Chapter 730 Lan Qi Starts Fiancée Matching Mode

At the top floor of the Imperial Special Operations Department, in a circular office with floor-to-ceiling glass,

"Duke Dex, in future work, I will never waver, unite closely around the Imperial Special Operations Department with you at its core, ensuring that orders are strictly enforced and my devotion unwavering," Lan Qi pledged.

"Not arrogant or impetuous, steady and reliable." Duke Dex listened with great interest, highly praising this young and promising magical engineer. "Chatting with you about work is truly worry-free. I must say, you and my student Nikola are remarkably similar in this regard. You two should become good friends." Duke Dex complimented with satisfaction.

The two discussed the development of the Empire, Landry's research prospects, and personal ideals and ambitions.

Kestrel Nikola listened from the side, his expression becoming somewhat odd.

He didn't know if Director Dex was praising or mocking someone.

He actually knew what many people in the Empire called him. For example, Naira, the secretary of the Saint Krety Monastery's principal, the woman with prosthetic limbs and eyes, almost shouted the words "hawk and hound" in his face.

"Although some people in the Empire currently oppose your research results, I hope you won't be affected," Dex said to Lan Qi meaningfully. "Leave those aristocratic old fogeys who are holding back progress to me to deal with. As long as you can contribute to the Empire, I will pave the way for you. I don't care about your political stance, your true thoughts, or your private life."

In that instant, his eyes seemed to see through the surface to the essence of things.

But he wouldn't doubt Landry as constantly as Nikola did.

A clever superior knows how to play dumb; this is also a way of trusting subordinates and not using those you distrust.

"I will definitely do my best," Lan Qi replied firmly.

He guessed correctly that there would be resistance within the Empire.

Besides some conservatives who feared changes in the world, there were definitely also vampires afraid of humans mastering sudden and uncontrollable power.

Moreover, Duke Dex had always been a super-radical. He would do anything at all costs to complete tasks that were beneficial to the Empire, which was why he was able to sit in this position.

The two finished their conversation.

Before parting, Dex patted Lan Qi on the shoulder and watched him leave accompanied by Kestrel Nikola.

Lan Qi and Kestrel Nikola walked side by side along the corridor on the top floor of the Imperial Special Operations Department building, heading towards the helicopter elevator.

"Your mental state really makes me feel more and more like you're a special agent, yet not like one. Duke Dex invited you for afternoon tea, and you really ate your fill." Kestrel Nikola sighed at Lan Qi's mentality.

This kind of psychological resilience wasn't like ordinary people. The state of being so calm and composed no matter who he met was somewhat abnormal in itself.

But he seemed a little greedy, eating up all the snacks sent by the royal family...

Lan Qi could only smile sheepishly.

Actually, it was Talia who saw those snacks and asked to try one.

Feeling Talia's craving, Lan Qi couldn't bear it, so he agreed to give her control of his body so she could taste the royal afternoon tea specially supplied by the Krety Empire.

As a result, Talia used Lan Qi's body to eat one bite of the snack, and after knowing the taste, she became even more greedy. Lan Qi kept hearing the sound of her swallowing saliva in his ears.

He was ultimately soft-hearted, constantly compromising with her time after time, letting her have another piece, until there wasn't a single bit of food left on the tea table; she ate it all.

Only then was Talia finally satisfied.

Lan Qi now felt like he didn't need to eat lunch; his stomach was full. Talia had already filled him up.

"Great, you improved work efficiency, and I enjoyed delicious food. How about leaving eating matters to me as much as possible in the future? I'll help you fill your stomach," Talia suggested in Lan Qi's mind.

"No, it's too weird. Every time you finish eating with my body, a little bit of the taste of the food remains in my mouth, like someone else chewed it up. Do you know that feeling? It's just like oral chewing wine..." Lan Qi told her speechlessly.

"Don't say it!" Talia interrupted Lan Qi. She originally thought there was nothing wrong with using Lan Qi's body to eat, but after hearing him say this, she was about to blush.

She only now realized how Lan Qi felt every time she finished chewing the food and returned control of the body to him!

Lan Qi and Kestrel Nikola took the helicopter elevator to the first floor.

They passed through layers of checkpoints.

And returned to the bustling main hall of the Imperial Special Operations Department building.

The clear blue sky outside was unobstructed.

Stepping out of the gate, what came into view were magnificent steps. The wide steps extended all the way to the end of the square. Lan Qi slowly walked down the steps, with Kestrel Nikola following closely behind.

"How is it, Professor Landry? Our Imperial Special Operations Department."

Kestrel Nikola asked as a follow-up.

"Very satisfactory. Duke Dex's words greatly encouraged me. I will work harder and live up to his expectations," Lan Qi replied.

"Then I'll have my subordinates send you back. I have official business to attend to, so I won't accompany Professor Landry back to the school," Kestrel Nikola nodded.

If he sent Landry back to Saint Krety Monastery, he would have to return to the Imperial Special Operations Department again.

"No problem."

Then, a brand new magical vehicle stopped in front of the two. Nikola opened the car door for Lan Qi. Lan Qi gave Nikola a slight nod and sat in the car.

The car door closed, and the magical vehicle started smoothly, soon disappearing into the streets of Brillda's city center, merging into the endless traffic.

In the car, the countermeasures section officer sitting in the front driver's seat didn't dare to talk to the professor in the back without permission.

Currently, the other party was considered his superior.

Kestrel Nikola had also warned him that, apart from polite greetings, he shouldn't say anything to this Professor Landry under any circumstances.

Lan Qi didn't care about sitting in the back, quietly watching the scenery outside the window to pass the time.

There were many things he needed to consider.

A fiancée was really a difficult problem that he had never anticipated.

Fortunately, there was no rush.

It wasn't to say that Landry's beloved would immediately come from the border, but rather that there was a period of preparation time.

First of all, the journey was long, and secondly, marriage matters were not child's play. His fiancée's affairs in Nixathansend Territory on the northwest border also had to be properly explained before she could settle in the capital.

According to Duke Dex's explicit and implicit revelations, as well as Lan Qi's deduction, the plan would be implemented at the earliest in early November.

So it was best to have his fiancée arrive by the end of this month. At the same time, Landry needed to show his upright faith in the Empire, make more achievements, and gain more recommendations, so that he would be very likely to make up for the weakness in his qualifications and be selected as the leader of this plan.

Unconsciously, the magic-powered vehicle slowly stopped on the side of the street opposite a building inside Saint Krety Monastery.

The driver officer got out of the car first, went around to the other side, and opened the car door for Lan Qi.

Lan Qi thanked the officer for his courtesy and stepped onto the monastery's slate road, illuminated by the midday sun.

Although Nikola didn't follow, his every move in the short term was likely to be under the surveillance of this agent.

Only at Saint Krety Monastery would Kestrel Nikola and his subordinates not be able to see him so easily.

In order not to reveal any flaws, Lan Qi went straight to his office, located in the Spote Building in the eastern part of Saint Krety Monastery.

This building was obviously much older; it was a building from decades ago, but the interior had been renovated several times, and it still looked comfortable and modern.

Lan Qi went to the eighth floor with practiced ease and arrived at his office.

The lush green campus scenery outside the window was fully visible, and a comfortable breeze blew in from time to time.

"No matter where you are, you have to work hard."

Lan Qi relaxed his eyes slightly, then sat down at his desk and began to deal with the mountain of letters and handouts.

In this tranquility, Lan Qi quickly immersed himself in the busy work of teaching and research.

In the afternoon, several professors came to visit one after another, engaging in in-depth discussions with Lan Qi on academic issues.

Some professors from the Magic Engineering Academy had already scheduled time with Lan Qi. They were all experts in a certain field. If the plan Duke Dex spoke of came true, professors from the Saint Krety Monastery Magic Engineering Academy, or even other departments, were also very likely to be selected as members.

They sat around on the sofa, regardless of age, and occasionally roamed between the seats and the small whiteboard in the office, discussing the feasibility of theories.

It wasn't until the sun set and the sky gradually turned red that the professors reluctantly ended this brainstorming session, and Lan Qi escorted them out one by one.

After saying goodbye to the professors, Lan Qi sorted out the documents, locked the office door, and walked out of the Spote Building.

He took a deep breath of the rich autumn air and seemed to relax.

Lan Qi walked aimlessly towards an open-air café in the outer area of Saint Krety Monastery, sat down at a table outside the store, and ordered a mint tea.

The afterglow of the setting sun, the maple trees in the distance, and the wooden table in front of Lan Qi reflected similar colors.

The evening breeze was mixed with the fragrance of soil and the freshness of the stream. In the distance, the Saint Krety Monastery was covered with colorful forests, and the colorful autumn scenery was fully visible.

Lan Qi leaned back in his chair, sipping mint tea, and took out his work log again, like a professor who was aimlessly enjoying his leisure while also unable to put down his research.

Dusk deepened.

There were few customers in the café, mostly faculty and staff of the monastery, who came to take a break and enjoy a moment of tranquility.

Dinner time was approaching, and many people had already left, leaving only two or three customers strolling in the garden or talking in low voices.

Just as Lan Qi seemed immersed in his thoughts, a woman in a black dress quietly came to the table behind him and sat down.

She had a good figure, and a head of black hair was draped over her shoulders, reflecting a soft luster in the setting sun.

The woman's arrival didn't seem to startle Lan Qi. He still sat there quietly, staring unblinkingly at the work log in his hand.

And just then, everything around seemed to be silent.

Whether it was the sound of the autumn wind, the sound of the stream, or the slight crisp collision sounds of the café, all disappeared in Lan Qi's ears.

An invisible small soundproof barrier quietly unfolded, blocking out all the surrounding noise, leaving only Lan Qi and the woman behind him.

Lan Qi didn't do anything. The soundproof barrier was triggered by a magic tool carried by the other party.

"You're finally here."

Lan Qi's mouth didn't move. He was already wearing the thought-voice ring that Professor Borao made for the Great Love Poet.

He picked up the glass and took a light sip, seemingly not surprised by the arrival of the black-dressed woman.

"I thought you would be more cautious, Professor Landry Washington," the black-dressed woman said coldly.

"This location is quite safe. Wouldn't your willingness to show up also prove this point?" Lan Qi didn't look back at the other party, but he was all too familiar with this voice.

It was Unity, the Allied female spy he had encountered on the Brillda train that day.

That day, she was wearing a white porcelain mask. Even if she wasn't wearing a mask today, her appearance must have been disguised.

The black-dressed Unity was silent for the time being.

She picked up the coffee cup by herself.

The other party had obviously guessed that she was looking for him, so he deliberately waited for her here. The feeling that everything was expected made her particularly uncomfortable.

She really wanted to find this guy as soon as possible, because according to her colleague's intelligence, this guy disguised as a professor had already revealed extremely amazing things in the Empire.

Confirming that the other party had been to the Imperial Special Operations Department today made Unity even more certain that the guy was a hound of the Empire, the number one hound among hounds.

Even if he had some contact with the Allies for unclear purposes, his inherent evil nature was beyond doubt.

While she was thinking,

"When you go to pay the bill later, pay attention to the coffee cups sold in the store. I will hide an invisible video crystal inside. You can find it by sensing the magic power at close range. Buy it along with the coffee cup."

Lan Qi's sudden opening made Unity behind him hear his words.

"...What's inside?"

Unity asked calmly, but her voice was tinged with suspicion.

She didn't need to use magical props. As a well-trained agent, she was good at ventriloquism.

"What you want, my research results," Lan Qi told her directly.

"Why are you giving me these?"

Unity couldn't figure it out for a while.

When she was still considering how to reach a deal with this man, the other party had already proposed to take the initiative to offer what she wanted? Completing the task too easily made her uneasy.

"Because this power cannot be possessed by the Empire alone," Lan Qi replied briefly.

It was difficult for him to explain the concept of "balance of terror" in a few words.

Often, only when the world truly changes will people understand.

"Then I'll accept it."

Unity didn't hesitate much. She first went to the café and found the coffee cup that Landry mentioned, and bought it to prevent other customers from buying it at this point in the conversation.

Indeed.

If there were no Allies as competitors, the Empire wouldn't realize the urgency and would pay more attention to Landry.

This guy's ambition was indeed terrible. In order to gain his own position and power, he was willing to actively betray the Empire.

Unity paid the bill very naturally, and when she was about to leave, she heard Landry's voice again.

"Help me with a favor."

Lan Qi's statement made Unity return to the seat behind Lan Qi again and sit down.

"What?"

Unity asked with a cold expression, facing away from him.

Professor Landry's research was still in its early stages. If she wanted to successfully obtain information related to the research, she needed to cooperate with him for a long time. If the other party needed something, she would have to come up with a corresponding bargaining chip.

"I need a fiancée. She must be from Nixathansend Territory on the northwest border. It's best if there's a smart Allied spy who can play this identity well. If you're not at ease, I'll just take the identity, not the person," Lan Qi said.

"...This immediately caused Unity to be silent for as long as ten seconds.

She was analyzing whether this man really had mission needs or was simply lustful.

This kind of imperial bureaucratic aura made her increasingly disgusted.

After all, according to the other party's powerful strength, it would be difficult to guarantee the safety of Allied colleagues if they really lived in the same house.

The black-dressed woman tapped the table with her fingers, seemingly still considering.

Lan Qi didn't look back at her. At this time, they were strangers who had no communication in anyone's eyes.

The sun had set another half.

Finally.

"I don't guarantee whether it will be successful, and even if there is an identity, I also need to get the other party's consent, but I will try my best to find a suitable identity for you. You also have to maintain the identity of Landry and continue to cooperate with me," Unity said in a deep voice. After she finished speaking, she stood up and left.

In principle, she would never cooperate with people from the Imperial Special Operations Department.

But compared to the cruel front lines, espionage was also a battlefield bearing countless lives. She had to weigh some things.

One piece of intelligence, one hour, might determine the fate of a division.

The current situation on the front lines made her unable to sleep or eat every day. Even her nightmares were of her hometown being engulfed by war, causing her to wake up drenched in cold sweat.

Even a careless dream talk might expose her identity and kill an entire line of colleagues.

She didn't know when she would die, or whether she would die without a trace of her bones. She was only afraid that she would die without any value.

The intelligence in the mind of the ambitious man behind her was irreplaceable. Collecting his information from other channels also had risks, or even higher risks. After going through several hands, it was uncertain how complete she could get it. Seeking intelligence directly from him was undoubtedly an option that could already be called a dream.

After a long time,

At the outdoor seats of the open-air café,

"...I seem to have been misunderstood a bit deeply." Lan Qi felt that the Allied spy had gone far, so he was relieved and thought bitterly.

With Unity's reply, he could be considered to have achieved his goal.

Now, regarding Unity's suspicion, he was gradually no longer entangled.

If everyone regarded him as a hound of the Empire, it would be a recognition of his acting skills.

Even if he could deceive his own people, it would be no problem to deceive the enemy.

He would bear all the misunderstandings. He would carry them on his back.

"Is it possible that you are misunderstood, and a large part of it is your own responsibility?" Talia felt that it was not Unity's fault at all.

If she were Unity, she would find it difficult to believe that Lan Qi was on the Allied side. He acted too professionally.

"Impossible, there must be loneliness behind the glory. Dean Loren overcame it like this in the first place," Lan Qi immediately denied.

"Do you want to ask Loren? Why was he questioned so much in the first place?" Talia almost laughed angrily.

She now had to admit that Loren was really an honest and loyal person. What kind of saint could be so gentle to Lan Qi all the time?

"When I came out of the Seventh-Order Shadow World's Dark Eclipse Demon Realm, I really went to ask him. He just smiled and didn't speak, which means he thought the same as me," Lan Qi replied with confidence.

Talia choked.

It seemed that Loren really had no objection.

"Close work, go home."

Lan Qi put away the work log and pushed the chair back under the iron table.

The intelligence scale of the comrades on Posem's side was obviously not as large as that of the Allied spies represented by the Kingdom of Canberra. It would take time to contact Posem's spies, so he had to prioritize asking Unity for this matter of finding a fiancée.

As long as the Allies could produce an identity, whether it was someone coming directly or him letting Talia disguise herself, it would be smooth sailing.

Although this old geezer might not be able to act out a fiancée of his age, all flaws were equal to no flaws. Acting out Talia's own foodie characteristics would make it easier to be questioned.

"..?" Talia felt that Lan Qi was getting more and more presumptuous.

"You ungrateful disciple, I may not be willing to be your fiancée," she muttered in her heart.