Chapter 357
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Chapter 357: Do You Know What This Is?
In Shangyuan City’s war room, the atmosphere was solemn as they discussed the upcoming tactical deployment.
Meanwhile, in Mirror City, far in the rear, a peaceful scene still prevailed.
The only difference was that the storytellers in various restaurants and tea houses had already adopted new tales, recounting a race called ‘Beastmen.’
These mystical stories undoubtedly sparked even more curiosity, making Shen Jun, seated in a tea house, look surprised.
“My friend, do you mean there truly are such strange creatures in this world?”
“The world is vast, and full of wonders. To say something doesn’t exist just because one doesn’t know about it is what ignorant people would say.”
Lu Yang said vaguely, secretly adding in his mind that those who only half understood, yet believed themselves knowledgeable and gestured wildly, ‘eager to teach others,’ were an even higher level of foolishness.
As one of Luo Ji’s secretaries, Lu Yang had naturally learned a lot during his time working.
For instance, these storytellers, their tales weren’t randomly fabricated, nor were they allowed to speak nonsense.
Since they were now allowed to tell ‘Beastmen’ stories in this tea house, it was 90% likely to be true.
However, he had never personally seen such creatures as beastmen.
So, when facing his friend Shen Jun’s question, he naturally wouldn’t assert anything like “absolutely exist.”
And after so many years of friendship, Shen Jun clearly knew Lü Yang’s character.
Hearing him say this, he roughly understood.
“By the way, check the time. Shouldn’t our parents be arriving soon? How have you arranged it?”
During this period of war on the front lines, for safety, Shen Jun and Lu Yang intended to temporarily bring their relatives to live in Mirror City.
As for whether they would move back later, that would be decided after the war.
Lu Yang nodded upon hearing this.
“I bought an apartment in the lakeside district before, originally intending to live in it myself. However, since our parents are coming, I’ll let them live there. I’ll continue to rent a work apartment.”
“Damn! Lakeside district? You mean that apartment building just completed last month? The one where they say you can see Mirror Lake by just opening a window?!”
Shen Jun was genuinely surprised.
“Are your salaries and benefits as secretaries that good? I remember an apartment in the lakeside district was ridiculously expensive, and it was snatched up as soon as it went on sale. How did you get one?”
By the end, Shen Jun’s tone clearly carried a hint of frustration.
As one of the first merchants in the entire Myriad World Civilization, apart from Luo Ji, to open shops, he had naturally amassed a fortune over time, opening several branches.
Originally, when the lakeside district apartments went on sale, he also wanted to buy one for himself.
After all, he frequently visited Mirror City.
He even thought of moving here permanently and joining Lu Yang.
How could he have known that he wouldn’t even get a chance to buy an apartment there? And they were snatched up in the blink of an eye.
Lu Yang calmly took a sip of tea.
“Employee benefit. A few buildings in that lakeside apartment complex were reserved for us employees.”
“But the price was indeed not cheap. After paying the down payment, I arranged a 5-year installment mortgage.”
Shen Jun immediately rolled his eyes, as if disdaining his friend for boasting after getting a good deal.
Since becoming His Majesty’s secretary, his friend’s changes had become more and more pronounced.
“Uh, my friend, you understand…”
Shen Jun winked at Lu Yang.
“Help me get a set too.”
“No, each person only gets one quota. My quota has already been used.”
“Then is your secretary’s office still short-staffed?”
“Yes!”
Upon hearing this question, Lu Yang instantly became serious, his voice rising by several decibels.
“As long as there are suitable candidates, we’ll take as many as we can get. However…”
As he spoke, Lu Yang scrutinized Shen Jun from head to toe, then bluntly stated.
“You can forget about it. You probably wouldn’t last a day.”
Although he had just casually made a joke, Shen Jun felt a bit annoyed after being looked down upon by Lu Yang.
“What do you mean? Why can’t I do it? Do you know what this is?”
As he spoke, Shen Jun confidently pointed to his own head.
Lu Yang rolled his eyes, ignoring his words, but Shen Jun, being the smooth talker he was, especially after becoming a merchant, simply continued the conversation himself.
“A mind that earns vast sums every day, why can’t it do it?”
Lu Yang unhurriedly took a sip of tea.
“The nature of the work is different. Your mind might be good at business, but it wouldn’t be very useful here.”
Lu Yang briefly explained but didn’t elaborate further.
After all, their secretary’s office handled important reports and work documents sent daily from Mirror City and various branch cities.
This type of work was different from doing business, and these contents were quite sensitive topics, truly not suitable for casual talk.
On this matter, Shen Jun was just joking.
A businessman’s mind was clever after all.
He knew that if he continued talking, it would become a sensitive topic, so he quickly stopped.
He didn’t want to be invited for tea by the Mirror Division.
Glancing at the clock in the tea house, Lu Yang slightly stretched his limbs.
“The time is almost up. Our parents should be arriving soon. Let’s hurry.”
As they spoke, the two quickly paid for their tea and rushed towards the city gate.
The tea house they were at wasn’t far from the city gate, just a little over 10 minutes walk.
After waiting for a while in the shade near the city gate, a carriage slowly appeared on the distant road, finally entering their sight.
Wiping a bead of sweat from his forehead, Shen Jun exhaled.
“They’re finally here. If I waited any longer, I’d almost be dizzy from the sun.”
As the carriage approached, the two quickly went to meet it.
The curtain was lifted, and seeing the 4 people descend from the carriage, Lu Yang and Shen Jun bowed.
“Nephew Lu Yang greets Uncle Shen and Aunt Shen.”
“Nephew Shen Jun greets Uncle Lu and Aunt Lu.”
Their two families were old acquaintances.
After greeting each other’s parents, the two families walked together for a while, finally separating when they reached the residential area.
After all, Mirror City was now the largest city in the entire Myriad World Civilization, both in size and population.
With a large population, the residential areas naturally had to be divided into blocks.
The lakeside district, newly built a while ago, was naturally one of them.
Unfortunately, Shen Jun couldn’t buy an apartment in the lakeside district, so he had to buy a house in another residential area.
