Find a Troubled Girl after leaving the Guild

Chapter 778 - 374: Acting Vice Leader 2

Li Ang slightly raised his left sleeve: "I’m about to enter the Sanctuary of All Spirits alone to resolve the Demon Curse issue. While I’m away, the Star Flower Travel Corps needs a backbone."Livi piped up: "I’ll do it, I’ll do it... Ow!"

Li Ang covered her head: "Children can’t."

"I think Sister Farin is very suitable." Alulu said.

Xiaoniu’s opinion drew nods from many. It was most reliable to have the experienced Farina, who was also once a member of the Celestial Group, to take on the role of vice leader.

"I agree." Meimei said.

Before Farina could speak, Li Ang already sensed Zoe’s mood sinking beside him.

"I was clearly here first. It should be me next to Li Ang."

"What are you thinking?" Li Ang said helplessly: "Being vice leader doesn’t mean you have to stand next to the leader."

"So does being vice leader mean you can often enter your room? I’ve been looking for you these days, and the door’s always locked." Zoe complained.

That’s true.

Li Ang was momentarily stunned; he already had a bad feeling but still tried to keep the conversation from turning strange.

"The leader’s office is set up for receiving guests and office work. It’s just to save space that it’s combined with my room."

"Is it really?" Dorothy pursued the question.

"It can be used for office work, but—"

"Then I want to do it." The Half Elf responded immediately.

"You—"

"I’m good at handling paperwork, better than these illiterates!" The Golden Canary hastily snapped back.

"I can read." Alulu puffed her cheeks: "Teachers taught me, and I even understand Pastor Wotam’s way of communicating in writing."

Andasu said: "I was once a gang leader and am very skilled in communicating with adventurer groups."

Zoe slapped the table: "The money for the Eternal Summer was all from me!"

"That was from Anna." Dorothy said.

"Anna’s is mine."

"Wow, what kind of bully kid leader are you? I surrender, are you this immature and still want to be vice leader?!"

"Hey, quiet down." Li Ang was already suffering under the strange looks from several nearby tables glancing their way.

The girls ignored his words at the moment, with tension rising ever stronger.

Li Ang recalled the time at the Flashing Field when Wild Cat had a fight with the Golden Canary. If they were to fight now, it would at least be a four-way brawl.

With Livi egging them on with noisy cheers and Meimei watching with a hint of a smile, waiting to see how he’d handle it, Li Ang’s temples started to throb.

"Aren’t those arguing beauties the ’Star Flower Travel Corps’? The ones who saved the City of the Ship’s Rudder?"

The words of someone at a nearby table entered the keen-eared young ladies’ ears, and their noisy motions suddenly halted.

"...I can too, I can give Li Ang a back massage too..." Zoe stammered. The conversation had already reached a point so strange it was hard to end decently, but suddenly concerned with others’ discussions, they shifted focus and couldn’t continue.

"Shh, your words seem to be overheard." Someone at the adjacent table said.

"Uh, a Sky Knight indeed has keen senses, but they do seem exactly like in the rumors."

Li Ang’s table suddenly quieted down.

The girls, all expressions varying, realized they’d just exposed their wicked thoughts, feeling awkward and unwilling to meet Li Ang’s eyes.

"Uh, look, at least someone knows us." Dorothy forced a smile, trying to start a new topic.

"It’s about time to pass the baton."

Li Ang nodded and sighed, covering his face: "So when will you ever be able to stand on your own? Even if recognized, I don’t want to admit it."

"I know, we’ll talk about it back on the ship." Zoe said.

"That’s not exactly the understanding... never mind, we’ll have Sister Farin help out." Li Ang said.

He looked towards Farina.

Farina, having not participated in the conversation and always maintaining a calm smile, raised her brows at Li Ang with her arms crossed, her rich figure accentuated beneath the fiery long robe.

"I might leave suddenly due to Deputy work, so I’m the least suitable to be vice leader." Farina said with a light laugh.

"There is indeed that issue."

Li Ang didn’t say much more, but he found it odd.

Back at the Soul Apex, Farina would indeed disappear due to this matter, but due to the bonds among friends, she would definitely return. According to Li Ang’s understanding of her, she wouldn’t outright refuse the matter. At this moment, Farina had a subtle air of detachment.

Could it be that his close relationship with the girls made her feel too uncomfortable, leading to thoughts of leaving the Star Flower Travel Corps?

Li Ang couldn’t be certain because when she joined, her attitude was very serious. Given this big sister’s habits, she wouldn’t leave the group casually.

But since she threw the topic back, and the girls were about to riot again, Li Ang could only quickly come up with a temporary solution.

"How about this, they can take turns being ’temporary vice leader’, then we choose the most suitable person based on their performance." Li Ang suggested.

This option gave everyone a chance, and the girls didn’t oppose.

Dinner proceeded normally, and Zoe finally seized the opportunity to ask about her parents: "Li Ang, I got distracted by them earlier, did you find out anything about that shoe?"

"It’s the ’Yijie Association’, its name suggests a meaning of mediation and being in between." Li Ang explained: "According to their spies stationed in various places, especially within the Empire, it might be confirmed that your parents appeared on the scenes of several past Star Soul events, which were treated as King of the Island unrest incidents."

It can be confirmed that Zoe’s parents indeed fought against the Eye of God, even against the Star Soul powers they controlled.

Were it not for this couple, the Empire might now have more control over Star Soul Power.

Meimei looked excited, and Li Ang understood her thinking — in her timeline, without Zoe, that couple might not exist, hence the Empire could call on endless Star Soul.

But why actions came earlier in this timeline for the Empire wasn’t clear with current information.

"And the last possible sighting of Zoe’s father was in the Giant Garden."

Dorothy’s expression immediately froze.

"No need to force yourself back. We can explore as visitors." Li Ang assured her.

"What’s there to fear?"

The Half Elf struggled to maintain his aura: "That family could rise because of the Demon Taming Secret Technique my mother gave them, surely they owe me, so what should I fear?"

"We’ll see, it’s still early to consider going, and the Giant Garden is located in the heart of the Ignis Sky Realm, we might not have a chance to get past the Imperial Defense Line."

Li Ang said: "The main point isn’t the Giant Garden but the Imperial Parade, Zoe’s father might be following the Empire’s high-ranking officials, waiting for a chance to assassinate."

They fell silent for a while, digesting this information. Li Ang then went on to talk to them about the Golden Country and the Dwarf Realm, which has left no legends behind.

Li Ang’s guesses about the Wyrm Dragon received Farina’s affirmation.

"Yes, the uniqueness of this type of Dragon Race is that they need to ’devour’, ’corrupt’, and ’occupy’ some precious items."

Farina explained: "Just like how the Sea Serpent needs the ocean, the Elf Dragon needs the forest and the stories of its inhabitants, the Crimson Dragon needs treasures, and the Black Dragon requires the destruction of civilizations, the nature of the Wyrm Dragon is to corrupt and usurp in the Material Dimension, as you saw on Mengze Island."

Li Ang felt that what she described resembled the "Forest System" they established when creating the breeding grounds.

He speculated: "These attributes of the Dragon Race might be related to their Dragon Ancestor being fragments of the Creator God. With these items in the Material Dimension, they can nourish them more quickly."

"What about the Six Dragons?" Meimei asked.

"They are the opposite of the Dragon Ancestor, the most positive force of the Creator God, arising together with the surges of various forces in the world."

After dinner, there was a brief period of free time before everyone went back to the ship for the night, ready to set sail first thing in the morning after completing their commission.

Having their own ship made things very convenient, most matters could be settled within one to two days.

Due to Dorothy’s proposal and her strength in paperwork, she took the first turn as acting vice leader.

After arranging everything, Li Ang returned to the Eternal Summer, dove into the forge, and began attempting to craft the Arunak’s Divine Staff.