Chapter 988: Chapter 988

988: Chapter 974: Three Brothers 988: Chapter 974: Three Brothers “Yo, friend.”

Fate always loves to arrange those awkward encounters you never see coming, especially when an employee who’s playing hooky happens to share a ride with the boss on his way home from work…..

It’s just too real, making the situation extremely awkward for a moment.

“…This isn’t ditching work, the situation was just too intense, you know?

The whole city was shaking and banging, even Order level strongmen were going down fighting, and we, with our level, couldn’t really be of help, so we withdrew to the perimeter.

Then we heard the emergency evacuation notice, and ended up here…..”

“Continue, I’m listening.”

Lu Ping’an smiled, putting considerable pressure on the three dancing men before him.

“You are a magnanimous person, please let us off!”

Finally, Liu Xing slid to his knees.

“Thank you for your help, without you, we would still be suffering in a sea of misery….”

This one went even further, directly clinging to his legs.

And this crying-on-cue act, with genuine-looking, free-flowing tears, must have been perfected during his time at the dance hall.

But hearing him say this caused Lu Ping’an to feel quite ambivalent.

Before I pulled you out, you were a dancing man in the border city, and after I saved you from “hell,” you went back to being a dancing man…

What’s the difference?

Eh, maybe back then, the money you earned was your own, so that was heaven compared to hell?

“Why are you dragging me into this, I’m still incubating eggs…”

Only the youngest, Lu Feifei, still seemed a bit off, even after leaving the Hatching House.

At this point, Lu Ping’an finally couldn’t help but shake his head and laugh out loud.

“Just kidding with you, you took it seriously?

The emergency retreat notice was issued by me, of course I know it makes sense for you to have left, get up, all of you, get up.

You are all my seniors, why would you kneel before a junior like me….”

Seeing how easygoing Lu Ping’an was, aside from Lu Feifei who was still cluelessly hugging the egg, the other two were overjoyed.

What dignity as Order level strongmen?

They were nearly (already) selling themselves, considering anything beyond survival “trivial luxuries” seemed way too extravagant.

“…But favors are favors, contracts are contracts.

As long as you pay back the money and the interest on time, everything will be fine.”

Lu Ping’an adjusted his glasses, delighting in the sight of the two men’s faces falling instantly.

After leaving, he traded the colored contacts for glasses, which made him much more comfortable…

He couldn’t understand why some people liked to wear those things.

Weren’t they uncomfortable?

Those distinctively unusual pupils always drew extra attention…

but compared to the war flag he now sported on his back (which was linking and nurturing), it was nothing.

In a crowd of professionals dressed in all sorts of strange outfits, Lu Ping’an’s style was fairly normal; after all, he didn’t have any physical mutations, nor did he have enticing cat ears and cat tails….

“We will pay it back, we definitely will…..”

“I know, I know, I’ll get a loan as soon as I get back to pay you, I don’t want to be on your…..”

“Keep it down, don’t disturb my baby!”

Setting aside the last one, who was overly sensitive and seemed to urgently need therapy, at least the other two were resigned to their fate…

Some things can’t be hidden.

Rumors of Lu Ping’an’s abilities had already led to many strange tales.

The three “little brothers” before him had gone through quite bizarre experiences indeed, and Lu Ping’an’s first pot of gold was actually thanks to their “contributions.”

After arriving in Aes Cadam (Feather Tribe City), Lu Ping’an had released them, letting them serve as his eyes and spokespeople to gather intelligence and connect with other hunters, while also serving as hidden chess pieces.

However, when Lu Ping’an’s powers fully awakened, and he forcibly turned the hunting game into a farming game, the function of these former loser chess pieces became almost useless.

If force is needed, just find law enforcement officials within the legal range.

Anyway, Lu Ping’an’s operations have always been legal and compliant, and the use of force is only to prevent certain desperate situations.

If these “outsiders” get involved, it’s more likely to lead to vulnerabilities.

Even if they were used as cannon fodder, Lu Ping’an would opt for the Refugee Camp…

On one hand, they are brave and fearless in the face of sacrifice, and on the other hand, even if they die, there won’t be lingering consequences.

If kinsmen were used as cannon fodder, that follow-up report wouldn’t be easy to write, and one could even end up with blood feuds after returning home.

It was for this reason that, as Lu Ping’an’s plans unfolded, those resources of little use and considerable negative effect were actively marginalized by him.

They were part of the plan, indeed “the hidden force/bait in case the plan completely fails”….

Now that the plan succeeded, they were naturally forgotten.

Now, an unexpected encounter aboard the returning “Divine Ship” was only natural.

Lu Ping’an had already issued a comprehensive warning through official channels, warning that staying behind could make them targets for some people’s venting of anger.

Now, with simultaneous departures and the same destination, it was unlikely for them not to run into each other.

Does he need further treatment?

I do have professional healers here.”

In the midst of the conversation, Lu Feifei’s “egg incubation syndrome” came up.

clutching a large egg, glaring at anyone who approached, she obviously was suffering from a serious illness.

“It seems their Hatching House injected each employee with some kind of drug to trigger the secretion of nurturing hormones to bring them closer to young fathers.

Although he has changed back, but…

uh, the nurturing hormones are still there, still active inside him.”

Upon hearing this, Lu Ping’an felt all the more uneasy…

To undergo X-change for work, the sacrifice was tremendous.

This, probably, could go into the Explorer’s joke book.

“Pfft…..I shouldn’t laugh, unless I really can’t help myself.

Cough, cough, I have comprehensive medical facilities here, you can let him try.”

“The premise is that we can agree to let him receive treatment, he’s always treated that sterile egg he practices with as his own, baring his teeth at anyone who gets close…”

Uh, to avoid another embarrassing outburst of laughter, Lu Ping’an decided to take his leave first.

“Already has three Rule-level kills on record?

In a familiar environment, yet unfamiliar circumstances, the scope of the Divine Boat’s activities is always limited, but this time, most of the passengers recognized Lu Ping’an.

Some news can’t be hidden, nor is there a need to hide it.

The spoils of this encounter were too bountiful, and the news spread madly the next day, second only to “a guy who became an egg-incubating rooster for a living”….

Uh, can’t help it, such miraculous anecdotes develop wings, and Lu Feifei probably became the most famous Explorer this time around.

“He’s actually a bit unlucky, it might not be a simple chemical agent, I suspect he got hit by some conceptual power like ‘gestation’ or ‘nurturing’.”

That was Big Cat’s assessment, and it was likely the reality.

The Feather Tribe is probably the most low-key super-rich, amidst the rundown cityscape, there often are some bizarre objects.

It gives off a subtle feeling, probably like using high-tech chips to make electronic carrying poles and toilet seat rings…

“Rather than force treatment, better to leave it be, it should fade with time…

Well, I hope when he comes to his senses, he still has the courage to keep living.”

And as the most famous Explorer on the official front and second most famous among civilians from this campaign, Lu Ping’an finally got his second title, or rather, an adjective.

What does that mean?”

“Probably, it refers to you taking down Rule-level opponents without even getting your hands dirty.”

With such high attention on this event, Lu Ping’an might well have made it onto the evening news back home.

And this also meant that, in many respects, Lu Ping’an was no longer “nameless”…

Some things had completely changed, and Lu Ping’an had to step forward himself.

“For the future, some adjustments and preparations need to be made.”