From a craftsman's point of view, the more he looked at this Black Cutter, the more he liked it!
Before he could even open his mouth to ask about the Black Cutter, he heard Nero say, "Jing Yuan is looking for you. But you can't go to the Seat of Divine Foresight. You'll have to meet him in the Shackling Prison."
After saying that, Nero took out his phone and checked the time. Then he said to Qingque, who was also sitting on the Black Cutter, "Let's go, Boss Qingque. I'll take you to Goldsand Lane for food. I squeezed another sum of money out of Jing Yuan today!"
Qingque blinked. "Aren't you going to take them to see the general first?"
"Isn't it the same if we go after eating? He's not in a hurry for them. It's mealtime now!" Nero said as if it was only natural.
"This is an order personally given by the general!" Qingque looked at Nero and stressed it.
"But it's mealtime now. The general is human too. The general needs to eat. Jing Yuan won't mind," Nero still insisted on his idea.
Qingque looked at Nero, and her gaze gradually changed…
It became respectful.
When she first met Nero, she only felt that he was a very good-looking person.
During their later interactions, she began to treat Nero as an outgoing and lively younger brother or friend with some background.
But at this very moment, Qingque wanted to say, to hell with younger brother or friend. This was someone who could be her master.
Usually, Qingque worked hard at finding time to slack off in the Divination Commission, yet she was often caught by Fu Xuan.
The Master Diviner often gave her tasks when she was slacking off, and she could only complete them bitterly.
Her position had been demoted again and again. From ordinary diviner to library manager. If it went any further, she would be guarding the gate like a statue.
In such a large Divination Commission, these positions clearly sounded like idle jobs. Yet Qingque felt that the tasks on her shoulders had not decreased much.
Even so, she once thought she was already brave enough on the path of slacking off.
But today, seeing Nero, she realized his bravery was above hers.
'This person was truly amazing!'
'He even dared to delay the general's order!'
Qingque's gaze gradually became firm. She raised her hand and began rubbing Nero's head.
While "slacking off," Qingque said, "As expected of our Nero! You've mastered the art of slacking off to this level!"
"The two of us working together will definitely be the best partners! Yanqing can't compare to this. At such a young age, he trains or works every day. Just thinking about it is exhausting."
Qingque's favorability toward Nero began to skyrocket. This was her fellow traveler on the path of slacking off.
"Let's go, let's go. Time to set off. Eat first!"
Since Nero was so capable and confident, Qingque naturally chose to follow him.
'If you slack, I slack. Everyone slacks together.'
"Mm." Nero nodded, preparing to leave directly. But then he suddenly thought that later he still had to send the two Stellaron Hunters to the Shackling Prison. So he turned his head and asked, "You two coming? To eat."
Kafka and Blade blinked at Nero.
Even with their rich experience, they could not quite follow Nero's train of thought.
"This kid…"
Blade looked at Nero and suddenly felt his teeth ache.
Blade actually had a very clear understanding of his own personality.
But he felt that Nero was even more arrogant than himself, more arrogant than the past Yingxing, and more arrogant than the current Blade.
The pride and unruliness on this kid were almost like a base color.
Regardless of strength, in the battle against Shuhu back then, if this kid had been there, the Xianzhou's momentum would probably have risen several times. And this kid was not weak either.
"Is that okay?" Kafka asked with a smile.
Nero nodded.
He did not have many opinions about the Stellaron Hunters.
Now that he had strength and Jing Yuan had already planned ahead, his worry about Phantylia was no longer as strong as it was at the beginning.
What he wanted to do was simple. Eat well, sleep well, live well, and have fun.
Blade and Kafka had never imagined they would have such a dinner.
As major wanted criminals, they had a clear understanding of themselves.
Even if the Xianzhou people were well protected by the Cloud Knights, they would not have zero sense of danger.
Yet under Nero's lead, they swaggered into Goldsand Lane, swaggered while eating, and swaggered toward the Shackling Prison.
They met quite a few people along the way, yet not a single person recognized them, or reacted with fear or caution toward their presence.
The two of them were confident about their own fame, so it could not be that these people had never seen the wanted posters.
And it definitely was not because of Jing Yuan either. Based on Blade's understanding of him, Jing Yuan would never do something harmful and useless to the Xianzhou. Besides, their wanted posters were still posted on the walls.
Yet things were strangely like this.
After thinking it over, the problem could only lie with Nero.
Kafka and Blade both pointed the cause toward Nero in the end. They realized there was some kind of trait in him, but they could not figure out the details or the reason behind it.
Fortunately, things were developing in a good direction.
After eating, Qingque went to find her card friends to play cards. She also made an agreement with Nero to show the power of Qingque-Nero duo to her card friends tomorrow.
After today's experience, Qingque felt that having a weapon like Black Cutter, which could be used as a chair anytime and anywhere and even lie down to rest, was simply too great.
There were many people who liked to play Celestial Jade Tiles, and they often set up tables outside and played while standing.
Tomorrow, if Nero brought Black Cutter over, others would stand while she sat.
Moreover, when Nero was by her side, Qingque always felt her luck improved. This might just be her illusion, but at least every time they arranged to eat together, before Nero arrived, that round of her card luck would get better.
Qingque once tried to calculate it with her own skills, but unfortunately, she calculated nothing.
In short, Qingque was very confident in the Qingque-Nero duo's power at the card table.
If it was truly as she thought, that her card luck became extremely good when Nero was around, then Nero could be called the Reignbow Arbiter's arrow of light at the card table.
This was a big weapon.
Luckily, Nero himself did not know how to play and did not show much interest.
If just being nearby could improve card luck, then if he personally played, what kind of terrifying scene would appear? Qingque did not even dare to imagine it.
Although she hoped the Qingque-Nero duo could successfully debut, after imagining Nero personally joining the game, Qingque made a decision, absolutely cannot let Nero play cards.
Nero would ruin Celestial Jade Tiles.
On the other side, after Jing Yuan proposed forcing Dan Heng down, Blade agreed on the spot.
If Blade were not a decent person, he might have licked blood off the Shattered Sword right then.
At the same time they made this decision, the thoughts of the newly arrived Astral Express crew coincidentally aligned.
Since Nero did not come to find them, it meant Jing Yuan probably had not told Nero about them. After thinking it over, everyone decided not to tell Nero first and to give him a surprise later!
Then March 7th and Stelle prepared to contact Dan Heng. Just like when Nero often sent messages back during Jarilo-VI, sharing their off-train adventures with those who stayed behind had already become a habit.
However, when they tried to contact Dan Heng, they failed.
At the same time, on the train, because of worry and concern, Dan Heng was somewhat restless.
In the conversation record between Kafka and Himeko that Himeko had intercepted, Dan Heng saw Blade's projection again.
Teacher Dan Heng immediately decided to get off the train.
He absolutely could not let that guy threaten everyone.
Teacher Dan Heng was very responsible and loyal. His brave act of getting off the train now was moving.
Only…
He did not know that Blade had lost to Nero in the duel, nor did he know that he was walking into the lion's den…