"The familiar air is so sweet... *cough cough*."
Even for Lu, who had just returned to Mercury 42, a deep breath made him choke.
The salty sea breeze, the scorched scent in the air, and a bit of the foul stench of heavy chemical pollution… At this moment, he really hadn't acclimated.
"It's a bit of a mess..."
He hadn't even had the chance to look around yet, but someone was already offering a strained laugh.
"Heh, the young man can still joke. I almost took you seriously, heh heh."
The middle-aged man forced a laugh, which made the scene quite awkward, and Lu Ping'an could only give a dry chuckle in response—after all... this was his superior.
"The air here is indeed a bit of a mess... Mayor Qian, you should rest a bit more. The Exotic Realm takes time to adapt to."
Qian Shu'en, the deputy mayor of the Ancient City and also one of the key people responsible for the investment project.
