Silver Wolf couldn't help but remark, "This Main Character Halo is truly 'magical.' No matter which world she goes to, she ends up entangled in trouble. Truly, wherever she goes, trouble follows."
At this moment, Muyun City looked calm on the surface, but in reality, undercurrents were surging; no one knew what kind of earth-shattering conspiracy was hidden beneath the surface.
And Stelle lived in this city—given her personality, if she detected these suspicious undercurrents and learned of the potential crisis behind them, she would absolutely never choose to just walk away.
She had always been like this; she couldn't stand to see innocent people dragged into danger, and she would never turn and leave when someone needed to step up.
Or, thinking from another angle, with that built-in Main Character Halo of hers, perhaps she wouldn't even need to deliberately investigate before being dragged into some main storyline concerning the fate of Muyun City.
After all, this "trouble comes knocking on its own" constitution of hers had never failed to work.
Although Firefly didn't quite understand what Silver Wolf was complaining about, she still nodded politely.
She tilted her head in thought, then suddenly stopped and looked at Silver Wolf, asking earnestly, "Then do I need to go back early?"
Although Stelle had sufficient self-preservation abilities, the problem was that she was never the type of person to stay out of matters that didn't concern her or to look out only for herself.
Once she learned of the crisis in Muyun City, her goal would certainly not just be to protect herself; she would definitely do everything in her power to save the entire city and maybe ravage a few trash cans while she's at it.
In that case, her going back to help now was undoubtedly the most suitable choice.
However, this idea was quickly rejected by Silver Wolf.
She tapped her chin with her fingertip, pondered for a moment, and ultimately shook her head.
"The situation in Muyun City is already chaotic enough; let's not rush to step into the spotlight just yet."
"What do you mean?"
Firefly didn't understand Silver Wolf's reasoning for a moment, and her tone carried a hint of confusion.
Silver Wolf leaned against the corridor wall and explained slowly.
"Setting aside the accuracy of the prophecy for a moment, wanting to completely destroy Muyun City—even setting aside the Ability Bureau—would it really be that easy for just the Transcendent Church or the Holy God Church?"
"If they really had that ability, they wouldn't have been hiding underground and pulling strings all this time."
Firefly's eyes lit up as she instantly understood the implication behind Silver Wolf's words. "You mean there's someone else behind the scenes causing trouble?"
Silver Wolf nodded slightly, her previously nonchalant gaze gaining a bit of seriousness.
"Regardless of what methods they use, wanting to completely destroy Muyun City is definitely not something that can be done in a short time; it must have been planned long ago."
"The Muyun City Ability Bureau might not be able to detect the anomalies, but there are more than just people from the Ability Bureau in Muyun City."
Upon hearing this, that purple-clad figure immediately came to Firefly's mind.
She fell into thought and instinctively replied, "Acheron's intuition for danger is extremely sharp; there's no reason she wouldn't be able to detect the abnormal changes in Muyun City."
In other words, when the other party was setting up their scheme in the dark, they must have used some kind of method to completely avoid leaving any traces behind.
Silver Wolf ( ᗜ ˰ ᗜ ): "The Ability Users really are full of talent."
Although she wasn't sure if the mastermind was an Ability User, she hadn't completely ruled out that possibility.
While Acheron and the others' combat prowess was top-tier, they were by no means without flaws.
Who knows when they might get set up by someone in the shadows?
"In any case, just trust in Stelle."
"She has overcome so many hardships and obstacles; she definitely won't let anyone down this time either."
Silver Wolf said, gently nudging Firefly's slender waist with her elbow, her eyes full of teasing. "Although that kid is a bit unreliable at times, she is very dependable when it counts. You can't just baby her every single day, right?"
Firefly's cheeks instantly flushed with a faint red hue, like a ripe cherry.
"W-what... no, I'm just a little worried about her~"
Silver Wolf ( ๑ ᗜ ‿ ᗜ ๑ ): "Is that so?"
Firefly （ * / ∇ ＼ * ）: "Y-yes..."
Seeing that steam was almost coming out of Firefly's head, Silver Wolf finally put away her mischief and stopped teasing her.
"Besides, the mess over in Canglan City hasn't been resolved yet; we can't just throw up our hands and ignore it, can we?"
Hearing this, Firefly's cheeks were still flushed, but she had reined in her embarrassment, her eyes becoming serious as she looked at Silver Wolf and asked, "Mm, what exactly do you plan to do?"
That's right. Although they said that, they weren't heartless, so how could they really just ignore everything?
Moreover, regardless of which faction it was today or what their goals were, since they had already affected the Stellaron Hunters, if they didn't give a little color in return, did they really think they had no temper?
"Just a moment ago, I found several secret strongholds of the Transcendent Church hidden in Canglan City."
"I understand."
"Alright, so now, will you do it or should I?"
"I'll do it."
"Alright then."
As soon as she finished speaking, Silver Wolf raised her hand and tapped quickly on the touch point on the back of her glove.
"I've already sent it to you. Remember to keep the noise down; don't make too big of a scene."
Firefly nodded slightly. "Understood."
"Don't push yourself too hard... This has nothing to do with whether I'm there or not; it's no fun if you just one-click clear a game."
Everything was settled. A moment later, the two of them walked out of the Ability Bureau one after another.
They ran head-on into the Little Loli who had been waiting for a long time.
"You guys are so slow. What exactly did Auntie say to you?"
Silver Wolf shrugged nonchalantly and explained casually, "Oh, she wanted to represent the Ability Bureau and recruit us Stellaron Hunters to join the team."
As for the commission, Liu Yunshuang hoped not to tell Liu Xiyue for the time being, so Silver Wolf didn't say much.
Liu Xiyue didn't feel surprised after hearing this, because she couldn't think of any other reason.
Thus, her eyes instantly lit up, and she excitedly pressed,
"Then you agreed, right?! Does that mean from now on I can consider myself your senior?!! Don't worry, I'll have your backs from now on..."
She said, patting her small chest, looking like "I'm very reliable."
However, before she could be happy for a few seconds, Silver Wolf poured a bucket of cold water on her.
"We refused."
"Ah, what?!!"
Liu Xiyue's movements suddenly froze, her eyes wide as saucers, looking at Silver Wolf and Firefly with complete disbelief, as if she couldn't believe her ears.
Logically speaking, joining the Ability Bureau had only benefits and no harm, and with herself and her aunt leading the way, there was absolutely no need to worry about any traps.
Liu Xiyue frowned, pondering repeatedly in her heart, unable to figure out the reason for Silver Wolf and Firefly's refusal—it was clearly a guaranteed profit, so why would they refuse?
Just as she stared with her big, watery eyes, full of anticipation that Silver Wolf would give some explanation, the latter frankly stated that it was simply because they didn't want to be constrained.
Liu Xiyue tilted her head and thought about it; based on her understanding of Silver Wolf and Firefly, this explanation was actually reasonable.
Although she vaguely felt something was wrong, she sensibly didn't ask further, just pouted.
Silver Wolf was naturally happy to see this.
She naturally wasn't lying, but this was indeed not the whole reason.
Facing the conspiracy in the shadows of Canglan City and the life-hanging-by-a-thread Muyun City, Silver Wolf and the others were not truly just looking on coldly or being heartless.
On the contrary, as Stellaron Hunters, they saw some things very clearly.
With their abilities, they were practically invincible in this world.
But if Liu Yunshuang opened this door, wouldn't she rely on them every time she encountered a problem she couldn't solve in the future?
There were countless tragedies in the world, and they, the Stellaron Hunters, were not saints here to save the world; if they had to intervene in every single thing, they would have long been suffocated by endless trouble.
If they happened to encounter someone needing help in their daily lives, they wouldn't stand idly by.
But once they joined the Ability Bureau, things would become incomparably complicated.
Silver Wolf ( ᗜ ˰ ᗜ ): 'As for being a hero, let Stelle, the main character, do that.'
Seeing that Silver Wolf really didn't intend to explain, Liu Xiyue had to give up. "Fine, then let's go."
At this moment, Firefly suddenly pulled her, her eyes carrying a hint of worry.
"By the way, Xiyue, wasn't your house destroyed? If you don't have a place to go, why not come stay with us for a few days?"
Silver Wolf and Firefly had long ago purchased their own house in Canglan.
They just happened to be together during this period and were temporarily staying at Liu Xiyue's house; it wasn't that they didn't have a place to stay.
However, Liu Xiyue waved her hand indifferently, reached into her pocket with her small hand, and with a "clatter," pulled out several sets of keys.
She shook the keys and said with a smile, "Don't worry! My aunt bought several Villas in the Viewing Tide Residence. I can stay in any of them!"
Silver Girl : 'Damn rich girls! We, Stellaron Hunters, had to collect our bounties just to feed ourselves!'