Great, I'm surrounded by villains.

Chapter 79 The Gears of Destiny

In the next half month, Yunlong City underwent tremendous changes.

The number of evil spirits dropped sharply. Under the leadership of the newly appointed King of Evil Spirits, the remaining remnants established their first base in an abandoned construction site.

It is said that this was once the place where warriors fought against demons. Although time has passed, many places still retain traces of the battle, which is enough to show how thrilling that battle was.

The evil spirits learned of the existence of their natural enemies, who called themselves hunters, and were a group of people that existed before the arrival of the aliens.

But in this darkest era, evil also ushered in the savior of evil.

The company has offered a bounty of over 1 billion shells on him, making him the most vicious criminal in history. He and his subordinate, the Red-Eyed Demon, the only heir to the lost Murasaki Hotel, have brought them light.

The internal struggle within Universal Company intensified, and the internal investigation soon reached a dead end.

Everyone seems to be the one who killed Bai Kou, but no one of them seems to be the murderer. The missing "Changzhi" member Xifeng is still missing. They are determined to find this traitor and pry the truth of the accident out of his mouth.

"Tsk, the company has already entered the stage of accusing each other."

In the coffee shop downstairs of the Yunlong City Universal Branch, Fuling held the mourning bird in her left hand and stirred the hot coffee in the cup with her right hand.

Duan Mingyuan sat opposite her and listened to her complaining about the company's troubles.

"The transfer order has come down. I will be returning to the head office tonight. Really, I applied to be transferred to the branch office because I didn't want to get involved in these troubles."

Fuling was unhappy, and returning to heaven seemed to have no appeal to her at all.

Duan Mingyuan comforted her, "Look at the bright side, you're going to get a promotion."

"Factional struggle."

Fuling sighed.

Things like appreciating her abilities and not wanting her to stay in Yunlong City and waste her talents were all just polite words. The real reason was that she was promoted by Bai Kou and was also his student. According to the public opinion created by Bai Kou's group, she was undoubtedly the most suitable successor. It just so happened that if she was promoted to the next level, she would become the head of the entire project team.

However, since she has been in Blue Star for a long time and is not familiar with the internal affairs of the department, after she is promoted to the position, the faction can naturally "help" her to perform her duties as the person in charge.

They have been meeting frequently recently because after she was transferred back to the headquarters, the new director who took over her position still has to rely on Duan Mingyuan's care. She is trying her best to promote cooperation between the two parties. Yunlong City is full of crises. The most wanted criminal in the star zone is still at large in this city, and it seems that he has also recruited all the evil spirits in the city under his command.

After a few interactions, she became familiar with Duan Mingyuan.

Fuling didn't know why she said all this to the other party. She calmed herself down and thought that maybe it was because after being transferred back to the headquarters, she would no longer be able to talk to others casually.

"I can only say this to you."

She suddenly lowered her voice, "The board of directors was very angry, but I'm actually quite glad that the factory was destroyed, otherwise Wangxu would have made a lot of noise. The person who replaced me is a newcomer who was just transferred from the headquarters academy. She can be considered my junior. She has a high degree and has achieved some success in this field, but she is a little...bookish. Please take care of her in the future."

: "OK."

Duan Mingyuan nodded. He had a reason to meet Fuling recently. "It's about the 67th batch of goods."

"I will handle it."

Fuling said, "If the promotion goes smoothly, even if I don't want to know, I will have to take over all of the teacher's projects."

"Thanks in advance then."

A message came through Fuling's earphone that her rest time would never exceed a quarter of an hour.

This is just enough time to go downstairs to the cafe and have a cup of coffee.

"There's new work to do."

"Then let's say goodbye now."

Duan Mingyuan stood up and got Fuling's promise, and the purpose of his trip was achieved.

"Mr. Duan."

Fuling suddenly stopped him and said, "You are right. We should think positively about everything. The next time we meet, I might be the head of the Life Assessment Department."

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"The gears of fate begin to turn once again..."

A crane gracefully landed on the tallest building in the city, its ruby-like pupils overlooking the city's streets, but a cold female voice came out of its mouth.

Yunlong City.

Xianhe silently thought in his heart that the last time he came here was many years ago, "Tang Qianqian, Yang Ping, Jiuyue, and Duan Mingyuan."

She repeated all the names, and after confirming that they were correct, she spread her pair of white wings, leaving a white silhouette in front of the window of the company building.

Her first stop was an old residential area.

Slowly landing in front of the window, the crane examined the layout of the apartment with an evaluating look. Although he had not yet met the owner of this house, he already had a good impression of him.

Everything in the house was tidy and organized. It was obvious that the person cleaned the house regularly. An image of a hard-working and reliable person emerged before her eyes. The information mentioned that the owner of this house was a single man. She once suspected that the apartment would be like a student dormitory with drug residues all over the floor. When she looked under the bed, she could find smelly socks that had grown hair.

Duan Mingyuan.

Although they had never met before, Xianhe had already developed a strong liking for him.

Just as she was lost in thought, there was a sound of a door being pushed open in the apartment, and the footsteps were very light, coming from far away.

The one who came in was a fox demon, who looked to be less than 20 years old, and should be one of the quirky types.

The fox demon walked lightly, with her hands behind her back, trying hard to appear harmless in front of her.

Xianhe remembered the companion monsters mentioned by the dean, and said that in the outside world there existed a group of beings who called themselves hunters. Some of them regarded monsters as partners, while others regarded monsters as slaves. They were a very dangerous group.

Looking at the innocent appearance of the fox demon, Xianhe could imagine that Duan Mingyuan had never treated her violently, which fully proved that the person she was about to deal with was a kind-hearted person who respected demons.

When he thought of this, his evaluation of Duan Mingyuan rose to a higher level.

The window is open.

Xianhe coughed lightly and said politely, "Excuse me, is this Mr. Duan Mingyuan——"

The words stopped abruptly.

The fox demon stretched out his hands to her, and she saw the object in his hands.

It's a net.

It seemed to be too late. When she realized something was wrong, the net had already wrapped around the crane's wings. The irresistible force dragged her into the house and threw her heavily onto the bed.

"White-feathered chicken!"

The fox demon's eyes were about to sparkle, "What a big white-feathered chicken!"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 80 Peach Blossom Spring

September is particularly happy today.

As soon as Duan Mingyuan entered the room, he heard her humming a little tune in the kitchen, accompanied by the sound of sharpening a knife.

Hearing someone coming in, Jiu Yue took the initiative to shout, "Mr. Mingyuan, you're back. We have something delicious to eat today!"

After a while, he saw the delicious food that September mentioned.

A crane nearly one meter tall was entangled in a net and its mouth was tied with a rope. Its red eyes kept sending him signals for help.

"Look, what a big white-feathered chicken!"

In order to give this good friend who came from afar a happy death, Jiuyue has to adjust the kitchen knife to its sharpest state.

During this time, the friend seemed to have a lot to say, but Jiuyue felt that there was no need to say much between friends. After the meat was eaten, she would naturally know everything about her friend.

“This is a crane.”

Duan Mingyuan bent down to untie the rope wrapped around the crane's beak and corrected him.

"Crane is also a chicken, a subspecies of chicken."

Mr. Mingyuan's definition of evil spirits deeply inspired Jiu Yue. The definition of chicken, like evil spirits, is extremely broad. Anything flying in the sky, running on the ground, or swimming in the water, as long as it can be eaten, is a chicken.

"Help!"

The moment the rope was taken off, Xianhe spoke, and his tone sounded obviously panicked.

"Don't be nervous, she's just teasing you."

Duan Mingyuan said as he helped Xianhe untie the net and glared majestically at Jiuyue who was holding a kitchen knife with a look of reluctance on her face.

This crane is obviously a monster. According to his observation, most monsters are larger than other animals of the same type. Even if they are crowded together with a group of the same kind, they can be recognized at a glance, just like the elite monsters in the monster group in the game.

He didn't know how the food chain among monsters was divided, but he had to seriously discuss the issue of not allowing monsters to eat other monsters in the future with Jiu Yue.

As soon as it came out of the net, Xianhe staggered and hid behind Duan Mingyuan, leaving only its head exposed. It stared at Jiuyue in horror. The less than an hour they spent together had left her with a very serious psychological trauma towards monsters.

Duan Mingyuan had no choice but to take Xianhe to the living room and ordered Jiuyue to stay in the bedroom.

The crane stared at the closed bedroom door with lingering fear. It took a long while for it to recover. It took its beak to pick up an envelope from under its wings and personally handed it to Duan Mingyuan. It was written "Personally from Mr. Duan Mingyuan". "Mr. Duan Mingyuan, this is the invitation letter that the dean asked me to personally deliver to you."

"Invitation card?"

Duan Mingyuan checked the envelope. In addition to his name, "Yunhai Academy" was written in the lower right corner.

He had never heard of this place.

His hand reached out for the seal of the envelope, and the moment he opened it, the entire envelope suddenly came alive and broke free from his palm. What popped out of the envelope was not paper, but a vivid picture, an ink painting that outlined a world isolated from the world.

The guide is a silhouette of a man eight feet tall, with broad shoulders and thick arms. The figure of an old man emerges in the painting.

"Mr. Duan Mingyuan, when you opened this letter, you must have met Yunlin, the messenger of the academy. She is the messenger of the academy. We have heard about your deeds and the current situation of Yunlong City. The academy has been looking for people like you to protect these precious knowledge passed down by the ancients. If you are interested, Miss Yunlin will explain more about the academy to you."

The ink painting kept changing. Following the guide along the narrow path, they moved forward. When the surroundings suddenly became clear, they were already standing at the foot of a high mountain. Looking up, they saw the top of the mountain shrouded in clouds and mist, with ancient buildings looming in it. It seemed that if they followed the winding mountain road ahead, they would reach the pavilion on the top of the mountain, surrounded by clouds.

"This is Qingchi Peak. Only those who are invited by the academy can see it."

Yun Lin's tone also softened, returning to her usual cold state. "Yunhai Academy is located on Qingchi Peak. It is a place isolated from the world. Even Huanyu Company does not know its location."

This trip to Yunlong City is different from previous recruitments. In addition to several students, they also have to recruit a teacher.

The dean entrusted this important task to her, hoping that she would judge whether Duan Mingyuan was worthy of the academy's trust.

Although Yunlin's first impression of Jiu Yue was extremely bad, up to now, Duan Mingyuan's performance was impeccable. He was kind, steady, and reliable. And the dean said that Duan Mingyuan, like everyone else in the academy, was a person who pursued knowledge.

After showing Duan Mingyuan the outlines of Qingchi Peak and Yunhai Academy, the letter turned into drifting dust in mid-air.

This reminded him of a text he had learned in high school. The text was about a lost man who mistakenly entered a cave. The lost man walked forward along the cave, and after walking through the dark and narrow road, what appeared before his eyes was an isolated world.

He had also imagined that in a place unknown to people, there existed a group of people who had knowledge of evil, and now, one of their messengers came to him.

"You want to invite me to be your teacher?"

Duan Mingyuan asked, "So, how is the treatment?"

"The salary is 50k-75k, with snacks and afternoon tea provided, paid vacation during summer and winter vacations, holiday benefits, team-building dinners every month, year-end bonuses, annual meeting benefits, and pension security after retirement. After joining the company, you can read the documents in the academy, but any form of external transmission is not allowed."

Listen, listen!

This is the right way to recruit!

Duan Mingyuan really hoped that Jiu Yue could learn from her. Her strategy of making big promises and generating electricity for love had long been abandoned by the times. He really didn't expect that Yunhai Academy and Xianhe seemed to have walked out of an old ink painting, but the recruitment method was so modern.

In Yunlong City, this salary is considered very good, and all benefits are also available.

Yunlin added, "Tang Qianqian and Yang Ping are also the students that the academy is recruiting this time."

Duan Mingyuan had a vague guess in his mind that the reason why Yunhai Academy came to him at this time might be related to the hunters and the once destroyed Imperial Hunting Court. No matter the company, Dajiang or Yunhai Academy, they all seemed to hope that this organization would revive. The difference was that they hoped to become partners with the new Imperial Hunting Court.

It seems that hunting is an industry with great market demand.

"What is the purpose of Yunhai Academy?"

Duan Mingyuan asked.

The recent emergence of terrorists or human trafficking organizations, he had to get to the bottom of it.

"You must have known that after the arrival of the aliens, they were committed to completely eliminating the knowledge related to life energy. However, there were still some people who were unwilling to compromise with the aliens. They gathered their last strength together and created the isolated Yunhai Academy. We are not here to take revenge on the company one day, but to protect the lost knowledge. This is the meaning of the Yunhai Academy's existence."

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(End of this chapter)

Chapter 81 Where are the magical monsters?