Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 765 - 758: New Arrangement

Chapter 765: Chapter 758: New Arrangement

"Really? Thank you so much!" The two said excitedly.

"Of course," Yalunte grinned, and then spoke in a voice only he could hear, "This is also for myself."

From the information provided by the two girls, Yalunte was able to understand the decisions of the high-ranking officials at the Headquarters. Clearly, they wanted to protect their political assets, hence the decision to recall Luoer’s team back to Earth.

The members of Luoer’s team did not understand the worth of others and mistakenly believed that Luoer’s safety was tied to their fate. However, Yalunte was fully aware that in terms of value, Cheng Ziang was just as valuable as Luoer. At least Luoer had a sister as a substitute, but Cheng Ziang was the only one of his kind.

As the relationship between the Headquarters and the Church Court deepened, Cheng Ziang’s value became less apparent. However, Yalunte knew that if something happened to Odelanqi, then he and Cheng Ziang would inevitably have to face their destiny.

After returning to base for five days of rest, Luoer and his companions were once again called to the office by Wang Xu, ready to assign them new tasks.

"Are your legs better now?" Seeing Luoer enter, Wang Xu abruptly asked.

"They’ve been better." Luoer was stunned for a bit before he could speak.

"This time, why not break them? That way, you all can return to Earth for an extended vacation." Wang Xu said with a smile full of insincerity.

Hearing his words, Luoer coughed awkwardly and didn’t make another sound. He knew Wang Xu was speaking out of anger, so he didn’t dare to follow up.

"Back to the point," Wang Xu waved his hand indicating everyone to sit as they entered the office, and then said earnestly, "Your next assignment remains the same: find a way to open the Otherworld Gate and assist the Headquarters in opening the Otherworld Gate of Lipei."

"Is Lipei under reconstruction now?" Hu Daoke asked with interest.

"Yes," Although Hu Daoke asked an unrelated question, Wang Xu didn’t get angry. Instead, he patiently explained, "We’re hiring fleets and airboats to transport building materials to Lipei, aiming to rebuild Lipei within a year."

"The base will be moved to Lipei in the future, right?" Cheng Ziang asked.

"Of course," Wang Xu said matter-of-factly, "Yazhi City will only maintain one office in the future, and the entire Headquarters will relocate to Lipei."

"Regarding the Otherworld Gate, do we have any leads now?" Tangmo asked a key question instead of playing along.

"Honestly, we don’t have any leads at the moment," Wang Xu sighed, then said, "However, Dean Shariya has indicated that he can provide some relatively valuable clues. You can go to the Sacred Heart Magic Academy to find him."

"Back to Holy Heart City again!" Hu Daoke couldn’t help but speak.

The Advance Team had complicated feelings about the Holy Heart City. Some people had faced setbacks there, some coveted its Magic Academy, while others dreaded a black shop in the east of the city.

"That’s right. Your mission this time is not urgent, so I’ll also give you an additional task: go to the Sacred Heart Magic Academy to learn some magic," Wang Xu said.

"Is the Sacred Heart Magic Academy willing to teach us?" Hu Daoke asked, his eyes wide with surprise.

"Don’t forget, the Church Court is supporting Sacred Heart Magic Academy. Right now, we’re in a good relationship with the Church Court. Sending people to learn some magic from them is definitely possible," Wang Xu said, shrugging.

"I remember that Sister Nightingale and Teacher Zhu are both interested in magic. Can they come with us?" Tangmo asked after a while.

"Not them," Wang Xu waved his hand, "Your teacher Zhu is not suitable for studying magic, and Nightingale is a Southerner, which goes against the Church Court’s taboos. Although we have a good relationship with the Church Court, not everyone can be sent there."

"If Dean Shariya already knows about the Otherworld Gate, why didn’t he just send us the message through magic instead of having us go to him?" Luoer asked a question.

"Dean Shariya only knows some clues. There are not many records about the Otherworld Gate in the Church Court, and most of them have been destroyed. To get the method of opening the Otherworld Gate, you may have to go to the Great Library in Holy City. That place is a stronghold of the Church Court. If I’m not mistaken, Shariya probably wants to take you there." Wang Xu responded.

"If we go to Holy City, won’t most of us, like Luoer, be unable to go?" Cheng Ziang asked.

"Hmm," Wang Xu nodded, then said, "Most of you are of mixed other races, indeed will be treated differently by the Church Court. Especially Luoer, he is a half-elf, more likely to be persecuted. So, the mission can only be entrusted to you."

"Entrusted to me?" Cheng Ziang was taken aback, then pointed at himself and asked.

"Yes, although you have one-eighth snow elf genes, essentially you are a mixed-blood of Northern Aud people, so you are least likely to be discriminated against." Wang Xu nodded and said.

Another reason he didn’t explicitly mention was that Cheng Ziang had a royal face, which was extremely popular in Odelanqi, especially in the Church Court.

"Okay," Cheng Ziang nodded, and didn’t refuse.

"Old Cheng, we’ll wait for you in the academy!" Hu Daoke patted his shoulder and said.

"This will be a great time for us to revisit with our old friends." Luoer suddenly thought of this and said excitedly.

"Old, oh, I remember," Upon hearing Luoer’s words, Hu Daoke suddenly realized, "The leader of the Hound Gang!"

As soon as Azita was mentioned, Luoer’s face became serious: "I wonder if this guy is still up to his old tricks of committing crimes."

"Worst-case scenario, we’ll just deal with him again!" Hu Daoke said, not caring at all.

"Honestly, I’m beginning to regret fostering this guy," Luoer said solemnly, "The Hound Gang runs rampant in the black market. It took a lot of effort to take him down, and now he has been rebuilt. I don’t know how many children like Truth have been persecuted by them."

"Uh..." Luoer’s words made everyone’s mood heavy, Hu Daoke looked at Wang Xu and asked, "Are we harboring a criminal?"

"What’s harboring a criminal, we’ve never helped that guy Azita at all. We just got the Church to cancel his warrant. As for how he is doing, we’ve never cared." Wang Xu shrugged and said.

"We didn’t help him?" Hearing this, Hu Daoke heaved a sigh of relief.

"From a moral perspective, the Hound Gang run by Azita is notoriously bad, and we can’t possibly associate with them. From a profit perspective, we don’t even care about a small organization like the Hound Gang," Wang Xu said dismissively, "They may be causing havoc in the East District of Holy Heart City, but they are nothing once they leave the city. They are of no use to us. The reason you guys suffered at their hands is mainly because of your good Captain."

Once again critiqued by Wang Xu, Luoer had nothing to say, only coughed embarrassingly and fell silent.

What Wang Xu was saying was the truth. As notorious as the Hound Gang was in the underground of Holy Heart City’s East District, once leaving Holy Heart City, their combat power was so weak that it could be ignored, even weaker than the initial stage of Princess Melia.

Princess Melia had an elite guard at her initial stage, which fought back and forth with the rebels when ambushed. On the other hand, the Hound Gang was wiped out instantly when purged by the Church, the imbalance in combat power was self-evident. Therefore, logically and emotionally, the Headquarters would never support such a small organization.

Wang Xu’s words made Luoer feel somewhat relieved, but he still planned to personally find Azita when he got to Holy Heart City, to see if he was still messing around. If so, he would take him down sooner rather than later.

He could never forget the situation when he first met Truth, her behavior and tragic background were deeply ingrained in Luoer’s mind, he couldn’t bear to let such a tragedy happen again.