Chapter 68 (1/2)
Well, that was one heck of a mission and Hao Ren was thoroughly spent. He never thought that he would be an intergalactic hero after living as a normal civilian for twenty-odd years. Yet at his current rate… he could nary be a foot soldier, much less a hero.
He managed to get a hold of Raven 12345 through the MDT. The crazy Goddess had just finished gardening and was cleaning up. Hao Ren saw that she was still lugging the same giant blade she used the last time she was gardening via the holographic projection. She looked comical like someone who just returned from a cosplay convention.
Hao Ren’s gaunt look was evident when he tiredly recounted the events of the past two days. He looked at Raven 12345 anticipatingly when he finished. “Reckon I did well in my job eh?”
Raven 12345 nodded. “You did pretty well.”
Hao Ren looked on in silence. He never thought Raven 12345 would give him a word of praise.
“What? You want to me to write you a commendation?” Raven 12345 quickly picked up the awkward stare that Hao Ren gave her. “You think crossing the globe to pick up a new tenant’s a monumental task?”
“Sure. Just think of what I went through,” Hao Ren grumbled. “I even fought against a few hundred wraiths and ran into a wannabe demon hunter. That itself is too much of a thrill ride.”
Raven 12345 hesitated for a while and nodded in ascent. “Hmm.. well, this could indeed count as exceeding expectations. Based on your stats, you’re probably still a novice. Your combat strength is no more than five and well, your ability to hold your own despite not having much combat experience did surprise me. Hmm… you know what, I’ll give you something when you’re back… and you just barely passed for a commendation by the way. While you were indeed out on civilian work, it is still taken into account under the Space Administration’s merit system.
Hao Ren suddenly perked up with interest and wanted to ask Raven about the commendation. However, she did not seem particularly interested in the matter so Hao Ren moved on to his next question. “Well, now that we have Y’zaks… how do I get him back? I just realized something… While you have given us more than enough money to spend… Y’zaks does not have a travel visa! He’s only holding onto the stuff that was given to him, a Chinese identification card…”
Raven 12345 smacked her forehead. “Ah, so that’s what it was! No wonder I felt something was missing! I only made arrangements for the three of you!”
Hao Ren felt vindicated in not placing much faith in Raven 12345.
“Just hang on a bit… Y’zaks visa isn’t it?” Raven 12345 did not look embarrassed at all. “The paperwork stuff is usually done by my underlings but let me do it for you this time. Give me a moment, I’m gonna start on it now… one, two, three… aaaanddd, done!”
Hao Ren was just about to turn the MDT off when he heard that Raven was going to settle the paperwork. He thought he probably would have needed to wait a day or so for it to be done. Never did he expect Raven 12345 would complete the needed procedures in a matter of seconds. She gleefully gestured for Hao Ren to put his hands out. “Stretch it out long and nice… Yep, just like that!”
Hao Ren suddenly felt his arms becoming heavy and he saw a big sack of documents lying on his outstretched arms.
“F*ck me…” Hao Ren gawked in amazement at the speed that Raven took to complete the paperwork. “Bloody hell.. is this just the baseline of what she can do? Instantaneous processing plus delivery via teleportation…”
Raven 12345 heard Hao Ren mumbling to himself and asked curiously, ” What you saying?”
“Uh… nothing, I was saying that you work fast. Heh, very fast…”
“Of course, I’m a Goddess after all. Well, that’s that. Now that your documents are all in place, get your butts back here as soon as you can. You’ve already made quite a ruckus out there. Staying too long will just spell trouble.”