Take Taobao with you to another world

On the way back, Greer reassessed the influence of the Industrial Alliance on Xizhou with a completely different mood from when he came.

He no longer chooses the taverns and hostels of the Alliance Chamber of Commerce for comfort and convenience, and leaves his companions. He once again travels through the Western Continent countries as a mercenary. Deeper than imagined.

The first is that merchandise from the Alliance is everywhere.

Since the opening of the river channel, through the astonishing capacity of the white ships, the Alliance Chamber of Commerce has transported countless commodities to the countries of the Western Continent, no longer limited to weapons, spices, medicines, and paper publications. They are strongly involved in the competition with local chambers of commerce.The advantages of the industrial alliance in bulk commodities are fully utilized by them. At the same price, people can buy products with higher quality, more quantity and easier use than before in the hands of the alliance members. Almost no local chamber of commerce can compete with them. Fight head-on.

Secondly, it is the products of the alliance that have changed people's way of life.

Through those methods of competition that are considered to be extremely unfair - giving gifts no matter how much the transaction is, door-to-door delivery within a certain range, etc., especially the one that uses "free" as a bait to make people fall into the consumption trap, they not only squeeze out the original market and opened up new markets.From abandoning flint to using matches; to more and more people accepting paper and pens; then soap and toilet paper were sought after in urban and rural areas; Occupying stoves from nobles to commoners, even eating habits and cooking methods are close to it; then the popularity of "Union-style" carriages has caused the carriage industry to be turned upside down; Measuring tools will become the most impartial authority anywhere; even if you don’t say that the newspapers that have already been circulated in Xizhou, the channels and contents are completely controlled by the alliance. sole authority.

Everywhere the Alliance Chamber of Commerce goes, they will purchase property and land, build a large number of buildings, and build their iconic shops, hospitals, bookstores, taverns, and hotels. These buildings form a complete living circle, no matter how much they choose at first. The remote land will become a prosperous place because of the establishment of this living circle.The alliance people not only sold a lot of goods, but also bought a lot of raw products. In addition to the collection and distribution of materials, their way of life also deeply attracted those who were connected with them.

The hard-working, intelligent, rigorous and restrained image of the Alliance people is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. They do not have any common vices of powerful people, but the strange thing is that this kind of cognition goes hand in hand with almost everyone knowing that they are good at enjoying themselves.Because the enjoyment of the Alliance people is never achieved by enslaving others. They are obviously businessmen, but they live a life with a certain philosophical meaning, and they are not afraid to show it to others, so people are influenced by them voluntarily or involuntarily, and begin to Reference, imitate, and even live exactly their way.

Greer used his feet to measure the important cities of the coastal countries one by one. What he saw and heard, he didn't collect many bad comments about the industrial alliance and its members.What the Industrial Alliance has done in the Western Continent countries has already been called aggression. However, except for a very small number of sober people who have spoken out about it-most of them are regarded as weird and unwelcome people because of this, the rest are either completely unconscious, or Even if I realized it, I didn't think it was such a terrible thing.

This was Greer's most poignant discovery on this journey: the Alliance invasion had reached the spiritual realm of the Westlands.

The mentality of the Xizhou people is incredible, but it is not unreasonable.

The actions of the alliance people in the countries of Western Continents are indeed very confusing. For example, they are willing to do good and help the poor; they influence the market but never maliciously manipulate the market for profit; Where they are, they are willing to turn competition into cooperation after the other party loses, and give the other party another bright future... and so on.But the fundamental reason is that their existence and development are in the interests of the people of Xizhou—at least the immediate interests.

Commoners need to sell their agricultural products to the Union Chamber of Commerce, but also need to buy low-priced necessities provided by the Chamber of Commerce; nobles need to strengthen themselves through the weapons and armor sold by the Union Chamber of Commerce, and need to maintain at least the same level as before at a lower cost. Luxurious life, neither before nor after can find a substitute for the second Union Chamber of Commerce in this world.In a very short period of time, they became as inseparable from the Alliance Chamber of Commerce as they were inseparable from water and air, and ironically, the Kingdom of Mists played an irreplaceable role in it.

The Union Chamber of Commerce is now like water and air in Xizhou, there is no place they cannot go, and there is no place that does not need them.As ordinary human beings, it is impossible for human beings to keep only what they need and think normal when breathing and eating, and filter out what they don't need and think is unhealthy.So people not only use the goods of the Federation of Industries, read their printed materials, use their weights and measures, find evidence in their dictionaries and codes, but also imitate their lives, learn their knowledge, understand and even agree with their ideas-as those who came from the industry It is expected to be seen and vigorously promoted by returning travelers and overseas students of the alliance.

Those who went to the industrial alliance for various reasons were all conquered by this brand new and powerful civilization. Their previous prejudices were completely shattered by the reality they saw, and their new impressions firmly occupied their minds.And when they returned to the Xizhou Plain from the Industrial Alliance, stepped off the huge white boat like a fortress, saw the wooden boats floating on the river, stepped on the crowded and noisy wharf again, smelled the strong smell unique to the city and the countryside, and returned to their hometown. Satisfaction is only fleeting, followed by a huge loss.

If they had never been to the Industrial Union, they would not have felt inferior and depressed by the dilapidated roads, deserted fields, low houses, flying mosquitoes, dirty crowds and the vulgar and numb expressions on their faces.But if they don't go to the Industrial Union, how can they know that human beings can live so noblely?

Yes, noble.Even if there is no lack of sons of nobles and merchants who are already well-off among these returnees, perhaps these early overseas students were selected by their families, and they thought that even if they were abolished in the industrial alliance, it would not matter to the overall situation, so they went with themselves Like the son of a commoner who started out, his feelings for the new civilization quickly changed from admiration to admiration.Because people often judge the value of the same thing through comparison, and the object of comparison for these young people is undoubtedly and can only be their own life and their hometown.

The Alliance achieved the colonization of West Continent without resorting to force.

Greer doesn't doubt that Prince Rand's goal can be achieved, but Xizhou, who is like a woman who has fallen in love with another man, is this what His Highness wants?

Greer thought his companions had already returned to Sky City, only to find that they were still waiting for him after entering the mist. This friendship was really touching, but the main reason was that there was something wrong with the "ladder".

"Ladder" rarely has problems, but they are not unexperienced, and they will not panic.In contrast, the problems of the ground council may be bigger.

Akwhite did say that he would kill the ground council when he went back, and his character and the setbacks he had encountered in the sky did make him prone to conflicts with others, but Greer did not expect that it would be Yuritan who would actually do it.

And standing on their side to confront the ground council turned out to be the Alliance Chamber of Commerce.

Baron Bosch intends to mediate in the middle, but his status as a veteran of His Royal Highness Rand does not play any role in this dispute, and Greer naturally does the same. In fact, his return has led to further intensification of the conflict.Of course Ulitan shouldn't kill people at will, but most of the dead are insignificant management roles. As long as an order from the top can expose the matter, but members who have hatred for Greer account for five or six out of ten of the ground council. In addition, after entering the Mist, the alliance members who acted more and more deviantly because of His Majesty Fatales' death-free gold medal joined, and the dispute that was originally just a quarrel developed to the point where Prince Rand wanted a fair judgment. .

Although the problem was finally resolved, Greer still felt extremely ashamed.

He also knew that the source of the conflict still existed, and no one could guarantee that this chaos would not recur in the future.But it is clear that as long as you fulfill your duties and follow the routine, nothing will happen... Why can't everyone, including him, restrain themselves, but instead indulge malice and attack each other?He thought of what he had seen and heard in the Industrial Alliance, and of those alliance members who advanced and retreated in an orderly manner and helped each other in the dispute on the ground. His enthusiasm in the later stage could not but be said to be stimulated by the family scandal.

When he complained about his abnormality, Prince Rand laughed.

"Seeing that you have gradually lost your vitality in recent years has always worried me." His Highness said to him with darker magic eyes, "It seems that it is only the environment in the sky that is depressing you."

"Your Majesty is only apprehensive...Your Highness has repeatedly entrusted you with important tasks, but I have always failed your expectations." Greer said, "Perhaps it is as others have said, that I am so stupid but occupying a high position, but it is just a comparison between others and Your Highness." I met earlier, but I didn't know how to reflect on myself, relying on the old to sell the old..."

"Grier," said Prince Rand.

Greer stopped.

"Maybe I gave you too little affirmation in the past, so I want to say it solemnly here, that is, you are outstanding, you have done most of the tasks entrusted to me very well, and you are one of my most trusted subordinates, unless you pass through With my permission, no one can replace your role." Prince Rand said gently but firmly, "It is my fault for causing you to suffer innocent disasters, and you don't have to attribute all the faults to yourself."

Greer blinked, suppressing his gaffe as a hot stream welled up in his eyes.

"No matter in the sky or in the world, jealousy is an inescapable chronic disease in human nature, although their motives are not unreasonable." Prince Rand said, "The task of rebuilding this fantasy city is much more difficult than we thought, isn't it? ?At this point, the role that gifted people can play is not even as good as that of ordinary people, because they only believe in the power of their hands and do not know how to cooperate with others. When the reconstruction project started, everyone worked together and helped each other. Reconciliation can only appear, although good things always seem to be short-lived."

The young royal rose from his seat.

"Come with me for a walk," he said.

Greer accompanied him out of the simple stone palace, through the small but luxuriant imperial garden, where bees and butterflies were flying, and the gurgling water passed by their feet along the ditches. The water body is like flowing crystal, the stone roads extend in all directions, and the cloudless clear sky is both high and boundless, and it seems to be within reach, extending endlessly from the top of their heads to all sides. If you look up for a long time, you will feel that your feet are unstable, as if There is nothing to rely on, only a small piece of ground under the body.

There are some people who are fully qualified to live in the sky, but they have to stay on the ground for a long time. It is because although their minds are strong, their bodies stubbornly retain instinctive weakness, and it is difficult for them to adapt to life in high places.Greer is naturally not among them, but sometimes he also feels that the sky is too deserted. If the base of the city can be covered with soil, it can accommodate tens or even millions of people, then it will not be so much a city. A city in the sky, rather a kingdom in the sky, but it is obvious that they are still very far from such a goal.

Even though they have worked hard for many years and successfully activated some functions of the city, they can only maintain 3 to [-] people living in the sky. Although the buildings are neat, the layout is harmonious, and all the infrastructure for urban operation are available, the people of Tiancheng have enough Reasons to be proud of myself, but...

"We're so lucky that this city has a lot of promise. Everyone is willing to bet their lives on it." They pass the edge of the city, sitting on the dividing line between construction and construction, although no matter how far they go straight, Until they touch the invisible protective barrier, the void and empty base will carry their bodies like a solid earth, but looking down at the sea of ​​clouds is still dizzying.

"But we don't need a lifetime to achieve our goals... We only need ten years, and the main control tower only gives us so much time." Looking down at the earth under the gap between the sea of ​​clouds and the red pipeline connecting the sky and the earth, Prince Rand said, " More than half the time has passed. We tried our best, but it was still too slow."

Standing behind him, Greer whispered, "Your good decisions never go wrong when manpower is exhausted."

Then again he thought of the Federation of Industry.

"Maybe I shouldn't be so arrogant, but, Greer, the 'Holy Temple'—that is, the day the main control tower was activated, I already knew that ten years is not enough for us to rebuild it." Rand The prince said slowly, "This is an extremely great city. Its previous owner was extremely powerful even among the fissure demons. Its successors are not allowed to be weak, even though His Majesty has reduced the difficulty of obtaining it for us." , without the support of a state as powerful as the complete Central Empire, we still cannot achieve this goal."

"But we're just a few steps away..." Greer argued.

"Yes, but the most critical thing is also the most difficult." Prince Rand said, "We have recruited hundreds of gifted sons from all over the world, and none of them has passed the test of the Holy Church. The power of humans in Central Continent From the source, it is lower than the fissure demons, even if I extract and condense these sources... and bless them with various means and send them to the holy hall, the result is still rejected."

Greer was shocked.He had never heard of it!

Prince Rand smiled at him.

"This matter is still top secret, Greer, please don't spread it lightly."

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Prince Rand turned his head away again, his gaze cast into the distance, his voice was still calm and calm. "So, while everything is business as usual, in reality our pace has stalled two years ago, which is why Solaris is going after an 'exceptional' reference. The results of her pursuit are very exciting to me and her." Satisfied, the surprise turned into a surprise, we have a perfect neighbor."

"Please, forgive me for being stupid..." Greer was very confused, "But the industrial alliance is so powerful and aggressive, isn't it our threat?"

"Danger always coexists with opportunity, Greer, you should feel this most." Prince Rand said, "Although many people in the upper city and lower city are still unable to extricate themselves from prejudice, even I have invited the role model So far, they are unwilling to learn from each other humbly...but they won't let me down for too long."

"I still don't quite understand—"

"What's so hard to understand, Greer?" Prince Rand said, "Actually, the road that the 'Temple' ordered us to take is the same road that the black-haired priest has already practiced in the Western Regions." , is something that leads to the same goal by different routes, and the outside and the inside are one. When we took over this city and hoped to use it for me, the Holy Church provided us with three options: one is to find the rift called Agares The direct bloodline of the demons must pass the blood and soul test; the second is to find a sufficient number of young people with extraordinary strength and pass the talent test; the third is to ascend the whole people and pass the aptitude test. .”

"Of course we want everything, but we don't have much choice."

"But," Greer asked with a cautious precipice, "we don't seem to be going well on the third path."

"Indeed." Prince Rand said, "Without the emerging giant country of the Industrial Union, we would not be able to imagine it now. However, it has appeared, and not only has it appeared, but it also happens to be a state run by the most powerful Favored One. It is a special country created by ordinary people without talent."

Greer was very surprised: "As you said... do we want to form an alliance with them?"

Prince Rand laughed again, and he didn't answer him directly.

"Mr Gilgit," he called out his last name, "you won't have to wait long, you'll find out soon."

His Highness said that they will each get what they need, but Greer doesn't quite understand how they can trade on an equal footing.The two countries border each other in a certain way, but they both tacitly choose to have indirect contact in a more tortuous way, and neither of them has crossed the taboo natural dividing line.But regardless of indirect or direct contact, the Alliance people treat the Land of Mist just like they treat all the countries and regions connected with it. As long as they want, the Alliance people can give it no matter how much they want, although the Alliance Chamber of Commerce will also give it to them. The trading area purchases a large amount of raw materials such as agricultural products and minerals, but due to the low labor efficiency of those areas (behind the industrial alliance), there is an astonishing gap in the trade volume between the two sides.

Wealth gathers towards the industrial alliance like water. Although their technology for improving old production methods is completely incomparable with the god-like creative ability displayed by the main control tower, the main purpose of the main control tower is to maintain the existence of the city and give Many guarantees for the survival and life of urban residents, and its incredible production capacity are still under seal because they failed to pass the test.

What benefits can they offer to bind the Industrial Union to them?On the premise that the beginning was not friendly?

In other words, Greer thinks his feelings are not an illusion: does His Royal Highness Rand really want to establish a deeper connection with that peculiar country?

His Highness said that he valued each of his opponents, but when he mentioned the Industrial Alliance, his blood-red eyes showed no emotion.

Greer left the Industrial Federation with doubts, only to encounter more problems where he thought he knew best.Even if he didn't complain about being cut off from the core secrets, he couldn't help feeling a great loneliness.

Lord Rand said he would know soon, and Greer knew he would.But he wondered if there was something deeper behind this permitted truth, something he could never touch.

He would always be separated from them, and he had known that since he decided to follow Prince Rand.

Greer once again returned to his position as Minister of Urban Construction. His work is as usual. The ladder and the source pipe are still sending a large amount of molten metal, living materials, building materials and soil to the sky every day. "The metal center starting from the main control tower is growing at an imperceptible but definite rate day by day. Most people still don't know that the construction of Sky City has fallen into meaningless repetition. They research, train, Living and doing the dream of "great things".

Unknowingly, they will usher in a huge change in Sky City.

On another day when the lower world was shrouded in a dark sky, and the upper world sank from the infinite blue sky to the white earth, down to the endless sea of ​​thunderstorms, the door of the "Holy Temple" opened.

Only a few people in Sky City are eligible to participate in this ceremony.People stepping into this high tower is like stepping into the inside of a metal mountain. It is so empty and cold. The door of the church is taller than the church in the sky. The lightning intertwined like a net illuminates the whole city pale, However, this huge space cannot be lit up for a moment. The metal walls stretch upwards infinitely, meeting at one point in the unknown darkness, and the same metal ground is engraved with patterns like magic circles. People walked quietly into the darkness.

There is fire in darkness.

Blue, a blue flame burning on the high platform.

When they walked in front of this dormant flame, they were startled by the breath of a stranger. The flame stretched and relaxed, like a spring surging up, flowing with wandering curves, and condensed into a graceful body in people's eyes.

A woman with a crown on her head and the edge of a long skirt billowing like waves, with a translucent face slowly opened her eyes, looking down at the crowd without any humanity.

Fatales raised his head and quietly looked at this humanoid figure.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Agent." Her clear voice echoed in the tower, "Welcome to activate the city emergency management system again."

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The author has something to say:

Really sorry! (kneel)

The setting is crossed, so I changed the angle

Then I coded another episode to make up for the previous pit...

about the forgotten

Fan Tianlan really doesn't care about the past, even though his memory is like a mirror, which can clearly reflect the past.

He remembered that day when he opened his eyes again, what he saw was a long sword slashing head-on.

With a clear mind, he raised his hand to the murderous sword.

When he returned to the human body from the boundless void, and found the context of who he is and where he is now in the thousands of information, the person who wanted to kill him was already lying in a pool of blood, and the long sword pierced through Cracking his chest, the middle-aged nobleman in mourning gasped with difficulty and turned to look at him.

"Your eyes..." murmured his fencing instructor, "turned black."

"Do you have anything to say?" Fan Tianlan lowered his head and asked him.

"I...me," the man said, "do you hate me?"

"Sometimes you look at me like a dead person." Fan Tianlan said, "There are some graves on the nearby hills, and there are names and ages on the tombstones."

The man twitched the corners of his mouth, showing a forced smile. "Do you think... I'm hypocritical?"

"I don't think so." Fan Tianlan said, when a person is about to die, he doesn't have to lie.

The man laughed again.It's a wry smile.

"I'm a loser, a total loser."

Even if the foundation was damaged, the knight's physique was still much stronger than that of ordinary people. Even though the man's body was already pale as death, he still spoke a very long last words intermittently to the end.Fan Tianlan listened quietly, the content of the last words was nothing more than the life of his master, saying that due to various reasons, a talented swordsman had never been able to obtain the highest honor he longed for, becoming the knight champion before the throne.In the unwillingness to let go until death, he reaped the love of a widow with astonishing power and wealth, and successfully married her, reaching the pinnacle of life in another sense.

However, the successive deaths of the eldest son and the second son dealt a heavy blow to his hope for the future, and he was terrified by the cruelty of the power struggle. He hoped to take his wife away from the center of right and wrong, but was strongly opposed by her. A woman grieving the loss of her son is determined to take revenge on her enemies, and will stop at nothing to do so.

As a husband, he can only support her as much as he can, but this is not enough for his wife.She hoped that his sword could be brandished for him, creating a bloody road, but he had only one principle that could not be trampled on for her. Therefore, she doubted his love for her, and at that time they had already been involved in the vortex of the crown prince's dispute, Every day is exhausted by intrigue and struggle.The love for each other gradually turned cold, he began to seek other comforts, and his wife also chose to empathize with each other, and then she became pregnant again.

He couldn't accept this child who didn't belong to him, so he quarreled with her and separated, disregarding the plea of ​​his eldest daughter Solaris. A college in the middle, directing all its energies and love to its students.

The young man who is both his nephew and his student is indeed talented, even more ambitious than he was back then.He was gratified to watch him grow up day by day, but he never thought from the perspective of that child that there is not only one path to success, and his elder himself has already instructed him.

When he saw his disheveled daughter forcing his students to a duel with a sword, he knew what he had overlooked.

However, completely contrary to his expectations, it was his daughter who won the victory.Words cannot describe his shock and joy at that time.He returns to his wife until they are separated again by different beliefs.He lived in seclusion in a remote place, recruited disciples through his old contacts, and then screened them one by one.

Whenever a student grows to a certain level, he will invite his daughter to see him, and give his students a moral and human test.

At least before Fan Tianlan, no boy could pass his final test.

Everything about Fan Tianlan is perfect, but he finds that due to his early physical loss and long-term depression, he doesn't have much time left.He went on as usual, did not tell anyone about his situation, and still sent a letter to let his daughter come to see him as usual.Under his impetus, the two young men met, competed, and then entered the duel field as he wished.

He gave both sides unequal information, and his daughter won the victory in a thrilling manner. Looking at the fallen boy, he remembered what his wife accused him of before parting for the last time: "Human nature is common to everyone, and you yourself are never perfect. Why criticize others for being perfect? ​​You are neither a god nor a chosen arbiter. What qualifications do you have to conduct so-called human trials on others and criticize their bottom line? You are destined to fail again and again!"

But if he doesn't test, how can he avoid betrayal?

His whole life's trust is in no one, no matter his parents, teachers, friends, wives, subordinates... including his own daughter, they all failed his expectations, even though most of them still love him after betraying him or Willing to follow him, he always forgives them. When his heartache never heals, his doubts about human nature never stop, and he only has pessimistic premonitions about everything—on this point, Fan Tianlan has something to do with him. There are many similarities.It's just that he was world-weary because of his injuries, but Fan Tianlan never put anything in his eyes, and had a kind of incompatible indifference towards everything in the world.

But after many years of being lost, he finally found the meaning of his life. The daughter born because of him is so radiant and dazzling. She doesn't have to experience the suffering of her father but is strong and courageous enough. He will give everything to her, and she will Will continue his will and fulfill his glory and dream.

Before parting, she told her father that she already belonged, her tone was calm and calm, only her eyes were shining with enthusiasm.He believes that this precocious and steady daughter can get her own happiness, and gives her the true blessing of being a father.

This farewell will be forever, he thought as he arranged Fan Tianlan's funeral.He has no worries, but he still has some regrets. There are too many regrets in his life.

So many regrets were never made up, but at least he tried his best to make it work, unlike the teenager he presided over the funeral, like a star that has not yet risen and is about to fall.He was not without guilt towards him, but he would soon die in solitude, which might be a kind of compensation for him and for those former students.

So, why did Fan Tianlan resurrect?

How beautiful is a short and flawless life, why should he destroy the arrangement of fate?As a teacher, as a poor self-exile who has been failing all his life, and a dying person who has few days to live, how can he not be jealous of this miracle, and the legendary fate manifested by this miracle of resurrection?

In delirium, there was only one thought in his mind: In this case, why not let him do it himself...!

...But when his end really came, he felt an unusual tranquility.

He never regretted it, and only had one last request for Fan Tianlan.

After his death, his body was cut into several parts and buried in different places.He had already made arrangements in this secluded place, and only this last step was needed to complete the protection spell based on the bones of his relatives, because he died suddenly, and the executioner could not come in advance, only Fan Tianlan could do it.And he knew that Fan Tianlan would definitely fulfill his request.

"Because that's what you are," said the man. "You will be hunted down by them, but you can survive. As long as you are alive, she will never stop pursuing power. In fact, this ending is not bad. .”

He took his last breath.Fan Tianlan had indeed completed the commission.

To this day, that man's tangled and painful life, the crazy choices he made at the last moment of his life, and even the consequences of his various irresponsible actions have become a past worth mentioning.It was the same for Fan Tianlan, and it was the same for his daughter.

Fan Tianlan analyzed a lot of information from her words and deeds, but very little - almost no nostalgia for that father, she did not find the magic circle in the process of searching for the remains, and it would never be possible to find her father's remains, but she There was no strong attachment to it, nor did she hate him.

Her mind and body have been occupied by a huge thing.In Fan Tianlan's increasingly inhuman keen perception, the source of her strength and the transformation of her body are clearly visible.

Fan Tianlan recalled the thing implanted in her heart, and looked at a small piece in her hand. It looked like a metal worm, and it was also something that couldn't be produced in this world.

Unlike the batch of devices sent to the industrial city that can actively send messages at regular intervals, the mechanical life that only stores sounds has lost its power. Only in Fan Tianlan's hands can his corpse survive in the real world for a long time.It didn't make any sense, Fan Tianlan put it on the table, under his gaze, it broke, shattered, and the fly ash scattered into the air without a trace.

Behind the female knight who ambushed these things in New Marci City, there is a potentially dangerous force, just as the Industrial Alliance is also variable and dangerous to her and that force.He is not like some old but naive people-such as the head of a certain army-who will be excited about finally having a difficult opponent. Like all the jobs he has done, finding problems , Investigate and solve problems, they have come to the first step of discovering the problem, and are ready to investigate the next step.

Yun Shen called him and asked him, "Will it affect your work?"

"No impact," he said.

"I know that you have always done a good job, better than I can imagine." Yun Shen said, "But...the past things have worked hard for you."

"I don't feel anything." Fan Tianlan said softly, "And I met you."

There was a slight smile in Yun Shen's voice.

"I'm glad to have met you, too," he said.