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"what happened?"

Just as Exusiai exclaimed in surprise at the suddenly appearing penguin, Tomat had just come out of the room that resembled an interrogation room.

He also believed that it was Exia calling him.

But when Thomas noticed that the three people outside were all focused on a penguin dressed in clothes in the aisle, Thomas also came over and looked the stylishly dressed penguin up and down.

"What is this? Live poultry for supper? You guys are so thoughtful."

At that moment, that magnetic voice rang out again.

"If I heard correctly, this kid with such terrible taste in clothes is referring to me as 'late-night snack'?"

Thomas looked around but didn't see anyone who seemed to be the one who had spoken.

"Who is speaking?"

"Lower your lowly head and look down at me. Who else but me can utter such a magnificent voice?"

Thomas's gaze returned to the penguin in front of him.

Then he looked at Croissant and Texas on the side, focusing on their horns, animal ears, and tails.

Then he fell into deep thought.

"A penguin...is it talking?"

[Main Text] Dragon Gate Chronicles: Chapter Thirty: I Can't Learn It, I Really Can't Learn It

Although the most common Terrans are depicted as humans with animal ears and tails or humanoid animals, this does not mean that Terran races with these characteristics would harbor resentment towards animal groups that resemble their "prototypes." For example, the operators of Rhodes Island's Liberi still eat eggs or poultry, and Horned uses the meat of large animals that resemble cattle and sheep for cooking.

They seem to be similar in status to normal edible animals, lacking high intelligence and having an evolved appearance.

At least it won't be like the penguins in front of us, which can maintain their original appearance while also talking and wearing clothes.

"I feel guilty about eating things that can talk."

Tomat means not usually eat—but when it's time to eat, you should.

Moreover, this is a token of their appreciation from Exusiai and the others.

They serve penguin-themed dishes to their clients, hence the name "Penguin Logistics," which Thomas now fully understands.

At this moment, he had already grabbed the penguin by its almost non-existent neck, lifted it up, and was about to take it away.

"I'll skip eating it alive. I'll break its neck first and then take it back to Rhodes Island to have someone cook it for me."

"Ah! The boss is foaming at the mouth!"

"Am I perfectly fine here?"

After Croissant shouted, Thomas loosened his grip on the penguin's neck, which had been cracking, and retorted with a nonsensical question.

"What we mean is that the penguin in your hand is our boss, 'The Emperor'."

Exusiai pointed to the penguin in Tomat's hand, whose webbed feet had stopped twitching.

The Emperor's "corpse" fell to the ground after Exusiai finished explaining.

"...My hand slipped."

But the corridor was silent. It was not surprising that Tomat remained silent, quickly thinking about what terrible thing he had just done without saying anything. But the Penguin Logistics employee was also calm and silent.

"Are you all keeping quiet and building up your emotions to kill me?"

Thomas asked tentatively.

“It’s alright, this happens often, you’ll get used to it.” Texas crouched down and reached out to grasp the Emperor’s corpse’s neck again.

"Do you guys have a lot of dead bosses?"

Seeing that the people present did not seem to be gathering their emotions and remaining silent, Tomat carefully sensed the Emperor's aura—it was indeed gone.

"No, it should be 'Our boss dies frequently'."

Following Exusiai's explanation, another crisp sound of bones resetting came from the Emperor's neck. Texas also released her hands and continued eating her chocolate biscuits as if nothing had happened.

"Oh no, the boss is going to be furious when he wakes up. Why is he in Lungmen? And why is he at the Guard Bureau at this time?"

Wake up?

Isn't this dead beyond dead?

That's not just a dislocation, but a gripping force that could crush the spine.

But as soon as Croissant finished speaking, the Emperor's corpse began to convulse, squeezing out indescribable sharp howls from its sharp beak. Then it suddenly sprang up, and even through sunglasses, one could feel its gaze searching for someone.

“Just now I seemed to see my ancestors, and I was lining up with them to enter the evil black and white Agor aquatic behemoth.”

The emperor twisted his non-existent neck with an excited expression.

"But they kicked me out of there and said, 'Heroic and invincible King of Penguins, this is not the end of your journey,' and I feel like I've found inspiration for my new album!"

"That's just Texas putting a reattachment to your neck..." Croissant muttered under her breath, still unable to fully get used to the resurrection performance despite having seen it many times.

"...It came back to life?"

Thomas asked this question because he wanted to know how it was done.

Special Originium Arts? Pure self-healing and regeneration abilities?

I really don't know if someone can be resurrected after being completely destroyed—of course, Tomat didn't really intend to test the limits of others.

The first time it was a slip of the hand, can you really say the second time it was just an itchy hand?

"Don't worry about it, it happens all the time."

However, judging from Texas's expression, it seemed that she, too, was unaware of the reason but too lazy to inquire.

Texas then explained to Croissant, "I was the one who notified the boss to come. Don't forget about the 1.8 million."

Exusiai and Croissant were simply taking statements, but Texas, who had been leading the Penguin Logistics Task Force, was directly responsible for cleaning up the mess.

Although it was an accident, the losses caused by the battle still need to be compensated—it's just a matter of how much.

"So you're the client Texas mentioned? Getting strangled by a client isn't on my schedule, and of course, I don't even have a schedule."

The Emperor looked at Tomat, the man who had just strangled him, but did not show any resentment or anger as if he had a mortal grudge.

"A tour guide mission: first, he wiped out the Gambino family, then he captured an Ursus fugitive, and finally he led someone else to the police station."

The emperor recounted the various events that had occurred that day, one by one.

"But!!!"

Even in the corridor of the Royal Guard Bureau, the Emperor showed no intention of limiting its volume. It roared out a Colombian word, then changed the subject:

"None of that matters. What matters is that you did almost nothing in this whole affair, and the client stole all the limelight! The negative impact this has on Penguin Logistics' reputation is immeasurable!"

The three who had been scolded recalled everything that had happened before—and it seemed that it really was true.

Thomas was said to be the client, but he had essentially cleaned up every single thing he had brought in, leaving almost no eyewitnesses. Yet, the people who should have done these things were clearly the women.

If it weren't for Penguin Logistics, even if Thomas went on a trip to Lungmen and caused a bigger incident, he could probably keep it a secret from everyone.

"There's no need to be so harsh on your employees, otherwise I wouldn't always be thinking about how to get rid of my former boss."

Seeing the Penguin Logistics staff rendered speechless by the Emperor's reprimand, Thomas, as if recalling his past work days, offered a few words of defense for them.

"No, no, no, this is an internal matter for our company. We are the world's greatest Penguin Logistics, and our public image is very important. Besides, they seem to have forgotten that our corporate culture is 'proactive'."

The Emperor has once again temporarily changed the cultural keywords of Penguin Logistics.

"But we've also seen and learned a lot... like not to fight where people are eating," Exusiai said half-jokingly.

"So I made an important decision."

When your boss says something like that, it's usually not a good thing.

The only options were layoffs and pay cuts, and in the environment of Tomat, there was even the possibility of exile to the border.

Thomas has begun to feel sorry for Texas, who were unfairly blamed.

"Didn't we recently sign a cooperation agreement with Rhodes Island? Let's extend it, follow this client, and learn and observe more as a colleague."

"what?"

What happened to the internal affairs of Penguin Logistics?

How did this involve me?

"Ugh."

Texas was still the same as always. When faced with frustrating situations, she wouldn't express much sentiment. Instead, she would close her eyes, hold the chocolate chip cookie in her hand as if smoking, and let out a long sigh.

Please give me more guidance, although I probably can't learn it.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

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[Main Text] Travels to Longmen: Chapter Thirty-One Night Talk

After Emperor closed his eyes and drew zeros on his blank check, he said, "Consider the extra money as rebuilding the Guard Bureau. I need to finish a new album before my inspiration runs out," and then disappeared again. According to Exusiai and the others, Emperor has always been unpredictable. If he hadn't appeared in Lungmen, they would have thought that Emperor was busy in Columbia with the Siesta Obsidian Festival, which was a few months away.

"Aren't you a logistics company? How come your boss is a rapper wearing a big gold chain?"

Thanks to the additional introduction from the Penguin Logistics staff, as well as the emperor's extravagant attire and rhythmic rap accent, it was revealed that the other party also had another identity that was incongruous with the logistics company.

"How much money can logistics make? Although our main business is security and transportation, it seems that our company's main income comes from the boss's earnings from organizing concerts and selling records," Exusiai explained.

“A single tour can earn dozens of times that amount of money, although it often spends the money on strange things, such as collecting vinyl records and T-shirts, or buying useless things that can only be burned for warmth or smashed and sold for scrap.” Croissant had been worried that the company might have fallen into a deficit due to its extravagant spending, but seeing her boss still spending lavishly, she was relieved of a lot of worries.

"I am back."

Texas, who was supposed to make a phone call to another member of Penguin Logistics, also came back into the group's sight at this time.

"Kong has also received the notification and plans to go to Rhodes Island with us for a long-term internship."

"No problem? How many people are in your company? If they all go to Rhodes Island, won't it just be an empty shell company?"

Penguin Logistics doesn't have a large number of employees, which isn't hard to notice, since the Emperor only mentioned a few trainees. But that's precisely why Thomas asked the question.