The fortune telling was so accurate that I accidentally accumulated a huge amount of merit!

Chapter 505 Host, why do you stink?

The little paper doll was quite familiar with Gu Yuan. When it saw him from afar, it greeted him and then went back to its work.

Gu Yuan's eyes crinkled with laughter as he watched, and he couldn't help but chuckle to himself: Sure enough, working for one's own people is like risking one's life. So that's what Yun Ran meant when she said the little paper doll was very capable.

However, after looking around, he couldn't see Yun Ran at all, so he turned to look at the head of the logistics department.

"By the way, where is my little Ranran?"

Now, Gu Yuan makes no attempt to hide the fact that he is on good terms with Yun Ran, clearly indicating that he intends to support Yun Ran.

Logistics Department Director: ...

His deal with Yunran was truly fair and just. Even if there was a tiny bit of personal motive involved, wasn't it all for the sake of the logistics department?

God knows how difficult it is for him. These people in the Special Administration Bureau are all like they've been given a superheroic curse; their acts of disrupting official business are repeatedly prohibited but never stopped.

Unfortunately, everyone has some kind of background behind them. Those with less money are embarrassed to come in and claim compensation, while those with more money will have to spend a lot of manpower and resources to claim compensation.

Every year at the end of the year, when it comes to performance reviews, their department is always in deficit.

This was all under the premise that he was meticulous in his calculations, earned a reputation for being stingy, and received a huge sum of money from above.

As an ambitious and driven logistics manager, it's not unreasonable for him to want to increase revenue and reduce expenditure.

Thinking about all this, the head of the logistics department felt very aggrieved. Being singled out by the leaders every year was a really embarrassing thing.

Sigh, it's all tears when I talk about it, but the head of the logistics department is already a shrewd person, so he doesn't show it at all.

"Miss Yun isn't here. After she handed over this project to me, she went to take care of other things."

These words were clearly meant to tell Gu Yuan that Yun Ran trusted him completely and was essentially a hands-off manager.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have only sent a few paper figures over, without even showing their own faces.

Gu Yuan was slightly surprised that Yun Ran wasn't here.

"Not here?"

He took out his phone again, wanting to call Yunran, but Yunran's phone was still switched off.

It was only because he saw the little paper figures working so hard that Gu Yuan would have thought Yun Ran had gotten into trouble again.

Gu Yuan waved his hand, and the little paper figure that was busy flew over.

"Director Gu, what's up?"

Where did your owner go?

Yunran hadn't asked for it to be kept secret, but the little paper doll immediately revealed Yunran's whereabouts: "Master is in seclusion~"

Gu Yuan was stunned for a moment, then thought that Yun Ran must have suffered some hardships when she was in the snow mountain, and that she was probably in seclusion to heal her injuries.

I increasingly feel that Yunran really lost out by only taking such a small amount of things before.

When he gets back, he'll discuss with his boss about allocating some of the rare and precious materials that Shanling traded with them.

Seeing that Gu Yuan had nothing else to do, the little paper doll flew back to continue working.

Gu Yuan came here mainly to see Yun Ran, but now that Yun Ran is not here, he has no interest in staying any longer.

However, Gu Yuan never dreamed that he would be sent out on an inspection tour by Xie Xuzhi as soon as he returned to Kyoto.

They won't be able to come back for at least a year or two.

"Boss, I don't need to go on this kind of inspection."

He actually wanted to say something like, "Why use a sledgehammer to crack a nut?", but after thinking about it, he realized that would be a bit arrogant, so he toned it down a bit.

Xie Xuzhi said in a serious tone, "You are my trusted confidant, of course you should go!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Yuan realized it was indeed true; none of the others carried the same weight as him. "Alright then, I'll get ready and leave in a few days."

It's just an inspection; there's no need to rush. We can meet with Yunran after she comes out of seclusion.

He didn't mention this plan, otherwise it would seem like he was blurring the lines between public and private matters.

"No, you're leaving today!"

"Ah? Are you in such a hurry?"

Xie Xuzhi nodded with a stern face: "Yes!"

Gu Yuan felt somewhat helpless, but resigned himself to his fate: "Okay, I'll go back and pack my things now."

Business is important, so I can only catch up with Yunran when I get back.

After more than half a month of adaptation, Yun Ran, who had been constantly reminded by Gu Yuan, can now walk freely in this secluded training room filled with the oppressive force of gravity.

As for the lines on his skin that had previously cracked, they have gradually disappeared.

Having completed today's physical tempering, Yun Ran immediately picked up the materials beside her and began refining magical artifacts.

Several perfectly shaped black stones gradually transformed into thin slices resembling flower petals.

Yun Ran's forehead was covered in more and more fine sweat, and her face was slightly pale.

"After the golden light of merit diminished, the consumption of physical strength indeed accelerated considerably."

However, it was all worth it. After letting out a long sigh of relief, Yunran looked at the thin slices with satisfaction.

The Black Ice Lotus, capable of withstanding fire-based magical attacks, is about to be successfully refined.

Overjoyed, Yunran relaxed considerably and then lay down on the ground without any regard for her image. After being busy for so long, she was really quite tired.

Just as Yunran was drifting off to sleep, a familiar feeling swept over her entire body.

She suddenly opened her eyes and saw that the gravity-enclosed meditation room, which was originally isolated from the outside world and formed its own space, suddenly flashed with golden light.

Yunran: ...

Goodness, these golden lights of merit are quite powerful; they can even find her now that she's underground.

But it came at just the right time. Yunran's fatigue disappeared considerably as the golden light of merit continuously flowed into her body.

She immediately sat up, crossed her legs, and began to guide the golden light of merit into the meridians of her body.

Yun Ran was the first person to temper his body with the golden light of merit in such a secluded cultivation room filled with the pressure of gravity.

She didn't know how much time had passed when Yunran opened her eyes again.

A foul, rancid odor assaulted Yunran's mind.

Without even needing to search, Yunran easily determined that the scent was emanating from her.

The oppressive gravity inside the secluded chamber also disappeared.

This means her previously booked time has expired, and if she wants to continue enjoying the intense pressure of the secluded training room, she will need to renew her subscription.

Yun Ran awkwardly picked up the half-finished Black Ice Lotus from the side and then left the secluded cultivation room.

The ginseng fruit was already waiting outside, and its eyes immediately reddened the moment it saw Yunran emerge.

Just as I was about to say, 'Host, you've finally come out,' I smelled the sour odor emanating from Yun Ran.

She forced back the tears that were about to fall, and looked at Yun Ran with a shocked expression: "Host, why do you smell bad?"

Yun Ran really didn't want to talk at this moment. She hadn't expected that tempering her body with the golden light of merit in the secluded cultivation room would have such a good effect.