Knights of the Wasteland Fortress

Chapter 27 Nine Layers of Managers

It was already 2 minutes after Jiatu saw the manager of the ninth floor.

The man was standing behind a bookshelf not far from them.

Looking blankly at the towering bookshelves, it looks like he is sleepwalking.

Jiatu had a hard time explaining why he thought he was "sleepwalking" the first time he saw a man.

Or is it because of his posture with his head up and his hands behind his back, or his dazed expression?

But on the whole, the manager of the ninth floor, like his son, is a very handsome and gentle guy.

The wide and ill-fitting brown robe was draped over his body, like the wings of a butterfly, falling to the ground lightly.

Hearing the movement behind him, the man turned around and focused his eyes on the three of them.

But it still gave Jiatu the illusion that he was looking behind him.

"Come on, are you having fun?"

Play?Do you want to compete?
Jiatu didn't realize that the other two were asking himself until the eyes of the other two fell on him:
"It's a pleasure to take care of you."

He arched his hands and couldn't help saying.

"That's not very happy."

Hua Yu nodded and explained on his own.

Facing Jiatu's bewilderment, he turned around first, and said to himself:
"It's not good to stand all the time, go and sit in my room."

"Don't worry, he's just like that."

When Jiatu was at a loss, Zhiti also came over and whispered in his ear.

Although she didn't touch Jiatu's ear, the two were very close, and her hair even touched Jiatu's ear, which made Jiatu a little at a loss for the girl's sense of distance.

"In short, in the face of these two people, talk less and listen more. You don't need to feel strange about what happens."

Warren seemed to be able to understand Jiatu's feelings at this time, his eyes looked forward, and his lips moved slightly.

The tone was filled with a kind of unlovable flatness.

Hearing that Hua Lun's suggestion included herself, Zhi Ti stuck out her tongue, walked a few steps with a smirk, followed Hua Yu, and whispered something to him.

"Do you feel that Zhiti is closer to your father?"

Looking at the situation in front of him, Jiatu couldn't help but said.

"She adored my father and imitated him in every way."

Warren shrugged, and said indifferently: "But like I said before, although my father is a weird person, he is indeed a good person—although it is indeed very strange."

Warren said "strange" twice, and Jiatu gradually poured this knowledge into his mind.

The two stopped talking until they entered Hua Yu's room.

This is the management room on the ninth floor of the refuge. It is about ten square meters, but it is full of books, and there is only about three or four square meters of living space, which is smaller than Hera's house.

"Sit down wherever you want, all the books here have been read, and it doesn't matter if you sit down."

After entering the management room, Hua Yu casually pointed to the pile of books beside the mattress, then walked to the table piled up with books and poured glasses of water for the four of them.

The water is just ordinary filtered water, but the filter paper used for filtering is not comparable to Hera's rags, so it tastes almost the same as tap water except for a bit astringent.

Hua Lun took the water glass from Hua Yu's hand, but he didn't enter it, but held it in his hand:
"Father, what's the matter with you looking for us?"

"Well, something happened."

Hua Yu nodded, then subconsciously played with the corner of his clothes.

It wasn't until five or six seconds later that he raised his head as if suddenly remembering something:

"I'm sorry, can I trouble you to attend the 'Homecoming Day' for me the day after tomorrow?"

When Hua Yu was silent, Hua Lun kept silent as usual.

It wasn't until he heard "Return Day" that he raised his head in surprise:
"According to Mr. Yin's regulations, managers at all levels must attend the return day every year, right?"

"But... I still have two chapters to finish translating the story of making a boat. I want to finish it quickly..."

Hua Yu murmured, some seemed to be justifying, and some seemed to be guilty.

Seeing his father's incompetent appearance, Hua Lun couldn't help but say:

"Don't pretend, you must have other ghost ideas, let's hear it."

"Um……"

Almost instantly, Hua Yu's demeanor returned from the submissiveness just now to the original wandering in the sky.

He subconsciously touched the book in his hand, and looked at the ceiling diagonally above:
"Although the boat weaving story I mentioned... is indeed one reason... But the three of you here... haven't participated in the homecoming day, have you? No... To be precise, it is four...or five?"

Hua Yu's eyes swept over Hua Lun and Zhi Ti one by one, and finally fixed on Jia Tu:
"Zhiti has contact phobia and can't go to places with too many people; you have to accompany her every year to prevent her from being too lonely; the children from the tenth-floor family have never been together for similar reasons, right? "

Hua Yu's eyes fell on Jiatu's left foot.

But unlike Warren, the man's gaze didn't make Cato feel disgusted.

Because that gaze was not kind, not full of sympathy and compassion, only a touch of regret, and a detachment that sees through everything:

"So I don't have a box seat in the central square...so I want you to go and see it together-after all, if someone becomes a explorer, this will also be the last chance for you to go to the 'Returning Day' together It's..."

Hua Yu's words silenced all three present.

Hua Lun and Zhi Ti because he mentioned "separation".

Jiatu, on the other hand, was surprised at what the other party knew about himself and the Hera family.

"Well, you convinced me."

Warren nodded, looked at his father and said seriously:
"However, Elder Yin, how are you going to explain it?"

"Aren't you my heir? If you go, it means that I go, and the crowd is so lively, isn't it more appropriate than me sitting alone in the box, waiting for the parade to end..."

After a moment of clarity, Hua Yu resumed his wandering spirit again.

And Hua Lun realized that once his father entered this state, even the "Elder Silver" of the management could do nothing to him, so he could only sigh:

"I can't make decisions for other people, we need to discuss it."

"You are welcome, I will cover your ears."

Hua Yu said without any airs. After finishing speaking, he actually tore off a roll of newspaper and stuffed it into his ear.

But Jiatu doubted that even if a man didn't block his ears, as long as he wanted to, he still wouldn't be able to hear what other people were saying.

"So, what do you think?"

Warren turned around, looked at the other two and said.

"Of course I want to go."

Zhi Ti smiled and said, looking at her, she didn't feel any surprise.

Hua Yu should have discussed it with her before making this decision.

"...Isn't it appropriate for Hera and I to join you?"

Noticing the gazes of the two who were "only missing you", Jiatu hesitated and couldn't help but say.

After all, in his opinion, the two people in front of him were strangers an hour ago.

"If you don't go, Hena will definitely not go either."

However, Zhiti blocked his retreat with a smile:
"And Uncle Hua Yu said 'five people'. Besides Hera, there is a little boy in your family, right? His name seems to be 'Heda'? Just the three of you come together—after all, Hena is also very young this year. It is possible to pass the 'team selection'."

One last chance to go to "Homecoming Day" together...

Jiatu thought silently in his heart.

He looked at the slightly expectant eyes of the two, and finally nodded:
"Okay, I'll try to convince Hannah."

"That would be really great."

Zhiti and Hua Lun looked at each other, then took a step back, and stretched out their hands from a distance.

"what happened?"

Looking at her expectant gaze, Jiatu couldn't help being curious.

"Victory celebration."

But the girl said of course:
"Give me a high-five and wish you success."

Even if you don't want to touch, do you still want to high-five...

Hearing Zhiti's explanation, Jiatu couldn't help being a little stunned.

But he still followed the girl's suggestion, and Hua Lun raised his hand, raised his other hand, aimed at the girl, and slapped hard.

"Yeah, then it's settled."

Hearing the sound of high-fives between Hua Lun and Jia Tu, Zhi Ti raised her hands, aimed at the raised palms of Jia Tu and Hua Lun, and slapped them hard. Then she folded her hands together, slapped her chin, and said with a smile:
"Then see you in three days."

(End of this chapter)