My game, Orange Flavor, is great!

However, she didn't have time to look around much before she and Messiah ran to the emergency door at the very end of the corridor, where they saw the man push the door open—

What comes into view is a huge back garden.

However, since it is winter, only a few kinds of flowers are in bloom, and there are mostly withered branches and fallen leaves on the brick ground, which are very soft to walk on.

This should be the garden; whenever there's an important event, all departments of the Bureau of Spirits gather here.

At this moment, there were already more than a dozen people standing in front of them, but Lu Zhao could only recognize Song Lingge and Li Manqiu.

So this is a special morning meeting for the Operations Department?

As he walked into the line, Lu Zhao glanced up at the refined-looking middle-aged man standing on the flower stand. His brows furrowed, and some fragments of his memory were immediately unlocked.

However, this time she only lost her composure for a moment before regaining her senses. The reason was simply that there weren't many clips of the man on stage.

According to his memories, this man was the deputy head of the action department, named Tian Mu. However, he was just an ordinary person with no special abilities, so he rarely appeared. The only occasions when Lu Zhao could see him were the weekly morning meetings and the occasional general planning meetings held for them.

That's right, this man is a member of the General Strategy Office, which is why he can become the deputy director of the Action Department even though he is not a member of the Spirit Race.

According to the original owner's memories, Sky Dome has five departments: Operations, Monitoring, Logistics, Technology, and General Strategy. Among them, the General Strategy is superior to the other four departments and has jurisdiction.

Of the other four departments, only their Action Department is the most unique. The Action Department has no minister, only a nominal deputy minister who doesn't usually get involved. Moreover, the two teams within the department don't get along at all.

As for why there was no minister... it's probably because no matter who is nominated by either team, it will cause huge opposition.

"Little Lu is here," Tian Mu said with a smile, pushing up his gold-rimmed glasses. "Hurry up and go in, the morning meeting is about to start."

This……

They greeted her alone; this kind of treatment seemed to have never happened before in the original owner's memory.

Lu Zhao had a bad feeling.

Sure enough, as soon as she stood next to Song Lingge, she saw Tian Mu's face turn gloomy. However, this time it wasn't directed at her, but at the group of people in the second team.

"What is the first principle of Operation Sky Dome?" he asked coldly.

Everyone below lowered their heads, but Li Manqiu still kept her back straight: "Protecting the people is the top priority."

Tian Mu's eyes darkened slightly as he walked up to her and asked, "Then what did you do? You started arresting people without evacuating them?"

As he spoke, he slammed a flowerpot to the ground with a bang, his voice filled with rage, "How many times have I told you! The people are now generally hostile to the Spirit Race. If you don't restrain your behavior, the entire Sky Dome! I mean the entire one, will disband!"

Lu Zhao pursed his lips.

The disbandment of the Eldar is not a good thing. In the short term, it will directly affect the game's progress. In the long term, people will no longer treat the Eldar with such gentle methods, but will choose more violent ones.

What happened yesterday was indeed the fault of those few people.

If I hadn't happened to pass by, not only would five people have died, but also ordinary people hiding on the first floor of the mall who dared not escape.

At that time, the entire Bureau of Spirituality will be under tremendous public pressure, and may even face dissolution.

Chapter Fifty: The Heroine is Waving at You

Admittedly, although Tian Mu's tone was unpleasant, it must be acknowledged that he meant to express his concern for the Spirit Clan.

The first thing to understand is that the Eldar need the protection of the Eldar Authority.

Because of the existence of the Spirit Authority, although people may hate and insult the spirits, they will not exterminate them. Moreover, by handing over spirits who abuse their abilities to the Spirit Authority for disposal, society can still maintain a delicate balance.

Lu Zhao knew that some members of the Spirit Race might be living a hard life now, but if a rebellion broke out, then everyone, including most of the Spirit Race, would not have a good time, and only a small group of people would be happy.

It should be noted that the B-level and above ability users around him are already at the upper-middle level among the spirit race. There are also many lower-level spirits, such as Kong Minghao, the bomber that the original owner encountered.

This isn't to excuse such people, but rather to point out that they clearly didn't have such extreme options, yet because of their social status, they couldn't think straight and did those things.

Moreover, besides these, there are many more law-abiding people who, because of their Spirit Clan identity, are unable to better cope with life.

Of course, these were just her own opinions. Judging from the expressions of the people behind Li Manqiu, who were clearly unwilling but dared not speak out, she knew that they did not agree with Tian Mu's idea.

Indeed, for these elites, who clearly possess greater strength, it is normal to prioritize caring for the "weak" and to occasionally neglect them once or twice.

She didn't speak, but silently watched as Li Manqiu stood at the forefront, receiving Tian Mu's reprimands, even though these reprimands couldn't make these people truly understand.

As for Li Manqiu herself...

Although it wasn't good to stand by and make sarcastic remarks, she still felt that the other party seemed to be overly protective of their team members, and even when they made mistakes, Li Manqiu was the one who took the blame.

But how long can she hold out on her own?

If she continues to protect them like this, something even bigger might happen in the future, something so big that even she can't handle it.

Lu Zhao didn't believe she didn't understand this principle.

Actually... is it just that concern leads to confusion?

Subconsciously, she turned to look at Song Lingge and Messiah beside her. One looked like she had stayed up a lot and didn't look very energetic, while the other simply dozed off.

If Tian Mu were to vent his anger on them at this moment, Lu Zhao felt that she would stand up and take the blame.

Sigh, every team member is a treasure.

She couldn't help but sigh. She was just about to patiently wait for Tian Mu to finish his scolding so she could take the two of them back to the lounge to catch up on their sleep when she heard him change the subject, "Alright, as punishment, you've both lost your performance bonuses for this quarter. Also, your team's new recruit spot this year will be given to Team One!"

Eh?

Lu Zhao was stunned for a moment, and instantly felt the hostile gazes of some people in the second team sweeping over him.

Normally, a team can apply for one new member to join the team each year, and special circumstances can be handled separately. But now Tian Mu's idea is... that their team can recruit two people this year?

This is really...

Depend on!

A curse word almost escaped Lu Zhao's lips.

Others might see this as a reward, but what does it mean to her?

This means that besides the person recommended by Li Manqiu, she has one more spot available, and that spot could potentially be used to recruit the female lead!

That's right, she hopes the female lead won't join the villainous organization, because that would definitely destroy their Bureau of Supernatural Affairs, but that doesn't mean she wants the female lead to join their Operations Department Team One!

What does the female lead represent?

That's countless troubles. The whole plot revolves around her, all the villains will come after her, and she'll inevitably get caught up in some kind of incident, making it impossible to guard against.

If the logistics department assigns the female protagonist to their team when recruiting, there will be countless troubles in the future. Not to mention fighting every day, there is also the possibility of achieving a bad ending!

Lu Zhao hadn't forgotten that the game "Lingzu" was famous for its many side quests and extremely well-developed characters. Each romanceable character had a happy ending and a bad ending, and there were even open endings.

If the female lead joins a team and starts a new storyline for that team, wouldn't she be in danger?

Honestly, all she wanted was to survive until the female lead's storyline ended, and then go home peacefully!

"Um, Minister!"

She quickly spoke up, trying to stop Tian Mu's decision, but was interrupted by a single sentence: "Don't call me minister! I don't want to be your minister! Whoever wants to be minister can be minister!"

After saying that, he turned and left, leaving Lu Zhao standing there with her outstretched Er Kang hand, almost in tears.

He has nowhere to vent his frustrations, so why is he throwing a tantrum?

Tian Mu left quickly, and the second team members, who had just been scolded, all raised their heads, their hostile gazes lingering on Lu Zhao even more intensely.

She gave an awkward laugh, then quickly looked at Li Manqiu, hoping to use their slight friendship to make a deal, "Captain Li, you see, this isn't quite right..."

“There’s nothing wrong with it,” Li Manqiu nodded generously to her. “Captain Lu, this is the reward you deserve for saving them. Besides, your team is always short-handed, so you can take this opportunity to see some promising talents.”

Wait, didn't this person recommend someone to her before?

Lu Zhao wanted to step forward, but was stopped by a group of second-team members protecting their master.

"Captain," Messiah tugged at her sleeve from behind, whispering a reminder, "Let's know when to stop and avoid getting into a conflict with them."

Song Lingge leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Captain, last time we had a conflict with the second team, and we had our bonuses and performance bonuses deducted."

"I... never mind, it's alright."

When money was mentioned, Lu Zhao immediately fell silent.

She still has to support that young lady Xia Zhifei. Since the original owner of this body isn't here, she needs to take good care of her. Besides, the villa management fees are quite expensive, and it seems the young lady has recently signed up for a yoga class...

In the end, she could only watch helplessly as the second team escorted Li Manqiu away from the garden.

Oh dear, what should we do now?

Team Two isn't recruiting this year, so the female lead's chances of getting in are practically gone. That leaves Team One with four options: Logistics, Technology, and Monitoring. There's a 25% chance she'll be selected. As for the villainous organization...

Heh, even if it costs Lu Zhao his life, he will absolutely not let her go there.

Dejected, Lu Zhao was pulled away by Messiah and Song Lingge. Suddenly, she felt that she was not far from a tragic ending.

Chapter 51 Song Lingge's Abilities?

Not wanting to run into the second team head-on for the time being, Lu Zhao simply had someone take him to the women's lounge on the first floor to sit for a while.

“Old Tian really went a bit too far with his insults today,” Messiah said as she poured them water. “I heard the General Strategy Office held a short meeting overnight and managed to suppress the matter.”

No wonder she didn't see any related news today.

Leaning back on the soft sofa, lost in thought, Lu Zhao had absolutely no desire to think about what to do next.

The most urgent task right now is to find the female lead as soon as possible. As for which route she chooses, I don't really have the right to interfere.

That's why she's worried.

She let out a long sigh, looked up, and found Messiah and Song Lingge sitting opposite her with worried expressions.

"What's wrong?" Her heart skipped a beat, thinking she had given something away.

Messiah stepped forward and touched her forehead, her slightly round face showing great concern: "Captain, haven't you had enough rest yet?"

"You're probably worried about the child and recruitment," Song Lingge said with a slight smile, taking a sip of her coffee before looking up and asking, "What are your thoughts on that child, Captain?"

what……

Lu Zhao blinked, then turned to Messiah with a blank look. "Didn't Xiaoyue already go back to her hometown to ask her grandmother for her opinion?"

"Ah...right!" Messiah's body stiffened, a hint of panic flashing across her face. She quickly explained, "In two weeks at most, she'll be back safely. Then, Captain, you can just take her to complete the adoption procedures!"

Although she found her tone of voice a bit strange, the thought of having an adorable adopted daughter in half a month brightened Lu Zhao's mood.

Whatever the female lead or the villainous organization, they will come. She will meet them head-on. As long as she can raise her young lady and future adopted daughter to be healthy and plump, then her life will have been worthwhile!