Chapter 665: NO．34: Fake, you didn't see the ellipsis in his previous chapter

NO．34: Fake, you didn't see the ellipsis in his previous chapter.

East Flame Feng Shui has a long history, spanning over four thousand years to the present.

Although it declined once a century ago, it ultimately resumed with tectonic reconstruction, rebuilding many academic schools.

But no matter which school, they all converge by different paths.

They cannot be separated from the characters 'wind' and 'water', nor from the existence of 'earth'.

And their ultimate purpose is all to change fortune.

As the saying goes, happiness and good fortune—the word 'luck'—is the supreme pursuit of all Feng Shui, and one of humanity's eternal hopes for life.

"So you want to use this explanation to interpret the strange behavior of that horse girl, Trainer Lin Dun?"

The siren-blooded geological surveyor pointed to the distant Xiao Lin Li Qi, who stood before the lake with arms raised high, wings spread, in a posture between supporting a huge cauldron and praising the sun, appearing quite bizarre.

Even Miss A Dai Er asked crisply: "Is that a ritual?"

Gazing at the little girl in the distance who was doing that action and shouting "Rickey☆Lucky☆Big Happy!!!", even if she could understand the Victoria language they were shouting.

But precisely because she understood, she instead fell into self-doubt.

Doubting whether her past understanding was wrong, the Victoria language actually has some similarities and differences with the world's Hong English.

For instance, East Flame and Jidong have many characters that look identical and sound the same, yet differ in meaning, making her feel language is harder to comprehend than a volcano.

Not understanding, the less you understand, the less you understand, equals not understanding; thus understanding equals not understanding, that's all.

As for that, Aomo, who was with them at the forest-edge camp far from Heavenly Pool, merely lifted his head from the book he was reading and gave a quality answer:

"I don't know."

This answer was so perfect that it made everyone present recall—he served as an academic consultant from the perspective of a monster tamer, not a Feng Shui master.

In terms of Feng Shui, he is probably a layperson like everyone else, even though he currently has a book on geomancy spread in his hands, having already turned many pages.

"Kan" refers to the heavenly way, "Yu" to the earthly way.

The annals of East Flame once listed geomancers and Five Elements experts side by side, originally meaning to observe heavenly phenomena above and examine geography below.

Nowadays, part of the Five Elements experts have also been applied to Feng Shui, classified under geomancy, and together called 'Feng Shui'.

Most Feng Shui textbooks directly label the two characters 'Feng Shui'; only some ancient books or those seeking to imitate antiquity still mix in the name 'geomancy'.

Moreover, whether genuine or fake, the wording of such books is relatively awkward and profound.

Among the geological survey teams that have likewise collected Feng Shui data, not a single person is interested enough to read them regularly.

That is also why Aomo can sit there undisturbed.

But here it's not just this group; the official aide who had been muttering something under his breath earlier now walks to the side, glances sideways, and chimes in:

"Isn't he supposed to be a Yin-Yang master? It's normal for a Yin-Yang master to have some strange behavior."

As a local Ascendant of East Flame, he defining himself as likewise a Feng Shui researcher branching from East Flame is quite convincing.

Miss A Dai Er's survey team, a bunch of people of various races and regional origins—'outsiders'—is more like a large tabletop RPG's character cards, each having been given a failed folklore roll, making them easily persuaded.

Only Aomo gave that man a subtle glance, feeling he had been duped by a Feng Shui master.

Although Feng Shui masters in East Flame's folk are more often called Feng Shui masters or Yin-Yang masters, the latter term carries no disparagement or discrimination; in fact, Yin-Yang theory was applied to geomancy/Feng Shui much earlier than Five Elements theory.

Yet describing him as a 'Yin-Yang master' in this way still amounts to an attack.

But following the principle of 'better to do less than more,' Aomo did not expand on the topic; just as he was about to bury himself in reading again, Miss A Dai Er asked concernedly:

"But Mr. Lin Dun, do you really not need a cup of hot tea? The temperature here is much lower than in the mountainside forest."

Mainly because his suit looks thin enough; even the two little girls who came with him honestly put on the cotton jackets everyone passed around, yet he still refused a down jacket at this altitude of 2,312 meters.

Surely it's not because the suit is printed with the fashionable pattern colors of northern East Flame, right?

Although Miss A Dai Er didn't want to think that way, when she just went to refill the thermos she also heard quite a bit of teasing from the team members.

Some even suspected he couldn't understand that geomancy book at all, merely putting on a show.

Such speculation is over the top—clearly Mr. Lin Dun came all the way at high speed, deeply invested in this survey work; how could they say that!

If it were Meng Bei Lan, she would have scolded them on the spot; if it were Bi Cui Ke Si, she could even grab a megaphone and yell, toughening up the staff like an old friend—but alas, Miss A Dai Er, as a volcanic geological surveyor, though her temperament can be considered resolute, is not exactly fierce.

She would gently advise the team members to mind their manners; as for apologizing… Mr. Lin Dun still doesn't know anything, so better not add unhappiness.

Let those few team members pay attention themselves and find a chance to compensate Mr. Lin Dun for his help.

But Mr. Lin Dun truly remained quiet, sitting there reading his book for ten or so minutes without moving a muscle; even when a few team members from afar came over to ask about his well‑being, they were gently and politely turned away.

As a result, each one returned helplessly to report to the team leader:

"He won't give us a chance!"

"Let's talk about it later…" that's how Miss A Dai Er replied then.

We were also planning long‑term cooperation; so far Mr. Lin Dun's performance has been very satisfactory, especially in recommending assistants and personally delivering them swiftly—what logistics company could manage that?

Even Penguin Logistics… huh? He seems to be from Penguin Logistics?

Recalling that she had seen some posts on the company forum mentioning this, even hearing rumors that he was close to Miss Qie Lie Ni Na…… Miss A Dai Er fell into contemplation.

Then Aomo's reply interrupted her: "They're just wearing Trensen uniforms; even the central uniforms lack built‑in temperature regulation, but my outfit……"

He slightly raised his arm; by the clear, sunny Heavenly Pool, the sunlight failed to reveal anything special about his suit, only his subtle movements could bring out the faint snake patterns on it and the moon‑shaped marks on his tie.

In those intaglio‑like patterns, a faint light glides over, barely noticeable yet truly present.

Without doubt, that is the trace of source energy maintaining conduction.

Miss A Dai Er's own clothing and that coat‑like protective gear have likewise undergone this local technology's reprocessing.

"Does Mr. Lin Dun like this outfit?"

"So‑so, mainly this set is reimbursed by the Jiemen District Public Security Bureau as compensation; it's my only formal wear. I originally said just a black suit would do, but Bi Cui Ke Si seems to have tweaked many details… she calls it optimization."

"Huh?" Miss A Dai Er, surprised by such details, stared blankly, then looked again at Aomo, who had lowered his head to read, and began to redefine the relationship between Miss Shi Huai Ya and Mr. Lin Dun.

Generally speaking… even if they're fairly close, you wouldn't go shopping for clothes with an opposite‑sex friend, let alone have them arrange custom tailoring……

Could this be the custom of the Dragon Gate people? Hmm… Miss Shi Huai Ya seems to be originally from Victoria, and she also stayed there for a long time.

She was a bit dazed for a moment, but seeing that outfit with complex meaning, she still nodded: "I think this outfit is designed quite well."

Then she should thank you for the praise……

Aomo said, then suddenly fell silent, as he slightly raised his head and glanced sideways; his finger traced a line, and Adai'er saw a light screen appear beside him, with two not-unfamiliar faces on it.

That was Manchester Chazuo and Meipu Bo Fang.

Even a few minutes earlier, everyone from the geological survey team had already, via that synchronous live broadcast projector, seen the two girls who stood in for Mr. Lindun at the machine's central position in the Tiresen of Jiemen District.

At this moment, the chestnut-red-haired Kulanta-like girl said in an icy tone: "Master, emergency report."

"Speak." Mr. Lindun also became serious, restraining his smile somewhat.

Then came the interface of the black-haired, low-voiced Kulanta-like girl:

"... Xiao Lin Li Qi said that the Dragon God could not bear the calamities accumulated in the earth, and therefore rose from underground to the Heavenly Pool to cleanse its body..."

"Oh, coming up for a bath?" Mr. Lindun raised his eyebrows.

"Suzi…… also detected clear residual negative energy in the pool water."

"It's a divine beast whose home was taken over by filth, so it had to come to the bathhouse." He sighed again, then glanced sideways.

"That's just what Miss Naoman was worried about."

He said, raising his hand slightly in surprise, then gently pressed down to soothe: "Relax, Miss Naoman."

This made Adai'er instinctively raise a hand to touch her face, somewhat aware of the worry appearing on her face.

"As expected, it's somewhat lacking, but not especially lacking; at least it's still within expectations."

"You're right, a team leader must not show an expression that unsettles the team members."

"Yes, yes, relax, relax," he said, then turned back, "Right, Chazuo, do you have anything else to say?"

"... Next time we go hiking, bring me."

"I will, frankly speaking, this time it's not really a hike; I used a Meifeilas card to teleport twice and directly reached the summit."

"... Trainer."

"Okay, my mistake, next time we go to the summit to see the dawn, how about that?"

"... Hmm, I want to bring a moka pot."

"It's hard to refuse coffee at dawn."

"... Then... it's decided."

"Alright, then report any abnormalities."

"Order received, Master."

The light screen closed again, but the projector not far away, still working, faithfully reproduced the actions of the two girls beside the machine and their remote contact with Suzi.

And Aomo turned his head to look at Adai'er: "Miss Naoman……"

Before he could finish speaking, he saw the other party staring at him blankly: "Miss Naoman?"

"Mr. Lindun, you handle things with ease."

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