How Am I Still Alive?-Chapter 1359 - 1345: Private Job

In this extraordinary multi-universe, because of the relationship between "name" and "existence" coordinates, professionals often need several pseudonyms at a certain level.

But their most resounding one usually represents their highest achievement, or the life story most known to the world.

Take, for instance, the stages in a professional’s life could be encapsulated as "Bloody Twin Swords," "Explosive Twister," "Death Reaper," "Left-handed Sword God".... Perhaps slightly malicious, perhaps somewhat decisive, but in most cases, indeed, you can tell what they do by their name, and when you meet them, they do live up to their reputation, only this time....

"Enslavement Kitty Lu Ping’an.... Uh, is this the world’s malice?!"

But when Lu Ping’an’s first moniker among high-level professionals spread, both he and "Meow" sensed a thick malice.

"Meow?!"

Obviously, this "Meow" referred to Chris.... Even if some people thought Chris in that form was a Big Cat, probably no one dared to say that to it back then.

And "Enslavement Kitty" Lu Ping’an always had this sneaking suspicion that soon he would inexplicably trend on social media and then be consecutively blasted online.

"....Although it is technically the truth, this name, how...."

It was neither majestic nor righteous, it even had an air of bullying the weak and fearing the strong. In future battles, he could save himself the trouble of introducing himself unless he wanted his opponents to die laughing.

"I’m not enslaving Meow, I’m enslaving a mountain cat... cough, that thing seems to have even higher protection status than Meow. I mean, I am enslaving a feline Evil God!"

"The feline Evil God you’re talking about isn’t the one with a round head, afraid of mice, loves pastries, and can wield nuclear bombs, is it?"

"Uh, how do you know she hides pastries and is afraid of mice after getting a body... wait, we’re probably not talking about the same one, are we?"

Just thinking that such scenarios might keep occurring, Lu Ping’an felt tingles in his scalp.

"....Did I offend someone?"

This obviously absurd title suddenly became associated with Lu Ping’an, and it seemed like someone wanted to creep him out on purpose.

But he definitely hadn’t contacted the Big Shot circle of Wanjing on his first visit....

"....Chris, is it you? Uh, say who it is, I’ll see if I can retaliate."

And Little Kleris just fiercely kicked a stone, creating a big pit, her little cheeks puffed up in anger, silent for a while.

"Can’t think of who it might be? Uh uh uh... It’s not that classic one where you start counting...."

The Kitten fell silent; there were too many and too obscure possibilities as to who started this. She even vaguely guessed that it was her involvement that led to this, someone wanting to get back at her by calling her not only a cat but an enslaved one.

What made her the angriest was that it was irrefutable because it was a fact....

As the Big Cat remained silent, the atmosphere grew increasingly awkward.

Lu Ping’an chuckled twice; it seemed to be a public wrath, and without being able to pinpoint the key to resolving the issue, probably he’d have to put up with this passively-obtained title for a while.

"....It could be Lei Shuiyun’s fault, since she was seen by outsiders. Right, she also likes those weird decorations, no wonder there was a mix-up."

Lu Ping’an fell into silence, looking at the "girl" in front of him. He was seriously considering whether physical age truly affected mental age, but this creature just looked young on the outside, right?

"Cough, let’s talk about serious stuff, serious stuff...."

Lu Ping’an thought for a moment, picked some "serious stuff" among the many, and prepared to ask for the Big Cat’s opinion.... There were troubles he lacked experience in and was indeed uncertain how to handle.

"I talked to District Chief Li about constructing the new Ancient City..."

This matter, which Lu Ping’an had mentioned before, wasn’t truly led by Mayor Li who might be interested in it, but by Lu Ping’an himself.

He had gone through a lot and seen too much.

He wasn’t of the surrendering faction or a pessimist, or rather, the more clearly he could recognize the current and external situations, the more he understood the reality of "nothing being constant in this world."

He had seen too many Doomsdays and scenes of collapse, when during an avalanche, it was meaningless for the snowflakes caught in it to do anything... He didn’t want the Ancient City to suffer such a fate, so he planned to take this opportunity to do something.

"...Did he refuse? No, he wouldn’t offend you at this time, he would come up with a bunch of reasons to stall you."

After secretly realizing the reality for a few days, the Big Cat who was forced "to grow up" had cooperated quite a bit.

She also guessed that the officials of the Ancient City would refuse... Building a branch of the Ancient City on Mercury 42 might be a good way to preserve the torch of civilization, but for the natives, it might result in the loss of capital and talent, so naturally, they would refuse.

Lu Ping’an didn’t want much, just a small town or city’s scale, to set up a stall, on the one hand, to give citizens a chance to adapt to the environment and on the other, in case anything happened back home, to just bring people over... He also planned to add some industrial strength and create some industries, which could serve both as logistics for his own side and as a prototype for the new colony.

"Their private conversations all showed no interest in ’refuges’... Or as political figures, if they showed interest in Foreign Domain refuges, it would be political suicide, and in this environment, they dare not even discuss it."

If it weren’t for the fact that Lu Ping’an was the proposer, not only would there be reprimands for a "separate city" of this scale, but loyalty would also come into question.

"I personally think it’s necessary. A group of refugees in a crisis relocation is completely different in intensity from a group of people with families and properties moving to colonize..."

Lu Ping’an didn’t plan to give up. In his view, Mercury 42 was a Plane with great potential... Some things he hadn’t stated clearly, his Talent that allowed to easily mass-produce professionals could be directly used on Mercury 42; therefore, a pilot experiment of an Extraordinary Earthly population could be tried first.

"...Maybe give it up, don’t make enemies with them for the long term."

"I’ve thought of a method both sides can accept, help me strategize it. Directly doing it might be problematic, but trying under a different name..."

Lu Ping’an’s first proposal for a "separate city" was outright rejected, so the second proposal for a "branch campus" was very likely to be directly approved.

"Establish a branch of Ancient City University and carry out educational work here, the first batch of personnel consisting of teachers and staff..."

Involving colonization in the Exotic Realm, Lu Ping’an indeed needed more counsel. He elaborated on his plan carefully to see what Big Cat would suggest. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"File a report with the officials, claiming it’s a cultural export base? Specifically for Eastern Country cultural education over there?"

Although it sounded far-fetched, Big Cat remembered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ enthusiasm for cultural export and instinctively felt like it could really work.

"Right, I’ve come up with a name, ’New Oriental Technical School’..."

"For some reason, hearing this name, I feel malice, even though it fits quite well with the Eastern Country’s style."

If Lu Ping’an managed it, setting up a "university town" would be effortless for him, and it might well become an exemplary model of the Easterners’ colonization in an Exotic Realm.

"That’s kinda interesting... It’s basically the exact same action, moving a group of citizens for overseas colonization and setting up a settlement, but the different phrasing makes it seem a hundred percent passable."

While carrying out "official duties," Lu Ping’an was also doing one private task after another.

Unlike his previous invisible self, when Lu Ping’an realized he had enough chips to sit at the table, he didn’t intend to do nothing.

Beneath the banner of a great cause, Lu Ping’an was also making his own schemes.

"...The next thing I plan to do is to contact the Moon God in private, see if this is okay..."

Having an oldie... a cat at home is like having a treasure. At least for the current Lu Ping’an, he needed her guidance and verification.