Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'
Chapter 391 - 034. Government Employees

Chapter 391: 034. Government Employees

"This..."

Xia Yubing hesitated:

"Jenna’s situation counts as a force majeure, I can understand that. But the club is open, it can’t just operate with a few people, right?"

"Jiaozi’s here!"

Two blond-haired, blue-eyed foreign athletes immediately shouted, carrying a chaotic-looking tray to the table.

"Hey, Jiao! Long time no see!"

Sherice first greeted Jiaozi Niu, then looked at Xia Yubing:

"Xia, Cathy and I heard you were talking about ’Starry Abyss’? Are you planning to get into it too?"

"Actually, I don’t really want to—"

"The Minister has already moved the equipment to the club, several units. We’re planning to keep honing our skills in the game, and it saves us rent money too."

Xia Yubing raised her eyebrows, immediately shouting towards the kitchen:

"Hey, where’s the Minister? Dog Minister, come out here!"

"Hey now, what’s the rush? Slow work makes fine work, this Buddha Jumps Over the Wall is really hard to make."

The Minister replied leisurely.

"Stop fussing with your Buddha Jumps Over the Wall that has no Buddha, no jump, and no wall, and explain to me—you moved Sherice and their gaming equipment in?"

Xia Yubing protested unhappily:

"This is a historical martial arts club, not an esports team! Do you think I’m a LAN cafe manager? ’Yubing, the machine at #32 is free, go clean it, and #7 wants a cup of instant noodles with sausage’—is that what you want?"

"Oh, speaking of which, you’ve obviously misunderstood. There are some errors that need clarifying with you."

"Uh-huh, I knew it, Minister, you’re such a normal guy, definitely not someone who would get addicted to video games."

"Yeah, Xia Yubing, you got it wrong."

The Minister said leisurely:

"Actually, our sponsor decided to branch into ’Starry Abyss’ and create a whole ***Martial Artist*** guild, hoping to raise everyone’s awareness of the cold weapon era, especially real historical martial arts."

"We’re not addicted to games, from today, we’re going to be active in the game!"

The Minister said excitedly:

"You guys don’t need to go back, we’ve got equipment here, after dinner, we can all register accounts together. Yubing, don’t resist, don’t worry, I’ll keep paying your salary."

"But," Xia Yubing hesitated for a moment, "I don’t even know how to play games? Besides, it’s just a sci-fi game, what’s so interesting about it?"

"This game is really fun, really, you see all the hype on the forums, and many bugs were fixed during the beta. If you join now, you get a head start and can grab a lot of resources!"

"I’m not interested in video games, no matter what, I won’t play!"

"There will be meal subsidies every week."

[Registration completed—ID: Xiachong Yubing]

[Welcome to Starry Abyss, currently]

[Found a matching individual for your criteria]

[Descent preparation complete—Descend?]

[Yes/No]

"Descend."

[May your courage and conviction never fade.]

Xia Yubing’s consciousness instantly sank, she felt as if her body became heavy like an anchor, firmly pinned in place, while her soul was being dragged away by some irresistible force, accelerating like a cannonball or rocket.

A cold sensation gradually filled her skin, and she began to hear a conversation in her ears, unfamiliar but understandable.

"Don’t screw this up! This is the picture the President specifically asked for."

People were bustling about. Everyone carried documents, hurriedly moving. They navigated a grand, heavily guarded building, with various distinguished officials frequently passing by, each face marked with tension.

"The military is already here, mobile armor is at the door, using optical camouflage. All agents of the Third Rule are in place, we’ve welded every manhole cover in the Twin Palaces, nothing will go wrong."

Bureaucrats dressed in military uniforms barked into walkie-talkies, their expressions extremely serious and anxious.

"The guards of the First Rule are sticking to His Excellency like glue. Such a security presence will make visiting dignitaries from all countries uneasy..."

A squad of elite guards, with almost entirely mechanized bodies, carrying rifles, marched past with cold, indifferent gazes.

"No amount of security enhancement is too much, this respected gentleman is the first male President our Frost Plated has had in 239 years, and the first President after the Madeleine curse period!"

Smack.

Suddenly, someone patted her on the shoulder. Xia Yubing instinctively turned around, only to see a girl with light blue hair and pale skin scold her at once:

"Qiu Yun, what are you daydreaming about?"

[Name confirmed, unlocking system toolbar]

Through the girl’s eyes, Xia Yubing saw her own face: short black hair, plain features, wearing a gray work uniform, looking like an ordinary girl around twenty, only appearing more mature due to makeup.

"I..."

Xia Yubing was a bit dazed, the originally talkative her was shocked by this vividly realistic world.

[Appearance confirmed, unlocking personal panel]

"What do you mean, ’I’, we’re just temp workers from a labor dispatch company, go to the hall and prepare tea for Prince and Princess Red Arrow."

[Peer evaluation acknowledged, unlocking player function menu]

In Xia Yubing’s retinas, rows of data reflected:

[Name]: Qiu Yun

[Game Nickname]: Xiachong Yubing

[Title]: None

[Species]: Carbon-based Lifeform - New Generation Homo Sapiens

[Gender]: Biological Female

[Age]: 20 years

[Template]: Ordinary Descender (No bonuses)

[Faction]: Layer Abyss—Galaxy Nebula—Fenesis Federation—Azure Star—Frost Plated Republic

[Total Level]: lv.3

——[Main Profession]: [Civilian] lv.1 (5/50)

——[Secondary Profession]: [Labor] lv.2 (23/100)

[Origin]: Government Employee

[Descend Character Background]:

"My name is Qiu Yun. A lucky girl with a loving older sister and two protective older brothers."

"Originally, although our family was poor, as long as my sister was there, it felt like nothing could stop me. However, three years ago, my sister mysteriously vanished without a trace. The pressure fell on all of us."

"My brothers dropped out of school and went to work to support me through college. Now, I have entered the grassroots department of the Frost Plated government, I want to earn people’s respect through my own ability."

"I believe my sister is not dead, alive, I must see her, dead, I need her body."

(Detected the descent target, already deceased before deployment, activating Wish System)

Wish A—Have a savings of 500,000 Derby;

Wish B—Find the sister who vanished three years ago: ’Qiu Ran’;

Wish C—Help the family settle in the capital of Frost Plated;

.........