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The emperor in the painting has his right wing placed in front of his chest as if he is adjusting his clothes, while his left wing is raised with lines at the tip representing swaying, as if he is gesturing to someone nearby to give him something.

The person it was referring to only had a normal human body, but a completely beast-like head.

Yun Yi narrowed his eyes:

This head—snake jaw, horse mane, camel head, protruding fangs, sharp eagle eyes, broad bull ears, and forked orange antlers…

"Is this a dragon?"

"That's right, it's a dragon."

Shi Huai Ya Dian spread two fingers on the screen to enlarge the portrait and highlight the dragon man: "This is Governor Wei, Wei Yanwu, who defeated Ursus and took control of the Dragon Gate."

"Defeat Ursus?"

Yun Yi's attention was drawn: "Did Lungmen and Ursus have a history of conflict?"

She remembered the clash between Chernobog and Lungmen, a conflict that only occurred between Lungmen and Ursus. After that conflict, Rhodes Island and Lungmen cooperated deeply, taking Chen away and establishing a base there.

If this storyline has already ended, why is Chen still here? How come she can't find Rhodes Island?

The contradictory facts left Yun Yi's mind in a state of confusion. She steadied herself and dismissed the jumbled memories of the main storyline.

No, from a real-world perspective, it's perfectly normal for bustling cities of one major power to have friction with another.

Just like the country she lived in in her previous life, a world-renowned city was targeted by foreign powers for a period of time, and several major attacks were launched that could have destroyed the city's advantages, but the authorities managed to thwart them all.

Thinking about it this way, Yun Yi felt that it made perfect sense.

That's true, this is the real world, so it's definitely not just about the main storyline—in fact, it's not even certain that there will be a main storyline at all.

“Lungmen used to be a city of Ursus. Ursus was unwilling to accept this, so of course it would have clashed with Lungmen.” Swire’s words directly overturned Yun Yi’s guess.

She sat up straight, her eyes wide with shock: "Huh? Hasn't Longmen always been a city of Yan Kingdom?"

Swire leaned closer to Yun Yi and said, "Hmm? Oh, I don't think I've told you about this."

"In fact, Longmen is an independent city in a strict sense. It nominally belongs to Yan Kingdom, but it used to belong to Ursus."

"It was Governor Wei who led Longmen to break away from the territory of Ursus, merge it into Yan Kingdom, and establish itself as an independent state."

"The reason why the Rat King was able to take away some power from Governor Wei, and the reason why the family was able to establish a treaty with Governor Wei, was because Governor Wei borrowed their power in the process."

"I see..." Yun Yi stroked her chin. She really didn't know that Lungmen was actually torn off from the country of Ursus.

One person carried away a city from a country...

Wei Yanwu is quite capable.

—Although his power as a ruler was scattered and fragmented because of the help he received from others during the process.

Yun Yi took a close look at the portrait of this legendary figure on the terminal. This was her main target of vigilance, so she had to make a good impression.

Wei Yanwu is dressed in a magnificent and solemn outfit, wearing a black Chinese-style robe with a layered orange inner layer, and his accessories are mostly exquisite gold ornaments.

The dragon's face was sharply defined, and its eyes were deep and sharp, giving Yun Yi a chilling feeling of being pierced through.

Fortunately, Wei Yanwu seems to have a really good relationship with the Emperor.

The man in the painting doesn't have a serious expression; instead, he has a slightly peaceful and helpless smile. He casually holds a pipe in one hand, from which wisps of smoke drift, while in the other hand he's carrying... a bag of records?

At the same time, Wei Yanwu's lips curled up slightly, and a few wisps of white smoke blew out from between his open teeth, softening the sharpness in his eyes and neutralizing his imposing manner, allowing Yun Yi to quickly regain his senses.

"Hmm, this guy seems dangerous. Is it because the Emperor has a good personal relationship with him that he was able to get him to back down?"

That's one of the reasons.

Swire did not deny it; her tail tip lifted, swaying with the hesitation in her words: "But as a politician, Governor Wei's core reason for making concessions is certainly not because of personal relationships."

"However, I have no way of knowing the truth. I can only tell you my guess based on the intelligence I've gathered: Governor Wei's concession was most likely because..."

"—The Great Emperor is the 'Beast Lord'."

"Beast Lord?" Yun Yi lowered his eyes, staring thoughtfully at the pattern on the carpet beneath his feet.

Where have I heard this before? Where?

“Yes, I don’t know for sure whether the Great Emperor is the ‘Beast Lord’, but based on the information I’ve gathered, it’s highly likely.”

As she spoke, Swire noticed Yun Yi's slightly bewildered expression and added, "'Beast Lords,' you can think of them as the embodiment of natural disasters, possessing unparalleled power, and they will appear before people in the form of some kind of beast."

"They have an indelible impact on the history of this land, but they usually appear and disappear mysteriously and do not actively interfere with humans... Of course, this is only under normal circumstances."

"In addition, 'beast masters' are generally known to be long-lived. There is a speculation that they may be immortal and exist as one with the earth."

Swire pulled out a GIF of a penguin holding a microphone and singing: "For example, Mr. Emperor was a rap superstar—about three hundred years ago."

In other words, the emperor was at least three hundred years old?

"It's so old... No wonder you said it wouldn't be aware of my immortality." Yun Yi took Swire's guess as fact.

Would the boss of a faction that can ally with the protagonist, the Doctor, be simple?

This powerful-sounding identity as a beast lord makes sense.

Moreover, even if it weren't, the possibility of a long-lived, immortal being spying on her would be much smaller.

--generally.

“Therefore, Penguin Logistics, where Mr. Emperor works, is the perfect fit for you.” Swire had already scrolled to the bottom of the small window.

In the newly centrally located photo, Miss Texas is holding a strange sword and pointing it at the camera.

The Emperor, with its enormous body compared to that of an ordinary penguin, rode directly on her neck and shoulders, laughing triumphantly as it threw a black object at the camera.

Behind them, fireworks soared into the sky, and a wide road was littered with people and cars lying on the ground.

"Hmm, very impressive," Yun Yi thought to himself, then looked up with a puzzled expression: "It sounds good, but how am I supposed to put the dots into Tencent Logistics?"

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I wonder how many people are still watching T^T

Revising the text was more difficult than I expected. I've only revised one chapter so far, but I've gained some valuable experience that I can use in my next book once I finish this one.

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Volume 2: Fireworks at Longmen: Chapter 56 Yun Yi: Can I buy a boss like the Great Emperor wholesale?

"Also, how do we use it after we put it in?"

Although the markers can only be seen by Yun Yi, the user, from beginning to end, she cannot become invisible when placing and using them... and so on.

"Perhaps I can pilot the stealthy Nirvana and deploy and use the marker?"

"Idiot, if this is feasible, is it necessary to abandon other plotting points? Why is your brain so unpredictable—"

Swire wagged its tail and gave Yunyi a few taps: "Have you forgotten that you put the markings on to prevent accidents?"

"Or are you planning to stay in the Nirvana forever and never come out?"

"Ugh, staying in one place all the time is like being in prison..."

Yun Yi chuckled awkwardly and tried to dodge, but couldn't avoid Swire's whip. He felt a bit of pain and a bit of itchiness: "Ha, okay, okay, I know it won't work. So just tell me, how do you plan to solve this?"

"Hmph, no need to think about how to solve it." Swire snorted and retracted her tail, raising a finger to smooth the slightly messy tail tip: "The Emperor likes interesting things, and your very existence is interesting enough."

"Furthermore, although the Great Emperor is suspected to be the Beast Lord, his empathy is surprisingly strong—in fact, it is richer than that of most mortals."

Swire tapped the photo on the terminal: "Especially towards his own people, Mr. Emperor always acts very... indulgently, almost without any limits in protecting his employees."

“And you,” Swire’s smooth tail tip pointed at Yun Yi, “have a date with its new employee, Miss Lappland.”

Yun Yi listened to Shi Huaiya's words, his eyes showing a thoughtful expression: "You mean, I can use the excuse of wanting to spar with Lappland at any time to openly set up a trap on the Emperor's territory?"

“That’s right.” Swire crossed her arms and said confidently, “To the knowledgeable Emperor, spatial teleportation is probably nothing special in his eyes.”

"If it's to make things convenient for its own employees, it won't refuse."

What an amazing boss this Emperor is!

Not only do they not hold us back, they also help us resolve problems!

They even spoil their employees to a degree that's widely acknowledged, making people feel that they'd make concessions for even new employees...

Sigh, why didn't she ever meet such a good boss?

Thinking of this, Yun Yi's heart stirred. He looked at the arrogant Emperor in the photo on the terminal and asked with interest, "Do you think there's any possibility that I could become an employee of the Emperor?"

"Yes, but I don't recommend it."

Swire tapped her arm with her fingertips and replied quickly, "I can't see the end of your future."

Yunyi possesses a system, so powerful that any one of its components can solve the age-old problem that has stumped everyone.

Shi Huaiya didn't know how far Yun Yi could go.

Her limited knowledge made it impossible for her to imagine.

But one thing is certain: in Yunyi's future, the entire Dragon Gate will be extremely small.

For the sake of Longmen, Shi Huaiya Yiqi Yi<、厁〖2陾二囷？ does not want anything in Longmen to delay the rise of this new star.

"It is certain that your future is destined to be boundless."

"Therefore, before you have a clear understanding of your own will, it is difficult to discern the advantages and disadvantages of becoming anyone's subordinate."

"It's easy for you to become Mr. Emperor's employee, but are you clear about your own will?"

"?" Yun Yi was completely bewildered: "My will?"

This topic is too abstract, or as Qi San Ling Jiu said, who would normally think about this?

"Don't think of willpower as something profound."

Swire seemed to sense Yunyi's puzzlement, and tilted the tip of her ear towards her:

"You just need to be sure in your heart that you will not regret becoming a Penguin Logistics employee; and that becoming a Penguin Logistics employee will most likely not conflict with your goals."

"Oh, then I'm not sure." Yun Yi shook his head knowingly.

Her desire to become the emperor's subordinate was just a passing fancy; how could she guarantee she wouldn't regret it later?

As for whether it conflicts with the objective...

Yun Yi sighed inwardly.

She's still trying to figure out how to solve the survival problems caused by her immortality.

The goals that support her efforts, such as Froststar, travel, and experiencing life, are all vague ideas.

Yun Yi himself couldn't say for sure how much of it was genuine and how much was artificial motivation created to help him survive alone in unfamiliar environments.

Yun Yi quickly dismissed the jumbled thoughts that surfaced with his sigh.

She never wastes her energy on things she can't solve or that aren't close at hand.

Yunyi consciously cast aside her incomprehensible thoughts, and her heart returned to calm.

Yun Yi turned to look at his palm: "Indeed, let's follow the plan of 'laying the lines of Lappland' to place the plotting points."

"But before that, we need to accumulate more points to improve my strength and physique."

Yun Yi clenched his fists, his delicate knuckles protruding slightly, making him look somewhat... frail: "I misjudged my own and your physiques. With my current physical condition, if I were to fight Lappland, I'm afraid I would die instantly upon contact, and my combat experience would not improve at all."

"Hmm, of course."

Shi Huaiya gave a vague reply, lowered her head to close the terminal, and still pointed her ear at Yun Yi: "I wasn't planning to take you today anyway—we need to get some rest and sleep today, and we still have things to do when we wake up."

"What else?"

"There are two main things I need to explain to you: the current situation, and..."

Swire looked up at the open bedroom door, stood up with her terminal in hand, and said, "That's about it. Let's go. You'll see when you get there."

"Such a mysterious thing to do," Yun Yi stood up and looked down at Swire's erect ears: "Can't you just tell me the situation and what comes after?"

"The situation is a bit complicated, so I plan to wait until I get the latest information before I tell you everything."

Shi Huaiya's tiger ears twitched under Yun Yi's gaze. She tilted her head slightly to meet Yun Yi's eyes and explained, "It's not that we can't just say it directly now."

“Let’s go, we can talk as we walk.” Swire lifted her leg and stepped forward.

Yun Yi followed up: "You can talk, then what about you and the riddle teller just now?"