Chapter 87: “take A Break, Roman”
Roman kept watching Huo Yuhao’s back as he entered Sukuna’s Room before finally withdrawing his gaze and turning to look at the increasingly thick night sky.
Today’s cloud layer was exceptionally thick, like a black curtain that completely swallowed and submerged the connection between Douluo Star and the Universe.
In this world, since Soul Tools have not yet become widespread and remain the privilege of some Soul Masters, the so-called Soul Tool era won’t truly arrive until the appearance of the Sealed Milk Bottle.
So the sky here has always allowed direct views of the stars, and on clear weather days, one can even see a stretch of the Milky Way.
Light from the cluster of stars gently caressed this Planet of Life, like a welcome or a caress.
The twinkling of that starlight seemed like some kind of code, waiting for Life to decipher it.
Roman greatly enjoyed this beautiful scenery, basking under the starlight while looking at the constellations and galaxies completely different from those in Solomon’s Memory.
Sometimes, he would also try to find the Blue Planet from his Memory among that sky full of stars.
Even though he knew it was fundamentally impossible, according to Huo Yuhao, this Planet named Douluo Star was, in a certain sense, this world’s Earth.
Though Roman thought that explanation was a bit far-fetched.
Whether the environment or the surrounding star systems, there was nothing similar here to Earth.
The only similarity was the Moon in the sky, with both its size and distance from the Planet being about the same as that Blue Planet.
“Squeak~”
The door to Sukuna’s Room opened again, and Huo Yuhao’s figure emerged from it. He stretched lazily, his Spirit slightly fatigued.
Having used Kamui to travel all day and then infusing Martial Souls into these Children at night, even Huo Yuhao was a bit tired.
Roman waved at Huo Yuhao, who looked a bit surprised.
Coming to his side, he said:
“Why are you still here?”
“Why aren’t you going to work yet?”
Roman’s originally smiling expression froze instantly upon hearing this.
He almost couldn’t hold back from getting into a fight with Huo Yuhao. Listen to what he’s saying?!
It was already 3 a.m., and in a little while, even Lao Da Kobe would be getting up.
And yet you’re telling me to go to work now?
Even Capitalists aren’t as black-hearted as this bastard!
Clearly, he and Bai E and the other Children were all Imagination figures, so why did they get to enjoy peaceful times while Roman had to shoulder the heavy burden.
“Hey, hey, hey, it’s already 3 a.m.!”
“Even a Half Nightmare needs rest!”
“Damn you, you unscrupulous Boss! I’m one of your Children too!”
“When Children don’t get along, it’s mostly the Old Man’s fault!”
Huo Yuhao looked at Roman with a face full of disdain and said:
“Bai E and the others are still minors, protected by minor protection laws. Can you, an adult, compare?”
“It’s already good that I didn’t throw you out, and I even pay you wages.”
“Do you know how much effort Little Planet Spirit and I put in to pull you out back then?”
“Little Planet Spirit modified and adjusted three Million Years of Planet records to implant your record into this World.”
“And you haven’t even said thank you yet!”
Seeing Roman’s utterly dejected expression, Huo Yuhao smiled, patted his shoulder, and turned to leave.
Waving his hand at him, he said:
“Alright, I’ll give you a few days off. Go back and eat your Strawberry Cake.”
“After Bai E and the others Awaken their Martial Souls, put in some effort to help me take care of them.”
“Once your work is done, I’ll pull Magic Meili out for you and send her to your Room, and you can go Zhou You the World.”
As Huo Yuhao reached the end of the corridor and turned to go down the stairs, he turned his head to Roman and said:
“Everything before was a joke.”
“Zuo Man’er filed a Report with me, saying you work overtime every day.”
“This World has no Goetia, no Humanity’s Burning Incineration, and no Singularities at all.”
“Uh, there is a Gaia.”
“There’s only one dog donkey here who thinks he can plan Fate.”
“So, take a rest, Roman.”
This time, Huo Yuhao’s figure completely disappeared, and the long staircase returned to tranquility, with only the occasional sound of wind rustling the leaves of the stone nan trees.
Roman had heard the Children of the Orphanage complain that these trees bloomed in April with a particularly foul smell.
Although Roman felt the same way, he was just a Doctor and not responsible for managing the Orphanage’s environment, so he was powerless.
“Take a rest?”
Roman carefully chewed on these words, as if feeling the meaning they contained.
“So… this is Humanity?”
“What a wonderful feeling.”
With the evening breeze blowing, Roman habitually took a can of Coffee from his Storage Soul Tool, bought from Xilu City.
His fingers lightly tapped the can, making a clear sound. After rubbing it for a while, Roman put the Coffee back into the Storage Soul Tool.
Then he slowly walked to Feng Jin’s Room door and left a Notebook of Knowledge he had compiled on the shelf at the door.
It was basically Magecraft Knowledge parsed through Alchemy.
The Knowledge level was average, with the highest not exceeding Inherent Skill, and even the Inherent Skill not fully parsed through Alchemy.
In Roman’s eyes, this Magecraft Knowledge was just so-so.
It could be considered compensation for his promise to Feng Jin back then. Humanity’s Burning Incineration was really too dangerous; one slip could create another Singularity.
Roman had also informed Huo Yuhao in advance that he was giving Feng Jin some special Knowledge.
Huo Yuhao had looked at the book Roman gave Feng Jin back then, flipped through it carefully, felt the Knowledge inside wasn’t very dangerous, and let him do as he pleased.
Anyway, in Huo Yuhao’s eyes, Feng Jin was also a very obedient and cute Child.
She greatly admired saving lives and healing the sick, and in the future, she might even inherit the Medical Clinic he had in Xuan Feng City.
After finishing everything, Roman shook his white coat, smoothed his ponytail behind his head, and followed Huo Yuhao’s footsteps out of the Dormitory Building.
He planned to rest.
The night wasn’t long, passing in the blink of an eye. Huo Yuhao couldn’t get up at 4 a.m. like Lao Da.
At 9 a.m., the sunlight was already slightly Scorching Hot. Huo Yuhao had rested a total of six hours, which was enough for a Soul Master.
Huo Yuhao opened the window, looking at the bustling crowds on Xilu City’s streets, occasionally seeing a few security officers managing street Order.
The security officers were something Huo Yuhao had created; Douluo Continent had no such concept, and other Cities generally used Army soldiers to manage street safety.
Huo Yuhao had split off the responsibility of managing City Order to establish a security department.
Douluo Continent’s Army was simply too bloated!
From the enthusiastic Cadre at Shrek, he learned that he had now successfully joined the Shrek City Defense Army.
Because he often sent money to the City Defense Army and had Snow King Ice City and Kenlaishi in Shrek City offer various preferential treatments to these Shrek City Defense Army soldiers.
That enthusiastic Cadre, though only at the Soul King level, was personally appointed by that Time Douluo Shi Xing as the guard officer for Shrek City’s South Gate upon joining the City Defense Army.
Shrek City’s south, north, and west gates were open for free passage, while the East Gate was exclusive to Shrek Academy because the east faced the Star Dou Great Forest from afar.
Now that enthusiastic Cadre was frantically stuffing enthusiastic people into the Shrek City Defense Army, and at least for now, Shrek City’s South Gate was basically under Enthusiasm’s control.
Because of Huo Sui’er, Xuan Zi also frequently came to inspect the South Gate situation, occasionally slapping to death a few troublemakers, letting everyone in the City Defense Army know that Gluttonous Douluo would really act for Enthusiasm.
According to the Shrek City Defense Army Report, their Army not only handled City Defense but also City internal Order Management, even including tax collection.
There were many internal departments with little connection between them, each basically having their own tasks.
