Chapter 136: Ai Er Hai Sen

After sending out various messages.

Luo De waited in A Ru Cun for several days.

However, he had expected the first to arrive to be a radical follower of the Red King, yet not a single one appeared.

Obviously, the news of the Red King's envoy was spread first.

As a result, not only did the Academy personnel not appear, but the Red King followers also didn't appear; even the radicals in the village didn't show up, each one being honest, not a single rumor surfaced.

On the contrary, Ai Er Hai Sen, who was far away in Sumeru Cheng, arrived first.

What surprised Luo De even more was.

After arriving at A Ru Cun, Ai Er Hai Sen did not directly go look for Ka Wei, but instead first found Luo De, who was researching automatic irrigation spray equipment together with Fei Lusha.

"First meeting, hello, I am the Academy's secretary Ai Er Hai Sen."

"Ai Er Hai Sen was very polite; after greeting Luo De, he immediately turned to Fei Lusha, who was calculating formulas on the side, and said: 'Hello, Senior Fei Lusha.'"

"Eh?"

"Do you know me?"

Fei Lusha put down her pen, curiously sizing up Ai Er Hai Sen.

She was quite certain that after returning to the Academy she had never seen this man before.

"Not acquainted."

"But I have seen your records while organizing files, the senior who disappeared for a hundred years and then returned to the Academy."

Ai Er Hai Sen spoke truthfully.

He never bothered with pleasantries, always saying exactly what he meant.

After saying that.

"You specially brought me here; you can speak frankly."

"Huh?"

"How do you know it's me looking for you, rather than Ka Wei deliberately showing off his achievements?"

"It's a very simple principle."

"Ka Wei is not someone who shows off; moreover, what he does here is seen by many peers as lowly behavior, even if publicized in Sumeru Cheng, all that would be gained are white eyes and ridicule."

"Ka Wei is a smart person."

"Smart people wouldn't do such foolish things."

"Then such abnormal behavior must certainly have another purpose."

"His parents are gone, his mentors and classmates haven't been in touch for a long time; in Sumeru Cheng, the only one he could consider having some rapport with is me, so it's easy to infer that these achievements of his are meant to show off to me."

"As for who would do such a thing,"

"then it would only be the person who hired him."

"Duo Li is not the one who hired him; you are, so you used this method to lure me into the desert—if you have anything to say to me, you can speak frankly now."

Just as his words fell.

Fei Lusha next swept all the scratch paper she had used for her deductions and the model parts on the table into a box, then decisively picked up the box and left, giving time and space to the two who obviously had something to say.

After she left.

"You clearly know I deliberately lured you here, yet you still dare to come alone—it seems you really care about Ka Wei."

"Before coming, I had filed a record with the Academy, informing them of my whereabouts; if anything happened to me during this period, the Academy would naturally send someone to handle it."

"Outside the village I also have a thirty-person team I hired; if I don't come out after an hour, they will come knocking for me."

Ai Er Hai Sen remained as calm as ever, his expression unchanged in the slightest by Luo De's slightly threatening and teasing words.

Just as Cyno said.

Unlike other smart people, Ai Er Hai Sen never puts himself in danger's edge; he always has the ability to control the situation and turn peril into safety.

Since he dares to come alone, it must be because he has sufficient confidence.

"Alright."

"Then I'll make a long story short."

Luo De directly got to the point, first briefly explaining what the Academy is currently doing regarding divine desecration, then proposing that he wants to seek Ai Er Hai Sen's information assistance to rescue Nadixa.

After saying that.

He also deliberately showed Ai Er Hai Sen the divine power originating from the Dendro Archon to prove he was indeed not lying.

"The Dendro Archon has been imprisoned by the Great Sage."

After hearing that, Ai Er Hai Sen's face immediately grew solemn.

He didn't care about the other things Luo De said, nor did he want to waste time distinguishing truth from falsehood.

He knew.

That Luo De indeed possesses the power of the Dendro Archon that has been lost for a long time.

That is enough.

Enough for Ai Er Hai Sen to conduct his own investigation into this matter.

"We have no acquaintance, and Ka Wei would never mention me to you, so someone must have sent you to find me—who is it?"

"The Grand Discipline Officer Cyno, he is my senior brother and can be trusted."

Luo De straightforwardly admitted.

In front of a smart person, being evasive and speaking in riddles is not a good behavior.

"Alright, I understand."

"I will help you keep an eye on information within the Academy; if there is any situation, I will find a way to contact you or Cyno."

Ai Er Hai Sen also agreed very readily.

Just a few sentences, and a cooperation agreement to jointly rescue Nadixa was reached.

It went very smoothly.

It went so smoothly that Luo De himself could hardly believe it.

He originally thought he'd have to waste more breath, argue some grand principles, but he didn't expect Ai'ershen to so readily agree to the cooperation request.

After the cooperation agreement was reached,

Ai'ershen also didn't waste time, spoke a couple more sentences to Luo De, then left straight away.

Luo De did not see him off.

Instead, he lingered in the room, slowly savoring the two sentences they had exchanged just before parting.

"From now on, I don't need you to use Ka Wei's affairs to lure me."

"How his life is, I don't care."

"I was able to come this time only because I saw someone supporting his impractical ideal; there won't be a next time."

These were Ai'ershen's words.

Very rational words.

They also very much matched Ai'ershen's evaluation of Ka Wei.

Luo De, likewise, gave him a few sentences in return.

"If ideals must all conform to reality, then are they still ideals?"

"If nobody had such impractical ideals, and everyone only argued from a realistic standpoint, how could the world progress? Would we forever remain stuck in the same reality?"

As for his words,

Ai'ershen did not, like Ka Wei initially, insist on debating with Luo De to determine who was right.

He merely nodded and left.

However, as he was leaving, Luo De saw him smile briefly; the smile was fleeting, but he definitely smiled—whether it was because of Luo De's words or because he had seen another fool like Ka Wei, Luo De couldn't tell.

(End of chapter)