46. ​​Strategic Retreat

As I hurriedly made my way to the first floor of the hotel with Kephiel, trying to avoid making Sister Rasputin suspicious about whether “Kephiel and I were just about to do something naughty in the room,” I was still recovering from the battle, feeling sore all over. The boss from the United Kingdom of Meri—Supreme Leader Lin Ke—was already sitting in the shop with her group of black-clad professionals, looking utterly bored.

【Lin Ke has come to the Russians’ hotel with a purpose, seeking O’Keefe and Kephiel!】

For a moment, I thought this group of black-clad individuals was about to stir up trouble again, but the next moment, I realized that this time Lin Ke didn’t come just to cause a scene like she did when she first appeared.

Although there were many of them, they didn’t block the door. According to Sister Rasputin, it seemed they even paid the bill, so it turned into a bizarre scene: a large group of black-clad people filled the shop, each with a cup of O’Nest coffee.

It looked like a Cold War scenario, so it was no wonder Letty had pulled out her gun and was pointing it right at Lin Ke’s face.

“Hey, woman, don’t think that just because you’re dressed like a fortune teller, this Emperor will let you off, Brett!” Letty’s gun was almost pressed against Lin Ke’s forehead, “Didn’t I say before, if you dare to come again, I’ll give each of you a beehive, Brett!”

“Ah~ so this is what it means to be a barbarian.”

Facing such a level of threat, Lin Ke, however, was completely unfazed this time; she even pushed the gun away and started pouring coffee into her mouth, “The worst part of doing business is dealing with you dull Russians—easy to deceive yet hard to fool. In any case, I don’t have time to deal with you; hurry up and call your friends, the two from the Great Yawn Empire~”

【Lin Ke has business to discuss with O’Keefe!】

The script appeared, and Lin Ke’s demeanor clearly indicated that she had no intention of causing trouble, so I had no reason to hide.

“Su Ka Bu Lie!”

“Reiti, that’s enough. They really aren’t here to cause trouble.”

So, I hurriedly called Reiti down before she truly intended to draw her gun, and then I sat down in front of Lin Ke, who looked bright-eyed. Clearly, compared to Ke Fei Er, Lin Ke was more focused on me. Could it be that she had seen through the “obedient relationship” between me and Ke Fei Er? In this regard, she indeed had the sharpness of a businessman.

“So, what do you want to talk about?”

I hadn’t thought too much about it, but my words acted like a signal. As soon as I spoke, the Russians led by Reiti gathered behind me. The fierce looks of these Russian followers became even more intimidating with their glares! This also caused the black-clad subordinates sitting behind Lin Ke to rise and stand behind her as well!

“Reiti, I said there’s no need to be so agitated…”

If outsiders saw this scene, they might think it was some gang making a deal, preparing for a shootout if negotiations fell through.

“Ha~ This is why Russians are so hard to deal with. We’re not here to make any strange exchanges or business today; it’s an exchange unrelated to ‘business,’ so… midget, can you not be so tense? “

Lin Ke glanced at the pouting Reiti. Sigh… Just ignore Reiti for now; as long as I’m here, she won’t actually start shooting.

“As for you all, since this is important, I’ll get straight to the point: Has the Great Ying Empire, along with the Russian Empire, recently attempted to leave Russian City?”

Lin Ke’s strange question immediately put me on alert.

“What do you mean?”

“If our Meri United Kingdom doesn’t quite understand what ‘magic’ is, then just consider it a fart. But recently, the ‘fairies’ in the city? Is that how you say it? It seems like there are more of them .”

Lin Ke crumpled her coffee cup and tossed it into the trash can, her expression serious, and she indeed wasn’t lying about this matter.

[Nilu is taking action!]

Because of the script that appeared on my side, even if it was just a vague description, the mere fact that it was related to Nilu was already dangerous enough.

“Actually, after what happened that day, I really lost interest in places like Rodma, and I couldn’t help but want to talk to the kingdom’s headquarters about reconsidering the things we’ve had enough of. After all, places like this are truly hard to describe. But…”

After throwing away the cup, Lin Ke straightened her posture. “Every single person we sent out was stopped. My subordinates in the ‘bases’ of other countries couldn’t get in either. I can’t be bothered to list the messy reasons , but before it escalates into a conflict of firepower, I want to see the situation on your side.”

These past few days, Ke Fei Er had been keeping me company while I recovered from my physical exhaustion, and Reiti was only managing a stable surface while secretly investigating the fairy situation. At least we hadn’t considered leaving the town.

But with the content up to this point, it didn’t prevent me from seeing the current danger from the script.

Sure enough, following Lin Ke’s reminder, the next moment, the script revealed dangerous content related to Nilu!

[Nilu wants to stop Oujili De and the others from leaving!]

The previous events hadn’t drawn Nilu’s “pursuit,” but her current thoughts were indeed troublesome. She wanted to use various means to keep me and Ke Fei Er here, which was obstructing Ke Fei Er’s “upgrade,” right?

As for Lin Ke in front of me, she seemed to be on the affected side, but I couldn’t reveal this secret, lest Lin Ke take the opportunity to demand more. It would be better to completely turn the tables…

I turned to exchange a glance with Ke Fei Er, and Lin Ke was probably genuinely frightened by those previous “supernatural phenomena,” eagerly throwing conditions at us.

“Ahem, although I don’t have this intention, let’s make a deal. You guys from the Great Ying Empire are also a bunch of Russian barbarians. I think you all want to be stuck here too. Since it’s hard to leave, why don’t we join forces and cover each other to get out? We can discuss anything that comes up during this time.”

Lin Ke snapped her fingers. “So, this means we’re allies, friends! Tsk, you guys should decide quickly! I really don’t want to stay in this place for another day…”

Her murmurs reached my ears, and Lin Ke’s script appeared accordingly.

[Lin Ke is eager to leave the Rodma Empire!]

In the script, Lin Ke’s goal wasn’t a lie, and for me, after Ke Fei Er received new information about the fairies, it was naturally best to leave the Rodma Empire with Ke Fei Er and Reiti as soon as possible. After all , this was Nilu’s “old nest.” If Nilu had any new ideas later, our situation would be very passive.

Since the goal is the same, Lin seems almost to be “begging us to cooperate,” so I might as well agree.

“No problem, we were planning to leave soon anyway. Let’s not talk about favors; mutual cooperation is all we need to retreat from the Rodmar Empire together.”

“…”

Uh, what’s wrong with this woman?

“niiiice! This time, you guys from the Ying Kingdom are surprisingly easy to convince!? Free, as in free?”

“Free! For free! Are you satisfied now!?”

【Lin can ask for benefits from Oujilide! For example, exchanging her body!】

Not a chance! And what, Boss, do you have some misunderstanding about my character!?

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