How Am I Still Alive?-Chapter 1325 - 1311: Picking Up from the Airport

Chapter 1325: Chapter 1311: Picking Up from the Airport

".....How does this suit look? Does it fit well? Is the color perhaps a bit too casual?"

Wang Xier had already tugged at the hem of her dress for the third time today. As a member of the royal Saphine family, she wasn’t quite accustomed to today’s dress... if that thin black cheongsam could even be considered formal attire.

"It looks really nice, truly."

Ms. Jiang Hei, also known as General Dragon, tried to comfort her increasingly anxious student.

At that moment, the two were standing in front of Changping City’s Bureau of Anomaly Management’s third tower, with a cold wind blowing through.

With the Explorer system becoming more standardized and frequent, big cities had essentially established dedicated takeoff and landing zones... frankly speaking, airports that also served as customs.

Now, at the airport’s reception area by the entrance, there was a group of faces that were often seen on television.

Mayor Li Xingwu of the Ancient City, Governor Ruan Sizhou of Changping State, and Mayor Sun Xuyi of Changping City, along with top officials from various departments, had all arrived in full force, which was indeed a rare sight.

Travelers and their families occasionally glanced over, speculating whether it was a high-level official from the capital who had merited such a complete turnout of local leaders.

Blending in among the crowd, and positioned on the outer edge, was the Exotic Race’s Wang Xier, feeling a bit out of place.

In fact, when she received the notice, it was as if she were still dreaming....

"Lu Ping’an is back? And he brought back a group of rule-level combat power from the Ancient City’s nationals?!"

Hadn’t he just left a few months ago? What exactly had happened?

The probability of "time acceleration" was too low, and for someone as busy as Wang Xier, who was close to overworking herself to death, there was no time, energy, or ability to collect information from the Exotic Realm.

The Ancient City’s officials had already learned some news and reasons... but clearly, they hadn’t shared it with her.

She was truly bewildered by the sudden event, having been dragged over here first thing in the morning without explanation.

Rule-level? Double digits? You must be joking.

She, who had received the news last and in a rush, hurriedly got ready and found a dress to wear before coming over.

And because the event was so sudden, and seemed quite special, even Ms. Jiang Hei, known as the ’Treasure Guardian of the City,’ had been urgently called in for accompaniment.

"...Maybe there was a mix-up with the message. Perhaps there really is a rule-level now."

Even General Dragon Jiang Hei couldn’t understand where in the chain the error had occurred with this leaked information about "nuclear weapons" being distributed in bulk.

"They’re here..."

Due to the special circumstances, customs did not keep the people outside waiting for long. When explorers from the Foreign Domain emerged from the tower’s main gate, no one doubted any longer.

"One, two..... five... nine....."

To the senses of high-tier professionals, rule-level individuals possess a very distinctive "aura." They, who can define "rules" themselves and possess the privilege of being unruly by this world, always seem to give off a subtle illusion of being isolated from the world.

When rumors turned to reality, one after another rule-level emerged in a steady stream, even the governors looked bewildered. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

"Xue En, Hua Xueyi..."

Wang Xier, who had the deepest interaction with them, covered her mouth in disbelief.

Although their appearances had changed, the familiar faces and demeanor clearly still belonged to those members of the youth group...

"...Am I seeing things?"

Even Jiang Hei, of rule-level status, was somewhat unable to comprehend. She too had had encounters with Lu Ping’an and his group; in her previous list of contacts, Xia Qin was just a passing face, whereas Hua Xueyi and Xue En were somewhat familiar.

How could these people have become rule-level just after one trip out.....

"Lu Ping’an..."

At that moment, General Dragon once again focused her attention on that young man, that incredible entity.

In the upper echelons of the Ancient City, many knew Lu Ping’an’s true ability was to "accelerate the growth of professionals"... but no one had anticipated that it could reach this extent, and so swiftly.

"Traces of the years..."

Ms. Jiang Hei faintly had a guess, but the next moment, she shook her head.

Even if the time and accumulation factors had been resolved, how did Hua Xueyi, a woman who had never entered the rule-level "possibility" from the start, manage to reach this point?

It was utterly incomprehensible, and probably the more one knew about the difficulty of the rule-level existence, the harder it was to comprehend the scene before them.

But what was even more incomprehensible was still...

"This is Lu Ping’an..."

Amongst a group of rule-level companions, this one, not being rule-level, stood out even more.

Of course, it was also because this guy didn’t follow the usual path...

The seemingly regressing youth appeared even younger, and the earlier ridicule about him being middle-school aged wasn’t entirely unfounded. However, anyone who saw him would never think of him as just a mortal.

He floated in midair, and even when trying hard to "land," he still possessed the trait of being repelled by gravity.

Countless light tentacles unfurled behind him as crisp white lightning zigzagged all around him.

The young man floated amidst the "lightning," his open white pupils as if gazing into another world, his demeanor as if vacuous, yet also seeming like an ordinary mortal.

With just a glance, Ms. Jiang Hei saw it.

"Quasi-rule... a quasi-rule suppressing its tier..."

Meanwhile, in the ears and earpieces of various big shots, professionals were hastily relaying the current situation, confirming the truth of the information... Don’t blame them for not trusting Lu Ping’an, it’s because the content of the information was simply too preposterous, such as the double-digits rule-level beings, and the Ancient city-born super combat power group centered around Lu Ping’an.

"...It’s all true?!"

The mayor of Ancient city, Mayor Li, was also shocked, even though he had received almost all of the written, surface-level intelligence, he knew about the so-called "ten years," and knew Lu Ping’an’s trait was "accelerated growth (his information wasn’t updated yet)..." But he couldn’t understand how a team managed to accumulate so many rule-level members!

"This, this... is wonderful."

Numerous thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant, but his feet moved even faster than his brain. Mayor Li Xingwu walked over, his face full of excitement,

Looking at the youth before him, who seemed like either a demon or a deity, in his eyes, he seemed to see only the hope for the rise of the Ancient city.

And at that moment, the youth took a step back, making way for the person behind him.

Apparently, that person was even more important? More deserving to be the main guest of honor at the airport?

"This is General Dragon from the Mercury 42 Salvation Army, this time, she is here as the person in charge, specifically to discuss important matters with our country..."

She was a one-eyed beauty from the Long Hand Clan, and wherever her solitary eye swept across, a subtle pressure flickered past.

"Eighth-tier..."

A simple statement, yet it was the most direct explanation of her identity.

As for what the Salvation Army was? It seemed nobody cared...

"The Salvation Army is officially Mercury 42’s army as of now, and she can be regarded as the leader and supreme military commander of the planet..."

When someone hurriedly added this information, everyone suddenly treated her with deep respect.

This was no longer a mere "private affair," it was a significant foreign affair, with a leader of an entire world coming directly...

But this "leader" suddenly smiled lightly, speaking in a standard, fluent language of the Eastern Country, with some of the straightforward manner and vocabulary customary to the people of the Ancient city.

"Good morning, friends. I am Lulu, also nominally an Easterner, a person from the Ancient city, after all, the one who saved me and gave me my name was a person from the Eastern Country Ancient City... Is my master not also like a father? Isn’t that right? My master Lu Ping’an?"

When General Dragon’s gaze fell upon her "master," the young man who was still floating, countless important figures internally repeated the sentiment "Holy shit."

"What on earth has he done?!"