After returning, most Explorers entered a brief vacation period.
Lu Ping'an had also planned to take a month off, but evidently, he, having drawn too much attention this time, didn't have the luxury to slack off.
He went back to his hometown and busied himself for two or three days before being compelled, willingly or otherwise, into a new round of work.
Lu Ping'an's "voluntary request" did not attract much attention; some high-level officials even thought it was just his way of making a good impression to find some work, to contribute more with his exceptional combat prowess.
"They don't understand, they are always products of a society governed by peace and order, cogs in the national machinery, concerned with utilizing everything to its fullest and observing seniority in rank..."
Having experienced war, Lu Ping'an was more certain about the importance of "power" in the New Era.
