"So busy, so busy, I wish I could keep vacationing for a..."
"A day? A month? A year?"
The familiar dialogue had occurred again, prompting Lu Ping'an to start his usual complaints when Captain Xia, urging him to work overtime, looked at him irritably as if he were a "child who never grew up."
"A lifetime."
Lu Ping'an sighed. He was a Contractor, unable to lie, and he truly wished to retire.
The arrival of Lulu and the others also meant the end of Lu Ping'an's vacation, where just the team's work seemed nearly endless.
Beyond that, he still needed to communicate with the Salvation Army, study the local Magic Plants and ritual situations, and engage in wits and bravery at the political level with the Big Shots... After he had already confirmed an alliance and deep cooperation with the Salvation Army, he also needed to ensure the voting process, to avoid ultimately casting a frivolous verdict.
