken up.

He had temporarily pushed aside all of today's tasks.

He hadn't started his research either.

Instead, there was a matter that concerned him that he had to deal with.

To be precise, it was a person.

And it was a man at that.

Lin Qi's orientation was fine; under normal circumstances, he wouldn't pay any attention to him at all.

But this man was different; Lin Qi could tell that he was no ordinary person.

"Xueyi, have the Silvermane Guards caught him?" Lin Qi asked.

"Not yet. The blue-clad man you mentioned is extremely cunning and proficient in disguise; he is definitely not an ordinary person," Xueyi said with certainty.

This was because she had been hunting criminals for many years, and they were all wicked villains.

Among them, there was no shortage of cunning ones.

It could be said that she was very familiar with them.

Therefore.

She could see the blue-clad man's peculiarity at a glance.

"You noticed it too? I was a bit curious at the time, but I was busy with other things and didn't think of it for a moment. I didn't expect him to be so hard to catch," Lin Qi sighed.

"Doctor, send me," Xueyi volunteered.

"That works."

Lin Qi thought for a moment and nodded.

"My intuition tells me this man isn't so easy to catch. Although... this is our territory, you should still be careful."

"I understand!"

After Xueyi finished speaking, she vanished instantly.

Although Lin Qi told her to be careful, in her view, Belobog was now practically an indigenous planet, not even reaching the level of a Tier 1 civilization, so what kind of powerful figure could possibly appear?

Of course.

Xueyi would not be arrogant; the caution she should have would not be lacking in the slightest.

After a period of reconnaissance, she discovered the person's whereabouts.

Although...

This person's appearance had already been dressed up as someone else.

But whether it was Xueyi's investigative experience or the high-tech monitoring equipment she carried, both could tell that something was wrong with the person in front of her.

Xueyi was very patient; without the certainty of a one-hit kill, she would not act rashly.

Until she felt the time was right.

Only then, in that fleeting moment, did she use the "Object-Retrieval Telescope" on her arm armor to launch the self-binding rope in front of that person!

Whoosh!

It was so fast that there wasn't even a sound.

It was shorter than an instant.

The moment the rope touched the object, it would automatically tighten along the object's contours; its sturdiness was such that even an Aurumaton could not break free in a short time.

This was a tool Xueyi often used after capturing criminals.

Unlike in the past, where she could only capture the criminal first and then bind them.

Now she could completely treat it as a weapon.

Just like now!

Clearly.

The rope appeared too suddenly, and the target being captured was also caught off guard; for that split second, the expression on their face carried panic.

But before Xueyi could further implement the capture.

A phantom flashed by, and the rope that had clearly bound the object actually loosened on its own.

It was as if...

It had been hypnotized.

Suddenly.

Xueyi's eyes turned solemn.

Originally, she had only intended to treat him as a small thief who was hard to catch; looking at this situation, he clearly had great abilities.

On this planet of Belobog, it was impossible for such a person to appear.

"Pathstrider?"

Xueyi stared at this person and made a judgment. And not just an ordinary Pathstrider.

It was just...

Unclear which Path it was.

Just as Xueyi was preparing to strike again to test them.

That phantom appeared again, but the target was not the surroundings, but the person being captured.

Looking again, that figure had already turned into a girl.

Black twin tails, and a red dress that was completely out of place in the cold Belobog.

And then, there was a burst of mocking laughter.

"Eh? I seem to have seen you before, on the Xianzhou. Aren't you that... what's it called, Judge?"

"What? Has the Ten-Lords Commission's business expanded all the way here?"

"Also, how did you know I, Sampo, was here? As if!"

"I am the super invincible..."

"Sparkle!"

55. Masked Fool? Sparkle disguised as Lin Qi

Sparkle?

Xueyi did not speak.

Instead, she stared at this girl and sized her up for a while.

Before long.

She had a guess.

"You are a follower of Elation? A Masked Fool?"

"Amazing! You could even guess that! Too bad... no reward! Hee hee hee~"