Chapter 729 Lan Qi Has Many Fiances

As the magic-powered vehicle gradually slowed down and entered the large mechanical courtyard, Lan Qi knew they had arrived at the Empire Special Operations Division.

Along the way, Lan Qi passed many places, the scenery outside the car window constantly receding.

"Professor Landry, this is your first time at the Empire Special Operations Division. Please stay with me and don't wander off." Red Falcon Nikola offered a rare reminder. Otherwise, he couldn't guarantee anything if there was any danger.

"Don't worry, Section Chief Nikola, I'm not a fool. I won't take it upon myself to lead the way." Lan Qi leaned back in his seat, chuckled, and replied.

After speaking, he looked out the window again.

Towering spires cast long, sloping silhouettes across the open square. The Kreiti national flag reflected the indomitable power of the Empire. Looking up, one could see the Special Operations Division building standing tall and majestic against the clear blue sky. The vehicle driven by the special agents stopped in front of the long staircase leading up to the building.

The scene before Lan Qi's eyes also stopped. As if to confirm Lan Qi's thoughts, the car door was opened by the military guard of the Operations Division.

The solemn atmosphere unique to special agencies swept over him.

The Kreiti Empire Special Operations Division was located in the heart of the capital, Brilda, not far from the magnificent imperial palace, separated only by a few streets.

The current chief, Duke Da克斯·雷诺兹, was the Emperor's most trusted confidant. He had performed outstanding military service and was known as the Empire's sharpest shadow blade.

"We're here." Red Falcon Nikola's words made Lan Qi turn his gaze back to the window.

"Please come with me. Let me give you a brief tour of the atrium of the Empire Special Operations Division, and then take you to meet Chief Da克斯."

After getting out of the car, Red Falcon Nikola's military coat became straight again. He adjusted the brim of his hat and said.

Lan Qi nodded lightly, and Red Falcon Nikola turned to lead the way.

Lan Qi followed Red Falcon Nikola on the road of the Empire Special Operations Division. They walked up the steps. The entire building was built of creamy-white granite, and the inscription "For the Glory of the Empire" was engraved on all sides. The ivy climbing on it was dyed a warm golden color, and pieces of tender yellow maple leaves occasionally brushed lightly against the heavy metal door, several meters high.

Two pitch-black stone lion sculptures with piercing eyes stood at the entrance, silently warning everyone.

After entering the hall, most of the people in the Empire Special Operations Division would simply salute Nikola.

On the wall behind the hall hung the black and gold flag of the Kreiti Empire, flanked by portraits of past emperors.

Occasionally, two or three agents in ink-black windbreakers walked by quickly. No expression could be seen on their chiseled faces. Their military boots made crisp sounds on the marble floor, and they soon disappeared at the end of the corridor where light and shadow intersected.

"Why are they ignoring you?" Lan Qi asked Nikola in a low voice beside him. Judging from the military rank, Nikola was an Empire Major, while those agents were all non-commissioned officers. Logically speaking, Nikola should be their superior.

"They are from the Action Team, and they are managed by Captain 马奎尔." Red Falcon Nikola said lightly, not caring too much.

"...Lan Qi nodded thoughtfully. Nikola was the Section Chief of the Countermeasures Section, and his relationship with Captain 马奎尔 of the Action Team did not seem to be good. This could be seen from the attitude of his subordinates.

From what he understood of their powers, the Countermeasures Section and the Action Team were prone to encountering situations where they would compete for credit or trip each other up, so it was normal for them not to get along.

Under the guidance of Red Falcon Nikola, Lan Qi entered the core area of the Empire Special Operations Division.

"Lan Qi... Lan Qi, you're really something." Even though Talia was a 魔族 (demon race) princess who had seen a lot of the world, when Lan Qi brought her into this low-key but majestic building, a trace of ripples still arose in her heart.

She once again verified one of her guesses. It was often not Lan Qi who was seeking work and opportunities, but his talent and uncontainable aura that could constantly attract work units to value him, even to the point where they had to invite him.

Unknowingly, the boy from the border territory had grown into such an incredible man. When did time start to pass so quickly? She almost didn't notice.

"Master, why are you talking so softly like a sissy?" Lan Qi immediately responded in his mind.

"You..." Talia immediately felt that this guy's damned nature had never changed. He deserved to have no girls like him.

"That's the right flavor." Lan Qi instantly felt that the aroma of wine had come up.

"You just enjoy it... If you have the ability, do it directly on my body like last time..." She couldn't do anything to Lan Qi now, but she remembered the hatred, and said through gritted teeth.

Passing through the deep and winding interior corridors of the building, the two came to a hidden transfer elevator.

Red Falcon Nikola took out a crystal card from the inside of his coat, swiped it, and pressed several seemingly random floor buttons in a complex rhythm.

"Wow, how many floors are we going to?"

Accompanied by a faint sound, the elevator began to run upward, so fast that Lan Qi suspected they were heading for the sky. He remembered that this building was very tall.

The exterior of the Empire Special Operations Division was covered with hundreds of layers of forbidden enchantments that had been reinforced from ancient times to the present. Even an eighth-order powerhouse would find it difficult to forcibly break into the mechanisms of the Empire Special Operations Division. Correspondingly, once inside, they shouldn't even think about breaking out by force.

"Relax, Professor. This ascent may make you a little uncomfortable, but you may come here often in the future." Perhaps noticing his nervousness, Nikola reminded him in a slightly joking tone.

"I wish I could come here to have a good job with a formal position, instead of being brought here by Section Chief Nikola every day for investigation and interrogation." Lan Qi spread his hands and shook his head helplessly.

'I didn't say that's what I meant." Red Falcon Nikola put his hands behind his back, stood as always, and looked at the elevator door.

When the elevator door opened again, Lan Qi found himself in a wide sky hall, with circular floor-to-ceiling windows that overlooked almost the entire central area of the capital, Brilda.

Standing on the top of this high-rise building, all the noise was isolated, leaving only the sound of footsteps and breathing.

Red Falcon Nikola led Lan Qi forward, walked through several circles along the corridor, and finally arrived at an atrium that occupied most of this floor's area.

The open space, which he estimated to be thousands of square meters at a glance, was surrounded by towering glass curtain walls. A silver-white circular beam of light from the dome became the focus of the atrium, extending from the ground to the ceiling, allowing light and air to flow freely through the circular opening.

The entire atrium was carpeted, with office desks and sofa rest areas, which was essentially an office.

"Chief Da克斯, I have brought Mr. Landry here." Nikola saluted forward.

Lan Qi looked forward and saw a slender and upright figure standing in the distance, gazing out the window, lighting a cigarette.

The silver-white light outlined his silhouette, setting off the capital city that could be seen from the window.

"Come, sit." A thin mist lingered around his fingertips, quickly diluted by the air. He slowly turned his head.

He looked to be about one meter eighty-five or taller, nearly fifty years old, thin but muscular, with neatly combed black hair and a few strands of gray at the temples.

His eyes were deep brown, almost black, and looked unusually calm, with high cheekbones, a square jaw, and a neatly trimmed thin beard.

He was consistent with the information Lan Qi had seen before leaving the Boson Kingdom, the Kreiti Empire's Foreign Minister, Duke Da克斯·雷诺兹.

Even seeing him in person, it was hard to imagine that he was a secret agent boss.

"Duke Da克斯, thank you for the invitation." Lan Qi's courtesy was not lacking. He saluted Duke Da克斯 in exactly the same way as Nikola.

Red Falcon Nikola looked at Lan Qi sideways, and then took him to the sofa.

"Professor Landry, you don't have to be like Nikola. He is my former student, so he often salutes me like this. You can relax a little bit. Our department is not as hierarchical as the Empire Military Headquarters. Due to the special nature of our work, we often prioritize efficiency. Achieving the mission is the only goal. Serving the Empire does not distinguish between high and low positions." He explained casually, while sitting down on the long sofa opposite the two, with his hands crossed on his knees.

The sofa was made of the finest black leather from the industries run by the 雷诺兹 family. It was soft and comfortable to sit on, yet stable.

Fragrant coffee and royal-supplied pastries had already been prepared on the coffee table, obviously specially arranged by other Operations Division personnel for this meeting.

Red Falcon Nikola sat upright with a solemn expression. Although he was an observer, Landry was brought by him after all, and anything could be related to him.

The chief personally ordered Professor Landry to come, which obviously meant that he attached special importance to his research results.

In addition to the headquarters, the Empire Special Operations Division had established field stations in various provinces and cities, which were divided into several levels according to the area or importance of the region. Lan Qi's hometown, the Niksathsend border in the northwestern part of the Kreiti Empire, was a relatively low-level third-order station.

The headquarters had a clear division of labor. Chief Da克斯 managed all the heads of the field stations, and also served as the head of the station in the capital, Brilda, the only zero-order station, directly leading the most outstanding Empire special agents at the headquarters.

Under his command were four major departments: the Intelligence Department, the Countermeasures Department, the Action Team, and the Research Institute. Nikola, from the domestic Countermeasures First Section, was mainly responsible for first-hand investigations. Under normal circumstances, Section Chief Nikola would not actively fight.

Direct confrontation and arresting people would be more likely to be handled by Captain 马奎尔 of the Action Team. The Intelligence Department was more inclined to logistics, and the Research Institute was the most logistic and secretive department.

After Professor Landry joined, although he was nominally an honorary consultant to the Research Institute, he would actually spend most of his time with their Countermeasures Section. Nikola was in charge of both the work of connecting with Landry and the task of monitoring him.

Lan Qi appeared to be more relaxed, seemingly following Da克斯's request and no longer appearing restrained.

"The Empire is really full of talent these days. You are younger than I imagined. When Nikola told me that the professor who proposed the principle of magic energy fission at St. Kreiti Monastery was Sir Landry Washington, whom I met on the magic energy orbital train that day, I was also surprised." Duke Da克斯's black obsidian-like eyes stared directly at Lan Qi and said.

"In the days of the Empire's changes, people who love the Empire will often attract each other. They will gradually become connected in the history books. History has always been like this, so I don't think this is necessarily a coincidence, but inevitable." Lan Qi replied calmly.

"What a talented young man. Compared to your talent, your ideological awareness is even more mature. Don't worry, since I'm using you, I won't be constantly suspicious of you. Being able to pass Nikola's test is enough to explain the problem. Even if I have to investigate your background, it's not my business. I will hand it over to Nikola to be fully responsible." Da克斯 seemed to see through Lan Qi's thoughts and looked frankly at his proud student, Nikola.

He spoke the truth with a hint of joking. He only cared about the results. Even if it was fake, being able to deceive Nikola's hawk eyes and continue to deceive him would be the same as being real. And what Da克斯 wanted was to get things done.

"Since you, Landry, have come here, it means that you are willing to accept our Empire Special Operations Division's invitation to be an honorary consultant." Da克斯 asked again as he looked at Lan Qi.

"Of course, I must thank you for your invitation and kindness." Lan Qi agreed.

"Hahaha." Duke Da克斯 laughed upon hearing this. "To be honest, Professor Landry, if I didn't recognize your strength, I would feel that talking to you is more like talking to a politician than a magic engineering expert. Of course, this is not derogatory, but I do think you are very easy to deal with."

With just a few words of conversation, he could understand that this professor spoke quite kindly and had long since shed the immaturity that this age should have. He was not the kind of magic engineering expert who was eccentric or thought himself invincible. He seemed to understand more than academic success that "even if you have achievements, you must know how to care about other people's emotions."

"You flatter me, Duke Da克斯. One person can't accomplish any career. Since I want to maximize my service to the Empire, I have long understood that I will always care about others. No matter what career, we need a leader, a leader with vision and insight." Lan Qi simply did not hide his ambition and said to Duke Da克斯.

Red Falcon Nikola couldn't help but look at him. He knew that Professor Landry's frankness, compared to hiding his thoughts at this moment, would make people more willing to believe in Landry. However, Nikola was not sure whether Landry's last two sentences referred to the "leader" of the research team, or something higher.

But anyway, this guy's faith in the Empire didn't seem to be an act.

"I see, maybe there is such an opportunity. After all, all the opportunities in the world are gifts left for those who are capable and talented." Duke Da克斯 smiled meaningfully upon hearing this, as if he had thought of something coincidental.

"What do you mean by that?" Lan Qi asked, concerned, without hiding his desire. Even if it sounded unlikely, he would not let go of any opportunity to rise in the Empire.

All this was for love and peace.

"First of all, Landry, you are currently an honorary consultant in our Special Operations Division, and you don't have any fixed work content. I won't let any official duties delay your research. Usually, you only need to cooperate with Nikola to synchronize the content of your research at the St. Kreiti Monastery with the Operations Division, and help us do a good job in keeping it confidential." Duke Da克斯 temporarily changed the topic to what was more important for today's meeting with Landry.

"Yes, no problem." Lan Qi nodded, as if he understood, and reached out his hand to Red Falcon Nikola. "Section Chief Nikola, please take care of me from now on."

"We are really destined." Red Falcon Nikola shook hands with Lan Qi with a smile that was not a smile.

Both of them knew that this was just a formality at this time. Lan Qi believed that Da克斯 would definitely explain to him the responsibilities of an honorary consultant. Lan Qi had roughly guessed before he came.

His daily lectures and research at St. Kreiti Monastery might become the focus of attention of the Empire's magic engineering and military engineering experts, and many investigations were related to the Empire Special Operations Division. Their special affairs department had the function of connecting the past and the future. If each time Nikola collected the sudden, epoch-making theories proposed by Landry, he could not directly connect them in the first time, it would cause a lot of trouble.

Turning Landry into one of their own in the Empire Special Operations Division would make the next work much more efficient. At the same time, if the Empire's cutting-edge academic principles were leaked in St. Kreiti Monastery, it would be much easier to trace the process and investigate teachers and students suspected of being spies with the cooperation of Professor Landry.

The only thing Lan Qi was not sure about was what the "possible promotion opportunities" had to do with this substantive work that Duke Da克斯 seemed to change the topic to.

'I heard from the head of the Niksathsend station that Professor Landry was already a talented person when he was at the university in the northwestern border, and he also had a like-minded fiancee. I wonder if you have come to the capital, Brilda, and also hold several positions, whether it will affect your life's events." Duke Da克斯 suddenly asked again, leaning closer, as if inquiring about Landry's private affairs.

"+.+Lan Qi fell silent. His expression completely tensed up, but question marks had already begun to pop up in his mind.

Landry also has a fiancee?? Talia had even more question marks than him. She found that Duke Da克斯 was telling the truth.

Although Landry's parents were dead and his only relative was his sister, this guy actually had a fiancee?

"It doesn't affect it, it doesn't affect it at all." After a moment, Lan Qi shook his head.

"Is Professor Landry having a rare moment of panic?" Hearing this, Red Falcon Nikola, who had been silent all along, suddenly interjected, seeming to develop a great interest.

"." Lan Qi seemed to choke and stopped speaking, lowering his gaze.

"Lan Qi, are you okay?" Talia felt that Lan Qi's performance this time might be very far-fetched and would make Da克斯 and Nikola suspicious. She was now working hard to help Lan Qi read Da克斯's mind.

This expression would be more natural. Landry himself obviously concealed something about his fiancee, so he hadn't heard Secretary Nara and Principal Violet mention it at St. Kreiti Monastery. If I still looked calm at this moment, it might be a little wrong. "Lan Qi's mind was still calm, as if he was focusing on thinking about how to deal with it next.

"..You are quite experienced. Looking closely, your expression, which is neither tense nor relaxed, is quite vivid. Where did you learn it from?" To Talia's surprise, she couldn't help but feel that Lan Qi was reliable again, but she was also curious about why his acting skills were so broad.

There was a limit to a person's experience. He couldn't have encountered and personally experienced every situation.

"Loren." Lan Qi remembered that Director Loren would turn into an exaggerated expression every time he heard the three words "fiancee."

Talia was speechless. The office fell silent for a while.

Lan Qi looked at Da克斯 for help, while the latter smiled meaningfully.

Professor Landry is high-spirited but also quite romantic. I heard that in Niksathsend, the northwestern border, there are quite a few women who are in love with you. So it seems that you have more than one fiancee?" Da克斯 finally asked the question he was interested in.

"For me, the only important thing right now is work. You don't need to worry about me being distracted by women. Some rumors will really change their flavor after being spread a few times. If I have to say it, the only woman I must take care of now is my sister." This made Lan Qi breathe a sigh of relief and replied.

It seemed that he had guessed correctly. The fiancee that Duke Da克斯 was talking about was not necessarily the fiancee that Landry had really made an engagement with, but the many women with whom Landry had scandals in his old home in the northwestern border.

Lan Qi knew that this kind of rumor must not be allowed to develop. The number of fiancees would only become more and more, and more and more outrageous!

"..Da克斯 sighed upon hearing this, seeming to think that Landry didn't understand what he meant. "Your research has caused no small reaction from the Empire's high-level officials. There are some uncertain things that I can't tell you for the time being. I can reveal that you have a good chance to join this plan, but you are not irreplaceable. The Empire's review of you will be especially important in the next period of time. Do you understand?""

Chief Da克斯 turned his head to Lan Qi's ear and whispered.

"So that's how it is." Lan Qi's eyes lit up immediately, as if he had suddenly realized something. "I understand, thank you, Chief." He thanked him immediately.

Duke Da克斯 also picked up his coffee and took a sip with satisfaction. It was very easy to deal with smart people.

The atmosphere in the Empire Special Operations Division's top office became harmonious again. Today, Da克斯's affairs with Landry were probably over, and the rest were just idle chats to get closer.

"What do you mean, Lan Qi?" Talia didn't understand what Lan Qi had understood at all. She could only confirm that what Duke Da克斯 had said was true and that he had not meant to deceive Lan Qi, so it should be harmless.

"The plan that Duke Da克斯 is talking about is likely to be related to the research on magic energy fission. The Empire has obviously noticed its value." Lan Qi patiently explained to Talia in his heart, "And if this plan is launched, the Empire will be more inclined to have participants with family members. Once the plan starts, there is a high probability that all researchers and their family members will be concentrated in one place, which is both protection and hostages."

So Chief Da克斯 was telling him implicitly that even if he didn't have family members, he should try to bring his fiancee over as soon as possible and become a family member. Although Lan Qi had a headache, this opportunity obviously could not be missed.

If he denied the existence of a fiancee, Red Falcon Nikola's suspicion of him would increase again. Even the worst case might be to harm eight hundred enemies and one thousand himself, and personally run to the Niksathsend border to personally investigate Lan Qi's interpersonal relationships. Correspondingly, if there was a smart partner, not only could it help him increase the trust of the Empire Special Operations Division and obtain better political review, but he could also get a ticket to the Empire's next key plan.

"Then where are you going to find a fiancee?" Talia understood the truth, but she felt extremely uncomfortable when she heard that Lan Qi was going to find a fiancee.

"I can only seek help from the Allies or the Boson side. If it's not good, I'll find the mysterious organization that Landry originally belonged to and see if they can help me get a female spy with a household registration in the Niksathsend border to help me, or if they can lend me this identity and let you play it." Lan Qi conveyed his thoughts to Talia.

Anyway, it was a good thing that Landry had a lot of romantic debts. As long as the women from his hometown were likely to be his fiancee, it would be reasonable as long as they checked the information in advance.

Talia's advantage was that she was absolutely trustworthy. There was no need to recite lines. The two of them knew each other very well and could perfectly play his fiancee. The disadvantage was that the power consumption was too high. Lan Qi would greatly increase the load if he summoned her every day. Moreover, once Talia, as a 背后灵 (back spirit), had a physical identity in the Kreiti Empire, there might be suspicion if she suddenly returned to Lan Qi's body and disappeared, so it needed to be more secretive.

"Okay, if possible, the best situation is to let the Allies send a reliable female spy to make a friendly appearance as your *fake* *fiancee*." Talia said to Lan Qi, relieved.

She didn't understand why she would emphasize the last few words. Anyway, it was a fake show. After entering the house, they would live separately. She wouldn't feel uncomfortable because she knew that the fake was fake.

Poor Xi Xi has something to say to recommend a book ~ "Leaving the Team and Picking Up the Problematic Beautiful Girl" Xi Zhi recommends a friend's book to leave the team and then pick up the problematic beautiful girl to add it to the bookshelf.