Cyber Era Witch
Chapter 906 - 731: Leaving Hot Tree Continent

Chapter 906: Chapter 731: Leaving Hot Tree Continent

Tsuchigumo hurried over upon receiving the news, seeing the three large shuttle machines that had landed, each about 30 meters in length, with the white logo of the Nestor Corporation printed on their sides.

Just the sight of them brought an inexplicable sense of tranquility and reassurance.

"I understand all that, but who are you?" Standing Black Hat demanded.

"My name is Du Qianqian. I came here at the risk of my life. Let’s depart now, Taiya Archipelago needs your combat power." The young woman with sunglasses stood at the door of the shuttle machine, hands in her pockets, exuding confidence.

"We’ll pack up and gather again in 30 minutes," Standing Black Hat instructed, turning to give the order.

"By the way, that Tsuchigumo," Du Qianqian turned to the crowd, "there’s someone named Tsuchigumo among you, right? I need to talk to her."

"Here—" Tsuchigumo raised her hand high and walked up to Du Qianqian.

In Tsuchigumo’s eyes, Du Qianqian looked like a young woman with somewhat sharp features, meticulously made up to look particularly attractive, with crimson lips, black eyes, hair styled lower in the front and higher in the back, decorated intentionally with playful little bells, exuding a naughty vibe.

"You must be the ninja witch Mishima Naomi," Du Qianqian revealed Tsuchigumo’s real name.

"Ah, yes! Pleased to meet you." Tsuchigumo quickly bowed to Du Qianqian.

"I have a job contract for you, concerning a long term position as the home tutor for Xu Cheng," she said.

"Oh!"

"According to Mizuiro Yoshioka and Xu Cheng herself, they both very much hope you will take the teaching position. The salary is naturally top-notch; four days of work each week, a basic monthly salary of 50,000 Funds. The workplace is either Jialong Slope or Shangjing. If it’s at Jialong Slope, you will be allocated some Credit Points, which will facilitate applying for citizenship in Jialong Slope," said Du Qianqian casually.

"Yes! Is that so!" Tsuchigumo was pleasantly surprised after hearing this.

The retirement life she had long dreamt of had finally arrived!

By just agreeing, she would settle her life for the next 20 years and she would do her utmost to train that silly little thing into a fine witch.

"The electronic contract is here, check it yourself," Du Qianqian took out a Separation Chip from inside her coat.

"Understood!" Tsuchigumo’s hand trembled as she reached out for the chip, then suddenly remembered the dream she had about Golden Township.

How wonderful it would be if she could become a true warrior, a Ninja Master, recognized by Shinobi Village—her hand involuntarily stopped.

"Do you want it or not?" Du Qianqian urged, "I’m a very busy person."

"Yes, of course. But when do I start?" Tsuchigumo accepted the Separation Chip.

"The sooner the better," Du Qianqian said with a tone of disdain for Tsuchigumo.

"I’ll go after completing one last mission for the president, it’s a promise," Tsuchigumo declared firmly.

"Whatever, I’ll leave you to it," Du Qianqian waved her hand dismissively.

"Thank you very much," Tsuchigumo thanked Du Qianqian.

Du Qianqian looked around.

Utilizing a policy of using everything to its fullest, the surrounding walls showed patchy colors due to different materials; the electrical wires were prioritized for functionality, haphazardly interspersed between windows and fans. The homes built at the Lake Shore Sanctuary held no appeal for Du Qianqian; all the buildings looked to her like cheaply assembled toys.

So she returned to the shuttle to play with her phone.

Tsuchigumo glanced at the hopeful survivors in the distance.

Most of them were unfortunate souls who had escaped the bloodshed during the Zanges chaos and ended up here, still clinging to their unrealistic dreams of returning home.

"Hold on—Miss Du!" Tsuchigumo shouted to her, "Here, many people want to go home."

Tsuchigumo didn’t know why he suddenly wanted to help them, but he felt good about it.

Everything here was good, the Cyber Specter, Sally, President Standing Black Hat, they were all good people. This inspired Tsuchigumo to also want to accomplish something.

Having brought these people from that chaotic station, taken them by train to this wilderness, they have their own homes, they must go back... he might as well deliver them on this final stretch!

Some in the crowd, hearing Tsuchigumo express willingness to speak for them, were visibly moved and leaned forward eagerly, hoping to get on a flight to leave the place.

"I didn’t receive any messages about evacuating these people," Du Qianqian said from her seat, not moving, lazily shouting out to Tsuchigumo outside.

"But you have three shuttles, isn’t that enough to take all those who want to leave?" Tsuchigumo hastily said.

"I heard about the Magic Power ore in this place, that’s why I came." Du Qianqian turned her head, "It was not to evacuate any survivors."

Tsuchigumo crawled into the shuttle, pulled the cabin door shut, and faced Du Qianqian directly.

"Don’t come any closer!" Du Qianqian warned.

"No no—I mean, the ore in the lake hasn’t been fully mined yet, just a little bit has been taken by the Ratmen, so it’s not possible to fill the three shuttles with ore. Although the people here haven’t yet purchased Nestor Corporation’s security services, this trip is a matter of life and death for them, some are already ill and suffering, and if they stay here, they will die for sure... Moreover, after being rescued, they will spontaneously promote Nestor Corporation, and that kind of reputation and goodwill is priceless," Tsuchigumo hurriedly said.

Hearing Tsuchigumo’s stammering words, Du Qianqian chuckled mockingly.

"What, your appearance is so terrifying and ruthless, but inside you’re a philanthropist? Carrying one more person will significantly increase the fuel and energy costs of the journey, I’d rather go back empty," Du Qianqian said.

"Our president is a Gravity Series Witch, she can lighten the shuttles and even save you money," Tsuchigumo continued to persuade.

After thinking for a moment, Du Qianqian said,

"Maybe this is doing a good deed?" she spoke to herself softly, "Taking more people back, could that reduce the risk of the shuttle crashing and fatalities? "

"What do you mean? How could there be a crash and fatalities?" Tsuchigumo puzzled.

"Every time I leave home, I’m met with troublesome events, it has become a sinister and annoying curse. So I’m trying to break this curse," Du Qianqian said, finding it somewhat funny herself.

"So you deliberately run out?"

"Yes, I want to see, in what way I might get hurt this time, okay, I’ll let these people on the shuttle, if I get into trouble, they would get demolished too," Du Qianqian nodded.

Tsuchigumo felt a twinge of anxiety, should he be on the same flight as Du Qianqian?

Nevertheless, the decision was made.

Du Qianqian instructed her staff to prepare the list of passengers boarding.

"These three shuttles will take people back to Jialong Slope, go announce the news, I’m going to step outside for a bit." Du Qianqian stepped off the shuttle, planning to breathe some fresh air.

Tsuchigumo announced to others that they could take this flight back to Jialong Slope, and they were deeply emotional, some even wept with joy.

"Wow!"

"We’re finally saved!"

"We can leave from here!"

"Finally, we can finally leave Hot Tree Continent..."

"Fantastic!"

"You did well—you did so well!" They were cheering joyfully, as this was one of the most meaningful days of their lives, quickly registering and packing their luggage.

Though Jialong Slope was still a great distance from their homeland, it at least was a civilized city and had flights connecting to other continents.

At this moment, they were thankful for Tsuchigumo’s help, but couldn’t help wondering whether those who headed toward The Scar of the World to the north would arrive safely at Alexandria Port. This single thought determined the different fates of the two groups.

Many people enthusiastically thanked Tsuchigumo; Tsuchigumo was somewhat embarrassed by their gratitude.

"Once I’m safely home, I will definitely send you money to thank you!"

"Please accept this! It’s a small token of my appreciation!"

"Thank you so much!"

"Ah, you’ve been protecting us since the train station, it’s been wonderful..." They were all exceptionally excited.

Other people, although not expressing it directly, repeatedly cast grateful glances at Tsuchigumo.

Tsuchigumo, overwhelmed by their expressions, felt exceedingly comfortable inside.

Well... I am quite awesome after all.

The other dozen staff members from Nestor Corporation neatly arranged their boarding, while the members of Renwang Security prepared to withdraw. Tsuchigumo went to find Du Qianqian.

Du Qianqian was walking by Lake Ukarewe.

She had her hands clasped behind her back, looking very carefree.

"The shuttle machine is ready, we can leave at any time!" Tsuchigumo told Du Qianqian.

"Let me walk around here a bit longer." Du Qianqian waved her hand.

"This lake is really big." Tsuchigumo looked at the lake.

"The sunlight sprinkles on the glittering surface of the lake, a myriad of gold lights... Such a scene is truly captivating..." Du Qianqian said in a deliberately mature tone.

"Yes, and there’s a monster a few dozen meters long nesting in the lake." Tsuchigumo caught a mosquito out of the air to eat, as if enjoying a buffet.

"This wilderness, this nature, it takes a calm heart to appreciate. The pace of life here is very different from that in the cities." Du Qianqian took off her shoes and walked into the warm lake waters, leaving damp footprints on the sandy shore.

"Maybe this place will keep its natural state forever... mingled with some human creativity." Tsuchigumo turned to look at the various facilities in the Lake Shore Sanctuary.

"Do you like it here?"

"No, I don’t like it here, I’m a bit scared of it. It’s primitive and ignorant, wild and poor, everything is so backward it’s unbelievable. Perhaps only the natives, rats, and robots could be happy living here! Everyone else is really just suited for sightseeing on planes over the savannah, or sitting at home watching documentaries filmed by photographers and professional survey teams. Here—it’s quite terrifying," Tsuchigumo couldn’t help saying.

Her mind was filled with images of Golden Township, Hollow Gold Men decimating a whole team, the destruction of Zanges, slaughters, warlocks and rainforests, endless mosquitos, drought, disease, and heatwaves.

"I quite like the scenery here," Du Qianqian stretched her arms towards the lake, as if to embrace the land of Hot Tree Continent, "Maybe one day I will live here."

She walked along the lake for a long time, until the twilight was swallowed by the horizon, and the bright moonlight began to shine.

Moonlight was something that made Du Qianqian sad, so she had to leave as well.

"I’ll ride the same plane with you, I’ll protect you if there’s an accident," Tsuchigumo followed Du Qianqian closely.

"I have a feeling that these three planes won’t have any accidents," Du Qianqian said quietly, "The curse has been permanently lifted."

Three shuttle machines provided by Nestor Corporation unloaded food, purified water, medical supplies, and electronic components, then loaded up members of Renwang Security, Storm Princess, refugees, wounded, sick, survivors, and others wanting to leave.

Then they took off from the ground, flying straight to Jialong Slope, covering a total distance of nearly 18,000 li.

They departed at midnight and arrived in the morning.

As Du Qianqian had said, the shuttle machines indeed did not encounter any accidents!

They all safely reached their destination.

"Phew..." Du Qianqian stood up after the shuttle machine landed and nodded to Tsuchigumo beside her, "...I told you nothing would happen."

"It’s probably because you do good deeds, surely nothing bad can happen, no disasters or loss of lives," Tsuchigumo nodded.

Du Qianqian closed her eyes for a long moment before opening them again.

"There really isn’t much to worry about," she said.

"Then, should we go for a drink?" Tsuchigumo tried inviting.

"What?" Du Qianqian hadn’t expected Tsuchigumo to suggest that.

"I see you’re quite lonely..." Tsuchigumo sighed.

"Oh. Let’s have one drink then. After that, you can go on your mission," Du Qianqian said softly.

To dispel loneliness, naturally one would look for another woman.

They drank a lot, and Du Qianqian was very happy until she was diagnosed with malaria.

...

Elsewhere, 102 and 101 stood near a laboratory in the suburbs of Nishimatsu City, Taiya Archipelago, accompanied by a team of Elite Synthetic Human Soldiers.

"This is where we were created." 101 pointed to the large laboratory.

"Yes..." 102 looked sorrowfully at the research facility before him.

"Come on, let’s destroy this nightmare." 101 firmly stepped forward.

To conclude the project for the Children of Phantom Light.