Witch Special

"Hey, uncle, are you looking for me?" Lin Maki appeared behind Saitama, raised her hand with a smile and greeted the big bald man in front.

A cartoon-like expression "=????(???????)" appeared on Saitama's boiled egg face. He rushed out for a long distance before turning his head to look back. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that it was Hayashi Maki.

"Xiao Lin, where have you been? I haven't seen you since. Did you catch the guy you wanted to catch?"

"I caught him, but I let him go." Lin Zhenxi put his hands behind his back and pretended to look at the scenery, but in fact, the surrounding area had been smashed to pieces by the aftermath of the battle between Saitama and Ashura Rhinoceros Beetle, and there was no good scenery at all.

"Hey, why?" Saitama asked a silly and straightforward question that was very consistent with his personality.

Then Hayashi Maki brought out his trump card to deal with Saitama.

"Because he hasn't done anything wrong. Why would I arrest him if he hasn't committed any crime? And uncle, your water and electricity are actually supplied from here. The owner of this base is your landlord, and he's waived a lot of money for you over the years, so it can be considered a favor. Otherwise, why do you think your house is the only one with electricity in the abandoned city where there's no electricity or water?"

"Is that so?" Saitama's eyes glazed over for a moment, but then he seemed to realize something. He suddenly turned around and pointed a trembling finger at the huge hole that pierced the mountain behind him and asked in horror, "Now that this place has become like this, will my family lose electricity and water? No way!"

"Don't worry, even if this place is ruined, it's very convenient to connect the wires and water pipes from the pillow factory. It's just a matter of a phone call and it won't delay anything. Considering that he has been your kind landlord for several years, I didn't do anything to him. I just asked him to promise not to bother you again in the future, and then I let him go." Lin Zhenxi picked and chose, put the truth into a form that Saitama could accept, and told it to Saitama.

Saitama nodded and said nothing more.

He hadn't uncovered any evidence of the strange organized crime beneath the mountain. If the people yelling and cursing downstairs counted, they'd already paid an unbearable price for their actions. He'd simply come here because Iron Gorilla had told him there was a powerful opponent, and he'd followed them eagerly. His sense of justice hadn't yet reached that point, even if he meant to bring the builders of this underground base to justice.

And there's also the issue of water and electricity... He's been getting what he deserves from others for free for several years, but now he wants to kill them. Saitama still has some dignity and wouldn't do such a thing.

After thinking it over, Saitama simply clasped his hands behind his head, turned around and walked towards the city with big strides.

"Then let's go back."

Lin Zhenxi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that it was a good thing that he had fooled this gentleman. If Saitama suddenly decided to wipe out the whole thing, it would be really troublesome.

After all, Kinos is already a senior employee under Lin Zhenxi, and she is still counting on Kinos to create more labor value for her. If he is really "justly executed" by Saitama, all the achievements of Kinos that she has set her eyes on will be ruined.

So Hayashi Maki summoned his magic broom, rode on it and caught up with Saitama.

On the way back to the city, Hayashi Maki asked Saitama a question.

"Uncle, what do you think of that rhinoceros beetle?" After all, the Ashura Rhinoceros Beetle had already been chosen by Lin Zhenxi, so she naturally wanted to know more about it. Besides Genos, its creator, Saitama, as the last person to experience the Ashura Rhinoceros Beetle and the victor of the battle, his opinion was equally important.

Saitama was not surprised that Lin Zhenxi knew that the person fighting him was a humanoid rhinoceros beetle even though he was not at the scene. After all, Lin Zhenxi had shown enough extraordinary qualities during this period of time. He could even do things like teleportation, so he was not bad at long-distance monitoring.

Of course, it is also possible that he had not thought of this at all, and he thought it was natural for Lin Zhenxi to know.

Since Lin Zhenxi asked, Saitama pondered for a moment and said, "Well... he is a serious opponent, but he likes to make a lot of noise and his voice is a bit loud."

Being able to withstand a single blow from Saitama and not die, but instead instantly bursting into its second form, was quite impressive. At the very least, it had earned Saitama's recognition as an "opponent" rather than a "little bug" to be crushed or stomped to death.

You have to know that among the enemies killed by Saitama, few of them could receive such positive comments from him.

Lin Zhenxi was quite satisfied with this answer. Although this world's power system was different from hers, it still had many valuable aspects. To put it simply, it was worth the trip.

The rest of the story is pure travel time, so there's no need to waste time writing about it. Back in the abandoned city, Saitama was dismayed to discover his home had indeed lost its electricity and water. Just as he was feeling bored, Hayashi Maki gave him a shovel and told him to dig a tunnel underground to the pillow factory, which would quickly bring the water and electricity back online. So, he excitedly set to work.

There are many ways to quickly dig a hole underground, whether it's magic or summoning creatures, and Lin Zhenxi has a lot of cards in her hand. But it's better to let Saitama do this kind of thing himself. After all, things made by one's own hands are the most precious. And when he gets bored, this guy often does some very strange things. The thought of that feeling of being out of control and letting everything go by makes Lin Zhenxi feel uncomfortable.

Saitama's work efficiency was terrifying. Lin Zhenxi did not dare to delay any longer and flew directly to the pillow factory. He directed the employees (ku) (li) whose heads had grown a thin layer of hair again to start preparing water pumps, cables and other things.

Just as everything was ready, a piece of land in the park's lawn bulged up, and then a big bald head with a spotless face crawled out of the soil. He looked around and made sure that he had dug in the right place. He then retracted his head and threw out the shovel with a completely bent blade. Then he leaned out, pushed his hand at the hole and jumped out.

Lin Zhenxi threw out several "soldiers" from the chess set. These pieces rapidly grew larger upon landing, transforming into half-kneeling gray, muscular dwarfs, about half a meter tall, but roughly the size of a bucket, clutching spears. These dwarfs stood up, glanced at Lin Zhenxi, and then dropped their spears, which were only slightly longer than their bodies. They picked up the large and small pieces of equipment piled on the ground and entered the tunnel Saitama had dug.

While tunneling is the most arduous and labor-intensive process, simply digging through the tunnel isn't enough. Further work is required, including corrosion protection, drying, and curing. If the pipelines were simply run through the tunnel without any intervention, they would surely break down in no time. Hayashi Maki wasn't sure how spacious Saitama had dug the tunnel, but her familiar, "Chess," could summon miniature chess soldiers. Since Saitama could get through, they could surely work inside.

However, the most important thing is to lay the pipelines first, restore water and electricity to Saitama's house, and then let this guy stay at home honestly and not run around. As for the work of consolidating the underground tunnel, we can do it slowly later.

Although the pillow factory was close to Saitama's home, he'd never been there before, so everything was new to him. Seeing that he wasn't content, Hayashi Maki suggested taking him on a tour of the factory, showcasing the automated production lines. What man wouldn't be interested in seeing machines operating in a controlled, self-contained manner? Even though he didn't understand what they were, Saitama exclaimed, "These things are truly amazing!"

The chess soldiers' work efficiency was impeccable. Not long after, Lin Zhenxi received their mental feedback: "The first step of the mission goal has been completed, ma'am." Saitama's family was reconnected to the city's water and power grids, and his life could return to normal.

Saitama was very happy after hearing the news, and said hello to Lin Zhenxi and left. Lin Zhenxi said that she had work to deal with here, so she stayed alone.

As soon as Saitama left, Lin Zhenxi used Apparition to return to her own magic formation, leaving only the chess soldiers to complete all the remaining work. She planned to contact Genos to discuss his relocation of the research institute to the abandoned city and how much money he needed.

She was serious about supporting Kinos's research, but on the way back, she pondered the matter and suddenly felt that her promise was a bit too generous. The maximum funds she had available to her were less than 500 million yuan. It seemed like a lot, but it was definitely not enough to build a fully functional and advanced laboratory. To be frank, if Kinos hadn't spent all his savings on research, he might be richer than Lin Zhenxi by now. Although Lin Zhenxi's business plan would soon reach the next stage, and once the memory storage crystal was released, she would undoubtedly become extremely wealthy, that was a matter for the future. If Kinos asked for hundreds of millions now, it would be a very troublesome matter.

But then again, it seems like they had a schedule for today, but they were attacked by a group of monsters from the House of Evolution early in the morning, and all the original plans were disrupted... So, what were they planning to do today?

It doesn't matter. It's not a big deal anyway. If it doesn't work today, then it can be done tomorrow.╮(╯_╰)╭