Interview

After figuring it out, Gloria nodded apologetically to Lizer:

"After the tally is done, we'll refund any excess or ask for the shortfall. I'll notify you when the time comes.

However, Lizer, since you made the greatest contribution, you probably won't need to pay any extra gold coins to the police station."

Lizer nodded noncommittally and turned sideways to see Felina still curiously examining the terror beast's corpse.

He thought she might also want a corpse to summon an undead servant.

Felina had told them last time:

Summoning undead servants from biological corpses obtained in the material world, aside from the inability to carry them around, is not only less difficult but also consumes less spiritual energy.

These monster corpses indeed held a certain appeal for her.

He leaned in and asked,

"Felina, do you want these corpses?

When we have time later, I'll accompany you out to hunt more monsters."

Hearing this, Felina gave him a sweet smile but shook her head, saying with a puzzled tone,

"I have done some research on monster habits. These terror beasts should be living in warm forests.

It's still winter, and the snow hasn't even completely melted yet.

Why would they appear here?"

Lizer scratched his scalp in wonder; his woman was truly a top student.

He really didn't know about such obscure pieces of knowledge.

Gloria, hearing this, also nodded thoughtfully:

"I seem to remember it being like that too.

Hmm, there could be two reasons:

The first is that they went out hunting due to hunger, and the other is that they were driven out by an external force.

Our great genius Lizer, which possibility do you think it is?"

Lizer looked at Gloria with a hint of surprise. Why did it feel like this female deputy chief had been enjoying picking on him lately?

It was true that he was smart, but as a complete novice wizard, he didn't know anything. How was he supposed to guess this?

Seeing Lizer momentarily at a loss, Gloria felt a slight sense of triumph.

Felina, however, couldn't bear to see her sweetheart stumped. After pondering for a moment, she said:

"We can probably rule out going out due to hunger."

Seeing both Gloria and Lizer looking at her, Felina wrinkled her cute nose slightly and continued to explain:

"There are two reasons:

First, this place is quite far from the forests they likely inhabit, which doesn't align with biological hunting habits.

Second, monsters are not intelligent creatures and do not engage in organized predatory behavior.

Yet, we encountered five of them this time, clearly coming from the same monster community."

Lizer thought for a moment and felt it made sense. It seemed that after being with him for so long, Felina was also becoming smarter and smarter.

Gloria also nodded and added:

"Then it can only be because they were driven out by an external force?"

Lizer thought about it, looked at Gloria, and said:

"Perhaps something major happened in the forest, forcing these terror beasts to flee outward.

In that case, I suggest that you, Gloria, strengthen patrols in the direction of the forest from now on. Similar incidents might happen again.

Also, is it possible to investigate the anomalies in the forest?"

Gloria also sensed the potential crisis and stopped bothering to pick on Lizer. She said worriedly:

"The police station only has about four hundred guns in total. Our forces are indeed stretched a bit thin.

I can only arrange for someone to go to the Red Soul Adventurer's Association in Gele City to issue an investigation quest.

Sigh, I just hope nothing bad happens."

The Red Soul Adventurer's Association—despite the name, one shouldn't think of it as a civilian organization.

It was a bona fide official organization.

Because the spawning of monsters happened constantly, and the principality's territory was vast, almost twenty times the size of the original Blue Planet's Yanxia.

Most places were uninhabited blank areas, which meant the military couldn't completely control and clear all regions.

Therefore, the principality's military department organized and established the Red Soul Adventurer's Association.

This organization could utilize resources phased out by the military to provide logistical services like monster information and loot exchange, thereby organizing voluntary retired veterans and strong individuals who didn't want to join the army to enlist.

It became the strongest institution in the Red Soul Principality outside of the military. Its numbers far exceeded the police system, only falling slightly short in terms of top-tier powerhouses.

After discussing for a moment, Lizer called the two of them to get on the motorcycle to return to the town.

The strange feeling of holding Lizer tightly just now made Gloria a bit resistant, but she also somewhat wanted to experience the thrilling sensation of the motorcycle again.

Finally, she convinced herself that riding a bicycle would simply take too long.

She agilely straddled behind Lizer and skillfully hugged him tight, leaving the two patrolmen who stayed behind staring in dumbfounded amazement.

Not knowing what kind of relationship Lizer and Gloria actually had, this scene made Gloria secretly feel a bit of regret, mixed with some indescribable thoughts.

"Whoosh!"

Amidst her reverie, Lizer had already sped off with the two women, transforming into a shooting star of fire as they dashed into the distance...

Psychologists have compiled statistics showing that the return trip always feels psychologically faster than the outbound journey.

The fiery red streak of light flashed across the countryside like lightning, startling distant wild beasts into fleeing in all directions. Before long, the outline of the town was faintly visible.

Suddenly, Lizer saw a bicycle approaching from a distance, blocking the way ahead...

A beautiful blonde woman was waving at him from afar, looking vaguely familiar.

Lizer had to brake hard to stop the vehicle, executing a tail whip to precisely halt right in front of Larys.

The fierce wind blew Larys's large golden wavy hair wildly, seemingly intent on lifting the hem of her skirt once more to find out what was underneath:

"Excuse me, is there something you need?"

Olive was panting heavily while leaning on his bicycle to the side, whereas Larys jumped off the back of the bike, took out her work ID, and handed it to Lizer.

She quickly introduced herself:

"Oh! Hello, sir!

I am Larys, a senior reporter for the Gele City Business Daily."

Lizer paused slightly; a reporter had actually come looking for him. He nodded, signaling her to continue.

Seeing this, Larys continued:

"I heard that a very large-scale armory has opened in Gray Mist Mountain Town.

I originally wanted to come over and interview the boss about why he would open such a factory in this remote, impoverished backwater with no market prospects.

But after running into you, I've changed my mind. I would like to interview you, sir."

These words were just short of outright saying the boss had a problem with his brain.

Gloria and Felina had also gotten off the bike by now and heard Larys's words. Both cast sidelong glances at Lizer and snickered secretly.

Seeing this, Lizer glared fiercely at the two of them, then said expressionlessly:

"I am the boss of the Lizer Machinery Manufacturing Plant.

Ahem... the son of the boss."

Hearing this, Larys covered her mouth in surprise and said with a hint of embarrassment:

"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it like that.

Ah, alright, please forgive my rudeness."

Seeing Lizer shrug and not pursue the matter, she continued asking:

"My goodness! Your factory is amazing!

Is this also a new type of weapon you have forged? May I know its name?

Can I interview you? Also, can I take some witchcraft recordings of it?

Can I publish it in our newspaper? Oh! For such a miraculous product, we might be able to get it a headline!

I've traveled all over Red Soul, and I've never seen such a magical product."

Hearing so many questions from her all at once, Lizer frowned slightly in thought; these reporters really had too many questions.

But on second thought, this seemed to be an opportunity...