Jué's fair little hand slapped the table: "What are you doing, what are you doing?"
"This is the Magistrate's office. How dare you act so brazenly?"
"Lucian, don't you have any shame?"
Jinhsi's pink lips curved slightly: "It's not like you've known him for just a day. If he knew what shame was, he wouldn't be called Lucian."
Lucian chuckled: "Jué, are you jealous or something?"
"Why don't you transform into your adult form and join in?"
Jiao-Jiao flung her small hand, her dragon-like demeanor flaring with anger: "You're pushing it too far!"
Changli smiled warmly: "No harm done. Consider it a reward for saving Jinzhou."
"The depths of the City Hall are like Lucian's home, so naturally, he can relax a bit here."
Lucian laughed: "See, that's why Changli's the Counselor."
Jué's beautiful eyes glared: "I'm the Sentinel, okay? No matter how you look at it, a Sentinel is more impressive than a Counselor, right?"
Lucian scoffed: "Bragging, huh? Have you ever been one? This is called a Jinzhou Counselor!"
"What's a Sentinel? You couldn't handle being one either, just boasting."
"You can only watch Changli do it. That's called strength, got it? Ghana—"
Jué: "???"
Changli, wrapping her arms around Lucian's neck, chuckled secretly, unwilling to let go for even a moment: "Speaking of which, what exactly is the Somnoire?"
Lucian proceeded to explain the Somnoire in detail.
Changli mused thoughtfully: "So, doors to the Somnoire could appear anywhere in the world. Looks like you'll have plenty to do in the future."
Jiao-Jiao let out a delicate huff: "That's nothing for Lucian."
"If he's busy in other regions, it's definitely because he's busy flirting with women."
Tch, speaking such blunt truths.
Jinhsi, looking at the documents in her hand, said: "Since the Somnoire is related to Rover, we can't act rashly. We can only keep a close watch."
"But fortunately, the Somnoire's location is fixed, so monitoring it should be relatively easy."
"By the way, have you decided where you're going next?"
Lucian nodded slightly: "Rover said she once set up a beacon for herself."
"The Sentinel of Rinascita, Imperator, made an agreement with her, so our next stop is there."
"Do you know anything about Rinascita?"
Jinhsi recalled: "Rinascita is the land of Echoes, a region made up of multiple independent city-states with no traditional political center."
"Unfortunately, Jinzhou doesn't have much interaction with Rinascita."
"No, to be precise, Rinascita seems to have little significant diplomatic engagement with other regions…"
Changli chimed in: "And Rinascita seems quite insular. You hardly see people from Rinascita in the Jinzhou area."
"While people from other regions can be seen here and there in Jinzhou."
Lucian pondered slightly. On his way to the City Hall, he had already asked Rover's Speaker why so many people suddenly left during the livestream.
After Rover's Speaker investigated, it was found that, without exception, everyone who left the livestream at the same time was from Rinascita.
Lucian also learned from Rover's Speaker that Rinascita uses a public terminal, different from those in other regions.
The reason all Rinascita people couldn't enter the livestream was due to an organization called the Order of the Deep, which has the authority to modify terminal content.
Lucian nodded slightly: "There's one more thing…"
…
In the Sonoro Sphere, with a thought from Lucian, a grand villa rose from the ground.
Changli's eyes sparkled as she gazed at the villa, her arms around Lucian, a bracelet tied with a Sonoro Sphere spirit contract crystal on her wrist.
Besides her, Jué, Jinhsi, and Sanhua also wore similar bracelets on their wrists.
Lucian had formed a contract with them, allowing them to enter the Sonoro Sphere anytime, anywhere in the future.
"What a miraculous thing. This way, you can meet anytime, no matter where you are."
Jinhsi covered her mouth, smiling: "It's just tough on Rover…"
Jiao-Jiao chuckled: "Rover's probably getting used to it, right?"
At that moment, Rover's cold voice suddenly came from behind: "Who said I'm used to it?"
Lucian's face stiffened instantly, completely unprepared for Rover waking up so quickly. Could they have woken her when they entered the Sonoro Sphere?
Rover grabbed Lucian's collar fiercely: "You scumbag! This is our home! What are you doing bringing so many women in here?"
Lucian sighed: "Rover, this is our home, but it's not just our home."
"Because I, Lucian, am not a scumbag. I just want to give every girl a home."
Rover: "?"
Rover pouted: "Lucian, you've gone too far, wanting to secretly organize… a group trip! This time, I'm really mad!"
Lucian fell silent for a moment before cautiously saying: "Then how about I organize a group trip right in front of you?"
Rover: "?"
She raised her hand and slapped Lucian on the head: "Is that the point?!"
Changli, smiling, approached from the side, gently stroking Lucian's head: "Hey, don't break him."
Lucian, deeply touched, hugged Changli, rubbing against her ample chest, while Changli tenderly stroked his head.
"Lucian, if Rover doesn't let you organize a group trip, will you do it?"
Lucian raised his head firmly: "I'd do it even if it kills me!"
Rover: "?"
Changli nodded with satisfaction.
Sensing Rover's murderous intent, Lucian's tone softened instantly:
"But what if Rover beats me up?"
Changli shook her head slowly: "She won't beat you. She'll only drain your essence, leaving you no energy for other women."
Rover: "Who said that? I'll just buy Lucian a top-notch tomb in Jinzhou!"
Lucian shivered: "No energy for other women? That's too high a price. I can't bear it."
Changli's tone was gentle: "No worries. If Rover really does that, come to me. We'll all comfort you properly…"
Rover: "?"
Unable to take it anymore, Rover stepped forward and yanked Lucian out of Changli's embrace.
"Changli! Didn't you say you wouldn't interfere with us until the journey's end?"
Changli smiled: "Of course I'm not interfering."
"I'm just letting Lucian walk a few extra paths. It's not like I'm stopping him from walking yours…"
Everyone: "???"
Jiao-Jiao hurriedly covered Jinhsi's ears with both hands: "Can you guys stop talking about such shameful topics? Jinhsi's still a child!"
Jinhsi sighed inwardly: I've already heard everything. What's the point of covering my ears now?
Changli cleared her throat lightly:
"Rover, we're all smart people here. Since we can all enter this Sonoro Sphere."
"Why not be magnanimous? There's no need to be so confrontational."
"After all, you don't want to see Lucian sneaking around with us for some passionate affairs, do you?"