Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 201 - 197: Return to Yazhi City_1

Chapter 201: Chapter 197: Return to Yazhi City_1

Even though they were aboard a spacecraft, it took them almost a week from Luofu Port to reach Yazhi City. After all, an original steam engine can’t compete with Earth’s machinery.

Gazing at the Otherworld Gate outside of Yazhi City, Luo’er couldn’t help feeling a surge of emotions. He remembers having left at the beginning of spring, and initially, they had thought the mission would be completed in a month. However, it was dragged on for almost two months. Not only did they fail the mission, but they also lost all their weapons and gear, even almost dying over there. It was truly a hardship to think about it.

According to Luo’er’s standards, this mission could be considered one of their greatest failures. In the past, they not only completed every mission perfectly but even gained many unexpected benefits. This time, they could not even mention completing the mission; they almost lost their lives in Helros.

As they disembarked, a staff member who had been waiting in the shadows led them onto a horse carriage heading to their station. The staff member was stern-faced and didn’t say a word to the advance team. This made everyone anxious, fearing that the failure of this mission had led to some dire consequences.

The group successfully arrived at the manor without being followed. After getting off the carriage, the staff member left on their own, and Wang Xu wasn’t waiting at the door like before, causing everyone’s anxiety to spike.

"Luo’er..." Tangmo looked at him anxiously. She felt an undeniable responsibility for the failure of this mission.

"It’s fine. The squad can disperse. I’ll go and report to the office. I’ll also make clear the matter of the captain’s position transfer." Luo’er patted her shoulder, quietly comforting her.

"Shouldn’t I...go with you? The mistake was mine, after all." Tangmo bowed her head, her voice increasingly small.

"No need. I’m the captain now. It’s not appropriate for you to go with me." Luo’er refused.

"Luo’er..." Tangmo lifted her head to look at him, her heart filled with indescribable feelings.

What did he mean by her going with him being inappropriate? When she was captain, she had always let Luo’er undertake the tasks. Clearly, he intended to bear all the responsibility himself to protect the team from being punished.

"Yue’er, take Moumou back to the dormitory!" Luo’er beckoned Baiyue and spoke to her.

"Sister Moumou, let’s go!" Baiyue obediently came over and pulled at her hand.

"Boss, the two of us are men. We can take responsibility!" Hu Daoke iggled Cheng Ziang over to Luo’er, claiming they were prepared to face the music.

Cheng Ziang shot him a glance and helplessly said, "Right, I am the vice-captain. I can take responsibility!"

"You don’t have to bother," seeing the two hilarious characters, Luo’er couldn’t help but smile, shaking his head and refusing. "I’ve known Wang Xu for so long. He wouldn’t punish me."

"We can’t just stand by and do nothing!" Hu Daoke said anxiously.

"Calm down, go back and wait for news. Even if all of the responsibility falls on me, headquarters wouldn’t dare to do anything to me. You don’t need to worry!" Luo’er smiled, waved his hand, and walked away from them.

"Hey, okay," seeing Hu Daoke preparing to stop Luo’er again, Cheng Ziang grabbed his hand and said with a furrowed brow, "If Luo’er insists on bearing the responsibility, let him. He is right; the headquarters wouldn’t dare to do anything to him."

"Why?" After hearing his words, Hu Daoke couldn’t help but ask.

Cheng Ziang glanced at Luo’er’s retreating figure before looking around and lowering his voice to say, "Luo’er is the principal’s grandson. The headquarters wouldn’t dare to make things difficult for him!"

"Is Principal Luo Qishan really that powerful?" Hu Daoke widened his eyes, also lowering his voice.

"The principal isn’t that powerful. He’s just the principal of Haiya Academy and has no real power in the headquarters." Cheng Ziang shrugged.

"Then, what about the captain?" Hu Daoke asked hesitantly.

Cheng Ziang looked at Luo’er again and sighed slightly, lowering his voice and saying, "Luo’er is the only person the headquarters truly trusts. Without him, the headquarters would not dare to send us to the Otherworld."

"What’s the situation? The headquarters doesn’t trust us?" Seeing Cheng Ziang walk away, Hu Daoke hurried to catch up and asked.

"The headquarters don’t trust subpersons. Otherwise, with three hundred first-gen students, why would they only send a five-person team to execute the mission? Wouldn’t sending two more teams make everything more efficient?" Cheng Ziang shrugged.

"Then why were we sent out?" Hu Daoke asked in surprise.

"Because of Luo’er," Cheng Ziang turned back to look at him and continued, "Even though we were only the second in the selection competition, we were sent to the Otherworld as the advance team. But the first-place team stayed on Earth. Don’t you find it strange?"

"I thought we were just lucky." Hu Daoke scratched his head.

"Nonsense, it’s because of Luo’er. As long as we could make it into the top ten, we could become the Advance Team. The selection competition was nothing but a formality." Cheng Ziang explained.

"So that’s how it is!" Hu Daoke exclaimed in understanding.

"I thought you knew all along. How could you not see something so obvious?" Cheng Ziang looked at him and sneered.

"How would I think about it like that," Hu Daoke shrugged, suddenly thinking of another question, so he asked, "What if we hadn’t made it into the top ten?"

"Then the headquarters would have reassigned Luo’er to the first-place team." Cheng Ziang answered.

"So, the crux of the entire selection competition is Luo’er!" Hu Daoke nodded and said.

"Exactly, the core of the advance team must be Luo’er. Only with him present, the Headquarters dare to send members of the other species into the Otherworld." Cheng Ziang nodded and said.

"Luo’er is so important?" Hu Daoke said, involuntarily glancing in the direction Luo’er had left.

"Are you stupid? Luo’er is not like us, he has a grandfather here on Earth, so no matter what he wants to do, he has to consider his grandfather. That’s exactly why the Headquarters can safely send him to the Otherworld." Cheng Ziang said.

"Oh, so the Headquarters takes his grandfather..."

Hu Daoke suddenly appeared to understand. He was about to speak when Cheng Ziang covered his mouth, signaled for him to be quiet, and said: "As long as you understand, don’t blabber about it!"

"No wonder Murong and his team arrived here full of grievances." Hu Daoke, lowering his voice, muttered under his breath. Upon hearing this, Cheng Ziang couldn’t help but snicker, picturing the disgruntled look on Murong’s face.

Walking along the corridor, Luo’er arrived at his office. He had just asked a passing staff member and confirmed that Wang Xu was currently in his office.

Upon reaching the office door, Luo’er took a deep breath and gently knocked. The echoing voice of Wang Xu from inside made him feel slightly guilty.

"Come in!"

Luo’er opened the office door and entered. Wang Xu sat before his desk, engrossed in paperwork. Even when he noticed Luo’er’s arrival, he didn’t raise his head, which made Luo’er feel uneasy.

"Back already?" Wang Xu asked without lifting his gaze.

"Back!" Luo’er answered.

"Don’t you have anything to say?"

"I’m sorry, the mission failed!" Luo’er said, lowering his head.

"And the reason?"

"There are many, but in short, it was all my fault!" Luo’er said, biting his lip.

Upon hearing his words, Wang Xu sighed softly, looked up at him, and asked, "Are you trying to shoulder all the blame?"

"I’ve already informed the headquarters via courier. I am now the captain of the advance team, so I bear an inescapable responsibility for this failure." Luo’er stated.

Wang Xu shook his head, was about to speak, when suddenly the door swung open. Tangmo burst in hurriedly. Upon seeing the two men, she anxiously blurted out, "No, no, it’s not Luo’er’s fault. It’s all my fault. It happened when I was the captain. It was my selfish desire to save people that led to us getting separated. It was my soft-heartedness that caused the mother and daughter to leak information!"

"You..." Wang Xu was about to speak when he was interrupted again.

Seeing this, Luo’er turned around, furrowed his eyebrows, and scolded Tangmo loudly, "Who let you in? Get out!"

"No, no, I want to bear my own responsibilities." Seeing that Luo’er was angry, Tangmo stuttered as she spoke.

"Didn’t you hear me telling you to leave? Who’s the captain now, you or me?" Luo’er shouted at her, pointing at the door.

"I, I..." This was the first time Tangmo had seen Luo’er angry. She was so frightened that she was momentarily stunned, standing there staring at him, tears welling up in her eyes.

"I’ll tell you one more time, get out!" Luo’er pointed at the door, glaring at her with anger. Facing Luo’er’s fearsome wrath, Tangmo couldn’t help but burst into tears. She glanced at him, trembling, before shakily turning around to leave the office.

Watching the couple argue, Wang Xu couldn’t help but rub his forehead. After Luo’er had turned back to him, he said, "Can I speak now?"

"Yes, I apologize!" Luo’er returned to his usual polite and refined demeanor, and said, head bowed.

Wang Xu gesticulated wildly, then sighed and said, "I don’t even know what to say anymore."

"Regarding the failure of this mission, I take full responsibility!" Luo’er said, head still bowed, sincerity in his voice.

"Oh, forget it, anyway, nothing serious happened." Seeing Luo’er like this, Wang Xu seemed somewhat flustered and waved his hand dismissively.

"Nothing serious happened?" Luo’er did not understand what he meant.

"Oh, the High-peak people came over a few days ago about your matter, but I sent them packing." Wang Xu said casually.

"That..." Luo’er was taken aback and didn’t know what to say.

"Actually," Wang Xu stood up from his chair and continued, "the Headquarters didn’t plan the mission well. Something that could have been clarified by asking directly, yet they sent the advance team for reconnaissance."

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