The shuttle in the second dimension

　After agreeing to that condition, Wallenstein looked at the boy with approval and asked.

　"What's your name, kid?"

　"——Alice, that's what everyone calls me."

　"Welcome, Alice."

Chapter 9: The First Mission

　Two months later

　Holding [Destroy] tightly in his hand, Lin Xuan glanced at the scattered "corpses" around him and sighed, "These guys are really hard to deal with."

　As he spoke, Lin Xuan took a step forward and wanted to leave. Just when he wanted to put away the [Destroy] in his hand, he seemed to suddenly feel something and quickly left the spot. He saw that where his shadow was originally, a dagger-shaped inherent spiritual equipment was inserted there.

　"Alice's [Dark Hermit]!? I didn't expect him to come." Lin Xuan recognized the inherent spiritual equipment at the first sight. Of course, Lin Xuan knew the background of the boy who was brought back to the [Liberation Army] together with him by Wallenstein.

　But precisely because he knew Alice's background, Lin Xuan valued her even more. After all, the abilities of her inherent spiritual equipment were very strange, and if he wasn't careful, he might get caught in it.

　Watching all the shadows around him vigilantly, Lin Xuan did not take the next step, but waited quietly for Alice to attack him again.

　Suddenly, a sharp, dagger-like spiritual weapon shot out from the shadow behind Lin Xuan, aiming directly at his back. The weapon moved with incredible speed, and was about to penetrate Lin Xuan's back. However, as if Lin Xuan had anticipated this attack, he maneuvered as the weapon emerged from his shadow, dodging the fatal blow.

　"Pah (hx) pah pah—as expected, no matter how stealthy their attacks are, they can't hide from your sense of danger~~~~Lin Xuan. See 1 Maoxian 3 Chinese website." From a shadowy corner of the training room, applause erupted. Then, accompanied by a feminine voice, a boy stepped out. The boy who emerged from the shadows was Alice, the one Wallenstein had brought back with Lin Xuan.

　"Why are you so excited to come here?" Lin Xuan asked in surprise, raising an eyebrow. Two months ago, shortly after Alice agreed to join the Liberation Corps, Wallenstein brought the two of them to a large Liberation Corps base. In Wallenstein's words, they were still too young and needed to be properly forged, so he left them here to train.

　Although they were both receiving training, Lin Xuan and Alice actually trained separately. On the one hand, Wallenstein had agreed to help him become stronger, and on the other hand, his and Alice's talents were simply in different fields.

　Therefore, there would hardly be any major overlap in the training of the two, and something like today's sudden sneak attack on Lin Xuan at the end of his training could be said to have never happened before.

　"I came here just to obey the teacher's order~~~" Alice said softly with her eyes narrowed.

　"That uncle~~~Since he asked you to come over, does that mean he is back!?" Lin Xuan asked with a pout.

　The teacher Alice was referring to was none other than Wallenstein, the man who had brought them back. However, unlike Lin Xuan and Alice, Wallenstein wasn't as idle. As one of the Twelve Apostles, he was constantly out and about, attending to various matters. In fact, when he accepted Alice as his student, he also suggested taking him in as a student to Lin Xuan, but Lin Xuan vehemently rejected the idea.

　"I'm back." At the door of the training room, Wallenstein, still wearing a black robe, walked towards Lin Xuan while speaking.

　Glancing at the situation in the training room, Wallenstein said with satisfaction, "It seems you've made a lot of progress in the past two months. Even more than I imagined."

　"Hey - uncle, you must have something to tell me, right?" Lin Xuan asked with his eyes slightly narrowed and the corners of his mouth grinned. Although it was a question, there was no doubt in Lin Xuan's tone, as if it was an affirmative sentence.

　Lin Xuan's words brought a hint of surprise to Wallenstein's face, but in the blink of an eye, he covered it up. "I originally wanted to train you for a while, but I found a mission that I wanted you to try. What do you think? Do you want to give it a try?"

　"What mission?"

　"Served as a bodyguard for a while."

　"Serving as a bodyguard?" Lin Xuan curled his lips and said with some disappointment, "I thought it was some kind of mission~~~ Turns out it's just serving as a bodyguard~~~~"

　"Of course, your mission won't be just a temporary bodyguard." Wallenstein's lips curled slightly, a cruel smile forming. "Assigning you as a bodyguard is just a cover. I need you to kill the guy you're protecting and take some information from him."

　"This is a bit contradictory~~~Uncle, you ask me to be a bodyguard, and at the same time you ask me to kill the person I am protecting." Listening to Wallenstein's words, Lin Xuan shrugged and said.

　"Before we give you the signal, you will be the bodyguard. After receiving the signal from us, you can take action and kill that person. However, during your time as a bodyguard, you must pay close attention to the information. After you kill him, I hope you can quickly obtain the information."

　"Why go to so much trouble? Why not just kill him and take the information from him?" Lin Xuan said indifferently with a curl of his lips.

　"No, that guy has already shown signs of betraying the Liberation Corps. Sending ordinary members through 453 will have a very low chance of completing this mission. It might also alert the enemy, causing him to retreat prematurely and use the information we need as a bargaining chip to buy space for survival. However, sending elite personnel would be an overreaction and unnecessary."

　"So you plan to let me give it a try?" Lin Xuan raised his eyebrows and smiled.

　"Well, that information isn't that important. It doesn't matter if I lose it. I originally wanted to give it to Alice, but unfortunately, I'm planning to train him properly recently, so I'll give it to you."

　"Oh, that seems quite interesting. In that case, I will take on this task without hesitation. As my first task, I will definitely complete it. So, uncle, just wait for me to bring the information back to you." Lin Xuan said confidently with a raised corner of his mouth.

　"Really? It seems you're quite confident in yourself. If that's the case, then you can set off tomorrow. Someone will be assigned to take you to your target."

　"Okay, I understand. By the way, uncle, where is the target?"

　"Sunben"

　After hearing Wallenstein's words, Lin Xuan was stunned for a moment, then grinned and whispered

　"That's it~~~~"

Chapter 10 Mission Begins

　"I feel like you look completely different after putting on a suit~~~~" Looking at Lin Xuan walking out of the room, Alice raised her eyebrows and praised.

　"If you were like a sharp blade before, now you are like a rebellious young master."

　"Isn't this better? It makes it so that the enemy can't see my true appearance." Lin Xuan tugged at his tie slightly and said calmly, "By the way, where's the uncle?"

　"The teacher is dealing with some things now and can't get away for the time being, so I have to come and see you off." Alice smiled with a slight raise of the corner of her mouth.

　"Is that so? There's nothing I can do. I wanted to ask him if there was anything else I needed to tell him before I left. In that case, forget it." Lin Xuan said indifferently with a pout.

　As they were talking, Lin Xuan and Alice walked to a place in the stronghold. This was a place specially used to transport members of the [Liberation Corps], and Lin Xuan would also wait here for the member who would bring him to the target.

　"By the way, Alice, do you need me to help you with anything?" After waiting for about five minutes, Lin Xuan asked boredly when he saw that the member who was supposed to take him to the target had not arrived yet.

　"Eh!?" Lin Xuan's sudden question made Alice unable to react for a moment. But after all, she was not an ordinary person. Alice adjusted her mood back in the blink of an eye.

　"Why would you ask me this?" Alice was obviously confused by Lin Xuan's sudden question.

　"Well~~~ You and I were both street children, and neither of us had the chance to go to that island country. Now I have the chance to go there, so I thought about bringing you back something you want. After all, we are companions now, right? Alice. See 1 Maoxian 3 Chinese website."

　"Companion..." Alice murmured with her head down, a strange light flashing in her eyes. It was obvious that Lin Xuan's words once again caused Alice's emotions to fluctuate.

　However, he concealed his emotion very well. He narrowed his eyes slightly and said with a slight smile, "I don't know much about that island country. The only thing I can think of is kimono. If it's convenient for you, please bring me a set of kimono. I'll reward you when you come back."

　"Really? I understand. Then--" Just when Lin Xuan wanted to say something, a cold voice sounded behind him.

　"Are you the one who will carry out Tian Daogong's mission?"

　The voice behind him made Lin Xuan stop what he was about to say to Alice. Yesterday, Wallenstein showed him some information about the mission target, and that target was Tian Daogong. The identity of the owner of the voice behind him was immediately revealed - the person who led Lin Xuan to Tian Daogong.

　When Lin Xuan turned around, what caught his eye was a tall young woman. There was no expression on her delicate face, giving people the feeling of a cold piece of ice.

　"Excuse me, who are you?" Lin Xuan asked, looking at the woman in front of him who was emitting a cold aura.

　"Chiyuki Asada. One of the intelligence personnel in the Riben area." Looking down at Lin Xuan, Chiyuki Asada said coldly.

　"How cold~~~~this woman~~~" Lin Xuan muttered to himself in the play, looking at Chiyuki Asada's cold expression. However, even if he thought about it in his heart, he still had to do his work on the surface.

　"Please give me your guidance, Lin Xuan, this is my name." As he said that, Lin Xuan extended his right hand towards Chao Tian Qianxue as a sign of friendship.

　Looking at Lin Xuan's right hand extended towards her, Chaotian Qianxue hesitated for a moment, but finally extended her right hand and shook hands with Lin Xuan in a friendly manner.

　"Then let's go." With that, Chao Tian Qianxue turned around and left, with no intention of waiting for Lin Xuan at all.

　Looking at Chixue Asada's actions, Lin Xuan curled the corners of his mouth, and finally could only speed up his pace to catch up. After just a few steps, Lin Xuan thought about it and waved his hand behind him.

　"Goodbye then, Alice."

　"Well, goodbye, Lin Xuan."

　In this way, the two boys who were brought back to the Liberation Army by Wallenstein parted ways, and it was several years later that they met again.

　……

　Feeling the repulsive aura emanating from Chiyuki Asada who was sitting next to him, Lin Xuan lost all desire to say anything.

　"I heard that you were brought back by Lord Wallenstein?" Just when Lin Xuan was still wondering how the icy beauty Chiyuki Asada did her intelligence work, Chiyuki Asada suddenly asked.

　"Eh!? Yes, it was that uncle who invited me to join the [Liberation Corps]." Although he was surprised that the icy beauty Chiyuki Asada would ask him a question, Lin Xuan still answered honestly.

　"I hope you won't disappoint that adult's expectations." After saying that, Chiyuki Asada closed her eyes that were filled with coldness, rested her mind, and no longer paid attention to Lin Xuan.

　Lin Xuan felt a bit bewildered by Chiyuki Asada's words, but he also knew that even if he asked her now, she wouldn't tell him. It was even questionable whether she would even bother him. So, he put the question aside for now, thinking he'd think about it later. For now, he should rest up. After all, who knew if he'd start his mission right after getting off the plane?

　After a flight of about ten hours, Lin Xuan and Chiyuki Asada finally arrived in the island nation of Japan. After getting off the plane, Lin Xuan's worries became a reality. Chiyuki Asada didn't give Lin Xuan any time to rest, and took him directly to the destination.

　After looking up and glancing at the villa in front of him, Lin Xuan lowered his head slightly, and quietly followed behind Chixue Asada, and followed her into the villa.

　As soon as he entered the villa, Lin Xuan saw a middle-aged man walking towards them.

　"Hello, Miss Qianxue." As the middle-aged man spoke elegantly, his gaze focused on Lin Xuan, as if he was sizing him up.

　"Is he the one sent to protect the master this time? His age seems~~~~" The middle-aged man narrowed his eyes slightly, with a hint of doubt in his tone.

　"Don't worry, his strength is definitely not bad, enough to be a bodyguard. Besides, he is only in this position temporarily, and you have other bodyguards." Still with the voice that was so cold that it made people feel like they were freezing, Chiyuki Asada said.

　"I understand. Miss Qianxue, please hand him over to me." The middle-aged man nodded and said with a smile.

　"Hmm..." She responded, glanced at Lin Xuan at Tian Qianxue, and said, "Do it well." After that, she left.

　Looking at Chiyuki Asada's departing back, Lin Xuan's lips curled up slightly.

　"Don't worry, I will—"

Chapter 11 Testing

　After watching Chiyuki Asada leave, the middle-aged man half-closed his eyes and looked at Lin Xuan and said. "I am the butler here - Arita Mu. I don't know why the higher-ups sent you here, but in the next period of time, I hope you can do your duty as a bodyguard. However, you don't need to worry about things outside of your duties. Do you understand?"

　Listening to Arita's threatening words, Lin Xuan lowered his head slightly and replied, "I understand, Butler Arita. But..." Raising his head slightly and looking at Arita with half-closed eyes, Lin Xuan whispered, "I also hope that Butler Tajima will not assign me tasks beyond my bodyguard duties."

　"Humph! Of course I know this, so you don't need to remind me." With a cold snort, Arita Mu said with a cold face, "Okay, follow me, I'll take you to see the master."

　After saying that, he turned around and left.

　Looking at Arita Mu's back, Lin Xuan raised the corner of his mouth slightly and murmured, "It seems that I am not very welcome here."

　"I had guessed that such a situation would occur, but I didn't expect that they were so impatient. They gave me such a look. Doesn't it mean that there is something wrong with them? Or do they think that I am just a ten-year-old child and they don't need to take me seriously?" Lin Xuan muttered softly with a slight disdainful curl of his lips.

　'Or is this a deliberate act?' Thinking this way, Lin Xuan took a step forward and followed Aritaki's footsteps.

　After walking for about a minute, Lin Xuan followed Arita Mu to a living room. Along the way, Lin Xuan sensed the presence of several swordsmen. It was obvious that the security of this villa was much better than that of the mayor's house that Lin Xuan had broken into.

　As soon as he entered the living room, Lin Xuan felt several cold gazes falling on him. At the same time, a surge of energy suddenly rose in the living room and pressed towards Lin Xuan.

　"Is this a show of force? It seems they want to embarrass me~~~~" Feeling the momentum coming towards him, Lin Xuan raised his eyebrows slightly. If he were really just an ordinary sword cutter, he would probably become timid and retreat in the face of these momentum, which would make people feel embarrassed. But unfortunately, Lin Xuan is not an ordinary sword cutter, and their actions will only end in failure.

　Although when he first felt those auras pressing towards him, Lin Xuan wanted to release the aura in his body and crush those auras pressing towards him, making those who wanted to embarrass him look bad, but since he was not suitable to be too high-profile at the moment, Lin Xuan gave up this idea and chose to ignore those auras pressing towards him.