Chapter 459: Picking Up People from the Small Zhai

"After I retrieve the Heavenly God Fruit tomorrow morning, I will head back to the Zhai and tell my father and the others about the relocation."

From every perspective, the conditions in small cities are far better than those in wilderness stockades; by the same logic, medium-sized cities are much safer than small ones.

However, one cannot simply go to a medium-sized city just because one wants to.

With his current strength, heading to a large city, such as Nanshan Great City, would not be difficult, but the people around him could not manage it.

Furthermore, there is one very important point: unless absolutely necessary, he does not want others to know who his family is, for fear that some enemy might use underhanded means to deal with them.

"Buzz, buzz."

Just then, the phone in his pocket suddenly emitted a sound.

Lu Yu took out his phone and saw it was a message from Hai Qiong.

Besides that, there were several missed calls, all from Hai Qiong.

"Very well."

He put away his phone; after all, his current identity is still the President of the Yongan City Awakened Association, and he certainly cannot sit idly by regarding the Association's affairs.

"I'll go see those newly joined Awakened, make some arrangements while I'm at it, and then come back to study the mental cultivation method."

As he thought this, he sent a message to Hai Qiong, then put away his phone, stood up, and walked outside.

Meanwhile, in the President's office of the Awakened Association.

Meng Rang and the others were pacing back and forth in the room like ants on a hot pan, appearing anxious and uneasy.

Hai Qiong sat in a chair, staring intently at his phone, his brows tightly furrowed.

A full two hours had passed since he returned from the city wall; during this time, he had called the President several times, but there had been no response from the President's side at all.

This could not help but stir a trace of worry in his heart: could something have happened to the President at such a critical juncture?

If that were truly the case, with his own strength, he feared he would be unable to suppress the newly joined Meng Rang and the others at all.

Just then, the phone suddenly vibrated.

This sudden movement caused the figures of the people in the room to freeze instantly; they all turned their expectant gazes toward the phone in Hai Qiong's hand in unison.

"It's the President!" Hai Qiong widened his eyes and said excitedly, "The President says he will be here in a moment."

"Really?" Meng Rang and the others asked almost in unison upon hearing this.

"Of course." Hai Qiong turned the phone screen toward them, "Look, this is the message the President just sent me. It looks like he was just too busy this afternoon and only now has the time."

After seeing the message, the hearts of Meng Rang and the others, which had been hanging in the air, finally settled back into their chests.

They shared the same thought as Hai Qiong, thinking that Su Luo had met with some trouble; fortunately, it was just a false alarm.

But immediately after, the group inexplicably grew nervous again, because they were about to meet that President.

"Tap, tap."

A steady, powerful sound of footsteps rang out clearly in the hallway outside.

"Click!"

With a crisp sound, the door was slowly pushed open from the outside, and a figure appeared before everyone.

This person had an ordinary appearance, with an eternally icy expression on his face.

"President!" Hai Qiong stood up from his chair at once, his face instantly filled with a fawning smile, "President, you've finally come. Please, sit here."

"Pr-President!" Meng Rang hesitated slightly, then hurriedly followed suit and called out.

Seeing this, the others also greeted him one after another.

"Mm."

Lu Yu's gaze swept quickly over the faces of Meng Rang and the others, then he walked with steady steps to the office chair and slowly sat down.

"These few are the ones who just joined the Association, right?"

"Yes, President." Hai Qiong hurriedly introduced them respectfully.

Each person whose name was mentioned looked at Lu Yu with a flattering expression, thinking to themselves that this President Su was indeed just like he appeared in the video, exuding an aloof aura and giving off a feeling of being difficult to approach.

However, they also felt this was normal, as most strong people were like this.

"Mm."

After hearing Hai Qiong's introduction, Lu Yu nodded slightly, looked at Meng Rang and the others, and said, "Welcome to the Yongan City Awakened Association. Also, you did a very good job with today's matter."

"Not at all, not at all." Meng Rang appeared fearful and uneasy, "It was merely a small effort; for the President to say that is truly too polite."

"That's right, President. You had already done your utmost for that Yan Hua, yet he pushed his luck and took your kindness for weakness. Such a person deserves to die."

"Exactly, President. If you have anything else you need us to do, just give the order. Even if it means climbing a mountain of blades or descending into a sea of fire, we will never hesitate!"

The group spoke one after another, each expressing their loyalty.

"Very good." Lu Yu nodded with satisfaction and said, "Right now, I happen to have something I need to arrange for you to do."

Meng Rang and the others looked at each other, a flash of pleasant surprise in their eyes.

"Please give your orders, President."

"I believe President Hai has already told you about the current situation in Yongan City. At present, some people from outside the city have already moved in, but the people in many of the surrounding Zhai have not yet made a move."

"Does the President mean for us to go and bring the people from those small Zhai outside the city over?"

The bearded man's eyes widened as he asked.

"Mm."

Lu Yu gave him an approving look, then cast his gaze toward Hai Qiong at the side, "President Hai, I had you notify the surrounding Zhai earlier; has that all been taken care of?"

"Yes, President." Hai Qiong answered honestly, "Most people couldn't believe there would be such a good thing, and many are still skeptical. However, they don't dare to offend us, and they have no objections to our arrangements, so relocating them shouldn't be difficult."

Lu Yu nodded after hearing this. This situation was indeed normal; take the Lu Family Stockade for example, where even the most powerful Zhang Shu had only just reached the In-Jin level.

It was hard to say if most Zhai even had an In-Jin Martial Artist; in front of an Awakened, they were pitifully weak.

"Good. Then for the next few days, I will trouble you, Meng Rang and the others, to be responsible for safely escorting those people into the city."

"Yes! President!"

Meng Rang and the others did not even think about it, immediately agreeing without the slightest hesitation.

They were, after all, desperate to do things for this President Su, and besides, this matter did not sound difficult at all; it was certainly much better than risking their lives against a Fierce Beast.

"Alright, then that is all for now. If you have any questions later, just contact me, though I might be quite busy and unable to reply to you in time."

Lu Yu said this and prepared to get up and leave.

"President, there, there is one more thing."

Hai Qiong's face turned pale, and she hurriedly spoke.