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As the elevator descended, Ling Dengxian gradually accepted the current situation. He still had a little expectation for his future life. After all, this was Longmen, the main location background of the first eight chapters of the game.

As Ling Dengxian thought about this, he suddenly realized something, which was also what he had thought about when he first set out from Qicheng Town: he seemed to have arrived on Terra before the Chernobog riot, but he didn't know how long in advance. So a question that he subconsciously avoided surfaced:

Can he change some of the heart-wrenching tragedies in the original plot?

"Xiaoxie, what do you think?"

"Host, you have the answer. Why do you...you always seem to care about me?" Xiaoxie's voice was reproachful. "I remember saying a long time ago that I won't interfere with you too much. I will only give you a reference when I have suggestions."

Ling Dengxian nodded, not disappointed. Ever since that mysterious "transaction", he felt that Xiaoxie's speaking frequency had dropped again, but as long as he called out, there would still be a response.

Something must have changed, but he still didn't know what was wrong. He only knew that he couldn't trust Xiaoxie's words completely, which made him feel a little disappointed. If he had known that during the difficult period at the beginning, Xiaoxie had been encouraging him to persevere and wait for the change.

The current situation was not at all what he had expected.

When he arrived at the first floor, Ling Dengxian heard footsteps as the elevator door slowly opened. When he walked out of the elevator, he looked up and met two people, one Lupo and the other Fengti. The other party seemed to have not expected that there was someone else, and one of them subconsciously took a step to the left.

It seemed like nothing, but Ling Dengxian was slightly shocked because the opponent's move actually cut off his breakout route.

He also subconsciously took a step back and moved closer to the wall.

"Sister Texas?" The girl with plump hooves next to her didn't understand why the air suddenly became cold, but she followed her companion's habit and put her hand on the heavy hammer at her waist.

"Who are you?" The cold Rupert realized that there was no smell of blood or disinfectant on the other party, so he put aside his murderous intent and asked about the other party's identity.

"I'm a new applicant for the job. I've just met Mr. Great. Now I'm going to look for a man named Yis to familiarize myself with the environment." Ling Dengxian raised one hand with his palm facing outward to show that he had no ill intentions.

"Work? We don't seem to be hiring recently, Sister Texas?" The girl with plump hooves tilted her head in confusion and looked at the girl with Rupert to confirm whether her information was correct.

The latter didn't say much, just said "hmm", and the vigilance in his eyes did not decrease. Ling Dengxian felt very headache. He had been running around for a whole morning and looking for lunch in the afternoon, and he had just a hasty lunch. Now he really wanted to sleep.

"...Do you want to go and confirm with Mr. Emperor? He seems to be busy." Ling Dengxian said tactfully.

"Hey, Texas Croissant, you're back - what's going on?" The elevator behind Ling Dengxian opened again, and Sakota, with a fluorescent tube above his head, jumped out and found that something was wrong.

"Huh? You're still here? By the way, you went to see the boss, but it doesn't look like you're looking for revenge on him." The girl's appearance slightly dissipated the wariness in Rupert's eyes. After all, she was a little worried about her safety before. After confirming it with her own eyes, what the other party said became more credible.

"..." Ling Dengxian gave him a confused look. If you thought I was going to seek revenge on your boss, why didn't you try to stop me? And you looked quite surprised?

"Are you really here to apply for a job?" the Fengti girl asked curiously. Ling Dengxian handed over the letter of recommendation silently and didn't say anything more for fear of causing any misunderstanding.

Rupert with blue-black hair took the letter and opened it to take a look. Although the letter was short, Ling Dengxian was sure that the other party did not read the whole letter. It seemed that he went straight to the signature.

Behind him, Sakota wanted to take a look as well, but by the time she ran over, Rupert had already closed the letter.

Why do you guess that the evidence she didn't finish reading is——

"What's your name?" the girl nodded and handed back the letter of introduction, her tone much kinder.

It is obvious that you didn't read the text, otherwise you should have known his name without asking.

"Codename White Dove... And, everyone, if everything is ok, I will go to see Mr. Is first—"

"No need. Since we've already met, you can ask me any questions you have." The girl put away her guard and said, "I'm a member of Penguin Logistics Team A, Texas."

"My code name is Archangel!" Red-haired Sakota waved his hands vigorously.

Actually, I know everything about both of you... Ling Dengxian complained in his heart, then looked at the Fengti girl.

"As for me, just call me Croissant." Croissant showed a hearty smile.

"I'd better not bother with that..." Ling Dengxian now felt a mixture of admiration and fear towards Texas. He was very sure that this man was very dangerous, and the murderous aura he showed just now was not fake.

"I'm free, Angel, you and Croissant go back first. You can order takeout for dinner or cook for yourself. There are ingredients in the refrigerator." After quickly giving the instructions, Texas gave him a look to signal him to follow. Ling Dengxian felt a little hesitant.

He always felt that the other party was planning to find a deserted place to kill him.

But he still followed, because he didn't want to offend his seniors before officially joining the company.

Although the two Angels didn't know why they didn't invite them to join them, they didn't think much about it. Texas must have her reasons for doing so.

“The first floor is a gym and lounge.”

"Mr. Is's residence is also on the first floor."

"The second floor is our Group A dormitory."

“The third floor is our office area for doing some paperwork when we don’t have assignments.”

"The fourth floor is the dormitory for Group B."

"The fifth floor is the boss' office. You should already know this."

Ling Dengxian: "..."

This apartment building belongs to your boss?

Seeing that the Rupert girl was about to take him to the second floor, Ling Dengxian quickly raised his hand: "Uh, don't you want to show me the lounge?"

Texas hesitated for a moment. Yes, Ling Dengxian saw the hesitation on her face.

Is the term lounge some industry jargon? It's actually an armory?

Seeing Ling Dengxian's strange expression, Texas had no choice but to lead him to the door of the lounge, took out the key and opened the door.

Then Ling Dengxian was stunned by the scene inside.

"...They drank too much yesterday and I didn't have time to clean up. Today I have to go on a mission again." Texas said expressionlessly.

Looking at the mess in the room, Ling Dengxian murmured, "Your... style suddenly changed."

Texas stroked his forehead: "I just know the contrast might be a bit big and I'm afraid you won't be able to accept it..."

Ling Dengxian had complicated feelings. Would he also be assimilated in the future?

"By the way, White Dove." Lupo, who had disappeared into the shadows as he led Ling Dengxian down the stairs, whispered, "Don't tell Exia that your introducer was Mostima for the time being."

"?" Ling Dengxian was quite nervous at first, but he immediately became serious when he heard Mostima's name.

"You should ask Mastema for details, if she is willing to tell you."