CHAPTER 690: CHAPTER 16 EMPLOYEE WISHES

Yaxu was forced to say farewell to Shajia’s corpse, and he didn’t know what to say. He could only pluck a feather from his own wings and place it on Shajia’s chest.

Then he stole a glance at the Lady, only relaxing when he saw her satisfied expression.

However, soon a hint of confusion appeared in Yaxu’s eyes. He had been too anxious and dejected to react before, but now he came back to his senses and couldn’t help but ask, "How did you come to know Shajia?"

As the first warrior of the Winged Man race, Shajia’s name was naturally known to all his kind, but he was quite unfamiliar to the natives of the Bratis Continent.

Moreover, considering their experience tonight, the Lady seemed to be unsurprised by their arrival.

The girl snorted coldly, "Not only do I know who Shajia is, but I also have a thorough understanding of the crimes you committed along the way."

Upon hearing this, Yaxu’s face turned ashen, as if he had seen a ghost.

"But how...how is that possible?"

Although Shajia and his companions were arrogant, they were cautious when it was necessary.

It’s true that they committed many atrocious acts before entering the western lands, but after entering, they changed their behavior, became more restrained, and no longer showed themselves in towns. It was all in preparation for the raid tonight.

It seemed to be for naught, though.

Nonetheless, Yaxu still suspected that the Lady’s statement was just to intimidate him.

As if reading his mind, the girl calmly said, "What, do you have the guts to commit the harpist’s bloody crime but not the guts to own up to it?"

Yaxu’s body shook violently, and a wave of intangible fear once again gripped his heart tightly.

"You, you...how could you know about that?"

"Foolish Alien, you know nothing of our Lord Sabbath’s power," replied the Lady without further explanation, waving her hand dismissively.

"Bring forth the men; put all who are alive into the dungeon, hmm, and don’t forget to invite the Double Rest Sect’s Sabbaths to treat them," she ordered.

Yaxu had almost lost all hope, but upon hearing this, a sliver of hope emerged.

He had been in hiding on the Bratis Continent for eight years and was well-versed in the customs here, aware that the Nobles had a tradition of buying and selling captives.

As long as one could afford the ransom, many were willing to release their enemies.

Although Yaxu was of average birth, he knew that Lord Solomon placed a high value on the lives of his kinsfolk.

If Ireya were to demand a ransom, no matter the amount, Solomon would surely be willing to pay it.

Therefore, Yaxu eagerly said, "Lady Ireya, we are very valuable... Please, I implore you not to execute us. I can write a letter to Lord Solomon for you; he will offer a sum that will satisfy you."

But the Lady interrupted Yaxu, "You are mistaken, my saving you is not for the sake of money."

"Then what do you intend to do?" Yaxu asked, puzzled.

"You will soon find out."

A mysterious smile appeared on Miss Rabbit’s face, sending chills down Yaxu’s spine, yet in reality, the Lady herself did not know what Li Yu intended to do with these people.

The Prophet from the Double Rest Sect was supposed to appear here tonight, but when Li Yu left last time, he told the girl that there was something to be dealt with elsewhere and that he would arrive a bit later.

At this moment, Li Yu was sitting in his office.

He sat across from a man in black wearing sunglasses, his expression somber, as if attending a funeral.

"Let me confirm first, you are Mr. Li Yu from the Business Department, employee number 0741, applying for the use of an employee wish, correct?"

Li Yu nodded, "That’s right."

"I’m Zhou Kai from the Public Relations Department. Employee number 0049. I am pleased to serve you." Although he said this, there was no hint of a smile on the man in black’s face.

He pulled out a document from the briefcase he was carrying.

"Mr. Li Yu, the Public Relations Department has received your application submitted last night at 20:12. Because your employee wish is quite special, we need to ask you a few questions. Please answer them truthfully."

"Ask away," said Li Yu.

However, the man in black suddenly closed his mouth, stuffed the document back into his briefcase, and about four or five seconds passed before a knock on the door was heard, followed by Zhang Yanlin’s voice.

"Excuse the interruption."

She walked in holding a pot of tea, poured a cup for both the man in black and Li Yu, left the teapot, and exited the office, closing the door behind her.

After she left, the man in black waited roughly ten seconds before pulling out the document again, "First question, is the target item you are applying for to be used in this plane of existence?"

"No, I can assure you it will only be used in another universe plane," Li Yu answered.

The man in black, expressionless, said, "Then we should have no legal risks. Second question, are you aware of the consequences of doing this?"

Li Yu took a deep breath, "I understand this might lead to a humanitarian and ecological disaster... Personally, I don’t want such a thing to happen.

"But we’re in the midst of a war, I will issue a warning to the other side first, and try to address the issue through other means. However, if the situation is urgent, I will have no other choice."

The man in black neither agreed nor disagreed, simply uttering three words, "Sodoma."

"The situation there is not quite the same as in Sodoma, as I said before, we are in the middle of a war, and the ones who started the war are not my followers."

"You don’t need to explain your work details to us," the man in black said, "as long as there are no legal risks and you have a clear understanding of the consequences, the Business Department will approve it.

"After all, we don’t care about what happens in another plane."

As he spoke, he had already taken a seal from his briefcase and stamped it on the last page of the document.

"Your employee wish has been approved, we will contact virus laboratories around the world to procure for you all known and preserved avian viruses. Within a maximum of 72 hours, you will receive this batch of viruses.

"Additionally, I must remind you, if you wish to maintain the infectivity of the viruses, you should also arrange for low-temperature storage."

"I’m aware," Li Yu said.

After speaking, the man in black stood up, shook hands with Li Yu, and then turned to leave the office. From beginning to end, he never took off the sunglasses on his face, nor did he touch the cup of tea on the desk.

It was like a program set in motion.

This was Li Yu’s first encounter with someone from the Public Relations Department. Just as Shi Yitong had said, they seemed omnipotent, capable of fulfilling all your wildest fantasies.

Moreover, from that brief conversation, Li Yu noticed something else: the Public Relations Department appeared to have an unusually close relationship with governments around the world.

Otherwise, it wouldn’t be so easy for them to extract viruses from laboratories.