Dereliction of duty · 90 years in the new calendar

One day, when the work was not so busy—in fact, it was not so busy—Master Xus took the initiative to invite them to relax together.

What was more surprising than this kind of invitation was that this was the first time since Flo worked that Master Xus did not work overtime.

Xus: It's a rare break to rest... Is there any inconvenience for you?

He stretched comfortably.

The documents that formed a series of mountain peaks a few days ago and were still piled up like hills more than ten minutes ago have all been stored.

Sui: What kind of wind is blowing today?

Xus: It’s a pity that the sunny days near the Demon King’s Palace have lasted for decades, the kind that doesn’t even blow strong winds, Sui—of course my pockets will be linked to the number of people participating, so I hope for a clear answer ?

The two of them cast their gazes on Flo at the same time, their four eyes staring straight at each other.

Although he seemed not very interested and was waiting to refuse together, Master Xus, as an advocate, was naturally full of expectations.

Flo: To be honest...I kind of want to, go, yeah.

As soon as these words were said, a small cry of joy and a complaint that was not obvious at the end rang out in his ears at the same time.

Master Xus smiled subtly and hummed an unknown little tune, and after finally sorting out his belongings, he was ready to go out.

He said to reserve a seat first, and handed a business card to Flo as he passed by.

Take a look, it is a card with the address of a certain "theatre", which is located on the side of the Demon King's Palace.

After looking at it for a long time, I always felt that the name was very familiar, so I remembered that it was a place I could see every day at work.

As for the reason why I didn't immediately think of it... until this morning, it was still "abandoned", and the traces of the fire that happened many years ago have not disappeared with the passage of time.

Flo: Well, Xus is... gone.

Master Xus usually doesn't like to joke very much.Even if he does, he is usually the one who can't help it first.

Although he had doubts, it was his boss's invitation after all, since he agreed, he couldn't change his mind midway.

The smirk on Master Xus face just now was too weird, which made him feel uneasy again.

Sui: Do you trust him very much?

Flo: Well, at least...

No, nothing.

Mr. Sui looked aggrieved and unhappy.

Speaking of which, recently, Flo really wanted to get closer to Master Xus.

The sentence that was suddenly changed and left unfinished was "I feel more secure by his side."...

It's not because Flo has any plans to change his mind, it's just that what happened a month or so ago still haunts him.

Sui: It feels like you haven't been close to me for a long time.

Obviously treats others well.

His yin and yang tone sounds like jealousy, but Flo, who has always been in a peaceful mood, is completely unmoved.

Or... it's "I don't really want to care about it anymore".

Flo put away the card and saw that there were no sundries on his desk, so he prepared to go out too, not forgetting to check back.

Flo: It seems to be the old site on the east side of the hall entrance.

Will Mr. Sui come?

Sui: Of course.

Flo: ...you just said that, with a look of displeasure.

There is really nothing to do with this person, anyway, Mr. Sui's personality is like this.

Flo doesn't know if it's appropriate to think this way, maybe Mr. Sui is so "changeable" only when facing himself.

And when he thought about it, even himself, when he first met Mr. Sui, he didn't get a lot of good looks from this person.

Walking along the familiar road to the place indicated by the business card, it still looks almost deserted.

Sui: What is he thinking?

Flo: I don't know... Ah, I see, the magic circle.

Among the scorched and rotten wooden beams lying here and there, there is only one place with a radius of half a meter that is very neat and empty.

Flo went closer to look, and sure enough there was a formation left.

Some people on this continent have a kind of... stuff called "spiritual power".Based on a purest form, these psychic forces develop different and clearly identifiable characteristics.

In the history of the continent that Flo has learned, there is no mention of who summarized and proposed the names and definitions of these attributes, and who made a complete and systematic explanation—there are rumors that this is It came from scholars in the outer continent, but the news itself is also unknown.

Affected by the environmental conditions and historical cultures of different continents, the prevailing—or “common”—spiritual powers are different in each place.Simply put, there are five attributes here, namely:

The fire element represents "energy", the wood element is "steady" and the water element is "action".In addition, there is the light system that represents "arrangement" or "order", and its opposite, the dark system that is good at "dismantling" and also known as "chaos".

With the addition of a non-attribute ethereal power, the distribution of the total number of six spiritual powers in this continent is roughly average.

Unrestrained use of spiritual power will lead to shortened lifespan, so except for harsh wars, spiritual power is not as convenient and practical as imagined.

The above knowledge is rarely used, and even if you forget it or don’t listen to it seriously, it won’t have much impact.

Some spells are explosive and therefore fleeting.In situations that require more stability and persistence, things like formations will be used.

Flo: It's so beautiful and clean, the color is amazing.

As expected, Master Xus.