Eldritch Horror Theatre

”Sure!”

It wasn’t anything troublesome. Seeing the anticipation in Su Gao’s eyes, Fu Qian casually agreed.

”Chief Yuan, I’ll take my leave now.”

Having gotten her answer, Su Gao didn’t hesitate for a second. She turned straight to Yuan Shan.

Without even waiting for a reply, she stepped out.

”This way!”

Seeing how unbothered she was, Fu Qian said nothing more. Under the watchful gaze of Yuan Shan and her companion, he followed Su Gao out the door.

This...

Watching their retreating backs, Yuan Shan was momentarily rendered speechless.

These two really had zero regard for common courtesy!As the organizer of today’s meeting, she felt things had progressed far too quickly for her to even react.

Of course, her original intention in setting up this meeting was to see how he would react to seeing Su Gao.

Yuan Shan’s feelings toward Fu Qian were rather complicated.

First, even though his methods were hard to stomach, he was undeniably the greatest contributor to this operation.

If not for him, she didn’t dare imagine the consequences of the massive disaster Logan had caused with his reckless actions.

At the same time, the man acted without any scruples and harbored countless secrets.

Considering his contributions this time, Yuan Shan had previously decided to stop probing him.

But Su Gao’s arrival had made her itch to try one last time.

Arranging for them to meet was less of a probe and more out of pure curiosity.

”Chief, this—”

Xiao Mingyue, standing beside her, also seemed to have lost her ability to speak.

Unaware of Yuan Shan’s plans, she was simply stunned by the scene that had just played out.

These two really were similar in some ways—they both did exactly as they pleased to the absolute extreme!

”Old friends reuniting. It’s only natural they’d be eager to catch up!”

Yuan Shan stood frozen for a long time before finally letting out a long sigh.

...

”It’s really nice!”

The moment they arrived at The Bookstore, Su Gao enthusiastically looked around before delivering her solemn, positive review.

”Is it really that amazing?”

Su Gao nodded silently, pointing at Fu Qian’s face.

”I’m supposed to call you Mister Fang here, right?”

”When I’m wearing this face, yes.”

Fu Qian wiped a hand across his face, rapidly adjusting his features back to his original appearance.

”Then I didn’t address you wrongly just now.”

Su Gao let out a breath.

”Chief Yuan only told me that a Mister Fang provided a great deal of help during this incident.”

”That’s to be expected. She doesn’t know my true identity.”

Fu Qian didn’t over-explain. He gestured for her to sit.

”Did you end up finding your target?”

”Yes. After the mutation, he seemed to be trapped in that area too. Once I woke up, I felt a much closer connection to that place, so I found him easily.”

”Leaving after I completed the task was also very smooth.”

Fu Qian hummed in acknowledgment.

He wasn’t too surprised by her explanation.

To begin with, a large part of why she had advanced to the Demigod Realm was due to the infusion and guidance of power within that area.

Under such circumstances, it was perfectly normal for some mystical connection to form.

And once she found her target, dealing with a Brother Inhuman as a Demigod was practically effortless.

”Thinking back on it, it was like being trapped in a Nightmare I couldn’t wake up from.”

Speaking of what happened, Su Gao sighed.

”The problem actually lay with me, didn’t it?”

”It seems you’ve remembered quite a few things?”

Fu Qian nodded, confirming her guess.

”Yes, I remembered many names... You were right. Denying oneself is a mistake; acceptance is the First Step to improvement.”

”Not bad.”

Wearing an expression that said she was a child worthy of teaching, Fu Qian showed great satisfaction with her comprehension.

”Oh, by the way, I heard from Chief Yuan that the opponent this time was a Tier 2 Divine Envoy?”

Su Gao suddenly recalled something.

”Indeed. That Ariel seemed to be the real deal.”

Fu Qian recalled the scene of Ariel transforming into a blazing sun.

Given that the concept of the Chinese room was still just a theory for now, he was in no rush to voice it.

”To think the Origin Council actually had an entity like that!”

Su Gao let out a long breath.

”Actually, I gathered some information about this organization during my previous operation.”

”What information?”

Su Gao’s words made Fu Qian’s eyes light up.

”There’s someone who might be connected to the Origin Council. The King of Ye Island. Do you know him?”

”The King of Ye Island? I actually do know of him.”

Fu Qian looked thoughtful.

As mentioned before, he had taken the opportunity to cram some background lore about this world, and the title of the King of Ye Island was quite renowned.

Although their titles were somewhat similar, this figure was completely different from the King of the White Tower who had died by his hands.

In this world, most civilized human zones fell under the jurisdiction of the same Federation system. It could be considered a globally integrated world.

But this was in name only. In reality, the Federation government’s presence was exceptionally weak. Power was fundamentally controlled by various conglomerates and organizations who acted as the uncrowned kings of their respective local regions—territories that were sometimes incredibly vast.

Take Ye Island, which Su Gao had just mentioned. It wasn’t like the Ring Archipelago, a place so small you could sprint back and forth across it in a minute. It was a genuinely massive archipelago housing a staggering population.

And the one controlling that territory was the legendary King of Ye Island.

To think a figure like that could actually be connected to the Origin Council?

”Because the source of the information was vague, I didn’t report it to my superiors at the time.”

Seeing that Fu Qian was indeed interested in the Origin Council, Su Gao continued.

Firsthand intel that even the Night Watchers didn’t know about?

Fu Qian was naturally interested in the Origin Council.

His original motive for looking into this organization was to follow their trail in hopes of tracking down information on other traits.

And just a few days ago, Ariel’s performance had piqued his interest even further.

All in all, Fu Qian was very keen on keeping an eye on this mysterious organization.

”Thanks for the intel. I’ll check it out if I get the chance.”

”...You’re welcome.”

Su Gao shook her head.

”For now, I need to head back and report in. Later, when the time is right, I’ll go with you. Will you be staying here the whole time?”

”Not always, but you can leave messages for me.”

Fu Qian explained his idea of leaving letters, and Su Gao noted it down very seriously.

”When are you leaving?”

”It looks like matters here have wrapped up. Because of my recent advancement, I need to hurry back to headquarters as soon as possible, so it should be very soon...”

”Understood.”

Fu Qian stood up.

”Let’s go. I’ll treat you to a meal and fulfill my duty as a host.”

”...Alright.”

Never expecting Fu Qian to say such a thing, Su Gao looked visibly stunned, but she eventually nodded.

”What do you want to eat?”

”Hmm... strawberry mousse?”

What?!

Seeing Fu Qian’s head whip around in shock, Su Gao revealed a rare, playful smile.

”Just joking. Anything is fine.”