nashuaworldcup Chapter 201 A Tumultuous Time
Chapter 201 A Tumultuous Time
Chapter 201 A Tumultuous Time
"These are turbulent times."
After leaving the Reversed World one after the other with Chang Lei, Tang Zijun looked up and found herself in a large building.
Moreover, judging from the view outside the window, it must be at least twenty stories high.
"How's it going? Not bad, right?" Chang Lei asked with a smile, nudging Tang Zijun with his shoulder. "It was a special approval from above, and the local government responded very quickly. They vacated both floors in less than a day, saying they'd let us use it temporarily."
The Northeast headquarters has already been established in Nancheng.
"Headquarters, shouldn't it be a branch? I remember the headquarters should be in Yandu," Tang Zijun said casually.
"The Yandu you mentioned is the headquarters of the Magic Security Supervision Bureau. This is the headquarters of the Northeast Branch. It was originally supposed to be located in Spring City, but since I'm in Snow City, we chose this location to accommodate me." Chang Lei chuckled.
"Not bad, you're really starting to look like a leader now."
"Come on, I'll take you to my office." Chang Lei strode forward. "There are a lot of files and newly compiled statistics in there. The bureau is taking this shadow world very seriously now."
At this point, Chang Lei shook his head again. "Although the heretical demons caused great destruction, they weren't enough to instill fear in people. But this shadow world is different."
Tang Zijun expressed his understanding upon hearing this. After all, he had gone through the same thing back then, and no one understood better than him how troublesome it was to deal with such an elusive enemy.
Come to think of it, compared to heretical demons who can only descend into the real world when their negative energy reaches a certain threshold, enemies who can appear from the shadows at any time are obviously more threatening. It can be said that they can assassinate political figures of various countries at any time if they want to.
The impact of this threat is extremely severe, and the slightest misstep could put systems around the world at risk of collapse.
"By the way, now that you're in Snow City and so busy you're constantly on the go, what about Luan Luan and your mother?"
"I hired someone, what else could I do? To be honest, I really should thank you. If you hadn't come to me, I would still be struggling to make ends meet. But thinking about it, I have the money now, but I don't have time to spend with my family."
Tang Zijun patted Chang Lei on the shoulder. Who could argue with that? Thinking about it, she herself had been wandering around for years.
Apart from Chinese New Year, I haven't really gone back to my hometown much.
"Didn't you tell Luan Luan about your current job?"
Chang Lei turned his head. "How am I supposed to tell her that your father is dead, and that I am his evil alter ego who has reformed and recently been promoted to deputy director, now overseeing a bunch of magical girls? Don't be ridiculous."
"You can't just keep saying you drive a truck, can you? If you do that, the little girl will be worried."
Hearing this, Chang Lei's expression darkened for a moment, but he quickly composed himself and forced a smile. "I feel like she's even more worried if I say that. Our profession is practically risking our lives."
"It's just a generalization. I didn't ask you to tell the truth. I just let Luan Luan know that you're not short of money now and that things will get better in the future. That's enough."
"That's why I say I don't understand human psychology," Chang Lei said helplessly, then sighed. "Well, you're right, if Luan Luan knew how amazing I am now, she would definitely be happy."
"Take it slow. If you want to integrate into human society, there's still a lot you need to adapt to," Tang Zijun said, spreading her hands.
Just as Tang Zijun was about to say something more, his ears twitched, and he suddenly heard something. His face froze. Before Chang Lei could react, he turned his head and found that Tang Zijun was gone.
Just then, a burst of laughter came from around the corner ahead. Chang Lei looked up and saw Tang Cao and Qin Nan walking out of the elevator, chatting and laughing.
Tang Cao also noticed Chang Lei and waved her hand.
"Hello, Director!"
"Alright! Very well, very well." Chang Lei immediately flashed a bright smile. "I already told you to just call me Uncle Chang. Director is just a title, haha."
"Hehe, we use job titles when we're working," Tang Cao said with a sweet smile.
Qin Nan nodded slightly to Chang Lei. "Old Chang, where have you been? Sister Ma was just looking for you. She said there was an online meeting and asked if I knew where you were."
"Online meeting? Oh, I remember now. I'm so busy, I've got too much to handle. Plus, there are important matters in the Shadow World. It would be pointless to hold a meeting if I don't finish everything." Chang Lei waved his hand.
"That's true." Qin Nan shrugged; she didn't know much about these things, but Tang Cao was rather curious. "You've already started investigating the Shadow World?"
Chang Lei replied, "Yes, according to the preliminary investigations by magical girls from other cities, some traces have indeed been found. This means that Snow City was not the first sighting point for those shadow creatures. They must have appeared in other places before."
"Then why were there no traces of spirit beasts in those cities?" Qin Nan frowned.
"I'm not so sure about that." Chang Lei thought for a moment and looked at Little Grey on Qin Nan's shoulder. "But before the attack, Little Grey and Little White didn't notice anything wrong either."
Upon hearing this, Xiaobai spoke up. "I didn't detect any special energy reaction, but I could sense it after those shadow creatures appeared; it was clearly negative energy."
"That's somewhat similar to the Greedy Ones," Little Grey chimed in. "Perhaps, like the creatures in the mirror, those shadow creatures cannot be sensed before they appear."
"That's troublesome. If those shadow creatures assassinate the other sisters under the cover of night, who knows how many people will meet with such a fate?" Qin Nan frowned deeply.
Chang Lei stroked his chin, pondered for a moment, and then spoke.
"You don't need to be so pessimistic. If those shadow creatures really wanted to make a move, they would have done so long ago. We are still unsure of their purpose in showing up now, so we'll have to see what the meeting decides."
Tang Cao and Qin Nan both nodded. They understood that such matters would be discussed by professionals. Although most of the decision-makers in the bureau were ordinary people, Dong Daren had always been experts in military strategy.
Beating the weak with the strong is no real skill. The question that students at Tokyo University like to discuss most is how to kill the enemy when they can't beat them.
"Alright, then we won't bother you any longer." Qin Nan waved his hand. "I'll take Tang Cao to the special training room; it's time for her to move on to the next step."
"Okay, with you as my senior, I feel at ease." Chang Lei turned to look at Tang Cao. "Study hard, work hard, your future is limitless."
"Thank you, Uncle Chang~ I'll be going now."
Tang Cao bowed slightly, then followed Qin Nan with Xiao Bai.
Chang Lei watched as the two little girls and the two spirit beasts disappeared at the end of the corridor before he looked away.
He opened the door to the storage room next door and, sure enough, saw Tang Zijun with a mop and broom by her side.
"I mean, are you serious...?"
"Damn it, when did you bring Tangcao here?" Tang Zijun dusted herself off and came out of the storage room.
It's called a storage room, but it's really just a closet, like a fire escape closet, and it can barely fit two adults at most.
"We brought them in the night of the attack, didn't you order that?" Chang Lei said matter-of-factly. "Establish a magical girl team as soon as possible, monitor them comprehensively, and at the same time protect your sister."
"That's true, but I didn't expect you to be so quick." Tang Zijun glanced cautiously in the direction Tang Cao and the others had left. "Will she be a regular here from now on?"
"That's not true. He only comes when special training is needed. It was Qin Nan's special request," Chang Lei said calmly.
"Special training?" Tang Zijun raised an eyebrow.
"It's about learning magic. Qin Nan said your sister has a high talent. She can already learn to use magic to create weapons. Judging from Qin Nan's words, she's probably planning to let Tang Cao follow in her footsteps."
"Does it depend on the style of the outfit?" Tang Zijun said thoughtfully.
He had some knowledge about the magical girl genre, of course, all of which was revealed to him by Qin Nan.
The two had previously discussed Tangcao's future development direction. Ice element magical girls are extremely rare and highly malleable. It can be said that, apart from the Release type being somewhat wasteful, she can perfectly demonstrate her combat power in the other three types.
The composite type goes without saying; it focuses on control, providing comprehensive field control and destructive power. This might not be immediately apparent in the early game, but once it becomes stronger, it can start with field magic, directly transforming the environment into its own unique form.
Summoning-type Tang Cao is also a good fit, although this doesn't refer to summoning Tang Zijun, although it's just as convenient.
The images created by the convergence of ice elemental magic can be manipulated. With Tangcao's talent, she could easily create some powerful ice sculptures to launch a siege.
As for the "look-out" style, it's a piece of cake. However, the difference between it and the previous two styles is that the look-out style is basically all melee combat. This type can give the user considerable combat power and is not afraid of being attacked at close range, but it really tests the magical girl's reaction speed.
If Tang Zijun were to choose, he would naturally hope that Tang Cao would develop into a versatile character, leaving close combat to him, while Tang Cao would simply need to stand safely behind him.
However, after much deliberation, Tang Zijun and Qin Nan ultimately decided to leave the choice to Tang Cao herself.
As the master of ice elemental magic, this is Tangcao's innate talent, and her future should be determined by herself.
Seeing Tang Zijun's expression, Chang Lei grinned.
"Do you know why Tangcao chose the fashion-forward path?"
"Why?" Tang Zijun turned around.
Chang Lei did not answer immediately, but instead looked Tang Zijun up and down.
He paused for a moment before continuing to laugh.
"You didn't see Tangcao's previous battle, how should I put it..."
"Pfft, you really are a carbon copy of me..."